Feeling gloomy about the economy? The ‘vibecession’ has arrived in Australia – but experts are less worried
A poll shows most Australians think the country is either in a recession or will be soon. Economists have a different viewGet our breaking news email,...
Ice block stalls hundreds of Everest climbers at base camp
Officials assessing route after serac between base camp and camp one deemed unstable and too risky for climbers A large ice block on the route just ab...
Ben Roberts-Smith to attend first Anzac Day service since war crime charges
Former soldier says he will ‘pay my respects’ at commemoration in Queensland where he has been living since being released on bailGet our breaking new...
Retail sales rise as British motorists stock up on fuel
ONS says sales up by 0.7% in March, spurred by big rise in fuel purchases and sunny weather helping retailersBusiness live – latest updatesRetail sale...
Reform UK asks steel bosses to draft ‘alternative strategy’ for industry
Rival to government plans would scrap net zero policies, as party aims to woo sector after decades of job lossesReform UK has asked steel bosses to dr...
Embassy encourages Australia-based Iranians to volunteer to help war effort
Message on Telegram account has sparked alarm among diaspora groups, with one calling for the embassy to be closedGet our breaking news email, free ap...
Revealed: UK oil refinery owner moved Russian loans to offshore subsidiary where sanctions did not apply
MPs call for investigation into Essar Energy, owner of Stanlow refinery, which shifted loans from ‘Putin’s piggy bank’ VTB to MauritiusDays after the ...
‘Not democratic’: opponents and backers of assisted dying bill remain divided
Recriminations continue over failure to bring in new laws allowing assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and WalesAmid the failure of an...
‘It’s Andy or bust’: could Burnham’s return to parliament save Starmer?
Labour MPs are reportedly urging colleagues to demand Burnham’s return in order to position him as Starmer’s eventual successorIf Keir Starmer is look...
One in 10 operations in England cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice
Nearly 40% of cancellations could be avoided, researchers sayAbout one in 10 operations in England are cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice or po...
Middle East crisis live: Trump orders US to ‘shoot and kill’ boats laying mines in Hormuz strait; Israel-Lebanon truce extended
US president claims ‘total control’ of strait of Hormuz despite Iranian seizure of two ships and report warning it could take months to clear waterway...
Actor felt ‘mocked’ by Rebel Wilson’s wife in Instagram post referencing Finding Nemo, court hears
Charlotte MacInnes, who is suing Wilson for defamation, says social media post from Ramona Agruma-Wilson featuring animated character Dory, made her f...
Largest-ever ban on toxic chemicals in EU hit by ‘extremely frustrating’ delays
Green groups say European Commission is ‘chief roadblock’ to its own plans, as report finds poor progress four years onHarmful compounds in children’s...
Anthony Albanese accused of ‘caving to gas companies’ as Labor set to reject new export tax
David Pocock says prime minister – who is trying to shore up fuel supplies – is parroting industry talking pointsFollow our Australia news live blog f...
Trump says he will ‘probably put a big tariff on the UK’ if it doesn’t drop digital services tax
US president accuses UK of thinking it can ‘make an easy buck’ from US tech companies, weeks after warning that UK–US trade deal can be changedDonald ...
Congress members join protest against ‘oligarch’s dinner’ for Trump thrown by Ellisons
Paramount Skydance CEO fetes administration as it weighs $110bn merger with CNN parent WarnerBros DiscoveryDozens of protesters, including members of ...
India voices anger after Trump shares comments calling it a ‘hellhole’
Foreign ministry says remarks of conservative podcast host Michael Savage that were shared by US president were ‘obviously uninformed, inappropriate a...
‘It’s pretty ugly’: Kyle Sandilands tells ARN to put him back on air as he arrives for court hearing in Rolls Royce
Radio presenter arrives for case management hearing into allegations he breached his Kiis FM radio contractFollow our Australia news live blog for lat...
Paige Shiver says ex-Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore ‘had complete control over me’
First interview since Moore’s firing, sentencingShiver details alleged control, repeated contactABC to air full interview on Friday morningPaige Shive...
US soldier involved in Maduro raid charged over alleged bets on capture
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who allegedly made more than $400,000 on Polymarket, could face up to 60 years in prisonA US soldier who played a role in the Jan...
At least 10 people wounded in Louisiana mall shooting, police say
Baton Rouge police chief says attack unfolded after argument inside food court at Mall of LouisianaSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAt...
Australia news live: Andrew Hastie says US alliance weakened Australia; Sri Lanka hackers steal millions owed to Australia
Liberal frontbencher says the country’s ‘sovereign capabilities’ have been eroded. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or da...
Surrey police to close rape inquiry that sparked Epsom disorder
Force says it is ‘confident there was no offence’ and condemns ‘shameful’ behaviour by protestersThe investigation into reports of a rape outside a ch...
Trump administration pushes DoJ to pursue denaturalization cases – report
Justice department has already identified 384 foreign-born people whose US citizenship it wants to revokeThe Trump administration is reportedly pushin...
‘Toxic’ views of Reform UK candidates raise questions about party’s vetting
Hope Not Hate campaign identifies election hopefuls calling for a ‘white Britain’ and complaining of ‘kowtowing to the black community’A Reform UK can...
DoJ inspector general to audit department’s compliance with Epstein Files Transparency Act
Mandated release of files was marred by missed deadlines, leaked victims’ information and excessive redactionsUS politics live – latest updatesThe US...
Trump may talk of regime infighting, but Iran seems united by strategy born of war
Tensions around US negotiations may reflect mistake of assassinating more pragmatic and experienced figuresMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Tru...
D4vd possessed child sexual abuse images, LA murder prosecutors say
Police allegedly found images on iCloud account of singer accused of killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas HernandezA Los Angeles prosecutor said that the...
Baby died after NHS trust failed to warn mother of ‘unsafe’ home birth, coroner finds
Seven-day-old Poppy Hope Lomas died after complications during home birth encouraged by midwives at Barnet hospitalA mother who lost her baby a week a...
