Hospitality industry fears jobs at risk from plan to give mayors powers to impose ‘tourist tax’
The sector is concerned by reports that there won’t be a cap on the levy that can be imposed by mayorsGood morning. Last year Andy Burnham, who was th...
Russian drones kill at least nine in strikes targeting warehouses and ports in Ukraine – Europe live
The strikes come after it was revealed that Ukraine’s president Volodomyr Zelenskyy’s plane was almost by a drone when leaving Moldova this weekAt lea...
Primark to offer home delivery as it prepares to split from owner ABF
Clothing chain says trading in Europe ‘challenging’ but customers are responding well to its price-cutting campaignPrimark will offer home delivery in...
John Lewis losses widen to £124m as shopper confidence dips
Retailer says higher costs also hit first-half figures as group pursues its turnaround plan, though Waitrose grew sales Losses at the owner of John Le...
Sydney man jailed for 3.5 years over ‘fake’ defence reports for Chinese spies
Alexander Csergo, 58, sentenced over reckless foreign interference after preparing documents for duo who approached on LinkedInA seemingly innocuous m...
Labor friends of Palestine criticise Australia’s decision not to join sanctions on Israeli settlements in West Bank
Australia declined to join move by UK, Canada and France in banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements Labor party members have criticised the fed...
Thursday briefing: 68 facts about the Bayeux tapestry as it goes on display
In today’s newsletter: No Bayeux ticket? Everything you need to know about the sold-out exhibition – from its epic journey to London to a Game of Thro...
The ABC and the Guardian call on One Nation to reverse media ban amid censorship concerns
News outlets raise alarm after being barred from media events and condemn offensive comments made by party director James AshbyThe ABC and the Guardia...
Wall Street Journal publisher convicted in Hong Kong of deterring reporter from union role
Dow Jones convicted of one count of deterring Selina Cheng from role at Hong Kong Journalist Association but cleared of second chargeA Hong Kong court...
Man charged with sexual abuse of children linked to former Adelaide youth detention centre
Police allege the 78-year-old sexually abused 29 children connected to the now closed Magill training centre between 1978 and 2003Follow our Australia...
North Korea has built new uranium facility to expand nuclear arsenal, UN agency says
The International Atomic Energy Agency voices ‘serious concerns’ over expansion of Yongbyon facility to enrich uraniumThe International Atomic Energy ...
UK disabled people could swap Pip cash for ‘in kind’ support in benefit overhaul
Exclusive: Claimants could trade part of payment for specialist equipment, services or training under proposalSome disabled people could receive “in k...
‘Fundamentally unfair’: Burnham must overhaul migration reforms, says TUC general secretary
Paul Nowak says changes to immigration rules risk overstretching social care and fuelling far-right sentimentAndy Burnham must overhaul Shabana Mahmoo...
‘Institutional neglect’: 25 years on from 9/11, experts sound alarm over US counter-terror efforts
Budget cuts, loss of knowledgeable officials and diverted resources raise risk of another attack, experts warnThe US faces growing challenges in count...
John Major’s rise from obscure whip to PM part of new National Theatre season
Play is one of eight world premieres in programme with global conflict and political upheaval at its heartA new play about John Major’s rise to power,...
Enact Trew’s law to automatically review ‘bent copper’ convictions, says report
Experts say failure to immediately review cases involving corrupt police officers risks ‘ruining’ more livesConvictions that imprisoned police officer...
US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms, Trump claims in lengthy convention speech
In two-hour address, president asked voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ despite being deeply unpopular among electorateDonald Trump said every...
Deadly Philippines ferry fire leaves scores of people missing
Forty-three people rescued and early death toll stands at five after blaze aboard MV June Aster in waters off Coron, Palawan, says coast guardFive pe...
Instagram boss says users will be ‘overwhelmed’ with brand content in algorithm-free world
Adam Mosseri says platform’s algorithm ‘feels like a black box’ but company trying to give users more control after Labor announces opt-out planInstag...
SMH columnist Peter FitzSimons tells Alan Jones trial alleged victim was ‘revolted’ by abuse
FitzSimons tells court that complainant C told him Jones, who has pleaded not guilty, would touch his penis and he ‘kept pushing it away’Follow our Au...
Jacqui Lambie says Pauline Hanson a ‘bloody coward’ after One Nation cartoon calling Andrew Hastie a traitor
Lambie, a veteran and Tasmanian senator, says One Nation leader is showing her ‘true colours’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet...
Rubio says US will work with allies on drug-trafficking as three killed in latest boat strike
Rubio visits Ecuador and welcomes cooperation after campaign of unilateral strikes on alleged ‘narco-terrorists’US secretary of state Marco Rubio gave...
Rhode Island’s Democratic governor loses primary amid anger over bridge
Helena Foulkes beats incumbent Dan McKee after criticizing handling of Providence’s Washington bridge, now expected to be completed in 2028Rhode Islan...
Democrat John Fetterman makes surprise cameo at Republican convention
Senator lends support to ‘great friend’ Dave McCormick, Republican running for re-election in PennsylvaniaDemocratic senator John Fetterman made a sur...
Lawmakers blast AI companies after researcher warns of human extinction by 2030
Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon said AI will become ‘superhuman systems’ that can cause human extinction by the end of the decadeJust a day afte...
UK chancellor urged to remove £100k childcare ‘cliff edge’ prompting parents to cut work hours
Critics say threshold pushes higher-paid staff to cut back on work and often mothers to stop working to avoid losing entitlementJohn Healey has been u...
Teachers say holidays in term can be worth more than time in school
School staff tell focus groups they believe school system in England and Wales cannot deal with attendance crisisTeachers have so little belief in the...
Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US
Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics traffickingThe US has designated Ecuador’s Los T...
Missouri’s Trump-backed voting maps approved by federal panel challenged in supreme court
Opponents requested an emergency filing as state’s elections plunged into uncertainty over redrawn districtsOpponents of congressional redistricting i...
Trump says he would consider pardon for former attorney Michael Cohen
Cohen has not personally asked Trump for a pardon, but he submitted an application to the White House after his request was denied by the Biden admini...
