Soft toys, memes and a movie villain: Labor tries to simplify the message but selling a budget isn’t child’s play
As the budget fight plays out fiercely online, Labor senator Ellie Whiteaker turns to a zebra and a giraffe for helpGet our breaking news email, free ...
New NDIS eligibility rules will cut 240,000 participants from scheme in four years, documents reveal
Modelling predicts 241,000 people on the scheme before January 2028 won’t be receiving supports by mid-2031Get our breaking news email, free app or da...
Republicans race to back Ken Paxton as runoff sets up closely-watched US Senate battle in Texas
Donald Trump moves quickly to unite Republicans behind the Texas attorney general as Democrats eye rare openingUS politics live – latest updatesSign u...
Blair’s advice for Labour fails to engage with inequality, senior party figures say
Andy Burnham and Torsten Bell say the former Labour PM’s essay does not address today’s challengesUK politics live – latest updatesTony Blair’s critic...
WHO chief calls for DRC ceasefire to tackle Ebola outbreak
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns of ‘catastrophic collision of disease and conflict’, with suspected cases at 900The head of the World Health Organiza...
Minneapolis police chief resigns after scandal over sexual misconduct investigation
A report found that Brian O’Hara probably interfered with investigation in what mayor called a ‘breach of trust’The Minneapolis police chief, Brian O’...
Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says
Simon Stiell said burning fossil fuels was driving intense heatwaves as UK and France broke temperature records on consecutive daysThe UN climate chie...
Thirty-five people want to be the next president of France. What could possibly go wrong?
Unless the mainstream gets its act together, next year’s election looks likely to hand the keys of the Élysée to the far right• Don’t get This Is Euro...
Water safety experts warn of dangers of outdoor swimming as heatwave grips UK
At least seven people have died in recent days as people have tried to cool off in Britain’s waterwaysWater safety experts have warned about the dange...
Resident doctors in England to stage four-day strike in June
BMA blames new health secretary for decision to stage 16th strike in long-running jobs and pay disputeUK politics live – latest updatesResident doctor...
One skydiver killed and one injured after midair collision in Washington state
Randy Hubbs died and Nicole Klein was injured after the two collided during a group jump at West Plains SkydivingA skydiver was killed and another inj...
UK heatwave triggers price rises for items such as hot tubs and air conditioning units
Of 11 seasonal items in Guardian price comparison, six hit highest price in last three months, with some nearly doubling in price in last weekThe heat...
Democrats say they were shut out of ‘fraud crackdown’ event hosted by JD Vance
State attorneys general say their deputies were turned away despite Vance saying crackdown ‘shouldn’t be partisan’Three Democratic state attorneys gen...
Revealed: Mandelson vetting warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel
Vetting officials also flagged £1m loan when recommending he should be denied security clearanceKey questions: did ‘mitigations’ cover links to China ...
Assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine to be sentenced
Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty over role in Friends actor’s death from drug overdose in 2023Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe perso...
Biden sues justice department to block release of Hur interview audio
Former president says disclosure of recordings tied to classified files inquiry would violate his privacyJoe Biden, the former president, has filed a ...
Young asylum seekers far more likely to be assessed as adults by immigration officers than by social workers
Local authorities deem UK arrivals to be children more than twice as often as border forces, Home Office data showsYoung asylum seekers in the UK are ...
Hungarian MPs vote to remain member of ICC, overturning decision made by Orbán
Since Péter Magyar’s election victory he has vowed to reverse withdrawal from court before it took effectLawmakers in Hungary have voted overwhelmingl...
Israel fires more than 120 airstrikes at Lebanon and says it is escalating offensive
One of heaviest days of bombing in weeks complicates US talks with Iran, which insists any peace deal must mean end of attacks on LebanonMiddle East c...
Former Red Army Faction militant jailed for armed robberies while on the run
Daniela Klette sentenced to 13 years for crimes committed during three decades of hiding in plain sightA German court has sentenced Daniela Klette, a ...
Government rejects proposal to allocate funds for domestic homicide reviews
Domestic abuse commissioner ‘deeply concerned’ by move as councils in England and Wales struggle to fund reviewsThe Home Office has rejected a proposa...
‘Everything I do has climate at its centre’: Hackney’s first Green mayor gets to work
After the initial euphoria of victory, Zoë Garbett prepares to begin running one of England’s most diverse and deprived boroughsFor the first time in ...
Samsung memory chip staff in line for £310,000 bonuses after AI profit-sharing deal
Agreement averts strike and shows latest impact of AI boom as two more chipmakers join $1tn clubBusiness live – latest updatesEmployees at Samsung Ele...
First Thing: Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in Texas primary
Paxton’s win, despite his history of scandals, signals the president’s enduring grip over the state. Plus, one sex educator on why she doesn’t define ...
Power to the people: how ‘balcony solar’ could help fight rising US utility costs
More Americans are using small solar panels in their back yards or balconies as a clean way to cut their electric billsIf you feel like your electrici...
Flying Tiger snapped up by Modella Capital amid fears for its future
UK private equity investor with reputation for hard-nosed restructuring says it is backing existing managementBusiness live – latest updatesFlying Tig...
Five villagers found alive in Laos cave as search continues for two missing
Video appears to show divers discovering group sitting on a rock surrounded by flood water, as search efforts continue for the missingFive villagers s...
‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: climate experts alarmed by deadly spring heatwaves searing Europe
Scientists warn of ‘new reality’ of heat extremes that claim three times more lives than car crashes and 16 times as many as murderersMalcolm Mistry k...
Reform UK spending on Facebook ads surged before May elections
Party spent £252,000 in last two weeks of campaign on its main Facebook pages compared with Labour’s £276,000UK politics live – latest updatesReform U...
Fired BP chair disputes oil company’s claims of poor conduct
Albert Manifold says he was removed without warning and ‘will not allow a false narrative to go unchallenged’The ousted chair of BP, Albert Manifold, ...
