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Release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees: how the day unfolded
As Israel and Palestinian families waited for loved ones to be released, Trump met world leaders to continue ceasefire talks. Will Christou, Dan Boffey and Jason Burke report on an extraordinary day in the Middle EastIt was a day of joy, sorrow and diplomatic drama in the Middle East. Chief reporter Dan Boffey was in hostages square" in Tel Aviv as the final hostages who were kidnapped on 7 October were released. As news broke out that the first seven hostages were safe, cheers erupted throughout the crowd.Boffey tells Lucy Hough about the final hostages and what their release means to people. One person in the square told him: Israel is a place where Jews are meant to be safe, and if these people didn't come home, then what is the point of Israel?" Continue reading...
News live: Creative Australia awards $100,000 grant to Khaled Sabsabi; Victorian opposition to scrap treaty legislation if elected
Artist also awarded a major grant by Create NSW in August for creation of a new work in Western Sydney. Follow today's news live
Student’s alleged torture death by Cambodia scammers sparks turmoil in South Korea
South Korean president urges all-out' efforts to protect citizens after number of kidnappings in Cambodia soars in recent monthsSouth Korean president Lee Jae Myung has called for all-out" diplomatic efforts to protect citizens in Cambodia after a university student was lured there by a scam ring and allegedly tortured to death.At a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Lee said protecting the lives and safety of citizens is the government's greatest responsibility" and called for all scam victims to be swiftly repatriated". Continue reading...
Australian bird of the year enters final countdown as top 10 finalists vie to win 2025 poll
Voting to close at 6am on Wednesday as Australian magpie fails to make list of final contenders
Linda Reynolds pursues bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins after defamation win
Former Liberal senator launches claim in effort to obtain more than $1m in damages and legal costs
UK retail sales growth cools amid fears over budget tax rises
Inflation also hitting sales, says industry body, as Barclays says credit card spending fell in SeptemberUK retail sales growth cooled last month as concerns over inflation and looming tax increases in Rachel Reeves's autumn budget weighed on British consumers.In a snapshot before the chancellor's tax and spending event next month, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said total sales rose more slowly in September than in recent months. Continue reading...
Cyber-attacks rise by 50% in past year, UK security agency says
Officials say increased dependence on technology leaves society more vulnerable to threats such as ransomwareHighly significant" cyber-attacks rose by 50% in the past year and the UK's security services are now dealing with a new nationally significant attack more than every other day, figures from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have revealed.In what officials described as a call to arms", national security officials and ministers are urging all organisations, from the smallest businesses to the largest employers, to draw up contingency plans for the eventuality that your IT infrastructure [is] crippled tomorrow and all your screens [go] blank". Continue reading...
Blair’s former policy chief Matthew Taylor to lead Fair Work Agency
Author of influential report on the gig economy says new watchdog can make progress on workers' rightsLabour has appointed Tony Blair's former policy chief to lead Britain's new jobs market watchdog being created by the government to enforce its strengthening of workers' rights.Matthew Taylor, who led the influential Taylor report on the gig economy and modern working practices for Theresa May's government, will become the chair of the Fair Work Agency when the body launches next April. Continue reading...
Israelis and Palestinians celebrate as truce brings hope of ‘era of peace’
UN warns Gaza still needs lifesaving aid' as world leaders gather in Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss 20-point proposalThere was a rare moment of joy among Israelis and Palestinians on Monday as Hamas released the remaining 20 living hostages in Gaza as part of a swap deal for nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees, on a day world leaders met in Egypt to try to ensure the current limited truce is extended into a durable peace.The prayers of millions have finally been answered," Donald Trump declared at the peace summit, with his counterparts lined up behind him. At long last, we have peace in the Middle East." Continue reading...
All living Israeli hostages freed and hundreds of Palestinian detainees and prisoners released as Trump leads Egypt summit – as it happened
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Muddle over semantics or pressure from China? Collapsed spying case remains baffling
Labour says Tory government at time failed to classify China as a threat, but plenty of evidence suggests the contraryThere is a baffling contradiction at the heart of the efforts of Dan Jarvis, the security minister, to explain why the prosecution of two Britons accused of spying for China collapsed last month. The problem, he insisted in front of MPs on Monday, was that it was not the policy of a Conservative government to classify China as a threat to national security".Except there is plenty of evidence to suggest that China was recognised as a threat by the previous governments in documents and public statements by ministers and officials. All this makes the failure of the government witness - Matthew Collins, the deputy national security adviser - to set this out in three separate witness statements given to the prosecution even more surprising. Continue reading...
Trump sets sights on peace with Iran as he hails ‘end of Gaza war’
In speech to Israeli Knesset hours after hostages released, US president spoke of historic dawn of new Middle East'Donald Trump has vowed to use the power of his presidency to ensure that Israel recognises it has achieved all that it can by force of arms", and begin an age of cooperation in the Middle East that may ultimately extend as far as peace with Iran.In a speech to the Israeli Knesset, made hours after the last remaining Israeli hostages were released from Gaza, Trump hailed the historic dawn of a new Middle East" and an end to the long and painful nightmare" of the Gaza war. Continue reading...
Farage criticises ‘disgraceful’ rhetoric after alleged attack on Reform council leader
George Finch, 19, says he was called a racist' and fascist' during incident in Warwickshire on FridayThe Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has criticised disgraceful" rhetoric from the Labour and Green parties after the UK's youngest council leader was allegedly assaulted.George Finch, 19, the Reform leader of Warwickshire county council,said he was called a racist" and a fascist" before being allegedly assaulted on Friday. Continue reading...
Government made ‘every effort’ to support China spying trial, says minister
Dan Jarvis accuses Tories of suggesting case was deliberately abandoned without a shred of evidence'The government made every effort" to support the trial of two men accused of spying for China, a minister has said, as he accused the Tories of claiming the case was deliberately abandoned without a shred of evidence".Dan Jarvis, the security minister, issued a robust defence of Jonathan Powell in the Commons after reports that Keir Starmer's national security adviser played a role in the collapse of the case. Continue reading...
Dispute over UK’s ‘key’ role in Gaza deal highlights limits of British influence
US ambassador to Israel calls Bridget Phillipson delusional' for saying UK played key role, though others point to important input from British figuresAs world leaders arrived in Egypt on Monday to celebrate the first stage of the Gaza ceasefire deal and discuss the next steps, there was a curious note of disharmony between the US and the UK.Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, had appeared on the BBC on Sunday talking about the UK's key role" in shaping the agreement - only to be slapped down on X by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who called her delusional". Continue reading...
Badenoch accuses Labour of prioritising economic ties with China over national security – as it happened
Minister calls Badenoch's claims about Chinese spy trial baseless smears'. This live blog is closedAt the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning the PM's spokesperson said it was entirely false" to suggest the government influenced the collapse of the China spying case because of concerns Beijing could withdraw investment in the UK, Downing Street said.Asked about reports in the Sunday Times which suggested a decision was taken high up in government to abandon the case so as not to damage the economic relationship with China, the PM's spokesperson told reporters:It is entirely false. The CPS [Crown Prosecution Service] decision to drop the case was entirely a matter for the CPS. There was no role for any member of this government, no minister, or special adviser, to take any decision in relation to this case. That is entirely for the CPS. Continue reading...
China’s Temu more than doubles EU profits to nearly $120m despite having only eight staff
Online marketplace paid just $18m in corporation tax, leading campaigners to call for government actionThe Chinese online marketplace Temu's EU operations more than doubled pre-tax profits last year to just below $120m (90m) despite employing just eight people, accounts show.They rose 171% in the 12 months to December 2024 compared with the $44.1m the year before, as shoppers snapped up its low-cost goods, which are widely promoted on social media. Continue reading...
Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer freed to live in exile in the US
Ferrer, who has been imprisoned repeatedly, says he opted for exile after facing torture' behind bars in CubaThe prominent Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer has been freed from prison and put on a plane to the US where he will live in exile with his family, the communist country's foreign ministry has said.Ferrer, who has been imprisoned repeatedly as the long-term leader of the island's pro-democracy movement, announced this month he had opted for exile after facing torture" and humiliation" behind bars. Continue reading...
Doreen Lawrence alleges Home Office was involved in Met spying on family
Egregious' police surveillance was sanctioned by government department, mother of Stephen Lawrence tells inquiryThe mother of Stephen Lawrence has alleged at the undercover policing public inquiry that the Home Office was directly involved" in the egregious and unlawful" surveillance of her family's campaign for justice.Doreen Lawrence also questioned why a politician who had held the post of home secretary had keenly" sought her out and was at pains to reassure her" that the government department had nothing to do" with the surveillance. Continue reading...
Gaza ceasefire: what is the UK’s role? – podcast
All eyes are on the Middle East where there have been emotional scenes in Israel as hostages were released, while tens of thousands of Palestinians are able to return to the ruins of their homes in Gaza. As global leaders, including Donald Trump and Keir Starmer, meet for a peace summit, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the UK's role in securing the ceasefire and in the next phases of the peace plan. Plus, what has Tony Blair's contribution been to the ceasefire, and what part could he play in future?--
Vodafone outage: thousands of broadband and mobile users report problems
Many customers say they cannot access services including the internet or make mobile phone callsTens of thousands of Vodafone customers were reporting that they could not access services including the internet and making mobile phone calls on Monday.Consumers started reporting problems on the website of the outage monitor Downdetector from about 3pm on Monday. Continue reading...
Macron accuses rivals of fuelling instability as he dismisses calls to resign
French president says opposition has not risen to the moment' after reappointment of Sebastien Lecornu as PMThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has accused rival political parties of fuelling instability in France, as he brushed aside calls by the opposition for him to resign amid France's worst political crisis in decades.Many of those who have fuelled division and speculation have not risen to the moment," Macron said of French opposition parties, as he arrived in Egypt on Monday to attend a summit on Gaza. He said rival political forces" were solely responsible for this chaos" after they instigated the destabilisation" of the prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu. Continue reading...
Mexico floods leave at least 64 dead and 65 missing, authorities say
Overflowing rivers swept through entire villages, triggered landslides and swept away roads and bridgesThe death toll from flooding in central and eastern Mexico has risen sharply to at least 64, with another 65 still missing, authorities said on Monday.The flooding, caused by intense rainfall, was focused mostly in the Veracruz, Hidalgo and Puebla states, said Laura Velazquez, the head of Mexico's civil defense authorities. Continue reading...
French political crisis continues as Macron blames rivals for ‘sense of disorder’– Europe live
President, attending Gaza summit in Egypt, reiterates he will not step down as opponents lodge no-confidence motions in the governmentNational Assembly president Yael Braun-Pivet has welcomed the appointment of Sebastien Lecornu's new government, calling for calm and constructive debate as parliament prepares to convene.Our institutions are strong and now ready to work in the interests of the French people," Braun-Pivet said on social media. Posturing and political manoeuvring must give way to constructive discussion before the National Assembly. Let the parliamentary debate begin!" Continue reading...
Superannuation tax changes: new rules have been proposed for your super –here’s what you need to know
Major changes announced by Jim Chalmers include indexing superannuation balances to inflation and addition of a new threshold taxing balances between $3m and $10m
Reform UK abandoning manifesto pledge of £90bn in tax cuts, deputy leader admits
Richard Tice says party will concentrate on cutting civil service and scrapping net zero once in government
Family says failure to assess man’s mental health led to his death on Bibby Stockholm
Leonard Farruku was unwell and should not have been moved to barge where he took his own life, say sistersThe family of an asylum seeker who died on the Bibby Stockholm believe he would still be alive today had he been properly assessed and treated before being placed on the barge.Leonard Farruku, 27, died in the bathroom of his shared cabin onboard the barge on 12 December 2023. He had been moved there weeks earlier, after the then Conservative government began using the Bibby Stockholm to house asylum seekers.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...
Education cuts in prisons ultimately endanger the public, watchdog says
Charlie Taylor hits out at risk of real-terms spending cuts in prisons in England and Wales derailing work to break cycle of reoffendingCuts to education in prisons are derailing offenders' work and training and ultimately endangering the public, the prisons watchdog has warned.Repeat offenders cause mayhem" in their communities because of the failure of prisons to provide education, training and work that could help to break the cycle of offending, the chief inspector of prisons, Charlie Taylor, said. Continue reading...
Liberal MP’s sister says father’s church is a ‘cult’ where ‘gay conversion’ practices may still be happening
City Builders pastor's daughter tells Victorian parliamentary inquiry into cults of grave concerns' about church
Kate Bush and artists harness power of Running Up That Hill for War Child appeal
Musician invites 52 UK visual artists to create works based on song lyric to raise money for children affected by warKate Bush is harnessing the power of her global hit Running Up That Hill in collaboration with leading names in British art to raise money for children caught up in global conflicts.The singer-songwriter invited 52 visual artists to respond to her lyric If I only could, I'd make a deal with God" from her 1985 anthem. One of her best-loved songs and hailed as one of the greatest songs of all time" by Rolling Stone, it became a hit all over again in 2022 when it featured in the fourth season of the US TV series Stranger Things. Continue reading...
Sussan Ley praised for ‘standing up for democracy’ as Labor’s freedom of information crackdown looks set to fail
Government's FoI changes unlikely to pass Senate as Coalition, Greens and key crossbenchers voice outrage
Lloyds puts aside extra £800m for car finance compensation claims
Banking group raises total provision to almost 2bn on likelihood of more historical cases' becoming eligible for payouts
Hamas releases first seven of 20 Israeli hostages after two years in Gaza
Group handed over to Red Cross as Israeli ministers approve list of more than 1,700 Palestinians for release
Labor’s watered-down super tax plan creates a fairer system – but it’s far from as fair as it should be
Jim Chalmers says revised superannuation tax reforms still raise a substantial' amount of money, but it will be much less than before
UK charities say toxic immigration rhetoric leading to threats against staff
Voluntary organisations forced to introduce extensive security measures to protect staff and propertyCharities have warned of growing racial abuse, intimidation and threats of violence towards their staff and beneficiaries amid increasingly toxic rhetoric around immigration and race by politicians and extremist activists.Voluntary organisations say they are being forced to introduce extensive security measures to protect staff and property - a trend described by one charity head as in danger of becoming the new normal" - after being targeted. Continue reading...
Victoria police don’t know if Dezi Freeman is still alive – as it happened
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University of Sydney argues academic’s article not racist against Jewish people as ‘Zionism is a political concept’
Case taken by academics against two colleagues and the university is considered a major test case for hate speech in Australia
Most of Great Britain’s major rail operators are back in public hands – is it working?
Explore the Guardian's tracker to see which operators are nationalised and if services are improving under public ownershipThe majority of Great Britain's major rail operators are now in public ownership, as the Labour government continues its efforts to make the railways more reliable, affordable and accessible".The nationalisation of Greater Anglia on 12 October represents the ninth major passenger service to be brought back into public ownership, leaving seven to go before the government's deadline of completing every operator by 2027. Continue reading...
AFP investigates Lidia Thorpe’s claim she would ‘burn down’ Parliament House
Senator says her words at Melbourne pro-Gaza rally were a metaphor' and the reaction to them mock outrage' that distracts from Palestinian suffering
Victoria’s ‘major crime problem’ and ‘lack of trust’ in police sparks force’s biggest overhaul in years
Chief commissioner says force needs to police differently' as restructure announced
Labor scraps key elements of controversial superannuation tax plan as Greens call move ‘gift to the super-rich’
Jim Chalmers announces backflip on policy to tax unrealised gains on super account balances of more than $3m
Head of Frieze London art fair hopes for ‘Barbenheimer moment’ with Paris rival
Simon Fox plays down talk of competition with Art Basel Paris, insisting both cities can thrive despite market slumpThe chief executive of Frieze London has dismissed the idea his fair is in a battle with Art Basel Paris, claiming the two events could create a Barbenheimer moment" for collectors this October - despite the art market being in a severe slump.Simon Fox told the Guardian that the fair, which opens on Wednesday, can benefit from having strong competition on its doorstep and replicate the mutual success of Barbie and Oppenheimer at the box office in 2023. Continue reading...
Two legal challenges to Woodside’s North West Shelf extension filed on environmental and cultural grounds
Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of Australian Rock Art want Murray Watt's decision to approve extension of gas plant in northern WA overturned
Tony Blair wins nod from Palestinian Authority for role in postwar Gaza
Senior PA leader confirms readiness to work with former UK PM on post-ceasefire recoveryThe former UK prime minister Tony Blair appears to have won the endorsement of the Palestinian Authority to be involved in the reconstruction of Gaza, after an exploratory meeting in Jordan.Blair met Hussein al-Sheikh, the deputy president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and head of the Palestine Liberation Organisation executive committee, in Amman, Jordan, on Sunday. It was the first such meeting since Donald Trump announced Blair's role in his 20-point plan. Continue reading...
Google won’t reveal if it is lobbying Trump about YouTube’s inclusion in Australia’s under-16s ban
Company tells Senate inquiry ban will be extremely difficult to enforce', will have unintended consequences' and won't make children safer
Trump heads to Middle East for release of hostages – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can follow our coverage here.Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that Israel is ready for the immediate" reception of all Gaza hostages.Israel is prepared and ready to immediately receive all of our hostages," he said in a statement after a meeting with the coordinator for the hostage coordinator Gal Hirsch. Continue reading...
Generational shift as millennials make up half of new buy-to-let investors in England and Wales
Surprise finding by Hamptons shows age group comprises 50% of all new shareholders in firms set up this yearMillennials now account for half of new buy-to-let investors in England and Wales, signalling a generational shift in landlords, while rents have dipped, according to a report.It is a surprise finding, as many millennials - people born between 1981 and 1996 - have struggled to afford a housing purchase, which means they are less likely than older generations to own their home. Even so, some have clearly fared better, and millennials are leading the charge in buy-to-let investment, according to analysis of Companies House data by the estate agent Hamptons. Continue reading...
Post-ministerial jobs watchdog closes as part of UK government ethics shake-up
Exclusive: Acoba's functions split between two regulators and new Ethics and Integrity Commission to oversee othersThe much-criticised watchdog that scrutinises the jobs UK ministers can take after leaving office will be formally scrapped on Monday as part of a wider shake-up of the ethics structure in government.The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba), described by critics as fundamentally toothless, has been closed, a Cabinet Office announcement said, with its functions taken over by two existing regulators. Continue reading...
Woman, 53, becomes UK’s longest survivor of heart and lung transplant
Katie Mitchell had procedure at 15 after being diagnosed with Eisenmenger syndrome, a rare congenital diseaseAt the age of 15, medics feared Katie Mitchell was coming to the end of her life after suffering irreversible lung damage and heart failure from a rare congenital disease.But she defied the odds thanks to a heart and lung transplant, and at the age of 53 she has become the UK's longest-surviving recipient of such a procedure. Continue reading...
Jonathan Powell had no role in dropping of China spy case, senior minister says
Bridget Phillipson says national security adviser was not involved in discussions before CPS abandoned its prosecutionThe government's national security adviser had no involvement in the prosecution being dropped against two British men accused of spying for China, a senior cabinet minister has said.Jonathan Powell had no connection to discussions about the substance or the evidence" of the case, Bridget Phillipson said on Sunday, adding that Keir Starmer had full confidence in him. Continue reading...
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