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Sexual violence experts concerned about health risks and lack of consent after survey shows almost 60% of respondents under 35 had been choked at least once

Exclusive: Veteran actors fast-tracked into venerable London club in wake of men-only rule being jettisoned after 193 yearsThe Garrick Club has named Judi Dench and Sian Phillips as distinguished members, making them the first women to be allowed to join the club in its 193-year history.The actors were given fast-tracked membership during the club's annual general meeting on Monday evening. Until now, no woman had been allowed into the Garrick unless invited in and accompanied around the building by a man. Continue reading...

Laws in Florida and Texas were designed to restrict big tech's power over alleged bias towards conservative speech

Chuck Schumer calls ruling a sad day for our democracy' that will undermine supreme court's credibilityWhile Republicans applauded the supreme court's decision to grant Donald Trump immunity for official acts undertaken as president, Democratic leaders expressed outrage over a ruling that legal experts warn could undermine the foundations of US democracy.The court's six conservative justices ruled that presidents have absolute immunity" for official acts but no immunity from unofficial acts. The distinction could hamper the federal case against Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, and makes it even less likely that the case will go to trial before election day in November. Continue reading...

Hongchi Xiao denies manslaughter by gross negligence of Danielle Carr-Gomm, 71, in Wiltshire in 2016An alternative healer failed to get help for a woman with diabetes who lay dying after taking part in his slapping therapy" workshop at a British country house, a jury has been told.Hongchi Xiao, a champion of paida lajin therapy, in which patients are slapped or slap themselves to expel poisonous waste", should have sought urgent medical assistance after Danielle Carr-Gomm stopped taking insulin and fell seriously ill, the court heard. Continue reading...

Steelworks owner says withdrawal of threat of industrial action means it can continue to operate one furnace safelyThe owner of the Port Talbot steelworks, Tata Steel, has cancelled plans to begin shutting down both of the plant's blast furnaces this week after Unite called off a strike, but cutbacks expected to cost 2,800 jobs will still go ahead later this year.Members of the union were scheduled to begin industrial action on 8 July, days after Indian-owned Tata began a wind-down process that will ultimately end more than 70 years of making steel from scratch at the plant. Continue reading...

Al-Shifa's Mohammed Abu Salmiya alleges Israel tortured him across seven months of detention without chargeThe head of the Gaza Strip's biggest hospital has accused Israel of torturing him and other detainees, following his release after seven months in Israeli prisons and detention facilities.Mohammed Abu Salmiya, the director of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, was among dozens of Palestinians freed and returned to Gaza on Monday, according to Israeli authorities. Continue reading...

Annalena Baerbrock says Germany cannot be unmoved by the performance in France of a party which sees Europe as the problem, not the the solution'

Trump ally to begin serving four-month sentence for contempt of CongressSteve Bannon turned himself in to prison on Monday after the supreme court rejected his last-minute appeal to avoid prison time for defying multiple subpoenas surrounding the House's January 6 insurrection investigation.He live-streamed his drive to FCI Danbury, the minimum-security prison in Connecticut where he will serve his four-month sentence, on his War Room podcast and show on Rumble. Continue reading...

After the optimism of 2017, some are now frustrated at having to vote for a Labour party they feel betrayed them

Roofs blown off by 150mph winds and thousands hunkered down as hurricane reaches Caribbean island of CarriacouHurricane Beryl has made landfall on the Caribbean island of Carriacou after becoming the earliest storm of its strength to form in the Atlantic, fueled by record warm waters.Carriacou is one of the islands of Grenada, where officials said winds increased up to 150mph (240km/h), blowing off roofs and causing other damage. Continue reading...

Lib Dem leader says public's dislike of Tories and tactical voting offer chance to change UK's political geography

The 6-3 supreme court ruling says Donald Trump has absolute immunity for his core constitutional powers. The decision fell along party lines

This live blog is closedPalestinian news agency Wafa has spoken to a detainee released by Israel, who told the agency those from Gaza being held by Israeli forces suffer from tragic and unbearable conditions and circumstances.He said he had been detained on 16 November, had been held in a tent with 30 inmates, and that Israeli prisoners were subject to various types of torture, abuse, and assaults. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Use of tourist visas not fit for purpose, advocates say, as Gaza man describes how coming to Australia on one has left him with no rights'

Exclusive: Nuclear leapfrogs renewables as the perceived most expensive' form of electricity in the latest poll

Submission to Victoria's Indigenous truth-telling inquiry calls for university to cut ties over first governor's role in colonisation

Judge is concerned about lack of progress of treatment in mental health facility and urges transition away from highly restrictive conditions'

Almost 12,000 fewer inmates completed offender management courses than when David Cameron took office

Donald Tusk warns of politicians advocating for Putin while Marine Le Pen's allies celebrate RN's gains

Former champion has yet to confirm whether he will play after having surgery to remove spinal cyst

High mortgage interest rates and soaring bills hitting affordability despite wages rising above inflation

Belfast-based shipbuilder faces uncertainty over 200m government loan guarantee

US National Weather Service warns of dangerously hot conditions' with temperatures rising during the weekHeat will build over parts of California this week, potentially challenging current temperature records. The US National Weather Service has issued excessive heat warnings and heat advisories for the days between Tuesday and Saturday due to dangerously hot conditions" with temperatures likely to soar into the triple digits fahrenheit.Temperatures have already been building across the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys this past weekend, but will continue to rise through this week. One of the hottest cities will likely be Fresno, where maximum temperatures could exceed 110F (43C) across multiple days. Death Valley may also get close to 130F (54C) towards the end of the week; a temperature that has been reached only three times - in 1913, 2020 and 2021. Temperatures more widely will reach 100-110F (38-43C) between Tuesday and Saturday, although peak temperatures could reach 115F (46C), which would be 5-10C above the climatological average. In addition to the high daytime maximum temperatures, there won't be much relief overnight, with minimum temperatures dropping into the mid-60s F to low-80s F (around 18C-28C). Continue reading...

Inquest begins into death of Pippa White, with deputy state coroner examining whether she received appropriate care

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Spoof ads with tennis players appear near club in protest against sponsor's ties to fossil fuels and arms companiesHundreds of ads on commercial billboards, the tube and bus shelters near Wimbledon have been replaced with artwork taking aim at the tournament's sponsorship with Barclays over its ties to fossil fuels and companies supplying arms to Israel.Tournament organisers have come under pressure to drop the bank as a sponsor by climate groups and anti-war activists who accuse Barclays of using the event to cover up its role" in funding the climate crisis and to hide from accountability for its role in enabling Israel's war crimes". Continue reading...

WA senator says she will reflect on her future while accusing some members of trying to intimidate' her to quit Senate

Coroner says death at Port Phillip prison was preventable and the result of a series of missed opportunitiesFor 16 minutes, an Indigenous man was left unconscious in his prison cell before dying in what his mother describes as a system lacking care and compassion for human life.A series of missed opportunities culminated in the preventable death of 32-year-old Yorta Yorta and Gunaikurani man Joshua Kerr in August 2022, Victorian coroner David Ryan has found. Continue reading...

MSF says it is overwhelmed in country where 31.8 million people are suffering from hungerAn unprecedented number of children in northern Nigeria are suffering from acute malnutrition, aid workers in the country have said.Nigeria has the largest number of food insecure people globally" at 31.8 million, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization office in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri said. Continue reading...

Greens motion that Labor senator crossed floor to support was designed to put her in a difficult position, PM says after her appearance on ABC Insiders

RN and its allies have won 33% of national vote according to official results, as Marine Le Pen targets absolute majority

Claimants who were onboard BA149 claim airline and Thatcher's government knew of risk before they landed in 1990British Airways (BA) passengers and crew taken hostage in Kuwait and used as human shields during Saddam Hussein's invasion are suing the airline and the UK government.The claimants, who were subjected to torture, including mock executions, say they have evidence that BA and the government knew the invasion had taken place hours before the plane landed in Kuwait. They also claim that the flight was used to secretly transport a special ops team for immediate and covert deployment to the battlefield, regardless of the risk this posed to the civilians onboard". Continue reading...

People will be asking, is it worth the pain?' if asked to give UK a gift, says European diplomatThe EU will not rush to reopen Brexit negotiations with the UK even if Labour is swept to power next Thursday, senior sources in Brussels have indicated.They say they will welcome a change of government but the deep scars left by the Conservatives during Brexit negotiations along with the new priorities caused by the war in Ukraine, and the rise of the far right weigh heavily on the minds of influential figures in Brussels. Continue reading...

Dugald Saunders took issue with Liberal leader Mark Speakman who sacked Fang from the shadow ministry over comments about a Wagga Wagga trip

Australia's charge out of step with competitors - why would you waste that much money when you have more surety of going to the USA?'

Dozens of workers allegedly breached security checks, and air crew also accused of stashing illegal products in false bottom suitcases

Officers took an hour to respond to call after neighbours had reportedly heard screams from woman's Casino home

A Greyhound coach carrying 33 people collided with a four-wheel drive towing a caravan near Gumlu, north of Bowen

After festival organisers refused to screen Euros clash, pop singer bought flat screen TV and generator from Argos on Sunday morning and set them up in camping areaFestivalgoers at Glastonbury were given the opportunity to watch England's Euro 2024 last-16 match against Slovakia by an unlikely figure: former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, who livestreamed the game in the festival campsite on a flatscreen television he'd bought from Argos earlier in the day.Glastonbury officials had announced earlier in the week that the match would not be shown at the festival due to clashes with performances on the major stages, forcing fans to find enterprising ways to watch it. Tomlinson was more enterprising than most, purchasing a flat screen TV and generator on Sunday morning and streaming the game using wifi. He said that he had initially intended to watch the game in the hospitality section but was thwarted by spotty reception, so brought the TV to the main festival site instead. Continue reading...

Steep cuts left three-quarters of 16- to 19-year-olds unable to get support, youth agency says

In London, NFL star recalls how youth programmes were his safe place' and says children lack fun and support'

University of Warwick says video troubling' after footage shows students dancing at Conservative association dinnerA Conservative student association has been condemned after attenders at one of its events were filmed singing a Nazi marching song.Footage showed a group of people at a black-tie dinner hosted by the University of Warwick Conservative Association dancing to Erika by German composer Herms Niel. Continue reading...

Leader again forced to defend past remarks amid allegations of prejudice in party and candidate's resignationNigel Farage has sought to distance himself from bad apples" in Reform UK amid continuing allegations of prejudice in its ranks and the resignation of a candidate who cited concerns about the behaviour and conduct of others in the party.The Reform UK leader was forced to continue defending his own past remarks about individuals ranging from Vladimir Putin to Andrew Tate as the general election campaign entered its final week. Continue reading...

Sources say Tata offer is predicated on unions at south Wales site agreeing to suspend future industrial actionThe owner of the Port Talbot steelworks has written to trade unions offering fresh talks amid a battle to delay plans that would see 2,800 jobs lost and production suspended at a site that has been in operation since 1951.The Guardian understands that a letter sent on Sunday afternoon by Rajesh Nair, the UK boss of Tata Steel, has offered a new round of discussions about future investments at the company's plants in the UK, including Port Talbot. Continue reading...

Nursery and garden centre trade bodies write open letter saying problems at border need to be urgently fixedNurseries and garden centres across Britain and Europe have warned that new post-Brexit border posts are not working properly and are leading to delays, damage and significant extra costs for importers bringing plants into Britain.The Horticultural Trade Association, which represents 1,400 garden retailers and growers in the UK, has joined forces with several European trade bodies to write an open letter to call for urgent solutions, warning the new system was adding more than 25% to import costs. Continue reading...

Authorities say 19 more were seriously injured in blasts at wedding, hospital and funeral in country's north-eastAt least 18 people have been killed and 19 seriously injured in suicide attacks targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in north-east Nigeria, authorities have said.In one of three blasts on Saturday in the town of Gwoza, a woman with a baby strapped to her back detonated explosives in the middle of a wedding ceremony, according to state police. Continue reading...

Costs of trying to deport asylum seekers cannot be recovered if Labour wins and disbands policyMore than 320m spent by the government on the controversial scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is likely to be lost if the Conservatives are voted out of power at Thursday's general election.The sum has been spent on economic development money for Rwanda, along with set-up costs for the scheme, which cannot be recovered if it does not go ahead. Continue reading...

Daniel Lynch was convicted of arranging for Stefan Sylvestre to throw sulphuric acid at Piper's faceThe man who arranged for the model and TV presenter Katie Piper to be attacked with acid could be eligible for parole next month.Daniel Lynch, a former boyfriend of Piper, was convicted five years ago of arranging for Stefan Sylvestre to throw sulphuric acid at her face in March 2008, leaving her blind in one eye. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Party sources say Tory support collapsing' in the south as they target additional 25 seatsThe Liberal Democrats are increasingly confident they can beat the Conservatives in large parts of southern England, including the two Oxfordshire seats formerly held by David Cameron and Boris Johnson.Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, spent Sunday campaigning in Bicester, where the party believes it can defeat the Conservative candidate, Rupert Harrison, a highly regarded economist and one-time adviser to the former chancellor George Osborne. Continue reading...