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Senators warn health secretary's advice on Tylenol in pregnancy lacks scientific basis, raising alarm in GOP ranks

This blog is now closed, you can read our full report on this story hereA Spanish defence ministry spokesperson said in a statement shared with Reuters that there has been an attempt to disrupt the GPS signal," but the plane was not affected as it had its own encrypted system.They also noted that it's a common occurence on this route with commercial flights. Continue reading...

Evacuation orders have now been lifted on fast-growing blaze near Paia, recalling Lahaina's deadly 2023 fireOfficials on the Hawaiian island of Maui went door to door evacuating residents from a wildfire Tuesday and sounded emergency sirens. But evacuation orders were lifted later in the day, as the threat from the fire receded.The fire, which on Tuesday grew to more than 100 acres (40 hectares), was first reported at 1.30pm near the north shore town of Paia, officials said. Continue reading...

The 62-year-old Chinese landscape architect was killed with three others while filming in the Pantanal wetlandsKongjian Yu, one of the world's most famous landscape architects, has reportedly been killed in a plane crash in Brazil'sPantanal wetlands while making a film about his work.Yu, 62, was flying to a ranch in Mato Grosso do Sul state, near Brazil's western border with Paraguay and Bolivia, in a single-engine four-seater Cessna aircraft when the plane went down on Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading...

2m people have been evacuated in southern powerhouse of Guangdong as it braces for storm

Prosecution request granted to admit decisive' statements by other soldiers present at 1972 shootings in DerryThe trial of a former paratrooper charged with two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday can admit hearsay evidence that has been described by the prosecution as decisive", a judge has ruled.The judge, Patrick Lynch, on Wednesday granted a prosecution request to admit statements made by other soldiers who were present during the shootings in Derry on 30 January 1972. The statements include allegations that the accused veteran, known as Soldier F, fired into the courtyard where the two men he is accused of murdering were shot. Continue reading...

Khan's comments come after US president used speech at UN to call London mayor terrible'

After being left off the US president's schedule in New York, the Australian prime minister will travel to the US again next month

Strong winds, rain and flooding in Hong Kong after typhoon causes lake to burst in Taiwan's Hualien county

Cross-party group to tear down barriers that stifle talent', from mortgage difficulties to filming permit problems

US president claims Russia is in big economic trouble' as he calls for Nato countries to stop imports of Russian oil

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Generous salaries have sparked calls for boards to consider clawing back some of the money paid to bosses

Hastie's recent comments have prompted speculation he is laying the groundwork for a future leadership challenge

New documentary The People vs Robodebt tells the story of how a disastrous automated Centrelink debt recovery scheme was brought down

Campaigners say key stage 3 curriculum plays to misogny and teaches a false version of the past'The role of women in history goes far beyond Elizabeth I or Anne Boleyn, according to a campaign that seeks to add more female lives and achievements to the curriculum taught in England's schools.Research by the group End Sexism in Schools found that women were largely absent from history taught in key stage 3, the first three years of secondary education in England. Monarchs were among only a handful of women mentioned by name alongside the suffragettes Emmeline Pankhurst and Emily Davison. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Consultants and lawyers hired to advise on using public-private partnerships to build neighbourhood health centres' in EnglandMinisters have handed firms 6m in contracts to help devise plans to build a network of new NHS clinics using private capital, despite fears the move could turn into a PFI-style disaster.The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded contracts worth 3m each to the management consultants Deloitte and the lawyers Addleshaw Goddard. They are advising the DHSC on whether to use public-private partnerships (PPPs) to help build dozens of the promised neighbourhood health centres" in England. Continue reading...

In today's newsletter: Intentional or not, recent incursions by drones and fighters jets are testament to Moscow's increasingly cavalier attitude, and pose difficult questions of the allianceGood morning. Of all the scary things about the recent military escalation between Russia and Nato, perhaps the most unnerving is this: it is impossible to know which incident will be the one that sends things spiralling out of control.In the past two weeks, there have been a series of Russian incursions into Nato airspace with unpredictable consequences. First with drones, and then with fighter jets, the Kremlin appears to be testing how far Ukraine's allies will go in response. We do not want to see a continuation of this dangerous pattern by Russia, intentional or not," Nato chief Mark Rutte said yesterday. But we stand ready and willing to continue to defend every inch of allied territory."US news | Donald Trump attacked European leaders, telling them Your countries are going to hell" and describing climate change as a con in an inflammatory general assembly speech at the UN.UK politics | The Liberal Democrats are the only remaining block against the forces of darkness" led by Nigel Farage, Ed Davey has told his party's annual conference in a speech that repeatedly and at times personally took aim at the Reform UK leader.Jeffrey Epstein | The Duchess of York allegedly sent an email apologising to the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein after he threatened to destroy her" in a Hannibal Lecter-style" phone call, according to reports.Media | Jimmy Kimmel returned to air on Tuesday, calling government threats to silence comedians anti American", as he spoke about the suspension of his late-night programme which ignited a debate over free speech.Media | Noel Clarke has been ordered to pay the Guardian an initial 3m towards its legal costs from successfully defending his libel claim over an investigation in which the actor was accused of sexual misconduct by more than 20 women. Continue reading...

Campaigners seek to raise awareness that twice as many black men are getting the disease than white menThe NHS must change how black men are treated for prostate cancer to prevent an epidemic of unnecessary deaths" in which twice as many die as white men, campaigners have warned.Academics are seeking to raise awareness that one in four black men are getting this cancer, twice the rate of white men, which is one in eight, according to Prostate Cancer UK's analysis of patient datasets for England. One in 12 black men are at risk of dying of this condition compared with one in 24 white men. Continue reading...

Job ads analysis finds less flexibility than in post-pandemic period as employers push for more face-to-face time'

At UN, Gustavo Petro says poor young people' died in US strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats off Caribbean coastColombia's president Gustavo Petro addressed the UN general assembly Tuesday to call for a criminal process" to be opened against counterpart Donald Trump for US strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean.Petro said unarmed poor young people" died in the strikes that Washington said were part of a US anti-drug operation off the coast of Venezuela, whose president Washington accuses of running a cartel. Continue reading...

Dispute began when radio presenter's on-air shifts were cut short in 2023

Omo continues to clean up at top of 2025 rankings while Aldi products deliver mixed results - but experts say no detergent makes up for a bad washing machine

Lanyon is a former deputy to Karen Webb and will take over on 1 OctoberFormer NSW police deputy commissioner Mal Lanyon has been named the state's new police commissioner, replacing Karen Webb.The appointment of the 38-year veteran of the NSW police is due to be announced by the premier, Chris Minns, on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Lisa Jeanine Findley gets more than four years for trying to auction off singer's property before judge halted brazen saleA Missouri woman was sentenced on Tuesday to more than four years in federal prison for scheming to defraud Elvis Presley's family by trying to auction off his Graceland home and property before a judge halted the brazen foreclosure sale.US district judge John T Fowlkes Jr sentenced Lisa Jeanine Findley in federal court in Memphis to four years and nine months behind bars, plus an additional three years of probation. Findley, 54, declined to speak on her own behalf during the hearing. Continue reading...

Sudden boldness of Kremlin is new territory for Nato, which is enhancing air policing over eastern Europe with extra fighter jets

Appeal court rejects home secretary's attempt to appeal against blocking of return of man to France under one in, one out' dealShabana Mahmood has announced plans to change modern slavery laws to prevent migrants from making last minute attempts to frustrate a removal" after her bid to appeal in a trafficking case was thrown out by the court of appeal.The home secretary had applied for permission to appeal against a high court ruling temporarily blocking the removal of an Eritrean asylum seeker to France under Labour's one in, one out" scheme so that he had more time to gather evidence in support of his trafficking claim. Three appeal court judges rejected her application. Continue reading...

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, was convicted last month of assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a womanAn asylum seeker staying at a hotel in Essex that became the focus of protests has been jailed for 12 months for the assault of a 14-year-old girl and a woman.Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, from Ethiopia, who had been living in the Bell hotel in Epping, was found guilty last month of two counts of sexual assault and one of attempted sexual assault, committed days after arriving in the UK on a small boat. Continue reading...

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New guidance states meetings should only be held outside working hours, after reports of inappropriate events'

Late-night hosts give credit to people who boycotted Disney after corporation had indefinitely suspended KimmelLate-night television hosts credited people who boycotted Disney for getting Jimmy Kimmel's late night TV show back on the air after the corporation had indefinitely suspended Kimmel amid pressure from the Trump administration.We got word that our long national late-nightmare is over," Stephen Colbert said during his show on Monday night. Continue reading...

Bemused French president forced to take unscheduled 30-minute trek through the streets of New YorkEmmanuel Macron had to walk half an hour by foot through New York after his speech to the United Nations on recognising Palestine as a state.Video footage shows him getting out of his car to talk to police officers after they stop his vehicle to make way for the expected arrival of the motorcade of Donald Trump, the US president. Continue reading...

State and federal anti-discrimination laws on collision course as Sacred Heart Girls College in Oakley refuses to recognise Myka Sanders' gender identity

Business secretary to visit carmaker to address supply chain concerns as pause in JLR car production extended

US president to address UN general assembly in New York after UK, France, Belgium, Canada, Australia and Portugal recognised a Palestinian stateThe UN investigators cited examples of the scale of the Israeli killings, aid blockages, forced displacement and the destruction of a fertility clinic to back up its genocide finding.The 1948 UN Genocide Convention defines genocide as crimes committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, as such". To count as genocide, at least one of five acts must have occurred. Continue reading...

Ed Davey and his party are preparing to do battle with Reform as they gather for their annual conference

Those on standard tariffs who do not have a smart meter should submit meter readings on or around 1 October, says Uswitch

President claims Tylenol increases risk when taken by pregnant women, an assertion contradicted by research. Plus, Jimmy Kimmel will return to TV tonight after much-criticized suspension

UK-based influencer Ryan Williams posts friendly interaction with staffer revealing how much News Corp knew about the content before the segment

Victoria's new integrity watchdog made no finding of misconduct by Liberal MPs who assisted delivery of cow manure. This blog is now closed

Future-proofing' measures in hand to avoid a repeat of Spain and Portugal outage, says system operator NesoGreat Britain's energy system operator says it has significantly improved its monitoring of domestic electricity grids to future proof" the country's low-carbon power network.After widespread power cuts across most of Spain and Portugal in April, the National Energy System Operator (Neso) started work to pinpoint dangerous fluctuations that could lead to outages. Continue reading...

Researcher Malik Al Nasir bought historical documents while investigating his family history - and began building an archiveA bundle of letters discovered for sale on eBay by a man researching his roots has cast new light on the lives of prominent British families who amassed a fortune from slavery.Documents detailing the affairs of 19th-century families linked to Sandbach, Tinne and Company, a business that dealt in enslaved people, cotton, sugar and coffee, were being traded online by collectors of rare stamps and postmarks. Continue reading...

Findings show zombie mines' often restarted during coal price spikes and mothballed as prices return to normal levels

Report into commuter chaos says over past five years, visual inspections of high-voltage wire used binoculars that cannot get close enough for an adequate view'

As TV character returns to BBC, Coogan says new series is a kind of Trojan horse' to air issues people feel anxious about bringing upAlan Partridge has become a Trojan horse" to talk about taboo" subjects that make people anxious, Steve Coogan has said.The hapless TV character is returning to the BBC in How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) - a new series featuring him returning to the UK having been doing promotional work in Saudi Arabia and attempting to rebuild his career through a documentary about mental health.How Are You? It's Alan Partridge airs on BBC One and iPlayer from 3 October Continue reading...

Even before his arrival in New York, Trump has cast a shadow over the Australian PM's visit. The latest snub will be gold for the opposition and critics of the US alliance

Writer, who has served six years for sharing a Facebook post, was given a presidential pardonThe British-Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been released from jail after serving six years for sharing a Facebook post.Egypt's president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, granted him his freedom after intensive lobbying by the UK government and pressure from Egypt's national human rights council. Continue reading...

TGA confirms drug is safe for use in pregnancy as doctors worry about effect of White House misinformation

Three charges against Duterte stem from his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed thousandsProsecutors at the international criminal court (ICC) have charged former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte with three counts of crimes against humanity, alleging his involvement in at least 76 murders as part of his war on drugs".A heavily redacted charge sheet dated 4 July but made public on Monday laid out the accusations against the 80-year-old former leader, who is in ICC detention in The Hague. Continue reading...

Minister for economic growth says visas for skilled and experienced migrants could help plug gaps in the workforceNew Zealand is making it easier for migrant workers to come and live in the country, in its latest attempt to bolster the workforce and economy.Announcing two new residency pathways, the minister for economic growth, Nicola Willis, on Tuesday said skilled and experienced migrants could help plug gaps in the workforce. Continue reading...