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Independent Office for Police Conduct says it is focusing on nature of police interaction with boys before collisionTwo police officers who followed two teenage boys on an electric bike shortly before it was involved in a fatal crash, sparking a riot in Cardiff, have been served gross misconduct notices.The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it was examining whether the marked van was chasing Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, who were killed moments after CCTV footage caught the police vehicle just behind the bike. Continue reading...

Exclusive: party insiders say extra help for poorer families still on table as shadow ministers review policy optionsLabour has ruled out offering universal free childcare for children over nine months old but is considering a means-tested offer, sources have told the Guardian, as the party strives to prove its fiscal credibility.Bridget Phillipson, the shadow education secretary, told the Sunday Times earlier this year that Labour would guarantee childcare from the end of parental leave until the end of primary school, saying her reforms would resemble the “birth of the NHS”. Continue reading...

Low turnout at confidence vote and police investigation into lobby group raise questions about its mandateIt was the Confederation of British Industry’s moment to persuade parliament that it was now time to re-engage. Interactions with ministers and civil servants have been on hold since the beginning of April, after the Guardian revealed more than a dozen women had come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct, including rape.The setting for a rapprochement was a hearing of the business and trade select committee. These encounters can often be used as a pressure valve for public outrage, with errant company bosses hauled over the coals – the BHS boss Sir Phillip Green famously told an MP to stop staring at him during a heated exchange in 2016. But Tuesday’s event was more of a polite question and answer than a grilling. If not exactly warm, the welcome was at least cordial. Continue reading...

Specialist general physicians need advanced training from RACP – but some practitioners appear to be wrongfully using the title

Friends pay tribute to those still unaccounted for after disaster, while premier vows to enact any recommended law changes

Clean Energy Finance calculates the price of systems will fall by 10% thanks to cheaper raw materials and more production in China and US

Key members of the campaign for an Indigenous voice to parliament say they won’t be caught up analysing numbers as some polls show no vote growing

Jury clears ‘Brook House three’ of public nuisance charges over non-violent protest near GatwickThree activists who lay on a road outside an immigration detention centre to prevent people being put on a Home Office deportation flight to Jamaica have been cleared by a jury of charges of causing a public nuisance.The acquittal at Lewes crown court was hailed by the defendants at a time when the right to non-violent protest is under unprecedented threat. Continue reading...

Police say 31-year-old held on suspicion of murder after deaths in city centre on Tuesday morning

Author’s decision to remove The Snow Forest from publication because of Russia-Ukraine war sparks intense debateMixed reactions have met the decision by the US novelist Elizabeth Gilbert to withdraw her forthcoming novel The Snow Forest from publication after receiving criticism for its Russian setting in various forums.The author best known for the bestselling 2006 memoir Eat, Pray, Love has asked her publishers at Penguin Random House to withdraw her new book. In statement, Gilbert said that “an enormous, massive outpouring of reactions and responses from my Ukrainian readers, expressing anger, sorrow, disappointment and pain” about her choice of location had informed her decision to remove it from publication scheduled for next year. Continue reading...

A mother and daughter from Singleton, a young athlete and a former footballer with ‘a big heart’ named among wedding guests unaccounted for after crash

Rami Ranger apologises and promises to attend behaviour course after report into his conduct towards Poonam JoshiA prominent Conservative peer and donor bullied and harassed a female journalist after she publicly criticised him and an organisation he runs, a Lords committee has ruled.Lord Rami Ranger has apologised and promised to attend a behavioural course after the House of Lords commissioner for standards found he had broken the house’s code of conduct with a barrage of messages and tweets aimed at Poonam Joshi. Continue reading...

Some of the largest Roman mosaics found in 50 years were unearthed on same site last yearThe remains of a Roman mausoleum “with an astonishing level of preservation” – believed to be the most intact structure of its kind discovered in Britain – have been unearthed in London.The “incredibly rare” find has been excavated at the The Liberty of Southwark development site, a stone’s throw from Borough Market and London Bridge station, the Museum of London Archeology (MOLA) has revealed. Continue reading...

Dozens wounded as people trapped in rubble after attack on apartment block and a food warehouse

Three families launch action against plan to exempt landlords in England and Wales from rules including minimum room sizesThree families seeking asylum in the UK have launched a legal challenge against new Home Office rules to ditch basic housing protections for tens of thousands in this group.The Guardian revealed last month that ministers were removing these basic protections, which govern houses in multiple occupation, from asylum seekers, as part of their plan to move tens of thousands out of hotels and into the private rented sector. Continue reading...

Musician says he used technology to ‘extricate’ John Lennon’s voice from an old demo and complete a decades-old songA new and final Beatles recording using artificial intelligence will be released later this year, Sir Paul McCartney has announced.The musician said he had used new technology to “extricate” John Lennon’s voice from an old demo and complete a decades-old song. Continue reading...

Archbishop of Canterbury says he would welcome ‘serious changes’ to church communion ‘that is 90% global south’The leader of the global Anglican church should not always be a “white guy from England”, the archbishop of Canterbury has said.Justin Welby’s comment came amid divisions over sexuality between conservative churches in sub-Saharan Africa and more liberal churches in the developed world. Continue reading...

Golden Globe-nominated actor starred in a string of films including Hair, as well as taking a lead role in TV series EverwoodTreat Williams, whose 50-year acting career saw him appear in a string of films including Hair, Prince of the City, Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead and Deep Rising, has died aged 71 after a motorcycle crash in Vermont.In a statement released to Deadline, Williams’ family confirmed the cause of his death, saying: “It is with great sadness that we report that our beloved Treat Williams has passed away tonight in Dorset, Vermont after a fatal motorcycle accident. As you can imagine, we are shocked and greatly bereaved at this time.” Continue reading...

Knesset to elect two members to judges selection committee, with hardliners in ruling coalition pushing to pick both membersIsraeli politics is once again reaching a fever pitch before a crucial vote related to the government’s controversial proposals to overhaul the judiciary.The Knesset will convene on Wednesday to elect two representatives to Israel’s judicial selection committee – the composition of which is at the heart of the now six-month-old battle over the future of Israeli democracy. Continue reading...

At least six dead in Russian strike on city of Kryvyi Rih; Ukraine says it has retaken several villages in Zaporizhzhia

Before Centrica’s annual meeting, union urged shareholders to reject CEO Chris O’Shea’s remunerationThe boss of the British Gas owner, Centrica, is expected to come under pressure over his bumper £4.5m pay packet as shareholders gather for the company’s annual meeting in Leeds.Before the meeting, Centrica said annual profits were expected to come in at the top end of estimates, driven by “significantly higher” profits at its retail division. Continue reading...

Cam Cameron, who hopes to spend up to 60 days on Atlantic islet, has shopping list including fast-setting cement and a radioAn adventurer who plans to break the record for living on Rockall, an isolated islet roughly 230 miles west of the Outer Hebrides, has sent home a shopping list for extra supplies – including a kilogram of fast-setting cement and a radio.Cam Cameron, a Scottish teacher and former soldier, has been occupying a tiny guano-flecked ledge on Rockall since 30 May in the hope he can survive there for up to 60 days. Continue reading...

Katy Gallagher hits back at Coalition attacks, saying she conducted herself with ‘highest levels of integrity’ over Higgins allegations. Follow live

Police cordon off roads and tram network suspended due to serious incidents around city and suburbsPolice have put in place multiple road closures in Nottingham as officers deal with an ongoing serious incident.The Nottingham Express Transit (NET) tram network said it had suspended all services due to “major police incidents around the city and suburbs”. Continue reading...

Julia-Mary Lane failed to return from road trip, prompting housemate in Alberta to contact her family in Queensland

Lehrmann is suing Ten and Lisa Wilkinson in the federal court over their initial reporting of Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations, which he denies

Finance minister tells Senate she has ‘always acted ethically and with basic human decency on all matters to do with Ms Higgins’

Nicole Bent and her daughter are among dozens of homeless families being put up by council in hotel roomsA hotel getaway should be a time to escape the stresses of everyday life – but for Nicole Bent, life in a hotel has become her everyday. “It’s been demoralising, to be honest. That’s the word I would use to describe this whole experience,” she said of her ongoing three-month stay in a north London Travelodge.Bent, 28, and her three-year-old daughter have been living in the hotel since the beginning of March, when she was made homeless after her tenancy came to an end and the landlord wanted to sell the property. She is one of dozens of homeless families being housed there by Enfield council while it tries to find her a permanent home. Continue reading...

Tory MP speaks out amid anger over 44-year-old’s sentence for taking abortion pills beyond legal limitAbortion legislation is “very much out of date” and should be overhauled, the chair of the Commons women and equalities committee has said, after a woman was jailed for procuring drugs to induce an abortion after the legal limit.There was outrage on Monday after the woman, a mother of three, was sentenced to more than two years in prison. Continue reading...

Labor’s voter-pleasing cost-of-living handouts, new housing and health funding have now been linked to increasing royalties on mining profits

Magistrate says it is clear Button is ‘suffering’ as he is granted bail in hearing at Cessnock local court

Unicef says ‘more and more unaccompanied children’ among thousands of refugees streaming across 1,000km-long borderHundreds of unaccompanied children have crossed the border from Sudan into Chad in recent weeks as fighting separates families and forces minors to make the arduous journey to safety without their parents.Humanitarian workers say “more and more” children are arriving alone in the neighbouring country, to which more than 100,000 refugees, about 60% of them under-18s, have fled since fighting erupted between rival military factions in mid-April. Continue reading...

GMC says cases were among 194 incidents of alleged violations of confidentiality between 2017 and 2022Two-dozen doctors have been disciplined by the UK medical regulator in the last five years after accessing and using information from patients’ treatment records without good reason.The General Medical Council (GMC) said it had struck off two of the 24 doctors it had sanctioned after finding that they had undertaken “inappropriate use” of medical records. Continue reading...

In today’s newsletter: A sprawling inquiry into the handling of the pandemic begins – this is what’s at stake

Driver Brett Andrew Button has been released after appearing in court in Cessnock charged with 10 counts of causing death by dangerous driving. Follow the day’s news live

Estimated 60 children among those trapped in detention camps since Islamic State collapseA group of celebrities including Olivia Colman, Stephen Fry and Gillian Anderson have called on ministers to rescue and bring home British families trapped in detention camps in north-east Syria.The stars, along with various NGOs including War Child UK and Human Rights Watch, the Tory peer Sayeeda Warsi and several national security experts, have signed an open letter to the UK government appealing for the rescue of approximately 25 British families, including an estimated 60 children most of whom are under 10 years old, who are languishing in the camps. Continue reading...

Treasurer Cameron Dick unveils what he says are the most generous electricity rebates of all the states and territories

Queensland treasurer Cameron Dick says $10bn revenue windfall will help pay for the nation’s most generous energy relief scheme

Rain Newton-Smith to be asked whether CBI can still claim to speak for big businesses after scandal

Charity boss David McNamara says people are now seeking help in the ‘bastions of the middle class’

Director, who has worked with Murray on nine of his 11 films, says it was Covid-19, not misconduct allegations, that stopped the actor appearing in his latest film Asteroid CityWes Anderson has said that various allegations made against his frequent collaborator Bill Murray will not affect their working relationship, describing him as “part of my family”.The 54-year-old director, known for using the same actors across his films, spoke before the release of his latest, Asteroid City, which is one of only two of his 11 released feature films that Murray has not appeared in. Continue reading...

The former PM and ex-Scottish first minister were controversial leaders. Now they are both facing disgrace – adding to the turmoil in British politicsThey are two of the biggest characters in modern British politics but could not be more different. The showman-like Boris Johnson and the down-to-earth Nicole Sturgeon were tasked with the enormous responsibility of steering the nation through the Covid-19 pandemic, and often clashed. Yet both former leaders are not just out of power but facing disgrace.On Friday, Boris Johnson suddenly quit as an MP – before the publication of a report into whether he misled parliament over the Partygate scandal, which would have led to a suspension that would have prompted a byelection. The Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, explains how in his furious resignation letter Johnson criticised the inquiry by the privileges committee, calling it a “kangaroo court” but also hit out at Rishi Sunak’s government. On Sunday came the news that Nicola Sturgeon had been arrested as part of a police investigation into allegations of financial misconduct by the Scottish National party. The former first minister of Scotland has proclaimed her innocence and said the experience was “deeply distressing”. Continue reading...

Officials are the interviewing family members of the children who survived 40 days alone in the rainforest to determine who should care for themA custody battle has broken out among relatives of the four Indigenous Colombian children who survived a plane crash and 40 days alone in the Amazon rainforest, with the father of two of them facing accusations of domestic violence.The siblings, ranging in age from one to 13, remained in hospital on Monday and were expected to stay there for several days, during which time Colombia’s child protection agency will interview family members to determine who should care for them after their mother died in the 1 May crash. Continue reading...

Experts say enforcing compliance with the laws on buses is a grey area – and conventional seatbelts offer limited protection in a rollover

Junior doctors are seeking a 35% salary rise to restore the value of their pay to 2008-09 levelsAlmost all routine NHS care in England will be disrupted for three days this week when junior doctors strike in their latest attempt to force ministers to increase their pay.Prof Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director, said the stoppage would have an enormous impact and lead to huge numbers of patients missing out on planned care. Continue reading...

Women will be able to apply for convictions and cautions under repealed or abolished offences to be wipedA scheme to pardon people unjustly criminalised for alleged gay or lesbian activity has been expanded, the Home Office has announced.For the first time, women will be able to apply for their records to be wiped if they have been convicted or cautioned under any repealed or abolished offences relating to same-sex activity. Continue reading...

Amendments to bill address concerns that strategic lawsuits against public participation stifle free speechOppressive lawsuits brought by wealthy individuals to evade scrutiny and intimidate critics are to be defined in English and Welsh law for the first time, as judges are handed powers to dismiss “Slapps” at an early stage.Amendments added to the economic crime and corporate transparency bill will bring a swift end to the vast majority of Slapps (strategic lawsuits against public participation), ministers claim. Continue reading...

The West End actor says the Shakespearean role has ‘the disastrous consequences of ambition’ in common with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical“They think me Macbeth,” sings Reuben Joseph in the West End production of Hamilton, quoting the Scottish king’s famous line “tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow” in the song Take a Break. Now, Joseph is set to go straight from playing the lead in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical to the title character of Shakespeare’s tragedy in his RSC debut this summer.Reuben’s final performance as Alexander Hamilton will take place this weekend and in two months he takes to the stage as Macbeth at the Royal Shakespeare theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Continue reading...

Woman, 49, held as schools pay tribute to Ethan John, 11, and Elizabeth John, seven, who were found with serious injuriesThe schools of the two children who lost their lives in a suspected double murder in Stoke-on-Trent have described the “huge hole” left behind in their community.Their schools paid tribute to the children, who have been named as Ethan John, 11, and Elizabeth John, seven. Continue reading...

Claudia Sheinbaum will seek ruling party’s nomination to succeed Andrés Manuel López Obrador in election next yearMexico City’s mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum, has announced that she will step down this Friday to seek the ruling party’s presidential nomination, bidding to become the country’s first female leader in an election due to be held next year.President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) said on Sunday it would on6 September announce the winning candidate from its internal selection process. Sheinbaum is one of the favorites. Continue reading...