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Two Las Vegas stations pull band's songs from rotation after Billie Joe Armstrong criticises decision to move his favourite baseball team to the cityAt least two Las Vegas radio stations have removed Green Day from their playlists after frontman Billie Joe Armstrong called the city the worst shithole in America".Speaking on stage on 20 September during a performance at San Francisco's Oracle Park, Armstrong complained about the decision of John Fisher, the current owner of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, to move it to Las Vegas. Continue reading...

This live blog has closed, you can continue to follow live coverage on our new liveblogHere is the video clip of US president Joe Biden saying a broader war in the Middle East had to be averted". Despite diplomatic efforts the US, Egypt and Qatar have been unable to broker a deal between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza since the 2023 deal ended ten months ago on 30 November.Itay Blumental, who is military correspondent at Israel's Channel 11, reports on social media that the UAV intercepted earlier by Israel's military was targeted at infrastructure in the Karish gas field out at sea. Israel's military has also issued a video which it says shows the interception. The Karish gas field belongs to Israel as part of a deal brokered with Lebanon over disputed waters in 2022. Continue reading...

Review led by Indigenous lawyer Dr Terri Janke spoke to 120 current and former staff, with all but one saying they had personally experienced racism at the national broadcaster

IDF says it has launched raids on villages close to the border that pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities', as Lebanon says Israeli strikes have killed 95 people in past 24 hours

South Korean court hands out three jail terms, one of them suspended, to officers for professional negligence after 159 mostly young people diedA South Korean court has given three police officers prison sentences over their handling of a 2022 Halloween crush in a Seoul nightlife district that killed 159 people.The convictions on Monday are the first over the failure by authorities to prevent or adequately respond to the overcrowding that occurred in the popular Itaewon district. No top-level officials have been charged or held accountable, prompting criticism from bereaved families and opposition politicians. Continue reading...

In latest response to rivals such as Depop and Vinted, users now only pay transaction fees on sales of vehiclesOnline retailer eBay has scrapped fees for private sellers across almost all of its categories as it attempts to keep fast-growing rivals such as Depop and Vinted at arm's length.The move means eBay's UK sellers no longer have to pay transaction fees, except for cars, motorcycles and other vehicles. Continue reading...

London property once home to Malcolm X gets blue plaque, and Bristol exhibition explores 1833 slavery abolitionExhibitions and plaques celebrating leading Black figures and highlighting the harrowing legacy of the enslavement of African people will be part of Black History Month.First run in the UK in October 1987, Black History Month is the largest and most widespread celebration of Black culture and the historical and contemporary contributions of black Britons. Continue reading...

Russia is suspected of deliberately leaking chemical waste into a river, with deadly consequences for wildlifeSerhiy Kraskov picked up a twig and poked at a small fish floating in the Desna River. It's a roach. It died recently. You can tell because its eyes are clear and not blurry," he said. Hundreds of other fish had washed up nearby on the river's green willow-fringed banks. A large pike lay in the mud. Nearby, in a patch of yellow lilies, was a motionless carp. Everything is dead, starting from the tiniest minnow to the biggest catfish," Kraskov added mournfully.Kraskov is the mayor of the village of Slabyn, in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region. The rustic settlement - population 520 - escaped the worst of Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion. But the war arrived last week in a new and horrible form. Ukrainian officials say the Russians deliberately poisoned the Seym River, which flows into the Desna. The Desna connects with a reservoir in the Kyiv region and a water supply used by millions. Continue reading...

Lachlan Morganti to complete 400 hours of community service after gambling money raised online

UK arranges flight from Beirut while Germany evacuates embassy staff and others urge citizens to leave as Israel launches limited ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Home affairs minister says he will cancel visas of people waving Hezbollah flags at rallies if they are not Australian citizens

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Virgin Australia says proposed sale would increase competition with Qantas but consumer watchdog will need to scrutinise deal

Resolution Foundation research shows 7.7m households likely to struggle to heat homes this winterKeir Starmer has been urged to intervene to help households tackle rising gas and electricity bills this winter, as average energy bills rise by 149 a year from Tuesday.The Resolution Foundation thinktank said the prime minister must do more to support vulnerable households" no longer eligible for winter fuel payments - as well as those who were never eligible - after its research found 7.7 million households were likely to struggle to heat their homes this winter. Continue reading...

Overall shop price deflation was 0.6% in September compared with 0.3% in August, says trade bodyPrices in UK shops are falling at the fastest rate since 2021 despite an increase in fresh food inflation as wet weather hit UK production while the cost of olive oil and sugary snacks continues to be affected by the climate crisis.Overall shop price deflation was 0.6% in September compared with 0.3% in August, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) trade body. Continue reading...

Travellers finally board Villa Vie Odyssey for three-and-a-half-year global circumnavigationMore than 100 passengers are due to finally leave Belfast on Monday on a three-year round-the-world perpetual" cruise after being marooned unexpectedly in the city for four months.They were supposed to have set sail from the legendary Harland and Wolff dockyards in Belfast, best known as the home of the Titanic, on 30 May. Continue reading...

Defence and security will amount to 40% of government spending as Vladimir Putin continues war against UkraineRussia is set to increase its spending on defence by 25% in 2025, the highest since the cold war, as Vladimir Putin vows to continue his war efforts in Ukraine and further escalate his standoff with the west.The latest planned increase in spending will take Russia's defence budget to a record 13.5tn rubles (109bn) in 2025, according to draft budget documents published on Monday on the parliament's website. That is about 3tn rubles more than was set aside for defence this year, which was the previous record. Continue reading...

On Cast Away, the former presenter says he was let go due to the bad press generated by his sibling's child sex offencesPhillip Schofield has blamed his brother for his departure from ITV, saying he was fired for someone else's crime".In the final episode of Channel 5's Phillip Schofield: Cast Away, the 62-year-old former This Morning presenter said he had always been open and honest with everyone at work about what was happening" with his 54-year-old brother, Timothy, who was convicted in April 2023 of 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child. Continue reading...

The Tory leadership candidate made the claim in a campaign video calling for the UK to leave the European convention on human rightsRobert Jenrick is facing condemnation for claiming that UK special forces are killing rather than capturing" terrorists because of fears that European laws would free any detained assailants.In a campaign video launched on X, the Conservative leadership candidate made the statement while listing reasons for leaving the European convention on human rights. Continue reading...

Exclusive: London mayor boosts counter-hate funding as British Jewish group warns of danger of reprisal' attacksSadiq Khan has warned of a potential increase in hate crime in Britain triggered by the rise in Middle East violence, as a leading British Jewish group warned of the danger of reprisal" attacks here.The London mayor's warning comes after a series of Israeli airstrikes against targets in Lebanon, which have killed Hezbollah's top leaders as well as its followers, with scores of civilians feared killed also. Khan is pumping extra emergency funding into groups in London countering hate. Continue reading...

NEU snap poll shows 95% of members voting for 5.5% pay rise, ending months of industrial actionTeachers in England have voted overwhelmingly to accept a 5.5% pay rise, but warned the government without that further corrections" pay would remain uncompetitive and teacher shortages would persist.Of those members who responded to the National Education Union's snap poll, 95% voted to accept the 2024-25 offer, which will see schools receive an additional 1.2bn to cover the pay rise. Continue reading...

Ex-Ofcom boss Sharon White and Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins could be among names in frame for key roleSimon Case has resigned as cabinet secretary and is due to leave at the end of the year. His departure kicks off a race to be his successor, with a job advert already circulated to attract a wide pool of applicants. To date the job of cabinet secretary has only ever been held by white men. Continue reading...

Jay, from Frizington, west Cumbria, died after suffering serious head injuries on land near village of WarcopAn eight-year-old boy who died in a shooting in Cumbria has been named as Jay Cartmell.The boy sustained serious head injuries in the incident, which happened on land near the A66, north of Warcop, at about 2.50pm on Saturday. Continue reading...

Victoria Villarruel breaks ranks to claim confidence-building deal signed with UK offers only crumbs'Argentina's vice-president has lambasted a new UK-Argentina Falkland Islands agreement, saying her nation had been offered crumbs".The pact, announced last week, includes resuming flights to the islands, restarting negotiations on a humanitarian project plan, and organising a trip for relatives of fallen soldiers of the Falklands war to visit their graves. Continue reading...

UK ranked eighth among countries with highest prevalence, with Germany, Portugal and Luxembourg topping studyThe number of children and young people experiencing acne is increasing worldwide, according to a study that shows rates in the UK are among the highest globally.Acne rates among adolescents and young adults have risen in nearly all countries since the 1990s, researchers found. The increase could be linked to lifestyle factors including diet, stress and obesity, wider exposure to air pollution, or more people coming forward for help, the team concluded. Continue reading...

Caretaker PM trying to fill the gaps' amid mass displacement of people from their homes

June Mills lost control of her Vauxhall Corsa, killing 76-year-old Brenda Joyce and injuring Jennifer Ensor, 80A 96-year-old woman who was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving after killing a pedestrian when her car mounted the pavement has been given a suspended sentence.June Mills, who used a wheelchair to appear at Liverpool crown court, was also disqualified from driving for five years. Continue reading...

Troubled firm has until 7 October to agree to extension, according to holding company accounts

Attack, the first by Israel on centre of Lebanese capital since 2006, targeted senior figures in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

French far-right leader and 24 others from National Rally party allegedly embezzled European parliament fundsThe French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has gone on trial on charges of embezzling money from the European parliament, in a high-profile case that could endanger her presidential ambitions.We have not broken any rules," the three-time presidential candidate of the far-right National Rally (RN) said before the start of the hearings in Paris, adding that she was in a very calm" mood. Continue reading...

Whispers at party conference suggest a surprise candidate could join Robert Jenrick in leadership race's final two

Truss blames Tory MPs, Bank of England and OBR for dire reaction to her mini-budget - and refuses to back any leadership contender

Phillips, who the court of final appeal said was stepping down for personal reasons', is the fifth overseas judge to leave Hong Kong this yearThe British judge Nicholas Phillips has stepped down from Hong Kong's top appeals court, the fourth overseas judge to leave the city's judiciary this year.Phillips, 86, is leaving Hong Kong's court of final appeal (CFA) after 22 years for personal reasons" after his fourth term ended on Monday and he said he did not wish to extend it, the court said. Continue reading...

Leading figures Luca Lucci and Renato Bosetti among those detained, with most accused of having mafia linksPolice in Milan arrested 19 people on Monday as part of an operation against hardcore ultra" football fans, most of whom were accused of having links to the mafia.Among those arrested were Luca Lucci and Renato Bosetti, leaders of the AC Milan and Inter Milan ultras respectively. Continue reading...

Corporation upholds some, but not all' of Abbington's complaints about her dance partner, Giovanni PerniceThe BBC has apologised to former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amanda Abbington, saying it had assessed and upheld some, but not all, of the complaints made".In a statement, the broadcaster said: The BBC has now concluded its review into the complaints made by Amanda Abbington against Giovanni Pernice. We take any allegations of bullying and harassment very seriously and this review has taken time due to its complex nature and our desire to ensure a rigorous and robust process was undertaken. Continue reading...

Decision comes after UK real estate portal turned down fourth offer from Australian property company

Sports Direct owner looks to up 37% stake to 100% amid concerns for future of cash-strapped fashion firmMike Ashley's Frasers Group has filed a possible 83m offer to buy the luxury brand Mulberry as it expressed concerns about the future of the British handbag maker.Frasers - the owner of Sports Direct, Evans Cycles, the House of Fraser department store, luxury streetwear chain Flannels and multiple brands from Slazenger to Jack Wills - already owns a 37% stake. Continue reading...

Dutch and Hungarian politicians among those hailing result for pro-Kremlin, anti-Islam FPOGerman Green MEP Daniel Freund reacted to the Austrian election's outcome with an emoji.Here's an interesting graph of where the far-right's votes came from. Continue reading...

Albanese government names envoy three months after appointing special envoy to combat rising levels of hatred against Jewish community

Men who attended planned concert alone tell how they were searched and asked condescending questions' by securityA venue in Lincoln has apologised for the treatment of some male attendees at a planned concert by the Last Dinner Party - which the band ultimately cancelled shortly before show time due to illness.On X, one man wrote that on arriving at the Engine Shed, he was funnelled into a dark corner with other men, told I might be a pervert cus I'm alone and then taken into a room alone with a security guard where I was interrogated and searched. Feel sick." In subsequent comments, he said he had been asked what his favourite song by the British group was. Continue reading...

Federal government warns against importing radical ideologies of conflict' and threatens to cancel visa of anyone inciting discord'

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Former chancellor's solicitor accused of breaching code of conduct by threatening legal action against tax campaignerNadhim Zahawi instructed his lawyer to threaten legal action against a tax campaigner who helped reveal that the then chancellor was under investigation by HM Revenue and Customs, according to a tribunal document.Zahawi's solicitor, Ashley Hurst, is accused of breaching his regulator's code of conduct by attempting to prevent Dan Neidle from publishing correspondence threatening legal action over the tax expert's revelations about the then Tory leadership candidate. Continue reading...

Thousands, many born after the 1989 murders, have sprung to defence of Lyle and Erik Menendez since broadcast of MonstersIt was a crime that shocked and captivated a nation.On the night of 20 August 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez, then 21 and 18, stormed into their Beverly Hills mansion, shot their father, Jose, five times at point-blank range in the back of his head, and their mother, Kitty, nine times, including in the face as she tried to crawl away. In a frantic 911 emergency call, they then claimed that somebody had killed their parents. Continue reading...

New figures show nearly 80% of businesses in some parts of England have been denied supportMinisters are being urged to overhaul the nightmare" compensation scheme for flood victims after it emerged that nearly 80% of businesses in some parts of England had been denied support.After heavy downpours caused chaos across much of England and Wales this week, new figures laid bare the opaque" and inconsistent level of help available to those whose properties lay in ruin. Continue reading...

Evidence of Sky News regular's intervention comes after defamation trial against John Pesutto told of Peta Credlin's advice to MP

Rural fire service has already responded to more than 1,600 bush and grass fires across the state since the start of July

Closure to make way for greener electric arc furnace deals heavy blow to local people and ends ability to make virgin steel'The steel town of Port Talbot is braced for the shutdown of the final furnace at its plant on Monday which will result in heavy job losses and deal a devastating blow to communities in south Wales.Tata Steel has begun the process of winding down operations at blast furnace 4 at Port Talbot and engineers have already started altering the raw materials poured into the top of the furnace to prepare for decommissioning. Blast furnace 5 was closed in July. Continue reading...

One woman says an invented claim for 5,000 that was sent to HMRC without her knowledge bore someone else's signatureHMRC has been accused of facilitating fraud by paying fictitious tax rebate claims submitted in the name of unwitting taxpayers by third-party agents.Taxpayers can apply for a rebate if they have paid too much tax. They can choose to appoint an agent to do this on their behalf, but some firms are harvesting details of individuals to make bogus claims. Continue reading...