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Follow the day's news liveJohn Howard says the US remains Australia's ultimate security guarantor" despite its unorthodox" president in Donald Trump.At an Australian National University National Security College panel last night, the former prime minister said:Although there may be occasions for superficial provocation ... [we shouldn't] lose sight of the fact that our ultimate security guarantor is the United States.But I think the mood is overwhelming that we have to try very hard to stop terrorism creeping in under the cover of immigration, and you can't do it by just stopping immigration, and it's very hard to do it by stopping categories of immigration.When some people say you stop it by saying we won't take migrants from any country that has got a reputation for terrorism', well, it might be a lot more limiting than those people imagine. Continue reading...

New York City mayor confirms he will attend memorial service but declines to respond to Giuliani's remarksNew York mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to come face-to-face with Rudy Giuliani at the main September 11 memorial service, just days after the former mayor - who led the city at the time of the 2001 terrorist attacks - disparaged his Muslim religion and said he should skip the ceremony.In an interview with right-leaning Newsmax at the weekend, Giuliani said: Having lost friends there and being very close to many of the families, it offends me that he's coming." Continue reading...

Advocacy groups expand legal challenges and condemn president's self-serving attempts to take over midterms'A cluster of advocacy groups that boast veteran lawyers, voting experts and ex-judges have expanded legal challenges to Donald Trump's authoritarian executive orders on voting and other presidential actions they see as a war" on the rule of law in the US.Heavy legal opposition to Trump's two executive orders on elections to curb voting rights and supplant the authority of states on election matters has come from the Democracy Defenders Fund, the Campaign Legal Center, the American Civil Liberties Union and kindred groups.This article was updated on 7 September 2026 to reflect that members of the Democratic Attorneys General Association have filed suit, not the Daga itself. Continue reading...

Focus likely on whether plane touched down too late in its glide path onto tarmac to enable it to stop safelyFederal investigators on Monday began examining the way an Amazon cargo jet landed on Sunday, as they try to determine what caused it to barrel off a runway at Miami international airport and crash, killing five people and injuring five others.There were early indications that they were likely to focus on whether the plane touched down too late in its glide path onto the tarmac at the busy hub to enable it to stop safely. Continue reading...

Minister condemns groups behind Hampshire disorder and says officers were injured as they repelled aggression'Batons and synthetic pepper spray were used to repel hundreds of masked, black-clad vigilantes in Portsmouth on Sunday, it has emerged, as the policing minister said officers had been injured as they repelled organised aggression".After police contained the weekend's second disruptive demonstration against asylum seekers travelling to the UK in small boats, it was claimed that officers in Hampshire were pushed off their motorbikes and pelted with bricks. Sarah Jones, the Home Office minister, condemned groups behind the disorder for promoting racism and thuggery". Continue reading...

Sarah Jones tells MPs those responsible should expect to face the consequences'Healey says Andy Burnham set out in his statement to MPs last week what he thought had gone wrongThe fundamentals of our economy [were] hollowed out through a series of past policy decisions, political power was centralised, weakening the relationships between the people, the businesses and the institutions who can make things happen beyond Whitehall. The economic enablers were privatised and outsourced, leaving accountability to a thicket of arm's length bodies and regulators, too often without the predictability or the pace that underpins a thriving market economy. And our country was deindustrialised as the cost to make anything, to build anything here soared, and our dependence on unreliable sources grew, including in areas critical to our national security and sovereignty.Let me be clear, I recognise that the costs of business, its energy bills, regulation, burdens, planning constraints, labour costs, have grown since Covid and I want to draw the line.And whether it is the cost of business or the cost of living, the only way we deal with these in the long term is growth. Continue reading...

Ed Miliband to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move likely to draw fierce criticism from US and IsraelEd Miliband will announce what he has described as a broad reset of the UK's relations with Israel on Tuesday, promising the government will take a more active approach in supporting the Palestinian cause.In an intervention that is expected to draw fierce criticism from the US and Israel, the foreign secretary will impose a UK ban on the trade in goods and some services from illegal Israeli settlements. Continue reading...

Friedrich Merz said his conservative CDU was shaken to its very foundations' after far-right victory in Saxony-AnhaltA shocked" and chastened Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay in office despite the far right's triumph in a state election that has brought anti-immigrant, pro-Kremlin politicians within striking distance of power.The German chancellor, appearing ashen-faced in front of reporters in Berlin, said on Monday that the landslide victory by the Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) in Saxony-Anhalt had shaken his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to its very foundations". Continue reading...

Three men on trial for killing Jake and Callum Robinson and Jack Carter Rhoad in Baja California in 2024The alleged killers of two Australian surfers and an American at a Mexican surfing hotspot in 2024 have gone on trial in the border resort where the three were murdered.The Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33, respectively, and their 30-year-old American friend Jack Carter Rhoad were shot dead after being robbed in Mexico's violence-hit Baja California. Continue reading...

Hamza Chowdhury says most of his fellow Green Camden councillors back him to contest 8 October byelectionZack Polanski is facing unexpected opposition from his own party in his attempt to fight the Holborn and St Pancras byelection for the Greens, with a local councillor saying he is also seeking the nomination, and that the seat does not need a politician you'll only see on a leaflet".The intervention by Hamza Chowdhury, a Green representative on Camden council in north London, came as the date for the byelection was confirmed for 8 October, after Keir Starmer's formal resignation as an MP. Continue reading...

Chief of nuclear watchdog says secret Assad-era facility would have been able to produce fissile materialA nearly complete nuclear reactor built secretly during the rule of the toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad would have been able to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the chief of the UN nuclear watchdog has revealed.Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last month visited two sites, one in Deir ez-Zor and a second in an undisclosed location identified to them by Syrian authorities. Continue reading...

Saxony-Anhalt win part of wider trend driven by mainstream policy failures and gradual normalisation of far right ideasThe numbers speak for themselves: Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD), a party that dabbles in Nazi imagery, distinguishes between biological" and passport" Germans, and is too extreme even for France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen, nearly doubled its score in Sunday's state election in Saxony-Anhalt to 43.8% of the vote.Meanwhile, the centre-right CDU of the chancellor, Friedrich Merz, collapsed to 17.2%, less than half its total in the same race five years ago, and the centre-left SPD - Germany's other main party of government for the past 60-odd years - scraped 9.3%. The least that can be said is that the centre did not hold. Continue reading...

Hundreds of men, some in balaclavas, try to prevent asylum seekers' processing, two days after similar scenes in Dover

German chancellor says vote for far-right party will have repercussions' across the country

Estimates suggest drop in production with vineyards also concerned smoke taint' from wildfires may affect qualityFrench vineyards hit by severe drought and heatwaves are expected to report a 30-year low in wine production after the country's hottest ever recorded summer, according to the agriculture ministry.Initial estimates suggest winemakers will produce just under 34m hectolitres from this year's harvest: a drop of 6% on last year, and 17% less than the 2021-2025 average. Continue reading...

Predicted hot and dry weather in growing areas in eastern Australia identified as one of the key issues' that will affect food prices over next 12 months

Pressure follows revelations US military and weapons manufacturers control or have access to more than 100 bases across Australian continent

Reports of Soho Farmhouse visit add to speculation Duke and Duchess of Sussex could be settling in the areaWhen the Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed back in England earlier this summer, six years after they moved to California and quit as working royals, speculation was rife about where they would call home.Now, members of the luxury countryside retreat Soho Farmhouse have said they spotted Meghan arriving for an early morning coffee, sparking speculation that the couple were settling down in the exclusive countryside enclave of north Oxfordshire. Correspondent for the Royalist Tom Sykes said the duchess was seen arriving at the Comfy Farm lounge before 9am, where she was introduced to senior staff members by name. Continue reading...

Decision by carmaker, which is battling Trump tariffs and fallout from cyber-attack, labelled a body blow for workers'

Chancellor ducks questions on whether he will have to raise taxes but says he will stick firmly to fiscal rules

Retailer wins appeal against 2024 decision forcing it to pay shop workers the same as warehouse employeesThe UK retailer Next has overturned a 2024 court ruling forcing it to pay its shop staff the same higher basic pay rates as its warehouse workers under equal pay rules.The chain, led by the Conservative peer Simon Wolfson, said it had won a landmark victory in its ongoing equal pay litigation". It has succeeded in its appeal to the employment appeal tribunal on the key issue of basic pay", it said. Continue reading...

Two women and two men arrested on suspicion of murder after death of three-month-old girl in near Great WyrleyFour people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a three-month-old girl died in Staffordshire while camping with her family.Officers said they were made aware of the death on Saturday at 8.45am after being called by paramedics from the West Midlands ambulance service, who were responding to a report of a child in cardiac arrest. An air ambulance was also sent but the child was pronounced dead at the scene. Continue reading...

Average property cost 298,468 in August, down by 0.4% year on year amid higher interest rates, says Lloyds

Fanfare at Belgrade funeral of man convicted of genocide raises questions from EU over Serbia's membership plan

Newscaster says rare but treatable condition polycythaemia vera left her feeling like she had her batteries taken out'The BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri has been diagnosed with a rare form of incurable blood cancer, she has revealed.Doctors told the broadcaster last November she had polycythaemia vera (PV), which cannot be cured but is treatable. The condition, which affects about 8,000 people in the UK, is associated with an increased risk of the blood clots that can cause a stroke, heart attack or deep vein thrombosis. Continue reading...

Connection across Tumen River is further sign of closer ties between the two countries since start of war in UkraineRussia and North Korea have opened the first road bridge across their shared border, in the latest sign of the rapidly deepening ties between the two countries since the start of the war in Ukraine.The one-kilometre bridge spans the Tumen River between Khasan in Russia's far east and Tumangang in North Korea, along a remote and sparsely populated stretch of the countries' shared border just a few miles from the coast. Continue reading...

Mainstream politicians express alarm while lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes strong' cooperation with Musk

UK band will play 16 shows across Perth, Melbourne and Sydney, as well as five shows in SaitamaRadiohead will return to Australia to play 16 shows across three cities next year, marking the band's first tour of the country in 15 years.On Monday afternoon, the British rock band unveiled the itinerary for its May 2027 tour, which also includes five shows in Japan. Continue reading...

Rightwing NSW powerbrokers are alleged to have received illegal political donations from fugitive developer

Exclusive: Documents reveal water firms have been allowed to advise on how they wish to be held to accountLabour's new powers for customers to hold water companies to account are a stitch-up", campaigners have said, as utilities firms have been advising on how to implement it.The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) is creating what the government referred to as powerful consumer panels" so the public can question the executives of their local water company and get redress for problems they face from sewage and water companies in England and Wales. Continue reading...

Toscafund, founded by City figure known as the Rottweiler', signs deal amid fears over creeping privatisation of NHS

Torrential rain causes widespread damage; while north-west South Africa hit by thunderstorms and central-southern US faces oppressive heatTyphoon Saudel brought days of torrential rain to the Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces in south-east China last week. The city of Putian, in Fujian province, recorded 416.5mm of rain in a 24-hour period between Thursday and Friday, with surrounding villages recording more than 500mm in the same period. In Fujian, authorities estimate that almost 600,000 people were evacuated from high-risk, flood-prone areas. A further 128,000 people in 53 counties were also affected across Jiangxi, with emergency evacuations affecting 9,000 people.Flooding, landslips and infrastructure damage were reported widely in the region. More than 2,500 teachers and students were trapped in a school compound in the Zhejiang city of Wenzhou on Wednesday after extreme rainfall caused flash floods in low-lying areas. At least 1,260 people reportedly had to be rescued in Putian after a river embankment collapsed on Thursday, flattening 100 homes. On Saturday, a landslip in a village of Suichuan county, in Jiangxi province, killed three people and nine others remaining missing. Continue reading...

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Median 42,000 in reserve not enough to cover filming overrun or delay to series, industry body warnsHundreds of small UK TV companies have so little cash in reserve that a filming overrun or a delay to a series could send them bust, an industry body has warned, as programme budget cuts by broadcasters threaten their future.Analysis of the Companies House accounts filings of more than 200 of the estimated 800 independent TV production companies in the UK by the industry body Indielab has found that 40% face running out of cash within the next two years. Continue reading...

Plans would see parts of estate converted but campaigners warn it just moves the crisis from one part to another'Ministers will seriously examine converting parts of the female prison estate into cells that can safely house male prisoners, as the government looks to reduce numbers of women in prison to ease strain on the system.The prisons minister Catherine McKinnell is to look into the practicalities of converting female spaces to male over the coming months, after warnings from governors and experts that it would pose significant challenges. Continue reading...

Ashlyn Nassif, daughter of Toplace boss who fled Australia in 2022, had pleaded guilty to providing false or misleading information to obtain loan from Westpac

Review led by Donna Ockenden launches after campaign by families and media investigation into deathsSusan Cacciacarro was almost 37 weeks pregnant with her daughter Chiara when she woke up one morning in 2021, unable to feel her baby kicking.My belly just didn't feel right," she said. I didn't feel any movements." Continue reading...

Row centres on stake held by Patarkatsishvili family in bottled water firm it jointly owns with Russian oligarchA British theatre impresario and her billionaire family are embroiled in a bitter dispute with Ukrainian authorities seeking to seize a water company they jointly own with a Russian oligarch.The row centres on a 34% stake held in the producer of Ukraine's biggest bottled water brands by the Patarkatsishvili family, including Liana Patarkatsishvili, who recently worked on an immersive show with Toby Jones and Meera Syal. Continue reading...

Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on occupied territories says ban on goods from settlements important' but must go further if it is to amount to more than a press release'The UK's planned ban on trade with unlawful Israeli settlements is a welcome, if overdue, first step and must be judged according to its practical impact, a UN expert has told the Guardian.The UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has vowed to act more decisively against Israeli settlements, as well as continued restrictions of aid into Gaza, prompting the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, to claim on Saturday that Downing Street was motivated by Jew hatred". Continue reading...

Sydney-headquartered group suspends work on some of its 45 construction sites affecting 60% of workforce

Alternative fur Deutschland surges to victory in Saxony-Anhalt as Friedrich Merz's CDU slumps to disastrous result

Influencer livestreams event calling for men to travel to port to block coaches carrying asylum seekers from leavingHundreds of far-right activists have descended on Portsmouth, where a small boat with 140 asylum seekers on board was intercepted heading towards the Portsmouth coast. The vessel's arrival sparked a major response with a helicopter, an aeroplane and lifeboats sent to the scene.It is thought to be the first time such a large boat containing asylum seekers has been brought to Portsmouth and the first time a large group of anti-migrant protesters have tried to block newly arrived asylum seekers from being processed. Continue reading...

Oscar-winning actor says she and other outspoken critics of Israel have found it impossible' to get hired by major studiosThe Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon has said she is still losing work because of her outspoken support for Palestinians, despite what she described as a broader shift in public opinion against US support for Israel.Speaking at the Venice film festival, where she is promoting her latest movie The Echo Chamber, Sarandon said some parts of the film industry continued to shun her over her activism. Continue reading...

Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus near to station will make it easier for students and staff to commuteNot so long ago, the first impression for visitors arriving by train to Bristol's main railway station was a derelict building described by David Cameron as looking like the entrance to a war zone.On Monday, a shiny new University of Bristol campus on the site of that crumbling Royal Mail sorting office next door to Temple Meads is opening its doors to students, teachers and members of the public. Continue reading...

Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the continent, which some analysts describe as a colonisation' of Australia's military. Find a map of them here

The casket, grown from mycelium and hemp fibres, takes just 45 days to break down, enriching the soil in the process

Witkoff says he hopes trilateral talks involving the US, Ukraine and Europe will be announced in short order'The US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff travelled to Ukraine for the first time on Sunday for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an attempt to end the war with Russia.The Ukrainian president announced plans to widen peace discussions to include European countries in the near future, saying he wanted to do everything to ensure that trilateral meetings take place" with Ukraine, the US and Europe. Continue reading...

Chris Wright tells ABC there may not' be an agreement that would prevent Iran from having nuclear weaponsUS energy secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday morning that the US may not be able to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran that would prevent the country from having nuclear weapons.Asked on ABC on Sunday morning about any sign of such a deal, as negotiations appear stalled and the US-Israel war on Iran continues, Wright said: There may not be a nuclear agreement." Continue reading...

Slavery's legacy continues to deprive our country and our people', says minister, as group prepares to appeal to Jamaica's head of stateA landmark petition is to be handed to King Charles by Jamaica over slavery reparations, aiming to confront historical crimes that still disadvantage former British colonies, the Caribbean nation's culture minister has said.The petition will be lodged with Charles, Jamaica's head of state, on Monday. Continue reading...

Protest using 10 coffins to symbolise struggling manufacturing industry to take place in BrusselsJob losses in EU manufacturing will rapidly increase unless Brussels stops the colonisation" of industry by Chinese component manufacturers, a leading industry trade body has warned.Eurometal predicts 300,000 job losses in manufacturing in the rest of 2026 because of expanding competition from China, which is now enjoying a record 1bn-a-day trade surplus with the bloc. Continue reading...