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Antle believed funds to be proceeds of operation to smuggle people across US-Mexico border, prosecutors sayBhagavan “Doc” Antle, one of the stars of the runaway hit Tiger King, has been charged with laundering more than half a million dollars.Federal prosecutors said that Antle believed the money to be the proceeds of an operation to smuggle people across the Mexican border into the US. Continue reading...

Two members of government vote against extending emergency regulations, which give 475,000 Jewish settlers the same rights as citizens in IsraelIsrael’s government suffered a defeat at the hands of the opposition on Monday when it voted down a push to uphold Israeli law in settlements on the occupied West Bank, posing a challenge for the ruling coalition.In force since Israel’s 1967 occupation of the West Bank, the law, giving settlers there the same rights as citizens in Israel, is automatically ratified by parliament every five years. But two members of the broad coalition, a member of the Arab Ra’am party and a member of the leftist Meretz party, voted at first reading against the bill. Continue reading...

This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war hereRussian forces continue to storm the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk and fired missiles at the nearby cities of Sloviansk, Lysychansk and Orikhove, Ukraine’s military has said.Russian troops fired at Ukrainian units defending Sievierodonetsk with mortars and artillery fire, damaging infrastructure in the towns of Metolkino, Borivske, Ustynivka and Toshkivka, according to the latest operational report released by Ukraine’s general staff of the armed forces. Continue reading...

Lenny Abrahamson says characters in the books and TV adaptations less encumbered than his own generationThe Irish director behind Conversations With Friends and Normal People has said he loved depicting a modern and unencumbered Ireland in the hit TV programmes.Lenny Abrahamson, who adapted Sally Rooney’s first two novels for the screen, said he noticed striking differences between the Ireland of Rooney’s generation and his own. Continue reading...

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Mutual obligations system will require people to complete an expanded range of activities to keep their payments

Education ministers say they will demand increase in federal investment to reach 100% of Gonski funding benchmark

Premier Dominic Perrottet argues increase is fair but unions say ‘angry’ members have voted to go ahead with industrial action

Contacts of confirmed or suspected cases who develop rash with blisters asked to contact sexual health clinicThe current outbreak of monkeypox in the UK has topped 300 cases, official figures reveal, as contacts who have a rash with blisters are asked to contact a sexual health clinic.According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), 77 more cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the UK, 73 of which are in England and two each in Scotland and Wales. The figures bring the total identified in the UK, as of 5 June, to 302, with 287 in England, 10 in Scotland, two in Northern Ireland and three in Wales. Continue reading...

Defendants are accused of participation in supply of horsemeat unfit for human consumption across EuropeWhen Aline Oudin was forced to find a new home for her beloved 28-year-old chestnut horse Ténor du Pluvinage, she placed an advert asking if anyone could offer him a new field to see out his final days.A man in his 60s responded saying he was looking for a calm companion for the young mare he had bought his daughter, so Oudin let him take the horse away with the promise she could visit him regularly. Continue reading...

Former minister says Tory party is set to lose next election because of lack of integrity, competence and vision

Analysis: we take a look at Tory ministers jostling for top job with ratings out of 10 on chances of success• Stay up to date – UK politics liveBoris Johnson’s future could be sealed on Monday evening, after at least 54 Tory MPs submitted letters saying they had lost confidence in the prime minister. Conservative MPs will vote in a secret ballot to decide his fate, taking only 180 of them to vote to oust him.But one of the factors making some MPs hesitant is the lack of an obvious successor. Here are the main contenders jostling for position with a rating out of 10 on their current chances of success, although MPs are taking seriously the idea that a wild card candidate could end up winning in the event of a contest. Continue reading...

Rapper who recorded with Drake, the Weeknd and others was pronounced dead at apartment in east Atlanta suburbTrouble, an Atlanta rapper who recorded with Drake, the Weeknd and others, has been shot and killed, aged 34.The rapper, real name Mariel Semonte Orr, was killed early on Sunday morning in a home invasion at an apartment in Conyers, an eastern suburb of Atlanta. Continue reading...

Examination of People of Praise comes as supreme court seems poised to reverse Roe v WadeThe founder of the People of Praise, a secretive charismatic Christian group that counts supreme court justice Amy Coney Barrett as a member, was described in a sworn affidavit filed in the 1990s as exerting almost total control over one of the group’s female members, including making all decisions about her finances and dating relationships.The court documents also described alleged instances of a sexualized atmosphere in the home of the founder, Kevin Ranaghan, and his wife, Dorothy Ranaghan. Continue reading...

M270 launch systems have 50-mile range and can target Russian artillery that has been attacking cities in eastern Ukraine

Analysis: The Queen’s age means a reduction in duties, and succession planning is well under wayAs the bunting comes down after the long weekend of platinum jubilee celebrations, many in Buckingham Palace will breathe a sigh of relief that the increasingly frail 96-year-old Queen made it to the extra bank holiday declared in her honour.But behind the scenes, succession planning is well under way. It was ever thus. There are few other jobs in public life where the incumbent knows who will replace them before they even start, but that has been the Queen’s reality since she gave birth to Prince Charles in 1948. Continue reading...

Jeffrey Boakye argues in new book that schools are unsafe places for students marginalised by raceRacism in education should be treated as a safeguarding issue, with anti-racist policies in all schools in England and training for staff, according to a new book.Jeffrey Boakye, a black English teacher, author and broadcaster, argues that schools are unsafe places for students marginalised by race, and warns that black children are attending institutions that might “actively contribute to their harm”. Continue reading...

Taipei takes on the role of commemoration from Hong Kong as the only Chinese-speaking country to hold vigilsOn a steamy summer’s night several hundred people gathered at the foot of Taipei’s grand Chiang Kai-shek memorial for one of dozens of vigils being held around the world to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.A man walked on to the stage, with the eyes of the crowd upon him, and voiced a timid welcome: “Hello everyone.” Then he began to scream. Continue reading...

Boris Johnson’s planned cuts will worsen delays on passports and driving licences, union warnsBoris Johnson’s plans to slash the number of civil servants by 91,000 – around 20% – within three years, will leave Whitehall unable to handle the huge extra workload caused by Brexit, independent experts and unions have warned the government.They say such a reduction would leave the state too small to cope with the added responsibilities taken on by officials in Whitehall since the UK left the EU, including in areas of trade, agriculture, immigration and business regulation. Continue reading...

Diversity in book industry must be sustained, and start at the top, Booker prize-winning author tells Hay festivalThe Booker prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo says she fears that publishers’ interest in black authors may be only a “trend or fashion” that could wane unless the business becomes more diverse.Evaristo, who was the first black woman to win the literary prize for her novel Girl, Woman, Other in 2019, said that the Black Lives Matter movement and the murder of George Floyd in 2020 “really did shake the industry to the core” and had marked a turning point in previously “excluded” authors getting book deals. Continue reading...

As elections loom, public turns against interior minister Gérald Darmanin after he blames Liverpool fans for Paris fiascoWhen Paris stepped in to host the Champions League final, the biggest match in international football after the World Cup final, the French authorities saw a chance to show that the nation was the ideal place to hold global sporting events.This weekend, those hopes appear to be dashed as French opinion polls show widespread disapproval of the chaos that ensued, amid growing criticism of politicians and the police. Continue reading...

Footage shows PM attracted chorus of jeers when he arrived at thanksgiving service for the Queen on FridayKeir Starmer said he was not surprised that Boris Johnson was booed by some members of the public as he arrived at St Paul’s for a platinum jubilee event, claiming: “They are fed up with the government.”The prime minister attracted a chorus of jeers from spectators when he arrived for the National Service of Thanksgiving for the Queen service on Friday with his wife, Carrie, in audio and video footage that was captured by cameras. Continue reading...

French president says door must be left open to allow for improvement in diplomatic relations after war

Serhiy Haidai says counterattack has recaptured a fifth of frontline city from Russian invaders

Five years after London Bridge and Borough Market attacks, watchdog says psychologists should feature in counter-terrorismPsychologists and behavioural scientists should be deployed more frequently to counter-terrorism operations as the number of neurodivergent individuals under investigation rises, a watchdog has advised.The government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation told the Observer that evaluating the threat from individuals with conditions like autism was becoming an increasingly prevalent challenge. Jonathan Hall QC said: “You are seeing a lot more neurodivergence and mental health coming into terrorist investigations, and that’s also having an impact on deradicalisation programmes. Continue reading...

Singer, whose real name is Lamar Jackson, was killed in a fight at an event in Woodford GreenA rapper has been stabbed to death at a jubilee party in east London.The Metropolitan police have opened a murder investigation after Lamar Jackson, known as Hypo, was attacked at an event in Woodford Green on Saturday morning. Continue reading...

Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and Duke and Duchess of Cambridge all send best wishes via TwitterMembers of the royal family have wished the Duke and Duchess of Sussexes’ daughter, Lilibet, a happy birthday as she turns one while in the UK for the Queen’s jubilee celebrations.The Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge congratulated her on her first birthday via Twitter on Saturday. Continue reading...

Severe storms expected to form late on Saturday – but northern UK in line for fine, warm weatherForecasters have issued severe warnings of thunderstorms on Saturday.A yellow weather warning is in place until 1pm on Saturday in south-west England, with a risk of flooding, damage to buildings, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds – as well as a small chance of travel delays and cancellations of train and bus services. Continue reading...

Prime minister renames island in Lake Burley Griffin to honour monarch’s 70 years of service to Australia. This blog is now closed

NSW police say the alleged offender was the boyfriend of a mutual friend who had been invited to the party

Columns of smoke seen rising from villages along 8km stretch in drone footage from country’s north amid opposition to regimeMyanmar junta troops have torched hundreds of buildings during a three-day raid in the country’s north, local media and residents said, as the military struggles to crush resistance to its rule.The Sagaing region has seen fierce fighting and bloody reprisals since the coup last year, with local “People’s Defence Force” (PDF) members clashing regularly with junta troops. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Draft security bill would let spies and ministers enable killings and torture, warn charity and ex-ministerMinisters and spies would be given immunity from accusations of assisting crimes overseas under a new national security law to be debated by MPs next week, a human rights charity and former Tory cabinet minister have warned.The Home Office was told that the powers being proposed were “far too slack” and would diminish the UK’s moral authority to condemn atrocities such as the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Continue reading...

More than 1,400 cases of treason and collaboration with the Russian army have been brought against citizens

US general in Finland to back Nato bid; 14 million Ukrainians displaced in conflict, says UN; Macron says Putin isolated after ‘historic error’

Ukrainian forces say they have pushed back Russians in the city

Kaja Kallas said security concerns over Russia gave no ‘opportunity to continue cooperation’Estonia’s prime minister, Kaja Kallas, has called for talks on a new government after her ruling coalition fell apart, urging unity because of security concerns over neighbouring Russia.Kallas spoke to reporters after President Alar Karis accepted her request to dismiss seven Centre party ministers from the 15-strong cabinet, including the foreign minister, Eva-Maria Liimets. Continue reading...

Alan Wilson calls PM’s self-defence ‘nonsense’ and says country needs leader it can trustThe bishop of Buckingham has joined the growing calls for Boris Johnson to resign and believes that he “obviously” lied over lockdown parties in Downing Street.

100 days of Vladimir Putin’s war; fight for Sievierodonetsk as eastern city becomes key war aim for Moscow; a closer look at Biden’s pledge to send high-tech rocket systems

Mass for victims of deadly 2017 attack followed by tea at mosque, representing ‘British values of unity and hope’A service of commemoration has been held to mark the fifth anniversary of the London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack in which eight people were killed.A further 48 were injured on 3 June 2017, when terrorists drove into pedestrians in a hired van before attacking passersby with 12-inch knives. Continue reading...

Moscow has seized about a fifth of Ukrainian territory since its invasion and vows to continue ‘until all goals are achieved’

NHS spent £10m relocating women and girls from hospitals in England since 2017, putting recovery at risk, say experts

Ethical group says developing world farmers are struggling with a hit to both living and production costsShoppers are being urged to keep on buying Fairtrade products amid fears of a “race to the bottom” as struggling Britons look for ways to save money during the cost of living crisis.Anna Barker, head of responsible business at the Fairtrade Foundation, said the organisation had not seen a shift in spending away from the ethical brand but was worried about how people would react to the worsening squeeze on their finances. Continue reading...

Archbishop of York says monarch is ‘still in the saddle and we are all glad there is still more to come’

Some are looking back at weeks before invasion and asking if more could have been done

Prime minister greeted with whistles and jeers by crowd waiting at cathedral for Queen’s thanksgiving service

Fivefold increase in refugees from Afghanistan crossing in small boats this year as they flee TalibanRefugees who worked alongside international organisations in Afghanistan are among a rising number of Afghan asylum seekers in camps in northern France planning to cross the Channel in small boats.The number of asylum seekers from Afghanistan crossing the Channel in small boats has risen fivefold this year, according to immigration figures released last week, as more refugees flee in the wake of the Taliban takeover. Continue reading...

Calls grow for repeal of statute of limitations and widening of definition of rape after former model makes allegations on TikTokA young woman’s account on TikTok of being drugged, raped and then blackmailed by a beauty pageant organiser when she was 16 years old has provoked outrage in Nepal and prompted calls to reform the country’s “grossly inadequate” rape laws.In one of a series of videos, which together have been viewed millions of times, the former model and child actor broke down in tears as she talked about Nepal’s statute of limitations that dictates survivors must report cases of rape within one year of the offence being committed. Continue reading...

Musician celebrated for slide guitar playing and soulful voice released a string of acclaimed albums between 1994 and 2012Kelly Joe Phelps, the celebrated singer and guitarist whose music traversed blues, country and jazz, has died aged 62. A post on his Facebook page said he died “quietly at home in Iowa”.Born in Washington state, Phelps was raised in a musical family and first trained as a jazz musician, but broadened his playing after being inspired by artists such as Mississippi Fred McDowell. “I wanted to figure out a way to improvise like a jazz musician would, but at the same time play a style of music that was more closely linked to folk forms,” he explained. Continue reading...

Fresh from US defamation case win against Amber Heard, actor has been playing UK gigs with Jeff BeckIn the latest stop of his UK tour, only days after winning a multimillion-dollar defamation trial against Amber Heard, Johnny Depp was spotted holding a cub badger in Kent.“Guess who’s been to see us,” Folly Wildlife Rescue Trust wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday, which received thousands of likes. “That’s the real Johnny Depp!” Continue reading...