by Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondent on (#73RPC)
Coroner to examine whether police told prison staff about Aboriginal woman's acute mental health conditions, despite previous arrest under mental health actWarning: This article contains reference to an Indigenous Australian who has died
Footage of Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque, has gone viral around the world after he was rejected by his mother and formed a bond with a soft toyA baby monkey in Japan has captured hearts around the world after videos of him being bullied by other monkeys and rejected by his mother went viral last week.Punch, a Japanese macaque, was born last July at Ichikawa zoo. He has drawn international attention after zookeepers gave him a stuffed orangutan toy after he was abandoned by his mother. Continue reading...
Corporation says there are no favourites' among MOTD trio Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby LoganWhen the BBC split the task of presenting Match of the Day between three prominent broadcasters, executives were clear - there were to be no favourites" among the new hosts Kelly Cates, Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman.That mantra is now being underlined as the corporation prepares its coverage for this summer's World Cup. It is understood producers are ensuring that the trio have an equal number of programmes to present once the tournament kicks off in Mexico City. Continue reading...
Calls mount for Mountbatten-Windsor to be dropped from royal line of successionPolice searches of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's former home on the Windsor estate in Berkshire continued on Sunday as a government minister did not rule out having a judge-led inquiry into the former prince's links with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, representing the government, did not rule out such an inquiry but said it was premature because of the police investigation. Continue reading...
by Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor on (#73RHT)
Generational' reforms are a key moment for Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, and for Keir StarmerMinisters will unveil a generational" overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities (Send) support, pledging 4bn to transform provision in schools in England and warning councils they could lose control of Send services if they fail to meet their legal duties.The reforms are expected to be a key policy moment for Keir Starmer and for the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson - who delayed the changes last autumn after a ferocious backlash from MPs and parents. Continue reading...
Nigel Farage's party plans to deport up to 288,000 people a year on five flights a day and expand stop and searchReform UK would create an ICE-style agency dedicated to deporting hundreds of thousands of people, as well as terminating the status of those with indefinite leave to remain (ILR), the party will say.It would also ban the conversion of churches into mosques and fund a radical expansion of stop and search, the party's new home affairs spokesperson, Zia Yusuf, will also say in a speech on Monday. The deradicalisation programme Prevent would also have its mandate redrawn to focus on Islamist extremism. Continue reading...
Investigation under way regarding death of Cpl Lucy Wilde, 25, who prince said served with courage and distinction'Prince William has paid tribute to a young army medic found dead in her barracks who served with courage and distinction".Cpl Lucy Wilde, 25, who posted videos on TikTok documenting her daily life in the army, was found dead in her barracks in Warminster, Wiltshire, on 5 February. An investigation is under way, the Ministry of Defence said. Continue reading...
Letter to Shabana Mahmood describes controls that could block British dual citizens' entry to UK as unacceptable'The Liberal Democrats have called on the home secretary to move at speed" to delay the rollout of new border controls that could result in British dual nationals being blocked from entering the country.A letter sent by the party to Shabana Mahmood echoes one sent by the former Conservative cabinet minister David Davis on Friday asking for a grace period to be implemented urgently after one of his constituents living in the Netherlands told how she could no longer visit her dying mother in a care home in Yorkshire. Continue reading...
by Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor on (#73RAK)
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson suggests priority is grants for poorer students rather than cutting interestKemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives would scrap the unfair debt trap" of high interest rates on student loans, piling pressure on Labour ministers to tackle the growing outrage over the high costs.The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, admitted the system of plan 2 loans had problems" but suggested the government's priority would be maintenance grants for poorer students, rather than tackling the high interest rates. Continue reading...
Tom Harper reportedly made inquiries as recently as last week about Henry Dyer, who has been reporting on rowA lobbyist who examined journalists on behalf of an influential thinktank has now been accused of recently investigating a Guardian reporter.Tom Harper, a senior director at the US public affairs company Apco, was the author of a 58-page report examining the journalists behind a 2023 Sunday Times story about undisclosed donations to Labour Together, the thinktank that was instrumental in Keir Starmer's Labour leadership victory. Continue reading...
Two men aged 31 and 48 and woman, 23, pronounced dead at scene of crash involving three vehicles near MoyThree people died and four others have been injured in a multi-car collision in County Armagh.Emergency services dispatched three rapid response paramedics, seven emergency crews and one hazardous area response team after the crash was reported on the Armagh Road near the village of Moy on Saturday night. Continue reading...
Eddie Hill, 20, and Jayden Long, 19, found dead on Yr Wyddfa in north Wales after a huge search operationTributes have been paid to two young men who died on a hiking expedition on Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, in north Wales.Eddie Hill, 20, and Jayden Long, 19, both from Norfolk, were found dead in Eryri national park on Thursday after a huge search operation in severe winter conditions. Continue reading...
Arab and Islamic governments issue statement denouncing comments made on Tucker Carlson podcastGovernments from across the Islamic world have condemned remarks by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, suggesting it would be fine" for Israel to claim a broad swath of the Middle East.Huckabee, an evangelical Christian pastor and former Arkansas governor, has long been an outspoken supporter of Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. Continue reading...
European leaders said in December that Europe was ready to lead a multinational force" in Ukraine as part of a peace agreement proposalSearches are expected to continue today at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's previous home - Royal Lodge, in Windsor - as calls grow for a probe into the former prince's links with Jeffrey Epstein.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian's police and crime correspondent, Vikram Dodd, about what could be next for Andrew here:If the government bring forward this bill with the support of the King then we will back it. We have to be realistic. Andrew is the eighth in line to the throne, so there's no chance of him becoming our monarch.And so parliament really should be focused on things that are of more importance to the public, whether that's the economy, crime, the health service, immigration. But if the bill does come before parliament, then we'll support it. Continue reading...
US president calls for removal of Susan Rice as streaming platform pursues takeover of Warner Bros DiscoveryDonald Trump has told Netflix to remove the Democratic foreign policy expert Susan Rice from its board or face the consequences", while the streaming platform is locked in an extraordinary corporate battle to take control of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD).In comments posted on his Truth Social platform, the US president described Rice - who served as national security adviser to Barack Obama and UN ambassador and White House adviser under Joe Biden - as a political hack" and accused her of having no talent or skills". Continue reading...
by Sally Weale Education correspondent on (#73R8V)
Exclusive: Report says British teenagers' time for books is being crowded out by schoolwork, screens and sportsFewer than one in 10 boys aged 14 to 16 in the UK read daily, according to research, which found reading for pleasure was being crowded out of teenage lives by schoolwork, screens and sports.While reading declines for both boys and girls in early adolescence, there are signs of recovery" among girls in later teenage years, but boys' engagement remains persistently low, according to the National Literacy Trust (NLT). Continue reading...
A Guardian analysis finds the vast majority of people who entered deportation proceedings for the first time from January to August last year had no criminal convictionsA Guardian analysis of government records has found that the vast majority - 77% - of people who entered deportation proceedings for the first time in 2025 had no criminal conviction, exposing a stark gap between the Trump administration's rhetoric and reality.Within days of Donald Trump's inauguration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) trotted out a phrase that his surrogates would come to use over and over again: the worst of the worst."Fewer than half of the people in the data (40%) had any criminal charge against them, and only 23% had a conviction.Of those who did have a criminal conviction, nearly half were for non-violent traffic and immigration offenses.Traffic offenses alone made up nearly 30% of the convictions, the largest category by far.Some 9% of criminal convictions were for assault, while only 1% were for sexual assault and just 0.5% were for homicide. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Police Federation condemns deployment of US firm's tech to analyse behaviour as automated suspicion'Scotland Yard is using AI tools supplied by the US tech company Palantir to monitor staff behaviour in an attempt to root out failing officers, the Guardian has learned.The Metropolitan police has previously declined to confirm or deny whether it used technology supplied by the company, which also works for the Israeli military and Donald Trump's ICE operation. It has now confirmed that it is using Palantir's AI to analyse internal data about sickness levels, absences from duty and overtime patterns in an effort to identify potential shortcomings in professional standards. Continue reading...
Official US social media accounts posted about rise of violent radical leftism' after killing of Quentin Deranque in Lyon last weekThe French foreign minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, has said he will summon Charles Kushner, the US ambassador to France, over comments related to the killing of the French far-right activist Quentin Deranque.Deranque was beaten to death in Lyon last week during a fight with alleged hard-left activists. Continue reading...
Battle-tested Ukrainian startup that advertises a Killbox' drone recruited Prince as non-executive chairAfter multiple sources previously told the Guardian that Erik Prince - Maga ally and founder of the now defunct mercenary company Blackwater - was looking to work with Ukraine's invaluable drone sector, recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents confirm he now is.Swarmer, which bills itself as a battle-tested Ukrainian startup specializing in autonomous drone software, filed for an initial public offering and has recruited Prince to help sell the company as non-executive chair. Continue reading...
In an edited extract from her latest book, Hazel Sheffield sets out a new blueprint for community stewardshipIt was a Saturday in February 2020 when the flood came. It had been a wet winter, so wet it seemed that before the month was out, the brown trout of the River Taff might be washed clean out into Cardiff Bay before the fishing season had even begun. But this is Wales. People are used to a spot of rain. No one realised how bad it would get.For two days, it hammered on the windows of the houses at the top of the South Wales Valleys, where people tucked in their children before a sleepless night. It poured into the rivers at the bottom. By the time the rain departed again, many people would be standing in water up to their knees. Continue reading...
Defence minister rebuffs US president's claim that Arctic islanders are not being taken care of'Greenland does not need medical assistance from other countries, Denmark has said, after Donald Trump said he was sending a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory that he wants to acquire.The Greenlandic population receives the healthcare it needs. They receive it either in Greenland, or, if they require specialised treatment, they receive it in Denmark. So it's not as if there's a need for a special healthcare initiative in Greenland," the country's defence minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, told the Danish broadcaster DR on Sunday. Continue reading...
Proposal will be at heart of offer to US as Trump considers whether to attack IranIran is refusing to export its 300kg stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but is willing to dilute the purity of the stockpile it holds under the supervision of UN nuclear inspectorate the IAEA, Iranian sources have said.The proposal will be at the heart of the offer Iran is due to make to the US in the next few days, as the US president, Donald Trump, weighs whether to use his vast naval buildup in the Middle East to attack the country. Continue reading...
Insurers say cases of scammers manipulating people into staging crashes and filing bogus claims are under-reportedRomance fraud typically evokes images of people being tricked out of their life savings by partners they meet on dating sites, but some scammers use a different tactic: recruiting unsuspecting victims into fake insurance claims.The scam involves a fraudster convincing their partner, or a person they are dating, either to say they have witnessed a car accident, or to take out an insurance policy and file a bogus claim in order to secure a payout. Continue reading...
by Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent on (#73R48)
With construction overwhelmingly male, Refuge says tradeswomen help survivors of abuse feel saferOne of the main challenges in maintaining the 64 homes for domestic abuse survivors run by Refuge is the reliance on a male-dominated workforce of electricians, plumbers and decorators.The presence of men can be distressing and could trigger past traumas for our survivors," said Lisa Cantwell-Hope, the head of property services at the charity. Male contractors need an escort to make our survivors feel more comfortable, and we always put a notice out to all our residents saying there will be a male presence in the building today. So it can be challenging and takes up more time." Continue reading...
Nigel Farage's man in Gorton and Denton has a huge public platform, and a taste for culture war. What happens when he concerns himself with bin collections?On a bracingly cold February night in Levenshulme, a black Volkswagen people-carrier draws up outside a little parish church, around which a small crowd has begun to gather. From behind the car's darkened windows steps the Reform candidate for the Gorton and Denton byelection, dressed in the trademark gilet that makes him look less like a politician and more like a man who has come straight from a grouse shoot. As he enters the church where the electoral hustings will take place, a leaflet is thrust into his hand, which as he will later discover with a horrified grimace, is a flyer for the local branch of the Communist League, bearing policies such as amnesty for all immigrants" and defend Cuba's socialist revolution".But then, when you are trying to attract the attention of someone as elusive as Prof Matt Goodwin, you have to seize your opportunities whenever they arise. Over recent weeks the former academic and rightwing firebrand has been a curiously intangible presence in the constituency whose representation he is seeking: perpetually detectable but not remotely approachable, always visible without ever really being seen. Continue reading...
by Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent on (#73R40)
Major chains agree to halve default sweetness, but street vendors and cafes remain outside sugar tax rulesA crowd of customers, holding phones aloft, watch intently as Auntie Nid mixes up her bestseller: an iced Thai tea.Condensed milk is poured into a glass, followed by three heaped tablespoons of sugar, and then freshly strained tea. The end product - a deep orange, creamy treat - is poured into a plastic bag filled with ice. Continue reading...
The trade minister, Don Farrell, says Australia has consistently advocated' against the unjustified tariffs', after the US president announced new levies
Select committee says late' decision to overturn exclusion of fans did little more than inflame tensions'The government's response to West Midlands police's ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was clumsy", late" and did little more than inflame tensions", a group of MPs has found.A report by the home affairs select committee, published on Sunday, analysed the original decision to ban away fans from a Europa League fixture with Aston Villa in November, as well as the advice that led to it. Continue reading...
Federal prosecutors have arraigned four people in New Jersey, with a fifth at large in ColombiaFour people were arraigned on Saturday in New Jersey for allegedly posing as immigration attorneys and officials to scam immigrants, the justice department said.Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, who announced the arrests on Friday, said the group pretended to run a law firm, and staged fake court proceedings, in an elaborate scheme to defraud people seeking legal help for their immigration cases. Continue reading...
Fatalities and injuries reported in avalanches across Tirol after prolonged snowfall and windy conditionsAt least five people have been killed in a string of avalanches in Austria, authorities said on Saturday.The government office of the Tirol region said intense snowfall over the last week had led to accumulations of up to 1.5 metres (5ft). Combined with strong winds and weak snowpack below, the conditions were especially susceptible to avalanches, it said. Continue reading...
DC Mark Luker used offensive language about Romas, Gypsies and Travellers in a WhatsApp groupA police officer who was one of the first on the scene of the 2017 London Bridge terror attack has been sacked for gross misconduct after using derogatory" language about Romas, Gypsies and Travellers.DC Mark Luker of the British Transport Police (BTP) used offensive language in a WhatsApp group he was in with other police officers. Continue reading...
Labour MPs may clamour for bolder spending, but - like their Tory and Reform counterparts - they ask for the unaffordableToo many Labour MPs want it all, and no amount of pleading from the top of government about the depleted public finances seems to make a difference.The mainly leftist MPs want all the wrongs of the last 15 years put right and quickly. Their next opportunity to demand more cash arrives when Rachel Reeves delivers her spring statement on 3 March. Continue reading...
Parts of Maga view Israel with suspicion, but US ambassador continues to believe in its divine right to much of the Middle EastParts of the Maga right may be souring on Israel - but a hardline form of Christian Zionism seems to remain unofficial Trump administration policy, if a heated debate between Tucker Carlson and Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, is any indication.On Friday, Carlson released a confrontational video interview with Huckabee, conducted at Ben Gurion airport in Israel, that vividly illustrated a gaping divide between two factions of the Republican party. On one side is a Christian nationalist stream of the Maga movement, which views the United States's close relationship with Israel with increasing suspicion. On the other is an older Christian conservative establishment that views that alliance as a totem of US foreign policy - and in some cases believes that Israeli Jews possess a divine right to a large swathe of the Middle East, US public opinion be damned. Continue reading...
by Chloe Mac Donnell Deputy fashion and lifestyle edi on (#73QSX)
Gentler take on mullet has flowed over shoulders at Winter Olympics and is now tossed on red carpetsHair cut ideas are typically drummed up in the salon, but recently a more unconventional source of inspiration has appeared: the vegetable aisle.Lettuce hair" is trending. A gentler take on a traditional mullet, the new salad style consists of more subtle differences in the length between the back, sides and top of the hair. Lettuce hair features a loose and often wavy top, softly tapered sides and a feathery tail that skims the back of the neck, resembling leafy greens. Continue reading...
Guardian investigation showed Josh Simons falsely linked journalists to pro-Kremlin' network in emails to GCHQPoliticians from across the spectrum have said a minister should be sacked after a Guardian report that he had accused journalists of having links to Russian intelligence.Their comments came after an investigation showed that Josh Simons, who was running Labour Together at the time, had falsely concluded the journalists had obtained information about the thinktank from a Russian hack. Continue reading...
String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as violent perpetrators'Department of Justice prosecutors across the US have suffered a string of embarrassing defeats in their aggressive pursuit of criminal cases against people accused of assaulting" and impeding" federal officers.In recent months, the federal government has relentlessly prosecuted protesters, government critics, immigrants and others arrested during immigration operations, often accusing them of physically attacking officers or interfering with their duties. Continue reading...
In Britain, the establishment has been shaken to the core by the files. In the US, however, the Epstein class' has faced little legal or political reckoningThe contrast could not be starker. At around 8am on Thursday, British police swooped on the Sandringham royal estate to arrest the former prince Andrew after allegations that he had shared confidential material with the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It was a seismic shock for the monarchy.A week earlier Pam Bondi, the top US law enforcement official, was asked how many of Epstein's co-conspirators her department had indicted, or whether she would give state attorneys general access to evidence to build further cases. She refused to answer. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Rami Ranger, who was suspended temporarily in 2023, makes successful bid at party fundraising eventA Conservative donor who was suspended from the party after being accused of bullying and inappropriate language spent 50,000 last week to have dinner with Kemi Badenoch, the Guardian has learned.Rami Ranger was the successful bidder for the dinner at a Tory fundraising event and will attend the meal with a small group of friends, infuriating those in the party who believe he should not have been readmitted. Continue reading...
Doug Ruch died in New Zealand in December after article called him a conman' but cause of death remains unknownA US man who spoke to various media outlets about having terminal cancer and raising money to travel for community service projects died shortly before Christmas in New Zealand - the day after an article by a journalist there accused him of actually being an alleged serial conman".Authorities in the US and New Zealand recently confirmed Douglas Lee Doug" Ruch, 56, died in the capital of Auckland on 18 December, months after his so-called Dying to Serve" tour. The hundreds of thousands of dollars he raised on GoFundMe earned headlines in the Washington Post, National Public Radio and the Guardian. Continue reading...
Police continue searches at Mountbatten-Windsor's former Windsor home after arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public officeBuckingham Palace will not oppose plans to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession, the Guardian understands, as police confirmed a search of his former Windsor home would continue over the weekend.Royal sources indicated on Saturday that King Charles would not stand in the way of parliament if it wanted to ensure the former prince could never ascend to the throne. Continue reading...
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