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Charlise Mutten trial: Justin Stein found guilty of murdering partner’s nine-year-old daughter
Jury finds 33-year-old drugged and fatally shot Mutten in the Blue Mountains in January 2022
‘Escalation of violence’ in Australia over Gaza will end in ‘disaster’, Labor MP warns after vandal attack
Jewish MP Josh Burns says attack that saw Zionism is fascism' graffitied on his Melbourne office was politically motivated'
Australian election fought on immigration could cause ‘civil unrest’, former department official warns
Abul Rizvi accuses major parties of short-termism', saying Labor's approach to immigration is unsustainable' while Coalition's would be pure chaos'
Peter Dutton names seven potential nuclear power station sites but avoids questions on cost
Coalition to push ahead with potential sites across Australia, but serious questions remain about viability and cost
Microplastic discovery in penises raises erectile dysfunction questions
The contaminants have also recently been found in testes and semen amid concerns about falling male fertilityMicroplastics have been discovered in penises for the first time, raising questions about a potential role in erectile dysfunction.The revelation comes after the pollutants were recently detected in testes and semen. Male fertility has fallen in recent decades and more research on potential harm of microplastics to reproduction is imperative, say experts. Continue reading...
UK children shorter, fatter and sicker amid poor diet and poverty, report finds
Food Foundation says height of five-year-olds falling, child obesity up by a third and type 2 diabetes by a fifthChildren across the UK are getting shorter, fatter and sicker amid an epidemic of poor diets, food insecurity and poverty, according to a report warning that millions are facing a timebomb" of avoidable health conditions.The average height of five-year-olds is falling, obesity levels have increased by almost a third and the number of young people being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has risen by more than a fifth, the report by the Food Foundation said. Continue reading...
China has renamed hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, say human rights groups
Report finds that religious, historical and cultural references have been removed in crackdown by BeijingHundreds of Uyghur villages and towns have been renamed by Chinese authorities to remove religious or cultural references, with many replaced by names reflecting Communist party ideology, a report has found.Research published on Wednesday by Human Rights Watch and the Norway-based organisation Uyghur Hjelp documents about 630 communities that have been renamed in this way by the government, mostly during the height of a crackdown on Uyghurs that several governments and human rights bodies have called a genocide. Continue reading...
Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest can sue Meta over Facebook scam ads, US court rules
The Australian mining magnate can try to prove that Meta was negligent in allowing scam ads on Facebook, judge says
Tory donor who gave Boris Johnson £500,000 urges public to vote Labour
John Caudwell, the Phones4U founder, says he is rather despairing' about Conservatives after 51 years of supportA Conservative party donor who donated 500,000 to Boris Johnson's compaign in 2019 has announced he will vote for Labour in next month's general election.John Caudwell, who founded the mobile phone retailer Phones4U, made the announcement on Tuesday evening, in comments first reported by the Times and the BBC. Continue reading...
Popular Kazakh opposition figure in hospital after being shot in Kyiv
Aydos Sadykoy has a large YouTube following and is a strong critic of President Tokayev of KazakhstanA Kazkah opposition figure and prominent blogger with more than 1 million subscribers on YouTube has been seriously wounded in an attempted killing in Kyiv.Aydos Sadykov, who was granted asylum in Ukraine in 2014, was shot near his home. Continue reading...
US accuses Chinese ‘underground bankers’ of laundering $50m in cartel drug money
Justice department charges 24 defendants and says long investigation reveals links between Sinaloa gang and China
Ian McKellen ‘looking forward to returning to work’ after falling off stage
Player Kings to reopen on Thursday and producers say they look forward to actor returning as soon as he is ready'Ian McKellen has said he is looking forward to returning to work" after falling from the stage during a performance of Player Kings, adding that he was hugely indebted" to NHS staff who treated him.The actor, 85, was portraying the Shakespearean character John Falstaff at the Noel Coward theatre in London on Monday when he lost his footing during a fight scene involving the Prince of Wales and Henry Percy. Continue reading...
Israeli foreign minister says decision on all-out war against Hezbollah is near
Sign off on planning for a Lebanon offensive follows release of Hezbollah drone footage of Haifa in northern IsraelThe Israeli foreign minister, Israel Katz, has said a decision on an all-out war with Hezbollah was coming soon, as Israel generals announced late on Tuesday that they had signed off planning for an offensive into Lebanon.The escalating rhetoric, followed the release of video footage from a Hezbollah surveillance drone's overflight of the northern city of Haifa, which included images of sensitive sites and civilian neighbourhoods. Continue reading...
Jeff Bezos stresses commitment to ‘quality, ethics and standards’ in Washington Post memo
Billionaire owner's address comes amid turmoil over chief executive Will Lewis' involvement in UK phone scandalWashington Post owner Jeff Bezos has sent a memo to staff saying he is committed to maintaining the quality, ethics, and standards" of the newspaper amid an internal dispute that touches on executive hires and ongoing financial losses.The Amazon multibillionaire, who purchased the paper for $250m in 2013 and initially saw it return to profitability before a post-Covid readership and revenue collapse, addressed the staff in a communication that shores up the position of the Post's publisher and chief executive Will Lewis. Lewis, who joined the Post in early January, has come under pressure over his alleged involvement in Britain's long running press telephone hacking scandal. Continue reading...
US pauses avocado and mango inspections in Mexico after attack
Two officials assaulted and held while inspecting avocados in Michoacan in incident unconnected to industry'An attack on two employees of the US agricultural department prompted a temporary suspension of safety inspections on avocados and mangoes in Mexico, potentially disrupting a $2.4bn industry between the two countries.Ambassador Ken Salazar said in a statement that the two officials were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants while they were inspecting avocados in the Mexican state of Michoacan. Continue reading...
Justin Timberlake arrested on DWI charge in the Hamptons
Pop star was arrested in New York and held overnight for a morning arraignment, police statement saysJustin Timberlake is facing a charge of driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons in New York, local authorities confirmed to the Guardian.The pop singer and actor was arrested early Tuesday in Sag Harbor and was released on his own recognizance - meaning without needing to post bail - after a brief hearing at the village courthouse, the Suffolk county, New York, district attorney's office said. Continue reading...
Chris Philp and Nick Thomas-Symonds among political figures debating crime and immigration – UK general election live
Channel 4 News special to address law, order and immigration with seven political figures
Vladimir Putin receives warm welcome in North Korea
Russian president makes first visit to country in 24 years as anti-west relationship deepens
Labour would use part of NHS budget to buy beds in care homes
Party says plan would free up thousands of England hospital beds occupied by patients whose discharge has been delayed
Mark Rutte lined up to be Nato secretary general after Orbán deal
Netherlands PM will replace Jens Stoltenberg after making promise not to deploy Hungarian forces in UkraineMark Rutte, the outgoing Dutch prime minister, is expected to become the next head of Nato after winning over Hungary's prime minister with a promise not to deploy Budapest's forces or spend its money supporting Ukraine.Viktor Orban, the leader in Nato seen as closest to Russia, announced he had dropped his objections after discussions with Rutte, prompting the current secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, to declare that the selection process would end very soon". Continue reading...
Stephen Lawrence’s mother angry at decision not to prosecute detectives
Doreen Lawrence says CPS's refusal to charge those alleged to have botched hunt for her son's killers is a new low'The mother of Stephen Lawrence says she is bewildered, disappointed, and angry" at the refusal by prosecutors to charge senior detectives alleged to have botched the hunt for her son's racist killers.The decision means that despite 31 years of revelations of failures in the case, no officer has been prosecuted. Continue reading...
Deepfake video of Nigel Farage playing Minecraft ‘of course’ not real, party says
Deepfake videos have failed to disrupt election campaign as some predicted, instead existing as obviously fake memesThe video is clear: Nigel Farage, appearing on screen as a gaming livestreamer, is commentating as he plays Minecraft. The Reform UK party leader explains that he has logged on to Rishi Sunak's server, tracked down the prime minister's virtual home in the video game, and intends to blow it up.Farage's distinctive voice can be heard as he explains what he's about to do: I filled it to the brim with TNT. And for everyone's information there were absolutely no traces of Sky TV services in or around the house." Continue reading...
Hargreaves Lansdown says it will accept private equity buyout offer
Investment fund supermarket has been offered 11.40 a share by trio of international investorsBritish investment fund supermarket Hargreaves Lansdown has said it will accept a proposed offer from a trio of private equity investors, meaning another of the UK's biggest companies will leave the FTSE 100 index.In a stock market filing on Tuesday, the company said that US private equity firm CVC, Denmark's Nordic Capital and a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) had made an offer worth 11.40 a share in cash. Continue reading...
Ipsos poll shows just how deep a hole the Conservatives are in
Model shows party losing seats to Labour, Reform UK and Lib Dems amid dissatisfaction with government
Tory candidate accused of dog-whistle tactics against rival with Indian name
Marco Longhi, standing for Dudley North, asked British-Pakistani voters if they could trust Labour's Sonia Kumar
Workers at Premier Inn owner protest at AGM against plans to cut 1,500 jobs
Unite union also considering employment tribunal claims for unfair dismissal against WhitbreadWorkers demonstrated at Premier Inn owner Whitbread's annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday over plans to cut 1,500 jobs amid rising profits.The employees of restaurants including Brewers Fayre, Table Table and Beefeater protested outside the company's investor meeting in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, on Tuesday and union activists asked about the job cuts and pay inside the meeting. Continue reading...
Sarwar effectively starts Scottish Labour’s Holyrood campaign with tax pledge
Scottish Labour leader, launching Westminster manifesto, promises party will not raise income tax if it comes into power in 2026
Australian Border Force questions three people suspected of travelling to join Israeli army
Exclusive: Government warns Australians seeking to serve with armed forces of a foreign country to ensure their conduct does not constitute a criminal offence'
Australia’s biggest companies made nearly $100bn in ‘crisis profits’ amid Covid and Ukraine war
Oxfam analysis finds Woolworths, Hancock Prospecting and NAB among companies to rake in much higher profits off the back of crisis conditions
Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin praises North Korea’s ‘firm support’ for war ahead of Pyongyang visit
Visit is Russian president's first to North Korea in 24 years as he seeks continued military support from Kim Jong-un
Trial opens of ‘esoteric’ wing of alleged German coup plotters
GP, celebrity chef and astrologer among defendants in third trial linked to far-right ReichsburgerEight alleged members of the German far-right Reichsburger have gone on trial accused of a plot to violently overthrow the state, in the third in a row of similar court cases being held across the country.The defendants, including a GP, a celebrity chef and an astrologer, are accused of serving as the plot's leadership council and, prosecutors say, were set to become a cabinet in waiting if the group's plan to storm the parliament building and overthrow the government had succeeded. Continue reading...
Far-right violence a ‘significant’ threat to German democracy, minister warns
Report finds alarming' rise in extremism, with Islamist groups and cyber-attacks also posing dangersA surge in far-right violence, Islamist extremism and cyber-attacks from Russia and China are putting German democracy under significant" threat, the interior minister, Nancy Faeser, said as she presented a government report on domestic and foreign adversaries.The wars in Ukraine and Gaza are having strong ripple effects on German security, driving radicalism and attacks, the study by the office for the protection of the constitution (BfV) found. Continue reading...
Nevada senator says JD Vance is ‘disrespecting the dead’ with bump stock comments
Ohio Republican senator dismissed efforts by Democrats to ban gun devices, used in 2017 Las Vegas concert shootingPolitical ripples from the supreme court's decision to overturn a Trump White House-era ban on sales of bump stocks" - a spring-loaded stock that uses recoil to effectively turn a semi-automatic firearm into a machine gun - continued to radiate on Monday when Jacky Rosen took exception to comments on the issue made by his Republican colleague JD Vance.Vance, the Ohio senator and potential vice-presidential pick as Trump seeks a second presidency in November had dismissed efforts by senior Democrats, including Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, to pass legislation banning the devices as a huge distraction".Ramon Antonio Vargas contributed reporting. Continue reading...
Israel-Gaza war live: 17 Palestinians reportedly killed by double Israeli strike on Nuseirat refugee camp
Al-Jazeera reporter says it has been another bloody night across central Gaza' with attack on camp housing families evacuated from Rafah
Three children missing after Thorpe Park day out
Girl, 14, named as Khandi, along with Amelia, aged nine, and Malik, seven, may have travelled to LondonPolice are searching for three children who are missing after a day out at theme park in Surrey.A 14-year-old girl named only as Khandi was with two younger children - Amelia, nine, and Malik, seven - at Thorpe Park on Monday, before they were reported missing at 7pm, Surrey police said. Continue reading...
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra charged with insulting monarchy
Thaksin appears in court accused of lese-majeste relating to 2015 interview with South Korean mediaThe former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a powerful backer of the ruling government, has been formally indicted for allegedly insulting the monarchy almost two decades ago.
Gary Lineker appears to wear his own clothing range during Euros coverage
BBC says presenters regularly reminded of guidelines' on promoting clothing after Lineker wore green T-shirtThe BBC has said on-screen presenters and contributors are regularly reminded of the guidelines in relation to clothing" after Gary Lineker appeared to be wearing his own range of clothing on air.While fronting the coverage for the BBC for England's opening Euros game against Serbia on Sunday, the Match of the Day host wore a pale green knitted T-shirt, and put on a sage green jacket at half-time. Continue reading...
Keir Starmer commits to judge-led inquiry into Nottingham killings
Labour leader says families of three people stabbed to death have had horrific experience', as Barnaby Webber's mother challenges him on radio phone-inKeir Starmer has committed to a judge-led inquiry into the Nottingham attacks if Labour wins the election, saying there are too many examples of victims and family members being let down".Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were stabbed to death last year by Valdo Calocane, who was sentenced to a hospital order after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility due to paranoid schizophrenia. Continue reading...
How do I register to vote in the 4 July 2024 general election?
Don't miss the chance to have your say in the vote to choose the next UK government This article was amended on 13 June 2024. An earlier version said that voters in England" now need to show photo ID at polling stations in general elections; in fact, this is a requirement across the UK. Continue reading...
Melbourne and Sydney to face coldest morning this year after Queensland sets weather record
Band of cold blankets entire east coast, with widespread frost across Tasmania, Victoria, the ACT and NSW
Tories expected to target voters with letters signed by Boris Johnson
Tens of thousands of letters signed by former prime minister expected to be delivered this week
Thailand passes historic bill recognising marriage equality
Country on track to become third in Asia - after Taiwan and Nepal - to legalise same-sex marriageThailand's senate has passed the final reading of a historic marriage equality bill, paving the way for the country to become the first in south-east Asia to recognise same-sex marriage.The bill gained the support of nearly all upper-house lawmakers and will be sent to the palace for the pro-forma endorsement by King Maha Vajiralongkorn. The law will come into force 120 days after it is published in the royal gazette. Continue reading...
RBA governor says inflation still above target; Matt Kean to retire from politics – as it happened
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Labor senator Fatima Payman calls on government to ‘recognise Palestine’ in rebuke to Albanese
Party were fierce champions of Palestine' in opposition and they must summon that spirit of old', she writes for Al Jazeera
NSW budget 2024: the biggest winners and losers
From bulk billing GPs and frontline workers to renters and the environment, here's who won and lost in the Minns government's state budget
‘What she would have wanted’: Melbourne lawyer avoids jail over pedestrian’s death thanks to victim’s family
Judge notes compassion and understanding' of Erin Bentley's family, who requested driver Liam Murray not be sent to prison
Tuesday briefing: How millions are living through Sudan’s ‘harrowing’ humanitarian crisis
In today's newsletter: The war has devastated Sudan, destroying much of the country and leaving 18 million facing acute hunger Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.The war in Sudan has caused destruction throughout much of the country. And with every passing week the conflict seems to get worse between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) - a paramilitary group who say their main goal is to establish democracy, though the frequent human rights abuses they commit do not support this claim.Conservatives | Jeremy Hunt said Liz Truss's economic ambitions were a good thing to aim for" and her disastrous mini-budget hadn't left an impact on the economy, according to two leaked recordings obtained by the Guardian. The chancellor was recorded at a meeting of students when he said he was trying to basically achieve some of the same things" as the former prime minister, but that he was doing it more gradually".Israel | Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the Israeli war cabinet that had been overseeing the conflict in Gaza, rebuffing his far-right allies who had been seeking seats, and apparently moving to solidify his grasp on decision-making over the fighting with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah across the Lebanese border.Italy | At least 10 people died and dozens were missing after two separate shipwrecks close to the Italian coast, rescuers said. Ten bodies were found on Monday in the lower deck of a wooden boat in the central Mediterranean by rescuers from Nadir, a ship operated by the German charity ResQship.Germany | Eight alleged members of the German far-right Reichsburger are to go on trial accused of a plot to violently overthrow the state, in the third in a row of similar court cases being held across the country. The defendants, including a GP, a celebrity chef and an astrologer, are accused of serving as the plot's leadership council and, prosecutors say, were set to become a cabinet in waiting if the group's plan overthrow the government had succeeded.UK news | Officers who hit an escaped cow with a car probably did the right thing at the time" even if it looks horrendous", a union leader and farmer has said. A video showing a police car hitting the calf on Friday night on a residential street in Staines-upon-Thames was met with widespread outrage, including from the RSCPA which criticised it as disproportionate". Continue reading...
Australia complains to Chinese embassy over ‘ham-fisted’ attempt at blocking view of Cheng Lei at event
Anthony Albanese describes behaviour of officials at Parliament House during Chinese premier Li Qiang's visit as clumsy'
Treasurer touts ‘responsible’ 2024 NSW budget in tough economic times – but others will make that call
Rating agencies and the RBA among those marking Daniel Moohkey's handiwork which he says is focused on spending restraint
Government could repatriate Australian women and children from Syrian detention camps if it had ‘political will’, court says
The federal court dismissed the case brought by Save the Children and ruled that the government had no legal obligation to bring them home
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