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‘We consider every mile we drive’: how fuel shortages are affecting readers worldwide
From a shop owner in India to a community worker in New South Wales, rising fuel prices are forcing people to ration oil usage
Hawaii assesses damage left by worst flooding in more than 20 years
People evacuated on Oahu and Maui as rains lifted houses and cars, swept through stores and left streets mud-clogged
TSA lines stretch for hours as Trump deploys ICE agents to US airports
President claims immigration agents could help manage long lines as TSA agents go unpaid during partial shutdown
What to know about the third No Kings protests happening in March
Demonstrations to be held across the US against ICE's reign of terror' with flagship event in Minnesota's Twin CitiesMillions of people are expected to protest the Trump administration at more than 3,000 No Kings events in cities and small towns across the country on Saturday. Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, one of the groups coordinating No Kings, said he expected it to be the biggest protest in American history".This will be the third No Kings protest since Trump was re-elected. A flagship event will be held in Minnesota's Twin Cities - Minneapolis and St Paul - after residents stood up to the surge of federal immigration agents the Trump administration sent into the region earlier this year. In January, agents killed two residents, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were observing Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities. Continue reading...
Bill Cosby found guilty of sexual assault and ordered to pay $19.25m
Donna Motsinger alleges she was drugged and raped by Cosby in 1972 after he gave her a glass of wine in his limo
Maryland park closed after string of explosive devices found
Officials say bomb squad called to Fort Washington Park, which has been closed by National Park Service
Bets on US-Iran ceasefire show signs of insider knowledge, say experts
New online accounts on Polymarket platform betting a total of $70,000 suggest some degree of inside info'Several accounts on the online platform Polymarket laid bets on a US-Iran ceasefire over the weekend that appeared to show signs of insider knowledge, according to experts.Eight accounts, all newly created around 21 March, bet a total of nearly $70,000 (52,000) on there being a ceasefire. They stand to make nearly $820,000 if such a deal is reached before 31 March. Continue reading...
Surprise US talks with Iran’s fractured leadership offer uncertain path out of conflict
Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf at first dismissed talks took place, insisting Trump's claim was fake news' designed to soothe markets
US to pay almost $1bn to French energy company to kill wind project plan
Trump administration announces deal with TotalEnergies to redirect investment in wind to oil and gas insteadAs a fuel crisis triggered by the war in Iran drives up global fossil fuel prices, the Trump administration has announced it will pay French energy major TotalEnergies $1bn to kill plans to construct wind farms off the US east coast.The deal is the latest blow to the US offshore wind industry, which has faced repeated disruptions to multi-billion-dollar projects under Donald Trump. Continue reading...
Security agencies investigate claim Iran-linked group behind London ambulance arson
Met police say authenticating claim of responsibility by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia is priority'
Counter-terror police investigating after ‘horrific antisemitic attack’ on Jewish charity’s ambulances – as it happened
CCTV showed three people setting light to an ambulance in Golders Green in the early hours of Monday morning
Stock markets swing and oil prices fall after Trump postpones strikes on Iran power plants
European shares start to rise after US president says talks have been very good and productive'
Ministers tell HS2 to consider slower train speeds to cut costs
Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launchMinisters have told High Speed Two to consider running its trains at lower speeds, in an attempt to rein in the spiralling budget and begin operations as soon as possible.HS2 Ltd will assess whether limiting the speed to 186mph (300km/h) instead of 224mph could save money - potentially billions of pounds - and bring the railway into being earlier in the 2030s. Continue reading...
British destroyer HMS Dragon arrives in eastern Mediterranean
Ship arrives three weeks after Iranian-made drone hit British base of RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus
Six students challenge Home Office visa ban on four countries
Sudanese and Afghan students with offers to study in UK say government's emergency brake' is discriminatory
Viktor Orbán celebrated by Europe’s far right before Hungary election
France's Marine Le Pen and the Netherlands' Geert Wilders among speakers praising prime minister at Budapest eventMarine Le Pen has called Viktor Orban an exceptional leader" and Geert Wilders hailed a lion on a continent led by sheep" as Europe's far-right figureheads rallied round Hungary's prime minister before an election that polls suggest he may lose.Hungary has become a symbol in Europe of a proud and sovereign people's resistance against oppression," Le Pen, the parliamentary leader of France's National Rally (RN), told a gathering of EU-sceptical leaders in Budapest on Monday. Continue reading...
A live stream lie unravelled: how Stephen McCullagh tried to get away with pregnant girlfriend’s murder
YouTube gamer planned audacious alibi, appeared grief-stricken at wake and apparently spied on victim's family
Man who used false gaming alibi found guilty of Natalie McNally’s murder
Belfast court heard how Stephen McCullagh livestreamed recording of himself as part of concocted cover story'
Private investigator in Prince Harry case says admissions in his name ‘a pack of lies’
Gavin Burrows said claimants in case against Daily Mail publisher very misled' over his workA private investigator whose disputed confessions of illegal activity form a key part of the case brought by Prince Harry and others against the Daily Mail's publisher has said the admissions were a thing of fiction".Giving highly anticipated evidence at the high court, Gavin Burrows said the claimants in the case, as well as their lawyers, had been very misled" over his work, adding that the supposed admissions in his name were a pack of lies". Continue reading...
Iran war energy crisis equal to 70s twin oil shocks and Ukraine invasion fallout, says IEA chief | First Thing
Fatih Birol says effects on energy markets from Iran bombings and closure of strait of Hormuz not initially understood by world leaders. Plus, feminist magazine reclaims Charlie Kirk-style campus toursGood morning.The global energy crisis caused by the war in Iran is equivalent to the combined force of the twin oil shocks of the 1970s and the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the head of the International Energy Agency has said.Why is the ex-CIA chief Leon Panetta in the news? He has spoken out about Donald Trump's attack on Iran, telling the Guardian the US president is sending a message of weakness" to the world.What's the latest in Iran? Its government is threatening to lay mines across entire Gulf if its coasts are attacked.This is a developing story. Follow our liveblog here.What happened? The aircraft hit the fire truck while travelling at about 24mph, according to the flight-tracking website Flightradar24. In the moments before the crash, an air traffic controller could be heard giving clearance to a fire vehicle to cross part of the runway, then trying to stop it. The controller can then be heard quickly diverting incoming aircraft from landing. Continue reading...
Starmer says ‘every lever’ will be explored to ease rising costs of living from Iran conflict
PM will chair Cobra meeting with key ministers and Bank of England on Monday, as experts warn of economic shock
ICE agents deployed to US airports on Monday to ease long lines
Trump and border czar Tom Homan confirm plan to assist TSA agents amid partial government shutdown standoffDonald Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, have followed through on promises from the president's administration to send in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to US airports beginning on Monday to assist with security amid extremely long lines - and to help airport security agents who have been working without pay since 14 February because of a partial government shutdown.ICE agents were seen at airports such as Atlanta, Newark, New Orleans and New York's John F Kennedy. CNN reported nine other airports where ICE agents were seen. Continue reading...
Idris Elba-backed firm Huel bought by Danone in €1bn deal
Co-founder Julian Hearn and actor likely to get big payday after takeover by French group
‘Profit prioritised over welfare’: UK’s premier exotic animal hospital to close
Pet owners fear there is no viable alternative service after Great Western Exotics owner deems business unviableOn a nondescript industrial estate on the outskirts of Swindon, a faint squawking was heard in the distance, as bird lovers from Exeter to Edinburgh brought their brightly coloured budgies and macaws to an exotic animal hospital.But now, the UK's premier parrot surgery, which treats all kinds of creatures, will be shut down after it was bought out by a conglomerate that has decided the business is not viable. Continue reading...
Trump whistleblower Alex Vindman: ‘Sitting on the sidelines was not an option’
Democratic Senate hopeful says experience of being key witness in Trump's first impeachment makes him right choice for FloridaAlex Vindman is not a man to hold a grudge. Ask him about the bullying, intimidation and retribution meted out by Donald Trump and Maga acolytes following his appearance as a key witness in the first of the president's two first-term impeachments, and he almost shrugs it off.For people that know anything about me, I basically smile all the time," he says. Continue reading...
UK mortgage interest rates will rise four times this year, markets predict
Investors believe Bank of England is likely to act amid sustained rise in inflation from Iran war
ABC journalists to strike for first time in 20 years with widespread news disruption expected
Union says belowinflation pay rises and insecure work threaten the future of Australia's publicinterest journalism
Long-awaited trial into Greece’s deadliest train crash begins
More than 30 people face charges after collision between two trains that killed 57 people in February 2023A long-awaited trial has begun into Greece's worst train tragedy, which killed 57 people in 2023, leaving the entire country in shock.Thirty-six people face charges and more than 350 witnesses are due to be heard at the trial that opened in the central city of Larissa, near where a freight train and a passenger train collided on 28 February 2023. Continue reading...
Predatory feral ferrets removed from an island for the first time ever
Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland is ferret-free after 4.5m five-year partnership led by RSPB NIPredatory feral ferrets have been removed from an island for the first time ever, in a boost for Northern Ireland's largest seabird colony.Rathlin Island is ferret-free after a 4.5m five-year partnership led by RSPB NI involving islanders, charities, volunteers and a red labrador called Woody. Continue reading...
Small swings, high drama: why UK polls are less volatile than they seem – in charts
In what is beginning to look like a fragmented five-party system, small swings carry outsized political consequencesCabinet reshuffles, party infighting, policy reversals, byelections, defections and apparently huge swings in support - the UK's political news cycle feels especially relentless at the moment.But if you look closely at the polls since last year's local elections, remarkably little has changed. Continue reading...
‘Anyone but Labour’ or ‘anyone but Reform’? Clash of animosities likely to define May local elections
While Labour braces for a rout that could see off Starmer, a rising drive to keep out Farage is complicating expectationsLocal elections are often regarded as a referendum on the sitting government, with many previous administrations taking a bloody nose from the electorate but successfully fighting back by the next general election.Senior Labour figures have taken to reeling off a list of midterm results - 1999, 2003, 2012 - to prove that point. As we get closer to the general election, it will be less about people's view of the parties generally and more about the actual choice in front of them," one said. Continue reading...
Monday briefing: What a new Guardian podcast reveals about the US justice system
In today's newsletter: Off Duty revisits the conviction of Alexander Villa, raising troubling questions about how it was builtGood morning. On the evening of 29 December 2011, Clifton Lewis - an off-duty Chicago police officer working as a security guard at a minimart on the city's west side - was shot dead during a robbery. The killing prompted a huge manhunt and an intensive investigation by the Chicago police department. Years later, prosecutors said they had their man, and in 2019 Alexander Villa was convicted of Lewis's murder and sentenced to life in prison.But the case against Lewis has long been contested - and as the Guardian's new investigative podcast series, Off Duty, explores, there are troubling questions about how that conviction was secured, from confessions that were later recanted to evidence that appears shaky or missing. And it revolves around a justice system that, once it settled on a suspect, seemed unwilling to reconsider.Iran | The global energy crisis caused by the war in Iran is equivalent to the combined force of the twin oil shocks of the 1970s and the fallout of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the head of the International Energy Agency has warned.UK news | Four ambulances belonging to the Jewish community ambulance service have been set on fire in Golders Green, with police saying they were treating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime".Technology | Palantir is to be granted access to a trove of highly sensitive UK financial regulation data, in a deal that has prompted fresh concerns about the US AI company's deepening reach into the British state, the Guardian can reveal.UK news | An undercover police officer has admitted he was exposed as an infiltrator by his own blunder, which has been described by activists as worthy of Inspector Clouseau, the spycops public inquiry has heard.Business | Several porridge products in the UK have been recalled over a possible mice contamination at their manufacturing site. Continue reading...
SA premier warns One Nation poses threat to federal Labor as Marles says party only ‘about stunts and the vibe’
Federal Coalition tells Pauline Hanson's party to expect more policy scrutiny after historic result in South Australia election
Hundreds of petrol stations across Australia run out of fuel as Albanese inks supply deal with Singapore
Energy minister, Chris Bowen, says we're a long way' from further action like fuel rationing despite shortages
Crossbench MPs pressure Labor over gas export tax – as it happened
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle to intensify with Perth a possible target as storm makes rare crossing across continent
Narelle weakens to a tropical low after bringing heavy rain to already-saturated parts of the Northern Territory
Iran war energy crisis equal to 70s twin oil shocks and fallout from Ukraine war, says IEA chief
Fatih Birol says effect on energy markets of Iran bombings and closure of Hormuz strait not initially understood by world leaders
HS2 firm says new steel tariffs will ‘exacerbate’ cost pressures for UK construction industry
Doubling tariffs on imported steel will raise cost of the metal when Iran war is already inflating steel and concrete pricesOne of HS2's biggest contractors has warned the government that raising tariffs on foreign steel imports will exacerbate" cost pressures for the UK construction industry, amid growing concern over the 100bn railway's rising budget.Ministers said last week they would double the tariffs on imported steel and slash the amount that can be bought from overseas, in an attempt to save Britain's struggling steelmakers. Continue reading...
‘You can feel it’: South Yorkshire revival gathers pace as new industries move in
From steel to screen, podcasts to defence, Sheffield's economy is diversifying amid a wave of new investmentIt has seen its fair share of Hollywood parties - albeit with a twist. Instead of champagne and caviar it is usually Guinness and scampi fries. Red carpet? There aren't even cushions on the seats.The tiny Sheffield pub, Fagan's, has raised more than a few toasts in the last year as Adolescence, the Netflix hit made by two of its owners, scooped multiple awards at the Emmys and Golden Globes and became one of the world's most-watched dramas. Continue reading...
Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, as National Rally fails to take key cities
City hall veteran beats rightwinger Rachida Dati in French capital, while far-right RN fails to win Marseille and Toulon in French local electionsThe Socialist Emmanuel Gregoire has been elected mayor of Paris, beating the former rightwing minister Rachida Dati, with Marine Le Pen's far-right, anti-immigration National Rally (RN) failing to take key cities targeted in Sunday's second round of local elections.Gregoire took a victory bike ride with future councillors in Paris on Sunday night to show that the French capital would continue its pro-cycling and environmental policies. Continue reading...
New Zealand PM’s ratings dip as fragile economy fails to impress before November election, poll shows
National leader Christopher Luxon drops in preferred PM stakes with rise in people saying country heading in wrong directionThe personal ratings of New Zealand's prime minister, Christopher Luxon, have dipped, polling shows, as his government's handling of the economy fails to impress voters ahead of the November election.The RNZ-Reid Research poll, released on Monday, also found a growing number of people felt that New Zealand was heading in the wrong direction. Continue reading...
US warns Americans worldwide to show ‘increased caution’ – as it happened
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Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children found dead in house fire, NHL says
Cause of the fire that killed Pierce, who had covered the Minnesota hockey team for a decade, is under investigationNHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children were killed on Saturday in a weekend house fire in Minnesota, the league announced on its sports website Sunday.Pierce, 37, covered the Minnesota Wild as the correspondent for NHL.com for the past decade. Continue reading...
Starmer adviser urges ministers to look at profits cap for energy and petrol firms
PM's cost of living champion' calls for consideration of temporary measure to prevent profiteering from Iran warThe government's top cost of living adviser has called on ministers to explore a temporary cap on the profits of energy and petrol companies to prevent them from cashing in excessively on the war in the Middle East.Richard Walker - a Labour peer, the chair of Iceland supermarkets and the prime minister's cost of living champion" - said he had asked the government to examine limiting how much businesses were able to benefit from higher energy prices after Iran's blockade of the strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route for Europe's oil and gas, and the wider conflict in the region. Continue reading...
Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years
Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a dayChildren who are on social media for more than three hours a day are more likely to develop depression and anxiety as teenagers, according to research.Experts said the impact was likely to be linked to a lack of sleep caused by using social media late at night, and that the link to depression was more pronounced in girls. Continue reading...
Student debt eats away home deposit savings to tune of £2,000 a year, says Barclays
Repayments also affect financial stability of nearly half of graduates, according to report by UK bankPeople with student loans who are working towards a home deposit save almost 2,000 less per year than those without the debt, according to a new report by Barclays.The bank also found that 44% of student loan holders claim that repayments limit their ability to build long-term financial stability, while 41% say it prevents them from entering the housing market. Continue reading...
Thousands of care leavers in England ‘locked out’ of work as firms slow to adapt
Survey suggests companies willing to hire care-experienced young people but few have changed recruitment processesThousands of young people leaving care in England are being left locked out" of work by employers who say they are open to hiring but make few changes to adapt, a charity has warned.Calling on employers to act on their promises, the Drive Forward Foundation said care leavers were almost three times more likely to be out of work than their peers. Continue reading...
Iran vows to destroy Middle East water and energy facilities if US attacks power plants
Tehran's response to Trump's threat signals a potentially dangerous escalation as both sides menace sites relied on by millions
Ministers confirm locations for seven new towns in England
Programme is being billed as the most ambitious housebuilding project in England for half a centuryMinisters have confirmed the locations for seven new towns, which include under-developed inner-city land, a historic village and an existing new town.The programme is being billed by the housing and communities department as the most ambitious housebuilding project in England for half a century, with the planned construction of between 15,000 and 40,000 homes in each new town. Continue reading...
Slovenia goes to polls in election marked by claims of anti-Romany rhetoric
Centre-left Robert Golob and rightwing populist Janez Jana are frontrunners in contest after polarised campaignCampaigners in Slovenia warned of a surge in anti-Romany rhetoric as the country headed to the polls on Sunday, leaving many bracing for the outcome of a vote that has become, in part, a referendum on how the country treats its most marginalised.In Sunday's vote, the prime minister, Robert Golob, of the centre-left Freedom Movement party, faced off against the rightwing populist and Donald Trump ally Janez Jana. Continue reading...
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