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Tens of thousands protest in Budapest over sexual abuse case pardon
Viktor Orban under pressure as turmoil continues a week after the presidential pardon was revealedTens of thousands of people protested in Budapest on Friday at the biggest rally against Viktor Orban's government for years, after a sexual abuse case pardon by President Katalin Novak caused public uproar and led to her resignation.The conservative Hungarian prime minister, who has been in power since 2010, has sought to defuse the week-long scandal that brought down two of his key political allies, the president and the former justice minister, Judit Varga, but it has continued to dominate domestic media. Continue reading...
Europe live: Kamala Harris blasts ‘dangerous’ isolationism at security conference
Vice-president tells Munich gathering that the US is committed to defend democratic values at home and abroad'Speaking in Munich today, the Nato secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said that if we want a lasting peace, we must continue to provide Ukraine with weapons and ammunition."He addressed Nato's push to invest more in defence.This requires expanding our transatlantic industrial base to increase deliveries to Ukraine and refill our own stocks. And shifting from slow peacetime to the high tempo of conflict - to produce more at a higher speed.This will help Ukraine, it will make Nato stronger, and it will provide more highly-skilled manufacturing jobs, including here in Bavaria, where Patriot missiles will be built at a new facility. Continue reading...
Yulia Navalnaya takes stage at Munich meeting after news of husband’s death
Wife of Alexei Navalny addresses hushed crowd of politicians and vows Putin will be brought to justiceA geopolitical conference turned deeply personal in Munich on Friday as senior officials from around the globe heard first-hand from Alexei Navalny's wife hours after news broke of his reported death.Yulia Navalnaya was in Germany for the Munich security conference, which brings together national leaders, foreign minister and experts, when Russia's prison service said Navalny had died in jail. Continue reading...
Woman who handed over British girl, 3, for FGM in Kenya given seven years
Amina Noor travelled from north London with the child to Kenya where the procedure was carried out in 2006A woman who was found guilty of handing over a three-year-old British girl for female genital mutilation (FGM) during a trip to Kenya has been jailed for seven years.Amina Noor, 40, was convicted last year of assisting a Kenyan woman to carry out the procedure overseas in 2006. The conviction was the first for assisting in such harm under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003. Continue reading...
Air Canada ordered to pay customer who was misled by airline’s chatbot
Company claimed its chatbot was responsible for its own actions' when giving wrong information about bereavement fareCanada's largest airline has been ordered to pay compensation after its chatbot gave a customer inaccurate information, misleading him into buying a full-price ticket.Air Canada came under further criticism for later attempting to distance itself from the error by claiming that the bot was responsible for its own actions". Continue reading...
Sunak faces conflicting calls over Tory path forward after bruising byelections
Loudest voices urge further tack to right after Reform UK gains but moderates argue general election can only be won on centre groundFor Reform UK to win 13% of the vote in a byelection is a long way from the heady days of Ukip taking 60% in Clacton in 2014.However, that share of the vote was still a shock for the Conservatives on Friday morning, given that Reform is a newer party without the draw of Nigel Farage as leader or the rallying cause of Brexit behind it. Continue reading...
The Body Shop’s German arm falls into administration
Belgian arm will be put into insolvency, with more than 460 jobs at risk across two countriesThe Body Shop's mainland European businesses have begun shutting down, with the German stores put into administration and its Belgian staff told they will be next, placing more than 460 jobs at risk across the two countries.The closures come after Aurelius, the German restructuring specialist that bought The Body Shop last year, put the ethical beauty chain's main UK business into administration this week. Continue reading...
Chemical burns, poisoning and prison: the persecution of Alexei Navalny
Putin critic remained defiant despite facing years of abuse including 2020 attempt on his life
Two arrests made after people found in back of lorry at East Sussex port
Six people taken to hospital after boat arrived at Newhaven ferry portTwo men have been arrested and six people taken to hospital after they were found in the back of a lorry that was onboard a ferry in an East Sussex port, police have said.One of the men was arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal entry to the UK and the other for illegally entering the UK. Both were being held in custody. Continue reading...
Egypt building walled enclosure in Sinai for Rafah refugees, photos suggest
Monitoring group releases evidence of work that appears intended to house Palestinians in event of Israeli assault on city
Middle East crisis live: Palestinian exodus into Egypt ‘must be avoided’, warns UN chief
High commissioner for refugees says people crossing the border would be the nail in the coffin' for any peace process
UK politics live: Sunak talks up tax cuts after byelection defeats
PM insists he can cut taxes in a recession and says Conservatives' plan is working' despite heavy losses in Kingswood and Wellingborough
FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens’ role in Ukraine business
Alexander Smirnov falsely said executives linked to energy firm Burisma paid Joe and Hunter Biden $5m each in 2015 and 2016, prosecutors sayAn FBI informant has been charged with lying to his handler about ties between Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company.Alexander Smirnov falsely told FBI agents in June 2020 that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5m each in 2015 and 2016, prosecutors said on Thursday. Continue reading...
Ministers warned over risk of violence and arson at Essex airbase holding asylum seekers
Exclusive: Letters from immigration watchdog set out official warning over conditions at Wethersfield site
Madeleine McCann suspect on trial in Germany on unrelated rape charges
Christian Bruckner is charged with three counts of rape and two counts of sexual abuse of childrenChristian Bruckner, the main suspect in the disappearance of the UK toddler Madeleine McCann, has appeared in court in Germany over sexual assault and rape charges in separate cases.The 47-year-old appeared in court in Braunschweig, northern Germany, amid a flurry of media and public interest. The opening of the trial, where tight security was in place, was delayed by the sheer number of people trying to gain access to the courtroom. Continue reading...
Keir Starmer is the king of the monster swings, beating Blair and Thatcher
The Wellingborough byelection was the Labour leader's fourth mammoth turnaround, as the Tories suffered a record fallThe Wellingborough byelection is one for the record books. The fall in the Conservative share of the vote - an enormous 37.6 percentage points - was the worst the party has ever suffered in a byelection.The previous record, established in Liverpool Wavertree in 1935, had stood for nearly 90 years, but the swing of 28.5 percentage points from Conservative to Labour was the second-highest since the 1930s, after Tony Blair's triumph in Dudley West in 1994. It came on the heels of other Labour gains in the last year with monster-sized swings of more than 20 points: Selby and Ainsty, Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire. Thatcher and Blair in opposition managed two such gains each; Starmer has notched up four. Continue reading...
Prince Harry hints he’s open to family reconciliation after king’s cancer diagnosis
Duke of Sussex, who flew to UK to see his father, said in US interview he was grateful for time with familyKing Charles's illness could reunify the royal family, Prince Harry has suggested, after flying in from the US to see his father following his cancer diagnosis.In an interview with a US television station on Friday, the Duke of Sussex discussed his relationship with his relatives, which has been strained to breaking point in recent years. Continue reading...
Unions criticise ‘demeaning’ gift bag for menopausal staff at Avanti West Coast
Aslef said train company's handout to women was insulting gimmick', while TSSA called it dismissive' and belittlingA gift bag designed for menopausal women working at Avanti West Coast containing a fan and a jelly baby has been denounced as demeaning" and an insulting gimmick" by rail unions.The pack included a fan for hot sweats, a jelly baby sweet in case you feel like biting someone's head off", a tissue if you're feeling a bit emotional" and a paperclip to help you keep it all together". Continue reading...
Taylor Swift Melbourne concert live updates: pop star thrills record crowd with Eras tour hits
The once-in-a-lifetime show has finally come to Australia. For the millions who couldn't get tickets, might a slightly chaotic blog be the next best thing? We'll find out. But fair warning: setlist spoilers
Inter Faith Network headed for closure as Gove ‘minded to withdraw’ funding
Row centres on religious cohesion charity's appointment of trustee with links to Muslim Council of BritainA charity that has worked for 37 years for greater cohesion between different UK faith communities is expected to close down next week after the government signalled it will scrap its funding.The Inter Faith Network (IFN) is due to close after Michael Gove, the communities secretary, said he was minded to withdraw" 155,000 of provisional funding over concerns about a trustee connected to the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). Continue reading...
Palestinian ambassador to UK says eight relatives killed in Israeli strikes in Rafah
Husam Zomlot says family members who died while sheltering in the city include seven-year-old twins and 15-month-oldThe Palestinian ambassador to the UK has said that eight of his relatives who were sheltering in the southern Gaza town of Rafah have been killed in an Israeli strike.
From New York to north Wales: artist’s field of logs recreated on Llandudno beach
Rosemarie Castoro's Trap a Zoid, last shown in Manhattan half a century ago, being restaged as part of retrospectiveA sculpture described by the artist as a painting you can walk in", which was only exhibited once almost half a century ago on the tip of Manhattan island, has reappeared on a north Wales beach.Rather than having a backdrop of skyscrapers as it did in 1978, Rosemarie Castoro's Trap a Zoid has been set up on a beach in Llandudno in front of the Great Orme, a headland perhaps best known for its wild goats which headed into the town during the first lockdown. Continue reading...
Taylor Swift concerts will go ahead in Sydney despite asbestos testing at Olympic Park precinct
Environment minister says authorities are testing mulch in the area but any issues would be resolved before pop star's sold out shows at Accor Stadium
Labour can celebrate byelection victories, but low turnout could indicate larger threat
Tories want swing to right to lure back disillusioned voters after Starmer's wins in Kingswood and WellingboroughThe records continue to fall for Labour.The result in the Wellingborough byelection, where the party achieved a 28.5% swing from the Conservatives, was the biggest Labour victory over the Tories since 1994 and the second biggest since the war. Continue reading...
NatWest reports biggest annual profit since 2007 financial crisis
Pre-tax figure of 6.2bn comes as bank confirms Paul Thwaite will take over permanently as CEO
Lisa Wilkinson told Ten boss she worried about losing Sydney home if network didn’t cover her legal fees
Court documents reveal details of emotional call with Beverley McGarvey in which Wilkinson blamed network for failing to stop bad press
Dutton says reports of WA boat arrival ‘disturbing’; Barnaby Joyce denies drinking problem – as it happened
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Labour overturns 18,000 Tory majority to win Wellingborough byelection
Gen Kitchen takes seat for party for first time since 2001 general election to temper fears after testing weekLabour has scored its largest swing in a byelection since 1994 after overturning a majority of more than 18,000 in Wellingborough, bolstering predictions that the party is on course for a landslide victory at the next general election.Labour's candidate, Gen Kitchen, won with 13,844 votes, beating the Conservatives' Helen Harrison who received 7,408 votes in the largest swing from the Tories to Labour since 1994 and second-largest since the second world war. It was Labour's fifth byelection gain from the Conservatives overall in this parliament. The party also gained a Tory seat in Kingswood, dealing a double blow to an embattled Conservative party that has lost 10 byelections in a single parliament, more than any government since the 1960s. Continue reading...
Jobcentres told to stop referring benefit claimants to food banks
DWP briefing says jobcentres should no longer issue signposting slips' over concerns about data privacyJobcentre officials have been ordered to stop referring penniless benefit claimants to food banks because it breaches data privacy law, in a move charities have warned will cause delays in crisis help for thousands of hungry households.For years the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has allowed jobcentres to issue DWP-designed signposting slips", which allow claimants to access local food banks, many of which will not give out food parcels without a formal referral. Continue reading...
Julian Assange to find out next week if he can appeal against extradition to US
London judges to decide whether WikiLeaks founder, who could face life in prison in US, has reached end of road in British courtsIn a matter of days Julian Assange will find out if he has exhausted all potential challenges through the British courts to being extradited to the US, where he could spend the rest of his life in prison.The two-day hearing is scheduled to take place in London on Tuesday and Wednesday next week, as he seeks leave to appeal against his extradition for publishing thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents. Continue reading...
Construction of affordable homes in London is grinding to a halt, Gove told
City's largest housing associations call for 15bn a year to be invested after 76% fall in homes being builtHousebuilding in London is grinding to a halt", housing associations have warned the government, with the number of affordable homes being built plummeting by three-quarters in the last 12 months.In a letter to the housing secretary, Michael Gove, the G15, which represents the capital's 11 largest housing associations, said his policies did not go far enough to increase supply and called for an injection of billions of pounds into an affordable homes building programme. Continue reading...
Victoria fires and storms destroy at least 60 homes as prolonged power outage payments announced
Number of homes lost set to rise as premier Jacinta Allan announces payments for thousands expected to be without power for more than a week
‘I can’t believe it’: diehard Taylor Swift fan gifted Eras ticket at pub trivia night in Victoria
Quiz organisers were taken by 15-year-old Emily's enthusiasm and when she didn't win they decided to reward her anyway
Former LNP candidate Vivian Lobo fronts court accused of giving false details to Australian Electoral Commission
Candidate in 2022 federal election facing up to 12 months' prison if found guilty of knowingly providing false or misleading informationA Liberal National party candidate in the last federal election has faced court accused of providing false information about his residential address to the electoral commission.Vivian Rakesh Lobo was issued a summons to appear in Brisbane magistrates court on Friday after a federal police investigation followed a referral from the Australian Electoral Commission.Sign up for Guardian Australia's free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Tropical Cyclone Lincoln forms off Australia’s north, while Queensland woman dies in flood waters
Body of 28-year-old recovered from state's north-west, with more heavy rain forecast for Brisbane
Kingswood byelection: Labour overturns big Tory majority to win
Blow for Rishi Sunak as former Lewisham mayor Damien Egan elected in South Gloucestershire seatLabour has overturned an 11,000-plus Tory majority to win the byelection in the South Gloucestershire constituency of Kingswood.Damien Egan, who resigned as the mayor of Lewisham in south-east London to contest the seat even though it is being abolished at the next general election, is celebrating victory after a professional and energetic Labour campaign. He won with 11,1176 votes, to 8,675 for his nearest rival, the Conservatives' Sam Bromiley, a majority of 2,501. Labour won on a swing in the share of the vote of 16.4 percentage points - some way above the 11.4 point swing needed. Continue reading...
Melbourne airport faces busiest day since pre-pandemic ahead of Taylor Swift concerts
Surging prices reached $1,630 for a one-way Qantas business ticket from Sydney after airline added 64 extra flights to cope with increase in traffic for Eras tour
‘I was distressed’: retired teacher slams decades-old ATO robotax debt demand
The 78-year-old says the demand for $307 came out of the blue and caused sleepless nights'
Police examine tractor after Queensland man charged with domestic violence murder
The 44-year-old called emergency services to say his wife had died at their Woodhill farm
Pacific Island leaders warn US failure to pass funding bill opens door to China
The Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau say Congress needs to approve fresh support announced by Joe BidenLeaders of Pacific Island countries allied with the US have become increasingly anxious about the US congressional budget impasse that has delayed approval of vital new funding packages and warned that China is actively seeking to shift their allegiances.The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Marshall Islands (RMI) and Palau agreed to new 20-year funding programs with the United States last year under which Washington provides economic assistance, while gaining exclusive military access to strategic swaths of the Pacific. Continue reading...
‘Guardian’ at spiritual retreat told not to send man affected by frog toxin to hospital, NSW inquest hears
Psychotherapist tells inquest she was told no hospital' after expressing concern for Jarrad Antonovich, who died later that night
Long-lost bass guitar returned to Paul McCartney after more than 50 years
Violin-shaped Hofner vanished around the time the Beatles split up but has now resurfaced after a global appealA guitar bought by Paul McCartney for 30 in 1961 has been returned to the former Beatle after a global search to find the stolen Hofner bass.The distinctively shaped instrument, bought by McCartney before his rise to stardom and reportedly his favourite, was last seen around the time the Beatles were recording their final album to be released, Let It Be. Continue reading...
Man who mixed own sperm with dad’s will not have to take paternity test
High court rules Barnsley council does not have right to force man to take DNA test to determine parentage of sonA man who mixed his sperm with his father's to help get his partner pregnant will not be forced to take a paternity test, the high court has ruled.The man, identified as PQ as he cannot be named for legal reasons, and his partner (JK) had experienced fertility problems and were not able to afford IVF treatment, the court heard at a hearing last month. Continue reading...
Putin says he prefers Biden to Trump and mocks Tucker Carlson’s questions
Russian president says Biden is more predictable', in remarks likely to be attempt to make mischief in US electionVladimir Putin has said he would prefer a Joe Biden presidency to a Donald Trump one and mocked the former Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson for a lack of sharp questions" during their interview at the Kremlin last week.Asked by a Russian state journalist on Wednesday to choose between Biden and Trump, Putin said without hesitation that the current US president was more experienced, predictable, an old-school politician", but added: We will work with any US president who the American people have confidence in." Continue reading...
Arizona Republican who resisted pro-Trump pressure in 2020 to stand down
Maricopa county supervisor who faced threats for doing his job to confirm votes in 2020 won't run for re-electionA Republican elected official in Arizona who protected the vote and withstood a barrage of pressure and threats in 2020 from within his own party to sway the election toward Trump announced on Thursday that he will not seek re-election.Clint Hickman, a supervisor in Maricopa county, the state's largest county that includes Phoenix, faced death threats for doing his job to confirm the county's vote totals in 2020, when the state narrowly chose Joe Biden. State Republicans then initiated a sham audit" of the county's results, a costly hand count that took months only to conclude that Biden did indeed win. Continue reading...
Venezuela closes UN human rights office citing ‘colonialist attitude’
Foreign minister claims local office of UN high commissioner for human rights supported impunity for coup plottersVenezuela's government has ordered the local UN office on human rights to suspend operations, giving its staff 72 hours to leave, after accusing the office of promoting opposition to the South American country.The foreign affairs minister, Yvan Gil, announced the decision at a news conference in Caracas on Thursday. Gil's announcement came on the heels of the detention of the human rights attorney Rocio San Miguel, which set off a wave of criticism inside and outside Venezuela. Continue reading...
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims ‘bullshit’ as expert says Covid vaccine saved 14m lives
FDA doctor Peter Marks apologizes to viewers after far-right Republican claims children should not be given Covid vaccinesResponding to an expert's statement that about 3.2 million" American lives have been saved by vaccines against Covid, with over 14 million lives" saved globally, the far-right Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene said: I'm not a doctor, but I have a PhD in recognising bullshit when I hear it."On Capitol Hill on Thursday, Greene attended a hearing staged by the House oversight select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading...
Independent in talks to take over BuzzFeed and HuffPost in UK and Ireland
BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti told UK staff he was excited about deal, described as strategic partnership'The Independent is in talks to take control of BuzzFeed and HuffPost in the UK and Ireland, as part of a strategic partnership" that aims to boost the fortunes of two strikingly different players in the UK media landscape.BuzzFeed UK was once looked upon with envy by legacy publishers who coveted its reach with younger audiences, but its star has faded after huge losses at its parent company. Free online news publishers are facing a torrid financial time as social networks such as Facebook are no longer sending as many readers, while advertisers are cutting spending. Continue reading...
West Midlands PCC applies for judicial review over scrapping of his role
Simon Foster will go to court over plan to transfer his powers as police and crime commissioner to region's mayorThe West Midlands police and crime commissioner (PCC) has announced he is taking the home secretary to court over plans to scrap his role and transfer his powers to the region's mayor.Simon Foster, who took over as PCC in the West Midlands in 2021, said he had applied for a judicial review to challenge what he described as a hostile takeover of PCC powers by the mayor". Continue reading...
Israeli troops launch raid on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza
Staff say one person killed and eight injured in attack as UN aid chief warns Rafah offensive could cause refugee exodus into Egypt
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