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Head of data security Will Farrell tells parliamentary committee Australian data accessible on a very strict basis'

Chief health officer, Brett Dutton, issues alert over antibiotic-resistant shigella bacteria infections

Average rate rises to 6.66%, according to Moneyfacts, in more bad news for homeowners

Parliamentary privilege should be used sparingly, says Mel Stride on scandal engulfing corporationA cabinet minister has said he would not use parliamentary privilege to identify the BBC presenter at the heart of a scandal over alleged cash for explicit pictures, in an apparent move to discourage fellow MPs from taking that decision.A prominent male BBC presenter was suspended at the weekend after allegations he spent 35,000 buying explicit images from the young person, who was allegedly 17 years old when they started talking online. Continue reading...

Ex-soldier lost case against three newspapers in June with trial judge finding they had proven on the balance of probabilities that Roberts-Smith murdered unarmed civilians in Afghanistan

Exclusive: Leaked documents show that as little as 1% of products containing hazardous substances could be prohibitedThe European Commission is poised to break a promise to outlaw all but the most essential of Europe's hazardous chemicals, leaked documents show.The pledge to ban the most harmful chemicals in consumer products, allowing their use only where essential" was a flagship component of the European green deal when it was launched in 2020. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Data shows policy, deepening poverty among low-income families, affects about 1.5 million childrenLabour has come under fresh pressure to vow to scrap the two-child benefit cap after it emerged one in four children in some of England and Wales's poorest parliamentary constituencies live in families left at least 3,000 a year out of pocket as a result of the policy.The party's stance on the policy, which critics say has been a major driver of deepening poverty among low-income families, is estimated to affect about 1.5 million children and is seen by some in Labour as an indicator of the strength of its determination to tackle child poverty. Continue reading...

Mud engulfs houses and cars as island of Kyushu bears brunt of annual rainy season that is worsening with climate changeSix people died and three others were missing after the heaviest rain ever" triggered floods and landslides in south-west Japan.The Japan meteorological agency warned residents in Kyushu - one of the country's four main islands - to stay alert for more landslides, a common hazard in mountainous areas after heavy rainfall. Continue reading...

The 87-mile trail follows the River Tamar and links with other routes to create circular walk around whole countyFollowing the banks of one of the UK's great rivers, a new walking way has been unveiled linking the north and south coasts of Cornwall and for the first time creating a circular walk around the whole of the county.The 87-mile (140km) Tamara Coast to Coast Way broadly tracks the River Tamar, which forms most of the border between Cornwall and Devon, taking in landscapes ranging from wooded valley to rolling farmland, heather-covered moors and areas shaped by the region's mining history. Continue reading...

Administrator appointed to Toplace a month after arrest warrant issued for Nassif

Federal court orders account details be given to Nurul Khan so he can sue the person for defamation

Exclusive: civil proceedings against the state were initially filed while aged care resident was still fighting for her life in hospital

Seventy-four-year-old's health had deteriorated in prison and he was released on humanitarian grounds

Residents of the South African city delight in rare snow day caused by a surge in humidity and cold temperaturesResidents of South Africa's biggest city, Johannesburg, were stunned by the first snowfall in over a decade on Monday, with some children seeing snow for the first time.While parts of South Africa regularly receive snow over the southern hemisphere winter months of June to August, Johannesburg last had snow in August 2012. Continue reading...

Ryan Park says independent body will examine Westmead research which Four Corners reported was seized upon by critics of gender-affirming care

Gordon Legal, which previously ran a $1.8bn class action, hopes federal government will reach out-of-court settlement offering further compensation

Detectives believe the shootings of two men inside a Marrickville hairdresser in Sydney were targeted

Murdoch-owned rolling news channel will show news, analysis, commentary and documentary programming about the impending referendum

Solomons' prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, meets with leaders as part of week-long visit to ChinaChina and Solomon Islands have signed a deal on police cooperation as part of an upgrade of their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership", four years after the Pacific country switched ties from Taiwan to Beijing.The police cooperation pact was among nine deals signed as the prime minister of Solomon Islands, Manasseh Sogavare, met with the Chinese premier, Li Qiang, in Beijing, underlining the Solmons' foreign policy shift. Continue reading...

Strong gusts led to flights being cancelled in and out of Sydney airport, disrupting school holiday plans

Labour's pledge to remove independent schools' tax benefits would have limited effect' on pupil numbers, according to research by IFSWarnings of a mass exodus from private schools if Labour carries out its pledge to scrap their tax breaks have been dismissed by a leading economic thinktank. .Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found that Labour's plans to add VAT to private school fees would generate up to 1.5bn in additional revenue, a small but potentially worthwhile sum" providing a 2% boost in spending on England's state schools. Continue reading...

Children's charities call for a baby and toddler guarantee' to help parents struggling with cost of living during summer holidaysCelebrities including the tennis player Andy Murray, the actor David Harewood and the singer-songwriter Rita Ora have joined children's charities and childhood development experts to call for a national baby and toddler guarantee".They have signed an open letter to the prime minister demanding urgent action to help people with babies and young children to access vital services. Continue reading...

Teenager arrested after attack at Tewkesbury academy which led to hundreds of children being locked downA teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a maths teacher was stabbed in a Gloucestershire school, leading to hundreds of children being kept in lockdown for more than five hours.Armed police went to Tewkesbury academy on Monday morning after the attack on the very popular" teacher in a corridor at the start of the school day. Continue reading...

Ukraine looks likely to be offered closer integration rather than clear pre-conditions as war with Russia continuesNato members are not expected to set clear pre-conditions for Ukraine's eventual membership to the military alliance in the face of caution from the US and Germany while the war with Russia continues.Ukraine wants clarity on when and how it can join the alliance after the war with Russia ends, believing that western military protection is the only way it can remain unthreatened by its neighbour. However, it looks instead likely to be offered closer integration with Nato and a stronger political declaration in favour of its membership in principle. Continue reading...

Ministers axe plan obliging Braverman to send thousands of asylum seekers who arrive this summer to RwandaMinisters have been forced to offer rebel Conservative MPs concessions on key asylum legislation amid growing concern that it would fail to pass through the Commons.The government has dropped nearly all of the retrospective applications of the illegal migration bill's measures - a move that will mean Suella Braverman will no longer be obliged to deport thousands of asylum seekers who arrive in the UK this summer to a third country such as Rwanda. Continue reading...

MPs take no further action as Partygate parliamentary proceedings concludeBoris Johnson's allies have avoided being punished over the parliamentary Partygate inquiry after MPs endorsed a report that found they sought to interfere in the process but an attempt to make them face further action failed.Penny Mordaunt, the House of Commons leader, said she hoped the move would be the end of this sorry affair" after a three-hour debate that was the culmination of 15 months of Conservative infighting. Continue reading...

Recep Tayyip Erdoan agreed to set aside his veto following last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, LithuaniaSweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead.The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania . It ended nearly a year of brinkmanship by Turkey, which has insisted it will not accede to Sweden's application to join Nato unless Stockholm did more to clamp down on exiled Kurdish activists. Continue reading...

Lawyer for young person denies mother's allegations to the Sun, saying nothing inappropriate or unlawful has taken place'The young person at the centre of a scandal over a BBC presenter reportedly paying for explicit pictures has issued a statement in which they claimed the key allegations are rubbish".A prominent male BBC presenter was suspended at the weekend after allegations he spent 35,000 buying explicit images from the young person, who was allegedly 17 years old when they started talking online. Continue reading...

Network could see fairly strong' suit from Ray Epps, who Carlson alleged was a secret government agent behind the attackExperts say conservative network Fox News could face a a fairly strong" lawsuit from a man who Tucker Carlson repeatedly accused of working as a government agent and carrying out the January 6 insurrection.Carlson, who was fired from the network in April, repeatedly alleged that Ray Epps was a secret government agent who coordinated the January 6 riots, the New York Times reported. Continue reading...

Eruption near Reykjavik follows week of small earthquakes in area, as authorities advise against travel to siteA volcano has erupted about 30km (19 miles) from Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, the country's meteorological office has said, marking the third time in two years that lava has gushed out in the area.The eruption is taking place in a small depression just north of Litli Hrutur, from which smoke is escaping in a north-westerly direction," the office said. Continue reading...

Peer raises concern about Betting & Gaming Council's reliability before CEO faces questioning from MPsThe main lobby group for the UK gambling industry has been accused of making inaccurate statements relating to the regulation of the 10bn-a-year sector the day before its boss appears before a parliamentary committee.Michael Dugher, the chief executive of the Betting & Gaming Council (BGC), is to be question by MPs on the select committee for culture, media and sport on Tuesday as part of a review of government proposals to improve gambling regulation. Continue reading...

General secretary Jens Stoltenberg comments made at press conference in Vilnius ahead of Nato summit

Chancellor will outline proposals to mobilise investment and support homegrown firms in Mansion House speechThe chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is poised to announce plans to merge workplace pension schemes and release up to 75bn of retirement funds for fast-growing startups, in a move that could accelerate plans to create the next Silicon Valley.The proposals, aimed at mobilising investment from the UK's 2.5tn pensions sector, are due to be outlined in a speech to top executives and MPs in central London at the lord mayor's annual Mansion House dinner on Monday evening. Continue reading...

Priests or deacons guilty of serious misconduct may be stripped of holy orders, in measure abolished 20 years agoClergy who are guilty of serious misconduct may be stripped of their holy orders after the Church of England's ruling body voted to reinstate defrocking".All priests, from newly ordained curates to the archbishop of Canterbury, could be defrocked under new disciplinary measures backed by the General Synod, which is meeting in York. Continue reading...

Police take action as activists, politicians and the company involved all condemn tactics used by managers investigating who put sanitary towel in wrong binThree senior managers from a Kenyan dairy company have been arrested over allegations of indecent assault after they forced a group of female employees to undress in order to find out which of them was on their period.The incident, which happened last week at Brown's Food Company's dairy factory in Limuru, in central Kenya, followed failed attempts by the managers - all three of whom are women - to find out who had put a sanitary towel in the wrong bin. Continue reading...

No 10 spokesperson says UK certainly' wants to support Ukraine on the pathway to joining Nato after reports of riftJoe Biden has arrived at Downing Street for his first time as president ahead of tomorrow's Nato summit in Lithuania.After stepping out of US presidential vehicle the Beast", he shared a warm handshake with Rishi Sunak on the doorstep and smiled to press before disappearing behind the door to Number 10. Continue reading...

Surprise obstacle thrown in way of Joe Biden plan involving offer of F-16 jets after last-minute talksThe Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoan, has thrown a surprise obstacle in the way of a plan from Joe Biden for Swedish accession to Nato by announcing he wanted Turkey's stalled application to join the EU to be included in the package.Speaking at the airport before departing for the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, the Turkish president said: First, let's pave the way for Turkey in the European Union and then we will pave the way for Sweden just as we did for Finland." Continue reading...

More rental properties coming on to the market contributed to the rise, but current figures remain about half of pre-Covid levels

Figure paid by federal government for private collection services described as shameful'

Asic did not assess cryptocurrency trading company's fitness to hold a licence as it was obtained via transfer

Victoria and South Australia are most in favour of constitutional change while Queenslanders and those older than 55 are more likely to oppose

Exclusive: Zeph Investments says commonwealth broke Asean agreement in realtion to coal permits

Exclusive: Plans for transition to renewables include establishing local consultation groups and expert panels across 12 state-wide zones

Before Spain's 23 July election, more than 60% expressed concern over Vox entering a coalition governmentMore than 60% of Spaniards are worried about the prospect of a coalition government that includes the far-right Vox party, according to a new survey published less than two weeks before the country's snap general election.The Ipsos poll, conducted for Spain's La Vanguardia newspaper, found that 42.1% of those surveyed were very worried by the idea of Vox sharing power with the conservative People's party (PP), while 18% were quite worried by the notion. Continue reading...

General secretary of union says party should not treat outcome as blank cheque' as rift remains with leadership

Famously suave actor's family selling items ranging from Lamborghini skis to luxury watches, cufflinks and numerous silk tiesIf you ever wanted to dress, schuss or tell the time like James Bond, now might be your only chance: a selection of items including dinner suits, silk cravats, Lamborghini skis and a special edition Omega Seamaster watch are up for auction, all from the personal collection of 007 himself, Roger Moore.Moore, who died in 2017, played Bond in seven films between 1973 and 1985, beginning with Live and Let Die and ending with A View to a Kill. His family are selling 180 lots of Moore's own memorabilia, with part of the proceeds going to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), which appointed Moore as a goodwill ambassador in 1991. Continue reading...

Presenter says he had distressing weekend' after he was wrongly named as man accused of paying teenager for explicit imagesNicky Campbell has made a crime report to the police after being falsely accused of being the BBC male presenter who allegedly paid a vulnerable teenager for sexually explicit images.Campbell said he had had a distressing weekend" after being falsely named as the household name who it is claimed paid 35,000 over three years to a young person who used the money to fund their crack cocaine habit. Continue reading...

Bird flu suspected as cause of death of vulnerable migratory birds at Long Nanny, the biggest UK breeding colonyNational Trust rangers have described their heartbreak and worry" after recovering more than 600 dead chicks at Britain's largest mainland colony of Arctic terns.The trust said on Monday that Long Nanny, on the coast of Northumberland, had been hit by a suspected outbreak of avian flu during the peak of the breeding season. Continue reading...

Ukrainian forces claim to have registered a definite advance' on the southern flank of Bakhmut; an investigation suggests Russia has lost 47,000 troops in Ukraine so far