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Mayor hits back after Conservatives pull online video showing panicking crowd in New York to criticise crime record

This year's total tally has now outpaced last year's numbers, with 64 confirmed cases in 17 states so far, compared with 58 in 2023Measles cases in the US are rising, as major health organizations plead for increased vaccination rates and experts fear the virus will multiply among unvaccinated populations.Most notably, this year's tally of measles cases has now outpaced last year's total. Continue reading...

Rescue operations are under way after at least seven vehicles fell into the water. Plus, UN security council demands immediate ceasefire in GazaGood morning.Maryland is in a state of emergency, the governor, Wes Moore, has announced, after at least seven vehicles fell into a river after a bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being hit by a cargo vessel early on Tuesday.How many people fell into the water? A spokesperson for the Baltimore city fire department, Kevin Cartwright, said it was too early to know, but labeled the collapse a developing mass-casualty event". The latest updates are on our liveblog.Why did the US veto? It requested a condemnation of Hamas minutes before the vote, which was resisted. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US envoy to the UN, said the US did not agree with everything in the resolution but fully supported some of the critical objectives. You can follow our liveblog here. Continue reading...

Lender says move is unrelated to takeover talks with Coventry Building SocietyThe Co-operative Bank has unveiled plans to cut 400 jobs as part of the lender's largest cost-cutting and restructuring programme since it was bailed out by hedge funds in 2017.The job cuts aim to reduce the size of its 3,000-strong workforce by about 12% Redundancies will affect staff across the business, including at its 50 branches. Continue reading...

Former CEO of shared office space rental company has reportedly been in talks with investors

Christopher Tape, indicted in 2022 before charges were dismissed, says office will stop giving exam that helps collect key evidenceHaving been elected against no opposition despite prior charges of child molestation, the chief medical examiner of a south-east Louisiana community with more than a quarter-million residents took office Monday, poised to deliver on a pledge to eliminate an agency program that has helped collect key evidence in cases of sexual assault.Dr Christopher Tape, 53, is expected to ultimately face an effort from voters to subject him to a recall election and force him from office, the top local government official in St Tammany parish has told the outlet, which exposed the new coroner's criminal history. Continue reading...

Former aide to Craig Kelly found guilty of sex crimes against four victims aged between 19 and 24 at time of offending

Johnny Mercer given 10 days to reveal source of claims British troops engaged in war crimesThe minister for veterans' affairs, Johnny Mercer, has been given 10 days to reveal the source of allegations British troops engaged in war crimes in Afghanistan, or face a potential prison sentence.Mercer in effect admitted last month in front of the public inquiry into the claims that he believed members of the SAS had engaged in dozens of unlawful killings of Afghan civilians between 2010 and 2013. Continue reading...

Israeli PM cancels White House visit by two ministers and says US abandoned its policy in the UN' after abstaining on voteThe UN security council has voted to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the first time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, after the US dropped a threat to veto, bringing Israel to near total isolation on the world stage.The vote result sets up the strongest public clash between US president Joe Biden and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the war began. Continue reading...

Human Rights Law Centre says bill deliberately separates families' and risks non-compliance with obligations under refugee convention

Federal government investigating deaths as a matter of priority', with efforts under way to treat remaining animals

A local man whose property is on the Herbert River in Cordelia said the reptile had started to come for us'

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Parts of South Australia, NSW and Victoria can expect heavy rain as remnants of Cyclone Megan and a low-pressure trough over the Northern Territory and Queensland move south

From expensive rent to efforts to keep up with fashion, a young man's missives on display in Cumbria are relatable to todayWhen Ben Browne set off on horseback from his small village in the north of England for the bright lights of London in 1719, his concerns were not so different from those of today's young people. Mainly: please send money, everything is so expensive.About 65 letters sent by Browne to his father back in Troutbeck, in the historic county of Westmorland, now part of Cumbria, have survived the intervening 300 years. On Tuesday they go on display at Townend, the Browne family home that is now cared for by the National Trust. Continue reading...

For years Haredi men have been allowed to continue Torah study, but proposal could force some to enlistA proposed bill to extend compulsory military service to ultra-Orthodox students, historically exempt from conscription, has ignited a fierce debate in Israel, with Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly warning that failure to pass the law could jeopardise the stability of the government.Israel has mandatory army service but for decades made an exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews, also known as Haredi, who are allowed to continue full-time Torah study. The proposal, as Israel approaches six months since the 7 October Hamas attacks that began the war in Gaza, seeks to extend the duration of military service for conscripts and raise the age for reservists, while also urging an end to the customary exemptions granted to yeshiva students. Continue reading...

Opposition leader David Crisafulli says LNP would rewrite Youth Justice Act to put victims first' if it wins October election

David Lambourne may be forced out of the Pacific nation if he loses challenge to president Taneti Maamau's attempt to sack himDavid Lambourne, an Australian-born high court judge whose attempted deportation two years ago from Kiribati sparked a judicial crisis in the Pacific nation, appeared in court in a case closely watched by the United Nations and international legal groups.Lambourne, who has lived in Kiribati for 30 years and is married to opposition leader Tessie Lambourne, faces deportation if he loses a high court challenge to Kiribati president Taneti Maamau's attempt to sack him. Kiribati will hold national elections later this year. Continue reading...

The man, in his 30s, said he had been trying to retrieve his phone after it fell into the underground drain

Footage of four gunmen appears to support Islamic State's claim that it masterminded the worst terrorist attack in Russia in two decades. But the Kremlin has put Ukraine in the frame. Andrew Roth reportsThe attack on Crocus concert hall near Moscow was the worst act of terrorism carried out in Russia in more than 20 years. More than 130 people were killed after gunmen stormed the venue on Friday night.Islamic State quickly claimed responsibility for the attack and provided additional video footage of the massacre. Continue reading...

Victorian gambling watchdog says company has addressed failings identified in royal commission but action will be taken if there is any regression to old Crown'

Labor brings forward urgent bill, which would also create power to impose a bar on new visa applications from non-citizens in designated countries

Federal court rules authorisations on 2022 newspaper ads fell foul of electoral advertising laws

Matthew Trihey, former member of the Lads Society, opened the #WomenWillSpeak event in Melbourne on Saturday

Creation of a cohesion and conflict unit' in England is among recommendations in government-commissioned reviewSchool leaders have welcomed proposals for the creation of a cohesion and conflict unit" to support teachers who face freedom-restricting" threats and harassment during the course of their work.It is one of a number of recommendations in a government-commissioned review into threats to social cohesion in England, which highlights the case of a religious studies teacher at a school in West Yorkshire who was forced into hiding after accusations of blasphemy. Continue reading...

Footage of people panicking, designed to attack the London mayor's record on crime, was filmed in a New York subway stationThe Conservatives have deleted an online video that used scenes of a panicked crowd at a New York subway station to criticise Sadiq Khan's record on crime in London.The attack ad, posted on X in support of Susan Hall - Khan's rival for the London mayoralty, showed people panicking and rushing through New York's Penn station after false reports of gunfire in 2017. Continue reading...

Former Brazil president spent two nights at legation after two close aides were detained in February over alleged coup plotBrazil's foreign ministry has summoned the Hungarian ambassador to explain why the South American country's embattled former president Jair Bolsonaro spent two nights hiding" at Hungary's embassy in Brasilia last month as federal police investigators closed in on some of his closest allies.Security footage obtained by the New York Times showed that in early February - four days after two Bolsonaro aides were arrested on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the Brazilian government - the rightwing populist took shelter in the embassy, a short drive from the presidential palace Bolsonaro once occupied. Continue reading...

In rare admission, commander of Indonesian military in the province says horrific footage is a violation of the law', and confirms 13 personnel have been detained

Special rapporteur will tell human rights council Israel's actions reveal an intent to physically destroy Palestinians as a group'A UN human rights expert will deliver a report on Tuesday saying that Israel has carried out acts of genocide in Gaza and should be placed under an arms embargo.Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, said in her report there were reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel was carrying out three of the five acts defined as genocide: killing Palestinians, causing them serious bodily or mental harm, and deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction" of the population in whole or in part. Continue reading...

Battery-powered system can down a drone travelling at 100km/h, according to its developers, Melbourne-based AIM Defence

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Deputy PM, who didn't really sign up for this, seemed reluctant to declare war on a superpowerThe deputy prime minister's statement on cybersecurity and China-backed attempts to undermine UK democracy had been briefed far enough in advance that MPs had had time to sharpen their insults. Iain Duncan Smith said Oliver Dowden's announcement was like watching an elephant giving birth to a mouse. The SNP member Stuart C McDonald accused Dowden of taking a wooden spoon to a gunfight. Labour's Chris Bryant called him wilfully blind, and therefore dangerous".The inattentive observer might come away from the statement unclear on who posed the greater threat to our national security, Oliver Dowden or the Chinese. Continue reading...

Woman arrested after Destiny Harrison, 24, and Linnea were killed while walking on Sunday morningThe family of a mother and her five-year-old daughter who died while walking in Plymouth have paid tribute to a strong young woman" and her larger than life" child.Destiny Harrison, 24, and Linnea Harrison died in the collision in the St Budeaux area on Sunday morning. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Move comes as issue of membership of organisation that bars women is being taken seriously at highest levels of judiciary

Band will play Radio 1's Big Weekend in Luton in May and are being urged to sing club's colour instead of rivals'Luton Town fans have called for Coldplay to change the lyrics of their song Yellow to match the football club's orange home kit.The plea came after the band were confirmed as headliners for Radio 1's Big Weekend festival taking place at Stockwood Park, a 10-minute drive from the club's ground, Kenilworth Road, in May. Continue reading...

The Oscar nominee could follow in fellow Marvel star Chris Pratt's footsteps with a starring role in new dinosaur adventureScarlett Johansson is reportedly in talks to lead a new Jurassic World movie.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the two-time Oscar nominated actor could follow on from her Marvel co-star Chris Pratt with a starring role in the latest installment of the dinosaur franchise. Continue reading...

6m scheme to fix section of B4069 near Lyneham submitted, but road may take another year to reopenIt became an unlikely hotspot for skateboarders and BMX riders who found that a landslip on a country road had created an attractive testing ground for spins, jumps and flips.Two years on, a planning application to restore a section of the B4069 in Wiltshire that had buckled as if it had been hit by an earthquake has finally been submitted but, to the dismay of local people, it may still take another year before the road is reopened Continue reading...

Brussels vote was cancelled after it became clear law would not pass final stage with majority voteThe EU's nature restoration laws are on the verge of collapse after a number of member states, including Hungary and Italy, withdrew support for the legislation.Spain's environment minister, Teresa Ribera, said it would be enormously irresponsible" for countries to drop the laws, which have been two years in the making and are designed to reverse decades of damage to biodiversity on land and in waterways. Continue reading...

Survey finds varying support for apology from government, firms that profited from slavery, and royal familySix in 10 Britons believe Caribbean nations and descendants of enslaved people should receive a formal apology from the government, the royal family or firms that profited from exploitation, a survey has found.The poll, released on the UN International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, will be delivered to ministers in parliament on Monday by the Repair Campaign, a group calling for a formal response to the historical horrors in the Caribbean. Continue reading...

Visiting medical team reported untreated open wounds, shortage of supplies to pin fractures and lack of food jeopardising treatment

Remy Gordon and Kami Carpenter convicted of Boxing Day nightclub stabbing of Fisher, who died at the scene from a chest woundTwo men have been found guilty of murdering the footballer Cody Fisher, who was stabbed to death inside a Birmingham nightclub on Boxing Day in 2022.Remy Gordon and Kami Carpenter had blamed each other for stabbing the 23-year-old former Birmingham City academy player, who died at the scene from a chest wound. Continue reading...

Regulator for Great Britain launches consultation on options including dynamic' pricing

Technology groups face hefty fines if they are found guilty of breaching Digital Markets Act

Bassirou Diomaye Faye leads Amadou Ba, the candidate for the ruling party who has refused to concede, in the presidential voteSenegal's anti-establishment candidate appears to be closing in on victory in the country's presidential election, an outcome that could steer the west African state in a radical new direction.Early results show opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye ahead, prompting several rivals to publicly concede defeat. Continue reading...

Former elite soldier, who last year won a defamation case against the ABC, said he allowed himself to become too intoxicated' at 2022 event

Legal Observers NSW says several officers' at Port Botany protest - where 19 people were arrested - wore thin blue line patch on uniform

Heavy rainfall brings landslides to country's south-east. Elsewhere, a wild temperature fluctuation in IberiaBrazil was hit by devastating floods over the weekend that have so far claimed 20 lives in the resultant landslides and mudslides. There was heavy rainfall in parts of the south-east, including Rio de Janeiro, Petropolis and the larger Espirito Santo region, with hourly rainfall totals of about 20mm recorded in places. Cumulative totals from Friday through Sunday were close to 250mm, particularly along the coast: this is far higher than the monthly average.Landslides and mudslides occurred across the region, and a number of houses collapsed. Rescue operations are under way to look for people who may have been stranded by the floods. Although there may still be a few showers over the following days, the worst of the rain has now passed. Continue reading...

Company says work is already under way to double the size of the Rolls-Royce Submarines site in the UK

Revelation comes as the new independent monitor raises concerns about the laws which can send someone to jail for up to 10 years for revealing classified information