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Program aims to replace liquid fuels - which make up a third of Australia's emissions - with cleaner alternatives made from canola, sorghum and sugar

From autumn 2026 all schools and after-school clubs must collect and hold students' phones until the end of the day

High court judge issues arrest warrant, saying a suspect has been charged in relation to 2012 death of 21-year-oldA warrant has been issued for the arrest of a British national on suspicion of the murder of the Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru, who was found dead in the grounds of a hotel near an army base in 2012.The high court judge Alexander Muteti issued the arrest warrant earlier on Tuesday in Kenya, with the prosecution telling the court a suspect had been charged with murder, and seeking the application for a warrant of arrest to facilitate his extradition to Kenya. Continue reading...

State forced to stop gathering critical data on pregnancy experiences after Trump administration's shakeupThe Trump administration's shakeup of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has forced Mississippi to stop gathering critical data on women's experiences before, during and after pregnancy - even as the state recently declared a public health emergency over its surging infant mortality rate.Mississippi has suspended data collection for Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (Prams), a national database that has been integral to policymaking on maternal and infant health for nearly four decades, the Guardian has learned. Continue reading...

Investigation uncovers documents and satellite imagery that confirm children being taken to sites for patriotic indoctrination, weapons training and combat drillsRussia is running an extensive network of more than 200 camps to re-educate, Russify and militarise Ukrainian children, a new investigation has found.The facilities, across Russia and occupied Ukraine, include camps as well as schools, military bases, medical facilities, religious sites and universities. Continue reading...

Liberal National party expected to legislate ban this week, putting an end to testing of illicit drugs at festivals

Coroner ordered police investigation after postmortem of Gold Coast man revealed lethal dose of animal life-ending drug pentobarbitone

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The Manchester mayor has never been shy about his ambitions. But is he planning to capitalise on a weakening Starmer?Good morning. It's been a torrid summer of getting screamed at, dumped on and generally run ragged by those who wouldn't even be there without you. But enough about my paternity leave: today's newsletter is about Keir Starmer's wobbling Labour leadership, and the man some of his own MPs want to replace him in No 10.In some ways, Andy Burnham is not an obvious candidate to replace Starmer: he is a throwback to a past Labour era, a figure once viewed as an uber-Blairite, and he's not even an MP. But in the last couple of weeks, without any explicit challenge, the Greater Manchester mayor has been strikingly prominent. The resignation of senior aide Paul Ovenden yesterday, over offensive messages he sent about Diane Abbott in 2017, will have done little to soothe those sceptical of Starmer's intent to use the visit of Donald Trump to reset his premiership - and story after story has suggested that Burnham is working quietly, but doggedly, to capitalise.Far right | Downing Street has fiercely condemned Elon Musk for using dangerous and inflammatory" language, after he told a crowd of protesters in London that violence is coming" and you either fight back or you die". Police are looking for 11 people suspected of committing violent disorder at the march and have charged eight others.UK politics | The MP Danny Kruger has defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK, declaring the Tory party is over" and Nigel Farage is the new custodian" of conservatism and the political right's last hope" of governing Britain.UK news | Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, who caused the death of their newborn baby after taking her to live in a tent in wintry conditions to evade social services, have each been sentenced to 14 years in prison.Technology | Jamieson Greer, a US trade representative, said on Monday that Washington and Beijing have struck a framework agreement on transferring TikTok to US-controlled ownership.Espionage | The UK government says it is extremely disappointed" by a decision to drop charges of spying for China against two men, one of whom was a parliamentary aide. Prosecutor Tom Little told the Old Bailey that we simply cannot continue to prosecute" Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, without giving any reason for the decision. Continue reading...

Chief executive officer of the Central Land Council alleges the CLP senator defamed him in a media release

Government's plans in disarray before Trump talks as MSD, Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca moves prompt job fearsBig pharmaceutical companies have ditched or paused nearly 2bn in planned UK investments so far this year, causing suffering" to patients, as ministers gear up for discussions with Donald Trump amid a row over drug pricing.The government's plan for the life science sector, a key pillar of the economy, has been thrown into disarray, after US drugmaker MSD's shock announcement last Wednesday that it would scrap its 1bn London research centre. Two days later, AstraZeneca decided to halt a planned 200m expansion of its research facilities in Cambridge. Continue reading...

Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and Elton John among creatives arguing that Labour's AI proposals could result in an artist's life work to be stolen'Leading British artists including Mick Jagger, Kate Bush and Paul McCartney have urged Keir Starmer to stand up for creators' human rights and protect their work ahead of a UK-US tech deal during Donald Trump's visit.In a letter to the prime minister, they argued Labour had failed to defend artists' basic rights by blocking attempts to force artificial intelligence firms to reveal what copyrighted material they have used in their systems. Continue reading...

Security message has been frequent - and for some, irritating - part of Great Britain's public transport system since 2016It has been described as the most irritating slogan in the history of British transport, and now the infamous See it. Say it. Sorted" security campaign is getting an overhaul a decade after being introduced.However, to the chagrin of those hoping the frequent announcements across the UK rail network could be scrapped, the government has only undertaken a mild refresh" of the slogan, which was launched under Theresa May's government in 2016 to encourage passengers to report unusual items of activity. Continue reading...

Thinktank says an SUV loophole' means UK buyers pay up to 20 times less tax on biggest models than in neighbouring nationsTaxing Britain's SUVs in line with other European countries could raise almost 2bn a year for the public finances, research has shown.The Transport & Environment thinktank has urged the government to use the autumn budget to bring in a levy on the largest vehicles, which it said would reflect the damage they caused to the environment and infrastructure. Continue reading...

Sarah Abu Lebdeh yet to enter plea for other charges related to video in which she and a colleague allegedly said they would refuse to treat Israeli patients

Five police officers among those taken for treatment after being called to Indian eatery in Riverstone

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Move is latest push by administration to expand military-led response to urban crime in Democratic-run citiesDonald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that would send national guard troops into Memphis, in a replica" of the administration's expanding military-led response to urban crime in Democratic-run cities.The move was welcome by Tennessee's Republican governor, Bill Lee, who stood behind Trump in the Oval Office as he signed a presidential memo establishing a Memphis Safe Task Force. Continue reading...

Group of people who crossed Channel by boat understood not to have been on Air France plane after legal challengeThe first flight to France carrying people who crossed the Channel under Keir Starmer's one in, one out" deal has not taken place as planned, according to reports.A small group of individuals were removed from an Air France flight on Monday due to travel from Heathrow to Paris after a legal challenge, according to multiple newspaper reports. Continue reading...

Arab states say US should use its leverage and influence as they promise to activate joint defence mechanisms'Gulf leaders meeting at an emergency summit in Qatar have called on the Trump administration to use its leverage to rein in Israel following the unprecedented Israeli attempt last Tuesday to assassinate Hamas negotiators in Doha.Speaking after the meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the group's secretary general, Jasem Mohamed al-Budaiwi, said: We ... expect our strategic partners in the United States to use their influence on Israel in order for it to stop this behaviour ... they have leverage and influence on Israel, and it's about time that this leverage and influence be used." Continue reading...

Care and support package, including housing, will help 30-50 young Palestinians for an initial two yearsThe first group of children from Gaza have arrived in the UK for specialist life-saving treatment on the NHS, the Guardian understands.Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, informed the parliamentary Labour party on Monday evening about the news. On arrival in the UK, the patients and their families have been granted access to NHS treatment, appropriate housing and comprehensive support services for an initial two-year period. Continue reading...

Met ask public for help identifying those who aimed kicks and punches' at officers among other offencesPolice are looking for 11 people suspected to have committed violent disorder offences after the large far-right-led march through London on Saturday, and said they had already charged eight people with offences.The unite the kingdom" march was led by the far-right activist known as Tommy Robinson and attracted more than 110,000 people, police said, in excess of what they or the organisers expected. Continue reading...

The former foreign minister says the Les Carlyon award is explicitly for emerging authors', disqualifying Chris Masters's biography of the alleged war criminal

Labour MPs talk openly about replacing PM, as third senior ally in two weeks departs after publication of WhatsAppsThe crisis engulfing Keir Starmer has deepened on the eve of Donald Trump's visit to the UK after the resignation of a third senior ally in two weeks raised further questions about the stability of his government.Paul Ovenden quit as the prime minister's director of political strategy after the publication of old WhatsApp messages in which Ovenden relayed lewd jokes made at a party about the Labour MP Diane Abbott. Continue reading...

Medical tribunal rules very low risk' of Suhail Anjum, who had been dismissed by hospital in Greater Manchester, repeating behaviourA doctor who left a patient midway through an operation to have sex with a nurse is at very low risk" of repeating his serious misconduct, a medical tribunal has ruled.Dr Suhail Anjum, 44, and the unnamed nurse were caught in a compromising position" by a shocked colleague who walked in on the pair at Tameside hospital. The consultant anaesthetist had asked another nursing colleague to monitor the male patient, who was under general anaesthetic, so he could go to the bathroom. Continue reading...

Nato is responding with unity and strength' to Russian threats, says John HealeyRAF Typhoon jets will be deployed within days to shoot down drones over Poland and other Nato allies in eastern Europe if necessary, after last week's incursion of 19 uncrewed Russian aircraft into Poland.The British fighters, based at Coningsby in Lincolnshire, will join Nato's new Eastern Sentry mission working alongside French, German and Danish counterparts who are acting as reinforcements for Dutch F-35s and Polish F-16s. Continue reading...

Sisters of Leonard Farruku tell inquest they want to know what help there was' for people on the bargeThe family of an asylum seeker who died on the Bibby Stockholm barge say they do not understand why a man whose mental state was clearly not right" was moved there.An inquest into the death of Leonard Farruku, an Albanian asylum seeker whose body was found in a shower room on the barge in Portland Port on 12 December 2023 opened in Bournemouth on Monday. Continue reading...

Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry were due to go on trial next month charged with breaching Official Secrets ActThe government says it is extremely disappointed" by a decision to drop charges of spying for China against two men, one of whom was a parliamentary aide.The men, Christopher Cash, 30, and Christopher Berry, 33, had denied accusations of providing information prejudicial to the interests of the state in breach of the Official Secrets Act between December 2021 and February 2023. Continue reading...

Revelation relating to then Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent, Vincent Kearney, a matter of grave concern'MI5 has conceded it unlawfully" obtained the communications data of a former BBC journalist, in what was claimed to be an unprecedented admission from the security services.The BBC said it was a matter of grave concern" that the agency had obtained communications data from the mobile phone of former BBC Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent, Vincent Kearney. Continue reading...

Soldier F is charged with two murders and five attempted murdersSoldiers disgraced the British army by targeting unarmed civilians in an unjustified" and gratuitous" use of force on Bloody Sunday, the murder trial of an army veteran has heard.The shooting by the former paratrooper and his comrades was unnecessary" and had a profound impact on Northern Ireland, a prosecutor told Belfast crown court on Monday at the opening of the long-awaited trial. Continue reading...

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Director of strategy Paul Ovenden quits to avoid becoming distraction' after details of derogatory emails emergeNigel Farage has announced that Danny Kruger has defected to Reform UK from the Tories. Kruger, MP for East Wiltshire, is a leading social conservative, and co-chaired the New Conservatives group in the last parliament with Miriam Cates.Farage said that Kruger would be in charge of preparing the part for government. Continue reading...

Hayut, a convicted fraudster who was focus of a Netflix documentary, was detained on as-yet unknown chargesA convicted con artist who was the focus of the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler has been arrested in Georgia on Interpol's request, officials have said.Shimon Yehuda Hayut, also known as Simon Leviev, was taken into custody on Sunday as he arrived at Batumi international airport in the south-west of the country. Continue reading...

Madrid-based NGO estimates at least 60,000 inmates subject to forced labour with little or no pay in Cuban jailsPrisoners in Cuba are forced to work producing the country's world-famous cigars and marabu charcoal sold to European consumers, according to a new report.The Madrid-based NGO Prisoners Defenders estimates that at least 60,000 people are being forced to work with little or no pay, under threats, in exhausting conditions and without adequate equipment, with reports of violence including the sexual abuse of female detainees. Continue reading...

Allies rehearsing scenarios of an attack on Belarus in the first such exercises since Russia invaded UkraineEU trade spokesperson Olof Gill also defended the EU's sanctions from criticism that they are not going far enough.He said:Our assessment is that the successive sanctions packages we have brought forward, which includes new initiatives plus additional initiatives to make the previous one stronger if that makes sense, our assessment is that those sanctions are working.The economic evidence shows that they are having an impact on the Russian economy, and that is precisely what they intended to do.Phasing out of Russian fossil fuels is something that we have been doing and are doing actively for a number already of years, since the beginning of the war, with a very clear roadmap, with now even a clear legislative proposal in order to phase out the remaining gas still entering the EU.... This is something on which the EU has been very actively and we have a very, very clear roadmap, and how to go about it." Continue reading...

Couple took newborn to live in a tent in wintry conditions in Brighton after going on the run to evade social servicesTwo parents who caused the death of their newborn baby after taking her to live in a tent in wintry conditions to evade social services have each been sentenced to 14 years in prison.Constance Marten and Mark Gordon went off the grid in late-2022; their four older children having previously been taken into care due to concerns for their safety if left with the couple. Continue reading...

Departure of political strategy director Paul Ovenden is yet another setback for PM after Mandelson and Rayner exits

The 013 venue in Tilburg says new statements go too far', while band responds that at no point was Kirk's death celebrated'The punk duo Bob Vylan have had a gig cancelled after their frontman Bobby Vylan called the far right commentator Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot last week in Utah, an absolute piece of shit of a human being" while performing in Amsterdam.The Tilburg venue 013 has cancelled the Ipswich band's 16 September show as a result, saying that the band went too far" at the Paradiso venue in the Dutch capital. Continue reading...

Musical, which originated on Broadway in 1981, will return in 2026 with auditions taking place in cities across the worldThe hit musical Dreamgirls will return to Broadway with a global search to find its new stars.The show originated in New York in 1981 and played until 1985, winning six Tony awards as well as two Grammys. The song And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going was also a No 1 hit on the R&B chart. Continue reading...

Sir Tony Radakin says extraordinary Teams calls with 20 or 30 people' partly at fault as he calls for action to be takenSprawling video meetings involving dozens of ministers and officials that each have a veto over the outcome are frustrating decision-making and delaying reform at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), according to the recently departed head of the armed forces.

Library of Congress, which has been under fire from Trump administration, appoints author and translator, 74At a time when its leadership is in question and its mission challenged, the Library of Congress has named a new US poet laureate: the much-honored author and translator Arthur Sze.The library announced on Monday that the 74-year-old Sze had been appointed to a one-year term, starting this fall. The author of 12 poetry collections and recipient last year of a lifetime achievement award from the library, he succeeds Ada Limon, who had served for three years. Previous laureates also include Joy Harjo, Louise Gluck and Billy Collins. Continue reading...

Speaking after Gaza protesters forced early end to cycle race, Pedro Sanchez says Israel should not be allowed to use sports to whitewash' its barbarism'Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has called for Israel to be barred from international sports competitions for as long as its barbarism" in Gaza continues, saying the country should not be allowed to use high-profile events to whitewash" its offensive.Speaking a day after pro-Palestinian demonstrators forced a premature end to the Vuelta a Espana cycle race amid chaotic scenes and clashes with police, Sanchez said he had a deep admiration" for all those who had protested peacefully against the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech team. Continue reading...

Far right points to lax criminal justice system and racist narratives, not mental health system failures as experts sayThe random and unprovoked killing of a young woman in North Carolina several weeks ago has become a viral video, a political football, and a powerful rightwing talking point - even as the horror and anger her death has provoked obscures what experts say is a vital story about the failures of the American mental health system.The alleged perpetrator, Decarlos Brown Jr, 34, has a long history of problems with the law and mental health issues. He had been arrested 14 times and served a five-year stint for armed robbery. Brown had also come to believe that there was something alien and malevolent inside him - a man-made material", he told people, possibly a computer chip implanted by the government that was fighting him for control of his body. Continue reading...

Lee Jae Myung says bewildering' incident may scare off future investment after Ice detained about 475 people

Spencer Cox said suspect had been radicalized' and was in relationship with person transitioning from male to femaleThe Utah governor, Spencer Cox, has said the man suspected of killing Charlie Kirk comes from a conservative family" but that his ideology was very different than his family".On Sunday, the Republican governor said Tyler Robinson, 22, was in relationship with a person transitioning from male to female", and that investigators were continuing to explore a possible motive in the attack. Continue reading...

Researchers find people interpret verbose statements of atonement as more genuine than concise onesSorry may be the hardest word, but it is also rather on the short side.And that means it may not be enough to get out of trouble, a study suggests. Continue reading...

The party lost 2.1 million registered voters from 2020 to 2024 - while Republicans gained 2.4 millionThe Democrats are launching a weeklong bid to register voters nationwide, particularly in battleground House districts as their party grapples with increasing numbers of Americans registering as Republicans.The nationwide trends in party registration - detailed in an article published in August by the New York Times - heightened concern that the Democrats' drubbing in the 2024 election was not the one-off result of a chaotic presidential campaign won by Donald Trump and the Republicans, but rather signs of a broader shift by voters away from Democrats. Continue reading...

Police allege business owner used fake whale charity to secure euthanasia drugs as 53-year-old charged with aiding suicide and trafficking dangerous drugs

Nish Kumar, Jenna Coleman and Morfydd Clark will also feature in London event for Medical Aid for PalestiniansThe One Day star Ambika Mod and Star Wars' Daisy Ridley are to lead the cast for a table read of a stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice to raise funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians.The one-off event will take place on 12 October at the Troxy in east London, hosted by Nish Kumar and also featuring the radio host Jameela Jamil, People Just Do Nothing's Asim Chaudhry, Doctor Who's Jenna Coleman and Morfydd Clark, the star of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and the sleeper horror hit Saint Maud. Continue reading...

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