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Workers affected by university restructure advised to remove themselves from the hazardous work environment' if they believe they are at psychosocial risk

Of 1,101 subjects to be axed, 463 had no enrolments and weren't taught in 2024, according to University of Technology Sydney proposal

Retailer hopes to bounce back from summer cyber-attack with fashion picks aimed at wider age rangeAfter a cyber-attack rained on its summer, Marks & Spencer is banking on fashion to brighten its autumn.A Prada-esque, crystal-embellished, charcoal V-neck cardigan (46), a faux leather trenchcoat with a price tag of 90 - 6,810 less than the Burberry version - and a 36 short pleated skirt that offers a wearable take on Charli xcx's brat" styling will hit shop floors shortly. Continue reading...

Authorities say they no longer have legal justification to hold Christian Bruckner in jail after serving rape sentenceThe main suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is expected to be freed on Wednesday as German authorities admit they no longer have legal justification to hold him in jail.Christian Bruckner, 49, is due to be released from prison in Sehnde, northern Germany, after serving a sentence for the rape of an American woman, then 72 years old, in Portugal in 2005. Continue reading...

Negotiations soon to begin on UK's entry to Safe scheme, which it hopes will secure bigger role for its defence firmsFrance has proposed limiting the use of British-produced military components in the EU's 150bn defence fund, in a move that could complicate negotiations over the UK's entry into the scheme.Four diplomatic sources told the Guardian that French officials had proposed a 50% ceiling on the value of UK components in projects financed through the EU's 150bn Security Action for Europe (Safe) fund. Continue reading...

Jarrod Bleijie defends levy as BHP Mitsubishi Alliance moves to mothball Saraji South mine and slash 750 jobs

About 1,400 visitors were evacuated but hundreds were left stuck because of action linked to bus contract dispute, say Peru authoritiesAt least 900 tourists were stranded near the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu on Tuesday, Peru's tourism minister said, after a passenger train service was suspended due to a protest.PeruRail said service was suspended on Monday because the route in Peru's mountainous Cusco region had been blocked by rocks of various sizes" as residents clashed with authorities and bus companies. PeruRail's local unit also said third parties" had excavated part of its rail route, which affected the track's stability and slowed down the evacuation of tourists. Continue reading...

Israeli media had reported nation had been asked to step aside or compete under a neutral symbol due to controversies over Gaza war

Australian PM will leave Port Moresby without agreement, sparking a setback for Australia's strategy to minimise China's influence among Pacific nationsAnthony Albanese's strategy of pushing back against China in the Pacific has been dealt another blow, with a major defence treaty with Papua New Guinea delayed amid concerns about sovereignty.A deal was expected with the former Australian colony this week but the prime minister is set to leave Port Moresby without signing the so-called Pukpuk mutual defence treaty with his counterpart, James Marape, on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Parentkind charity also says 33% of parents of children with special educational needs reported financial strainOne in three parents have sought a special needs assessment for their child, according to a survey that reveals a surge in demand for special needs support in schools across the UK.The figures were released amid mounting apprehension in England over national plans to reform special needs provision amid rising costs and a severe shortage of dedicated special school places. Continue reading...

Commons committee finds women's concerns not taken seriously due to bias, stereotyping and racist assumptionsBlack women in England are still facing poorer outcomes in their maternity care due to systemic racism, alongside failures in leadership and data collection, according to a group of MPs.Across the UK, black women are more than twice as likely to die in childbirth compared with their white counterparts, while babies born to black mothers are at an increased risk of stillbirth. Continue reading...

George Zinn, accused of obstructing justice, was also booked in connection with images on his cell of child abuseA man who was detained moments after Turning Point USA executive director Charlie Kirk's killing has been arrested on allegations of trying to thwart authorities by falsely confessing to the fatal shooting.After being arrested on Monday, 71-year-old George Zinn faces a count of obstructing justice - a second-degree felony - in the wake of Kirk's killing at Utah Valley University (UVU). He was also booked in connection with images on his cellphone depicting child abuse, said state authorities, who took Zinn into custody after he was released from a hospital that was treating him for a medical condition. Continue reading...

Ministers had hoped to finalise deal this week that would reduce president's steel tariffs to zeroA long-coveted deal to slash US steel and aluminium tariffs to zero has been shelved on the eve of Donald Trump's state visit to Britain, the Guardian has learned.Ministers were poised to finalise a deal this week that would have reduced Trump's tariffs on British steel to zero, according to government officials. Continue reading...

Claims that brothers were sexually abused didn't supersede premeditation and deliberation' of killings, says judgeA California judge has rejected a request for a new trial for Erik and Lyle Menendez, saying the allegations that the brothers were sexually abused did not supersede their premeditation and deliberation" when they killed their parents more than 35 years ago.The ruling Monday by Los Angeles superior court judge William C Ryan comes just weeks after the brothers were denied parole and shuts down another possible path to freedom for the two who have served nearly 30 years in prison. Ryan denied a May 2023 petition seeking a review of their convictions based on new evidence supporting their claims of sexual abuse by their father. Continue reading...

Exclusive: London mayor says US president has perhaps done the most' to encourage far right

The FBI director's seeming fandom of the Premier League club also represents an unexpected clash of politicsFBI director Kash Patel appeared for a hearing in front of the US Senate judiciary committee wearing a tie featuring the logo of English Premier League side Liverpool on Tuesday.The tie drew questions across social media. For one thing, it's extremely unusual for a government official to wear a tie featuring the logo of any business, let alone a sports team. For another, Patel has not publicly expressed fandom for Liverpool in the past - at least not in words. He has previously been photographed wearing Liverpool ties on at least two separate occasions, though. The first, on 12 December 2024, came when Patel was visiting various lawmakers on Capitol Hill after Donald Trump's victory in that year's election, with Patel at the time being rumored to be a part of the administration. The second came about five months later, on 9 April 2025, at a press event touting the US authorities' capture of narcotics. By that time, Patel had been confirmed as director of the FBI. Continue reading...

The 25-year-old claims to be trafficking victim and won high court challenge in what may prove major blow to Labour policyAn Eritrean man has had his deportation to France under Labour's one-in, one-out" scheme halted at the 11th hour after he won a high court challenge.The 25-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is the first to win a challenge in the high court against the removal scheme, which is itself new. The first removal flights were due to take place on Monday and Tuesday of this week but were cancelled. The man had been due to be on a flight to France at 9am on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Labour politicians Simon Opher and Peter Prinsley were due to meet UK diplomats in Jerusalem this weekTwo British MPs have said they were denied entry into Israel during a parliamentary delegation to the occupied West Bank.Labour politicians Simon Opher and Peter Prinsley were travelling as part of the group that was due to meet British diplomats in Jerusalem this week, in addition to Palestinian and Israeli human rights organisations. Continue reading...

The actor and singer shared a statement on Instagram relating to their time together making the 1973 hit The Way We Were

Court rules former president, sentenced to 27 years for coup attempt, must pay R$1m for cockroaches' comment in 2021Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to pay R$1m (138,000) in collective moral damages for remarks deemed racist" while he was in office.The latest ruling, delivered by a state appeals court, came less than a week after Brazil's former president was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for leading an attempted coup to overturn the result of the 2022 election. Continue reading...

Head of state broadcaster says it is impossible to look the other way' over Israel's actions in GazaSpain has become the latest country to confirm it will not take part in next year's Eurovision song contest if Israel participates, with the head of its state broadcaster saying the genocide currently taking place make[s] it impossible for us to look the other way".The majority decision by RTVE board members makes Spain the first of the big five" Eurovision countries that contribute the most money to the event to take such action in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza. Continue reading...

Tommy Robinson's free speech' protest attracted more than 100,000 people - and it was easy to find links to key political figures and events in the US

US president adds that Zelenskyy will have to make a deal' and that Ukraine is in serious trouble' as he departs for UK state visitEU commissioners will on Wednesday agree to impose new sanctions against Israel over its war in Gaza, a spokesperson for the commission said on Tuesday.Tomorrow, commissioners will be adopting a package of measures on Israel," spokesperson Paula Pinho said, as reported by Reuters.Specifically, a proposal to suspend certain trade provisions in the agreements between the EU and Israel." Continue reading...

Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey attack PM's record over US ambassador during commons debate that was skipped by StarmerVikram Dodd is the Guardian's crime correspondent.Police expect to arrest 50 more people following Saturday's large far-right-led march through London, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police said this morning.If you are Conservative right-minded, then the future is Reform. The country is going to change a lot. The same people who thought that Brexit would not happen think that Reform will not happen. They are in for a shock. Continue reading...

Report cites scale of killings and aid blockages, and calls on member countries to punish those responsible

Relatives remember a dependable, kind and funny woman and remain traumatised by her deathPerhaps the Kenyan market town of Nanyuki's greatest claim to fame was that it straddles the equator. But now it has become synonymous with something darker. It was here where Agnes Wanjiru was born and lived and where she was brutally killed.Her family searched for her for months before her body was found stuffed into a septic tank at the same hotel where she had last been seen alive. Continue reading...

Second deportation flight takes off from UK without migrants on boardDowning Street has denied that the government's returns deal with France is in chaos after plans to forcibly remove from the UK people arriving in small boats were abandoned for a second day.Asked by reporters if the latest delay meant the so-called one in one out" agreement was a shambles", the prime minister's spokesperson said No". Continue reading...

Intimidation strategy said to be part of broader campaign to quash and bypass independent and critical publicationsAs newsrooms learned that President Trump had filed another multibillion lawsuit against a major outlet to have provoked his scorn - this time his home town paper the New York Times - media executives again puzzled over his long-term aims in repeatedly deploying the law.Different theories abound over the strategy, from creating a chilling effect on the media to feeding an anti-mainstream media sentiment among his most vigorous supporters. One firm conclusion, however, is that the tactic is here to stay. Continue reading...

Liberal leader to deliver speech arguing against permanent dependency on government' and pledging to means-test welfare payments

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

Celebrations and events have been held across the country to mark the milestone

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...