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UK borrowing costs rise again, with analyst warning ‘things are also getting rather ugly’Business live – latest updatesThe pound has fallen to a 14-month low against the US dollar as the sell-off in the bond market fuelled investors’ anxiety over UK assets and piled further pressure on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.As the bond sell-off gathered steam, sterling lost a cent against the US dollar,...

President-elect’s post featuring economist Jeffrey Sachs comes weeks after Israeli PM claims two had a ‘warm’ chatDonald Trump has shared inflammatory video content calling Benjamin Netanyahu a “deep, dark son of a bitch” just weeks after the Israeli leader claimed the two had a “very friendly, warm” discussion about hostage negotiations and Syria policy.The president-elect posted the clip to Truth Social featuring economist Jeffrey...

Supermarket now controls 28.5% of grocery market, with sales at UK stores up 4% in six weeks to 4 JanuaryTesco has recorded its “biggest ever Christmas”, with the UK’s largest supermarket chain landing its biggest share of the festive shopping trolley since 2016.Sales at established UK stores rose 4% in the six weeks to 4 January, with fresh food performing particularly strongly and clothing...

At least 12 councils may request postponement of May elections amid government devolution plansUK politics live – latest updatesHalf of the county councils due to have elections in England this spring could ask to have them postponed.Local elections are due to take place in 21 county council areas in England in May, but at least 12 of them are poised to ask ministers for...

Keith Lees charged with murdering Meaghan Rose whose body was found at the base of cliffs at MooloolabaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 72-year-old man has been extradited to Queensland and charged with the alleged murder of his former partner almost 28 years ago.Keith Lees was arrested in Dural, in Sydney’s north-west, last week after spending about 18 months...

This blog is now closedHiker who left muesli bars in Kosciuszko hut praises Hadi Nazari’s survival skillsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 1% of Northern Territory population imprisoned as record jail numbers predicted to climbPolice watch houses in the Northern Territory are being repurposed as long-term prison cells as record imprisonment numbers push the system to breaking point....

Seeking business partners post-Brexit is sound policy, but even in these darker geopolitical times the UK will ultimately side with the USRachel Reeves will fly with a delegation of City grandees to China this week as Labour seeks closer economic links with Beijing as part of its quest for growth.With the outlook increasingly rocky at home after a run of soft economic data, the...

The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCRHundreds of incarcerated firefighters are helping battle the destructive blazes that are rapidly spreading across southern California as a powerful windstorm devastates the region.The California department of corrections and rehabilitation (CDCR) said on Wednesday that it had deployed 395 imprisoned firefighters across 29 crews while the county...

Cross-party Senedd report finds Wales is third from bottom in spending on culture and sports, with Iceland biggest spenderIt is known as the land of song and as one of the world’s most passionate sporting nations.But a report has concluded that despite its proud heritage, Wales is languishing behind almost all other European countries in terms of spending on recreational, sporting and cultural services....

Crystal ‘heartbroken’ after losing family home of 46 years in historic fires that have killed five and destroyed more than 1,100 buildingsCalifornia fires live: sixth wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles as five people killedVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Billy Crystal, Paris Hilton and Eugene Levy are among celebrities who have lost their homes...

Sherman left two muesli bars in national park’s most remote hut while Nazari was lost in wilderness – along with a short logbook message: ‘enjoy’Berries, creek water and two muesli bars: how missing hiker survived in KosciuszkoFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney hiker Sherman left two Uncle Tobys muesli bars inside...

Modest family home in Albuquerque has a price tag fit for a meth kingpin – but owner Joanne Quintana warns buyers to prepare for hundreds of visitors a dayThe modest suburban home used as Walter White’s family abode in Breaking Bad is officially on the market for US$4m – almost 10 times the median sale price in its neighbourhood.The ranch-style house in Albuquerque, New...

High asking price for boat shed a contrast to struggling housing market in the region, expert saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA beach box on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula has gone on the market with an asking price of up to $1m – higher than the median value of a home in...

Crews from across California and other states dispatched to help battle intense fires fanned by strong windsCalifornia wildfires – live updatesFast-moving wildfires tore through several neighborhoods of Los Angeles, killing at least five people, incinerating more than 1,500 buildings and leaving firefighters across the region spread thin.Winds were easing and firefighters from across the state were relieving exhausted crews, but the danger was far...

Police are investigating after schoolboy allegedly circulated images of female students using fake social media accountsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenage boy at a south-western Sydney high school has been reported to police after allegedly using artificial intelligence platforms to create pornography featuring other students.The student is alleged to have...

Iron ore billionaire says he is ‘personally delighted’ at lawsuit as fossil fuel giant has ‘opened themselves up to cross-examination’ in a US courtFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian mining magnate Andrew Forrest is among a group accused of orchestrating “smear campaigns and lawfare” against the global oil and gas sector...

US authorities charged Takeshi Ebisawa with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weaponsA member of the Japanese criminal underworld has pleaded guilty to handling nuclear material sourced from Myanmar and seeking to sell it to fund an illicit arms deal, US authorities have said.Yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa and a co-defendant had previously been charged in April...

Sebastian Gorka says letting people in prison camps return to Britain would benefit the ‘special relationship’ with USBritish nationals being held in Syrian prison camps for fighting on behalf of Islamic State should be allowed to return to the UK, Donald Trump’s incoming counter-terrorism chief has said.Any country that wants to be a “serious ally” to the United States should commit to the international...

New leader Alcide Ponga says people want a ‘signal of hope’ after turmoil in the French Pacific territory Weeks after its first ever pro-independence government collapsed, New Caledonia has named a French loyalist as its new president as the territory seeks to rebuild from deadly riots and destruction that battered the economy.Alcide Ponga, from the Le Rassemblement party, was elected president by the newly...

Israeli military’s new rules intended to protect reservists travelling overseas from facing allegations of war crimesThe Israeli military has placed new restrictions on media coverage of soldiers on active combat duty because of growing concern about the risk of legal action against reservists travelling abroad over allegations of involvement in war crimes in Gaza.The move came after an Israeli reservist vacationing in Brazil left...

Organization said paper’s refusal ‘outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth’, choosing ‘silence over accountability’The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker organization that advocates for peace, said on Monday the group cancelled a planned advertisement in the New York Times in response to the paper refusing to allow it to refer to Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide.“The refusal of The New York...

Brazilian officials also ask tech giant to clarify whether it intends to implement changes in country within 30 daysThe decision by the social media giant Meta to end factchecking in the United States is “bad for democracy”, Brazil’s newly appointed communication minister, Sidonio Palmeira, said on Wednesday.Meta’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, stunned many with his announcement on Tuesday that he was pulling the...

Claudia Sheinbaum joked about renaming the entire continent in retort to Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ commentsClaudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, has responded to Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America with a counter-proposal to rename North America.Standing before a global map in her daily press briefing, Sheinbaum proposed dryly that the continent should be known as “América Mexicana”,...

Family seeks to show a united front as French minister condemns ‘shameful’ celebrations of his demiseThe death of Jean-Marie Le Pen looked likely to reignite rivalries in his family over who is the rightful heir to the far-right political dynasty, as the French government condemned as “simply shameful” crowds of people who took to the streets to celebrate the politician’s demise.Marine Le Pen, daughter...