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Doctor tells Victorian triple murder trial he called the police in a bid to have Patterson return to the hospitalWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA doctor who treated Erin Patterson has told her triple murder trial that he was surprised she discharged herself from hospital five...

This blog is now closedErin Patterson discharged herself five minutes after doctor warned she may have death cap mushroom poisoning, court hearsWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Don and Gail had dined at Erin’s before, court hearsAnna Terrington also recalls a lunch that her parents, Don and Gail, had at Erin’s house in 2023 – before the...

What you need to know about Indian strikes in response to terrorist attack in Kashmir last monthGood morning. Shortly after midnight local time, India said it had conducted strikes on nine sites in Pakistan, reportedly killing at least 26 people, in response to a recent militant attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir. Delhi claimed that it had hit sites of “terrorist infrastructure”, and said...

Earl of Shrewsbury offers to reimburse taxpayer over use of first-class ticket and his ‘erroneous’ claimsA Conservative hereditary peer, who was previously punished for breaking the House of Lords rules, is facing fresh questions over whether he breached them again after he admitted he “erroneously” made claims last year for travel expenses he did not incur.After inquiries by the Guardian, the Earl of Shrewsbury...

Segregation in cells and less gym time among measures to be introducedCriminals who refuse to attend their sentencing face segregation in prison cells and longer time in jail under new powers handed to judges.Tougher sanctions across England and Wales will include confinement to cells and less time in the gym among measures to be introduced to parliament on Wednesday. Continue reading...

The deal, unveiled by Skipton building society, means buyers would not have to make any repayments for the first three monthsA one-of-a-kind mortgage offering a major financial perk – no repayments for the first three months – has been launched in the UK.The deal, unveiled by Skipton Building Society, is the latest innovation aimed at cash-strapped first-time buyers and is designed to provide them...

In his first interview since leaving office, former US president told the BBC he fears for US-Europe relations Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of “modern-day appeasement” in his approach to Russia and expressed fears that Europe would “lose confidence in the certainty of America” in his first interview since leaving the White House in January.“He [Vladimir Putin] believes it [Russia] has historical rights...

Data suggests pollution from energy is falling again after previously stalling, but experts say faster growth needed to achieve Labor goal of 82% renewable electricity by 2030Australia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesGet our breaking news email,free app ordaily news podcastRenewable energy generation rose substantially in Australia’s main power grid over the past year, producing 43% of electricity used across the five...

South Korea passes annual tally for 2024 already, as Vietnam and Thailand continue to battle outbreaksSouth Korea has recorded the highest number of measles cases in six years, adding to concerns that low vaccination rates combined with international travel are contributing to further outbreaks elsewhere in the region.The country has confirmed 52 cases so far this year, exceeding the 49 recorded for the whole...

Huge cuts by Trump administration to international aid budgets has left a vacuum and Britain is looking to lead efforts to find a path forwardThe huge US-led cuts to international aid programmes and to the UN budget has prompted the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, to propose a global conference as part of what he described as “a long overdue conversation about the future...

Exclusive: Attack damaged €1.5bn containment structure over nuclear reactor with repair costs likely to be borne by western governmentsA Russian Shahed drone costing up to £75,000 is estimated to have inflicted tens of millions worth of damage to the site of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, according to initial assessments and engineering experts.The cost of a full fix is likely to be borne by...

Aid officials and residents report breakdown in law and order as food and supplies run out during Israeli blockadeGaza has been hit by a wave of looting and theft as increasingly desperate Palestinians struggle to get food while criminal gangs exploit a breakdown in law and order.Aid officials and witnesses in the devastated territory describe armed men attacking humanitarian warehouses, firefights over remaining food...

This blog has now closed. Read our latest story hereA group of US senators wants Congress’ watchdog agency to investigate whether controls on humanitarian aid deliveries by Israel and other foreign governments violate US law, according to a letter seen by Reuters.The six senators – Chris Van Hollen, Dick Durbin, Jeff Merkley, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Peter Welch – wrote to Gene Dodaro,...

Officials recover body of girl’s 14-year-old brother as her mother is hospitalized and father remains in comaA 10-year-old Indian girl remains missing at sea after a boat carrying migrants capsized outside of San Diego on Monday morning. One of the bodies recovered is the girl’s 14-year-old brother. According to the Department of Justice, the family’s mother is hospitalized while their father remains in a...

Secretary of state says opponents of Maduro have left diplomatic compound in Caracas and are ‘safely on US soil’Five members of Venezuela’s political opposition have left the Argentinian diplomatic compound in their country’s capital, Caracas, where they had sheltered for more than a year to avoid arrest, and were in the United States on Tuesday, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said.Rubio did not...

US president reports three deaths and laments ‘terrible situation’ but does not provide further detailsDonald Trump said Tuesday that three more hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have died, bringing the number still alive to 21.At a White House swearing-in ceremony for his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump revealed that three more Israeli hostages have died in Gaza, meaning that just 21 of...

Ex-housekeepers accuse Motown legend of sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violenceMotown legend William “Smokey” Robinson has been accused of sexual assault and misconduct by four women – identified only as Jane Does 1, 2, 3 and 4 – who worked as housekeepers for the Robinsons.A complaint filed in Los Angeles superior court on 6 May lists charges including sexual battery, false imprisonment,...

Clip of Chris Pelkey, who died in 2021, says: ‘I believe in forgiveness’ after his sister fed an AI model videos of himChris Pelkey was killed in a road rage shooting in Chandler, Arizona, in 2021.Three-and-a-half years later, Pelkey appeared in an Arizona court to address his killer. Sort of. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Conservatives ask Keir Starmer to stand ‘against indefinite occupation’ and ‘reinforce international law’More than a dozen senior Conservative MPs and peers have written to the prime minister calling for the UK to immediately recognise Palestine as a state, breaking ranks with their own party to do so.Seven MPs and six members of the House of Lords have signed the letter to Keir Starmer...

Deal could help UK industries hit by Trump tariffs, as ministers say it will add £4.8bn a year to economy by 2040 Britain and India have agreed a long-desired trade deal that ministers said would cut tariffs and add £4.8bn a year to the UK economy by 2040.The agreement, which was finalised on Tuesday after more than three years of negotiations under successive governments,...

UAE insists it does not provide arms to paramilitary group as Sudanese ambassador recalledSudan’s security and defence council has declared that it will break diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates over its alleged backing of the paramilitary Sudanese Rapid Support Forces.During a televised speech on Tuesday, Sudan’s defence minister, Yassin Ibrahim, said Sudan was “severing diplomatic relations with the UAE” and recalling its...

The Houthis have agreed to stop targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea, but said attacks against Israel will continueThe US will halt its bombing campaign against Yemen’s Houthis after the Iran-aligned group agreed to stop targeting shipping in the Red Sea.The halt – announced by the US president, Donald Trump, during an Oval Office meeting with Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, came on...

Daniel Lozano-Camargo, 20, was deported in March in violation of a legal settlement over his asylum applicationThe identity of a second man illegally deported from the US by the Trump administration in defiance of a court order and now in detention in El Salvador has been revealed.Daniel Lozano-Camargo, a 20-year-old Venezuelan, was deported to El Salvador’s notorious Cecot terrorism confinement facility in March under...

The common perception is that Trump has largely moved on, leaving an emboldened Netanyahu to his own devicesThe Israeli plan to occupy and depopulate Gaza may not be identical to Donald Trump’s vision of a new riviera, but his inspiration and the US’s walkaway diplomacy have ushered Benjamin Netanyahu to the precipice of a dire new chapter in the Israel-Gaza war.The common perception in...