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African country looks to position itself as a useful option for countries’ anti-migration policiesUS politics live – latest updatesTalks between Rwanda and the US to host deported migrants are the latest move by the African country to position itself as a useful option for the anti-migration policies of allied governments.Previous high-profile attempts, however, including with the UK, Israel and Denmark, failed after becoming beset...

Mark Carney said country was ‘not for sale’ in much anticipated summit between leaders at White HouseFive takeaways from Carney-Trump meetingDonald Trump has said he “just want[s] to be friends with Canada” after his first post-election meeting with the country’s prime minister, Mark Carney – who used the gathering to shoot down any prospect of his country becoming the 51st state.Speaking in the Oval...

India has made concessions in trade negotiations, leaving UK heralding deal as ‘most significant’ since BrexitIt is not exactly the deepest and most comprehensive trade deal the UK has ever entered, but the timing of the announcement that Keir Starmer has clinched a free trade deal with India could not be more fortunate.Over the weekend, the US president, Donald Trump, hinted he was on...

Applicants will be targeted by Home Office due to suspicions they are most likely to overstay and claim asylumUK politics live – latest updatesNigerians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans applying to work or study in the UK face Home Office restrictions over suspicions that they are most likely to overstay and claim asylum, Whitehall officials have claimed.The government is working with the National Crime Agency...

Further vote not expected today in process that had been expected to anoint CDU/CSU leader to replace outgoing Olaf ScholzScholz to hand over power to sound of feminist anthemFor what it’s worth, multiple German media are now suggesting that there won’t be another round of voting today – exactly because Merz and his team worry about the risk of another hugely embarrassing defeat.Frankfurter Allgemeine...

Health secretary says winter fuel payment cut was a topic on the doorsteps during local election campaigningAyesha Hazarika, who worked as a Labour aide for Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband and who is now a broadcaster, has welcomed the Guardian’s report saying Downing Street may rethink the winter fuel payment cut. She posted this on social media.Very much hope this is true. The timing...

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsTrump’s foreign film tariffs could ‘wipe out’ UK movie industry, ministers toldCar sales across the UK fell by over 10% last month, compared to a year ago.New industry data shows that 120,331 new vehicles were registered in April, 10.4% fewer than in April 2024.In what is traditionally a quieter month following the March plate change, volumes...

Benjamin Netanyahu announced new ‘intensified’ offensive aimed at ‘conquering’ Gaza StripChina’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Lin Jian, said Beijing is “highly concerned about the current Palestine-Israel situation”.“We oppose Israel’s ongoing military actions in Gaza, and hopes all parties continuously and effectively implement the ceasefire agreement,” Jian said.The government of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, hopes that the Israel Defense Forces’ call-up of tens of...

Flights temporarily halted as mayor says at least 19 drones approached and apartment building reportedly hitUkraine war briefing: Moscow drone raids, new Kursk incursionUkrainian drones have targeted Moscow for the second night in a row, forcing temporary airport closures as the Russian capital prepares for a major military parade marking the end of the second world war that is expected to draw world leaders.The...

Associated British Foods’ sale of Allied Bakeries would bring together two of the UK’s biggest breadmakersBusiness live – latest updatesThe owners of Hovis and Kingsmill have entered talks which could lead to two of the UK’s biggest bread brands merging amid “challenging” market conditions.Associated British Foods (ABF), which owns Kingsmill parent Allied Bakeries as well as the budget clothing chain Primark, said it was...

‘No sense’ in considering new truce proposals, says group, hours after Israel agrees plan for ‘conquest’ of territoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesHamas has said it is no longer interested in truce talks with Israel and urged the international community to halt Israel’s “hunger war” against Gaza, hours after Israeli officials agreed an intensified offensive in the devastated territory that would involve displacing “most”...

MP who stood down after assaulting constituent says election results showed government was making ‘some big political mistakes’UK politics live – latest updatesThe former Runcorn MP Mike Amesbury has called on Labour backbenchers to oppose winter fuel and welfare cuts, after the byelection in his former seat was lost to Reform UK.Amesbury, who stood down after he was convicted of assaulting a constituent, said...

The musician is to debut as a theatre composer for W Somerset Maugham’s 1926 comedy adapted by Laura Wade and directed by Tamara HarveyJamie Cullum is to make his debut as a theatre composer for the Royal Shakespeare Company this summer. The pianist, singer and broadcaster will provide the music for a new version of W Somerset Maugham’s 1926 drawing-room comedy The Constant Wife,...

Researchers call for urgent action as fragments of plastic found in human brains and pollute food, water and airThe UK is falling behind on international efforts to tackle microplastics, scientists have said, as the pollutants continue to infiltrate food, ecosystems and human bodies.The tiny fragments of plastic have been found in human testicles and brains, and they burrow into plants, inhibiting their ability to...

Daniel’s likely loss in Goldstein would mark the first reversal of teal independent gains of 2022 federal electionFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTim Wilson looks set to reclaim his inner-Melbourne seat from the teal independent Zoe Daniel in a nail-biting race that will give...

This blog is now closedLiberal Tim Wilson projected to win Goldstein back from teal Zoe Daniel in nail-biting countFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPenny Wong: Liberal Party was ‘very aggro’ and wanted a ‘culture war’The foreign minister, Penny Wong, says the media response to...

Ian Wilkinson, whose wife was among three who died, tells Victorian court the triple murder accused ‘just seemed like a normal person to me’Who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?The only surviving guest of the beef wellington lunch at Erin Patterson’s house has told her triple murder trial he was happy and excited about being invited for...

This blog is now closedMushroom lunch’s sole surviving guest details deadly meal and its aftermath as trial of Erin Patterson continuesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Ian Wilkinson says late wife Heather ‘fairly excited’ about lunchThe examination now turns to the invite for the mushroom lunch.There was no reason for the lunch.... We were very happy to...

Loud explosions reported at dawn and plumes of smoke as RSF targets Sudanese government’s seat of powerDrones have struck the airport and targeted an army base in Port Sudan, officials said, the third straight day the seat of power of the government, which is aligned with the Sudanese army, has come under attack.The country’s main fuel depot was hit on Monday, causing a massive...

Grandsons aged six and seven found dead at NSW property in case police are treating as double murderA woman whose two grandsons died in a regional town in New South Wales is in a mental health facility after what police are treating as a “confronting” alleged double murder.The boys, aged six and seven, were found dead by police after officers forced entry to a...

Horsham local Glenn Coffey says he witnessed large numbers of sick birds falling out of trees and drowning in Wimmera riverGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s conservation regulator has launched an investigation into the suspected fatal poisoning of 300 little corellas in Horsham, in the state’s north-west.The incident, which began on Tuesday last week, has killed hundreds of protected...

Exclusive: Poll before 80th anniversary of VE Day finds tensions with Russia seen as most probable causeEighty years after the second world war, polling shows many Americans and western Europeans believe an even more devastating third global conflict could break out within a decade, with tensions with Russia seen as the most probable cause.As Europe prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day,...

Military armistice ending second world war was signed in this nondescript Reims schoolhouse before VE DayFor a building that witnessed one of the pivotal moments of European history, it is oddly unremarkable: a nondescript red-brick schoolhouse on an unexceptional street on the wrong side of the railway tracks in Reims, eastern France.In May 1945 it was the Collège Moderne et Technique. Students came and...

The draft bill is modelled on Australian laws and would force digital platforms to verify the age of users or face heavy finesNew Zealand’s prime minister has proposed banning children under 16 years old from using social media, in an effort to protect young people from harms such as exposure to violent content and cyberbullying.Christopher Luxonsaid on Tuesday the draft law would force social...