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Up to four rounds of voting expected with history suggesting white smoke might be seen todayExplainer: how does the conclave work?Leading candidates to be the next pope The chimney cam is back (and so are the seagulls; I will come back to this later).Our live stream at the top is showing the chimney, too – although, as explained earlier, there is no guarantee we are going to get any smoke after the first round of voting. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/08/new-pope-conclave-vatican-white-black-smoke-papacy-catholic-cardinals Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-05-08 08:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US president teases announcement with ‘big and highly respected country’ at 10am (3pm BST) in WashsingtonIn the morning Politico newsletter, Andrew McDonald makes the following point worth bearing in mind. He writes:This was never meant to be a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with the US, of the sort that previous Tory governments tried and failed to win. Instead, this had been pitched by UK officials as a narrow economic pact to avoid tariffs and work together on AI and critical tech. How narrow or otherwise, we should know soon. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/may/08/donald-trump-us-uk-keir-starmer-trade-deal-politics-live-news Author : Martin Belam

Patterson has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s lawyer Colin Mandy cross-examining Kylie AshtonMandy asks about the previous evidence from medical witnesses that Erin was present at the hospital for five minutes before she discharged herself.I said these could be symptoms of illness and we needed to do further investigation to ensure she was safe. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/08/erin-patterson-trial-live-evidence-continues-mushroom-cooks-trial-day-eight-ntwnfb Author : Adeshola Ore Publish date

Projects including solar, wind and batteries expected to create 3,200 jobs and power 2.7m homes. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBen Raue’s predictions for Menzies, Bullwinkel and BradfieldAnalyst Ben Raue also predicted that Labor’s Gabriel Ng lead by 1,145 votes in Menzies, Victoria, will “grow slightly”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/08/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-environment-labor-cabinet-liberal-leadership-sussan-ley-angus-taylor-ntwnfb Author : Cait Kelly Publish date : 2025-05-08 01:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.