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Texas trial drew national attention due to race, as Anthony is Black and Metcalf was whiteFollowing a trial that lasted just one week from jury selection to verdict, a Collin county, Texas, jury found Karmelo Anthony, now 19, guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf last year. The closely watched trial drew national attention, with viral social media posts that highlighted the racial composition of the case: Anthony is Black; Metcalf was white. Attorneys selected 12 jurors and six alternates for the trial; none of the jurors was Black.Anthony, of Centennial high school, and Metcalf, of Memorial

The Tory leader says the public sector duty to consider minorities encourages division but legal experts warn abolishing it will fuel discriminationFor more than two decades, an important part of Britain’s equality laws ensured public institutions had to think about the impact the decisions they make could have on different groups within society.Introduced in the wake of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, the public sector equality duty required public bodies – such as local councils, police forces and hospitals – to think proactively about equality law. Now this once uncontroversial public duty is a new battleground in Britain’s culture wars. Continue

US spy-tech company to challenge London mayor’s intervention after he raised concerns over breach of procurement rulesPalantir intends to sue the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, after he blocked a contract between the US spy-tech firm and the Metropolitan police.The Met had planned to use Palantir’s software to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, until Khan intervened in late May, sparking a row between the UK’s largest police force and the mayor’s office. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/palantir-sue-khan-blocked-met-contract Author : Aisha Down and Rajeev Syal Publish date : 2026-06-09 15:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Polls for Maine’s primary elections close at 8pm ET as it appears voters may be sticking with Platner despite string of controversiesSign up for the Breaking News US emailin Bangor, MaineGraham Platner has some vocal supporters. I spoke to Tim Fullerton, a Democratic strategist born and raised in Maine who is now cofounder and chief executive of Find Out Media. Fullerton interviewed Platner on his podcast last year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jun/09/donald-trump-nithya-raman-los-angeles-la-spencer-pratt-mayor-politics-latest-news-updates Author : Lucy Campbell (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Publish date : 2026-06-09 13:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Conservative leader also claims public sector equality duty ‘creating inequality of outcomes’Badenoch said, after the murder of Stephen Lawrence, it was right that people wanted to ensure this did not happen again.It led to the Macpherson report, she said. wanted to put right what went wrong with policing in the 1990s.However, in attempting to do so, it also enshrined a principle which I believe is wrong that a racist incident is racist if it is perceived as racist by the victim or any other person.Equality law, properly designed, should protect us all in the same way. It should be a

Labor MP Ernest Wong and restaurateur Jonathan Yee are facing court over allegedly circumventing election funding lawsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales prosecutors have launched proceedings against two state Labor officials after they allegedly disguised donations to Chris Minns during his election campaign almost a decade ago.On Tuesday, the NSW Electoral Commission revealed the director of public prosecution had begun proceedings against former Labor MP Ernest Wong and restaurateur Jonathan Yee. The commission commenced an investigation in 2019 into a “potential scheme to circumvent” election funding laws during the campaign to elect Minns

In a wide-ranging interview, an upbeat Ukrainian president also discusses Donald Trump, King Charles, and how Kyiv is prepared to share its experience of drone warfare with the westSitting down with the Guardian in London, Volodymyr Zelenskyy seems cheerful. More than four years after Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion, he believes Europe’s biggest war since 1945 appears to be slowly turning in Ukraine’s favour. The military situation is the most promising it has been for Kyiv for two and a half years, Zelenskyy says. “We can’t say Russia is losing this war. But we can say they are losing the initiative

Hugh Marks confirms ABC secretly engaged recruitment firm and signals sweeping changes at national broadcasterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe ABC managing director, Hugh Marks, has confirmed he secretly engaged a recruitment company to look for a replacement for news director Justin Stevens after the two disagreed over the direction of ABC News.Marks said Stevens “did not know” he had begun an international search for a new head of news but it was a necessary move because they “couldn’t get agreement on the way forward”. Continue reading...

Khan, a prominent British lawyer, has repeatedly denied the allegations which first emerged in 2024The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court, Karim Khan, has been suspended after a disciplinary process triggered by sexual abuse allegations against him reached a conclusion.The ICC’s governing body announced the decision on Monday evening after its executive committee voted to refer the proceedings against Khan to a special session of the court’s member states for them to consider his future. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun/09/icc-chief-prosecutor-karim-khan-suspended-international-criminal-court Author : Harry Davies Publish date : 2026-06-09 00:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Hugh Marks says Charlie Pickering’s comments to Avi Yemini about Grace Tame hosting an ABC podcast were ‘his own view’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarks: Grace Tame’s ABC podcast will be of ‘real interest’; Pickering comments ‘not a breach’ of code of conductHugh Marks was just asked about Grace Tame’s four-part podcast for the ABC about autism, which has sparked some criticism due to her comments about Israel and Gaza in an ABC interview.I think if you look at the programme itself, it’s a great podcast that she’s done a great job on a topic

A renowned academic, Wood was hit by a car as he was crossing a supermarket’s parking lot and later died of the injuriesGordon S Wood, a Pulitzer prize-winning author and historian, was killed on Sunday when he was struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot in Rhode Island.Wood, 92, won the Pulitzer in 1993 in the history category for The Radicalisation of the American Revolution, a landmark tome that advanced the theory of the break with Britain being at least as much of an internal social and political transformation as a desire to be rid of colonial masters.

Plane on way to pick up Yadier Molina and his family crashed in Dominican Republic, killing pilot and co-pilotA pilot and co-pilot from the United States have died in a fiery plane crash as they attempted an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic, authorities said.Former major league baseball all-star catcher Yadier Molina said on social media that the plane was bound for Texas to pick him up, along with family and friends. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/us-pilots-killed-plane-crash-dominican-republic Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2026-06-08 16:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Keir Starmer says he will fight on as prime minister, but behind the scenes he is said to be thinking about his legacy. He’s talking this week about tech companies and the shape of a social media ban, but he is also focussed on resetting the UK’s relations with EU and defence. Pippa and Kiran discuss what his legacy might be and the role Andy Burnham has to play Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2026/jun/08/is-keir-starmer-in-his-legacy-era-podcast Author : Presented by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey, produced by Sam Gruet, Nada Smiljanic and May Robson, music by Axel Kacoutié, the executive producer

President posts screenshot on Truth Social attacking Californian election, after walking out of NBC interview after refusing to substantiate his claims of election riggingSign up for the Breaking News US emailWelcome to our coverage of US politics.Donald Trump has repeated a claim made during an NBC interview on Sunday that he walked out of claiming that the California gubernatorial race is rigged.Later today Trump is expected to attend a campaign rally in New Jersey, before attending the Knicks game in New York’s Madison Square Garden. Trump’s appearance at the game means that there will be heightened security, a strict no-bag

Prime minister makes announcement during speech at the start of London Tech Week The government has highlighted work done by the internet safety firm SafeToNet as showing that the technology is already in place that would allow tech companies to stop children using phones to take naked pictures of themselves, or other people. The Home Office says:Measures to protect children already exist within smartphones and tablets, but are applied inconsistently, often switched off by default and only blurring content rather than blocking it. But the government is working closely with technology companies — some of whom, like Apple, have already

Despite Trump’s calls for calm, IDF says it struck military targets in central and western Iran in response to attacks by TehranIsrael strikes Iran despite Trump plea as Middle East crisis threatens to escalateYemen announced that it had joined the war for the first time since the 8 April ceasefire. The Houthi leadership fired missiles towards Jaffa Israel and said Israeli linked commercial shipping would be blocked entering the Red Sea, a decision that will unnerve other shipping.Iranian officials had earlier suggested the revival of the blockade of Bab al-Mandab strait for Israeli linked shipping was being considered by the

Meta’s former head of global affairs says executives pivoted right in some cases for ‘rather more self-interested’ reasonsSilicon Valley companies including Meta have decided to embrace Maga politics, some for “rather more self-interested” reasons, the former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said.Clegg, who spent nearly seven years at Meta as the head of global affairs, told The Rest is Money podcast that it felt like “a very good time for me to move on” when he left the company in March 2025, three months into the second Trump administration. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/08/silicon-valley-meta-maga-politics-nick-clegg Author : Aisha

Scolyer, who did pioneering work on immunotherapy, was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in 2023Richard Scolyer’s open letter to AustraliansRichard Scolyer obituaryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProf Richard Scolyer, the world-renowned cancer researcher and former Australian of the year, has died at the age of 59.Scolyer’s family shared a statement the eminent pathologist and melanoma expert penned before his final stages of illness. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/08/richard-scolyer-cancer-researcher-and-former-australian-of-the-year-dies-aged-59 Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2026-06-08 01:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Former Labor prime minister angered at use of ‘tired old trope’. Follow liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIs Australian music at risk of extinction? Here’s what the data tells usThe music that charts in Australia has changed considerably over the past couple of decades – rock is out, country is in and old tracks are new again.Because of Richard’s brilliant research, advanced Melanoma went from a death sentence to a curable disease. As a result of that breakthrough, in a country with the highest melanoma rates on earth, thousands of Australians are alive today. …After

Democratic congressman issues qualified defense of Maine candidate in his bid to unseat Republican Susan CollinsProgressive Democratic congressman Ro Khanna issued a qualified defense of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Sunday, saying “his actions were misogynistic, they were shameful, they were wrong, but they didn’t come as a surprise to a lot of the folks in Maine.”The former Marine-turned-oyster farmer, who is campaigning to unseat the state’s Republican senator Susan Collins in November, has been hit with successive waves of accusation about his past actions, including sending sexually explicit messages he sent to women while married and being stenciled

Tehran responds after Israel launches strikes that have killed at least two people and injured 11, reports sayIsrael escalates war against Hezbollah with airstrikes on Beirut suburbsDonald Trump also aggressively pushed back against claims that he broke a key campaign promise to keep the US out of new foreign conflicts.“Well, well, first of all, I didn’t guarantee no war,” Trump said during the Meet the Press interview. “Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/07/israel-lebanon-southern-beirut-hezbollah-idf-ceasefire-iran-latest-news-updates Author : Nadeem Badshah (now); Marina Dunbar and Yohannes Lowe (earlier) Publish date : 2026-06-07 18:15:00

Jérôme Barella had been accused of rape in months before murder but series of delays meant police had failed to summon him for questioningThousands of mourners have turned out for a silent march for a 11-year-old schoolgirl whose murder prompted widespread outrage when it emerged police had failed to question the suspected killer about previous child sexual abuse allegations.The parents of the girl, who has been named only as Lyhanna, led the cortege on Sunday in the south-western village of Fleurance behind a banner reading “Never again”. Most of those who marched, including children, wore white shirts or T-shirts, many

Proposed memorials have become flashpoints in a wider struggle over history and political powerDisputes provoked by public monuments, flags and symbols are intensifying as the US’s 250th birthday approaches next month, and none are so contentious as those proposed by Donald Trump.Among the recent projects planned by the US president are a Garden of Heroes, a monumental “Freedom” arch, a massive ballroom and turning the reflecting pool at the Washington monument the color of a Bahamian luxury hotel pool. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/07/trump-america-birthday-us-monuments Author : Edward Helmore Publish date : 2026-06-07 13:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

In his first visit to an EU country outside Italy, pope urges world leaders to stop dividing electorates and to respect ‘every human being’More than a million people have filled the streets near one of Madrid’s main squares to join Pope Leo for an outdoor Mass, likely to be the largest event of his week-long visit to Spain.Throngs of people pressed along barriers near the landmark Cibeles Square, waving flags and shouting “Long live the pope”, as Leo arrived in his white popemobile for the event. Some tossed flower petals as he arrived in the square. Continue reading... Source link

The local police force wanted to address what it described as online ‘disinformation’ during active court proceedings against Vickrum Digwa, a report saidOn Friday evening, the US vice-president, JD Vance, blamed Henry Nowak’s murder on the “mass invasion of migrants” and said the “only response” was “righteous anger”, prompting a rebuke from Downing Street which hit out at “people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division”.The UK justice secretary and deputy prime minister, David Lammy, revealed to Sky News’ Trevor Phillips that he spoke to Vance yesterday following his intervention. Lammy, who is rumoured to