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Housing minister says previous government left prison system in state of ‘criminal neglect’ amid warnings over early release plan Grocery price inflation in the UK jumped to 4.1% in the past month – the highest level since February 2024 – driven by the rising cost of butter, chocolate and sun cream.Sarah Butler has more here: UK grocery inflation jumps to highest level in 15 months Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/may/28/uk-politics-live-keir-starmer-labour-prisons-probation-planning-live-news-updates Author : Martin Belam Publish date : 2025-05-28 10:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Times newspaper cites letter from chiefs of police and security agencies to justice ministry, while joint article calls for ‘serious investment’ in law and order Police chiefs and MI5 have called for the government to give them enough funding amid pressures from the latest plans to release prisoners early.The heads of the Metropolitan police, MI5 and the National Crime Agency were among those who warned that plans to release prisoners early could be “of net detriment to public safety” in a letter to the justice ministry, the Times reported. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/28/early-release-puts-public-safety-at-risk-without-funding-say-police-and-mi5-report Author : PA Media Publish

Australian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder after a mushroom lunch at her house in regional Victoria in 2023. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJury shown text message defendant sent to lunch attendersOn 5 July 2023 Gail texted Patterson to ask about her medical appointment the prior day, the court hears.Thanks for your message Don and Gail. There’s a bit to digest with everything that’s come out of it all. I might talk more about it with you both when I see

Body of Matthew Kelemen found and roommate – who died in car chase last week – identified as suspect, officials sayThe remains of a longtime freelance writer in Las Vegas were found last week inside a container at a downtown business, authorities said.Las Vegas police said in a news release that they discovered the body of Matthew Kelemen, 56, while responding to a report “of a foul-smelling odor” coming from the container. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/27/las-vegas-writer-death-police Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-05-27 23:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Geelong area has a 9.3% share of internal migration, slightly ahead of the Sunshine Coast. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government has appointed a three-person panel to conduct its a “short and sharp” review of the Sydney Trains network in the wake of the commuter chaos that swept the city one week ago.The premier, Chris Minns, said the review would look for improvements to maintenance, punctuality and communication with passengers after a live wire with enough voltage to instantly kill a human fell on top of a train,

Nestlé is among UK companies taking part in project to ‘design out’ waste by redistributing surplus productMillions of meals worth of wasted food could be redistributed thanks to an artificial intelligence tool being trialled by companies across the UK, including Nestlé.The AI tool, which has already generated an 87% reduction in edible food waste at one of the Swiss conglomerate’s factories over its first two-week trial period, is intended to “design out” food waste by providing real-time monitoring, tracking and insights of wasted ingredients and products. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/27/food-companies-edible-waste-charities-ai-tool-trial Author : Rachel Hall Publish date : 2025-05-27

Lawsuit argues executive order violates constitution by targeting NPR for news coverage Trump feels is biasedUS politics live – latest updatesNational Public Radio, the US public broadcaster that provides news and cultural programming to more than 1,000 local stations, has filed a federal lawsuit against Donald Trump’s administration, challenging an executive order that cuts federal funding to the public broadcaster as an unconstitutional attack on press freedom.The lawsuit, which landed Tuesday in federal court in Washington, argues that Trump’s 1 May executive order violates the first amendment by targeting NPR for news coverage the president considers “biased”. Continue reading... Source

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says lorry loads of food have been delivered to sites in Gaza but UN humanitarian agency says it is unaware if any aid has been distributedIsraeli-backed logistics group says Gaza operations have begun after its director resignedFormer Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has written a powerful opinion piece in Israeli newspaper Hareetz, saying Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza and carrying out the “indiscriminate, limitless, cruel and criminal killing” of Palestinian civilians.Olmert said that over the last year he had publicly rejected accusations of genocide and war crimes being levelled at Israel, arguing that although “excessive

Chair Ellie Reeves says Farage driven by personal ambition as he is expected to label Starmer ‘unpatriotic’ in speechBridget Phillipson has said Reform UK are “just not serious people” when asked about the expected announcement from Nigel Farage later today that it would be their policy to make winter fuel payments universal.She told viewers of Sky News that “I don’t think anybody would seriously believe that millionaires should be getting it.”On the wider question of Reform, look, they’re just not serious. They’re just not serious people. It’s not credible.This is a party, after all, that doesn’t believe in the NHS.

Police say 53-year-old white British man held and incident not being treated as terrorism after car ploughs into crowd at Liverpool FC victory parade, injuring nearly 50Full report: Car ploughs into crowd at Liverpool football paradeDay of joy and celebration for Liverpool turns to horrorWelcome to today’s live coverage of events in Liverpool after a car ploughed into pedestrians at Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade on Monday evening. Nearly 50 people, including children, were injured including 27 taken to hospital.Police said they arrested a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area but have said they did not believe

Former senator Rex Patrick praises ATO whistleblower who exposed heavy-handed debt collection tacticsAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe whistleblower Richard Boyle has been hailed a “superhero” after striking a plea deal under which he may avoid jail.The 49-year-old has admitted to four criminal charges linked to his exposure of unethical debt recovery practices at the Australian Taxation Office.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/27/richard-boyle-tax-whistleblower-ato-australian-tax-office-plea-deal-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-05-27 03:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Australian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder after a mushroom lunch at her house in regional Victoria in 2023. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMandy asks Atkinson about her evidence Patterson told her the dried mushrooms may have been purchased in Oakleigh, Clayton or Mount Waverley. Atkinson agrees Patterson was not sure where she had purchased the death cap mushrooms from.Patterson’s defence lawyer, Colin Mandy SC, is cross-examining Atkinson. Mandy asks about the conversation Atkinson recalled yesterday with Conor McDermott, a doctor

George Brandis and Jason Falinski among party figures speaking out about culture war. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEd Husic calls for government to move beyond words on IsraelFormer Labor minister Ed Husic has called for the government to move beyond words to action, and said sanctions on Israel are “probably under consideration”.We’ve got to the threshold where there’s an expectation we move beyond words … We should be speaking up, but beyond speaking up, I think it’s important that we act, and I certainly think it’s vital our government joins with

Emergency services were called to Water Street in Liverpool city centre at around 6pm after pedestrians were struck by a vehicleSteve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool city region, has thanked first responders for their “swift action” on a “difficult day”.He said: “Our hearts go out to all of those affected, especially those who have been injured. Thank you, as ever, to the first responders for their professionalism and swift action. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/may/26/liverpool-car-collision-pedestrians-premier-league-football-parade Author : Sammy Gecsoyler Publish date : 2025-05-26 20:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

European leaders call for ‘lowest possible’ border taxes after levies postponed from 1 June to 9 JulyEU leaders have expressed hopes of a quick deal to resolve the trade war with the US after Donald Trump announced he was delaying his threatened 50% tariffs for the bloc until 9 July.The US president said on Sunday that he would pause the border tax due to be imposed on 1 June, which he had announced two days earlier, after what he called a “very nice call” with the head of the EU executive, Ursula von der Leyen. Continue reading... Source link :

Strike targeted Fahmi al-Jarjawi school, where families have been sheltering, says Gaza’s civil defence as Israeli military says militants were operating from schoolUS homeland security secretary Kristi Noem has been in Israel in the wake of the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington last week. Today she has visited the Black Arrow memorial site and an overlook on the Israel-Gaza border.Reuters has a quick snap reporting that Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has said he is to speak to Benjamin Netanyahu later this week, and will tell him that Israel should not take its attacks on Gaza too far.

French president says he hopes US president’s anger at Moscow will ‘translate into action’ Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has held his regular media briefing with journalists. When asked for reaction to Donald Trump’s criticism of Vladimir Putin (see post at 08.41) by the BBC’s Russia editor Steve Rosenberg, Peskov thanked the US for its role in trying to bring an end to the war through its mediation efforts, which have so far faltered, but suggested Russian strikes against Ukraine are being launched for security and self-defence. He said in the conference call with reporters:It’s a very important achievement. Of course,

President says tariffs will be paused until 9 July after a ‘very nice call’ with European Commission president Ursula von der LeyenThe Kremlin on Monday said that US president Donald Trump’s claim that Vladimir Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY” might be due to emotional overload, but thanked the US leader for his assistance in launching Ukraine peace negotiations.Trump said Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY” by unleashing the largest aerial attack of the war on Ukraine and said he was weighing new sanctions on Moscow, though he also scolded Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/may/26/donald-trump-eu-tariffs-delay-us-politics-news-latest-updates Author :

Campaigners say homes with RTS meters could be left with heating that is permanently off, or on, from 30 JuneThe adverts featuring Lorraine Kelly paint a worrying picture of people left without heating or hot water or, perhaps worse in mid-summer, their radiators on full blast.Either outcome could be possible when the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS), which controls an old type of electricity meter found in almost 400,000 homes across Great Britain, is switched off from 30 June. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/may/26/british-electricity-meters-rts-switch-off-heating Author : Zoe Wood Publish date : 2025-05-26 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Exclusive: Born With Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams, coming to West End, imagines rival dramatists working togetherA Guardian report on William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe being literary rivals and collaborators has inspired a play that will be staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in London’s West End this summer.The RSC’s co-artistic director Daniel Evans will direct Born With Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams, an Irish-American playwright, who has imagined two of the greatest dramatists of all time working together, wrestling creatively, both envious and admiring of each other. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/may/26/guardian-article-inspires-rsc-play-shakespeare-marlowe Author : Dalya Alberge Publish

Anthony Albanese says Netanyahu government ‘excuses’ for stopping critical food and medical supplies are ‘completely untenable’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIsrael’s blockade of aid into Gaza is “an outrage”, Anthony Albanese has said, calling the Israeli government’s “excuses” for stopping critical food and medical supplies “completely untenable”.Prime minister Albanese says he last week told Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, of Australia’s deep concern over the blocking of aid into the Palestinian territory. The United Nations says the entire population of Gaza is facing famine and that Israel’s 80-day blockade of supplies

State premier Jacinta Allan announces sale of the weapons will be prohibited from Wednesday, ahead of amnesty scheme in SeptemberAustralia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe sale of machetes will be banned in Victoria from Wednesday, after a clash involving the weapon between alleged rival groups forced Northland shopping centre into lockdown at the weekend.The premier, Jacinta Allan, on Monday announced the government will use extraordinary powers to fast-track the machete ban, which will remain in place until a permanent law takes effect on 1 September.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s

Police investigate double shooting on busy suburban street in Parramatta. Follow today’s news liveGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Elias Visontay here bringing you news updates from overnight and this morning.The New South Wales police minister, Yasmin Catley, is “horrified by the level of violence” seen on Sydney streets after a double shooting in the heart of Parramatta on Sunday evening. Officers were called to the incident at about 5.10pm, where they found two men with multiple gunshot wounds, near two others who were uninjured. The injured men were taken to hospital. Continue reading... Source link