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Former army and navy leaders urge government to think beyond military capability in advance of key defence reviewFormer military leaders are urging the UK government to widen its definition of national security to include climate, food and energy measures in advance of a planned multibillion-pound boost in defence spending.Earlier this year Keir Starmer announced the biggest increase in defence spending in the UK since the end of the cold war, with the budget rising to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than planned – and an ambition to reach 3%. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/29/national-security-definition-food-climate Author

Defence minister says move ‘prevents establishment of a Palestinian state that would endanger Israel’Middle East crisis live – latest news updatesIsrael has said it will establish 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, including the legalisation of outposts already built without government authorisation, after a security cabinet vote held in secret last week.Israel occupied the West Bank, capturing it from Jordan, in the six-day war of 1967. Since then, successive governments have tried to permanently cement Israeli control over the land, in part by declaring swathes as “state lands”, which prevents private Palestinian ownership. Continue reading... Source link :

PM to say Reform UK leader is promoting a ‘fantasy’ that would unleash a Truss-style economic crisisStarmer to say Reform’s spending plans would cause Truss-style meltdownA former British ambassador to Egypt has called for the Foreign Office to caution against travel to the country amid fears British nationals face an increased risk of arrest, reports the PA news agency.John Casson, who was British ambassador to Egypt between 2014 and 2018, described the country as a “police state” which is “violent and vindictive”, when he spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Thursday.It’s abusing a British citizen, Alaa Abd el-Fattah

Earl of Shrewsbury is fifth peer to face an inquiry after Guardian reporting into upper houseThe House of Lords watchdog has launched an investigation into a Conservative hereditary peer who admitted he “erroneously” made claims last year for travel expenses he did not incur. He is the fifth peer to face an inquiry after Guardian reporting into the upper house.The Earl of Shrewsbury is being examined for a potential breach of rules after revelations he received reimbursement for mileage for four journeys between his home in Derbyshire and Stafford station, which he cannot have made as he was either in

Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a fatal mushroom lunch in 2023. Follow live updatesEppingstall cross-examined about phone recordsMandy asks Eppingstall about the call charge records, previously shown to the jury, and if the time reflected for a changed IMEI number is accurate. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/29/erin-patterson-murder-trial-live-udpates-australia-mushroom-case-day-22-witness-evidence-ntwnfb Author : Adeshola Ore Publish date : 2025-05-29 03:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Margin down to just two votes, as a recount of votes sees Liberal Gisele Kapterian in lead. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMcCormack says he expects Nationals to revisit net zero position eventuallyMcCormack expects the Nationals to revisit net zero by 2050:I think we need to have a very serious discussion about that. When I go to places such as Crookwell, and others, where they have got huge wind towers, they have done their heft lift as far as making sure they put these massive turbines up, the solar … that are

Video depicts crowds storming a food distribution site and the Israeli military has confirmed ‘warning shots’ were firedAfter a rollout trumpeted by US officials, the US- and Israeli-backed effort that claimed it would return large-scale food deliveries to Gaza was born an orphan, with questions growing over its leadership, sources of funding and ties to Israeli officials and private US security contractors.The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation had said it would securely provide food supplies to the Gaza Strip, ending an Israeli blockade that UN officials say have led to the brink of a famine. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/28/gaza-food-deliveries Author

Hamit Coskun, 50, held burning text outside Turkish consulate London, Westminster magistrates court heardProsecuting a man for burning the Qur’an is “tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law” in Great Britain, a trial has heard.Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted “fuck Islam”, “Islam is religion of terrorism” and “Qur’an is burning” as he held aloft the burning Islamic text outside the Turkish consulate in Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, on 13 February, Westminster magistrates court heard. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/28/prosecuting-man-for-burning-quran-reintroducing-blasphemy-law-court-told Author : PA Media Publish date : 2025-05-28 20:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Witnesses tell of bursts of gunfire and helicopter flares after Israel-backed logistics group lost control of Gaza siteGaza health officials have said at least one civilian was killed and 48 injured in chaotic scenes at a food distribution point in the south of the territory on Tuesday, where Israeli troops opened fire as a large crowd gathered at the newly established site.Witnesses said Israeli forces started shooting after crowds of Palestinians broke through the fences around the centre managed by a US-backed group, chosen by Israel to ship food into Gaza, which lost control of its distribution site. An Israeli

US secretary of state makes announcement that appears to take aim at other countries’ enforcement of social media regulationsMusk says Trump tax bill weakens Doge cost-cutting measuresThe vice-president, JD Vance, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Vegas, which will set out the Trump administration’s turbocharged approach to the US crypto industry.If you cast your minds back, it’s the same conference Trump spoke at last year in Nashville calling for America to become a “bitcoin superpower” and the “crypto capital of the planet” under his leadership.At 4:30pm ET, Trump’s sons Eric and Donald Trump

Court rejects Saúl Luciano Lliuya’s argument his home was at risk from a glacial flood but sets precedent on polluters’ liabilityA German court has rejected a climate case brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE, but set a potentially important precedent on polluters’ liability for their carbon emissions.The upper regional court in Hamm confirmed that companies could be held liable for climate damages in civil proceedings but rejected the argument by the farmer and mountain guide Saúl Luciano Lliuya that his home was at direct risk of being washed away by a glacial flood. Continue reading... Source

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.

Chancellor’s coalition partners opposing any moves to allow Ukraine to use long-range Taurus missilesZelenskyy bound for Berlin with Merz boxed inRussia will announce the next round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine soon Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.The neutral status of Ukraine remains one of Russia’s key demands in the peace negotiations, Lavrov added, according to Reuters.Trump confirmed that if Russia does not stop, sanctions will be imposed. We discussed two main aspects with him – energy and the banking system. Will the US be able to impose sanctions on these two sectors? I would very

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