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Sam Edmunds hopes to help young people with his play The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt ReturnGrowing up in Luton in the late 90s and early 00s, the playwright Sam Edmunds witnessed an abundance of knife violence that has stayed with him to this day.“Me and my friends had knives pulled on us on numerous occasions. We once saw someone being chased with a machete at the back of the field by our school. In drama class, I remember a boy went into his bag to get his notebook out and a massive knife fell out. A

Albanese was asked if he will convene national cabinet after the Melbourne synagogue fire. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland zoo to reopen two days after woman loses arm to lionessA woman has lost her arm after being attacked on Sunday at a Queensland zoo by a lioness, which the zoo insists “was not hungry” or maltreated.We can confirm that she was attacked by a lioness. She was not in its enclosure.As a result the Darling Downs zoo will reopen at 9am tomorrow morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jul/08/anthony-albanese-tariffs-trump-east-melbourne-synagogue-bobdi-junction-nine-ntwnfb Author :

US president posts letters setting out tariffs of between 25% and 40% on number of countries including South Korea, Japan, Cambodia and ThailandThe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said she had a “good exchange” with Donald Trump on Sunday, a Commission spokesperson told reporters during a daily press briefing this morning.The spokesperson said:We want to reach a deal with the US (by 9 July). We want to avoid tariffs. We believe they cause pain. We want to achieve win-win outcomes, not lose-lose outcomes. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jul/07/donald-trump-elon-musk-new-party-us-politics-live-latest-news Author : Abené Clayton (now); Cecilia Nowell,

Defence minister orders IDF to ready ‘emigration plan’ for all Palestinians in Gaza in what legal expert calls blueprint for a crime against humanityIsrael’s defence minister has laid out plans to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp on the ruins of Rafah, in a scheme which legal experts and academics described as a blueprint for crimes against humanity.Israel Katz said he has ordered Israel’s military to prepare for establishing a camp, which he called a “humanitarian city”, on the ruins of the city of Rafah, Haaretz newspaper reported. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/07/israeli-minister-reveals-plan-to-force-population-of-gaza-into-camp-on-ruins-of-rafah Author : Emma Graham-Harrison

Texas senator Ted Cruz defends response to flooding as risk of new deluge remains high with more rain forecastCamp Mystic confirms 27 children and counsellors died in floodsTexas flood survivors question planning and responseResidents of Kerr County began clearing mud and salvaging what they could from their demolished properties as they recounted harrowing escapes from rapidly rising floodwaters late Friday.Reagan Brown said his parents, in their 80s, managed to escape uphill as water inundated their home in the town of Hunt. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jul/07/texas-floods-rescue-teams-search-missing-more-heavy-rains-forecast-latest-news-updates Author : Lucy Campbell (now); Anna Betts, Yohannes Lowe and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

Ukrainian president says he and UK prime minister also discussed additional funding for drone productionThe commission also addressed the reintroduction of Polish border controls with Germany and Lithuania, confirming at its midday media briefing that it had received a formal notification from Poland on Friday.EU spokesperson Markus Lammert confirmed that “reintroducing temporary internal border controls is possible subject to certain conditions, as set out in EU legislation, and in particular in the Schengen borders code.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jul/07/ukraine-russian-strikes-heatwave-greece-strasbourg-ursula-von-der-leyen-europe-live-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-07-07 15:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Stephen Morgan, the early education minister, would not confirm every child who has an EHCP would continue to keep the same provisionsThe Conservatives will try to change the government’s welfare Bill to tighten up access to personal independence payments (Pip) and universal credit, PA Media reports. PA says:Kemi Badenoch will pledge that the Tories are “now the only party committed to serious welfare reform” after Keir Starmer shelved plans to restrict eligibility for Pip in the face of a backbench revolt this week.The Tories will look to lay amendments to the legislation – set to be renamed the universal credit

Prosecutors claim Chávez treated gang rivals ‘like a punchbag’ before Ice arrested Mexican boxer in CaliforniaThe Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr was a henchman for the Sinaloa drugs cartel and used his skills to pummel rival gang members “like a punchbag” before his recent arrest in the US, prosecutors in Mexico have alleged.Chávez, 39, son of legendary world boxing champion Julio César Chávez Sr and himself a former middleweight titleholder, was arrested in California on Tuesday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents, who cited cartel affiliations, multiple criminal convictions and an active arrest warrant in Mexico for

US president will host Israeli prime minister following joint strikes against IranIsrael’s military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel.The attacks came after an attack Sunday targeting a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea that caught fire and took on water, later forcing its crew to abandon the vessel. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jul/07/middle-east-crisis-live-trump-gaza-hostages-release-netanyahu-meeting-israel-latest-news Author : Charlie Moloney Publish date : 2025-07-07 07:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Campaigners are challenging planning approval granted last year for scheme to develop 39 more courts“I love this tournament, I love what they’ve done with it, but I do not love what they’re developing it into,” said Jonathan Pinkess on day five of Wimbledon. Standing in the morning sun, handing out flyers against the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s expansion plans, he is one of many local residents who fear the championship will usurp local green space.To ensure Wimbledon maintains its pre-eminence on the tennis circuit, the AELTC has plans to develop a further 39 courts, including an 8,000-seat show court,

US exports account for third of Vietnam’s GDP and 40% tariff on so-called transshipments – products with Chinese input – means uncertainty for manufacturersAs news spread that Vietnam would become just the second nation to reach an initial tariff agreement with Washington, shares in the clothing companies and manufacturers that have a large footprint in the country rose with optimism.Just hours later though, they declined sharply, as it became clear that the devil would be in the detail, and the most striking part of the deal might in fact be aimed at Vietnam’s powerful neighbour China. Continue reading... Source link

Mothers and partners will gain the legal right if they lose a baby before 24 weeks, in Labour workers’ rights reformParents in Britain will be granted the right to bereavement leave after suffering a miscarriage as part of Labour’s changes to workers’ rights, it has been confirmed.In a change to the law made via amendments to the employment rights bill, mothers and their partners will be given the legal right to at least one week’s bereavement leave if they have suffered a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks’ gestation. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/06/parents-in-britain-to-be-granted-bereavement-leave-after-miscarriage Author : Sarah Butler Publish date

Climate change minister says joint bid to host summit is about ensuring ‘the region’s voice shapes global climate action’. Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition frontbencher Melissa McIntosh has called for the prime minister to convene an urgent meeting of national cabinet after several alleged antisemitic attacks in Melbourne at the weekend.But Victoria’s opposition police spokesman David Southwick, who is Jewish, said there was no need for another “talkfest”.People on low and modest incomes have borne the brunt of interest rate rises and desperately need relief. The economic conditions clearly

Scott Bessent suggests Musk focus on business a day after tech billionaire announced his new political partyElon Musk should focus on running his companies and keep himself out of politics, Donald Trump’s treasury secretary said on Sunday, a day after the world’s richest person – and a former White House adviser – announced the formation of a new political party.“The principles of Doge were very popular – I think if you looked at the polling Elon was not,” Scott Bessent said on CNN’s State of the Union, referring to the so-called “department of government efficiency” that Musk temporarily headed after

Residents observe day of prayer after 69 people killed and 11 girls and one camp counsellor still unaccounted forResidents in central Texas were observing a day of prayer on Sunday for at least 69 people killed and others missing in Friday’s devastating flash flooding, as a search and rescue operation for survivors began to morph into a grim exercise of recovering bodies.Relatives continued an anxious wait for news of 11 girls and one camp counsellor still unaccounted for from a riverside summer camp that was overwhelmed by flash flooding from the Guadalupe River, which rose 26ft (8 meters) in 45

Exclusive: PM lacks ambition and vision, says Ed Davey in damning assessment of first 12 months in powerKeir Starmer risks becoming little more than “continuity Rishi Sunak” because of his lack of vision and ambition, Ed Davey has said in a damning assessment of the prime minister’s first year in power.The Liberal Democrats leader, whose party recorded its best result in a century at the last general election, said believed Starmer was a decent and principled man, but that it was unclear what he stood for. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/06/keir-starmer-is-turning-into-continuity-rishi-sunak-says-liberal-democrats-leader-ed-davey Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish

Hundreds of rescuers searching for those missing in devastating floods including girls from Camp Mystic, a Christian youth campTexas continues grim flood recoveryPope Leo has sent condolences to the families of devastating floods in Texas which killed at least 51 people and left nearly 30 others missing, many of them children.Following Angelus prayers, the pontiff said:I would like to express sincere condolences to all the families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters who were in a summer camp in the disaster caused by flooding of the Guadalupe River in Texas. We pray for them. Continue reading... Source

Former Labour leader says government needs a better narrative and risks being bogged down by ‘imposed limitations’ Keir Starmer’s government is suffering from a “lack of narrative” about what it is trying to achieve and should be more fiscally bold and consider a tax on wealth, Neil Kinnock has said.The former Labour leader said too many of the government’s achievements were being overshadowed. A year after a landslide election win, the party is struggling in the polls and has U-turned on policies including cuts to winter fuel payments and welfare. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/06/neil-kinnock-keir-starmer-wealth-tax Author : Peter Walker

The host of the 1980s cooking show, Come and Get It, died peacefully on Friday with his wife and children at his sideFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTV chef, artist and “talented rogue”, Peter Russell-Clarke, has died at the age of 89.The host of the 1980s cooking show, Come and Get It, died peacefully on Friday with his wife of 65 years, Jan, and his two children, Peter and Wendy and their families, by his side.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link

New South Wales man, 34, charged over attack on East Melbourne Hebrew congregation on Friday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an antisemitic attack on a Melbourne synagogue is “reprehensible” and demands Anthony Albanese “take all action” to end similar hate crimes.A 34-year-old man from New South Wales has been charged after allegedly entering the grounds of the East Melbourne Hebrew congregation on Albert Street at about 8pm on Friday and pouring a flammable liquid on the front door of the building,

A 34-year-old NSW man was arrested on Saturday night, after a suspicious fire at a synagogue in East Melbourne. Follow today’s news liveHere’s how Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel will transform the city and commutingFor nearly a decade, deep beneath Melbourne, tunnel boring machines and construction crews have been quietly reshaping the city with the creation of the Metro Tunnel.I think every Liberal seat in the country is a marginal seat, right now. But my feelings around quotas and the talk in the media oversimplifies the issue, which is around the culture in the Liberal Party and how women are treated in

Some two dozen girls still unaccounted for after summer camps swept away as Guadalupe River rises 26ft in 45 minutesTexas flooding – latest updatesRescuers by Saturday had begun the grim task of recovering the bodies of children and adults who were swept away in a deadly flash flood in Texas, caused by a powerful storm that killed dozens of people.At an afternoon briefing, local officials said that 32 people had been confirmed dead, 14 of them children, with 27 people still missing. Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas division of emergency management, acknowledged that the odds of finding more survivors

Violence and shootings tend to surge during the summer, especially on one of the deadliest days of the yearFriday’s US Independence Day holiday was marked by multiple shootings across the US, including one in Indianapolis that left at least two dead and five wounded as a police chief voiced frustration over the latest acts of violence in his city.Indianapolis metropolitan police chief Chris Bailey told reporters early Saturday morning that the Fourth of July mayhem a day earlier was “completely unacceptable and unnecessary” – and that parents and guardians needed to better control their children. Continue reading... Source link :

The Birmingham band are back together for one last concert at Villa Park, entitled Back to the Beginning – joined by the cream of heavy metal, from Mastodon to Anthrax – plus a host of special guests. Follow every song hereYou’ll be thinking: show me photos of all these starry metal shenanigans! I’m really sorry but Live Nation have told me there won’t be any photos available until the end of the gig, and the livestream doesn’t allow screengrabs. Use the power of your mind, I guess.There are a notable number of empty seats there, but remember this was all