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Prime minister says he would ‘have liked to get to a better position with colleagues sooner than we did’Keir Starmer has said he did not get a grip on the Labour rebellion over disability benefits earlier because he was focused on foreign affairs.The prime minister acknowledged he had not got it right, and said he would have wanted to make the concessions earlier. “I’d have liked to get to a better position with colleagues sooner than we did,” Starmer said in an interview with the Sunday Times. “I’m putting this as context rather than an excuse. Continue reading... Source link

Government sources say ‘umbrella’ structure now more likely after plans for independent body found to be too complexKeir Starmer’s flagship new ethics and integrity commission may be a rebrand of existing watchdogs brought together under a new “umbrella” rather than creating an entirely fresh regulator, government sources have said.A year after Labour made its manifesto promise, ministers are mulling the idea of a new oversight structure above current regulators to avoid the need for starting from scratch. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/29/starmer-promised-ethics-commission-may-repackage-existing-regulators Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor Publish date : 2025-06-29 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Labor frontbencher rubbishes Angus Taylor’s assertion that gender quotas ‘subvert democratic processes’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek has rubbished Liberal party objections to quotas to boost female representation in frontline politics, while dismissing claims longstanding Labor rules subvert democracy.As a series of reviews into the Coalition’s emphatic 3 May election loss get under way, the shadow defence minister, Angus Taylor, has opposed a push for changes to preselection rules to promote Liberal women into winnable seats.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source

Disease and predation are problems in populations that are allowed to roam, but animal advocates argue those issues can be mitigated with proper management practicesSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterNear Lake Macquarie on the central coast of New South Wales, Belinda Stauner-Dawson is running what appears to be a chicken utopia. Her 60 egg-laying ISA Brown hens – a popular laying breed – have the run of a 1.4-hectare paddock. Each day they have access to fresh, green pasture and they come and go as they please from a chicken caravan – a trailer with a water tank,

Police assessing video footage of rap trio’s performance to ‘determine if any offences may have been committed’Kneecap began a politically charged set at Glastonbury on Saturday afternoon, leading the crowds in chants of “Fuck Keir Starmer!”The Irish rap act took to the stage at 4pm for their controversial set, which had been criticised by the UK prime minister as not “appropriate”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/28/kneecap-lead-anti-keir-starmer-chant-during-politically-charged-glastonbury-set Author : Robyn Vinterand Jamie Grierson Publish date : 2025-06-28 20:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Authorities in Spain, Portugal, Greece and France issue extreme heat, wildfire and health warnings Authorities across Europe are on alert as the first heatwave of the summer pushes temperatures up to 42C (107.6F), as the fastest-warming continent continues to suffer the effects of the climate emergency.Spain’s state meteorological office, Aemet, issued a special heat warning on Friday, saying temperatures could reach 42C in some southern areas of the country over the coming days.Agence France-Presse and Associated Press contributed to this report Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/28/europe-on-alert-as-first-major-heatwave-of-2025-pushes-temperatures-to-42c Author : Sam Jones in Venice Publish date : 2025-06-28 16:37:00 Copyright for

Trump critic represents swing district that includes Omaha, prompting optimism that Democrats could take vacated seatRepublican congressman and vocal Donald Trump critic Don Bacon is reportedly not going to seek re-election during the midterm races in 2026.The conservative politician represents a swing district in Nebraska that includes Omaha, and word of his plans prompted Democratic figures to signal optimism that they could take the seat as the party tries to regain a House majority it has not had since 2023. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/28/republican-congressman-don-bacon-will-not-seek-re-election Author : Ramon Antonio Vargas Publish date : 2025-06-28 14:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Organisers of Budapest Pride said the government was attempting to restrict peaceful protests by targeting themJeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are preparing for the last party of their three-day wedding festivities in Venice as demonstrators mobilise for a final protest against the couple’s opulent nuptials in the Italian lagoon city.The Amazon founder, 61, and the former TV journalist, 55, exchanged vows in front of around 200 celebrity guests in a black-tie ceremony on the nearby island of San Giorgio Maggiore on Friday evening. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/28/europe-latest-news-budapest-pride-march-hungary-orban-ukraine-russia-updates Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2025-06-28 11:48:00 Copyright for

At least 34 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health staff sayIran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that Iranians had given their “blood” during a 12-day war with Israel but “not honour”, AFP reports.“Iranians gave blood, not land; gave their loved ones, not honour; they withstood a thousand-ton rain of bombs, but did not surrender,” Abbas Araghchi said on his Instagram account, adding that Iran does not recognise the word “surrender”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/28/iran-israel-gaza-war-donald-trump-hamas-middle-east-latest-news-updates Author : Jane Clinton Publish date : 2025-06-28 09:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Alliance of groups wants Council of Europe to investigate implementation of supreme court ruling on biological sexA collection of groups campaigning on transgender issues have urged Europe’s main human rights body to investigate the UK over the implementation of the supreme court’s ruling on gender.In a joint letter to the Council of Europe, the organisations said the situation in which transgender people were likely to be barred from using toilets of their acquired sex or joining single-sex organisations placed them in an “intermediate zone” of gender, saying this was a violation of the European convention on human rights (ECHR). Continue

Record numbers expected at march despite Hungary’s leader saying those attending will face ‘legal consequences’Record numbers of people are expected to take part in Budapest Pride on Saturday, with Hungarians joining forces with campaigners and politicians from across Europe in a march that has become a potent symbol of pushback against the Hungarian government’s steady rollback of rights.“This weekend, all eyes are on Budapest,” Hadja Lahbib, the European commissioner for equality, told reporters in the Hungarian capital on Friday. “This is bigger than one Pride celebration, one Pride march. It is about the right to be who you are, to

But Queensland premier is not in contempt of parliament over the payments, ethics committee findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, was “careless” in not declaring $200,000 in payments he made after a company he had run became insolvent, the state’s parliamentary ethics committee has found.Crisafulli became sole director and chief executive of Southern Edge Training Solutions after losing his north Queensland seat at the 2015 election. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/28/david-crisafulli-found-to-be-careless-in-not-declaring-200000-in-payments-related-to-company-he-ran-ntwnfb Author : Andrew Messenger Publish date : 2025-06-28 00:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Legislation will more than double current tax incentives under larger bill slated to be signed by Gavin NewsomHollywood’s home state of California will more than double annual tax incentives for film and television production to $750m under a measure passed by the Democratic-led legislature on Friday.The increase from the current $330m was approved as part of a broader tax bill that is expected to be signed into law by California’s governor, Gavin Newsom. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/27/california-legislature-hollywood-film-tax-bill Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-06-27 22:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

As the supreme court upends precedent again and again, the liberal justices reveal the divisions within the legal bodyOn Friday the conservative-dominated US supreme court handed down a series of important judgments on issues ranging from the power of the judiciary to religious rights in schools. Media attention generally focused on the wording of the rulings and their impact.But the court’s liberal minority of just three justices penned dissenting opinions that were similarly potent, revealing the sharp divisions on America’s top legal body and also showed their deep concern at the declining health of American civic society and the authoritarian

Justice department had been pressuring James Ryan to step down as part of agreement to settle civil rights inquiryUS politics live – latest updatesThe president of the University of Virginia (UVA) has reportedly informed the board that oversees the college that he will resign his position after coming under pressure from the Trump administration over diversity efforts.James Ryan was facing political pressure from Washington to step aside in order to resolve a justice department investigation into UVA’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing three people briefed on the matter. Continue reading... Source link

Médecins Sans Frontières calls on Israeli authorities to end siege on Gaza as Palestinian authorities says Israeli forces have opened fire on people heading towards foodMédecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said that “the Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza is slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid” as it called on the Israeli authorities to end its siege on the devastated territory.Palestinian witnesses and health officials say Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on crowds heading toward desperately needed food, killing hundreds of Palestinian people in recent weeks.The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, Palestine, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians

Environmental groups, immigration advocates and Native Americans decry idea to set up the outdoor detention campEnvironmental groups, immigration rights activists and a Native American tribe have decried the construction of a harsh outdoor migrant detention camp in the Florida Everglades billed by state officials as “Alligator Alcatraz”.Crews began preparing the facility at a remote, largely disused training airfield this week in support of the Trump administration’s aggressive goal of arresting and incarcerating 3,000 undocumented migrants every day. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/27/florida-alligator-alcatraz-migrant-jail-outrage Author : Richard Luscombe in Miami Publish date : 2025-06-27 13:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Elizabeth MacDonough rejects several major provisions, leaving GOP leaders scrambling to try to save legislation before 4 July deadlineThe United States has postponed sanctions against the Russian-owned Serbian oil company NIS for a fourth time until 29 July, Serbia’s mining and energy minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović said on Friday.NIS has so far secured three reprieves, the last of which was due to expire later on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/27/donald-trump-big-beautiful-bill-reworked-senate-us-politics-latest-updates-news Author : Jane Clinton Publish date : 2025-06-27 10:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Owner Comcast had been trying to offload lossmaking Sky Deutschland for number of yearsSky has sold its German pay-TV business to RTL, the former owner of Channel 5, in a deal that could ultimately value the business at almost £500m.Germany’s biggest broadcaster, which is owned by the media conglomerate Bertelsmann, has agreed to buy Sky Deutschland for €150m (£128m), and a further up to €377m depending on the future performance of RTL Group. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/27/sky-sells-german-pay-tv-business-to-rtl Author : Mark Sweney Publish date : 2025-06-27 08:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

In today’s newsletter: Once sustained by agriculture and industry, Gaza’s economy has been dismantled​, leaving nearly every resident dependent on aid and the hope of a future that feels increasingly out of reachGood morning. While much of the world’s attention has been focused on Israel’s conflict with Iran, the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has worsened by the day. Since March, when Israel broke a ceasefire agreement and imposed a total blockade, very little food or medicine has been allowed in. Though the blockade was partially lifted on 19 May, only a trickle of desperately needed aid has made it through

Boy, 15, charged with one count of murder after alleged stabbing of 58-year-old at Clayfield home on ThursdayAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDistressed teenagers are being spoken to by police after a man’s fatal stabbing at a Brisbane house party packed with dozens of young people.Police have charged a 15-year-old boy with murder after the 58-year-old’s body was found inside a large home in the upmarket inner-city suburb of Clayfield on Thursday night. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/27/teenage-boy-charged-murder-clayfield-home-brisbane-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-06-27 03:12:00 Copyright

LA police say suspects broke in through the front window, ransacked the home and fled with propertyPolice are investigating a break-in at a home reportedly owned by Brad Pitt, who has been on a globe-spanning promo tour for his new movie, F1.The Los Angeles police department confirmed they responded to a break-in Wednesday night at a house on the 2300 block of North Edgemont Street in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jun/26/brad-pitt-home-break-in Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-06-27 00:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Shadow defence minister says while ‘we absolutely need’ more women in the Liberal party, he does not support quotas. Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTaylor repeats claim gender quotas ‘subvert democracy’Angus Taylor says the Labor party “subvert democracy” by having quotas for women.You know what, the Labor party will do things their own way, and they do subvert democracy, and that’s a matter for them.At the end of the day, if you’re going to have quotas, it means you are going to subvert democratic processes.Well, you know, within the Labor Party