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Essential and Roy Morgan polls have Labor ahead by four points on two-party basis. Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themPolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email,free app ordaily news podcastCoalition’s policy costings to come ‘in the next couple of days’, Taylor saysWhile Labor’s costings are warm off the press (released yesterday afternoon), the Coalition are still waiting to put out their numbers on how they’ll pay for all of their promises.You

Press secretary says president also to sign executive orders increasing pressure on sanctuary cities and statesHere is an extract from The Atlantic’s piece on Trump’s first 100 days – in an interview secured after initially being canceled by the president over previous reporting from the journalists, who then reached the president on his cellphone – detailing some of the key development’s of his second term so far.The president seemed exhilarated by everything he had managed to do in the first two months of his second term: He had begun a purge of diversity efforts from the federal government; granted clemency

PM says supporters of both groups are being misled and a tie-up would be a ‘disaster’ for BritainDowning Street has described the alleged comments by the band Kneecap in the ‘kill MP’ footage (see 12.10pm) as “completely unacceptable”.At the morning lobby briefing, the PM’s spokesperson described the comments as “completely unacceptable”.We do not think individuals expressing those views should be receiving government funding.That’s up to the group, but clearly the PM rejects the views expressed … does not shy away from condemning them.I don’t want to see strike action, I don’t think anybody wants to see strike action.And certainly here

No 10 says pay increases will not be covered by borrowing and must come from existing budgetsUK politics live – latest updatesPay rises for NHS staff and teachers must be paid from existing budgets, the Treasury has warned, setting up the potential for strike action.Separate independent pay review bodies for teachers and NHS staff in England are reportedly set to make higher pay rise recommendations than ministers had suggested. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/28/no-extra-money-for-pay-rises-for-nhs-staff-and-teachers-in-england-ministers-told Author : Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor Publish date : 2025-04-28 14:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Cities across Spain and Portugal experience blackouts and transport chaoes after power outageWe are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We have not independently verified this report. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/28/ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-putin-trump-crimea-germany-europe-news-live-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-04-28 11:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Season’s Greetings, which was removed from the town much to residents’ sadness, is focus of touring showIt materialised just before Christmas seven years ago, turning the industrial town of Port Talbot into a destination for culture lovers, but – after much wrangling and soul-searching – was whisked away on the back of an art dealer’s lorry and is more than 1,000 miles from home.The saga of Port Talbot’s Banksy mural, Season’s Greetings, is being told in a new play opening next week, prompting a flurry of reminiscences and recriminations about what happened after one of the world’s most famous street

Coronial inquest into 2024 incident also told killer had ‘preoccupation with death and murder’ before fatally stabbing six peopleElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe man who fatally stabbed six people in a Sydney shopping centre last April had a “preoccupation with death and murder” and made online searches for serial killers and the Columbine school shooters in the days before his attack, a court has heard.The court also heard that at the moment the attack began, the sole CCTV security room operator had been using the bathroom and

About 14% of premature deaths in England attributable to unhealthy food, the most among surveyed countriesConsuming large amounts of ultra-processed food (UPF) increases the risk of an early death, according to a international study that has reignited calls for a crackdown on UPF.Each 10% extra intake of UPF, such as bread, cakes and ready meals, increases someone’s risk of dying before they reach 75 by 3%, according to research in countries including the US and England. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/28/ultra-processed-food-increases-risk-of-early-death-international-study-finds Author : Denis Campbell Health policy editor Publish date : 2025-04-28 04:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Footage of Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap allegedly calling for the death of British MPs is being assessed by counter-terrorism policeFootage of Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap allegedly calling for the death of British MPs is being assessed by counter-terrorism police.Video emerged of the band at a November 2023 gig appearing to show one person from Kneecap saying: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/28/kneecap-alleged-kill-your-mp-concert-footage-police-ntwnfb Author : Press Association Publish date : 2025-04-28 01:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Follow today’s news livePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese begins final campaign weekThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, will start the final week of the election campaign sandbagging seats on the NSW central coast.I have appeared on the ABC many times. I doubt you would hear that from me. However, you can safely say that was a tongue-in-cheek comment by Peter Dutton yesterday.I don’t think so, no. Look, that is entirely irrelevant. I

Andreas Kalcker, prominent peddler of chlorine dioxide remedy, to appear at ‘Truth Seekers Conference’ in MiamiDonald Trump’s private golf resort in South Florida will next week host one of the world’s leading purveyors of chlorine dioxide, a potentially life-threatening form of industrial bleach that is claimed without evidence to be a cure for cancer, Covid and autism.Andreas Kalcker is among 50 listed speakers at the “Truth Seekers Conference”, a two-day event opening on Thursday at the US president’s resort, Trump National Doral Miami. The event features several anti-vaxxers and other conspiracy theorists who have been brought together by the far-right

Indian navy showcases its ability to carry out strikes, while Pakistani minister says nuclear weapons ‘are targeted at you’India’s navy test-fired missiles on Sunday, showcasing its ability to carry out “long-range, precision offensive” strikes, amid spiralling tensions with Pakistan after last week’s terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 civilians.“Indian Navy ships undertook successful multiple anti-ship firings to re-validate and demonstrate readiness of platforms, systems, and crew for long-range precision offensive strike,” the navy posted on X, as the prime minister, Narendra Modi, promised a “harsh response” to the attack at a tourist site, the deadliest against civilians in

About 180 British Jews and deputy PM Angela Rayner among those in attendance at event in northern GermanySurvivors of the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen and their families have gathered at the site in northern Germany to officially commemorate the 80th anniversary of its liberation by British troops.Representatives of victims’ associations and the military took part in the ceremony along with the British deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/27/bergen-belsen-survivors-mark-80th-anniversary-of-camp-liberation Author : Kate Connolly in Berlin Publish date : 2025-04-27 15:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Event took place with no Trump, no comedian and notably fewer politicians or Hollywood stars than in past yearsJournalists rallied in defence of press freedom on Saturday, insisting they “are not the enemy of the people” at a Washington media gala snubbed by Donald Trump.The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner was a muted affair with no US president, no comedian and notably fewer politicians or Hollywood stars than in past years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/27/white-house-correspondents-dinner Author : David Smith in Washington Publish date : 2025-04-27 12:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

With less than a week to go before polling day in the federal election, the PM and opposition leader square off for the fourth time. Follow updates liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastMark Riley asked each leader what the Australian dream looks like for an average Australian in the property market today?Peter Dutton said it “looks like a nightmare” and blamed the

Police say several people have been killed and injured, as man arrested at sceneAttendees of the Lapu Lapu celebrations have been giving accounts of what they saw to the media.One witness told CTV News he saw a black vehicle driving erratically in the area of the festival just before the crowd was struck. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/27/vancouver-street-festival-casualties-car-crowds-lapu-lapu Author : Yohannes Lowe Publish date : 2025-04-27 08:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

From Johnny Depp in Somerset Life to Barack Obama in Dogs Today, Bernard Bale’s litany of starry interviews offers a rare insight into the engine room of celebrity journalism, and is every bit as intriguing as the thought of Jack Sparrow tending his Somerset gardenIn the spring of 2023, subscribers to the British local lifestyle magazine Somerset Life were eagerly anticipating their April edition – a Gardens Special promising top tips for green-fingered readers and the best places to see seasonal bluebells.But when the magazine landed on readers’ doormats, a story bigger than blooming gardens of south-west England was on

The 23-year-old joins Denver after five seasons in FloridaCrawshaw is one of five Australian punters in NFL draftJeremy Crawshaw is set to join the ranks of Australian punters in the NFL after being drafted by the Denver Broncos.The 23-year-old from Emu Plains in Sydney’s west was the first punter taken in the draft - going in the sixth round with pick No 216 - after being widely considered the best on offer following his five seasons with the University of Florida. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/27/from-emu-plains-to-nfl-australias-jeremy-crawshaw-drafted-by-denver-broncos Author : Guardian sport with Agencies Publish date : 2025-04-27 02:28:00 Copyright for

Opposition leader starts final week of election campaign by telling News Corp Australia ‘I am an emotional person’. Follow updates liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton is due to arrive any moment at a campaign rally in the Labor-held seat of Hawke in Melbourne’s west.The opposition leader is expected to deliver an energetic sermon to the party faithful ahead of the

Archibald Gracie is known for writing one of the most vivid accounts of the 1912 maritime disasterA letter written by a survivor of the Titanic disaster has sold for a record £300,000 at auction.First-class passenger Col Archibald Gracie wrote The Truth About the Titanic, which described his experience of the 15 April 1912 tragedy that claimed 1,500 lives on the vessel’s journey to New York. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/26/letter-by-high-profile-titanic-survivor-sells-for-record-300000 Author : Nadeem Badshah and PA Media Publish date : 2025-04-26 21:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Actor who appeared in film of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire hopes ‘we can all as a society just let people be’David Tennant has criticised the “demonisation” of the trans community, saying that while he wishes JK Rowling “no ill will”, he hopes that “we can all as a society just let people be”.The Scottish actor, who appeared in the 2005 film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, likened the treatment of transgender people to the Thatcher government’s introduction of section 28 – a 1988 law that prohibited local authorities from “promoting” homosexuality. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Former British PM urges police to reopen inquiry – and claims media executive Will Lewis attempted to incriminate himI have now spoken to police officers who say they were misled by Murdoch’s empire. I won’t let this rest | Gordon BrownThe former prime minister Gordon Brown has made a new complaint to British police over allegations that Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire obstructed justice, after stating he has spoken to officers involved in the original phone-hacking inquiry.Writing in the Guardian, Brown said one of the detectives had alleged they believed there was “significant evidence” that News Group Newspapers (NGN) deleted

Official suggests blast in southern port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas due to explosion of chemicals in containersAn immense blast in Iran’s southern port of Shahid Rajaee has killed at least four people and wounded more than 500, according to state media, with an official suggesting the fire was caused by the explosion of chemical containers.A spokesperson for Iran’s crisis management body pointed to poor storage conditions of chemicals as the trigger for the port explosion. “The cause of the explosions was the chemicals inside the containers,” Hossein Zafari, a crisis management spokesperson, told Iran’s ILNA news agency. He

Party eyes dramatic spending cuts to turn president’s promises into reality – but not all lawmakers are on boardDonald Trump has made a simple request of Congress’s Republican leaders: deliver “one big, beautiful bill” that will turn his campaign promises into reality. By all indications, there will be little beautiful about the negotiations to come when Congress returns to session on Monday.The bill envisioned by Trump will extend tax cuts enacted during his first term, fund more border defenses and mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and potentially include the president’s vow to end the taxation of tips, overtime and social

This blog is now closedPeter Dutton urges respect for welcome to country but reaffirms stance on ‘one flag’ onlyAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet ourafternoon election email,free app ordaily news podcastAlbanese says climate change is an “economic issue, not just an environmental one”.He is asked about the rising pressure of home insurance for families. The prime minister responds:We’ll continue to do what we can there. One of the things that obviously is