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Loss of the vast Hornsea 4 offshore wind project is bad news but it reveals a big flaw in setting a deadlineDanish firm shelves huge UK windfarm project over rising costs“Immensely challenging” and pushing the limits “of what is feasibly deliverable”. That was the state-owned National Energy System Operator’s description of its own proposals on how to decarbonise electricity generation in Great Britain by 2030. In short, it thought clean power by that date, a key Labour manifesto pledge, was “credible” and “achievable” as long as little went wrong along the way.Neso’s £200bn plan, detailing a rapid rollout of offshore

Iranian leaders are already pushing back, saying renaming the gulf would be ‘indicative of hostile intent toward Iran’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the United States will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the “Arabian Gulf” or the “Gulf of Arabia”, according to two US officials.The move has prompted a push back from Iranian leaders. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/07/trump-rename-persian-arabian-gulf Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-05-07 12:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Senior Conservatives praise deal and say tax exemptions for seconded workers are routineUK politics live – latest updatesA series of senior Conservatives have contradicted Kemi Badenoch after she criticised a landmark UK-India trade deal because it temporarily exempts seconded Indian workers from national insurance payments in the UK.Tories including Oliver Dowden, who was deputy prime minister under Rishi Sunak, said the deal should be hailed as a dividend of Brexit that would bring economic growth and cheaper goods from India. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/07/tory-brexiters-contradict-kemi-badenoch-criticism-uk-india-trade-deal Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2025-05-07 10:12:00 Copyright for

Increasingly desperate Palestinians struggle for food as gangs exploit breakdown of law and orderMedical officials in Gaza report rising cases of acute malnutrition, and community kitchens that served 1m meals a day are shutting down for lack of basic essentials. Aid agencies say they have distributed all remaining stocks of food. Dozens of bakeries that supplied vital free bread closed last month.“By the time a famine is declared, it will be too late. The crime wave is because you have 2 million or more desperate, traumatised people packed together with virtually no policing,” said one humanitarian official in Gaza. Continue

She will cover world affairs across all platforms including the Asia Pacific newsroom and Foreign CorrespondentSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesGet our breaking news email,free app ordaily news podcastThe political editor for 7.30, Laura Tingle, is taking on a new role at the ABC as global affairs editor, providing analysis on world events across TV, radio and online.Tingle joined the broadcaster in 2018 after 35 years as a political journalist for newspapers including the Australian Financial Review, the Australian, the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.Sign up to

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Don and Gail had dined at Erin’s before, court hearsAnna Terrington also recalls a lunch that her parents, Don and Gail, had at Erin’s house in 2023 – before the fateful mushroom meal. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/07/erin-patterson-trial-live-witnesses-to-continue-giving-evidence-on-day-seven-of-mushroom-cooks-trial-ntwnfb Author : Adeshola Ore Publish date : 2025-05-07 02:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Ex-housekeepers accuse Motown legend of sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violenceMotown legend William “Smokey” Robinson has been accused of sexual assault and misconduct by four women – identified only as Jane Does 1, 2, 3 and 4 – who worked as housekeepers for the Robinsons.A complaint filed in Los Angeles superior court on 6 May lists charges including sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violence. The complaint seeks $50m total in damages for the four women. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/06/smokey-robinson-accused-sexual-assault Author : Cy Neff Publish date : 2025-05-07 00:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

People should not underestimate the risk of catching flu, health professionals say. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCan we cut the reams of waste in election paper trail?A mountain of waste is created each time Australians go to the polls to vote in local, state and federal elections, and experts say we need to find creative ways to reduce it. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/07/australia-news-live-flu-election-undecided-seats-kooyong-monique-ryan-melbourne-adam-bandt-greens-liberal-leadership-anthony-albanese-ntwnfb Author : Rafqa Touma Publish date : 2025-05-06 21:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Kathy Hochul announces ‘first-ever’ plans to distribute $2bn, as well as plans for free meals for 2.7 million studentsNew York governor, Kathy Hochul, announced that the state will be distributing inflation refund checks to more than 8 million New Yorkers.Last week, as part of New York’s fiscal year 2026 budget, Hochul announced the state’s “first-ever inflation refund checks” which is slated to put $2bn back into the pockets of millions of New Yorkers. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/06/new-york-inflation-refund-checks-kathy-hochul Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2025-05-06 18:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Trump claims he wants ‘friendship’ between US and Canada as new PM visits White HouseTrump and Carney to meet in closely-watched encounterA group of US senators wants Congress’ watchdog agency to investigate whether controls on humanitarian aid deliveries by Israel and other foreign governments violate US law, according to a letter seen by Reuters.The six senators – Chris Van Hollen, Dick Durbin, Jeff Merkley, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Peter Welch – wrote to Gene Dodaro, the comptroller general, asking him to launch an investigation by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office into the US government’s implementation of laws regarding the

Leftwingers say winter fuel payment cuts need to be reversed to win back votersIn his interviews this morning Wes Streeting, who is seen as a Blairite, said that if the Labour government did not deliver change for voters, it would be out. (See 9.08am.) According to Politico, at a conference in Los Angeles yesterday, Tony Blair made the same argument himself. Talking about progressive parties generally, he said.If you end up just being the managers of the status quo and the status quo isn’t working for people, they’re going to put you out.Two senior backbenchers have confirmed to The Independent

Mike Amesbury says election results showed government was making ‘some big political mistakes’UK politics live – latest updatesThe former Runcorn MP Mike Amesbury has called on Labour backbenchers to oppose winter fuel and welfare cuts, after the byelection in his former seat was lost to Reform UK.Amesbury, who stood down after he was convicted of assaulting a constituent, said he took responsibility for his own mistakes but said results up and down the country showed the government was making “some big political mistakes”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/06/ex-runcorn-mp-mike-amesbury-urges-labour-backbenchers-to-oppose-welfare-cuts Author : Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor Publish date : 2025-05-06

Benjamin Netanyahu announced new ‘intensified’ offensive aimed at ‘conquering’ Gaza StripFrance’s foreign ministry has said it strongly condemns the announcement by Israel of a new plan to control territory in the Gaza Strip and forcibly relocate the Palestinians there.The plan, which was unanimously approved at an Israeli security cabinet meeting late on Sunday, goes beyond any aims so far outlined by Israel for its offensive in the devastated Palestinian territory. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/06/israel-gaza-war-latest-live-news-benjamin-netanyahu-hamas-palestine Author : Martin Belam Publish date : 2025-05-06 06:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Ian Wilkinson says late wife Heather ‘fairly excited’ about lunchThe examination now turns to the invite for the mushroom lunch.There was no reason for the lunch.... We were very happy to be invited. It seemed like maybe our relationship with Erin was going to improve.Just seemed like a normal person to me... when we met, seemed quite friendly. We never

Guests including Zendaya and Diana Ross are making their grand entrances for this year’s Met Gala, which is themed ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’The night is still oh-so-young and co-chair Colman Domingo is already onto his second look (still custom Valentino designed by creative director Alessandro Michele), having shed his André Leon Talley-coded cloak in favour of a joyfully pattern-clashing look of grids and polka dots. It’s busy but it works! The polka dots on the brooch have apparently been hand-painted on.That’s already two looks down – can he beat the total of four different looks that Lady Gaga wore to

The foreign minister has responded to Donald Trump suggesting tariffs could be placed on foreign-produced movies. Follow today’s news liveLive results: federal election votes tracker, electorates map and seat countsSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPenny Wong: Liberal Party was ‘very aggro’ and wanted a ‘culture war’The foreign minister, Penny Wong, says the media response to her comments in the final week of the election campaign about the voice to parliament were disappointing and an inaccurate “beat-up”.I think more importantly, what it did show Australians is that the reflex

Marco Rubio and Stephen Miller, White House cronies with very different backgrounds, are up for Mike Waltz’s old postThe race is officially on to become Donald Trump’s next national security adviser – but in this White House, the personalities and egos surrounding the president can matter far more than the titles they hold.Speaking from Air Force One on Sunday evening, Trump suggested secretary of state Marco Rubio could continue to double-hat as the interim national security adviser. But he also praised Stephen Miller, whom he said was “at the top of the totem pole” for the appointment and said he

UN secretary general ‘alarmed’ by plans to expand military operations in Gaza; six strikes reported by Houthi-affiliated mediaIsrael to expand Gaza operations to establish ‘sustained presence’One of Pope Francis’s popemobiles is being transformed into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling one of his final wishes, the Vatican said yesterday.The vehicle, used by the late pontiff during his 2014 visit to the Holy Land, is being outfitted with diagnostic and emergency medical equipment to help young patients in the Palestinian territory, where health services have been devastated by the Israeli invasion. Continue reading... Source link :

Catholic charity says the late pontiff endorsed the idea of creating a ‘vehicle of hope’ to deliver medical aidJust over a decade ago, the converted Mitsubishi whisked Pope Francis through the streets of Bethlehem before it was left to gather dust. Now, in keeping with one of the late pontiff’s last wishes, the popemobile is being given a second life as a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip.In a region ravaged by more than 18 months of war, the initiative is both symbolic and practical, said Peter Brune, the secretary general of the Catholic charity Caritas Sweden.

Australian and UK politicians push back against US president’s move, which is expected to send ‘shock waves’ through global industry Donald Trump’s bombshell announcement that “Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands” will be subject to a 100% tariff has certainly caught the attention of Hollywood, as well as the international film industries it seems to be aimed at – principally Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, as well as European countries such as Hungary and Italy that have often acted as bases for US film production.Vague and grandstanding at it is, the chaotic rollout

Arachne Press says Afonydd (Rivers) was inspired by success of A470: Poems for the Road/Cerddi’r FforddIts volume of bilingual poetry celebrating the A470 road, which zigzags through Wales, proved a surprise hit.Inspired by the success, an independent publisher is releasing another anthology in English and Welsh, this time focusing on the rivers that tumble through the country. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/05/publisher-behind-hit-bilingual-poetry-book-on-a470-turns-to-welsh-rivers Author : Steven Morris Publish date : 2025-05-05 10:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Inquest into deaths of six victims in April 2024 told Joel Cauchi’s father and mother worried about weapons ‘especially if he’s going to lose contact with reality’Australian federal election news LIVE – latest results and updatesLive results: federal election votes tracker, electorates map and seat countsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than a year before Joel Cauchi stabbed six people to death in Bondi, a Queensland police officer requested the local mental health officer follow up with the Cauchi family, an inquest has heard.It followed Cauchi’s mother reportedly telling police during a separate incident: “I