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Edward Brandt sentenced to 20 weeks in prison after behaviour left Tory peer ‘in fear of sexual violence’A former councillor has been jailed for 20 weeks after stalking Penny Mordaunt, which the former Cabinet minister said left her fearing “sexual violence”.Edward Brandt, a professional sailor, had been found guilty of the offence but was acquitted of a more serious charge of stalking involving serious alarm or distress. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/16/former-councillor-edward-brandt-jailed-stalking-mp-penny-mordaunt Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2026-01-16 17:52:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Kevin Hassett, chair of White House economic council, downplays inquiry into Fed building cost overrunsDonald Trump just sat down for his roundtable on rural healthcare in the East Room of the White House.The president just called out White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett for his appearance on television this morning, which we reported earlier. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/16/donald-trump-minnesota-ice-us-politics-live-latest-news Author : Vivian Ho Publish date : 2026-01-16 15:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Conservative leader thanks Nigel Farage for ‘doing my spring cleaning for me’UK politics live – latest updatesRobert Jenrick “tells a lot of lies” and cannot be trusted, Kemi Badenoch has said, as she spoke out publicly about her former frontbench colleague for the first time since his dramatic defection to Reform.The Conservative leader attacked Jenrick in scathing terms on Friday, 24 hours after sacking him from the shadow cabinet after learning of his plans to defect. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/16/robert-jenrick-tells-lies-says-kemi-badenoch-conservative-nigel-farage-reform-uk Author : Kiran Stacey Policy editor Publish date : 2026-01-16 12:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

The new shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy said he was ‘sorry’ for how the Conservatives ‘handled certain things in those last few years’ in powerA bit more from work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden now.He told Times Radio this morning there was “the same chaos and drama” on the right of politics as when the Conservatives were in power. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jan/16/uk-politics-live-robert-jenrick-defection-conservatives-labour-latest-news Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2026-01-16 10:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Five organisations whose work fosters community, tolerance and empathy will share proceeds of readers’ generosityThe Guardian has raised more than £1m in its Hope appeal to support grassroots charities whose work offers a positive antidote to social division, racism and hatred.The appeal, which closed on Thursday, had five partner charities that will share the donations: Citizens UK, the Linking Network, Locality, Hope Unlimited Charitable Trust and Who Is Your Neighbour? Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/16/guardian-hope-appeal-raises-1m-charities-opposing-hatred Author : Patrick Butler Social policy editor Publish date : 2026-01-16 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study showsFrom Africa to Latin America to Asia, babies have been carried in cloth wraps on their mothers’ backs for centuries. Now, the practice of generations of women could become a lifesaving tool in the fight against malaria.Researchers in Uganda have found that treating wraps with the insect repellent permethrin cut rates of malaria in the infants carried in them by two-thirds. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/16/cloth-wraps-treated-with-insecticide-cut-malaria-cases-in-babies Author : Kat Lay Global health correspondent Publish date :

Plea comes amid standoff between Albanese government, Coalition and Greens over bill. Follow the latest updates liveCould Labor’s hate speech laws damage Australia’s free speech? Here’s what you need to know about the contentious billGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLarissa Waters, the Greens’ leader, also says she’s concerned there has not been enough time to evaluate the legislation, warning there are a “raft of unintended consequences that could occur”.Waters told RN Breakfast:We’ve only had a handful of days to look at this legislation, and it’s very consequential legislation … And with every turn, experts and

Lesbos court clears aid workers of people smuggling, a move Human Rights Watch called a vindication of their lifesaving activities at seaTwo dozen aid workers, who had faced up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of smuggling migrants into Greece, have been acquitted by a court on Lesbos.The verdict was met with cheers, tears and cries of jubilation as the presiding judge announced the words that would end a seven-year legal ordeal for the humanitarians. All 24 had engaged in rescue work on the Aegean island at the height of the refugee crisis. Continue reading... Source link :

The Venezuelan opposition leader did not confirm whether the US president accepted the awardThe Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has said she presented Donald Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal during their meeting on Thursday.She did not answer reporters’ questions as to whether he accepted it. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/15/maria-corina-machado-says-she-presented-trump-with-her-nobel-peace-prize-medal Author : Reuters Publish date : 2026-01-15 21:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Even Nigel Farage looked taken aback by the news Honest Bob was about to join his flock, but he quickly saw the upside UK politics live – latest updatesOne is too many and a thousand never enough. Addiction is a tricky business. What starts as fun inevitably, insidiously tears away the soul. And there are signs that Nigel Farage’s press conference habit is getting badly out of control. He started off at one a week. Then that no longer worked. His narcissistic need craved more and more attention. So he upped it to two or three a week. Each time

Announcement comes after Kemi Badenoch sacked shadow justice secretary over evidence of defection plotUK politics live – latest updatesRobert Jenrick has defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after being sacked from the Conservative shadow cabinet.The former shadow justice secretary had the Conservative whip removed and his party membership suspended on Thursday morning after his party leader, Kemi Badenoch, said she had found “irrefutable evidence” that he was planning to defect from the party. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/15/robert-jenrick-defects-to-reform-uk-after-conservative-party-suspension Author : Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor Publish date : 2026-01-15 16:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Trump and his top advisers have previously hinted at their willingness to work with acting president Delcy RodríguezDonald Trump is in Washington today. He’s due to meet with Mariá Corina Machado – Venezuela’s opposition leader – at 12:3opm ET. At the moment that’s closed to the press but we’ll let you know if that changes and bring you the latest.Later, Trump is set to host the champions of the 2025 Stanley Cup, the Florida Panthers, at the White House. We’ll be watching to get his reaction to the news of the day. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/15/us-politics-latest-news-updates-donald-trump-venezuela-maria-corina-machado Author :

‘I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect,’ Tory leader saysFull report: Badenoch sacks JenrickNigel Farage, speaking at his press conference in Scotland, has said that “of course” he has had conversations with Robert Jenrick, who was sacked by Kemi Badenoch this morning for planning to defect.Here is the text of Kemi Badenoch’s video statement about Robert Jenrick.This morning I removed the Conservative whip from Robert Jenrick after dismissing him from the shadow cabinet.I was very sorry to be presented with clear, irrefutable evidence, not just that he

Moscow alleges unnamed diplomat is affiliated ‘with the British secret service’ as it gives them two weeks to leave A British diplomat has been expelled from Russia after being accused of being a spy.The diplomat, who was not named, has two weeks to leave the country, the Russian foreign ministry said, after it received information “regarding the affiliation of a diplomatic employee at the embassy with the British secret service”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/15/british-diplomat-expelled-russia-accused-spy Author : Robyn Vinter and agency Publish date : 2026-01-15 08:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US president adopts more measured tone and suggests a pause in decision on threatened US military action in IranIran protests – live updatesIran crisis explained: what we know so farAnalysis: why western diplomats are wary of predicting regime’s end daysDonald Trump has said he has been assured the killing of protesters in Iran has been halted, adding that he would “watch it and see” about threatened US military action, as tensions appeared to ease on Wednesday night.Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over the crackdown on protests that Iran Human

US president says ‘important sources’ also told him executions not going ahead as Iran extends order closing its airspace to commercial flightsFull report: US and UK military to withdraw some personnel from Middle East amid Iranian threatsIran crisis explained: what we know so far Analysis: why western diplomats are wary of predicting regime’s end days Podcast: Massacres and executions: what are we hearing from inside Iran?Welcome to our continuing live coverage of the crisis in Iran.Donald Trump says he has been assured that the killing of Iranian protesters has been halted, adding when asked about whether the threatened US military

Opposition leader says government took ‘a month to deliver this bad bill’ as Labor criticises Liberal ‘hypocrisy’ on proposed hate lawsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Sussan Ley, has said the Albanese government’s proposed hate speech and anti-vilification legislation appears “pretty unsalvageable” and rejected suggestions of hypocrisy by the Coalition after weeks of calls for new laws to tackle antisemitism.After demanding parliament be immediately recalled in the wake of the Bondi beach terror attacks on 14 December, Ley on Thursday morning flagged the Coalition would

Chef patron Gareth Ward ‘not embarrassed’ by the score, and says it was due to inspectors’ concerns about the use of raw ingredientsThe chef behind a Welsh restaurant with two Michelin stars says it has “the highest standards in the world”, despite being given a one-star hygiene rating in a recent inspection.Ynyshir, a restaurant with rooms near Machynlleth on the southern edge of the Eryri national park, has been praised as one of the best in the world. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/jan/14/two-star-michelin-restaurant-in-wales-handed-one-star-hygiene-rating Author : Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent Publish date : 2026-01-14 22:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Peter Malinauskas says he has done what he thinks ‘is right’ in his handling of the Adelaide writers’ week fallout. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBurke says it’s ‘ridiculous’ Coalition critical of hate speech legislation in wake of Bondi attackHome affairs minister Tony Burke said the government could not have a “more serious impetus for action” on hate speech laws after the Bondi terror attack, saying lawmakers in Canberra should not be wasting time to act.These arguments that are coming from the Liberal Party now, having spent all the last week after week

James Comer, chair of House oversight committee, says he has scheduled session to hold Clintons in contempt after they refuse to testify in Epstein investigationDonald Trump repeated his threat to withhold federal funding to sanctuary cities on Truth Social today.“ALL THEY DO IS BREED CRIME AND VIOLENCE! If States want them, they will have to pay for them!,” the president wrote in a post. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/14/us-politics-live-latest-news-updates-supreme-court-donald-trump-tariffs-jd-vance-greenland Author : Shrai Popat (now) and Frances Mao (earlier) Publish date : 2026-01-14 18:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Agents searched Hannah Natanson’s Virginia home and seized devices in inquiry tied to a classified materials caseThe FBI raided the home of a Washington Post reporter early Wednesday in what the newspaper called a “highly unusual and aggressive” move by law enforcement.Agents descended on the Virginia home of Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials. The Post is “reviewing and monitoring the situation”, a source at the newspaper told the Guardian. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/fbi-raid-washington-post-hannah-natanson Author : Richard Luscombe and Jeremy Barr Publish date : 2026-01-14 15:19:00

Trump claims ‘Nato should be leading the way for us to get it’ and ‘if we don’t, Russia or China will, and that is not going to happen’People in Greenland: share your views on Trump’s recent commentsUS president Donald Trump has doubled down on his rhetoric on getting control of Greenland, insisting that the US “needs Greenland for the purpose of national security.”In a social media post, Trump claimed that “Nato should be leading the way for us to get it,” and “if we don’t, Russia or China will, and that is not going to happen!”“Militarily, without the vast power

Policing inspectorate to say force made series of errors in how it gathered and handled intelligenceUK politics live – latest updatesWest Midlands police will be criticised in a report about their handling of intelligence used to justify banning Israeli fans from a football game in Birmingham, the Guardian understands.The inquiry was ordered by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, and carried out by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, the policing inspectorate. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/14/watchdog-to-criticise-west-midlands-police-over-maccabi-tel-aviv-ban Author : Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Publish date : 2026-01-14 10:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

It comes after opposition leader Sussan Ley has spent weeks calling for better legislative protections to tackle antisemitism Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSenior Liberals are urging colleagues to vote against Labor’s fast-tracked legislation in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, despite opposition leader Sussan Ley calling for urgent legislative action for weeks.Labor would be forced to rely on support from the Greens if the opposition does not support the bill next Tuesday, as some Liberals and Nationals oppose both of its major tenets: on hate

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan SoltaniTrump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protestsIran protests: what we know so far about the spiralling anti-government demonstrationsFor the first time in days, Iranians were able to make calls abroad from their mobiles on Tuesday, according to reporting by Associated Press. Texting services have not been restored, however, and nor has the