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The former prime minister called on the government to change course on climate changeDale Vince, the founder of the renewable energy company Ecotricity and Labour party donor, has accused Tony Blair of talking “nonsense” on net zero policy. In a statement he said:This from Tony Blair is net zero nonsense. He talks of growing fossil demand from China, when in fact it has peaked. He says we need less focus on renewable energy and more on carbon capture - one is cheap and abundant and prevents carbon emissions, the other is an incredibly expensive way of trying to deal with

Leaked documents indicate Harita, owner of key nickel mine in Indonesia, did not reveal water contaminationOne of Indonesia’s largest nickel-mining companies, which supplies a mineral critical to the global electric car industry, did not tell the public that local drinking water was polluted, according to documents seen by the Guardian.Indonesia has become the world’s biggest producer of nickel, used in the production of wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicle batteries. But observers have voiced concerns that regulatory oversight in the country has failed to keep up with the rush to develop mines to satisfy booming global demand. Continue reading...

Temperatures south Asians dread each year arrive early as experts talk of ever shorter transition to summer-like heatThe summer conditions south Asian countries dread each year have arrived alarmingly early, and it’s only April. Much of India and Pakistan is already sweltering in heatwave conditions, in what scientists say is fast becoming the “new normal”.Temperatures in the region typically climb through May, peaking in June before the monsoon brings relief. But this year, the heat has come early. “As far as Asia and the Indian subcontinent are concerned, there was a quick transition from a short window of spring conditions

At least 28 people charged in federal court as civil liberties groups condemn ‘enhanced militarization’ of border landsThe US Department of Justice has begun the first criminal prosecutions of migrants for entering a newly declared military buffer zone created along the border with Mexico, according to court filings, Reuters reports.At least 28 migrants were charged were charged in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Monday for crossing into the 170-mile-long, 60ft-wide militarized buffer zone patrolled by active-duty US troops. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/migrants-charged-us-mexico-border Author : Robert Mackey Publish date : 2025-04-30 01:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content

The US president has confirmed he’s aware that Anthony Albanese is keen to talk to him about tariffs – and says he’s planning to place a call. Follow today’s news livePolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastDutton yesterday cut short a press conference when asked about his previous comments critical of the media in the preceding days.Asked about the pictures that went viral from Monday, when the tour bus carrying his campaign media got wedged on a Sydney street, Dutton praised the Murray’s

US president will curb some duties on foreign parts in domestically manufactured cars, administration saysBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump unveiled plans to water down his sweeping tariffs for US carmakers on Tuesday by curbing some duties on foreign cars and parts, granting a reprieve to an industry that warned his strategy would hike costs for American manufacturers by tens of billions of dollars.Carmakers subject to a 25% tariff on imports will not be subject to other levies Trump has imposed, for example, on steel and aluminum. US automakers will also be allowed to apply for tariff relief on a

Accusation from UN agency comes as Red Crescent medic held since deadly Israeli attack on ambulances is freed The embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, has accused Israel of abusing dozens of its staff in military detention and using some as human shields.The head of the agency, Philippe Lazzarini, said that more than 50 staff members, including teachers, doctors and social workers, had been detained and abused since the start of the 18 month-long war in Gaza. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/29/unrwa-says-israel-has-abused-detained-staff-and-used-some-as-human-shields Author : Jason Burke in Jerusalem Publish date : 2025-04-29 18:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

John Niven’s debut play explores rivalry between the two British bands who vied for the No 1 spot in the charts in 1995It was the great Britpop showdown in the summer of 1995, billed as a contest between cheeky chaps and lairy lads. Thirty years on, a new play is to revisit the fierce rivalry between Blur and Oasis when both British bands put out a new single in the same week and competed to grab the No 1 spot in the charts. Some purchased both releases, many couldn’t care less, but for a few days it was a decision

‘Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m

Milestone coincides with Mark Carney’s election victory in Canada as he warns ‘America wants our land’President Donald Trump’s administration has so far withheld at least $436.87bn of congressionally approved funding, the top Democrats on the U.S. Congress’ appropriation committees said on Tuesday.The frozen allotments span the federal government, according to the first estimate of the potential impoundments in the project led by Senator Patty Murray from Washington and Representative Rosa DeLauro from Connecticut, Reuters reported. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/apr/29/donald-trump-100-days-in-office-immigration-tariffs-canada-mark-carney-us-politics-live-updates Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2025-04-29 10:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

First Indigenous Australian to serve as federal minister says ‘to politicise it just adds to the division’Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed Peter Dutton’s concerns about acknowledgement of country as “pure culture-war stuff” that will cost votes, hours after Australia’s first Indigenous minister warned the opposition leader’s comments were damaging social harmony.Ken Wyatt, a former Liberal minister and the first Indigenous minister for Indigenous Australians, said he was disappointed by some of the commentary about an alleged overuse of the ceremonies

Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to the 2023 beef wellington lunch she servedElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe trial of Erin Patterson for allegedly murdering her in-laws by serving them a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms has started in a Victorian court.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023. Continue reading... Source link

Results in key electoral districts too close to determine if the party will be able to form a majority governmentCanada election 2025: latest results as Mark Carney seeks to stay on as PMA record number of people – 7.3 million – have already voted during an early voting period that was held last weekend. That topped the 5.8 million Canadians who voted early at the last federal election in 2021.All ballots in a Canadian federal election are counted by hand in front of witnesses, and the final results are validated over a period of time then made available online. Continue

Donald Trump praises team’s win over Kansas City ChiefsNo official reason for players who chose not to attendDonald Trump feted the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at the White House on Monday, but several players, including quarterback Jalen Hurts, decided to skip the celebration.Hurts and other players cited scheduling conflicts as the reasons for their absences, according to a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/28/jalen-hurts-donald-trump-white-house-super-bowl Author : Guardian sport and agencies Publish date : 2025-04-29 00:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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