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Keir Starmer was on the brink of a leadership contest this week, but he pulled it back. That does not mean his rivals have gone away. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to Kiran Stacey about one of the most hotly tipped contenders: Wes StreetingKeir Starmer was on the brink of a leadership contest this week, but he pulled it back. That does not mean his rivals have gone away, with one of the most hotly tipped leadership candidates the health secretary, Wes Streeting.Earlier this week, Labour’s leader in Scotland, Anas Sarwar, held an astonishing press conference calling for Starmer to resign. Meanwhile,

Despite premier’s objection to any inquiry, Law Enforcement Conduct Commission says it is in public interest to investigate ‘alleged misconduct’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn independent inquiry into allegations of police brutality at the Sydney protest against Isaac Herzog’s visit will examine “incidents of alleged misconduct on the part of officers”.The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (Lecc) said on Friday it would examine the police response after receiving “a significant number of complaints”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/13/police-watchdog-to-investigate-alleged-police-brutality-at-sydney-protest-against-isaac-herzog-ntwnfb Author : Caitlin Cassidy Publish date : 2026-02-13 01:09:00

Obama, who was president when this finding was made public, says Americans will be ‘less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change’ after Trump’s repeal of greenhouse gas regulationTrump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan kicked off his press conference today announcing that the administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota has “yielded the successful results” they were looking to achieve.Homan also noted that Immigation and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has not made any arrests at hospitals, elementary schools or churches. However, many people in the Twin Cities have told the Guardian

Angus Taylor expected to defeat Sussan Ley. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMulti-million dollar boost for support services for Stolen GenerationsMembers of the Stolen Generations will receive a multi-million dollar boost in support services, as the anniversary of the national apology is commemorated, Australian Associated Press reports.The apology didn’t just look to the past – it was a call to action for the future. A call that was, at its heart, deeply patriotic, true to our abiding instincts for better, fairer, stronger Australia.We need to have a sense of feeling like we’ve

Wormald steps down ‘by mutual consent’ after a year in post with Antonia Romeo expected to succeed himKeir Starmer has forced out his cabinet secretary, Chris Wormald, with Antonia Romeo likely to succeed him and become the first woman in the job.The prime minister announced on Thursday that Wormald was stepping down “by mutual consent” after just over a year in the job. He is likely to receive a significant payout, with his salary having been about £200,000 a year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/12/chris-wormald-steps-down-cabinet-secretary-starmer Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor Publish date : 2026-02-12 17:30:00 Copyright for syndicated

From his public persona to a sense that he sold the country a pup, many factors seems to feed a sense of ‘great dislike’UK politics live – latest updatesIn yet another confusing and chaotic period for British politics there is one thing on which just about everyone can agree: Keir Starmer is unpopular. Very, very unpopular.His net favourability rating, the difference between those who have a generally positive or negative view of the prime minister has been, depending on the pollster, anything from -50 to -57, a nadir only beaten by Liz Truss. Recent focus group descriptions of Starmer include

Hundreds of thousands Ukrainians without power, heat and water after strikes targeting energy infrastructure While Ukraine is reeling from last night’s barrage of attacks, the Kremlin said it expected the next round of peace talks to happen soon.“We have a certain understanding (of the details), and we will keep you informed,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/feb/12/ukraine-russia-strikes-odesa-power-drone-strikes-zelenskyy-putin-portugal-floods-europe-live-news Author : Taz Ali Publish date : 2026-02-12 12:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Labour mayor of Greater Manchester joins those criticising Ratcliffe over his comments Sir Simon McDonald, the former permanent secretary of the Foreign Office, has urged No 10 to do “more due diligence” as it prepares to replace the cabinet secretary, Chris Wormald, with Antonia Romeo, the frontrunner for the role. Rowena Mason has the story.Steven Swinford from the Times says McDonald’s comments have provoked a furious backlash from people within government. He has posted this comment from a government source.This is a desperate attempt from a senior male official whose time has passed but spent their career getting Britain into

ONS reports GDP growth increased in final three months of 2025 after 0.1% growth in previous three monthsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK economy expanded by 0.1% in the final three months of last year, according to official data, despite signs that tax speculation around Rachel Reeves’s budget had dampened spending.Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the economy grew at the same rate of 0.1% as the previous three months. Economists had been expecting a rise of 0.2%. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/12/uk-economy-grows-rachel-reeves-budget-ons-gdp-growth Author : Tom Knowles Publish date : 2026-02-12 07:01:00 Copyright for syndicated

The call for a leadership ballot followed a wave of resignations from the shadow frontbench on Thursday morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSussan Ley’s embattled leadership has suffered a major blow, with key backer and Queensland senator James McGrath resigning from the frontbench in order to back Angus Taylor.Taylor’s supporters are growing increasingly confident the former shadow defence minister will win Friday’s Liberal leadership ballot, set down for 9am at Parliament House. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/12/angus-taylor-liberal-party-spill-motion-sussan-ley Author : Dan Jervis-Bardy and Tom McIlroy Publish date

Chris Minns doubles down on support for NSW police, stating officers would ‘never have disrupted a prayer service … unless it was in the middle of a riot’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says he will not apologise to the Muslim community after police disrupted a group of men praying during a Sydney protest against the visiting Israeli president, Isaac Herzog.Muslim groups including the Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA) and the Australian Federal Imams Council (Afic) have called on the premier and

Evidence reveals that Gregory Bovino told a federal agent who shot a Chicago woman, ‘you have much yet left to do!’Transportation secretary Sean Duffy said the El Paso airport closure was to “address a cartel drone incursion”.“The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region,” Duffy said on social media. “The restrictions have been lifted and normal flights are resuming.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/feb/11/donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-iran-jeffrey-epstein-jobs-economy-us-politics-live-news-updates Author : Robert Mackey (now); Cecilia Nowell, George Chidi, Rachel Leingang and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Publish date : 2026-02-11 23:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Sussan Ley could face a party room vote as early as today. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMcCarthy threatens pulling funding levers on states on Close the Gap outcomesMalarndirri McCarthy says there are funding levers the government could pull to put more pressure on the states to improve on Closing the Gap outcomes.We have levers that we can pull and I know that through the Northern Territory Remote Area Investment, the NTRA, that is certainly an agreement between the commonwealth and the Northern Territory where I have pushed for those levers to

Remote coalmining community of Tumbler Ridge struggles to make sense of shooting that has left Canada in shock‘We will get through this’: visibly shaken Mark Carney addresses Canada after mass shooting leaves 10 deadWithin moments of receiving reports that there was a shooter nearby, Stacie Gruntman, the principal of Tumbler Ridge secondary school, did what educators are increasingly trained to do: she put the school in lockdown.Gruntman rushed through the tiny school in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northern British Columbia, checking that classroom doors were secured. Teachers shut off the lights and huddled with their students. Continue

Two days ago, the Scottish Labour leader said he wanted the prime minister to avoid Scotland during the election campaign because of his deep unpopularity with votersFamilies of nurses and carers have said they fear being torn apart under an immigration crackdown condemned as “an act of economic vandalism”, Josh Halliday reports.Q: You are here being hosted by UK Finance. But the financial services sector does not like your plans for a windfall tax on banks. Have you dropped your support for that? Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/11/pmqs-keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch-labour-matthew-doyle-peter-mandelson-latest-news-updates Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2026-02-11 16:27:00 Copyright for

Swedish company claims ruling is ruling is anti-competitive and ‘solely benefits Big Dairy’Business live – latest updatesThe Swedish-based drinks manufacturer Oatly has been banned from using the word “milk” to market its plant-based products, after a ruling by the UK supreme court.The alt-milk manufacturer has been in a long-running legal battle with the trade association Dairy UK after Oatly trademarked phrases associated with the dairy sector. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/11/oatly-banned-from-using-word-milk-to-market-plant-based-products-in-uk Author : Mark Sweney Publish date : 2026-02-11 13:52:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Jim Boyling tells public inquiry senior managers turned blind eye to long-term relationships with three womenAn undercover officer who deceived three women into sexual relationships said his superiors did nothing to prevent him from doing so, the spycops public inquiry has heard.Jim Boyling, who infiltrated environmental and animal rights activist groups for five years, said senior managers turned a blind eye to undercover officers having deceitful sexual relationships, often lasting years, with women. His managers adopted an attitude of “don’t ask, don’t tell”, he said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/11/spycop-scandal-public-inquiry-jim-boyling-sexual-relationships Author : Rob Evans Publish date : 2026-02-11 11:17:00

European Commission president says: ‘We have the second largest economy in the world, but we are driving it with the handbrake on’European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen insisted this morning that the EU needs to “tear down” the economic barriers that prevent it from becoming “a global giant” and deepen its internal market, as she kicked off 48 hours of intensive discussions on the bloc’s economy.A number of EU leaders will meet today at an industry event in Antwerp, before they meet again tomorrow morning for a pre-summit discussion ahead of an informal summit proper later that tonight. Continue

More than half of the cases presenting to the St Vincent’s emergency department in Sydney had self-reported speeds of more than 25km/hFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“You don’t understand the power of an ebike until you get on one,” Dr Tony Grabs warns.Grabs, the director of trauma at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, cites a patient who jumped on a rental ebike after a night of drinking with friends – the first time she’d ever been on one. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/11/broken-ribs-ruptured-bowels-ebike-injuries-double-at-major-sydney-hospital-in-one-year Author : Natasha

More than 25 people are injured, including two with life-threatening injuries, after the shooting at Tumbler Ridge secondary schoolLatest updates: ‘devastating’ shooting hits remote town of Tumbler RidgePolice in Canada say 10 people are dead, including the suspect, in a mass shooting that appeared to target a high school in northern British Columbia.More than two dozen victims have been hospitalized in what premier David Eby called an “unimaginable tragedy” that ranks among the deadliest events of its kind in Canadian history. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/11/canada-school-shooting-ten-dead-including-suspect-in-attack-on-tumbler-ridge-secondary-school-and-residence-police-say Author : Leyland Cecco in Toronto Publish date : 2026-02-11 03:39:00 Copyright for

Music publisher Primary Wave said to have bought rights to pop star’s music, including Toxic and Baby One More TimeBritney Spears has sold the rights to her music catalog, which includes hits such as Toxic, Baby One More Time and Gimme More, according to media reports.The music publisher Primary Wave is said to have purchased the pop star’s music rights on 30 December, TMZ reported on Tuesday, citing legal documents. An unnamed source “familiar with the deal” confirmed the sale to the New York Times. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/10/britney-spears-sells-rights-music-catalog Author : Dani Anguiano Publish date : 2026-02-11 00:33:00

Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm healthIn what is set to be its most audacious anti-environment move yet, the Trump administration on Thursday will roll back the mechanism allowing the government to regulate planet-heating pollution, the White House press secretary has told reporters.“President Trump will be joined by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to formalize the recession of the 2009 Obama-era endangerment finding,” Karoline Leavitt said at a press conference on Tuesday. “This will be the largest deregulatory action in American history.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/trump-repeal-regulation-greenhouse-gases Author : Dharna

Another night of demonstrations in Sydney after criticism of police actions at Monday’s protest. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe head of Australia’s domestic intelligence agency has dismissed criticisms his officers didn’t do enough to prevent the Bondi shooting attack as “baseless” while declaring claims by a former undercover agent aired on the ABC were untrue.The director-general, Mike Burgess, told a Senate estimates hearing last night he ordered a review immediately following the attack into how his agency, the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (Asio), assessed shooters 24-year-old Naveed Akram and his 50-year-old

House Republican says ‘This is all unacceptable and preventable’ of violence amid Trump’s immigration crackdown; DHS funding set to lapse after 13 FebruaryLocal police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdownJamie Raskin, a top House Democrat, accused the justice department of making “puzzling, inexplicable redactions” to documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that obscured the names of abusers, while allowing the identities of the disgraced financier’s victims to become public.Raskin told reporters that he wanted to view the complete files to better understand how the justice department handled the redaction process. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/feb/10/donald-trump-ice-democrats-shutdown-jeffrey-epstein-canada-live-news-updates Author

The 12-year-old was stabbed by a stranger as he walked home from school in January 2025Justice Choudhury KC is back from his deliberation and will make a decision about whether or not he will lift the reporting restriction shortly.Leo Ross’s foster family is in court this morning to hear the judge pass his sentence, due this afternoon. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/feb/10/leo-ross-murder-birmingham-court-live-updates Author : Tom Ambrose (now) and Yohannes Lowe (earlier) Publish date : 2026-02-10 15:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.