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Thousands of troops needed to support Ukraine if ceasefire or agreement reached to end war with RussiaThe UK is to “accelerate the pace and scale” of military planning to be ready to support Ukraine next week, with No 10 saying all options including troops on the ground are still possible.Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said thousands of troops will be necessary to support Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire and agreement to end the war with Russia, whether by “sea, on land or in the air”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/21/uk-military-ukraine-russia-war Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor Publish date :

President announces F-47 jets, telling reporters it has state-of-the-art stealth technology and is the most powerful jet of its kindIn Tempe on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez praised Arizona voters for electing two Democratic senators. She then swiped at the state’s former one-term senator, Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic party to become an independent while in office and declined to seek re-election. “One thing I love about Arizonans is that you all have shown that if a US Senator isn’t fighting hard enough for you, you’re not afraid to replace her with one who will,” Ocasio-Cortez said. Sinema recently resurfaced old comments

Three members of the pioneering band were detained and returned to the UK after flying to Los Angeles for a gigTell us: have you experienced any issues at the US border recently?Members of the punk rock band UK Subs have said they were denied entry and detained in the US, according to accounts from the band themselves.Bassist Alvin Bibbs shared details of the incident with local UK news website Dorset Eye on Thursday, which comes amid widespread reports of people being denied entry to the US, including a French scientist who said he was barred because of anti-Donald Trump comments

IFS says chancellor ‘boxed in’ by promises before spring statement as February figure is much worse than expectedAnalysis: Borrowing overshoot will test Reeves’s resolve on tax risesBusiness live – latest updatesWorse-than-expected public spending data has piled pressure on Rachel Reeves in the run-up to next week’s spring statement, with UK government borrowing rising by much more than expected last month to £10.7bn.In a setback for the chancellor, the monthly total – the difference between total public sector spending and income – sharply overshot a Reuters poll of experts that had predicted a deficit of £6.6bn. Continue reading... Source link :

Executive order denounced as unconstitutional. Plus, Musk’s daughter says his gesture ‘definitely Nazi salute’Good morning.Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the Department of Education, seemingly attempting to circumvent Congress’s approval to formally close a federal department.How has the department already been affected by Trump’s state-shrinking efforts? The move comes after steps to undercut the department’s authority by instituting a round of layoffs that has reduced its workforce by nearly half and cancelled dozens of grants and contracts. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/first-thing-trump-signs-executive-order-to-dismantle-us-department-of-education Author : Jem Bartholomew

The Mulholland Drive star had lunch with the director weeks before he died, and says: ‘He was not, in any way, done’Mulholland Drive star Naomi Watts says that David Lynch “wanted to go back to work” before his death in January.In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Watts revealed that she had spent an afternoon with Lynch in November, along with Laura Dern, who acted in Lynch’s Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart. “We had a beautiful lunch at his house. I knew he’d been unwell but he was in great spirits. He wanted to go back to work

Energy secretary accuses Conservatives and Reform of ‘total desertion and betrayal’ of future generations by failing to tackle climate crisisMy colleague Gaby Hinsliff argues in her column that after Keir Starmer watched the Netflix show Adolescence, a drama that highlights youth violence and growing misogyny among young boys, he now needs to act.Hinsliff argues that young people’s siloed information bubbles driven by manipulative algorithms need to be better regulated, and there needs to be better support for families.A YouGov poll found that 61% of people either strongly supported or somewhat supported the government’s commitment to cut carbon emissions to net

Compound was last bastion in the capital, Khartoum, held by rival paramilitary Rapid Support ForcesSudan’s military has retaken the presidential palace in Khartoum, the last bastion in the capital of rival paramilitary forces, after nearly two years of fighting.Social media videos showed soldiers inside giving the date as the 21st day of Ramadan, which was Friday. A Sudanese military officer wearing a captain’s epaulettes made the announcement in the video, and confirmed the troops were inside the compound. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/21/sudan-army-recaptures-presidential-palace-khartoum-major-battlefield-gain Author : Associated Press in Cairo Publish date : 2025-03-21 07:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

More than 1,300 flights expected to be affected after airport closes down for all of Friday due to a substation fireLive coverage: significant travel disruption expectedLondon’s Heathrow airport will be closed all day on Friday, sparking global travel chaos, after a fire at an electrical substation caused a “significant power outage” there, and left thousands of homes without power.The shutdown occurred just hours before the travel hub – one of the busiest two-runway airports in the world – was due to open, forcing at least 120 flights that were already in the air to divert, according to Flightradar24, with more

Independent assessment, which was handed to government before US election, warns of ‘global geopolitical and economic fragmentation’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia faces a world more volatile and dangerous than it has known for more than four decades, and “major-power conflict is no longer unimaginable”, a review of the country’s intelligence agencies has found.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, commissioned the review of the work of the 10 agencies that make up Australia’s national intelligence community in September 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailThere have been

Heathrow airport closed on Friday and travellers warned to stay away after fire in Hayes causes power outageHello and welcome to our live coverage of the closure of Heathrow airport following a fire at an electricity substation in Hayes. The fire led to a power outage that has left the airport without electricity.Airport operators said the travel hub would be closed until midnight on March 21. Significant disruption to travel is expected and passengers should avoid the airport. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/mar/21/hayes-substation-fire-heathrow-airport-live-updates-power-cut-outage Author : Kate Lamb Publish date : 2025-03-21 03:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Exclusive: energy secretary says 2050 target is imperative, and accuses opposition of betraying of future generations The government is “absolutely up for the fight” over net zero, Ed Miliband has said, as he accused the Conservatives and Reform of “a total desertion and betrayal” of future generations by failing to tackle the climate crisis.After a turbulent week for Labour in which it has been charged with abandoning its values by slashing disability benefits, the energy secretary sought to focus attention on the party’s plans for the green energy transition. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/21/government-absolutely-up-for-the-fight-over-net-zero-ed-miliband-says Author : Pippa Crerar Political

Edward James received three-drug lethal injection under death warrant signed in February by governor Ron DeSantisA Florida man who killed an eight-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs was executed on Thursday.Edward James, 63, was pronounced dead at 8.15pm after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida state prison outside Starke under a death warrant signed in February by Governor Ron DeSantis. The execution was the second this year in Florida, which is planning a third in April. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/20/florida-execution Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-03-21

Premier accused of ‘capitulation to the tabloid media’ as human rights groups warn changes will lead to increased criminalisation of Aboriginal and other marginalised communitiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian government’s controversial bail laws have passed parliament after a marathon debate, sparking criticism from legal and human rights groups who warn it will lead to the increased criminalisation of Aboriginal and other marginalised communities.The premier, Jacinta Allan, announced the changes to the Bail Act last week, before they were fast-tracked through parliament, passing the lower house

Many doubt that what remains of department can govern student debt as one in four adults under 40 has loansDonald Trump ordered the dismantling of the US Department of Education on Thursday, prompting uncertainty for those holding student debt and questions about what happens next.Trump’s press secretary told reporters earlier on Thursday what remained of the department would continue to govern student debt. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/20/trump-education-department-student-loans Author : Martin Pengelly and Maya Yang Publish date : 2025-03-20 22:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Labor’s controversial bail laws come amid ongoing debate over what some have labelled a ‘youth crime crisis’ in the state. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers says ‘risks outweigh the benefits’ of breaking up the big supermarketsJim Chalmers was also up on ABC News Breakfast this morning, where he was asked if there’s a reason the government can’t commit to more of the 20 recommendations?The ACCC has handed down a 441-page report and not on any of those pages does it support the divestiture powers which have been proposed by our political opponents.If

US may shuttle between sides in drive to achieve quick deal Trump is seeking, as Russia sends ex-spy to lead negotiationsUkraine will have a delegation in Riyadh on the same day the US is holding ceasefire talks there with a Russian negotiating team led by a secretive former FSB chief who played a key role in planning Vladimir Putin’s 2022 full-scale invasion.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the delegation would meet with US representatives on Monday and supply a list of energy infrastructure that would be off-limits for strikes by the Russian military. The US representatives would then meet the Russian

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says DoE will be ‘much smaller’ due to executive order Trump will sign as critics say it is ‘dark day’ for US childrenRevealed: Trump education cuts mean years of work – and millions of dollars – go to wasteTell us: how has your work been affected by Trump’s policies?Another, perhaps more worrying sign, of the Trump administration’s approach to economic policy was revealed yesterday, when commerce secretary Howard Lutnick recommended in a Fox News interview that people buy Tesla stock.That’s the electric car company led by Elon Musk, who is busy right now cutting down the

Exclusive: Representatives of king, National Trust and others called on to work together to protect environmentUK politics live – latest updatesSteve Reed called in some of England’s biggest landowners for a meeting on Thursday, asking them to come up with meaningful plans to restore nature on their estates.Representatives for King Charles and Prince William were among those at the meeting, asked by the environment secretary to draft new land management plans to help meet the country’s legal Environment Act targets. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/20/defra-england-biggest-landowners-plans-restore-nature Author : Helena Horton Environment reporter Publish date : 2025-03-20 16:32:00 Copyright for syndicated

Despite the decision to hold at 4.5%, businesses and households can take a confident view of the UK’s prospectsBank of England says companies freezing hiring plans as it keeps interest rates on holdBusiness live – latest updatesBank of England policymakers might be on a “go-slow” as they look forward to interest rate cuts this year, but the direction of travel is almost certain.After a meeting on Thursday when interest rates were kept on hold at 4.5%, City investors bet there would be more reductions in the cost of borrowing this year, most likely two cuts reducing the rate to 4%.

Israeli military says it is conducting ground activities in northern Gaza strip as Gaza’s health ministry reports 85 people killed by Israeli attacks overnightThe resumption of airstrikes has sent Palestinian residents again fleeing for their lives from homes they had begun to reinhabit among the ruins of the devastated territory.Some Palestinians who tried to use the Salahuddin road said they saw cars come under fire from Israeli troops advancing towards Netzarim, reports Reuters. The fate of the passengers in the vehicles was unknown. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/20/israel-gaza-war-latest-middle-east-news-ceasefire-hostages-netanyahu-hamas-trump Author : Amy Sedghi (now); Tom Ambrose and Hamish Mackay (earlier)

European leaders are gathering in Brussels this morning to discuss Ukraine, defence and the Middle EastSwedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson said he was “cautiously optimistic” about the progress made on Ukraine, but was growing frustrated with Russia’s “ifs and buts” on ceasefire, adding it was up to Moscow to “prove it” that it is serious about ending the conflict.He also pointed to later talks in the UK with army chiefs and planners as an important part of discussions on how Europe can support any future peace agreement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/20/europe-live-russia-ukraine-war-eu-zelenskyy-putin-trump-starmer-military-leaders-london-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date :

Nigel Huddleston says local elections ‘will be difficult’ for Conservatives after the ‘high-water mark’ of 2021Disabled people’s access to transport has been called a “national embarrassment” by MPs on a parliamentary committee, who said a new enforcement regime was needed to uphold their right to travel. Gwyn Topham has the story.Jesse Norman, the shadow leader of the Commons, paid tribute to his father, Sir Torquil Norman, who has just died, during business questions in the chamber this morning. Torquil Norman’s toy company created the Polly Pocket brand.Almost exactly 24 hours ago, my father Torquil Norman died at the age of

Comments by chipmaker’s boss Jensen Huang are a sign Trump’s ‘America First’ policy is affecting investmentBusiness live latest updatesThe boss of the world’s biggest computer chipmaker, Nvidia, has promised the company will shell out “several hundred billion” dollars to make semiconductors and other electronics in the US over the next four years.The comments from Jensen Huang illustrate how the California-headquartered AI chipmaker is remodelling its supply chain away from Asia amid unpredictable tariff threats by Donald Trump. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/20/nvidia-us-manufacturing-ceo-jensen-huang-donald-trump Author : Kalyeena Makortoff Publish date : 2025-03-20 09:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Opposition leader criticised for using historical slur against gay men, with a spokesperson for Dutton saying ‘no offence was intended’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPenny Wong says it’s “unsurprising” Peter Dutton would use an historical slur to attack the prime minister’s response to China, noting the opposition leader had opposed marriage equality.In a statement, a spokesperson for Dutton said: “It was a phrase that shouldn’t have been used, and no offence was intended from Mr Dutton.”Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/20/dutton-calling-albanese-limp-wristed-over-chinese-ships-unsurprising-wong-says-ntwnfb Author : Sarah Basford Canales