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Blaze swept through rugged terrain at Montrose in Melbourne’s outer east on Saturday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA well timed sprinkling of rain has come to the aid of firefighters battling a blaze that destroyed a home on the outskirts of Melbourne.The blaze swept through rugged terrain at Montrose in the city’s outer east on Saturday night, sparking an emergency warning for residents in its path after igniting about 9pm.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/weather/2025/mar/16/rain-comes-to-aid-of-firefighters-after-fast-moving-blaze-destroys-melbourne-home Author : Australian

Coalition opposes putting ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine saying peacekeeping is Europe’s responsibilityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says Australia may send a “small contribution” of peacekeepers to Ukraine if asked, but it was premature to discuss the details before Russia agrees to a ceasefire agreement.The prime minister joined a phone hook-up overnight that was chaired by the UK’s Keir Starmer and included the leaders of Canada, New Zealand and Europe, a collection referred to as the “Coalition of the Willing”. It also included the

Bridget McKenzie, Barnaby Joyce, Alex Antic, Matt Canavan and Keith Pitt were invited to speak at the annual showcase of rightwing political activismGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition senators who addressed last year’s Australian Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) billed taxpayers thousands of dollars in flights, accommodation and car expenses on the weekend of the event.Guardian Australia can also reveal the former Labor senator Fatima Payman claimed more than $4,000 on a whirlwind Perth-to-Melbourne trip in which she appeared at a public meeting in solidarity with the embattled construction union.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking

Health secretary says the scrapping of NHS England is ‘beginning, not end’ of bid to slash ‘bloated bureaucracy’The health secretary has declared that scrapping NHS England is “the beginning, not the end” and has vowed to continue “slashing bloated bureaucracy”. Wes Streeting suggested hundreds more quangos could be in the line of fire after the prime minister announced this week the end of the body overseeing the health service in England. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Streeting said: “The abolition of NHS England – the world’s largest quango – is the beginning, not the end. “Patients and staff alike can

PM joined virtual meeting hosted by Keir Starmer along with Zelenskyy and leaders from Europe, Canada and New Zealand. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia willing will consider joining peacekeeping effort in UkrainePrime Minister Anthony Albanese has told European allies that Australian would consider contributing to a future peacekeeping effort in Ukraine.It is the right thing to do and it is in Australia’s national interest. Because what happens in the Euro-Atlantic has serious implications for our region – the Indo-Pacific – and vice versa. This is a struggle not just for the

Houthis reported series of explosions and images show plumes of smoke rising over the Sana’a airport complexDonald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor.The Houthis reported a series of explosions in their territory on Saturday evening. Images circulating online show plumes of black smoke over the area of the Sana’a airport complex, which includes a sprawling military facility. The extent of the damage was not yet clear. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/15/trump-yemen-airstrikes-houthis

‘The chanting you heard was not directed at you in any way,’ inspector tells Sydney man who complained about neighbour’s Christmas party in Glenmore ParkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA NSW police internal investigation has found that off-duty officers who allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar boom” and “Hezbollah” at a Christmas party after a verbal dispute with a Muslim man who lived next door were indulging in “banter between friends”.The incident allegedly took place on 13 December at Glenmore Park in western Sydney, after the man complained to his neighbours about water from their swimming pool

Launched by Nasa and SpaceX, the Falcon 9 is picking up Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, whose eight days on board the International Space Station became nine monthsA long-awaited mission to return stranded US astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station has been launched by Nasa and SpaceX.The pair were due to spend eight days on the ISS in June, but technical problems with the experimental spacecraft that took them there have left them stuck on the orbital laboratory for nine months. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/15/rocket-blasts-off-to-bring-stranded-us-astronauts-home-from-the-iss-at-long-last Author : Robin McKie, science editor Publish date

President focused on CNN and MSNBC, which he accused of corruption and being in league with the Democratic partyDonald Trump expanded on his threats to the media on Friday, suggesting actions of the press should be deemed illegal and subject to investigation.“I believe that CNN and MS-DNC, who literally write 97.6% bad about me, are political arms of the Democrat party and in my opinion, they’re really corrupt and they’re illegal, what do they do is illegal,” the president said during a contentious speech at the Department of Justice. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/15/trump-media-attacks Author : Edward Helmore in

Michael Faraday’s illustrated notes that show how radical scientist began his theories at London’s Royal Institution to go online He was a self-educated genius whose groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of physics and chemistry electrified the world of science and laid the foundations for Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity nearly a century later.Now, the little-known notebooks of the Victorian scientist Michael Faraday have been unearthed from the archive of the Royal Institution and are to be digitised and made permanently accessible online for the first time. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/15/notebooks-michael-faraday-victorian-scientist-einstein Author : Donna Ferguson Publish date : 2025-03-15

London council’s policy of offering people homes far from the area led to England’s highest rate of refusalsA Labour-run London council left more than 100 families homeless without support last year after they refused to be relocated outside the borough, the Observer can reveal.Freedom of information data from about 80% of English councils shows that they ended their legal duties to 615 households who refused offers of housing outside the local authority area in 2024 – but this national total is heavily skewed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/15/labour-enfield-homeless-council-housing Author : Chaminda Jayanetti Publish date : 2025-03-15 13:42:00 Copyright for

As cases of romance fraud soar by 27%, tricked woman tells of her £115,000 ordealThe first time Yvonne met Gary Rogers he arrived at her house in a shiny black Range Rover smelling of Armani Code perfume, with neatly gelled silver hair. It was August 2017, and Yvonne’s ex-husband had suggested she ask the motor dealer, known locally as the “Jag man”, to fix her car.Yvonne* says their relationship developed slowly. “Gary” boasted he had been spending time on his 42-ft boat, claimed to own two houses, and once turned up in a Porsche to take her for a drink.

Voters reflect on their priorities and mood shifts in their communities before a crucial contestWhen the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, resigned in early January, after months of pressure to quit, the approval ratings of the progressive firebrand had dropped from their peak of 65% in September 2016 to 22%.At the end of last year, the Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, described by many as “Trump Lite”, was the clear favourite to win Canada’s next general election, and the top pick of 45% of Canadians for prime minister. At the time, the three biggest issues for voters were all economic: reducing

Former shadow chancellor also says he is surprised at how poorly government has handled lead-up to policy changesBenefits cuts now? What’s the point of a Labour MP who votes for something so cruel, tin-eared and short-sighted?The former shadow chancellor John McDonnell has joined those criticising the government’s proposed benefit cuts, as he accused ministers of lacking empathy and understanding over the proposed changes.McDonnell, who sits as an independent MP after losing the Labour whip over a previous benefits vote, said he was surprised at how poorly Keir Starmer’s government had handled the lead-up to the policy changes. Continue reading... Source

British PM set to call on 25 world leaders to boost Kyiv in lead-up to any peace deal or be ready to ramp up pressure on RussiaMikhail Kasyanov, Vladimir Putin’s first prime minister and now an opponent of the Russian president, said Moscow was only interested in a conditional ceasefire, reports the PA news agency.He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme:He rejected this proposal for an unconditional ceasefire, he wants conditional, he wants a ceasefire on his terms.”I don’t believe this, but he could accept – if his terms and conditions are accepted, for instance the stop of military supplies

Change affecting up to 300,000 people does not mean they will pay less tax and may not happen, in theory, until 2029Up to 300,000 people with side hustles ranging from selling clothes online to dog walking are to be freed from the chore of having to do a self-assessment tax return.The government said this week it wanted “to make it easier for Britons to make the very most of their entrepreneurial spirit”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/mar/15/side-hustles-uk-tax-return Author : Rupert Jones Publish date : 2025-03-15 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Resources minister says she is ‘sad’ the US did not embrace a more reliable supply of minerals for renewable energy and battery technologiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian resources minister was saddened the US did not accept an offer of guaranteed supply to critical minerals in return for steel and aluminium tariff exemptions, and has warned the package will not be improved.Australian diplomats proposed a more reliable supply of critical minerals – which are essential for renewable energy, computer and battery technologies – as they sought exemptions from a 25% tax on steel and

US secretary of state accuses Ebrahim Rasool of being a ‘race-baiting politician who hates America’ and Donald TrumpThe United States is in effect expelling South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, with secretary of state Marco Rubio accusing the envoy of hating the country and President Donald Trump.“South Africa’s ambassador to the United States is no longer welcome in our great country,” Rubio posted on X on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/15/south-africa-ambassador-us-no-longer-welcome-marco-rubio-ebrahim-rasool Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-03-15 04:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Falcon 9 rocket takes off on journey to replace duo who have been at International Space Station since JuneThe replacements for two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck at the International Space Station for nine months launched on Friday evening, paving the way for the pair’s long-awaited return.SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7.03pm ET (11.03pm GMT) in Florida carrying the four astronauts who will take over from Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the orbital lab since June. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/14/spacex-nasa-mission-international-space-station Author : Staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-03-14 23:46:00

Bill to avert shutdown passes 54-46 but furious progressives accuse yes-vote senators of acquiescing to TrumpUS politics live – latest updatesThe Senate on Friday approved a Republican bill to fund federal agencies through September, averting a government shutdown hours before the midnight deadline after Democrats relented.The bill passed the Senate in a 54-46 vote, overcoming steep Democratic opposition. It next goes to Donald Trump to be signed into law. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/14/aoc-chuck-schumer-gop-funding-bill Author : Joseph Gedeon, Chris Stein and Lauren Gambino in Washington Publish date : 2025-03-15 00:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

British steelmakers lobby for government to set limit to compete with France and GermanyThe British steel industry has called for capped energy prices for heavy industry in order to match France and Germany, as companies grapple with the fallout from Donald Trump’s trade war.UK Steel, a lobby group, has proposed the government set a maximum price for energy through a contract for difference (CfD), before an announcement of a new steel strategy. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/15/uk-steel-industry-energy-prices-trump-trade-war Author : Jasper Jolly Publish date : 2025-03-15 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sam Jones, who left Australia on Friday, posted a 900-word statement questioning outrage in country where ‘slaughter of wombats’ is permittedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA US hunting influencer who caused outrage in Australia after grabbing a baby wombat from its mother says she is sorry for the incident but was only trying to ensure its safety by removing it from a road.Sam Jones left the country on Friday morning after the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said immigration authorities were checking if she had breached the conditions of her visa.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s

Former agency leaders, including two Republicans, say rollbacks by Lee Zeldin could cause ‘severe harms’Three former Environmental Protection Agency leaders sounded an alarm on Friday, saying rollbacks proposed by the EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, endanger the lives of millions of Americans and abandon the agency’s dual mission to protect the environment and human health.Zeldin said on Wednesday he planned to roll back 31 key environmental rules on everything from clean air to clean water and climate change. The former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy called Zeldin’s announcement “the most disastrous day in EPA history”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/14/epa-lee-zeldin-trump-environment Author

Syed, convicted of 1999 murder and jailed for life, maintains innocence in long-running case of legal twists and turnsA Maryland judge has formally sentenced Adnan Syed to the time he has already served in prison, appearing to finally bring to a close a long-running case with numerous legal twists and turns that received worldwide attention from the true-crime podcast Serial.Judge Jennifer Schiffer had already decided that Syed would remain free in a recent written ruling, even though his conviction in the murder of his ex-girlfriend in 1999 when they were in high school still stands. Continue reading... Source link :

Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor sworn in and expected to call election soonMark Carney has said Canada will never be part of the US, after being sworn in as the country’s 24th prime minister in a sudden rise to power.“We will never, in any shape or form, be part of the US,” the former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England told a crowd outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa, rejecting Donald Trump’s annexation threats. “We are very fundamentally a different country.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/14/mark-carney-sworn-in-as-canadian-prime-minister-amid-us-trade-war Author : Leyland Cecco in