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Peter Dutton also declines to say whether he would back a further extension of household energy bill rebates if he wins coming electionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHundreds of thousands of households face higher power bills after the energy regulator proposed lifting benchmark prices by up to 9% in some regions.The move prompted the energy minister on Thursday to concede power bills were “too high” and urge users to shop around for the best deal, while the opposition branded the price rise a failure of Labor’s energy

Sydney court finds leg-spinner arranged meeting between dealer and brother-in-law but jury dismissed he knew quantity Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Australian Test cricket star Stuart MacGill might still be jailed, but he has been spared a potential life sentence over his role in a $330,000 cocaine deal that led to his violent kidnapping.The former legspinner, whose post-cricket life has been marred by regular cocaine use, was acquitted on Thursday of taking part in a large commercial drug supply that began under his restaurant in April

Russian operation to expel Ukrainian forces in final stage, claims Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, following visit to region by President Vladimir PutinTrump hints at financial repercussions if Russia rejects Ukraine ceasefireForeign ministers of leading western democracies will meet in Canada on Thursday after seven weeks of rising tensions between Trump and US allies over his upending of foreign policy on Ukraine and imposing of tariffs. The Group of Seven ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, along with the EU, meet in the remote tourist town of La Malbaie, nestled in the Quebec hills for

Kim Johnson tells parliament lessons must be learnt from poor treatment of children at institutions in 1960s and 70sThe historic injustice of a scandal in which black children were incorrectly labelled “educationally subnormal” and sent to schools for physically and mentally disabled pupils must be addressed with a public inquiry, an MP has said.Kim Johnson, the Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside, is calling on Keir Starmer to bring justice to survivors and to also expose the long-term effects it has had in the education system. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/13/mp-calls-for-inquiry-into-labelling-of-black-pupils-as-educationally-subnormal Author : Aletha Adu Political correspondent Publish date :

Police allege 41-year-old woman was practising as an unregistered midwife while another woman, 51, held no medical qualifications and was also unregistered when baby diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo women who police allege practised as unregistered midwives have been charged with manslaughter after a baby died after a home birth on the New South Wales mid north coast.The women, aged 41 and 51, appeared in Coffs Harbour local court on Wednesday in relation to the newborn boy’s death in 2022.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news

Canadian government says it will follow ‘dollar-by-dollar’ approach and institute 25% tariffs on US importsCanada announced retaliatory tariffs on nearly C$30bn worth of American imports after US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports went into effect on Wednesday.The Canadian government said it will be following a “dollar-by-dollar” approach and institute 25% tariffs on American imports, including steel, computers and sports equipment. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/12/canada-tariffs-us Author : Lauren Aratani in New York Publish date : 2025-03-13 01:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Thunderstorms and high winds forecast for San Francisco Bay while southern California under flood watchA powerful atmospheric river storm was set to wallop California on Wednesday evening, drenching large swaths of the state with rain and bringing several feet of snow to the mountains – the latest in a wave of intense storms that new research shows are getting worse.Much of northern California was under a winter storm warning because of the gusty winds and heavy snow in the forecast that the National Weather Service (NWS) said would lead to “difficult to impossible travel conditions”. Severe thunderstorms and high winds

Senate minority leader says Democrats will not provide votes for stopgap measure and calls for bipartisan effortSenator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, said on Wednesday that Democrats would not provide the necessary votes to pass a stopgap funding bill, dramatically raising the risk of a partial government shutdown at the end of the week.Announcing the decision in a speech on the Senate floor, Schumer urged Republicans to consider a shorter funding extension that would give congressional negotiators more time to consider a bipartisan path forward. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/12/schumer-republican-funding-bill-shutdown Author : Lauren Gambino Publish date : 2025-03-12 23:29:00

US president said of Senate minority leader: ‘He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian’Donald Trump has been condemned by a leading US Muslim civil rights group for seeking to use the word “Palestinian” as an insult when he attacked the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, as “not Jewish any more”.“President Trump’s use of the term ‘Palestinian’ as a racial slur is offensive and beneath the dignity of his office,” said Nihad Awad, the national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or Cair. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/12/trump-chuck-schumer-palestinian-slur Author : Martin Pengelly in Washington Publish date :

The deputy prime minister says the US tariffs are ‘really disappointing’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacinta Allan defends new bail lawsThe Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has defended her government’s decision to implement what she says are the “toughest bail laws in the country”.Through the attorney general, there has been contact made with Veronica Nelson’s family.What happened through the circumstances around death was an absolute tragedy.Well it’s a really disappointing. There’s no doubt about that.It’s disappointing because it is an act of self-harm for the US, but it’s also disappointing in the

Former Radio Leeds host Alex Belfield was jailed in 2022 for stalking four people including Jeremy VineThe BBC has issued a “full and unreserved apology” to four female former employees after admitting it did not do enough to protect them from a local radio presenter who was later jailed for stalking Jeremy Vine.Alex Belfield, a former host on BBC Radio Leeds, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison in 2022 after being found guilty of waging a stalking campaign against four people, including Vine. The corporation has now said that it is “deeply sorry” to four women

McLaurine Pinover made posts at work as personnel management office enforced Trump and Musk’s layoffsThe chief spokesperson for the agency overseeing mass firings as Donald Trump and Elon Musk slash the federal workforce used her office to record fashion influencer videos even as thousands of workers were losing their jobs.McLaurine Pinover, communications director at the US office of personnel management (OPM), posted several Instagram videos during business hours in which she posed in different outfits, CNN reported. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/12/doge-mclaurine-pinover-fashion-videos Author : Martin Pengelly in Washington Publish date : 2025-03-12 18:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Ukraine president says Kyiv will not ‘recognise any territory occupied by Russians’Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefireFrench European Affairs minister, Benjamin Haddad, said the European Union could go further in its response to US tariffs, though a trade war was in no-one’s interest, Reuters reported.“We have the means to go further, if we want,” Haddad told TF1 TV. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/12/ukraine-war-live-updates-russia-ceasefire-putin-trump-zelenskyy-update Author : Jakub Krupa (now) and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Publish date : 2025-03-12 16:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Canadian foreign minister condemns ‘unjustified’ trade war and condemns ‘Trump’s talks of annexing our country through economic coercion’ Congressional brinkmanship, including repeated near-misses with shutdowns and over the nation’s $36 trillion in debt, has contributed to global ratings agencies’ moves to downgrade the US federal government’s once-pristine credit rating, reports Reuters.Democrats have long chided Republicans for threatening or voting for government shutdowns, and Republicans were quick to call them out for considering votes that could risk one. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/mar/12/donald-trump-us-politics-tariffs-mahmoud-khalil-education-latest-news-live-updates Author : Chris Stein (now) and Amy Sedghi (earlier) Publish date : 2025-03-12 15:28:00 Copyright for syndicated

Proposed changes, which include scrapping principle of remand as ‘last resort’ for youth, condemned as ‘backwards step’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLegal, human rights and First Nations groups have condemned the Victorian government’s overhaul of the state’s bail laws, which will force courts to treat children accused of serious crimes like adults when deciding whether to remand them or release them into the community.The premier, Jacinta Allan, on Wednesday announced proposed changes to the Bail Act that would result in more unsentenced people being remanded in custody.

Deanne Mathews fined $3000 after pleading guilty to trafficking psilocybin at Clunes wellness retreat where Rachael Dixon fell ill and diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has admitted serving up magic mushrooms at a spiritual retreat where a participant died, leaving court without a conviction recorded for drug trafficking.Spiritual healer Deanne Mathews, 53, was fined $3000 after she pleaded guilty to the single charge at Bacchus Marsh magistrates court on Wednesday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/12/spiritual-healer-deanne-mathews-magic-mushrooms-psilocybin-clunes-wellness-retreat-ntwnfb Author :

Research shows apex predators are increasing in numbers and excreting important nutrients into Top End waterwaysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe growing saltwater crocodile population in the Northern Territory has led to the creatures gorging on nine times more prey than they did 50 years ago, with the apex predators contributing important nutrients to Top End waterways, new research suggests.Saltwater crocodile populations have increased exponentially in recent decades, from less than 3,000 in 1971, when a ban on hunting was introduced, to more than 100,000 animals today.Sign

Joint statement says ‘ball is now in Russia’s court’ as two countries also revive plans for minerals dealEurope live – latest updatesUkraine said it was ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, as the US announced it would immediately lift its restrictions on military aid and intelligence sharing after high-stakes talks in Saudi Arabia.Donald Trump said he now hoped Vladimir Putin would reciprocate. If the Russian president did, it would mark the first ceasefire in the more than three years since he launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Continue reading... Source link :

Remains brought to Britain as part of colonialism, such as Egyptian mummies, should be repatriated, a report saysThe public display of human remains in the UK, including the ancient Egyptian mummies in the British Museum, is offensive and should be stopped, according to a group of MPs.A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan Reparations (APPG-AR) said it should become an offence to sell ancestral remains or publicly display them without consent. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/12/ancestral-remains-should-no-longer-be-displayed-in-uk-museums-say-mps Author : David Batty Publish date : 2025-03-12 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Research has found that the number of ADHD prescriptions in England increased from around 25 per 1,000 people in 2019/20 to 41.55 in 2023/24The number of prescriptions being issued in England for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication has risen by 18% year on year since the pandemic, with the biggest rise being seen in London, according to research.Experts said increased public awareness via social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok could be a factor behind the substantial rise in prescription rates, encouraging “more people to seek assessment, diagnosis and treatment”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/11/adhd-prescriptions-in-england-have-risen-by-18-each-year-since-pandemic Author :

The federal government says it remains in discussion with the Trump administration, and will have ‘more to say’ on the matter soon. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastButler said the US tariff decision was “bad for our relationship” when asked whether it had a damaging effect on international relations on ABC News Breakfast a short while ago.The federal health minister also said it was a bad economic decision:This is a disappointing decision. It’s a bad economic decision. It’s bad for our relationship. It’s bad for the US, ultimately, because we think that

Jessica Brösche to join Lucas Sielaff, who is reported to have returned to Germany on 6 MarchA German tourist detained by US immigration authorities is due to be deported back to Germany on Tuesday after spending more than six weeks in detention, including eight days in solitary confinement.Jessica Brösche, a 29-year-old tattoo artist from Berlin, will reportedly join Lucas Sielaff, 25, from Bad Brida in Saxony Anhalt, who is reported to have returned to Germany on 6 March, after being arrested at the Mexican border on 18 February before being detained for almost two weeks. Continue reading... Source link :

Three people in custody after Caleb Wilson was allegedly punched repeatedly in chest at Southern UniversityAuthorities have arrested two more suspects in the recent fraternity hazing death of a 20-year-old student at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Kyle Thurman was captured on Monday at a home in Port Allen, Louisiana, which is adjacent to Baton Rouge, local police said. Meanwhile, Isiah Smith, whose father reportedly owns a warehouse where Wilson was mortally injured while undergoing the pledging process to join Southern’s Omega Psi Phi fraternity, turned himself over to the custody of police on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link :

Louise Haigh and Layla Moran cite broadcaster in arguing for amendment that would ban such agreements that stopped staff revealing harassmentIn the Commons Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, is asking Shabana Mahmood about the Sentencing Council’s decision to refuse her request to change what he described as its “two-tier guidance”.Jenrick says Mahmood briefed the papers that she was “incandescent”. Was she incandescent about her officials, or about her failure to read the papers about what the Sentencing Council was proposing.We will never stand for a two-tier approach to sentencing, but I am actually getting on with fixing the problem,

President shares more than 100 Truth Social posts as stock markets react shakily to his refusal to rule out recessionDonald Trump posted to social media more than 100 times on Monday in a frenzy of self-aggrandizing messages even as the global stock market fell sharply amid fears that his economic policies could produce a US recession.Far from rushing to calm troubled waters after markets reacted shakily to his refusal to rule out a recession, the US president instead shared a blizzard of links on Truth Social, the platform he owns, starting at 11.44am ET with a link to a Fox