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Exclusive: Former British PM urges police to reopen inquiry – and claims media executive Will Lewis attempted to incriminate himI have now spoken to police officers who say they were misled by Murdoch’s empire. I won’t let this rest | Gordon BrownThe former prime minister Gordon Brown has made a new complaint to British police over allegations that Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire obstructed justice, after stating he has spoken to officers involved in the original phone-hacking inquiry.Writing in the Guardian, Brown said one of the detectives had alleged they believed there was “significant evidence” that News Group Newspapers (NGN) deleted

Official suggests blast in southern port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas due to explosion of chemicals in containersAn immense blast in Iran’s southern port of Shahid Rajaee has killed at least four people and wounded more than 500, according to state media, with an official suggesting the fire was caused by the explosion of chemical containers.A spokesperson for Iran’s crisis management body pointed to poor storage conditions of chemicals as the trigger for the port explosion. “The cause of the explosions was the chemicals inside the containers,” Hossein Zafari, a crisis management spokesperson, told Iran’s ILNA news agency. He

Party eyes dramatic spending cuts to turn president’s promises into reality – but not all lawmakers are on boardDonald Trump has made a simple request of Congress’s Republican leaders: deliver “one big, beautiful bill” that will turn his campaign promises into reality. By all indications, there will be little beautiful about the negotiations to come when Congress returns to session on Monday.The bill envisioned by Trump will extend tax cuts enacted during his first term, fund more border defenses and mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and potentially include the president’s vow to end the taxation of tips, overtime and social

This blog is now closedPeter Dutton urges respect for welcome to country but reaffirms stance on ‘one flag’ onlyAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet ourafternoon election email,free app ordaily news podcastAlbanese says climate change is an “economic issue, not just an environmental one”.He is asked about the rising pressure of home insurance for families. The prime minister responds:We’ll continue to do what we can there. One of the things that obviously is

Funeral to begin at 10am local time in St Peter’s Square and will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista ReAt least 130 foreign delegations, including about “50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs”, would attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, the Vatican said on Thursday.Heads of state and government who have confirmed their attendance at the funeral include Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and Javier Milei, the president of Pope Francis’s native Argentina. Francis had a delicate relationship with politics in his home country, but Milei hailed his “goodness and wisdom”.We will be present at the pope’s

Opposition leader repeats condemnation of dawn service interruptions but says if he wins election he won’t display Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flags at press conferencesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls 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 podcastPeter Dutton says he wants welcome to country ceremonies respected even as he reaffirms his push to unite Australians under “one flag”.Dutton made the comments after disruptions at Anzac Day services and the sudden cancellation

Giuffre’s family issued a statement confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived for several yearsVirginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victim’s of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein who also alleged she was sexually trafficked to Prince Andrew, has died. She was 41.Her family on Saturday issued a statement confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived for several years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/26/virginia-giuffre-suicide-dead-aged-41 Author : Benita Kolovos Publish date : 2025-04-26 01:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Rescuers on Kangaroo Island say they are ‘overjoyed’ after the dog walked into one of their trapsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAfter 529 days on the run, Australia’s favourite fugitive has been caught at last.Valerie the miniature dachshund, who went missing on Kangaroo Island way back in 2023, has been rescued by conservationists. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/25/valerie-the-dachshund-is-found-safe-and-well-after-529-days-on-the-run-on-south-australian-island Author : Martin Farrer and Tory Shepherd Publish date : 2025-04-25 23:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The London-based company, the second largest food deliver app in the UK, said no ‘firm offer’ had been made yetDoorDash is offering to buy its UK-based rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn (£2.7bn), Deliveroo said on Friday.Deliveroo said that its board was in talks with DoorDash over the offer and that a firm offer had not been made, according to statement sent to the Guardian. Should a firm offer of £1.80 ($2.40) a share be made, Deliveroo said, “it would be minded to recommend such an offer to Deliveroo shareholders. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/26/doordash-buy-deliveroo Author : Lauren Aratani Publish date

Welfare fraud bill would allow funds to be taken from bank accounts and driving licences to be cancelledShould benefit claimants risk having their bank accounts spied upon and driving licences revoked? I don’t think soKeir Starmer is facing a rebellion over his plan to use direct deductions from people’s bank accounts and the cancellation of driving licences as part of a government crackdown on welfare fraud and over-claiming.In an attempt to claw back the annual £9.7bn in benefit overpayments made by the Department for Work and Pensions due to fraud or error, the government has adopted Conservative plans for debt

Paul Butler stabbed Claire Chick 23 times after she repeatedly reported to police he was stalking and harassing herA man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years for stabbing his estranged wife to death in Devon after she had made repeated allegations to police that he had been stalking and harassing her.Paul Butler, 53, stabbed Claire Chick 23 times outside her apartment block in Plymouth on 23 January. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/25/man-jailed-life-murdering-estranged-wife-plymouth Author : Jamie Grierson Publish date : 2025-04-25 15:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Polling predicts victory for party in Greater Lincolnshire and Hull/East Yorkshire with the Greens possibly taking West of EnglandThere are six mayoral elections next week. Two of them are for single-authority mayors (Doncaster and North Tyneside), but the others are for combined-authority mayors (or regional mayors – like metro mayors, but not just covering city regions). Today YouGov has released polling covering all four of these contests and it suggests Reform UK is on course to win two of them easily. And the Green party is narrowly ahead in a third, the poll suggests.Here are the polling figures.In theory the

Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss president, says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which US plans to hold negotiations to reach deals over tariffsThe defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, had an unsecured internet connection installed in his office to evade the Pentagon’s security filters and use Signal on a personal device, two sources told the Associated Press (AP).Defense department computers are connected to the internet through two separate networks: one for classified information and another for unclassified information. The revelation that Hegseth was using another line means it is possible that sensitive information may have been at risk of hacking or surveillance. Continue

US peace envoy to meet Vladimir Putin to discuss Donald Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine ahead of US president’s 100 days in office next weekAnd the Interfax news agency has now reported that Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow, where he is expected to meet Vladimir Putin.Reuters noted that Witkoff has emerged as Washington’s key interlocutor with Putin as Trump pushes for a deal to end the war in Ukraine, and has already held three long meetings with the Kremlin leader. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/25/steve-witkoff-moscow-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-russia-ukraine-peace-plan-talks-europe-latest-updates-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-04-25 08:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Lib Dem move to ban practice is broadly welcomed, though some feel the party should focus on more important things“Dread” might not be the first word Mancunians reach for to describe their daily commute, but for Ross Kenyon, 45, reluctantly waiting at a tram stop on a cloudy morning in central Manchester, it’s the feeling clawing at his body.Why? He hates the tram. So much so, he refuses to take it to work, preferring a half-hour walk to his office instead. He says the the buses are even worse. He avoids them completely. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/25/manchester-commuters-lib-dem-ban-out-loud-music-public-transport Author

Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pollution dangersElon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is stirring controversy in Memphis, Tennessee. That’s where he’s building a massive supercomputer to power his company xAI. Community residents and environmental activists say that since the supercomputer was fired up last summer it has become one of the biggest air polluters in the county. But some local officials have championed the billionaire, saying he’s investing in Memphis.The first public hearing with the health department is scheduled for Friday, where county officials will hear from all sides of the debate. In the run-up

Small group booed and yelled at Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown’s welcome and Victorian governor’s acknowledgement of countryElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA man is expected to be charged for offensive behaviour after a group including an alleged neo-Nazi booed and heckled a welcome to country at Melbourne’s main Anzac Day dawn ceremony.A small group of people booed and yelled throughout the welcome delivered by Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown at the 5:30am service at the city’s Shrine of Remembrance.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email

Both parties criticise hecklers at dawn services. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning,Krishani Dhanji here with you, thanks to Martin Farrer for getting us started this morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/25/australia-election-2025-live-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-anzac-day-dawn-ceremony-campaign-labor-hastie-coalition-ntwnfb Author : Krishani Dhanji Publish date : 2025-04-24 22:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Ken Martin says young progressive must choose between vice-chair role and desire to unseat ‘ineffective’ incumbentsKen Martin, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, has announced a proposal requiring party officials to remain neutral in primary elections, challenging activist David Hogg to choose between his vice-chair post and his pledge to unseat “ineffective, asleep-at-the-wheel” incumbents.As Democrats scramble to rebuild their tarnished brand after a devastating loss to Donald Trump in 2024, party officials are escalating a feud with the young progressive activist who is seeking to channel a desire for generational change. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/24/democrats-david-hogg-dnc Author :

President says he will meet with Jeffrey Goldberg and two Atlantic reporters to ‘see if it’s possible for The Atlantic to be ‘truthful’’South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has said he talked about the war in Ukraine and the need to foster good bilateral relations with the US in his phone call with Donald Trump.“We both agreed that the war should be brought to an end as soon as possible to stop further unnecessary deaths... to meet soon to address various matters regarding US-South Africa relations,” Ramaphosa wrote in a post on X. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/apr/24/donald-trump-tariffs-white-house-latest-politics-live-news Author :

Party’s education spokesperson says Farage’s comments about doctors over-diagnosing children shows he wants to cut spendingJohn Swinney, the first minister of Scotland, is attending the funeral of the Pope on Saturday, the Scottish government has announced. In a statement Swinney said:His Holiness Pope Francis was a voice for peace, tolerance and reconciliation who had a natural ability to connect with people of all ages, nationalities and beliefs.On behalf of the people of Scotland, I am deeply honoured to attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome to express my sorrow, thanks and deep respect for the compassion, assurance and hope

Coalition allies of Pedro Sánchez said the purchase of millions of bullets jeopardised country’s efforts to hold Israel to account over war in GazaSpain has scrapped a €6.6m (£5.7m) order for millions of bullets from an Israeli company after the junior partners in its coalition government denounced it as a “flagrant breach” of the alliance agreement that jeopardised the country’s sustained efforts to hold Israel accountable for its actions in Gaza.The country’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has been one of the most outspoken critics of Israel’s conduct during the war in Gaza, questioning whether it is following international humanitarian

Children among nine dead and at least 70 wounded by Russian attack, Ukraine saysWe understand that while the visit will be cut short after Zelenskyy’s meeting with Ramaphosa, their media activities will still proceed, meaning we should hear from the Ukrainian president in the next few hours.Rachel and I will keep an eye on this development to see if Zelenskyy takes part in a scheduled press conference in Pretoria in case he wants to say more about the attacks overnight. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/24/russia-ukraine-war-kyiv-missile-attack-peace-talks-putin-zelenskyy-trump-latest-news-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-04-24 09:32:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Companies will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content under UK’s Online Safety ActSocial media and other internet platforms will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content from July or face large fines, Ofcom has announced.Tech firms will have to apply the measures by 25 July or risk fines – and in extreme cases being shut down – under the UK’s Online Safety Act. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/24/ofcom-rules-protect-keep-children-safe-online Author : Dan Milmo Glogbal technology editor Publish date : 2025-04-24 07:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Groundbreaking project has produced some of the world’s most comprehensive studies on vaccine efficacy and safetyThe largest ever global study into the safety of Covid-19 vaccines has been terminated just 13 months shy of completion, after becoming caught up in the Trump administration’s sweeping funding cuts.The Global Vaccine Data Network, which was established in 2019 by the New Zealand-based vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris and the US-based vaccinologist Steven Black, has already produced some of the world’s most comprehensive studies on vaccine efficacy and safety, based on data from more than 300 million people. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/24/global-covid-vaccine-data-nework-safety-doge-funding-cuts Author :