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Hilda Jackson and fellow residents partied with strobe lights, glowsticks and drum’n’bass from festival-headlinerIt was a birthday party that would do even the most seasoned raver proud, with strobe lighting, glow sticks and a headline act who has played some of the biggest festivals in the UK.The birthday girl sipped on champagne, while guests helped themselves to free-flowing cocktails from a pop-up bar run by Jägermeister. This was not an Instagram influencer’s Ibiza pool party, however – it was Hilda Jackson’s 105th-birthday rave in her Derbyshire care home. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/27/im-still-dancing-derbyshire-woman-has-105th-birthday-rave-at-care-home Author : Hannah Al-Othman North of

Rory Amon committed to stand trial on 10 separate charges, including sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 14Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former New South Wales Liberal MP has been committed to stand trial over multiple alleged sexual assaults.Rory Amon is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy he knew on Sydney’s northern beaches in 2017. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/27/rory-amon-nsw-liberal-party-mp-alleged-sexual-assault-teen-boy-charges-plea-hearing-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-27 04:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Jack Gibson-Burrell, 21, released after flagging he will fight more than 50 offences and being accused of painting on Melbourne landmarksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne man alleged to be the creator of the prolific “Pam the Bird” graffiti has been released back into the community to live with his grandmother in Geelong, who has warned it is “my house, my rules”.Jack Gibson-Burrell’s legal team successfully argued for their client to be granted bail under strict conditions including not possessing abseiling-related equipment or graffiti implements, a

Gaza ceasefire appears to hold, though it remains unclear whether exchange would include all 602 Palestinian prisoners who were due for release on SaturdaySee all our Middle East coverageHamas has handed over the bodies of four hostages, and Israel has released some Palestinian prisoners, as the five-week-old ceasefire appeared to get back on track after a breach that had brought fears of a return to war in Gaza.The bodies of the hostages were transferred to the Red Cross in southern Gaza and driven to the border point at Kerem Shalom at about midnight. Meanwhile, a convoy of buses carrying Palestinian

Winston Peters says he told Chinese counterpart Wang Yi not enough warning was given about recent navy exercises that forced planes to divertNew Zealand’s foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China’s recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during meetings with Chinese leaders on Wednesday.The issue was a lack of notice given to New Zealand over the military exercises off its coast, Winston Peters told reporters in Beijing after meetings with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and vice premier Han Zheng. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/27/new-zealands-top-diplomat-tells-china-sudden-live-fire-drills-represent-failure-in-relationship Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-02-27 00:39:00

Unlawful termination hearing is examining how and why ABC removed journalist from the Radio Sydney Mornings show in December 2023Day eight beginsAnd we’re off! Court has just started.The issue for me was not whether Ms Lattouf was pro-Palestinian or pro-Israeli. Rather, the issue was that Ms Lattouf appeared to be an activist in relation to the Israel-Gaza conflict, which was a serious and contentious matter of concern in the community, regardless of which side of that conflict she was an activist for. I do not support the hiring of activists of any cause to the ABC. Continue reading... Source link

Case from Ohio woman could transform workplace discrimination claims and lead to flood of lawsuitsThe US supreme court justices appeared to lean on Wednesday toward making it easier for people from “majority backgrounds”, such as white or heterosexual people, to pursue workplace discrimination claims, as they heard an appeal by an Ohio woman who claims she was denied a promotion and demoted because she is heterosexual.The court heard oral arguments in a case that has the potential to transform workplace discrimination claims and unleash a flood of lawsuits from white people, straight people and men. Continue reading... Source link :

The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says the proposal will deliver more flights for Australians, create more jobs and strengthen competition in the aviation sector. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGambling giant Sportsbet will no longer advertise live betting odds and multi-bet options during sport broadcasts, acknowledging strong community criticism.The decision has been made despite the federal government’s decision to defer any action on gambling ads until after the election.Sportsbet can confirm that after listening to stakeholder and community sentiment on gambling advertising, we have taken the decision to remove integrations and ‘odds style’

Trump’s budget chief and head of personnel management direct bosses to provide detailed plans by 13 MarchUS government agency heads have been given a 13 March deadline to produce a plan for drastically slashing the federal workforce as Donald Trump reinforced warnings that workers who failed to account for what they do could be fired.A White House memo issued on Wednesday directed bosses to provide details of their workforce reduction plans in the most specific instruction yet to managers to cut stuff who are deemed unnecessary or inefficient. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/federal-layoffs-trump Author : Robert Tait in Washington

Guo Qingshan’s image of a cliff on the edge of the Yangtze River in Hubei province has been viewed millions of timesA cliff on the edge of the Yangtze River has become an overnight sensation in China after a Shanghai-based designer posted a photo of it earlier this month likening it to a dog.Guo Qingshan took the photo, which he captioned “Puppy Mountain”, while on a hike near his home town of Yichang, in Hubei province, in late January. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/viral-photo-makes-puppy-mountain-in-china-an-instant-sensation Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-26 17:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

European Commission recommits to 90% emissions cut by 2040, and will support steel and cement in transitionThe EU executive has insisted it will stay the course on its climate goals, while setting out plans to help Europe’s most polluting industries reach the green transition and watering down environmental reporting demands on companies.Publishing its “clean industrial deal” on Wednesday, the European Commission said it had a plan to help polluting industries, such as steel and cement, make the switch to the net zero emissions future, as well as boosting clean tech companies, such as firms making electric vehicle charging points. Continue

Amazon executive and newspaper owner says in letter that ‘viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others’US politics live – latest updatesJeff Bezos, the self-proclaimed “hands-off” owner of the Washington Post, emailed staffers this morning about a change he’s applying to the paper’s opinion section.“I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages. We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets,” Bezos said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/feb/26/jeff-bezos-washington-post-opinion Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2025-02-26 15:02:00 Copyright

Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin say woman who died en route to Doha was left next to them by Qatar Airways staffGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian couple have criticised Qatar Airways after a blanket-draped corpse was seated next to them during a long-haul flight.Mitchell Ring said a passenger died part-way through the 14-hour flight from Melbourne to Doha last week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/it-wasnt-nice-australian-couple-sat-next-to-corpse-on-long-haul-flight Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2025-02-26 13:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

British prime minister heads to Washington as Europe reels from seismic shift in relations with US presidentUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer heads to Washington on Wednesday for a visit that will be brief but watched intensely not just in the UK but in many other European capitals – particularly Kyiv. What will the prime minister hope to get from his talks with Donald Trump on Thursday? And just as importantly, how can he get the US president to listen? These will be the main issues. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/what-will-keir-starmer-try-to-achieve-during-talks-with-donald-trump Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

As research reveals children want to listen to books rather than read them, here are some of the best audiobooks to enjoyMinisters urged to add audiobooks to England’s new schools curriculumThe popularity of audiobooks among young children and teenagers is on the rise with National Literacy Trust research showing for the first time that young people enjoy listening to books more than they do reading them.Here are some of the best audiobooks on offer for kids and teens according to authors, critics and experts. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/26/sheep-pig-his-dark-materials-best-audiobooks-children-teens Author : Ella Creamer Publish date : 2025-02-26 11:02:00 Copyright

The foreign secretary described the decision to cut development aid to fund defence as ‘extremely difficult’Good morning. At Westminster MPs are still absorbing the implications of Keir Starmer’s decision to slash the aid budget to fund an increase in defence spending. Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey have all the details in their overnight story.John Healey, the defence secretary, has been giving interviews this morning and he has faced a lot of questions about whether this announcement was entirely about pleasing Donald Trump. “No, it’s not,” he told Sky News. Healey pointed out that raising defence spending by 2.5% of GDP

Announcement follows negotiations in which Zelenskyy claimed US was pressuring him for deal that would force ‘10 generations’ of Ukrainians to pay it backVladimir Rogov, a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine’s occupied Zaporizhzhia, has told Russian media outlet Tass that Russian troops have seized Skudne, which is on the border between Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions.Suspilne, Ukraine's state broadcaster, reports that workers are attempting to repair damage in Dnipropetrovsk region after what it described as “a massive attack” hit an energy facility. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/26/ukraine-russia-war-donald-trump-volodymyr-zelenskyy-valdimir-putin-emmanuel-macron-live-news-latest Author : Martin Belam (now) and Tom Bryant (earlier) Publish date : 2025-02-26 08:27:00

Charity sounds alarm over gender gap – but finds children enthusiastic about measures to make cycling easier Almost twice as many boys as girls routinely cycle in the UK, a pioneering report on young people’s active travel has found.The study, led by the charity Sustrans, also found strong support among children for measures to help them cycle and walk, such as dedicated bike lanes, slower traffic speeds and barring motor vehicles from outside schools. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/26/almost-twice-as-many-boys-as-girls-cycle-in-uk-sustrans-report-finds Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2025-02-26 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Vote passes 217-215 in win for president as Democrats assail proposal over planned cuts to social safety-net programsRepublicans unified behind a budget blueprint on Tuesday evening, just barely scraping together the votes to advance Donald Trump’s sprawling tax-cut and immigration agenda over unanimous Democratic opposition and widespread concern that it would slash social safety net programs.The House approved the plan in a vote of 217-215, with the representative Thomas Massie, a prominent fiscal hawk, as the lone Republican voting in opposition. No Democrats supported the measure, which they have cast as a betrayal of middle and low-income voters on behalf

Federal Labor promises $2bn for Sunshine station, but premier couldn’t give date for when rail line will be finishedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government will pour $7bn into Melbourne’s airport train in an effort to kickstart work on the long-awaited rail line and stave off the Coalition in traditional Labor seats.Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced a $2bn commitment for works at Sunshine station – which is planned to link Melbourne airport, the CBD and regional Victoria – in addition to the $5bn previously pledged to

President intervenes amid first signs of internal dissension as government departments push backDonald Trump has stepped in to defend Elon Musk from a mounting backlash in his own administration after some cabinet members told US federal workers to ignore the billionaire entrepreneur’s demand that they write an email justifying their work.The US president was driven to intervene amid the first signs of internal dissension over the disruptive impact of Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), which Trump has authorised to seek mass firings in the federal workforce and reduce supposed waste and corruption. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/trump-deffends-musk-federal-workers

Strike Force Pearl investigators arrested and charged Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, but no charges have been laid against her former colleague Ahmed Rashid NadirFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police are yet to speak to a second nurse involved in a viral video, despite his colleague being charged for allegedly threatened to kill Israeli patients.Sarah Abu Lebdeh, who worked at Bankstown-Lidcombe hospital in Sydney’s southwest, was charged with three offences including threatening violence, using a carriage service to threaten to kill and using a carriage

Chinese navy vessels sailing inside Australia’s exclusive economic zone, south of Hobart, may be ‘testing US allies as Donald Trump resets relationships in Europe’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChinese warships south of Hobart appear likely to sail through the Great Australian Bight, and could be accompanied by an undetected nuclear submarine, the chief of the Australian defence force has said.Admiral David Johnston appeared before Senate estimates on Wednesday morning, saying the ADF had been surveilling the three People’s Liberation Army-Navy vessels since they split from a larger

News comes as leading network star criticizes management for decision to cancel shows hosted by non-white anchorsMSNBC has told the majority of the employees who produce Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid’s primetime evening news shows they are being let go as part of the network’s programming overhaul with the option to apply for new roles, according to two people directly familiar with the matter.Maddow, the biggest star and highest-rated anchor at MSNBC, will get to keep her executive producer, Cory Gnazzo, and several other senior producers, the people said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/msnbc-layoffs-rachel-maddow Author : Anna Betts Publish

US district judge in Seattle says Trump’s executive order exceeded his powers by shutting down programA federal judge has blocked Donald Trump’s attempt to suspend the US’s refugee admission system after ruling that the move exceeded his powers.The ruling, from US district judge Jamal Whitehead, stated that Trump’s executive order affecting refugee admissions, issued on the day of his inauguration, amounted to an illegal usurpation of the powers of Congress. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/trump-refugee-resettlement-program Author : Robert Tait and agencies Publish date : 2025-02-25 21:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.