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Woman, 22, is thought to have suffered a cardiac arrest after being dragged along the snow and suspended mid-airFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian woman has died after a ski lift accident in a Japanese resort after her backpack got caught and she was left hanging mid-air.The 22-year-old snowboarder sustained critical injuries at the Tsugaike Mountain resort in Otari near Nagano on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/ski-lift-accident-japan-australian-snowboarder-dies Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2026-02-02 05:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

More than 100 police and volunteers in five-day search of Mount Buffalo national park, near PorepunkahFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice suspect fugitive Dezi Freeman died only hours after he killed two officers and fled into bushland, as a major search gets under way in the Victorian high country.There has been no proof of life recorded for Freeman since he fled from police near the Mount Buffalo national park about 15 minutes after he allegedly shot dead two officers – Det Sen Const Neal Thompson and Sen

With big numbers for Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and more, check out the nominated artists this yearGrammy awards 2026 – latest updatesGrammy awards 2026 – list of winnersBad Bunny – DtMF Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild Doechii – Anxiety Billie Eilish – Wildflower Lady Gaga – Abracadabra Kendrick Lamar with SZA – Luther Chappell Roan – The Subway Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/07/grammys-2026-nominations-major-categories Author : Ben Beaumont-Thomas Publish date : 2026-02-02 00:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Senator Andrew Bragg says the opposition needs to come up with serious policy alternatives. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMcCormack says One Nation surge fuelled by ‘cranky’ peopleFormer Nationals leader Michael McCormack says One Nation’s polling is picking up because members of the public are “cranky”, but he doubts that polling will transpire into real votes at an election.She’s very effective at that clickbait publicity … I’m not quite sure what it achieves. One Nation is, by and large, a protest movement, and people are, at the moment, they’re dissatisfied, and so

Funds, paid to former security guard Matthew Ammel, were from former US senator’s campaign committee in OctoberA man identified in court filings as having an affair with former senator Kyrsten Sinema reportedly received almost $9,000 from Sinema’s former campaign committee in October. The filings come just weeks after the man’s estranged wife accused Sinema of wrecking their marriage.According to a report from Notus, which cites a newly filed Federal Election Commission (FEC) document, the recipient was Matthew J Ammel, who worked as a security guard for Sinema. He was reportedly paid $1,815.91 on 15 October and $7,136.14 on 31 October

After stories revealed high levels of contamination in neighborhood around factory processing US toxic waste, government announces sweeping array of tacticsThe Mexican government has announced it will pursue a sweeping array of tactics to combat industrial pollution, from $4.8m in fines against a plant processing US hazardous waste to the rollout of a new industrial air-monitoring system, following investigations by the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab, a Mexican investigative unit.Those stories revealed high levels of heavy-metal contamination in the neighborhood around the factory, Zinc Nacional, in the Monterrey metropolitan area, and showed the broader extent of industrial pollution in the

Taylor Rehmet’s win adds to Democrats’ record of overperforming in special elections so far this cycleDemocrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that Donald Trump won by 17 points when he clinched a second presidency in 2024.Rehmet, a labor union leader and veteran, easily defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist, in the Fort Worth-area district. With almost all votes counted, Rehmet had a comfortable lead of more than 14 percentage points. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/democrat-wins-red-texas-district-taylor-rehmet Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2026-02-01 14:33:00 Copyright

Exclusive: Thousands of pounds unlocked to fund more diversity initiatives in diocese of capitalWhat is Project Spire and why is it dividing the church?Church of England clergy will be encouraged to promote antiracism in sermons as senior figures unlock thousands of pounds in funding to promote diversity initiatives in London.Church Commissioners, the body that manages C of E assets, is funding the Diocese of London, which covers more than 400 parishes and 18 boroughs north of the River Thames, to boost inclusion work as part of the three-year Racial Justice Priority (RJP) project. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/01/anglican-clergy-london-antiracism-sermons Author

Andrew Mounbatten-Windsor features heavily in the latest tranche of the Epstein files, released on Friday by the US justice departmentSteve Reed’s comments come after the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, said Andrew Mounbatten-Windsor should testify before the US Congress about his links to the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Mounbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his titles last year amid the fallout from his friendship with the billionaire, features heavily in the latest tranche of Epstein files, released on Friday by the US justice department. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/01/labour-green-gorton-denton-byelection-andrew-epstein-latest-news-updates Author : Yohannes Lowe Publish date : 2026-02-01 09:31:00 Copyright

Pressure mounts after government said it would publish names of those killed during recent unrestCalls are growing inside Iran for an independent inquiry into the number of people killed during recent protests after the government said it would oversee the publication of the names of the deceased.The highly unusual government move, announced on Thursday, is designed to head off claims that crimes against humanity have been committed and that as many as 30,000 Iranians have been killed. Iran’s official death toll released by the Martyr’s Foundation is 3,117, including members of the security services. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/01/calls-grow-in-iran-for-independent-inquiry-into-protest-death-toll

‘I quite frankly believe entirely that Sussan Ley has the support of the party room,’ shadow health minister Anne Ruston saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSenior Liberal figures have downplayed the prospect of Sussan Ley losing a potential looming leadership spill, saying she enjoys support from most of the opposition party room and urging their colleagues to “get on with the job” of holding the government to account.While speculation continues to swirl about the leadership ambitions of Angus Taylor, the deputy Liberal leader, Ted O’Brien, said any

Latest Epstein file release shows 2003 emails between Casey Wasserman and the convicted sex traffickerCasey Wasserman, the head of the Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, said on Saturday that he “deeply regrets” emails from 2003 between him and Ghislaine Maxwell that appeared in the latest collection of government files released Friday on Jeffrey Epstein.Among the exchanges included one from Wasserman telling Maxwell “I think of you all the time. So, what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/casey-wasserman-los-angeles-olympics-ghislaine-maxwell Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2026-02-01

Foreign ministers of 11 nations including UK, Canada and France strongly condemned demolition of the site in East Jerusalem in January. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals senator Matt Canavan says he is not harbouring any plans to run against the party leader, David Littleproud, with a leadership spill expected to take place on Monday, saying “I don’t care about all this stuff”.Asked why he wouldn’t run for leader during an appearance on Sky on Sunday morning, Canavan said:Maybe I’m a different kind of species, Andrew?”I go to Canberra to take action. I’ve

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles last year, features heavily in the latest tranche of the Epstein filesKeir Starmer has said Andrew Mounbatten-Windsor should testify before the US Congress about his links to the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The prime minister, who is in Japan for a meeting with its premier, Sanae Takaichi, was asked by journalists if the former prince should apologise to the disgraced financier’s victims and give evidence about what he knew about his crimes. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/31/keir-starmer-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-testify-us-jeffrey-epstein-links Author : Pippa Crerar and Geraldine McKelvie Publish date : 2026-01-31 20:00:00

Party picks ward councillor Angeliki Stogia to defend seat as PM and colleagues argue only Labour can beat ReformKeir Starmer has said the byelection in Gorton and Denton will be a referendum on “true patriotism” saying Labour is the only party that can defeat the “poisonous division” of Reform.The prime minister, during his visit to Japan, said he saw the vote as a two-way contest between Labour and Reform UK, as he criticised Nigel Farage’s party. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/31/labour-chooses-angeliki-stogia-for-gorton-and-denton-byelection Author : Hannah Al-Othman, Pippa Crerar and Harry Taylor Publish date : 2026-01-31 18:07:00 Copyright for syndicated content

About 190,000 are still without power in the south-east as states scramble to prepare for more winter weatherDozens of people have died in the teeth of a severe winter storm across the US south, with further freezing temperatures, snow and blizzards set to assail the east coast on Saturday.At least 85 people have died across multiple states, according to an Associated Press tally, with frigid conditions and icy roads causing car crashes, hypothermia and other fatal incidents. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/winter-weather-east-coast Author : Oliver Milman and agencies Publish date : 2026-01-31 15:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

A lawsuit filed last week alleges tech firm ‘can access virtually all’ private communications, a claim the company has deniedUS authorities have reportedly investigated claims that Meta can read users’ encrypted chats on the WhatsApp messaging platform, which it owns.The reports follow a lawsuit filed last week, which claimed Meta “can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private’ communications”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/31/us-authorities-reportedly-investigate-claims-that-meta-can-read-encrypted-whatsapp-messages Author : Aisha Down Publish date : 2026-01-31 13:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Elon Musk and former UK ambassador to US Peter Mandelson among those named in newly released documentsHoward Lutnick, currently serving as Trump’s US secretary of commerce, arranged to visit Jeffrey Epstein’s island in 2012, according to Epstein-related files released by the Department of Justice on Friday.According to the newly released documents, on 20 November 2012, Epstein’s longtime assistant emailed Lutnick saying that “Jeffrey Epstein understands you will be down in St Thomas some over the holidays” and that “Jeffrey requested I please pass along some phone numbers to you so the two of you can possibly get together.” Continue reading...

Thousands set to gather in Budapest after János Lázár’s remarks captured on videoThousands of people are set to gather in Budapest to demand the resignation of a senior Hungarian politician, for making a racist remark against Roma people earlier this month.János Lázár told attendees at a political forum that migration was not the solution to the country’s labour shortage. “Since there are no migrants, and someone has to clean the bathrooms on the InterCity trains,” Lázár said Roma people would do the job, using an offensive slur in his speech. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/31/protest-janos-lazar-hungary-politician-anti-roma Author : Lili Rutai

Democratic senators refuse to vote for bill authorizing continued DHS spending after killings of two US citizens Funding lapsed for several US government departments on Saturday, the result of a standoff in Congress over new restrictions on federal agents involved in Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign following the killings of two US citizens in Minneapolis.The partial government shutdown is the result of Democratic senators refusing to vote for a bill authorizing continued spending by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), after federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minnesota’s largest city last week, and Renee Good earlier in January. The minority

People demonstrate in cities across country to demand end to Trump’s violent immigration crackdownThousands of protesters hit the streets in cities across the United States on Friday to protests to demand the withdrawal of federal immigration agents from Minnesota following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.The demonstrations were part of a nationwide day of action, advocating “no work, no school, no shopping” in a protest against the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdowns. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/ice-protests-friday-strike Author : Fabiola Cineas, Sara Braun, Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis, and Lex McMenamin Publish date : 2026-01-31 03:07:00 Copyright for

Statement from 20 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse say victims’ ‘identifying information’ is exposed while those ‘who abused us remain hidden’US justice department releases more than 3 million new pages of Epstein filesAmong the files released by the US justice department today is a copy of Ghislaine Maxwell’s police booking intake form from July 2020.It includes a picture of Maxwell in what looks like a prison orange jumpsuit, along with personal details including her full name and a redacted address in Bradford, New Hampshire.files that contain personally identifiable information of victims or victims’ personal and medical files, and any similar

The brothers’ mother was taken by ICE and Minnesota educators were forced to bring the children to herUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken custody of two children who attend the same Minnesota elementary school as Liam Ramos, the detained five-year-old, according to school officials.The superintendent of the school district in Columbia Heights, a Minneapolis suburb, told the Guardian that two brothers, in second and fifth grades, were detained with their mother on Thursday. The mother has a pending asylum case and the family has since been transported to a Texas detention facility, the school official said. Continue reading...

Deputy attorney general makes announcement over fatal shooting in Minneapolis as fierce protests there continueThe US deputy attorney general announced on Friday that the justice department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti last Saturday by immigration officers, as fierce protests continued on the streets there.“We’re looking at everything that would shed light on that day,” Todd Blanche, deputy to attorney general Pam Bondi, said at a press conference on Friday morning in Washington DC. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/alex-pretti-doj-civil-rights-investigation Author : Shrai Popat in Minneapolis, Chris Stein in Washington

Far-right activist tells X followers to vote for Reform’s Gorton and Denton candidate, Matthew GoodwinLabour have accused the Reform UK candidate for the Gorton and Denton byelection, Matthew Goodwin, of representing “toxic politics” after he was endorsed by the far-right agitator Tommy Robinson.The move will be uncomfortable for Nigel Farage, who has consistently kept the parties he leads separate from Robinson, an anti-Islam campaigner and one of the UK’s leading far-right figures. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/30/gorton-and-denton-labour-reform-candidate-matthew-goodwin-tommy-robinson-endorsement Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2026-01-30 17:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.