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Leftwingers say winter fuel payment cuts need to be reversed to win back votersIn his interviews this morning Wes Streeting, who is seen as a Blairite, said that if the Labour government did not deliver change for voters, it would be out. (See 9.08am.) According to Politico, at a conference in Los Angeles yesterday, Tony Blair made the same argument himself. Talking about progressive parties generally, he said.If you end up just being the managers of the status quo and the status quo isn’t working for people, they’re going to put you out.Two senior backbenchers have confirmed to The Independent

Mike Amesbury says election results showed government was making ‘some big political mistakes’UK politics live – latest updatesThe former Runcorn MP Mike Amesbury has called on Labour backbenchers to oppose winter fuel and welfare cuts, after the byelection in his former seat was lost to Reform UK.Amesbury, who stood down after he was convicted of assaulting a constituent, said he took responsibility for his own mistakes but said results up and down the country showed the government was making “some big political mistakes”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/06/ex-runcorn-mp-mike-amesbury-urges-labour-backbenchers-to-oppose-welfare-cuts Author : Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor Publish date : 2025-05-06

Benjamin Netanyahu announced new ‘intensified’ offensive aimed at ‘conquering’ Gaza StripFrance’s foreign ministry has said it strongly condemns the announcement by Israel of a new plan to control territory in the Gaza Strip and forcibly relocate the Palestinians there.The plan, which was unanimously approved at an Israeli security cabinet meeting late on Sunday, goes beyond any aims so far outlined by Israel for its offensive in the devastated Palestinian territory. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/06/israel-gaza-war-latest-live-news-benjamin-netanyahu-hamas-palestine Author : Martin Belam Publish date : 2025-05-06 06:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Ian Wilkinson says late wife Heather ‘fairly excited’ about lunchThe examination now turns to the invite for the mushroom lunch.There was no reason for the lunch.... We were very happy to be invited. It seemed like maybe our relationship with Erin was going to improve.Just seemed like a normal person to me... when we met, seemed quite friendly. We never

Guests including Zendaya and Diana Ross are making their grand entrances for this year’s Met Gala, which is themed ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’The night is still oh-so-young and co-chair Colman Domingo is already onto his second look (still custom Valentino designed by creative director Alessandro Michele), having shed his André Leon Talley-coded cloak in favour of a joyfully pattern-clashing look of grids and polka dots. It’s busy but it works! The polka dots on the brooch have apparently been hand-painted on.That’s already two looks down – can he beat the total of four different looks that Lady Gaga wore to

The foreign minister has responded to Donald Trump suggesting tariffs could be placed on foreign-produced movies. Follow today’s news liveLive results: federal election votes tracker, electorates map and seat countsSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPenny Wong: Liberal Party was ‘very aggro’ and wanted a ‘culture war’The foreign minister, Penny Wong, says the media response to her comments in the final week of the election campaign about the voice to parliament were disappointing and an inaccurate “beat-up”.I think more importantly, what it did show Australians is that the reflex

Marco Rubio and Stephen Miller, White House cronies with very different backgrounds, are up for Mike Waltz’s old postThe race is officially on to become Donald Trump’s next national security adviser – but in this White House, the personalities and egos surrounding the president can matter far more than the titles they hold.Speaking from Air Force One on Sunday evening, Trump suggested secretary of state Marco Rubio could continue to double-hat as the interim national security adviser. But he also praised Stephen Miller, whom he said was “at the top of the totem pole” for the appointment and said he

UN secretary general ‘alarmed’ by plans to expand military operations in Gaza; six strikes reported by Houthi-affiliated mediaIsrael to expand Gaza operations to establish ‘sustained presence’One of Pope Francis’s popemobiles is being transformed into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling one of his final wishes, the Vatican said yesterday.The vehicle, used by the late pontiff during his 2014 visit to the Holy Land, is being outfitted with diagnostic and emergency medical equipment to help young patients in the Palestinian territory, where health services have been devastated by the Israeli invasion. Continue reading... Source link :

Catholic charity says the late pontiff endorsed the idea of creating a ‘vehicle of hope’ to deliver medical aidJust over a decade ago, the converted Mitsubishi whisked Pope Francis through the streets of Bethlehem before it was left to gather dust. Now, in keeping with one of the late pontiff’s last wishes, the popemobile is being given a second life as a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip.In a region ravaged by more than 18 months of war, the initiative is both symbolic and practical, said Peter Brune, the secretary general of the Catholic charity Caritas Sweden.

Australian and UK politicians push back against US president’s move, which is expected to send ‘shock waves’ through global industry Donald Trump’s bombshell announcement that “Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands” will be subject to a 100% tariff has certainly caught the attention of Hollywood, as well as the international film industries it seems to be aimed at – principally Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, as well as European countries such as Hungary and Italy that have often acted as bases for US film production.Vague and grandstanding at it is, the chaotic rollout

Arachne Press says Afonydd (Rivers) was inspired by success of A470: Poems for the Road/Cerddi’r FforddIts volume of bilingual poetry celebrating the A470 road, which zigzags through Wales, proved a surprise hit.Inspired by the success, an independent publisher is releasing another anthology in English and Welsh, this time focusing on the rivers that tumble through the country. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/05/publisher-behind-hit-bilingual-poetry-book-on-a470-turns-to-welsh-rivers Author : Steven Morris Publish date : 2025-05-05 10:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Inquest into deaths of six victims in April 2024 told Joel Cauchi’s father and mother worried about weapons ‘especially if he’s going to lose contact with reality’Australian federal election news LIVE – latest results and updatesLive results: federal election votes tracker, electorates map and seat countsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than a year before Joel Cauchi stabbed six people to death in Bondi, a Queensland police officer requested the local mental health officer follow up with the Cauchi family, an inquest has heard.It followed Cauchi’s mother reportedly telling police during a separate incident: “I

Simon Patterson cross-examined by estranged wife’s lawyer as Victorian supreme court trial enters second week Erin Patterson trial LIVEWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s estranged husband has denied asking her “is that what you used to poison them?” in the days immediately after the deadly mushroom lunch.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha in South Gippsland in 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/05/alleged-mushroom-murders-trial-husband-simon-patterson-witness-ntwnfb Author

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Our justice and courts reporter, Nino Bucci, was in the court room in Morwell last week for the first week of Erin Patterson’s murder trial.Catch up on his report on the first week of the trial: Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/05/erin-patterson-live-mushroom-murders-trial-australian-woman-updates-day-five-ntwnfb Author : Adeshola Ore Publish date : 2025-05-05 02:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

President calls films ‘national security threat’ and claims he called on commerce department to immediately enact tariffDonald Trump on Sunday announced on his Truth Social platform a 100% tariff on all movies “produced in Foreign Lands”.In his post, he claimed to have authorized the Department of Commerce and the US trade representative to immediately begin instituting such a tariff, although he gave no details on how it would be implemented. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/04/trump-tariffs-foreign-movies Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-05-04 23:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Multiple seats still in doubt include Goldstein that the Liberals hope to regain from teal Zoe Daniel. Follow today’s news liveElection 2025 results LIVE: Australia votes tracker and federal seat countsSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberals ‘fundamentally misread’ Australian society: BraggWe’ve now heard from senator Andrew Bragg, as the post-mortem on the Liberal Party’s catastrophic loss in the election on Saturday continues.Ultimately you’ve got to give people something to vote for… and I don’t think we had enough strong economic policies to win the day.We could have done

Strike by Yemen rebel group came hours before security cabinet was due to vote on plans to expand Gaza offensiveBenjamin Netanyahu has promised Israel will strike back against Yemen’s Houthis and “their Iranian terror masters” after a missile launched by the militia movement hit the perimeter of Israel’s main airport.On X, the Israeli prime minister said on Sunday that Israel would respond to the Houthi attack “at a time and place of our choosing”. On Telegram, Netanyahu said Israel had acted against the Houthis in the past and would act again in the future. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/04/netanyahu-yemen-houthis-attack-israel-ben-gurion-airport

One of US’s biggest airports, in New York area, experiences 210 delays and 88 cancellations amid aviation safety fearsFlight delays continued on Sunday as a major crisis gripped one of the US’s biggest airports amid aviation safety fears.As of Sunday morning, there were 210 delays and 88 cancellations at Newark Liberty international airport (EWR) in New Jersey, according to FlightAware. The large airport is one of the major hubs for New York city and its surrounding area. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/04/newark-airport-flight-delays-air-traffic-control Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2025-05-04 16:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Macron and von der Leyen expected to announce protections for researchers seeking to relocateFrance and the EU are to step up their efforts to attract US-based scientists hit by Donald Trump’s crackdown on academia, as they prepare announcements on incentives for researchers to settle in Europe.The French president, Emmanuel Macron, alongside the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, will make speeches on Monday morning at Sorbonne University in Paris, flanked by European university leaders and researchers, in which they are expected to announce potential incentives and protections for researchers seeking to relocate to Europe. Continue reading... Source link :

Victims have had fingers chopped off by attackers in crimewave targeting entrepreneurs and their familiesFrench police are investigating a series of kidnappings of investors linked to cryptocurrency after a 60-year-old man had a finger chopped off by attackers who demanded his crypto-millionaire son pay a ransom.In the latest of several kidnappings of cryptocurrency figures in France and western Europe, the man, who owned a cryptocurrency marketing company with his son, was freed from a house south of Paris on Saturday night. He had been held for more than two days. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/04/french-police-investigate-spate-of-cryptocurrency-millionaire-kidnappings Author : Angelique Chrisafis

Health secretary tells Sky News that the party are ‘definitely a threat’ following byelection and council resultsLabour targets international students claiming asylumThe Conservatives will come back from their poor results in the local elections but it will have to be a “slow and steady” effort, party leader Kemi Badenoch has said, PA reports.She told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme: “I am sorry to all of those councillors who’ve lost their seat”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/may/04/labour-reform-conservatives-tories-wes-streeting-kemi-badenoch-zia-yusuf-uk-politics-live-updates Author : Hayden Vernon Publish date : 2025-05-04 09:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Exclusive: Proposals to introduce opt-out system of copyright rules no longer preferred option amid criticism from creative industriesMinisters are rethinking changes to copyright law before a vote in parliament next week, in a further concession to artists, the Guardian has learned.A source close to Peter Kyle, the technology secretary, said proposals to introduce an opt-out system of copyright rules was no longer his preferred option but one of several being given consideration. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/04/ministers-uk-copyright-artificial-intelligence-parliament-vote Author : Eleni Courea and Dan Milmo Publish date : 2025-05-04 06:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

George Simion, 38, comfortably ahead in polls as first round of voting begins in presidential electionRomanians are voting in a presidential election rerun that could propel to power an ultranationalist who opposes military aid to Ukraine, has fiercely criticised the EU’s leadership and describes himself as a “natural ally” of Donald Trump.George Simion, 38, is comfortably ahead in the opinion polls before the first-round vote in the EU and Nato member state, nearly six months after the original ballot was cancelled amid evidence of an alleged “massive” Russian influence campaign. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/04/romania-election-ultranationalist-trump-ally-george-simion Author : Jon Henley

Arrests carried out in London, Swindon and Greater Manchester after discovery of alleged plot targeting ‘specific premises’UK police have arrested five men, including four Iranian nationals, on suspicion of “terrorism offences”, police have said.The arrests were carried out in London, Swindon and the Greater Manchester area and were related to “a suspected plot to target a specific premises”, London’s Metropolitan police said in a statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/04/uk-arrests-five-men-including-four-iranians-over-suspected-terrorist-plot Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-05-04 01:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.