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Former prime minister says Albanese was ‘up for having an Australian punch back’ if necessary. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInternal divisions haven’t stopped Coalition MPs fronting up to their morning interviews today, including shadow communications minister Melissa McIntosh, who tells ABC RN Breakfast the public want her party to “get their act together”.The Liberals are getting closer to an energy policy, but there’s still broad internal debate over where it should land.This is not an ideological thing that we don’t believe in climate change or any of that sort of stuff.

Country set to unveil PM Mark Carney’s spending plan as it battles trade war with US and protracted cost of living crisisCanada’s ruling Liberal party has said a budget of “sacrifice” is required to confront both a trade war with the US and a protracted cost of living crisis that threatens to push the country into a recession. But with opposition parties signalling they won’t support prime minister Mark Carney’s fiscal plans, a failed parliamentary vote on the budget could plunge the country into another federal election in the coming weeks.The country’s finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, will on Tuesday unveil

Republicans claim US president ‘desperate’ to end shutdown, which has now entered 33rd dayLooking ahead, on Wednesday, the supreme court will hear arguments on whether Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries are legal. It’s set to be one of the most consequential rulings on the expanse of Trump’s presidential power in his second term.My colleague, Eduardo Porter, has this helpful breakdown on the question at the heart of this case. A dozen states have challenged the president’s contention that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977 gives him the power to impose tariffs on imports from

Suspect charged with attempted murder in relation to two attacks, on Doncaster to London service and on a train at a DLR stationA man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with attempted murder after a mass stabbing on a high-speed train in Cambridgeshire, in which 10 people were injured, and a separate incident on London’s public transport network that left another person hurt.Anthony Williams, 32, from Peterborough, has been charged with 11 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article in relation to the two

Reform UK leader expected to promise deregulation and spending cuts as Labour and Conservatives attack policiesKeir Starmer has been “listening” to Donald Trump’s complaints about the restrictions the UK government is imposing on oil and gas companies in the UK, Warren Stephens, the US ambassador to the UK, has said.Stephens said that he thought there had been “a bit of movement” in UK policy as a result of Trump’s interventions and that he hoped that would continue.I hope that the UK will continue to examine the policies in the North Sea and frankly, make some changes to it. To allow

Heidi Alexander says security review after Cambridgeshire train stabbings will consider all other optionsMetal-detector scanners at train stations would “make life impossible” for passengers, the transport secretary has said, adding that a review into security after a mass stabbing on a high-speed train would examine all other options.A member of train staff who intervened to protect passengers as the service approached Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire remained critically ill in hospital but his condition was now stable, Heidi Alexander also told Sky News. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/03/metal-detectors-train-stations-transport-cambridgeshire-stabbings Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2025-11-03 08:10:00 Copyright

The 1920s, Great Gatsby-themed bash also reportedly attracted the likes of One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, though her office did not confirmAustralia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has been spotted at Donald Trump’s Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago resort.The mining billionaire, who has never shied from publicly praising the controversial two-time US president, was seen in speaking at Trump’s ear while he read a piece of paper in a social media post at the lavish affair at the weekend, as first reported by the Nine newspapers. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/03/donald-trump-halloween-party-australia-richest-person-gina-rinehart-spotted Author : Sarah Basford Canales Publish date : 2025-11-03

Actor says Harris ‘was given a very tough task’ because ‘she had to run against her own record’, and extends an olive branch to Hunter BidenGeorge Clooney has said he feels it was a “mistake” for Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden in the 2024 US presidential election, adding that he had no regrets about the New York Times opinion piece in which he called on the Democrats to find a new presidential nominee.Speaking on CBS’ Sunday Morning, the actor and activist, who is a prominent financial donor to the Democratic party, said he would write his op-ed again if

Liberal leader Sussan Ley faces fundamental fracture on Coalition climate policy. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMortgage arrears fall at Westpac after rate cutsMortgage holders are enjoying a reprieve from relentless cost of living pressures, as the number of home owners falling behind on their repayments falls.Notwithstanding the relief from interest rates, challenges remain, with inflation and unemployment increasing in recent months.Globally, uncertainty remains but this is an opportunity for Australia and we are in a good position to work through any impacts from events such as the ongoing geopolitical and trade

Thousands throw bottles and flares as tensions soar after huge rally to mark anniversary of train station disasterHundreds of riot police separated opponents and loyalists of Serbia’s autocratic president, Aleksandar Vučić in central Belgrade on Sunday as political tensions boiled after a year of persistent anti-government protests.Several thousands of people faced off on both sides of the police cordons with officers in riot gear standing in several rows between the shouting crowds who threw bottles and flares at each other. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/02/opponents-and-loyalists-of-serbias-autocratic-president-clash-in-belgrade Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-11-02 22:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Guidance to combat misinformation puts pressure on police to release details, says former senior Met officerPolice are being forced to disclose the ethnicity of suspects in response to a rise in far-right speculation on social media, a former senior officer in the Metropolitan police force has warned.On Sunday morning at 10.30am, British Transport Police said two men had been arrested after multiple stabbings on a train in Cambridgeshire: a 32-year-old black British national and a 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent. The 35-year-old was released with no further action, and “was not involved” in the attack, BTP said in a

Laure Beccuau said ‘upper echelons of organised crime’ unlikely to be involved as one perpetrator remains at largeThe brazen daytime heist at the Louvre was carried out by petty criminals rather than professionals from the world of organised crime, the Paris prosecutor has said, describing two of the suspects as a couple with children.The assertion comes two weeks after thieves parked a stolen truck outside the world’s most-visited museum, used a furniture lift to reach the first floor, then smashed their way into one of the museum’s most ornate rooms. Less than seven minutes later, they escaped on scooters with

Waitrose chocolates will also be used to lure in loyalty card holders at central London storeJohn Lewis is to open a VIP space at its Oxford Street store in London as part of a drive to lure customers back, after years in which it has lost ground to rivals including Marks & Spencer.The retailer is to unveil the John Lewis Lounge on Tuesday, with access for members of its loyalty card scheme, weeks after reporting group losses had nearly tripled to £88m in the first half of this year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/02/john-lewis-vip-lounge-oxford-street-loyalty-card-holders Author : Mark Sweney Publish

The US high court will hear arguments on whether Trump’s erratic imposition of global tariffs is legally validDonald Trump thrives on emergencies. He cried havoc on the very first day of his second term, declaring a national emergency caused by an “invasion” of “illegal aliens” from Mexico. He has since invoked emergencies more than any president since the passage of the National Emergencies Act in 1976.Next Wednesday, he faces another of his own making, as the US supreme court hears oral arguments on whether his globe-shaking signature economic policy – tariffs – is legally valid. Continue reading... Source link :

Georgia Republican lawmaker also claims she didn’t know Rothschild family, of her ‘space laser’ theory, was JewishRepublican US House member Marjorie Taylor Greene has said she believes in demons, surmising that they might be aliens who fell from heaven, and claims to have been unaware that key figures in the antisemitic space lasers conspiracy she floated were Jewish.She made those bizarre remarks as a guest on Friday on HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher after winning some fans among Democrats who once loathed her – yet had come to appreciate how the far-right Georgia representative had recently broken with Republicans

Forty Labour and independent MPs call on Steve Reed to take ‘important step’ of defining anti-Muslim hatredMore than three dozen Labour and independent MPs have written to the housing secretary calling on the government to adopt a definition of Islamophobia, after recent figures revealed hate crimes against Muslims were up by nearly a fifth.Forty MPs, including Labour MPs Diane Abbott, Dawn Butler, Kim Johnson and independent Andrew Gwynne, were among the signatories on the letter from Afzal Khan who wrote to Steve Reed on Friday asking him to adopt a definition of anti-Muslim hatred as an “important step” in addressing

Nine people hospitalised with life-threatening injuries; police say counter-terror officers involved in investigation. Follow the latest developmentsFull report: ten people taken to hospital following stabbing attack Explained: what we know so far Some more reaction is coming in.Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said she was “deeply disturbed” by the reports from Huntingdon. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/nov/02/cambridgeshire-train-stabbing-life-threatening-injuries-arrests-latest-updates Author : Kate Lamb Publish date : 2025-11-02 04:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The wit and wisdom of the superstar ex-US president make him the best candidate – too bad he can’t run“It’s not as if we didn’t see some of this coming,” said Barack Obama, a note of bleak humour in his voice. “I will admit it’s worse than even I expected, but I did warn y’all!”The crowd at a sports arena in Norfolk, Virginia, half-laughed and half-groaned. “I did,” Obama added. “You can run the tape.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/01/barack-obama-democratic-party Author : David Smith in Norfolk, Virginia Publish date : 2025-11-02 00:07:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Meanwhile PM says he’d like ‘more cooperation’ between China and US on artificial intelligence. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWatt says Labor doesn’t have a policy to end native forest loggingAsked if he wanted native forest logging to continue (it’s not banned in the legislation, despite the significant negative environmental impact that it has), Watt dodges the question by saying the party doesn’t have a specific policy of ending native forest logging.What we have said, though, is that we will follow the recommendation from Graeme Samuel to apply national environmental standards to the

French-Turkish actor appeared in a string of high-profile films, as well as hit BBC series The MissingTchéky Karyo, who appeared in some of director Luc Besson’s biggest hits and a string of international films, died on Friday at the age of 72, his family have announced.A statement from his wife and children sent to AFP said he had “succumbed to cancer”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/01/veteran-actor-tcheky-karyo-star-of-nikita-and-the-missing-dies-aged-72 Author : AFP Publish date : 2025-11-01 19:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US vice-president announces to 10,000 attenders of Turning Point USA that he prefers wife, who is Hindu, to be ChristianJD Vance is doubling down on comments he made about wanting his wife, Usha Vance, to convert to Christianity – remarks that drew political backlash from some quarters.At an event with Turning Point USA at the University of Mississippi to honor the conservative group’s slain founder Charlie Kirk, an audience member questioned the US vice-president about how he sees the links between American patriotism and Christianity. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/01/jd-vance-usha-christianity Author : Lauren Aratani Publish date : 2025-11-01 18:01:00

Police say Ki-Shawn Crumity, 26, met girl through Snapchat, and charged him with human trafficking and sexual assaultA 13-year-old Louisiana girl who went missing after meeting a man online was found alive in a box at his home several states away in Pennsylvania – along with evidence that she had been sexually assaulted, according to authorities.Ki-Shawn Crumity, 26, faces charges of human trafficking, sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of a child after police in Pittsburgh said they arrested him on Thursday. He is one of at least three men who had been arrested as of Saturday

Risk to general public is low but cases in California suggest virus is spreading undetected in some communitiesA newer variant of mpox, the virus formerly known as monkeypox, is now spreading through some communities in the US and Europe.The risk to the general public is low, but community transmission in new places signals greater challenges for public health to detect cases and stop the spread. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/01/mpx-variant-us-public-health Author : Melody Schreiber Publish date : 2025-11-01 13:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The political differences between the two main candidates could have major implications for next year’s midtermsNew Yorkers will find out the identity of their next mayor on Tuesday, in a race that will decide who will run, and defend, the US’s largest city at a time when Donald Trump has threatened to send military troops there.Against that backdrop, New York has seen a mayoral election that has pitted two very different Democrats against one another. The race has become an increasingly bitter face-off, laced with alleged racism and Islamophobia, but it is the political differences between the two main candidates

Many waterways vulnerable to breaches and closures and face mounting maintenance costs, charity saysBritain’s network of canals and rivers is under strain from funding shortfalls and growing climate pressures, campaigners warn.Three-quarters of the country’s waterways face financial peril, according to the Inland Waterways Association (IWA), an independent charity advocating for Britain’s canals and rivers, as the country braces for heavier winter rainfall and intensifying summer droughts. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/01/britain-canals-rivers-funding-climate-campaign Author : Charlie West Publish date : 2025-11-01 08:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.