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Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder following a fatal beef wellington lunch in Leongatha in 2023. Follow liveTears, disagreements and dried mushrooms: how Erin Patterson responded over eight days in the witness boxWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEarlier, Rogers told the jury that there were “four calculated deceptions” made by Patterson that were “at the heart of the case”:1. That Patterson “fabricated” a cancer claim as the reason for the lunch. Continue

PM is speaking in Canada ahead of the G7 after an official meeting with the country’s prime minister, Mark Carney. Follow today’s news liveCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, praised Australian firefighters who assisted the country during recent wildfires.At the opening of a face-to-face meeting with Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, in Calgary in the past few minutes, Carney thanked emergency crews who travelled to help out during the blazes in British Columbia and in northern parts of Alberta. Carney said:Australia has been very helpful to Canada through the years, and most recently, with the terrible wildfires that have been raging

Metreweli, 47, has held series of director-level roles in foreign intelligence service and in domestic agency MI5MI6, the UK’s foreign intelligence service, is to be led by a woman for the first time, Keir Starmer has announced.Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer who joined the service in 1999, will take over from Sir Richard Moore in the autumn, becoming its 18th chief. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/15/blaise-metreweli-named-as-first-woman-to-lead-uk-intelligence-service-mi6 Author : Peter Walker in Banff and Dan Sabbagh Publish date : 2025-06-15 21:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Leaders gathering for summit in Canada intend to pin US president down on his whole Iran strategyMiddle East crisis – live updatesEuropean leaders gathering for a G7 summit with Donald Trump in the Canadian Rockies plan to spend the opening day asking Trump to justify his confidence that Israel and Iran will make a deal that will mean “peace soon”.As the military exchanges worsen and the death toll mounts on both sides, European leaders are intending to pin the US president down on his whole Iran strategy, including getting a definitive response on whether he will use his influence over

French president is first foreign head of state to visit Arctic territory since US president made commentsEmmanuel Macron has criticised Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland as he became the first foreign head of state to visit the vast, mineral-rich Arctic territory since the US president began making explicit threats to annex it.“I don’t think that’s what allies do,” Macron said as he arrived in the Danish autonomous territory for a highly symbolic visit aimed at conveying “France’s and the EU’s solidarity” with Greenland on his way to a summit of G7 leaders in Canada. Continue reading... Source link

Gunman believed to have left Minneapolis region after killing one legislator and her husband and wounding another legislator and his wifeThe hunt for the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses while impersonating a police officer, killing one legislator and her husband, continued on Sunday more than 24 hours after the killings.Vance Boelter, 57, now on the FBI’s most wanted list, is believed to have left the Minneapolis region after allegedly gunning down Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their home, according to CNN. Boelter is also suspected of shooting Democratic state senator

Chancellor says PM ‘not grandstanding’ and wanted to ‘assure himself’ that national public inquiry was necessaryRachel Reeves has defended Keir Starmer’s decision to launch a national inquiry into historic child sexual exploitation after months of pressure, saying that victims of grooming gangs have always been the government’s priority.The chancellor said the prime minister was not concerned with “grandstanding” and had instead wanted to “assure himself” that a full public inquiry was necessary. She insisted that ministers had “never dismissed the concerns of victims”, even as Labour previously resisted calls for a wide-ranging investigation. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/15/rachel-reeves-defends-starmers-delay-in-launching-inquiry-into-grooming-gangs Author

Surging demand for looser styles with high necklines comes amid politicians’ criticism of burqa and the hijabFashion influenced by Islam and other religions is expected to become “mainstream” globally, in spite of politicians singling out the burqa and the hijab, as the rise of “modest fashion” is powered by influencers, luxury brands and big tech.The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has said employers should be able to ban staff from wearing face coverings, before adding that she was not in favour of a government ban. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/jun/15/modest-fashion-headed-for-mainstream-despite-political-hostility-say-experts Author : Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent Publish date :

Critics question speed and scale of embedding AI into public sector when debate rages about use of copyrighted materialThe government’s artificial intelligence (AI) tool known as Humphrey is based on models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, it can be revealed, raising questions about Whitehall’s increasing reliance on big tech.Ministers have staked the future of civil service reform on rolling out AI across the public sector to improve efficiency, with all officials in England and Wales to receive training in the toolkit. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/15/government-roll-out-humphrey-ai-tool-reliance-big-tech Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor Publish date : 2025-06-15 06:01:00 Copyright for

Thousands of soldiers, along with tanks and helicopters, march through National Mall on day president turned 79Donald Trump finally got his wish to hold a military parade in Washington DC on Saturday, after thousands of soldiers accompanied by tanks, aircraft and helicopters marched through the National Mall in a celebration of the army’s 250th birthday, while across the country, millions of people protested against his administration.It was the first military parade in the nation’s capital since 1991 – which celebrated the end of the Gulf war – and took place on the day Trump turned 79. The president had tried

Melissa Hortman killed and John Hoffman wounded in two separate attacks carried out, police say, by same suspectEarly Saturday morning, Minnesota woke to the news of two targeted attacks on its lawmakers. A gunman killed the top Democratic state legislator, Melissa Hortman, and her husband, Mark, and injured another state legislator, John Hoffman, and his wife Yvette in the Minneapolis area.The suspect, Vance Boelter, remains at large. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/14/minnesota-lawmakers-shooting-explainer Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2025-06-15 01:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Albanese says he will meet with US president Donald Trump to discuss tariffs. Follow today’s news liveHere’s some cheer! Jo Khan caught up with Henry Young, the 101-year-old who is still playing tennis. He’s preparing for the ITF Masters Championships in Croatia. He’s had two new knees, a new hip, a pacemaker and more (so I guess I should quit whinging about my creaky bones):Our man Tom McIlroy is travelling with prime minister Anthony Albanese (Seattle now, Canada shortly). He writes that in talks with US president Donald Trump, Albanese will push for a tariff exemption for Australia, and flagged

Among the dead in the internationally significant wetland are estuarine snails, shore crabs, baby flounder and ‘a thick stew of polychaete worms’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen South Australia’s algal bloom arrived in the Coorong, it stained the water like strong tea before turning it into a slurry of dead worms.Many had hoped the storm in late May would break up the bloom of Karenia mikimotoi algae, which has killed more than 200 different marine species. Instead, high tides swept the algae into the Coorong, an internationally significant Ramsar wetland at the mouth of the

Defence minister Israel Katz says Iranian capital ‘will burn’ if more missiles are fired at his countryIsrael has claimed to have gained control of the skies over the Iranian capital and warned that “Tehran will burn” if more missiles are fired at its territory, but the Iranian leadership remained defiant, vowing a “more severe and powerful response” and threatened to widen the war by striking ships and bases of Israeli allies.The mutual threats reflected the risks of a dramatic escalation in the conflict, as US-Iranian negotiations planned before the war in Oman were abandoned after Tehran said they would be

Telecoms group says it strongly refutes claim by 62 franchisees that it ‘unjustly enriched’ itself at their expenseVodafone has terminated the contracts of 12 franchisees who have continued running the brand’s high street stores while also being part of a £120m high court claim against the telecoms group.The legal case was launched in December, when 62 franchisees claimed Vodafone had “unjustly enriched” itself at the expense of scores of vulnerable small business owners by slashing commissions to franchisees operating the mobile phone company’s retail outlets. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/14/vodafone-terminates-contracts-of-12-franchisees-who-joined-120m-lawsuit Author : Simon Goodley Publish date : 2025-06-14 15:00:00

‘No Kings’ protests across US come after a week of unrest over anti-immigration raids; Trump’s military parade to begin at 6.30pm ET in Washington DCMore now on those reports regarding the weather’s potential effect on today’s proceedings.Ahead of the parade, which coincides with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, there were reports that the event had even been put in doubt by a thunderstorm warning, according to the Times of London.Rain won’t stop us, the tanks don’t melt, but if there’s lightning then that puts the crowd at risk … they will disperse the crowd and even cancel or postpone the parade.

A president who vowed to end global conflicts has instead presided over their escalation – his agenda is in disarrayIn his inaugural address this January, Donald Trump declared that his proudest legacy would be that of “a peacemaker and unifier”, pledging that US power would “stop all wars and bring a new spirit of unity to a world that has been angry, violent, and totally unpredictable”.Five months later, his second presidency is witnessing the spectacular unraveling of that lofty aspiration. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/14/trump-gaza-ukraine-iran-israel Author : Joseph Gedeonin Washington Publish date : 2025-06-14 10:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Northern Ireland faces stark questions over the racism, xenophobia and intolerance that has forced families from abroad to fleeFirst came the shouts as the crowd worked its way through narrow terraced streets, proclaiming its mission to rid the town of “scum”. Then came the shattered glass as rocks exploded through windows. Then the flames, licking up curtains and spreading to sofas, carpets, books and framed pictures until smoke billowed into the summer night.They might have been scenes from another century, another country, but they played out in Northern Ireland this week in the glare of rolling news and social media,

Two people reported dead in Israel after Iranian strikes; Tehran says 78, mostly civilians, killed in Friday’s surprise Israeli attack and confirms new wave of retaliatory strikes on IsraelIranian missiles hit Tel Aviv as Netanyahu warns attack on Iran ‘just the beginning’Earlier, Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif reported that dozens of civilians in Gaza were killed or wounded early on Saturday after they were attacked by Israeli forces as they gathered to wait for aid north of the Nuseirat refugee camp.The Guardian has not been able to confirm the details of this report. Israel has not allowed foreign reporters to

Setback for former student held since March as lawyers condemn government’s ‘cruel, transparent delay tactics’A federal judge declined to order the release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a setback for the former Columbia University student days after a major ruling against the Trump administration’s efforts to keep him detained.Khalil, a green-card holder who has not been charged with a crime, is one of the most high-profile people targeted by the US government’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activism. Despite key rulings in his favor, Khalil has been detained since March, missing the birth of his son. Continue reading... Source link :

The civilian who was detained identified himself as Marcos Leao, an army veteran, and said he was treated ‘very fairly’US politics live – latest updatesUS marines deployed to Los Angeles on Friday temporarily detained a civilian, the US military confirmed, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by Donald Trump.Marines took charge of the Wilshire federal building earlier on Friday in a rare domestic use of US troops after days of protests over immigration raids. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/marines-los-angeles-protests-trump Author : Marina Dunbar and agencies Publish date : 2025-06-13 23:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Israel says Iran has fired up to 100 missiles in retaliation for surprise assault as both sides threaten escalating hostilitiesMiddle East crisis – live updatesIranian missiles have rained down on Tel Aviv in retaliation for Friday morning’s Israeli surprise aerial assault, as Tehran vowed to open the “gates of hell”, while Benjamin Netanyahu warned “more is on the way” and said Israel’s attempt to destroy Iran’s nuclear programme was just beginning.An Israeli military spokesperson said late on Friday that Iran had fired up to 100 missiles in waves, and that most had been intercepted or missed their intended target, but

Neither marines nor national guard troops in Los Angeles have temporarily detained anyone, Maj Gen Scott Sherman says; marines to protect federal buildings and personnelWith Donald Trump’s deployment of more troops in response to protests in LA, and as plans come together for a military parade in Washington DC on the president’s birthday, journalist Judith Levine tells Jonathan Freedland why she believes the US has entered a new era of authoritarianism in this week’s edition of US Politics Weekly. You can listen here.With predictions of as many as 200,000 attendees at tomorrow’s Washington parade, the Secret Service is preparing for

James Sheen given four-year term and Michael Jones 27 months after theft of toilet during exhibition in OxfordshireTwo men have been jailed for their roles in the “bold and brazen” theft of a £4.75m gold toilet from an art exhibition at Blenheim Palace.James Sheen, 40, and Michael Jones, 39, were sentenced at Oxford crown court for their roles as part of a gang who planned and carried out the burglary at the Oxfordshire stately home, receiving a four-year prison sentence and a 27-month prison sentence respectively. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/13/two-men-jailed-over-theft-of-gold-toilet-from-blenheim-palace Author : PA Media Publish date : 2025-06-13

Unexplained descent of Boeing 787 before deadly crash has cast fresh shadows over US aircraft manufacturerAir India crash – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesA team of Boeing experts has flown out to offer assistance to the state-led investigation into the Air India crash in Ahmedabad, with UK and US officials also arriving in the city.The unexplained descent of the Boeing 787 plane immediately after takeoff has cast fresh shadows over the US aircraft manufacturer, although the well-established Dreamliner model has been in operation for more than a decade. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/13/boeing-experts-uk-us-aviation-officials-join-air-india-crash-investigation-ahmedabad-flight-171- Author : Gwyn Topham Transport