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European Commission president says: ‘We have the second largest economy in the world, but we are driving it with the handbrake on’European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen insisted this morning that the EU needs to “tear down” the economic barriers that prevent it from becoming “a global giant” and deepen its internal market, as she kicked off 48 hours of intensive discussions on the bloc’s economy.A number of EU leaders will meet today at an industry event in Antwerp, before they meet again tomorrow morning for a pre-summit discussion ahead of an informal summit proper later that tonight. Continue

More than half of the cases presenting to the St Vincent’s emergency department in Sydney had self-reported speeds of more than 25km/hFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“You don’t understand the power of an ebike until you get on one,” Dr Tony Grabs warns.Grabs, the director of trauma at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, cites a patient who jumped on a rental ebike after a night of drinking with friends – the first time she’d ever been on one. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/11/broken-ribs-ruptured-bowels-ebike-injuries-double-at-major-sydney-hospital-in-one-year Author : Natasha

More than 25 people are injured, including two with life-threatening injuries, after the shooting at Tumbler Ridge secondary schoolLatest updates: ‘devastating’ shooting hits remote town of Tumbler RidgePolice in Canada say 10 people are dead, including the suspect, in a mass shooting that appeared to target a high school in northern British Columbia.More than two dozen victims have been hospitalized in what premier David Eby called an “unimaginable tragedy” that ranks among the deadliest events of its kind in Canadian history. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/11/canada-school-shooting-ten-dead-including-suspect-in-attack-on-tumbler-ridge-secondary-school-and-residence-police-say Author : Leyland Cecco in Toronto Publish date : 2026-02-11 03:39:00 Copyright for

Music publisher Primary Wave said to have bought rights to pop star’s music, including Toxic and Baby One More TimeBritney Spears has sold the rights to her music catalog, which includes hits such as Toxic, Baby One More Time and Gimme More, according to media reports.The music publisher Primary Wave is said to have purchased the pop star’s music rights on 30 December, TMZ reported on Tuesday, citing legal documents. An unnamed source “familiar with the deal” confirmed the sale to the New York Times. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/10/britney-spears-sells-rights-music-catalog Author : Dani Anguiano Publish date : 2026-02-11 00:33:00

Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm healthIn what is set to be its most audacious anti-environment move yet, the Trump administration on Thursday will roll back the mechanism allowing the government to regulate planet-heating pollution, the White House press secretary has told reporters.“President Trump will be joined by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to formalize the recession of the 2009 Obama-era endangerment finding,” Karoline Leavitt said at a press conference on Tuesday. “This will be the largest deregulatory action in American history.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/trump-repeal-regulation-greenhouse-gases Author : Dharna

Another night of demonstrations in Sydney after criticism of police actions at Monday’s protest. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe head of Australia’s domestic intelligence agency has dismissed criticisms his officers didn’t do enough to prevent the Bondi shooting attack as “baseless” while declaring claims by a former undercover agent aired on the ABC were untrue.The director-general, Mike Burgess, told a Senate estimates hearing last night he ordered a review immediately following the attack into how his agency, the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (Asio), assessed shooters 24-year-old Naveed Akram and his 50-year-old

House Republican says ‘This is all unacceptable and preventable’ of violence amid Trump’s immigration crackdown; DHS funding set to lapse after 13 FebruaryLocal police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdownJamie Raskin, a top House Democrat, accused the justice department of making “puzzling, inexplicable redactions” to documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that obscured the names of abusers, while allowing the identities of the disgraced financier’s victims to become public.Raskin told reporters that he wanted to view the complete files to better understand how the justice department handled the redaction process. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/feb/10/donald-trump-ice-democrats-shutdown-jeffrey-epstein-canada-live-news-updates Author

The 12-year-old was stabbed by a stranger as he walked home from school in January 2025Justice Choudhury KC is back from his deliberation and will make a decision about whether or not he will lift the reporting restriction shortly.Leo Ross’s foster family is in court this morning to hear the judge pass his sentence, due this afternoon. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/feb/10/leo-ross-murder-birmingham-court-live-updates Author : Tom Ambrose (now) and Yohannes Lowe (earlier) Publish date : 2026-02-10 15:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

“It is time for Europe to wake up … If we do not decide for ourselves, we will be swept away,” the French president saidJust a reminder that our Europe Live blog will be coming to you from Munich this weekend too, so make sure to follow all the key events with us.Ahead of this week’s Munich Security Conference, we are now getting a bit more detail on who is expected to attend. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/feb/10/russia-ukraine-war-us-talks-europe-live-updates-latest-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2026-02-10 12:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The prime minister is hosting a meeting of his cabinet as he attempts to push forward following a bruising week for his leadershipThe Telegraph is running a story today saying that “Wes Streeting has been accused of orchestrating a leadership coup against Sir Keir Starmer”.The report says that Wes Streeting, the health secretary with ambitions to be the next PM, spoke to Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, on Saturday, two days before Sarwar said that he wanted Keir Starmer to stand down.One leftwing Labour source told The Telegraph: “Everyone from the PM down to the most junior bag carrier

Push discussed in private talks and echoes tactic of then-Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull used against Peter DuttonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSussan Ley’s allies want the Liberal leader to demand her rivals put their names to a petition calling for a spill, forcing Angus Taylor’s backers to publicly reveal themselves as plotting to oust her.The push was discussed in private talks on Tuesday and has echoes of the tactic then-Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull used to stall Peter Dutton’s ultimately failed leadership coup in 2018. Continue

Israel’s security cabinet has approved plans that pave the way for more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territoryA White House official has reiterated Donald Trump’s opposition towards Israel annexing the West Bank, after Israeli plans were announced that would pave the way for more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.The measures, announced on Sunday, included allowing Jewish Israelis to buy West Bank land directly, and extending greater Israeli control over areas where the Palestinian Authority exercises power. It was unclear when the new rules, approved by Israel’s security cabinet, would take effect but they do not require further approval. Continue

Four Corners reported comments by ‘Marcus’ alleging agency was warned Sajid and Naveed Akram supported Islamic StateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereThe ABC’s Four Corners has broadcast claims by a former undercover agent that father and son terrorists Sajid and Naveed Akram were showing signs of being radicalised years before they killed 15 people at Bondi beach.The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio) assessed Naveed, then 17, over his alleged associations with individuals involved in a Islamic State cell in 2019, but later concluded he was not an ongoing

Former nanny Scarlett Pavlovich filed suit in three US states alleging author assaulted her in New Zealand in 2022Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing the bestselling fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children’s nanny in New Zealand four years ago.Scarlett Pavlovich filed a lawsuit against Gaiman and his wife, Amanda Palmer, in Wisconsin in February 2025, accusing Gaiman of multiple sexual assaults while she worked as the family’s nanny in 2022. She filed lawsuits against Palmer in Massachusetts and in New York on the same day she filed the Wisconsin action. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/09/us-judges-lawsuits-neil-gaiman

Fallout begins after tumultuous scenes during protests over Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit. Follow the latest news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW premier, Chris Minns, is making the first of multiple appearances across the media this morning following the violent clashes between police and protesters yesterday evening.He has told Channel Nine’s Today program that police were “put in an impossible situation last night”:It’s worth remembering they did everything possible to avoid that confrontation, starting last week when they begged protest organisers to have it in Hyde Park, where it was safe and a

Release into Helman Tor reserve marks historical first for keystone species hunted to extinction in UK 400 years agoShivering and rain-drenched at the side of a pond in Cornwall, a huddle of people watched in hushed silence as a beaver took its first tentative steps into its new habitat. As it dived into the water with a determined “plop” and began swimming laps, the suspense broke and everyone looked around, grinning.The soggy but momentous occasion marks the first time in English history that beavers have been legally released into a river system, almost one year after the government finally agreed

Prime minister receives public statements of support from every member of cabinet amid Mandelson scandal falloutTim Allan said he was standing down to allow Keir Starmer the opportunity to build a new team.In a statement, he said:I have decided to stand down to allow a new No 10 team to be built.I wish the PM and his team every success. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/09/starmer-mandelson-epstein-labour-mcsweeney-conservatives-latest-news-updates Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2026-02-09 16:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Puerto Rican musician has been vocal critic of US president, who claimed performance held almost entirely in Spanish was a ‘slap in the face’Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker and longtime accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, is set to attend a virtual deposition for the House oversight committee at 10am ET today.This is part of the committee’s ongoing investigation into the handling of Epstein’s case, Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/feb/09/donald-trump-bad-bunny-super-bowl-politics-latest-updates Author : Shrai Popat (now); Tom Ambrose and Yohannes Lowe (earlier) Publish date : 2026-02-09 14:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Exclusive: Decision follows departure of chief of staff Morgan McSweeney over Peter Mandelson scandalUK politics live – latest updatesTim Allan, Keir Starmer’s director of communications, has stepped down after only five months in the job, his resignation coming a day after the prime minister’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, also departed.Allan said in a brief statement: “I have decided to stand down to allow a new No 10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/09/keir-starmer-director-of-communications-tim-allan-step-down Author : Peter Walker and Pippa Crerar Publish date : 2026-02-09 11:30:00 Copyright

Need for greater military autonomy also accepted, says report for Munich Security Conference, which takes place this weekEurope has come to the painful realisation that it needs to be more assertive and more militarily independent from an authoritarian US administration that no longer shares a commitment to liberal democratic norms and values, a report prepared by the Munich Security Conference asserts.The report sets the scene for an all-out ideological confrontation with the Trump White House at the high-level annual meeting of security policy specialists, which starts on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/09/europe-us-munich-security-conference-report Author : Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Palestine Action Group argued powers so broad anyone in Sydney CBD or eastern suburbs could be searched – even when Israeli president in Canberra or MelbourneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Palestine Action Group has lost its legal challenge against sweeping powers handed to police by the Minns government for the duration of Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit.This means that police, under the state “major event” legislation – which is typically used for sporting events – may search anyone inside sections of the CBD and eastern suburbs

Leadership challenge by conservative MP is a matter of when, not if, they sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAngus Taylor is expected to challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal leadership within days, according to supporters who argue “something has to change” after a horror opinion poll and the chaos of the Coalition split.While no decision has been made, conservative MPs believe it is a matter of when, not if, Taylor brings on a leadership vote this week after the latest Newspoll showed the Coalition’s primary vote had

Intelligence agency says it has serious concerns about an episode due to air on the ABC tonight. Follow today’s news liveIsraeli officials outline plan for Isaac Herzog’s visitIsrael’s government press office has shared a little more public information about Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia, as he touched down in Sydney this morning.President Herzog will also attend and address major communal events together with the leaders of the Australian Jewish community.A central part of the visit will be dedicated to official meetings with senior Australian leaders, including the Governor-General and the Prime Minister of Australia, as well as with

Latest updates as teams meet for NFL title at Levi’s StadiumPredictions: Our writers’ picks for the winner, MVP and moreEmail [email protected] with your thoughtsI wanted to be with you alone……and talk about the weather. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/feb/08/super-bowl-2026-seattle-seahawks-new-england-patriots-live-score Author : David Lengel Publish date : 2026-02-08 22:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Allies hope aide’s departure can quell anger over Mandelson scandal but others say it leaves PM dangerously exposedProfile: Labour election guru undone by poor judgment‘Only honourable course’: resignation statement in fullKeir Starmer is fighting to reassert control over his party after accepting the resignation of his closest adviser, Morgan McSweeney, amid anger over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.After days of pressure over the scandal, his departing chief of staff said on Sunday he took “full responsibility” for his advice to send Mandelson to Washington despite his ongoing relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, which McSweeney conceded had undermined trust