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PM faces questions from opposition leader Kemi Badenoch and other MPsZia Yusuf, the Reform UK home affairs spokesperson, told Sky News this morning that he thought the treatment of Henry Nowak did justify his party’s claim that two-tier policing operates in the country. He said:Having watched that footage … it’s hard to escape the conclusion that it is a demonstrable example of structural two-tier policing that is embedded in Hampshire police force and forces across the country.People can go to Hampshire police’s website and read their race action plan that was brought about under a Tory government.We understand and appreciate

Watchdog makes ruling on search summaries after publishers complain about drop in click-through traffic and revenueBusiness live – latest updatesOnline publishers and news organisations are now able to block their content appearing in Google’s AI summaries in UK search results, the British competition watchdog has announced.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the new requirement would “put publishers, like news organisations, in a stronger position to negotiate content deals with Google”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/03/uk-media-groups-power-opt-out-google-ai-search-summaries Author : Joanna Partridge Publish date : 2026-06-03 08:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

CCTV cameras caught the carnivorous marsupial skulking around deserted grounds at 4am Tuesday morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA search is under way on Queensland’s Gold Coast for a missing Tasmanian devil who escaped her enclosure in a daring early morning dash caught on camera.The devil, named Mary, did a Houdini from the Paradise Country theme park, escaping from quarantine in the early hours of Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/03/tasmanian-devil-mary-cctv-escape-gold-coast-wildlife-park-australia Author : Joe Hinchliffe Publish date : 2026-06-03 06:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Establishment Democrat beats Zach Wahls in primary as party eyes success in Republican-dominated stateSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailIowa voters cast their ballots in Tuesday’s heated primaries, setting up for months of fervent campaigning ahead of the November midterms in contests that could determine the balance of power in Congress.A red state that the GOP has dominated for the past decade, Democrats believe they can be competitive in three of its four House races, its Senate election, and the contest to replace Kim Reynolds, the retiring Republican governor. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/iowa-primary-election-results Author : Chris

All the latest results and updates as New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico and Montana also vote in primariesCalifornia elections: governor, LA mayor and Congress at stakeSign up for the Breaking News US emailVoters in Maine won’t head to the polls until next week, but the state’s primary election has been shaken up by recent news about Senate hopeful Graham Platner.According to information his wife shared with his campaign last year, Platner exchanged sexually explicit texts with other women during his marriage, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal reported, and which the Guardian has confirmed.Graham Platner met

Senate estimates told it was a ‘joint idea’ to rework the nuclear submarine deal. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChaney said: AI companies should be able to unlock the majority of global content with a handful of individual deals – in the same way that every other industry licenses copyrighted content.Government could further work to facilitate this process for the remainder of the copyrighted content, either directly or through a centralised mechanism. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/03/politics-live-australia-aukus-submarines-pauline-hanson-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-question-time-senate-estimates-labor-one-nation-coaliton-ntwnfb Author : Krishani Dhanji Publish date : 2026-06-02 22:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Republicans – including Thune, Cornyn, Cassidy and Tillis – voice skepticism toward Trump’s choice of Bill Pulte to replace Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chiefSign up for the Breaking News US emailTrump taps ally Bill Pulte to serve as top intelligence chiefIn six months, Adam Hamawy has gone from a political nobody to, deemed by most measures, the frontrunner in a crowded race, endorsed by prominent progressive and Democratic figures including Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Tammy Duckworth.His work history has driven him to call for Medicare for All, advocating for sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel, and

Witness B said in police interview that she pretended to be asleep when allegedly abused as a childA jury in Northern Ireland has heard details of the alleged rape of a child by the former Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader Jeffrey Donaldson.A police interview with the complainant was played to Newry crown court in Northern Ireland on Tuesday on the sixth day of the former MP’s trial for sex offences. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/02/jeffrey-donaldson-trial-accuser-police-interview Author : Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent Publish date : 2026-06-02 17:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Researchers observed unavailable female dolphins – those that were older, or with calves – did not show the same avoidant behaviourGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFemale dolphins identify males by their unique calls and keep track of their past behaviour, choosing to avoid the most aggressive males during mating season, new research suggests.Bottlenose dolphin society is complex, and male and female dolphins often know each other for decades, said Prof Stephanie King, an expert in animal behaviour at the University of Bristol. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/03/female-dolphins-remember-aggression-mating-partner Author : Petra Stock Publish date :

High court in Edinburgh hears £125K vehicle was described as a van in faked invoice and stocked with luxury goodsThe luxury motorhome that Peter Murrell bought using money stolen from the Scottish National party was driven for only four miles, sitting unused for more than two years.Murrell, then the SNP’s chief executive, drove the £124,550 Niesmann+Bischoff vehicle from the dealers at Halbeath in Fife in January 2021 to his mother’s home in Dunfermline – a cost of £31,138 a mile.A hand-chased silver wine coaster from Hamilton & Inches worth £3,500 which was described as spending on “leadership expenses”.A £23 egg

Items bought by former chief executive included more than £23,000 from a luxury stationery brand and a £3,000 robotic lawnmowerBBC Scotland has more details of the Peter Murrell hearing this morning on its live blog. And, on its live blog, Sky News has pictures of some of the items purchased by Murrell with stolen SNP funds.Andy Burnham will not call an early election if he becomes prime minister after the Makerfield byelection, a spokesperson for the Greater Manchester mayor has said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/02/peter-mandelson-keir-starmer-labour-leadership-snp-peter-murrell-latest-news-updates Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2026-06-02 09:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content

About 800 Mozambicans said to be caught up in violence in Mossel Bay as anti-immigration protests sweep countryFive Mozambique nationals were killed in “xenophobic attacks” in South Africa at the weekend, the Mozambican government said – the first deaths officially linked to protests against illegal immigration sweeping the country.About 800 Mozambican nationals were caught up in violence that broke out in the southern coastal city of Mossel Bay on Friday, a government statement said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/02/mozambique-citizens-killed-xenophobic-attacks-south-africa Author : Agence France-Presse in Maputo Publish date : 2026-06-02 07:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police say four found dead in Muscatine home and two elsewhere in apparent ‘domestic-related dispute’ and suspect took own life while speaking to officersAuthorities in Iowa are investigating the fatal shootings of six people who they believe were killed by a relative who took his own life when confronted by police.Police were called Monday to a home in Muscatine, about 50 miles (80km) south-east of Cedar Rapids, where they found four people fatally shot, Muscatine police chief Anthony Kies said during a news conference. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/iowa-shooting-domestic-gunman-suspected-killing-relatives-then-himself Author : Agencies Publish date : 2026-06-02 04:51:00 Copyright for

Democrats decry president’s ‘most brazen act of self-dealing yet’ and vow to challenge fund in CongressDonald Trump is reconsidering whether to keep pressing for a $1.8bn fund to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said on Monday, as the justice department paused the program to comply with a court order.Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund has faced legal setbacks since it was announced two weeks ago. The idea has also faced a mounting political backlash from Republicans concerned by a lack of oversight and the possibility of payouts to participants in the January 6 2021 riot at the US Capitol.

Net zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI EconomicsMore than a million jobs, higher wages, nearly half a trillion pounds in investment in the pipeline – the UK’s green economy is powering ahead, according to research by the country’s leading business organisation.The net zero economy, which is worth more than £100bn a year, benefits all of the UK, according to the CBI Economics analysis commissioned by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit thinktank, despite critics who want to abolish the UK’s net zero targets. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/02/uk-green-economy-worth-more-than-100bn-a-year-net-zero Author

Shadow minister says the Coalition must treat minor party as an opponent, not an enemy. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers says minimum wage workers deserve a ‘decent real increase’Jim Chalmers starts on the ABC’s News Breakfast and says that workers deserve a “real” wage rise ahead of the Fair Work Commission’s decision on the next minimum wage increase. A real wage rise means a rise above the rate of inflation.Workers on the minimum wage and on awards need and deserve a decent real increase today.We’ve made that very clear, the higher

I Knew It, I Knew You is written with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff and marks a return to Swift’s country rootsAfter days of speculation online, Taylor Swift has announced the release of a new original song for Toy Story 5.Titled I Knew It, I Knew You, the single will be released on 5 June, with CD singles available for preorder on Swift’s website. Three variants will be available, each containing different versions of the song: a piano version, an acoustic version and the original. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/01/taylor-swift-toy-story-5-song-soundtrack Author : Owen Myers Publish date : 2026-06-01 18:54:00 Copyright

Attorney general Keith Ellison says gesture at convention was an ‘act of profound cruelty’ to George Floyd’s familyThe Minnesota Republican party’s decision to hold a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has angered the state’s attorney general – who was the lead prosecutor in the case.Keith Ellison, a Democrat, said Saturday’s gesture at the state Republicans’ annual convention in Duluth was “an act of profound cruelty” to Floyd’s family and “disrespectful” to Minnesota’s law enforcement personnel. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/01/minnesota-republicans-derek-chauvin-moment-of-silence Author : Richard Luscombe Publish date : 2026-06-01 16:24:00

Nationwide finds typical price was £278,024 in May, as Savills says Iran war has ‘fundamentally changed’ outlookBusiness live – latest updatesHouse prices fell in the UK for the first time this year in May, as rising interest rates triggered by the war in Iran hurt homebuyer demand.The price of the average UK home dropped 0.6% in May compared with the month before, according to the lender Nationwide. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/01/uk-house-prices-fall-interest-rates-nationwide-savills-iran-war Author : Lauren Almeida Publish date : 2026-06-01 13:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sources predict ‘toe-curling’ revelations as more than 1,000 pages of documents relating to his appointment as US ambassador to be publishedMandelson files show no mitigation of security concernsAt the Downing Street lobby briefing the PM’s spokesperson said the release of the Mandelson files today would be “an unprecedented piece of government transparency”.He said that party political material would be included, despite precedent suggesting it should be included, and that some material had to be declassified to allow it to be published.The broad scope of the has required the discovery, assessment, analysis and preparation of thousands of individual documents and messages.This

Thousands leave homes after Israeli military instructed to strike ‘terrorist targets’ in largest escalation of war since ceasefire Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli military to bomb the southern suburbs of Beirut, the most serious escalation of Israel’s war in Lebanon since a supposed ceasefire was announced on 17 April.The Israeli prime minister and his defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Monday they had given instructions to strike “terrorist targets” in the southern suburbs for what they called “repeated and ongoing violations of the ceasefire by Hezbollah”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/european-leaders-condemn-israel-incursion-into-lebanon Author : William Christou in Beirut and

Scientific dating proves streaks on walls of Bacon Hole, near the Mumbles in south Wales, is Palaeolithic rock artIn 1912, the Guardian reported on the discovery of Palaeolithic rock art on the walls of Bacon Hole, a cave near the Mumbles in south Wales – only for the painted panel’s authenticity to be dismissed by 1928.A series of horizontal bands in red pigment were subsequently deemed no more than a natural phenomenon and the newspaper added an updated statement: “It was later established that the red streaks … turned out to be red oxide mineral seeping through the rock and

Kuwaiti state media report sirens sounding across the country, as officials say air defences active over the countryEuropean leaders condemn Israel’s deepening incursion into Lebanon US central command (Centcom) has said that it struck targets in Iran over the weekend, in a statement that came just minutes after Kuwait announced it was under attack.Labelling their actions “self-defence”, the US said it hit Iranian “radar and command and control sites for drones in Goruk, Iran and Qeshm Island”.The measured and deliberate strikes occurred on Saturday and Sunday in response to aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a U.S. MQ-1

Lawyer and Trump admirer has risen rapidly in the polls and will face Iván Cepeda in election runoff in three weeksThe far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won the first round of Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday and will face senator Iván Cepeda, the candidate backed by leftwing president Gustavo Petro, in the runoff.With 99.97% of ballots counted, the outsider and Donald Trump admirer Espriella secured 43.7% of the vote – just over 10.3m votes – compared with 40.9% (about 9.6m votes) for Cepeda, a philosopher and human rights activist who has served as a senator since 2014. Continue reading...

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation now the most popular political party in the country, poll suggests. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPress conference gathers to break ground on controversial Olympic stadiumA team of sports figures is gathered for a press conference to break ground on the controversial Olympics in Victoria Park, Brisbane.It’s an indicator, not a vote …It’s not One Nation that’s changed. It’s the Australian public that’s changed and they’ve changed in waves. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/01/australia-news-live-one-nation-labor-poll-free-public-transport-victoria-pauline-hanson-anthony-albanese Author : Nick Visser Publish date : 2026-05-31 22:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content