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Prime minister to attend Papua New Guinea’s golden jubilee celebrations and finalise defence agreement with counterpart James Marape. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGovernment ‘very confident’ Aukus will see subs delivered after extra $12bn for WA shipyardTim Ayres, the minister for science, industry and innovation, said the government remains confident Australia will get nuclear-powered submarines from the US after announcing a $12bn “downpayment” on a shipbuilding facility in WA to prepare for them.I’m very confident that this agreement between Australia and the United States and the United Kingdom will be delivered upon

HB 128, passed in August, allows people with the proper permit to openly carry firearms on college campusesAs authorities at the federal and state levels parse the details of the fatal shooting of far-right activist Charlie Kirk at a university in Utah, a recently passed state bill that allows people with concealed-carry permits to carry firearms openly on college campuses has drawn fresh scrutiny.Utah has allowed for permitless open and concealed carry of weapons since 2021. But before the passage of HB 128, firearms had to be concealed when carried on college campuses. The law allowed people with the proper

Met police say further arrests expected after 24 were detained during ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march in LondonPolice are searching for a man who called for Keir Starmer to be killed during Saturday’s “Unite the Kingdom” rally in London, with further arrests expected in the coming days after outbreaks of violence.Scotland Yard estimated that between 110,000 and 150,000 people attended the far-right event, organised by the activist known as Tommy Robinson. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/14/police-seek-man-called-keir-starmer-assassinated-far-right-rally Author : Ben Quinn Publish date : 2025-09-14 16:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

In wildfire-devastated Altadena, a ‘little misfit group’ of diners are supporting struggling business – and each otherOn a Friday evening at El Caporal, a southern California restaurant, the dining room buzzed with chatter. For owner Neddy Morelos, the soundtrack was a welcome contrast to the silence of other nights when employees joked that they could hear a fly flap its wings.For the first time since January, when the Eaton fire bore down on her restaurant on Fair Oaks Avenue, a busy thoroughfare in Altadena, every vaquero-themed banquette was filled with hungry customers. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/14/california-altandena-wildfires Author :

Hatton, known throughout his career as the Hitman, was one of the best known British fighters of his generationThe British former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton, 46, has been found dead at his home.Hatton, known throughout his career as the Hitman, was one of the best-known British fighters of his generation and won several world titles. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/14/ricky-hatton-former-boxing-world-champion-dies Author : Josh Halliday Publish date : 2025-09-14 11:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Ha Dang will head to California in December to take part in the Excel world championships after seeing off 40 rivalsHe will not be the only Briton fancying his chances on the tables in Las Vegas this December, but Ha Dang prefers games of pure skill rather than blind luck.The 33-year-old has booked himself a place at the Microsoft Excel world championships by seeing off more than 40 rivals in the inaugural British competition, a feat that has left him “astounded and privileged”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/14/winning-formulae-briton-books-place-in-microsoft-excel-world-championships Author : Raphael Boyd Publish date : 2025-09-14 09:14:00 Copyright for

Kellie Sloane has ruled out moving a spill and James Griffin isn’t eager. Alister Henskens is thought to lack the numbers. So, for now, the leader might be safeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastByelections are usually a referendum on the government. But Saturday’s Kiama byelection – and the poor performance of the New South Wales Liberals – has deepened angst within the opposition party regarding Mark Speakman’s leadership.In Kiama, Labor increased its primary vote – a feat itself in a byelection – and looks set to achieve

Suspect’s background and politics are being pored over in aftermath of killing of far-right influencerThough the suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was revealed by authorities on Friday, questions surrounding his identity and motivations have exacerbated intense US political debates in the aftermath of the shooting.Authorities revealed Kirk’s suspected killer to be Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old man who grew up in Washington, Utah, along the state’s south-western border. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/13/charlie-kirk-killing-alleged-shooter-motivation Author : Lauren Aratani Publish date : 2025-09-14 00:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says drone incursions are ‘an obvious expansion of the war by Russia’ as neighbouring countries deploy air defencesSee all our Ukraine war coverageRomania became the latest Nato member state to report a drone incursion into its airspace , with Poland scrambling aircraft in response to fresh Russian drone strikes just over the border in Ukraine.Romania’s defence ministry said on Saturday its airspace had been breached by a drone during a Russian attack on infrastructure in neighbouring Ukraine. Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets late on Saturday to monitor the situation after the strikes, the ministry said in statement.

The two countries are expected to sign a defence agreement on Monday as PNG marks half a century of independence. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarles remains confident Trump administration won’t sink AukusThe defence minister, Richard Marles, is speaking on Sky News from Perth ahead of the announcement of a $12bn investment in a Western Australian defence precinct linked to the Aukus submarine project.Well, I’ve had numerous conversations with American counterparts, really, since the inauguration of the Trump administration, where there’s been really positive statements made about Aukus. So if you’ve asked

Documents show intent to deploy 1,000 troops to conduct law enforcement operations in urban centersDonald Trump’s administration has drafted a proposal to deploy 1,000 Louisiana national guard troops to conduct law enforcement operations in the state’s urban centers, the Washington Post reported Saturday, citing military planning documents it had obtained.Trump has made crime a major focus of his administration even as violent crime rates have fallen in many US cities. His crackdown on Democratic-led municipalities has fueled legal concerns and spurred protests, including a recent demonstration by several thousand people in Washington DC. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/13/louisiana-national-guard-pentagon Author

‘Preventive operations’ included putting air defence systems on high alert and followed serious Russian incursion earlier in the weekPolish and allied aircraft have been deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace because of a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring areas of Ukraine, and the airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed, authorities have said.The alert on Saturday lasted about two hours. On Wednesday multiple Russian drones had crossed into Poland, prompting Nato to send fighter jets to shoot them down, underlining long-held concerns about the expansion of Russia’s more than three-year war in Ukraine. Continue

More than 110,000 marched at Unite the Kingdom event in London, with 5,000 counter protesters nearbyPolice officers have been assaulted as they clashed with protesters at a “freedom of speech” festival led by far-right activist Stephen Yaxley Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, Scotland Yard said.More than 110,000 people gathered in central London for the event. Protesters marched from Southwark to Whitehall draped in the flag of St George and the union flag in what was called the “Unite the Kingdom” demo. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/13/unite-the-kingdom-far-right-rally-london-tommy-robinson-police-assaulted Author : Robyn Vinter, Sammy Gecsoyler and Helen Pidd Publish date : 2025-09-13

March expected to be Britain’s largest far-right rally in decades, and will include speakers from Britain, the US and EuropeMore than a hundred people have gathered outside Russell Square before the ‘march against fascism’ counter-protest against the ‘unite the kingdom’ march, featuring far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Both are being held in central London on Saturday.According to the PA news agency, people in Russell Square milled around with placards that said “refugees welcome” and “oppose Tommy Robinson”. Chants of “say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here” started at about 11.20am, the news

The AP reported several historically Black colleges locked down or canceled classes after receiving threats, a day after the fatal shooting of Charlie KirkIn stark contrast to Donald Trump’s comments blaming “vicious and horrible” radicals on the left, Utah’s Republican governor made a case for unity on Friday.“We can return violence with violence, we can return hate with hate, and that’s the problem with political violence – it metastasises because we can always point the figure at the other side,” said Spencer Cox, the governor of Utah. “At some point we have to find an offramp or else it’s going

Official agency’s figures indicate those who took journalism or marketing far more likely to regret their decisionThe 2026 league tableView the full guideThe UK’s most satisfied graduates are those who studied healthcare subjects, while those who opted for journalism or marketing are far more likely to regret their choices, according to data obtained by the Guardian.Vets, midwives and paramedics were the happiest with their degrees after entering the workforce, alongside those who studied vocational subjects such as architecture, computer science and construction, and were most likely to say they would study the same course if they were making their university

Philip Davis pleads for rival groups to ‘kiss and make up’ after divisive campaign to replace himGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian Liberals shape up for ‘nastiest, most toxic’ state council in yearsThe president of the Victorian Liberals, Philip Davis, has warned his party to unite ahead of the 2026 election or “we will be in a crisis”, after he survived a leadership challenge.Davis defeated his immediate predecessor, Greg Mirabella, in a vote at the Victorian Liberal party’s state council at Moonee Valley racecourse on Saturday by 493 votes to 404. Continue reading... Source link

In statement Friday, Erika Kirk says ‘evildoers responsible for my husband’s assassination have no idea what they have done’Erika Kirk, the widow of rightwing activist and provocateur Charlie Kirk, said in a statement Friday evening that her late husband’s message and mission will be “stronger, bolder, louder and greater than ever” and that her “cries will echo around the world like a battle cry”.“I loved knowing one of his mottos was ‘never surrender’,” she said of her late husband. “We’ll never surrender.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/12/erika-kirk-charlie-kirk Author : Johana Bhuiyan Publish date : 2025-09-13 02:18:00 Copyright for syndicated

Film-makers pledged not to work with institutions linked to ‘genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people’Paramount said it does “not agree with recent efforts to boycott Israeli film-makers”, making it the first major studio to respond to a recent pledge not to work with institutions that supported or were otherwise involved in the “genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people”.The pledge circulated by an organization called Film Workers for Palestine has more than 4000 signatures including directors and actors like Jonathan Glazer, Ava DuVernay, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Olivia Colman and Mark Ruffalo. Continue reading... Source

Officer shot after man had ‘attempted to drive his vehicle into the arrest team, striking an officer’, according to Ice statementA man was fatally shot during a vehicle stop on the outskirts of Chicago by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers after attempting to flee the scene, according to officials, and another officer was injured during the altercation.Ice released the following statement after the shooting: “This morning in Chicago, Ice officers were conducting targeted local enforcement activity during a vehicle stop, the suspect resisted and attempted to drive his vehicle into the arrest team, striking an officer and subsequently

President tells Fox News ‘the radicals on the left are the problem’ and refuses to seek common way forwardDonald Trump has said he “couldn’t care less” about reuniting America and fixing the country’s divisions in the wake of the assassination of his close associate, the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk.In an interview on Fox & Friends on Friday morning, the US president was asked what he intended to do to heal the wounds of Kirk’s shooting in Utah. “How do we fix this country? How do we come back together?” he was asked by the show’s co-host Ainsley Earhardt, who commented

Hopwood DePree has been leading efforts to renovate listed Hopwood Hall, nicknamed ‘Downton Shabby’, since 2017It was a story fit for the pages of a Hollywood screenplay, with a California actor moving to a town in north Manchester to restore his dilapidated ancestral home.But Hopwood DePree’s romance plot has transformed instead to a horror, after he found himself locked out the building he was restoring, and now battling the local council in court for possession of the property. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/12/im-completely-invested-rochdale-council-pulls-out-of-us-actors-ancestral-home-restoration Author : Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent Publish date : 2025-09-12 16:42:00 Copyright for syndicated

TUC says CS Venkatakrishnan has ‘brass neck’ calling for curbs when his pay packet has doubled to £10.5mBusiness live – latest updatesThe chief executive of Barclays has said the UK government needs to limit pay rises for public sector workers and resist a further “squeeze” on banks with tax increases.CS Venkatakrishnan said the government needed to look at its own spending levels as the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, seeks ways to address a fiscal hole when she announces her budget in November. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/12/barclays-boss-urges-uk-ministers-limit-public-sector-pay-rises Author : Mark Sweney and Kalyeena Makortoff Publish date : 2025-09-12 14:15:00 Copyright

Donald Trump appeared to be dismissive Thursday night as he said it ‘could have been an mistake’Tusk also says the announcement with BAE Systems is “only a part of our cooperation with the UK.”He says he “received another message from prime minister Starmer about greater UK involvement in military assistance, here in Poland, on an urgent basis,” without offering further details. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/12/poland-russia-drones-ukraine-war-latest-news-europe-live Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-09-12 11:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

‘We cannot do our job without the public’s help,’ Utah’s governor said, adding the FBI had received more than 7,000 leads and tips so farHere are some images coming to us via the wires.Democracy is the way that we have diverse societies that don’t kill each other, largely,” Lilliana Mason, a leading scholar of partisanship, observed recently. She added: “As soon as we stop believing in it, it disappears.” Dr Mason’s own research suggests that there is sharply rising tolerance of political violence. On Wednesday, it claimed one more victim. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/12/charlie-kirk-shooter-suspect-latest-news-updates-donald-trump-utah Author : Jane Clinton