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Education secretary describes historical practice in England as a ‘shameful period’ in country’s historyDowning Street is to make a full apology on behalf of the state to those affected by historic forced adoption in England, the education secretary has confirmed.Bridget Phillipson, giving evidence to MPs on the education select committee on Wednesday, described it as a “shameful period” in the country’s history. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/17/forced-adoption-survivors-full-apology-uk-government-bridget-phillipson Author : Sally Weale Education correspondent Publish date : 2026-06-17 10:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Israel’s continued military operation in southern Lebanon puts at risk the agreement reached between Iran and the US on SundayFull report: Iran says peace deal dependent on Israel’s withdrawal from LebanonAnalysis: Where does Iran deal leave US-Israel relationship?Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.Iran’s military has threatened to respond to Israel after strikes in southern Lebanon killed four people, despite an agreement being reached between Tehran and Washington to end the Middle East war, including in Lebanon.A US-Iran deal aimed at ending the Middle East war will be signed at Switzerland’s mountainside

Exclusive: Cain has been lauded by corporation for his appeal to young men despite history of abusive and misogynistic remarks• Warning: this article contains sexually explicit, offensive languageA BBC presenter lauded by the corporation for his appeal to young male audiences has a history of making abusive and misogynistic remarks about women, whom he has variously called “slags”, “sluts”, “psychos” and “bitches”, the Guardian can reveal.Ashley Cain is the presenter of the BBC Three documentary series Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone, which was filmed on location earlier this year after the BBC commissioned a second series. Continue reading... Source

Governments around the world want to keep under-16s off YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Australia has introduced a ban and now the UK is doing the same. Stephen Byrne and Chris Stokel-Walker reportKeir Starmer announced on Monday that he wanted to ban under-16s from social media. Parents were calling out for more controls he said. But their children … well, their children have other ideas.“Snapchat, for example, is one of the best things that’s happened to me,” a 13-year-old tells Helen Pidd. “I don’t think adults understand, that is how we talk to our friends and fit in.” Continue reading... Source

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKyle Sandilands has settled his legal dispute with ARN Media with a $12m cash payment over three years, but Jackie O Henderson’s $82m claim against the broadcaster will continue.The shock jock agreed to drop his $85m lawsuit against KIIS FM, in return for a cash payment and $1.5m in advertising contra on ARN’s stations for a new broadcasting venture yet to be announced.The inquiry heard evidence of residents being pressured to relocate, deceived about their rights and fearful of losing their homes and communities. Those allegations are

Supreme court finds Eduardo Bolsonaro tried to get sanctions put on judges trying ex-president over coup plotA panel of ⁠Brazil’s supreme court has voted ⁠to convict Eduardo Bolsonaro of courting US ⁠interference in the coup plot trial of his father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro.The panel’s four justices each backed the conviction on Tuesday and were expected to discuss the sentence later in the day. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/16/brazilian-court-convicts-eduardo-bolsonaro-us-help-father-jair Author : Reuters Publish date : 2026-06-16 21:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says 1.5m vulnerable people not getting the right care, as specialism is ‘consistently undermined’The specialist learning-disability nurse workforce is in “absolute crisis” with the number of specialist nurses falling by a third across the UK since 2009, leaving many vulnerable adults with inadequate care, according to a report by the largest nursing union.The Royal College of Nursing review revealed that the number of learning-disability nurses employed by the NHS has fallen from 7,083 in 2009 to 4,768 in 2026. As a result of these falling numbers, 1.5 million people with learning disabilities were not being

Ajay Pant charged with sanctions breach over shadow fleet ship carrying 98,000 tonnes of oil boarded by British troops The captain of a Russian shadow fleet vessel containing 98,000 tonnes of oil, which was intercepted by British troops in the Channel, has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with breaching sanctions.Ajay Pant, 38, has been charged with directly or indirectly supplying or delivering by ship prohibited oil or oil products from Russia to a third country in June 2026, in contravention of Regulation 46Z9B of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Continue reading... Source link :

US president also says Netanyahu has to be ‘more responsible with respect to Lebanon’ as Hezbollah says deal hinges on Israel withdrawingFull report: Trump declares deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders try to tie loose endsYou can follow all the latest developments from the G7 summit in our Europe live blog:We will be including any Iran-related news from the summit in our Middle East crisis live blog. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/16/iran-us-deal-trump-vance-strait-hormuz-israel-lebanon-middle-east-latest-news-updates Author : Tom Ambrose (now) and Yohannes Lowe (earlier) Publish date : 2026-06-16 14:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Race set to test Donald Trump’s iron grip on the Republican partySign up for the Breaking News US emailThe Trump administration is waging war on voting rights using justice department lawsuits, FBI investigations, and an executive order to limit voting by mail, moves mirroring the US president’s false claims he lost the 2020 election due to voting fraud, say election experts and ex-officials.Since Donald Trump began his second term, numerous 2020 election denialists have been installed in key agencies such as the DoJ, the FBI and elsewhere to pursue widely discredited claims of fraud, which can intimidate election workers and

Nearly one in six pieces of news shared in local Facebook groups during the campaign is false, Social Market Foundation report findsEmma Reynolds, the environment secretary has objected to a £10bn rescue proposal for Thames Water because it would place an “undue burden” on consumers, pushing the troubled utilities firm closer towards public ownership. Julia Kollewe has the story.Elon Musk, the pro-far right trillionaire X owner, has been using his platform to attack the UK government’s plan for a social media ban for under-16s.JUST IN: UK Government clarifies adults will still be able to use social media by verifying their

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission launches federal court action against restaurant over Tree Day Tuesday campaignFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe consumer regulator has sued Grill’d over allegations the burger chain engaged in greenwashing by dramatically overstating how much money it was donating towards one of its key environmental campaigns.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Tuesday announced it had launched federal court action against Grill’d, alleging it misrepresented its Tree Day Tuesday campaign for more than three years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/16/grilld-burger-chain-sued-over-alleged-greenwashing-by-consumer-watchdog Author

So-called ‘good behaviour’ legislation fiercely criticised by opposition politicians and rights groupsSweden’s parliament has voted to escalate the country’s crackdown on immigrant rights, backing laws that allow authorities to revoke residency permits based on a vague criteria of bad behaviour and obliging most public sector workers to report anyone suspected of being undocumented.The new legislation comes ahead of parliamentary elections in September, pitting the centre-right government, which currently depends on the support of the far-right Sweden Democrats to govern, against a far right that has said its intent is to create one of Europe’s most hostile environments for non-Europeans. Continue

B-52 crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards air force base in southern California’s Mojave Desert, officials saySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailEight people are presumed dead after a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday morning at a US air force base in California’s Mojave Desert, officials said.“An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress carrying eight people on a routine test mission crashed today shortly after take-off at 11:20 a.m,” Edwards air force base said in a statement Monday afternoon. “Initial indications are that the crash was not survivable. Emergency response personnel are on scene, and officials are

Welsh singer, best known for 1983 hit Total Eclipse of the Heart, had emergency intestinal surgery in MayWelsh pop star Bonnie Tyler is no longer in a coma but remains “very unwell” in intensive care at a hospital near her home in Faro, Portugal.The 75-year-old singer received emergency intestinal surgery in May and was placed in an induced coma to aid her recovery. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/15/bonnie-tyler-out-of-coma-intensive-care-portugal Author : Harry Cockburn Publish date : 2026-06-15 22:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police meet activists and will inquire into abuse and sexual assault allegations. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian federal police will begin conducting “inquiries” into abuse and sexual assault allegations made against Israeli authorities by Australian members of the Global Sumud flotilla after meeting Penny Wong yesterday afternoon.The AFP confirmed it had met members in the group at Parliament House and “has begun inquiries into allegations made by a representative of the group”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/16/australia-news-live-victoria-wfh-work-from-home-labor-fuel-excise-budget-cost-of-living-albanese-chalmers-one-nation-hanson-rba-interest-rates-decision-ntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2026-06-15 20:33:00 Copyright for syndicated

Judges overturn decision of high court that government proscription of group under Terrorism Act was wrongThe home secretary’s decision to ban Palestine Action was lawful, the court of appeal has ruled.A five-strong panel, including the two most senior judges in England and Wales, overturned February’s decision of the high court that the proscription of the direct action group, the first to be banned under the Terrorism Act, was wrong. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/15/ban-on-palestine-action-was-lawful-court-of-appeal-rules Author : Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent Publish date : 2026-06-15 18:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Josh Hokit gave rambling post-fight interview veering from praising the president to religion and repeating false conspiracy claim about former first ladySign up for the Breaking News US emailJD Vance also dodged the question when he was asked by CNBC who would be at the signing of the agreement on Friday.Without addressing who would be present for the US side, he said they “expect the negotiating team from the Iranian side is going to be the Speaker of the House Ghalibaf, and also the foreign minister Araghchi, along with a number of security officials and people who represent the different

Move is part of broad effort to open public lands to industry and other uses, threatening wildlife and ecosystemsThe Trump administration is executing a controversial plan to allow dirt bikes, ATVs, trucks, snowmobiles and other off-road vehicles to drive through tens of millions of acres of public lands and national parks, which environmental groups warn threatens endangered species and the environment.The plan’s opponents say the impacts will be wide-ranging and that the vehicles will likely destroy sensitive habitats, harm waterways, drive large predators like grizzly bears into contact with humans, and otherwise damage pristine public lands and parks. Continue reading...

Prime minister announces ban, saying social media is making children unhappy and unsafeSocial media to be banned in UK for under-16s, Starmer announcesUK parents: how do you feel about the under-16s social media ban?Starmer acknowledges some teenagers will get round these restrictons. But that does not make the rules pointless, he says.Will it mean that no child ever looks at social media again? No.But look, this might shock you, but it doesn’t shock parents of teenagers; they get around other laws too.Some technology companies want us to think that social media is unchangeable, part of an almost natural order.But we

G7 leaders to meet in Évian-les-Bains in France later today to discuss the most pressing issues, including Ukraine, Gaza, and IranKyiv monastery set on fire in night of Russian attacks across UkraineMacron frames Évian G7 agenda in hope Trump will stay for whole summitMeanwhile, Russia claimed it did not ⁠strike the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv in an overnight attack ⁠on military factories ⁠in ​the Ukrainian capital and that a US-made Patriot air defence missile had damaged ⁠the religious site.The armed ​forces of the Russian Federation do not plan or carry out strikes against civilian infrastructure,” the Russian defence

Former Ofcom chair says he welcomed arrival of rightwing news channel five years ago in name of ‘plurality’Critics of GB News are part of a “liberal, Islington consensus” bent on limiting freedom of expression, Michael Grade, the recently departed chair of Britain’s media watchdog, has said.The Conservative peer, whose time at Ofcom has been criticised over the handling of the rightwing news channel, said he welcomed the arrival of the broadcaster five years ago in the name of “plurality”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/15/gb-news-critics-free-speech-liberal-islington-consensus-michael-grade-ofcom Author : Michael Savage Media editor Publish date : 2026-06-15 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Another expert says drone technology may have prevented a shark attack at Coogee beach on SaturdayA shark behaviour expert says Tony Abbott “doesn’t understand the science” after the former prime minister called for sharks to be culled in the wake of an attack at a Sydney beach.A woman, aged in her 30s, was in a critical but stable condition on Monday after being bitten on the leg and arm by what was thought to be a great white shark on Saturday morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/15/shark-expert-says-tony-abbott-doesnt-understand-the-science-after-former-pm-calls-for-cull Author : Graham Readfearn and Petra Stock Publish date : 2026-06-15 03:02:00

Agreement was struck despite ⁠an Israeli strike on Lebanon on Sunday that drew criticism from both Iran and TrumpMiddle East crisis – live updatesA peace deal between the US and Iran has been reached following nearly four months of fighting in the region, Donald Trump and senior Iranian officials have said.Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirmed the agreement in televised comments in the early hours of Monday, saying it puts an “immediate end” to the countries’ war, and that it included Lebanon. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/trump-calls-for-restraint-israel-airstrikes-beirut-us-iran-peace-deal Author : Jason Burke in Jerusalem Publish date : 2026-06-14 23:06:00

Little evidence a cull would make swimming safer, scientists say. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNearly $200m given to industry in zero-interest government loans amid Middle East conflictThe federal government’s Economic Resilience Program has provided nearly $200m in zero-interest loans since its announcement last month.Firms in crucial sectors like freight and logistics, fuel, plastics and fertiliser are receiving vital support from the National Reconstruction Fund in partnership with Australian banks. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/15/australia-news-live-experts-push-back-at-call-for-shark-cull-after-attack-university-students-report-freedom-of-speech-fears Author : Nick Visser Publish date : 2026-06-14 22:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the