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Wild 5.5 metre swells hammer the eastern NSW coastline, causing damage to key walkways and closing beachesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastLocals in Sydney’s east woke on Wednesday to discover the city’s most famous beaches and walkways battered and damaged by huge overnight swells.Bondi, Bronte, Clovelly and Cronulla beaches were among the areas smashed by 5.5 metre swells.Bondi’s world famous Icebergs pool was hit hard by the wild surf. Some glass fences by the pool were broken and railings mangled. The wreckage of a large water tank was

Report finds police mistook girl for missing woman in blunder that has appalled political leadersAn 11-year-old girl was restrained, injected with anti-psychotic drugs and placed on a mental health ward after New Zealand police mistook her for a missing woman, a report found on Wednesday.Health officials and police have scrambled to explain the mix-up, which has appalled political leaders and stoked outrage across the country. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/02/new-zealand-girl-sent-psych-ward-identity-mix-up Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2025-04-02 04:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Shadow resources minister tells Sydney conference Coalition would give gas the same status as a critical mineral to boost industry fundingElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition has told a gas industry conference in Sydney it would give gas the same status as a critical mineral, to allow the industry to access a $4bn export finance fund set up to support the transition to net

Randy Fine beats Josh Weil in Mike Waltz’s former district, and Jimmy Patronis wins seat vacated by Matt GaetzRepublicans on Tuesday won special elections for two US House of Representatives seats in Florida vacated by Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, dashing Democratic hopes for an upset victory in the first federal special elections held since the president began his second term.But Democratic candidates Josh Weil and Gay Valimont are likely to lose the solidly red districts by much smaller margins than the more than 30 points that Democrats lost the districts by in November. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/01/republicans-florida-special-elections-results Author

Óscar Arias, 84, who won Nobel peace prize in 1987, said US president was behaving like ‘a Roman emperor’Former Costa Rican president and Nobel winner Óscar Arias said on Tuesday that the US had revoked his visa to enter the country, weeks after he criticized Donald Trump on social media saying he was behaving like “a Roman emperor”.Arias, 84, was president between 1986 and 1990 and again between 2006 and 2010. A self-declared pacifist, he won the 1987 Nobel peace prize for his role in brokering peace during the Central American conflicts of the 1980s. Continue reading... Source link :

Trevor Lock tackled leader of 1980 siege and saved life of SAS soldier after he was among 26 taken hostageA police officer who received a medal for bravery for his heroics during the Iranian embassy siege in London in 1980 has died aged 85.Trevor Lock and 24 of the hostages were freed after a six-day standoff between members of a dissident Iranian group and the SAS at the building in Kensington. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/01/pc-awarded-medal-for-bravery-in-iranian-embassy-siege-dies-aged-85 Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-04-01 22:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Recovery mission under way after 11-year-old entered water near London City airport on MondayAn 11-year-old girl who is missing after entering the River Thames in London on Monday has been named by police as Kaliyah Coa.Kaliyah, who had been playing during a school inset day, entered the water near Bargehouse Causeway near London City airport in east London. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/01/girl-missing-in-river-thames-in-east-london-named-as-kaliyah-coa Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-04-01 20:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Labor’s submission to Fair Work Commission annual review argues for a higher-than-inflation boost to wages. Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastWatt ‘certainly concerned’ ahead of Trump’s tariff announcementDonald Trump’s next round of tariffs will be announced tomorrow, and Watt says the government hasn’t been told yet – either way – on how Australian industries may be hit.We haven’t been

Silver fire leading to fears about Methuselah, a nearly 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine in eastern part of stateFirefighters have managed to make “strong progress” containing a fire burning through eastern California near the world’s oldest trees, but the blaze remains an active threat, officials said.Since igniting on Sunday afternoon, the Silver fire has scorched nearly 1,600 acres (647 hectares) in the eastern Sierra Nevada, and forced residents of about 800 homes to evacuate. Strong winds fanned the flames, which burned through dry grass and brush in Inyo county, threatening neighborhoods, endangered species and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Continue reading... Source

No 10 says deal to cede UK’s last African colony now being finalised after months of doubtDonald Trump has signed off the UK’s handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Downing Street has indicated, paving the way for the UK to cede sovereignty over its last African colony after a six-month standoff.Under the terms of the deal, the UK will give up control of the Chagos archipelago while paying to maintain control of a joint US-UK military base on the largest island, Diego Garcia, under a 99-year lease. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/01/donald-trump-signs-off-uks-handover-of-chagos-islands-to-mauritius Author : Eleni Courea Political correspondent

A press conference at Tory HQ at least had some entertainment value even if there was nothing of importance to sayThere was a time when you knew where you were with a press conference. You would go along on the assumption that the person or organisation who had called it had something important to say. Something that might approximate to news.But we live in ever more confusing days. So now we’ve reached the point where Kemi Badenoch and Mel Stride will do almost anything for attention. Where a press conference is just another excuse for a therapy session where they

Judge claimed mistrial in case of Read, 45, who claims she was framed in death of Boston police officer boyfriendJury selection begins on Tuesday in the retrial of Karen Read, who says she was framed by law enforcement in the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend.Read, of Mansfield, is accused of striking her boyfriend, the Boston police officer John O’Keefe, with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowstorm outside a house party in Canton. Her attorneys have said that O’Keefe was actually killed by someone else, possibly another law enforcement agent who was at the

New Jersey Democrat began talking on Monday night to highlight ‘a nation in crisis’ and is still going Wisconsin and Florida voters head to polls in test of Trump’s popularityUS voters are headed to the polls on Tuesday in Wisconsin and Florida in elections that some see as a test of Donald Trump’s popularity and the political clout of his billionaire ally Elon Musk.The most closely watched contest is a battle for a seat on Wisconsin’s seven-member supreme court. Conservatives are trying to flip ideological control of the court, which currently has a 4-3 liberal majority. The contest, which features

Far-right leader says guilty verdict was ‘a nuclear bomb’ used against her as her party president calls for protestsLe Pen ban is ‘political and partisan’, says French far-right party’s presidentIn Kyiv, Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha has offered an update on the talks with the United States over a new minerals deal.Sybiha told a press conference held with his Lithuanian counterpart, Kestutis Budrys, that one round of consultations had already taken place and that an agreement providing for a strong American business presence in Ukraine would contribute to his country’s security infrastructure, Reuters reported. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/01/marine-le-pen-guilty-france-national-rally-eu-ukraine-russia-europe-news-live

IDF says residents should evacuate Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahiya and the neighbourhoods of Sheikh Zayed, al-Manshiya and Tal al-ZaatarHere are some of the latest images sent to us over the newswires from Dahiyeh, the southern suburbs of Beirut where airstrikes have hit what Israel claims to be Hezbollah targets:We reported in the opening post that officials had said three people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut in the middle of the night. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/01/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-lebanon-beirut-hezbollah-hamas-latest-news Author : Yohannes Lowe Publish date : 2025-04-01 10:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Starmer said that a future trade deal with the US might lead to the UK getting some exemptions from the tariffsRichard Hughes, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, is giving evidence to the Treasury committee. There is a live feed here.Hughes started by telling the committee that he wrote to the chancellor earlier this year to say that, when his five-year term ends later this year, he would like to have a second term in office.We are of course negotiating an economic deal which will, I hope … mitigate the tariffs.The US is our closest ally. Our defence, our

Industry leaders say there is little detail on how the opposition’s policy will work and it is ‘difficult to predict’ what the final price would beElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastGas industry leaders have expressed confusion and concern about a Coalition plan to force them to sell more of the fossil fuel in Australia and cast doubt over whether Peter Dutton’s target to cut gas prices can be delivered.Speaking at an Australian Domestic Gas Outlook conference in Sydney, several executives argued the policy to create what the opposition

NSW Health Care Complaints Commission is investigating the man, who has been the subject of multiple complaintsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAn unregistered Sydney beauty practitioner who advertises unauthorised Botox injections and “butt lifts” via Instagram and Snapchat is being investigated by New South Wales health authorities.The man, who performs injectable and invasive cosmetic procedures, goes by the name Injector Josh and uses the social media handles faisalbasim7 and injectorjosh_. He has been the subject of multiple complaints, the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) said in a

Vast scheme aims to counter disinformation and increase awareness in country where low HPV vaccine take-up means many die from the preventable diseaseTens of thousands of doctors across India are being trained to promote the HPV vaccine, in a push to eliminate cervical cancer in the country.They will check with mothers attending medical appointments that they intend to vaccinate their daughters, and visit schools and community centres armed with facts and slideshows to counter vaccine disinformation. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/apr/01/india-trains-doctors-hpv-vaccine-cervical-cancer Author : Kat Lay, Global health correspondent Publish date : 2025-04-01 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Reserve Bank of Australia leaves cash rate unchanged amid hotly contested federal election campaignElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank of Australia has left rates on hold at 4.1% in a widely anticipated decision that keeps the independent central bank on the sidelines amid a hotly contested election campaign.In an accompanying statement that is likely to firm bets for a cut at the next meeting in May, the monetary policy board showed building confidence that inflation is returning to target – even if members remained “cautious about

President backs ‘commonsense reforms’ to stop soaring resale prices as singer urges Congress to pass legislationDonald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that aimed to protect fans by cracking down on “exploitative ticket scalping” and introduced “commonsense reforms” to the way live entertainment events are priced.Flanked by a bespangled Kid Rock in the Oval Office, Trump signed what he called a “very serious” order designed to protect fans from “having to pay crazy prices” for tickets. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/trump-executive-order-ticket-scalpers-kid-rock Author : Lauren Gambino Publish date : 2025-04-01 02:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Group’s chief executive condemns president’s ‘dangerous’ agenda and says funding cuts will cause ‘devastation’The reproductive health provider Planned Parenthood said on Monday the Trump administration would cut federal family planning funding as of Tuesday, affecting birth control, cancer screenings and other services for low-income people.Planned Parenthood said that nine of its affiliates received notice that funding would be withheld under a program known as Title X, which has supported healthcare services for the poor since 1970. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/trump-planned-parenthood Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-04-01 01:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US Investment Accelerator will oversee the semiconductor production boosting law signed in to law in August 2022Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday setting up a new entity to take over the Chips Act program and speed up corporate investments in the US.The United States Investment Accelerator within the commerce department will oversee implementing the Chips and Science Act, a 2022 law that made $52.7bn in subsidies available for semiconductor chips manufacturing and production. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/trump-order-chips-act Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-03-31 23:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

‘Large-scale’ emergency response launched but later scaled down, while girl’s next of kin given supportA search is under way to find an 11-year-old girl after she fell into the River Thames in east London, police have said.Metropolitan police officers were called to reports that the child had entered the river close to Bargehouse Causeway, near London City airport, at about 1.15pm on Monday. Emergency services launched a “large-scale response” to the incident, the force said, but the search was later scaled down. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/31/search-under-way-for-girl-11-who-fell-into-thames-in-east-london Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-03-31 20:45:00 Copyright for syndicated

Move is latest in controversial method of deporting people from Guantánamo to prison abroad without US due processThe 17 additional people the US shipped off to a prison in El Salvador on Sunday and accused of being tied to transnational gangs were sent there from immigration detention at Guantánamo Bay, a White House official confirmed to the Guardian on Monday afternoon.The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, announced the overnight military transfer, asserting that the group included “murderers and rapists” from the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangs, which the Trump administration has recently labeled foreign terrorists. Continue reading... Source link