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‘Multiple explosions’ onboard MV Stena Immaculate after tank rupture, with jet fuel reportedly releasedOne person is missing after a collision between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea, off the coast of East Yorkshire on Monday morning.It was initially reported that more than 30 casualties had been brought ashore after the MV Stena Immaculate and the Solong hit each other. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/10/uk-coastguard-scrambled-after-reports-of-collision-between-tanker-and-cargo-vessel Author : Hannah Al-Othman, Karen McVeigh and Jamie Grierson Publish date : 2025-03-10 20:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Former Australian of the Year says prognosis is ‘poor’ after surgery. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHousehold budgets would be bolstered and cost-of-living pressures would ease under proposed changes to the nation’s competition policy, the federal government says, Australian Associated Press reports.The assistant treasurer, Andrew Leigh, will today reveal the findings of a government taskforce in a speech to the Economic Society of Australia in Perth later this morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/11/australia-news-live-richard-scolyer-tropical-cyclone-alfred-floods-brisbane-lismore-tariffs-steel-aluminium-terror-caravan-election-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-ntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2025-03-10 19:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Contest in Runcorn and Helsby will be a challenge for LabourAround 80 Labour MPs could refuse to back government plans to cut billions from the welfare budget, Amy Gibbons and Tony Diver claim in a story for the Daily Telegraph. They report:The Telegraph understands that around 80 Labour MPs – roughly a fifth of the parliamentary party – “won’t tolerate” billions of pounds of welfare cuts set to be announced by the Chancellor later this month.The anger is said to have spread beyond the “usual suspects”, with MPs who would not typically criticise Sir Keir threatening to “give the government

Residents sought safety in temporary shelter after Fuego volcano spewed lava, ash and rocksGuatemalan authorities have evacuated about a thousand people after Central America’s most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks.Residents with traumatic memories of a deadly eruption in 2018 sought safety in a temporary shelter after the Fuego volcano – located 35km (22 miles) from the capital, Guatemala City – showed escalating activity on Sunday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/10/guatemala-volcano-eruption Author : Agence France-Press in Alotenango Publish date : 2025-03-10 16:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Insiders say her skill in reporting on Middle East convinced bosses she was right person to join flagship programmeAs Iran was firing scores of ballistic missiles into Israel and Israel was launching a ground invasion into southern Lebanon last autumn, BBC News presenter Anna Foster was calmly anchoring the tense and complicated events for the 10 o’clock news from Beirut without an Autocue.It was an outing that convinced senior BBC bosses that her experience of the Middle East, as well as the ability to handle the pressure of such a delicate international story, made her the right person to host

Lifeboats and helicopter called to collision believe to involve US-flagged tanker MV Stena Immaculate and Rotterdam-bound cargo vessel SolongFull story: UK coastguard scrambled after ship collisionTransport secretary Heidi Alexander has expressed concern about the collision and thanked emergency workers who are dealing with the situation.The Labour MP for Swindon South said “I’m concerned to hear of the collision between two vessels in the North Sea this morning and am liaising with officials and HM Coastguard as the situation develops. I want to thank all emergency service workers involved for their continued efforts in responding to the incident.” Continue reading... Source

Kyiv official says ceasefire options would be ‘easy to install and monitor’ following plan recently proposed by MacronUkraine war briefing: Kyiv officials to meet Trump aidesThe UK rejected Russian allegations that two British diplomats were suspected of carrying out espionage activities (9:04) as “malicious and baseless,” saying it is not the first time Russia made similar accusations.Visitors from around the world have been flocking to the Pompidou Centre in Paris this weekend, seizing the last opportunity to enjoy Europe’s largest temple of modern and contemporary art before it closes its doors for a five-year overhaul. Continue reading... Source link :

Business owners, exporters and farmers tell lawmakers trade wars and tariffs are having direct impactThe United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that the global civil rights watchdog believes are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms.Civicus, an international non-profit organization dedicated to “strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world”, announced the inclusion of the US on the non-profit’s first watchlist of 2025 on Monday, alongside the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/mar/10/donald-trump-tariffs-republicans-canada-china-us-politics-latest-live-news Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2025-03-10 11:23:00

Hamas says it is up to Israel to agree move to second stage of negotiations; Israel says it will cut off electricity supplies to GazaSyria’s defence ministry has announced it has completed military operations to fight remnants of former ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s forces.China on Monday called for all warring parties in Syria to “immediately stop” violence. AFP reports foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said “China follows closely the situation in Syria and is concerned about the large number of casualties caused by these armed clashes.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/10/israel-gaza-palestine-syria-middle-east-latest-live-news Author : Guardian Staff Publish date : 2025-03-10

Government hopes to avoid backlash against upgrade of infrastructure as it tries to grow UK economyPostcode electricity pricing is a minefield for Ed MilibandBusiness live – latest updatesPeople living near power cables could receive £250 a year off their energy bills as the UK government hopes to speed up construction of infrastructure vital to the transition away from fossil fuels.Households within half a kilometre of new or upgraded power infrastructure could receive up to £2,500 over 10 years under Labour government plans that aim to prevent a backlash against increased building of pylons and substations. Continue reading... Source link :

Calls grow to control military use of unmanned aerial vehicles which, despite claims of precise targeting, are claiming civilian livesAlmost 1,000 civilians have been killed and hundreds more injured in military drone attacks across Africa as the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles continues unchecked on the continent, according to a report.At least 50 separate deadly strikes by armed forces in Africa have been confirmed during the three years up to November 2024, with analysts describing a “striking pattern of civilian harm” with little or no accountability. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/mar/10/drone-attacks-killing-hundreds-of-civilians-across-africa-says-report Author : Mark Townsend Publish date : 2025-03-10

City received 275mm of rain in the 24 hours to 9am, the BoM said, a level not seen since Tropical Cyclone Wanda flooded the Brisbane RiverBrisbane has just recorded its wettest 24 hours in over half a century, and its fifth wettest day on record, but meteorologists say the rainfall is set to moderately ease today in south-east Queensland and northern NSW.To 9am on Monday, some 275.2mm of rain fell – a level not seen since 314 mm fell to 9am on 26 January, 1974 – the same year the Brisbane River flooded in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Wanda.

Crime scenes set up in Green Park area with 40-year-old man taken into custody, say policeA man has been arrested after a 40-year-old woman who was shot dead in Talbot Green, about 15 miles west of Cardiff.The woman was found with serious injuries in the Green Park area of the Welsh town just after 6pm on Sunday and could not be saved by emergency services, south Wales police said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/10/talbot-green-shooting-wales-man-arrested-woman-dies-ntwnfb Author : PA Media Publish date : 2025-03-10 04:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

KPMG/REC report shows decline in people being placed in roles continues, while unemployment is rising, says BDOCompanies are putting the brakes on hiring new staff amid a “subdued” economic outlook and rising wage bills, according to the latest business surveys.In signs of a weakening UK labour market, the consultancy KPMG and the trade body the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said a marked decline in the number of people being placed in permanent and temporary roles continued in February, although hiring declined at a slower pace than in January. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/10/firms-hold-back-on-hiring-amid-significant-cost-rises-surveys-say Author : Joanna Partridge Publish

Opposition leader says critics seeking ‘political advantage’ after Murray Watt says Dutton ‘sold out his constituents’ by attending Sydney soireeEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton has defended his decision to attend a lavish fundraiser in Sydney as Cyclone Alfred approached Queensland last week, claiming those criticising his decision were seeking “political advantage”.The opposition leader’s Monday morning interview on Sky News came after Labor’s Queensland senator Murray Watt claimed Dutton had “sold out his constituents” by not staying in his Dickson electorate.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news

Daniel Day, 29, has been charged with causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected siteA 29-year-old man has been charged after climbing on to the clock tower of Big Ben, the Metropolitan police has said.Daniel Day, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/10/man-charged-after-protester-climbed-big-ben Author : PA Media Publish date : 2025-03-10 00:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Five people onboard survived small plane crash near Lancaster but officials say no details of their conditionA small airplane with five people onboard crashed in a parking lot near Lancaster airport in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania, on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the single-engine plane was a Beechcraft Bonanza, and the incident happened around 3pm in Lancaster county. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/09/pennsylvania-small-plane-crash Author : Coral Murphy Marcos and agencies Publish date : 2025-03-09 23:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

More than 230,000 households and businesses in south-east Queensland and northern NSW still without power on Monday morningEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 230,000 households and businesses are without power and flash-flooding alerts have been issued for coastal areas in the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.The warnings follow heavy rain across south-east Queensland overnight and are clustered around the Brisbane, Gold Coast, Logan and Ipswich council areas. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/10/residents-warned-to-head-for-high-ground-as-flood-waters-rise-in-wake-of-ex-tropical-cyclone-alfred Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-03-09 21:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Major flooding isolates 1,800 people in northern NSW as evacuation routes cut. Follow today’s news liveSend us your photographs and videos of ex-Cyclone AlfredGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnd back up to Queensland where Premier David Crisafulli was speaking on ABC news just before.He was warning people not to drive through flood water.My message is just to just to be careful. Don’t go driving through flooded water. Do the little things right, and you’ll get through this event.We do have a bit of rain left to go, is, overwhelmingly, you must always put your safety

Towns and cities across UK host events commemorating those who died and pay tribute to health and social care workersBereaved families and communities came together in a day of reflection on Sunday to mark five years since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.Towns and cities across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland hosted hundreds of events to remember those who died and also pay tribute to frontline health and social care workers, volunteers and researchers on the annual Covid Day of Reflection. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/09/bereaved-come-together-to-mark-five-years-since-covid-19-pandemic-outbreak Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-03-09 19:05:00 Copyright for syndicated

Crowds gather in park where Amen played football to remember ‘remarkable’ teenager, who died on WednesdayAmen Teklay, a “remarkable” teenager who loved music and was light on his feet on the football pitch, was remembered by friends and family on Sunday afternoon at a vigil near his family home in Scotstoun, Glasgow.A crowd of more than 100 mainly younger people gathered to pay their respects to the 15-year-old Eritrean refugee, who died on Wednesday night in the St George’s Cross area of the city, in the park where he played football. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/09/vigil-held-in-glasgow-for-amen-teklay-15-as-boy-charged-over-death Author : Libby

A giant of political drama, Fugard captured the injustices of apartheid in works such as Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The IslandThe South African playwright and director Athol Fugard, whose works included the plays Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island and the novel Tsotsi, has died at the age of 92.A major political dissident playwright of the 20th century, Fugard wrote more than 30 dramas including Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act (in 1972) and “Master Harold” … and the Boys (1982). Both of those drew upon the time in the 1950s when he could only find

Commission president says ‘something fundamental’ has shifted and democracy and rule of law are under threat“Nothing is off the table” when it comes to raising money for defence, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has said, as she warned European values such as democracy and the rule of law were under threat in a increasingly “transactional” world.Without mentioning Donald Trump by name, the head of the EU executive told reporters there was a new sense of urgency in the geopolitical sphere and that “something fundamental” had shifted since she began her second term in office on

Omar Prempeh, 32, from Forest Hill, charged after 16-year-old shot dead in Stockwell on TuesdayA man has been charged with the murder of a teenage boy who was shot dead in Stockwell, south London, the Metropolitan police said.Lathaniel Burrell, 16, was shot dead in south London on Tuesday. Officers were called to the scene at about 3pm after reports of a shooting on Paradise Road. The teenager died while being treated at the scene by paramedics. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/09/man-charged-with-south-london-murder-of-teenager-lathaniel-burrell Author : Alexandra Topping Publish date : 2025-03-09 13:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The actor was likely alone in his house for days, disoriented and too frail to seek help, after death of wife Betsy ArakawaActor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, who were found dead last month in Santa Fe, New Mexico, were rarely apart from each other, and it’s that closeness that may have led to the circumstances of their deaths.Arakawa had become Hackman’s caregiver in his later years when he developed Alzheimer’s disease and became incapable of carrying out even the simplest of tasks. She ran the household errands, made sure he remained active and protected him from illnesses.