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Pat McFadden says there will be ‘financial consequences’ to Keir Starmer’s climbdown amid renewed speculation over Labour’s budget plansWelfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says ministerTwelve of England’s regional mayors have signed up to an unprecedented plan to create a “national active travel network”, focusing initially on helping children to walk, cycle or scoot to school safely.The scheme, which involves all non-London regional mayors other than one from Reform UK, is intended to fit into wider efforts to devolve transport planning, working with Active Travel England (ATE) to implement schemes they think would help their area.We are

Artist says Creative Australia’s decision renews his confidence in integrity of body’s selection processFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCreative Australia has reinstated artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino as Australia’s artistic team for the 2026 Venice Biennale, following an independent external review of the decision.The pair had been dumped from the prestigious art exhibition earlier this year after Creative Australia’s board took the unprecedented decision to revoke their appointment. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jul/02/khaled-sabsabi-reinstated-as-venice-biennale-representative-ntwnfb Author : Nour Haydar and Kelly Burke Publish date : 2025-07-02

Farmers warn of risk to Britain’s food supply as more than three-quarters take hit to income from extreme weatherMore than 80% of UK farmers are worried that the “devastating” effect of the climate crisis could damage their ability to make a living, a study has found.Farmers have warned that global heating risks Britain’s supplies of home-grown food amid wild swings in weather conditions, in new research carried out by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/02/farmers-climate-crisis-livelihood-extreme-weather-study Author : Alfie Howlett Publish date : 2025-07-02 04:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Vigorous coastal low forecast to keep sending severe weather across eastern NSW for much of Wednesday, before gradually easing on ThursdayNSW and Sydney weather live updates – latest newsNSW weather mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands are without power across New South Wales after severe winds and heavy rain battered the state, with wind gusts up to 130km/h and several places receiving more than 200mm rain.The NSW State Emergency Service has responded to more than 2,870 incidents since a vigorous coastal low began lashing the state’s east coast, bringing intense rainfall and strong winds.Sign up

BoM says damaging winds, heavy rain and possible flash flooding a risk for large parts of NSW coast and some inland areas. Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW wild weather: ‘Conditions can become dangerous quickly’Wild weather has brought down trees, damaged properties and flooded roads on the NSW coast, NSW SES says.These incidents are a timely reminder that roads are slippery, and conditions can become dangerous quickly.Please, never drive, walk or play in flood waters. If you do come across a flooded road, turn around and find an alternative route. Continue

The national climate assessments help state and local governments prepare for the impacts of a warming worldLegally mandated US national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder for state and local governments and the public to learn what to expect in their back yards from a warming world.Scientists said the peer-reviewed authoritative reports save money and lives. Websites for the national assessments and the US Global Change Research Program were down Monday and Tuesday with no links, notes or referrals elsewhere. The White House, which was responsible for the assessments,

Legislation goes to House but unclear if lower chamber will accept changes to tax and spending bill amid factionalismSenate Republicans on Tuesday passed a major tax and spending bill demanded by Donald Trump, ending weeks of negotiations over the comprehensive legislation and putting it another step closer to enactment.But it remains unclear if changes made by the chamber will be accepted by the House of Representatives, which approved an initial draft of the legislation last month by a single vote. While Republicans control both house of Congress, factionalism in the lower chamber is particularly intense, with rightwing fiscal hardliners demanding

Jerome Powell says inflationary impact of the president’s trade policies needs to be assessed before borrowing costs can be reducedThe chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has blamed Donald Trump’s tariffs for preventing the immediate interest rate cuts the president has demanded.Trump has repeatedly urged Powell to reduce borrowing costs in the US economy. He posted a hand-scrawled note on his Truth Social platform on Monday, saying: “You have cost the USA a fortune – and continue to do so – you should lower the rate by a lot!” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/01/federal-reserve-chair-blames-trump-tariffs-for-preventing-interest-rates-cut Author : Heather Stewart

MPs begin debate on universal credit and Pip bill as Lindsay Hoyle says he has selected amendment tabled by Rachael MaskellCompass, the leftwing group urging Labour to be more pluralistic, has put out a statement condemning the UC and Pip bill. Its director, Neal Lawson, said:If your own friends are telling you to put the brakes on, then something has clearly gone wrong. Despite the government’s line, this legislation does not advance Labour values. It is fundamentally at odds with them, and with the views of the mainstream of the party and civil society.”MPs from across the House, and especially

Public health warnings as heatwave raises concerns about impact of climate changeWhat you need to know about heatwavesThe French prime minister François Bayrou, who attended a government crisis meeting over the heatwave, was asked about the great difficulty of French schools to handle the heatwave.More than 1,350 schools across France were fully or partially closed on Tuesday as classrooms proved dangerously hot for children and teachers, amid anger from teaching unions. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jul/01/europe-heatwave-weather-hot-temperature-climate-change-latest-live-news-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-07-01 10:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Massive tax-and-spending bill is critical to US president’s agenda but faces division and splitsThe Senate bill includes $4.5tn in tax cuts, according to the latest analysis from the congressional budget office, making permanent Trump’s 2017 rates, which would expire at the end of the year if Congress fails to act.The Senate package would roll back billions of dollars in green energy tax credits, which Democrats warn will wipe out wind and solar investments nationwide.It would impose $1.2tn in cuts, largely to Medicaid and food stamps, by imposing stricter work requirements, making sign-up eligibility more stringent and changing federal reimbursements to

Georgian city is not shy of milking its links with the author, but actually she was not happy during her time thereThe city of Bath does not fight shy of promoting its Jane Austen connections, tempting in visitors from around the world by organising tours, balls, afternoon teas and writing and embroidery workshops inspired by the author. If you have the inclination, you can buy souvenirs ranging from Jane Austen Top Trumps to a Mr Darcy rubber duck.But in this, the 250th anniversary year of her birth, an exhibition is being launched daring to point out that in truth Austen

Victoria police allege Point Cook man Joshua Brown sexually assaulted infants and children in his care at a western suburbs childcare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian health authorities are recommending that 1,200 children are tested for infectious diseases after a Melbourne childcare worker was charged with allegedly sexually abusing infants and children in his care.Police on Tuesday confirmed that a Point Cook resident, Joshua Brown, 26, had been charged in May with more than 70 offences relating to eight alleged victims aged between five months and

Meteorologist Helen Reid said the current weather system was more mobile than an east coast low. Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGas market review will ‘drive efficiencies in the system’, King saysThe resources minister, Madeleine King, says a review into gas market regulations will drive efficiencies into the system.Our existing policy has made sure that that gas is available. So that’s that combination of existing policies brings in that extra 600 petajoules. So indeed, that work is already happening.What we’re trying to do and will endeavour to do, and the industry

Senators vote on potentially long list of amendments; White House confirms negotiations will restart after tech tax scrappedThom Tillis says he will not seek re-election after Trump clashNearly 300 current and recently terminated employees of the US Environmental Protection Agency published a declaration of dissent today, outlining five major concerns about how the Trump administration’s politicization of science and severe job cuts were undermining the agency’s mission.The declaration to administrator Lee Zeldin was sent as another expected round of staff reductions looms and as the agency undergoes a major reorganization, including the dissolution of its office of research and cancelling

MPs including select committee chairs express doubts that concessions agreed last week go far enoughDowning Street’s plans to see off a major Labour welfare rebellion were in chaos on Monday night, amid continued brinkmanship between MPs and the government over the scale of the concessions.There was significant division between government departments over how to respond to rebels’ demands – with seemingly little idea how to quell continuing anger ahead of the knife-edge vote on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/30/welfare-reforms-could-push-150000-into-poverty-despite-concessions-impact-report-shows Author : Jessica Elgot and Pippa Crerar Publish date : 2025-06-30 19:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Andy McDonald says MPs are being asked to vote without vital evidence but work and pensions secretary says employment support programmes are being improvedThe Department for Work and Pensions has just published an analysis saying that, allowing for the concesssions announced last week, the welfare cuts will still push an extra 150,000 people into relative poverty.Here is the key chart from the document. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jun/30/welfare-bill-keir-starmer-liz-kendall-rebels-labour-latest-politics-live-news Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2025-06-30 16:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Santos Cerdán’s alleged criminal activities put Pedro Sánchez’s government under pressure to call fresh electionsA former senior official in Spain’s ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE) has been remanded in custody by a supreme court judge investigating corruption allegations that have put the country’s centre-left government under unprecedented pressure.Santos Cerdán, who served as the PSOE’s organisational secretary and was the righthand man of the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, quit earlier this month after a judge found “firm evidence” of his possible involvement in taking kickbacks on public construction contracts. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/30/spanish-pm-former-right-hand-man-detained-corruption-investigation Author : Sam Jones in

UK-US trade deal kicks in today, lowering tariffs for British carmakers and aerospace sectorUK households hit by squeeze on living standards despite fastest growth in G7Karim Haji, global and UK head of financial services at KPMG, said:May’s uptick in mortgage approvals bucks the downward trend we’ve seen throughout the year so far. The gradual easing of interest rates could be helping to boost confidence and demand amongst mortgage borrowers.The cost of living remains high, but a drop in consumer borrowing in May signals that rising incomes are starting to feed through to the cost of day-to-day expenses.It is incredibly positive

Health and environmental alerts issued with high temperatures expected in France, Italy, Portugal and SpainEoin writes in to say:Thanks for covering the heatwave. Spare a thought for those of us walking the Portuguese Camino de Santiag - it was 42 (“feels like 44”) in Santarem last night. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/30/heatwave-sothern-europe-ukraine-russia-news-latest-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-06-30 09:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

At least three children among the dead from airstrikes at five locations around Gaza, agency says, as tens of thousands of Palestinians flee Gaza CityMedical staff struggle as gangs fight over aid in GazaIsraeli airstrikes and gunfire killed 23 people in Gaza on Sunday, the territory’s civil defence agency said, as tens of thousands of Palestinian people were fleeing eastern parts of Gaza City after Israel readied for a major new assault.Agency spokesperson Mahmud Bassal said at least three children were among those killed in airstrikes at five locations around Gaza and another person died from Israeli fire near an

Premier hits back at Queensland treasurer, saying sunshine state’s ‘budget black hole’ has nothing to do with VictoriaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA war of words has broken out between two state governments over GST revenue, after Queensland’s treasurer claimed his state was keeping Victoria’s “hospital lights on”.The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, hit back with blunt language on Monday morning, rubbishing the claims as “just bullshit”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/30/jacinta-allan-rubbishes-claims-queensland-gst-revenue-is-keeping-victorias-hospital-lights-on Author : Andrew Messenger and Benita Kolovos Publish

The Israeli court’s decision to cancel this week’s hearing in the long-running trial came after Donald Trump said the case should be thrown outAn Israeli court has cancelled this week’s hearings in Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial, accepting a request made by the prime minister on classified diplomatic and security grounds.“Following the explanations given … we partially accept the request and cancel at this stage Mr Netanyahu’s hearings scheduled” for this week, the Jerusalem district court said in its ruling, published online by Netanyahu’s Likud party. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/30/benjamin-netanyahu-corruption-trial-delayed-ntwnfb Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date

Australia’s eastern states are in for another lashing of rain as a powerful low pressure system develops off the coast. Follow the latest news updates liveSign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailAustralia’s eastern states are in for another lashing of rain as a powerful low pressure system develops off the coast with flood-weary regions a possible target.“Tuesday and Wednesday are the two biggest days in regards to rainfall and weather impacts,” the Bureau of Meteorology’s Angus Hines said.I do. I think this review that’s going on in the United States at present is fairly unremarkable. I mean … the

President insulted Republican senator and threatened to back his primary challenger after he opposed domestic billThom Tillis announced on Sunday that he will not run for re-election to the US Senate next year, one day after the North Carolina Republican’s vote against Donald Trump’s signature piece of domestic legislation prompted the president to launch a barrage of threats and insults – as well as promise to support a primary challenger to defeat him in their party’s 2026 primary.“In Washington over the last few years, it’s become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to embrace bipartisanship, compromise, and demonstrate independent