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Reptile was removed after guests filmed it lying at the Sheraton Mirage in Port Douglas on SaturdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA crocodile discovered lying in a luxury Queensland resort’s pool has been removed by wildlife rangers, with the state’s environment regulator issuing new warnings about the reptiles.Two TikTok users posted footage of what appears to be a juvenile crocodile in the lagoon-style pool at the Sheraton Mirage in Port Douglas, in far north Queensland, on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/19/crocodile-discovered-luxury-queensland-resort-pool-port-douglas-new-warnings Author : Benita

Gavin Newsom says safety concerns forced state officials to close a portion of the busy Interstate 55 on SaturdayThe California governor, Gavin Newsom, has accused Donald Trump of “putting his ego over responsibility” over a military showcase that involved firing live artillery shells over a major highway in the state’s south.Newsom said safety concerns over the event forced state officials to close a portion of the busy Interstate 5 near the US Marine Camp Pendleton base on Saturday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/18/california-highway-closure-military-celebration Author : Diana Ramirez-Simon and agencies Publish date : 2025-10-19 02:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

The Guardian’s Queensland correspondent and three SBS journalists win top award for investigation into children locked up in police watch houses Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGuardian Australia’s Ben Smee and a team from SBS have been named joint winners of the coveted journalist of the year award at Queensland’s annual media awards – the Clarions.Smee, the Guardian Australia’s Queensland state correspondent, and SBS journalists Jennifer Luu, Jodie Noyce and Chloe Angelo, won the top award for their exclusive investigation, In the Box: Inside the Isolation Cells

Unite Against Racism: Migrants and Refugees Are Welcome events taking place in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Follow the latest updates live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNampijinpa Price says she’ll wait and see on speculation Joyce will join One NationFellow coalition outcast and good friend Jacinta Nampijinpa Price insists she will wait and see rather than accept scuttlebutt that Barnaby Joyce is about to throw his lot in with Pauline Hanson, AAP reports. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/19/anthony-albanese-donald-trump-washington-meeting-aukus-tariffs-counter-protests-anti-immigration-march-for-australia-rallies-ntwnfb Author : Josh Taylor Publish date : 2025-10-18 21:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Releasing them from US custody evades thorny legal issues regarding military detention of suspected drug smugglersThe Trump administration is moving to send the two survivors of Thursday’s strike in the Caribbean overseas rather than seek long-term military detention for them, four US officials and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday.The source, who like the US officials spoke on condition of anonymity, said the survivors were being sent to Colombia and Ecuador. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/18/us-military-strike-survivors Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-10-18 19:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Bernie Sanders to headline rally in Washington DC as other Democratic officials lend supportWhat to know about the anti-Trump protests attracting millionsDemocratic officials across the US have posted in support of the No Kings protests.The Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, wrote on Saturday morning in a social media post: “Do not let Donald Trump and Republicans intimidate you into silence. That’s what they want to do. They’re afraid of the truth. Speak out, use your voice, and exercise your right to free speech.”“They have a ‘Hate America’ rally that’s scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall,” the House speaker,

No one was hurt in the incident when a wing from one plane struck the tail of another United aircraftA United Airlines plane heading for its gate clipped the tail of another United aircraft at Chicago’s O’Hare airport, authorities said.No one was hurt in Friday’s incident, and the 113 passengers on flight 2652 from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, were able to leave the plane normally after a delay, United officials said in a statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/18/united-plane-clips-tail-chicago-ohare-airport Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-10-18 14:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Margot Raggett, whose latest compilation shows animals scrubbed from natural habitats, calls for rethink on UK accelerated housebuildingMargot Raggett has spent the past decade raising money for conservation efforts around the world but, right now, she feels nervous about the future. “It does feel like we’ve taken a backward step,” she said.The wildlife photographer has raised £1.2m for the cause in the past 10 years through her Remembering Wildlife series, an annual, not-for-profit picture book featuring images of animals from the world’s top nature photographers. The first edition was published in 2015, when the Paris climate agreement was being drafted

Exclusive: firms run by five of the party’s councils have used legal loophole to serve section 21 noticesLabour-run councils have used a legal loophole to issue almost 200 families with no-fault eviction notices since the party was elected on a promise to ban the practice, a Guardian investigation has found.Scrapping these orders, known as section 21 evictions, was one of Keir Starmer’s main pledges before last July’s general election but, more than a year later, they remain lawful. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/18/labours-housing-hypocrisy-councils-serve-almost-200-families-with-no-fault-eviction-notices Author : Geraldine McKelvie Senior correspondent Publish date : 2025-10-18 09:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Renowned 1957 Nobel prize winner worked on statistical mechanics and symmetry principles in elementary particle physicsChen Ning Yang, one of the world’s most renowned physicists and a Nobel prize winner, died on Saturday in Beijing at the age of 103 after an illness, state media outlet Xinhua has reported.Born in eastern China’s Hefei in Anhui province in 1922, Yang was a Chinese-American physicist who worked on statistical mechanics and symmetry principles in elementary particle physics. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/18/chen-ning-yang-chinese-american-physicist-and-nobel-laureate-dies-at-103 Author : Staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-10-18 06:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Jason Clare says artificial intelligence is ‘supercharging bullying’ to a ‘terrifying’ extentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA disturbing new trend of AI chatbots bullying children and even encouraging them to take their own lives has the Australian government very concerned.Speaking to media on Saturday, the federal education minister, Jason Clare, said artificial intelligence was “supercharging” bullying. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/18/ai-chatbots-are-hurting-children-australian-education-minister-warns-as-anti-bullying-plan-announced Author : Cait Kelly Publish date : 2025-10-18 03:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Unusually high temperatures in the low to mid 40s to hit parts of NSW, Queensland and SA, the Bureau of Meteorology predictsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMultiple October weather records could tumble over the weekend as temperatures are expected to rise up to 15C above average across parts of Australia.Parts of South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and the ACT are forecast to experience soaring heat, while parts of the east coast will be hit by severe thunderstorms on Saturday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/18/october-heat-weather-records-could-tumble-multiple-states-bureau-meteorology-forecast Author : Cait

Deal comes after county in April agreed to pay $4bn to settle historical claims – largest such settlement in US historySix months after approving the largest sexual abuse settlement in US history, officials in Los Angeles announced the county tentatively agreed to pay another huge sum, nearly $1bn, to settle more than 400 additional claims against county employees.In April, Los Angeles county approved a historic $4bn settlement with about 11,000 claimants and allegations of sexual abuse in LA juvenile facilities that dated back decades. On Friday, the county said it had reached another major settlement for $828m, pending approval by

In statement released by Buckingham Palace, Andrew says he will give up titles and honours Virginia Giuffre book extract: ‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’Prince Andrew has agreed to give up his use of the Duke of York title, he said in a statement released through Buckingham Palace.He will also give up his membership of the Order of the Garter, meaning his only remaining title will be that of prince, which cannot be removed as he was born the son of a queen. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/17/prince-andrew-to-give-up-royal-titles Author : Caroline Davies Publish date :

More than 2,500 US rallies are planned in all 50 states as protesters call for limits on presidential powerMillions are expected to show out for protests on Saturday at more than 2,500 locations across America, from small towns to large cities, to speak against the Trump administration.No Kings, the coalition behind a mass demonstration in June, is again calling people to the streets to send the simple message that Donald Trump is not a king, pushing back against what they see as increasing authoritarianism. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/17/no-kings-protests-millions-trump Author : Rachel Leingang Publish date : 2025-10-17 18:09:00 Copyright

Former Trump adviser makes first court appearance over 18-count indictment handed down by federal grand jury in MarylandEx-Trump adviser John Bolton surrenders after indictmentThe US Senate failed on Thursday to re-open the government and to vote to fund the military during the federal government shutdown, ensuring that the standoff will stretch into next week.The Senate vote on a short-term Republican funding bill failed for the 10th time with just 51 votes. A second vote on Pentagon funding in the afternoon similarly failed in a floor vote, meaning the process to begin fully funding military operations also becomes a non-starter. After

Fans of Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv banned from match at Aston Villa next monthZarah Sultana, the former Labour MP who is now a member of the Independent Alliance in parliament, alongside Ayoub Khan and four others, has also defended the Maccabi ban on the grounds that Israeli teams should not be competing in international sport. She says:Next UEFA must ban all Israeli teams.We cannot have normalisation with genocide and apartheid.Apartheid South Africa was banned from the Olympics for 32 years.The same people who called Nelson Mandela a “terrorist” now say we can’t boycott apartheid Israel.There are two distinct

Diplomatic tensions escalate amid rows over planning hold-ups and collapse of spying trialUK politics live – latest updatesTensions between Britain and China have escalated after Beijing criticised further delays to a planning decision on its proposed “mega embassy” in London.China’s ministry of foreign affairs expressed “grave concern and strong dissatisfaction” after Steve Reed, the housing secretary, pushed back his final decision on the proposal until 10 December. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/17/china-accuses-uk-of-bad-faith-over-delayed-embassy-project Author : Kiran Stacey Policy editor Publish date : 2025-10-17 10:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The bodies of around 10,000 people are estimated to be trapped under debris and collapsed buildings in GazaThe World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that infectious diseases are “spiralling out of control”, with only 13 of the territory’s 36 hospitals even partially functioning.“Whether meningitis … diarrhoea, respiratory illnesses, we’re talking about a mammoth amount of work,” Hanan Balkhy, regional director for the UN health body, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Cairo.This week, more than 220 pallets of essential medicines and medical supplies were dispatched from our southern warehouse for partners supporting hospitals across Gaza.Thanks to @eu_echo for its continued support.

The museum has declined to answer key questions about the decision to return the artwork, prompting the New York-based researcher who uncovered the story to challenge the NGV’s handling of the caseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe National Gallery of Victoria has quietly returned a 17th-century painting to the descendants of a Jewish family who lost it during the Nazi era, without public announcement or explanation.The painting, Lady with a Fan by Gerard ter Borch, was removed from the NGV’s website in early September. The only public

Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo tried to knock each other down while Curtis Sliwa took potshots at bothZohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and current frontrunner for New York City mayor, faced off with Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor now running as an independent, and Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, at the first New York mayoral election debate on Thursday night.Here are some key takeaways from the evening. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/key-takeaways-new-york-mayoral-debate Author : Anna Betts in New York and Sam Levin Publish date : 2025-10-17 03:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Trump tariffs are not meant to apply to returned goods if they were manufactured in the USFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia Post incorrectly collected tariffs from customers returning items to the US after retail parcel services to the country resumed last week, the government-owned postal service has admitted.Australia Post said it had identified an error with a third-party provider where “a number of customers” were incorrectly charged a tariff for postal returns of US-manufactured items, which should not be subject to import duties. Continue reading... Source

Europa League match is classified ‘high risk’ by policeKeir Starmer: ‘We will not tolerate antisemitism’Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv will not be allowed to attend the Europa League match at Aston Villa on 6 November owing to safety concerns.West Midlands police said it had classified the fixture as “high risk” based on “current intelligence and previous incidents, ­including ­violent clashes and hate crime offences that occurred during the 2024 Uefa Europa League match between Ajax and ­Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/16/maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-banned-from-game-at-aston-villa-in-europa-league Author : Neha Gohil and Paul MacInnes Publish date : 2025-10-16 21:23:00 Copyright

The Liberal leader says the prime minister must extract ‘concrete’ results on Aukus and trade. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories but then Nick Visser will be along to take you through the day.The opposition leader, Sussan Ley, has challenged Anthony Albanese to extract “concrete outcomes” on Aukus, trade and tariffs from his meeting with President Donald Trump next week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/17/australia-news-live-sussan-ley-anthony-albanese-trump-meeting-foi-climate-laws-ntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2025-10-16 19:30:00 Copyright

A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s ruleThe United States is “on a trajectory” toward authoritarian rule, according to a stark new intelligence-style assessment by former US intelligence and national security officials, who warn that democratic backsliding is accelerating under the Trump administration – and may soon become entrenched without organized resistance.The report, titled Accelerating Authoritarian Dynamics: Assessment of Democratic Decline, was released on Thursday by the Steady State, a network of more than 340 former officers of the CIA, NSA, state department, and other national-security agencies. Continue reading... Source link :