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Freedom Flotilla Coalition says ship’s communications were jammed after Israeli defence minister threatened to ‘take all necessary measures’ to prevent the humanitarian ship from reaching GazaIDF ordered to stop Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta ThunbergThe team working for French MEP, Rima Hassan, who is on board the Medleen, say they have lost contact with her.They claim she was “arrested in international waters by the Israeli army.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/09/live-israel-gaza-aid-ship-madleen-freedom-flotilla-coalition-greta-thunberg Author : Jonathan Yerushalmy Publish date : 2025-06-09 01:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Chancellor still at negotiating table on Sunday as Home Office demands more casExplainer: The winners and losers in Labour’s first spending reviewRachel Reeves has been locked in a standoff over the policing and council budgets just days before this week’s spending review, which is set to give billions to the NHS, defence and technology.Yvette Cooper’s Home Office and Angela Rayner’s housing and local government ministry were the two departments still at the negotiating table on Sunday fighting for more cash, after weeks of trying to reach a settlement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/08/rachel-reeves-in-stand-off-over-policing-and-council-budgets-days-before-spending-review Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

California governor made threat amid reports Trump is weighing huge federal funding cuts targeting stateThe US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has warned California governor Gavin Newsom that he would be guilty of “criminal tax evasion” if he withholds his state’s tax payments to the federal government amid threats of a funding cut by Donald Trump.Newsom had threatened to cut tax payments to the federal government two days ago after reports that Trump was preparing huge federal funding cuts targeting Democrat-dominated California, including its state university system. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/08/newsom-warned-tax-evasion Author : Edward Helmore Publish date : 2025-06-08

Order to deploy troops came from Trump on Saturday night in stunning escalation in crackdown on immigrantsUS politics live – latest updatesUS national guard troops began to deploy in downtown Los Angeles after an immigration crackdown saw police use teargas on protesters in a move that has sent shockwaves though American politics.Local television station ABC7 reported that national guard troops had started to arrive in downtown Los Angeles. It broadcast video of military trucks and troops with the helmeted soldiers wearing green camouflage uniforms, carrying assault rifles and handing out riot shields. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/08/los-angeles-protests-immigration-ice Author :

President had earlier praised national guard for ‘great job’, even though they were not yet in the cityHere are a selection of photographs from protests in the early hours of Sunday morning.Immigration officers could be in California for a month, a Democrat congresswoman has been told. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/08/trump-national-guard-la-protests-immigration-ice-us-politics-live-news Author : Maya Yang (now) and Harry Taylor (earlier) Publish date : 2025-06-08 15:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Launch comes as charities call on UK government to ban ‘destructive’ fishing industry practice in protected areasStephen Fry and Theo James are to star in a darkly satirical short film about bottom trawling, a controversial industrial process that drags heavy fishing nets across the seabed, killing everything in its path.Bottom Line, launching on World Ocean Day (Sunday), is by the ocean conservation charity Blue Marine Foundation. Before the United Nations Ocean Conference, Blue Marine Foundation, Only One and Oceana UK are calling on the UK government to impose an immediate ban on bottom trawling in all UK marine-protected areas. Continue

Peter Kyle, understood to be considering two-hour curfews, says he wants to foster healthy relationships with techMinisters are looking at giving children an “app cap” or curfew to prevent them becoming addicted to social media, the technology secretary has indicated.Peter Kyle, whose department is responsible for online safety, said he wanted to do more to protect children from excessive use of smartphones, and help them have a healthy relationship with technology. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/08/uk-government-looking-at-social-media-app-caps-children-peter-kyle Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor Publish date : 2025-06-08 10:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Family reported man fell into silo of urea on Sunday afternoonGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSpecialist fire crews were working on Sunday to rescue a man in his 80s trapped in a silo filled with urea in regional Queensland.A Queensland fire department spokesperson said a family member of the man reported just after 1.30pm he had fallen into a silo on the property near Eurombah, north of Roma. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/08/queensland-fire-crews-work-to-rescue-man-in-his-80s-stuck-up-to-his-neck-in-silo-of-fertiliser Author : Josh Taylor Publish date : 2025-06-08 07:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The US president says he’s deploying 2,000 troops to Los Angeles amid immigration protests. Here’s what to knowDonald Trump said on Saturday he’s deploying 2,000 California national guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, over the objections of the California governor, Gavin Newsom.Here are some things to know about when and how the president can deploy troops on US soil. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/07/trump-national-guard Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-06-08 05:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

39-year-old opposition senator reportedly hospitalised in serious condition after being shot in the back, with one suspect arrestedThe Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has been shot in Bogotá, with reports he was taken to hospital in a serious condition.The 39-year-old senator, who is running for the presidency in 2026, is a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Centre party founded by the former president Alvaro Uribe. The two men are not related. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/08/colombian-presidential-candidate-miguel-uribe-shot-at-campaign-event Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-06-08 02:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWith the count in the seat of Bradfield finalised, where the difference in the result came down to 26 votes, Paterson says he can’t confirm whether the Coalition will seek to challenge the result.I understand that the New South Wales Liberal party is reviewing our legal options, and I really hope that we can find a way to have Gisele Kapterian in the parliament, because she’s exactly the type of person to make the Liberal party better and the parliament better. She has great insights and

Women recount alleged behavior, including flirting with teenagers, as ‘predatory, terrifying and unacceptable’Multiple women have accused Jared Leto of impropriety, with some calling the 53-year-old actor and musician’s behavior “predatory, terrifying and unacceptable”.In a new report by Air Mail on Saturday, nine women have come forward to accuse Leto of engaging in inappropriate behavior over the years, including flirting with teenagers. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jun/07/jared-leto-accused-sexual-impropriety Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2025-06-07 21:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Lambeth country show in Brockwell Park also includes sheep-shearing, livestock competitions, food and musicVegetable likenesses of Donald Trump and Dolly Parton and a papal “Cornclave” went on display on Saturday at the Lambeth country show, an urban take on a country fair held annually in London’s Brockwell Park.The two-day show features sheep-shearing, livestock competitions, food, music and a vegetable sculpture contest that has attracted national renown for its quirky creativity. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/07/lambeth-county-show-cornclave-squash-trump-cauli-parton-vegetable-sculptures Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-06-07 19:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The demonstration, organised by the People’s Assembly, called on Keir Starmer’s government to tax the rich to pay for servicesThousands of people marched through central London on Saturday calling for an end to public service and welfare cuts, in the first big anti-austerity march under Keir Starmer’s Labour government.The campaign group People’s Assembly, which organised the demonstration, called on the government to “tax the rich and their hidden wealth to fund public services”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/07/anti-austerity-march-london-labour-starmer-cuts Author : Sammy Gecsoyler Publish date : 2025-06-07 17:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

People living in housing association development in Bermondsey say they hope legal action will encourage othersResidents of a multistorey development in London have received £550,000 in compensation from a housing association for cladding defects in a case they hope will set a precedent for other claims.Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) and the contractor United Living have also completed large-scale works at their own cost to remedy the buildings in the Exchange development in Bermondsey, south London. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/07/london-residents-win-550000-compensation-in-cladding-defects-case Author : Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent Publish date : 2025-06-07 14:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Campaigners say designation promotes unsustainable sheep farming at expense of nature recovery and local communitiesConservationists have launched a campaign to revoke the Lake District’s Unesco world heritage status, arguing that it promotes unsustainable sheep farming at the expense of nature recovery and local communities.In a letter to Unesco, the ecologist Lee Schofield argues that the designation “promotes a false perception of farming, is not economically sustainable, is working against crucial efforts to restore the natural environment and mitigate the impacts of climate change, does not help sustain farming livelihoods, is not wanted by local people and is contributing to damaging

Nattapong Pinta had been seized in the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 attack and killed, according to Israeli militaryThe Israeli military has retrieved the body of Thai hostage, Nattapong Pinta, who had been held in Gaza since Hamas’s attack on 7 October 2023, according to defence minister, Israel Katz. .Pinta’s body was held by a Palestinian militant group called the Mujahideen Brigades, and was retrieved from the area of Rafah in southern Gaza, Katz said. His family in Thailand has been notified. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/07/body-thai-hostage-retrieved-gaza-israeli-defence-minister-nattapong-pinta Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-06-07 09:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

More than 53,000 mortgages have been completed using scheme, which encourages lenders to offer up to 95% loans100% mortgages are back – will they work for you?A government scheme to encourage UK lenders to offer 95% mortgages is scheduled to end this month, with no word yet on when its replacement will be launched.The mortgage guarantee scheme went live in April 2021 to help buyers with small deposits get on the property ladder. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jun/07/uk-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-due-to-end-with-no-news-on-replacement Author : Rupert Jones Publish date : 2025-06-07 07:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

UK, France and other western states will not recognise Palestine at Saudi Arabia meeting, instead focusing on agreeing steps towards itA planned conference in Saudi Arabia this month that supporters of Palestine had hoped would push western governments to recognise a Palestinian state has weakened its ambition and will instead hope to agree on steps towards recognition, diplomats have said.The change to the aims of the conference, due to be held between 17 and 20 June, marks a retreat from an earlier vision that it would mark a joint declaration of recognition of Palestine as a state by a large

Police say remains found during search of area near Good Night Scrub national park on Friday afternoonAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland Police have identified remains found in the search for missing 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop as human, and further testing was now underway to formally identify them.The discovery of remains was made at about 2.30pm on Friday and were found after a search of an area near Good Night Scrub national park, close to Gin Gin, police said. The remains were found one day after her housemates were charged with

Key player in Trump’s drive to slash federal workforce keeps access to sensitive records including family court and mental health recordsThe US supreme court on Friday allowed members of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to access the sensitive records kept by the Social Security Administration while legal challenges play out.The conservative-majority court, in an unsigned order with the three liberal justices dissenting, sided with the Trump administration in the appeal involving Doge, the team spearheaded by the billionaire Elon Musk. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/06/supreme-court-doge-data Author : Lauren Gambino Publish date : 2025-06-06 22:36:00 Copyright for syndicated

Alleged victim identified as ‘Jane’ testifies she felt obliged to participate in drug-fueled ‘hotel nights’The federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resumed on Friday with testimony from a former girlfriend and alleged victim, identified as “Jane”.On the stand, the woman, described by prosecutors as a single mother who met Combs in 2020, described the drug-fueled sexual encounters involving male escorts – referred to as “hotel nights” – she says she endured during her relationship with Combs, where she said Combs would watch and direct her and the escort to perform sex acts while he masturbated.Information and

Formal identification of body found in wooded area in Banknock, near Falkirk, yet to take place, Police Scotland saysA body has been found in the search for Cole Cooper, a 19-year-old who went missing four weeks ago in Falkirk.Police officers said the body of a man was discovered in a wooded area near Kilsyth Road in Banknock, near Falkirk, at about 4.15pm on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/06/body-found-in-search-for-missing-19-year-old-cole-cooper Author : Caolán Magee Publish date : 2025-06-06 18:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

From spending review to China audit to assisted dying vote, June’s events have potential to lift or darken Labour moodAs Keir Starmer approaches his first anniversary in Downing Street, there will be several things he wishes he had done differently. But before he can contemplate that July milestone, he faces a busy month strewn with political bear traps.June has proven a difficult time for successive prime ministers: Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak all had to contend with deeply unhappy parliamentary parties reeling from heavy local and European election losses. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/06/keir-starmer-testing-month-labour-spending-review-china-assisted-dying Author : Eleni

Alex Chiu fell 3,000ft from a climbing route on Denali, or Mount McKinley, and was not roped up at the timeMountaineering rangers in Alaska recovered the body of a Seattle man who died after falling 3,000ft from a climbing route on Denali, or Mount McKinley, the highest mountain in North America.The National Park Service said that Alex Chiu, 41, was on the treacherous mountain’s west buttress route when he fell from a location called Squirrel Point, about 12,000ft above sea level. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/06/alaska-climber-alex-chiu-denali Author : Guardian staff and agency Publish date : 2025-06-06 13:29:00 Copyright for