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Mandelson private messages to be released today – UK politics live
Sources predict ‘toe-curling’ revelations as more than 1,000 pages of documents relating to his appointment as US ambassador to be publishedMandelson files show no mitigation of s…
Queensland police shoot pet dog after running it over as distressed residents watch on
Graphic videos on social media appear to show upset onlookers after police accidentally ran over animal in Mount Isa streetFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGe…
Macron says French navy has boarded Russia-linked oil tanker in Atlantic
French president says it is ‘unacceptable for ships to circumvent international sanctions’, adding operation took place with support of UKThe French navy has boarded an oil tanker…
Jim Chalmers says fewer homes selling at auction may be a ‘good thing’ for first-time buyers
Auction success hit a new low for the year on the last Saturday in May, with just 54.5% of homes soldFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news em…
Typhoon Jangmi threatens Japan as Europe swelters
Powerful winds and rain expected in parts of Japan and Australia, while temperatures in Spain could hit 40CA powerful tropical storm is forecast to track near Okinawa, Japan, on M…
UK house prices fall for first time this year amid rising interest rates
Nationwide finds typical price was £278,024 in May, as Savills says Iran war has ‘fundamentally changed’ outlookBusiness live – latest updatesHouse prices fell in the UK for the f…
Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art
Scientific dating proves streaks on walls of Bacon Hole, near the Mumbles in south Wales, is Palaeolithic rock artIn 1912, the Guardian reported on the discovery of Palaeolithic r…
Wildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – study
‘Megafires’ in California, Canada, South Korea and Europe in 2025, but changes to farming slowed spread in parts of Africa“Devastating” wildfires ripped across the wealthier parts…
Iran targets American base in region after US strikes Iranian air defences
Attacks reported in Kuwait – home to a US military base – and around the strait of Hormuz in latest exchange of fire as peace negotiations continueMiddle East live – latest update…
Toxic identity politics ‘tearing’ us apart, says former Oldham council leader
Exclusive: 25 years after race riots in north of England, Arooj Shah says extremist groups and lies about grooming scandal are poisoning Oldham“Identity politics is tearing commun…
Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers
Coalition of more than 100 organisations says move could lead to more children ending up in adult detention facilitiesA coalition of more than a hundred refugee children’s organis…
Is there a pianist in the house? Audience member steps up to perform in La La Land in Sydney
Sterling Nasa had tickets to see Justin Hurwitz’s La La Land in Concert. When the keyboardist suddenly fell ill, he found himself on stage performingGet our breaking news email, f…
FCA’s Palantir deal could expose UK financial data to Trump’s US, critics fear
Exclusive: MP and campaigners say sensitive citizen and company data could be subject to US disclosure lawsThe UK’s financial watchdog is being urged to prove its relationship wit…
Mother of woman murdered by husband calls for UK animal abuse register
Annette Bramley says Holly’s Law would stop perpetrators acquiring pets and raise awareness of domestic abuse linkAnnette Bramley fondly remembers her daughter Holly as being fami…
Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts
Study finds activity is not harmful or caused by stress of captivity – and is in fact more common in wild birdsAn investigation into acts of self-pleasure among parrots and other …
Middle East crisis live: Kuwait reports missile and drone attack; US says it struck Iran radar sites over weekend
Kuwaiti state media report sirens sounding across the country, as officials say air defences active over the countryEuropean leaders condemn Israel’s deepening incursion into Leba…
Australia news live: Tony Abbott not ‘too excited’ by One Nation’s poll surge; Melbourne film festival hacked
Liberal party president says Coalition still the ‘most credible’ alternative government. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Ab…
Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate Espriella wins first round of vote ahead of runoff
Lawyer and Trump admirer has risen rapidly in the polls and will face Iván Cepeda in election runoff in three weeksThe far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won the first roun…
European leaders condemn Israel’s deepening incursion into Lebanon
France has requested an emergency meeting of the UN security council, after the Israeli military captured the medieval Beaufort castleEuropean leaders have condemned Israel’s expa…
Jamie Lee Curtis announces death of actor sister Kelly aged 69: ‘My first friend and lifelong confidant’
Star says her older sister, an actor and film-maker, died ‘in her home, in nature, at peace’Jamie Lee Curtis has announced the death of her sister, the actor Kelly Curtis, at the …
Shared NHS patient records could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, ministers claim
Modernisation bill would require GPs and hospitals in England to share data, reducing errors and duplicationSharing access to patients’ health data across NHS providers in England…
Sixteen people arrested and 75 rescued from height during Arsenal bus parade
Fans estimated at hundreds of thousands fill north London streets to celebrate women’s and men’s teams’ triumphsAbout 75 people had to be rescued from height and 16 people were ar…
Child killed in house fire in south-west Melbourne home
Crews extinguished blaze before finding a child who died in Werribee home, Victoria police saidFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, f…
New bill targets domestic abusers and overhauls right to buy in England
Social housing landlords to be able to evict perpetrators, while right-to-buy tenancy requirements to riseSocial housing landlords will be able to evict domestic abuse perpetrator…
Massive Attack to tour Australia for first time in 16 years
The Bristol trip-hop group will perform in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in AugustMassive Attack are set to tour Australia for the first time in 16 years.The influential British …
United flight to Spain turns back midair after possible security threat
Security came to inspect aircraft in Newark after report of Bluetooth device with a ‘certain four-letter word’A United Airlines plane bound for Spain from Newark Liberty internati…
California reports one of largest drops in homelessness in past year, Hud reports
New data suggests success in Gavin Newsom’s crackdown, as Illinois, Hawaii and Florida also report notable decreasesCalifornia reported one of the largest decreases in homelessnes…
Family visitation partly restored at New Jersey ICE facility after week of protests
Visits were canceled after detainees began hunger strike, which prompted heated protests outside detention centerFamily visitation at the Delaney Hall immigration detention center…
Cory Booker has ‘concerns’ with Graham Platner’s Senate bid after leaked texts
US senator says Platner, whose wife says he sent sexually explicit messages to other women, has ‘questions to answer’A high-profile Democrat has expressed concerns with party cand…
Mandelson files show no mitigation of security concerns over US appointment
Exclusive: Papers to be published on Monday cast doubt on assurances provided by senior Whitehall officialsEmbarrassing WhatsApps, but no vetting report: what will be in the new r…