Category: Politics

Reports of families trapped by floodwaters in Jamaica, as hurricane moves on to threaten Cuba’s second-largest city Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica Visual guide to Hurricane Melissa Tell us if you’ve been affected Writing on X, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said 735,000 people had so far been evacuated. Earlier, in a televised address to the…

Follow updates live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Coalition is still in the middle of a fight over the future of its energy policy, with big fractures between members over whether the 2050 net zero target should be kept. The party is working towards something of a compromise,…

Ninth-century manuscript for Easter services remained ‘out of sight’ for years in hands of private collector Researchers in Pennsylvania have uncovered what they believe are some of the earliest written notes in western musical history – on a ninth-century manuscript that they say remained “hidden in plain sight” for years in the hands of a…

Footage of online meeting showed Kent county council leader remonstrating with councillors Danny Kruger, who defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK and who has been put in charge of getting the party ready for government, is giving a speech this morning about proposals to cut the cost of the civil service. In an interview…

Deal between federal government and Nauru expected to last 30 years and apply to around 350 people released under high court’s NZYQ ruling Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia has commenced its $2.5bn deal with Nauru to offload more than…

Follow the latest updates live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Greens say the cost of not acting on climate change will be “far, far greater” than any cost associated with acting on it. On the Today show this morning, Senator Nick McKim says the government needs to stop…

Farage repeatedly refuses to call Sarah Pochin’s remarks racist, saying they were ‘ugly, clumsy’ and should be taken in context of ‘DEI madness’ The Guardian would like to hear from parents who have had to live in temporary accommodation with children. There is more about the call-out here, including a form where you can submit…

66 objects spotted on radars overnight as prime minister says ‘no hybrid attack will be tolerated’ and pledges to shoot down any more balloons On the Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in the Nord Stream gas pipelines explosion, his lawyer Nicola Canestrini said in a statement that his client would appeal the decision by the…

Follow the latest updates live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The environment minister, Murray Watt, claims Sussan Ley’s reluctance to support the EPBC laws is about her “desperately trying to shore up her leadership” as the Coalition once again ties itself in knots over net zero and climate policy.…

Nearly three-month strike includes 3,200 machinists at plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed Boeing workers at three midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed voted Sunday to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to continue a strike that started almost three months ago. The strike by about 3,200 machinists at…