Category: Politics
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Phones across the country play siren and vibrate in latest test of service for use during emergencies Millions of phones across the UK played a siren and vibrated on Sunday afternoon as the government carried out a nationwide test of its emergency alert system. The alarm, which sounded at 3pm, lasted for 10 seconds and…
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New home secretary Shabana Mahmood expected to to say asylum seekers will be moved from hotels to barracks John Healey also said Shabana Mahmood will be “just as tough as Cooper” on Palestine Action, the campaign group opposing Israel’s assault on Gaza that the government controversially proscribed under the Terrorism Act in July, making membership…
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Strait is considered an international waterway by countries including the US, Canada, Britain and Taiwan Australian and Canadian warships sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait have been followed and warned by China’s military, with Beijing describing the incident as a provocation. The People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theatre Command said the Australian guided-missile destroyer Brisbane and…
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Minns government to create one of the largest national parks in the state as forest advocates welcome ‘historic’ victory Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Minns government has confirmed its long-awaited great koala national park, announcing it will add 176,000 hectares of forest to existing reserves in mid-north New…
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Angela Rayner resignation ‘brought forward’ reshuffle, says chief secretary Darren Jones, but he insists there is no split within Labour party Fire services are using a drone to help tackle the blaze at White City, with around a dozen crew still visible on the roof working to bring it under control Li Mei, 36, who…
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Fast-fashion retailer rejects accusations as Fair Tax Foundation questions its tax arrangements Shein’s UK arm has been accused of transferring the “vast bulk of income” to its Singaporean parent in order to cut its British tax bill. The company, which had been considering a £50bn float on the London Stock Exchange but is expected to…
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US president mistakes scale of anti-Ice rallies after TV report uses old footage from George Floyd demonstrations Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he might send national guard troops into Portland, Oregon, apparently because he was misled about the scale of small protests outside an immigration detention facility there by a TV report that…
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Ice’s investigative arm executed the warrant as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, homeland security spokesperson tells Reuters Hundreds of workers detained in major Ice raid at US Hyundai factory Tensions between Michelle Wu, the mayor of Boston, and the Trump administration have been escalating in recent months over the administration’s aggressive immigration policies, with…
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Leader of the Commons and Scottish secretary to leave government as Starmer remakes his senior team Angela Rayner stands down over stamp duty row The Windrush commissioner has demanded “urgent reform” of the compensation scheme after being told by survivors that “the Home Office is waiting for us to die off”. In a letter seen…
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Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Coalition of the willing meeting a ‘positive sign’ for Ukraine, former ambassador says The former Australian ambassador to Russia, Peter Tesch, has appeared on ABC News Breakfast after Anthony Albanese joined a virtual meeting with world leaders signed up to…