Category: Politics

Fresh offensive comes as Israel cancels visa of UN’s local humanitarian head Middle East crisis – live updates Israel has bombed warehousing and staff accommodation in Gaza belonging to the World Health Organization amid intensifying international horror at its continuing attacks on starving civilians and on humanitarian efforts in the devastated Palestinian territory. The airstrikes,…

UK company to fund new drug manufacturing facility in Virginia and expand R&D facilities around US Business live – latest updates AstraZeneca has announced it will invest $50bn (£37bn) in the US by 2030, the latest in a string of pledges by pharmaceutical companies as the threat of Donald Trump’s tariffs looms over the industry.…

The shadow education minister has confirmed the Coalition will support legislation to cut student debt by 20%. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Burke says algal bloom not a formal ‘national disaster’ but is an environmental disaster Burke is speaking outside a church in Canberra ahead…

Ofwat abolished as ministers adopt Cunliffe review ideas such as sewage map naming and shaming firms Nils Pratley: Cunliffe’s reforms should have happened 20 years ago Water review in England and Wales: seven key takeaways The “broken” water sector in England and Wales faces an era of much tighter oversight after a landmark review, including…

Top US university returns to court to fight against funding freeze that halted major research efforts Donald Trump’s libel lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch has been assigned to Darrin P Gayles, a US district judge for the southern district of Florida. Trump’s lawsuit on Friday, which also targets Dow Jones and…

Environment secretary backs Cunliffe review’s plan to end sewage scandals and financial mismanagement and ‘change the whole system’ in England and Wales • Business live – updates A new, “powerful” water regulator should replace Ofwat, the Drinking Water Inspectorate and the Environment Agency to “reset” a sector tarnished by scandals over sewage spills and financial…

Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Hutton issued his own statement declaring that the “Greens have been taken over by a cult”: They have abandoned the historic mission I believed they had when I founded the party, a mission to help bring about an ecologically sustainable…

Legal advocates and attorneys general argue practice poses accountability issues and contributes to a climate of fear The head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) said on Sunday that he will continue allowing the controversial practice of his officers wearing masks over their faces during their arrest raids. As Donald Trump has ramped up…

Third man arrested after eight officers assaulted in Epping on Thursday, with police on high alert for new protest Police have warned they are seeing “inflammatory” comments online, as a third man was arrested over violent clashes outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Essex. The latest arrest came after eight officers were assaulted on…

Michael McGrath awaits results of secret shopper investigation amid crackdown on Chinese retail platforms The EU justice commissioner has expressed shock at the toxicity and dangers of some goods being sold by Shein and Temu, amid a crackdown on the popular Chinese retail platforms. With 12m low-value parcels each day coming into the EU from…