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President says he could make a deal with America’s biggest economic rival because ‘we have a pot of gold’According to an internal government memo obtained by the New York Times, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials will have powers normally reserved for encounters at America’s border with Mexico to quickly remove migrants.Stephen Miller, a White House deputy chief of staff and the architect of...

Rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland; more than 700,000 homes without power in IrelandPeople in the UK and Ireland: how have you been affected by Storm Éowyn?Irish meteorological service, Met Éireann, has published a map of wind observations at 7am across Ireland.Additionally, in its post on X, the weather service noted the maximum gusts and highest mean speeds recorded at...

Pyongyang said to be planning to increase support despite high casualties among estimated 11,000 already sentNorth Korea is preparing to send more soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, military officials in South Korea have said, despite reports of heavy casualties among troops from the communist state who have already been sent to the battlefield.The claim that Pyongyang could be planning to increase its...

Bridges collapse and houses and cars buried in thick mud after intense rainfall triggers landslides in central JavaHeavy rain across Indonesia has caused major flooding. On Java, the country’s main island, flooding caused a landslidethat has killed more than 20 people, with several more missing. The landslide was triggered by particularly intense rainfall in the mountainous area close to Pekalongan in the central part...

John Healey says he hopes Axel Rudakubana, 18, spends rest of his life in prison for murder of three girlsA senior UK cabinet minister has said he hopes the Southport killer will never leave prison and confirmed that “nothing is off the table” in possible reforms to sentencing as a result of the attack.On Thursday, Axel Rudakubana was sentenced to 52 years in prison...

Agreement to make reactors for Royal Navy will create more than 1,000 jobs and safeguard 4,000 other rolesThe British engineering company Rolls-Royce has struck its biggest ever deal with the Ministry of Defence with a £9bn contract to make nuclear submarine reactors for the Royal Navy.The government said the deal, which will create more than 1,000 jobs and safeguard 4,000 other roles, will boost...

Public hospital psychiatrists who have quit over pay and conditions targeted with job-ad blitz in major Sydney newspapersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland officials have defended a provocative job-ad blitz to lure New South Wales public-sector psychiatrists across the border as mass resignations trigger a crisis in Australia’s largest health system.Half-page advertisements published in major Sydney newspapers on Friday...

eSafety commissioner expresses ‘great sadness’ that Axel Rudakubana viewed video before murdering three girls in the UK, noting ‘clear link’ between online material and real-world violenceAustralia’s online safety regulator has expressed “great sadness” after it was revealed a British teenager who fatally stabbed three children in the UK had earlier searched for a video of a Sydney church stabbing on social media that her...

Flights cancelled, schools closed and millions told to stay amid record gusts, snow and heavy rainStorm Eowyn live – latest updatesFlights have been delayed, roads closed and ferry services cancelled as 100mph (160km/h) winds pose a danger to life in parts of the UK on Friday morning.Rail services were suspended, with rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland, after the Met...

Claims private sector taking advantage of long waits as cost of procedure rises sharplyWomen in Britain are paying up to £11,154 for a hysterectomy in a private hospital, amid huge delays for NHS gynaecological care, research reveals.The cost of undergoing the procedure privately has soared by 19% from £7,385 in 2021 to £8,795 last year, at a time when NHS waiting lists have risen...

This blog is now closedAlbanese accuses Dutton of ‘not having the guts’ to face media in first major election year speechGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe anti-fracking group Lock the Gate Alliance has launched a legal challenge to a Northern Territory government decision to approve another gas exploration project in the Beetaloo basin.The case in the territory’s civil and...

Detectives believe the boys, aged 15 and 17, were shot in a targeted attack during a Collingwood brawl involving up to 50 youthsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo teens are lucky to be alive after a targeted shooting during a street fight that embroiled dozens of youths, police say.A 17-year-old boy...

PM labels opposition leader ‘weak’ for failing to make a single national press club address since 2022Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has branded Peter Dutton “weak” for skipping appearances in front of the national media in Canberra, accusing the opposition leader of “not having the guts” to face tough...

But Queensland and New South Wales still hold out on agreement that will see southern states get a 5% boost in commonwealth public school fundingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria and South Australia have secured a landmark 5% increase in commonwealth public school funding meaning they will be fully funded by...

Deteriorating security environment and incidents in Baltic have forced military reassessment in northern EuropeSubmarines normally operate in secret, lurking in the deep. So when the British defence secretary, John Healey, authorised a Royal Navy Astute-class attack sub to surface close to the Russian “spy ship” Yantar south of Cornwall in November, it was unusual enough.What was even more notable, however, was that the minister...

Allegations of rape, beatings and collusion by EU-funded security forces prompt shift in migration arrangementsThe European Commission is fundamentally overhauling how it makes payments to Tunisia after a Guardian investigation exposed myriad abuses by EU-funded security forces, including widespread sexual violence against migrants.Officials are drawing up “concrete” conditions to ensure that future European payments to Tunis can go ahead only if human rights have...

Tory leader backed 2015 inquiry but has now criticised Labour for having same concerns about counter-terror strategyKemi Badenoch, who criticised a Labour manifesto that warned the UK’s Prevent programme could alienate communities, co-authored a report which expressed concern that the same anti-radicalisation scheme was alienating communities.The Conservative party leader backed an inquiry in 2015 that concluded “the public must not be the forgotten partner...

In the first few days of his presidency, people tried to challenge and reason with Donald Trump – suing his administration, questioning his decisions to reporters and pleading to him for mercy. But does Trump care what his critics think? Jonathan Freedland speaks to Susan Glasser of the New Yorker about what we can expect from a leader who goes it aloneArchive: CBS News,...

Study of GP records finds prevalence rose from one in 60,000 in 2011 to one in 1,200 in 2021 – but numbers still low overallThe number of children and young people in England with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria recorded by a GP has risen fiftyfold over 10 years, researchers have found, though numbers are still relatively small.The growing number of birth-registered females seeking...

Hughes fire near Castaic Lake broke out on Wednesday and led to evacuation orders or warnings for more than 50,000Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than 50,000 people being put under evacuation orders or warnings.The Hughes fire broke out late Wednesday morning and...

Announcement comes day before Donald Trump will visit fire-torn areas and amid criticism around state water supplyGavin Newsom has signed a $2.5bn relief package to help areas of Los Angeles recover from the devastating fires that have been burning for nearly two weeks. The funds were announced during a press conference on Thursday in Pasadena, just outside of Altadena, the town hit hardest by...

Ras Baraka and other state lawmakers express outrage as sanctuary cities nationwide brace for similar Ice actionsThe mayor of Newark, New Jersey, said an immigration raid in the city was done without a warrant, and led to the detainment of undocumented residents as well as citizens.Newark mayor Ras Baraka said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) had raided a local establishment. “Newark will not...

Serge Atlaoui is expected to be transferred after an agreement was reached with the government in Paris, Yusril Ihza Mahendra saysA French man who has been on death row in Indonesia since 2007 for alleged drug offences is expected to return home in weeks after an Indonesian minister said an agreement would be signed on Friday to allow his transfer.Serge Atlaoui is expected to...

General Osama Najim was released on a technicality and repatriated by Italy without any prior consultation, says international criminal courtItaly’s interior minister said on Thursday a Libyan man detained under an international war crimes arrest warrant and then unexpectedly released had been swiftly repatriated because of his “social dangerousness“.Osama Najim, also known as Almasri, was detained on Sunday in Turin under an arrest warrant...

Spanish Town brought to standstill amid gunfire on streets after police kill Othneil ‘Thickman’ LobbanSchools and businesses in a Jamaican city have been closed and taxis and buses stopped running after the police shooting of a powerful gang boss prompted a violent backlash.Gunfire echoed throughout Spanish Town on Thursday and at least one business was burned hours after police shot dead Othneil “Thickman” Lobban,...

Federal government appeals against law critics say disproportionately affects hijab-wearing Muslim womenCanada’s top court has agreed to hear a challenge to Quebec’s controversial secularism law, paving the way for a fierce debate over provincial powers and the fundamental rights of ethnic and religious minorities.The supreme court signaled on Thursday that it would grant leave to appeal against the 2019 law which prohibits certain public...

Israeli assault enters its third day as army says it is targeting militants to prevent them ‘from regrouping’Hundreds of people have fled the Jenin refugee camp and surrounding areas as an Israeli assault on the West Bank city enters its third day, amid a deepening crackdown across the occupied Palestinian territory.“Most of the camp’s residents were forced out, and I was made to leave...

Reasonable grounds to believe crimes against humanity are being committed against women and girls in Afghanistan, application saysThe international criminal court’s chief prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for the Taliban’s supreme leader and Afghanistan’s chief justice on the grounds that their persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan is a crime against humanity.It marks the first time the prosecutor has built a case around...

Fianna Fáil leader officially elected as taoiseach a day after chaotic scenes in Dáil, as thoughts turn to future and TrumpIreland’s newly appointed leader, Micheál Martin, has vowed to protect the country “at a moment of real threat” just days after Donald Trump threatened to wipe out its tax advantage and repatriate American jobs.He was speaking moments after he was officially appointed as taoiseach,...

In leaked memo to culture minister, Laurence des Cars sounds alarm over state of Paris art galleryVisiting the Louvre has become a “physical ordeal” as the throngs of tourists, leaks and substandard catering take a toll on the world’s most-visited museum, its director has said in a leaked memo.The document, written by Laurence des Cars for the French culture minister, Rachida Dati, but leaked...

High court case demands inquiry into 1985 Cradock Four killings and ‘constitutional damages’ worth £7.3mLukhanyo Calata’s first memory of his father was the funeral. His mother sobbing, the earth beneath his feet shaking from the number of people gathered at the graveside, and the fear he felt aged three as the red box holding his father, Fort, was lowered into the ground.Fort Calata was...

‘Moment of truth’ for UK foreign secretary over Alaa Abd El Fattah, who is still being held in a Cairo prisonThe family of the jailed British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd El Fattah have urged the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, to prioritise the dissident’s release above trade deals during his visit to Egypt.Fattah remains in a Cairo jail even though his sentence for dissent has...

Leaked documents shed light on how Israel integrated the US tech giant into its war effort to meet growing demand for cloud and AI toolsThe Israeli military’s reliance on Microsoft’s cloud technology and artificial intelligence systems surged during the most intensive phase of its bombardment of Gaza, leaked documents reveal.The files offer an inside view of how Microsoft deepened its relationship with Israel’s defence...

Chaotic scenes in the Dáil on Wednesday as parliamentarians clashed over appointing MartinDonald Trump should be wary of giving Vladimir Putin too much prominence by agreeing to an early summit on Ukraine, Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski argued in Davos.Here is his argument in full:President Trump has started well by recognising that it is Putin who needs to shift his position, not Ukraine.If I...

Housing minister shoots down idea floated by Maroš Šefčovič designed to help reset UK-EU discussionsGood morning. The government is obsessed with finding any levers it can that might generate growth. At Davos yesterday Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, was asked if growth was even more important than promoting net zero, and she replied: “Well, if [growth is] the number one mission, it’s obviously the most...

Maroš Šefčovič says ‘the ball is in the UK’s court’ as British ministers reportedly consult businessesBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU’s new trade chief has said the bloc could consider including the UK in a pan-European trade agreement, but emphasised that “the ball is in the UK’s court”.While the UK’s Labour government has ruled out returning to the single market and customs union after...

US president says his predecessor gave ‘everybody pardons’ but says it is a ‘sad thing’ he didn’t give himself oneTrump defends January 6 pardonsNato secretary-general, Mark Rutte, on Thursday called for the US to continue supplying Ukraine and said Europe would pay the bill, reports Reuters.Speaking at an event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Rutte said the alliance must invest more in...

Data based on recorded deaths raises concerns around under-diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorderMen with a diagnosis of ADHD die seven years sooner, on average, than similar people without, while for women the life expectancy gap is almost nine years, the first study of its kind has revealed.Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can cause difficulties in concentration and problems with impulsiveness, although people with ADHD...

Fashion chain loses market share as rivals M&S and Next increase sales due to online shoppingBusiness live – latest updatesSales at Primark have fallen for the first time since the pandemic forced all shops in the UK to close, as mild weather and low consumer confidence hit sales.Associated British Foods (ABF), which owns the fashion retailer, said sales at Primark’s established stores fell 6%...

Policy pitched as incentive for businesses to spend more at local venues amounts to using taxpayer money ‘to shout your boss steak tartare’, government saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Labor government has ridiculed the Coalition’s plan to allow small businesses to claim tax deductions on meals and entertainment, saying it...

But climate change and energy minister says government will not announce its 2035 emissions target before electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, is “not giving up” on the Paris climate agreement despite the US president, Donald Trump, moving to pull the world’s second-largest polluter out of the global accord.Bowen made the comments...

Constable, 25, battling ‘serious head injuries’ in Sydney hospital after alleged late-night assault on Enmore RoadFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men have been arrested as police investigate an alleged attack that left two off-duty police officers in hospital in Sydney.Police said the officers, both 25-year-old male constables, had been walking...

Exclusive: Office for National Statistics to spend £8m in deal with employment agency Randstad to recruit hiresThe government’s statistics agency is spending £8m to hire an army of low-paid temporary workers amid efforts to fix its “virtually unusable” data on employment in Britain.Under pressure over the quality of its data, the Office for National Statistics last month agreed the multimillion-pound deal with the employment...

This blog is now closedLabor calls Coalition’s tax breaks for business lunches a ‘farce’ as Dutton fails to clarify costGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAsked about the future of the weekly pro-Palestinian protests across Australia, Malarndirri McCarthy said as long as they are respectful and peaceful, “they are part of our democratic way”.It’s interesting, isn’t it? I mean, we...

In today’s newsletter: As Israeli security forces launch an operation in the city of Jenin and violence by settlers escalates, Emma Graham-Harrison explains what happens nextGood morning.A few days after a ceasefire brought at least temporary relief to Gaza, violence erupted in the occupied West Bank. On Tuesday, the Israeli military launched what was described as an extensive raid in the city of Jenin,...

The photographer’s exhibition, which features images of Noel Gallagher, took place after donation to the gallery’s £40m makeoverThe National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has been accused of nepotism after it hosted a photography exhibition by a large donor to its £40m makeover.Zoë Law’s work is on display until 2 March in the Studio Gallery and Spotlight Space, with the organisation also acquiring her portrait of...

Ibac says it has charged one Victorian Building Authority employee and 27 people involved in building registration applicationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a further 28 people as part of its investigation into allegations the Victorian Building Authority accepted financial bribes in exchange for registering builders.The state’s...

Exclusive: Treasury analysis shows ticket prices expected to go up across board with no plans for frequent flyers to shoulder more of the costRachel Reeves’s bid to expand Heathrow airport could add £40 to the cost of an airline ticket, according to the Treasury’s own analysis.The chancellor’s proposal to minimise the carbon emissions of a bigger Heathrow include the use of sustainable aviation fuels,...

Washington looks happy for the video app to harvest users’ data – as long as China does not reap the rewardsIf the Chinese-owned TikTok is deemed definitively by the US to be a national security threat, it is hard to see how the UK or other western countries could conclude differently.But the fact that Donald Trump has walked into the White House talking of...

Organisers say festival ‘needs a little more time to recharge’ after last year cancelling due to ‘unexpected events’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Splendour in the Grass festival has been cancelled for the second year in a row.In a post to Facebook, organisers said they needed “a little more time to...