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Annual vigil replaced by pro-Beijing carnival but some still manage to mark massacre amid heavy police presenceFor the past three years, Hong Kong authorities have gone to great lengths to stop people from lighting candles in Victoria Park and publicly commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre – an annual tradition tens of thousands of residents had kept alive for three decades since the bloody crackdown...

Moscow claims to have beaten back ‘major offensive’ comprising mechanical and tank units in Donetsk and to have killed hundreds of troopsAt a glance: what we know on day 466 of the invasionAt least 90 supporters of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny were reportedly arrested on Sunday after defying authorities to hold demonstrations to mark his 47th birthday, the Associated Press has said.Navalny is...

This Morning presenter talks of having supported ‘someone who was not telling the truth’ about affairHolly Willoughby has said she felt “shaken, troubled and let down” over her co-host’s behaviour as she made her first This Morning appearance since Phillip Schofield left the show.Schofield quit after admitting he lied about an “unwise, but not illegal” affair with a younger member of the show’s staff....

Warring factions urged to preserve heritage after video clip appears to show fighters raiding Khartoum museumHeritage officials in Sudan have pleaded with warring factions to preserve tens of thousands of historical artefacts threatened by fighting in the capital, Khartoum, that is in its eighth week.A video clip circulating on social media on Friday appeared to show fighters from the Rapid Support Forces entering the...

Record 19% of all loans taken out by first-time buyers in March were for 35 years or longerBusiness live – latest updatesMortgage market misery has stepped up for homebuyers as lenders continue to increase borrowing rates and pull deals, prompting record numbers to take out loans of more than 35 years in an attempt to make monthly payments more affordable.A record 19% of all...

Darren Rodwell says council will ‘start to look at tenancy agreements’ if children and families refuse to speak outA rising figure in the Labour party is threatening to evict families if their children do not inform on people who commit knife crime.Darren Rodwell, the leader of Barking and Dagenham council, made the threat as the east London authority urged parents to keep closer tabs...

Shadow foreign secretary says Britain risks isolation in global debates on China, AI and climate crisisRishi Sunak has demonstrated a “little England mentality” in foreign relations, David Lammy has argued, warning the UK risks marginalising itself in vital global debates on China, AI and the climate emergency.Speaking shortly before Sunak heads to Washington for a meeting with Joe Biden, the shadow foreign secretary said...

Practice allows companies to claim to have good environmental policies without having them tested, according to Australia’s corporate watchdogGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCompanies may be tempted to hide their climate goals over fears they will be scrutinised in an emerging global trend known as “greenhushing”, the corporate regulator said on Monday.The practice allows companies to claim...

Latest updates: prime minister due to give update on ‘progress’ on plans to ‘stop the boats’ as Iain Duncan Smith asks why people have not been removedWhen Boris Johnson was prime minister, he regularly attacked Labour for its failure to build new nuclear power stations when it was in office. He claimed this was part of the reason for the country’s problem with energy...

This blog is now closed.Murders, hidden evidence and threats: judge releases scathing full judgment on Ben Roberts-SmithGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBusiness groups argue ‘same job, same pay’ laws would disadvantage workersI mentioned a little earlier that business groups have glommed together to launch a campaign against the federal government’s proposed “same job, same pay” industrial relations...

Russia claims to have fought off ‘major offensive’ and says 250 Ukrainian troops killed in attackRussia-Ukraine war live: latest updatesA significant escalation in fighting along the frontlines in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions has been reported overnight, but there was no confirmation from Ukrainian officials that it marked the started of their long-planned counteroffensive.Russia claimed to have repelled a “major offensive” in the Donetsk...

Justice Anthony Besanko’s complete findings, released today, found the Victoria Cross recipient lied about murdering civilians, deliberately hid evidence from court and threatened potential witnessesFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBen Roberts-Smith lied about murdering civilians in Afghanistan, deliberately hid potentially damaging evidence from a court, colluded with witnesses...

The federal environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, announced the $160m plan on Monday afternoonFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal and Queensland governments will phase out commercial gillnet fishing in the Great Barrier Reef world heritage area by mid-2027 and create new net-free zones to better protect endangered marine...

James Bethell says he supports legal challenge against inquiry’s demand for unredacted Johnson messagesUK politics live – latest updatesGovernment WhatsApp groups were never used to make important decisions during Covid and instead relayed information and discussed coffee orders, a former health minister has argued.James Bethell, a hereditary peer whose role involved the awarding of Covid contracts, said he supported the government’s legal attempt to...

Senator Deborah O’Neill has accused the firm of using the ‘cloak of the Senate’, and said names of those involved should be released publiclyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPricewaterhouseCoopers Australia has disclosed the names of four former partners it says are responsible for confidentiality breaches to a parliamentary committee amid mounting pressure in the tax leaks scandal.The...

The Business Council is set up by British Chambers of Commerce backed by big companiesA new business lobby group backed by big companies including BP and Drax has been launched, a day before a key vote that will determine the future of the embattled CBI.The Business Council, which has been launched by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), aims to bring together business leaders...

Ten launches legal action against its former political editor, who quit the network in MarchPeter van Onselen has agreed to temporarily refrain from “disparaging” his former employer Network Ten after the network sued him for breach of contract.Van Onselen, a former host of The Project and Ten’s former political editor, quit the network in March to return full time to his role at the...

US military says its ship had to reduce speed to avoid a collision and accuses China of violating maritime rules of safe passage in international waterThe US military has released video of what it called an “unsafe” Chinese manoeuvre in the Taiwan Strait on the weekend, in which a Chinese navy ship cut sharply across the path of an American destroyer, forcing the US...

Campaigners hope a new law will show LGBT soldiers that the country they are risking their lives for cares about themThe Ukrainian MP Andrii Kozhemiakin is a wiry, conservative ex-spy who likes to emphasise his Christian faith and large family. He is also an unlikely new recruit in the fight for LGBT rights in Ukraine.A draft civil union law that would give same-sex partnerships...

The film’s production designer Sarah Greenwood says ‘the world ran out of pink’ during construction of Barbieland and lifesize versions of the doll’s DreamhouseGreta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie film required so much pink paint during construction that it wiped out an entire company’s global supply.Speaking to Architectural Digest, Gerwig and the film’s production designer Sarah Greenwood, spoke about the construction of Barbieland, which is almost...

Two schools in northern province targeted, says education official, who suggested the attacker was motivated by a personal grudge Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalised in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan, a local education official said on Sunday.He said the person who orchestrated the poisoning had a personal grudge but did not elaborate. The attacks took place in...

The latest shaky truce between country’s army and RSF paramilitary came to an end on Saturday evening and has not been extendedFighting has intensified in several areas of Khartoum after a ceasefire deal expired, residents of Sudan’s capital reported, as activists said a new outburst of violence in North Darfur state had left at least 40 people dead.The ceasefire between Sudan’s army and the...

At least 20 people detained, including activist Alexandra Wong and leader of opposition party, as hundreds of police conduct stop and search operationsHong Kong police have detained more than 20 people, including prominent pro-democracy figures, on the 34th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown in China, while Chinese authorities tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing.Police in Hong Kong said late on...

Survivors want talent firm Johnny & Associates to fully investigate sexual abuse allegations against late founderPressure is building on one of Japan’s most powerful talent agencies to address allegations of sexual abuse by its founder, Johnny Kitagawa, as survivors and celebrities call for a public reckoning.Kitagawa, who died in 2019 aged 87, has been accused of sexually assaulting multiple boys, but it is claimed...

Russia’s defence ministry claims Ukraine has launched a ‘major’ attack; young girl found dead in rubble of house in Dnipro attackSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageRussia’s defence ministry claimed on Monday that Ukraine had launched a “major” attack in the Donetsk region, the Russian state news agency Tass reported. The ministry said Ukraine had launched the attack using six mechanised and two tank battalions...

Ardern, who said she felt conflicted about the honour, was recognised for her service to the country during the pandemic and Christchurch terror attacksNew Zealand has awarded Jacinda Ardern one of the country’s highest honours, making the former prime minister a dame for her service to the country during the Covid-19 pandemic and Christchurch terror attacks.Ardern accepted the honour but said she had felt...

The fighter jets caused a sonic boom over the US capital that sent some residents into a brief panicUS authorities scrambled fighter jets to intercept an unresponsive light aircraft that violated the airspace over the Washington DC area and later crashed into mountainous terrain in south-west Virginia, officials have said.Four people were onboard the Cessna Citation plane, according to CNN, which cited an unnamed...

Russian Volunteer Corps and Freedom of Russia Legion say they ‘will hand captured soldiers to Kyiv’A pro-Ukraine group of Russian partisans has said it captured several soldiers during a cross-border raid into southern Russia and will hand them over to Ukrainian authorities.The Russian Volunteer Corps made the claim in a video statement released on Telegram on Sunday after a raid into the Russian region...

Twenty-two people injured including five children, while row continues over closed air raid sheltersRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA two-year-old girl was found dead under the rubble of a house near the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro overnight as recriminations continued about the availability of air raid shelters in the capital.Serhiy Lysak, the governor of the Dnipro region, said another 22 people were injured,...

Agreement comes as writers remain on strike and actors are currently holding a strike authorization voteThe Directors Guild of America (DGA) which represents film and television directors announced late on Saturday that it had reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood’s major studios, averting a possible work stoppage.The development comes as Hollywood writers are currently on strike and actors represented by the Sag-Aftra union are...

Doctors found some patients could rely on chemotherapy and surgery alone to treat the diseaseThousands of bowel cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy, a study suggests, after doctors discovered they could rely on chemotherapy and surgery alone to treat their disease.Radiotherapy has been used to treat bowel cancer patients for decades, but the side-effects can be brutal. It can cause problems that negatively affect...

Users of the social media app have faced legal consequences for posts – some private – that are critical of Saudi authoritiesSaudi state media issued an explicit warning that it is a criminal offense to “insult” authorities using social media apps like Snapchat, the California-based messaging app whose chief executive officer recently forged a new “cooperation” deal with the kingdom’s culture ministry.The threat –...

Netanyahu calls deaths of three members of Israel Defence Forces on Sinai border a terrorist attackA man who shot and killed three Israeli soldiers in a rare incident on the Sinai border with Egypt has been identified by the Israeli military as a member of the Egyptian border police.Two Israel Defence Forces (IDF) combat soldiers were killed early on Saturday morning at a military...

Kristen Welker, the network’s chief White House correspondent, will take over hosting duties for the political affairs showChuck Todd has announced that he will be leaving NBC’s Meet the Press after nearly 10 years.On Sunday, Todd, who has hosted the political affairs show for more than nine years, told viewers: “It’s been an amazing nearly decade-long run. I am really proud of what this...

Nine women and 17 children will take the government to court, arguing that Australia has ‘effective control’ of their detention and the power to set them freeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian mothers and children held in a Syrian detention camp will take the Australian government to court...

Inquiry reveals phone calls of Gustavo Petro’s aide’s nanny were intercepted in ‘grotesque’ abuse of powerTwo of Gustavo Petro’s closest political allies have resigned as the Colombian president’s office was embroiled in a bizarre scandal involving a nanny, illegal wiretaps and a missing briefcase full of cash.Petro’s closest adviser, Laura Sarabia, and his key political power broker, Armando Benedetti, stepped down on Friday after...

British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert were killed a year ago on Sunday in remote Amazon region they tried to defend Friends and admirers of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira are preparing to gather in towns and cities across Brazil as well as London to remember the men and the causes they cherished.The British journalist and the Brazilian Indigenous expert were shot dead during...

Girl’s body pulled from wreckage and 22 injured after strike Volodymyr Zelenskiy blames on RussiaWhat we know on day 466 of Russia’s invasionAs Russia’s war in Ukraine has grown into an existential conflict for the Kremlin over the past 15 months, its search for internal enemies has intensified, with a sharp rise in treason cases that experts have equated to a “spymania”.While many of...

Quick and simple tests in GP surgeries could detect cancer of the oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, colon or liverSimply blowing into a bag at a GP’s surgery could show that a patient has cancer. That is the aim of an ambitious new project that is going through its final clinical trials in the UK. If successful, cancer breath tests could be used in a few...

Specialist in recovery of missing and looted art and antiques accuses businesses of protecting commissions and fees ahead of restoring legal ownershipToo many auction houses and dealers are failing to cooperate when they are found to be selling stolen items, a leading lawyer has warned.Christopher Marinello, a London-based specialist in recovering stolen, looted and missing art and antiques, told the Observer that “most are...

Al-Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for dawn attack on 26 MayAt least 54 African Union peacekeepers were killed when militants attacked a base housing Ugandan units in Somalia last week, the Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, said.“We discovered the lifeless bodies of 54 fallen soldiers, including a commander,” Museveni said in a statement posted on his official Twitter account late on Saturday. Continue reading...

Train was diverted on to wrong tracks, says railways minister as efforts to clear wreckage continueIndia’s railways minister has said the train derailment that killed at least 275 people and injured hundreds more was caused by an error in electronic signals that sent a train on to the wrong tracks.Ashwini Vaishnaw’s explanation on Sunday came as authorities worked to clear the mangled wreckage of...

The recent arrest of a number of high-profile scientists has led the scientific community to fear they are being targeted by the KremlinAs Russia’s war in Ukraine has grown into an existential conflict for the Kremlin over the past 15 months, its search for internal enemies has intensified, with a sharp rise in treason cases that experts have equated to a “spymania”.While many of...

Since the coup in 2021 the carnage has been unceasing, meanwhile Russia and China continue to send weaponsIn the targets of the junta: life and war inside rebel-held MyanmarThe problem is not that governments around the world are unaware of what is happening in Myanmar. It’s that they are not doing nearly enough to stop it.Since the military seized power in a coup in...

Porthmadog in Wales hits Saturday high of 23.9C with dry weather likely to remain for at least another weekThe UK could experience the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures potentially reaching 26C.On Saturday, a UK high of 23.9C was recorded in Porthmadog, Wales, and temperatures are expected to be slightly higher on Sunday. The dry weather is likely to remain for...

The 22-year-old was arrested at the Golden Sheaf in Double Bay and granted bail to appear at Downing Centre local court next week Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNRL player Dylan Brown is facing allegations he sexually touched a woman without her consent at a pub in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.The Parramatta Eels five-eighth was arrested at the...

Criminal landlords are using uniformed security guards to force out tenants, says the charity Safer RentingVulnerable families are being tricked out of their rented homes by private security guards dressed like court bailiffs, a charity has warned.Safer Renting, a charity-run tenancy relations service operating in seven London boroughs, said criminal landlords were increasingly turning to private security companies to get tenants to leave their...

After refusing to meet with his US counterpart, general says ‘some countries’ interfering in others’ business but Beijing does not seek confrontationChina’s defence minister, Li Shangfu, has said a cold war mentality is resurgent in the Asia-Pacific region, but Beijing seeks dialogue over confrontation. The remarks came after Li refused to formally meet the US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, at the Shangri-La Dialogue in...

Lack of mental health resources and basic facilities leaving inmates and workers traumatised, party member and daughter of state MP saysWarning: This article discusses graphic instances of self-harmThe Queensland government is facing internal criticism of the state’s prison system, with Labor party rank and file members warned about instances of prisoners engaging in severe acts of self-harm and a growing number of inmates experiencing...

NSW’s Labor government launching maintenance backlog blitz on the state’s beleaguered rail system. This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastInternational examples show rent freezes and caps work: Chandler-MatherChandler-Mather says the international examples point to the fact that caps on rent increases work:The useful thing about a rent freeze is other countries have used it...