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German prosecutor general says current focus is ‘mass killings in Bucha’ and attacks on civilian infrastructure; new US $2.2bn military aid package for UkraineWhat we know on day 346 of the invasionFormer US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said that Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine if Donald Trump was still president.In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Saturday...

Louise Cunningham asks people to keep open mind as search for missing 45-year-old enters ninth dayThe search for Nicola Bulley has entered a ninth day as the missing woman’s sister urged people to keep an open mind about her disappearance.Multi-agency search teams continue to trawl the river near St Michael’s on Wyre, working on the hypothesis that the 45-year-old mortgage adviser from nearby Inskip...

Exclusive: He Jiankui stops short of apologising for procedure that shocked the world of science in 2018The scientist at the heart of the scandal involving the world’s first gene-edited babies has said he moved “too quickly” by pressing ahead with the procedure.He Jiankui sent shock waves across the world of science when he announced in 2018 that he had edited the genes of twin...

NHS also says Sunday 12 February is last day this age group can attend a site for primary vaccinationsPeople in England aged 49 and younger are being urged to come forward for their free Covid booster if they have not yet received a full set of injections.The NHS has said Sunday 12 February will be the last day people in this age group can...

Temperatures expected to plummet on Sunday evening in two-day cold snapA cold weather warning has been issued for England by the UK Health Security Agency, which is advising that vulnerable people be checked in on as temperatures plunge later this weekend.The UKHSA and the Met Office said a cold snap would hit England between 6pm on Sunday and 6pm on Tuesday. Temperatures could fall...

Dragons’ Den investor wants to offer financial workshops after being asked for help by those affected by 2017 disasterSteven Bartlett, the multimillionaire Dragons’ Den investor, is planning a “money school” for the Grenfell Tower community to advise potential entrepreneurs.The 30-year-old wants to offer free weekend workshops with other financial advisers after being asked for help by people affected by the 14 June 2017 disaster,...

Thirty-year-old Bobi snatched title from US pup in upset; longevity credited to human food and ‘calm, peaceful environment’It’s a dog’s life for one small US pup this weekend after a European rival essentially stole his bone.Two weeks ago, Spike, an Ohio-based chihuahua mix rescue dog, was crowned the world’s oldest dog. But two days ago Bobi, a dog that guards livestock in Portugal, grabbed...

Defence minister Richard Marles says Aukus partners will all benefit from ‘three-way ecosystem’ as he meets with US counterpart Lloyd AustinFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia and the US have made “significant progress” towards getting Australia a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines “at the earliest possible date”, the US...

Environmental activists had sought to halt the planned scuttling of the warship, warning that it could pollute the marine food chainBrazil has sunk a decommissioned aircraft carrier despite environmental groups claiming the former French ship was packed with toxic materials.The “planned and controlled sinking occurred late in the afternoon” on Friday, 350km off the Brazilian coast in the Atlantic Ocean, in an area with...

Already overburdened system is struggling with ‘constant disruption’ of walkouts, says NHS ConfederationHospitals will struggle to clear treatment backlogs and improve emergency care unless the NHS pay dispute is settle soon, health service bosses have warned in advance of next week’s series of walkouts.The “intensifying wave of industrial” action is leading to thousands of operations and outpatient appointments having to be rescheduled, putting extra...

We look at the best cosy and climate-friendly options that are less likely to land you with a £300 fineAs wood-burning stoves have become a talking point in England after warnings about the pollution they emit, those who installed them and feel guilt may worry about how to replace their beloved burner.However, there are good options that are just as cosy-looking and warm but...

This weekend’s assemblage of the biggest names in music could make Beyoncé the most awarded artist in Grammy history with Adele and Harry Styles also tipped for successIt’s days before the curtain rises on the 65th annual Grammy awards ceremony and producer Ben Winston is putting the finishing touches on the production.“I was doing the table plans last night, which is always a funny...

Greg Kelley, who was exonerated in 2019, uses money from settlement to buy 1.3-acre Texas property for his mother Years before Greg Kelley was freed from a wrongful conviction, the Texas man’s mother – Rosa Kelley – sold her home to help pay his legal bills.But she once again has a home of her own after her son recently bought her one as a...

This blog is now closed. Follow our next Australia news live blog here when it launchesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA “mini-cyclone” has left significant damage across the coastal NSW city of Port Macquarie, with trees and powerlines downed and roofs ripped from buildings, AAP’s Phoebe Loomes reports.Multiple emergency crews responded after the sudden sudden storm hit...

Psychiatrists cautiously welcome decision as Australia becomes the first country to officially recognise psychedelics as medicinesFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPsychiatrists have cautiously welcomed the ability to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin, saying it’s a “baby step in the right direction”.The Therapeutic Goods Administration announced on Friday that, from...

Millions flock to see return of actor Shah Rukh Khan, despite rightwing calls for a boycottFor Ganesh Lokhande, an usher at the Regal Cinema in Mumbai’s southern tip of Colaba, it’s been a quiet few years in the job. That was, until last week.Pathaan, a new Bollywood action thriller starring Shah Rukh Khan – an actor whose superstardom has elevated him to be known...

Secretary of state calls the incident in US airspace a ‘clear violation of US sovereignty and international law’A second Chinese spy balloon was reportedly flying over Latin America, according to the Pentagon, in comments that came as the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, postponed a visit to China after the intrusion of a separate high-altitude Chinese balloon into US airspace.“We are seeing reports...

New $2.2bn US military aid package for Ukraine includes bomb that will double strike range; Zelenskiy vows to hold Bakhmut as long as possibleSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

Protester who opposed Georgia’s planned police-training facility was first environmental activist killed by police in US historyThe environmental activist who was killed by police in Atlanta while protesting against Georgia’s planned “Cop City” was shot more than a dozen times, according to private autopsy results released by his family.Officers from multiple agencies shot and killed Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, also known as Tortuguita, on...

President Gabriel Boric cuts short vacation as heatwave fuels nearly 40 blazes across southern and central regionsChile’s government has declared a widened state of emergency amid wildfires that have killed at least 13 people and consumed about 14,000 hectares (35,000 acres), as the South American country endures a summer heatwave across southern and central swaths of the country.The interior minister, Carolina Toha, said on...

Investigation finds Preston Hemphill violated rules regarding stun gun use, and video shows him saying ‘I hope they stomp his ass’A sixth Memphis officer was fired on Friday after an internal police investigation showed he violated multiple department policies in the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, including rules surrounding the deployment of a stun gun, officials said.Preston Hemphill had previously been suspended as he...

Michigan boy Mason Stonehouse had jumbo shrimp, shawarma, salads, chicken pita sandwiches and chili cheese fries deliveredA Michigan man says he was left with a $1,000 bill after his six-year-old son ordered a virtual smorgasbord of food from several restaurants last weekend, leading to a string of unexpected deliveries – and maybe a starring role in an ad campaign.Keith Stonehouse said the food piled...

Reports emerge that the embattled New York congressman told donors of his role, which the lead producer deniesJust as it seemed the well of bizarre stories about George Santos might have begun to run dry, it was reported on Friday that the New York Republican congressman told potential donors he was a producer on the notoriously ill-fated Spider-Man musical.Bloomberg News said: “The lead producer,...

New auditor general report highlights Barilaro’s office created rules for a grants program that saw Labor electorates miss out entirelyFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFor a couple of days this week, Dominic Perrottet was riding high.The ClubsNSW boss, Josh Landis, whose campaign against the premier’s proposed cashless gaming...

Politicians and human rights groups demand justice for Tiba al-Ali after father’s confessionThe death of a young YouTube star at the hands of her father has sparked outrage in Iraq, as so-called “honour” killings continue in the conservative country.Tiba al-Ali, 22, was killed by her father on 31 January in the southern province of Diwaniya, interior ministry spokesperson Saad Maan said on Twitter on...

Tenants’ Union says some form of rent control is needed to alleviate pressure during a ‘nasty’ time in the marketFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMillie Bannister was already anxious about how much the rental market had skyrocketed in Sydney when she received a letter from her landlord saying...

The 34-year-old veteran was in the country working as a medic when his vehicle was hit in the east of the countryAn American medic has been killed while working on the frontlines in Ukraine, just weeks after arriving in the country.Pete Reed, 34, was killed on Thursday while he was helping evacuate civilians when his vehicle was reportedly hit by a missile in Bakhmut,...

Canadian province argues in court it is not responsible for compensating Indigenous people over broken treaty obligationsOntario has claimed that it does not need to pay billions of dollars owed to First Nations over broken treaty obligations, arguing that it has already spent the sum on the historical costs of resource extraction and the infrastructure of “colonization”.Canada’s federal government and the province have spent...

Survivors tell Italian authorities vessel carrying about 50 people lost its way trying to cross from TunisiaA baby was among nine people including his mother and a pregnant woman who died of cold and thirst on a boat carrying about 50 migrants across the central Mediterranean, Italian authorities have said.Survivors who landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa after being rescued late on Thursday...

Award-winning director, who was arrested in July, is released from Evin prison in TehranThe acclaimed Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has been released on bail after starting a hunger strike to protest against his almost seven-month detention, a rights group and supporters said on Friday.Panahi has been released from Evin prison in Tehran “two days after starting his hunger strike for freedom”, the US-based Center...

Researchers hail ‘world-class discovery’ that suggests cave bears may have lived farther south than thoughtResearchers exploring a cave system in south-east Spain have discovered a huge cavern, sealed off for millennia, hung with huge stalactites and gouged by the claws of long-extinct cave bears, which, they claim, “opens a new door on prehistory”.The find was made at the Cueva del Arco, a collection of...

Exclusive: Candidates hoping to hold the balance of power to push for state-level development bansFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe “kingmaker” Sydney MP, Alex Greenwich, and a coalition of independent political hopefuls will attempt to kill the controversial Pep-11 gas exploration licence by banning development of the area...

Claimant seeks $3m in damages to cover financial losses as well as rehabilitation and therapy to overcome ‘trauma’A man in Singapore is seeking more than S$3m (£1.87m) in damages from a woman who said she saw him only as a friend, claiming she caused him trauma and damaged his “stellar reputation”.A defamation case being brought by K Kawshigan claims the damages are to cover...

Le Nouveau Duluth enjoyed an incredible reputation on Tripadvisor – raising questions over online reviewsIt’s notoriously difficult to secure a table at the world’s greatest restaurants, but diners hoping to sample the cuisine at Le Nouveau Duluth in Montreal will have an especially hard time.That’s not only because, until recently, it had the highest Tripadvisor rating of the city’s 3,678 listed eateries – although...

Auckland has experienced its wettest January since records began, while temperatures plummet in southern USHistoric rainfall hit New Zealand in the past week with the worst flooding in at least 200 years in Auckland. Auckland airport reported 249mm of rainfall in a 24-hour period on 27 January, with a month’s worth of rainfall in less than an hour. At another station, Albert Park, there...

Prosecutor general presses charges; second day of talks as Ukrainian president says pace of sanctions has slowedRussia-Ukraine war at a glanceMaria Zakharova, the Russian foreign ministry spokesperson, has posted to Telegram, responding to the Ukrainian president’s comments about the slowing down of western sanctions on Russia.She quotes the media saying “Zelenskiy complained that the pace of sanctions in Europe has slowed down, and Russia...

Officials say balloon has been watched for a few days but decided not to shoot it down for safety reasonsThe Pentagon has said it is tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying over the US but decided against shooting it down for safety reasons.Defence officials said the balloon has been watched for a couple of days since it entered US airspace flying at high altitude....

The Department of Energy’s loan programs office was ‘essentially dormant’, says Jigar Shah, its head – but now it’s ready to bankroll clean energy projectsDeep in the confines of the hulking, brutalist headquarters of the US Department of Energy, down one of its long, starkly lit corridors, sits a small, unheralded office that is poised to play a pivotal role in America’s shift away...

Auditor general’s scathing findings provided to watchdog ‘for their information’ after Labor threatGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government has handed a scathing auditor general’s report into the $100m black summer bushfire recovery grants to the state’s corruption watchdog, amid calls for John Barilaro to explain his office’s involvement in the scheme.A spokesperson for...

Sefton council understands Ainsdale site no longer under consideration after objections about access and impact on tourismAsylum seekers will not be housed in a Pontins holiday park in north-west England, according to reports.The facility outside Southport, Merseyside, was reportedly being looked at by the Home Office as an alternative to hotels in which to house asylum seekers waiting for their claims to be assessed....

Campaigners urge leading poultry producer Avara Foods to fund reparations for pollution from its chicken farm suppliersAvara Foods, a leading supplier of chicken to Tesco, is being urged by campaigners to pay reparations to help clean up the River Wye.The Wye, a river running from mid-Wales to the Severn estuary, has been affected by increasing algal blooms. These are partly caused by poultry farms...

From July, authorised psychiatrists will be able to prescribe the drugs for post-traumatic stress disorder and severe depressionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAfter decades of “demonisation”, psychiatrists will be able to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin in Australia from July this year.The Therapeutic Goods Administration made the surprise announcement on Friday afternoon.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning...

‘It makes you feel like it’s a platform that doesn’t value us as much as it should,’ says one frustrated creator and others say it may be the ‘final straw’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA month-long test by social media platform TikTok has resulted in many of its...

This blog is now closed. Follow our next Australia news live blog here when it launchesExclusive: Albanese says voice referendum will go ahead even if political dissent presents risk of failureGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe government has been accused of deliberately withholding detail on its push to enshrine an Indigenous voice in the constitution for political...

NSW environment officials alert Fire and Rescue over concerns plastic is being stored dangerously following suspension of the REDcycle schemeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSupermarket giants Coles and Woolworths have been ordered to dump more than 5,200 tonnes of soft plastic – currently being stored at warehouses across...

Trump’s situation is more perilous because of his reluctance to cooperate and his suspected obstruction of justiceDonald Trump’s retention of classified-marked documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort is distinguished in the eyes of the justice department from that of Joe Biden or Mike Pence as a result of one particularly crucial difference: suspected obstruction of justice.Legal experts believe the situation for the former US president...

Herero and Nama people demand direct talks and take Namibian government to court for accepting reparations on their behalf for 1904-1908 killingsDescendants of victims of genocide in Namibia have called on Germany to “stop hiding” and discuss reparations with them directly, as they take their own government to court for making a deal without their approval.The Herero and Nama people have gone to Namibia’s...

Former deputy premier had pleaded not guilty to assaulting a camera operator in Manly last JulyFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA magistrate has dismissed an assault charge against former New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro on mental health grounds.Barilaro pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting...

Signature cuisine is at the centre of a police investigation after customers at revolving sushi restaurants posted video clips of themselves meddling with dishesThere are breaches of etiquette – drenching your rice in soy sauce, for one – and then there are heinous acts of “sushi terrorism”.Japan’s signature cuisine is at the centre of a police investigation after customers at revolving sushi restaurants posted...

Comedian leads coalition against ‘exploitative’ proposal for 16-storey buildings over listed stationGriff Rhys Jones is leading a coalition of conservationists against what he describes as plans to “smother” Liverpool Street station under 109 metres (350ft) of new offices, shops and a hotel.The comedian, writer and broadcaster has been appointed president of the revived Liverpool Street Station Campaign (Lissca), a post held in the 1970s...