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Favouring tax cuts above support payments will leave those most in need out in cold, says former chancellorAll the day’s political news – liveRishi Sunak has launched a fresh attack on his Conservative leadership rival Liz Truss’s plan for tax cuts in an emergency budget, describing it as a “big bung” for large businesses and the better-off which would do little to help those...

Follow all the latest political developments as the Conservative leadership race continues Incidents of DIY dentistry, including people using superglue to stick homemade teeth to their gums, are increasing across Britain as more than nine in 10 NHS dental practices are unable to offer appointments to new adult patients, the director of the Healthwatch England watchdog has warned. My colleague Tobi Thomas has the...

UN warns of possible ‘nuclear disaster’ after plant hit by shelling; ships carrying foodstuffs sail from Ukrainian portsRussia-Ukraine war: see all our coverage Continue reading...

Guterres says attacks on nuclear plant ‘suicidal’ and urges access to the site; Vladimir Putin’s troops are trying to gain full control of the Donbas region of east UkraineAttack on Ukraine nuclear plant ‘suicidal’, says UN chief as he urges access to siteWhat we know on day 166 of the invasionRussia readies for southern offensive as alarm raised over shelling of nuclear plantOleh Synyehubov,...

French utility group agrees sale to Australian private equity group to resolve CMA’s competition concernsThe French utility group Veolia has agreed to sell the UK waste business of Suez to the Australian private equity group Macquarie for €2.4bn (£2bn) to resolve competition concerns.Veolia, which agreed a €13bn deal to buy its smaller French rival last year after a bitter takeover battle, has been disposing...

Covid becomes Australia’s third most common cause of death in 2022John Barilaro told NSW premier of interest in New York trade role, inquiry toldGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastQueensland commits $22m for livestock biosecurity taskforceQueensland will set up a taskforce to help protect the state’s livestock from “unprecedented biosecurity risks” amid the threat of foot and mouth disease...

Britons resorting to superglue, says watchdog, as 98% of practices in some areas stop accepting new adult patientsIncidents of DIY dentistry, including people using superglue to stick homemade teeth to their gums, are increasing across Britain as more than nine in 10 NHS dental practices are unable to offer appointments to new adult patients, the director of the Healthwatch England watchdog has warned.According to...

Meanwhile heavy rainfall predicted to far exceed annual averages in South and North KoreaWhile it feels as though Europe should be starting to see the end of its heatwaves, scorching temperatures are expected to continue across the north and west of the continent this week. As high pressure becomes established, parts of France and Spain could experience temperatures of 38C (100.4F) between Wednesday and...

The rightwing channel has not covered its former sweetheart with its regular fervour – could a billion-dollar lawsuit be why?For years, Donald Trump and Fox News were smitten.The former president would call into the rightwing news channel seemingly whenever he liked. Fox News hosts pumped up every Trump utterance. Trump watched the channel religiously, and in 2019 alone he sent 657 tweets in response...

Six fire engines and about 40 firefighters attend scene of blast in Thornton Heath on Monday morningA house has collapsed amid a fire and explosion in Croydon.Firefighters were called to the scene at Galpin’s Road in Thornton Heath shortly after 7am on Monday. London fire brigade (LFB) said the cause of the fire and explosion was not known. Continue reading...

Ian Leavers’ affidavit in response to inquiry says failings in responding to such incidents more likely caused by ‘workload pressures or inadequate training’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThe head of Queensland’s police union has said there is no “widespread cultural problem” in how officers respond to domestic violence incidents,...

Peaks of about 35C expected on Friday or Saturday amid warnings of fire riskBritain is braced for another heatwave that will last longer than July’s record-breaking hot spell, with highs of up to 35C expected over the next week, forecasters have said.Temperatures over the coming days will remain lower than the 40.3C reached in July, the hottest temperature on record, but the heatwave will...

Drivers report grueling toll of making hundreds of stops a day in sweltering conditions, as UPS makes record profitsAs a UPS driver of two years standing, Matt Leichenger of Brooklyn, New York, makes 100 to 150 stops a day, delivering anywhere from 150 to more than 300 packages.It is a tough job at the best of times, but in summer, a typical driver is...

Atomic watchdog is seeking access to Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest atomic energy plant, after fresh shelling damages radiation sensors and injures workerWhat we know on day 166 of the invasionUN secretary general António Guterres has called for international inspectors to be given access to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over the shelling of Europe’s largest atomic plant at the weekend.“Any...

Nick McGowan, who was best man at Guy’s wedding, will take time off to run for an upper house seat in November state electionFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastVictoria’s opposition leader, Matthew Guy, has hired close friend Nick McGowan to replace Mitch Catlin as his chief of staff.Catlin resigned...

Analysis shows almost 15% of deaths in mid-July were due to Covid, with that figure likely to be an undercountCovid-19 became the equal leading cause of death in New Zealand for the first time in July, overtaking stroke and drawing even with ischaemic heart disease as the country’s No 1 killer.Michael Baker, an epidemiologist and public health professor, said that for a period in...

NSW Aboriginal Land Council says no formal agreement to ensure survival social enterprise hub has been confirmedGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastThe future of Sydney’s National Centre of Indigenous Excellence remains uncertain, despite the federal government authority that manages the site announcing a deal had been reached to secure its future.The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation raised hopes...

The virus trails only heart disease and dementia after an estimated 7,100 fatalities from January to July, researchers sayFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThere were 7,100 Covid deaths in the first seven months of 2022, according to new research from the Actuaries Institute, making the virus the third most...

‘We particularly want to make sure the bargaining system works for small business and for women’, says Tony BurkeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastWorkplace relations minister, Tony Burke, has hinted Labor may remove “red tape” that discourages multi-employer collective bargaining as part of industrial relations reforms designed to lift...

Viktor Orbán has sent a top official to Brussels in effort to obtain Covid recovery funds worth billions of euros as deadline nearsHungary hopes to strike a deal with Brussels on blocked EU funds by the end of the year, as it races against the clock to unlock billions that have been frozen over concerns about state-captured institutions and corruption.If Budapest fails to reach...

At his swearing in Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla, says the country is getting a ‘second chance’ to tackle violence and povertyColombia’s first leftist president has been sworn into office, promising to fight inequality and bring peace to a country long haunted by bloody feuds between the government, drug traffickers and rebel groups.Gustavo Petro, a former member of Colombia’s M-19 guerrilla group, won the...

New US ambassador to Australia was in Honiara to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of GuadalcanalA visit to Solomon Islands by senior US diplomats included a touching personal moment, as Caroline Kennedy, the new US ambassador to Australia, met with the children of two men who saved the life of her father, John F Kennedy, during the second world war.Caroline Kennedy was...

Raila Odinga is leading William Ruto in the polls but the latter hopes his ‘hustler’ image will win him votes among the poorKenyans are heading to the ballot box on Tuesday after a campaign season marked by a shift in ethnic alliances and two big-ticket issues: the cost of living crisis and high unemployment.The race pits presidential frontrunners Raila Odinga, the former prime minister,...

Joe Biden welcomes ceasefire agreed after three days of conflict triggered by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Strip A truce between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad has taken effect in the Gaza Strip after three days of cross-border fighting triggered by surprise Israeli airstrikes.US president Joe Biden welcomed the agreement on Sunday, and called on all parties to “fully implement the ceasefire,...