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Campaigners cite previous court rulings against shareholders, such as in the case of Northern Rock bankParliament could renationalise the water industry in England without being obliged to compensate shareholders, according to previous UK court judgments cited by campaigners.Activists are putting mounting pressure on the government and opposition parties to look again at the privatised water system after criticism that the industry is not acting...

Ukraine’s armed forces have lost between 10,000 and 13,000 soldiers so far, according to a senior presidential adviser; Russian forces reportedly struck southeastern city overnightAt a glance: what we know on day 282 of the invasionRussia tested a new missile defence system rocket, its defence ministry said today.The missile was launched from the Sary Shagan testing range in Kazakhstan. Continue reading...

Next ethics adviser, when appointed by Rishi Sunak, will probably face calls to open at least two complex casesForty potential breaches of the ministerial code have never been referred for investigation by the ethics adviser, data shows. It comes as a parliamentary committee warned historical breaches of the code may never be investigated or resolved, including the conduct of the home secretary or Islamophobia...

Years of under-investment and then the shock of the Covid pandemic has left many areas in the NHS struggling. This interactive shows how delays can affect four different patientsPatients are facing increased delays at almost every stage of their NHS treatment, as the health system struggles to find the resources to deal with demand.The latest data shows waiting lists across England have surpassed record...

Disney merchandise shows frowning bear looking at blank sheet of paper – a symbol of opposition to censorshipYears after he became character non grata in China, Winnie the Pooh is exacting quiet revenge against the country’s government in the form of Disney souvenirs.In what appears to be a case of incidental resistance, Disney stores in Japan are selling a line of merchandise featuring a...

Waitrose shops in Bromley and West Ealing will be redeveloped, and vacant warehouse in ReadingThe John Lewis Partnership has struck a £500m deal with the investment firm Abrdn to build 1,000 residential rental homes, redeveloping three sites already owned by its Waitrose and eponymous retail store chains .The group intends to redevelop Waitrose shops in Bromley and West Ealing, and a vacant John Lewis...

Elon Musk intervenes after rapper posted image hours after airing antisemitic views in Alex Jones interviewYe, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has been suspended from Twitter after he tweeted an image of a swastika blended with a star of David, less than two weeks after he returned to the platform.The suspension took place hours after Ye praised Adolf Hitler and the Nazis...

Enver Erdogan – Australia’s first parliamentarian of Kurdish descent – will join Natalie Suleyman on the frontbench for the first timeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTwo fresh faces will join the newly re-elected Victorian government’s frontbench after a group of right-aligned Labor MPs defected to the left faction of the premier, Daniel Andrews.Almost a week after leading...

Sunak’s decision to reappoint home secretary raises concerns over how breaches of code are dealt with, say MPsRishi Sunak’s decision to reappoint Suella Braverman as UK home secretary sets a “dangerous precedent” for what should happen to ministers who are alleged to have broken the ministerial code, a Conservative-led committee of MPs has warned.The public administration and constitutional affairs committee released its latest report...

Bridgerton actor, who will also direct the production, says she wants to talk about ‘body pathologising’Was Richard III inherently evil? Or was he othered, excluded and pathologised because of societal prejudices? What happens when the person who has been punched down, punches up?These are the questions Adjoa Andoh will ask when she steps into the shoes of one of Shakespeare’s most notorious villains, who...

Firefighters at 27 airports have decided not to strike next week. This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRishworth defends superannuation stanceThere are still calls on the government to add superannuation payments to paid parental leave. Rishworth is asked if it’s something the government is committed to looking at in this term of parliament:We’ve set...

Lawyers for Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco, who stopped traffic for 25 minutes in April, say it is ‘outrageous’ their client was refused bail before an appeal next yearFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA climate protester who blocked a lane of traffic on Sydney Harbour Bridge has been sentenced to...

Indonesia's parliament expected to pass new criminal code that will also make insulting the president or state institutions a crimeIndonesia’s parliament is expected to pass a new criminal code that will penalise sex outside marriage, with a punishment of up to one year in jail, officials have confirmed.The legislative overhaul will also ban insulting the president or state institutions and expressing any views counter...

British oil giant had said it would ‘exit Russia’ but still owns nearly 20% of state-controlled fossil fuel firm RosneftThe chief economic adviser to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has called on BP to exit Russia entirely after the fossil fuel firm was offered a £580m dividend by the oil giant Rosneft.Oleg Ustenko has written to BP’s chief executive, Bernard Looney, to demand the...

Crackdown on virtual private networks, which protesters used to access banned non-Chinese news and social media appsChinese authorities have initiated the highest “emergency response” level of censorship, according to leaked directives, including a crackdown on VPNs and other methods of bypassing online censorship after unprecedented protests demonstrated widespread public frustration with the zero-Covid policy.The crackdown, including the tracking and questioning of protesters, comes alongside...

Organisers say accusation Red Sea event is a ‘reputation laundering tool’ for Riyadh smacks of western hypocrisyA glitzy international film festival in Saudi Arabia has laid out the red carpet for a host of famed actors and directors, promising a “zero-censorship” event that will feature LGBTQ+ themes despite being held in a country where homosexuality is criminalised.Only five years since the hardline Gulf monarchy...

Shayleen Thompson of the Clean Energy Regulator had ‘robust’ exchange with Wentworth Group directorFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe independent senator David Pocock has criticised a senior government official’s conduct as “troubling and inappropriate” after parliament heard she was involved in a “robust” conversation with a scientific group...

Review of Google and Meta agreements suggests ACCC look at what other social media platforms should be brought to table with publishersFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSocial media sites like TikTok and Twitter could be assessed for whether they should pay news companies for content, under recommendations from...

The former Sydney schoolteacher and subject of the Teacher’s Pet podcast will be eligible for parole in 18 yearsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFormer Sydney schoolteacher and rugby league star Chris Dawson has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for the historical murder of his wife Lynette,...

House judiciary committee account contained cryptic post - ‘Kanye. Elon. Trump’ – that seemingly expressed support for YeLeading Republicans in the US Congress have deleted a tweet that seemingly expressed support for Ye, a rapper formerly known as Kanye West, after he praised Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.Since October, a Twitter account run by Republicans on the House of Representatives’ judiciary committee has contained...

The city is looking for ‘somewhat bloodthirsty’ applicants to a new role designed to tackle its very old rodent problemHate rats? Are you a “somewhat bloodthirsty” New Yorker with excellent communication skills and “a general aura of badassery”? Then you might have what it takes to be the city’s new rat czar.Mayor Eric Adams’s administration posted a job listing this week seeking someone to...

Investigation says personal information of nearly 200,000 people was released as officials didn’t understand their websiteCalifornia’s department of justice mistakenly posted the names, addresses and birthdays of nearly 200,000 gun owners on the internet because officials didn’t follow policies or understand how to operate their website, according to an investigation released Wednesday.The investigation, conducted by an outside law firm hired by the California department...

The Cochise county board of supervisors voted 2-0 to approve the results after threat of lawsuitsA rural Arizona county finally certified its election results on Thursday after a judge ordered the county’s board of supervisors to do their jobs just a couple of hours earlier.The Cochise county board of supervisors voted 2-0 to approve the midterm results, allowing the statewide canvass of the election...

Weeks before Cop15 in Montreal, leaked letter to EU shows host tried to water down deforestation regulationsThe Canadian government has been accused of putting its domestic timber industry ahead of the global environment, following a leaked attempt to water down the world’s most ambitious regulations on deforestation-free trade.Weeks before the United Nations biodiversity conference, Cop15 in Montreal, the host nation sent a letter to...