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LNP leader’s cabinet includes several changes, including former leader Tim Nicholls as health minister and Fiona Simpson in women’s portfolioFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s new premier, David Crisafulli, has unveiled his new cabinet, breaking a pre-election promise to automatically elevate his existing shadow team to the government frontbench.The LNP leader repeatedly promised the shadow cabinet he took to last week’s election would be the cabinet after it.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailDavid Crisafulli: premier and minister for veteransJarrod Bleijie: deputy premier, minister for state

One Nation leader ordered to delete tweet and pay Greens senator’s costs, likely to total ‘many hundreds of thousands’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson engaged in racial discrimination against Mehreen Faruqi when she tweeted the Greens senator should “pack your bags and piss off back to Pakistan”, a judge has ruled.The judge ordered Hanson delete the offending tweet and pay Faruqi’s costs for the proceedings. Faruqi’s lawyer Michael Bradley told Guardian Australia that while costs had not been calculated in full, they would probably total “many

LNP urged to release details of its alternative energy plans within first 100 days of governmentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConservation groups say the new Queensland government must quickly announce details of its alternative energy plans, after confirmation the new LNP administration will scrap the state’s attempts to build the “world’s largest” hydroelectricity project.The premier, David Crisafulli, has confirmed the LNP would, as promised during the election campaign, end planning for a proposed 5GW Pioneer Burdekin pumped hydro scheme that would have constructed a massive energy storage

Wild squirrel that was taken in by Mark Longo seven years ago was confiscated after conservation officials received reports of ‘potentially unsafe housing of wildlife’ A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his beloved pet after they seized it during a raid that also yielded a raccoon named Fred.Multiple anonymous complaints about Peanut – also spelled P’Nut or PNUT – brought at least six officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to Mark Longo’s home on Wednesday, Longo said. Continue reading... Source

Organizers award embattled actor and magic practitioner, under belief she has fallen victim to modern-day witch huntPracticing witches from around the world gathered in Salem by the hundreds on Thursday night to honor Stormy Daniels at their annual “magic circle” ceremony recognizing loved ones who have died.Daniels – the adult film actor who allegedly had an affair with Donald Trump and was at the center of his May criminal trial that led to the former president’s conviction on 34 felonies – was chosen to be honored in the Halloween ceremony as the organizers believe that she has been the victim

Shadow transport minister says she is reviewing her own declarations on flight upgrades she may have receivedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe shadow transport minister, Bridget McKenzie, says there is not always “a quid pro quo” when corporate leaders offer free flights to politicians, despite having accused the prime minister of being influenced by free flight upgrades he received from Qantas while transport minister.McKenzie defended Peter Dutton accepting a free flight on businesswoman Gina Rinehart’s private jet to attend a Bali bombing memorial service, insisting she did

Ronnie Lessa and Élcio de Queiroz sentenced to 78 and 59 years over 2018 murder of prominent Rio city councillorTwo former police officers who confessed to the murder of Rio city councillor Marielle Franco have been sentenced to decades in prison for their part in a crime that shook Brazil and cast a harsh spotlight on the links between politics and organised crime.Ronnie Lessa admitted to firing 14 shots in the 2018 drive-by shooting that killed Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, 39, and was sentenced to 78 years and nine months. Élcio de Queiroz, who confessed to driving the

Company reports $94.9bn in revenue, slightly beating Wall Street projections in first look at demand for its new phoneApple reported strong demand for the iPhone 16 in its quarterly earnings report on Thursday, though overall sales in China slightly decreased year-over-year. The company reported $94.9bn in revenue, up 6% year-over-year, and $1.64 in earnings per share (EPS). The company’s earnings slightly beat Wall Street projections of $94.4bn in sales and an EPS of $1.60.The company saw $46.2bn in revenue from iPhone sales, up from $43.8bn year-over-year. Fourth-quarter revenue from its services division, which include subscriptions, increased from $22.31bn to $24.97bn

Company shipped record 64m tonnes of iron ore from Roy Hill operation. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals senator Bridget McKenzie has danced around questions around whether Gina Rinehart expects anything “in return” for the free flights she has given opposition leader Peter Dutton.In a tense interview with Patricia Karvelas on RN Breakfast earlier, the shadow transport minister was happy to criticise the PM for reportedly asking for upgrades to Qantas flights (something he has denied happened), but was much more coy on what it meant for Dutton to be accepting

Warning comes after Rachel Reeves’s record tax-raising budget sent tremors through financial marketsRachel Reeves has been warned an extra £9bn of tax rises may be required to avoid a fresh austerity drive in key public services as her record tax-raising budget sent tremors through the financial markets.Threatening to undermine the chancellor’s claim that her budget would restore economic stability to Britain, government borrowing costs rose sharply in the City on Thursday as traders turned on Reeves’s tax and spending measures. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/31/ifs-says-extra-9bn-of-tax-rises-may-be-needed-to-avoid-uk-public-service-cuts Author : Richard Partington and Jessica Elgot Publish date : 2024-10-31 19:56:49 Copyright for

Independent Schools Council says its focus is on children and it is concerned about impact on specialist schoolsThe Independent Schools Council (ISC) has said it will launch legal action against the government’s decision to impose VAT on independent school fees.The council, which represents more than 1,400 private schools in the UK and abroad, reached its decision after a board meeting held on Thursday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/oct/31/private-schools-to-take-legal-action-against-planned-vat-on-fees Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2024-10-31 18:56:33 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Peter Lynch, 61, had been convicted of rioting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in RotherhamA 61-year-old man who was found dead in prison is believed to have killed himself, an inquest heard.Peter Lynch was jailed after being convicted of rioting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Manvers, Rotherham.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis

Markets conclude higher level of public spending could lead to higher inflation, making cuts in Bank of England rate less likelyBusiness live – latest updatesUK government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level this year as City investors bet Rachel Reeves’s budget would lead the Bank of England to adopt a more cautious approach to cutting interest rates.The yield – in effect the interest rate – on benchmark 10-year UK government bonds rose by more than 0.15 percentage points to trade above 4.5% on Thursday, before falling back slightly, as financial markets reacted to Labour’s first budget in 14

Micala Trussler says it is wrong that her daughter’s murder will be categorised as knife crime and not domestic abuseThe mother of Holly Newton, who was stabbed to death by her jealous former boyfriend, has called for a change in the law on domestic abuse.Holly, 15, was murdered in Hexham, Northumberland, by Logan MacPhail after she ended their relationship. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/31/mother-of-murdered-schoolgirl-holly-newton-calls-for-change-in-law-domestic-abuse Author : Mark Brown North of England correspondent Publish date : 2024-10-31 16:45:02 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

UK government offers undisclosed sum in compensation to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah for daughter’s untimely deathThe mother of a nine-year-old girl who became the first person in the UK to have air pollution cited on their death certificate will receive an undisclosed settlement from the government in compensation for her daughter’s untimely death.Settling a legal case, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Department for Transport and the Department of Health and Social Care issued a statement expressing sincere condolences to the family of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, from south-east London, who had a fatal asthma attack in 2013 after being

Owner of Fiat, Chrysler and Peugeot brands pushes back against rules that force sale of more electric vehiclesBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of car brands including Fiat, Chrysler and Peugeot has reported a steep fall in sales, blaming production delays and flagging European demand.Stellantis reported revenues on Thursday of €33bn (£27.6bn) for the July to September quarter, a drop of 27% compared with the same period a year earlier. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/31/stellantis-sell-fewer-cars-lower-demand-europe-electric Author : Jasper Jolly Publish date : 2024-10-31 15:08:56 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Stephen Cockroft said he was ‘quite sure’ she had suffered ‘catastrophic’ brain damageA hospital consultant who treated the Skripals after they were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok was “gobsmacked” when Yulia Skripal woke and began trying to get out of bed four days after the attack.Dr Stephen Cockroft said he tried to reassure Yulia, who was “crying and terrified”, that she was safe and also asked her if anyone had attacked her and her father or sprayed anything over them. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/31/consultant-yulia-skripal-gobsmacked-she-woke-up-salisbury-inquiry-hears Author : Steven Morris Publish date : 2024-10-31 14:07:50 Copyright for syndicated content

Non-proliferation groups call on government not to oppose creation of a study into effects of nuclear conflictNon-proliferation groups are urging the UK government to make a late about-turn on plans to vote alongside France, Russia and North Korea against a UN resolution to study the effects of nuclear war.In a debate on Friday, a UN general assembly committee will discuss a resolution to create an international panel of scientific experts to examine the global impact of different nuclear conflict scenarios. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/31/uk-urged-break-france-north-korea-russia-un-nuclear-war-resolution Author : Julian Borger Publish date : 2024-10-31 13:31:37 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

GB News to challenge decision and watchdog will not enforce sanction until proceedings are concludedPolitics live – latest updatesOfcom has fined the rightwing broadcaster GB News £100,000 for “breaking due impartiality rules” after an interview with the former prime minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year.The media regulator said it chose to impose a fine over the programme titled People’s Forum: The Prime Minister because it considered the breach serious, and because of GB News’s track record of breaking impartiality rules. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/31/ofcom-fines-gb-news-breach-impartiality-rules-sunak-interview Author : Kevin Rawlinson Publish date : 2024-10-31 12:13:58 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Among the areas facing evacuation is Rashidieh camp, which houses thousands of Palestinian refugeesReuters reports that the Israeli military said on Thursday it had shot down a drone smuggling weapons from Egyptian territory to Israel on Wednesday.No other information was provided. We will update the blog as more details come in.Rafael and Lala Goliev … residents of Lod, were arrested after they carried out tasks on behalf of an Iranian cell that recruits Israelis from the Caucasus countries in Israel.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/oct/31/middle-east-lebanon-israel-gaza-war-hezbollah-hamas Author : Amy Sedghi Publish date : 2024-10-31 11:31:25 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Data shows almost 60 million Americans have already voted in the electionKamala Harris may never have visited Thulasendrapuram, a sleepy village in south India, but its residents claim to be some of her most devoted fans.It was here, in among the verdant rice paddies and groundnut farms of rural Tamil Nadu, that Harris’s grandfather PV Gopalan was born. Though more than a century has passed since then, residents have proudly claimed Harris as a “daughter of the land”.Harris and Trump take their nail-biting White House race west later, seeking supremacy on border security and aiming to woo crucial Latino voters

Increase in employers’ national insurance contributions will affect businesses but is projected to raise £25bn Politics live – latest updatesThe budget is likely to mean smaller pay rises for workers because of the impact on businesses, Rachel Reeves has conceded.The chancellor said she recognised “there will be consequences” to her first budget which includes £40bn in tax rises, more than half of which come from increasing tax on businesses. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/31/consequences-budget-smaller-pay-rises-nic-rachel-reeves Author : Eleni Courea Political correspondent Publish date : 2024-10-31 09:48:28 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Victims say ‘water was already here’ by the time warning was issued, as military prepares to start searching worst-hit areasSpain floods – latest updatesRescue workers in Spain are searching for more victims after deadly floods, as questions are raised about how one of the world’s most developed nations failed to respond adequately to such an extreme storm.Torrential rains that began at the start of the week sparked flooding that has left at least 95 people dead, the deadliest such disaster in the western European country since 1973. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/31/spain-floods-death-toll-valencia-missing-people Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish

Chancellor has been appearing on TV and radio defending her budgetReeves says people paying four people on the national minimum wage won’t pay any more in national insurance. And she says 1 million firms will pay the same or less national insurance than they do now.Q: Why are you putting what you have called a “jobs tax” on business, worth £25bn? Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/31/rachel-reeves-autumn-budget-labour-tax-rises-uk-politics-latest Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2024-10-31 08:19:48 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

At least 95 people have been killed as questions raised over the government’s preparedness and response to torrential rainRescue workers in Spain continued to search for more victims after deadly floods, as questions were raised about how one of the world’s most developed nations failed to respond adequately to an extreme storm.Torrential rains that began at the start of the week sparked flooding that has left at least 95 people dead, the deadliest such disaster in the western European country since 1973. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/oct/31/spain-floods-valencia-malaga-latest-news Author : Hamish Mackay Publish date : 2024-10-31 07:34:55 Copyright for syndicated