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Premier Steven Miles announces expansion of free school breakfast program to lunch as cost-of-living crisis bitesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government will serve up free school lunches to some students as part of a pre-election policy roundly criticised by the Greens as not going far enough.Just days after a promise to slash transport fares to 50 cents for a six-month period, the premier, Steven Miles, announced a plan to spend $15m on the school and community food relief program to expand the state’s

Federal police and border force say they have seized 4,200 litres of butanediol over the past three months – mostly imported from ChinaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThousands of litres of a dangerous drug linked to sexual assaults and overdoses have been seized in Sydney after being smuggled into the country in beauty products and food items, authorities say.Federal police and the Australian Border Force (ABF) said on Thursday they had seized 4,200 litres of butanediol – commonly known as “bute” – in the three

Photos of otter 841, who gave birth to a pup last year, show her floating over holiday weekend in popular Santa Cruz surfing spotOtter 841, who shot to international fame last year for her surfboard-stealing interactions with northern California surfers and kayakers, has been spotted recently after disappearing for several months. Over Memorial day weekend, photos of the now six-year-old otter posted to social media showed her floating on her back at Steamer Lane, a popular surfing spot in Santa Cruz. She was identified by her signature blue tag attached to one of her flippers.Otter 841 began making waves last

The Ukraine president told the PM he needs as many nations as possible to attend next month’s summit in Switzerland. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage. I’m Martin Farrer and I’m going to flag some of the top stories this morning before Amy Remeikis takes the reins.The Albanese government has thrown its support behind the international criminal court after the Guardian’s revelations about a nearly decade-long secret Israeli “war” against the organisation. As foreign affairs minister Penny Wong reiterated Australian support

US president and vice-president to hold joint rally aimed at reengaging with Black voters who were crucial to 2020 victory – and likely to be key againWhat if the jury convicts Donald Trump? It would present an unprecedented test of America’s political system, and also the bureaucracy that deals with convicts in New York state, the Guardian’s Sam Levine reports:If a Manhattan jury convicts Donald Trump on any of the 34 counts of falsifying business records in the hush-money case, the immediate next question will be what punishment the former president should receive.Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial in New York

Judge Juan Merchan is expected to instruct jurors on the law today before they start weighing the caseDonald Trump entered the courtroom just before 10 am. He’s wearing a marigold tie and white shirt.Unlike most mornings before court proceedings, Trump did not speak to the press and instead walked directly into the courtroom. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/may/29/jury-trump-hush-money-trial-latest-updates Author : Victoria Bekiempis and Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Fran Lawther (earlier) Publish date : 2024-05-29 16:13:39 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

PM says ‘police are independent of government’ as Labour deputy leader is cleared of any wrongdoingSign up to our Election Edition newsletterThe Conservatives have been pushing a plan today to expand the number of apprenticeships, pledging “100,000 more apprenticeships a year by the end of the next parliament.”It is unclear whether this figure includes the “up to 20,000 more apprenticeships” that Sunak previously announced ten weeks ago.Under the plans, there would be legislation granting greater powers to the Office for Students, the universities regulator, to close degree courses that are underperforming. These would be chosen based on drop-out rates, job

Find out who’s up and who’s down in the latest polls – and how many seats each party is likely to win in the next general electionUK politics live – latest updatesUK general election: find your new constituency – and see how it would have voted in 2019UK general election: the seats the Tories will lose if the polls are rightSupport the Guardian’s UK election coverage todayPrime Minister Rishi Sunak has called the next UK general election for 4 July 2024.After 14 years of Conservative rule, Keir Starmer’s Labour has been consistently ahead in the polls since the start of

Exclusive: Footage shows private event, attended by representatives of firms including StubHub and Viagogo, where £73,000 was raised for political lobbyingSome of the most powerful ticket touts in the UK have discussed a secret plan to try to scupper a Labour crackdown on the industry via a lobbying campaign, footage filmed by the Guardian reveals.Touts and representatives of major resale websites such as Viagogo and StubHub gathered at a private event this month organised by the US-based lobby group the Coalition for Ticket Fairness (CTF), which outlined a plan to target MPs. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/29/revealed-how-touts-drew-up-secret-plans-to-sabotage-labours-ticket-reforms Author :

The US is also closely monitoring Israel’s probe into a deadly strike on Sunday which left at least 45 people dead in a Gaza campThe Biden administration has said recent Israeli operations and attacks in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah do not constitute a major ground operation that crosses any US red lines, and that it is also closely monitoring a probe into Sunday’s deadly strike on a tent camp it called “tragic”.Speaking after Israeli tanks were seen near al-Awda mosque, a landmark in central Rafah, national security council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the US was not turning

Albanese government hopes legislation will help measure progress towards climate goals. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSocial services minister Amanda Rishworth has been asked about the powerful statement Ariel Bombara released yesterday, claiming Western Australian police had “ignored” warnings from her and her mother that their lives were under threat.Ariel said she spoke with WA police on three different occasions about her concerns over her father, Mark Bombara, ahead of his murder of Jenny and Gretl Petelczyc on Friday.By that point we felt completely helpless and I had to

Actor joined in New York by January 6 officers after Biden campaign said it was going to enlist police who fought Capitol attack mob in swing statesUp next was Harry Dunn, a former Capitol police officer.He referenced his campaign for Congress representing a Maryland district, which ended last week when he lost the Democratic primary. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/may/28/biden-trump-election-polling-updates Author : Chris Stein (now) and Erum Salam (earlier) Publish date : 2024-05-28 20:38:46 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Former president in court for closing arguments in trial charging him with 34 counts of felony falsification of business recordsClosing arguments begin in Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trialDonald Trump is entering the courtroom. He’s wearing a red tie and a suit that appears to fall somewhere between black and slate gray.Tiffany Trump is here as well as two of Trump’s sons. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/may/28/trump-hush-money-trial-closing-arguments-updates Author : Victoria Bekiempis and Léonie Chao-Fong Publish date : 2024-05-28 17:39:41 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy signs security pact with Belgium’s De Croo during visit to BrusselsNato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has said it is time for EU member states to lift restrictions on Ukraine striking Russian territory on the grounds that it would escalate the war.He said it was up to national governments in the EU to decide if their weapons and some already do, adding:Some allies have not imposed restrictions on the weapons. I believe the time has come to consider those restrictions, not least in light of the development in the war, the evolution into a war which now is

Shadow chancellor says UK hit worse than comparable economies because of Tory decision-makingSign up to our Election Edition newsletterRachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, is giving a speech on the economy in Derby.She says her proposition is that Labour is “the natural party of British business”.Yes, I would describe myself as a Christian socialist in the best traditions of that because that’s about putting people first and to do that, you’ve got to have a set of policies that will deliver for people.I think it’s the best tradition of the things that have been delivered in the UK, whether it’s the

Mossad director Yossi Cohen personally involved in secret plot to pressure Fatou Bensouda to drop Palestine investigation, sources sayThe former head of the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, allegedly threatened a chief prosecutor of the international criminal court in a series of secret meetings in which he tried to pressure her into abandoning a war crimes investigation, the Guardian can reveal.Yossi Cohen’s covert contacts with the ICC’s then prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, took place in the years leading up to her decision to open a formal investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in occupied Palestinian territories. Continue reading...

Kallista Mutten breaks down in the witness stand when confronted with accusations she shot nine-year-old Charlise MuttenKallista Mutten broke down in tears when confronted with accusations she killed her own daughter, telling a court she didn’t even know exactly where the nine-year-old had been shot.Justin Stein, 33, on trial for the murder of schoolgirl Charlise Mutten, claimed he witnessed Mutten shoot the girl. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/28/charlise-mutten-murder-trial-mother-kallista-denies-shooting-justin-stein-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-05-28 05:39:53 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Scalloped hammerhead and greeneye spurdog among at-risk shark discovered in genetic testing of filletsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOne in 10 fillets of shark meat bought by Australians at fish and chip shops and markets – often labelled as flake – is from a threatened species, according to a study that has uncovered widespread mislabelling of shark sold to the public.Nine of 91 fillets were found to be either scalloped hammerhead, greeneye spurdog or school shark – all considered threatened in Australia – after scientists

Australian experts will help disaster response backed by ADF personnel. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPat Conroy was also asked about Israel’s assault on a refugee camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah.At least 45 people were killed, many of them women and children, with the strikes coming two days after the international court of justice in The Hague, which arbitrates between states, ordered Israel to stop its operation in Rafah immediately.Well, we’re incredibly concerned by what we saw in Rafah. And that’s why we’ve been continuing to call for

Center won championships with Portland and BostonWalton became a popular broadcaster after playing careerHall of fame basketball star and two-time NBA champion Bill Walton has died of cancer at the age of 71, the NBA announced on Monday.“Bill Walton was truly one of a kind,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “As a Hall of Fame player, he redefined the center position. His unique all-around skills made him a dominant force at UCLA and led to an NBA regular-season and Finals MVP, two NBA championships and a spot on the NBA’s 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams.” Continue reading...

Bette Nash began flying in 1957, and said it was the romance and glamor of flying that initially attracted her to the jobBette Nash, the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, has died aged 88 after nearly 67 years of working in the skies.Nash began flying with the now-defunct Eastern Airlines in 1957 and primarily worked the shuttle flight between Washington DC and Boston so she could be home every night to care for her son, ABC reported. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/27/worlds-longest-serving-flight-attendant-dies Author : Léonie Chao-Fong Publish date : 2024-05-27 17:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Hungary ‘systematically blocking all efforts’ to support Ukraine, says Gabrielis Landsbergis, Lithunian foreign ministerA former German armed forces officer was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Monday for spying for Russia, German media reported, in a case that highlighted Germany’s vulnerability to the increasingly hostile neighbour to its east.The former army captain, who was stationed at the army’s procurement office in Koblenz, was accused of handing over classified documents to Russia’s consulate in Bonn and embassy in Berlin. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/may/27/russia-ukraine-war-drone-strikes-volodymyr-zelenskiy Author : Lili Bayer (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Publish date :

Labour leader in East Worthing and Shoreham, where party hopes to take seat from Conservatives, as Rishi Sunak also hits campaign trailStarmer is now running through his six first step promises.Starmer says he is fed up of hearing Rishi Sunak says the UK has “turned the corner”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/may/27/keir-starmer-rishi-sunak-general-election-campaign-trail-labour-conservative-national-service-pledge-unravelling-uk-politics-latest-updates Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2024-05-27 11:38:20 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

At least 35 people died according to Palestinian medics. Israel’s army said it struck a Hamas compound in Rafah killing senior Hamas officials and that the incident is ‘under review’See our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war The EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has said that Israel is pushing ahead with military action in southern Gaza despite a ruling by the International Court of Justice urging the country to immediately halt its push.Borrell said that the world court ruling must be implemented, ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers’, adding he would also work towards reaching a political decision

Crime prompts Western Australian government to consider stricter gun lawsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA man who shot dead a mother and daughter in their Perth home as he searched for his ex-wife, before he turned the gun on himself, was a registered gun owner, Western Australia police say.The shooter killed the women on Friday at their Floreat home where his ex-wife was believed to have been staying, in what the WA premier, Roger Cook, has called a “chilling and horrific” attack.Sign up for Guardian