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Deadly floods hit Iraq as thunderstorms sweep across region
Violent storms lash northern Iraq and parts of Iran, while Portugal faces strong winds and Japan braces for further snowfall Deadly flash floods hit northern Iraq on Saturday as severe thunderstorms swept across the region, including in neighbouring Iran. The city of Erbil, in Iraq, was…
Deportation policy ‘might have been too tough’, says Trump, as Miller starts chief-of-staff role – US politics live
President’s admission appears at odds with the elevation of immigration hardliner Trump admits deportation policy was ‘too tough’ despite Miller promotion Sign up for US Breaking News email Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump said he thinks his administration was too…
EU sues IBM and two European firms over troubled entry/exit border system
Lawsuit filed last year against IBM, Atos and Leonardo after delays to passengers blamed on the system, first reported in the FT The EU has filed a lawsuit against IBM and two other companies involved in its troubled border-management system, an internal document has revealed. The bloc’s IT agency…
Thames Water asks creditors for more time to help repay £20bn debt pile
Troubled utility lobbies for deadline on part of the debt to be extended to March 2028 Thames Water has asked its creditors for more time to pay back billions of pounds in debt, as the water company scrambles to keep itself afloat. The UK’s largest water company said it had proposed an “interim”…
Fog shrouding swathes of UK likely to disrupt transport early this week
Drivers warned to take care as ‘perfect’ weather conditions for mist affect areas of England, Wales and Northern Ireland Thick fog will shroud much of the southern half of England, the eastern half of Wales and most of Northern Ireland throughout the early part of the week, forecasters have said…
Russell Brand to be sentenced for rape and sexual assault today – latest updates
Disgraced comedian was convicted last week and was warned he faces a ‘signficant’ prison term The jury of eight men and four women deliberated for more than eight hours last week to return a unanimous verdict where they found Brand guilty on four of the seven charges. He was found guilty of one…
Poland’s justice minister says investigation into Kraków shooting will aim to establish if the 24-year-old acted alone – Europe live
Terrorism investigation was opened after attacker opened fire in a market square We are restarting our live coverage of European news after the mass shooting in Kraków, Poland’s second-largest city, over the weekend in which six people were killed. In an update this morning, the authorities said…
Polanski says Labour has ‘shocking record’ on climate issues as ministers expected to cut EV targets for car industry – UK politics live
Louise Haigh is expected to agree to cut a target for EV sales by about a quarter Good morning. Monday is often the busiest day of the week at Westminster but, with the Commons still enjoying a mini November recess, today is looking a bit quiet. Andy Burnham is on a visit to a hospital this morning…
French police officers face trial over beating of black man not wearing mask during Covid
Assault on Michel Zecler in 2020 is rare case of police brutality reaching court, at time of heightened tensions Three French police officers are to go on trial over the beating of a black music producer who they say was not wearing a face mask during the Covid pandemic, in a rare case of police…
‘It’s a feeling of being screwed over’: once-quiet village despairs over ‘monster’ warehouse
Residents of Astley in Greater Manchester will tell public inquiry next week of ‘cacophony’ of noise causing sleep deprivation and depression When Stephen Retford retired from the police in 2006, he looked forward to a quiet life after nearly three decades catching villains. But now the former…
Kraków shooting suspect who killed six has died, say police in Poland
Terrorism investigation was opened after a 24-year-old opened fire in a market square on the weekend A gunman suspected of killing six people in Kraków has died in hospital, police in Poland said early on Monday. The suspect had been wounded in a shootout with police and had been in critical…
Fixing UK’s youth jobs crisis demands much more investment, TUC boss warns
Paul Nowak also calls on government to avoid arbitrary benefit cuts before much-anticipated Milburn report is published this week Fixing Britain’s youth jobs crisis will require ministers to drastically increase investment in employment support while avoiding arbitrary cuts to benefits, the head of…
Stop undermining Jim Chalmers, environment minister urges Labor colleagues
‘It’s pretty obvious that there are all sorts of people making all sorts of comments,’ Murray Watt says after budget savings meeting Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The environment minister, Murray Watt , has urged ministers to stop undermining the treasurer, Jim…
Burnham’s homelessness pledge to ‘get everyone in for Christmas’ in jeopardy
Minister says Labour hoping to offer bed to every rough sleeper in England but cites chronic housing shortage Andy Burnham’s pledge to tackle rough sleeping by getting “everyone in for Christmas” is in jeopardy amid rising numbers of people on the streets and a severe housing shortage. Official…
Starbucks plans to hire 7,500 staff in major UK expansion plan
Coffee shop chain targets growth north of London with extra 500 outlets in big boost for youth employment Starbucks has set out plans to hire 7,500 new baristas over the next five years, in a boost to youth employment as the chain pins hopes for future growth on the north of the country. The US…
Victorian election 2026: Concern and scepticism among Labor MPs as new poll shows party trailing One Nation
Ben Carroll refuses to be drawn on latest opinion poll that puts Labor at all-time low of just 18%, behind One Nation on 21% and the Coalition on 33% Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Victorian Labor MPs are both sceptical and seriously concerned about a new poll ahead…
CFMEU ‘enjoy a significant level of influence’ over Victorian government, Big Build royal commission hears
Inquiry into allegations of corruption begins block of hearings focused on 2022 level crossing removal project Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The royal commission into allegations of corruption on Victorian Big Build projects has heard a major construction company…
Trump tells 60 Minutes that deportation policy was ‘too tough’
President makes unusual acknowledgement that one of the defining policies of his second administration had become a political liability Donald Trump has admitted that his deportation policy was “too tough” and has offered to strike an immigration deal with Democrats in a concession following the…
‘Outrageous and racist’: premier responds to NSW One Nation candidate’s claim Australians are being ‘demographically replaced’
Chris Minns and human rights commissioner lambast comments made by Stuart Bonds, who leads party’s NSW upper house ticket Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales premier and the Australian Human Rights Commission have criticised comments by the man who heads…
Pope Leo delivers stinging rebuke of Milei’s austerity measures during Argentina visit
Pontiff tells Argentina’s president the economy must benefit all on second stop of 12-day Latin America tour Pope Leo XIV has delivered a stinging critique of Argentine president Javier Milei’s harsh austerity measures, insisting growth must benefit all in a speech met with rapturous applause in…
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