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Airstrikes in south of country kill nine people and wound another 150, most of them medical staff Middle East crisis – live updates Three hospitals in southern Lebanon have been attacked by Israel in under a week, wounding more than 150 people and killing nine, according to Lebanon’s ministry of health. Israel carried out an attack in the immediate vicinity of the public hospital in Tebnine on We…

New crisis at former vocational charity involves alleged withholding of data and breaching redundancy laws City & Guilds is facing potential legal and industrial action over claims it has been “dishonest” over plans to shed about 400 UK staff. Officials at the Unite union allege the owner of the training and qualifications body has been “unlawfully withholding key information during transfer cons…

Badenoch differentiated herself from Nigel Farage in response to Henry Nowak’s murder and supporters say her ratings are rising Kemi Badenoch has a hard-earned reputation for combativeness, especially on culture war issues, but at prime minister’s questions, with the murder of the teenager Henry Nowak in the headlines, Keir Starmer ended up thanking the Conservative leader for her “tone”. So is s…

Ministry of Defence confirms deaths of three crew members after crash near Okehampton during training exercise Three members of the Royal Navy have died in a helicopter crash in Devon during a training exercise, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. Emergency services were called to the scene of the incident at Sourton Down, near Okehampton, around 4am on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Christi Hill and male police officer misidentified in Vickrum Digwa case on AI platforms including Grok UK politics live – latest updates A former police officer has been forced to flee to a safe space after she was falsely accused online of being involved in the Henry Nowak murder . Christi Hill, who served as a police constable for 12 years, has criticised social media and AI platforms, includi…

Hearing in New York state case over shooting of healthcare executive sealed at short notice ‘at request of the defense’ Luigi Mangione ’s New York state case in the killing of the healthcare executive Brian Thompson descended into secrecy on Wednesday when Judge Gregory Carro held sealed proceedings despite press objections. Mangione’s state trial for allegedly shooting dead Thompson on a Manhatt…

Veteran journalist says executives pushed unverified claims and gave politicians a say in interviews The longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, who was fired by CBS News on Tuesday after clashing with the network’s new management, issued a public statement accusing the network’s new executives of silencing employees and claiming they instructed him “to inject falsehoods and bias” into hi…

There’s a three-week wait on test results in Yuendumu, near Alice Springs, and locals say NT Health has dropped the ball on telling locals what to do if they test positive Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A remote Aboriginal community at the centre of the Northern Territory’s diphtheria outbreak is struggling to cope with rising case numbers, with locals saying there i…

Premier Chris Minns says changes would balance road safety and a more practical approach for medicinal cannabis users Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Motorists who use medicinal cannabis may soon be able to drive on New South Wales roads without fear of a severe penalty as the Minns government announces long-awaited reforms. The government announced on Thursday it wou…

Obstetricians and gynaecologists say anti sex-selective abortions bill ‘predicated on misinformation’ and ‘underlying aim is to restrict access to abortion’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The man who wants to ban “sex-selective abortions” is the first person who will tell you it won’t work. New South Wales Libertarian party MLC John Ruddick has introduced legislation…

​The first heatwaves of the season reveal how ​ill-prepared governments across the continent are to protect people from increasingly dangerous temperatures • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Meteorological summer has begun, ushered in with scorching heat that struck before spring was up. Although western Europe is now mostly free from last week’s heat dome – which sh…

Democrats say appointment of Bill Pulte could doom bipartisan agreement to renew section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump’s appointment of a close political ally with no intelligence experience to lead the nation’s spy agencies has thrown last-ditch efforts to renew a critical surveillance program into doubt. Bill Pulte, c…

Petrol station attack throws spotlight on widespread exploitation of foreign farm labourers The exploitation of farm workers in Italy has come under the spotlight again after four men – three Afghans and one from Pakistan – were allegedly burned alive in a car at a petrol station in Calabria. The attack was captured by a surveillance camera at the garage in Amendolara, close to Cosenza. Two Pakis…

Proposal for 10-12.5% levies, to also include EU, Taiwan and Australia, would allow US president to skirt court-imposed limits Donald Trump has threatened tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on 60 trading partners including the UK, the EU and Australia over alleged forced labour failures, in the latest attempt to revive his signature trade policy. The EU immediately hit back, saying it expected the …

With corrupt police on the streets and shopkeepers forced to pay gangs, president has vowed to tackle crime that now affects all parts of society It was about 11pm and Luis* was about to get into an Uber to go home when the police car pulled up. One of the officers produced two plastic bags with what looked like drugs: one contained some sort of powder, the other little crystals. Luis had never s…