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EU’s foreign policy says many countries still ‘want to join our club’ Nato’s deputy secretary general Radmila Šekerinska picks up Haddad’s point. She says that the last Nato summit in The Hague agreed not just on increased defence spending, but also on ramping up own production. “This will be repeated in Ankara now: we need to produce more, and we need to produce more everywhere. We need more Eur…

Foreign secretary to be interviewed on the morning shows after UK and other countries accused Kremlin over Putin critic’s death Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The British foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper , is speaking to Sky News this morning, a day after the UK said the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison developed from a dart fr…

Acquisition by Premier Group Recruitment boss Andrew Woosnam appears to be example of ‘phoenixism’ A recruitment business that went bust owing the tax authorities and other creditors almost £3m has promised to send its staff on an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas after being repurchased by its former owner for an initial £10,000. Premier Group Recruitment went into administration in September …

Jim Boyling gave evidence under his fake identity during prosecution of activists he had infiltrated Senior police officers praised an undercover officer who had lied to a court about his real identity during a prosecution of environmental activists, secret documents aired at the spycops public inquiry have revealed. Jim Boyling, an undercover officer, gave evidence under his fake identity when h…

Worst weather forecast to hit late on Sunday, a day after floods caused power outages, road collapses and home evacuations New Zealand’s weather bureau has warned more flooding could hit the country’s North Island, a day after floods caused power outages, road collapses, home evacuations and caused the death of a man whose vehicle was submerged on a highway. There was “threat to life from dangero…

Diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative Trump tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step in Among the verdant gardens of Havana’s diplomatic quarter, Siboney, ambassadors from countries traditionally allied to the United States are expressing increasing frustration with Washington’s attempt to unseat Cuba’s government, while simultaneously …

Man charged after 2,600-year-old cat sculpture, mummy mask and necklace stolen from Caboolture museum Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland police have arrested a man accused of staging a brazen cat burglary of priceless Egyptian artefacts from a museum in Caboolture, north of Brisbane. The man, 52, of no fixed address, was arrested on Russell Island in Moreton B…

Prime minister commits $3.9bn as ‘down payment’ for Adelaide facility to eventually build nuclear-powered vessels Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast At least $30bn will be spent building a construction yard to eventually build nuclear submarines for Australia under the Aukus agreement, despite doubts over the deal. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announced on Sunda…

Some female Liberal members ‘incredibly worried’ after Sussan Ley’s ousting, with one saying: ‘The boys are back in charge’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Liberal women are “incredibly worried” by a potential voter backlash to the ousting of the party’s first female leader, with the high-profile figure Charlotte …

Letter signed by 25 rebel MPs claims approach from the top is ‘increasingly unpopular’ with public Union leaders and 25 Labour MPs have urged Keir Starmer to end a “narrow, factional agenda” within the Labour party. A letter signed by the MPs, by the leaders of several Labour-affiliated trade unions and by campaign groupings within the party, claimed the approach from the top was “increasingly un…

Chris Minns announces change for minimum of two years as Anzac Day falls on weekends this year and next Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast People in Australia’s most populous state have been granted an Anzac Day long weekend for the next two years, and could be in line for more public holidays. The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has announced the state would have …

Cases reported in seven schools and a nursery in Enfield amid concern over low levels of MMR vaccination in capital More than 60 children have been infected by a measles outbreak in north London, it has been reported. Seven schools and a nursery in Enfield reported the cases, with some children treated in hospital, according to the Sunday Times. Continue reading...

Meanwhile in Sydney, Mardi Gras events to kick off with Fair Day. Follow the latest updates live Asked about recent protests in Sydney, Taylor did say that he believed “people have the right to play” but refused to criticise police over their handling of the situation, including the decision to move on a group of Muslim men engaged in prayer. He attacked Albanese for, he said, refusing to “condem…

Magistrates will analyse evidence that could implicate French nationals and re-examine case of Jean-Luc Brunel The Paris prosecutor’s office on Saturday announced it was setting up a special team of magistrates to analyse evidence that could implicate French nationals in the crimes of the convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. With Epstein’s known circle extending to prominent French figures …

ISS now fully crewed after a medical issue forced the evacuation of four astronauts in January The International Space Station (ISS) returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed early because of health concerns. SpaceX delivered the US, French and Russian astronauts a day after launching them from Cape Canaveral. Continue reading...