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Couple who married in Germany had their right to a ‘normal family life’ impeded, court of justice finds Europe live – latest updates The EU’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany. The court said on Tuesday that Poland had been wrong in not…

Irish comedy writer cleared at Westminster magistrates court of harassing Sophia Brooks on social media The Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been cleared of harassing a transgender activist on social media but found guilty of criminal damage of their mobile phone outside a conference in London last year. The 57-year-old flew in from Arizona to appear at Westminster magistrates court in pe…

Firm says Andrew Rennie is departing ‘by mutual agreement’ but it is thought he faced tensions with the board Business live – latest updates The boss of Domino’s Pizza Group who suggested the UK may have reached peak pizza as he expanded the chain into fried chicken has been ousted after tensions with its board. Andrew Rennie is leaving after just two years at the helm, and will be replaced on an…

Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy The UK could end its reliance on exporting plastic waste by 2030 to support the creation of 5,400 new jobs and take responsibility for the environmental impact of its waste, according to research. The report said up to 15 new recycling facilities could be built by the end of the decade,…

Scarborough and Bognor Regis among places where water is so polluted it is not recommended for swimming One in seven (13%) of England’s bathing waters are rated as polluted, and one in 14 so polluted they are not recommended for swimming. Famous beaches including Bognor Regis, Scarborough’s South Bay and Littlehaven Beach in South Shields were all rated “poor” in the latest classifications from t…

Pam Bondi says she will ‘take all available legal action’ after cases dismissed against ex-FBI director and New York attorney general Prosecutors were alarmed when Lindsey Halligan , who had no prosecutorial experience and was the most junior lawyer on Donald Trump’s personal legal team, was sworn in as the interim US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia in September. She was installed a…

Six people killed and 14 injured after drones and missiles fired overnight, as Kremlin targets energy infrastructure\ Europe live – latest updates Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, killing six and injuring 14 in Kyiv as a fresh round of US-brokered peace negotiations began in Abu Dhabi. A total of 22 missiles, including four hypersoni…

US army secretary Daniel Driscoll expected to hold meeting today having reportedly already met with Russia on Monday night in Washington The US army secretary, Daniel Driscoll, was an unlikely envoy for the Trump administration ’s newest proposal to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine – but his ties to JD Vance have put a close ally of the Eurosceptic vice-president on the frontlines of Donald Tr…

Farage says he will not carry out a wider investigation after last week’s sentencing of former Reform UK leader in Wales, Nathan Gill Good morning. Yesterday Nigel Farage , the Reform UK leader, finally addressed the report published by the Guardian a week ago that quoted multiple people recalling him making racist or antisemitic comments when he was a pupil at Dulwich College in south London in …

Militant group Antifa Ost said to be behind assaults on rightwing extremists in Germany and Hungary Seven alleged members of the German far-left militant group Antifa Ost go on trial on Tuesday accused of attacks targeting rightwing extremists that earned them the nickname “Hammer Gang”. The US this month designated Antifa Ost as a terrorist group along with several other European far-left and an…

The Newtown eatery is counter-suing Ofir Birenbaum, who launched defamation action against the popular restaurant Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An Egyptian restaurant in Sydney is counter-suing a pro-Israel activist over a News Corp stunt, alleging he trespassed on the popular eatery in a bid to get a “negative reaction” from staff. Ofir Birenbaum went to Cairo Take…

Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victoria police will have the power to conduct warrant-less pat-downs, search cars and move people on in Melbourne’s CBD for six months, in a move human …

The strikes come a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar city Pakistan strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan have killed 10 people – among them nine children – a Taliban government spokesperson has said, a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar city. “The Pakistani invading forces bombed the house of a local civilian resident ... …

Consumer Affairs Victoria ordered to pay costs after firm successfully argues it is not technically engaged in debt collection owed to another person Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Criminal charges against one of Australia’s biggest debt collection firms have been dismissed after the company successfully argued i…

Shields told SMH staff in an email that working in the role had been the honour of his life Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, Bevan Shields, has resigned after four years and will be replaced in the role at Nine’s Sydney masthead by Jordan Baker, the chief reporter. Shields t…