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Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts Germany is facing calls to withdraw its billions of euros’ worth of gold from US vaults, spurred on by the shift in transatlantic relations and the unpredictability of Donald Trump. Germany holds the world’s second biggest national gold reserves after the US, of which approximately…

Environmental charity to prioritise water capture and storage as it urges gardeners to prepare for ‘new normal’ The Royal Horticultural Society has unveiled emergency plans to protect its gardens from major water shortages in the future. The environmental charity, which owns and operates five renowned public gardens in England, said on Saturday it will invest in more water-capture and water-manag…

Tripartite talks in the United Arab Emirates to resume in wake of missile and drone attacks that have killed one and injured dozens Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack targeting Ukraine’s two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv, early on Saturday, as US, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in the United Arab Emirates for the second day of tripartite peace talks . With Kyiv and other…

NHS England pays for private assessments under ‘right to choose’, but can reject diagnoses and is struggling to cope with demand Sameer Modha knows the ADHD system all too well. He has been diagnosed himself, as have his two children, giving him a clear view of how the system works – and where it breaks down. While his own diagnosis was relatively straightforward, the experience with his daughter…

Hobbycraft removes product from sale after parent sent samples to a lab for testing but declines to issue a recall Bottles of children’s play sand have been withdrawn from shelves by the craft retailer Hobbycraft after a parent discovered they were contaminated with asbestos. The parent, who did not wish to be named, raised the alarm after her children played with the sand at a party. Continue re…

Meal at Mayfair club took place on day Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick criticised former PM’s mini-budget If it was on the menu, a side helping of lettuce never made it to the table. Over blood-red steak and chips, Nigel Farage and Liz Truss came together on Monday for a discreet lunch at a swish Mayfair club, organised by a climate-denying US thinktank. Lois Perry, a former leader of the far-right Uk…

An extraordinary mosaic of wildlife has made Britain’s urban jungle its home London is the only place in the UK where you can find scorpions, snakes, turtles, seals, peacocks, falcons all in one city – and not London zoo. Step outside and you will encounter a patchwork of writhing, buzzing, bubbling urban microclimates. Sam Davenport, the director of nature recovery at the London Wildlife Trust, …

US policy document suggests South Korea take primary responsibility, as Pentagon prioritises defending US homeland The Pentagon foresees a “more limited” role in deterring North Korea, with South Korea taking primary responsibility for the task, a Pentagon policy document released on Friday said, in a move likely to raise concern in Seoul. South Korea hosts about 28,500 US troops in combined defe…

In casting doubt on Nato’s reliability, US president references Afghanistan campaign – which involved 40,000 Australian troops and left 47 dead Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The head of Australia’s largest veteran organisation has categorically rejected Donald Trump’s claim that allied soldiers “stayed a little back” from the frontlines when they supported the US ca…

Family confirms boy has died, describing him as possessing the ‘most kind and generous spirit’ A 12-year-old boy has died in hospital after being mauled by a shark in Sydney Harbour earlier this week, his family has confirmed. The boy, named as Nico Antic in an online fundraiser, had been fighting for his life after being bitten on both legs on 18 January at a harbour beach in Vaucluse, in Sydney…

Rescue efforts at Mount Maunganui site switch to recovery operation that police say could take several days Efforts to rescue at least six people buried by a landslide at a New Zealand holiday park ended on Saturday, with police shifting into a recovery operation. Police Supt Tim Anderson said human remains had been uncovered on Friday night beneath the mountains of dirt and debris that crashed i…

DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge’s order Federal immigration agents detained a two-year-old girl and her father in Minneapolis on Thursday and transported them to Texas, according to court records and the family’s lawyers. The father, identified in court filings as Elvis Joel TE, and his daughter were stopped and detained by off…

The detention of Liam Conejo Ramos, age five, marks the turbocharging of a policy discontinued five years ago This week, ICE’s detention of a five-year-old boy wearing a Spider Man backpack in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights quickly became a defining image of the Trump administration’s hardline immigration enforcement. Furious critics, including many local politicians, seized on Liam R…

Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Allen raise fists and embrace loved ones after federal judge ordered release Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Allen, who were arrested and charged for their role in an anti-ICE demonstration that disrupted Sunday church services in St Paul, Minnesota , have been released. Video of the two women posted online showed them emerging from detention on Friday, rai…

Lake Cargelligo is no longer in lockdown as police search properties at Euabalong, about 30km north A gunman suspected of killing his pregnant former partner and two others in remote NSW remains on the run, as police revealed he reported to local officers as part of his bail conditions only hours before the shootings. Julian Ingram, 37, was last seen driving out of Lake Cargelligo, in the NSW cen…