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Men were jailed under much-criticised imprisonment for public protection scheme in England and Wales, or its equivalent for children Five men have had their indefinite sentences under the imprisonment for public protection (IPP) scheme, or its equivalent for children, referred for appeal. The decision by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) was made in light of the court of appeal quashing…

Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’ UK politics live – latest updates Centrist ideas are no longer wanted in the Conservative party, Kemi Badenoch has said, arguing that one nation-type Tories or others who have qualms about her rightward direction for the party “need to get out of the way”. Making a speech in Westminster int…

President had mocked congresswoman hours before she was sprayed with unknown substance during a town hall event Welcome to our live coverage of US politics . While Donald Trump suggested he would “de-escalate” operations in Minneapolis, congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked and sprayed with an unknown substance at a town hall event in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening – where she was calling for the…

Trump said he will not sack Kristi Noem over the DHS response to two fatal shootings. Plus, Ilhan Omar attacked with unknown substance in Minneapolis Good morning. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported to Congress that two officers fired their guns at Alex Pretti during his fatal shooting. What did the report say? Obtained by CNN and CBS News , the report from Customs and Border Prot…

A year into Trump’s second term, critics say the EPA is rolling back dozens of protections and giving a leg up to polluters After a tumultuous year under the Trump administration , the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a new, almost unrecognizable guise – one that tears up environmental rules and cheerleads for coal, gas-guzzling cars and artificial intelligence . When Donald Trum…

Outrage followed ‘would-be assassin’ lie but experts say architect of ICE drive too dominant a figure to be shunned Pressure is growing on key White House senior adviser Stephen Miller over the killing of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by border patrol agents in Minneapolis and its politically divisive aftermath. Miller, the architect of Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy, finds himself…

Thinktank says about 1.2m Russians troops killed, wounded or gone missing to date and 600,000 Ukrainians The number of Russian and Ukrainian troops killed, wounded or gone missing in nearly four years of war could reach 2 million by this spring, according to a study, as Moscow’s invasion shows no sign of abating. A report by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSI…

Rest of UK has so far resisted calls to make it mandatory for developers to install bricks that provide nesting for swifts and other endangered birds Swift bricks will be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after the Scottish parliament voted in favour of a law to help endangered cavity-nesting birds. The Scottish government and MSPs across the parties backed an amendment by Scottish Green…

Lover, You Should Have Come Over enters charts at No 97, after becoming popular on social media platform Jeff Buckley has achieved his first US Hot 100 hit single, 29 years after his death, with Lover, You Should Have Come Over at No 97 this week. TikTok virality is behind the success, as a new generation of listeners discover Buckley’s spirited, romantic songwriting and pair it with videos on th…

Newton Aycliffe was meant to be a model town for a fairer postwar Britain. But unaffordable rents on a high street amounting to 0.12% of its property tycoon owner’s holdings have made it a symbol of decline – and a warning for Labour How has your local high street changed since 2019? Check your postcode Labour risks election wipeout unless it improves Britain’s high streets Under blue skies and b…

Kaja Kallas warns that shift in transatlantic system is ‘structural, not temporary’ and bloc must respond by raising defence spending We are also getting first lines from a public event with Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic’s prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen at SciencesPo university in Paris. Picking up the theme of the morning so far, Frederiksen has warned that “th…

Despite Starmer’s claim, Greens believe they also have a chance after Labour blocked Andy Burnham from running Good morning. Keir Starmer will be landing in China shortly, and he has been speaking to journalists on his flight over. As usual when a PM travels abroad, while they may want to focus on foreign issues, domestic politics never gets forgotten. As Pippa Crerar reports, Starmer was asked a…

Toy becomes a popular symbol of workplace fatigue after manufacturing error gave it a frown instead of a smile On 17 February China will celebrate the start of the year of the horse, the zodiac sign symbolising high energy and hard work. But the runaway success of a defective stuffed toy suggests that many Chinese are not feeling the vibe. A red horse toy produced by Happy Sister in the city of Y…

Bushfires still burning out of control in Victoria as temperatures reached the high 40s in the west of NSW Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast People across significant parts of western New South Wales, south-western Queensland and Victoria have suffered through another day of sweltering conditions, with more local re…

Former PM called for national register and accreditation for imams, sparking backlash from Muslim leaders Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Leading Islamic groups have condemned Scott Morrison as “deeply ill-informed” and “dangerous” after the former prime minister demanded a national register and accreditation for …