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US-based Zubeyda Muzeyyen, AKA DJ Haram, claimed a ‘Zio-Australian-Epstein empire’ was responsible for silencing dissenters Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The premier of New South Wales has ruled out cutting funding for Sydney’s Biennale arts festival after Jewish groups condemned language used by US artist DJ Ha…

US president says it is ‘only appropriate’ for Europe to help, and warns failure to do so would be ‘very bad’ for Nato Donald Trump has ratcheted up the pressure on European allies to help protect the strait of Hormuz, warning that Nato faces a “very bad” future if its members fail to come to Washington’s aid. The effective closure of the vital waterway by Tehran in retaliation for airstrikes by …

NRMA says record-high fuel may be here to stay in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane after prices soared early in the Middle East conflict Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Dozens of service stations across Australia have run out of petrol as distributors struggle to keep up with customers panic-buying as the conflict i…

Much-loved actor, who died in October aged 79, remembered in emotional segment at the 98th Academy Awards Oscars 2026 winners: the full list The 98th Oscars in Los Angeles have paid tribute to one of Hollywood’s best-loved and most singular stars, Diane Keaton, who died in October, aged 79 . Rachel McAdams, who played Keaton’s daughter in 2005’s The Family Stone, took to stage to remember to a wo…

Health service in England has saved more than £14bn hiring from overseas, report says, as doubt is cast on aim to reduce international recruitment to 10% Ministers’ plans to cut the international workforce within NHS England appear overambitious, MPs have said, as a report reveals the health service saved more than £14bn by recruiting doctors, nurses and midwives from overseas. Many of the countr…

Flawed Home Office travel records identified thousands of parents suspected of claiming while living abroad The UK’s public spending watchdog has launched an investigation into a controversial government anti-fraud scheme that resulted in thousands of families being wrongly stripped of their child benefit payments. The National Audit Office (NAO) will examine how HM Revenue and Customs designed a…

Letter sent to Starmer claims ‘small number of peers have been using procedural tactics’ to stymie its progress More than 100 Labour MPs have called on Keir Starmer to stop the House of Lords from blocking the assisted dying bill and give it more time to return to the Commons, with the legislation now certain to fall owing to lack of time. The private member’s bill, sponsored by Labour’s Kim Lead…

Charities Aid Foundation says giving no longer a ‘deeply embedded cultural norm’ amid rising cost of living Britain is rapidly losing the charity habit, with public donations to good causes plummeting by more than £1.4bn last year and millions of people saying they can no longer afford – or do not want – to give, according to an analysis. The Charities Aid Foundation (Caf) said in its annual repo…

Average arrears for housing, utilities and council tax for low-income households all rose last year High levels of debt on essential bills have become the “new normal” for many low-income households, the charity StepChange said on Monday, with average arrears for housing, utilities and council tax all going up last year. People’s budgets have been stretched in recent years as they have faced high…

US supreme court has ‘ransacked’ the country, president argues, in wake of its ruling against his trade agenda Donald Trump has claimed he has “the absolute right” to impose new tariffs after the US supreme court ruled many of the import duties he imposed last year were illegal. The president attacked the court in a late night broadside on Sunday, accusing it of having “unnecessarily RANSACKED” t…

Jasper Jones author also charged with additional count of possessing child exploitation material Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian author Craig Silvey has been charged with more child exploitation offences. The 43-year-old was previously charged with possessing and distributing child exploitation material…

Passenger on Flight VA 328 alerted the crew who responded by ‘containing the device’ before plane landed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Virgin Australia flight from Brisbane to Melbourne was met by firefighters after smoke was seen coming from a vape on board. Flight VA 328 landed safely and all passengers disembarked normally after a vape “activated” in the cabin …

As One Battle After Another swept the Academy Awards, Paul Thomas Anderson, Javier Bardem and Conan O’Brien gave a welcome reality check to the glitzy ceremony Oscar winners 2026: the full list In his opening monologue to the 98th Academy Awards , host Conan O’Brien issued a note of caution to easily offended viewers. “I warn you, tonight could get political,” O’Brien said. “If that makes you unc…

Trump warns Nato faces ‘very bad’ future if US allies fail to assist in opening the vital oil route; Israel says thousands of targets in Iran remain – follow it live How have you been affected by the latest Middle East events? Hello and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the US-Israel war against Iran and the consequences for the region, the world and the global economy. Here are the late…

Paul Thomas Anderson’s revolutionary epic took home six awards while Sinners scored four including for best actor Oscar winners 2026: the full list Paul Thomas Anderson’s counter-culture caper One Battle After Another has won the Oscars war, taking home six awards after a hotly contested season. The big-budget comedy thriller, inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland, was named best picture and also…