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Country heads to the polls as latest polling shows 0.3-point gap between left and right wing blocs The polls opened at 8am local time (7am UK) and will close 12 hours later, at 8pm local time (7pm UK). And it is at 8pm local time when we should get the results of the Swedish public broadcaster SVT’s polling station survey, and a separate poll commissioned by private broadcaster TV4. Continue read…

Harborne and Delo’s cash could buy a massive head start in an election, but spending big has possible pitfalls Nigel Farage once said he could spend his £5m gift from Christopher Harborne on Ferraris if he wanted to, given its unconditional nature. With the new donations to his party from Harborne and his fellow crypto billionaire Ben Delo of £72m over the past weekend alone, Farage’s party now h…

Sheriff’s office identifies Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, as person of interest after series of stabbings in Houma leaves four dead Police are searching for a person of interest after a series of stabbings in Houma, Louisiana, left at least four people dead and another person in critical condition in hospital. The Terrebonne parish sheriff’s office identified Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, as a person of intere…

Plan to give US adults $5,000 has been greeted with incredulity across the political spectrum as well as outrage Donald Trump on Sunday doubled down on his controversial pledge to give US adults a $5,000 “dividend” if his Republican ⁠party keeps control of Congress after November’s midterm elections. The plan has been greeted with expressions of incredulity across the US political spectrum as wel…

The currency has now reached its highest level against the US and Australian dollars in six months Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast In the unpredictable world of global currency markets, there has been one safe bet: that the Japanese yen would continue its relentless decline. In recent weeks, that trade has started to unravel after Tokyo and Washington intervened to su…

‘Red lines’ legislation would forbid defence equipment technology or services being used, includes parts for F-35 fighter jets Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Crossbench MPs including David Pocock and Sophie Scamps will put pressure on the Albanese government to ban Australian goods from being used by the Israeli military – including for F-35 fighter jets – by introdu…

Exclusive: New details underscoring depth of relationship between billionaire and party revealed in first episode of Guardian podcast The Populist Listen to the Guardian’s podcast The Populist here Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce stayed overnight at Gina Rinehart’s $20m Brisbane mansion after fundraising events held for One Nation, Gua…

No casualties reported as Ukraine’s foreign minister says ‘Putin’s terror knocking directly on doors of EU and Nato’ A passenger train travelling from Kyiv to Warsaw was hit by a Russian drone two kilometres from the Polish border, in an attack that Ukraine’s foreign minister described as “Putin’s terror knocking directly on the doors of the EU and Nato”. At least six people were killed and more …

Combined value of 275 women’s claims is far greater than amount Harrods has set aside for payouts Compensation claims by 275 survivors of alleged sexual abuse by the former owner of Harrods Mohamed Al Fayed could reach between £100m and £150m, according to a law firm representing the women. The combined value of their claims, calculated by KP Law (KPL), which represents more than half of known su…

Former vice-president and her husband were not home when person entered their property, no arrests were made Law enforcement officials and a spokesperson for former vice-president Kamala Harris said a trespasser was stopped at her Malibu home in California on Friday night. Neither the former vice-president nor her husband, Doug Emhoff, were home at the time. Continue reading...

Fire survivors and bereaved urge Barnet Group to ‘reconsider’ appointment of Laura Johnson, who pushed for cheaper contractor Grenfell survivors and bereaved relatives have criticised the “outrageous decision” to hire a director who oversaw cost-cutting at Grenfell Tower in a £150,000-a-year senior council housing role. Laura Johnson, the director of housing at the Royal Borough of Kensington and…

Iran war and turbulent global bond markets add to pressure as rate decisions loom this week in major western economies Economics viewpoint: perilous UK economic conditions trace back to Trump Central bankers in economies including the US, Japan and the UK will face a moment of truth this week, as surging inflation raises the prospect of higher interest rates. Policymakers in all three countries w…

In a new video, Klein and Taylor outline a ominous evolution taking shape on the far right – and how to stay loyal to this planet and each other The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear An ominous evolution is under way on the far right. It is a dangerous shift that is linked to our era of existential crises, defined by its pandemics, climate emergenci…

Key government meeting this month will consider US bid to try James ‘Fergie’ Chambers over alleged support for Hamas Attorneys for James “Fergie” Chambers, the US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects worldwide who is currently imprisoned in Madrid and sought in extradition, have submitted a brief ahead of a decisive government meeting on the case. Meanwhile, Chambers’ p…

Party with neo-Nazi roots is in line for key ministerial positions if rightwing bloc wins the election Voting is under way in Sweden in a high-stakes election that could lead to the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) entering government for the first time. It comes after an unusually heated and polarised campaign punctuated by personal attacks between leaders, accusations of misinformation and Maga-…