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Detectives targeting dissident republicans stopped vehicle transporting device near Northern Ireland border A woman in her 20s has been charged in relation to an “extremely significant” bomb intercepted near the Irish border. Garda Síochána said in a statement that a second person, a man in his 40s arrested in connection with the investigation, remained detained in relation to offences against th…

After Google fined €890m by EU, US president said Europe was ‘robbing’ American companies and taxpayers What to know about Trump’s new tariffs on more than 80 countries Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with “substantial” tariffs after Brussels imposed a series of steep fines on US tech giants. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president wrote: “The United States of Amer…

Irish politicians concerned about Daniel Tatlow-Devally’s treatment in jail want Micheál Martin to send observers to Ulm 5 trial A cross-party delegation of Irish politicians has urged Dublin to send observers to a high-security trial of pro-Palestinian activists in Germany and to raise concerns about the Irish defendant’s detention when the German chancellor visits next week. Mairéad Farrell of …

Metropolitan police say officers on marine policing boat are receiving treatment after incident in central London Five officers have been injured after a police boat struck Westminster Bridge in central London on Friday afternoon. The Metropolitan police said the incident occurred at about 3.40pm and involved a boat from the marine policing unit. Continue reading...

Tehran’s increasingly accurate and lethal attacks are showing up failures in American air defences in the Gulf As the crisis in the Middle East escalates, Iran has been bombing US bases and critical infrastructure in the Gulf with increasing accuracy, helped by Chinese satellite imagery and tactics learned from Russia in Ukraine. Three American soldiers were killed last Friday in an attack on the…

No end to fighting in sight as Revolutionary Guards launch drones at targets in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait The US struck targets across Iran on Friday, reaching as far as the Caspian Sea, as Donald Trump threatened “major military punishment” for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen for extending the war to a second major shipping ⁠chokepoint at the entrance to the Red Sea. As Iran retaliated wi…

Exclusive: Eight companies expect to be covered by the ban for 2025-26, the Guardian can reveal Water company bosses’ total pay rose over the past year despite a government bonus ban and public outrage over pollution and bills, the Guardian can reveal. One chief executive, Mark Thurston of Anglian Water, received £1.9m – including a £500,000 “retention payment”, despite the bonus ban. Continue re…

Six migrants from Honduras and Mexico – including 14-year-old boy – were found dead in May near US-Mexico border Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A US attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of six migrants whose bodies were found in a rail cargo container in Texas in May. The six people were found dead in a rail yard shipping c…

Warning in place until Sunday morning in southern and central regions after drought declared in parts of Wales Heat alerts are in place across parts of England, with possible highs of 30C (86F) and officials saying temperatures are likely to have an impact on health and wellbeing. The yellow heat health alerts issued for the East Midlands, east of England, London, south-east, south-west and West …

V&A event celebrates all shapes and sizes as wider fashion industry stalls on body diversity Visitors to London’s Victoria and Albert Museum on Friday afternoon to watch Sinéad O’Dwyer ’s Fashion in Motion show would have encountered something a little different. The cast of performers and models wore everything from underwear to skirt suits and sequins, and sometimes danced interpretively on the…

Of the estimated 179 people aboard, 76 were rescued as efforts continue to salvage the ship and recover all bodies The confirmed death toll from the recent capsizing of a state ferry off Guyana ’s coast has risen to 72, with more bodies recovered as a multinational team struggle to salvage the partially submerged vessel. Of the estimated 179 people aboard, 76 people were rescued. The government h…

‘Daily routine of hit jobs and smears will not deter us from winning next general election,’ party briefing notes say Reform UK has instructed its councillors to describe a police investigation into donations from the mother of George Cottrell as an establishment stitch-up, as polling showed the party’s popularity plummeting. Internal briefing documents circulated to the party’s councillors inclu…

Economists’ warning comes as escalating Middle East crisis pushes global crude oil back above $US100 a barrel Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian households face the prospect of a Reserve Bank interest rate hike and petrol prices above $2 a litre over the coming weeks, economists warn, as the escalating Middle East crisis pushes global crude back above $US100 a…

The One Nation leader has allied herself with men’s rights activists for years, consistently suggesting women routinely make false allegations of violence Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast For a decade, Pauline Hanson has been beating the same drum. Her comments this week – suggesting domestic violence was a “two-wa…

Lib Dems call on PM to push for suspension of ‘bungled, malfunctioning’ system as overseas holiday travel peaks Andy Burnham has been urged to lobby EU leaders directly to suspend the new entry-exit system, EES, as the peak weekend for overseas holidays begins. About 2.2 million British holidaymakers are expected to head abroad between Friday and Monday, the majority to Europe, with all schools i…