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Exclusive: Union body finds workers describing themselves as ‘gambling’ because wages felt like the outcome of chance rather than work The practice of using “dynamic pricing” to set pay on gig economy platforms including Uber should be banned because it leaves workers at the mercy of shadowy algorithms with no certainty over their earnings, trade union leaders have urged. In a report exposing the…

From legitimate scrutiny to lurid scare stories, the Green party’s rise has brought a sudden spike in attention It is the lot of smaller parties that grow rapidly that they tend to endure something of a trial by the media in the UK. The attention from some of the newspapers and broadcasters to the Green party before this week’s elections has occasionally borne an unlikely resemblance to the heigh…

Iran says the ‘ball is in the United States’ court’ as Trump says he is likely to reject new proposal from Tehran Donald Trump said on Saturday he was going to review a new peace proposal from Tehran but cast doubt over its prospects, saying Iran had not yet “paid a big enough price”. Two semiofficial Iranian news outlets, Tasnim and Fars, believed to be close to Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary…

Exclusive: Two ‘intimate conversations’ held with writers, directors and producers, with a third due in June Nato is holding closed-door meetings with film and TV screenwriters, directors and producers across Europe and the US, the Guardian can reveal, prompting accusations the alliance is seeking to use the arts to generate “propaganda” for the bloc. The alliance has held three meetings with fil…

David Farley says net overseas migration of 306,000 ‘probably not’ too much despite party policy to cap migrants at 130,000 per year Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce has blamed “the pressure of a campaign” for One Nation’s Farrer candidate contradicting party policy on immigration and appearing to end…

Warlpiri girl went missing on Saturday 25 April from a town camp and was found dead five days later Warning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have died Northern Territory police have charged Jefferson Lewis with murder and two counts of sexual assault over the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby. The Warlpiri girl went missing on Saturday, 25 A…

Man, 32, taken into custody after police called to Rosemeadow incident in early hours of Sunday morning Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Three people have died and a man is in police custody following an incident at a home in Sydney’s southwest. NSW police arrived at the house in Rosemeadow on Sunday at 1.30am afte…

Man, 32, arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after incident in Rosemeadow. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Liberal party has claimed victory in a key Victorian byelection seen as a preview of what to expect when the rest of the state hits the polls in November . As counting continued in the Mornington peninsula seat of Nepean, the Lib…

Investigators find explosives in car, which crashed into Multnomah Athletic Club shortly before 3am Saturday A person was found dead after a vehicle plowed into a health club in downtown Portland, Oregon, early Saturday morning, police said. Investigators later found explosives inside the car. Portland police and the Portland fire and rescue department responded to the Multnomah Athletic Club sho…

Arena in Birmingham cleared after report of suspicious bag, with comedian pulled from stage mid-performance A man has been charged over a bomb hoax after a live show by comedian Peter Kay in Birmingham was stopped when a “potentially suspicious bag” was found around the venue. The Utilita Arena Birmingham was evacuated and a 19-year-old man was taken into custody, West Midlands police said on Fri…

Republicans blame Biden administration block on JetBlue deal; Democrats point to fuel price surge amid Iran war Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email US airlines and government officials battled on Saturday to deal with stranded passengers and stricken employees after discount carrier Spirit Airlines abruptly ceased operations – and a political and business blame game got under way ov…

Orange county resident Tommi Jo Mejer’s son was illegally riding e-motorcycle when he ran into 81-year-old Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A southern California woman is facing an additional charge of involuntary manslaughter after an 81-year-old man died from his injuries after being struck by the woman’s teen son while he was riding an e-motorcycle, prosecutors said on Friday.…

German government calls redeployment of 5,000 troops ‘anticipated’ and reminder of Europe’s need to invest in its own defence ‘We love our Americans’: the German town rocked by Trump’s plan to withdraw US troops Nato is seeking to “understand the details” of a US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, a redeployment ordered by Donald Trump amid a feud with the German chancellor, Friedric…

Four people are in hospital, with one 25-year-old man facing life-threatening injuries A drive-by shooting in Brixton which left four people in hospital on Saturday has been branded “an act of indiscriminate violence” by police. Shots were fired in the early hours on Coldharbour Lane in the south London area, leaving one 25-year-old man in hospital with life-threatening injuries. Continue reading…

Anthony Marsh appears to be in commanding position in significant boost to opposition leader Jess Wilson The Liberals have claimed victory in a key Victorian byelection seen as a preview of what to expect when the rest of the state hits the polls in November . As counting continued in the Mornington peninsula seat of Nepean, the Liberal candidate, Anthony Marsh, appeared to be in a commanding pos…