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Italian police say Maltese citizen under investigation for smuggling after animals found packed in car A Maltese man is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly attempting to transport 300 tortoises and 77 parrots from Sicily to Malta. The animals were found packed into a car near the boarding area for a Malta-bound catamaran during an inspection at the Sicilian port of Pozzallo, the local u…

Youngest press secretary in White House history left earlier this year after the birth of her second child Karoline Leavitt, who stepped down as White House press secretary in August, is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor, according to the New York Times, citing a network announcement. Leavitt, 29, who was the youngest press secretary in White House history, left the administration after t…

Court starts new term hearing Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level The US supreme court begins its new nine-month term hearing arguments Monday in a high-stakes case in which big oil companies are attempting to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that seek to hold them accountable for the climate crisis. In Suncor Energy versus the County Commissioners of Boulde…

Former MP and Greens Institute head, Max Chandler-Mather, says proposal for publicly owned supermarket chain will ease grocery prices Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast More than 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets would be nationalised, and hundreds of government grocery stores opened, under a $25bn plan being put forward by former Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather. Chann…

A dozen B-1 bombers stationed at Gloucestershire base were redeployed to US on Sunday amid concerns over possible threat from Iran Downing Street has insisted RAF Fairford is secure a day after the US air force suddenly withdrew a dozen B-1 bombers that had been stationed at the Gloucestershire base amid security concerns about a possible threat from Iran. The prime minister’s official spokespers…

PM orders ministers to tackle students’ five major demands, including organising replacement teachers and school repairs Hundreds of schools in France remained fully or partly closed on Monday as teenagers continued to blockade buildings and the government struggled to contain the biggest youth protest movement in years. A 15-year-old protesting against what the demonstrators say are France’s dil…

Ryo Uchimiya was sleeping in his car waiting for his shift to begin when a 16-year-old crashed into him A longtime chef for the famous Japanese restaurant chain Nobu was killed over the weekend in Malibu, California , when a teen driver crashed into his parked vehicle, where he was sleeping while waiting for his shift to start. The 51-year-old chef, named by the Los Angeles medical examiner’s off…

Medical transport plane flying from Bermuda to Boston crashed off coast of Massachusetts early Saturday Six people are presumed dead after the US Coast Guard on Sunday suspended its search for survivors of a medical transport plane crash off the coast of Massachusetts early the previous day. The aircraft, which was flying from Bermuda to Boston, lost contact with ground authorities at about 2am o…

After Guardian investigation uncovered drone strike that killed 12 civilians and injured many more, seven-year-old Abdiqadir Salah underwent vital operation in Mogadishu On the rickshaw ride to the hospital, Marian Haji Abdi Guled felt a mixture of joy and apprehension: the day they had been waiting for had finally arrived. Almost a year earlier, her then seven-year-old son, Abdiqadir Salah, had …

French authorities say two men, one in his 30s and another in his 40s, died during overnight crossing UK politics live – latest updates Two people have died and two more have been injured attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat, French authorities have said, while anti-migrant protesters on England’s south coast scuffled with police as they opposed the rescue of nearly 150 more people on …

Classicist and museum trustee visited the line after people complained of waiting for hours, with some turned away Mary Beard has intervened in the row about excessively long queues for the Bayeux tapestry by visiting the line and submitting a list of improvements to the British Museum. Beard, 71, is a trustee of the museum and inspected the queue herself after visitors to the tapestry complained…

Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology. The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and “other bad things that will happen” in an interview that sparked an instant backlash from critics of the major…

Culture of silence and fears of exclusion means aviation workers less likely to seek help for mental health issues Pilots and air traffic controllers in the US could soon have an easier time achieving a healthy mental altitude – a move with implications for the safety of air travel in America. The US Senate recently approved bills aimed at encouraging aviation professionals struggling with a ment…

France’s Cac 40 index slides as announcement of snap election in Spain also helps fuel eurozone uncertainty Business live – latest updates The euro has slumped to the lowest level against the dollar in 17 months amid growing concern France’s debt position could threaten the stability of the wider single currency bloc. The single currency fell as much as 0.8% against the dollar in early trading on…

Banks and building societies raise prices as turmoil in bond markets increases expectations of base rate rise The average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6% barrier for the first time in three years, as jitters in the money markets make the loans more expensive for lenders to offer. Figures from financial information provider Moneyfacts show the average is now 6.00%, its highe…