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The argument for transitioning to renewables seems stronger than ever – and yet, attacks mount on the carbon price scheme that underpins the EU’s success at cutting pollution • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here On the one hand, experts say, Europe is better prepared for this energy crisis than the last. On the other, it is still waging a culture war against the most o…

Joani Reid MP reportedly swapped flirtatious messages with senior officer in charge of nuclear-armed submarine A Royal Navy captain in charge of one of Britain’s nuclear-armed submarines stepped back from his duties over his relationship with the MP Joani Reid, whose husband faces allegations of spying for China. The married senior officer was investigated by the navy last year over his contact w…

Exclusive: Justice Jim Henry published data from his own court revealing recent cases took more than a year to reach committal Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Queensland supreme court judge says serious criminal cases are taking “excruciatingly longer” to finalise due to “glacial” delays in the state’s magistrates court, where some matters are spending several years…

Exclusive: Greens MLC Sue Higginson tells parliament that Corrective Services knew things ‘which made it very clear they had monitored our conversation’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A New South Wales parliamentarian has alleged prison officers unlawfully listened to her calls with inmates and then threatened those who had sought her help. The Greens’ justice spokes…

PM’s deadline to establish the biggest gun buyback in 30 years passes with half of the nation’s governments refusing to join Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government has accused state and territory leaders who refuse to sign up to its proposed national gun buy back scheme , of “standing in the way” of efforts to get dangerous weapons off Australian stree…

Food and Drink Federation almost triples forecast, even allowing for possibility of strait of Hormuz reopening soon Business live – latest updates Food inflation could hit 9% in the UK this year, even if the strait of Hormuz opens within the next few weeks, figures suggest, as the Iran war pushes up energy prices. The Food and Drink Federation, which represents 12,000 food and drink manufacturers…

Experts say the US believes it is entitled to resources it desires – a perspective president has supported for decades Donald Trump said this past weekend he wants to “take the oil in Iran” by seizing control of a key export hub, echoing a refrain he has returned to for over a decade. It’s a sign of his disregard for international law and belief in “fossil-fuel imperialism”, experts say. Continue…

In her first print interview since release, the Palestinian immigrant says after year in custody, she sees it as her duty to denounce ICE detention in the US A Palestinian woman who was released last month after spending a year in a Texas immigration detention center told the Guardian in an exclusive interview that she sees “a lot of similarities” between the treatment of people in Immigration an…

The discovery of a medieval Scottish ferry with a roll-on, roll-off feature for carts also provided some much-needed levity The media ecosystem may have changed since the BBC’s spaghetti harvest report in 1957 or the Guardian’s 1977 travel supplement about the island of San Serriffe , but April fool stories are still with us. Indeed, if you picked up Wednesday’s edition of the Guardian, you may h…

Jurors hear 19-year-old recount FaceTime call after alleged cliffside attack on Oahu during wife’s birthday trip Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The son of a Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife testified on Tuesday that his father told him that his wife had been cheating on him and that he had “tried to kill her”. Emile Konig, 19, told ju…

While Pete Hegseth has mocked the ‘big, bad Royal Navy’, the First Sea Lord has sounded the alarm about its readiness Middle East crisis – live updates The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, had his tongue firmly in his cheek when he singled out the “big bad Royal Navy” in a recent press update on the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Hegseth’s sarcastic comment was only the latest in a long line of j…

Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory Snow surveys taking place across the American west this week are offering a grim prognosis, after a historically warm winter and searing March temperatures left the critical snowpack at record-low levels across the region. Experts warned that even as the heat begins to subside, th…

Prime minister to deliver address live at 7pm AEDT as Jim Chalmers says Iran war having ‘extreme impact on global economy’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Jim Chalmers has unveiled a suite of Covid-era support measures for businesses struggling with soaring fuel prices and the prime minister is set to address the …

Judge says in verdict against Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham that conditions imposed were lawful and necessary Two prominent leaders in the Palestine solidarity movement in Britain have been found guilty of breaching protest conditions. Ben Jamal, 62, the director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), and Chris Nineham, 63, vice-chair of the Stop the War Coalition, were accused of failing to c…

PM to focus on European defence and economic partnership for ‘dangerous world’ in pivot away from US UK politics live – latest updates Britain’s long-term national interest requires closer partnership with the EU, Keir Starmer has said, citing war in the Middle East and the increasingly volatile international situation. The prime minister indicated that the conflict had refocused the government o…