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Police charge woman with murder after the body of a preschooler was found in a Central Coast home on Saturday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The NSW opposition is demanding an independent review after it was confirmed the family of a four-year-old who was allegedly murdered was known to the department in charge o…

At least seven killed in the Ukraine capital in the second major assault on the city and its surrounds in less than a week Russia struck Ukraine’s Kyiv region with ballistic missiles on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, authorities said, on the eve of a Nato summit in Turkey. Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said rescue crews were pulling residents from buildings ⁠shattere…

Analysis finds services cheaper but country ranks 57th in network performance and 70th for download speeds British holidaymakers watching online videos while they sit on a European beach this summer are likely to be pleasantly surprised: the signal should be better than at home. Mobile coverage in the UK is worse than in any of the 27 EU member countries, and every other member of the G7 group of…

Epping footballer Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, remains in hospital after hitting his head during a game in Lalor on Saturday A suburban Melbourne footballer is receiving “end-of-life” care in hospital after a horror head clash saw him fall to the ground and hit his head on a covered cricket pitch, his club says. High school teacher Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, was taken to Royal Melbourne hospital on Saturda…

Inquiry co-chaired by David Blunkett uncovers loss of focus on fighting crime, plus low standards and need for reform Police leadership in England and Wales is plagued by “nepotism and bias” and too many chiefs have lost focus on fighting crime, a government-backed report has found. The inquiry, co-chaired by former home secretary David Blunkett, found a reset was needed at all levels, with score…

Report says current network of buses, trains and stations effectively locks 2.8m people out of workforce Investing in the UK transport network to make it fully accessible to disabled passengers could boost the economy by £176bn by helping millions more people into work, according to a report. Making the economic case for an inclusive transport network, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMe…

Measures to be announced to make funding more transparent amid new revelations about Reform UK leader Ministers will launch a crackdown on large political donations on Monday, as Nigel Farage faces a possible second investigation into gifts he received from a convicted fraudster before becoming an MP. The government will announce a series of measures to make political funding more transparent, in…

Dan Jarvis, who wants to stay on as defence secretary, says he is confident PM-in-waiting values national security The new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, has called on Andy Burnham to increase defence spending dramatically from 2030 and “evidence the trajectory” towards a Nato target that would mean £25bn a year more for the military by the middle of the next decade. The former paratrooper said h…

Prime minister picked pop singer in game of ‘shag, marry, date’ on comedy podcast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has apologised “unequivocally” for his comments while playing a “shag, marry, date” game on a comedy podcast when he nominated Kylie Minogue for all three categories. The prime ministe…

Many Venezuelans have accused the government of an inadequate response to the 24 June disaster Venezuela’s interim president has defended her country’s emergency response to the twin earthquakes which have killed more than 3,000 people, vowing the country would not descend into social unrest. Many Venezuelans have expressed anger at what they see as the US-backed government’s inadequate response …

Exit leaves primary voters to choose between progressive Abdul El-Sayed and centrist Haley Stevens in must-win seat Mallory McMorrow, a Michigan Democrat, has dropped out of a contentious US Senate primary campaign , setting up a straight fight between the party’s progressive and establishment wings – represented by Abdul El-Sayed , a former public health official, and Haley Stevens, a congresswo…

Queensland premier vows to imprison more youth offenders at party state conference. Follow today’s news live Queensland premier unveils new youth crime slogan: Breach Bail Go to Jail David Crisafulli has vowed to imprison more youth offenders. We’re heading in the right direction and we’ve heard from Queenslanders who are telling us to keep going, and we will with reforms to Labor’s weak bail law…

‘Haiti is a failed state’, says Carlos Giménez, congressman and Miami Cuban exile, after controversial court ruling Carlos Giménez, a Republican congressman from Florida, broke with the Trump administration on Sunday, calling on the White House to reconsider its push to eliminate temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian migrants. Returning some 350,000 Haitians to their chaotic, dangerous hom…

More than 20 states reported temperatures above 100F as heat dome sits over eastern US during holiday weekend At least about two dozen people have died amid the perilous climate crisis-driven heatwave that has scorched swaths of the US with record temperatures. As a huge heat dome sits over the county’s eastern half, extreme heat gripped millions of people in the days leading up to the US’s semiq…

Incidents involving California state senator Scott Wiener and New York congressman Dan Goldman underscore Israel-Palestine conflict’s role in US elections Two recent incidents involving US congressional candidates on opposite coasts have blown up into major controversies, underscoring how the Israel-Palestine conflict has transformed US elections – and illustrating how aggressive protest tactics …