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The former coalminer’s claim Australians are being ‘demographically replaced’ sparked wide criticism, but his party has shown no signs of dumping him Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast In a Facebook video from a Sydney anti-immigration rally on Sunday, as a man dressed like a medieval knight watches on, One Nation leader upper house candidate Stuart Bonds launches into a…

Experts say outage exposes ‘Australia’s reliance on foreign technology’ as software giant says services being restored Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Microsoft outage could be a disaster for the Australian economy that forces some small businesses to close, with costs expected to run into the billions of dollars, experts have warned. The US software company has s…

No passengers or crew were killed or critically hurt after a tanker collided with a river cruise ship on the Mississippi River, officials say New Orleans river collision – latest updates In what the city’s mayor declared a “miracle on the Mississippi”, all passengers were accounted for – with none killed or critically hurt – after a tanker collided with a river cruise ship docked on the Mississip…

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for all planes due to take off in the US, delaying and canceling thousands of flights Flights grounded at all US airports due to communications outage – live The US Federal ⁠Aviation Administration said in a statement that the nationwide halt to departures and delays to landings at all US airports that began at about 4pm ET on Friday was ca…

Flight 15 expected to orbit Earth about 14 times over 22 hours, before company catches it at Starbase, Texas SpaceX’s Starship megarocket blasted off from Texas on Friday afternoon, as the aerospace company sought to make history with a double catch of its reusable rocket. Starship Flight 15 is expected to orbit the Earth about 14 times over the course of 22 hours, before the company catches the …

Anti-corruption agency carried out searches as part of investigation into Orbán-era minister accused of taking bribes Hungary’s anti-corruption agency said on Friday it had seized cash worth $19.5m (£14.8m) buried in forests and hidden elsewhere while investigating an ex-minister of nationalist former leader Viktor Orbán’s cabinet. Miklós Seszták, Hungary’s minister of national development betwee…

Statement a rare instance of a prominent Jewish political leader taking a strong stand in defence of Arab Israelis Israeli prime ministerial hopeful Gadi Eisenkot accused caretaker premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday of fuelling a “racist” campaign against the country’s Arab minority, after he sought to delegitimise the community’s lawmakers by linking them to Hamas. Eisenkot’s statement was a r…

Transportation secretary Sean Duffy said stoppage is due to ‘communication issue’ and that FAA is looking into issue The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a nationwide ground stop for all flights that are due to take off in the US on Friday, delaying or canceling nearly 7,000 US flights, according to aviation tracker FlightAware. In a post on X, the US transportation secretary, Sea…

Kaja Kallas says Moscow is trying to divert attention from its aggression by raising issue of European security The EU’s foreign policy chief has warned against “walking into the traps that Russia is setting” as she said Moscow was trying to start a debate about European security in order to divert attention from its aggression. “We have one aggressor and one victim, and the aggressor does not ha…

No personnel, aircraft or infrastructure at Suffolk site affected, says US military The US air force has said it responded to “suspected unauthorised drone activity” on Friday night at an airbase in the east of England. No personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected, the air force said. Continue reading...

Move deals blow to government’s plans to release thousands of prisoners early to tackle prison overcrowding The government’s plans to release thousands of prisoners early were dealt a blow on Friday after probation officers across England and Wales voted to strike over pay and excessive workloads. Members of the union, Napo, backed overtime restrictions and other forms of action short of a strike…

Exclusive: Report says restricting cars and freeing up pavement space could be a cheap way to entice shoppers The long decline of the high street is a problem that has gripped British governments for years. But what if there was a solution no one had considered before – doing it all on the cheap? Spending less money is, admittedly, just one element of a report led by the urban thinktank Create St…

Barrister say law does not adequately recognise power imbalance between young people and much older adults Allegations against Russell Brand and, separately, David Walliams have led to calls for greater legal protection for 16- and 17-year-olds from being sexually exploited by older adults. A staggered consent law is one route favoured by campaigners, supported by some Labour MPs. Claire Waxman, …

Parents take action while independent bookshops say they had already stopped stocking his titles In Sarah’s house, David Walliams has been a bedtime staple for years. Her children, aged eight, six and four, have dressed up as his characters for World Book Day – they love the over-the-top, unusual names and illustrations. Now, all the books are going. “I’ll probably take them away and replace them…

Mohammed Alfatih rearrested over alleged plot to target Israelis in Europe while detained for attack on bailiff A former Hamas bodyguard convicted of knife crime in the UK is wanted in Germany for allegedly plotting to murder Jewish people. Details of the plot can now be reported after Mohammed Alfatih, also known as Mohammed Naim, was found guilty on Friday of a knife attack on a bailiff outside…