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Noongar woman Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis, while homeless to avoid an allegedly abusive ex-partner Warning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have died The family of an Aboriginal mother of seven who died just weeks after giving birth say the Western Australian government knew she was experiencing domestic violence and fearing for her safety weeks bef…

Mystery of who the child known as Baby Auckland was and how he died has not been solved A baby boy whose skeletal remains were found wrapped in a 1910 newspaper and with twine around his neck has, finally, been laid to rest. The child has become known as Baby Auckland after he was found at a property in the centre of Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Continue reading...

Sources say staff have been asked to pack up final stock and equipment after waves of closures Jewellery chain Claire’s is closing its final UK stores on Tuesday, cutting about 1,000 jobs months after falling into administration. Sources said staff at Claire’s, which collapsed in January, had been asked to pack up the final stock and equipment with the final outlets to formally close on Tuesday a…

Hisham Abugharbieh has been charged in the deaths of his roommate and his roommate’s girlfriend Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The man charged with killing two University of South Florida doctoral students from Bangladesh allegedly asked ChatGPT about what happens if a person has been put in a garbage bag and “thrown in a dumpster”, according to pros…

Redrawn map could flip up to five seats to Republicans as Trump’s party seeks to keep control of Congress The US supreme court formally reinstated on Monday a redrawn Texas electoral map that was designed to add more Republicans to the US House of Representatives, as Donald Trump’s party seeks to keep control of Congress in the November congressional elections. The move by the court, which has a …

Russian backing for the ruling junta has not stopped rebel fighters striking significant blows in recent days When Assimi Goïta, the leader of Mali’s military junta, sat down with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in the Kremlin last summer, it symbolised Moscow’s commanding sway over Mali at the expense of the west. As the two men spoke, roughly 3,500 miles to the south, about 2,000 Russian…

Michael Glantz, a senior talent agent, says he ‘wasn’t scared’ and ‘wanted to watch’ as chaos unfolded at the event US politics live – latest updates A guest at the White House correspondents’ dinner retained his table manners and was spotted calmly tucking into his salad course on Saturday, soon after gunfire rang out and heavily armed Secret Service agents swarmed into the ballroom of the Washi…

The show, curated by Edward Enninful, will highlight the era’s ‘do it yourself’ attitude and work outside the dominant Cool Britannia narrative Steve McQueen’s first major film, a tribute by Chris Ofili to Doreen and Stephen Lawrence, and images of young people at club nights including the Haçienda will be exhibited at Tate Britain as part of its 90s exhibition. The show will explore art and fash…

Proposal for a one-time 5% tax on billionaires in the state is opposed by Silicon Valley tech titans and Gavin Newsom Proponents of a proposal to levy a one-time tax on California billionaires say they’ve gathered enough signatures to place the measure on the ballot in November. The campaign says it has collected more than 1.5m signatures, according to a statement. Continue reading...

Commons speaker to grant application by Tories for vote on investigation into whether PM misled MPs, say sources UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer will face a vote on whether to launch an investigation into claims he misled the Commons over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. Sources have told the Guardian that the speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, is expected …

Critics hit out at ‘dire’ situation in the country which has the strictest laws around abortion in western Europe Rights campaigners have affixed lockboxes containing abortion pills to sites across Malta, in a campaign designed to highlight the country’s near-total ban on abortion. The 15 black boxes aim to provide practical help to women grappling with the EU’s strictest abortion laws; anyone wh…

Teatro La Fenice called comments by its controversial appointee Beatrice Venezi ‘offensive and detrimental’ Teatro La Fenice, the prestigious Venice opera house, has fired its incoming music director after she insinuated its hiring practices were nepotistic, with jobs “practically passed down from father to son”. After months of controversy over the appointment of Beatrice Venezi , La Fenice Foun…

Military intelligence chief reportedly also killed in sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels Mali has been left reeling from sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels who seized several towns and military bases and killed the defence minister and military intelligence chief. The weekend assault on the west African state’s security architecture was coordinated by al-Qaida-af…

President blames dissident Farc faction for attack on Pan-American Highway that also injured 36 people in south-western region The death toll in a weekend highway bombing in Colombia has risen to 20, with another 36 people injured, amid a surge of violence ahead of presidential elections next month. Buses and vans were left mangled in the blast on Saturday on the Pan-American Highway, in the rest…

Former prime minister says policies will lose support without continued lower prices, while Malcolm Turnbull points to some progress in US Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Kevin Rudd has described Donald Trump’s cuts to support for green industries as “unfortunate”, warning that Australians would conclude the clean transition was “bullshit” if it did not offer tangible…