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Downed trees cause widespread power outages on Kauai as winds and rains rip up roads and coat homes in mud Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell caused significant damage on Hawaii’s western islands, knocking out power to thousands, ripping up stretches of road and drenching homes and stores with mud. Fierce winds downed trees and caused widespread power outages on the island of Ka…

CPS says charges relate to alleged sexual misconduct by the actor towards five women between 2007 and 2016 The actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke has been ⁠charged ​with six sexual offences, including two of sexual assault, after allegations made by five women. The charges against the former Doctor Who actor involve two counts of sexual assault, three counts of voyeurism and one count of exposure. C…

Green leader says ministers must stop ‘hiding the truth’ about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisis Zack Polanski has challenged Andy Burnham’s government to publish an unredacted version of an explosive report by the UK’s spy chiefs that found the collapse of overseas ecosystems would have catastrophic consequences for the UK’s national security. The Green party leader in England…

Show depicting attack on UK, which features Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon, will ‘make people think’, minister says A docudrama depicting a Russian attack on a Britain led by an unlikely pairing of Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon has been praised by the defence secretary, Wes Streeting, for writing “my spending review submission”. Wargame, due to be broadcast on Sky this month, features a stri…

TSA PreCheck program members will be eligible to send off friends and family at gate in change to post-9/11 rule Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Some people without plane tickets will be allowed to pass through security at US airports and go to gates to see off family or friends, rolling back a rule that was introduced after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Certain people who are par…

Wall Street billionaire’s meeting with John Healey comes amid deep speculation over higher windfall tax on banks in October budget Jamie Dimon, the boss of the largest US bank JP Morgan, is set to warn John Healey against raising taxes on banks in his inaugural budget in October. The Wall Street billionaire will meet the new chancellor on Wednesday and caution him that higher taxes could put inve…

Friedrich Merz says Alternative für Deutschland is ‘dividing our society’ after party won nearly 44% of vote in Saxony-Anhalt state election Europe live – latest updates Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz , has accused the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of seeking “ethnic cleansing” with its “remigration” drive, after the nativist party’s seismic weekend victory in a state election…

Authorities and public bodies to be urged to buy goods and services from Europe, but without binding quotas European authorities will be encouraged to buy more domestic goods and services when they spend public money under the EU latest effort to counter China’s economic might. In a further “Buy European” plan, the European Commission published proposals on Wednesday for a sweeping overhaul of EU…

The software failure that affected the air traffic control system on Tuesday has been resolved, but disruption continues into Wednesday Nats boss summoned by UK transport secretary as flight chaos enters second day How have you been affected by UK air traffic disruption? Airports across the UK including Manchester, Birmingham and all those in London were thrown into chaos by a technical failure i…

The state can’t use new congressional districts under one court order – or its old ones under another. Plus, the architects in Europe turning urban spaces into areas of climate respite Good morning. Clashing court rulings plunged Missouri’s congressional elections into uncertainty less than two months before the November midterms that will decide which party controls a closely divided Congress. C…

AFL-CIO calls for ban on such labels to protect consumers and workers from surveillance pricing and job cuts The universal adoption of electronic shelf labels in grocery stores across the US could cost tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in lost wages while further driving up grocery costs, according to a report released on Tuesday. An analysis by the AFL-CIO Tech Institute of the l…

President to give speeches on both days of unprecedented gathering Republican midterm convention will be ‘Trumpist pageantry’ – at the party’s own risk Sign up for US Breaking News email Donald Trump gave sizable holiday gifts to four White House aides, according to new financial disclosures released by the administration, including $45,000 to executive assistant Natalie Harp. Communications advi…

NSW police say a vehicle was seen driving away from the scene in Punchbowl in the city’s south-west A man has been shot dead in a carpark of a Sydney community centre in the city’s south-west. Emergency services were called to the community centre on Rossmore Avenue, in Punchbowl on Wednesday evening, following reports of a shooting. Continue reading...

Andrew Frederick’s body was found in property he was staying at in Grenada in January The family of a British father who was found dead in the Caribbean in January is urging authorities in Grenada to work with UK police to uncover the truth about his death. Andrew Frederick’s body was found in the property he was staying at in Grenada on 4 January. An autopsy, performed in the same week by a priv…

Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he does not remember a plan to release a false ‘mistress photo’ relating to David Elliott Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A factional figure has denied he requested to be fitted with a wire before a meeting with fellow Liberals and said he can’t recall a plan to have YouTuber Friendl…