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Opposition leader signals his Liberals will abandon net zero commitment entirely. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast In Angus Taylor’s lengthy interview, Peta Credlin took the new opposition leader to a couple of other culture war issues including school curriculums, where he suggested children shouldn’t be “indoctrinated” in the classroom, and that “…

Former duchess has stood by the former prince through waves of allegations and has yet to comment on his arrest While the spotlight has been on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his arrest has prompted questions about what is next for his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. Ferguson, known by the tabloids as Fergie, married the then prince Andrew in 1986 and was divorced from him 10 years later after an alleged a…

Freedom.gov appears to be administered by a branch of the Department of Homeland Security The US has built a portal that will allow Europeans to view blocked content including alleged hate speech and terrorism, according to Reuters . The portal, “ freedom.gov ”, will allow worldwide users to circumvent government controls on their content. The site features a graphic of a ghostly horse galloping …

US has enough assets in region to begin airstrikes on Iran but it is unclear what the goal of campaign would be Donald Trump said it would be clear within “10 days” whether he could reach a nuclear deal with Iran as the US military buildup in the Middle East intensifies with the impending arrival of a second carrier strike group. The US president, speaking at the inaugural meeting of his Board of…

Recently disclosed documents show name of former prince came up during 2011 inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested – live updates While Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ’s arrest by British police on Thursday came after years of uproar over his association to Jeffrey Epstein , documents show that he had been on the radar of US law enforcement for nearly 15 years. Mountbatten-W…

Children to get individual support directly from school instead of via council in attempt to curb spiralling costs Children in England with special needs will receive individual support and therapy directly from their schools as part of the government’s overhaul of England’s special education provision. Under the plans, mainstream schools will be given commissioning budgets to spend on therapists…

Report details harrowing 18-month occupation of North Darfur capital, showing destruction aimed at ethnic communities The siege and capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group last October bore “the hallmarks of genocide”, a UN-mandated fact-finding mission has said. In a report detailing the harrowing 18-month occupation of the capital of North Darfur…

Political tensions rise after fatal attack at protest in Lyon as Emmanuel Macron hits out over remarks by Italian PM A French prosecutor is seeking murder charges against seven suspects in the fatal beating of a far-right activist that has fuelled political anger beyond France’s borders, prompting Emmanuel Macron to tell Italy’s far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, to keep out of French affa…

President suggests US could use Diego Garcia airfield for potential strikes against Iran Donald Trump changed his mind on supporting the Chagos Islands deal because the UK will not permit its airbases to be used for a pre-emptive US strike on Iran, the Guardian has been told. In his latest change of heart on the deal, the US president said on social media that Keir Starmer was “making a big mista…

US president vows multinational force and billions of dollars as autocrats and rightwing allies gather in DC The US has proposed commanding a multinational force in postwar Gaza with troops from Albania, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Morocco, as Donald Trump unveiled his ad-hoc Board of Peace in Washington to heavy international scrutiny. The US plan would require the full disarmament of Hama…

Consulting firm keen to increase uptake of technology and is reportedly monitoring adoption by workforce Accenture has reportedly started tracking staff use of its AI tools and will take this into consideration when deciding on top promotions, as the consulting company tries to increase uptake of the technology by its workforce. The company told senior managers and associate directors that being …

First female cabinet secretary faced allegations of bullying behaviour in 2017, while working in New York consulate Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Antonia Romeo as the country’s most senior civil servant has prompted dismay among former colleagues who complained about what they considered bullying behaviour when she was a diplomat in New York. Several people who worked with Romeo at the New Y…

Italian government urges IPC to reconsider its stance Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under flags Italy, the Winter Olympic hosts, has called for a reversal of the decision to let 10 Russian and Belarusian athletes compete with national flags and anthems at next month’s Paralympic Games. The foreign minister Antonio Tajani and sports minister Andrea Abodi urged the International Paraly…

Up to three times national average of metabolite produced by human use of drug was found in town’s wastewater Tests on wastewater in an upscale Massachusetts ocean resort town have revealed unexpectedly high levels of cocaine – up to three times the national average. Officials in the town of Nantucket on the eponymous island off Cape Cod began testing its wastewater last summer “to monitor high-r…

Thomas P gives evidence on first day of trial in case that could shape standards for mountain sports An Austrian mountaineer has said he is “endlessly sorry” his girlfriend froze to death on a joint climb to the country’s highest peak, but denied criminal wrongdoing as his trial began in Innsbruck. The 37-year-old defendant, identified only as Thomas P, gave evidence on the first day of the high-…