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Carla Georgescu, 19, was found dead at her accommodation in Preston and police say her death is being treated as suspicious A man has been arrested over the death of a student in her accommodation at the University of Lancashire. Carla Georgescu, 19, was found dead at her accommodation in Victoria Street, Preston, on Thursday afternoon, Lancashire constabulary said. Continue reading...

The Coalition has reunited but the Liberals face dire polling numbers. Follow today’s news live Good morning. Krishani Dhanji here with you for another sitting week, and there is so. much. going. on. The Coalition have reunited after a near three week split this time, and will sit together on the opposition benches again. This also means they’ll get back all their extra questions that were given …

Allies hope aide’s departure can quell anger over Mandelson scandal but others say it leaves PM dangerously exposed Profile: Labour election guru undone by poor judgment ‘Only honourable course’: resignation statement in full Keir Starmer is fighting to reassert control over his party after accepting the resignation of his closest adviser, Morgan McSweeney , amid anger over the appointment of Pet…

Those pushing to oust the prime minister are unlikely to be deterred by his right-hand man’s departure UK politics live – latest updates For some Labour MPs, the sight of Keir Starmer accepting the resignation of his long-term consigliere, Morgan McSweeney, encapsulated everything they think is going wrong with the prime minister’s leadership. After days of mounting criticism over McSweeney’s rol…

Latest scores as teams meet for NFL title at Levi’s Stadium Predictions: Our writers’ picks for the winner, MVP and more Email david.lengel@theguardian.com with your thoughts David will be here shortly. In the meantime, here are our writers’ score predictions: Continue reading...

Met Office issues fresh yellow warning for rain as parts of England are still recovering from extensive flooding More than 200 flood alerts were active across the UK on Sunday as parts of England and Wales braced for more downpours after the Met Office issued a fresh yellow warning for rain. The warning spans noon to midnight on Monday, covering parts of southern Wales as well as south-east and s…

US president attacks freestyle skier in post Hess had said representing the US was ‘a little hard’ Donald Trump responded to Hunter Hess on Truth Social on Sunday, calling the Olympian a “real loser” and criticizing comments the US freestyle skier made in a press conference days earlier. Hess was asked in a press conference on Wednesday what it was like to represent the US in the Olympics given t…

Staunch royalist Anutin Charnvirakul’s Bhumjaithai party builds commanding lead on disappointing night for rivals The party of the Thai prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul, a staunch royalist and shrewd political dealmaker, is on track to win the most seats in Sunday’s election after a disappointing night for his rivals in the youthful, pro-democracy People’s party. “We are likely to take first pl…

Women’s and human rights activist, arrested at a demonstration in December, is said to be on hunger strike Iran has sentenced the Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to more than seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, her supporters said Sunday, as Tehran cracks down on all dissent following nationwide protests and the deaths of thousands at the hands of security forc…

Top House Democrat says president’s suggestion for Republicans to ‘take over’ elections really means ‘steal it’ Democrats will stop Donald Trump from trying to steal this year’s midterm elections, Hakeem Jeffries , the Democratic leader in the US House of Representatives said on Sunday. Jeffries comments come amid widespread concern after Trump said Republicans should “take over the voting” . The…

Environmental groups said dicamba drift has damaged vegetable farms, trees and other critical plants The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday reapproved the weedkiller dicamba for use on genetically modified soybeans and cotton, a pesticide that has raised widespread concern over its tendency to drift and destroy nearby crops. The agency said dicamba was critical for farmers who would otherw…

Valeria Chomsky says Epstein had deceived them and they were ‘careless’ not to thoroughly research his background Noam Chomsky and his wife, Valeria, made a “grave mistake” and were “careless” not to thoroughly research the background of Jeffrey Epstein, Valeria Chomsky said in a lengthy statement on Saturday, adding also that Epstein had deceived them. The relationship between Noam Chomsky, the …

One MP who now considers a spill inevitable says accepting shorter suspensions for rogue Nationals senators was a significant backdown Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Sussan Ley’s deal to reunite with the Nationals has damaged her credibility and potentially shifted some MPs into her leadership rival Angus Taylor’s corner, according to colleagues who are bracing for a…

Expansion of space operations comes as ADF entering ‘most challenging strategic environment since second world war’, minister says Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian defence force recruits are being asked to aim for the stars, with two new positions advertised in defence’s space command. Applicants were invited to apply directly for the two space specialist ro…

Research suggests surging costs under Morrison government’s job-ready graduate scheme and axing of dozens of subjects largely to blame Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia risks becoming an “artless country” if it does not address the long-term decline in enrolments in creative courses, with more than 40 courses and degrees axed in less than a decade. New researc…