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Fishing companies can also access subsidies in loosening of state aid rules to cover fuel and fertiliser price rises Business live – latest updates The EU is to subsidise up to 70% of the extra cost of fuel and fertilisers caused by the Iran war for farmers, fishing businesses and road hauliers as part of a package of emergency measures unveiled on Wednesday. Individual companies can claim up to …

Man has been arrested after incident in north-west London, says volunteer organisation Shomrim A man has been arrested after two people were stabbed in Golders Green, north-west London, the Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim has said. The man was seen running along Golders Green Road armed with a knife and “attempting to stab Jewish members of the public”, Shomrim said on social media. Cont…

Ruling is blow to Office for Students after it issued record fine for allegations over professor’s trans rights views Sussex University has overturned a £585,000 fine by England’s higher education watchdog after the high court rejected claims the university had breached free speech regulations involving its former professor Kathleen Stock. The ruling is a damaging blow to the credibility and mana…

Annual event at Red Square will feature no armoured vehicles or missile systems for first time in two decades Europe live – latest updates Russia will hold a scaled-back Victory Day parade in Moscow on 9 May, without military hardware for the first time in almost two decades due to fears of a long-range attack by Ukrainian drones. The defence ministry said no armoured vehicles or missile systems …

Wicked star’s one-woman West End show was stopped in response to an increasingly common problem for theatres A performance of Dracula in the West End on Monday night was halted after its star, Cynthia Erivo, spotted that an audience member appeared to be filming the show. A representative for the production, in which Erivo plays all 23 roles, confirmed that there had been a short stop caused by t…

Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne Nigel Farage was given £5m by the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 British general election, the Guardian can reveal. Farage had already stated he did not intend to stand as a prospective MP but U-turned within weeks of recei…

Comey, one of Donald Trump’s political enemies, charged with two felonies. Plus, Disneyland introduces facial recognition Good morning. The justice department filed new criminal charges against James Comey , the former FBI director, on Tuesday. What has he been charged with? Two felonies: making a threat against the president, and transmitting that threat, via social media, across state lines. Wh…

US president said UK monarch agreed Tehran should not be allowed nuclear weapons The supreme court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday over whether the Trump administration can strip the temporary protected status (TPS) of hundreds of thousands of Syrians and Haitians, under a program that has protected them from deportation due to safety concerns in their home countries. People with TPS are gi…

US suspect held in south-east Asia after genealogical DNA identified him in Tampa-area case involving 7-year-old girl A man accused of kidnapping and sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl in Florida in 1989 was recently arrested in the Philippines , according to authorities. Preserved DNA and genealogical research allowed investigators to identify Young Tom Talmadge, 69, as the suspect in the Tampa-…

Utility bills are up as much as 40% in some regions, and companies shut off power to customers 13m times in 2025 The US’s top utilities’ CEOs enjoyed a 16% pay raise last year – to an average of $12.3m – even as consumers shoulder the pain from high bills spurred by continuing inflation, the Iran war and datacenter growth, a new review of industry financial documents shows. Utility bills are up a…

Case looks at whether Trump administration has authority to strip hundreds of thousands of immigrants of TPS The supreme court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday over whether the Trump administration can strip the temporary protected status (TPS) of hundreds of thousands of Syrians and Haitians, under a program that has protected them from deportation due to safety concerns in their home count…

The Pitch Perfect actor is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the lead actor of Wilson’s directorial debut, The Deb Hollywood star Rebel Wilson has rejected an “absolutely outrageous” accusation that she dumped her phone to avoid handing over key communications in a defamation case. The Pitch Perfect star is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the 27-year-old lead actor of the musical comedy The Deb…

Washington facing long economic war or risky military action to reopen strait of Hormuz – which may now be more valuable to Iran than a nuclear weapon Donald Trump is learning first-hand about the perils of mission creep. The US-Israel war in Iran has just passed its eighth week – twice as long as the president predicted it would take when US warplanes launched their joint attack with Israeli for…

Teacher at Marist College Ashgrove claims she suffered ‘serious psychiatric injury’ after the schoolyard incident, as school claims matter has been dealt with Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A teacher at one of Brisbane’s top private boys’ schools has claimed she was subject to a “culture of misogyny” after being surrounded by hundreds of Catholic school students and …

Remarks by US president likely to cause embarrassment for aides of UK monarch, who usually remains neutral UK politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has said King Charles agrees with him that Iran should never be allowed nuclear weapons. Trump made the remarks at a White House state dinner on Tuesday in honour of the visiting Charles and Camilla, after the two men sat down to bilateral talks…