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Gun owners face limits on the number of weapons they can own and only Australian citizens would be able to hold a licence, prime minister says What we know about the Bondi terror attack Gun owners face limits on the number of firearms they can hold and licences would only be issued to Australian citizens under tougher new controls to be considered nationwide after the Bondi beach massacre. State …

City watchdog the FCA announces plans to help first-time buyers and self-employed get on the property ladder Business live – latest updates House prices in the UK could grow by as much as 4% next year but getting on the property ladder may become slightly less difficult, according to forecasts from the lender Nationwide. Robert Gardner, the chief economist at the building society, said prices are…

Family of Ahmed al-Ahmed say he ‘doesn’t discriminate’ and would have done anything to save lives during the attack Victims named so far What we know about the Bondi terror attack When Ahmed al-Ahmed tackled and wrested a gun from an alleged shooter at Bondi beach, he was simply thinking that he “couldn’t bear to see people dying”, his cousin says. Less than a day later, al-Ahmed remains in a cri…

Singer, 85, says disease has ‘gone at the moment’ and hopes to join forces with King Charles to raise awareness Cliff Richard has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer for the past year. The 85-year-old singer said his cancer had “gone at the moment” and backed calls for a national screening test for men. In an interview with Good Morning Britain, he said: “I don’t know whether it’s go…

At least 16 people including one of the alleged gunmen died at the shooting in Sydney on Sunday, aged between 10 and 87 Follow the latest live updates on the Bondi beach shooting Bondi terror attack: full report What we know so far about the Bondi terror attack At least 16 people were killed and more than 40 wounded when gunmen fired on a Hanukah celebration in Bondi beach, which Australian polic…

‘Released under investigation’ leads to uncertainty and distress for both victim and accused, say campaigners Hundreds of suspected rapists in England and Wales are spending years released under investigation, under a system that the government has been urged to scrap as it “doesn’t serve anyone’s interests apart from the police” . Introduced under the Policing & Crime Act 2017, released under in…

In today’s newsletter: On Sunday evening local time, two gunmen opened fire on a gathering at Sydney’s famous beach – here’s what we know so far Good morning. As you receive this email it is Monday evening in Sydney, where the Jewish community, the city and the country are grappling with grief after the deadliest terrorist attack in Australia in modern times. On Sunday evening, at least 15 people…

Actors, directors and politicians voice their sadness after bodies of Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner were found by authorities News: Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner found dead at home in apparent homicide Gallery: Rob Reiner – a life in pictures Hollywood is in shock after the sudden death of director and actor Rob Reiner, who has been found dead in an apparent homicide at his Los Ang…

Resolution Foundation report comes in week when data is expected to show October unemployment rise Young people are bearing the brunt of Britain’s jobs downturn, according to a report, before official figures this week that are expected to show the UK unemployment rate rising to 5.1%. The Resolution Foundation thinktank said a “jobs deficit” was pushing a growing number of graduates and non-gradu…

RHS predicts big shift in gardening habits as green-fingered Britons adapt to climate breakdown Bouquets of cut flowers will be swapped for tabletop vegetable plants next year, the Royal Horticultural Society has said, as the UK charity announces its top plant trend predictions for 2026. Mini-planters of aubergines, chillies, peppers and tomatoes will be displayed in homes instead of flowers, as …

Weeks after jewel heist, world’s most visited museum in dispute over staffing, renovations and ticket price rises Trade unions at the crisis-hit Louvre museum in Paris will begin a strike on Monday to demand urgent renovations and staffing increases, and to protest against a rise in ticket prices for most non-EU visitors, including British and American tourists. The world’s most-visited museum – …

Family friend, sources in Russia and Syria, and leaked data help give rare insight into life of dictator’s reclusive household In 2011, a group of teenage boys spray-painted a warning on to a wall in their school playground: “It’s your turn, Doctor.” The graffiti was a thinly veiled threat that Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, a London-trained ophthalmologist, would be next in the line of Arab…

At least two people were killed and nine others injured in Saturday attack that occurred in engineering building on Providence, Rhode Island campus A person of interest detained after a mass shooting at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine is being released after the investigation took law enforcement authorities in a “different direction,” officials said Sunday night. The d…

Authorities investigating ‘apparent homicide’ after 78-year-old director of Stand By Me and The Princess Bride was discovered dead at LA home with wife Interview: Rob Reiner on Trump, family – and his brilliant, beloved movie Rob Reiner, the director of beloved films including When Harry Met Sally, Misery, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride and This is Spinal Tap, has died aged 78 in an apparent hom…

Incarcerated activist and media owner has been on trial for more than two years on national security charges Jimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong judges set to rule on national security charges Our correspondent Helen Davidson has posted video footage on Bluesy of scenes outside the law courts in West Kowloon ahead of the verdicts being handed down on Jimmy Lai . As has become usual with these national s…