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Savers face a dilemma: lock down the deals now or wait, with offers tipped to ‘get even better’ Returns on the top fixed-rate savings accounts are at their highest level in years and still climbing, with some now paying up to 5.25%. It leaves those with money to put away facing a choice: lock into some of the best interest rates on offer in several years or hold your nerve in the hope they get ev…

Show at Kin Museum in Kiruna marks handover of long-awaited report on abuses committed by the state against the Indigenous people From a detailed multi-perspectival drawing of reindeer to written accounts of belief systems and childbirth, Johan Turi’s work offers unparalleled insight into his life as a Sami person living in northern Sweden at the start of the 20th century. In the face of racist d…

Foreign secretary will tell party’s conference ‘we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it’ Ed Miliband will tell campaigners and party members who raised the plight of Palestinians they were right that Labour’s approach had not been enough, saying he was heeding the calls of millions of people by imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements. The foreign secretary will tell the Labour…

Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024 – nine months after discussion with friend Georgia Cook Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast A Sydney police officer told a friend he would hide the bodies of anyone he killed in bushland and put their belongings in a du…

National Rally’s Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential poll France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies have secured a record 14 seats in the rightwing-dominated Senate in elections, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential poll. RN presidentia…

David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday. David Perdue told Fox News on Sunday: “President Trump continues to say, hey, we sell arms to other people around the world. H…

Talks expected on Monday after Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow Orange Order parade for first time since 1998 Hundreds of protesters spent the day blocking the route of a hugely contentious parade in Northern Ireland after a court gave late-night clearance for the Orange Order to march on a historically significant road for the first time in nearly 30 years. The …

Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New York Slinger Francisco, known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “calypso king of the world”, has died aged 91. Francisco, who got his breakthrough in calypso music with his 1956 hit song Jean and Dinah, died peacefully surrounded by his family in New York on Sunday, his family said in a …

Polling for rights group shows issue is concern for voters and many feel recent policies have had negative effect Free speech will be a big concern for voters at the next general election, with the government’s current approach on the issue perceived by many to be bad for Britain, polling suggests. Three in five people said a political party’s position on free speech would affect how they voted a…

Hurricane Nolo is moving away from Hawaiian islands but threat of heavy rain, flash floods and strong winds persists Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas of the island chain still recovering from previous storms. Nolo was about 365 miles (585km) south-south-west of Honolulu and moving a…

Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The treasurer, Jim Chalmers , and the finance minister, Katy Gallagher , will present the final budget outcome on Monday, the updated accounting measure for the 2025-26 financial year. Despite challenges facing the government, Chalmers is expected to say the figures show the budget deficit is smaller than ori…

US attorney general argues that president is ‘sick and tired’ of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico Donald Trump ’s attorney general Todd Blanche argued on Sunday that the administration banned three news outlets from the White House because it is “privilege … not a right” to be there. Appearing on the ABC News program This Week during the second week of the White House’s dispute ov…

Exclusive: Dedicated service to support sexual assault victim-survivors as they navigate legal system to open in NSW Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast It took Shannon Stokes two years and 11 days to successfully prosecute her former boyfriend for sexual assault and domestic violence offences. The lengthy trial left her feeling as though “there wasn’t going to be an end …

John Kennedy pushes back against such spending as pro-Trump ‘public service announcements’ air before midterms As the White House expands a taxpayer-funded advertising campaign to promote Donald Trump ’s political agenda before the November midterm elections , US senator John Kennedy told CBS News on Sunday “there ought to be a rule” against such spending – before tacitly admitting such spending …

Vučić not allowed to seek third presidential term and PM election will test his grip on rule after widespread protests Serbia’s populist president, Aleksandar Vučić, has resigned to pursue an attempt to become the prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country after nearly two years of protests. Vučić’s second presidential term would …