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But Labour’s ‘halfway house’ approach risks losing support from progressives and ‘red wall’ voters, experts say UK politics live – latest updates Support for rejoining the EU rather than simply rejoining the single market is growing among British voters, with more than 80% of Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green party supporters favouring this option, research mapping voter attitudes 10 years after…

There has been a steady succession of departures by ministers and senior officials in the past two years The exit of the top civil servant Olly Robbins from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is the latest departure of an official or minister under Keir Starmer’s two-year tenure as prime minister. Here we take a look at some of the most high-profile resignations since Star…

Autotrader says average EV cost is £785 cheaper, in an important milestone in the move away from fossil fuels Business live – latest updates The price of new battery electric cars has fallen below petrol cars in the UK for the first time, according to the car sales website Autotrader, in a significant milestone in Britain’s transition away from fossil fuels. The average price of a new electric ca…

DJ spent almost three decades working for corporation, and was best known for Radio 1 show from 1985 to 2000 The broadcaster Andy Kershaw, who presented BBC Radio 1 for almost 15 years, has died at the age of 66, his family have told the BBC. The DJ spent almost three decades working for the corporation and was best known for his Radio 1 show, which ran from 1985 to 2000. Continue reading...

Critics warn smaller and immigrant-run restaurants risk being overlooked as city-funded deal shapes dining map When Michelin announced that it was expanding its world-renowned restaurant guide into the Great Lakes region of the United States, including Minneapolis , one prominent city was left off the map – Saint Paul , the state capital. Despite being just 11 miles apart, the second half of Minn…

Nine-day search for two-year-old Neukgu gripped nation and sparked safety concerns for animal and public The internet in South Korea erupted in celebration as a two-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo was captured safely after a nine-day search that had gripped the nation and made the animal a national celebrity. The male wolf, named Neukgu, burrowed out of his enclosure at the O-World zoo in D…

Departing PM Viktor Orbán admits ‘political era has ended’ as EU says ‘clock is ticking’ to resolve important issues EU officials have arrived in Budapest for high-stakes talks aimed at reshaping the bloc’s strained relationship with Hungary, weeks before the new government takes office, as the country’s departing prime minister, Viktor Orbán, admitted a “political era has ended” and suggested he…

Marie-Thérèse Ross was arrested on 1 April and held in a Louisiana facility by immigration officials A French woman in her eighties who was arrested and placed in a US immigration detention centre has flown home. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Marie-Thérèse Ross in Alabama on 1 April after she overstayed her 90-day visa, according to the US Department of Homeland Security. Th…

PM says he is ‘furious’ and did not know security officials had recommended that Mandelson be denied clearance UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has said it was “unforgivable” that he was not told that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting before being appointed as ambassador to Washington. The prime minister said he was “furious” about what had happened, as he insisted he …

Bipartisan backing for special relationship is fraying as Middle East conflicts turn public opinion Israel’s conflicts in the Middle East have driven a sea change in US public opinion, threatening a bipartisan consensus of support for military aid for Israel that has been the status quo for decades. In public opinion polling of Americans, among likely candidates for president, and even in pro-Isr…

America First Policy Institute, which boasts close ties to president, discussed transgender policy ‘reform’ at DC event Children are the “low-hanging fruit” in a longer effort to end gender-affirming care for all Americans, an official at a Trump administration-aligned thinktank recently said. Bans on medical transition comprise just one part of the larger, unprecedented assault on transgender ri…

The decision to extend a warrantless security law until 30 April came after 20 Republicans worked with House Democrats to defeat attempts to pass five-year and 18-month renewals Sign up for the Breaking News US email Hello and welcome to our live coverage of US politics. The House of Representatives voted early on Friday to briefly extend an expiring and controversial law that grants the US gover…

Former SAS corporal allegedly placed man on his knees and ordered fellow soldier to shoot him, according to statement of facts Australian soldiers have told prosecutors they executed unarmed civilians at the orders of Ben Roberts-Smith or in complicity with him, according to a statement of facts tendered to the New South Wales local court. Roberts-Smith, a Victoria Cross recipient and once one of…

Accumulations of up to 3cm deep reported as severe thunderstorms also bring heavy downpours to central Italy This week has seen severe thunderstorms affect the Mediterranean. On Monday, a surface low-pressure system in the Mediterranean in conjunction with an upper air cut-off low, lead to thunderstorms over north Africa. Their intensity was aided by the hot precursor conditions. Algeria and Tuni…

The prime minister has weathered the crises – for now – and there is a growing recognition that Australia is too vulnerable to world events Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese’s fuel diplomacy tour of Asia has already started paying dividends, but the real test could still be to come. After last week’…