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Santiago Caputo cites election of Sagal Abdi-Wali as MP and calls UK a threat to the west in post shared by Argentina’s president The chief adviser to Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has cited the election of Sagal Abdi-Wali to the UK parliament as evidence of the Islamisation of Britain and further reason for Argentina to take sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. In a post on social media…

The much-loved central London institution, which has been threatened with closure since January 2025, secures 25-year lease without break clause with current landlords The celebrated Prince Charles repertory cinema in London’s Leicester Square has announced that the threat of closure has been staved off by signing a new 25-year lease with its landlords. In a post on social media titled “You Saved…

How dare the channel reveal more racism and bigotry within Reform just as he was planning a press conference? Sometimes the world can be very unfair. As though life is just one cruel joke. How else to make sense of everything? For when the history books come to be written, Nigel Farage will go down as one of the century’s unluckiest politicians. Poor Nige. All he has ever wanted is a better Brita…

Culture secretary’s move paves way for deeper scrutiny of deal that would create UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said she is “minded to intervene” in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV, in a move that paves the way for deeper scrutiny of a deal that would create the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster. Sky announced over the summer that it had reached a deal t…

Michael Desronvil tells Fox News he never had reasonable doubt Clancy was guilty but didn’t back up his claims Michael Desronvil, the sole holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial has spoken in his first interview since a mistrial was declared. Desronvil spoke of “tense deliberations” in the jury room, and about how his strong Christian faith helped prepare him for those discussions. Continue re…

Four MPs raise conflict of interest concerns over Samantha Jones’s past links to a big provider of ADHD assessments A senior civil servant should play no part in ministers’ crackdown on private ADHD and autism clinics because of her recent ties to the industry, MPs have said. Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs are demanding that Samantha Jones, the Department of Health and Social Care’s permanent se…

Madeleine King told press club emissions from NT fossil fuel basin ‘are accounted for and offset’ but research found 95% of emissions this decade would not have to be offset Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The resources minister, Madeleine King, is facing calls to correct her claim in a major speech that all greenhouse gas emissions from dev…

The controversial legislation may end up placing large sections of its suburban support – critical to the party’s lead in the polls – on the bonfire Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast For almost two years, the Liberal National party’s strategy for government in Queensland has been to stay well clear of issues that risk burning through political capital. On Wednesday, one…

Hadid and Jenan Matari withdraw book planned for young readers after disputes with editors over characterizations of 7 October A book on Palestine for young readers was pulled at Penguin Random House just before its scheduled release, following editorial disputes between the publisher and the book’s Palestinian American authors over their account of Palestinian history. In November 2024, Random H…

Move comes as Senator Elizabeth Warren condemns Barclays response to questions over ex-boss’s ties to sex offender US lawmakers have unveiled a new bill to hold Wall Street’s “Epstein-connected” bosses to account for helping finance the late sex offender’s crimes. It came as top Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren condemned the UK bank Barclays for “dodging responsibility” over its failure to vet…

Officials issue guidance saying the ammonia in animal urine should be watered down to stop it corroding bark A neighbourhood in Vienna has introduced guidelines for dog walking, including the use of bottled tap water to rinse away urine and protect vulnerable trees. Neubau, an up-and-coming, densely populated district dotted with cafes and galleries, rolled out the Schönes Gassi (nice dog walk) c…

Discovery of grenades prompted a neighborhood lockdown and a visit from the Austin police department’s bomb squad A buyer at a Texas estate sale discovered several second world war-era grenades in a box of newly bought items, prompting a neighborhood lockdown and a visit from the Austin police department’s bomb squad. The grenades, which were described as “live and active” in a social media post …

Exclusive: Aleksandar Vučić personally intervened to push plans for controversial $500m Trump Tower in Belgrade, which sparked protests and a criminal case Serbia’s authoritarian ruler personally intervened to advance an allegedly illegal scheme to hand over a protected site in Belgrade for a Trump tower, the Guardian can reveal. Aleksandar Vučić summoned officials to a meeting at his presidentia…

Demonstrators are demanding resignation of Edi Rama after three days of clashes in Tirana Albania’s prime minister, Edi Rama, has said he will not resign over student-led demonstrations, as protesters and police clashed in the country’s capital for a third consecutive day. Police used teargas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators marching along several main roads around Tirana, while protest…

The US president said that the war will end ‘as soon as I want it to end’ as the midterms take place under a cloud of economic uncertainty Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox US president Donald Trump claimed the Iran war ‘will end very soon,’ as voters consider their options ahead of midterm elections that are taking place amid economic uncertainty and o…