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Philippe Jaenada wins Prix Goncourt with novel that seeks to solve 77-year-old case and rehabilitates reputation of its victim A literary true-crime investigation that tries to solve a 77-year-old cold case and ends up rehabilitating the reputation of its life model victim has won France’s most prestigious literary prize. The author Philippe Jaenada was announced on Tuesday afternoon as the winne…

George Madgwick of Hampshire county council has been charged with a total of 35 offences A Reform UK councillor has been charged with 12 counts of rape, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. George Madgwick, the leader of the party on Hampshire county council, has been charged with a total of 35 offences, including two counts of sexual assault, two counts of assault by penetration, two co…

Exclusive: Community and Public Sector Union denounces ‘privatisation by stealth’, joining growing number of unions turning on Carroll government Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victoria’s public servants union says it will not support Labor at this month’s state election, condemning the government for cutting public service jobs while spending $1.2bn on consultants. …

Annual reports show NSW renewable company’s CEO opted out of cash bonus, while CSIRO’s chief received an extra $200,000 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Executives at the troubled Snowy Hydro company collectively banked bonuses worth a combined $751,925 in the last financial year, despite its renewable energy project blowing out to 12 times its original cost. But Guard…

Flights from London, Manchester, Copenhagen and Israel affected but no explosives found after touchdown Europe live – latest updates Four planes have landed safely after bomb threats were made across Europe, including for two flights that departed from the UK, according to reports. Polish officials said they received bomb threats on Tuesday involving two Warsaw-bound flights, but the planes lande…

Cybersecurity experts say incidents had minimal effect but may represent the ‘foothills’ of a wider threat Meat processing firms in the UK have been hit by cyber-attacks after hackers raised the temperatures of supermarket freezers across Europe. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it was working with the affected companies but that the national impact was minimal. Continue readin…

A decision could reshape the relationship between religious freedom and nondiscrimination laws in the US The US supreme court will hear arguments on Tuesday over a challenge brought by two Catholic preschools in Colorado , arguing that they should be admitted to the state’s free education system despite their rejection of children with LGBTQ+ parents. A decision in the case, St Mary Catholic Pari…

Bank to make ‘early settlement’ offers before outcome of legal battle, with those who accept likely to get money before Christmas Business live – latest updates Barclays will this month start offering compensation to tens of thousands of people who claim they were mis-sold car loans, with some of those who accept likely to see the money land in their account before Christmas. Amid an ongoing lega…

Demand for individual applicant records as part of purported civil rights review fails on procedural grounds A federal district court judge dismissed a lawsuit on Monday filed by the Trump administration seeking individual applicant records from Harvard, finding the government failed to meet procedural requirements before filing the lawsuit against the university. Judge Myoung J Joun did not rule…

Cop30 host sets out steps to break link with coal, oil and gas as it aims to move focus from negotiating to implementing All countries can start to break their dependence on fossil fuels now without needing to wait for new technologies or economic changes, Brazil’s government has said ahead of a global climate summit. Brazil, the host of last year’s UN climate conference , set out the world’s fir…

Beijing launches diplomatic salvo to woo Gulf leaders and bolster its influence in the region China has held a flurry of meetings with Gulf leaders in a sign that Beijing is stepping up its diplomatic efforts in the Middle East. The diplomatic salvo comes before a highly anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping when the US president is expected to attend the Apec conference in Shen…

Exclusive: Garden Climate Assessment Tool will allow users to predict a plant’s response to the projected climate in a given location “In the 20th century, we could pretty much grow the same things with confidence, we could learn from previous generations,” said Prof Sam Brockington, a curator at Cambridge University Botanic Garden. “But now we’re moving into climate scenarios that we just don’t …

Federal court says group likely to win its free speech claim and tells officials to approve application within seven days A federal judge ordered state officials in Iowa on Monday to permit a local Satanic Temple organization to hold a holiday event in the rotunda of the state capitol after years of denying the group’s application. The religious organization and Iowa Republican state officials ha…

Stopgap measure does not solve fundamental problem that millions can’t afford the healthcare they need, experts say Some of the millions of Americans who collectively owe billions of dollars for medical expenses have seen their debt forgiven in recent years, and there has been a dramatic uptick in aid this year. But the relief still only covers a small fraction of the outstanding balance and is j…

The children’s author says he was abused as a child as he begins seven-month sentence for possessing depraved material Warning: This article contains graphic content Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The disgraced best-selling author Craig Silvey has revealed he was abused as a child in a 9,000-word apology published after he was jailed for child exploitation offences. …