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A 26-year old man died in a cell in Darwin on Saturday morning, and a 25 year-old man died in a police car on Tuesday Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A 26-year-old man died at Darwin correctional centre on Saturday, Northern Territory police said. It was the territory’s second reported death in custody in just a matter of days. Continue reading...

Conservative leader expected to call for government to lift suspension on licences in drive to reduce energy prices Kemi Badenoch is “peddling a dangerous fantasy” about North Sea energy in her attempt to reverse a ban on new oil and gas licences, a leading campaign group has said. The Conservative leader is expected to call on the government to lift its suspension of the licences as part of a dr…

Tolkan, known for portraying authoritarian figures, died ‘peacefully’ in Lake Placid, New York, his agent said James Tolkan, known for his roles as an authoritarian figure in the Back to the Future and Top Gun films, has died. He was 94. Tolkan died Thursday in Lake Placid, New York, where he lived, his booking agent, John Alcantar, said Saturday. A brief obituary published on the Back to the Fut…

Treasury department said Financial Times article about Scott Bessent’s views on Fed oversight was ‘manufactured’ The US treasury department demanded on Friday that the Financial Times (FT) retract a report on treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s views on the Federal Reserve, accusing the newspaper of publishing “false claims” in a formal complaint escalated to the outlet’s parent company, Nikkei In…

Thieves made a break for 413,793 units of the company’s new F1 line bars which could cause shortage before Easter A large shipment of KitKat candy bars was stolen while in transit to distributors, a major candy crime right before the Easter holiday that could cause shortages for customers. The truck carrying 413,793 units of a “new chocolate range”, about 12 tons of chocolate bars, was pilfered w…

Anti-authoritarian rallies, taking place in all 50 states plus 16 countries, are expected to be biggest in US history No Kings protests – live Millions of Americans are expected to take to the streets on Saturday for the No Kings protests against the Trump administration . More than 3,000 events are planned in all 50 states, plus in 16 countries, according to a coalition of organizers that includ…

Four people arrested as police appeal for help in identifying woman who was found unconscious on street Police in Leeds have launched a murder investigation after a young woman died after being found unconscious on the street. Officers were called at 5.55am on Saturday to Kennerleigh Avenue in Austhorpe where they found the woman with serious injuries. She was taken to hospital but was pronounced…

Allan government says measure is temporary as energy shock from Middle East conflict sees petrol prices soar Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Public transport will be free in Victoria for a month, in an effort to encourage people to switch from driving and alleviate the surge in demand for fuel. The Allan government announced on Sunday that it would make all metro and …

CNN team detained while reporting on aftermath of attack by settlers in West Bank, Foreign Press Association says Middle East crisis – live updates An international media association has condemned what it described as a “violent assault” by Israeli soldiers who detained a CNN crew in the occupied West Bank this week. A CNN team was reporting on the aftermath of an assault by Israeli settlers and …

Exclusive: World Service director Fiona Crack says platform pursues stories ignored by the Gulf’s state-owned media A senior BBC executive has defended BBC Arabic as a lone voice in the region covering the “Israeli perspective”, as she warned its critics that it pursued stories ignored by the Gulf’s state-owned media. The corporation’s Arabic service has come under sustained criticism in recent y…

Israeli military says primary target, killed in a missile strike far from the frontlines, was a Hezbollah ‘terrorist’ Middle East crisis – live updates Israel killed three journalists in south Lebanon on Saturday, their TV channels and authorities said, prompting condemnation from the Lebanese government who called the killings a “blatant war crime”. Ali Shoeib, from the Hezbollah-owned al-Manar …

Olivia Bailey says she wants Sure Start-style hubs that will be rolled out in England on Monday to be inclusive for all Reform UK’s “pro-family” policies are a sham and exclude non-traditional families, the government’s early years minister has said before the rollout of hundreds of new Sure Start-style family centres across England on Monday. Olivia Bailey said she wanted the hubs to be inclusiv…

More than 100 charities, campaign groups and trade unions marched in a show of unity against far right politics Together Alliance march – live updates Tens of thousands of people have gathered in London to march against the far right in the biggest multicultural demonstration in UK history. Organisers claimed half a million people have travelled to the capital for the Together Alliance march. Pol…

Teenager alleged she faced racism from teacher who told her to ‘go back to her country’ for refusing to stand for pledge of allegiance A Palestinian and Arab middle school student in Michigan who was publicly admonished for refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiance as part of a personal protest against the war on Gaza has settled with her school district following a lawsuit around her first …

Incident in the city’s 8th arrondissement reportedly involved a homemade explosive device French police prevented an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris on Saturday when they arrested a man about to set off a homemade explosive device, officials and sources close to the case said. The incident occurred at about 3.30am (0230 GMT) in front of a Bank of America building in the city’s 8th…