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Conservatives expected to keep majority as socialists face drubbing and ballot tests trajectory of far-right Vox party Voters in the southern Spanish region of Andalucía will cast their ballots in an election this weekend that is likely to deliver an absolute majority to the conservative People’s party (PP) and inflict another debilitating defeat on Pedro Sánchez’s embattled socialists in what wa…

After death of his father, Reed Jobs is keen for his $1bn venture capital fund Yosemite to make a difference “I saw my dad have cancer when I was a kid, and unfortunately that happens far too often. And that really motivated me to try to transform outcomes for other people out there.” Reed Jobs is talking about the death of his father, the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, to a rare form of pancreatic…

Bill Cassidy raised ire of US president for voting to impeach after January 6 – so Trump is backing Julia Letlow The power of Donald Trump ’s endorsement will be put to its latest test on Saturday, when Louisiana holds primary elections in which the US senator Bill Cassidy, who voted to impeach the president following the January 6 insurrection, then tried to make amends by casting the pivotal vo…

Move follows upsetting viral video of ray being manhandled into unmarked boat in Florida waters last year Wildlife officials in Florida will continue to allow threatened giant manta rays to be taken from the ocean, but have tightened their policies after a viral video showed a captured ray in severe distress, and a bipartisan group of politicians called for an end to the controversial practice. M…

Ryan Nichols is the latest such person to face charges after he allegedly brandished a gun during an argument The number of president’s supporters accused of committing new crimes after Donald Trump pardoned them for their roles in the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack recently increased to at least five. Ryan Nichols, 35, became the latest such Capitol attacker on 10 May, when authorities in Harl…

Police will be monitoring both Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march and also the annual ‘Nakba day’ pro-Palestine march The Metropolitan police is preparing for what it described as potentially “one of the busiest days for policing in recent years ” as tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on central London for two major demonstrations. Armoured vehicles, horses, dogs, drones …

‘Polyclass’ of 6 million people consider themselves to belong to more than one social category, researchers say More than a third of Britons say they have changed social class, with upper-middle and upper-class people most likely to identify as belonging to more than one class, according to a survey. Working-class people were the least likely to say they had changed class or identified with more …

PM has shed authority in week that has made him look like an interim leader in office only until replacement found It was a minute or so into his BBC interview on Friday morning, after being asked about “moves” to remove Keir Starmer, that Steve Reed ran out of patience. “There is no contest,” he interrupted. “‘Moves’ mean nothing. People need 81 nominations to stand against the prime minister.” …

Supporters at the Victorian state library protested against prosecutors dropping a manslaughter charge against the man accused of killing her Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Isla Bell, the 19-year-old whose body was found in a Melbourne tip 18 months ago, has been remembered as a loving, courageous and open-hearted young woman with a green thumb and an “exquisitely be…

Firms do not offer cover for some models, or charge more than for equivalent petrol cars, research finds UK insurers are more hesitant to cover some hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) from China than cars from other countries, research suggests. While some drivers can save money by buying cars made in China, they may have more limited options to get insurance than those buying electric, hybrid an…

As Keir Starmer endures a slow ousting as PM, former Labour leader Corbyn recalls his own expulsion and looks at the runners and riders “Yeah, I do feel [sorry for him],” said Jeremy Corbyn, with only a little hesitation. “On a personal level it must be devastating. It is a horrible feeling. You suddenly realise that this person doesn’t trust you at all and really doesn’t wish you well at all, an…

US president calls Abu-Bilal al-Minuki ‘most active terrorist in the world’ and says he was eliminated in ‘very complex mission’ Donald Trump has said US and Nigerian forces killed the “second in command” global leader of the Islamic State. “Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to elimin…

As continent faces tough headwinds, leaders are bearing brunt of delivering bad news to frustrated electorates “People hate you,” the adviser informed his leader. A think-piece in a daily newspaper noted that “almost everyone agrees on one thing: they don’t like him”. The recent disastrous set of local election results in the UK built on Keir Starmer’s longstanding reputational problem: only 11% …

Dr Tracy Beth Høeg, the Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, says she was fired from agency after declining to resign In a major shake-up at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), top regulators left on Friday – including Tracy Beth Høeg, the acting drug chief, who says she was fired, and Katherine Szarama, the acting vaccines chief who has only been in the position for days. Ji…

Voters in northern Brisbane electorate go to polls after sudden death of former independent MP Jimmy Sullivan Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A byelection in the Brisbane seat of Stafford is expected to swing towards the sitting LNP Queensland government in a result experts say would likely be fatal to former premier Steven Miles’ leadership of the Labor party. Voters…