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British Polling Council and Market Research Society announce inquiries into JL Partners, which has been accused of breaking transparency rules What is the latest finance scandal facing Reform UK? A polling firm at the centre of allegations that Reform UK breached electoral law is being investigated by two industry bodies. JL Partners, which is run by former Conservative aides, has been accused of…

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has told SBU to deliver ‘appropriate, tangible response’ to Kyiv strike The head office of Ukraine’s SBU intelligence agency has been hit in a Russian drone attack, sending plumes of black smoke rising into the air in the heart of Kyiv. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he had instructed the SBU to deliver an “appropriate, tangible response” to the strike,…

Russian and Ukrainian strikes in July killed more crew than in whole war to that month, preventing grain exports A summer of hostilities in the Black Sea proved deadly for seafarers, as Russia and Ukraine attacked each other’s ships and port infrastructure, preventing vital grain exports and prompting concerns that the conflict will push global food prices even higher. More crew were killed in th…

Defense lawyer has asked for an hour to request emergency stay after jury deadlocked for third time Lindsay Clancy murder trial: live updates The judge in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children, plans to declare a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict and remained deadlocked after a week of deliberations . Jurors in …

Belarusian said to have had tourist visa issued by Italy is investigated over alleged attempt to attack Leipzig airport Europe live – latest updates Germany is urging its European partners to introduce tighter limitations on Russian citizens entering the EU on tourist visas, after recent sabotage attacks which Berlin has blamed on Moscow . German authorities are investigating a Belarusian nationa…

Outlet faced significant financial challenges after it had funds blocked by bank without explanation Workers at the leftwing news outlet the Canary fear it will not survive beyond this year amid access to funds being blocked and allegations of financial mismanagement and internal turmoil. The site, which was founded in 2015 against a backdrop of the wave of support for the then Labour leader, Jer…

Senior party figures do not appear united, but Farage may be more concerned about impact on performance in polls UK politics live – latest updates Midway through an event at Reform’s annual conference on Friday there was question for the audience: who was worried about a Channel 4 News exposé of potential wrongdoing by party officials over donations? Almost no hands went up. The faithful might be…

Jury returns to tell judge for a third time it cannot reach a verdict in case of Massachusetts woman who killed her children The jury was sent out on Thursday afternoon to decide whether the 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for fatally strangling her three children – eight-month old Callan, five-year-old Cora and three-year-old Dawson – in January 2023. Over t…

Officers clipped to bridge had tried to talk man, who was holding a knife, into coming down safely, officials say New York City police shot and killed a man on Friday morning after he climbed onto the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge and approached officers with a knife extended, New York police department officials said. At a news conference Friday, NYPD officials said that a 911 call came in at ar…

Jury starts seven day of deliberations after foreperson told judge juror won’t follow instruction about reasonable doubt The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial started a seventh day of deliberations Friday, a day after the jury’s foreperson told the judge a single juror won’t follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt. The extraordinary disclosure made in the form of a note d…

Cotality says prices have declined in most capital cities over winter. Search the data to see how they have changed in your area Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s property market is facing a rare price correction, as rising interest rates and less favourable tax settings for investors accelerate a downturn. Most capital cities recorded winter price falls, ac…

Bank of England governor says central bankers must explain decisions or risk being seen as ‘unrepresentative elite’ The governor of the Bank of England has said the rise of populist politicians presents a serious challenge to independent central banks. As Nigel Farage’s Reform UK gathered for its annual conference in Birmingham, Andrew Bailey said central bankers must be prepared to explain their…

Footage provokes outrage, as bellicose and performative far-right politics continue to spread across Americas Colombia’s hardline president, Abelardo De La Espriella, has provoked outrage after posting a video on social media in which he strides through rows of white body bags that he says contained the corpses of 23 “neutralised” guerrillas. De La Espriella took power last month vowing “all-out …

Lorena Isceri was thrown off a motorway bridge, allegedly by ex-boyfriend Federico Vella A 45-year-old woman has been killed and thrown off a motorway bridge near Florence, in the seventh alleged femicide in Italy since mid-August. Lorena Isceri was abducted on Thursday afternoon, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, Federico Vella, in the Rifredi area of Florence, before being forced into the boot of …

Family-run Al-Qarara Seed Bank is striving to help Palestinians gain sovereignty over their food security Salama Ayesh Muhanna still remembers the first seeds he planted on his family’s land in al-Qarara, Gaza. At just 17, Muhanna had proudly sprouted cucumbers. “I was very happy because I saw the results,” Muhanna says. “We were farmers at heart.” Continue reading...