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Opponents seize on Farrer MP David Farley’s decision to vote alongside teals and Greens to wind back fuel tax credits for miners, farmers and others Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation is under pressure to clarify its position on fuel tax credits after its rookie MP voted to wind back the rebates, a positio…

Analysis by more than 150 political scientists finds proportion who back such parties has increased nearly fivefold since 1995 Almost one in four voters in Europe now cast their ballot for far-right parties, research shows, a proportion that has grown nearly fivefold since the mid-1990s and climbed particularly steeply over the past three years. Analysis by more than 150 political scientists in 3…

Tony Abbott says he has lost a good friend as NSW opposition leader pays tribute to ‘force of nature’ The former Liberal heavyweight Teena McQueen is being remembered for her contribution to the party despite her defection to One Nation. McQueen, who served as the federal Liberal party vice-president from 2017 to 2023, died on Wednesday after battling severe sickness. Continue reading...

State budget suggests Minns government is addicted to pokies revenue, with tax take predicted to jump from $1.6bn to $2.2bn annually within four years Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anti-gambling advocates say surging tax revenue from poker machines in New South Wales is a betrayal of the Minns government’s promi…

Neso issues rare summer warning for Wednesday evening, as households turn on fans and air conditioning Great Britain’s grid operator has released a rare summer power supply warning for Wednesday evening as the heatwave is expected to get more intense , putting pressure on the energy system. The National Energy System Operator (Neso) issued an electricity margin notice late on Tuesday, asking powe…

Chief secretary to PM rules out leadership bid as he says he has received reassurances from Burnham Good morning. There are very few upsides for Keir Starmer for his current situation, but one of them is that soon he will no longer have to worry about taking PMQs. In his memoir, Tony Blair described PMQs as “the most nerve-racking, discombobulating, nail-biting, bowel-moving, terror-inspiring, co…

British disinfectant brand withdraws advert about a man’s efforts to find a ‘clean and untouched’ woman The British hygiene brand Dettol has apologised after an advertisement released in China, which it said was intended to criticise “toxic men”, was widely condemned on social media as offensive to women. The five-minute advert for a multipurpose disinfectant, released across many online platform…

Investigators said one of the teenagers who allegedly opened fire on students at a high school had regularly used the GoreBox gaming app Philippine authorities have temporarily blocked the online gaming app GoreBox days after a rare school shooting in the south-east Asian nation killed three students and injured 20 others. Investigators said that of the two teenagers accused of opening fire on st…

An additional case is suspected in Western Australia, which would bring the total number of bird flu infections to four Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Deadly H5 bird flu has been confirmed in two Australian states after a migratory seabird tested positive for the disease in South Australia. Western Australia also…

Chief secretary to PM says he had been ‘reassured’ about Burnham’s economic plans after conversation with him Darren Jones has ruled himself out of running for the Labour leadership after a conversation with Andy Burnham. Speaking to Sky News, the chief secretary to the prime minister said he had been “reassured” about Burnham’s economic plans after their conversation on Tuesday. Continue reading…

If TG Jones’s aggressive restructuring is voted through, the charity Help for Heroes and other creditors will be out of pocket Small suppliers including the charity Help for Heroes are to lose at least half the money owed to them by the former WH Smith high street chain if a planned restructure is voted through this week. The books to paperclips retailer, which has 450 stores, was bought by the p…

In today’s newsletter: As heatwaves intensify, Britain’s ecosystems are being pushed beyond their evolutionary limits Our green and pleasant land is sizzling. This week, millions of us across the UK are baking in unprecedented heat. The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning from 9am today in parts of southern Wales, and central and southern England. The temperature record for June of 3…

Temperatures expected to hit 40C in parts of the UK, as extreme heatwave spreads slowly eastwards, sparking warnings in Italy and the Netherlands France records hottest day ever as 40 people drown across country Tell us: how is the heatwave in the UK and across Europe affecting you? Temperatures could hit 40C today and on Thursday in some parts of England and Wales. A red weather warning for extr…

Row over ‘landmark’ development in Stirchley has left people homeless and put businesses at risk, say locals A housing development in Birmingham, touted as a model for community-owned housing in the UK, is at “serious risk of collapse” due to a dispute over construction costs. The Stirchley Cooperative Development (SCD), which was founded by local residents and businesses in Birmingham in 2016, w…

Autobiographical work Free Me aims to encourage victims to speak out in country where violence against women is rising There are audible gasps in the auditorium in Nairobi as a husband launches a volley of blows and slaps on his wife and pushes her to the floor. “I wish I could spare you this,” the wife tells the audience. “My husband beat me up as if we were in a bar fight. Except, in a bar some…