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Torrential rain has caused mudslides, washed out roads and submerged vehicles with more deluges expected on Sunday Dangerous flood waters from historically swollen rivers in the Pacific north-west were continuing to cause a huge threat on Friday as 100,000 people in the area were under evacuation warnings and more deluges are due on Sunday. Torrential rain triggered flooding on Thursday across mu…

Robert Rhodes was acquitted in 2017 on grounds of self-defence after manipulating a child to help in cover-up A man who was previously cleared of killing his wife on the grounds of self-defence has been found guilty of her murder after their child came forward with new evidence under double jeopardy rules. Robert Rhodes, 52, from Withleigh, Devon, was convicted at Inner London crown court of murd…

Scottish rock band says image ‘meant to provoke debate, not hate’ after many at concert accuse group of antisemitism The Scottish rock group, Primal Scream, has defended displaying an image of a swastika inside a Star of David during a London gig, in response to accusations of racism and antisemitism. During a performance at the London’s Roundhouse, a video was shown on stage of a swastika in the…

Carl Rinsch, who directed Keanu Reeves action film 47 Ronin, was convicted on fraud and money laundering charges A Hollywood director was convicted Thursday on charges that he scammed Netflix out of $11m for a show that never materialized, while he instead used the cash for lavish purchases that included several Rolls-Royces, a Ferrari and about $1m in mattresses and luxury bedding. Carl Rinsch, …

Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 people Indonesia’s deadly flooding was an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, the Tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday. Only scientifically classified as a species in 2017, Tapanulis are incred…

Federal resources minister Madeleine King announces five new offshore exploration zones as part of future gas strategy Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Greens and environmental groups have condemned the federal government’s move to encourage more offshore gas exploration, describing it as an “environmental betrayal” that undermines Labor’s climate agenda. The minis…

Figure revealed this week was so low the Australian Services Union asked if it was a typographical error Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian Taxation Office is aiming to reduce its outsourced work by $500,000 this financial year within its $4.5bn annual operating budget, a figure so small the union says it presumed it was a typo. Senator Barbara Pocock said…

Environmental advocates welcome Net Zero Commission’s report which found the fossil fuel was ‘not consistent’ with emissions reductions commitments Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales government has been warned it can no longer approve coalmine developments after th…

Mohammadi ‘violently’ detained along with other activists at memorial event in Mashhad, according to her foundation Iranian security forces have “violently” arrested the 2023 Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi at a memorial ceremony, her supporters said. Mohammadi, who was granted temporary leave from prison in December 2024 , was detained along with several other activists at the ceremony…

Lilian Greenwood condemns Conservative ‘mixed messages’ and promises a system that works for everybody UK politics live – latest updates Conservative policies that pitted drivers against cyclists risked making the roads less safe by inflaming tensions, a minister has said, promising that the era of transport culture wars is over. Lilian Greenwood, whose Department for Transport (DfT) role include…

Exclusive: Force to pay damages to Aisha Jung, who was put into a police van and held until 4am The Metropolitan police have agreed to pay £7,500 in damages to a woman arrested at a Gaza protest for holding up a placard that said: “Apartheid Israel, what a cuntry.” Aisha Jung, 53, from south London, was with her husband and two of her sons, aged 10 and 11, when police arrested her at the November…

Men are suspected of ‘mass killings, sexual violence and deliberate attacks in El Fasher’, says Foreign Office The UK has placed sanctions on four senior commanders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces suspected of involvement in “heinous” violence against civilians in the city of El Fasher , but decided not to take any action against their key military and diplomatic backer, the United A…

Lawyers say people ‘don’t feel safe to leave their home’ as officials target recent arrivals and those awaiting hearings Immigration agents appear to be increasingly arresting and detaining Afghan asylum seekers, especially men, who have arrived in the US recently and are awaiting court hearings to decide their cases. Amir – an asylum seeker who came to the US via Mexico in 2024 – was driving hom…

Decision would anger environmental campaigners, who say it would amount to ‘gutting’ of green deal Business live – latest updates The EU’s outright ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 is poised to be watered down, a senior European parliament politician has said. The decision, expected to be announced by the European Commission on Tuesday in Strasbourg, would be a divisive mov…

Measure to add two GOP-friendly seats failed 19-31 after 21 Republicans joined 10 Democrats. Plus, how the Paris climate treaty changed the world Good morning. Indiana Republicans rejected an effort to redraw the state’s lines on Thursday in a rebuke of Donald Trump and Republican efforts to add two more Republican-friendly seats to Indiana’s congressional districts. How might the administration …