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The group of 34 – families of dead or jailed extremists – could return to Australia after being held since 2019 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian women and children held for years without charge in a squalid detention camp in north-east Syria have been released ahead of their expected repatriation to Australia. The 34 women and children in the group are the w…

The pop superstar will oversee the annual music and art celebration in June, marking the festival’s 31st edition and the venue’s 75th anniversary Harry Styles is to curate the Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the venue. The 32-year-old pop star follows Little Simz as curator of the 2025 event, and previous editions led by artists including Gr…

Rock structure which served as backdrop to countless proposals disappears into the Adriatic after storm The famous arch of the sea stacks at Sant’Andrea in Melendugno, Puglia, Italy, popularly known as Lovers’ Arch, collapsed on Valentine’s Day after strong storm surges and heavy rain swept across southern Italy. The rocky arch, one of the best-known natural landmarks on the Adriatic coast, got i…

Board considering whether to re-engage in move that could prompt a second bidding war with Netflix Business live – latest updates Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is reportedly weighing reopening sales talks with Paramount Skydance, in a move that could spark a fresh bidding war with Netflix for the Hollywood film and TV company. Members of the board of WBD are discussing whether to re-engage with Par…

Liz Kendall says officials will be ‘establishing the facts’ about report that made false claims about journalists UK politics live – latest updates The Cabinet Office is examining the commissioning of a report that made false claims about journalists who were investigating Labour Together, the thinktank closely linked to Keir Starmer, a cabinet minister has said. Liz Kendall, the science and tech…

Andrew Hastie and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price among those expected to return to frontbench as new leader pursues rightwing agenda Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Sussan Ley’s closest supporters are poised to be demoted as the new Liberal leader, Angus Taylor, prepares to install conservatives to deliver his rightwing…

Rubio visits Orbán, who has a warm relationship with the Trump administration, ahead of Hungarian elections in April with the two countries expected to sign civilian nuclear deal later today Hungary’s 12 April election is set to be one of the year’s most consequential in the EU. Voters will choose a new 199-seat national assembly under the country’s mixed electoral system, with Viktor Orbán facin…

Liz Kendall says several organisations have concerns about ban on social media for under-16s before conclusion of government consultation Good morning. Parliament is in recess this week, but politics goes on, and the government an announcement about social media. The Online Safety Act, a vast piece of legislation that was first proposed in the last decade and passed in 2023, is only now fully com…

Exclusive: Victorian executive fast-tracks Mornington Peninsula mayor as former deputy opposition leader’s successor in byelection Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A battle has erupted over who will represent the Liberal party in a byelection sparked by the resignation of the former deputy Victorian leader Sam Groth, with local branch members to be denied a vote. Guard…

Much of Messina’s cultural memory was destroyed in a 1908 earthquake, but the Italian government has secured a masterpiece by the port city’s greatest son On 28 December 1908, the city of Messina was struck by what is still considered the deadliest natural catastrophe in modern European history. In just 37 seconds, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed half its population and levelled much of the cit…

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Japan misses growth forecasts for the final three months of 2025 Japan has slotted in at the bottom of the G7 growth table, along with the UK: With Canada and the US yet to report their GDP data for October-December, here’s what we know so far: Germany: +0.3% in Q4 2025 Italy: +0.3% France: +0.2% UK: +0.1% Japan: 0.1% US: Due on 20th …

ACCC alleges the supermarket breached the law by offering ‘illusory’ discounts on many products with ‘Down Down’ promotion Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Coles disguised price increases on at least 245 products by offering discounts that were “literally true” but also “utterly misleading”, the competition regulat…

Fresh fruit and other items now available but at high prices in territory where unemployment is estimated at 80% Every morning, Mansour Mohammad Bakr sets out from the small rented room in Gaza City he shares with his pregnant wife and two very young daughters. The 23-year-old walks past the port and the breaking waves of the Mediterranean where he once earned his living. Before the two-year war …

Director of public prosecutions says he is confident police would examine any evidence of potential misconduct The UK’s top prosecutor has said “nobody is above the law” amid growing pressure on police to fully investigate Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links with Jeffrey Epstein. Thames Valley police said earlier this week they were in discussion with the Crown Prosecution Service over allegations…

Unclear how encounter between Britain’s shortest-serving PM and US president was initiated and how long it lasted After spending time and resources crisscrossing the Atlantic to cultivate the support of the Maga faithful, Liz Truss has finally got the prize she apparently craved: a photo with Donald Trump. Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister tweeted a photo on Sunday showing her in the comp…