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Demonstrations initially focused on economic issues but as they have grown and become political the regime has responded with deadly force Iran crisis live – latest updates A protest movement in Iran that started as a small demonstration by shopkeepers in Tehran over a weakening currency has exploded into the largest nationwide uprising in years against the country’s theocratic leaders. Fearing a…

Ex chancellor asked Badenoch’s team for seat in Lords but was rebuffed over sacking for tax affairs, party sources say UK politics live – latest updates Nadhim Zahawi was rejected for a peerage by the Conservatives just weeks before he defected to Reform UK, Tory sources have told the Guardian. The former chancellor asked Kemi Badenoch’s top team for a seat in the House of Lords but was rebuffed …

Statement signed by 13 former senior officials condemns ‘unprecedented’ assault on Fed’s independence Every living former head of the Federal Reserve condemned an “unprecedented” attempt by the Trump administration to weaken the central bank’s independence, after the Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into its chair, Jerome Powell. Ex-Fed chairs Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke and…

Democrat also says president is ‘spending no time thinking about the actual crises’ like food aid and health costs Donald Trump’s threat to annex Greenland represents an existential crisis for Nato, senior Democratic US senator Chris Murphy has warned, with the demise of the decades-old alliance of western nations certain to follow any American military intervention. “It would be the end of Nato,…

Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’ UK politics live – latest updates A prisoner linked to Palestine Action who is on day 71 of a hunger strike has told a friend: “I’m dying.” Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, at HMP New Hall, in Wakefield, on Saturday for the first time since the protest began and said she wa…

Paramount also files lawsuit seeking disclosure of financial information related to $82.7bn agreement Paramount Skydance plans to nominate directors to Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) board to vote against the approval of its deal with Netflix , and filed a lawsuit seeking disclosure of financial information related to the $82.7bn (£61.4bn) agreement. In a letter sent to WBD investors on Monday, Pa…

Haul represents country’s largest seizure at sea, with officers digging bales out from vast amount of salt Spanish police have made their largest-ever seizure of cocaine at sea after finding almost 10 tonnes of the drug hidden among a cargo of salt on a merchant ship off the Canary Islands. Detectives and anti-drug prosecutors investigating a multinational criminal group alleged to be exporting “…

Luke Davis, 31, found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm on woman whom he did not tell about diagnosis A man who infected a woman with HIV after he stopped his treatment and did not tell her about his diagnosis has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Luke Davis, 31, was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm on the woman, who described being diagnosed with HIV as a “life senten…

President says he ‘should have’ used national guard to seize machines in support of false claim that election was rigged Donald Trump has said he regrets not getting the US national guard to seize voting machines after his 2020 election defeat ended his first presidency, as he continues to falsely claim that he won the race. But he has also questioned whether national guard troops would be “sophi…

Thom Tillis says he would oppose any nominee, including upcoming chair vacancy, ‘until legal matter is fully resolved’ A Republican senator has vowed to block all Federal Reserve nominations after the justice department opened a criminal investigation into the Fed chair, Jerome Powel l, inflaming tensions over the central bank’s independence. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, a member of the banking…

Lawyers for Adichie and her husband serve Euracare hospital with legal notice after death of 21-month-old The Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused a Lagos hospital of negligence after the death of one of her 21-month-old twin boys. Nkanu Nnamdi died on 6 January after a brief illness. He was one of twin boys born to Adichie and Ivara Esege, a doctor, in 2024 by surrogacy, eight ye…

Masrob Ali, 54, who died in crash that also claimed lives of three teenagers, described as ‘the kindest man’ A taxi driver who was among four people killed in a head-on collision in Greater Manchester was “the gentlest soul” and was not at fault for the crash, his family has said. Masrob Ali, 54, died when his taxi collided with a Seat Leon travelling on the wrong side of a residential road in Bo…

Bob Carr says Trump foreign policy presents a ‘colossal challenge’ for Australia and Gareth Evans says the Aukus pact should be reconsidered Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government should urgently reconsider Australia’s alliance with the United States, two former Labor foreign ministers have said, as they voiced alarm over Donald Trump’s military inter…

Joyce says the pair were saving taxpayer money and ‘I’ve got no problems with that at all’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The One Nation MPs Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce have used a private jet owned by the mining magnate Gina Rinehart to tour flood-affected Queensland communities. Joyce, who defected from the Nationals last month, said the pair were saving taxpa…

Referencing ‘teaching or discussion’ could give exemption from legislation Labor hopes to pass next week Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast People accused of breaching the Albanese government’s new hate speech laws could argue their conduct was legal because they were quoting from a religious text, draft legislation shows. Extracts of the draft bill obtained by Guardian …