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Minister insists court ruling that blocked deportation of Eritrean man ‘will not undermine basis’ of deal with France Keir Starmer’s returns deal with France will go ahead, a cabinet minister has insisted, despite a high court ruling that temporarily blocked the deportation of an Eritrean man. Liz Kendall, the technology secretary, said the last-minute injunction stopping a 25-year-old from being…

Deputy leadership hopeful rubbishes claim she and Bridget Phillipson are stand-ins for prime ministerial battle UK politics live – latest updates Lucy Powell has hit out at the “sexist” framing of her deputy Labour leadership campaign, with people claiming she and her rival, Bridget Phillipson, are standing as “proxies” for two men. With the contest to replace Angela Rayner under way this week, t…

Veteran journalist played by Redford in 1976 film version of the Watergate exposé that brought down the Nixon presidency pays tribute to a ‘fiery’ friend • Robert Redford: the incandescently handsome star who changed Hollywood forever Bob Woodward, the journalist played by Robert Redford in the 1976 corruption exposé All the President’s Men, has paid tribute to the actor who died on Tuesday, sayi…

US president arrives on Tuesday ahead of a lavish programme, as Sadiq Khan calls for UK leaders not to shy away from ‘being critical’ Donald Trump has landed in the UK ahead of an unprecedented second state visit. The US president and the first lady, Melania Trump, touched down on Tuesday evening at London Stansted onboard Air Force One ahead of a series of events over the next two days, includin…

Anthony Albanese must now save the defence agreement with Papua New Guinea, a week after a similar plan with Vanuatu was delayed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast When Anthony Albanese landed in Papua New Guinea for celebrations marking 50 years of independence this week, he was expecting to sign a landmark mutual defence agreement and designate the one-time colony as a…

Exclusive: Sue Roberts-Smith sends 39-page dossier to two dozen Liberal and National MPs after fresh speculation about Hastie’s possible leadership tilt Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The mother of disgraced former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has launched an extraordinary character attack on Andrew Hastie, emailing Coalition MPs with accusations that the man who testif…

Tom Athron says stricter rules on country of origin and end of ‘de minimis’ exemptions are up and sales down The boss of upmarket retailer Fortnum & Mason has said Donald Trump’s trade war has hit sales of its luxury tea exports to the US and forced up prices. Tom Athron, the London-based retailer’s chief executive, said Trump’s stricter country of origin rules and the end of the “de minimis” cos…

Bundestag holds general debate on current affairs as YouGov shows Alternative für Deutschland on 27%, with the governing CDU on 26% Merz repeats his regular line on defence as he says: We want to be able to defend ourselves so that we do not have to defend ourselves. Continue reading...

On the first full day of his state visit to the UK, the US president will attend various events in Windsor before a state banquet Good morning. Official Britain is laying out the red carpet for Donald Trump today. It is the first full day of his unprecedented state visit, and he will spend the day with King Charles at Windsor Castle enjoying the finest pageantry the nation can lay on. Keir Starme…

Proposed Macquarie Point venue a condition for state entering AFL in 2028, but report argues it would cause ‘unacceptable adverse impacts on Hobart’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The push to build a $945m home for the first AFL team in Tasmania has hit a major hurdle, with the proposed stadium condemned by the s…

Workers affected by university restructure advised to ‘remove themselves from the hazardous work environment’ if they believe they are at psychosocial risk • Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Almost 30 staff at the Australian National University’s humanities school have stopped work after an internal report warned of psychological hazards in their workplace related to t…

The Israeli military said the route via Salah al-Din street ‘will be open for 48 hours only’ Israel announced on Wednesday a “temporary” new route for residents to flee Gaza City , as it launched an intense ground offensive after massive bombardment of the Palestinian territory’s main city. The Israeli military “announces the opening of a temporary transportation route via Salah al-Din street”, s…

ONS releases figures as Bank of England considers holding interest rate at 4% to tackle rising prices UK inflation held steady in August, official figures show, adding to pressure on households as the Bank of England considers keeping interest rates at elevated levels in order to combat fast-rising consumer prices. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the annual rate of inflation …

After nearly 50 years, Greenfield says he cannot ‘in good conscience’ continue and suggests promise of independence has been dishonoured Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has stepped away from the ice-cream brand after nearly 50 years, according to a post by the other founder, Ben Cohen. Cohen’s post shared what he said was a letter from Greenfield in which he called it one of the “hardes…

Authorities say they no longer have legal justification to hold Christian Brückner in jail after serving rape sentence The main suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is expected to be freed on Wednesday as German authorities admit they no longer have legal justification to hold him in jail. Christian Brückner, 49, is due to be released from prison in Sehnde, northern Germany, after ser…