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Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined An eight-year-old girl left destitute in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa has been barred from coming to the UK to join her parents. The Guardian reported on the case of Lati-Yana Stephanie Brown after the hurricane. Her mother, Kerrian Bigby, a carer, moved from Jamaica to be with L…

By Friday morning the fires had been mostly contained, after burning for more than 24 hours, officials announced Anger swelling in Hong Kong over deadliest fire in more than 70 years How the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guide Rescue operations inside the Hong Kong apartment complex that was engulfed by fire on Wednesday are “almost complete”, fire officials have said, as the death toll reache…

Harms include threats to release intimate pictures as charity warns against parents sharing photos or details of children online Nearly one in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, with harms ranging from threatening to release intimate pictures to revealing details about someone’s personal life. The NSPCC child protection charity also found that one in five parents know a ch…

Gillian Fairfield to lead review as critics say nothing has changed since 2023 report found systemic discrimination The Metropolitan police are to face a new inquiry into whether they have radically changed after a devastating report found the force was riddled with prejudice and failing the public, the Guardian has learned. The “Casey 2” inquiry was supposed to have been launched earlier this ye…

In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shooting Donald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries,” a day after two national guard members were shot in Washington DC in an attack that has become a political flashpoint in the president’s ongo…

Cauchi made decision not to take antipsychotic medication and his ‘autonomy had to be respected’, his former psychiatrist’s lawyer tells court Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Joel Cauchi’s illicit drug use was ‘quite likely’ to have played a role in his stabbing murders of six people and his autonomy had to be res…

Kiara Ferguson died after Adam Winmar’s daughter, four, found loaded weapon in family’s couch in 2023 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Six months’ pregnant with two children at home, a young regional Victorian woman was understandably upset when her four-year-old found a gun inside their couch. Kiara Ferguson, 27, …

Kanal is 95% complete and on schedule but plans to slash its budget mean conversation around its opening have moved from ‘when’ to ‘if’ A year before its scheduled opening on 28 November 2026, building works at Kanal , a new contemporary art museum in Brussels, are running on time. Housed in a remodelled former Citroën garage on the north-western edge of the city centre, the centre is 95% complet…

Some say Jeremy Corbyn is too non-committal for project to work, while others blame Zarah Sultana’s combative nature At an early meeting to set the path for what would become Your Party, participants quickly agreed on one thing: given the cliches about leftwingers forever falling out, at all costs they must avoid a descent into factionalism. Six months on and the Liverpool venue hosting this week…

Erika Kirk – the widow of Charlie Kirk, the rightwing activist killed in Utah in September – has indicated she would be willing to support JD Vance in a 2028 presidential bid. Katie Miller, the wife of White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller, invites senior Republicans on to her podcast for discussions with conservative women. And the Trump administration is developing baby-bo…

Police say a man in his early 20s was found in Blacktown with gunshot wounds to his neck, chest and leg A man has died and two others are in custody after a daylight shooting on a suburban street in Sydney. Police were called to Carinya Street, Blacktown, at about 11.50am on Friday following reports of a public place shooting. Continue reading...

Amid troubled economic times, many in China are shifting back towards the certainty of a career in the public sector A record number of people are set to take China’s notoriously gruelling national civil service exam this weekend, reflecting the increasing desire of Chinese workers to find employment in the public rather than private sector. Around 3.7 million people have registered for the tests…

Benedict Bryant convicted of dangerous driving occasioning death after placing police car in path of 16-year-old’s trail bike in 2022 Warning: this article contains the name of an Indigenous Australian who has died A police sergeant who was told not to pursue a teenager riding a trail bike has been told he caused the death of the young man when he placed his unmarked car in his path. Benedict Bry…

Monsoon rains cause devastation on Indonesian island, sparking landslides and flash flooding Flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have killed 69 people, with 59 missing as emergency workers search in rivers and the rubble of villages for bodies and possible survivors. Monsoon rains over the past week caused rivers to burst their banks in North Sumatra province on Tuesday. The…

Mia Lucas, who died in Sheffield after being sectioned, had undiagnosed condition causing ‘acute psychosis’ A 12-year-old girl who took her own life after being sectioned was failed by medical staff who failed to spot her underlying brain disorder, an inquest has found. Mia Lucas was found unresponsive in her room at the Becton Centre, which is part of Sheffield children’s hospital, on 29 January…