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King Charles ‘agrees with me’ on Iran nuclear weapon ban, says Trump

Remarks by US president likely to cause embarrassment for aides of UK monarch, who usually remains neutral Donald Trump has insisted King Charles agrees with him that Iran should never be allowed nuclear weapons. Trump made the remarks at a White House state dinner on Tuesday in honour of the visiting Charles and Camilla, after the two men sat down to bilateral talks earlier that day. Continue reading...

Bristol launches summer of activist events to become UK civil rights capital

Programme of events announced on anniversary of Bristol bus boycott aimed at inspiring societal manifesto for city Bristol has long been a city of activists prepared to work for change, from followers of John Wesley in the 18th century to the 21st-century citizens who toppled the statue of slave trader Edward Colston. On Wednesday, a new campaign was launched – on the anniversary of the start of the groundbreaking 1963 Bristol bus boycott – aimed at making the city the UK’s capital of civil righ

News live: King Charles praises ‘ambitious’ Aukus and expresses pride in Australia in speech to US Congress

Nuclear submarine mentioned in part of king’s speech that emphasised defence ties. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it’ll be Nick Visser with the main action. Consumer price data coming out today is expected to show the sharp shock that the US-Iran war has dealt to our economy (and our wallets). Continue reading...

Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOs The volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them. Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be opened through the strait of Hormuz amid rocketing transportation costs. Continue reading...

Indian billionaire’s son offers to house Pablo Escobar’s hippos at his private zoo

Anant Ambani revives offer to transport 80 animals, all descendants of Colombian drug kingpin’s pets, to India It remains one of the strangest conundrums in modern zoological history – what to do with the descendants of Pablo Escobar’s hippos? The animals – herbivores native to sub-Saharan Africa – were originally imported into Colombia by the drug kingpin for his own entertainment. But the beasts and their offspring were left to roam free after his death in 1993. Continue reading...

Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother charged after allegedly attempting to influence key witness in double murder trial

Coleen Lamarre, 63, charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to trial over alleged murders of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The mother of a former police officer who allegedly murdered Luke Davies and Jesse Baird two years ago has been charged after allegedly attempting to influence a key witness to change their evidence in her son’s trial. New South Wales police sai

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Trump administration labels Australia’s media bargaining laws ‘foreign extortion’

Albanese defends plan forcing Meta, Google and TikTok to make deals with Australian news publishers through a levy The Trump administration has described Australia’s moves to make big tech companies pay for news online as “extortion” but Anthony Albanese defended the plan by saying it was about protecting and rewarding media outlets for the work they produce. Labor’s plan to encourage Meta, Google and TikTok to make deals with Australian news publishers, or face a 2.25% levy, is likely to be sup

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Red cards can be given to players who cover their mouths while confronting opponents

The International Football Association Board approved a rule that would penalize players with a red card if they cover their mouths when confronting another player. The measure will be in place at this summer's World Cup. (Image credit: Pedro Rocha)

Guardian - World · Oct 8

Rightwing provocateur’s plan to register ‘Free Palestine party’ renews concern over Victoria’s voting system

Labor under pressure to scrap group voting tickets as Avi Yemini details plan to funnel votes to conservative parties at state election A rightwing provocateur’s plan to register the “Free Palestine party” and use it to funnel votes to conservative parties in Victoria’s state election has renewed concern over the state’s voting system. Avi Yemini, a former Israeli solider and self-styled investigative journalist who creates content for his YouTube channel Rebel News Australia, on Tuesday announc

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Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms

Australia is proposing to tax Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government intends to introduce the draft legislation to Parliament by July. (Image credit: Rick Rycroft)

‘People assume we’re grifters’: disabled Britons report rise in abuse over blue badges

Badge holders and carers report being harassed, filmed and threatened by strangers who think they are faking disability Disabled people who use blue badges to go about their daily lives have said they are being harassed, questioned and even assaulted, as anti-benefits rhetoric becomes more mainstream in the UK. About 3 million people in the UK now have a blue badge, including 1 in 15 adults in England . The number of people who qualify for the scheme – which allows drivers to park in more access

Urban areas host 80% of England’s homes at high risk of flooding, study finds

Exclusive: 839,000 homes in urban areas face threat of surface-water flooding, with social housing tenants most vulnerable to costs Eight in 10 of the homes that are at high risk of flooding in England are now in towns and cities, according to analysis by the National Housing Federation (NHF), which said social housing tenants are disproportionately vulnerable to the financial cost. Research found that 839,000 homes in urban areas are now classed as being at high risk of surface water flooding,

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King Charles ‘agrees with me’ on Iran nuclear weapon ban, says Trump

Bristol launches summer of activist events to become UK civil rights capital

News live: King Charles praises ‘ambitious’ Aukus and expresses pride in Australia in speech to US Congress

Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid

Indian billionaire’s son offers to house Pablo Escobar’s hippos at his private zoo

Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother charged after allegedly attempting to influence key witness in double murder trial

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Trump administration labels Australia’s media bargaining laws ‘foreign extortion’

Red cards can be given to players who cover their mouths while confronting opponents

Rightwing provocateur’s plan to register ‘Free Palestine party’ renews concern over Victoria’s voting system

Today's highlights

Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms

‘People assume we’re grifters’: disabled Britons report rise in abuse over blue badges

Urban areas host 80% of England’s homes at high risk of flooding, study finds

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Lost copy of seventh-century poem in Old English discovered at Rome library

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