While Labour braces for a rout that could see off Starmer, a rising drive to keep out Farage is complicating expectations Local elections are often regarded as a referendum on the sitting government, with many previous administrations taking a bloody nose from the electorate but successfully fighting back by the next general election. Senior Labour figures have taken to reeling off a list of midterm results – 1999, 2003, 2012 – to prove that point. “As we get closer to the general election, it w
In today’s newsletter: Off Duty revisits the conviction of Alexander Villa, raising troubling questions about how it was built Good morning. On the evening of 29 December 2011, Clifton Lewis – an off-duty Chicago police officer working as a security guard at a minimart on the city’s west side – was shot dead during a robbery. The killing prompted a huge manhunt and an intensive investigation by the Chicago police department. Years later, prosecutors said they had their man, and in 2019 Alexander
Four people were injured when an Air Canada passenger plane collided with a fire truck on New York’s LaGuardia Airport runway, according to sources familiar with the matter. NBC News’ Jessica Layton, Jay Blackman, and Jeff Guzzetti report on the incident and the injuries to the pilot and copilot.
Federal Coalition tells Pauline Hanson’s party to expect more policy scrutiny after historic result in South Australia election The Albanese government has sharpened its attacks on One Nation as a party of “stunts and the vibe” after the South Australian premier warned Pauline Hanson is a threat to Labor following its historic state election result. The federal Coalition is also dialling up the pressure, warning One Nation to expect more scrutiny of its policy positions as it attempts to avert a
Energy minister Chris Bowen says ‘we’re a long way’ from further action like fuel rationing despite shortages Hundreds of service stations across Australia have run out of fuel, with the federal government inking a deal with Singapore, one of our biggest sources of refined petroleum, to keep supplies of diesel and gas flowing. Concerns are now broadening to supplies of fertiliser and other chemicals, heaping more pressure on the Albanese government’s leveraging of overseas exports of coal and ga
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Plus: Labor under pressure over fuel crisis as federal parliament returns. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Candidates ‘lie’, Joyce defends One Nation’s vetting Joyce tells RN Breakfast “every party has issues with vetting”, after One Nation had to dump its candidate in Adelaide a day before the election, following reports in the ABC there was allegedly a warrant for his arrest in the UK. They [candidates] lie, see? They lie, they don’t tell the tr
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Operations at LaGuardia Airport were suspended early Monday after a plane and a vehicle collided on a runway late Sunday night, according to authorities. NBC News’ Jessica Layton and Jay Blackman report on the incident.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Narelle weakens to a tropical low after bringing heavy rain to already-saturated parts of the Northern Territory Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Communities in Australia’s far north were again on flood alert as ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle continued its destructive westward journey on Monday, with forecasts suggesting the system could re-intensify and potentially threaten the Perth region this weekend. Narelle had
