- Two men arrested after alleged attack on off-duty police officers in Newtownby Guardian staff on January 23, 2025 at 7:01 am
Constable, 25, battling ‘serious head injuries’ in Sydney hospital after alleged late-night assault on Enmore RoadFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men have been […]
- LNP denies decision has been made on Brisbane Olympic venues – as it happenedby Nino Bucci and Emily Wind (earlier) on January 23, 2025 at 6:55 am
This blog is now closedBruce Lehrmann seeks judge-only trial for Toowoomba rape chargesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAsked about the future of the weekly pro-Palestinian protests across Australia, Malarndirri McCarthy […]
- Thursday briefing: With a new wave of violence, the West Bank is on edgeby Nimo Omer on January 23, 2025 at 6:43 am
In today’s newsletter: As Israeli security forces launch an operation in the city of Jenin and violence by settlers escalates, Emma Graham-Harrison explains what happens nextGood morning.A few days after a ceasefire brought at least temporary […]
- National Portrait Gallery accused of nepotism over Zoë Law exhibitionby Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent on January 23, 2025 at 6:00 am
The photographer’s exhibition, which features images of Noel Gallagher, took place after donation to the gallery’s £40m makeoverThe National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has been accused of nepotism after it hosted a photography exhibition by a large […]
- Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog charges 28 more people over allegations of bribes to register buildersby Adeshola Ore on January 23, 2025 at 5:08 am
Ibac says it has charged one Victorian Building Authority employee and 27 people involved in building registration applicationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news […]
- Rachel Reeves’s bid to expand Heathrow could add £40 to airline ticketby Helena Horton, Jessica Elgot and Heather Stewart on January 23, 2025 at 5:00 am
Exclusive: Treasury analysis shows ticket prices expected to go up across board with no plans for frequent flyers to shoulder more of the costRachel Reeves’s bid to expand Heathrow airport could add £40 to the cost of an airline ticket, according […]
- UK minister calls TikTok desirable product but admits ‘genuine concerns’by Robert Booth UK technology editor on January 23, 2025 at 5:00 am
Technology secretary Peter Kyle expresses fear of app being ‘propaganda vehicle’ but says it can deliver ‘exhilaration’ to usersTikTok’s power to deliver “exhilaration” and the UK’s relationship with China are shaping the UK […]
- Is TikTok a national security threat – or is the ban a smokescreen for superpower rivalry?by Dan Sabbagh on January 23, 2025 at 5:00 am
Washington looks happy for the video app to harvest users’ data – as long as China does not reap the rewardsIf the Chinese-owned TikTok is deemed definitively by the US to be a national security threat, it is hard to see how the UK or other […]
- Could the Southport attack have been prevented? – Politics Weekly UKby Presented by John Harris with Rashad Ali and Kiran Stacey. Produced by Frankie Tobi, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producers are Zoe Hitch and Nicole Jackson on January 23, 2025 at 5:00 am
The government has announced a public inquiry into why authorities failed to stop Axel Rudakubana before he killed three girls in Southport. But is it enough to stop another such attack? John Harris asks the counter-terrorism practitioner Rashad […]
- The science of racism, and how to fight it – podcastby Presented by Ian Sample, produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu; the executive producer is Ellie Bury on January 23, 2025 at 5:00 am
Ian Sample speaks to Keon West, a professor of social psychology at the University of London, whose new book, The Science of Racism, explores what science can reveal about racism, the inventive methods scientists have used to study it and the […]
- Splendour in the Grass festival cancelled for second year runningby Kelly Burke on January 23, 2025 at 4:14 am
Organisers say festival ‘needs a little more time to recharge’ after last year cancelling due to ‘unexpected events’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe […]
- Centrelink mutual obligations scheme paused amid scrutiny on ‘failing systems’by Cait Kelly on January 23, 2025 at 3:53 am
Department apologises for ‘potential confusion and distress’ after multiple IT issues and payments potentially cancelled in errorFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news […]
- Plymouth police search for suspect after serious assault in streetby PA Media on January 23, 2025 at 3:47 am
Devon and Cornwall police mount large operation and close off West Hoe Road after one person taken to hospital with serious injuriesPolice said they were searching for a suspect after a serious assault in Plymouth left the victim in hospital.Devon […]
- Letter to federal employees warns of ‘adverse consequences’ if they do not report disguised DEI efforts – as it happenedby Robert Mackey (now); Chris Stein and Martin Belam (earlier) on January 23, 2025 at 3:36 am
This blog has now closed. You can read all our coverage of the Trump administration hereThe Wall Street Journal has spoken to some federal workers affected by the slew of executive orders signed by president Donald Trump at the outset of his second […]
- Cargo ship crew held by Houthi rebels released after more than a year in captivityby Guardian staff with agencies on January 23, 2025 at 1:43 am
Houthis in Yemen said 25-member crew of Galaxy Leader had been freed ‘in support’ of the Gaza ceasefire agreementSee all our Middle East crisis coverageYemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year […]
- Bruce Lehrmann seeks judge-only trial for Toowoomba rape chargesby Joe Hinchliffe on January 23, 2025 at 1:05 am
Former Liberal staffer has been indicted over alleged rape in Queensland city in October 2021 and is yet to enter a pleaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBruce Lehrmann […]
- FCC reinstates complaints against ABC, CBS and NBC for 2024 election coverageby Reuters on January 23, 2025 at 1:04 am
Before Trump appointee Brendan Carr stepped in, outgoing chair had rejected complaints as trying to ‘weaponize’ FCCThe Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday reinstated complaints about how ABC News moderated the pre-election TV debate […]
- Laken Riley Act passes US House, sending anti-immigrant bill to Trumpby Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles and Joan E Greve in Washington on January 23, 2025 at 12:57 am
Forty-six Democrats joined Republicans to further bill requiring detention of undocumented immigrants for theftThe US House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill requiring the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related […]
- New California fire spurs evacuations as residents endure dangerous windsby Sam Levin in Los Angeles, staff and agencies on January 22, 2025 at 11:24 pm
Hughes fire ignites north of Los Angeles late Wednesday morning as Eaton and Palisades fires burn for third weekAdditional evacuations were ordered for residents near a large fast-moving wildfire north of Los Angeles, as parched southern California […]
- ‘Rising star’: Europe made more electricity from solar than coal in 2024by Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent on January 22, 2025 at 11:01 pm
Report reveals solar power generated 11% of Europe’s electricity, surpassing coal at 10%Europe made more electricity from sunshine than coal last year, a report has found, in what analysts called a “milestone” for the clean energy […]