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Chancellor denies claims review settlement will stop some Labour manifesto commitments being met, while police leaders write to PM over potential cutsReeves says her changes to the fiscal rules last year will make more investment possible.The decisions that we made in October mean that, for the first time, the Treasury actually takes account of the benefits and not just the costs of investment, and...

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation halts limited supply of food distribution after at least 27 killed by Israeli fire as they waited for food The civil defence agency in Gaza said an Israeli strike on a tent housing displaced Palestinians near the southern city of Khan Younis on Wednesday killed at least 12 people. Earlier reports had put the death toll at 10 (see 7.47am BST).“At...

Lee Jae-myung must tackle US leader’s trade war as he attempts to revive Asia’s fourth biggest economyTwo years ago, the then South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, serenaded Joe Biden in the White House with an a rendition of American Pie. The foundations of Washington’s ties with Seoul, one of its most important allies in the Asia-Pacific, appeared as firm as Yoon’s more-than-passable crooning.As...

Pete Hegseth will not be in attendance when other Nato countries hold meeting about defence of UkraineA group of 57 countries, including all members of Nato, helping Ukraine meets today in Brussels for the latest round of coordination of how to best help Kyiv in its continuing fight against the Russian invasion.The meeting comes a day after Ukraine detonated a massive underwater blast that...

BBC says ‘sharp and deeply troubling escalation’ this year of Iran targeting families of UK-based BBC Persian journalistsBBC staff in London say their families are being “targeted and punished” by the Iranian regime as it intensifies a campaign of intimidation against journalists and media outlets.There have been more than 20 “threat-to-life” incidents against people in the UK by Iran in recent years, according to...

Exclusive: Data bill faces being shelved amid standoff over plans to allow AI firms to use copyrighted contentUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters have offered a series of last-minute concessions on copyright protections in an effort to avoid a fifth defeat in the House of Lords that could threaten the progress of a key bill.The data bill faces the prospect of being shelved amid...

Minns to propose cut at next health ministers’ meeting, joining Victorian government in blaming high excise for organised crime spikeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers says making cigarettes cheaper will not solve the booming trade in illegal tobacco, dismissing the call by the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, to slash taxes on smoking.Minns joined Victoria’s state government...

Senior Tory to give speech in which he will criticise ‘neo-luddites’ on right for failing to embrace green technologyUK politics live – latest updatesJames Cleverly has taken direct aim at Kemi Badenoch’s decision to ditch net zero targets by criticising what he called “neo-luddites” on the right who seem scared of using green technologies to protect the environment.The senior Conservative MP, who lost to...

Chris Minns warns of $2bn budget hole if bill curtailing psychological injury claims failsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW premier, Chris Minns, has warned a failure to pass his controversial workers compensation legislation would blow a $2bn hole in the state budget as Labor seeks to woo a coalition of conservative crossbenchers to pass the bill.In parliament, the...

This blog is now closedGreens warn super has become taxpayer-funded scheme for growing wealth, signalling tough line on negotiationsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGreens to prioritise women’s safety in next parliamentGreens leader Larissa Waters has announced the party’s priorities in the next parliament, saying she will focus on women’s safety and women’s policy across health, housing and workplace relations.This...

Donald Trump decides to ‘provide different treatment’ after trade deal but UK could still face 50% rate if pact faltersBusiness live – latest updatesThe White House has signalled that the UK will be spared the 50% steel and aluminium tariffs that came into effect on Wednesday, triggering relief among British steelmakers.In a statement, Donald Trump said he had decided to “provide different treatment” to...

The American essayist, playwright and author of books including A Boy’s Own Story and The Married Man has diedEdmund White, the American writer, playwright and essayist who attracted acclaim for his semi-autobiographical novels such as A Boy’s Own Story – and literally wrote the book on gay sex, with the pioneering The Joy of Gay Sex – has died aged 85.He died on Tuesday...

This blog is now closed‘Is that how you poisoned my parents?’: Erin Patterson tells mushroom trial husband confronted her over dehydratorWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?Erin Patterson says it was ‘a possibility’ foraged mushrooms were in containerMandy turns to preparations for the meal.I cooked that for a very long time.You’ve got to get almost all of the...

Triple murder accused, who denies deliberately poisoning anyone, tells court she dumped dehydrator used to dry foraged mushrooms due to feeling ‘scared’ of child protection officers seeing itWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?Erin Patterson has told a court her estranged husband asked her if she had used a dehydrator to poison his parents, and admitted resetting her...

Price Tag singer plans to have surgery after performing at Summertime Ball this monthJessie J has said she has been diagnosed with early breast cancer and plans to undergo surgery after her performance at this month’s Summertime Ball.The Price Tag singer, 37, said in an Instagram video she has spent much of her recent time “in and out of tests”. Continue reading...

Officials refused entry to man who runs top security firm in Nigeria and his family to spend holiday with his sisterThe Home Office has been accused of a “racist crackdown on Nigerians” after refusing a visa to a man who runs one of the west African country’s top security firms for a holiday to see his family.Samuel Onyekachi Ibeawuchi runs BKay Security Ltd, which...

Date of 4 June remains one of China’s strictest taboos, with government using increasingly sophisticated tools to censor its discussion The world will never forget the Tiananmen Square massacre, the US secretary of state and Taiwan president have said on the 36th anniversary of the crackdown, which China’s government still tries to erase from domestic memory.There is no official death toll but activists believe...

Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu charged after allegedly smuggling a fungus to US that can cause serious illness and billions of dollars in crop lossesTwo Chinese scientists have been charged with smuggling a toxic fungus into the United States that they planned to research at an American university, the justice department has said.Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, are charged with conspiracy, smuggling,...

This liveblog is now closed Family of suspect in Colorado fire attack taken into custody of US immigrationDonald Trump has threatened to impose “large scale fines” on California over the participation of a transgender athlete taking part in a high school competition.The president wrote on Truth Social:A Biological Male competed in California Girls State Finals, WINNING BIG, despite the fact that they were warned...

Israel’s defence minister says he holds Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa responsible for the two projectile launchesIsrael hit southern Syria with a series of strikes overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday, saying it had targeted weapons belonging to Syrian authorities after the launch of projectiles towards its territoryIsrael launched the two attacks after reporting projectiles had been fired from Syria on Tuesday. It was not immediately...

Parent company Aylo criticizes requirement that adult website visitors must confirm age with credit card or ID documentFrench visitors to the adult sites Pornhub, Youporn and RedTube will on Wednesday be greeted with a message denouncing the country’s age verification requirements, the company said on Tuesday.Parent company Aylo, in reaction to a French law requiring adult sites to take extra steps to verify that...

An IDF spokesperson said roads to the distribution centres set up by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation were ‘prohibited’ for PalestiniansIsrael’s military has warned residents of Gaza against travel in areas leading to aid distribution centres, after at least 27 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire as they waited for food at the points set up by the US-backed foundation.An Israeli military spokesperson on Tuesday...

Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd make plea to help track down cherry red Gibson, 40 years after film’s releaseMarty McFly grabbed a guitar in Back to the Future and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-traveling back to the 1980s.The guitar, in real life, wasn’t as lucky. Continue reading...

Ruling in Washington comes despite executive order signed by Donald Trump that targeted funding for such care A US judge on Tuesday ruled the US Bureau of Prisons must keep providing transgender inmates gender-affirming care, despite an executive order Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office to halt funding for such care.US district judge Royce Lamberth in Washington DC allowed a...