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Thirty-six bodies brought to surface amid claims 109 are dead and between 400 and 800 people still alive and trappedThirty-six bodies have been brought out of an illegal goldmine in South Africa and 82 people have been taken out alive since Monday, after police blocked supplies of food, water and medicine to the workers underground in October in an attempt to force them out.On...

MP accused of misusing her position to gain influence and illegally acquire land with her aunt Sheikh HasinaUK politics live – latest updatesAuthorities in Bangladesh have filed a criminal case against the UK Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq, accusing her of misusing her position as an MP to gain influence and illegally acquire land with her aunt the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.Siddiq has faced...

Police relied on showing photo of Paulo Alberto da Silva Costa, wrongly jailed for years, to victims to identify him as an alleged perpetratorPaulo Alberto da Silva Costa was having a regular day at work as a doorman in Rio de Janeiro when he was arrested in 2020. It was only then that he learned he was a suspect in 62 crimes: almost all...

John McDonnell says more cuts would be ‘a disaster for the country’ and steer voters towards ReformGood morning. Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, is back from her trip to China and, according to Politico, she will make a statement in the Commons. This will allow her to address the criticism she has been facing about the rise in government borrowing costs, and what this means...

Tory leader says new inquiry should look at background of perpetrators as well as why some in authority did not actKemi Badenoch has said “peasants” from “sub-communities” from some countries are the ones in grooming and rape gangs, saying a national inquiry would seek to identify those in authority who did not act.“There are some places where, when people behave in that way, a...

Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 18 people overnight as Israel and Hamas appeared to be coming closer to a ceasefire dealThe far-right Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has described the prospective of a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas as “terrible”, and called on Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich to join him in opposing it.In a...

Stores beat online arm, in contrast to other listed fashion retailers, such as Marks & Spencer and NextBusiness live – latest updatesJD Sports has cut profit expectations for the second time in eight weeks, blaming heavy discounting across the fashion market.The retailer said it did not expect any growth in sales at established stores during the year and warned that annual profits would be...

Australian government holds ‘grave concerns’ for welfare of Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher from MelbourneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government is “making urgent inquiries” after reports of the death of an Australian citizen captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine.Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher from Melbourne, was serving...

Report by Jack Smith says evidence ‘was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction’ had Trump not won re-election in 2024US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump would have been convicted of crimes over his failed attempt to cling to power in 2020 but for his victory in last year’s US presidential election, according to the special counsel who investigated him.Jack Smith’s report detailing...

Coffee chain reverses policy introduced in North America in 2018 that let anyone use its facilitiesBusiness live – latest updatesStarbucks has said that people using its coffee shops in North America need to buy something, u-turning on a policy which allowed anyone to use its toilets even if they had not made a purchase.The world’s biggest coffee chain this week published a new code...

Online retailer will also begin its first large-scale deliveries by train and trial heavy post-style cartsBusiness live – latest updatesAmazon is to deploy nearly 150 electric heavy goods vehicles as well as piling packages on to trains and post-style trolleys in an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of delivering goods in the UK.The tech company said it had bought more than 140 electric...

Pizzeria adds eye-watering price-tag to divisive Hawaiian variant to put customers off ordering itA pizzeria is asking its customers to put their dough where their mouth is if they want to eat a Hawaiian – charging £100 for a ham and pineapple-topped pie.The owners and staff of Lupa pizza in Norwich are so revolted by the Hawaiian that they have reluctantly added the topping...

Newcastle funnel-web spider’s last shared common ancestor with the Sydney funnel-web was 17 million years ago, experts sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKane Christensen’s passion is an arachnophobe’s nightmare. For two decades, he worked with deadly spiders at the Australian Reptile Park, a zoo located 80km north of Sydney – paying such close attention to the eight-legged predators that...

Council worker hospitalised after jumping from second storey of home as it collapsed on Penny Lane in McCrae south-east of MelbourneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man whose house on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula collapsed down a cliff in a landslide on Tuesday morning, has said he is thankful nobody was killed...

Industrial action to resume on Wednesday after NSW government reveals improved pay offerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCommuters in Sydney have been warned to expect delays and slower journeys across the city’s train network from Wednesday due to industrial action by rail unions which are now considering an improved pay offer from the state.Transport for New South Wales issued...

In today’s newsletter: Kyiv’s interrogation footage of captured North Korean soldiers leads to questions about what it might do with the soldiers – and what the PoWs might do for themGood morning. In a grinding war where significant changes at the front are hard to discern, a video released by Ukraine on Sunday is a rare point of focus: it featured two North Korean...

Grey ball-shaped debris found washed up along shore will be tested by Environment Protection Authority, local council saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNine of Sydney’s northern beaches have been closed after ball-shaped debris washed ashore.The Northern Beaches council on Tuesday advised beachgoers to avoid Manly, Dee Why, Long Reef, Queenscliff, Freshwater,...

This blog is now closedQueensland premier vows ‘many more’ changes to youth justice laws as 13-year-old arrested after stabbingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRowland reacts to number of women preselected by Liberal party to replace retiring MPsMichelle Rowland was also asked about the fact just one woman has been preselected to replace eight Liberal MPs who are retiring at...

First of five hearings into martial law declaration lasts only minutes, while Yoon Suk Yeol remains holed up inside his presidential compoundThe first hearing in the impeachment trial of South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, ended after just a few minutes on Tuesday as Yoon failed to appear at the constitutional court.The court’s justices have about five months to decide whether to strip...

Study says 61,353 non-combatants were killed or wounded in 2024, an increase of 67% on the previous yearCivilian casualties from bombing or other explosive violence have reached their highest level globally in more than a decade, an annual study has concluded, reflecting the intense bombing of Gaza and Lebanon and the ongoing war in Ukraine.Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), a monitoring group, said 61,353...

Exclusive: Costs of UK cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolledIndustry using ‘tobacco playbook’ to fend off ‘forever chemicals’ regulationThe cost of cleaning up toxic forever chemical pollution could reach more than £1.6tn across the UK and Europe over a 20-year period, an annual bill of £84bn, research has found.The number of British pollution hotspots is...

This blog is now closed. You can read our latest story hereTell us about the financial consequences you are facing due to the California firesWeather forecasters are predicting that the dry season in Los Angeles is likely to get worse in the coming weeks and that the drought which intensified last week across southern California will continue to worsen into March.Meteorologist Eric Holthaus has...

Fires have killed at least 24, displaced thousands, destroyed over 12,000 structures as winds predicted until WednesdayFire crews are trying to get the upper hand on blazes that are tearing through Los Angeles before expected high wind gusts threaten their progress. The fires, which may become the most expensive in US history, have killed at least 24 people, displaced thousands, destroyed more than 12,000...

The president defended his record on Ukraine, Gaza and Afghanistan but foreign policy successes have been fewOn paper, few US presidents could boast the foreign policy bona fides of Joe Biden, a veteran statesman with nearly a half-century of experience before he even stepped into office.But as his term comes to an end, critics have said that the president will leave a legacy of...