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Ed Miliband looking into more North Sea drilling despite Labour pledge | Energy industry
Ed Miliband is planning to encourage drilling in the North Sea despite a manifesto promise not to grant new licences on new parts of the British sea bed. The energy secretary is looking at ways in which the government can allow companies to look for and produce more oil and gas without breaking Labour’s pre-election […]
Liberal Gisele Kapterian concedes defeat in Bradfield 145 days after federal election | Australian election 2025
Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian has conceded defeat in the seat of Bradfield, abandoning her court challenge to overturn the result 145 days after the federal election. Kapterian, who narrowly lost to independent Nicolette Boele, released a statement on Thursday saying she was satisfied the correct outcome had been declared in the once blue-ribbon seat, held […]
Wealthy investors from US, China and Hong Kong top applications for New Zealand’s ‘golden visa’ scheme | New Zealand
Wealthy investors from the US, China and Hong Kong are the leaders in applications for New Zealand’s “golden visas” after the government relaxed the scheme’s requirements in a bid to boost the flagging economy. The new rules for the Active Investor Plus visa came into effect in April and lowered investment thresholds, removed English-language requirements […]
Bali hospital denies allegation of organ theft after body of Australian repatriated without heart | Bali
A Bali hospital has denied allegations it was involved in organ theft, after the body of a young Australian who died on the Indonesian resort island was repatriated without his heart. Queensland man Byron Haddow was found dead in the plunge pool of his Bali villa earlier this year while on holiday. The body of […]
Escalatorgate: Trump alleges ‘triple sabotage’ after technical mishaps at UN | Donald Trump
Donald Trump alleged “triple sabotage” at the United Nations, after the US president was plagued by a series of unfortunate events surrounding his address to the global body. “A REAL DISGRACE took place at the United Nations yesterday,” Trump wrote in a 357-word post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Wednesday. “Not one, […]
‘Maggots raining down’: survey lays bare dire state of courts in England and Wales | England
Asbestos, mould, rotten seagulls and cells flooding with excrement are among the problems experienced in crumbling courts in England and Wales, the Law Society has found. The professional body for solicitors said deteriorating buildings and unreliable technology were contributing to the record backlog in crown courts and undermining confidence and trust in the justice system. […]
Obama says Trump linking paracetamol to autism is ‘violence against the truth’ | Barack Obama
Barack Obama has said Donald Trump’s claims linking paracetamol to autism in infants is “violence against the truth” that could harm pregnant women if they were too scared to take pain relief. Obama, who was being interviewed by David Olusoga at the O2 Arena, told the audience that Trump’s claims about paracetamol – branded as […]
Texas Ice facility shooting: what we know so far about deadly attack | Texas
A gunman fired at a Dallas immigration field office on Wednesday, killing one detainee and critically wounding two more, before killing himself in what authorities called an indiscriminate attack on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice). Here’s what we know about the attack so far: One detainee has been killed, with two others in critical […]
Australia news live: Penny Wong tackles Trump climate claims; EU leader ‘inspired’ by Australian social media ban for kids | Australia news
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Tom McIlroy Von der Leyen said social media platforms are working as intended, “to attract and addict children through manipulative algorithms.” She said she was establishing a panel of experts to assess the best options for European Union member states and […]
Israeli attempt to annex West Bank would be ‘red line’ for US, says Macron | Palestinian territories
Any attempt by Israel to annex parts of the West Bank would be a red line for the US – and would represent the end of Arab-Israeli diplomatic normalisation, Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, claiming that he had been given that assurance by Donald Trump. Macron also revealed that he had presented the US leader […]