‘Huge moment’: long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line to open next week↗
The south-west metro extension will open on Friday 30 October, more than two years after the former T3 heavy rail line closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line will…
NSW passes ‘human compost’ laws with several MPs saying they will utilise practice after they die↗
Australia-first laws provide a third legal option other than burial and cremation for the treatment of bodies Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Several New South Wales MPs say they want their own bodies turned…
Former Tory election candidate suspended over contract killing claims↗
Jack Ross was filmed allegedly discussing with an undercover reporter violent options to deal with enemies A former Conservative election candidate has been suspended from the party after he was seemingly filmed discussing the cost of…
No surprise and lasting anger: families of people who died in care homes react to Covid inquiry report↗
Relatives recount distress and loneliness their loved ones went through in pandemic as a result of isolation policy “At the time it felt like a devil’s bargain – it was horrible, but it was what [we thought] we had to do to keep people…
Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack↗
US photojournalist describes ‘protective shield’, vows to return to work in West Bank and criticises Netanyahu comments on incident The Washington Post photojournalist who was attacked and seriously injured by Israeli settlers on the West…
‘You are a humanitarian also, sir’: the US feeds Putin with lies as Ukraine’s children take cover and die | Andrew Roth↗
Steve Witkoff’s flattery of the Russian leader could be just the start of a mendacious stratagem from a US president who says Moscow ‘has been fine on Ukraine’ They say the first casualty of war is truth. For the Trump administration, the…
Reform UK fined for failing to declare it was publisher of campaigns material↗
Party given additional penalty by Electoral Commission for not paying original fine on time Reform UK has been fined more than £2,000 for failing to declare it was the publisher of campaign material seen by voters – including an additional…
Jeffrey Donaldson investigated over alleged rape in UK parliament↗
Met police investigating after referral from PSNI about allegation former DUP leader raped woman in 2016 The Metropolitan police are investigating an allegation that the former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson raped a woman inside parliament…
Taiwan charges five men over plot to run over comedian for his Xi Jinping jokes↗
Person named ‘K’ from China paid five defendants to injure Huang Yi-hao, New Taipei prosecutors say Taiwanese prosecutors have charged five men over a plot to ram a car into a comedian who made fun of the Chinese Communist party and Xi…
Woman told Russell Brand he treated her ‘like an animal’, court hears↗
Brand, 51, faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six women A woman said Russell Brand degraded her and treated her like “a piece of meat” when he raped her at his London townhouse, a court…
Indian court orders release of two leaders of Cockroach movement↗
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka spent a week in jail after defying restrictions on protests in Delhi amid government crackdown An Indian court has ordered the release of two leaders of India’s Cockroach movement who were jailed last week…
Home Office lifts deportation order for man, 62, who has lived in UK for 50 years↗
Department drops efforts to return Tony Hall to Barbados, a country he left at 12 and where he has no living relatives The Home Office has lifted a deportation order handed to a 62-year-old man who has lived in Britain for 50 years after…
Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban but faces likely veto from president↗
Measures would remove some penalties for those helping women access abortion but are ‘small-scale step’, say campaigners Poland’s lower house of parliament has approved two bills aimed at loosening a near-total ban on abortions, in what…
Booking.com under investigation by EU regulators over fake listings and scams↗
European Commission calls accommodation website’s approach to fraudulent listings and phishing scams as ‘absolutely substandard’ EU regulators have opened an investigation into Booking.com, alleging that the accommodation website has not…
Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death↗
Former art teacher, who cared for her disabled son, ‘received almost no support’, said her local MP Manuela Perteghella Andy Burnham has backed mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after the “devastating” death of…
Macron accuses Trump and other foreign leaders of making ‘stupid comments’ about France unrest↗
French president criticises leaders for spreading misleading information as country prepares for further protests this weekend Europe live – latest updates Emmanuel Macron has accused Donald Trump and other foreign leaders of making…
Europe’s far right seizes on protest violence to push authoritarian anti-immigration agenda↗
Nationalist leaders are framing unrest as consequence of failed liberal governance and open borders Europe’s far-right leaders have jumped on the violence that rocked numerous cities last weekend, framing it as the inevitable consequence…
Europe stands by Ukraine – but how long can that last?↗
As US support ebbs away, looming European elections and growing financial strains across the continent could fracture the precious coalition that has kept Ukraine afloat Europe woke up last Friday to another belligerent outburst from…
Besieged Yemeni city on verge of ‘unmanageable’ crisis, aid workers warn↗
Water and fresh food running out in Taiz as fighting intensifies and Houthi advance cuts off most supply routes The humanitarian crisis in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz is becoming unmanageable as the city runs out of water, fuel and…
Australian politicians say they are paying thousands for their own security upgrades amid rising threats↗
Home and office safety a common concern in Australian federal police and Asio safety briefings with politicians following alleged attack on MP Helen Haines Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Security agencies will…
Majority of Australians who report penicillin allergy not truly allergic↗
Peak body for immunologists changes guidelines as evidence shows up to 90% of those reporting allergy don’t have one Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The majority of Australians who report a penicillin allergy…
Israeli military detains US politician Brad Lander and rabbis at olive harvest↗
About 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers held near Nahalin in West Bank and taken to police station The Israeli military has detained about 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers helping Palestinians harvest olives near Bethlehem,…
Double blow to Healey as inflation rises to 3.5% and monthly deficit hits £24bn↗
Consumer prices rise by more than expected while government’s debt interest payments surge to record high for September Business live – latest updates Inflation surged to 3.5% last month while the government deficit was a…
French borrowing costs hit 24-year high as civil unrest and budget fears spook markets↗
Yield on 10-year government bonds passes 5% amid failure to pass budget and fallout from violent street protests Business live – latest updates France’s borrowing costs have climbed above 5% for the first time in 24 years as political…
UK cinemas report ‘bonkers’ demand for documentary You Can See Everything↗
Tickets for film about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes said to be selling out after $15m opening weekend in the US It is the film everyone seems to be talking about, spawning memes and fuelling feverish online debate about its subject,…
Woman told she had cancer by NHS worker who inappropriately accessed her records↗
Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knew A woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee she barely knew who had accessed her medical records days before she was…
Student who stabbed housemate to death in Gloucestershire jailed for life↗
Zack Coughlan, 23, killed Jamie Collins, 21, in garden of home they shared and initially denied murder A university student who lay in wait for his housemate to return home before stabbing him 30 times has been jailed for life with a…
Energy secretary leaning towards rejecting Rosebank oilfield↗
Exclusive: Officials say Miatta Fahnbulleh minded not to give approval in victory for climate campaigners UK politics live – latest updates Miatta Fahnbulleh is leaning towards rejecting the giant Rosebank oilfield, the Guardian…
Putin orders release of jailed American as he meets Trump envoy for Ukraine talks↗
Russia unilaterally frees Stephen Hubbard after US request while Steve Witkoff praises Putin as a ‘humanitarian’ Europe live – latest updates US politics live – latest updates Vladimir Putin ordered the release of an American from a…
The night watch: the YouTubers who were guardians of a shark stuck in a South Korean canal↗
Wearing hi-vis and carrying selfie sticks, livestreamers watched over an animal that was trapped for a month and drew more than 1.6m visitors before being guided out In South Korea , they call them jagyeongdan , a word whose meaning sits…