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Australia news live: ‘worst-case scenario’ 470,000 Samsung phones may not be able to call triple zero on Optus network, Senate estimates hears
Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW RFS urges holidaymakers to have a fire plan while travelingWith 36 fires burning across NSW at 6pm yesterday, the NSW Rural Fire Service told Guardian Australia it’s important for anyone living or travelling in a fire-prone area to have a discussion with their families about what you will do should a blaze threaten your location over the warm summer months. Continue reading...
Man charged with theft after allegedly swallowing Fabergé pendant in jewellery store
New Zealand police allege 32-year-old ingested the 18-karat gold egg – a James Bond Octopussy locket – and say the object has ‘not yet been recovered’A New Zealand man has been charged with theft after allegedly swallowing a Fabergé James Bond Octopussy egg pendant worth more than $33,500 (US$19,200).Police were called to a central Auckland jewellery store, Partridge Jewellers, on Friday afternoon after staff reported a man had allegedly picked up the pendant and swallowed it, said Grae Anderson, the city’s central area commander. Continue reading...
Japan PM’s pledge to ‘work, work, work, work, and work’ wins catchphrase of year
Sanae Takaichi’s not-so-catchy remarks about everyone working like a horse did not go down well in a country notorious for its demanding work cultureIt is not, perhaps, a word many people in Japan will want to hear as they prepare for the bonenkai office party season and some well-earned time off over the new year.But the promise made by Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, that she would “work, work, work, work, and work” on behalf of her country has clearly struck a chord. Continue reading...
US Court Disqualifies Ex-Trump Lawyer Alina Habba As New Jersey Prosecutor
A US appeals court on Monday struck down an attempt by President Donald Trump to bypass the customary Senate confirmation process and appoint his former personal lawyer to a post as a top federal prosecutor.
Trump discusses Venezuela with advisers as Hegseth distances himself from second strike on suspected drug boat –as it happened
This live blog is now closed.Trump news at a glance: tensions with Venezuela rise following president’s reported ultimatum to MaduroThe president has picked up where he left off before Thanksgiving, when it comes to his anger at the six Democratic lawmakers who took part in a video urging service members to “refuse illegal orders”.A reminder, that Trump initially went on a Truth Social tirade, accusing the members of Congress (all of whom are veterans or former intelligence officials) of sedition, adding that their actions are “punishable by death”. Continue reading...
Western Australian farmer dies trying to protect property from fast-moving bushfire
Man in his 60s was fighting large blaze near Ravensthorpe, about 500km south-east of PerthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA farmer working frantically to protect his property from a fast-moving bushfire has died after his vehicle was engulfed in flames.The man aged in his 60s was operating a front-end loader as he tried to create a fire break at West River, about 500km drive south-east of Perth on Monday afternoon. Continue reading...
'Will Be Good If India Designates Hamas Terror Group,' Says Israeli Army
Israeli Defence Forces on Monday said it would be good if India recognises Hamas as a terrorist group.
Third Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Suffers Explosions At Sea, No Casualties
An oil tanker carrying diesel suffered four external explosions near Dakar, Senegal, its manager said, the third vessel with links to Russia to have been struck over the last few days.
Almost 4 million children in UK affected by economic abuse, charity finds
Research shows perpetrators use methods such as stopping mothers accessing bank accounts and child benefitsAlmost 4 million children in the UK are suffering the impact of economic abuse in their families, with some having pocket or birthday money stolen by the perpetrators, a charity has found.Data from charity Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) showed that over the past year 27% of mothers with children under 18 had experienced behaviour considered to be economic abuse, where a current or former partner has controlled the family’s money. Continue reading...
People living along polluted Thames file legal complaint to force water firm to act
Residents claim raw sewage and poorly treated effluent as result of Thames Water’s failings are threat to healthCommunities across south-east England are filing the first coordinated legal complaints that sewage pollution by Thames Water negatively affects their lives.Thames Water failed to complete upgrades to 98 treatment plants and pumping stations which have the worst records for sewage pollution into the environment, despite a promise to invest in them over the last five years. Continue reading...
‘We have to rebuild from scratch’: Sri Lankans relive the devastation of Cyclone Ditwah
Many uncertain about the future after losing everything in the country’s deadliest natural disaster for yearsWhen the rains began, Layani Rasika Niroshani was not worried. The 36-year-old mother of two was used to the heavy monsoon showers that drench Sri Lanka’s hilly central region of Badulla every year. But as it kept pounding down without stopping, the family started to feel jittery.Some relocated to a relative’s house, but her brother and his wife decided to stay behind to collect the valuables. As they were inside, a landslide hit the family home. Continue reading...
Lammy lambasts ‘courts emergency’ as he prepares to face MPs over plans to slash jury trials
Justice secretary expected to announce plans to tackle backlog of cases as he says system has been pushed to brink of collapse A “courts emergency” that will surpass 100,000 outstanding cases without radical reforms is leaving victims waiting years for justice, David Lammy has said as he prepares to face MPs over plans to drop thousands of jury trials.The justice secretary proposed last week to reduce the 78,000 outstanding cases in England and Wales by allowing jury trials only for serious crimes such as murder, rape and manslaughter. Continue reading...
