Cap poised to rise by 16% to equivalent of £1,999 for dual-fuel bill as impact of Iran war puts squeeze on homes Household energy bills in Great Britain are predicted to soar by £276 a year for the typical household from January as the impact of the Middle East war continues through the coldest mont…
Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather Half a million trees will be planted across England in the next three years to protect against extreme weather, the environment secretary, Angela Eagle, will pledge on Wednesday morning…
Kuala Lumpur plans to send a total of 5,000 Myanmar nationals back to the war-torn country despite persecution concerns Malaysia began sending back about 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday, the government confirmed, as it launched a scheme that rights groups say may endanger migrants and asylum seek…
The injection of thermal energy, 40 times that used by humanity in total, comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification A record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat was sunk into the world’s seas last year, leaving ocean waters hotter, higher and less hospitable, a report has…
Many products aimed at women over 45 lack meaningful quantities of key nutrients, consumer watchdog Which? found Menopause supplements costing more than £400 a year are no better than a £22-a-year multivitamin, according to analysis by the consumer watchdog Which?.
In today’s newsletter: At Labour conference members are basking in the glow of the Burnham bounce. But beneath the enthusiasm lies a growing sense that delivery must follow hopeful messaging Good morning from Liverpool (and hello again to the newsletter subscribers I met in person, as I took First…
Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales independent planner has approved th…
Indonesia’s prisons have long faced allegations that well-connected inmates can obtain preferential treatment through bribery Five Indonesian prison officials have been suspended after investigators found an apartment-style compound complete with airconditioners, big-screen televisions and expensive…
Police allege Nicholas Scott killed 79-year-old then ‘set upon’ 59-year-old relative who arrived at Gurranang to sort out estate Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man accused of murdering two members of a family on t…
Relatives of Hollywood legend say her doppelganger could now be used for more glamorous roles She shimmered in Hollywood’s silent movie era and lit up the first talkies – now Greta Garbo may be about to star in cinema’s new AI age.
Exclusive: Culture secretary says UK will crack down further and be ‘pioneer of tech as a force for good’ Lisa Nandy has warned technology firms that the government’s online safety crackdown is not finished, saying that banning under-16s from social media platforms is only a “staging post”.
Scheme will follow principles of Sure Start, helping families with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with babies The government is rolling out a Healthy Babies programme to every local authority in England, as part of its efforts to expand a Sure Start-type system of help for deprived childr…
Jim Chalmers says ‘higher global oil prices flowing through to oil prices in Australia’ are to blame for inflation rising from 3.5% Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Inflation has jumped to 4% in the year to August, fr…
Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024 Warning: graphic content Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Warning: graphic content A hole in a door and a bullet bent…
National Trust says latest figures encouraging – with numbers of birds on the rise – but work still to be done England’s most important tern colonies are showing signs of recovery after being hit by years of bird flu, flooding and increasingly unpredictable weather, new figures from the National Tru…
Figure cited by minister highlights trade-offs Kyiv faces as it tries to keep normal life moving amid Russian strikes Missile alerts are costing Ukraine an estimated $45m (£34m) for every hour they bring business to a halt, according to the country’s economy minister, as Kyiv searches for ways to ke…
Exeter museum to host DJ’s ‘collaboration’ with woodland fungi and artist’s map of her own body’s mycobiome For one of the installations, a musician spent hours in woodland “collaborating” with fungi to create a soundscape inspired by the electricity they emit.
Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigating staffing gaps as key factor in four incidents in July and August Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Modelling by Sydney airport’s air traffic control operators predicted…
The 74-year-old says he is leaving to spend more time with his family, including his six grandchildren Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter here Financial journalist Alan Kohler, a familiar face on the ABC’s 7pm news bul…
Group of officers known as ‘riders’ in 2000s prompted longest arrangement of its kind in US history After 23 years, a district judge has released the Oakland police department (OPD) from federal oversight, marking the end of the longest arrangement of this kind in US history.
A record 157,957 new EVs were sold nationally between January and June, according to the Electric Vehicle Council Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australians are buying electric vehicles at record levels, with sales…
Nine American citizens have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces in occupied West Bank since 2022 The US Senate on Tuesday evening rejected along mostly party lines a Democratic resolution that would have forced the state department to report to Congress on violence in the occupied Wes…
Shoebridge to stand on a joint ticket with Steph Hodgins-May – a first-term senator from Victoria Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast New South Wales senator David Shoebridge has joined the race to become the Greens’ new…
Curtis Wilkie Beasley was executed for the 1995 killing of Carolyn Monfort, after supreme court declined to intervene A 77-year-old Florida man was put to death on Tuesday for his conviction in a deadly hammer attack on a woman decades ago, becoming the 16th person executed to date this year in the…
