Terry Denton, beloved Australian illustrator best known for Treehouse series, dies aged 76
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff·23d ago
The beloved Australian illustrator and author Terry Denton, most famous for his work on the Treehouse series, has died aged 76.
Caution versus ambition: strategy debate dominates Lib Dem conference
World news | The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent·23d ago
One of the more dramatic moments in a Liberal Democrat conference otherwise short of them came late on Sunday, when the party frontbencher Lisa Smart told the polling veteran John Curtice that, in...
Andy Burnham fails to rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifesto
World news | The Guardianby Pippa Crerar Political editor·23d ago
Andy Burnham has opened the door to fighting the next election on the UK rejoining the EU, but said his immediate priority was continuing to rebuild bridges with European allies.
Australia investigating how F-35 fighter jet parts bound for US went missing in Hong Kong
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Basford Canales·23d ago
Richard Marles says the Department of Defence is examining how F-35 fighter jet parts bound for the US from Australia were unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong.
Angus Taylor distances himself from Andrew Bragg’s proposal to let first home buyers use super
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Commins·23d ago
Angus Taylor has immediately distanced himself from the latest policy proposal from Liberal frontbencher Andrew Bragg that would let first home buyers use their superannuation savings as collateral...
UK borrows £18bn in August, putting pressure on Healey before budget
World news | The Guardianby Phillip Inman·23d ago
The UK government borrowed a higher-than-expected £18.3bn last month, increasing the pressure on John Healey as he attempts to calm jittery bond markets before next month’s budget.
Middle East crisis live: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warns it will ‘change geography of war’ if US escalates conflict
World news | The Guardianby Yohannes Lowe·23d ago
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps warned it would “change the geography of the war” if the US escalates the conflict, after Donald Trump issued fresh threats against the Islamic Republic.
Tuesday briefing: Europe thinks Russia is preparing to test Nato’s limits
World news | The Guardianby Libby Brooks·23d ago
Good morning. As the UN general assembly kicks off in New York later today, we anticipate a heavy focus on the ongoing conflicts in Iran, Ukraine and the Gulf – as well as the inevitable body...
Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online
World news | The Guardianby Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent·23d ago
Nearly 4m records documenting the lives of enslaved people across 20 former British colonies have been made searchable online for the first time.
Private investigator surveilled Liberal minister and supplied Jean Nassif with recording devices, Icac hears
World news | The Guardianby Penry Buckley·23d ago
A private investigator says he was asked to surveil a Liberal minister and provided secret recording devices to a fugitive property developer, the New South Wales anti-corruption watchdog has...
‘I understood what women have been going through’: fourth alleged victim testifies at Alan Jones trial
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·23d ago
An executive has testified in a Sydney court that he didn’t react when he was allegedly groped by the talkback titan Alan Jones because he didn’t want to cause a scene.
Hope for UK mothers accused of child abduction after fleeing domestic violence
World news | The Guardianby Amelia Hill·23d ago
British mothers who bring their children with them when returning to the UK after fleeing from domestic abuse abroad – which can lead to them being accused of abduction – could be given greater...
Former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon argues self-defence in double murder trial citing struggle over gun
World news | The Guardianby Kat Wong·23d ago
A former police officer claims he killed two men in self-defence and began cleaning up the crime scene because he “panicked”, a Sydney court has heard.
Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in major trial
World news | The Guardianby Dara Kerr in Oakland, California·23d ago
Dozens of Black employees at Tesla’s flagship plant in California said they were subject to racist slurs, unequal pay and promotions, and bullying by supervisors on a daily basis, a situation...
Young people’s Pip claims for ADHD and autism ‘rising fastest in affluent areas’
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Butler and Will Parman·23d ago
Some of the most affluent areas of England have had the sharpest rises in the proportion of young people claiming disability benefits for ADHD and autism since the pandemic, according to new...
Cut NHS red tape and boost productivity to prevent 20,000 early deaths a year in England, report urges
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Gregory Health editor·23d ago
The NHS in England could prevent 20,000 deaths and save £33bn a year by cutting red tape and boosting productivity, a report says.
Halt super-intelligent AI with non-proliferation treaty, Ed Davey to say
World news | The Guardianby Alexandra Topping and Peter Walker·23d ago
Ed Davey is to call for a global nuclear-style non-proliferation treaty to halt the development of super-intelligent AI when he makes his keynote speech at the Liberal Democrat conference, accusing...
Celia Birtwell ‘humanises’ Burberry in London fashion week closing show
World news | The Guardianby Jess Cartner-Morley·23d ago
Burberry and Celia Birtwell are both national treasures of sorts. One is Britain’s grandest luxury name, the other the textile designer who dressed bohemian 1960s London in her prints and has a...
World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El-Niño
World news | The Guardianby Sara Sneath in New York and Oliver Milman·23d ago
World political leaders are descending on New York for the UN general assembly and some of them are putting the climate crisis on the agenda as they spoke on Monday at the start of the city’s...
Australia news live: Albanese signs declaration with world leaders urging human control over AI; city of Sydney bans smartglasses
World news | The Guardianby Martin Farrer·23d ago
Albanese signs declaration with world leaders urging human control over AI Anthony Albanese has joined the leaders of more than 20 countries in signing a statement calling to bring the rapid growth...
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