UK house price growth halves amid rising mortgage interest rates
World news | The Guardianby Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent·13d ago
Annual house price growth halved in the UK last month, as economic uncertainty sparked by conflict in the Middle East continued to deter homebuyers.
Charity threatens legal action over two-year NHS wait for ADHD and autism assessments
World news | The Guardianby Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent·13d ago
ADHD UK has threatened legal action against an NHS organisation over its decision to impose a minimum two-year wait for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism assessments.
Australian couple among passengers on diverted flydubai flight to Israel, embassy says
World news | The Guardianby Tess Ikonomou·13d ago
Two Australian citizens were onboard a flight to Tel Aviv that was diverted after one of the pilots allegedly stabbed the other in an attack, according to the Israeli embassy.
Healey urged to offer energy support in budget as bills rise 4%
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart, Richard Partington and Jillian Ambrose·13d ago
John Healey is under growing pressure to offer fresh energy support for households in next month’s budget as millions face a 4% rise in charges from Thursday to an average of £1,723 a year for a...
Netanyahu says too early to tell who was behind plane incident as flydubai halts all flights to Israel
World news | The Guardianby Jonathan Yerushalmy·13d ago
Benjamin Netanyahu has said it was too early to tell who was ultimately behind the apparent attempt to crash a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, even as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations...
Israelis divided as vote that could oust Netanyahu only weeks away
World news | The Guardianby Lorenzo Tondo and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem; graphics by Ana Lucía González Paz·13d ago
On the streets of Jerusalem, crowded with secular and ultra-Orthodox Jews, religious nationalists, settlers, Palestinians, and soldiers returning from deployments, uncertainty hangs over an...
Jesse Baird’s housemate did not know surfboard bags contained bodies when she took photo, court hears
World news | The Guardianby Kat Wong·13d ago
Jesse Baird’s housemate didn’t know she was looking at bags with Baird and his partner’s dead bodies, when she took a photo of oozing surfboard covers the night of their alleged murders, a court...
Australia at risk from major global financial shock, Reserve Bank warns
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Commins Economics editor·13d ago
The Reserve Bank says households are well placed to weather the twin storm of rising interest rates and plunging property prices, but warned that Australia would not be immune to a sudden collapse...
Parts of Victoria could see three months’ worth of rain as storms forecast for Australia’s south-east
World news | The Guardianby Petra Stock·13d ago
Widespread rain and thunderstorms are forecast to drench south-eastern Australia from Thursday, with the heaviest falls expected across Victoria.
Microsoft’s datacentres and Optus owner among firms paying zero tax on billion-dollar Australian revenues
World news | The Guardianby Jonathan Barrett Business editor·13d ago
Microsoft’s datacentre business and the Optus parent Singtel are among a string of major corporations generating billions of dollars in revenue in Australia while paying zero income tax.
Oasis take legal action to stop sale of unheard recordings valued at more than £1m
World news | The Guardianby Emma Joyce·13d ago
A collection of unheard Oasis recordings, including 63 live shows, hours of rehearsals and candid conversations between Noel and Liam Gallagher, has been pulled from auction after legal action...
Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·13d ago
Governor Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday aimed at protecting California workers from the threats of artificial intelligence , including potential job losses and workplace surveillance.
Kristi Noem, former Trump homeland security chief, files for divorce
World news | The Guardianby Robert Tait in Washington·13d ago
Kristi Noem, who was fired by Donald Trump after a rumbustious stint as homeland security secretary, is divorcing her husband, Bryon Noem, after 34 years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable...
Australia news live: ATO finds one-quarter of big firms pay zero tax; NDIS alternative Thriving Kids program begins
World news | The Guardianby Nick Visser·13d ago
Australians will no longer be able to make credit card payments to the tax office as from today. The Australian Tax Office has announced it will stop accepting credit cards as a payment method to...
Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’
World news | The Guardianby Shrai Popat in Washington and Ariana Baio in New York·13d ago
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has confirmed plans to cut 20% of generals and admirals and declared “no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps” would be tolerated inside the country’s military.
Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare
World news | The Guardianby Nick Robins-Early·13d ago
Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that Elon Musk will co-lead a government project to study the future of warfare, marking the SpaceX CEO’s first return to government since he ran the chaotic, so...
Senate blocks Republican bill restricting stock trades by US Congress members
World news | The Guardianby Joseph Gedeon in Washington·13d ago
The US Senate on Wednesday blocked a Republican bill restricting stock trading by members of Congress, after Democrats refused to advance a measure they said would let lawmakers keep their...
In-laws charged with murder of New York Times games engineer in California
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·13d ago
A California couple have been charged with murder after authorities say they shot their son-in-law to death Saturday in a public park, days before he and the couple’s daughter were set for a...
Pennsylvania reports fifth measles-related death of the year amid outbreak
World news | The Guardianby Marina Dunbar·13d ago
Pennsylvania has reported its fifth measles-associated death of 2026 as the state’s ongoing outbreak climbs to 943 confirmed cases across 39 counties.
Trump DoJ indicts 10 individuals on noncitizen voting related charges in Minnesota
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·13d ago
The US Department of Justice indicted another 10 individuals on noncitizen voting related charges on Wednesday as Donald Trump’s administration continues to pursue allegations of voter fraud raised...
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