Travelodge guests are still at risk, finds review launched after sexual assault
World news | The Guardianby Kalyeena Makortoff·12d ago
An independent review into Travelodge after a serious sexual assault has found that guests are still at risk, with room intrusions reported at nearly one in 10 of its hotels this summer.
Bedford rail crash: train sped up after red light warning, say investigators
World news | The Guardianby Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent·12d ago
The train that ran into the back of another in the Bedford rail crash sped up after the driver received a warning he had passed a red light, rail investigators have reported.
British Sikh activist released from Delhi jail after nine-year detention
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor·12d ago
The British Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal has been released from a Delhi prison after the Indian high court warned the government it would be found in contempt of court if it continued to...
Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes, defying Trump on fuel price warnings
World news | The Guardianby Pjotr Sauer in Kyiv·12d ago
Ukraine is pressing on with strikes on Russian oil refineries, defying Donald Trump, who blames the attacks for exacerbating a global diesel shortage and pushing up fuel prices.
Mamdani’s nuanced plan offers a roadmap to tackle antisemitism – and reignites criticism of the mayor
World news | The Guardianby Alice Speriin New York·12d ago
When the New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, announced the city’s first-ever municipal strategy to address antisemitism – a nuanced, multi-pronged approach ranging from greater security measures...
US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits
World news | The Guardianby Evan Simon of Floodlight·12d ago
DataOne, the Microsoft-linked New Jersey datacenter recently hit with a $1m fine for running unpermitted generators, emitted large amounts of health-harming air pollution for nearly a year before...
‘Page one of repressive playbook’: critics warn of Trump’s conspiratorial attacks
World news | The Guardianby Peter Stone in Washington·12d ago
Since the start of his second presidency, Donald Trump has often launched outlandish conspiratorial attacks on critics and foes that mock them and label their views as hoaxes, prompting scholars...
Democratic senators accuse Trump administration of worsening childcare crisis
World news | The Guardianby David Smith in Washington·12d ago
Democratic senators have accused Donald Trump’s administration of worsening the country’s childcare crisis, warning that rising costs and daycare closures are leaving families with fewer affordable...
Modern cars’ smart features could be used to spy on you, drivers warned
World news | The Guardianby Alex Daniel·12d ago
Drivers have been warned that the smart features built into modern cars such as microphones, cameras and GPS trackers could be used by hostile states to spy on them.
Tennessee governor halts executions after second botched lethal injection attempt this year – US politics live
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose·12d ago
Tennessee governor Bill Lee has halted the state’s remaining executions for the rest of the year after officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death yesterday.
Trump officials abandon effort to investigate election threats, experts warn
World news | The Guardianby George Chidi·12d ago
The Trump administration has abandoned key security bodies meant to investigate direct threats to US elections by foreign actors and domestic terrorists, according to former officials and a recent...
Boots owner ‘closing in on sale to Canada’s Weston family for $9bn’
World news | The Guardianby Kalyeena Makortoff·13d ago
The private equity owner of high street pharmacy Boots is reportedly closing in on a deal to sell the business to the Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family for $9bn (£7bn).
Group encouraging people to join Green party to back ‘Zionism is racism’ agenda
World news | The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent·13d ago
An organisation pushing the Green party to equate Zionism with racism has encouraged people to join the party specifically to support that agenda, and has links to activists who say that pro-Israel...
UK bookmakers that warned over illicit market had deal with offshore casinos
World news | The Guardianby Rob Davies·13d ago
Three UK bookmakers that have repeatedly warned of the dangers of the illicit market have also benefited from a lucrative deal with one of the world’s largest offshore casinos, the Guardian can...
‘It’s utter surrealism’: Venezuela’s Chavistas lament government’s embrace of Trump
World news | The Guardianby Camille Rodríguez Montilla in Caracas and Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro·13d ago
He was one of the most passionate propagandists for Hugo Chávez’s Bolivarian revolution: a feisty leftist TV personality who spent more than two decades singing the movement’s praises on his...
Badenoch proposes welfare reform that would stop many jobless under-25s getting universal credit – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Sparrow·13d ago
Tories suggest they would cut benefits for young people if they're living at home and parents can support them The Conservatives have also hinted that they might cut the benefits available to young...
‘Politics can be brutal’: Sarah Hanson-Young speaks out about divisions within Greens
World news | The Guardianby Tom McIlroy Political editor·13d ago
Sarah Hanson-Young has spoken out about major divisions in the Greens party room, offering support to newly elected leader David Shoebridge and describing politics as “brutal”.
Global bond sell-off intensifies, as UK long-term borrowing costs pass 6%
World news | The Guardianby Phillip Inman and Graeme Wearden·13d ago
The turmoil in global bond markets intensified on Thursday amid fears that the US deficit is reaching unsustainable levels, helping drive UK long-term borrowing costs to a 28-year high.
‘Where illegal ebikes go to die’: first bikes seized under new laws in NSW crushed
World news | The Guardianby Penry Buckley·13d ago
The first illegal ebikes seized under new laws have been crushed in New South Wales, as a major Sydney hospital has warned of a spike in trauma injuries driven by those riding under the influence.
Anika Wells named on Time100 list as one of ‘world’s most influential rising stars’ after social media ban
World news | The Guardianby Josh Butler·13d ago
The federal communications minister, Anika Wells, has been named as one of Time magazine’s “world’s most influential rising stars” in recognition of her work on Australia’s under-16 social media...
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