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Middle East crisis live: Israel bombards Tehran and Beirut; US allows India to buy Russian oil
US issues 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to buy Russian oil; IDF says it is striking Dahiya neighborhood in southern suburbs of BeirutTell us: how have you been affected...
Australia news live: Liberals say One Nation’s move to rule out preference deals in SA election is ‘highly destructive’
Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew Israeli ambassador to Australia says war with Iran will continue ‘as long as we need’Israel’s...
NSW police admit to making ‘very unfortunate’ wrong claim after officer shot man dead
Inquest into fatal shooting of Steve Pampalian told statement by assistant commissioner he was ‘known to police’ was incorrectA man shot dead by a NSW police officer after he ran...
Homeless people camping in Queensland park ‘not treated as humans’ during council evictions, court finds
Moreton Bay council’s clearing of tent city breached human rights, supreme court rules Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily...
Vice-chancellor calls for review into student loans for those without A-levels
Adam Tickell, of University of Birmingham, says money is loaned to people who ‘are not really capable of graduating’A leading vice-chancellor has questioned whether students without A-levels should be eligible...
Mass stranding of whales on Scottish beach caused by loyalty to their pod, report finds
The 55 pilot whales, which had to be euthanised, had been following a female having a difficult birth, scientists believeThe mass stranding and death of 55 whales on the Isle...
Louise Casey: England’s social care system faces ‘moment of reckoning’
Head of government-commissioned review says adult social care is held together by ‘sticking plasters and glue’England’s “creaking” adult social care system is confusing and impenetrable to the people that rely...
UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say
Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permissionThe UK’s creative industries must not be sacrificed in the pursuit of speculative...
Water firms sent bailiffs to tens of thousands of homes for debts under £1,000
Most recorded visits are for smaller debts, data from England and Wales suggests, though method of recovery is a postcode lotteryTens of thousands of people a year have bailiffs sent...
Iran-backed militias intensify attacks against US, Israel and allies
Iraq emerges as key front in new and often clandestine confrontation after launching dozens of attacksIran-backed militias around the Middle East are intensifying attacks against Israel, the US and their...
A lone battle: Why is Pedro Sánchez the only European leader to take on Trump?
As the Spanish PM decries the war in Iran, other politicians are unable – or unwilling – to speak against the US presidentOn Wednesday morning, Pedro Sánchez delivered a 10-minute...
NSW’s top prosecutor scores legal win in bias claim against senior judge
Recusal application against district court judge Penelope Wass yet to be determined amid row with DPPFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app...