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Australia news live: Labor reports $20bn in savings in mid-year budget update; Queensland driver in custody after allegedly striking pedestrians
The government is talking up $20bn in cost savings ahead Wednesday’s mid-year fiscal and economic outlook. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPressure mounts...
Brown University shooting: two dead and eight in critical condition as suspect remains at large – live updates
Suspect or suspects remain at large as Ivy League university tells students to shelter in placeMultiple people shot at Brown University in Rhode Island, police sayPolice said no weapons were...
Police join search for Belgian tourist after phone found in Tasmanian wilderness two years since she went missing
Device belonging to missing hiker Celine Cremer found in an area that had ‘been extensively searched previously’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free...
Michelle Rowland to repay part of family trip to WA after watchdog finds spending breached rules
Attorney general’s move to pay back part of $22,000 travel cost makes her the first minister to reimburse taxpayers in growing expenses scandalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest...
Two people dead and eight wounded in mass shooting at Brown University, officials say
Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, says ‘shooter or shooters’ still at large and number of victims could changeFollow live updatesAt least two people were killed and eight more critically injured...
Police forces in England and Wales to get units that tackle violence against women
Specialist teams will deal with offences such as rape and stalking as part of VAWG strategy, home secretary saysAll police forces in England and Wales will have dedicated rape and...
Drone strike on UN facility in war-torn Sudan leaves six peacekeepers dead
UN secretary general António Guterres says ‘unjustifiable’ attack on base in city of Kadugli ‘could be war crime’A drone strike has hit a United Nations peacekeeping logistics base in war-torn...
Giuffre family ‘disappointed’ Met police not investigating claims against Andrew
Relatives of Virginia Giuffre say they are surprised Scotland Yard made decision just before release of Epstein filesThe family of Virginia Giuffre have expressed their “deep disappointment” that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor...
Kansas Native American tribe in turmoil over deal to design ICE facilities
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation signed deal in October, but president says tribe is now trying to exit contractA Native American tribe in Kansas is facing criticism from other tribal groups...
Tommy Robinson’s London ‘Christmas service’ draws about 1,000 people
Number is stark contrast with estimated 110,000 at far-right activist’s ‘unite the kingdom’ rally in SeptemberThe far-right activist Tommy Robinson led a carol concert to “put the Christ back into...
Death on high-speed roller coaster in Florida deemed accidental
Kevin Rodriguez Zavala died from blunt-impact trauma on ride at Universal’s Epic Universe theme park A Florida sheriff’s office has concluded that the death of a 32-year-old man while riding...
Pulp Fiction actor Peter Greene found dead in New York apartment
Greene, 60, praised for the various villains he played during his career but manager says he also had ‘heart as big as gold’Peter Greene, the actor known for his roles...