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The 600kg animal was in the deep end and it took Leicestershire firefighters three hours to get her out safelyA pregnant cow has had to be rescued by firefighters after she got stuck in a small swimming pool.The 590kg (93-stone) cow was found in the deep end of the pool in two to three feet of water at a house in Ketton, Rutland. Continue...

Police investigate claim that Israeli PM’s chief of staff changed recorded time of call made about Hamas attacksA top aide of Benjamin Netanyahu has been questioned by police investigating reports of alterations made to official records of phone calls involving the Israeli prime minister on the morning of the 7 October attacks.Israeli media reported that Netanyahu’s chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, is suspected of...

Previous provincial government said most patients were misdiagnosed and instead had dementia or cancerThe newly elected premier of New Brunswick has called on Canada’s federal government to aid in a “full, open scientific investigation” into the mysterious brain illness that has plagued the province for years, in a move that those suffering from the condition hope could finally bring answers.“We need to conduct a...

Ukrainian president says talk between German and Russian leaders on war will reduce Putin’s isolationVolodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that a telephone conversation between Olaf Scholz and Vladimir Putin will open a “Pandora’s box”, after the German chancellor and the Russian leader discussed the war in Ukraine in a rare call on Friday.Scholz urged his Russian counterpart to withdraw troops from Ukraine and negotiate with...

Video showed Charly A, one of 51 men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot, discussing plan with Dominique PelicotA young vineyard worker accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot on six occasions over four years when she had been drugged by her husband also proposed drugging and raping his own mother, a court has heard.Charly A, 30, is one of 51 men on trial over the rape...

Far-right president may announce country’s departure from agreement after meeting Donald TrumpThere is growing concern that Argentina’s far-right president, Javier Milei, is set to announce his country’s departure from the Paris climate accord.Earlier this week, negotiators from Milei’s government were ordered to leave the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, after just three days. Now, the Guardian understands that Milei is considering announcing a...

Ruling coalition in crisis amid claims of racist remarks and speculation government may collapse The violence that erupted on Amsterdam’s streets last week has triggered a political crisis in the Netherlands, with the ruling coalition in turmoil over alleged racist remarks made by government officials during a closed-door meeting to discuss the events.Nora Achahbar, the Moroccan-born secretary for benefits from the centre-right New Social...

Attacks on Thursday night bring total number of emergency workers killed by Israel in Lebanon to more than 200Middle East crisis – live updatesTwenty-one civil defence rescuers have been killed in two Israeli strikes on Lebanon, in one of the deadliest days for rescue workers since the fighting began between Israel and Hezbollah 13 months ago.Thursday night’s airstrikes brought the total number of emergency...

Climate change minister’s effort to convince Ankara to drop out underlines push for ‘Pacific Cop’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe climate change minister, Chris Bowen, made a whistle-stop visit to Turkey on Friday night in an attempt to reach a deal for Australia to host tens of thousands of people at a major UN climate summit in 2026.Bowen visited...

Schools ordered to close in Delhi and Punjab province as neighbouring countries battle dangerous air pollutionIndia’s capital, Delhi, has ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice because of an air pollution crisis that has also prompted Pakistan’s Punjab province to declare a health emergency and ban construction, shut schools for another week and move universities online.Delhi and the surrounding metropolitan...

Latest UK GDP growth report shows UK grew by just 0.1% in July-September, a slowdown on the first half of the yearFew expected Britain to boom but the GDP figures will worry the TreasuryBank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economyLuke Bartholomew, deputy chief economist at investment group abrdn, also points the finger at the budget: “The economy was always going to...

UK economy at near-standstill as uncertainty over the budget and high interest rates weighed on consumer spendingMy colleague Heather Stewart has this analysis of today’s GDP figures:Few could have expected Labour to kickstart an economic renaissance from day one, despite its “mission” to deliver the highest sustained growth in the G7.Today’s disappointing figures underline the scale of the challenge facing our economy after years...

Lebanon’s state-run national news agency said the Ghobeiry area ‘witnessed heavy gunfire’ from Israeli forcesLebanon’s state-run National News Agency has reported a “heavy strike” carried out with two missiles fired by an “enemy aircraft” in the neighbourhood of Bourj al-Barajneh in Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Israeli military says it has identified several buildings in the suburbs of Ghobeiry (see opening summary for more details)...

Summer slowdown raises questions of whether Reeves’s bleak outlook in the run-up to the budget hindered growthBusiness live – latest updatesIt was hardly surprising that the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, declared herself “not satisfied” with the news that GDP expanded by a measly 0.1% in the three months to September.Few could have expected Labour to kickstart an economic renaissance from day one, despite its “mission”...

Blow to Rachel Reeves as first quarter under Labour shows services and manufacturing struggled in run-up to budgetBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK economy slowed to a near-standstill in the third quarter as uncertainty surrounding Labour’s first budget and high interest rates weighed on business and consumer spending.In a blow to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as she attempts push the UK to the top...

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility accuses Australian oil giant of misleading and false claims in closing argumentsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSantos misled investors by positioning itself as a “clean fuels company” with a credible net zero plan, the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has alleged in closing remarks to a world-first greenwashing case.Noel Hutley SC, representing ACCR,...

Presenter says it ‘makes sense for someone else to take the helm’ at show as BBC looks to make changesGary Lineker has said it is the “right time” for him to leave Match of the Day after presenting the BBC football programme for more than two decades.Speaking on his podcast, The Rest is Football, the 63-year-old said his time on the show had been...

Speaking from his jail cell, the former superstar cricketer had told the Guardian he would be willing to engage with army leadershipPakistan’s military has no intention of entering into negotiations or cutting a deal with incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, senior military sources told the Guardian, after Khan said he would be willing to engage with the army leadership from his jail cell.Khan,...

Liliana Goodson is ‘capable of rehabilitation’ after being caught travelling from US to Australia with firearm, lawyer says Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman who “deeply regrets” packing a gun in her bag before she flew to Australia will face sentencing in December following further delays in her court case.Liliana Goodson admitted illegally importing an unauthorised illegal firearm...

State’s housing pattern book, launching in 2025, seeks to cut red tape and reduce development application times with pre-approved designsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFive winning terrace and apartment designs will be pre-approved in a new NSW government “pattern book” in a bid to fast-track housing development in the state.The designs were selected from more than 200 in the...

This blog is now closedClare Nowland manslaughter trial: Kristian White said ‘I’ve had a look and, supposedly, we aren’t meant to tase elderly people’, court hearsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWatt says issue of reconciliation not closed in Australia despite voice referendumWrapping up the interview, Murray Watt was also asked about the haka performed in New Zealand parliament yesterday...

Agency hopes tens of thousands of people will log details of their flatulence on an app to help researchers better understand gut healthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeather knew she farted a lot but didn’t know just how often until she began to track her daily output.“I always thought that I...

Higher education regulator says sector needs to take ‘take bold action’ and consider mergers or cost sharingEngland’s universities face financial turmoil with nearly three in four expected to be in the red next year, according to gloomy forecasts from the higher education regulator.The Office for Students (OfS) said the sector would have to take “bold and transformative action” to compensate for a £3.4bn drop...

New analysis on the cost of decarbonising Australia’s power grid runs closely to the national market operator’s own – but you wouldn’t know it from the headlinesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFriday’s front page in Murdoch media’s the Daily Telegraph, declaring a “$500B GREEN HOLE”, could mark the opening salvo of...