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Met Police say incident does not appear to be terror-related after reports of vehicle being driven into house in Thurlow Gardens areaTell us: how have you been affected by the incident in Hainault?The home secretary, James Cleverly, said he is being regularly updated about the incident in Hainault and thanked emergency responders for responding to the attack.“I would urge people not to speculate or...

The US president made the comments in a call with Egypt and Qatar’s leaders as Hamas considers its response to the latest ceasefire proposalAl Jazeera is carrying a quote from Hamas spokesperson Osama Hamdan. It quotes him saying:It’s clear from the Israeli paper that they are still insisting on two major issue: they don’t want a complete ceasefire and they are not talking –...

Polling puts Ben Houchen on course to win in Tees Valley with Andy Street just ahead of Labour’s Richard Parker in West MidlandsKeir Starmer said his views on gender issues “start with biology” as he backed blocking trans women from female-only hospital wards and prisons in an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain, PA Media reports. PA says:The Labour leader was speaking as the...

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza says her banning shows Rwandan government does not adhere to international lawA Rwandan opposition leader who has been banned from standing for election has cast doubt on whether her government will stick to the terms of the deportation deal agreed with Rishi Sunak.Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza told the Guardian that the Rwandan government’s refusal to allow her to stand or leave the...

Pauline Hanson denies lying to federal court over her claim she did not know Mehreen Faruqui’s religion when she sent tweetGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, has been accused of lying under oath in the federal court after denying that she knew, until recently, that the Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi was a...

Two men to appear in Manchester crown court charged with murder of 67-year-old Stuart EverettPolice have named a man whose body parts were found in a Salford nature reserve this month as 67-year-old Stuart Everett.Two men are to appear in court on Tuesday charged with murdering Everett, whose dismembered abdomen was found on 4 April in Kersal wetlands, a popular walking spot, causing “shock...

Bank says it has started search for a successor as it reports quarterly profits beat forecastsBusiness live – latest coverageThe chief executive of HSBC, Noel Quinn, is unexpectedly stepping down after an “intense” five years in the role, as the bank reported better-than-expected profits.Europe’s largest bank has kicked off a search for a successor and said Quinn, 62, will stay in the post until...

Moves come despite hospitality group reporting record profits and increasing returns to shareholdersBusiness live – latest coverageThe Premier Inn owner Whitbread is to cut 1,500 jobs in the UK and shut more than 100 struggling restaurants despite announcing a significant rise in returns to shareholders.Whitbread, which runs 850 hotels in the UK and has the sector’s biggest brand, Premier Inn, said it was starting...

Four-year-old child and pregnant woman among those in a serious condition after strike on seafront park in Black Sea port cityThis live blog has been paused. For the latest coverage on Russia’s war in Ukraine, please visit our dedicated page.To keep up to date quickly with the latest in Ukraine, read our Ukraine war briefing here. Continue reading...

Met police confirm ‘serious incident’ after reports of vehicle driven into house and people stabbedHainault attack – live updatesA man with a sword has been arrested after an attack on members of the public and police officers in Hainault, north-east London, police have said.In a statement, the Metropolitan police said: “Police and other emergency services are in Hainault, east London, at a serious incident...

Men intercepted travelling on fishing boat off Gladstone in what federal police say is one of the state’s largest cocaine bustsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPolice have intercepted one of Queensland’s largest cocaine imports, seizing more than $160m worth of the illicit substance.The Australian Federal Police busted 500kg of...

Passengers were earlier left stranded as discussions took place on ‘viability of business’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe low-cost airline Bonza entered voluntary administration on Tuesday, after abruptly cancelling all of its flights after the repossession of its entire fleet that caught its CEO by surprise.Passengers were left stranded...

Court told 16-year-old – who has been denied bail – messaged another young person saying they were ‘planning big stuff bro’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA 16-year-old Sydney boy charged with terrorism offences has been denied bail over fears for community safety after a court heard he messaged another young person “we’re going to kill”.Six teenagers were...

Crossbench MPs and conservationists say clearing exemplifies failed environmental reform as endangered species like Gouldian finch face habitat destructionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe destruction of woodland habitat for hundreds of bird species, including the endangered Gouldian finch, has commenced at a popular Darwin site, prompting conservationists, crossbench MPs and residents to condemn the federal government’s failure...

In a post on X, Sharaz says if the Liberal senator doesn’t settle, Higgins will have to face her third trial stemming from allegations Bruce Lehrmann raped her in Parliament HouseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDavid Sharaz says he will not fight defamation proceedings brought against him by the...

Zhang Yongzhen stages protest, as government attempts to avoid scrutiny over handling of outbreakThe first scientist to publish a sequence of the Covid-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his laboratory.Zhang Yongzhen, a virologist, wrote in an online post on Monday that he and his team were suddenly notified they were being evicted from their lab,...

Minister says ‘officers are used to this’, as figures suggest Home Office is in contact with only 38% of people it wants to removeThe Home Office is “used to” losing contact with asylum seekers, a UK government minister has said, after official figures suggested thousands of people it hoped to deport to Rwanda had stopped reporting.The impact assessment on the Home Office’s website on...

US campus protests escalate after students suspended, while dozens arrested in Texas, Utah and VirginiaMiddle East crisis – live updatesDozens of protesters have taken over a building at Columbia University in New York, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses across the US.Video...

Gary Farro, who last week described financial arrangements related to alleged catch-and-kill scheme, to resume testimonyDonald Trump’s New York criminal trial enters its third week on Tuesday morning with additional testimony from a private banker who last week described financial maneuvering related to the ex-president’s alleged catch-and-kill scheme.The trial on Friday adjourned for the week following testimony from Gary Farro. In 2015, Farro became...

Cheng ‘Charlie’ Saephan, who was born in Laos and immigrated in 1994, wants to provide for his family and ‘find a good doctor’It was about eight years after a cancer diagnosis when Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, his wife and their friends bought a batch of lottery tickets at a north-east Oregon convenience store in early April.They ended up winning the eighth-largest jackpot in US lottery...

Observation was made by medics contributing a new pain management manual for treating children in conflict zonesChildren being treated in Gaza’s hospitals are “underplaying” pain because it “seems trivial” in the context of the wider conflict, doctors have said.International medics met in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday to discuss plans for a new trauma pain management manual to support professionals treating children in Gaza and...

Series of traumatic defeats has prompted a rethink in what was once seen as the most pro-Moscow of the ex-Soviet republicsWith its waterfall, hot spring, orchards full of apricot blossom and a gorge through which the swollen Arpa River races, the town of Jermuk since Soviet times has been one of the most visited in Armenia. That was until just after midnight on 12...

Six people have been killed and more than 200 injured in attacks by bears over the past yearJapan is to trial an AI bear-warning system after a record number of attacks on humans over the past year as the animals struggle to find their staple foods.A pilot system in Toyama prefecture, central Japan, will monitor live feeds from government, municipal and private security cameras...

Police say officers were in Charlotte serving warrant for suspect, who was also killed, wanted over firearms possessionEight law-enforcement officers were shot, four fatally, during a shootout Monday outside of a home in North Carolina. The officers were serving a warrant to an individual wanted for possessing a firearm when the shooting began.When marshals approached a home on the 5000 block of Galway Drive...