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Denmark pushes for EU ban on ‘turbo chickens’ as secret footage causes outrage
Minister says government will work towards banning fast-growing breed across country and throughout EU The Danish government is pursuing a national ban on “turbo chickens” and is calling for the fast-growing breed to be prohibited across Europe. The move comes amid widespread outrage over allegations of lawbreaking by one of Denmark’s big chicken producers. Continue reading...
UK and European peacekeepers in Ukraine would be allowed to fire back at Russians
Western officials say possible Anglo-French force would also not rely on US systems or technology such as Starlink British troops and their European allies would be allowed to fire back if attacked by Russians when potentially stationed as peacekeepers in Ukraine after a ceasefire, western officials said. The Anglo-French led stabilisation force would also not rely on US systems or technology…
‘Trying to get back into a positive mindset’: court hears voice notes Beau Lamarre-Condon sent day after alleged murders
Recordings from police officer to man he’d met on dating app include one in which Lamarre-Condon states: ‘I’m in bed … not feeling the best’ Beau Lamarre-Condon said he was trying to “get back into a positive mindset” in voice notes he sent in the days after he allegedly killed two men in a Sydney terrace. The recordings were sent to a man he had met on a dating app and played to the jury in his…
US reportedly strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Vance voices optimism about a deal
Iranian state media reported the sound of explosions on the island in the strait of Hormuz, coming on the eve of crucial US midterms The US launched limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island late on Monday, according to reports in US media, hours after US vice-president JD Vance said he was optimistic diplomatic efforts to end the war were moving in the right direction. The strikes were reported…
US carries out 'limited strikes' on Qeshm Island in Iran
The US military has carried out "limited strikes" on Qeshm Island in Iran - hours before the midterms are due to take place.
UK and EU agree draft deal to scrap Brexit red tape over food exports
The food deal, ahead of a UK-EU summit later this month, is the most significant part of the so-called Brexit reset agreed so far.
British troops will be allowed to fire at Russian forces if attacked during multinational mission
British troops will be allowed to fire back at Russian forces if attacked as part of a multinational mission to secure any future peace in Ukraine, Western officials have said.
Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says
Ukrainian president Zelenskyy says attack on aid hub was ‘vile’ and shows Russia does not want to de-escalate Russia on Monday bombed an aid distribution centre and neighbouring shelter in southern Ukraine, killing at least 26 people, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the country’s emergency services said. Emergency services said two members of a rescue crew and four police officers…
Investigative journalist Kate McClymont gives evidence in Alan Jones indecent assault trial
Jones, a former radio broadcaster, has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching The Sydney Morning Herald’s chief investigative reporter, Kate McClymont, has told a Sydney court the alleged victims of Alan Jones she interviewed received no benefit from her or the media company for telling their stories. McClymont, whose 2023 articles led to other alleged victims…
Thousands of European troops to rehearse Ukraine deployment in event of peace
Western officials stress that any force sent to Ukraine would not take part in any offensive operations.
Indonesia's toxic haze is giving its neighbours a political headache
Governments in Singapore and Malaysia are split between anxious citizens and an irascible neighbour.
PM to ask countries affected by UK’s role in slavery to help shape formal apology
Andy Burnham to launch ‘structured dialogue’ on issue at Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Baruda Andy Burnham will ask countries affected by Britain’s role in slavery to help shape an expected formal apology, Downing Street has indicated, arguing that their input is indispensable in crafting a enduring message. The prime minister is en route to the Commonwealth heads of government summit…
US midterms campaign 'shattering' spending records to be most expensive ever
The 2026 campaign is projected to cost nearly $12bn - BBC Verify looks into where all that money has come from.
Migration is a moral issue for Burnham – but he also wants to tell a positive story
While PM is keen to support those making a contribution his backing of Shabana Mahmood’s hard line is no surprise While out on the campaign trail in Makerfield, Andy Burnham gave a glimpse into where he might land on Labour’s plans for immigration reform, which had already been decried by the left of the party as unfair and the right as electorally necessary. Asked by the Guardian what he thought…
Man guilty of stealing cash from farm owned by South African president
The case, part of the "Farmgate" scandal, has left President Cyril Ramaphosa mired in an impeachment saga.
How will UK immigration rules change under Shabana Mahmood’s latest plans?
Home secretary has softened on some proposals but still hardening rules for those wishing to settle permanently Shabana Mahmood has watered down some of last year’s immigration plans after a backlash from enraged backbench Labour MPs and some of her cabinet colleagues. But the package of proposals, outlined on Thursday, is still a radical hardening of the rules for those wishing to settle…
Trump to remove Rwanda and South Africa from US trade deal
The move comes barely a week after Rwanda's defence ministry was hit with sanctions by the US Treasury.
Legal challenge to Australia's social media ban to start in High Court
A rights group will argue the world-leading policy robs under-16s of their right to free communication.
Fake nuclear warning from hacked app sparks unease but not panic in Ukraine
Many Ukrainians, who have faced years of Russian attacks, did not take the messages seriously and doubted their veracity.
French pupils resume school blockades as country braces for more protests
Minister warns weeks without lessons are putting exams at risk as unions plan nationwide strike on Thursday Dozens of high schools across France were blockaded again on Monday as the government braced for another tense week of protests over school conditions and the high cost of living. The protests come amid warnings that weeks without lessons are putting some pupils’ school year and final exams…
Russian bombing kills 18 people at Ukraine aid centre, Kyiv says
Local officials say 27 people are missing after at least nine 3,000kg aerial bombs hit a village in southern Ukraine.
Trial of nine men accused of abusing woman drugged and raped by husband begins
The husband, who cannot be named to protect his victim, has already pleaded guilty to a number of offences carried out at the couple’s Stockport home Nine men have gone on trial accused of being involved in the abuse of a woman who was drugged, raped and sexually assaulted by her husband while he “lived a double life masked in respectability”. The husband, who cannot be named in order to protect…
Fighting returns to Kherson region after longest Ukraine war ceasefire
Though unprecedented, the six-day truce has done little to alter the wider trajectory of a war that continues to grinds on.
Dutch police offer record €2m reward in hunt for drug lord
Jos Leijdekkers has been found guilty in absentia of cocaine smuggling and is believed to be in Sierra Leone.