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New NDIS eligibility rules will cut 240,000 participants from scheme in four years, documents reveal

Modelling predicts 241,000 people on the scheme before January 2028 won’t be receiving supports by mid-2031Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 240,000 participants are expected to be shifted off the national disability insurance scheme in the four years after new eli...

Dan Jervis-Bardy Chief political correspondent 3 months ago

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Soft toys, memes and a movie villain: Labor tries to simplify the message but selling a budget isn’t child’s play

As the budget fight plays out fiercely online, Labor senator Ellie Whiteaker turns to a zebra and a giraffe for helpGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSelling a complicated federal budget isn’t exactly child’s play, but Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers could do worse than fo...

Josh Butler 3 months ago

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Republicans race to back Ken Paxton as runoff sets up closely watched US Senate battle in Texas

Donald Trump moves quickly to unite Republicans behind the Texas attorney general as Democrats eye rare openingUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailRepublican leaders rushed to throw their weight behind Ken Paxton following his big primary victory in Texa...

Joseph Gedeon in Washington 3 months ago

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Blair’s advice for Labour fails to engage with inequality, senior party figures say

Andy Burnham and Torsten Bell say the former Labour PM’s essay does not address today’s challengesUK politics live – latest updatesTony Blair’s criticism of the Labour party fails to engage with inequality and the “extremes of austerity”, senior party figures have said.Andy Burnham, the mayor of Gre...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor 3 months ago

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WHO chief calls for DRC ceasefire to tackle Ebola outbreak

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns of ‘catastrophic collision of disease and conflict’, with suspected cases at 900The head of the World Health Organization has called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to help tackle the Ebola outbreak there.Tedros Adhanom Gheb...

Rachel Savage in Johannesburg 3 months ago

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Minneapolis police chief resigns after scandal over sexual misconduct investigation

A report found that Brian O’Hara probably interfered with investigation in what mayor called a ‘breach of trust’The Minneapolis police chief, Brian O’Hara, resigned on Tuesday after a report found that he probably interfered with an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct.O’Hara stepped down af...

Richard Luscombe 3 months ago

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Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says

Simon Stiell said burning fossil fuels was driving intense heatwaves as UK and France broke temperature records on consecutive daysThe UN climate chief has said an extreme early heat event sweeping parts of western Europe was “a brutal reminder of the spiralling impacts of the climate crisis”, after...

Jon Henley in Paris and Sam Jones in Madrid 3 months ago

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Burnham accuses Blair of ignoring inequality as he hits back at ex-PM

The Labour mayor and by-election candidate rejects the former PM's call to embrace the "radical centre".

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Thirty-five people want to be the next president of France. What could possibly go wrong?

Unless the mainstream gets its act together, next year’s election looks likely to hand the keys of the Élysée to the far right• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here“The real risk,” France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, reportedly said last month, “is that this tangle...

Jon Henley, Europe correspondent 3 months ago

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Water safety experts warn of dangers of outdoor swimming as heatwave grips UK

At least nine people have died in recent days as people have tried to cool off in Britain’s waterwaysWater safety experts have warned about the dangers of outdoor swimming after a number of drownings in recent days as people try to escape soaring temperatures by cooling off in rivers, lakes, reservo...

Ian Sample Science editor 3 months ago

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Resident doctors in England to stage four-day strike in June

BMA blames new health secretary for decision to stage 16th strike in long-running jobs and pay disputeUK politics live – latest updatesResident doctors in England will next month stage the 16th strike in their long-running jobs and pay dispute, and have blamed the new health secretary for their deci...

Denis Campbell Health policy editor 3 months ago

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Man Utd closing in on £42m Ederson deal

Manchester United are in advanced talks to make Atalanta's Brazil midfielder Ederson their first summer signing for a fee of £41.6m.

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Resident doctors to strike for 16th time over pay

British Medical Association resident doctor members in England announce new strike for four days from 15 June.

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What are the signs of heatstroke in dogs?

How to make sure your pets are cool and comfortable during periods of hot weather.

3 months ago

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Will Tony Blair's intervention change the Labour debate?

While the former PM still has some admirers in Labour, others wings of the party are not listening.

3 months ago

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One skydiver killed and one injured after midair collision in Washington state

Randy Hubbs died and Nicole Klein was injured after the two collided during a group jump at West Plains SkydivingA skydiver was killed and another injured after the two collided midair during a group jump in Washington state, authorities said this week.The Adams county sheriff’s office said in a sta...

Anna Betts 3 months ago

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UK heatwave triggers price rises for items such as hot tubs and air conditioning units

Of 11 seasonal items in Guardian price comparison, six hit highest price in last three months, with some nearly doubling in price in last weekThe heatwave has triggered a surge in prices for seasonal items, with the cost of one inflatable hot tub nearly doubling in a week, while an industry expert s...

Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent 3 months ago

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Democrats say they were shut out of fraud event after Vance says crackdown ‘should not be a partisan’

State attorneys general say their deputies were turned away and criticized the White House for ‘politicizing’ fraud issuesThree Democratic state attorneys general said their deputies were turned away from a roundtable hosted by JD Vance on Tuesday, sowing confusion about what the White House has bil...

Michael Sainato 3 months ago

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Revealed: Mandelson vetting warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel

Exclusive: Vetting officials also flagged £1m loan when recommending he should be denied security clearanceKey questions: did ‘mitigations’ cover links to China and Russia?Peter Mandelson’s associations with senior figures in China, Russia and Israel were among the concerns raised by the UK’s vettin...

Paul Lewis, Henry Dyer and Pippa Crerar 3 months ago

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Assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine to be sentenced

Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty over role in Friends actor’s death from drug overdose in 2023Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe personal assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine several times with no medical training, including on the day the Friends actor was found dead i...

Uwa Ede-Osifo 3 months ago

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Biden sues justice department to block release of Hur interview audio

Former president says disclosure of recordings tied to classified files inquiry would violate his privacyJoe Biden, the former president, has filed a lawsuit to try to prevent the justice department (DoJ) from releasing transcripts and audio of interviews that exposed his frequent memory lapses and...

Richard Luscombe and agency 3 months ago

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Ghana welcomes Pope's apology over Catholic Church's role in slavery

The West African nation was one of the main gateways for the transatlantic slave trade.

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Young asylum seekers far more likely to be assessed as adults by immigration officers than by social workers

Local authorities deem UK arrivals to be children more than twice as often as border forces, Home Office data showsYoung asylum seekers in the UK are more than twice as likely to be assessed as adults by immigration officers than by social workers, according to home office data.Between July 2025 and...

Diane Taylor 3 months ago

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Female submariner says Navy colleague raped her at Faslane

Jake Wilson, from Gosport in Hampshire, denies rape and has lodged a special defence of consent.

3 months ago

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