2 h. ago Extreme heatwave may break records in Victoria as firefighters warn of bushfire risk in ‘very dry’ state

Ouyen and Mildura in northern Victoria forecast to break state’s all-time maximum on Tuesday, as weather warnings issuedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA day of record-breaking heat looms for Victoria, with temperatures forecast to hit 49C in the Mallee and Melbourne facing its hottest day since Black Saturday 2009.It was 26.1C as the sun rose on Tuesday over the small Victorian town of Ouyen, the Mallee town of 1,170 people whose forecast high of 49C would break the state’s temperature record of 48.8C set in Hopetoun on Black Saturday in 2009. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Mick Jagger's granddaughter's partner vanishes after leaving pub

Police have issued an urgent appeal for information after Alexander Key, 37, was last seen leaving a pub on Friday afternoon.

Politics

21 h. ago America feels like a country on the brink of an authoritarian takeover | Francine Prose

This is the news we should be paying attention to. At least for the moment, everything else is a distractionWhen we talk about our inability to pay attention, to concentrate, we often mean and blame our phones. It’s easy, it’s meant to be easy. One flick of our index finger transports us from disaster to disaster, from crisis to crisis, from maddening lie to maddening lie. Each new unauthorized attack and threatened invasion grabs the headlines, until something else takes its place, and meanwhile the government’s attempts to terrorize and silence the people of our country continue.So let me break it down. There is one story: our country is on the brink of an authoritarian take-over. In Minneapolis an innocent poet and an ER nurse at a VA hospital were both killed in cold blood by federal agents. It is happening now. Toddlers are being sent to detention centers; videos of their gyms for kids recall the youth choruses that the Nazis so proudly showed off at the Terezin concentration c...

Culture

25 h. ago Kristen Stewart reveals plans to leave the U.S. and work abroad as 'reality is breaking under Trump' 14 years after his 'insane' social media rant about her cheating on Robert Pattinson

The actress, 35, endured her own public clash with the US President back in 2012, when the thrice-married businessman, 79, went on a public rant at her on X during her cheating scandal.

Politics

31 h. ago The Guardian view on the future of cinema: gen Z is falling in love with the big screen | Editorial

Film is in a state of existential crisis. But a new generation of cinephiles might save it from the streaming giants“It was from a weekly visit to the cinema that you learned (or tried to learn) how to walk, to smoke, to kiss, to fight, to grieve,” Susan Sontag wrote 30 years ago, in an essay to mark 100 years of film entitled The Decay of Cinema. For Sontag, the onset of the “ignominious, irreversible decline” of the 20th century’s greatest art form was the arrival of television. Today it is the advent of streaming.Cinema is in a state of existential crisis. Netflix is bidding to take over Warner Bros, as the industry is still recovering from lockdown and the 2023 Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes. Leonardo DiCaprio, whose One Battle After Another received 13 Oscar nominations last week, having failed to break even at the box office, asked if people still have “the appetite” for movies, and if cinemas are in danger of becoming “silos – like jazz bars”. Matt Damon has...

Politics

32 h. ago Winter storm latest: 844,000 people without power as historic storm breaks temperature records

Millions of Americans are expected to face heavy snow, ice and freezing temperatures

Events

35 h. ago At 21, Coco Gauff has enjoyed hanging out with emerging teens at Australian Open

Coco Gauff wants those people posing questions about what advice she'd give the teenagers breaking through at the Australian Open to remember one thing: She’s 21

Politics

56 h. ago Three people arrested following disorder outside Crowborough training camp

Three people have been arrested after two incidents of disorder outside a former army camp being used to house asylum seekers

Events

65 h. ago Russia launches deadly strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv ahead of day two of peace talks

Tripartite talks in the United Arab Emirates to resume in wake of missile and drone attacks that have killed one and injured dozensRussia launched a massive drone and missile attack targeting Ukraine’s two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv, early on Saturday, as US, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in the United Arab Emirates for the second day of tripartite peace talks.With Kyiv and other cities in the midst of widespread outages of heat, water and power following Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, officials in Kyiv said one person had been killed and at least 15 injured in strikes that continued until morning. Continue reading...

Events

67 h. ago Freezing and in the dark, Kyiv residents are stranded in tower blocks as Russia targets power system

Kyiv is facing prolonged winter power outages as Russian missile and drone attacks continue to damage Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Events

3 d. ago Ukraine facing emergency power outages across the country after Russian air attacks ahead of rare joint talks– Europe live

Ukraine’s grid operator said the energy situation had ‘significantly’ worsened in the morning, with emergency repairs taking placeThe European Commission has offered a bit more detail on the deployment of 447 emergency generators from EU reserves to Ukraine, mentioned in the earlier post (12:33).“The generators – mobilised from rescEU strategic reserves hosted in Poland – will be distributed by the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine in cooperation with the Ukrainian Red Cross to the most affected communities.The EU will not let Russia freeze Ukraine into submission and will continue helping Ukrainians get through this winter.”They are designed to break Ukrainian spirit. They will fail.We won’t let Russia freeze Ukraine. We bring light and warmth where Russia sends darkness. Continue reading...

Society

3 d. ago Morrisons cafe customer shows off huge size of breakfast and people floored by price

A man who opted for the Big Breakfast option in his local Morrisons supermarket cafe left scores of other people drooling over how much food you get. Many were also floored by the price

Economics

3 d. ago BREAKING: People urged to 'leave Kyiv' over mass outages after attacks as situation 'may worsen'

Kyiv's mayor has urged residents of the Ukrainian capital to leave the city, warning that the "extremely difficult situation" may worsen - this is a breaking story

Events

3 d. ago Klitschko urges people 'to leave Kyiv' after recent Russian attacks as 'it can get worse'

Former world champion boxer and current Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko has said he is 'does not reject the option' of people leaving the Ukrainian capital after Russia's attacks have caused chaos on the city's infrastructure

Events

3 d. ago Savers urged to move fast before best interest rate accounts leave the market for good

One of the leading easy access savings accounts from Revolut left the market this week

Economics

3 d. ago Savers urged to move fast before best interest rates accounts leave the market for good

One of the leading easy access savings accounts from Revolut left the market this week

Economics

4 d. ago Vet's plea to owners who leave dogs alone when they're put to sleep as she sees final moments

A vet has issued a heartfelt plea to pet owners who choose to leave their dogs alone when they're put to sleep, urging them to be there for their furry friend until the very end

Politics

7 d. ago The quiet London hedge fund breaking profit records paid $10m on average to its top people

The quiet London hedge fund breaking profit records paid $10m on average to its top people  eFinancialCareers

Economics

7 d. ago Our plan would have saved the NHS millions and provided vital support to young people not only did Labour break their manifesto promise to fund it

Alex is a practising NHS doctor and reality TV star who became a prominent mental health campaigner after the loss of his younger brother, Llyr, 19, to suicide in July 2020.

Economics

9 d. ago Man United transfer latest: Michael Carrick's stance on £80m ace as star is urged to leave

Manchester United overwhelmed Manchester City on Saturday afternoon in Michael Carrick's first game in charge since 2021 as the hosts came away 2-0 victors

Economics