40 m. ago Police ‘very concerned’ for missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga as search expands beyond WA

The 26-year-old has not been seen or heard from since visiting a general store in Western Australia’s wheatbelt regionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe search for German backpacker Carolina Wilga, who went missing in a remote part of Western Australia at the end of June, has broadened out across the country.The 26-year-old has not been seen or heard from since she visited a general store in the small town of Beacon, in WA’s north-east wheatbelt region, on 29 June. Continue reading...

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48 m. ago Police swoop on Knightsbridge after 'murder' outside luxury hotel and casino

Pictures from the scene show a tent erected on the road outside the five-star Park Tower Knightsbridge hotel

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58 m. ago Vienna has been declared a renters’ utopia – and it’s easy to see why | Justin Kadi

Social housing makes up almost half of the city’s 1m homes. The system isn’t perfect, but it gets a lot of things rightWhen it comes to best-practice examples in the housing debate, Vienna is a common reference. Indeed, the Austrian capital features prominently in narratives about successful housing policies. An article in the Observer concluded that Vienna shows “decent homes for all” is not an impossible dream. And the New York Times even declared it “a renters’ utopia”.A considerable part of the attraction of Vienna relates to its large social-housing stock. It accounts for some 43% of the roughly 1m housing units in the city. About half of it is municipally owned council housing. The other half is provided and administered by limited-profit housing associations – an Austrian version of social housing providers that are permitted to make a small profit to finance their operations. Social housing is not just for those on low incomes, but also caters to middle- and even some upper-...

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92 m. ago Exactly why a stretch of motorway had to be shut by police for 30 hours

Three HGVs, two vans and four cars were obliterated in the major collision

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1 hour ago How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot

Whether it’s bloodshed at Glastonbury or starving people on benefits, their ‘irony poisoning’ seeps obscene ideas into the range of the possibleImagine the furore if a Guardian columnist suggested bombing, say, the Conservative party conference and the Tory stronghold of Arundel in Sussex. It would dominate public discussion for weeks. Despite protesting they were “only joking”, that person would never work in journalism again. Their editor would certainly be sacked. The police would probably come knocking. But when the Spectator columnist Rod Liddle speculates about bombing Glastonbury festival and Brighton, complaints are met with, “Calm down dear, can’t you take a joke?” The journalist keeps his job, as does his editor, the former justice secretary Michael Gove. There’s one rule for the left and another for the right.The same applies to the recent comments on GB News by its regular guest Lewis Schaffer. He proposed that, to reduce the number of disabled people claiming benefits, ...

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2 h. ago Ursula von der Leyen faces rare censure vote in European parliament

European Commission president expected to survive but ballot likely to reveal discontent about EU’s rightward driftThe European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, is preparing to face a rare vote of censure in the European parliament that is likely to reveal discontent about the rightward drift of EU policies.Von der Leyen is expected to comfortably survive a vote on Thursday on the censure motion, which in theory could trigger the downfall of her commission. While her survival is considered a certainty, the debate has lifted the lid on simmering discontent among centrist, centre-left and green MEPs who voted her back into office just under one year ago, after elections that gave rightwing nationalists their best-ever results. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Identity of Far From It superyacht engineer who 'slashed crew member's throat' exposed

Paige Bell was described as "a golden girl" by her devastated friends in the days after her death, which police in the Bahamas are now treating as murder

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5 h. ago Brazil’s president rebuffs demand to cease inquiry into Bolsonaro after Trump tariffs – live updates

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva posts statement on social media saying the country ‘will not accept any form of tutelage’ after US levies 50% tariffsTrump targets Brunei, Libya and Moldova with latest threat of US tariffsTrump says Bolsonaro ‘not guilty of anything’ amid Brazil coup trialThe US justice department has sued California over state policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ school sports, alleging that allowing them to do so violates federal anti-discrimination laws.The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, claims that California’s policies violate Title IX, which affords legal protection against sex discrimination.Our Fed Rate is AT LEAST 3 Points too high. “Too Late” is costing the U.S. 360 Billion Dollars a Point, PER YEAR, in refinancing costs. No Inflation, COMPANIES POURING INTO AMERICA. “The hottest Country in the World!” LOWER THE RATE!!!ANYBODY BUT “TOO LATE.”In effect, we went on hold when we saw the size of the tariffs and essentially all ...

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5 h. ago Appeal after £10,000 stolen from man at Paddington train station

British Transport Police have released images of three women as part of their investigation

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6 h. ago Belfast bonfire declared 'major incident' by PSNI amid paramilitary disorder warnings

Police said the force had received a formal request for assistance from Belfast City Council in relation to the removal of material from the bonfire site at Meridi Street

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6 h. ago London's most dangerous tourist attractions: Interactive map reveals areas around capital's landmarks where visitors are most likely to get mugged or attacked

The area outside the National Portrait Gallery off Trafalgar Square came top of the list after seeing 3,060 crimes over the past year including 1,200 thefts from people.

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6 h. ago Lord Hermer gives himself an 'effective veto' over government policy, documents show

Documents seen by The Telegraph suggest he has watered down instructions issued by Suella Braverman in 2022 to prevent lawyers from 'blocking' plans.

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6 h. ago Homeless drifter obsessed with the occult had spent two years on the run from police before brutally beating grandmother to death after chance meeting while she walked her dog

Violent thug Roy Barclay developed an obsession with the occult before leaving a pensioner fighting for his life following a brutal attack and later battering a dog walker to death.

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7 h. ago Bob Vylan frontman urges fans to stop IDF chants in first gig since Glastonbury controversy

Bobby Vylan told fans at a sold-out surprise gig in London on Wednesday night they had to be careful after police launched an investigation into the group following comments he made at Glastonbury

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7 h. ago Shock twist in death of adult star Kylie Page who died from suspected drug overdose

A porn star who was found dead at age 28 from a suspected drug overdose last month was apparently sober just five days before her death.

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8 h. ago Bobby Vylan tells fans to stop IDF chants at first UK gig since Glastonbury

The group are being investigated by police following comments made during their Glastonbury set.

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8 h. ago Inside Raoul Moat's final hours as killer 'completely changed'

Fifteen years after Raoul Moat was captured by police, the two officers who tackled the killer have broken their silence on the fugitive's final hours, before he turned the gun on himself

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9 h. ago Missing man's family 'drank water from reservoir where his body was decomposing'

Glen Godfrey, 38, was reported missing to Surrey Police on December 22, 2024, and his body was found in the King George VI Reservoir in Staines six months later

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9 h. ago Diogo Jota was NOT speeding in car crash that killed Liverpool star and his brother, insists lorry driver who filmed first video of aftermath as he disputes police report

A preliminary report said on Tuesday that the car was probably speeding at the time of the crash, which saw the car burst into flames and claim the lives of the two footballing brothers.

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9 h. ago Urgent search continues for backpacker who vanished without a trace in a remote part of Australia 13 days ago

Police have intensified their search for a German backpacker who was last seen travelling in a remote region of Western Australia in June. 

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