33 m. ago Federal election 2025 live: Australia polls open, voting begins; Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton on election day campaign for Labor and Coalition – latest news

Labor and Coalition make last pitches as final polls suggest Albanese set to be re-elected as Australian prime minister. Follow today’s news livePolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAsked how much Donald Trump and international politics has influenced the Australian election, Albanese said: “this has overwhelmingly been about Australian issues”.The prime minister said the opposition has made an attempt at running “American style politics here of division”:Meanwhile, the opposition thought that they could just run on grievance and try to divide Australians. We’ve seen them try to start culture wars, including against Indigenous people, targeting them. Australians aren’t obsessed by those issues. We’ve seen an attempt to run American style politics here of division and pitting ...

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49 m. ago School leaders’ union launches legal action against Ofsted over report card plan

Headteachers fear the watchdog’s inspection proposals will increase high-stakes accountability and pressure on school staff.

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2 h. ago Arne Slot gives fresh insight on title celebrations and outlines future Liverpool plans

Liverpool have won the Premier League title, with Arne Slot reflecting about his week since the triumph and how he quickly turned back to planning for the rest of the season

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3 h. ago Mum of skydiver who died after 10,000ft jump shared heartbreaking post 9 months ago

Experienced skydiver Jade Damarell, 32, reportedly left behind a note outlining her intentions before plunging 10,000ft without deploying her parachute last Sunday

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4 h. ago Royal Family's major issue with Prince Harry that threatens reconciliation

Prince Harry has done an emotional interview with the BBC where he expressed hopes of a 'reconciliation' with his family - but royal expert Jennie Bond outlines why this is off the table

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4 h. ago Five years on: how Covid changed sport for better and for worse

With the pandemic in the rearview mirror it was clearly a boost for Fifa and Saudi Arabia but harmed grassroots sport and player welfareSound the trumpets, beat the drum, let loose the buttock-rockets of hope. One of the strangest and most unsatisfying things about the Covid-19 pandemic, among a great many deeply strange and unsatisfying things, is that it never actually had a shared end date or ceremonial send-off.Jarringly so, because this was a period in the national life built around a rigid roster of public events. The numerical rules. The weekly banging of pots in honour of people you secretly consider to be serfs. Such unlikely figures as health secretary Matt Hancock appearing in public every day in order to say inauthentic-sounding things about public health, all the while resembling the doomed subcommander of an imperial space galleon who keeps announcing that he’s got the situation under control sir, just as the bridge behind him is cleaved in two and he’s sucked out into...

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5 h. ago Man wields chair during Edinburgh 'street brawl' which left one person in hospital

Emergency crews raced to South Bridge, at the junction with High Street, shortly before 4am on Friday morning,. May 2.

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6 h. ago Prince Harry asks PM Keir Starmer to step in – and says some will never forgive him

The Duke of Sussex has called both on the Prime Minister and Home Secretary to intervene in the case following his court defeat today, calling the ruling a 'stitch-up'

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6 h. ago Pakistan asks Gulf allies to help ease India tensions following Kashmir attack

Pakistan’s prime minister has met with envoys from Gulf allies, seeking help in defusing tensions with India following last week’s attack on tourists in the Kashmir region

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7 h. ago Many schools are dealing with consequences of toxic masculinity each day – union

Paul Whiteman, the NAHT school leaders’ union chief, has called for collaboration to stop a generation of boys ‘disappearing into a vortex of hatred’.

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7 h. ago King Charles to open Canada parliament as PM Carney reacts to Trump threats

Liberal PM will also meet with US president on Tuesday amid tensions over threatened annexation and tariffsKing Charles has accepted an invitation to open Canada’s parliament on 27 May, in “an historic honour that matches the weight of our times”, the country’s prime minister, Mark Carney, said on Friday.In his first news conference since an election dominated by Donald Trump’s threats to Canada’s sovereignty, the prime minister also confirmed he would meet the US president at the White House on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago The Guide #189: Your new celebrity best friend? It’s just a deepfake trying to con you

In this week’s newsletter: AI impostors are charming fans out of fortunes – here’s how TV’s Scam Interceptors catch the criminalsThis week’s newsletter is written by Nick Stapleton and Mark Lewis, presenter and producer respectively on BBC’s Scam Interceptors. If you haven’t seen Scam Interceptors, it’s a very entertaining factual series in which Nick and his team of ethical hackers attempt to disrupt scamming attacks on the public as they happen. In the show’s fourth series, now airing daytime on BBC One, one of the scams disrupted involves a worryingly convincing Reese Witherspoon deepfake. So we thought we’d ask Nick and Mark to tell us all about their brush with (fake) celebrity, and share some pointers on how to spot a deepfake before it convinces you to empty your bank account. – GwilymEver wanted to have a deep and meaningful with your favourite Hollywood celebrity? Go on. Who is it? Pedro Pascal? Aubrey Plaza? Jeff Bridges (Nick). Beyoncé (Mark). Well, we’ve got great news f...

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7 h. ago King Charles to open Canada’s parliament as PM Carney responds to Trump threats

Liberal PM will also meet with US president on Tuesday amid tensions over threatened annexation and tariffsKing Charles has accepted an invitation to open Canada’s parliament on 27 May, in “an historic honour that matches the weight of our times”, the country’s prime minister, Mark Carney, said on Friday.In his first news conference since an election dominated by Donald Trump’s threats to Canada’s sovereignty, the prime minister also confirmed he would meet the US president at the White House on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Youths warned they could lose free bus travel over antisocial behaviour

First Minister confirms plans are in motion to revoke Under-22 free travel passes from repeat offenders, writes PA Scotland's Craig Meighan.

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9 h. ago Village pub near Edinburgh boasts stunning waterside beer garden

Ratho is home to the Bridge Inn, which is regularly included on lists of Scotland's best beer gardens.

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9 h. ago Tackling climate change vital, says Swinney in warning over ‘dangerous rhetoric’

The Scottish First Minister urged politicians from all parties to ‘recommit’ to action to tackle rising global temperatures.

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9 h. ago New trial planned for electric vehicle owners in Neath Port Talbot

It comes as the use of electric vehicles becomes more widespread and the demand for charging options grows, particularly for people with no driveway

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9 h. ago Scottish ministers drop plans to outlaw misogyny and conversion practices

Government says the measures are too legally complex to deliver before the next Holyrood electionThe Scottish government has dropped plans to outlaw misogyny and conversion practices before the next Holyrood election, arguing they are too legally complex to deliver in time.Ministers had long promised a bill to criminalise misogyny after Nicola Sturgeon, the then first minister, accepted recommendations from a working group led by the lawyer and human rights expert Helena Kennedy in 2022. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca looks to Virgil van Dijk impact as Blues aim to bridge the gap to Liverpool

The Blues could change their transfer policy in search of more experience

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10 h. ago Nigel Farage is a 'real political threat' following English election victories, says John Swinney

The First Minister accused Nigel Farage of peddling "false hope" to voters.

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