57 m. ago New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds

NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report findsNew Zealand’s oceans are warming 34% faster than the global average, with NZ$180bn (US$104bn) worth of housing at risk of flooding, a new report about the nation’s marine environment has revealed.The ministry of the environment and Stats NZ’s three-yearly update, Our Environment 2025, collates statistics, data and research across five domains – air, atmosphere and climate, freshwater, land, and marine – to paint a picture of the state of New Zealand’s marine environment. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Georgia’s prime minister announces crackdown on dissent after Tbilisi protests

Irakli Kobakhidze accused EU ambassador of supporting ‘attempt to overthrow constitutional order’ Georgia’s prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, has announced a sweeping crackdown on dissent, accusing demonstrators who tried to storm the presidential palace of aiming to topple his government and blaming the European Union for interference in his country.Kobakhidze levelled his allegations a day after protesters attempted to breach the presidential palace as local elections were being held. They were stopped by riot police using pepper spray and water cannon. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Peter Mandelson stripped of another honour over links to Jeffrey Epstein

Lord Mandelson was sacked as US ambassador by Keir Starmer last month after emails emerged laying bare the depth of his relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

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1 week ago Starmer should have conference in his hands – instead, power is slipping through his fingers | Frances Ryan

Last year’s triumph has turned into a groundhog day loop of missed chances and bad calls. The PM needs to change tack – but is he capable of it?A little over a year since Labour took office in a landslide and, with the Conservatives flatlining, by any measure, Keir Starmer should be riding into next week’s party conference as, if not quite a conquering hero, a leader in his prime. Instead, he is mired in tanking poll ratings, three scandalous exits and plots by his own MPs to oust him. If the early days of Starmer’s leadership ran with such ease that it spawned the joke he must have found a genie’s lamp, it appears his wishes have well and truly run out.The idea that Labour’s return to power has been a crushing disappointment is now a well-worn one. From shirking on Gaza and crashing on benefit reform to trusting Peter Mandelson, so far, Starmer’s premiership is a lesson in lost potential, where if a poor decision can be made, it will be and then some.Frances Ryan is a Guardian colu...

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1 week ago Peter Mandelson’s advisory firm revokes his voting rights and ends dividend payments

Global Counsel co-founder was sacked as US ambassador amid email revelations about extent of relationship with Jeffrey EpsteinPeter Mandelson’s advisory company has revoked his voting rights and cut off dividend payments, after his firing as US ambassador amid email revelations about the extent of his relationship with the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Global Counsel, which the Labour peer co-founded in 2010 alongside Benjamin Wegg-Prosser, has moved to alter the designation of Mandelson’s shares in the business. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Outgoing MI6 chief Moore does not want to be US ambassador – report

Sir Richard’s name had been floated among potential contenders to take over as the UK’s top diplomat in the US after Lord Mandelson was sacked.

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2 w. ago MI6 boss hotly tipped to take over from disgraced Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador doesn't want the job

The outgoing head of MI6 has ruled himself out for the role of Britain's next ambassador to America, the Mail can reveal.

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2 w. ago A glut of VIPs and a heckled minister see Palestinian flag raised at London’s newest embassy

Ambassador welcomes historic event with MPs keen to be seen but minister faces awkward crowdUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe flag-raising event to mark Britain’s recognition of the Palestinian state was running a little late at London’s newest embassy. Over a century late it might be argued.The formalities had been due to kick off at 11am outside what had been known as the Palestinian Mission to the UK but there was a problem: too many VIPs. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago LORD ASHCROFT: When times are hard, voters crave PMs who can get a grip

The first time Peter Mandelson resigned, I was Treasurer of a beleaguered Conservative Party that needed all the cheering up it could get. Pictured: Lord Ashcroft

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2 w. ago Peter Mandelson 'failed to disclose two Jeffrey Epstein flights worth £5,500 that were paid for by the millionaire paedophile'

Lord Mandelson allegedly failed to declare two flights paid for by convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein while he was an MP. 

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2 w. ago Trump said he ate ‘whatever the hell they served us’ at Windsor banquet during UK state visit: Latest

Donald Trump’s visit to the UK finished without controversy despite a number of issues - including the recent sacking of US ambassador Lord Peter Mandelson - threatening to sour proceedings

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2 w. ago Kyle doubles down on claim Mandelson was appointed for his ‘talents’

The Business Secretary came under fire last week for suggesting that the Labour grandee’s ‘singular talents’ meant he was deemed ‘worth the risk.’

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2 w. ago Trump confused Armenia with Albania and claimed not to know Mandelson

The US president appeared alongside Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at Chequers for a press conference to round off his state visit to Britain.

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2 w. ago Trump says he does not know Peter Mandelson when asked about Epstein links

The US president dismissed a question about the former UK ambassador to Washington during a Chequers press conference.

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2 w. ago 'I don't know him': Trump dodges question on Peter Mandelson's sacking over relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Donald Trump concluded his state visit with a press conference alongside Sir Keir Starmer, where the leaders answered questions on freedom of speech, immigration and the war in Ukraine

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2 w. ago Trump admits he has a 'few disagreements' with Starmer as leaders are questioned over Gaza, illegal immigration and Peter Mandelson: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments on the final day of Donald Trump's state visit to the UK as the US President heads to Chequers where he will be hosted by Keir Starmer.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer faces embarrassment at press conference with Donald Trump as PM braces for barrage of questions on Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Downing Street is braced for a barrage of questions about what he knew about Lord Mandelson's relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein when he stands alongside Trump at Chequers.

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2 w. ago Jeffrey Archer: ‘Nigel Farage is the best mob orator I’ve heard in my lifetime – I could never vote for him’

As he publishes his 30th novel, the former deputy chair of the Conservative Party is showing no signs of slowing down. In his riverside penthouse in London, he talks to Chris Harvey about the rise of Reform, Peter Mandelson’s sacking over his friendship with Epstein, and his big life regret

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer faces embarrassment at press conference with Donald Trump as PM braces for barrage of questions on Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Downing Street is braced for a barrage of questions about what he knew about Lord Mandelson's relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein when he stands alongside Trump at Chequers.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer made Peter Mandelson ambassador BEFORE he was vetted by security services

Keir Starmer appointed Peter Mandelson as US ambassador without waiting for him to be vetted by the security services, MPs were told yesterday.

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