27 m. ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Tuesday, March 4)

All of the latest news from across Wales and further afield

Politics

61 m. ago Met Office issues weather alert warning of 60mph winds for several UK regions

Blustery conditions are expected throughout the day, with the Met Office issuing warnings for parts of the UK. However, balmy temperatures will remain for most of the UK

Events

82 m. ago Trump news live: Markets tumble over Trump tariffs on Mexico and Canada as White House pulls Ukraine military aid

Aid pause comes as U.S. moves closer to Russia in negotiations on ending war in Ukraine

Events

1 hour ago Gran Canaria streets become raging rivers as massive floods wash cars out to sea

Tourists on Gran Canaria have been warned to stay indoors following flooding, which has seen piles of mud and dirt cover streets and drag cars under bridges and into the sea

Events

1 hour ago New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras Day with costumes and revelry despite weather concerns

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes will fill the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day

Politics

1 hour ago At the bottom of the North Sea, out of air and with no hope of rescue, I said goodbye to all my dreams

Diver Chris Lemons was 300ft beneath the surface when he lost contact with his colleagues, their support ship – and his air supply. How did he escape that ‘dark, lonely’ place?It was, says Chris Lemons, “very much a normal day at the office”. Until things went wrong. But when they went wrong, they went wrong very badly, very quickly. The “office” was actually the bottom of the North Sea, where Lemons was left without air for almost half an hour.Lemons was working as a saturation diver, living in a pressurised chamber onboard a specialised ship for stints of up to a month, and being lowered to the seabed in a diving bell to work on offshore structures. “It is a serious business, but it is routine for us. That bell going down is like the taxi to work. I always felt comfortable down there.” Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Largest wildfire in decades rages in Japan as authorities warn it could spread

Blaze in Ofunato has spread through 2,100 hectares of land, damaged dozens of homes and forced more than 1,000 to fleeAuthorities in Japan have warned that the country’s biggest wildfire in decades is likely to spread, after it damaged dozens of homes and forced more than 1,000 people to flee.Fires continued to rage a week after they broke out in the city of Ofunato, on the north-east coast, with weather officials speculating that this year’s unusually dry winter and strong winds were to blame. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Cyclone Alfred intensifies to Category 2 ahead of rare landfall in Australia: Latest updates

Storm is expected to make landfall on Thursday or Friday between Brisbane and Sunshine Coast and could be one of most destructive in region for decades

Politics

3 h. ago Spain's 48 black flag beaches where tourists are issued water warnings

Ecologists in Action named 48 beaches, many of which are in popular holiday hotspots, as having low water quality due to a raft of factors, including chemical pollution and sewage

Events

3 h. ago Teen girl fights for life after being thrown from car and hitting tree in horror crash

Olivia Windle, 17, suffered multiple fractures and breaks to her head and face after being ejected from a car and hitting a tree headfirst in a devastating crash

Events

4 h. ago Calm before the storm: nervous Brisbane waits for Alfred’s arrival

Authorities have clearly grasped the scale of potential disaster, but the tropical cyclone won’t feel real to many in the city until the weather starts to turnWhen and where is Tropical Cyclone Alfred likely to hit?Bribie Island braces for AlfredFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrisbane residents who lived through the devastating 2011 floods recall an “eerie calm” that set upon the city.Back then, the city woke to sun and blue sky, but knowing the severe threat from rising flood waters was on its way. The driving rain had stopped, but the looming river peaks would cause most of the widespread damage.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Remains of carved canoe may be most significant discovery of its kind, NZ archaeologist says

More than 450 artefacts from a waka found in pieces in the Chatham Islands expected to reveal new insights about Polynesian voyagingParts of a carved and decorated traditional ocean-going canoe (waka) found in the Chatham Islands, around 800km east of New Zealand, could be the most significant discovery of its kind in Polynesia, archaeologists say.The Chatham Islands is an archipelago administered as part of New Zealand. Over the past month, archaeologists and local volunteers have unearthed more than 450 artefacts from the waka found smashed to pieces in a creek on the northern coast of the main island, known as Rēkohu to the Indigenous Moriori . Continue reading...

Transport

6 h. ago Killer whales amaze Seattle onlookers with rarely seen bird hunt

Gasps from dockside crowd watching Bigg’s orca pod in event described as ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience’A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle by treating the whale watchers to the rare sight of the apex predators hunting a bird.The pod of Bigg’s killer whales visited Elliott Bay and were seemingly on a hunt underwater just off Seattle’s maritime industrial docks. The pod exited the bay close to the West Seattle neighborhood across from downtown, where people were waiting to catch sight of them. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago Tropical Cyclone Alfred could make landfall near Brisbane. Why is this a big deal and when could it hit?

People prepare for wild weather as BoM forecasts Alfred to hit Queensland later this week, with state’s capital in its pathUPDATE: Tropical Cyclone Alfred intensifies as latest forecast predicts landfall just north of BrisbaneTrack the path of Tropical Cyclone AlfredFor almost two weeks, Tropical Cyclone Alfred has ambled about the Coral Sea.Early on Sunday morning the cyclone passed below the Tropic of Capricorn, way off-track for the typical path a cyclone might take to the north Queensland coast. Continue reading...

Economics

7 h. ago Channel 4 News featured son of Hamas official used in BBC Gaza documentary

Footage of Abdullah al-Yazouri, whose father is deputy agriculture minister, included in Gaza reportsChannel 4 News featured the son of a Hamas official in its Gaza coverage, the same teenager who narrated a controversial BBC documentary on the conflict, it has emerged. The news programme used footage of Abdullah al-Yazouri without initially disclosing he was the son of Ayman al-yazouri, the deputy agriculture minister in Gaza’s Hamas-run government. Channel 4 News reported on one occasion that Abdullah was selling chocolate on the streets of Rafah to “help support his family”, according to The Telegraph. Abdullah narrated the BBC’s documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone which was pulled from the iPlayer after details of his family background emerged, with the corporation’s board last week apologising for “significant and damaging” mistakes.In a statement on Monday, Channel 4 News said no payments were made to Abdullah or his family and the boy did not feature in Channel 4 News’...

Politics

7 h. ago Ofgem boss admits energy watchdog cannot ensure all wood burned at Drax is sustainable

The head of Ofgem has admitted that it cannot ensure Drax only uses sustainable wood following reports it burned pellets from rare forests

Events

8 h. ago Teen pulled out to sea by 'rare weather phenomenon' on coast of holiday hotspot

An alert had been issued by the Canary Islands government, warning of four-metre waves and hazardous conditions along the coast, but the teenager's family were unaware

Politics

8 h. ago Girl, 13, and mom arrested after dispute with neighbor devolves into a stabbing

Estela Martinez, 43, allegedly tried to hide the knife in a bottle of laundry detergent

Events

9 h. ago Streets become raging rivers on Spanish holiday island as massive floods wash cars out to sea and tourists are told to stay indoors

Spain's national weather agency issued a red alert across Gran Canaria as the weather is set to continue this week.

Events

9 h. ago Ruben Amorim may have pulled off Manchester United transfer masterstroke with double deal

The latest Manchester United news as eyes will soon start turning to the summer transfer window with Ruben Amorim looking to build a squad capable of challenging for the Premier League title.

Economics