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The UK’s transport secretary has said she would “struggle to sleep” if she had been running Heathrow airport, amid reports that its chief executive slept during the early hours of an unfolding crisis on Friday. A fire at a nearby electricity substation caused chaos on Friday as the airport was shut, causing chaos for more … Read more
Greenland leaders criticise US delegation trip as Trump talks of takeover Greenlandic leaders have criticised an upcoming trip by a high-profile American delegation to the semi-autonomous Danish territory that president Donald Trump has suggested the US should annex, Reuters reports. The delegation, which will visit an American military base and watch a dogsled race, will … Read more
Starmer confirms he wants to ‘take some money out of government’ as part of efficiency drive Well, that did not really get us very far. Apologies to anyone who feels misled by “grilling” in the headline. We learned very little. After the interview was over, Rachel Burden, the Radio 5 Live presenter, read out some … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature At least ten journalists were detained in Istanbul and Izmir following large-scale protests in Turkey over the arrest of Istanbul’s embattled mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main political rival of president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In a post on X, Turkish NGO Media … Read more
Labor has vowed to establish a federal environment protection agency if it wins the election, just weeks after the 2022 election promise was shelved amid a political and industry backlash in Western Australia. The public commitment will help placate Labor MPs anxious about the party’s green credentials after the government went ahead with laws to … Read more
Northern parts of Australia have been under a flood warning this weekend, with further flooding set to bring havoc to south-eastern parts of the Northern Territory and western Queensland early this week. A broad trough – an area of locally lower pressure – has been moving across northern Australia, dragging in warm, moist air from … Read more
Good morning. Motability really ought to be a boring subject. A government scheme designed to help people with serious disabilities get a car by using a portion of their benefits to pay for the lease doesn’t sound like fertile territory for a scandal, after all. But over the last week, anyone who had never heard … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature As we mentioned in an earlier post, US and Russian negotiators have sat down for talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on a partial ceasefire in Ukraine. The meeting is expected to be followed by another round of talks between US and … Read more
Twenty-three people have been hospitalised with serious fire ant stings amid a surge in reports of the invasive pest in the aftermath of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and a new $24m package targeting suppression of the insect. The National Fire Ant Eradication Program has received notifications of 60 serious red imported fire ant (Rifa) stings in … Read more
Ministers are considering diverting money from a £950m scheme to install rapid chargers for electric cars on the UK’s motorways, announced five years ago, after it failed to make a single grant. Much of the cash allocated to the rapid charging fund (RCF) could be redirected to investments in other charging schemes, or to support … Read more