Watch: Why are Southern States resisting Hindi more than others | Video Credit: Thamodharan B The latest exchanges between Tamil Nadu and the Centre over Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) funds have reignited the long-standing language debate. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has reaffirmed the State’s opposition to Hindi imposition and reiterated its commitment to … Read more
Ben Quinn Ben Quinn is reporting from Cambridge Crown Court Kyle Clifford has refused to be present in court via video link for his sentencing, those gathered have been told by Mr Justice Joel Bennathan. There had been discussion about putting into restraints and bringing to the court remotely but the judge said he had … Read more
Peter Dutton did not personally attend a federal police briefing one day after the Dural caravan plot was publicly revealed, but he has denied claims he “deliberately” kept himself in the dark on key details indicating it was a “fake terrorism plot” orchestrated by organised crime. In a stern rebuke on Tuesday, the opposition leader … Read more
The Hollyoaks actor and reality TV star Paul Danan died at his Bristol home from a cocktail of drugs including cocaine and heroin, an inquest opening has been told. Danan, 46, played Sol Patrick from 1997 to 2001 on the Channel 4 soap and was later known for his reality TV appearances, including on Celebrity … Read more
Europe must keep the financial pressure on Russia even though a ceasefire has never seemed closer in Ukraine’s three-year war with Moscow, the chief of staff to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, has written in the Guardian as he starts talks in Jeddah with the US about the terms of any truce. The US secretary … Read more
Seven medical professionals who tended to the Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona during his final days are going on trial accused of criminal negligence over his death. Maradona died on 25 November 2020 aged 60 while recovering from brain surgery for a blood clot, after decades battling cocaine and alcohol addictions. Each defendant could face … Read more
Good morning. The government’s planning and infrastructure bill is being published later today, and in an article for the Times Angela Rayner, the deputy PM and housing secretary, claims it will be “a major step forward in getting Britain building again”. The measures in the legislation have already been well publicised and Rayner sums them … Read more
A surfer fatally mauled by a shark at a remote beach in Western Australia was on a six-month holiday with his partner and pet dog. Steven Payne, 37, was attacked on Monday at Wharton Beach, east of Esperance, and his remains are yet to be recovered, police have said. Drone footage shot by a witness … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Mahmoud Khalil: arrest of Palestinian student activist raises alarm about free speech in US Good morning, and welcome to our US politics blog. The Trump administration’s decision to have immigration authorities arrest Mahmoud Khalil – a vocal critic of Israel’s war … Read more
The ousted Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe could join forces in a breakaway rightwing party with a former deputy leader of the party who was also forced out by Nigel Farage. The offer came from the former Brexit party MEP Ben Habib, an outspoken critic of Farage, who said he was “constantly in touch” with … Read more