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Clergy abuse survivors who were ousted from a committee trying to negotiate a settlement resolving the New Orleans Catholic archdiocese’s bankruptcy say they have lost their confidence in the judge presiding over the case. Their comments come after it was revealed that Judge Meredith Grabill ignored US justice department recommendations against expelling the survivors from … Read more

Israel’s defence minister has said the country intends to “seize large areas” of the Gaza Strip amid a major expansion of aerial and ground operations in the besieged Palestinian territory. Israel Katz said in a statement on Wednesday that “troops will move to clear areas of terrorists and infrastructure, and seize extensive territory that will … Read more

In its first abortion-related case since Donald Trump retook control of the White House, the US supreme court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday morning in a case challenging South Carolina’s attempt to effectively “defund” Planned Parenthood because the reproductive health giant performs abortions. The case, Medina v Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, deals with a … Read more

A stretch of country road in Wiltshire that was so badly buckled in a landslip it became a hotspot for skateboarders and BMX riders, who used its wild undulations for spins, jumps and flips, has finally been fixed three years on. The 140-metre stretch of the B4069 was broken up and shifted 25 metres downhill … Read more

Airlines warned Heathrow about risks to its power supply days before the airport was shut down by a substation fire, a Commons committee was told. The Heathrow chief executive, Thomas Woldbye, apologised for the disruption, which affected more than 200,000 passengers on Friday 21 March, but defended the decision to close as he said staying … Read more

In a new book, Joe Biden’s former White House chief of staff paints a devastating picture of the then US president’s mental and physical state before the debate with Donald Trump that sent his 2024 campaign into a tailspin, resulting in his relinquishing the Democratic nomination to Kamala Harris. Ron Klain served Biden from 2021 … Read more

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Trump set to announce new round of tariffs on what he has called ‘liberation day’ Donald Trump is due announce new tariffs at the White House on Wednesday afternoon and is threatening to unleash a global trade war on what he … Read more

Good morning. Keir Starmer is taking his last PMQs before the Easter recess at noon, but the big event today will come at 9pm tonight (UK time) when President Trump announces sweeping global tariffs, upending the free trade consensus seen as the basis for a century or more of western prosperity. Here is our latest … Read more

An Indigenous teenager with head injuries was released from a hospital only to be re-admitted hours later in a worse condition, which led to his death, a murder trial has been told. Cassius Turvey, a 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy, died 10 days after prosecutors said he was allegedly chased, knocked to the ground and “deliberately … Read more

Bosses should be banned from the “improper” use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for low-paid workers in the service, retail or hospitality sectors, a former cabinet minister has warned, as she called for an end of the two-tier system that exists for victims. Louise Haigh, the former UK transport secretary, has urged MPs to look beyond … Read more