A leading academic tasked by the UK government with reviewing the effects of smartphones on teenagers has suggested blanket bans are “unrealistic and potentially detrimental”. Amy Orben, from the University of Cambridge, will lead the work on children and smartphone use that has been commissioned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) along … Read more
A 12-year investigation into the Hillsborough disaster by the police watchdog has concluded that no senior South Yorkshire police officers were guilty of misconduct for falsely blaming misbehaviour by Liverpool supporters. That police case was wholly rejected in 2016 by the jury at the second inquest, who determined that no behaviour of Liverpool supporters contributed … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Welcome Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the best overnight stories and then Krishani Dhanji will be your guide. Stock markets in Europe and the US have seen heavy losses after yesterday’s announcement by … Read more
Two men have been arrested after they were allegedly caught with loaded firearms inside the MCG during a blockbuster AFL game between Collingwood and Carlton. Police alleged the guns were found hidden down the men’s pants while a crowd of 82,058 fans watched the Magpies defeat their arch-rivals on Thursday night. “Police were called by … Read more
Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist and Islamophobic former Republican congressional candidate banned from Uber, Paypal and some social media platforms, has apparently been successful in pushing the White House to fire national security staffers for disloyalty. The White House reportedly fired at least three national security council senior aides involved in the Signal leak … Read more
Global financial markets have been plunged into turmoil as Donald Trump’s escalating trade war knocked trillions of dollars off the value of the world’s biggest companies and heightened fears of a US recession. As world leaders reacted to the US president’s “liberation day” tariff policies demolishing the international trading order, about $2tn (£1.5tn) was wiped … Read more
An Israeli bombing of a school turned shelter in Gaza City has killed at least 27 people, rescuers said, and hundreds of thousands in the Rafah area are fleeing in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war amid Israel’s newly announced campaign to “divide up” the Gaza Strip. Three missiles hit Dar al-Arqam … Read more
The Danish prime minister has put on a show of unity with Greenlandic leaders in her first visit to the Arctic island since Donald Trump’s renewed threats to acquire the territory, telling the US: “You cannot annex another country.” Speaking onboard an inspection ship in front of a military helicopter, alongside Greenland’s new prime minister, … Read more
Meta faces a $2.4bn (£1.8bn) lawsuit accusing the Facebook owner of inflaming violence in Ethiopia after the Kenyan high court said a legal case against the US tech group could go ahead. The case brought by two Ethiopian nationals calls on Facebook to alter its algorithm to stop promoting hateful material and incitement to violence, … Read more
The Guardian’s sources for sexual misconduct allegations against Noel Clarke feared an honorary award from Bafta would make him “untouchable” and increase the severity of his behaviour, the high court has heard. Sirin Kale, a co-author of the series of articles about the Doctor Who actor, said she did not believe that the sources collectively … Read more