Ukrainians in UK fear cut to funds for Homes for Ukraine hosts could make them homeless
Scheme set up after Russian invasion in 2022 paid £350 a month to people hosting Ukrainians but this will reduce to £100 next yearUkrainian refugees fear they could be left homeless after the government quietly axed 70…
News outlets banned from White House seek emergency hearing after being denied entry despite judge’s order – live
A federal judge had ruled Trump administration must immediately return the outlets’ press passes and said ban likely unconstitutionalSign up for US Breaking News emailsLawyers for the news outlets President Trump banne…
Rick Wakeman performs piano concert to 150 rescued moon bears in Vietnam
Former Yes musician plays at sanctuary to raise awareness of animals that remain stuck in cages at ‘bile farms’ Rick Wakeman has played to all kinds of people around the globe, but he has now performed to an audience…
Rebel offensive against Ethiopian army stokes fears of return to civil war
Fighting escalates after Tigrayan rebels form new coalition aimed at overthrowing Abiy Ahmed governmentThere are growing fears of a return to civil war in Ethiopia after an offensive by fighters from Tigray into the neig…
Firms fined £1.3m after man killed by falling window from luxury property in London
Mick Ferris was crushed to death when the 130kg pane fell 26 storeys from the Corniche housing developmentTwo companies have been fined a total of £1.3m over health and safety breaches after a coach driver was killed by…
TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform
UK watchdog fined video app in 2023 for failing to enforce minimum age limit and remove underage usersTikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK’s data watchdog after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not d…
Australia’s newest chicken factory looks like a modern art gallery – but will it improve animal welfare?
Three million chickens a week will be processed at the state-of-the-art facility in Tamworth – a fifth of all those eaten nationwideIt is for birds? Is it for planes?The sleek, rust-coloured saucer settles into the ear…
Australia news live: Government fined $140,000 after child’s hands caught fire at Questacon; unemployment at highest rate since pandemic
Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 600 Qantas ground crew workers have begun a 24-hour strike this morning across the country over an escalating industrial di…
Alan Jones welcomed prominent athlete to luxury home with ‘hug and slap on the bottom’, former butler tells court
Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching, including two charges involving the athleteFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free …
Albanese says OpenAI hacked Medicare and told Australia months later via email to generic inbox
Prime minister says he told Sam Altman he was disappointed it had taken OpenAI ‘way too long’ to disclose breachAnthony Albanese says an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare in June and t…