Politics live: Reeves to unveil crackdown on ‘profiteering’ firms exploiting Iran war amid surge in prices
The chancellor will outline her plans in a statement to MPs on Tuesday after an emergency Cobra meeting with Sir Keir Starmer
Congress admits failure, SP accommodates him — Kanshi Ram still matters in UP politics
Congress admits failure, SP accommodates him — Kanshi Ram still matters in UP politics
Tuesday briefing: With the horror of conflict throughout the globe, how likely is world war three?
In today’s newsletter: Our diplomatic editor on how global instability feeds into conflict in so many parts of the world, and whether the threshold for a major global war has been metGood morning. The world is at war. From the trenches of eastern Ukraine to the missile-streaked skies of the Gulf, a...
Exhibition to tell story of Punjabi princess and pioneering suffragette Sophia Duleep Singh
The Last Princesses of Punjab opens on Thursday at Kensington PalaceThe extraordinary life of an exiled Punjabi princess, embraced by the British royal court and a goddaughter of Queen Victoria, but who would become a pioneering suffragette and challenge the very authority of the elite social circle...
Denmark election: far right has slowed under Frederiksen – but at what cost?
Polling for anti-immigration DPP is relatively low, but many feel its ideas have been co-opted by Mette Frederiksen’s Social DemocratsMayasa Mandia, a recent graduate living in the small Danish town of Kokkedal, will be voting for the left in Tuesday’s general election – but it won’t be for Mette Fr...
Commissions for strata managers should be banned ‘sooner rather than later’, NSW productivity commissioner says
Peter Achterstraat says protections are essential as apartments increasingly become ‘the only place people can afford to buy’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales productivity commissioner wants exorbitant...
Petrol prices are rising, but Australians don’t appear to be driving less or taking public transport more – yet
Vehicle numbers on key Sydney and Melbourne roads have held steady, as calls grow for free or cheaper public transport to encourage people to drive lessFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians appear to have kept dri...
European wine, chocolate and cars to become cheaper in Australia amid landmark trade deal with EU
Australian manufacturers can call their wares parmesan and kransky, but terms like feta, romano and gruyere will eventually be phased outFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEuropean food, wine, cars and fashion goods will b...
Victorian business fined for telling influencers to lie about paid Instagram post in first of its kind penalty
Watchdog also fines PhotobookShop for editing a paid review from an influencer who had described process as ‘fiddly’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn online photobook retailer has been fined nearly $40,000 for asking s...
Teachers in Victoria strike for first time in 13 years, with classes cancelled at about 500 public schools
Australian Education Union members to rally outside state parliament in dispute over pay and conditionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastClasses have been halted across Victoria as thousands of striking public school teac...
Institutional Authority Under Fire: CAF, FIFA, and the Challenges of Governing African Football
The Senegal–CAF AFCON final crisis is not about a marginal refereeing decision or a fleeting moment of frustration. It is a governance stress test at a moment when African football is stepping onto the global stage with unprecedented visibility. The post Institutional Authority Under Fire: CAF, FIFA...
Surprise US talks with Iran’s fractured leadership offer uncertain path out of conflict
Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf at first dismissed talks took place, insisting Trump’s claim was ‘fake news’ designed to soothe markets Middle East crisis – live updatesThe backchannel talks between Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, were...
Australia politics live: NSW reveals laws to crush illegal ebikes; Kate Chaney pushes for action 1,000 days after gambling ad ban report
State legislation due to be introduced on Tuesday will give authorities powers to seize high-powered e-motorbikes. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live politics blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories a...
Starmer’s liaison committee jaunt was largely soporific – just as he’d wanted | John Crace
Every PM hopes to emerge having said nothing that makes the news, and with Iran centre-stage Keir played a blinderWhat a difference a week makes. At last week’s prime minister’s questions, Keir Starmer tried to persuade us that he knew less than he did. His memory was so bad that he could barely rem...
Starmer signals support for household bills next winter amid energy price shock
PM indicates he would prefer to focus taxpayer-funded help on poorest households, rather than universal bailoutMinisters are looking at providing support for household bills next winter, Keir Starmer said, as he suggested the energy price shock unleashed by the Iran conflict could continue for month...
British destroyer HMS Dragon arrives in eastern Mediterranean
Ship arrives three weeks after Iranian-made drone hit British base of RAF Akrotiri on CyprusMiddle East crisis – live updatesHMS Dragon has arrived in the eastern Mediterranean, three weeks after an Iranian-made drone hit the British base of RAF Akrotiri, the defence secretary has said.The Type 45 d...
Reform mayoral candidate likens Jewish community group to ‘Islamists on horseback’
Chris Parry described Shomrim members as ‘cosplayers’ hours after arson attack in north LondonGolders Green ambulance arson attack – live updatesA Reform UK mayoral candidate has described members of a Jewish neighbourhood watch group as “cosplayers” and likened them to “Islamists on horseback” in c...
Hillsborough campaigners accuse Starmer of ‘insult’ after failing to introduce promised law
Government sources said new amendment to bill being worked on that would ensure duty of candour applies to individuals working for security servicesFamilies whose relatives were killed in disasters and who have suffered state injustice have written to Keir Starmer, accusing the government of an “ins...
The war puzzle
The conflict, now in its 25th day, has entirely changed the dynamics of power politics