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2025년 구금 중 및 경찰 작전 과정에서 66명이 사망했으며, 이는 전년 대비 18명 증가한 수치입니다. 경고: 본 기사에는 사망한 호주 원주민에 관한 내용이 포함되어 있습니다. 검시 법원 보고서에 따르면, 작년 뉴사우스웨일스주 구금 중 및 경찰 작전 시 발생한 사망자 수가 역대 최고치를 기록했으며 수감자 사망의 거의 4분의 1이 자해에 의한 것이었습니다. 스스로 목숨을 끊은 이들 중 대부분은 목을 매는 방식을 택했으며, 이는 ligature points를 제거하기 위해 수백만 달러를 투자했음에도 불구하고 발생했습니다. 계속 읽기...

• US, Mexico, Canada에서 개최되는 이번 대회의 수익은 비록 48개 참가국 중 일부가 재정적 어려움을 겪고 있다고 말함에도 불구하고 스포츠 역사상 가장 수익성이 높은 대회가 될 것입니다. • Fifa의 회장 Gianni Infantino가 지난 12월 조추첨식에서 “인류가 지금까지 본 적 없는 가장 위대한 행사”라고 칭한 이번 월드컵은 확실히 스포츠 역사상 가장 수익성이 높은 대회가 될 것입니다. • Fifa는 지난 몇 년 동안 수익 전망치를 상향 조정해 왔으며, 가장 최근의 재무 보고서에 따르면 이 국제기구는 이번 여름 토너먼트로 정점에 달하는 4년 주기 동안 130억 달러(96억 파운드)를 벌어들일 것으로 예상되며, 그 중 거의 90억 달러가 올해 유입될 예정입니다. 계속 읽기...

US 대통령의 이 같은 위협은 Germany의 Friedrich Merz가 Trump 팀이 Iran과의 협상에서 압도당하고 있다고 시사한 이후에 나왔습니다. Donald Trump는 해당 국가의 총리가 America가 Iran에 의해 “굴욕”을 당하고 있다고 말한 지 며칠 만에, US가 Germany에 배치된 병력 수를 줄일 수도 있다고 발표했습니다. US 대통령은 자신의 Truth Social 플랫폼에 게시한 글에서 행정부가 “Germany 내 병력 감축 가능성을 연구 및 검토 중이며, 가까운 시일 내에 결정을 내릴 것”이라고 밝혔습니다. 계속 읽기...

• 최근 ONS 수치는 향후 수십 년간의 인구 성장률이 이전 예상보다 낮아질 것임을 시사합니다. • 영국 국가통계청(ONS)에 따르면, 2026년부터 매년 사망자 수가 출생아 수를 앞지를 것으로 전망되며, 향후 수십 년 동안 인구 성장 속도는 이전에 보고된 것보다 느려질 것으로 예상됩니다. • 2024년에서 2034년 사이에 약 170만 명이 인구에 추가되어 총인구가 6,930만 명에서 7,100만 명으로 2.5% 증가한 후, 2050년대 중반부터 감소하기 시작할 것으로 예측됩니다.

Regime used its isolation after closing borders to escalate killings when global scrutiny disappeared, NGO claimsNorth Korea dramatically increased its use of the death penalty after closing its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic, using its isolation to escalate killings when international scrutiny disappeared, according to a report mapping 13 years of executions under the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un.The number of documented cases of executions and death sentences increased by 117% in the nearly five years after North Korea sealed its borders in January 2020 compared with an equal period before the closure, according to a report by the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), a human rights NGO in Seoul. Continue reading...

There are now 3,110 billionaires but analysis shows ‘deep structural acceleration’ in wealth creation around worldThe number of billionaires in the world could reach nearly 4,000 by 2031, figures suggest, as the super-rich accumulate wealth at an accelerating rate.There are now 3,110 billionaires globally, according to analysis by the estate agent Knight Frank. This is forecast to rise by 25% over the next five years, taking the total to 3,915. Continue reading...

CSIRO researcher says there are reports of up to 4,000 mouse burrows per hectare in parts of Western AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGrain growers are on high alert as mouse numbers in Western Australia reach plague proportions and numbers surge in South Australia.Steve Henry, who researches mice and their impact on the grain industry at CSIRO, says more than 800 mice per hectare is considered a plague. Continue reading...

Iran war drives demand for solar panels, heat pumps and EVs, with energy bills expected to rise 18% from JulyBritish households are turning to green home energy upgrades in record numbers to try to keep bills down as the Iran crisis sends global oil and gas prices soaring, data from leading energy suppliers suggests.Figures show demand for solar panels, electric vehicles and heat pumps in Great Britain has leapt since the war began on 28 February, as households brace for a sharp increase in monthly payments when the next energy price cap takes effect in the summer. Continue reading...

• The Denver Nuggets secured the number one seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 118-104 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, finishing the 2025-26 regular season at 58-24. • Nikola Jokic posted 32 points, 14 rebounds, and 9 assists, leading the Nuggets' fourth consecutive regular-season title. • Denver's first-round opponent will be the eighth-seeded Sacramento Kings in a matchup beginning Monday, April 14.

• The UK and France announced a joint initiative on April 7 to address Mediterranean migration flows, with both countries deploying increased naval assets and proposing new burden-sharing mechanisms among EU member states. • Record numbers of migrants attempted Channel crossings in March; both nations acknowledged root causes including conflict in Syria, instability in Afghanistan, and economic desperation in North Africa. • The agreement includes expanded search-and-rescue coordination, joint processing centers, and humanitarian support; however, European capitals remain divided over permanent asylum burden-sharing frameworks.

Exclusive: Call for nudity-detection tech on phones as number of under-18s reporting blackmail attempts rises by 34%• ‘I felt ashamed and scared’: how an online friendship became a sextortion nightmareChildren are reporting online sextortion attempts in record numbers in the UK, as campaigners urge tech companies to do more to stamp out the crime.The Report Remove service, which allows children to flag intimate images or videos of themselves that have appeared, or could appear, online, said it received 394 reports from under-18s last year of blackmail attempts after sending sexual images to predators. The figure is 34% higher than in 2024. Continue reading...

Charities suggest ‘gendered understanding’ of crime means services often fail to recognise girls and young women as victimsAn increasing number of girls are being identified as victims of county lines exploitation, figures have shown.Data from Catch22, the charity that provides the national county lines support service, said girls and young women formed 22% of its caseload in 2025, up from 15% the previous year. Continue reading...

Effort to curb grade inflation, by limiting top marks to 20% of students in a course, is opposed by most studentsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHarvard’s faculty is set to vote next week on a faculty committee proposal to cap the number of A grades per course in an effort to curb grade inflation.The proposal, which was first reported earlier this year by the Harvard Crimson, Harvard’s student newspaper, would cap A grades to 20% of students in a course, with an allowance for four additional As. It also would introduce a new internal “average percentile rank” system, which would rely on raw scores rather than grade point average (GPA) to determine honors and awards. Continue reading...

Charity believes Middle East crisis may lead to even busier spring and summer in 2026The number of people helped by RNLI lifeguards on the beaches of the UK and the Channel Islands doubled last year and the charity believes the Middle East crisis may lead to an even busier spring and summer in 2026.While RNLI lifeguards went to the aid of about 18,000 people in 2023 and 2024, this leapt to more than 35,000 in 2025, the spike put down to a combination of good weather and an increased interest in seaside pursuits. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Research finds sharp rise in models evading safeguards and destroying emails without permissionAI models that lie and cheat appear to be growing in number with reports of deceptive scheming surging in the last six months, a study into the technology has found.AI chatbots and agents disregarded direct instructions, evaded safeguards and deceived humans and other AI, according to research funded by the UK government-funded AI Safety Institute (AISI). The study, shared with the Guardian, identified nearly 700 real-world cases of AI scheming and charted a five-fold rise in misbehaviour between October and March, with some AI models destroying emails and other files without permission. Continue reading...

Chris Bowen says move aimed at accessing fuel imports from markets with lower burning temperatures, including the US, Canada and EuropeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s diesel standards have been temporarily lowered as the federal government rushes to shore up fuel supply, with hundreds of service stations running empty and warnings deliveries from key Asian suppliers could slow as soon as early April.The energy minister, Chris Bowen, said on Tuesday the government had lowered the technical threshold for diesel, known as the flashpoint, in order to access supply from imports from markets with marginally lower burning temperatures, including the US, Canada and Europe. Continue reading...

Three cases previously confirmed reclassified by UK Health Security Agency after further testingThe number of confirmed meningitis cases linked to the Kent outbreak has fallen from 23 to 20.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Sunday that three cases previously thought confirmed had been downgraded after further testing. Continue reading...

Hundreds of students at University of Kent take up offer of meningitis B vaccination amid ‘very unusual outbreak’ The number of cases of meningitis linked to an outbreak in Kent has risen to 27, up from 20, the UK Health Security Agency has said.Prof Robin May, the chief scientific officer at the UKHSA, said it was a “very unusual outbreak”. Continue reading...

Figure up from 15, says UK Health Security Agency, as thousands of students to be offered vaccines in coming daysThe number of cases of meningitis being investigated by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in Kent has risen to 20, up from 15 previously, the body said on Wednesday.Thousands of students in Kent are to be offered vaccines in the coming days as health chiefs deal with an “unprecedented” and “explosive” outbreak of meningitis. Continue reading...

Music’s most famous number is being repurposed to offer resources for patients and caregiversSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe telephone number immortalized in the enduring Tommy Tutone hit song 867-5309/Jenny has started connecting callers to a cancer support line – as one ad touting the news says it was time that music’s most famous digits “did some good”.Cancer Support Community (CSC)’s Instagram page announced the campaign with a series of posts on Monday alluding to the song about a guy who nervously ponders calling the phone number of a woman named Jenny, which is scrawled on a bathroom wall. Continue reading...

Prisons minister says more women should be diverted away from jail – and new board aims to bring about that changePat had been in trouble with the police before, when she was 16 and had been spat out of the care system with no qualifications, no housing and no support. Nearly 50 years later, she heard a knock on the door again.There had been a fire in the estate where she lived, and another resident said she had seen Pat start it. “I was in the police station for nearly two days before I got to the magistrates court,” she said, worrying one finger over the top of her hand. “The magistrate said he was sending it to the crown court, and sending me to prison, basically.” Continue reading...