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De verwachte hervormingen van Labor zijn geen wondermiddel, maar ze zouden Australië naar een rechtvaardiger traject kunnen duwen. Ontvang onze breaking news e-mail, gratis app of dagelijkse nieuwspodcast. De regering-Albanese bereidt zich voor op het presenteren van een begroting die wonen opnieuw zal definiëren als beschutting – in plaats van als financieel instrument – in wijzigingen die al hebben geleid tot felle waarschuwingen dat de huren zullen exploderen en het woningaanbod zal worden ingeperkt. Die waarschuwingen kunnen het beste genegeerd worden. Lees verder...

• Kevin González, een 18-jarige met terminale dikkedarmkanker, is kort na de hereniging met zijn ouders in Mexico overleden. • De in Chicago geboren tiener, die vocht tegen terminale kanker, pleitte voor de vrijlating van zijn ouders uit bewaring van de Amerikaanse immigratieautoriteiten; hij is kort na hun hereniging in Mexico overleden, aldus zijn familie tegenover mediakanalen. • De ouders van de 18-jarige Kevin González waren halverwege april in Arizona in bewaring gesteld door Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) nadat zij zonder toestemming de Amerikaanse grens vanuit Mexico waren overgestoken in een poging hem in Chicago te bezoeken nu zijn gezondheid verslechterde.

• Brent crude oil schommelt rond de $100 per vat door zorgen over krimpende voorraden diesel en kerosine, wat de spanningen op de energiemarkt verergert. • Ondanks de stijgende druk op grondstoffen bereikt de S&P 500 nieuwe recordhoogten, wat zorgt voor een sterke cognitieve dissonantie in de financiële koppen. • Deze divergentie onderstreept de veerkracht van beleggers of hun onthechting van potentiële inflatierisico's in het bredere Amerikaanse economische beeld.

• Invloedrijke IPPR stelt voor om huren te plafonneren op basis van wat het laagst is: de consumentenprijsinflatie of de loongroei. • Een van de thinktanks die het dichtst bij de Labour-regering staat, dringt er bij ministers op aan om huurcontroles in de particuliere sector in Engeland in te voeren, terwijl de kanselier onderzoekt hoe de stijgende kosten van levensonderhoud, veroorzaakt door de oorlog in Iran, kunnen worden verlicht. • Het Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) heeft een rapport gepubliceerd waarin wordt gepleit voor een ‘dubbel slot’ op de huur, waarbij huurverhogingen worden gekoppeld aan ofwel de lonen of de inflatie, afhankelijk van welke van de twee het laagst is.

De partij van Keir Starmer verloor zetels aan Reform en de Greens, zonder enige verlichting in Schotland, Wales of Engeland. Deze kaarten tonen de schaal van de historische resultaten. Election 2026 live: laatste nieuwsupdates Volledige resultaten uit Engeland, Schotland en Wales Labour heeft zware verliezen geleden in Engeland, Schotland en Wales, waarbij terrein is verloren aan tegenstanders aan zowel links als rechts in een versnipperd politiek systeem. De onderstaande graphics laten zien waar de verliezen van Labour het grootst waren en hoe het electorale landschap als gevolg hiervan is veranderd. Lees verder...

• Een man werd op zondag als vermist gemeld en op woensdag vonden functionarissen een lichaam met wonden die duiden op een beerenaanval. • Een wandelaar in Glacier National Park is naar verluidt gedood tijdens een confrontatie met een beer, wat volgens autoriteiten waarschijnlijk het eerste dergelijke sterfgeval in het park in Montana is sinds 1998. • Het lichaam van het mannelijke slachtoffer werd op woensdag gevonden; vrijdagmorgen waren zijn identiteit en andere details over hem nog niet openbaar gemaakt.

• Intrekkingen beginnen vrijdag voor personen die $100.000 of meer verschuldigd zijn, en zullen vervolgens worden uitgebreid naar zij die $2.500 of meer verschuldigd zijn. • Het Amerikaanse ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken zal beginnen met het intrekken van de Amerikaanse paspoorten van duizenden ouders die een aanzienlijk bedrag aan onbetaalde kinderalimentatie verschuldigd zijn. • Het departement liet donderdag aan de Associated Press weten dat de intrekkingen vrijdag zouden beginnen en gericht zouden zijn op hen die $100.000 of meer verschuldigd zijn.

Ten minste drie huishoudens in Barry zijn geïdentificeerd als besmet met de leverinfectie. Gezondheidsautoriteiten hebben ouders en verzorgers gevraagd "waakzaam te zijn met het handenwassen van hun kinderen" na een uitbraak van hepatitis A in Barry, Zuid-Wales. In de badplaats zijn ten minste drie huishoudens geïdentificeerd die dezelfde leverinfectie hebben opgelopen, te midden van zorgen dat het lokaal zich verspreidt, aldus Public Health Wales. Lees verder...

Exclusief: Taskforce overweegt opties om niveau te verlagen naar 150.000-200.000, hoger dan de strikte limiet van 130.000 van One Nation en het doel van 100.000 uit het Howard-tijdperk Ontvang onze breaking news-e-mail, gratis app of dagelijkse nieuwspodcast De Coalitie is van plan om de jaarlijkse netto buitenlandse immigratiecijfers van Australië te verlagen naar 150.000-200.000, volgens een vertrouwelijke beleidsroadmap waaruit blijkt dat Angus Taylor zich voorbereidt op een mogelijke vervroegde verkiezing. Een intern document dat is verspreid onder senior Coalitie- parlementariërs beschrijft de belangrijkste beleidspunten waarop de oppositie haar verkiezingsprogramma wil baseren, terwijl zij zich herstelt van het catastrofale verlies in 2025. Lees verder...

Two-month-old Elmer, painstakingly saved by canola oil baths, finds home with volunteer Leah Owens, 72A two-month-old kitten whose life was saved when he was rescued from a bucket of glue has bonded with the foster parent who helped him to recover – and is sticking with her permanently.Staff at the Humane Society of North Texas say they were swamped with applications to adopt tiny Elmer after the non-profit shared on social media in mid-April the story of how the cat was found dehydrated and close to death in a pot of glue – before being painstakingly nursed back to health with canola oil baths and hours of massages. Continue reading...

Sheina Gutnick, daughter of Reuven Morrison who was killed fighting alleged Bondi beach terrorists, is first witness at royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor Sheina Gutnick, Bondi holds both treasured memories and torment. The place where her parents met, where she spent happy childhood summer days, is today, also the place where her father died defending his people.“Bondi holds many complicated and conflicting feelings for me,” Gutnick told the opening day of public hearings of the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion. Continue reading...

Speculative reports say Amazon is considering relaunching the reality show once hosted by the US president, with his eldest son floated as a possible hostGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAmid speculative reports that Donald Trump Jr is being considered by Amazon to lead a reboot of The Apprentice, he’s already received a slightly muted endorsement from the reality show’s former host: his father.The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Amazon was considering rebooting The Apprentice, which was hosted by the now US president Donald Trump between 2004 and 2015, for its streaming service Prime Video.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

Advertised prices for new rental listings rising at fastest pace since October 2024. Follow updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s housing market is at its slowest for almost 18 months as buyers stick to cheaper properties and abandon interest in the top end of the market.Figures today from the data firm Cotality show Melbourne and Sydney house prices fell 0.6% in April. Melbourne’s home values have now fallen 1.9% since November, with Sydney’s down 1%. Continue reading...

State’s governor and attorney general move to postpone midterm 2026 primaries just a day after supreme court ruling guts Voting Rights ActLouisiana postpones primaries as states rush to redraw districts after supreme court rulingHere’s more of that statement from Louisiana attorney general Liz Murrill and Republican governor Jeff Landry:Yesterday’s historic Supreme Court victory for Louisiana has an immediate consequence for the State. The Supreme Court previously stayed an injunction against the State’s enforcement of the current Congressional map. By the Court’s order, however, that stay automatically terminated with yesterday’s decision. Accordingly, the State is currently enjoined from carrying out congressional elections under the current map. We are working together with the Legislature and the Secretary of State’s office to develop a path forward. Continue reading...

Housing secretary and housing minister latest to criticise idea, which has also been ruled out by No 10Senior ministers have poured scorn on the idea of freezing private sector rents for a year, less than 48 hours after the Guardian revealed Rachel Reeves was considering it.Steve Reed, the housing secretary, and Matthew Pennycook, the housing minister, became the latest government figures to criticise the idea, which has since been ruled out by No 10. Continue reading...

Downing Street says focus to remains on cutting bills, backing renters and lowering energy pricesDowning Street has dismissed a freeze on private sector rents even as Rachel Reeves left the door open to the idea, after the Guardian revealed the chancellor has been considering it as an option to cut the cost of living.A No 10 spokesperson said on Tuesday freezing private sector rents was “not the approach we will be taking” after sources told the Guardian it was Reeves’s preferred solution for dealing with a spike in housing costs in the wake of the Iran war. Continue reading...

The firms said last week that they will be reducing parental leave and other benefits for employees starting next yearRecent moves by US companies Deloitte and Zoom to reduce how much paid parental leave they offer employees could signal a larger reduction in benefits in corporate America, according to labor market experts.American workers are already seen as having less benefits and labor protections than many of their counterparts across the world, especially in Europe. Continue reading...

FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock ExchangeRachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war falloutBusiness live – latest updatesShares in some of the UK’s biggest buy-to-let lenders such as Paragon and One Savings Bank have fallen after it emerged that the chancellor may make private landlords commit to a one-year rent freeze.In an effort to protect households from rising living costs as a result of the Iran war, Rachel Reeves is considering whether to ban landlords in England from increasing rents for a limited period of time, the Guardian revealed on Monday night. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Sources say chancellor is examining exceptional measures to protect household budgetsRachel Reeves is considering imposing a one-year rent freeze on private sector homes amid growing alarm in government about the impact of the Iran war on voters’ budgets.Landlords in England would be banned from raising rents for a limited period of time under the proposals, which are being debated within government as part of a major cost of living package to be launched in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

Heatwaves reach 45C across India as unseasonably cold weather affects parts of central CanadaWidespread heavy rain is sweeping over southern China. By Wednesday, rainfall totals are expected to exceed 100mm across many parts of Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, and in some areas as much as 150-200mm.As a result, the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management have been holding meetings with meteorological and hydrological departments to emphasise the importance of reinforced patrols and emergency responses to mitigate against the probable flooding that the intense rainfall is expected to bring. In particular, reservoirs with known safety concerns must remain empty during the period, as well as through the coming rainy season. Continue reading...

Jake Reiner calls parents ‘center’ of his life and says brother being at ‘center’ of loss is ‘almost too impossible to process’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe elder son of beloved director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner, eulogized his parents, who were “the center” of his life, in a Substack essay published Friday, four months after the pair were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home.Nick Reiner, the couple’s younger son, who long struggled with drug addiction and mental illness, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection to their deaths, to which he has pleaded not guilty. Continue reading...

Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job training Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are abandoning valuable job training opportunities because of a little-known welfare “apprenticeship penalty” that can leave their families out of pocket by as much as £340 a week.The problem is caused by benefit rules that classify a 16-year-old apprentice as an “independent worker” who no longer requires parental support. As a result, the parents’ child benefit and child and disability elements of universal credit are withdrawn. Continue reading...

Data shows the market is at its tightest ever with rents going up in most capitals. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.Mark Butler told the ABC last night that the Albanese government’s sweeping changes to the national disability insurance scheme are expected to save the federal budget $35bn over four years. More coming up. Continue reading...

Police catch woman, 28, climbing colossal 16th-century statue of Neptune to touch its genitals as a dareA tourist has been charged after allegedly climbing a colossal marble statue in Florence to touch its genitals for a pre-wedding prank.Experts said the woman caused thousands of euros of damage to the Neptune fountain in Piazza della Signoria. Continue reading...

2Apply’s over-collection of personal information adds to the power of the real estate industry in the competitive rental market, Carly Kind saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn online rental platform has been urged to stop collecting users’ personal information after the Australian privacy commissioner found the gathering of “excessive” data compounded the vulnerability of tenants amid the housing crisis.RentTech platforms are increasingly used by real estate agents in Australia for people applying for rental properties to submit applications and supporting documentation. The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute has identified 57 different rent platforms operating in Australia. Continue reading...

UK representatives from Meta, Roblox and TikTok also tell MPs they believe under-16 ban would be ‘unenforceable’Executives from three social media companies have denied their platforms are inherently addictive to children and young people in a combative appearance before MPs in Westminster.Representatives from Meta, Roblox and TikTok faced robust questioning from the cross-party education select committee about the impact of screen time and social media on children. Continue reading...

• Brock Lesnar appeared to retire from WWE after a shocking loss to Oba Femi in under 5 minutes at WrestleMania 42 Night Two in Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium. • Femi dominated the 6'3", 286-pound Lesnar, throwing him effortlessly, leading to post-match scenes that stunned fans. • The event's opener sets a dramatic tone for WrestleMania 42, marking a potential end to Lesnar's legendary career amid injury history.

Secretary Kennedy Podcast so far seems designed to promote Trump administration talking points over any specific public health messageRobert F Kennedy Jr’s new Secretary Kennedy Podcast is a show that, so far, appears designed to promote Trump administration talking points over any specific public health message.Though, based on the trailer and episode one, which dropped last week, one might expect the Secretary Kennedy Podcast to be quite similar to the health secretary’s former show, The RFK Jr Podcast. In the trailer that dropped ahead of his new podcast’s release, Kennedy says: “Children are sicker, chronic disease is exploding and the answers we’ve been given aren’t working” – talking points that were common on his old series. He even adds: “Many of us have come to the conclusion that the government actually lies to us,” a statement that might have served his former podcast better, given that Kennedy is now a senior figure in the government. Continue reading...