Man charged with allegedly threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
US military claims it targeted sites responsible for attacks on its forces and ‘unprovoked’ hostilities by Tehran
Iran has accused the US of violating the ceasefire by targeting two ships at the strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas with the US insisting it struck in retaliation.
The US military said it targeted sites that it said were responsible for attacking US forces in what it called “unprovoked” hostilities by Tehran.
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The first results in England are expected between midnight and 2am BST; Scottish and Welsh parliament results are due from midday
Keir Starmer has thanked party activists after polls closed.
In a post on X, the prime minister said:
To all the Labour members and volunteers who have supported local campaigns across the country: thank you.Together we will build a stronger and fairer Britain.
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The two Victorian women face charges including enslavement, while another woman will appear in court in Sydney having been charged with being a member of a terrorist organisation. Follow updates
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Jane Hume, the deputy opposition leader, was asked on RN Breakfast earlier about Guardian Australia’s report yesterday that the Coalition is planning to cut Australia’s annual net overseas migration levels to 150,000-200,000, part of a confidential policy roadmap.
Hume told RN she hadn’t seen those documents or heard those numbers discussed in “any official circumstances”. She added:
But what I can say is that we should, we all know that the numbers of migrants has been too high in the last four years, 1.6 million people to our shores. And that has pushed up the prices of housing. It’s put pressure on our infrastructure. It’s put pressure on our healthcare system.
But we can safely say that the numbers of migrants to Australia have been too high recently and the standards have been too low. That needs to change.
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From devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales to councils and mayoralties in England, find out what happened in your area. The first results are expected at around midnight
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Trump sets Fourth of July deadline as he vents impatience at speed of EU’s implementation
Donald Trump has said the EU must ratify its trade deal with the US by 4 July or face “much higher” tariffs, after European officials fell short of agreement on the pact.
Trump said he spoke to the EU chief, Ursula von der Leyen, about the issue and, he posted on his Truth Social platform, “agreed to give her until our Country’s 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels”.
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