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Nov 21, 2025 - World

Third man charged for allegedly harassing ‘Australian high-office holder’ as police target people ‘causing high levels of harm to Australia’s social cohesion’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men have been charged over threatening messages to two federal MPs, one in relation to messages to Lidia Thorpe, and another in relation to a message about Allegra Spender.A third man has been charged for allegedly harassing an “Australian high-office holder”. Guardian Australia has been told the charge relates to the prime minister, Anthony Albanese. Continue reading...

Nov 21, 2025 - World

Supermarkets, clothing stores and online mail order firms suffer sales declines as consumers delay purchasesBusiness live – latest updatesSales at UK retailers slumped unexpectedly last month as shoppers waited for Black Friday deals, and uncertainty over the upcoming budget dampened consumer confidence.Retail sales fell 1.1% month on month in October, the first fall since May, according to official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Economists had been expecting sales growth to be flat on the previous month. Continue reading...

Nov 21, 2025 - World

PM says Reform UK leader also has ‘questions to answer’ about alleged racist comments and chants when at school UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has accused Nigel Farage of being “spineless” when it comes to tackling racism in his party after the Guardian revealed allegations he made xenophobic and antisemitic comments while he was at school.The prime minister said the Reform UK leader had “questions to answer” about the alleged comments and chants, which include songs about the Holocaust and accusations of bullying towards minority ethnic schoolboys. Continue reading...

Nov 21, 2025 - World

The enormous, serpentine fish, regarded in Japanese folklore as a herald of disaster, usually live deep below the surface and are only sighted when sick or dyingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt was a beautiful warm day in north-west Tasmania when a fish with a reputation as a harbinger of doom washed ashore.Tony Cheesman, who lives in the seaside town of Penguin, was walking his two dogs, Ronan and Custard, along the beach at Preservation Bay on Friday morning when something silvery and surrounded by gulls grabbed his attention. Continue reading...

Nov 21, 2025 - World

This blog is now closedWieambilla police shooting not ‘terrorism’ but driven by Train family’s shared ‘delusions’, Queensland coroner findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGovernment urging those in Fina’s path to stay up-to-date and heed warningsKristy McBain, the federal minister for emergency management, said officials are urging people to “prioritise their safety” and heed cyclone warnings and advice.We’ve been working really closely with the Northern Territory government on the pre-deployment of assets, but it is really important that people listen to those warnings and they’ll be continually updated. … But these things are a little bit unpredictable at this stage. So we’re just asking people to be aware.Fina is forecast to further intensify to a severe tropical cyclone during Sunday afternoon in the southern Timor Sea. There continues to remain a chance that it could reach category 3 intensity earlier, during late Friday or early Saturday as it moves into the Van Diemen Gulf. Continue reading...