New Russia sanctions on hold as Hungary blocks EU package ahead of fourth anniversary of Ukraine war – Europe live
European foreign policy chief says ‘there is not going to be progress’ on sanctions package todayOne other thing we will be keeping an eye on today is the latest on the EU-US trade relationship after last Friday’s US supreme court ruling on Trump’s tariffs.The European Parliament is expected to discuss what to do with the EU-US trade deal later today. Continue reading...
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Suspected gunman identified after being shot dead at Mar-a-Lago – US politics live
Law enforcement confirm man, who was armed with a shotgun and gas canister at Trump’s Florida home, was 21-year-old Austin Tucker MartinThe European Union is poised to freeze the ratification process of its trade deal with the US and is seeking more details from president Donald Trump’s administration on its new tariff program, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.Zeljana Zovko, the lead trade negotiator in the European People’s Party group on the US deal, told Bloomberg in an interview that the EU has “no other option” but to delay the approval process to seek to clarity on the situation.In the middle of the night while most Americans were asleep, the United States Secret Service acted quickly and decisively to neutralize a crazy person, armed with a gun and a gas canister, who intruded President Trump’s home.Federal law enforcement are working 24/7 to keep our country safe and protect all Americans. It’s shameful and reckless that Democrats have chosen to shut down their Department. Continue reading...
Phillipson seeks to reassure parents worried that getting EHCPs will get harder under Send reforms – UK politics live
Education secretary says education, health and care plans (EHCPs) shouldn’t be the ‘only way’ for children to get helpBridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has been speaking about the Send reforms at an event in Peterborough.This is what she said about the need for inclusion.Inclusion is a choice. It is an educational choice, and it is also a political choice because we could duck this challenge, ignore the injustice of a postcode lottery in life chances putting off fixing the Send system yet again.The system works well for some at least.We welcome the scale of vision contained in the white paper which has the potential to create an education system that fully values children and young people with additional needs and their families.We also welcome the commitment to retain statutory education, health and care plans (EHCPs) for children and young people whose needs cannot be met through this new model. We know that many parents will welcome the legal requirement for schools to create individual support plans (ISPs) for all children with Send. Continue reading...
Australian government says it would support removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from royal line of succession
Anthony Albanese writes to British PM as UK prepares to consider laws to strip former prince of his right to inherit the throneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has confirmed it would support any proposal to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession after the former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.With the UK government poised to consider laws to strip Mountbatten-Windsor of his right to inherit the throne once any policy investigation was finalised, the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has written to his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, to offer the country’s backing. Continue reading...
Disinformation was ‘central accelerant’ in Leicester Hindu-Muslim clashes, inquiry finds
Report into ‘unprecedented’ violence between members of two communities in 2022 calls for action on communalismUK politics live – latest updatesViolence between Hindus and Muslims in Leicester in 2022 was fuelled by online disinformation and met with a failure of leadership from the city’s mayor, council and police, an independent inquiry has said.Researchers from the School of Oriental and African Studies and the London School of Economics carried out the study after the unrest between predominantly young Hindu and Muslim men in Leicester between May and September 2022.No single group was solely responsible, with members of Hindu and Muslim communities described as “both victims and perpetrators”.Online disinformation was a “central accelerant of the crisis”, fuelling distrust.Community coexistence in Leicester is “increasingly fragmenting” amid new migration patterns, economic decline and the importation of political ideologies such as communalism, Hindutva and political Islamism.Communalism within south Asian communities in the UK “needs to be urgently recognised and addressed”.The response from local authorities, including the city council, mayor and police was “lacking or inconsistent” with “major gaps” in intelligence and communication. Continue reading...
Cartel henchmen unleash violence after top drug lord killed in Mexico
The death of the most-wanted Jalisco cartel chief sparks retaliatory violence in at least a dozen states in Mexico.
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Briton among 19 killed in Nepal bus crash
Nepalese police say the British national was a 24-year-old man.
EU Support for Ukraine Stumbles as Hungary Looks to Delay Aid
Hungary said that it would block both the latest sanctions package on Russia and a financial aid package to Kyiv worth about $106 billion.
Gaza child dies after Israel blocks medical evacuation
Palestinian boy Nidal Abu Rabeea died in Gaza after waiting months for Israel to allow his medical evacuation.