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Firefighters pulled a child and adult from the Rokeby home on Sunday morning but were unable to reach the infant in timeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA infant has been killed and four children and an adult injured in a horrific house fire in Tasmania on Sunday morning.Police and emergency services responded to reports of a fire at Rokeby shortly before 9am. Continue reading…



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Author : Royce Kurmelovs

Publish date : 2025-01-19 03:36:02

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Shifting responsibility to consumers minimises the role of energy industry and policymakers, University of Sydney research suggestsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s not unusual to see individuals championed as heroes of climate action, with their efforts to install rooftop solar and buy electric cars promoted as pivotal in the fight to save the planet.Hero figures can motivate others to follow suit, but a University of Sydney study suggests the way the energy sector shapes this narrative sets individuals up to fail.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Author : Australian Associated Press

Publish date : 2025-01-19 01:40:36

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Former deputy prime minister kicks off run for top job with video of Trump disparaging her for being tough negotiatorChrystia Freeland, Canada’s former deputy prime minister, kicked off her bid to lead Canada by boasting: “Donald Trump doesn’t like me very much” in a campaign video that quickly went viral.For Freeland, who led Canada’s re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade agreement (Nafta) with the United States and Mexico during Trump’s first term, video of Trump disparaging her for being a tough negotiator is a selling point. Continue reading…



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Author : Robert Mackey

Publish date : 2025-01-19 01:04:23

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Former Trump White House adviser says supplication akin to Japanese surrender to allied forces in September 1945Steve Bannon, the former Trump White House chief strategist, has described the tech titans gathering at Monday’s inauguration as “supplicants” to Donald Trump making “an official surrender”, akin to the Japanese surrender to allied forces on the deck of the USS Missouri in September 1945.Bannon, who served as architect of Trump’s 2016 presidential win but later fell out with the president-elect after he criticized his intellect and members of his family, told ABC News in an interview airing Sunday that Trump “broke the oligarchs” who had previously been aligned against him. Continue reading…



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Author : Edward Helmore

Publish date : 2025-01-18 23:14:32

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Unnamed gunman killed Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghisseh before shooting himself, Mezan reportsTwo judges have been killed in a shooting on Saturday at the supreme court building in Tehran, Iranian state media has reported.“This morning, a gunman infiltrated the supreme court in a planned act of assassination of two brave and experienced judges. The two judges were martyred in the act,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported. Continue reading…



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Author : Agence France-Presse

Publish date : 2025-01-18 20:13:48

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Seoul court says there is ‘concern’ that Yoon Suk Yeol could destroy evidence if he were releasedA South Korean court has granted an extension of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention, saying there was “concern” that Yoon could “destroy evidence” in a criminal probe related to his short-lived declaration of martial law in early December.The impeached president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, had argued that he be released from custody before a court in Seoul. Continue reading…



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Author : Agencies in Seoul

Publish date : 2025-01-18 20:42:06

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Comparative quiet on Saturday in Washington contrasts sharply with white-knuckled fury of inaugural rallyEight years since its gargantuan first protests as a reaction to the incoming president being serially accused of sexual misconduct and misogyny and campaigning on restricting reproductive rights, the Women’s March on Saturday reprised in the nation’s capital before the return of that man to the White House – with, as in 2017, spin-off rallies taking place in various other US cities.Rebranded and reorganized, the protest was given a new name by organizers, the People’s March, as a means to broaden support, especially during a difficult and introspective time for progressive organizing after Donald Trump’s decisive win in November. Continue reading…



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Author : Joanna Walters and Edward Helmore

Publish date : 2025-01-18 19:24:16

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President-elect said he’d probably give the company an extension from US ban the supreme court recently upheldDonald Trump has said he will “most likely” give the Chinese-owned TikTok app a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban in the US after he takes office on Monday morning.The incoming president said on Saturday, in an interview with NBC News, that he was considering the extension on a Sunday deadline laid down for the parent company of the wildly popular app to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese-buyer or face a ban under US law. Continue reading…



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Author : Edward Helmore in New York

Publish date : 2025-01-18 18:29:46

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The digital option will be made available through a government app, but will not be mandatoryThe UK is to introduce digital driving licences this year as the government looks to use technology to “transform public services”.The digital version of driving licences will be available in a virtual wallet in a government app, instead of being added to existing Google or Apple wallets. It could be accepted as a form of ID when voting, purchasing alcohol or boarding domestic flights. Continue reading…



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Author : Geneva Abdul

Publish date : 2025-01-18 17:11:03

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New drama, When Maggie Met Larry, reveals exactly how the world’s most famous actor coached the fledgling Iron LadyIn 1972, a nervous Margaret Thatcher went to Laurence Olivier’s London home for a lesson on presentational skills. The most famous actor of the 20th century told the then education secretary to put a book on her head and walk around to improve her deportment. He also advised her to take long confident strides, and to use her eyes to seduce and flirt.The future prime minister went on to visit Olivier’s house for a further five lessons, details of which are revealed in a new Radio 4 play, When Maggie Met Larry. Starring Derek Jacobi, who joined Olivier’s fledgling National Theatre when only 24, and Frances Barber as Thatcher, the drama tells of the previously unknown advice on style and voice offered to the Tory politician. Continue reading…



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Author : Richard Brooks

Publish date : 2025-01-18 16:20:47

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Report cites low pay and overwork, and employees complain of receiving no warning before working on disturbing scenes“Illegal or barely legal” working practices are rife in the UK’s TV industry, new research has revealed.Workers in post-production roles, including editors, designers and special effects artists, are regularly being paid below the minimum wage and experiencing “unacceptable” conditions, such as hours spent in dark, unventilated rooms and exposure to traumatic content with no warning. Continue reading…



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Author : Rachael Healy

Publish date : 2025-01-18 15:00:28

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Italian PM’s office confirms she will join far-right politicians including France’s Éric Zemmour in WashingtonItaly’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, joining other European far-right figures including Éric Zemmour, a one-time French presidential candidate known for his xenophobia.Meloni’s attendance at the event in Washington DC on Monday was confirmed by her office and will be seen as further cementing relations with the US president-elect. Continue reading…



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Author : Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Publish date : 2025-01-18 13:44:56

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Hillsborough Family Support Group pays tribute to man whose 14-year-old son Philip was killed in the disasterA key figure in the fight for justice after the Hillsborough disaster has died, the campaign group has announced.Phil Hammond, whose teenage son was killed in the tragedy, was remembered as a “very kind, fair, honest and humble man” by members of the Hillsborough Family Support Group (HFSG) which Hammond chaired, battling for truth and justice over how his son and 96 others died. Continue reading…



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Author : Geneva Abdul

Publish date : 2025-01-18 12:18:36

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Macsween working to circumvent food regulations that have banned traditional recipe in US for more than 50 yearsScotland’s largest haggis maker is creating a new “compliant” recipe of the nation’s most famous dish to circumvent strict American food regulations after more than 50 years in exile.The decision by Macsween of Edinburgh comes after traditional haggis was banned by the US authorities in 1971, taking issue with the sheep’s-lung component of the recipe, which was then banned for use as human food by federal regulation. Continue reading…



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Author : Geneva Abdul

Publish date : 2025-01-18 10:41:37

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Starmer open to second state visit for Donald Trump, amid worries about tariffs and recent setbacks to political relationshipDavid Lammy was visiting Washington last May when he realised Donald Trump was likely to win the presidential election. The soon-to-be foreign secretary held meetings with the Democrat and Republican campaigns – and found himself admiring the latter.The slickness and professionalism of Trump’s 2024 operation, with its sharp messaging making inroads with black and Hispanic voters, seemed a far cry from his shambolic 2016 campaign. By comparison, Joe Biden’s appeared backward-looking and focused on attacking Trump’s record, while lacking a compelling narrative of its own. Continue reading…



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Author : Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Publish date : 2025-01-18 09:00:21

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