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School visits to UK museums hit by ‘shortage of means’, philanthropist says

13/05/2025 11:42 The Guardian

Frédéric Jousset warns smaller institutions especially are lagging behind their European counterpartsSmaller UK museums are suffering from a “shortage of means” that leaves them lagging behind their European counterparts, according to a philanthropist who is funding museum trips for thousands of British schoolchildren.Frédéric Jousset, a French philanthropist who made waves when he founded a mobile museum onboard a €32m catamaran, said British children were missing out on access to the arts because of a lack of investment. Continue reading...

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Zelenskyy to wait for Putin in Turkey, saying: ‘If he does not arrive, he does not want to end war’ – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereGérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021.Depardieu, France’s biggest film star, who has made more than 200 films and TV series, is the highest-profile figure in the French...

13/05/2025 16:02 The Guardian
Zelenskyy repeats vow to wait in Turkey for face-to-face talks with Putin

Ukrainian president says if Russian leader does not arrive it will indicate ‘that he does not want to end the war’Europe live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has doubled down on his promise to wait in Turkey on Thursday for face-to-face talks with Vladimir Putin, calling it a test of Russi...

13/05/2025 15:29 The Guardian
Market uncertainty created by Trump worse than his 10% tariff on Australian exports, say analysts

Despite a more conciliatory tone with China, experts say there will be no immediate end to unpredictable US trade policyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEasing tensions between the US and China on trade is good news for Australia’s China-dependent economy, experts say, bu...

13/05/2025 15:00 The Guardian
People interviewed by AI for jobs face discrimination risks, Australian study warns

Data used to train artificial intelligence does not ‘reflect the demographic groups we have in Australia’, says researcherGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJob candidates having to conduct interviews with AI recruiters risk being discriminated against if they have non-Am...

13/05/2025 15:00 The Guardian
Experts warn Trump order demanding cheaper medicines for US could push up Australian prices

Faced with lower US profits, pharmaceutical companies could demand higher prices elsewhere in the world, or even withdraw products entirelyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDonald Trump’s pressure on medicine companies could drive up the cost of Australia’s Pharmaceutica...

13/05/2025 15:00 The Guardian
Bentley warns its car sales to US still frozen amid tariff cut confusion

Carmaker says not knowing when 10% levy, down from 25%, will begin is ‘super-harming the business’Business live – latest updatesThe British luxury carmaker Bentley has said sales to the US remain frozen as customers wait for lower tariffs from the UK’s trade deal – with no sign yet of when...

13/05/2025 14:10 The Guardian
No 10 defends Starmer’s language on immigration likened to Enoch Powell speech

Downing Street says it is wrong to compare PM’s warning about ‘island of strangers’ to 1968 ‘rivers of blood’ speechUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has robustly defended Keir Starmer’s language on immigration, which has been likened to that used by Enoch Powell, rejecti...

13/05/2025 14:03 The Guardian
First Thing: Hamas frees last living US citizen held in Gaza

American soldier Edan Alexander meets family at Israel border. Plus, what one woman learned by watching every single Nicolas Cage filmGood morning.Hamas has freed the last living US citizen it held in Gaza, Edan Alexander, in a unilateral move Donald Trump described as a “good faith step” toward...

13/05/2025 11:09 The Guardian
US to slash tariff on small China parcels from 120% to 54%

Cut in low-value ‘de minimis’ tariff marks further de-escalation of trade war and will benefit Shein and TemuBusiness live – latest updatesThe US has announced it is slashing the tariff on small parcels sent from mainland China and Hong Kong to the US from 120% to 54%, hours after Washington a...

13/05/2025 10:08 The Guardian
China cautiously welcomes pause in US tariff war

State media editorial says talks mark ‘step toward resolving differences’ but Xi again criticises US ‘bullying’A 90-day pause in the US-China tariff war has been cautiously welcomed in China but tensions remain high, with Xi Jinping again accusing the US of “bullying”.After two days of t...

13/05/2025 09:22 The Guardian
Cooper defends Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ line but says she does not know if he was aware of Enoch Powell echo – UK politics live

Home secretary says PM’s words on immigration were ‘completely different’ when asked about comparisons with notorious Rivers of Blood speechRobert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, was also doing an interview round this morning. Asked about Keir Starmer’s warning in his speech yesterday...

13/05/2025 09:04 The Guardian
Price says some Liberals still back nuclear – as it happened

This blog is now closedSussan Ley leaves possibility open of Coalition abandoning net zero targets but insists ‘there won’t be a climate war’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRyan speaks after winning re-election in KooyongThe freshly re-elected teal independent Moniqu...

13/05/2025 07:58 The Guardian
Donald Trump lands in Saudi Arabia as Gulf visit to seek economic deals begins – US politics live

US president expected to offer Saudi Arabia arms package as he seeks to discuss economic deals over regional crisesUS President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia to kick off a four-day tour through the Gulf region, focusing on economic deals rather than the security crises ranging from war in...

13/05/2025 07:40 The Guardian
Tuesday briefing: The 20 years of failure that led to Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’

In today’s newsletter: Keir Starmer promises a suite of new measures will lower net migration – but a survey of immigration plans in the past suggests otherwiseGood morning. On Monday, Keir Starmer added his name to the dubious list of prime ministers who have used very forceful language to desc...

13/05/2025 06:01 The Guardian
Sussan Ley elected first female Liberal party leader and leaves possibility open of Coalition abandoning net zero targets

Ley narrowly defeats Angus Taylor to be elected new opposition leader, with Ted O’Brien as deputyAustralia news live: latest politics updatesSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSussan Ley has left open the possibility the Coali...

13/05/2025 05:34 The Guardian
Protests planned as Scottish parliament holds free vote on assisted dying bill

Opponents of proposals say it is ethically wrong to allow state to help someone take their own lifeOpponents of proposals to legalise assisted dying in Scotland have warned it is ethically wrong to allow the state to help someone take their own life.Campaigners against assisted dying, including the...

13/05/2025 05:00 The Guardian
UN body rules Russia responsible for downing of flight MH17 prompting calls for compensation

Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will work with Australia and the Netherlands to consider reparationsThe UN aviation council has ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine that killed all 298 passengers and crew, prompting ca...

13/05/2025 02:29 The Guardian
Warm weather and Easter weekend boosted UK spending in April, says Barclays

Consumers shrugged off anxiety over effect of US tariffs as card spending grew by 4.5% year on yearBritish households increased their spending in April as unusually warm weather and the long Easter weekend helped consumers shrug off anxiety around the global economy, new data has suggested.Consumer...

12/05/2025 23:01 The Guardian
Leftwing pundit Hasan Piker says US border agents stopped and questioned him on Trump and Gaza

US-born progressive streamer says officials at Chicago airport led him to private room on return from FranceHasan Piker, a US-born progressive political commentator, said he was stopped by US Customs and Border Protection agents and questioned about his opinions of Donald Trump and Israeli war polic...

12/05/2025 22:19 The Guardian
Mother of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander says ‘you are safe’ in first call after his release – Israel-Gaza war live

Freed hostage speaks with his mother; Israeli PM praises military and US diplomacy as he called release a ‘very emotional moment’ At least 29 Palestinians have been killed and 94 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.Four bodies of pe...

12/05/2025 20:15 The Guardian
Hamas frees last living US citizen held in Gaza in what Trump calls a ‘good faith step’

American soldier Edan Alexander meets family at Israel border after masked fighters hand him over to Red Cross Hamas has freed the last living US citizen it held in Gaza, soldier Edan Alexander, in a unilateral move Donald Trump described as a “good faith step” towards ending the war and bringin...

12/05/2025 19:27 The Guardian
Brazil’s president seeks ‘indestructible’ links with China amid Trump trade war

Remark comes as Brazil, Colombia and Chile’s leaders fly to Beijing amid international uncertainty generated by TrumpThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has heralded his desire to build “indestructible” relations with China, as the leaders of three of Latin America’s biggest...

12/05/2025 19:01 The Guardian
Trump says tariffs on China imports won’t return to 145% and that he sees a deal – live

Trump warns US could raise tariffs after 90-day pause on trade war with China but expresses confidence a deal will be madeChina and US agree 90-day pause to trade warQatar has offered to donate a plane to the United States and details are still being worked out, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leav...

12/05/2025 18:48 The Guardian
Netanyahu must now work for support of US as Trump tires of Israel’s war in Gaza

The US president will not visit Israel on a trip to the Middle East and his envoy has reportedly said Netanyahu’s government is drawing out the warTrump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff didn’t mince his words. In a meeting late on Sunday with former hostages and relatives of those still held...

12/05/2025 17:28 The Guardian
Labour MP says Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ warning over immigration mimics scaremongering of far right – as it happened

PM unveils new policies meant to drive down net migration by end of this parliamentQ: If you want to grow the economy, won’t these plans make it harder because it will be more difficult for people to get UK citizenship?Starmer says he does not accept the argument that high immigration is always go...

12/05/2025 17:11 The Guardian
Food security experts warn Gaza at ‘critical risk of famine’ amid Israeli blockade

Report by UN-backed consortium of specialists tells of ‘major deterioration’ since its last assessment in OctoberMiddle East crisis – live updatesGaza is at “critical risk of famine”, food security experts have warned, 10 weeks after Israel imposed a blockade on the devastated Palestinian...

12/05/2025 16:51 The Guardian
Six Bulgarians jailed after spying for Russia in UK

Ringleader Orlin Roussev sentenced to nearly 11 years for his role in operations that put lives and national security at riskSix Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia in Britain have been jailed at the Old Bailey.Orlin Roussev, 47, who was the leader of the ring and had pleaded guilty, was sente...

12/05/2025 16:25 The Guardian
Changes to nursery space requirements in England risk overcrowding, experts say

Pressure to create more childcare places to meet funded expansion plans threatens to undermine qualityUK politics live – latest updatesPlans to change space requirements for nurseries in England to enable them to offer more childcare places are being considered by the government, prompting warning...

12/05/2025 16:20 The Guardian
Trump suggests he could join Putin and Zelenskyy for Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey on Thursday – as it happened

US president tells White House press conference he would fly to Turkey to join talks ‘if I thought it would be helpful’Pope Leo then says that one of the most important challenges he sees is how to “promote communication that can bring us out of the Tower of Babel in which we sometimes find ou...

12/05/2025 15:40 The Guardian
Setback for Europe after Trump insists Ukraine has ‘immediate’ peace talks with Russia

Zelenskyy had no choice but to accept Putin’s invitation to talks, diplomats sayDonald Trump’s social media post insisting Ukraine must immediately start peace talks with Russia has set back, and possibly jeopardised, Europe’s carefully laid plans to persuade the US to impose sanctions on Mosc...

12/05/2025 15:20 The Guardian
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