Trump’s tax bill to cost 830,000 jobs and drive up bills and pollution emissions, experts warn

22/05/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Bill will unleash millions more tonnes of planet-heating pollution and couldn’t come at a worse time, say expertsA Republican push to dismantle clean energy incentives threatens to reverberate across the US by costing more than 830,000 jobs, raising energy bills for US households and threatening to unleash millions more tonnes of the planet-heating pollution that is causing the climate crisis, experts have warned.A major tax bill passed by the Republican-held House of Representatives on Thursday morning will, as currently written, demolish key components of climate legislation signed by Joe Biden that has spurred a record torrent of renewable energy and electric vehicle investment in the US. Continue reading...

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More than 9,000 children treated for malnutrition in Gaza, says Unicef – Middle East crisis live

Figures come as Palestinian health minister says there have been 29 ‘starvation-related’ deaths in the last few daysIsraeli foreign minister Gideon Saar accused unnamed European officials on Thursday of “toxic antisemitic incitement” he blamed for a hostile climate in which the fatal shootin...

22/05/2025 15:44 The Guardian

Washington DC shooting: suspect in deaths of two Israeli embassy staff is believed to have acted alone, says US attorney general – latest

Pam Bondi returns to scene of shooting near Capital Jewish Museum in the city and says it ‘broke my heart’ to speak to Israeli PM about the shooting Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in Washington DCUS leaders condemn antisemitism after DC shootingExplained: what we know so farIsrael’s forei...

22/05/2025 15:34 The Guardian

Germany boosts Nato’s eastern flank with new Baltic brigade amid threat from Russia – Europe live

Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania to mark the official formation of Germany’s first permanent overseas military unit since the second world war. This blog is now closed, you can read our report herePortugal wants European energy regulators’ agency ACER to lead an independent investigation into the...

22/05/2025 15:15 The Guardian

Kneecap say terrorism charge is ‘political policing’

Northern Irish trio say charge against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh is intended to stifle criticism of Israel’s war in GazaThe Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap have described a terror offence charge against one of their members as “political policing” that is intended to stifle criticism of Israel’s...

22/05/2025 15:03 The Guardian

German troops start first permanent foreign deployment since second world war

Heavy combat unit of 4,800 soldiers and 200 civilian staff inaugurated in Lithuania on Nato’s eastern flankThe German chancellor has visited Lithuania to mark Berlin’s first permanent foreign troop deployment since the second world war, as he called on allies to dramatically expand their efforts...

22/05/2025 14:46 The Guardian

UK’s largest Lee Miller retrospective to be held at Tate Britain

Exhibition will showcase her entire career, from French surrealism to fashion and war photographyThe UK’s largest retrospective of the American photographer and photojournalist Lee Miller, who produced some of the most renowned images of the modern era, will take place at Tate Britain this autumn....

22/05/2025 13:29 The Guardian

‘Unprecedented’ marine heatwave hits waters around Devon, Cornwall and Ireland

Scientists warn of profound impacts as sea temperatures rise by up to 4C above average for springtimeThe sea off the coast of the UK and Ireland is experiencing an unprecedented marine heatwave with temperatures increasing by as much as 4C above average for the spring in some areas.Marine biologists...

22/05/2025 13:27 The Guardian

UK government urged to introduce GCSE in Ukrainian for child refugees

Children’s commissioner joins Kyiv in asking DfE to create new qualification to cope with ‘immense upheaval’ of fleeing warThe children’s commissioner has joined Kyiv in lobbying the UK government to introduce a new GCSE in Ukrainian to help child refugees cope with the “immense upheaval...

22/05/2025 10:00 The Guardian

FBI whistleblower claims he tried to get to Musk to warn him he was being targeted by Russia

Johnathan Buma, who was arrested in March and is out on bail, claims in new interview that efforts to target Musk were ‘intense’A former FBI counterintelligence agent turned whistleblower has claimed he tried to gain access to Elon Musk in 2022 to warn the billionaire that he was the target of a...

22/05/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Romania’s top court rejects far-right candidate’s attempt to annul election

George Simion, a pro-Trump ultranationalist, had alleged foreign interference in rerun vote won by Nicușor DanEurope live – latest updatesRomania’s top court has unanimously rejected an application by the defeated far-right candidate in Sunday’s presidential election rerun, George Simion, to...

22/05/2025 09:27 The Guardian

Tories must ‘get moving’ on new policies or face crisis, says Robert Jenrick

Former leadership hopeful says party now has ‘serious competition on the right’ and cannot afford to wait too longUK politics live – latest updatesThe Conservative party needs to “get moving” with new policies or risk being cut adrift in a social media-informed world where people make up t...

22/05/2025 08:17 The Guardian

Australia approves new drug to treat early Alzheimer’s disease

Kisunla is first new treatment registered by TGA in 25 years but could cost patients more than $80,000 and less than one in five will be eligibleAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s medicines regulator has approved a new...

22/05/2025 06:22 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: Labour U-turns on winter fuel cuts – but is the political damage already done?

In today’s newsletter: After weeks of denial, Keir Starmer has announced plans to widen eligibility, but with criticism from both opponents and Labour MPs, the government’s handling of cost-of-living policies faces renewed scrutinyGood morning. Earlier this month, Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elg...

22/05/2025 05:55 The Guardian

Washington DC shooting: suspect in custody after two Israeli embassy staff killed near Capital Jewish Museum – latest updates

Homicides are under investigation, police say during press conference, after fatal shooting of man and woman Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum – homeland security secretaryThe shooting comes as Israel’s allies have demanded it allow food and medical aid into Ga...

22/05/2025 04:52 The Guardian

Kim Jong-un furious as North Korea warship partly ‘crushed’ in launch gone wrong

South Korea said the destroyer was lying sideways in the water after ceremony to launch the new 5,000-tonne shipA ceremony to welcome a new addition to North Korea’s naval fleet has ended in embarrassment following a major accident during the ship’s launch that the country’s dictator, Kim Jong...

22/05/2025 04:50 The Guardian

Australia news live: Minns warns NSW to ‘brace for more tough news’ after body found in floods-hit home; Ley disputes McKenzie claim

NSW premier apologises to flood-affected residents experiencing ‘anxious’ hours-long waits for rescue. Follow today’s news liveNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinns says community ‘no doubt bracing’ for more...

22/05/2025 00:38 The Guardian

Floods isolate almost 50,000 people in NSW as BoM warns of more rain

Residents describe anxious waits for rescue as unprecedented level of flooding strikes the Manning riverNSW floods live updates: latest flooding newsNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 48,800 people and 23,200 dw...

22/05/2025 00:10 The Guardian

NSW floods: one dead and thousands stranded as BoM warns of ‘intense’ rain and flash flooding

With 48,000 already isolated, forecasters say ‘heavy, intense rainfall’ has spread north bringing life-threatening riskAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDevastating floods along Australia’s east coast have killed at least one...

21/05/2025 19:25 The Guardian

Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu says all of Gaza will be under Israel’s control by end of offensive – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Israel-Gaza war, read our full report:Israeli troops fire ‘warning shots’ at 25 diplomats visiting occupied West BankReuters has spoken to Mahmoud al-Haw at one of the soup kitchens in Gaza. The father-of-four says he has been regularly waiting...

21/05/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Israeli troops fire ‘warning shots’ at 25 diplomats visiting occupied West Bank

Shots force delegation representing 31 countries, including Italy, Canada, Egypt and UK, to run for coverIsraeli troops fired “warning shots” towards a group of 25 diplomats visiting Jenin in the Israel-occupied West Bank on Wednesday, prompting a wave of outrage and calls for an investigation f...

21/05/2025 18:36 The Guardian

More community sentences in England and Wales could be ‘catastrophic’, warns watchdog

Head of Probation Service says public at risk from greater use of prison alternatives unless service is better fundedPlans to allow thousands more criminals in England and Wales to serve their sentence in the community risk “catastrophic consequences” unless the Probation Service is overhauled,...

21/05/2025 18:00 The Guardian

Finland ‘preparing for the worst’ as Russia expands military presence near border

Head of strategy of Finnish defence forces says they are monitoring Moscow’s manoeuvring ‘very closely’Finland has said it expects Russia to further build up troops along their shared border when the war in Ukraine ends, after reports that Moscow had strengthened its military bases near the Na...

21/05/2025 18:00 The Guardian

Russia accused of trying to hack border security cameras to disrupt Ukraine aid

UK says GRU unit accessed cameras near crossings, military installations and rail stations at key European locationsRussia tried to hack into border security cameras to spy on and disrupt the flow of western aid entering Ukraine, the UK’s intelligence services and its allies have claimed.A unit of...

21/05/2025 16:37 The Guardian

EU urged to act over Hungary’s plans to ‘effectively outlaw free press’

Media figures speak out as Orbán’s party proposes penalising organisations that receive foreign fundingMore than 90 editors-in-chief and publishers from across Europe have signed a statement calling on the EU to take action over proposed legislation in Hungary, warning that, if passed, it could r...

21/05/2025 16:19 The Guardian

Former Ukrainian presidential aide shot dead in Madrid – Europe live

Former politician Andriy Portnov advised the pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovych and had fled Ukraine in 2014. This blog has now closed, please read our report hereFor more background on Portnov, here is his profile as drafted by the US Treasury in 2021, when he was sanctioned on the International Anti-Co...

21/05/2025 15:32 The Guardian

More adoptions likely to fail in England amid funding cuts, warn charities

Adoption UK says families at breaking point and cuts to support fund are ‘morally and economically nonsensical’A growing number of adopted children are at risk of returning to the care system as funding cuts and lack of support pushes England’s families into crisis, charities have warned.Adopt...

21/05/2025 15:11 The Guardian

European unity against Putin in peril if Trump moves to ease sanctions

EU’s hopes of US increasing pressure on Kremlin have been dashed, and Hungary could yet make situation worseEuropean leaders – who have promised to impose “massive” new sanctions on Russia after Vladimir Putin’s rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine – face the prospect of having to introdu...

21/05/2025 14:37 The Guardian

Target sales fall sharply in first quarter as customers worry about tariffs

Retailer warns sales will slip for all of 2025 as customers pull back spending amid fears over tariffs and economySales at Target fell more than expected in the first quarter, and the retailer warned they will slip for all of 2025 year as its customers, worried over the impact of tariffs and the eco...

21/05/2025 14:10 The Guardian

Former Ukrainian politician shot dead outside Madrid school

Andriy Portnov, ex-aide to pro-Russia former president, was dropping off children when he was targeted by gunmenUnidentified gunmen have shot and killed a former Ukrainian politician, Andriy Portnov, outside a school in an upmarket suburb of Madrid.The killing of Portnov, who had worked as a senior...

21/05/2025 12:49 The Guardian

China ‘seriously concerned’ over Trump’s Golden Dome defense system – live

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Trump’s project carries ‘strong offensive implications’ and heightens risks of space militarization and arms raceDemocratic US representative Gerry Connolly has died, his family said in a statement posted to his account on X this morning following the...

21/05/2025 12:39 The Guardian

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