Ed Miliband to acknowledge Labour’s former stance on Palestine fell short 28. September 2026 (06:00) Foreign secretary will tell party’s conference ‘we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it’Ed Miliband will tell campaigners and party members who raised the plight of Palestinians they were right that Labour’s approach had not been enough, saying he was heeding the calls of millions of people by imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements.The foreign secretary will tell the Labour party conference that the government will take more explicitly progressive foreign policy positions under Andy Burnham, and that the UK will be a leader among like-minded countries in a new age of diplomacy. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
France’s far-right National Rally surges in Senate elections 28. September 2026 (03:31) Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as her party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential pollFrance’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies have secured a record 14 seats in the rightwing-dominated Senate in elections, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential poll.RN presidential candidate Marine Le Pen called the results an “historic victory” after they were announced on Sunday. “The results have exceeded our expectations,” she said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Beau Lamarre-Condon told friend if he killed anyone he’d dump belongings in bin and take bodies to bushland, court hears 28. September 2026 (03:15) Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024 – nine months after discussion with friend Georgia CookFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastA Sydney police officer told a friend he would hide the bodies of anyone he killed in bushland and put their belongings in a dumpster, months before allegedly murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, a court has heard.Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting the couple with a police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says 28. September 2026 (02:52) David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled islandDonald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday.David Perdue told Fox News on Sunday: “President Trump continues to say, hey, we sell arms to other people around the world. He actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some at one point.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: Mike Baird resigns as Cricket Australia chair; RBA expected to hike cash rate to 4.6% 28. September 2026 (02:51) Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRBA expected to hike cash rate to 4.6%, its highest level since 2011Australia’s key interest rate is expected to hit its highest level since 2011, drag down house prices and add more than $100 to typical monthly mortgage repayments. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mighty Sparrow, the Trinidad and Tobago singer known as the ‘calypso king of the world’, dies aged 91 28. September 2026 (01:24) Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New YorkSlinger Francisco, known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “calypso king of the world”, has died aged 91.Francisco, who got his breakthrough in calypso music with his 1956 hit song Jean and Dinah, died peacefully surrounded by his family in New York on Sunday, his family said in a statement. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Failure to protect free speech could cost Labour votes at next election, says Liberty 28. September 2026 (01:01) Polling for rights group shows issue is concern for voters and many feel recent policies have had negative effect Free speech will be a big concern for voters at the next general election, with the government’s current approach on the issue perceived by many to be bad for Britain, polling suggests.Three in five people said a political party’s position on free speech would affect how they voted at a general election. The human rights organisation Liberty, which commissioned the polling from More in Common, claimed the results showed that Labour’s failure to protect free speech could cost it votes. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo 28. September 2026 (00:59) Hurricane Nolo is moving away from Hawaiian islands but threat of heavy rain, flash floods and strong winds persistsHurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas of the island chain still recovering from previous storms.Nolo was about 365 miles (585km) south-south-west of Honolulu and moving away from the Big Island at about 12mph (19kph). But the Hawaii county civil defense agency said a high wind warning, wind advisory and high surf advisory remained in effect for parts of the island through Sunday evening as Nolo’s maximum sustained winds rose to 115mph (165kph). Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Blanche defends Trump’s White House media ban: ‘It is a privilege, not a right’ 27. September 2026 (23:42) US attorney general argues that president was ‘sick and tired’ of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and PoliticoDonald Trump’s attorney general Todd Blanche argued on Sunday that the administration was permitted to ban three news outlets from the White House because “it is a privilege and not a right to be there”.Appearing on the ABC News program This Week during the second week of the White House’s dispute over press credentialing and access, Blanche also said that the administration took the decision to ban CNN, MS Now and Politico beginning on 19 September because the president was “sick and tired” of what he considered to be those media outlets’ inaccurate reporting. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Shannon felt a ‘sense of doom’ as she sought justice for sexual assault. A new NSW program hopes to alleviate that 27. September 2026 (22:00) Exclusive: Dedicated service to support sexual assault victim-survivors as they navigate legal system to open in NSWFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt took Shannon Stokes two years and 11 days to successfully prosecute her former boyfriend for sexual assault and domestic violence offences. The lengthy trial left her feeling as though “there wasn’t going to be an end in sight”.Prosecutors secured convictions on nine of the 11 charges, and he was later sentenced to five years in prison. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
