US military kills 14 in attacks on vessels in the Pacific, according to Hegseth 28. October 2025 (16:25) US says one person survived latest strikes, having killed 51 people in attacks on at least 13 vessels in recent weeksUS politics live – latest updatesThe US military killed 14 people and left one survivor in more strikes on drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific, the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, said on Monday, as the Trump administration continued to expand its campaign beyond the Caribbean.The latest strikes mean the US has now attacked at least 13 vessels and brought the officially acknowledged death toll to 51 people since the campaign began at the start of September. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Offshore windfarm projects may be exempted from new UK nature rules 28. October 2025 (16:04) Exclusive: Firms say added costs would mean they are unable to install enough turbines to meet green energy goalsOffshore windfarm companies may be exempted from new UK nature rules in an attempt to keep down the cost of renewable energy, the Guardian has learned.The energy firms have said they would be unable to build the vast number of turbines required to meet the government’s green electricity goals if they have to meet new rules for nationally significant infrastructure projects (Nsips). Continue reading...(The Guardian)
TikTok threat offering bounty on Pam Bondi leads to federal charges, FBI says 28. October 2025 (15:18) Tyler Avalos allegedly posted a video with crosshairs over Bondi’s face and a $45,000 reward for her death, FBI saysA man from Minnesota with a history of past convictions has been arrested and faces federal charges for allegedly using social media to threaten the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, by suggesting he would pay $45,000 for her death.According to an FBI affidavit viewed by the Guardian, Tyler Maxon Avalos posted a TikTok video featuring a photo of Bondi with a “sniper scope red dot” on her forehead, with text reading: “WANTED: Pam Bondi. REWARD: 45,000. DEAD OR ALIVE (PREFERABLY DEAD).” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Guardian Essential poll: Liberal voters want more progressive Coalition as most Australians back net zero 28. October 2025 (15:00) Voters also unconvinced by Albanese’s Aukus and critical minerals deal with TrumpGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal voters want the party to pursue more progressive policies and not spiral further into right-wing positions, according to a new poll that shows far more Australians back a net zero climate target than oppose it.The latest Guardian Essential poll also shows Sussan Ley retains a slight edge as the most popular choice to lead the Coalition, slightly ahead of Andrew Hastie and Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Heat deaths aren’t a thing’: Coalition MPs weighing net zero given sceptical briefing on climate science 28. October 2025 (15:00) Exclusive: Briefing by conservative think-tank Centre for Independent Studies was arranged by a Coalition backbench committeeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition MPs weighing up whether to abandon net zero have been briefed on research that argued “heat deaths aren’t a thing”, played down the prospect of substantial sea level rises and claimed “no one has ever made low-cost energy” from wind and solar.Guardian Australia has viewed slides from a presentation the conservative thinktank Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) gave to MPs in Canberra this week, along with the findings of private polling on net zero. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The year of the bailout: Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter next in line for taxpayers’ cash 28. October 2025 (15:00) More than $3bn in public money has been given to Australia’s smelters and steelworks in an alarmingly ad-hoc wayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWill 2025 be remembered as the year of the bailout?More than $3bn of taxpayer money has been committed to propping up the country’s hugely power-hungry metal making and smelting industries. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australian-first bill to ban use of NDAs to silence sexual harassment victims introduced in Victoria 28. October 2025 (15:00) Exclusive: If passed, laws would ban non-disclosure agreements in workplace sexual harassment cases unless expressly requested by an employeeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA long-awaited bill to curb the use of non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment cases will be introduced to Victorian parliament, in an Australian-first move the government says will prevent victim-survivors from being silenced.The premier, Jacinta Allan, and treasurer and industrial relations minister, Jaclyn Symes, will announce the introduction of the bill to parliament on Wednesday, which if passed would ban NDAs in workplace sexual harassment cases unless expressly requested by the employee. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Director of Nevada council addressing impaired driving issues charged with DUI 28. October 2025 (14:44) Arrest of criminal justice council’s Linsey LaMontagne comes as 277 people have died on Nevada roads in 2025The director of a committee in Nevada tasked with solving criminal justice issues including aspects of DUI arrests now faces a charge of driving under the influence herself.Linsey LaMontagne, the director of the Clark County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), which covers the area encompassing Las Vegas, was arrested by a Nevada state police highway patrol trooper last April, the investigations team at the local TV news station KLAS revealed on Monday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Plans to house UK asylum seekers in barracks are costly and complicated, experts say 28. October 2025 (14:40) Exclusive: Organisations warn using the barracks in Sussex and Inverness may be more expensive than hotelsUK politics live – latest updatesRefugee organisations have described plans to house thousands of asylum seekers in two disused military sites as fanciful and too expensive as local discontent grows.The Home Office has confirmed that two barracks: Cameron in Inverness and Crowborough training camp in East Sussex, will be used to house about 900 men temporarily. Officials are working to identify more sites. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump and new Japanese prime minister share praise and vow to strengthen ‘remarkable’ relationship – US politics live 28. October 2025 (14:33) The president also suggested he could deploy the National Guard in more US cities at an address aboard the US naval baseIn a letter this morning, House oversight chair James Comer has asked the justice department to investigate whether Joe Biden’s aides improperly used an autopen to sign executive actions, claiming the former president’s inner circle concealed his cognitive decline while exercising presidential authority without authorization.“While President Biden’s deterioration was evident to the American people, and consequently, robust systems should have been put in place to document executive actions reflected the actual will of the president, the President’s inner circle took no action to establish such a record,” Comer wrote in the letter. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
