Jamaica hails King’s decision to refer slavery reparations petition to privy council as ‘really big deal’ 23. September 2026 (03:15) The move comes after Jamaica’s culture minister Olivia Grange travelled to the UK earlier this month to lodge the historic petitionKing Charles has referred a landmark slavery reparations petition from Jamaica to a high-level UK appeals court for legal advice, Jamaica’s culture minister announced in parliament on Tuesday.Referring to the move as a “really big deal”, Olivia Grange told Jamaica’s MPs the monarch had confirmed that their legal questions have been passed on to the London-based privy council – the final court of appeal for UK overseas territories and some Commonwealth countries. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Qantas announces 18-hour direct flights from Sydney to New York with onboard ‘wellbeing zones’ 23. September 2026 (03:02) Flying from 2028, it is set to be the national carrier’s second ultra long-haul route after Sydney to London, due to take off in 2027Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQantas says travellers will be able to fly between Sydney and New York in just 18 hours from mid-2028 when the airline launches its second ultra long-haul route, cutting at least three hours from the travel time.The route will be the second in Qantas’ Project Sunrise expansion plans, with new Sydney to London direct flights planned for October 2027, after some delays. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 15 sentenced to hundreds of years in prison each over deadly terror attacks 23. September 2026 (02:43) Islamic State-inspired bombings of churches and hotels in 2019 was one of the country’s worst ever attacksA court in Sri Lanka has convicted 15 men over their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 267 people, and sentenced them each to at least 200 years in prison, meaning they will spend the rest of their lives behind bars.Nearly 600 people were wounded in the suicide bomb attacks on 21 April that targeted three churches and three hotels across the country during Easter services and celebrations. The bombings, which were inspired by the Islamic State (IS) group, were among the deadliest attacks in Sri Lanka’s history. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard 23. September 2026 (02:42) Thomas called followers to disrupt arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to DoverCharities have condemned footage of far-right activist Daniel Thomas using a blade to slash an inflatable dinghy in the Channel while a rescue worker was onboard, in a further escalation of organised anti-immigration protest.Hundreds of protesters gathered early on Tuesday evening at Gosport in Hampshire, aiming to disrupt the planned disembarkation of asylum seekers, but the Border Force vessels carrying them landed instead in Dover early on Wednesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Review urged after blood-spattered shirt ads ran alongside domestic violence news in Australia 23. September 2026 (02:00) Gruesome ads embedded in articles about family violence ‘make light’ of violence and could distress victim-survivors, expert warnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesWARNING: this story contains an image some readers may find distressingNews stories about domestic violence inadvertently ran alongside advertisements for faux-bloodstained shirts reading “problem solved”, prompting advocates for victim-survivors to urge publishers to avoid making light of recent deaths.Australia is reckoning with a surge in family and domestic violence incidents after three women were allegedly murdered in unrelated incidents on Saturday, and police allege a mother stabbed her three children on Sunday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
