Chris Minns says Labor needs to ‘climb Everest’ to stay in power as One Nation looms over state conference 04. July 2026 (06:15) The New South Wales premier warns of rising threat of Pauline Hanson’s party as he addresses party conferenceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has admitted the Labor party needs to “climb Everest” to stay in power amid the rising threat posed by One Nation ahead of next year’s state election.But while Minns received a standing ovation as he circled Sydney’s town hall before addressing the NSW Labor conference on Saturday, he did not avoid the protests over conflict in Gaza which have marked party conferences in previous years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Third teenager charged after 15-year-old Melbourne boy allegedly left to die from stab wounds 04. July 2026 (03:42) Darweish Mohamed was found critically wounded outside Craigieburn community hospital on Wednesday eveningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA third teenager has been charged over the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy found outside a Melbourne hospital.A 14-year-old from Victoria’s Hume area was arrested on Friday evening and was charged with murder, police said.He has been scheduled to appear before a children’s court. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married at New York City’s Madison Square Garden 04. July 2026 (02:11) The couple had an array of celebrity guests, including Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper, and Adam Sandler officiated their nuptialsTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially wed. The couple hosted their wedding celebration on Friday in New York City, nearly three years after first meeting.The ceremony was officiated by Adam Sandler, a Swift spokesperson said in a Friday statement confirming the nuptials. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer warns Burnham he cannot spend less time on diplomacy 04. July 2026 (00:52) Prime minister also speaks of his ‘intensely personal decision’ to step down in first interview since resigningKeir Starmer has warned his likely successor, Andy Burnham, that it will not be possible to spend less time focusing on international affairs.Speaking during a BBC interview, he also spoke of his “intensely personal” decision to announce his resignation last month after two years as prime minister. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two people dead and a third injured in shooting at Michigan shopping mall 04. July 2026 (00:32) A fight between two groups of young people who knew each other escalated into gunfire, police saidA shooting altercation between two groups of young people at a shopping mall in Dearborn, Michigan, left two people dead and a third injured over what is typically the most violent weekend of the year in the US, police said.The shooting occurred as the US began celebrating the Fourth of July, historically a holiday weekend that sees higher rates of gun violence across the country. In 2024, the Gun Violence Archive reported more than 500 shootings over Independence Day weekend. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
CDC investigates parasite that’s caused cases of ‘explosive’ diarrhea in 18 US states 03. July 2026 (23:13) Parasite cyclospora spreads through produce and water contaminated with feces and causes the intestinal illness cyclosporiasisThe US Centers for Disease Prevention has been working to find the source of a parasitic illness that causes “explosive”, watery diarrhea, with more than 400 cases of the sickness reported across 18 states.The parasite, cyclospora, spreads through raw produce and water contaminated with human feces – and it causes the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis, whose symptoms include cramps, nausea, fatigue, loss of appetite, low-grade fever and vomiting. The most commonly reported symptom is “watery diarrhea with frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements”, according to the CDC. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Taylor Swift fans brave the New York heat to be (at least somewhat) near wedding to Travis Kelce 03. July 2026 (21:40) People gather outside Madison Square Garden despite security keeping them from seeing anything noteworthyTaylor Swift’s fans gathered in the heat outside New York’s Madison Square Garden on Friday for her wedding – or at least the celebration of it – to Travis Kelce, and the sense of being close to the superstar singer-songwriter and her NFL champion groom on their big day.Whether or not Swift and Kelce have already tied the knot, which has been at the center of contradictory reports, fans said they were thrilled at the union – and the location. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two Romanians jailed over stabbing of Iranian TV journalist in London 03. July 2026 (20:15) Judge says evidence indicates attack on Pouria Zeraati outside home was carried out on behalf of Tehran regimeTwo Romanians who took part in a “targeted” knife attack on a television journalist in London “on behalf of the Iranian state” have been jailed.Pouria Zeraati, who worked for the Persian-language channel Iran International, which is critical of the Tehran regime, was left bleeding in the street after being stabbed three times outside his home in Wimbledon. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reform UK-led council fails to attract any sponsors for union flag scheme 03. July 2026 (19:15) Party had justified plan to hang flags in Nottinghamshire on basis that local businesses would foot £75,000 billA £75,000 scheme by a Reform-led council to hang union flags at sites across the county, which the party said would “not cost the taxpayer a single penny” as it would be sponsored by local businesses, has failed to attract a single sponsor, it has emerged.The plan to attach the flags to brackets on about 180 lamp-posts and other places was agreed in the autumn by Nottinghamshire’s council, won by Nigel Farage’s party in last year’s May elections. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pope praises US history of welcoming immigrants in implicit rebuke to Trump 03. July 2026 (18:26) Pope Leo urges Americans to live up to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence in his first major address to the USPope Leo has used his first major address to his home country to praise the US history of welcoming migrants, urging Americans to live up to the ideals put forward in the Declaration of Independence.In his latest implicit rebuke to Donald Trump, the first US leader of the Roman Catholic church said the word “America” had become a “byword for freedom” across the world because of the way the country welcomed migrants. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
