Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign after sexual assault allegation 09. July 2026 (02:47) Democratic nominee, dogged by controversy since entering contest, says ‘for the movement to continue, it can’t be me’Woman accuses Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexual assaultGraham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, is suspending his campaign following sexual assault allegations.Platner announced his decision in an 11-minute video posted to social media on Wednesday evening, in which he accused the Democratic establishment and corporate media of “using these allegations to take away all of the things we need to run a campaign”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump to ask US supreme court to reconsider birthright citizenship ruling 09. July 2026 (02:38) Request for rehearing comes after Fox News report of Texas hospital advertising maternity services in MexicoDonald Trump said on Wednesday he would ask the US supreme court to reconsider its ruling that the 14th amendment to the US constitution guarantees birthright citizenship in light of what he described as shocking new evidence: a hospital in Texas advertising its services to expectant mothers in Mexico on a pair of billboards.“Signs and Billboards are being put up all over our Southern Border, and Mexico, advertising BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, with ‘Deliveries starting at $4000’, the president wrote on his social media platform, in what appeared to be a wild exaggeration of a Fox News report on just two billboards. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Telstra outage: glitches continue as ‘secondary’ outages hit triple-zero calls and regional trains remain stranded 09. July 2026 (02:35) Carrier says some still unable to connect to emergency hotline a day after initial mobile network outageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTelstra customers are still having trouble calling triple zero on Thursday morning as the telecommunications giant confirmed a secondary issue stemming from Wednesday’s national outage continued to impact calls.Some who tried to call the emergency hotline were receiving an error message and their phones would try to connect to an alternative network, Telstra said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump denies security fears behind change of plane in UK 09. July 2026 (02:12) The US President changed planes at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk on Wednesday night, continuing his journey from Turkey on the new Air Force One.(London News)
Pet prescriptions could be capped at £21 under proposed vet sector reforms 09. July 2026 (01:01) Ministers also considering licence requirement and regulator to try to cut bills and increase choice UK vets may have to have a licence and cap prescriptions for pet medicine at £21 under plans being considered by the government.Ministers are also considering establishing a regulator for the veterinary sector, including inspections, a mandatory licensing system and published compliance reports to improve accountability and choice. Every vet practice could need an official operating licence – similar to GP surgeries and care homes – under proposals in a white paper. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
All lobbying should be publicly declared in transparency laws shake-up, watchdog says 09. July 2026 (01:01) Ethics and integrity commission chief says overhaul is crucial to help restore trust in standardsAll lobbying of government ministers, aides and senior officials should be publicly declared – from WhatsApp chats to party conference meetings – in a fundamental shake-up of transparency laws, the government’s ethics watchdog has said.A review led by Doug Chalmers, the head of the ethics and integrity commission, has called for a new register to highlight who is lobbying, which policies they are seeking to influence and who in government they are meeting. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
