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Ministers urged to allow intelligence and security committee to review documents before publicationUK politics live – latest updatesLabour MPs have warned they will vote down a government amendment to limit the disclosures about Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador, with government sources saying they may be forced to change their own amendment.The former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner and the chair of the Treasury select committee, Meg Hillier, have publicly asked […]

Former deputy PM says allowing intelligence and security committee to rule on redactions would help ‘keep public confidence in the process’Newly released Jeffrey Epstein files: 10 key takeawaysPMQs is starting soon. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.The Reform UK MP Lee Anderson has dismissed claims that his party’s plan to support the pub industry would cost far more than the £3bn it claims.To be honest […]

Satellite images and witness testimony show destruction as IDF claims it was forced to take defensive measuresIsraeli forces have bulldozed part of a Gaza cemetery containing the war graves of dozens of British, Australian and other allied soldiers killed in the first and second world wars, satellite imagery and witness testimony reveal.Satellite imagery of the Gaza war cemetery in al-Tuffah, a district of Gaza City, shows extensive earthworks in the […]

Only 180 bats survived intense heat in South Australian town, including 34 babies that carers say face months of recoveryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA colony of about 1,000 flying foxes in a South Australian town has been shattered by the intense heat that gripped south-eastern Australia last week, with more than 80% of the camp at […]

A number of countries including Australia are investigating X over Grok-produced sexualised deepfakesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, says global regulatory focus on Elon Musk’s X has reached a “tipping point” after a raid of the company’s offices in France this week.The raid on Tuesday was part of an investigation that included alleged offences of complicity in the possession and […]

Report offers alternative of the US navy retaining boats and operating them out of Australian basesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA new United States congressional report openly contemplates not selling any nuclear submarines to Australia – as promised under the Aukus agreement – because America wants to retain control of the submarines for a potential conflict with China over Taiwan.The report by the US Congressional […]

RSL, federal opposition and local MPs cast doubt on the plan, which Labor says will result in about $3bn for defenceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVeterans say the government’s planned sell off of more than 60 defence properties will take at least a decade and cost billions, urging Labor not to repeat the mistakes of previous divestment drives.The RSL, the federal opposition and local MPs […]