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Met police launch investigation into claims Reform UK plotted to break donation rules – politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T14:04:22+00:00

Move appears to follow undercover stingAlex Burghart, the deputy Tory leader, was giving interviews this morning. On Israel, he opened up a new line of attack against the government, accusing it of hypocrisy. This is what he told GB News.At the same time that Labour were saying all these things about Israel in the House of Commons, they put out a communique.They put out an account of a conversation that Andy Burnham has had with the Chinese president, and it said how constructive they wanted to be with China, how they wanted to work with China, and what a great relationship we have. Continue r

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Peter’s farm is on ‘flood country’. As Australia’s sea levels rise, safe land is vanishing and costs are huge

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T14:01:01+00:00

Climate Council forecasts more than 267,000 coastal properties will be damaged by flooding by 2100, costing hundreds of billions of dollarsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen grazier Peter Lake moved to the Clarence Valley in the New South Wales northern rivers region in 2007, he knew was “buying in flood country with … eyes open”.His cattle farm, about halfway between Yamba and Grafton, borders the Coldstream River and has flooded five times since 2009. Continue reading...

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RentTech companies still asking tenants for personal details ‘completely outside’ new Victorian laws

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T14:01:00+00:00

Some rental platforms encourage hopeful tenants to share ‘excessive’ amount of information, Consumer Policy Research Centre review findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSo-called “RentTech” companies may be circumventing new Victorian laws designed to protect tenants’ personal data by asking for information outside the rental application process, a review as found.The Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) identified rental platforms that encouraged hopeful tenants to share an “excessive” amount of personal information, or asked them questions that were “completely ou

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High-end property hit by steepest price falls as affordable end of Australia’s housing market proves resilient

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T14:01:00+00:00

Despite falls in some parts of the market, prices are showing signs of stabilising as investors exit and first-time buyers move in, analysts sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHigh-end homes are recording steep price falls, while more affordable properties are proving resilient, leaving Australians to experience the market downturn in very different ways, new data shows.Upper-quartile house values in the country’s two biggest markets, Sydney and Melbourne, are now down more than 10% from their peaks, according to analysis from Cotality. Continue reading...

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RentTech companies asking tenants for personal details ‘completely outside’ new Victorian laws

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T14:01:00+00:00

Some rental platforms encourage hopeful tenants to share ‘excessive’ amount of information, Consumer Policy Research Centre review findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSo-called “RentTech” companies may be circumventing new Victorian laws designed to protect tenants’ personal data by asking for information outside the rental application process, a review as found.The Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) identified rental platforms that encouraged hopeful tenants to share an “excessive” amount of personal information, or asked them questions that were “completely ou

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Victoire de l’AfD : « Il y a fort à parier que l’onde de choc allemande amplifie en France des tendances europhobes déjà à l’œuvre »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-09T14:00:04+00:00

La victoire de l’AfD aux élections en Saxe-Anhalt, le 6 septembre, aura des conséquences sur les élections françaises et, au-delà, sur le lien franco-allemand, s’inquiète, dans une tribune au « Monde », l’historien Frédéric Bozo, professeur à l’université Sorbonne-Nouvelle.

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Met police launch inquiry into alleged overseas donations to Reform UK

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T13:56:03+00:00

Scotland Yard confirms it is investigating allegations broadcast by Channel 4 after undercover stingUK politics live – latest updatesThe Met police will investigate allegations that Reform UK broke electoral law relating to overseas donations as part of a wider inquiry.The force confirmed it was investigating after the allegations were broadcast by Channel 4 following an undercover sting by reporters from Verbatim, in which they posed as a foreign donor seeking to fund Reform. Continue reading...

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Large sinkhole in Malibu prompts evacuation of more than 30 properties

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T13:53:51+00:00

Actor Nicolas Cage is reportedly owner of home where sinkhole formed, roughly 25-30ft deep and 30-by-60ft wideThe city of Malibu, California, has ordered the evacuation of more than 30 properties after a large sinkhole opened on Tuesday.Malibu officials declared a local emergency on Tuesday evening after a “large sinkhole” emerged near 31630 Sea Level Drive. The officials said the sinkhole was believed to have begun developing on Monday, and had grown to roughly 25-30ft deep and 30-by-60ft wide by Tuesday evening. Continue reading...

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Sinkhole at Malibu home reportedly owned by Nicolas Cage prompts evacuation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T13:53:51+00:00

More than 30 properties ordered to evacuate after sinkhole grows to roughly 25-30ft deep and 30 by 60 feet wideThe city of Malibu, California, has ordered the evacuation of more than 30 properties after a large sinkhole opened on Tuesday.Malibu officials declared a local emergency on Tuesday evening after a “large sinkhole” emerged near 31630 Sea Level Drive. The officials said the sinkhole was believed to have begun developing on Monday, and had grown to roughly 25-30ft deep and 30 by 60ft wide by Tuesday evening. Continue reading...

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India, Sri Lanka sign MoUs to upgrade L70s

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-09T13:47:51+00:00

Colombo assures its soil won’t be used against Delhi

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Фонд IT-підприємця Володимира Литвина проведе премію MindShift Awards на 1 млн грн

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-09T13:45:00+00:00

Молоді власники працюючих бізнесів та автори проєктів, які перебувають лише на стадії ідеї або MVP, зможуть взяти участь у новій премії для українців віком 18–25 років. Фонд Lytvyn Foundation харківського...

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Met police launch investigation into claims Reform UK broke donation rules – politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T13:44:54+00:00

Move appears to follow undercover stingAlex Burghart, the deputy Tory leader, was giving interviews this morning. On Israel, he opened up a new line of attack against the government, accusing it of hypocrisy. This is what he told GB News.At the same time that Labour were saying all these things about Israel in the House of Commons, they put out a communique.They put out an account of a conversation that Andy Burnham has had with the Chinese president, and it said how constructive they wanted to be with China, how they wanted to work with China, and what a great relationship we have. Continue r

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Protesters outside Portsmouth hotel confuse Pakistan U19 cricket team for asylum seekers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T13:43:05+00:00

Reform councillor said he urged activists to stand downStand Up to Racism condemns ‘dangerous’ gatheringAnti-immigration protesters gathered outside a Portsmouth hotel were forced to cancel their demonstration after discovering the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team rather than a group of asylum seekers were staying there.Portsmouth had been the site of a large protest on Sunday following the arrival of a large dinghy containing an estimated 140 asylum seekers at the city’s Eastney harbour. A black-clad vigilante group attempted to block the streets around the port to stop the arrivals from leavin

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Protesters outside Portsmouth hotel mistake Pakistan U19 cricket team for asylum seekers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T13:43:05+00:00

Reform councillor said he urged activists to stand down ECB checks on young players’ welfareA group of masked agitators gathered outside a four-star hotel in Portsmouth after reports a group of asylum seekers had been taken there, when it was in fact Pakistan’s under-19 cricket team on a tour.George Madgwick, a Reform councillor called to the hotel to mediate between staff and the assembled crowd, said it was a “massively unfortunate incident”. Continue reading...

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Merz accuses AfD of ‘ethnic cleansing’ policy and cancels call with Trump

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T13:43:03+00:00

German chancellor attacks Alternative für Deutschland after far-right party’s win in Saxony-Anhalt electionEurope live – latest updatesGermany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has accused the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of seeking “ethnic cleansing” with its “remigration” drive, after the nativist party’s seismic weekend victory in a state election.In his first public confrontation with the AfD since Sunday’s shock outcome in Saxony-Anhalt, Merz said at a raucous parliamentary debate that the far-right party would take an axe to one of the pillars of the German economy with a rac

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Pranav Constructions IPO Day 3: Subscribed 121 times

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-09T13:40:01+00:00

QIB portion subscribed 258.71 times, while the non-institutional investors’ portion was subscribed 208.21 times

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Western Hawaii islands survey damage after Hurricane Lowell passes by

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T13:33:42+00:00

Downed trees cause widespread power outages on Kauai as winds and rains rip up roads and coat homes in mudDamaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell caused significant damage on Hawaii’s western islands, knocking out power to thousands, ripping up stretches of road and drenching homes and stores with mud.Fierce winds downed trees and caused widespread power outages on the island of Kauai, home to 73,000 residents. The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative reported that nearly all of its roughly 35,000 members were without power on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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Hawaii’s western islands see significant damage as Hurricane Lowell passes by

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T13:33:42+00:00

Storm didn’t make direct hit but fierce winds downed trees and caused widespread power outages on KauaiDamaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell caused significant damage on Hawaii’s western islands, knocking out power to thousands, ripping up stretches of road and drenching homes and stores with mud.Fierce winds downed trees and caused widespread power outages on the island of Kauai, home to 73,000 residents. The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative reported that nearly all of its roughly 35,000 members were without power on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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Nats boss given one week to deliver report into UK flight chaos

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T13:28:57+00:00

No 10 says it still has confidence in Martin Rolfe, who is scheduled to brief Heidi Alexander after flight cancellations pass 2,000Business live – latest updatesHow have you been affected by UK air traffic disruption?The head of the air traffic control provider Nats has been given a week to report back on the reasons for the technical failure that has disrupted thousands of flights since Tuesday.Downing Street said the government still had confidence in Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe, who was summoned to meet the UK transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, on Wednesday morning as the number of

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Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos grounds 2,000-plus flights

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T13:28:57+00:00

Government remains confident in under-pressure Martin Rolfe but transport secretary believes glitch was avoidableBusiness live – latest updatesHow have you been affected by UK air traffic disruption?The head of the air traffic control provider Nats has been given a week to report back on the reasons for a technical failure which grounded thousands of flights, as the transport secretary declared that she did “not believe the issue was unavoidable”.Heidi Alexander said on Tuesday she had also commissioned an independent review by the Civil Aviation Authority into the latest Nats meltdown that se

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