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Exclusive: 13 mainly northern MPs say a new system should better account for higher house prices in south-east More than a dozen Labour MPs have written to Rachel Reeves calling on her to scrap council tax, as the chancellor faces mounting pressure to overhaul Great Britain’s property taxes in next month’s budget. Thirteen MPs, mainly … Read more
South Australian commissioner says police leaving ‘no stone unturned’ in effort to recover body of four-year-old who went missing in late September Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The family of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont are “stoic” but traumatised, police say, … Read more
Former Liberal senator launches claim in effort to obtain more than $1m in damages and legal costs Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Linda Reynolds has launched bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins in an effort to claim more than $1m in … Read more
Mercedes, Ford, Renault, Nissan and Peugeot/Citroën face group action in which damages could exceed £6bn Car manufacturers decided they would rather cheat to prioritise “customer convenience” and sell cars than comply with the law on deadly pollutants, the first day of the largest group action trial in English legal history has been told. More than … Read more
Universities, law firms and businesses that have changed course should have stood by convictions, says ex-president Barack Obama took aim at institutions and businesses who made deals or worked out settlements with the Trump administration, noting on a new podcast episode: “We all have this capacity, I think, to take a stand.” In a talk … Read more
Labour says Tory government at time failed to classify China as a threat, but plenty of evidence suggests the contrary There is a baffling contradiction at the heart of the efforts of Dan Jarvis, the security minister, to explain why the prosecution of two Britons accused of spying for China collapsed last month. The problem, … Read more
Union says growing numbers of its members have made complaints about infringements of copyright in AI material The performing arts union Equity has threatened mass direct action over tech and entertainment companies’ use of its members’ likenesses, images and voices in AI content without permission. The warning came as the union said growing numbers of … Read more
US S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes rise and cryptocurrencies rebound after Trump post on Truth Social Business live – latest updates Global stock markets have edged higher and cryptocurrencies rebounded amid signs that a new front in the US-China trade war may not be as severe as first feared. Tensions between Washington and Beijing … Read more
Major changes announced by Jim Chalmers include indexing superannuation balances to inflation and addition of a new threshold taxing balances between $3m and $10m Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government has dramatically rewritten its major tax policy, caving in to criticism on its controversial superannuation tax plan … Read more
Cause of explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems that leveled building is unknown but foul play ruled out At least 200 mourners came to the Humphreys county courthouse at twilight on Sunday to mourn the 16 people killed in an explosion at a nearby munitions plant in middle Tennessee early on Friday. Humphreys county sheriff Chris … Read more