Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee 03. July 2026 (17:31) Family of woman who died after being hit by a bullet as she observed rioting in Derry say justice system has failed herThree men from Derry have been found not guilty of murdering the journalist Lyra McKee in 2019.Her family said the verdict at Belfast crown court meant the justice system had “completely failed” them and McKee. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Andy Burnham: dodging scrutiny, or just a different type of communicator? 03. July 2026 (17:08) Avoiding traditional questions and stilted broadcast clips, PM-in-waiting has evolved his style of media managementHe is due to become prime minister in just over a fortnight as parliament begins its six-week summer break. But at a marquee speech this week, he took precisely zero questions. So is Andy Burnham, as opposition leader Kemi Badenoch claims, dodging scrutiny? His allies say no: he is simply going about it in his own way.The former Greater Manchester mayor is very obviously a different type of communicator from Keir Starmer, and thus always likely to convey his message in methods beyond Starmer’s traditional questions after a speech and the occasional stilted broadcast clip. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cold feet and cooling prices: Australia’s property market is transforming – and first home buyers aren’t biting 03. July 2026 (17:00) Exclusive: Data shows buyers are not rushing to get into the market, despite lower prices and less competitionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFirst home buyers are starting to step back and investor demand is slumping in all areas except new property, as Australia’s housing market enters a downturn.Research shows the market is transforming, nearly two months on from a third consecutive interest rate rise and sweeping tax reforms. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Freed Rochdale grooming gang leader was judged ‘high risk’ to children in 2023 03. July 2026 (17:00) Exclusive: Shabir Ahmed, jailed in 2012 for rape, abuse and trafficking of girls, was deemed three years ago to present ‘high risk of sexual offending’The leader of the Rochdale grooming gang was deemed to pose a “very high risk of serious harm” towards children just three years ago, the Guardian can reveal.Shabir Ahmed, 73, was freed from HMP Leeds on Thursday despite three failed attempts to secure parole, the most recent of which was in October 2024. One document, relating to a previous review in 2023, shows Ahmed was seen to present a “high risk of sexual offending”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
One Nation is campaigning directly to Christians. But will party policies rub against worshippers’ conscience? 03. July 2026 (16:57) Anti-abortion policies may have appeal, but with one in three Australian churchgoers born overseas, talk of a monoculture may put them offGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen One Nation recruit Barnaby Joyce addressed anti-abortion campaigners at a Sydney rally in early June, the former deputy prime minister told the audience he could see “about 1,500 people who can hand out how to vote cards”.Christian leaders spoke at the rally. The Lord’s Prayer was recited. Many there were active churchgoers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NSW government ‘absolutely thrilled’ to welcome OpenAI ... until someone mentioned the Terminator films 03. July 2026 (16:54) Emails sent between MP Anoulak Chanthivong’s staff take cautious approach to AI giant arriving in Sydney – despite the government’s encouragementGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW technology minister’s office removed a reference to being “absolutely thrilled” about OpenAI opening a Sydney office after staffers joked a dystopian Skynet could be headed for the city within five years.Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI announced its first Australian office in August last year, before opening in December. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Entire NSW Labor left calls for controversial anti-protest laws to be scrapped ahead of party conference 03. July 2026 (16:53) Fifty-six state branches want the laws reviewed, while gambling, Aukus and Palestine are also on the agendaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFifty-six Labor branches have passed motions to the New South Wales state conference calling for controversial anti-protest laws to be repealed or reviewed, with the entire left faction backing a motion for two of the laws to be repealed.Gambling reform, Aukus and Palestine were also among the top issues in motions submitted by branches to the conference, the last before the March election and which is key in informing policy. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Biggest ever byelection will test nation’s mood – and Burnham’s credentials 03. July 2026 (16:41) ‘Hugely significant’ race for Manchester mayor will give clues on whether PM-in-waiting can turn tide against Reform UKAndy Burnham was delivered to the steps of Downing Street after one of the most consequential parliamentary byelections in recent British history.But it is the race to be his successor as Greater Manchester mayor that could reveal far more about the mood of the nation than the historic – and unique – contest in Makerfield. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
