Polish farmers during a protest near the Polish-Ukrainian border crossing in Dorohusk, Poland on 19 April. Photograph: Wojtek Jargiło/EPA Polish farmers during a protest near the Polish-Ukrainian border crossing in Dorohusk, Poland on 19 April. Photograph: Wojtek Jargiło/EPA Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Live feed Ukraine’s farm minister…
Humza Yousaf has announced that he will step down as first minister and SNP leader, little over a year since he was elected. Yousaf told a press conference at Bute House, his official residence, on Monday that he would remain in post until his successor was elected to ensure a “smooth and orderly transition”. He…
It’s a musical mystery that has been confounding the internet for years. But an ultra-catchy 80s-sounding song that seemingly no one could identify has finally been tracked down – in a 1986 adult movie. A snippet of the song, known as Everyone Knows That – a low-quality, warped recording that nevertheless showed off the song’s…
They are known as one of archaeology’s great enigmas – hollow 12-sided objects from the Roman era with no known purpose or use. Only 33 of these mysterious dodecahedrons have ever been found in Britain and now one, unearthed during an amateur archaeology dig after 1,700 years underground, is going on public display in Lincoln…
A man accused of racially aggravated assault after he allegedly restrained three young Indigenous children with cable ties has pleaded not guilty. Matej Radelic, 45, appeared in Broome magistrates court on Monday charged with three counts of common assault in circumstances of aggravation or racial aggravation. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon…
Sánchez to stay on as Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, has announced that he staying on in his role. His decision comes days after the Spanish leader abruptly announced he was considering resigning from office, after a Madrid court said it had opened an investigation into Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez. The investigation…
Four choreographers are in the running for the inaugural £40,000 Rose international dance prize, which hopes to do for contemporary dance what the Turner prize did for contemporary art in raising its profile. “That’s the aim,” said Alistair Spalding, artistic director of Sadler’s Wells, which is running the competition. “I think it’s certainly possible. There…
A 10-year-old girl has been stabbed to death in New South Wales’ Hunter region, with police arresting a 17-year-old girl over the incident. In a statement, NSW police said that at about 3.45pm on Monday, emergency services responded to reports of a stabbing at a home in Boolaroo, approximately 20km west of Newcastle. “NSW Ambulance…
The Assyrian bishop who was stabbed in a terrorist act at his Sydney church earlier this month has spoken of how he has lost the use of his right eye after the attack. Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel referred to the attack while he was speaking at the Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley…
Australia’s drugs regulator has warned that most menopause hormone therapy patches, used to treat menopause symptoms, will not be available until the middle of the year. The patches contain the hormone estradiol, levels of which drop in the body during menopause causing symptoms in some women such as hot flushes, joint pain and itchy skin.…
