Australia’s ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd, says Australia is 'ready' for a second Trump presidency. In a speech to the Sydney International Strategy Forum via video link, Rudd says 'the team here at the embassy and the government of Australia are ready to work closely with the new Trump administration to continue to realise the benefits of what is a very strong economic and security partnership'► Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube

November 20, 2024 13:00 UTC

UK officials have stated that the United States has granted Ukraine permission to use Storm Shadow missiles for strikes on Russia. Now, US approval for the use of Storm Shadow missiles is expected, especially given that Ukraine has already used American long-range missiles in strikes against Russia. Storm Shadow missiles are compatible with Ukrainian Soviet-era jet aircraft. Depending on the variant, SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles have a range between 270 and 560 km. Background:Senior government sources suggested that Starmer's change in tone was deliberate, implying that the previous US objections to the use of Storm Shadow missiles had now been lifted.

November 20, 2024 12:40 UTC

Undercover police officers have infiltrated UK activist networks and forged relationships with individual women for over 50 years, some fathering children with them. Now, three women – disguised by theatrical masks – who were targeted by ‘spy cops’ seek to take charge of their own stories, restaging emblematic scenes and reclaiming the narrative

November 20, 2024 12:31 UTC

Large parts of the UK were blanketed with snow, which brought train delays and difficult driving conditions. Meteorologists said the sudden cold snap had been caused by an Arctic maritime air mass and predicted a cold week ahead

November 20, 2024 12:24 UTC

Lionel Messi was the subject of brutal tactics from Jose Mourinho and Angel Di MariaAngel Di Maria has apologised to Lionel Messi for his rough treatment during a cup final while playing under Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid. The 2011 Copa Del Rey final saw Di Maria and Mourinho's Los Blancos go head-to-head with Pep Guardiola's Barcelona. So, how did the 'Special One' plan to overcome their formidable rivals, led by the seemingly unstoppable Messi? Their strategy involved getting physical with the Argentinian maestro, a tactic Di Maria later apologised for, but one that proved highly effective. At one point I had to kick Leo because he was getting away from us on a counterattack," Di Maria continued.

November 20, 2024 12:13 UTC





The United States has given Ukraine the green light to use British Storm Shadow missiles to strike deep into Russia. The newspaper notes that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer avoids commenting on the authorization to strike Russia with Storm Shadow missiles that were transferred to Ukraine. However, Starmer began to back away from cautious comments, hinting that it was only a matter of time before Storm Shadow missiles could be used in Ukraine. At the same time, Starmer's allies believe that Storm Shadow missiles will not change the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine. US authorizes ATACMS strikes against RussiaRecently, a number of Western media outlets wrote that US President Joe Biden had authorized Ukraine to strike Russia with ATACMS missiles.

November 20, 2024 12:08 UTC

If she did, she would know I am not one, but what she wanted was to politicise this because it is politics that this is very obviously about. What this comes down to is a demand from farmers that the state should support their lifestyle choices, whatever the cost to the state might be. As I tweeted last night:I admire the ability of these people to mobilise, but my conclusion is that farmers do not deserve a shred of sympathy for all this. Something deeply sinister is going on here, and unlike most people in dire straits in this country, farmers have options available to them and a very comfortable way out of their dilemma. The politics of privilege are being played here, and I find that extremely distasteful.

November 20, 2024 10:07 UTC

Nominations for ET MSME Awards are now open. The last day to apply is November 30, 2024. Click here to submit your entry for any one or more of the 22 categories and stand a chance to win a prestigious award. The UK is a priority country for the achievement of New Delhi’s ambitious $1 trillion export target by FY30. Mineral fuels, machinery, and precious stones, pharmaceuticals, apparels, iron and steel and chemicals lead India’s export basket to the UK, contributing a 68.72% share of total exports.

November 20, 2024 09:39 UTC

Write to letters@thetimes.co.ukSir, Will Lloyd gives an eloquent account of how many farmers feel (“Starmer’s farmer bashing may bloody us all”, Nov 18). The government is out of touch with the reality of a farming life. It claims that the majority of farms will not fall foul of the imposition of inheritance tax but does not seem to appreciate who grows the food that the population relies on; instead it has penalised those who have dedicated their lives to producing it. Farming is a hard and, financially at least, unrewarding way of life: to make a 1 per cent return on capital is considered acceptable. Farmers chose to do it down the generations because the way of life is incomparable.

November 20, 2024 09:37 UTC

A primary school has welcomed its next set of road safety officers, tasked with spreading the word in and around the community. Year 6 pupils George, Ruby, Alice and Jacob, along with the scheme’s mascot, Officer Snuggles, have been made junior road safety officers (JRSOs) at Gislingham Primary School. Clare Hall with three of the school’s young road safety officers. “I have been a volunteer for Suffolk Accident Rescue Service for many years and, for me, teaching road safety is so important,” she said. “With all of these things, the children and the wider school community have been really engaged with our projects,” said Mrs Hall.

November 20, 2024 09:35 UTC

Tesla vehicles topped the list with a fatal crash rate of 5.6 per billion miles driven. Kia and Buick came in second and third with fatal crash rates of 5.5 and 4.8, respectively. The average fatal crash rate for all cars in the USA was 2.8 per billion miles driven. Tesla vehicles topped the list with a fatal crash rate of 5.6 per billion miles driven. Kia and Buick came in second and third with fatal crash rates of 5.5 and 4.8, respectively.

November 20, 2024 09:15 UTC

The paper calls it a "dramatic escalation on the 1,000th day of the conflict". The farmers' inheritance tax protest in London is also on the front pages. The Mail, external calls it "the day Clarkson's farmer army parked on Starmer's lawn". The paper says protesting farmers have warned that "this is just the warm up" against what it calls the "government's inheritance tax raid". As the paper puts it, they are "non-farmers buying swathes of agricultural land to avoid inheritance tax".

November 20, 2024 09:05 UTC

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, appears to suggest that it is only a matter of time before British-made Storm Shadow missiles are used by Ukraine against targets in Russia. The issue came to light after US President Joe Biden authorised the use of long-range Atacms missiles. Government sources, quoted by The Times newspaper, stressed that the Atacms and Storm Shadows have different technical specifications, suggesting that the US decision does not directly bind the UK. Starmer said he did not want to go into “operational detail”, stressing the sensitivity of the situation, however, a senior government source quoted by the newspaper said that Starmer “wants to allow Ukraine to use the weapons as it sees fit for its own self-defence”. Read also other news on Nova NewsClick here and receive updates on WhatsAppFollow us on the social channels of Nova News on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Telegram

November 20, 2024 09:01 UTC

The tiny farming village of Llanfyllin, where I spent my childhood summers, has a population of about a thousand. Nestled in the remote Welsh hills, the Cain Valley is about as far removed from Silicon Valley as anywhere you could imagine. Our family home has no phone reception and no broadband access. So you can imagine my surprise when the venture capital firm I co-founded backed a Llanfyllin tech entrepreneur as part of the most competitive AI seed-funding round in British history. Surprise turned to astonishment when CuspAI’s chief executive, Dr Chad Edwards, told me that his classmate at Llanfyllin High School was the former Manchester United first-team coach Eric Ramsay, now the youngest manager in the history of

November 20, 2024 07:33 UTC

Guardian Australia listened to Kyle and Jackie O’s Kiis FM breakfast show for two weeks. This is just a snapshot of the segments heard. Despite Kiis executives saying Sandilands has removed graphic sexual content as part of the show's expansion to Melbourne, the material that has made it to air continues to raise questions about how the show manages to skirt Australia's broadcast decency standards. Guardian analysis of 2024 industry figures shows Kiis attracts the biggest share of listeners aged 10 to 17 – averaging about 18% over the year

November 20, 2024 06:24 UTC