Australian politics live: Lambie condemns defence force culture after recording device found on navy ship; AEC warns about AI 14. October 2026 (23:54) Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPrivate health insurance changes ‘recalibrating precious taxpayer dollars’, says WellsThe health minister, Mark Butler, yesterday promised to reintroduce a bill to reduce private health insurance rebates for over-65s, after it was thrown out of the Senate by the crossbench and Coalition.It’s really important we reintroduce it, because we need to raise the level of support and resourcing for aged care. I was the aged care minister before being the communications minister, we need to work urgently. There’s not enough beds being built for older Australians who need that support. It’s recalibrating precious taxpayer dollars. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Luna, dog missing in Yellowstone for a month, is reunited with her owners 14. October 2026 (23:50) Jack Russell terrier that escaped from family’s cabin in September was caught in a live trapLuna, a Jack Russell terrier who eluded capture for over a month as concern for the dog’s survival mounted ahead of winter in Yellowstone national park, was caught in a live trap Wednesday and reunited with her owners.The 10-year-old dog had been spotted crossing intersections, strolling through employee housing and entering lodges through automatic doors at the sprawling national park that’s home to grizzly bears, wolves and other predators. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
University of Maryland club tennis team suspended over racist imagery sent to other schools 14. October 2026 (23:46) Image of state flag incorporating KKK hoods was sent to other schools participating in regional tennis tournamentThe University of Maryland (UMD) has indefinitely suspended its club tennis team after a graphic featuring Ku Klux Klan imagery was circulated to other universities ahead of a regional tournament, prompting widespread condemnation.The controversy erupted after Toni Rachal, president of Howard University’s club tennis team, spotted the offensive material in a shared Google document sent to participating schools before last weekend’s tournament, WUSA9 reported. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK hospitality sector to offer up to 100,000 jobs to young people out of work 14. October 2026 (23:30) Restaurants and pubs such as Nando’s and Fuller’s will create placements for 18- to 24-year-olds under DWP-backed schemeBars, clubs and restaurants will offer up to 100,000 jobs to young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) over the next three years in an effort to give them a first step on the ladder into work.The move comes before the publication of a report on Neets by the former health secretary Alan Milburn, who has warned that the number of young people not in work or education in the UK could rise to 1.25 million over the next five years unless ministers intervene. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pennsylvania woman allegedly kills husband and son before attempting suicide at resort 14. October 2026 (23:23) Police arrested Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, after reports of a ‘distressed female’ at the Great Wolf Lodge resortA Pennsylvania woman allegedly killed her husband and her three-year-old son at a resort in the Poconos Mountains of Pennsylvania this week before attempting suicide, according to local officials.Pocono Township police responded to reports of a “distressed female” at the Great Wolf Lodge resort, with the woman, identified as 27-year old Metallica Rose Harrison of Towanda, Pennsylvania, by police. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy feels ‘betrayed’ by Donald Trump over Starlink access 14. October 2026 (23:08) Ukrainian president accused US president of picking the other side over four years of warVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said he feels personally betrayed by Donald Trump after it emerged that Ukraine’s military has had its access to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite squeezed, raising doubts about long-term US support for Kyiv.The Ukrainian president, on a visit to London, accused Trump of picking the other side after more than four years of war, risking a breakdown in relations already strained by the US agreeing to buy diesel from Moscow. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ex-fiance of Nancy Mace and two others charged with sex crimes she detailed in House speech 14. October 2026 (22:49) Republican representative described the assault in a nearly hourlong speech in February 2025 that named the menNancy Mace’s former fiance and two of his business associates were charged with sex crimes and voyeurism on Wednesday over an episode the South Carolina representative described in detail during a speech last year on the House floor, about how crimes against women are not investigated thoroughly.John Douglas Osborne committed sex acts on a 23-year-old incapacitated and intoxicated woman while Mace’s ex-fiance Patrick Bryant and Eric Bernard Bowman watched, according to sworn statements by agents from the state law enforcement division, which brought the charges. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reform UK councillors and candidates filmed making racist and extreme comments 14. October 2026 (21:36) Party faces fresh crisis as three councillors quit after ITV undercover filming exposed violence, misogyny and racist viewsReform UK has been rocked by a fresh crisis after councillors and election candidates for the party were caught on film making graphic threats of extreme violence and expressing racist and misogynistic views.Three councillors have already stood down from the party, which said it was conducting an investigation over the first revelations from an ITV undercover investigation that aired on Wednesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israel blocks construction of key Gaza base created by Trump peace board 14. October 2026 (21:19) Exclusive: Israel has not permitted US-led project to house 150 international troops to move forwardIsrael is refusing to allow a key military outpost project for Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to proceed in Gaza, the Guardian has learned.In early August, the Board of Peace, the international organization authorized in 2025 by the UN and chaired by the US president, issued its first construction contract for Gaza: Louisiana-based Arkel International would construct a military outpost for 150 international troops that would be the vanguard of an international stabilization force. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
OpenAI’s London staff receive average of £2.3m per person annually 14. October 2026 (21:15) Accounts for the Westminster-based company behind ChatGPT show that 110 staff shared £87m in salaries and £168m in shares last yearOpenAI’s London staff each received £2,318,181 on average last year, as the ChatGPT-maker poured Premier League football salaries into its bid to dominate the global AI race.Accounts for OpenAI UK Ltd, which is based in Westminster but is opening a new HQ in London’s King’s Cross area, showed that 110 staff shared £87m in salaries and £168m in shares in the company, which is aiming to list on the stock market at a valuation of about $1tn. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
