From The Guardian

  • Scott Robertson to succeed Ian Foster as All Blacks coach after Rugby World Cup

    Crusaders coach to take charge on four-year contract ‘We firmly believe he is the right person,’ says NZR CEONew Zealand Rugby has named Scott Robertson as Ian Foster’s successor, with the 48-year-old to take charge of the All Blacks after the Rugby World Cup later this year. The Crusaders coach has signed a four-year contract which will run from the start of 2024 and take him through to the end of the 2027 World Cup.“It’s an honour to be named as the next All Blacks head coach,” Robertson said...

  • Is it time to delete TikTok?

    Western governments are telling their staff to remove the popular social media app from their work phones amid security fears. Alex Hern reports on why time could be running out for TikTok’s current ownership modelThe UK has joined the US, Canada and the EU in ordering its government officials to remove the TikTok app from their work devices amid fears of a security threat. Government officials in the west say that TikTok’s ownership by the Chinese tech giant ByteDance puts sensitive user data...

  • Australian fashion week 2023: Denni Francisco to be first Indigenous designer to hold solo show

    Wiradjuri designer to hold standalone runway for her label Ngali as the industry continues to feel shockwaves from pandemicGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFor the first time in Australian fashion week’s 23-year history, an Indigenous Australian designer will hold a standalone show.Denni Francisco of Indigenous clothing label Ngali said it was “exciting, exhilarating and a little bit terrifying” to be holding her first solo show at the event, which takes place from 15 to 19 May....

  • Biden orders release of intelligence on potential links between Covid and Wuhan lab

    Move poses political risk for US president, who has a difficult relationship with his Chinese counterpart Xi JinpingA bill requiring the release of intelligence materials on potential links between the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan has been signed into law by US president Joe Biden.“We need to get to the bottom of Covid-19’s origins including potential links to the Wuhan Institute of Virology,” Biden said in a statement. “In implementing this...

  • IMF approves Sri Lanka's $2.9bn bailout

    President vows to get economy back on track through ‘prudent fiscal management and ambitious reform agenda’The International Monetary Fund has approved Sri Lanka’s request for a $2.9bn bailout, raising hopes for an easing of its economic crisis.The IMF’s board confirmed it had signed off on the loan, clearing the way for the release of funds and kicking off a four-year programme designed to shore up the economy. Continue reading

  • Missouri emergency rule would limit gender-affirming care for minors

    Directive sidesteps Republican-controlled state legislature, which wasn’t able to pass similar legislation before recessMissouri’s Republican attorney general on Monday said he will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors, sidestepping the GOP-led state senate as it struggles to pass a law banning the practice for children completely.As hundreds of activists rallied at the state capitol to pressure lawmakers to act on the bill, Andrew Bailey announced plans to file an emergency rule....

  • Guardian Essential poll: Perrottet the preferred NSW premier but both parties’ election policies fail to excite

    Bulk of people polled say major policy announcements from Labor and Coalition will not sway their vote in lead-up to electionFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDominic Perrottet holds a slim lead over the New South Wales opposition leader Chris Minns as preferred premier, but the Coalition’s flagship election policy of a super fund for kids has done little to sway voters, according to the latest...

  • Experts voice concerns over university’s links to Indian health ministry ‘selling snake oil’

    Western Sydney University says its partnership with the Ministry of Ayush will ‘advance the scientific base of Ayurveda’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWestern Sydney University is partnering with an Indian health ministry that has promoted the use of pseudoscientific and potentially harmful treatments to Covid-19.Ayurveda has been used in India for centuries as a natural alternative to western medicine. But its efficacy has been widely debunked and it...

  • Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 391 of the invasion

    Russian cruise missiles destroyed in Crimea blast, as China’s Xi Jinping tells Vladimir Putin the two leaders share ‘some similar goals’See all our Ukraine coverage Continue reading

  • Manu Tuilagi believes England can be in contention at the Rugby World Cup

    Sale centre says England ‘can beat anyone’ with right game planSteve Hansen unsure Ireland will overcome World Cup pressureManu Tuilagi believes England could yet make an impact at the Rugby World Cup this year despite their latest lowly Six Nations finish. Steve Borthwick’s side trailed home in fourth place with just two wins against Italy and Wales but Tuilagi insists they can bounce back and cause problems for all their autumn opponents.The Sale Sharks centre, who enjoyed a forceful return to...

  • Starmer challenged on promise of ‘zero-tolerance’ on antisemitism and racism

    Senior lawyer who carried out inquiry into Labour party’s culture says transparent systems needed to tackle issuesKeir Starmer has faced criticism for vowing to adopt a “zero-tolerance approach to antisemitism and racism” without having the transparent systems in place to tackle such issues.Martin Forde KC, the senior lawyer who carried out an inquiry into the party’s culture, said he has become “irritated” by the phrase, which the Labour leader used last month after the ECHR lifted the party...

  • Discrimination, funding, public trust: what Casey says about the Met police

    Report of more than 300 pages identifies institutional homophobia, misogyny and racism in force and unwillingness to deal with failuresMet police found to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobicLouise Casey’s review, commissioned in the wake of Sarah Everard’s murder, has laid bare in more than 300 pages a series of grave concerns about the Metropolitan police’s culture and standards.Describing her findings as “rigorous, stark and unsparing”, she said she hoped they would lead to...