Lidia Thorpe says she would not rejoin Greens ‘even if my daughter became leader’ – as it happened

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The Reserve Bank is watching closely as the last data domino falls before a pivotal rates meeting.

The RBA’s preferred measure of inflation – the trimmed mean – fell back into target at 2.9% in April, but tightness in the labour market remains a concern for the central bank.

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Decision on foreign state stakes in UK press could end Telegraph limbo

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Cap of 15% could allow US firm RedBird Capital to finalise deal to buy titles after two years of uncertainty

The government will allow foreign states to own stakes of up to 15% in British newspapers in a move that could finally end two years of uncertainty over the ownership of the Telegraph titles.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is to announce the limit on Thursday through the introduction of a new statutory instrument in parliament, ending a months-long consultation involving intensive lobbying by newspaper owners.

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London dominates England’s social mobility league with top 20 places

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Sutton Trust ‘opportunity index’ measured factors such as children on free school meals passing key GCSEs

The top 20 constituencies with the best social mobility in England are all in London, according to research from a leading education charity that underscores the stark regional divide in children’s life chances.

In a report published on Thursday, the Sutton Trust has put together an “opportunity index” by analysing six measures of mobility. These include the share of children on free school meals who achieve passes in GCSE maths and English; who complete a degree by age 22; and who make it into the top 20% of earners by age 28.

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Mike Lynch’s superyacht sank in high winds, says report

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Investigators said Bayesian, which sank in Italy killing 15 people, was destabilised by wind

The late tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s superyacht, Bayesian, sank after it was hit by winds of around 117km/h that drove the vessel past its point of stability and caused downflooding over the starboard rail, according to a preliminary safety report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB).

The investigators said Bayesian may have been vulnerable to high winds when running on its engine and that these “vulnerabilities” were “unknown to either the owner or the crew” as they were not included in the stability information book carried on board.

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UK urged not to exploit poor countries in rush for critical minerals

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Civil society groups call on government to address risk of neocolonial exploitation in its supply chain strategy

The risk of neocolonial exploitation in the global rush for critical minerals must be addressed by the government as it formulates its official supply chain strategy, say civil society campaigners.

They have said the scrabble for access is being greenwashed as wealthier economies around the world attempt to line up a host of minerals that are essential to the manufacture of hi-tech products, including cobalt, lithium and nickel.

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Royal Navy commander removed from job over sexual allegations

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Lt Cdr Martyn Mayger, who took charge of HMS Tyne in February, under investigation over sexual allegations

A Royal Navy commander has been removed from his role less than three months into post while he is investigated over sexual allegations.

Lt Cdr Martyn Mayger took charge of HMS Tyne, a warship that operates in UK and European waters on security tasks, in February.

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Trump’s Pledge to the Middle East: No More ‘Lectures on How to Live’ – The New York Times

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  1. Trump’s Pledge to the Middle East: No More ‘Lectures on How to Live’  The New York Times
  2. Trump tosses previous taboos in reorientation of Mideast foreign policy  The Washington Post
  3. Iranian minister says Trump’s Tehran accusations are 'pure deception'  ABC News
  4. Trump says Iran "cannot have a nuclear weapon" but adds he wants to "make a deal"  CBS News
  5. Trump, speaking in Saudi Arabia, says he wants Iran deal, will add more countries to Abraham Accords  Fox News
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RFK Jr orders mifepristone review as anti-abortion groups push for ban

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Health secretary cites ‘new data’ that emerged from flawed study conservatives are using to pressure US government

The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said on Wednesday that he had directed the FDA to review the regulations around the abortion pill mifepristone.

The review, he said, was necessary due to “new data” – data that emerged from a flawed analysis that top US anti-abortion groups are now using to pressure the Trump administration to reimpose restrictions on the abortion pill, if not pull it from the market entirely.

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