Steve Christou claims ban has ‘overwhelming’ community support despite petition opposing the ban gains almost 10,000 signatures in less than 24 hoursFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Western Sydney councillor has doubled down on Cumberland’s blanket ban on...

Aslef drivers have embarked on a three-day strike over pay and conditionsGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.There’s more disruption for rail passengers in England today, after train drivers began another round of industrial action on Monday to push for better pay and conditions.8.30am...

Scientists reclassify Humboldt glacier, also known as La Corona, after it melted faster than expectedVenezuela has lost its last remaining glacier after it shrunk so much that scientists reclassified it as an ice field.It is thought Venezuela is the first country to have lost all its glaciers in modern times. Continue reading...

Increase in cases reflects changing mood across continent towards Chinese threats, say expertsAs China’s president, Xi Jinping, arrived in Serbia for the second leg of his European tour, authorities across the continent were grappling with a wave of allegations about Chinese spying.On Tuesday, meanwhile, the UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, revealed...

In today’s newsletter: As an assault on a key route for aid is underway, we look at how the humanitarian crisis will unfold and the prospects for a ceasefire• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Israel has threatened to expand its military operation in Rafah after it seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border...

Explicit image allegedly sent to 19-year-old by NSW police officer Glen Coleman who was handling her sex-crime complaint, jury hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAfter allegedly raping a teen complainant in a western Sydney police station, a sex crimes detective...