‘Mineral’ sunscreens marketed to Australians contain almost identical chemicals as others, testing shows

The left-leaning Resolution Foundation says freezing income tax thresholds less progressive than raising income tax rates by 1p Ask the Guardian your budget questions Good morning. Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, has been speaking to broadcasters and defending her budget. It has not been easy because, although it went down relatively well with Labour MPs and the financial markets (no mean feat – those are two groups whose wishes don’t normally align), it is being hammered by the rightwing papers. Today is the day when the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Resolution Foundation, the two leading public spending thinktanks,…

Winds the biggest contributor to power outages as city saw more than 880,000 lightning strikes and 12cm diameter hail Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Nearly 100,000 households were left without power across Queensland after a mammoth storm brought 110km/h winds and 12cm hail that tore through parts of the state on Monday. Queensland SES officials responded to about 2,200 calls in the hours to 2.30am, more than two-thirds of which were for structural issues with homes and buildings, including damaged roofs and windows. Continue…

US president demands that Kyiv accepts plan that would mean giving up territory to Russia Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine faces one of the most difficult moments in its history, after Donald Trump demanded Kyiv accepts within days a US-backed “peace plan” that would force it to give up territory to Russia and make other painful concessions. Trump confirmed on Friday morning that next Thursday – Thanksgiving in the US – would be an “acceptable” deadline for Zelenskyy to sign the deal, which European and Ukrainian officials have said amounts to a “capitulation”. Continue reading… Source link India US…