Scientists examining petroleum-based balls believed to have come from an oil spill off Sydney as Bondi beach reopensFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScientists analysing the black debris that closed Sydney beaches this week believe the “tar balls” are likely from an oil...

Internet Watch Foundation says illegal AI-made content is becoming more prevalent on open web with high level of sophisticationChild sexual abuse imagery generated by artificial intelligence tools is becoming more prevalent on the open web and reaching a “tipping point”, according to a safety watchdog.The Internet Watch Foundation said the amount of...

More than 23,000 files were left open by the last government, says minister, with delays of up to four years in assigning victim statusThe Home Office has recruited 200 staff to clear a backlog of 23,300 modern slavery cases left by the last government, a minister has told the Guardian.Jess Phillips, the safeguarding minister, said the department planned...

Teachers offered training on running classroom sessions for children to learn about inequality and sexismCombating the “pernicious influence” of misogynists such as Andrew Tate in primary schools is as important as teaching children English and maths, the mayor of London has told teachers.Sadiq Khan has written to every primary school in London urging...

Exclusive: news comes as figures show a quarter of 11 to 15-year-olds in England have tried vapingRachel Reeves is considering raising the tax on vaping products in her budget this month as figures show that a quarter of 11 to 15-year-olds in England have used e-cigarettes.The chancellor is looking at increasing the tax after a consultation carried...

Ukrainians face new airborne threat that has killed 24 civilians and injured hundreds more since JulySasha Ustenko has survived three attacks by the Russian drones that stalk the streets of Kherson carrying fragmentation grenades to drop on anything that moves. The first, in late July, targeted a parked police car in central Kherson just as Ustenko...