Fears of new PFI-style ‘disaster’ as firms handed £6m to advise on using private funds for NHS clinics | NHS

Ministers have handed firms £6m in contracts to help devise plans to build a network of new NHS clinics using private capital, despite fears the move could turn into a…

Man convicted of attempting to kill Trump at Florida golf course, faces possible life sentence

MIAMI — A man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year was convicted by a federal jury on all counts Tuesday. Read More…

Santander activated by Jays for game with BoSox

TORONTO – Tony Taters is back at least one day earlier than expected. Veteran slugger Anthony Santander was reinstated from the Toronto Blue Jays’ 60-day injured list less than an…

The people who helped expose the Coalition’s ‘crude and cruel’ robodebt scheme | Australian television

When Guardian Australia broke the first story which revealed the Coalition’s robodebt scheme was flawed and grossly unfair at the tail end of 2016, the government’s media strategy was to…

Russian jets breaching NATO airspace should be shot down, Trump says

Putin has shown no signs he is prepared to end his nearly four-year war on Ukraine, betting on military escalation as the best way to force Kyiv into talks on…

Alek Manoah’s time with Toronto Blue Jays ends

TORONTO – It once seemed that Alek Manoah was the future ace of the Toronto Blue Jays. That possibility has come to a surprising end. Manoah was designated for assignment…

Australia news live: Optus fined $100m for ‘predatory’ sales practices; SA algal bloom could contain species unknown to scientists | Australia news

Optus to pay $100m fine for ‘predatory’ sales practices targeting vulnerable Australians Josh Taylor The federal court has fined Optus $100m over ‘predatory’ sales practices in 26 stores, including two…

Canada looks to repair relations with India, China as Anand to visit

Carney has sought to ease tensions with the Asian superpower that flared up under his predecessor, Justin Trudeau. US protectionism under President Donald Trump has brought Canada’s need to diversify…

Pressure is on for Blue Jays with five games left

TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays fans may be stressed out by Major League Baseball’s final week, but Kevin Gausman is relishing it. The Blue Jays lost to the Boston Red…

Australia news live: chief medical officer and TGA reject Trump’s paracetamol claims; police dog and handler injured in Melbourne collision | Australia news

Medicines regulator and nation’s chief doctor reject US paracetamol claims Natasha May Australia’s current chief medical officer, Prof Michael Kidd, and the medicines regulator say they “join with other global…