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2024-10-04 13:49:24

Leicester South reveals the Gaza war’s impact on British life
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Independent MP Shockat Adam says his election exposed the ‘chasm’ between politicians and constituentsWhen Shockat Adam, the newly elected independent MP for Leicester South, addressed his supporters at the July election count, he brought his speech to an end with a dedication – not to the constituents of the East Midlands city he now represents, but to people more than 2,000 miles away.“This is for the people of Gaza”, he said, holding a Palestinian keffiyeh aloft. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/04/leicester-south-reveals-the-gaza-wars-impact-on-british-life

2024-10-04 12:15:05

Iran’s Ali Khamenei vows Hezbollah and Hamas will not back down
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In rare public address, supreme leader defends missile attack on Israel and makes appeal for Muslim unityIran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed that Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza will emerge with new leaders and will not back down, after a wave of Israeli strikes that have killed the groups’ senior figures.In a sermon at Friday prayers in Tehran in front of tens of thousands – a rare public address – Khamenei defended the ballistic missile attack on Israel this week that Iran has said was in retaliation for the deaths of the Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah and the Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/04/iran-ali-khamenei-hezbollah-hamas-lebanon-gaza-israel

2024-10-04 11:00:43

Bianca Williams stop and search officers given jobs back at Met
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Two officers reinstated after winning appeal against ruling they had lied about smelling cannabis during searchTwo former Metropolitan police officers have been given their jobs back after winning an appeal against a ruling that they lied by saying they could smell cannabis during a stop and search of the British athlete Bianca Williams and her partner in 2020.More details soon … Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/04/bianca-williams-stop-and-search-officers-given-jobs-back-at-met

2024-10-04 10:49:47

Boris Johnson calls for referendum on leaving ECHR
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Move over European convention on human rights likely to put pressure on Tory leadership candidates to follow suitBoris Johnson has called for a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European convention on human rights, a move likely to increase pressure on those vying for the Conservative leadership to follow suit.The former prime minister told the Daily Telegraph there was a “strong case” for a vote on the ECHR, which some Tories blame for hampering their efforts to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/04/boris-johnson-calls-for-referendum-on-leaving-echr

2024-10-04 10:49:16

Chris Packham appointed to board of Climate Emergency Fund
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Exclusive: Announcing new role, naturalist and broadcaster says ‘faceless’ CEOs need to be ‘called out’Climate activists need to stop blocking roads and start holding fossil fuel executives personally to account, Chris Packham has said, after being appointed to the board of one of the biggest activist funds in the world.The naturalist and broadcaster is the first non-US-based director of the Climate Emergency Fund, which has given almost $15m (£11.4m) to activists taking part in non-violent civil disobedience around the world since 2019. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/04/chris-packham-appointed-to-board-of-climate-emergency-fund

2024-10-04 09:43:40

‘You can’t beat a bit of Bully!’: Andrew Flintoff to host Bullseye Xmas special
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Former England cricket captain to take place of Jim Bowen in revival of darts-themed gameshowAndrew Flintoff is to relaunch his television hosting career by fronting a one-off Christmas special of the gameshow Bullseye.It will be the former England cricket captain’s first presenting role since he was airlifted from a serious car accident while filming Top Gear in December 2022. The crash left him with facial injuries and broken ribs. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/04/andrew-flintoff-to-host-bullseye-xmas-special

2024-10-04 09:31:42

Weather tracker: Hurricane Helene leaves trail of death and devastation
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Deadliest mainland hurricane to strike US since Katrina caused widespread flooding and major power outagesHurricane Helene hit the Florida coastline last week as a category 4 hurricane with mean wind speeds of 140mph, making it the strongest hurricane on record to hit the Florida big bend region. It carried on northwards through several states in the south-eastern US, causing significant devastation. Two hundred people are known to have died, making it the deadliest mainland hurricane to strike the US since Katrina in 2005.Rapid weakening occurred as Helene made its way inland, becoming a category 2 hurricane by the time it reached Georgia on Friday morning, then weakening further to a tropical storm later on Friday. Despite weakening, the storm continued to bring huge amounts of rainfall and strong winds to Georgia and other states including South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/04/weather-tracker-hurricane-helene-death-and-devastation-georgia-north-carolina

2024-10-04 08:57:53

‘Don’t do it again,’ Miliband tells Labour over £30,000 breakfast with minister
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Party offered company bosses event with business secretary, but Ed Miliband says Jonathan Reynolds knew nothing of itEd Miliband has urged his party to stop selling access to senior government ministers, after it emerged Labour had offered company bosses breakfast with the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, for up to £30,000.The energy secretary defended his cabinet colleague on Friday, saying he knew nothing about the breakfast, details of which were revealed by the Sun on Thursday night. Labour officials say the business breakfast is not currently going ahead. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/04/dont-do-it-again-miliband-tells-labour-over-30000-breakfast-with-minister

2024-10-04 08:16:54

Politicians flying less or cutting out meat is ‘missing link’ in climate action
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Exclusive: Study suggests people more willing to reduce own carbon footprint if they see leaders doing the samePolitical leaders “walking the talk” on climate action by flying less or eating less meat could be a “crucial missing link” in fighting global heating, according to a study.Researchers found that people are significantly more willing to reduce their own carbon footprint if they see leaders doing the same. The finding, by psychologists in the UK, was not a given, as green action by high-profile people can sometimes be dismissed as virtue signalling. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/04/politicians-flying-less-cutting-out-meat-missing-link-climate-action-study

2024-10-04 06:57:06

PM introduces Tu Le as Labor challenger for western Sydney seat of Fowler
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Candidate passed over in 2022 when former Labor senator Kristina Keneally was parachuted into seat before losing to independent Dai LeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has set up the electoral battle for Fowler that could have taken place in 2022, announcing Tu Le as its candidate to take on the popular independent Dai Le.Tu Le was considered the shoo-in for preselection in the western Sydney seat, having won the backing of the former long-term Labor MP Chris Hayes before his retirement ahead of the last election.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/04/tu-le-labor-mp-fowler-western-sydney-seat-anthony-albanese

2024-10-04 04:56:19

Israel may launch ‘symbolic’ attack on Iran nuclear facilities, says Ehud Barak
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Israeli former prime minister says in interview it is too late to significantly set back Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, and that a ‘massive’ attack on Iran’s oil facilities is likelyMiddle East crisis: live updates Israel is likely to mount a large-scale airstrike against Iran’s oil industry and possibly a symbolic attack on a military target related to its nuclear programme, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak has predicted.Barak said there was no doubt there would be an Israeli military response to Iran’s assault on Tuesday with over 180 ballistic missiles, most of which were intercepted, but some landed on and around densely populated areas and Israeli military bases. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/04/israel-may-launch-symbolic-attack-on-iran-nuclear-facilities-says-ehud-barak

2024-10-04 04:16:03

Carmakers ramp up pressure on chancellor for EV sales subsidies
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Bosses say cost of complying with zero-emission vehicle mandate is ‘astronomical, and unsustainable’UK electric car sales hit a record high in September, even as bosses from big carmakers told the chancellor that government targets were putting too much pressure on the industry.The British industry sold 56,300 electric cars during the month, the highest on record, according to preliminary data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), a lobby group. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/04/carmakers-ramp-up-pressure-on-chancellor-for-ev-sales-subsidies

2024-10-04 01:36:58

West Bank: 18 reported killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas figure
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Palestinian security services say attack on Tulkarm refugee camp is deadliest on West Bank in 24 yearsMiddle East crisis: latest updatesAt least 18 people were killed in a West Bank refugee camp, the Palestinian health ministry has said, following an airstrike that the Israeli military claimed killed a local Hamas leader.A source within the Palestinian security services told the AFP news agency that the attack was the deadliest in the West Bank since 2000. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/04/israel-west-bank-refugee-camp-tulkarm-strike-death-toll

2024-10-03 19:28:18

Republican former election clerk jailed for nine years over voter interference
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Tina Peters, who was lauded by election deniers, convicted over scheme inspired by false claims about 2020 resultA judge sentenced a former Colorado county clerk to nine years behind bars on Thursday for leading a voting system data-breach scheme inspired by the rampant false claims that fraud altered the 2020 presidential outcome.Tina Peters became a hero to election deniers after she allowed a man affiliated with pillow salesman and election-lie trafficker Mike Lindell to misuse a security card to access to the Mesa County election system. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/03/tina-peters-election-colorado

2024-10-03 18:48:58

Biden says US ‘discussing’ possible Israeli plans to attack Iran’s oil industry
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President’s off-the-cuff remark outside White House over possible retaliation triggers global oil price riseMiddle East crisis – live updatesJoe Biden has said that his administration has been “discussing” possible Israeli plans to attack Iran’s oil industry in retaliation for the Iranian ballistic missile attack on Tuesday.Biden’s off-the-cuff remark did not make clear whether his administration was holding internal discussions or talking directly to Israel, nor did clarify what his attitude was to such an attack. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/biden-says-us-discussing-possible-israeli-plans-to-attack-irans-oil-industry

2024-10-03 18:27:15

Lebanese healthcare workers fearful as growing numbers killed in strikes
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At least 50 paramedics have been killed in Lebanon over the last two weeksThe airstrikes started just before noon. The injured and the dead quickly followed. As the ground in the southern Lebanese town of Marjayoun began to shake from the relentless approach of Israeli bombs, Shoshan Mazraani let her muscle memory take over.As the emergency room director of its public hospital, she was well versed in the grim logistics of the triage procedures that follow a bombing. Then after five hours of gruelling work, the din of the emergency room was interrupted by a long whistle. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/lebanese-healthcare-workers-fearful-as-growing-numbers-killed-in-strikes

2024-10-03 18:27:14

Israel orders evacuation of southern Lebanese city as Beirut strikes continue
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People of Nabatieh are told to leave, adding to mass displacement, and multiple airstrikes are heard in capitalThe Israeli military ordered evacuations of a Lebanese city and other communities north of a UN-declared buffer zone on Thursday, signalling that it may widen a ground operation launched earlier this week against the militant group Hezbollah.Israel told people to leave Nabatieh, a provincial capital in southern Lebanon, and several towns and villages north of the Litani River, which formed the northern edge of the border zone established by the UN security council after the 2006 war in a resolution that both sides have accused the other of violating. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/israel-orders-evacuation-of-southern-lebanese-city-nabatieh

2024-10-03 17:11:42

France’s 31-year treasure hunt for a buried owl statue finally ends
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Conclusion of search launched by 1993 picture puzzle book leaves chouetteurs with mixed emotionsSomewhere in France, a small statuette of a bird in flight has emerged from the soil in which it has lain buried for more than three decades. The quest for the golden owl, one of the world’s longest-running treasure hunts, appears finally to be over.“A potentially winning solution is being verified,” read a post on the hunt’s official chatline, published at 6.11am on Thursday. “No more solutions may be submitted. Further information will be communicated as soon as possible.” Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/france-treasure-hunt-buried-owl-statue-ends

2024-10-03 17:11:40

MPs to vote for first time on assisted dying bill in parliament
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Labour MP Kim Leadbeater says bill will give terminally ill adults choice and ensure stronger protections for loved ones• Too many people have been condemned to die in misery and pain. My assisted dying bill can change thatA bill to introduce assisted dying will come before parliament this month giving MPs their first chance to vote on the controversial and divisive issue for almost a decade, potentially paving the way to a change in the law.The Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said her private member’s bill would give terminally ill, eligible adults a choice at the end of life to shorten their deaths and ensure stronger protections for them and their loved ones in the aftermath. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/03/mps-vote-first-time-assisted-dying-bill-uk-parliament

2024-10-03 16:08:55

Yazidi woman kidnapped by IS freed from Gaza after decade in captivity
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Officials say US, Israel, Jordan and Iraq involved in rescue of 21-year-old who had been captured in IraqA 21-year-old woman kidnapped by Islamic State militants in Iraq more than a decade ago has been freed from Gaza in an operation led by the US.The operation this week also involved Israel, Jordan and Iraq, according to officials. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/yazidi-woman-islamic-state-freed-gaza-iraq

2024-10-03 16:08:54

Met officer gave ‘false’ account to justify shooting dead unarmed man, jury told
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Martyn Blake accused of getting key details wrong in account of shooting of Chris Kaba in 2022A police officer accused of murder gave a “false” and “exaggerated” account to justify shooting dead an unarmed man in a stationary car, a jury has been told.Martyn Blake, a Metropolitan police firearms officer, was accused of getting key details of his account wrong after shooting Chris Kaba once in the head. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/03/met-officer-gave-false-account-to-justify-shooting-dead-unarmed-man-jury-told

2024-10-03 11:51:52

Typhoon Krathon hits Taiwan, killing two people and wreaking destruction
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Several missing and more than 120 injured after storm makes landfall in Kaohsiung, with authorities pleading for people to stay insideTyphoon Krathon has made landfall in Taiwan, bringing destructive wind and rain to the island’s second biggest city.The storm has killed at least two people with another several reported missing and more than 120 injured. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/typhoon-krathon-makes-landfall-in-taiwan

2024-10-03 10:21:52

Six people killed in Israeli strike on central Beirut as 1.2 million in Lebanon displaced by invasion | First Thing
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Lebanese health ministry says another seven were injured in attack on district of Bachoura. Plus, the hunger emergency in HaitiGood morning.Israeli airstrikes on a central Beirut medical centre have killed at least six people and wounded seven, Lebanese health officials said, adding that a further 46 people had been killed in Israeli attacks on the city in the previous 24 hours.How many have been displaced in Lebanon? The Lebanese caretaker environment minister, Nasser Yassin, said the number of people displaced in Lebanon had exceeded 1.2 million.What is the US view of the escalating Middle East conflict? On Wednesday the president, Joe Biden, said he would not support an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites, as the US sought to temper Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack on Tuesday and contain a rapidly escalating regional conflict. Israel vowed to respond to Iran. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/03/first-thing-six-people-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-central-beirut-as-12-million-in-lebanon-displaced-by-invasion

2024-10-03 09:38:46

Starmer repaid freebies to restore trust in politics, minister says
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Sarah Jones suggests PM believes he should be held to higher standards now he is in governmentUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has repaid thousands of pounds in freebies to restore trust in politics, a minister has said as she ruled out accepting more hospitality.Sarah Jones, the industry minister, said the prime minister’s motivation for repaying the money was “to do more to make people trust politicians”. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/03/starmer-repaid-freebies-to-restore-trust-in-politics-minister-says

2024-10-03 06:53:41

AFP launches ‘prohibited symbols’ taskforce after Hezbollah flags seen at Melbourne rally
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The federal police say Operation Ardvarna will investigate at least nine allegations of symbols being displayedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian federal police has launched a taskforce to investigate at least nine allegations of prohibited symbols being displayed in Victoria, in response to Hezbollah flags being flown at pro-Palestine and Lebanon protests on Sunday.In a statement, the AFP said Operation Ardvarna would investigate the display of prohibited symbols “while potentially inciting or advocating violence, or hatred, based on race and religion”. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/03/afp-launches-prohibited-symbols-taskforce-after-hezbollah-flags-seen-at-melbourne-rally-ntwnfb

2024-10-03 05:24:08

Organisers ditch plan for pro-Palestine vigil in Sydney on 7 October and push for Sunday protest in Hyde Park
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Police had opposed events being held at Town Hall on 6 and 7 October and launched supreme court action to have them ruled unlawfulFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOrganisers of pro-Palestine events planned for Sydney’s long weekend have agreed to cancel a controversial vigil scheduled for Monday 7 October but are pushing ahead with plans to rally on Sunday.New South Wales police this week launched a supreme court action to have both events deemed unlawful, citing concerns over expected crowd size and potential hazards including “planter boxes” at Town Hall. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/03/sydney-pro-palestine-october-7-vigil-cancelled-hyde-park-rally-sunday-ntwnfb

2024-10-03 05:05:28

Mother of six-year-old girl killed in buggy crash labels driver’s sentence a ‘slap in the face’
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Damien Gibson handed five-year jail term after all-terrain vehicle carrying seven children rolled on Gippsland farmFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe mother of a six-year-old girl who was killed in a buggy rollover says the five-year jail term handed to the driver was a “slap in the face”.Olivia Stevens was one of seven children, all aged under 10, who were onboard the buggy without helmets or seatbelts when it crashed on 11 September 2021.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/03/olivia-stevens-death-damien-gibson-jailed-victoria-buggy-crash-ntwnfb

2024-10-03 03:06:49

Israeli strikes kill six in central Beirut as blasts heard across Lebanon’s capital
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Strike on medical centre is the second attack on the centre of Lebanon’s capital this week and comes after the IDF suffered their deadliest day against Hezbollah since 8 OctoberMiddle East crisis: live updatesAnalysis: After a fortnight of military triumph, what is Israel’s endgame?Israeli strikes on a central Beirut medical centre have killed at least six people, after Israel’s military suffered its deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes with Iran-backed Hezbollah.Residents in Beirut heard a missile flying above the city before hearing the sound of the explosion. Videos showed the floor of an apartment building burning. Residents living in nearby areas began to flee, driving away quickly in scooters and cars. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/israel-strikes-beirut-lebanon-death-toll-hezbollah-war

2024-10-03 02:07:38

Melania Trump’s abortion views baffle both sides: ‘Hard to follow the logic’
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In her memoir, former first lady has voiced support for the procedure, the right to which was overturned by a court of her husband’s justicesThe revelation on Wednesday evening that Melania Trump’s forthcoming memoir includes a full-throated defense of abortion rights, an issue her husband Donald Trump has repeatedly flip-flopped on during his presidential campaign, left people on both sides of the issue less than impressed.“Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body,” Melania Trump wrote in her memoir. “I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life.” Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/02/melania-trump-abortion-views-revelation-reaction

2024-10-03 01:24:17

Nibi the beaver sees dam of unwavering support as rescuers try to stop her release into wild
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Massachusetts court to decide whether internet-famous ‘diva’ beaver will stay with rescuers or be released into wildWhether a two-year-old beaver named Nibi gets to stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into the wild as winter approaches in Massachusetts has ended up in court – and caused such an uproar that even the governor has weighed in.“To literally see people from around the world come together to protect this beaver is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen in my life,” said Adam Teper, an attorney representing Nibi’s rescuers. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/02/nibi-beaver-release-massachusetts-court

2024-10-02 21:18:39

Melania Trump passionately defends abortion rights in upcoming memoir
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Exclusive: ‘I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life’, former first lady writes in memoir Melania Trump made an extraordinary declaration in an eagerly awaited memoir to be published a month from election day: she is a passionate supporter of a woman’s right to control her own body – including the right to abortion.“It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children, based on their own convictions, free from any intervention or pressure from the government,” the Republican nominee’s wife writes, amid a campaign in which Donald Trump’s threats to women’s reproductive rights have played a central role. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/02/melania-trump-memoir-defends-abortion-rights

2024-10-02 21:07:09

Walz says Vance was ‘gaslighting’ public about Trump’s record in debate
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Democratic vice-presidential candidate calls opponent a ‘slick talker’ in first comments on Tuesday’s televised clashSchool shootings, childcare and cost of living: key takeaways from the Walz-Vance debateThe day after the only vice-presidential debate this year, Democrat Tim Walz called his Republican challenger, JD Vance, a “slick talker” who was trying to rewrite history and gaslight people about Donald Trump’s record.During a rally in York, Pennsylvania, Walz made his first public comments on the debate, which polls show was essentially a tie between the two vice-presidential candidates. The Minnesota governor was on a tour through the swing state Wednesday. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/02/walz-vance-debate-gaslighting-trump-record

2024-10-02 20:10:52

After a fortnight of military triumph, what is Israel’s endgame?
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Hawks argue Tehran’s missile assault gives legitimacy to a direct attack on Iran – but would ‘wars and wars and wars’ guarantee greater security?Israel is enjoying a moment of military and intelligence triumph. Over two weeks, it has killed an “archenemy” in his secret bunker, decimated Hezbollah’s leadership, blown up the militant group’s communications networks and parts of its arsenal and humbled its sponsor, Iran.As its ground troops marched into Lebanon, Israel fended off a large-scale Iranian ballistic missile attack with backing from the US and other allies. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/02/after-a-fortnight-of-military-triumph-what-is-israels-endgame

2024-10-02 18:50:17

US won’t support Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, says Biden
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Top Israeli diplomat at UN warns his country’s retaliation for Iranian missile attack will be heavier than Tehran ‘could ever have imagined’Joe Biden has said he would not support an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites, as the US sought to temper Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack on Tuesday and contain a rapidly escalating regional conflict.Biden’s comments came after the top Israeli diplomat at the UN warned his country’s retaliation for an Iranian salvo of nearly 200 ballistic missiles would be heavier than Tehran “could ever have imagined”. On the same day, the Israeli chief of staff, Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, warned: “We have the capabilities to reach and strike any point in the Middle East”, a reality that Israel’s enemies would “soon understand”. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/02/us-wont-support-israeli-attack-on-irans-nuclear-sites-says-biden

2024-10-02 16:36:56

Hurricane Helene leaves thousands without clean water in its wake
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Damage to sewage systems and pipes means widespread boil water notices and conservation orders could last weeksHurricane Helene left a path of devastation behind, with storm-ravaged areas struggling to access safe water for days because flooding damaged sewage systems, wastewater treatment plants, and pipes that deliver drinking water to residents in the affected areas.Boiling water advisories and water conservation orders are in place in counties in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/02/hurricane-helene-clean-water-supply

2024-10-02 16:21:10

Windrush pioneer Alford Gardner dies aged 98
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Son recalls Buckingham Palace visit where father’s portrait was unveiled to celebrate 75th anniversaryAlford Gardner, one of the last remaining Windrush passengers who once said he “didn’t expect to be a part of history,” has died. He was 98.Gardner, born in Jamaica, became a pioneering member of the Windrush generation of Caribbean migrants who marked the symbolic beginning of a multicultural Britain. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/02/windrush-pioneer-alford-gardner-dies-aged-98

2024-10-02 16:05:51

Keir Starmer pays back £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality
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Prime minister is covering cost of Taylor Swift tickets and designer clothing rental agreement after donations rowKeir Starmer has paid back more than £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality he received since entering No 10 after a row over ministerial donations, Downing Street has said.The prime minister is covering the cost of six Taylor Swift tickets, four to the races and a clothing rental agreement with a high-end designer favoured by his wife, Victoria Starmer. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/02/keir-starmer-pays-back-6000-worth-of-gifts-and-hospitality

2024-10-02 15:46:36

Better Man: see Robbie Williams as a CGI monkey in first trailer for biopic
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Bizarre but critically acclaimed film from director Michael Gracey is set for a Christmas Day releaseRobbie Williams fans have been given the first proper glimpse of one of history’s strangest biopics: a retelling of his rise to fame with the Stoke pop singer portrayed by a CGI monkey.Better Man, due for release on Christmas Day before a wider release on 17 January, is directed by Michael Gracey, who helmed The Greatest Showman and turned it into a $435m-grossing, pop chart-topping hit. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/02/better-man-see-robbie-williams-as-a-cgi-monkey-in-first-trailer-for-biopic

2024-10-02 15:32:08

Noise from new Hobart AFL stadium will ruin symphony orchestra’s historic concert hall, CEO fears
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Caroline Sharpen says ‘there’s no precedent in the world’ for a concert hall having to deal with 23,000-seat stadium just 170 metres from its stageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe $775m bid to bring an Aussie Rules team to Tasmania will place the state’s symphony orchestra in an unenviable world-first position, which could threaten its future existence.The plan to build a home for the newly formed Tasmanian Devils AFL team will see a 23,000 seat capacity sports and music stadium constructed on a historic Hobart foreshore site just 40 metres from the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s purpose-built performing and recording headquarters, the Federation Concert Hall.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/oct/02/noise-from-new-hobart-afl-stadium-will-ruin-symphony-orchestras-historic-concert-hall-ceo-fears

2024-10-02 15:32:06

Miles vows Queensland households will always have cheapest power in mainland national electricity market if Labor wins
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Premier promises to create ‘energy price guarantee’ if his party retains government at state electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s premier, Steven Miles, will promise his state’s households they will always have the cheapest power prices of all mainland states in the national electricity market if Labor is elected this month.Miles announced on Wednesday that he would set up a second state-owned power retailer, akin to Ergon, which operates in regional Queensland.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/03/miles-vows-queensland-households-will-always-have-cheapest-power-in-mainland-national-electricity-market-if-labor-wins

2024-10-02 13:30:45

Teachers stabbed by 13-year-old girl at Welsh school thought they were ‘going to die’
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Jury at teenager’s trial hears about playground attack in April at school in Ammanford, CamarthanshireTwo teachers who were repeatedly stabbed by a 13-year-old girl in a school playground in south Wales believed they were going to be killed in the attack, a jury has heard.Fiona Elias, an assistant headteacher, said that when the teenager began stabbing her during the morning breaktime at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, she thought: “I’m going to die.” Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/02/school-stabbing-ammanford-wales

2024-10-02 11:16:42

Former Nintendo factory in Kyoto opens as nostalgia-fuelled gaming museum
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Museum features consoles from 1983’s Famicom to 2017’s Switch, as well as honouring Nintendo’s pre-video-game eraTraditionally, visitors to Kyoto in October come for momijigari, the turning of the autumn leaves in the city’s picturesque parks. This autumn, however, there is a new draw: a Nintendo museum.The new attraction, which opens on Wednesday, is best described as a chapel of video game nostalgia. Upstairs, Nintendo’s many video game consoles, from 1983’s Famicom through 1996’s Nintendo 64 to 2017’s Switch, are displayed reverently alongside their most famous games. On the back wall, visitors can also peer at toys, playing cards and other artefacts from the Japanese company’s pre-video-game history, stretching back to its founding as a hanafuda playing card manufacturer in 1889. Downstairs, there are interactive exhibits with comically gigantic controllers and floor-projected playing cards. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/oct/02/former-nintendo-factory-in-kyoto-opens-as-nostalgia-fuelled-gaming-museum

2024-10-02 10:31:37

WA Labor government accused of shelving climate laws after priorities list circulates
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Bill to formalise state net zero target for 2050 left off list of legislative goals ahead of March electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Western Australian Labor government has been accused of shelving plans to introduce climate change laws before a state election next March after it left the bill off a list of legislation it hopes to pass.The absence of the climate bill – from the list of 14 legislative priorities circulated with the Liberal party and crossbench MPs – reignited claims that WA Labor is in thrall to the gas industry and failing to address the climate crisis. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/02/western-australia-labor-government-accused-of-shelving-climate-legislation-emissions-target-roger-cook

2024-10-02 08:14:38

Walz and Vance embrace an endangered US political species: agreement
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A Maga lion in sheep’s clothing and a coach with debate nerves brought brief hope of civility returning to politicsThere was a strange feeling as the vice-presidential debate got under way in the CBS News studios on Tuesday night that only intensified as 90 minutes of detailed policy discussion unfolded: was the United States in danger of regaining its sanity?After weeks and months of being assailed by Donald Trump’s dystopian evocation of a country on the verge of self-destruction, amplified by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s dire warnings of democracy in peril, here was something very different. The two vice-presidential nominees were embracing that most endangered of American political species: agreement. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/02/trump-vance-vp-debate-analysis

2024-10-02 07:37:18

British forces involved in defending Israel from Iranian attack, says Healey
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Defence secretary says UK military ‘played part in attempts to prevent further escalation in the Middle East’Middle East crisis – latest news updatesBritish forces were involved in thwarting Iran’s missile attack against Israel, the UK’s defence secretary has suggested.In a carefully worded statement on Tuesday night, John Healey said: “British forces have this evening played their part in attempts to prevent further escalation in the Middle East.” Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/02/british-forces-involved-defending-israel-iran-attack-healey

2024-10-02 06:28:49

Wednesday briefing: What Iran’s attack on Israel means for the Middle East
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In today’s newsletter: Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran “will pay” for launching almost 200 ballistic missiles across Israel, in sharp escalation of conflict• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.Iran launched a wave of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening in retaliation to a series of attacks against its proxies. Officials in Tehran cited the assassinations of top Hezbollah and Hamas commanders – including Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed on Friday – and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.US election | JD Vance refused to say whether Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and sidestepped questions over whether he would certify a Trump loss this autumn, bringing out sharp attacks by his Democratic opponent, Tim Walz, during the vice-presidential debate last night.Surveillance | UK government ministers have been warned not to resurrect Conservative plans to tackle welfare fraud by launching mass algorithmic surveillance of bank accounts. Rights and privacy groups fear the government is poised to deliver a “snooper’s charter” using automation and possibly AI to crack down on benefit cheating and mistakes that cost £10bn a year.UK news | A 14-year-old girl was left with potentially life-changing injuries while a 16-year-old boy was in hospital after a substance – believed to be acidic – was thrown at them by a male who approached them on the street outside their London school, police have said.Lucy Letby | A senior doctor said he was “ashamed” he failed to stop the nurse Lucy Letby from harming babies and that police should have been contacted a year earlier. John Gibbs told a public inquiry that doctors received “very firm pushback” from senior nurses when they raised growing suspicions about Letby in early 2016.Space | A comet that has not been seen from Earth since Neanderthals were alive has reappeared in the sky, with astronomers saying it might be visible to the naked eye. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/02/wednesday-briefing-first-edition-iran-missile-attack-israel-middle-east

2024-10-02 06:15:18

Underworld wars relived as ‘Lawyer X’ Nicola Gobbo speaks to Melbourne court by video link
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Barrister-turned-informer began giving evidence to supreme court on Wednesday in trial against Victoria policeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMelbourne’s underworld wars have returned to the courtroom as Nicola Gobbo described her earliest interactions with gangland clients like Tony Mokbel.The barrister-turned-informer began giving evidence to the supreme court in Melbourne on Wednesday for day three of her judge-alone civil trial against Victoria police. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/02/nicola-gobbo-supreme-court-lawyer-x-victoria-police-alleged-negligence-trial-ntwnfb

2024-10-02 06:15:17

Trump aides believe a polished JD Vance made campaign more palatable
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Trump campaign feels that a strong performance in the vice-presidential debate reset Vance’s image and narrative with weeks until the electionWalz and Vance clash over abortion and immigration in vice-presidential debateSchool shootings, childcare and cost of living: key takeaways from the debateDonald Trump’s senior aides saw JD Vance as having a slick debate performance over Tim Walz, according to people close to Trump, that made his campaign appear palatable despite the former president’s increasingly caustic threats such as vowing to prosecute his perceived enemies.The campaign aides also believed that Vance reset the narrative over his image and likely came across in a more favorable light to undecided voters after a brutal few months of being hammered for making disparaging remarks about women as “childless cat ladies”. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/02/vp-debate-jd-vance-performance-trump-campaign

2024-10-02 05:52:14

School shootings, childcare and cost of living: key takeaways from the Walz-Vance debate
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As the Middle East spiraled towards full-scale war, the US vice-presidential debate focused largely on domestic issuesAs the Middle East spiraled towards full-scale war, the US vice presidential debate focused largely on domestic issues, like school shootings and the cost of housing, healthcare, and childcare.The CBS News debate moderators largely declined to fact-check JD Vance or Tim Walz, asking them instead to respond to each other. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/01/trump-vance-vp-debate-highlights

2024-10-02 04:17:59

EU pushes Keir Starmer to open door to youth mobility scheme as PM heads to Brussels
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European politicians said to believe such a scheme would be a ‘token of good faith’ in EU-UK relationshipKeir Starmer is under pressure to signal that he is open to a European youth mobility scheme as he travels to Brussels for the first time as prime minister.Starmer will hold his first bilateral meeting with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, at lunchtime on Wednesday. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/02/eu-pushes-keir-starmer-to-open-door-to-youth-mobility-scheme-as-pm-heads-to-brussels

2024-10-02 03:26:00

Typhoon Krathon: Taiwan shuts down as it braces for storm’s landfall
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Schools, offices and financial markets shut as authorities urge people to stay home and tens of thousands of troops are put on standbyTaiwan shut offices, schools and financial markets ahead of the arrival of a weakening Typhoon Krathon, which is forecast to bring storm surges along the coast and torrential rain.The government in the key port city of Kaohsiung, right on the path of the eye of the storm, told people on Wednesday to stay at home and away from the sea, rivers and mountains, warning of a repeat of 1977’s Typhoon Thelma which killed 37 people and devastated the city of 2.7 million. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/02/typhoon-krathon-taiwan-shuts-down-as-it-braces-for-storms-landfall

2024-10-02 01:15:09

Texas man executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989
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Garcia White, convicted in killings of Annette and Bernette Edwards, sixth person put to death in US in the last 11 daysA Texas man convicted of fatally stabbing twin 16-year-old girls more than three decades ago was executed on Tuesday evening.Garcia Glenn White was pronounced dead at 6.56pm CDT following a chemical injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was condemned for the December 1989 killings of Annette and Bernette Edwards. The bodies of the twin girls and their mother, Bonita Edwards, were found in their Houston apartment. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/01/texas-execution-garcia-glenn-white

2024-10-01 23:45:04

Targeted support could reduce infant mortality gap across England, study finds
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Researchers say interventions could address key factors, such as smoking, but ‘structural changes’ also neededFour key factors have been identified that together account for more than one-third of the inequalities in infant deaths between the most and least deprived areas of England.Researchers say targeted interventions to address these factors – teenage pregnancy, maternal depression, preterm birth and smoking during pregnancy – could go a significant way to reduce inequalities, although higher-level structural changes to address socioeconomic inequality will also be necessary. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/oct/02/targeted-support-could-reduce-infant-mortality-gap-across-england-study-finds

2024-10-01 20:47:01

Israel vows to retaliate after Iran launches unprecedented missile attack
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Iran sends more than 180 ballistic missiles in dramatic escalation of conflictIsrael has vowed to retaliate after Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at targets across Israel on Tuesday evening, in a dramatic escalation of a conflict that appeared to be spiralling out of control.The unprecedented Iranian salvo of more than 180 ballistic missiles came less than 24 hours after Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the largest ground incursion into southern Lebanon in a generation. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/01/israel-vows-to-retaliate-after-iran-launches-unprecedented-missile-attack

2024-10-01 20:15:59

‘Defeated and ineffective’: US reacts to Iran’s missile attack on Israel
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Joe Biden directs US military to aid Israel’s defense against Iran and shoot down missiles targeting IsraelJoe Biden has directed the US military to aid Israel’s defense against Iranian attacks and shoot down any missiles targeting Israel, the White House said on Tuesdayafter Tehran launched a wave of ballistic missiles against Israel.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that the missile attack was conducted in retaliation for Israel’s killings of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and Iranian Revolutionary Guard deputy commander Abbas Nilforoushan. US destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean Sea destroyed several Iranian missiles, US defense officials said. Vessels currently in the region include the USS Arleigh Burke, USS Cole and USS Bulkeley. Additional destroyers are in the Red Sea. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/01/biden-reaction-iran-israel-attacks

2024-10-01 18:29:40

Some civil servants so bad they should be in prison, says Kemi Badenoch
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Tory leadership contender claims at party conference that a minority leak official secrets and undermine ministersKemi Badenoch has said at the Conservative party conference that she believes up to 10% of civil servants are so bad they should be in prison, claiming they leak official secrets and “agitate” against ministers.At a fringe event at the conference in Birmingham, the Tory leadership contender said she did not want to criticise all civil servants but said there were a few who were obstructive. “There’s about 5-10% of them who are very, very bad. You know, should-be-in-prison bad,” Badenoch said. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/01/some-civil-servants-should-be-in-prison-says-kemi-badenoch

2024-10-01 15:09:46

Alpine dingoes at risk of extinction after Victorian government extends right to cull
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At least 468 shot by government controllers last year out of an estimated population of as few as 2,640 in the state’s east, advocates sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTraditional owners and dingo advocates say a Victorian government decision extending the right to kill dingoes on private and public land until 2028 could threaten local populations with extinction.A government order, which took effect on Tuesday, declared dingoes were “unprotected wildlife” under the state’s Wildlife Act. The ruling means dingoes can be killed by trapping, poisoning or shooting across large parts of eastern Victoria, despite being listed as threatened under the state’s Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/02/alpine-dingoes-at-risk-of-extinction-after-victorian-government-extends-right-to-cull

2024-10-01 14:56:51

Gavin Creel, Tony award-winning Broadway veteran, dies at 48
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Actor, who appeared in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Waitress, Hair and Hello, Dolly!, has died of a rare form of cancerGavin Creel, a Broadway musical theater veteran who won a Tony award for Hello, Dolly! opposite Bette Midler and earned nominations for Hair and Thoroughly Modern Millie, died Monday of a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He was 48.Publicist Matt Polk said Creel died at his home in Manhattan of metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma. He was diagnosed in July of this year. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/oct/01/gavin-creel-dies-broadway

2024-10-01 08:36:46

Many feared dead after fire on school bus in Thailand
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Up to 25 students and teachers feared dead after blaze that reportedly started after burst tyre caused vehicle to crashA devastating fire has torn through a bus carrying 44 students and teachers on a school trip outside Bangkok, with up to 25 feared dead.The Thai prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, said there were fatalities and offered condolences to the victims’ families. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/01/many-feared-dead-after-fire-on-school-bus-in-thailand

2024-10-01 05:06:28

ABC managing director apologises to staff who experienced racism after review reveals ‘disturbing’ treatment
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Review led by Indigenous lawyer Dr Terri Janke spoke to 120 current and former staff, with all but one saying they had personally experienced racism at the national broadcasterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastABC managing director David Anderson has apologised to ABC staff who experienced racism at the public broadcaster after “disturbing” details of their treatment were revealed by an review into racism.Anderson has committed the ABC to accept in principle all 15 recommendations made in the Listen Loudly, Act Strongly review, led by Indigenous lawyer Dr Terri Janke, a Wuthathi, Yadhaighana and Meriam woman. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/01/abc-managing-director-apologises-to-staff-who-experienced-racism-after-review-reveals-disturbing-treatment

2024-10-01 01:27:19

Burke accuses Dutton of trying to ‘throw kerosene’ on public debate over Middle East
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Home affairs minister says he will cancel visas of people waving Hezbollah flags at rallies if they are not Australian citizensFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHome affairs minister Tony Burke has accused Peter Dutton of seeking to “raise the temperature” of public debate over conflict in the Middle East, after protests on the weekend included some people holding the Hezbollah flag.The opposition leader on Monday suggested parliament should be recalled to enact new anti-terror laws that would cover such actions, if it was not already illegal.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/01/peter-dutton-tony-burke-hezbollah-flags-middle-east-visas-israel-lebanon-gaza-war

2024-10-01 00:53:18

Israeli military says it is carrying out ‘limited’ ground operation targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon
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IDF says it has launched raids on villages close to the border ‘that pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities’, as Lebanon says Israeli strikes have killed 95 people in past 24 hoursMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli military has begun a “limited, localised and targeted” ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, it has said, as it continued shelling areas close to the border and carrying out airstrikes on the capital, Beirut.“The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] began limited, localised, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon,” the military said in a statement on X early on Tuesday. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/01/israel-lebanon-attack-hezbollah-ground-operation-war-latest

2024-09-30 23:11:57

Starmer urged to help households as energy bills rise by £149 a year
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Resolution Foundation research shows 7.7m households likely to struggle to heat homes this winterKeir Starmer has been urged to intervene to help households tackle rising gas and electricity bills this winter, as average energy bills rise by £149 a year from Tuesday.The Resolution Foundation thinktank said the prime minister must “do more to support vulnerable households” no longer eligible for winter fuel payments – as well as those who were never eligible – after its research found 7.7 million households were likely to struggle to heat their homes this winter. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/oct/01/starmer-urged-to-help-households-as-energy-bills-rise-by-149-a-year

2024-09-30 22:00:58

Rudy Giuliani’s daughter backs Harris and grieves ‘loss of my dad to Trump’
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Caroline Rose Giuliani decries ‘destructive’ Trump and calls relationship with father ‘cartoonishly complicated’Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, has won the endorsement of Rudy Giuliani’s daughter, who declared: “I’ve been grieving the loss of my dad to [Donald] Trump. I cannot bear to lose our country to him too.”Caroline Rose Giuliani was writing in Vanity Fair, where she lamented how her father, who was once the former president’s personal attorney and trusted adviser, became caught up in the “destructive trail” and chaos of the Trump administration and its aftermath. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/30/rudy-giuliani-daughter-supports-harris

2024-09-30 20:39:10

Russia’s defence spending to rise by 25% next year, the highest since the cold war
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Defence and security will amount to 40% of government spending as Vladimir Putin continues war against UkraineRussia is set to increase its spending on defence by 25% in 2025, the highest since the cold war, as Vladimir Putin vows to continue his war efforts in Ukraine and further escalate his standoff with the west.The latest planned increase in spending will take Russia’s defence budget to a record 13.5tn rubles (£109bn) in 2025, according to draft budget documents published on Monday on the parliament’s website. That is about 3tn rubles more than was set aside for defence this year, which was the previous record. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/30/russias-defence-spending-to-rise-by-25-next-year-the-highest-since-the-cold-war

2024-09-30 19:37:51

Jenrick faces scrutiny over claim UK special forces ‘kill rather than capture terrorists’
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The Tory leadership candidate made the claim in a campaign video calling for the UK to leave the European convention on human rightsRobert Jenrick is facing condemnation for claiming that UK special forces are “killing rather than capturing” terrorists because of fears that European laws would free any detained assailants.In a campaign video launched on X, the Conservative leadership candidate made the statement while listing reasons for leaving the European convention on human rights. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/30/jenrick-faces-scrutiny-over-claim-uk-special-forces-kill-rather-than-capture-terrorists

2024-09-30 19:16:57

Sadiq Khan fears rise in UK hate crime linked to Middle East violence
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Exclusive: London mayor boosts counter-hate funding as British Jewish group warns of danger of ‘reprisal’ attacksSadiq Khan has warned of a potential increase in hate crime in Britain triggered by the rise in Middle East violence, as a leading British Jewish group warned of the danger of “reprisal” attacks here.The London mayor’s warning comes after a series of Israeli airstrikes against targets in Lebanon, which have killed Hezbollah’s top leaders as well as its followers, with scores of civilians feared killed also. Khan is pumping extra emergency funding into groups in London countering hate. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/30/sadiq-khan-fears-rise-in-uk-hate-linked-to-middle-east-violence

2024-09-30 18:39:53

‘Perpetual’ cruise to leave Belfast after passengers wait four months in port
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Travellers finally board Villa Vie Odyssey for three-and-a-half-year global circumnavigationMore than 100 passengers were due to finally leave Belfast on Monday on a three-year round-the-world “perpetual” cruise after being marooned unexpectedly in the city for four months.They were supposed to have set sail from the legendary Harland and Wolff dockyards in Belfast, best known as the home of the Titanic, on 30 May. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/30/cruise-ship-belfast-villa-vie-odyssey-passengers

2024-09-30 16:58:16

Trump condemned for suggesting ‘one really violent day’ to combat crime
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Republican nominee’s proposal at Pennsylvania campaign rally compared to dystopian horror film The PurgeDonald Trump has been accused of invoking plotlines similar to The Purge – a dystopian horror film in which officially sanctioned murder is occasionally legal – as a possible solution to crime in the US after saying it could be eradicated in “one really violent day”.In what was seen as an extreme display of demagoguery even by his standards, Trump drew cheers from an audience in Erie, Pennsylvania, with a picture of an out-of-control crime spree that he said could be ended “immediately” with one “real rough, nasty day”, or “one rough hour”. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/30/trump-crime-the-purge-speech

2024-09-30 15:13:09

Five things you should know about the Queensland election
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The sunshine state is heading to the polls on 26 October. Can Labor cling to government or will there be an LNP landslide?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueenslanders will go to the polls on 26 October. Here’s five things you should know. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/01/queensland-state-election-labor-liberal-polls-steven-miles-david-crisafulli

2024-09-30 14:38:11

HR McMaster on Trump claim he could end Ukraine war: ‘I don’t really buy it’
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Second of Trump’s four national security advisers says his boasts are ‘a real myth – it’s a real misunderstanding of war’A former US national security adviser during Donald Trump’s presidency has dismissed the Republican White House nominee’s boasts that he would broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine if elected in November as “a real myth”.“I don’t really buy it,” HR McMaster said Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation. “I think it’s a real myth – it’s a real misunderstanding of war – to assume that you can get a favorable political outcome without a favorable military outcome. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/30/trump-ukraine-war-plan

2024-09-30 14:38:07

Many British Jews see BBC as hostile to Israel, community leaders say
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Jewish organisations back report that finds corporation has failed to cover Middle East conflict impartiallyMiddle East crisis – live updatesMany British Jews have come to see the BBC as “institutionally hostile to Israel”, community leaders have said, as they endorsed a report that concluded the broadcaster had failed to cover the Middle East conflict with impartiality.The Board of Deputies of British Jews, the Jewish Leadership Council and the Community Security Trust, which monitors antisemitism and provides security for Jewish communities in Britain, said the broadcaster had also been defensive in its approach to complaints about the matter. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/sep/30/many-british-jews-see-bbc-as-hostile-to-israel-community-leaders-say

2024-09-30 13:24:11

Senior Tories may push for party to become pro-fracking
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Calls grow for lifting of moratorium on onshore drilling in England to become policy under new leaderUK politics live – latest updatesSenior Conservatives are considering pushing for a lifting of the moratorium on fracking in England to become party policy.At the Conservative party conference in Birmingham, MPs are reflecting on the crushing blow they were dealt at this year’s general election and coming up with policies and ideas to rebuild the party so it can win in 2029. A leadership election is taking place and candidates are laying out their ideas to MPs. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/30/senior-tories-may-push-party-pro-fracking

2024-09-30 12:08:05

Oasis announce world tour dates with concerts in the US, Canada and Mexico
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After the Gallagher brothers teased the news on billboards warning ‘be careful what you wish for’, international fans will get their bite at the year’s most fevered reunionOasis have announced that their reunion tour will take them to the US, Canada and Mexico in 2025.The band previously teased the news on billboards in New York, Toronto, Chicago and other cities. “Be careful what you wish for,” the advertisements said. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/30/oasis-announce-world-tour-dates-with-concerts-in-the-us-canada-and-mexico

2024-09-30 10:25:43

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group makes £83m offer for handbag maker Mulberry
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Sports Direct owner looks to up 37% stake to 100% amid concerns for future of cash-strapped fashion firmMike Ashley’s Frasers Group has filed a possible £83m offer to buy the luxury brand Mulberry as it expressed concerns about the future of the British handbag maker.Frasers – the owner of Sports Direct, Evans Cycles, the House of Fraser department store, luxury streetwear chain Flannels and multiple brands from Slazenger to Jack Wills – already owns a 37% stake. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/30/mike-ashleys-frasers-group-makes-83m-offer-for-handbag-maker-mulberry

2024-09-30 08:11:12

Austria’s far-right Freedom party wins most votes in election – latest updates
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The pro-Kremlin, anti-Islam FPÖ, led by Herbert Kickl, won 29.2% of votes, beating the ruling ÖVP of the chancellor, Karl Nehammer, into second placeAcademic Cas Mudde has written of the Austrian election results that the “swing is mainly WITHIN and not towards ÖVP-FPÖ.”“This is increasingly common: right-wing block wins modestly but within the right-wing block the far right wins big,” he added. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/30/austria-far-right-fpo-freedom-party-herbert-kickl-election-ovp-latest-updates

2024-09-30 08:11:12

Marine Le Pen and others from RN party to stand trial over EU ‘fake jobs’ allegations
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Far-right French presidential hopeful, who will go on trial on Monday, allegedly embezzled money from EUThe French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen and a slew of fellow National Rally (RN) chiefs will go on trial on Monday over allegations they embezzled money from the European parliament with fake jobs.For Le Pen, the hearings risk overshadowing a record performance in July’s snap parliamentary poll that handed the RN 126 seats – enough to sway prime minister Michel Barnier’s shaky minority government. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/30/marine-le-pen-and-others-from-rn-party-to-stand-trial-over-eu-fake-jobs-allegations

2024-09-30 06:37:06

‘Incestuous fantasy’: Netflix hit crime drama rekindles debate over Menendez murders
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Thousands, many born after the 1989 murders, have sprung to defence of Lyle and Erik Menendez since broadcast of MonstersIt was a crime that shocked and captivated a nation.On the night of 20 August 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez, then 21 and 18, stormed into their Beverly Hills mansion, shot their father, Jose, five times at point-blank range in the back of his head, and their mother, Kitty, nine times, including in the face as she tried to crawl away. In a frantic 911 emergency call, they then claimed that somebody had killed their parents. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/sep/30/menendez-brothers-true-drama-top-netflix-charts

2024-09-30 06:07:25

British judge Nicholas Phillips steps down from Hong Kong court
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Phillips, who the court of final appeal said was stepping down for ‘personal reasons’, is the fifth overseas judge to leave Hong Kong this yearBritish judge Nicholas Phillips has stepped down from Hong Kong’s top appeals court, the fourth overseas judge to leave the city’s judiciary this year.Phillips, 86, is leaving Hong Kong’s court of final appeal (CFA) after 22 years for “personal reasons” after his fourth term ended on Monday and he said he did not wish to extend it, the court said. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/30/nicholas-phillips-british-hong-kong-court-judge-steps-down-personal-reasons

2024-09-30 05:45:34

Labor to appoint British academic Aftab Malik as new Islamophobia envoy
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Albanese government names envoy three months after appointing special envoy to combat rising levels of hatred against Jewish communityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government is due to announce British academic Aftab Malik as the special envoy to combat Islamophobia in Australia after months of delays.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said in early July that two envoys would be established – one to tackle antisemitism and another to look at Islamophobia during the war in Gaza. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/30/aftab-malik-labor-islamophobia-envoy-ntwnfb

2024-09-30 05:20:05

Port Talbot: steel town braces for shutdown of its last blast furnace
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Closure to make way for greener electric arc furnace deals heavy blow to local people and ends ability to make ‘virgin steel’The steel town of Port Talbot is braced for the shutdown of the final furnace at its plant on Monday which will result in heavy job losses and deal a devastating blow to communities in south Wales.Tata Steel has begun the process of winding down operations at blast furnace 4 at Port Talbot and engineers have already started altering the raw materials poured into the top of the furnace to prepare for decommissioning. Blast furnace 5 was closed in July. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/30/port-talbot-steel-town-braces-for-shutdown-of-its-last-blast-furnace

2024-09-30 04:10:50

‘I need to own my narrative’: man cleared of racist murder in 1995 on years of abuse
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Abdul Hai says he wants to tell full story after years of online hate, including a recent tweet by Tommy RobinsonWhen Abdul Hai saw what Tommy Robinson had posted on X, he felt panic rising in his chest. A friend had messaged asking if he’d seen the post, and sent over a screenshot. Hai opened the message.There was his name, and there – for Robinson’s 1 million followers to see – was the false claim that Hai had been convicted of the murder of Richard Everitt, a 15-year-old killed in north London 30 years ago. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/30/man-acquitted-racist-murder-1995-abuse-abdul-hai

2024-09-30 02:19:45

Israel launches apparent rare strike on central Beirut amid further attacks across Lebanon and Yemen
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Attack, if confirmed, would be first by Israel on centre of Lebanese capital since 2006, as wave of Israeli airstrikes target Houthis in YemenIsrael strikes Lebanon and Yemen: what we know so farA Palestinian militant group said three of its leaders were killed in an Israeli attack on central Beirut early on Monday, in what would be the first time Israel’s military had struck the centre of Lebanon’s capital city since 2006, as it expanded hostilities against Iran’s regional allies with further attacks across Lebanon and Yemen.The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a militant group taking part in the fight against Israel, said three senior figures were killed in the Beirut attack, with initial footage from the scene showing two storeys of an apartment building completely blown out, and onlookers running towards the building. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/30/lebanon-beirut-israel-strikes-yemen-hezbollah-latest-news

2024-09-29 21:49:10

Top Republicans disavow Trump’s ‘mentally disabled’ attacks on Harris
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Lindsey Graham pushes back on ex-president’s remarks as Minnesota’s Emmer says ‘we should stick on the issues’Senior Republicans distanced themselves Sunday from comments made by Donald Trump at campaign stops over the weekend that opponent Kamala Harris was born “mentally disabled” and had compared her actions to that of “a mentally disabled person”.Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, pushed back on Trump’s remarks, which came in what Trump himself admitted was a “dark” speech. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/29/trump-republicans-mentally-disabled-comments-harris

2024-09-29 21:19:03

Penrith v Melbourne: a clash of NRL titans where generational greatness is at stake | Nick Tedeschi
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When the Panthers play the Storm in Sunday’s grand final, rugby league fans will get a matchup of champion sides that carries the weight of historySome grand finals just seem more important than others and the 2020 decider between Melbourne and Penrith certainly had that air. The second half in particular, in which the Panthers roared back from 26-0 down, seemed a portent that these two sides were waging a generational struggle for rugby league greatness.The Storm, perennially great, were ushering in a new era of stars, with future Immortal Cameron Smith the last of their champions left from the four premierships won (and lost – the 2007 and 2009 titles stripped for salary cap breaches) in the decade 2007-17. The Panthers had come from nowhere to make the grand final, losing just a single game in that Covid-shortened season, Ivan Cleary’s second stint at the helm. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2024/sep/30/penrith-v-melbourne-a-clash-of-nrl-titans-where-generational-greatness-is-at-stake

2024-09-29 20:52:17

John Ashton, Beverly Hills Cop actor, dies aged 76
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Veteran character actor’s career spanned over 50 years in TV and films, including Little Big League and Midnight RunJohn Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the Beverly Hills Cop films, has died. He was 76.Ashton died Thursday in Fort Collins, Colorado, his family announced in a statement released by Ashton’s manager, Alan Somers, on Sunday. No cause of death was immediately available. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/29/john-ashton-dead-beverly-hills-cop-actor

2024-09-29 17:50:48

Kemi Badenoch faces backlash as Tory rivals seize on maternity pay comments
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Leadership contender’s team in damage control mode after she is criticised for saying burden on business is ‘excessive’Kemi Badenoch’s campaign was in damage control mode on the first day of Conservative party conference, as rival candidates criticised comments she made on maternity pay, saying the burden on business was “excessive” and that people should exercise more “personal responsibility”.Badenoch, the frontrunner among party members in the four-way contest, was forced to twice clarify the comments and emphasise that she “of course” believed in maternity pay. But the comments were seized upon by other candidates who distanced themselves from Badenoch’s words. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/29/kemi-badenoch-backlash-tory-rivals-maternity-pay-comments

2024-09-29 17:50:47

Moderation out and madness to the fore in the Tories’ Birmingham echo chamber | John Crace
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With the leadership contenders vying to out-crazy each other, it was Boris – well it would be, wouldn’t it – who outdid them allSee it from the point of view of the Fearless Four. You’ve already seen off the mighty challenge of Priti Patel and Mel Stride, latter day Tory Titans both, so now you’re through to the Birmingham eliminator.You’ve disappeared through the wormhole into the mephitic swamp where any intelligent life comes to die. Where only the clinically deranged and terminally deluded are to be found. Where the sanest voice is Michael Fabricant’s rug pleading with its owner to be allowed to go home. Welcome to the Tory party conference. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/29/moderation-out-and-madness-to-the-fore-in-the-tories-birmingham-echo-chamber

2024-09-29 17:42:40

Hurricane Helene’s ‘historic flooding’ made worse by global heating, Fema says
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It will be ‘complicated recovery’ in North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia, says head of FemaThe head of the US disaster relief agency has called Hurricane Helene, which has killed at least 64 people so far, a “true multi-state event” that caused “significant infrastructure damage” and had been made worse because of global heating.“This is going to be a really complicated recovery in each of the five states” of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, Fema administrator Deanne Criswell said. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/29/hurricane-helene-historic-flooding-global-heating-fema

2024-09-29 15:51:57

Ron DeSantis accused of ‘intimidation campaign’ against abortion rights
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Florida voters report law enforcement personnel visits that appear to be part of drive to block passage of Amendment 4Ron DeSantis is making a concerted effort to maintain draconian limits on abortion access in Florida that have led to accusations the rightwing Republican governor is conducting a “state-sponsored intimidation campaign” against abortion rights and trampling on civil liberties in the state.A near total ban on abortions after the first six weeks of pregnancy took effect in Florida in May after the state supreme court ruled that the right to an abortion was no longer covered by the privacy clause in the Florida constitution. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/29/desantis-abortion-election-florida

2024-09-29 15:51:56

US was not given notice of Israeli strike that killed Nasrallah, top Biden aide says
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National security spokesperson John Kirby reiterates ‘ironclad’ support for Israel but ‘mourns’ civilian deathsMiddle East crisis live – follow updatesThe White House said on Sunday it had not been warned in advance of the airstrike that killed Hezbollah’s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in a Beirut suburb and assumed it had caused civilian casualties, while reaffirming its “ironclad” support to Israel.John Kirby, the national security spokesperson, said the US had not been informed of the airstrike, and that the president, Joe Biden, only found out about it once Israeli planes were already in the air. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/29/us-no-warning-israeli-strike-nasrallah

2024-09-29 13:17:02

Jenrick and Tugendhat call for Tories to cut leadership contest short
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Contest ends on 2 November, meaning Rishi Sunak would respond to the budget then step down three days laterTwo Tory leadership candidates, Robert Jenrick and Tom Tugendhat, have publicly called for the party to cut short the contest, a move that is opposed by rival Kemi Badenoch.Senior Conservatives were reported to be in talks about bringing forward the announcement by a week, according to the Mail, but the party said on Sunday that there are currently no plans to change the date, despite calls from candidates. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/29/jenrick-and-tugendhat-call-for-tories-to-cut-leadership-contest-short

2024-09-29 12:22:13

New Zealand reclaims world record for largest mass haka
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More than 6,000 people do the Māori war dance at Eden Park rugby stadium in Auckland to break France’s recordNew Zealand has reclaimed the world record for the largest mass haka after more than 6,000 people performed the Māori war dance, dethroning France.The record was broken in deafening fashion at Eden Park rugby stadium in Auckland, where thousands of men, women and children combined on the pitch to complete the traditional native challenge involving vigorous movements, stamping feet and rhythmic shouting. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/29/new-zealand-reclaims-world-record-for-largest-mass-haka

2024-09-29 11:59:44

Impact of Hezbollah assassinations may take months to emerge
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Targeting of group’s leaders has failed to win Israel significant strategic advantage in past, let alone deal fatal blowMiddle East crisis – latest news updatesIn 1992, Israeli media celebrated an assassination. The man killed then was Abbas al-Musawi, secretary general of Hezbollah, whose convoy was struck by Israeli helicopters.Then, as now, Israeli analysts speculated that Musawi’s death might possibly portend the end of Hezbollah, which had been founded 10 years before after Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/29/impact-of-hezbollah-assassinations-may-take-months-to-emerge

2024-09-29 10:46:56

Government to close ‘Tory loophole’ around declaring interests and gifts
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Pat McFadden says ‘unfair’ system has meant ministers and shadow ministers face less scrutiny than backbench MPsUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street will change rules on declaring interests and hospitality so ministers have to abide by the same rules as backbench MPs, a senior minister has said.Pat McFadden, the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster, said the move would be done to close “a Tory loophole” that gave less scrutiny and transparency to ministers’ interests than to those of other MPs. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/29/government-to-close-tory-loophole-around-declaring-interests-and-gifts

2024-09-29 10:21:01

European ministers call for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon
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France says Israel must stop strikes, as governments voice alarm over escalation and killing of NasrallahMiddle East crisis – latest news updatesEuropean foreign ministers have stepped up calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, amid concern that Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, risks seriously destabilising Lebanon and the region.Even as Israeli defence officials continued to raise the prospect of a cross-border operation into southern Lebanon, the foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK voiced alarm over the latest escalation on the Israeli side. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/29/european-ministers-call-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-lebanon

2024-09-29 08:48:11

Protests across Australia as Penny Wong despairs ‘continued retribution’ in Middle East
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Local Jewish and Palestinian groups are preparing to mark one year since the October 7 attacksGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs Palestinian and Jewish groups prepare to mark the first anniversary of the events that triggered the current Israel-Gaza conflict, the Australian government has again condemned the escalating cycle of violence in the Middle East, reiterating demands for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.“We’ve seen so much violence in the Middle East,” the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said Sunday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/29/protests-mark-nearly-one-year-since-october-7-attack-as-wong-despairs-continued-retribution-in-middle-east-ntwnfb

2024-09-28 19:13:56

Keir Starmer hits new low in personal popularity ratings
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Latest Opinium poll for the Observer shows Labour leader got the opposite of a ‘bounce’ from Liverpool party conference Keir Starmer’s personal ratings dropped further during his first Labour conference as prime minister, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.While party leaders hope for a conference bounce as a result of wall-to-wall media coverage, Starmer suffered the reverse effect, as his ratings plunged to their lowest ever level, and well below those of Rishi Sunak. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/28/keir-starmer-hits-new-low-in-personal-popularity-ratings

2024-09-28 19:13:37

Top Russia diplomat warns west not to fight ‘nuclear power’ in UN speech
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Sergei Lavrov accuses west of using Ukraine ‘to defeat’ Russia days after Putin shifts Moscow’s nuclear postureRussia’s top diplomat warned on Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power”, delivering a UN general assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere – including inside the United Nations itself.Three days after Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, aired a shift in his country’s nuclear doctrine, his foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, accused the west of using Ukraine – which Russia invaded in February 2022 – as a tool to try “to defeat” Moscow strategically, and “preparing Europe for it to also throw itself into this suicidal escapade”. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/28/russia-un-general-assembly

2024-09-28 18:29:21

Rosie Duffield resigns as Labour MP with scathing attack on Keir Starmer’s leadership
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Politician cites ‘cruel and unnecessary policies’ as she lambasts prime minister’s ‘managerial and technocratic approach’A Labour MP has resigned from the parliamentary party after criticising Keir Starmer’s “cruel and unnecessary” policies and lambasting the prime minister’s “managerial and technocratic approach” to politics.In a furious letter announcing her decision, Rosie Duffield, the Canterbury MP, said she felt relief in making the decision. She said the row over freebies handed to Starmer and his top team demonstrated that “sleaze, nepotism and apparent avarice are off the scale”. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/28/rosie-duffield-resigns-as-labour-mp-with-scathing-attack-on-keir-starmers-leadership