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2025-04-05 18:27:20

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Exclusive: young volunteers also allege spiritual abuse and controlling behaviour at bases of Youth With a Mission‘It felt like a demon was inside me’: young Christian missionaries allege spiritual abuseThe world’s biggest youth Christian missionary organisation is facing allegations of spiritual abuse and controlling behaviour from young people who say they were left “traumatised”.An Observer investigation has revealed evidence of safeguarding failings within Youth With a Mission (YWAM), a global movement that trains young Christians to spread the gospel. A spokesperson for YWAM said the organisation was “heartbroken” by the claims and was “deeply committed to the safety and wellbeing” of everyone in its care. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/05/christian-missionary-group-accused-of-public-shaming-and-rituals-to-cure-sexual-sin

2025-04-05 17:23:10

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Constitutional expert says Tory leader’s break from political consensus over target for greenhouse gasses will require monarch to choose his words carefullyKing Charles will have to temper his public support for net zero after Kemi Badenoch broke the political consensus over the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions.Senior royal sources have conceded that the 76-year-old monarch, who has spent more than half a century highlighting environmental challenges, will have to choose his words more carefully now that the Conservatives under Badenoch have said it will be impossible for the UK to hit net zero by 2050. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/king-charles-will-have-to-tone-down-support-for-net-zero-after-badenoch-says-2050-is-impossible

2025-04-04 05:13:26

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Hard-hitting internal investigation found roots of scandal lay in racist immigration legislationAt least £22,000 was spent by the Home Office on hiring lawyers in a failed attempt to prevent the release of a hard-hitting internal report that found that the roots of the Windrush scandal lay in 30 years of racist immigration legislation, officials have acknowledged this week.The government spent three years attempting to bury a report written by a Home Office commissioned historian, which described how “the British empire depended on a racist ideology in order to function” and noted that immigration laws in the postwar period were designed to reduce the UK’s non-white population. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/04/home-office-spent-22000-on-failed-attempt-to-stop-windrush-report-release

2025-04-04 05:13:26

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Justice committee said the majority of public submissions oppose the legislation, which seeks to reinterpret the country’s founding document A parliamentary committee has recommended a bill that seeks to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown should not proceed.The treaty principles bill, which was introduced to parliament by the minor coalition Act party, seeks to abandon a set of well-established principles that guide the relationship between Māori and ruling authorities in favour of its own redefined principles. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/04/new-zealands-controversial-bill-to-reinterpret-treaty-with-maori-should-be-scrapped-committee-finds

2025-04-04 05:13:26

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Artwork thought to date from reign of Elizabeth I reveals how those with disposable incomes decorated their homesRare and fantastical 16th-century wall paintings which shine light on the interior design tastes of well-off Tudors have been revealed in a former hunting lodge.Historic England said the wall paintings at The Ashes in Inglewood Forest, Cumbria, were remarkable and warranted extra heritage protection. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/04/rare-wall-paintings-found-in-cumbria-show-tastes-of-well-off-tudors

2025-03-24 18:55:50

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Police investigating after ewe also fatally injured by dog and fifth alpaca received non-fatal gunshot wound to the faceFour alpacas have been shot dead with a rifle in a field in Cambridgeshire, police said.The animals, called Calvin, Klein, Martha and Juniper, were attacked between 6pm on Saturday and 8:30am on Sunday in the parish of East Hatley, near Gamlingay. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/24/four-alpacas-shot-dead-in-field-in-cambridgeshire

2025-03-24 18:55:50

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Actor had pictures of women’s vaginas to use in case they ever wanted to speak about him or tell his wife, witness saysNoel Clarke told an actor that he kept explicit photos of women he had sex with to use as “collateral” in case they ever wanted to speak out about him or tell his wife, the high court has heard.Clarke, 49, is suing the Guardian over over publications from 2021-22 accusing him of sexual misconduct, based on allegations from more than 20 women. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/mar/24/noel-clarke-said-he-kept-explicit-photos-of-women-to-use-as-collateral-court-told

2025-02-23 22:40:03

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UK business secretary says negotiations – now in their 15th round – are a ‘top priority’ for Labour governmentMinisters are relaunching negotiations with India this week in an attempt to clinch a multibillion-pound free trade agreement that they hope will boost the UK’s flatlining economy.Jonathan Reynolds, the business and trade secretary, flew to Delhi on Sunday to meet his Indian counterpart, Piyush Goyal, for the first time since Labour won the election. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/23/ministers-head-to-india-in-search-of-trade-deal-they-hope-will-boost-uk-economy

2025-02-23 22:40:02

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Ukrainian president says US military aid was a ‘grant’ rather than a debt but adds that he wants Trump to be ‘on our side’Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is not willing to cave in to intense US pressure to sign a $500bn minerals deal and that he wants Donald Trump to be “on our side” in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv ahead of the third anniversary on Monday of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Zelenskyy said he did not recognise the sum demanded by the White House as apparent “payback” for previous US military assistance. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/23/zelenskyy-refuses-trump-demand-to-give-500bn-of-ukraine-minerals-to-us

2025-02-22 22:18:25

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Emergency services were called to a home about 4.30pm Saturday after reports of a concern for welfareOne man dead and another police guard in Tamworth hospital standoffA 47-year-old man has died and a 55-year-old man is under police guard in a Tamworth hospital, after a standoff with police last night. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/feb/23/australia-news-live-one-dead-after-overnight-police-standoff-in-tamworth

2025-02-08 05:37:06

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As humanitarian aid organisation is gutted by Trump administration, Rudd’s office says neither he nor Asia Society received fundingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKevin Rudd, Australia’s ambassador in Washington DC, has hit back at “fake” claims an institute he once led received money from USAid, the US foreign aid agency being targeted by Donald Trump.The office of Rudd, a former Australian prime minister and current ambassador to the US, has issued a statement seeking to dispel claims circulating online suggesting Rudd and the Asia Society – where he has held various roles since 2015 – received money from USAid.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/08/its-a-lie-pure-and-simple-kevin-rudds-office-bluntly-rejects-usaid-claims-circulating-online

2025-02-08 05:06:38

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Exclusive: Analysis suggests development in flood regions result of Labour push for 1.5m new homes in five yearsMore than 100,000 new homes will be built on the highest-risk flood zones in England in the next five years as part of the government’s push for 1.5m extra properties by the end of this parliament, Guardian analysis suggests.Building on areas with the highest risk of serious flooding is supposed to be discouraged. Experts say development should be avoided unless absolutely necessary because there is a significant chance of regular deluges, which will flood the properties, cause hundreds of millions of pounds of economic damage and make homes uninsurable. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/08/more-than-100000-homes-in-england-could-be-built-in-highest-risk-flood-zones

2025-02-08 05:06:37

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Crooked Cross, Sally Carson’s ‘electrifying masterpiece’ from 1934, to be republishedSally Carson was not an oracle or a prophet, just a young woman from Dorset, born in 1901. Yet she foresaw a dark and violent future for Europe and gave voice to those fears in a 1934 novel that is now being hailed as “an electrifying masterpiece”.Carson’s book, Crooked Cross, predicted the scale of the Nazi threat and is to be republished for the first time this spring, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war. Controversial in its day, her novel had to walk a careful path to avoid the accusation that it was alarmist about the Fuhrer’s aims. A stage adaptation of her story was even censored, shorn of all its “Heil Hitlers”. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/08/rediscovered-a-young-english-novelists-warning-of-the-nazi-threat

2025-02-08 05:06:37

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Palestinians find moment of respite in going out to dinner or relaxing in cafes as devastated territory seeks to rebuildIt is a Thursday night in Khan Younis and business is good at the al-Sawafiri restaurant. Not far away, entire blocks have been reduced to rubble, but here, in this small corner of the city in the southern Gaza Strip, the damage is less extensive. Raed al-Sawafiri, the owner and manager, stands in front of chicken rotating on a grill and smiles. Every one of his plastic tables is occupied.Al-Sawafiri had no experience of the restaurant trade until very recently. Displaced 10 times during the 16-month conflict in Gaza, the 23-year-old opened his first establishment in Rafah, the southernmost city in the territory, early this year, after sourcing old equipment and sending his father to the border with Egypt to buy meat. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/08/gaza-restaurants-khan-younis-ceasefire-war

2025-02-07 15:03:28

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Current and former Chelsea players describe the Matildas star as ‘selfless’ and ‘generous’ in witness statements to harassment trialSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereCurrent and former Chelsea players, including Millie Bright and Carly Telford, and the team’s former manager, Emma Hayes, have come to Sam Kerr’s defence in court, describing her as “selfless” and a “truly special human”.Kerr, 31, the captain of the Australian women’s football team and Chelsea’s star striker, is on trial at Kingston crown court accused of racially aggravated harassment after calling a police officer “fucking stupid and white” when he doubted her claim of being “held hostage” by a taxi driver. She denies the charges. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/feb/07/sam-kerr-truly-special-human-court-told-teammates-flock-to-defence-ntwnfb

2025-01-24 14:24:57

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Ruling says Mr Justice Williams got ‘carried away’ when he banned naming of judges involved in schoolgirl’s care casesThree judges who oversaw family court proceedings related to the care of Sara Sharif can be named next week, the court of appeal has ruled.Mr Justice Williams said in December that the media could not name the judges who oversaw family court proceedings relating to the 10-year-old schoolgirl over concerns of a “real risk” of harm to them from a “virtual lynch mob”. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jan/24/judges-presided-sara-sharif-hearings-can-be-named-appeal

2025-01-10 14:15:07

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Exclusive: Seats on 11-hour Sydney-Melbourne service regularly sold out over holiday period, as one-way flights to Tullamarine average almost $500Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe 11-hour Sydney-Melbourne train has become so popular services are selling out – even with extra carriages added – as travellers seek alternatives to an aviation duopoly that is stronger than ever, with carriers charging $900 for one-way economy tickets.Ridership on the Sydney-Melbourne rail corridor has exploded in recent months, with 203,000 passenger journeys between July and December. Data for the 2023-24 financial year revealed 393,000 passenger journeys, a 14% increase on the previous year and just 7,000 shy of the annual record.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/11/melbourne-sydney-interstate-travellers-train-air-fares-soar

2025-01-10 14:15:07

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Exclusive: The kaputar slug, which can grow longer than a human hand, was almost wiped out in the black summer bushfires of 2019-20Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA giant, fluorescent pink slug’s comeback on Mount Kaputar has been mapped by eager citizen scientists.The kaputar slug grows up to 20cm long – outstripping the average human hand – and 6cm wide. The only place it exists in the entire world is on an extinct volcano in NSW’s Mount Kaputar national park.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/11/giant-pink-slug-makes-a-comeback-on-extinct-volcano-in-nsw-national-park

2025-01-10 14:15:07

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Experts recorded 45 entanglements off Australia’s east coast in 2024 – but believe that’s ‘the tip of the iceberg’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 45 whales were entangled by fishing ropes and line on the east coast in 2024, and experts are calling for better management of fishing gear in Australia to prevent marine suffering.Dr Olaf Meynecke, a marine scientist at Griffith University, said the issue of preventing whale entanglements was “largely ignored in Australia”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/11/scientists-urge-coordinated-effort-to-stop-whales-getting-tangled

2025-01-10 14:15:07

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Gen Z influencers spruik tan lines as summer’s ‘fav accessory’ to generation ‘obsessed’ with looksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn life, there are lots of pleasurable things that we know aren’t that good for us: simple carbs deep-fried in vegetable oil, drinking one or two wines over the recommended limit at dinner with friends, and sitting in the Australian sun.But despite the risk of cancer and early death the latter poses, parts of the internet are now encouraging extensive time in the sun.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/11/burning-is-risky-so-why-are-tan-lines-having-their-time-in-the-sun-on-social-media

2025-01-10 14:15:06

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Who is accountable for what happens in an offshore processing centre? It’s remarkable this is still a question in AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAarash lost his youth to offshore processing. Sixteen when he was sent to Nauru, he says he cannot remember a single birthday in more than a decade.“When I see younger ones that age, having fun, playing, going to school, it reminds me of everything I lost,” he says. “I felt less human, not human at all.” Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/11/i-felt-less-human-not-human-at-all-australia-faces-moral-crossroads-over-nauru

2025-01-06 11:18:20

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The winter storm has brought significant snow, dangerous ice storms and freezing rain across North AmericaA bitterly cold Arctic airmass, which has gathered across Canada in the past week, has spread southwards into the US over the weekend. Having already allowed temperatures to fall as low as -40C in northern Canada, this cold airmass combined with moisture-laden air from the Gulf of Mexico to become a major winter storm named Blair, bringing disruptive winter weather across a wide area of the US.Over the past 24 hours, Blair has brought significant snow accumulations as well as dangerous ice storms and freezing rain across a wide area, from the central Great Plains in the west, across the Mississippi and Ohio Valley, and on to the east coast. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/06/weather-tracker-the-polar-vortex-disturbance-behind-storm-blair

2025-01-01 23:23:01

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Hadi Nazari, 23, last seen on Boxing Day descending the challenging Hannels Spur trackSign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailA search has resumed for a missing hiker a week after he was last seen, with hiking poles and rubbish found as New South Wales rescue workers scour the rugged terrain.Hadi Nazari, 23, was descending a challenging trail in Kosciuszko national park about 2.30pm on 26 December when he was last seen by friends, who raised the alarm when he did not arrive at a campground.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/02/hiking-poles-found-missing-hiker-hadi-nazari-kosciuszko-national-park

2025-01-01 21:08:55

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Authorities respond to explosion reported early morning that killed one person and injured sevenOne person died and seven more were injured Wednesday when a Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, authorities said.Las Vegas metropolitan police and Clark county fire department officials said at a news conference that a person died inside the vehicle and that they were working to get the body out. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/01/tesla-truck-fire-trump-hotel-las-vegas

2024-12-19 15:12:58

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Employees at seven facilities including New York, Atlanta and San Francisco take action in demand of contract talksAmazon workers at seven US facilities walked off the job early on Thursday during the holiday shopping rush, aiming to pressure the retailer into contract talks with their union.Warehouse workers in cities including New York, Atlanta and San Francisco are taking part in the “largest” strike against Amazon, said the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents about 10,000 workers at 10 of the firm’s facilities. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/19/amazon-workers-strike-union-teamsters

2024-12-19 15:12:53

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Steven Donziger and 34 congressmembers urge action on case that saw debilitating counterattacks from ChevronSteven Donziger, the embattled human rights attorney, has urged Joe Biden to offer him a pardon for his role in defending Indigenous tribes in Ecuador against the oil industry, where his efforts ended with him being sued by Chevron and spending time in jail and hundreds of days under house arrest.In an interview with the Guardian from his Manhattan apartment, Donziger said a pardon would “send a clear signal to corporations that they can never again criminally prosecute and jail good people who hold them accountable for abuses”. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/steven-donziger-biden-pardon-chevron-ecuador

2024-12-13 00:08:36

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Readers reach donation milestone before Saturday telethon, securing money to help families in Gaza and Ukraine• Donate to our charity appeal hereMore than £250,000 for charities supporting families hit by war and violence in Gaza, Ukraine and elsewhere has been raised by Guardian and Observer readers less than a week after the appeal launched.The milestone was achieved before the annual fundraising telethon on Saturday 14 December. Journalists who will be on hand to take donations over the phone include Polly Toynbee, John Crace, Marina Hyde and Zoe Williams. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/13/guardian-and-observer-charity-appeal-raises-more-than-250000

2024-12-13 00:08:33

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Opposition leader spruiks Frontier Economics modelling but Labor insists ‘it won’t pass the pub test’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton claims his plan to introduce nuclear energy in Australia will “keep the lights on” at a lower cost than the Labor government’s renewables-reliant transition.“This is a plan which will underpin the economic success of our country for the next century,” Dutton said in Brisbane on Friday. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/13/peter-dutton-nuclear-costings-coalition-power-policy-plan-australia

2024-11-22 19:49:01

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Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand were part of operation bringing increasing numbers of Indians into USA jury has convicted two men of human smuggling charges after an Indian family froze to death attempting to cross the Canada-US border.After a brief deliberation on Friday, a jury in Fergus Falls, Minnesota delivered the verdict in the case against Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national who used the alias “Dirty Harry”, and Steve Shand, 50, an American from Florida. Prosecutors say the pair were part of a broader criminal enterprise that helped migrants cross from Canada into the United States. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/22/human-smuggling-death-indian-family

2024-11-21 18:55:54

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Eliza Cooney, who worked as Kennedy babysitter, speaking ‘not to upend the confirmation … but for the public record’A woman who publicly accused Robert F Kennedy Jr of sexual assault when she worked for him as a babysitter said she was motivated to do so when he released a campaign ad based on a famous ad for his uncle, President John F Kennedy.“I literally was just watching the Super Bowl and saw the ad and thought, ‘You’ve gotta be kidding me,’” Eliza Cooney told USA Today. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/21/rfk-jr-assault-accuser

2024-11-21 18:55:54

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Tech firm says proposals to end its dominance of internet search are a ‘radical interventionist agenda’The US Department of Justice has proposed a range of punchy remedies to address Google’s dominance of the internet search market, including the forced divestment of its Chrome browser.Google said the proposals represented a “radical interventionist agenda” that would harm America’s standing as a tech superpower. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/21/what-does-us-department-of-justice-google-chrome

2024-11-19 13:31:39

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Death of Louisa Dunne, 75, who was found in her home, has remained unsolved for nearly six decadesA 92-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of raping and murdering a woman in Bristol almost 60 years ago.Louisa Dunne, 75, was found dead in her home in the Easton area of the city, by a neighbour on 28 June 1967. The cause of her death was determined to be strangulation and asphyxiation and she had also been raped. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/19/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-1967-rape-and-murder-of-bristol-woman-louisa-dunne

2024-11-18 16:38:55

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Concerns interest rates will stay higher for longer if official data on Wednesday shows inflation is back above 2% targetThe average cost of a new fixed-rate mortgage is continuing to creep up, data shows, as brokers warn that borrowers could face “further pain” if the latest data out this week shows inflation has risen back above the Bank of England’s 2% target.Expectations that UK interest rates will stay higher for longer as a result of measures in last month’s budget have prompted many mortgage lenders to increase the cost of their new fixed-rate deals, while the US election result has helped to fuel the volatility. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/nov/18/uk-mortgage-rates-creep-up-as-brokers-warn-of-possible-further-pain-interest-rates-inflation-figures

2024-11-18 03:06:23

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Senator rips up paper copy of motion against her and says she was ‘denied my right’ to be present during vote Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLidia Thorpe has ripped up a paper copy of the Senate motion censuring her protest against King Charles, promising “I’ll do it again” and that she was not concerned about the parliamentary rebuke.The independent senator was censured by the Labor and Coalition on Monday, as was United Australia party senator Ralph Babet after he posted a tweet containing several offensive slurs.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/18/lidia-thorpe-senate-censure-ralph-babet

2024-11-18 03:05:53

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Senator rips up paper copy of motion against her and says she was ‘denied my right’ to be present during vote Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLidia Thorpe has ripped up a paper copy of the Senate motion censuring her protest against King Charles, promising “I’ll do it again” and that she was not concerned about the parliamentary rebuke.The independent senator was censured by the Labor and Coalition on Monday, as was United Australia party senator Ralph Babet after he posted a tweet containing several offensive slurs.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/18/lidia-thorpe-senate-censure-ralph-babet

2024-11-18 03:05:53

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Authorities refuse to rule out taking marks off students found to have used hidden text in exam guides in their answersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian government hasn’t ruled out taking marks off VCE students who used de facto exam “cheat sheets”, with more than 56 tests now found to be affected and the chief executive of the curriculum authority resigning.The education minister, Ben Carroll, on Monday confirmed Kylie White had resigned as chief executive of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), effective immediately.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/18/kylie-white-vcaa-ceo-resigns-vce-exams-ntwnfb

2024-11-17 18:05:50

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Challenging finances and polarised political landscape blamed for closure after nearly decade of activismMembers of the Women’s Equality party (WEP) have voted to dissolve the organisation after nearly a decade of activism, with its leaders blaming challenging finances and a more polarised political landscape.The move, backed by the WEP’s leader, Mandu Reid, and the party co-founders Catherine Mayer and Sandi Toksvig, was supported by 78% of members at the special conference, narrowly above the three-quarters majority needed for it to pass. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/17/womens-equality-party-wep-members-vote-dissolve-organisation

2024-11-17 18:04:32

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Challenging finances and polarised political landscape blamed for closure after nearly decade of activismMembers of the Women’s Equality party (WEP) have voted to dissolve the organisation after nearly a decade of activism, with its leaders blaming challenging finances and a more polarised political landscape.The move, backed by the WEP’s leader, Mandu Reid, and the party co-founders Catherine Mayer and Sandi Toksvig, was supported by 78% of members at the special conference, narrowly above the three-quarters majority needed for it to pass. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/17/womens-equality-party-wep-members-vote-dissolve-organisation

2024-11-17 16:18:21

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Exclusive: Company has failed to tackle serious safety concerns or upgrade vital IT systems, Guardian investigation revealsFloods, explosions, asbestos: Thames faces problems on all frontsThames Water has £23bn of assets that are in urgent need of repair and the supply of water to its 16 million customers is “on a knife-edge”, a Guardian investigation can reveal.Britain’s biggest water company has failed to tackle adequately serious safety concerns, has not upgraded essential IT systems and has tolerated a culture of intimidation among staff, according to insiders and an analysis of documents. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/17/thames-water-supply-knife-edge-23bn-repairs-needed

2024-11-17 16:18:21

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Ed Davey says Jane Dodds should reflect on her position after failing to take action over allegations of abuse by late bishop of ChesterEd Davey has said the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats should reflect on her position because of her failure to take action over an abuse case when she was a manager in the Church of England.Jane Dodds, who was briefly the MP for Brecon and Radnorshire and is now the only Lib Dem member of the Senedd, was criticised in a C of E report about abuse carried out by the late bishop of Chester, Hubert Victor Whitsey. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/17/welsh-lib-dems-leader-jane-dodds-under-pressure-after-criticism-over-c-of-e-abuse-case

2024-11-17 16:16:53

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Ed Davey says Jane Dodds should reflect on her position after failing to take action over allegations of abuse by late bishop of ChesterEd Davey has said the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats should reflect on her position because of her failure to take action over an abuse case when she was a manager in the Church of England.Jane Dodds, who was briefly the MP for Brecon and Radnorshire and is now the only Lib Dem member of the Senedd, was criticised in a C of E report about abuse carried out by the late bishop of Chester, Hubert Victor Whitsey. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/17/welsh-lib-dems-leader-jane-dodds-under-pressure-after-criticism-over-c-of-e-abuse-case

2024-11-17 16:16:53

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Exclusive: Company has failed to tackle serious safety concerns or upgrade vital IT systems, Guardian investigation revealsFloods, explosions, asbestos: Thames faces problems on all frontsThames Water has £23bn of assets that are in urgent need of repair and the supply of water to its 16 million customers is “on a knife-edge”, a Guardian investigation can reveal.Britain’s biggest water company has failed to tackle adequately serious safety concerns, has not upgraded essential IT systems and has tolerated a culture of intimidation among staff, according to insiders and an analysis of documents. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/17/thames-water-supply-knife-edge-23bn-repairs-needed

2024-11-17 02:42:58

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PM seeks to reassure Australians about the fate of their businesses under US Trump administrationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese is seeking to reassure Australian exporters about the fate of their businesses under an incoming US Trump administration, insisting he is confident they will be spared tariffs of up to 20% that the president-elect is threatening to impose.The prime minister said on Sunday that he did not expect any US move to slap tariffs on incoming goods to include imports from Australia.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/17/anthony-albanese-very-confident-australian-exporters-wont-be-slugged-with-heavy-us-trade-tariffs

2024-11-17 01:43:12

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Firefighters battle two out-of-control blazes as other communities brace for winds, storms and possible flash floodingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo out-of-control bushfires in Victoria have forced townships to evacuate and destroyed at least one home as parts of Australia’s east remain on alert for fires, wild winds and storms.Firefighters were on Sunday morning working to contain the fires in Victoria’s west, with flash flooding and heavy rainfall possible in the state’s north-east, south-east New South Wales and north-east Tasmania.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/17/bushfires-force-evacuations-in-victorias-west-as-wild-weather-menaces-australias-south-east

2024-11-16 22:41:50

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Labour peer, who is blind, calls for TfL action on "death trap" platforms to fill the widest gaps and ensure staff presence Lord Blunkett is calling for action on “death trap” tube platforms after he was injured falling into the gap at Westminster station.The Labour peer, who is blind, called on Transport for London to do more to keep visually impaired people safe. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/16/lord-blunkett-injured-after-falling-into-gap-at-westminster-tube-station

2024-11-16 22:11:22

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Follow today’s news live.There are a number of emergency fire warnings in Victoria’s western district this morning after soaring temperatures in the mid-30s on Saturday.A “watch and act” alert has been issued for those living in Chapple Vale, Crowes, Gellibrand Lower, Johanna, Johanna Heights, Lavers Hill, Stalker, Wangerrip, Wattle Hill, Yuulong and Wattle Hill to the Great Ocean Walk.Don’t wait, leaving now is the safest option - conditions may change and get worse very quickly. Emergency services may not be able to help you if you decide to stay.By choosing to stay, you and your family may be at risk of serious injury or death.If you left Chetwynd, Connewirricoo or Kadnook it is Not Safe to Return. Be aware of potential dangerous bushfire and tree hazards. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/nov/17/australia-news-live-bushfires-victoria-flooding-nsw-apec-summit-leaders-donald-trump-anthony-albanese-labor-peter-dutton-coalition

2024-11-16 21:39:49

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Conservation group warns species threatened by exploding populations of grey squirrels who carry lethal virusRed squirrels will soon disappear from England unless the government funds a vaccine against squirrelpox, one of the biggest groups set up to protect the species has warned.Conservationists say the English population of non-native grey squirrels has exploded this year, triggered by warmer winters which enable mating pairs to feed and breed all year round, and estimate that 70% are carrying squirrelpox, a virus which is lethal only to red squirrels. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/16/red-squirrels-to-vanish-from-england-unless-vaccine-against-squirrelpox-funded

2024-11-16 19:54:26

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Person acquired clade Ib while traveling to east Africa and treated in California for mild illness, said health officialsUS health officials reported Saturday the first known case of a person infected with the new mpox strain in the country.The person acquired mpox while traveling to east Africa and was treated for a mild illness in San Mateo, California, according to health officials. The person is isolating at home and is recovering, and there is no evidence that mpox is spreading in the United States. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/16/first-known-us-case-mpox-clade-ib

2024-11-16 19:53:15

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Person acquired clade Ib while traveling to east Africa and treated in California for mild illness, said health officialsUS health officials reported Saturday the first known case of a person infected with the new mpox strain in the country.The person acquired mpox while traveling to east Africa and was treated for a mild illness in San Mateo, California, according to health officials. The person is isolating at home and is recovering, and there is no evidence that mpox is spreading in the United States. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/16/first-known-us-case-mpox-clade-ib

2024-11-16 18:40:14

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Leaders at Apec summit in Peru, with Biden intending to urge ‘stability, clarity and predictability’ through transitionJoe Biden will meet with Xi Jinping Saturday afternoon in what is expected to be the last time the two leaders meet before Donald Trump assumes the US presidency in January.The two leaders are attending the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Peru and are expected to have a meeting on the sidelines of the summit. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/16/biden-xi-jinping-apec-peru

2024-11-16 18:40:04

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Leaders at Apec summit in Peru, with Biden intending to urge ‘stability, clarity and predictability’ through transitionJoe Biden will meet with Xi Jinping Saturday afternoon in what is expected to be the last time the two leaders meet before Donald Trump assumes the US presidency in January.The two leaders are attending the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Peru and are expected to have a meeting on the sidelines of the summit. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/16/biden-xi-jinping-apec-peru

2024-11-16 14:39:21

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Water company claims information is not in the public interest despite widespread pollution of UK waters• ‘It’s a national disgrace’: fury at sewage-filled Windermere over toxic algae and dead fishOne of the UK’s biggest water companies is fighting a legal battle to block public access to data on treated sewage it is discharging into Windermere in the Lake District.United Utilities initially claimed that data from phosphorus monitors at sewage treatment works at the lake “was not environmental information”. It later claimed the information on phosphorus – which can pollute watercourses when at high levels – was “internal communication” and exempt from disclosure. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/16/united-utilities-refuses-to-hand-over-data-on-sewage-discharges-into-windermere

2024-11-16 14:38:13

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Water company claims information is not in the public interest despite widespread pollution of UK waters• ‘It’s a national disgrace’: fury at sewage-filled Windermere over toxic algae and dead fishOne of the UK’s biggest water companies is fighting a legal battle to block public access to data on treated sewage it is discharging into Windermere in the Lake District.United Utilities initially claimed that data from phosphorus monitors at sewage treatment works at the lake “was not environmental information”. It later claimed the information on phosphorus – which can pollute watercourses when at high levels – was “internal communication” and exempt from disclosure. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/16/united-utilities-refuses-to-hand-over-data-on-sewage-discharges-into-windermere

2024-11-15 13:15:03

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Schools ordered to close in Delhi and Punjab province as neighbouring countries battle dangerous air pollutionIndia’s capital, Delhi, has ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice while Pakistan’s Punjab province has declared a health emergency, banning construction, shutting schools for another week and moving universities online, as both countries battle an air pollution crisis.Delhi and the surrounding metropolitan area, home to more than 30 million people, consistently tops world rankings for air pollution in winter, which is estimated to reduce life expectancy for the capital’s residents by up to seven years. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/15/india-smog-delhi-taj-mahal-schools-close-pollution

2024-11-15 13:15:03

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After rare accord with Biden White House on climate, China may now be more wary of adopting robust policy measuresChina is facing crucial decisions on its climate policies as its hard-won relationship with the US on tackling the crisis looks set to founder during Donald Trump’s second presidential term.World leaders and heads of delegations from many countries gathered at the Cop29 UN climate summit are trying to salvage commitments that China has made during Joe Biden’s term, which ends in January. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/15/china-faces-crucial-decisions-on-climate-policy-during-second-trump-term

2024-11-15 12:58:23

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CAA called suspension of 30 arms exports to Israel ‘obscene’ and said UK’s decisions were ‘hostile to Jewish state’The Charity Commission is assessing a statement by the Campaign Against Antisemitism in which it called the government’s decision to suspend 30 arms export licences to Israel “obscene”.The review follows a complaint by the former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who wrote to the commission asking how the blogpost was consistent with the CAA’s stated charitable objectives, amid allegations that it represents improper political activity. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/15/charity-commission-to-review-blogpost-by-campaign-against-antisemitism

2024-11-15 12:58:22

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Air mass from Azores results in new world record for warmest November night above 60° latitudeRecord-breaking warmth was observed in Iceland on Monday night as temperatures reached 22.9C at a site on the Ólafsfjarðarvegur Road near Sauðanes in the far north.Other weather stations in the region also recorded temperatures in the high teens and low 20s celsius, making it the warmest place in Europe that night and setting a new world record for the warmest November night above 60° latitude. These temperatures are typically 10-15C warmer than July averages. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/15/weather-tracker-record-23c-at-night-makes-iceland-warmest-place-in-europe

2024-11-15 01:36:20

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Victorian premier criticises protesters as unveiling of festive season attraction in Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall scrappedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA “furious” Jacinta Allan has accused a pro-Palestine group of stoking division after a planned demonstration in Bourke Street Mall led Myer to cancel the launch of its Christmas window display.A person claiming to be an organiser from Disrupt Wars, identified only as Amy by 3AW Radio, said the “Crash the Christmas Windows” action outside the launch of the display on Sunday would not be going ahead in light of Myer’s decision to abandon its event. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/15/victoria-myer-christmas-windows-cancelled-pro-palestine-protests-disrupt-wars

2024-11-15 01:36:19

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Billionaire mining executive made headlines earlier this year when he said of workers ‘I want to hold them captive all day long’ in officeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMineral Resources has conceded its processes to manage related party transactions “were not as good as they could have been” after revealing the miner provided rent relief to corporate entities linked to the daughter of its embattled chief executive, Chris Ellison.MinRes said in an ASX notice late on Thursday that it had now cancelled the rent subsidies and required the repayment of $158,000 from the companies. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/15/mineral-resources-rent-relief-chris-ellison-asx-notice-ntwnfb

2024-11-15 01:06:56

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Independent senator David Pocock ‘deeply concerned’ legislation designed to cap donations and electoral spending would lock out community independentsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndependents have accused the Albanese government of attempting to “rig” electoral rules in a “major party stitch-up” designed to reduce the chances of a hung parliament.On Friday the special minister of state, Don Farrell, announced details of Labor’s electoral reform bill including raising public funding to $5 per vote, a $20,000 cap on individual donations and an $800,000 cap on spending per electorate. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/15/labor-and-coalition-accused-of-cooking-up-secret-deal-to-rig-electoral-rules-with-new-bill

2024-11-14 16:35:31

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Melting snow and ice has revealed footprints of reptiles and amphibians, dating back 280 million years A hiker in the northern Italian Alps has stumbled across the first trace of what scientists believe to be an entire prehistoric ecosystem, including the well-preserved footprints of reptiles and amphibians, brought to light by the melting of snow and ice induced by the climate crisis.The discovery in the Valtellina Orobie mountain range in Lombardy dates back 280 million years to the Permian period, the age immediately prior to dinosaurs, scientists say. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/14/hiker-discovers-first-trace-of-entire-prehistoric-ecosystem-in-italian-alps

2024-11-14 16:34:21

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Exclusive: Malkinson, who spent 17 years in jail, told he must wait months to learn if he is even eligible for compensationAndrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in jail for a crime he did not commit, says the Ministry of Justice has left him “to rot” after telling him he is likely to have to wait months before learning if he is even eligible for compensation.Malkinson was freed last year after being treated by the state as a sex offender after he was wrongly convicted of a 2003 rape in Greater Manchester. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov/14/andrew-malkinson-justice-wrongful-conviction-compensation

2024-11-13 05:38:44

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Pilot successfully landed plane carrying two passengers at Newcastle in May after ‘mechanical crunching noises’ heard during initial climbFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA small plane was forced to perform a “wheels up” emergency landing in Newcastle due to a pre-existing fracture on its landing gear that snapped after takeoff and caused its front wheel to jam, an investigation has found.The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air turboprop plane, operated by Eastern Air Services, took off from Newcastle airport on 13 May this year headed for Port Macquarie carrying two passengers as a charter service.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/13/newcastle-emergency-plane-landing-cause-gear-fracture-beechcraft-b200-super-king

2024-11-12 20:23:55

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Emergency crews were unable to save Kate Mulcahy while her children escaped from a fire at her home in ManchesterTributes have been paid to a 37-year-old woman who died in a house fire in Greater Manchester where her four children survived.Kate Mulcahy was found dead inside her home in Middleton after a fire broke out early on Sunday morning. It is understood she had two sons – one-year-old twins – and two daughters, and that a number of the children were in the house and managed to escape the blaze. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/12/tributes-paid-to-mother-who-died-in-house-fire-where-four-children-survived-manchester

2024-11-12 20:21:04

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Emergency crews were unable to save Kate Mulcahy while her children escaped from a fire at her home in ManchesterTributes have been paid to a 37-year-old woman who died in a house fire in Greater Manchester where her four children survived.Kate Mulcahy was found dead inside her home in Middleton after a fire broke out early on Sunday morning. It is understood she had two sons – one-year-old twins – and two daughters, and that a number of the children were in the house and managed to escape the blaze. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/12/tributes-paid-to-mother-who-died-in-house-fire-where-four-children-survived-manchester

2024-11-09 05:39:14

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‘Looming catastrophe’ will ‘dwarf anything we have seen so far’ in Gaza since 7 October 2023, famine review committee saysThere is a “strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas” of the northern Gaza Strip, a committee of global food security experts warned on Friday, as Israel claims to be pursuing a military offensive against Palestinian militant group Hamas in the area.“Immediate action, within days not weeks, is required from all actors who are directly taking part in the conflict, or have influence on its conduct, to avert and alleviate this catastrophic situation,” the independent Famine Review Committee (FRC) said in a rare alert. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/09/strong-likelihood-of-imminent-famine-in-northern-gaza-food-experts-warn-as-israel-continues-siege

2024-10-29 02:05:01

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys
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Lawsuits are latest in wave of accusations in which people allege they were assaulted by Combs over last two decadesSean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed on Monday of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005.The second lawsuit accuses the jailed hip-hop mogul of similarly assaulting a 17-year-old would-be contestant on the reality television series Making the Band in 2008. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/28/sean-diddy-combs-sexual-assault-teenage-boys-lawsuits

2024-10-28 10:00:01

Weather tracker: ‘Cold drop’ to cause heavy rain in Spain
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Eastern regions such as Valencia and Catalonia could see seven times the typical monthly rainfall on TuesdaySpain is set to experience an extraordinary weather event this week, with severe rainfall forecasted, particularly along the eastern coast. Regions such as Valencia, Catalonia, Murcia, and eastern Andalucía could see more than 150mm of rain within just 24 hours on Tuesday, which is more than seven times the typical average for this month. Gibraltar is also expected to experience significant rainfall, with totals exceeding 40mm.The intense downpour is likely due to a phenomenon known as a gota fría, or “cold drop”, which occurs when cold air moves over the warm waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This seasonal occurrence creates atmospheric instability, causing warm, saturated air to rise rapidly, leading to the formation of towering cumulonimbus clouds in a matter of hours, dumping heavy rain across eastern parts of Spain. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/28/weather-tracker-cold-drop-to-cause-heavy-rain-in-spain

2024-10-28 04:20:00

Man who killed and robbed two women in 24 hours in Melbourne avoids murder trial with manslaughter plea deal
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Xiaozheng Lin faces court after striking deal to plead guilty to manslaughter of Yuqi Luo and Hyun Sook Jeon in 2022Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn enraged Xiaozheng Lin strangled a woman in her apartment after she asked for more money while performing sex work.“I did bring her under my control and force,” he told police after his arrest. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/28/xiaozheng-lin-manslaughter-charges-sex-workers-yuqi-luo-hyun-sook-jeon-ntwnfb

2024-10-23 19:35:01

Australia news live: Commonwealth summit begins in Samoa with UK playing down reparations issue
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Leaders from the bloc gather in the Pacific along with King Charles for talks expected to focus on climate and economic development. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news coverage. I’m Martin Farrer with some of our top overnight stories before my colleague Emily Wind takes over.Could foreign leaders really be put off from visiting Australia because of Lidia Thorpe’s verbal assault on the king? Liberal senators think so and have suggested imposing penalties for overstepping the mark. The opposition Senate leader has flagged the possibility of new penalties for senators who engage in “disorderly conduct” beyond the chamber itself, after independent senator Lidia Thorpe’s shouted protest at a parliamentary reception for King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/oct/24/australia-news-live-chogm-samoa-king-charles-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-labor-coalition-lidia-thorpe

2024-10-23 13:20:01

Texas county reverses classification of Indigenous history book as fiction
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Citizen review committee will be created after decision ‘outraged’ advocates and community near HoustonA Texas county reversed its decision to place Colonization and the Wampanoag Story, a children’s history book about the Native American experience, in the fiction category at local libraries.The decision drew the ire of the world’s largest publishers, literary freedom groups and many community members. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/23/texas-indigenous-book-montgomery-libraries

2024-10-23 13:05:02

Israelis told to urgently leave Sri Lankan tourist areas after terrorist threat
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Israel tells citizens to leave Arugam Bay area as US embassy issues warning amid heightened tension over Gaza warMiddle East crisis –latest updatesIsrael’s national security council has warned Israelis to immediately leave popular tourist areas in southern Sri Lanka after threats of a possible terrorist attack.According to India’s national security council, Sri Lankan authorities had informed them of “a terrorist threat focused on tourist areas and beaches”, around the popular surfing area of Arugam Bay in the south of the island. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/23/israelis-told-to-urgently-leave-sri-lankan-tourist-areas-arugam-bay-after-terrorist-threat

2024-10-23 13:05:01

Pedro Almodóvar among Spanish stars urging PM to ban arms trade with Israel
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Letter signed by more than 250 cultural figures calls for comprehensive arms embargo and ‘an end to this horror’Middle East crisis – live updatesMore than 250 cultural figures from across Spain, including the film director Pedro Almodóvar and the Money Heist actor Alba Flores, have signed a letter calling on the Spanish government to urgently impose a “comprehensive arms embargo” on Israel.The letter, made public this week on social media and addressed to the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, calls on Spain to formally ban the export and import of military material to and from Israel and says: “History will judge us by our actions at critical moments like this. Let us put an end to this horror.” Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/23/spanish-stars-almodovar-letter-arms-embargo-israel

2024-10-23 12:50:01

Taylor Swift fans help push Heathrow passenger numbers to record high
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London concerts drive travellers to airport, which may reinstate dividend for first time in four yearsTaylor Swift fans and Olympic visitors helped push record-breaking numbers of passengers to travel through Heathrow between June and September, prompting the airport to consider reinstating its dividend for the first time in four years.The UK’s biggest airport said there were multiple consecutive weeks with record passenger numbers during the school holidays, with 30.7 million travellers passing through from June to September – bringing the total for the first nine months of the year to 63.1 million. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/23/taylor-swift-fans-help-push-heathrow-passenger-numbers-to-record-high

2024-10-23 12:35:01

Plan to put solar panels on all new English homes could be scrapped
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Long-delayed regulations may ‘encourage’ housebuilders to equip homes with solar panels, rather than requiring themLabour is considering making solar panels optional on new homes in England, after pressure from housebuilders, in a move that would weaken low-carbon regulations, the Guardian has learned.Ministers are preparing to publish long-delayed regulations for new homes, known as the future homes standard, which would ensure that all newly built homes are low-carbon. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/23/labour-considering-weaker-rules-on-solar-panels-for-new-homes-in-england

2024-10-23 12:20:05

Gisèle Pelicot tells French court ‘it’s not for us to have shame’
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Woman who was sedated and raped by her then husband says she is driven by ‘determination to change society’Gisèle Pelicot, the French woman who has become a feminist hero for insisting that the rape trial of her ex-husband and 50 other men should be held in public, has told a court in southern France she was driven by her desire to change society and expose rape culture.“I am a woman who is totally destroyed, and don’t know how I can pick myself up from this,” said the 72-year-old former logistics manager, who was repeatedly unknowingly sedated and raped by her then husband, Dominique Pelicot, 71. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/23/gisele-pelicot-rape-trial-france-court

2024-10-23 08:20:01

Labour plays down row with Donald Trump over claim of US election interference – UK politics live
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Environment secretary Steve Reed says trip to US involving Labour staffers not paid for or organised by Labour partyGood morning. Steve Reed, the environment secretary, has been doing the morning interview round, and he expected to be talking about the appointment of an independent commission, led by the former Treasury official and former deputy governor of the Bank of England Sir Jon Cunliffe, to consider the future of the water industry. Details were briefed out last night, here is the news release, and here is Helena Horton’s story.But instead Reed has spent the morning fending off a rather bizarre story about the Trump campaign filing a complaint with election regulators in the US alleging that the Labour party is interfering in the US presidential election. Eleni Courea has the details here. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/23/labour-keir-starmer-donald-trump-us-election-uk-politics-latest-news

2024-10-22 23:35:01

Trump files extraordinary complaint claiming meddling by UK Labour party
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Allegation references LinkedIn post saying 100 party staffers were headed to US to campaign for HarrisFirst King George III. Now Keir Starmer.Citing the American revolution while misspelling “Britian”, Donald Trump’s campaign has filed an extraordinary complaint against the UK’s Labour party for what it claims is “interference” in the US presidential election. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/trump-complaint-uk-labour-party

2024-10-22 22:05:01

One dead in multi-state E coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
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CDC says reports 49 cases and says 10 people hospitalized from sandwich-related outbreak that spans 10 statesAn E coli outbreak that resulted in at least one death has been linked to McDonald’s “Quarter Pounder” hamburgers, US public health authorities said on Tuesday.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that there have been 49 cases in this discount sandwich-related outbreak which spans 10 states. Ten people have been hospitalized in this onset of cases. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/e-coli-outbreak-mcdonalds-quarter-pounders

2024-10-22 20:05:01

Australia news live: police pepper spray neo-Nazi rally in Melbourne; Bruce Lehrmann to learn fate of appeal
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Black-clad group pepper-sprayed by officers after attempted counterprotest against refugee supporters. Follow today’s news liveGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it’ll be Emily Wind with the main action.“We’re going down the same path as Amazon. We’re not robots, we’re humans,” says one Woolworths warehouse worker about new working arrangements to eliminate “time-wasting” seen by staff as a “bullying” tactic. We have spoken to several workers who are pushing back at the new framework introduced by the supermarket giant in the name of efficiency but which workers describe as unsafe. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/oct/23/australia-news-live-police-pepper-spray-neo-nazi-rally-melbourne-bruce-lehrmann-appeal-woolworths-solar-housing-coles-queensland-crisafulli-abortion

2024-10-22 20:05:01

Iranian general charged in plot to murder US-based dissident journalist
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Justice department says eight were charged ‘for their efforts to silence and kill a US citizen because of her criticism of the Iranian regime’A general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been charged in New York in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate a dissident Iranian American journalist.The target of the alleged assassination plot was not named in unsealed court documents, but she has been widely identified as Masih Alinejad, who lives in New York. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/iranian-general-charged-murder-american-journalist

2024-10-22 12:35:01

Antony Blinken visits Israel in renewed US push for Gaza ceasefire
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Secretary of state expected to meet Benjamin Netanyahu and will also stress need for more aid to reach GazaMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Israel amid renewed efforts by Washington to revive stalled Gaza ceasefire negotiations after Israel’s killing of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last week.Blinken, who has made multiple fruitless trips to the region, arrived with little evidence that either Israel or Hamas were open to movement on their preconditions for a ceasefire in Gaza, where more than a year of an Israeli offensive has claimed more than 42,000 Palestinian lives. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/22/antony-blinken-visits-israel-in-renewed-us-push-for-gaza-ceasefire

2024-10-22 09:03:14

Barbecue, kangaroo pies and Jimmy Barnes: Charles and Camilla go quintessentially Australian for final day of tour
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The royals get on the tongs, banter with surf lifesavers and meet massive crowds at the Sydney Opera HouseAustralian senator Lidia Thorpe confronted King Charles with string of claims. How do they stack up?Just as King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived at a barbecue picnic in western Sydney, the strains of the Jimmy Barnes anthem, Working Class Man, wafted mysteriously and humorously above the crowd.As Barnsey rasped out the opening lyrics of the Aussie classic, Charles and Camilla greeted hundreds of invited guests in the punishing Parramatta Park heat. Muster dogs waited patiently atop barrels and a windmill slowly twirled above a pile of hay. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/22/barbecue-kangaroo-pies-and-jimmy-barnes-charles-and-camilla-go-quintessentially-australian-for-final-day-of-tour

2024-10-22 09:03:11

Treasury warns of difficult decisions in budget after September borrowing rise
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ONS data shows higher debt interest payments and pay awards for public sector workers pushed figure to £16.6bnBusiness live – latest news updatesThe Treasury has said it will need to take difficult decisions in next week’s budget after higher debt interest payments and pay awards for public sector workers pushed government borrowing to £16.6bn last month – the third highest September figure on record.In the last update on the state of the public finances before Rachel Reeves announces her tax and spending plans next week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the UK’s budget deficit was £2.1bn higher last month than in the same month a year earlier. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/22/treasury-warns-of-difficult-decisions-in-budget-after-september-borrowing-rise

2024-10-22 09:03:09

Son of Singapore founder says ‘campaign of persecution’ forced him to seek asylum in UK
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Exclusive: Lee Hsien Yang says Singapore is no ‘paradise’ after fleeing authoritarian regime that his older brother inherited and still holds sway over through their revered father’s legacyA senior member of the family that has dominated Singapore since independence has been granted asylum in the UK after fleeing what he says was a campaign of persecution.In an exclusive interview, Lee Hsien Yang told the Guardian the authoritarian regime founded by his father turned on him as he endorsed the opposition following a family rift. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/22/son-of-singapore-founder-says-campaign-of-persecution-forced-him-to-seek-asylum-in-uk-lee-hsien-yang

2024-10-22 09:03:01

Tuesday briefing: Canada puts India ‘on notice’ as row over alleged killing of Sikh activists escalates
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In today’s newsletter: Justin Trudeau says there are ‘credible allegations’ that Modi’s government was involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia. What does say about India’s global standing?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.In September 2023, Justin Trudeau stood up in parliament and made extraordinary allegations against the Indian government. The prime minister said Canadian authorities were investigating “credible allegations” about the potential involvement of Indian officials in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh separatist activist in British Columbia.Middle East | Israel has accused Hezbollah of keeping hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold in a bunker under a hospital in the southern suburbs of Beirut, though it said it would not strike the complex. The Sahel hospital in Dahiyeh was evacuated shortly afterwards, and Fadi Alame, its director, told Reuters that the allegations were untrue.Labour | A cross-party group of 30 MPs has urged Rachel Reeves to impose a 2% tax on wealth above £10m on Britain’s rich in next week’s budget rather than announce spending cuts that would hit the most poor hardest.Ukraine | Britain is to lend Ukraine an additional £2.26bn and allow Kyiv to spend the money on weapons to fight off the Russian invasion as part of a wider $50bn (£38.5bn) loan programme expected to be confirmed by G7 members later this week.Sudan | Refugees and aid agencies have warned of deteriorating conditions in overcrowded camps in Chad, as intensifying violence and a hunger crisis in Sudan drive huge numbers across the border. About 25,000 people – the vast majority women and children – crossed into eastern Chad in the first week of October. Read an explainer.European Union | Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favour of joining the EU, nearly final results showed on Monday after a pivotal referendum clouded by allegations of Russian interference. With 50.18% supporting EU membership, the decision was much closer than pre-referendum polls suggested. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/22/tuesday-briefing-how-canada-and-indias-year-long-diplomatic-row-has-escalated

2024-10-22 09:01:59

Liam Payne had ‘pink cocaine’ in his system at time of death – reports
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An official in Argentina, where the boy band star died last week, has spoken anonymously ahead of the final toxicology results being releasedFormer One Direction singer Liam Payne had multiple drugs including crack cocaine and methamphetamine in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina, according to anonymous Argentinian sources familiar with the initial toxicology reports.The British singer and former One Direction member died last week at the age of 31 after plunging from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/22/liam-payne-cause-of-death-toxicology-reports-cocaine-methamphetamine

2024-10-22 09:01:57

Efforts continue to rescue cockatoo ‘living on brioche’ for four weeks inside Sydney supermarket
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NSW environment minister reassures public ‘Mickey will be freed’ after false rumours of ‘kill order’ spread onlineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWildlife services are working to rescue a cockatoo called Mickey that has been “living on brioche” inside a Sydney supermarket for four weeks.The New South Wales environment minister, Penny Sharpe, on Tuesday promised the bird was “not going to be shot” after false rumours of a “kill order” had spread online. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/22/efforts-continue-to-rescue-cockatoo-living-on-brioche-for-four-weeks-inside-sydney-supermarket

2024-10-22 09:00:50

Archbishop of Canterbury reveals ancestral links to slavery
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Justin Welby says ancestor owned enslaved people in Jamaica and was paid compensation upon abolitionJustin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, has revealed that his ancestor owned enslaved people on a plantation in Jamaica and was compensated by the British government when slavery was abolished.Welby disclosed his ancestral links in a personal statement that reiterated his commitment to addressing the enduring and damaging legacies of transatlantic slavery. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/22/archbishop-of-canterbury-justin-welby-reveals-ancestral-links-to-slavery

2024-10-22 09:00:50

One in four English councils ‘may seek bankruptcy bailout in next two years’
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Survey finds one in 10 have discussed emergency support with government amid funding gap of over £2bn next yearOne in four English councils could go bankrupt unless they are bailed out by the government in the next two years, a survey has revealed.Councils are warning of a “worsening crisis” that could result in cuts to vital public services amid a funding gap of more than £2bn next year, according to the survey of chief executives conducted by the Local Government Association. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/22/councils-england-bankruptcy-bailouts-local-government-association-survey

2024-10-21 20:15:01

US Navy identifies two killed in fighter-jet crash as female pilots from California
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Lt Cdr Lyndsay P Evans and Lt Serena N Wileman, both 31, died when their Growler jet crashed east of Mount RainierThe US navy identified on Monday the two crew members who died last week in a fighter-jet crash near Mount Rainier as two 31-year-old female aviators from California.Lt Cdr Lyndsay P Evans, a naval flight officer, and Lt Serena N Wileman, a naval aviator, died when their EA-18G Growler jet from the Electronic Attack Squadron, known as “Zappers”, crashed east of Mount Rainier last Tuesday during a training flight, according to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/21/navy-jet-crash-pilots-california

2024-10-21 10:15:02

Moldovans back joining the EU by razor-thin majority
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Result after nearly 99% of votes counted in referendum shows 50.18% back enshrining path toward EU in constitution Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favour of joining the European Union, nearly final results showed on Monday after a pivotal referendum clouded by allegations of Russian interference.On Sunday, Moldova held key votes in a presidential election and a referendum on EU membership, marking a critical moment in the continuing struggle between Russia and the west for control over the small, landlocked nation in eastern Europe, home to 2.5 million people. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/21/moldova-vote-join-eu-razor-thin-majority

2024-10-21 04:10:01

Starmer urged to open reparations talks at Commonwealth summit
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Five Labour MPs call on PM and foreign secretary to address issue of reparatory justice for slavery and colonialism Keir Starmer is under pressure from Labour MPs and Caribbean governments to open the door to reparatory justice when he travels to Samoa this week.The UK prime minister is due to visit the small Pacific island state for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm), which starts on Monday. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/21/starmer-urged-to-open-reparations-talks-at-commonwealth-summit

2024-10-21 04:10:00

Number of people with chronic pain in England to rise by 1.9m by 2040
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Those aged 50 to 69 will be the worst affected, with some left in such pain that they cannot workAlmost 2 million more people will be suffering from sore backs, necks and other body parts by 2040 due to a surge in chronic pain caused by England’s ageing population, new research shows.The number of people in England aged 20 and over with chronic pain is set to soar from 5.345 million in 2019 to 7.247 million by 2040, according to projections by the Health Foundation thinktank. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/21/number-of-people-with-chronic-pain-in-england-to-rise-by-19m-by-2040

2024-10-20 08:50:01

Tributes pour in for Chris Hoy after terminal cancer diagnosis
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Olympic cycling champion says doctors have told him he has two to four years to liveTributes have poured in for the Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy after he revealed he had received a terminal cancer diagnosis.In an interview with the Sunday Times, Hoy, who won six golds and one silver medal for Team GB, said doctors had told him he had between two and four years to live. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/20/chris-hoy-tributes-pour-in-terminal-cancer-diagnosis

2024-10-20 07:15:01

Like sands through an hourglass, except shorter, so is the first official day of King Charles’s Australian tour
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After a day of rest, the monarch makes an appearance at a luncheon in his honour in Sydney, presenting his hosts with an hourglass and joking about the swift passage of timeKing Charles is in Australia for his first visit as monarch. Here’s where to see the royalsThomas Keneally: King Charles is not the adversary of an Australian republic – but hasn’t the time of the crown gone?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKing Charles III did not linger long at the luncheon put on in his honour, at the second scheduled event of his short Australian visit. And his gift to the gathering was a reminder of the fleeting passage of time.There was a menu fit for a king, and very Sydney: chargrilled asparagus and olive dust; marinated octopus and squid ink wafer; barramundi and duck confit.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/20/like-sands-through-an-hourglass-except-shorter-so-is-the-first-official-day-of-king-charless-australian-tour

2024-10-17 06:10:01

‘Shop like our nan!’ Call for supermarket ban on plastic packaging for fresh goods
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Anti-waste charity Wrap wants ban on 21 items including tomatoes, apples, potatoes, bananas and carrotsSupermarkets should be banned from selling fresh produce such as bananas, apples and potatoes in plastic packaging so we can go back to shopping “like our nan”, according to the influential anti-waste charity Wrap.It is calling for the government to ban packaging on 21 fruit and vegetables sold in supermarkets, including salad tomatoes, carrots and avocados, by 2030. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/17/shop-like-our-nan-call-for-supermarket-ban-on-plastic-packaging-for-fresh-goods