Covid surges across US after holidays amid low booster uptake

03/01/2025 15:47 The Guardian

Test positivity, emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths are increasing as expert warns: ‘It’s still dangerous’Covid is once again surging across the US after an unusual relative lull over the fall, as rates of booster vaccinations remain stubbornly low.Continuing infections and the evolution of variants underscore the importance of vaccinating, tracking the ebbs and flows of Covid, and employing preventive measures like face masks and clean air – important tools that could undergo greater politicization in coming months and years. Continue reading...

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Elon Musk turns on Nigel Farage and calls for new leader of Reform

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05/01/2025 18:34 The Guardian

Heavy snow disrupts travel in England and Wales

Amber warning for snow covers most of northern England, with air, road and rail travel falling foul of wintry weather In pictures: snowfall in England and WalesHeavy overnight snow in Wales and northern England has caused travel disruption as the new year gets off to a cold start.On Sunday, the Met...

05/01/2025 17:42 The Guardian

UK weather: airports reopen but travel disruption continues – as it happened

Runways all open at Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool but passengers still face delays with road and rail users also hit by the weatherThe Met office has issued a new yellow warning for heavy rain in southern England, adding to the rainfall warning issued across Wales. The introduction of rain to heav...

05/01/2025 15:53 The Guardian

Social order in Gaza will collapse if Israel ends cooperation with UN aid agency, official says

Unrwa senior officer describes 60,000 people sheltering in school buildings sharing 12 bathrooms, but says without aid things will get worseSocial order in Gaza is likely to collapse further if Israel goes ahead with its threat this month to end all cooperation with the UN refugee agency for Palesti...

05/01/2025 15:46 The Guardian

Major winter storm in US threatens millions with snow, ice and brutal cold

State of emergencies issues in several states and cities as eastern two-thirds of country to experience dangerous coldA major winter storm was sweeping across the central US on Sunday, forecasters said, bringing with it a dreaded combination of snow, ice and plunging temperatures.The National Weathe...

05/01/2025 14:09 The Guardian

Fears grow for voting rights as Trump plots to reshape US justice department

Experts warn that incoming president could direct DoJ officials to scale back enforcement of Voting Rights ActDonald Trump could use a second term atop the justice department to gut enforcement of US federal voting laws and deploy an agency that is supposed to protect the right to vote to undermine...

05/01/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Ukraine launches surprise operation in Russia’s Kursk region

Footage purports to show Ukrainian armoured columns advancing towards village of Bolshoe SoldatskoeUkrainian armed forces began a surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk region on Sunday, in an apparent attempt to regain the initiative on the battlefield before Donald Trump’s imminent return to the...

05/01/2025 12:46 The Guardian

Director of Edinburgh international festival warns cuts put its status at risk

Nicola Benedetti calls for significant rise in public and philanthropic support to maintain its global reputationThe director of the Edinburgh international festival has warned it could lose its status as one of the world’s greatest arts events without significant increases in public and philanthr...

05/01/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Firefighters battle fresh blazes in Victoria as pockets of NSW burn

Conditions to become more unsettled as winds begin to shift and clouds move in, officials warnSouthern Ocean winds to break stifling heatwave baking Australia’s south-eastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFirefighters are working to bring freshly sparked bushfires under co...

05/01/2025 07:56 The Guardian

Curb extremism now or face new terrorist threats, Labour warned

Experts say measures announced so far are not enough to turn the tideLabour must reverse years of political failure on extremism to stop it fuelling more disorder, violence and terrorism in Britain, leading figures have said.Neil Basu, the former head of counter-terrorism policing, and Dame Sara...

05/01/2025 07:00 The Guardian

Southern Ocean winds to break stifling heatwave baking Australia’s south-east

Front dragging warm air from the Pilbara brings ‘particularly hot’ weather to SA, NSW, Victoria and TasmaniaFire threats at two of Victoria’s most popular national parks as pockets of NSW burnGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWinds from the Southern Ocean will bring re...

05/01/2025 03:11 The Guardian

UK weather: power cuts, traffic chaos and cancelled flights due to heavy snow

Closed roads, multi-vehicle collisions and train problems reported as Met Office warnings remain in placeLive UK weather updatesHomes were left without power, roads were closed, cars stranded, and flights and train services disrupted on Saturday as heavy snow and freezing rain hit much of the UK.The...

04/01/2025 23:45 The Guardian

Parts of UK disrupted as snow and freezing rain arrive – live

Police report road collisions and warn motorists only to travel if necessary while power cuts affect parts of England and WalesNational Highways warned a “spell of disruptive snow” would spread across southern and central parts of the road network on Saturday night.The PA news agency reports tha...

04/01/2025 23:32 The Guardian

Fears of unrest as PM considers open prisons for more offenders

Unions concerned about potential rise in violence, drug abuse and the threat of riots at low-security facilities in England and WalesThe government is considering relaxing the restrictions on inmates who can be sent to open prisons, despite warnings that the move could increase violence, drug abuse...

04/01/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Ukraine waits for Trump the dealmaker to broker end of Putin’s war | Shaun Walker in Kyiv

The US president-elect’s policy on the conflict may prove decisive, but appeasing both sides will be a challengeA new year in Ukraine began in much the same way as the old one finished: with deadly Russian drone attacks across the country. In Kyiv, one person was killed and at least six others wer...

04/01/2025 16:29 The Guardian

Labour goes slow on rape courts pledge amid fears over shortage of lawyers

Election manifesto promise to set up specialist tribunals to deal with huge backlog of cases has been put on holdThe government appears to have stalled on plans to set up dozens of specialist rape courts to deal with a huge backlog of cases, amid warnings there are not enough lawyers to make the pro...

04/01/2025 15:00 The Guardian

UK rollout of eVisas could leave non-EU migrants ‘vulnerable’

Home Office is issuing digital visas without completing necessary checks, Freedom of Information quest revealsThe government is pressing ahead with a digital visa scheme to prove the residency rights of millions of people from outside the EU without having completed the necessary checks, campaigners...

04/01/2025 13:55 The Guardian

It’s the pits! Would you pay £35 for one of the new, posh deodorants?

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04/01/2025 13:29 The Guardian

Rough sleepers offered emergency shelter as UK temperatures plummet

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04/01/2025 13:08 The Guardian

‘It is impossible to outrun them’: how drones transformed war in Ukraine

Small FPV drones, which travel at 37mph, have become ubiquitous, evolving from ‘a novelty to a weapon of choice’Denys, a soldier with Ukraine’s Khyzhak brigade, describes a new kind of war. Standing in a barracks workshop with piles of basic Ukrainian First Person View (FPV) drones behind him,...

04/01/2025 05:00 The Guardian

About 30 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza as truce talks set to resume

‘Harsh day’ of bombardments with several children among dead, says Gaza’s civil defence agency Gaza’s civil defence agency said about 30 people were killed in Israeli bombardments on Friday, as Hamas said indirect negotiations for a truce in the war were set to resume in Qatar.The Israeli mi...

03/01/2025 21:31 The Guardian

Austrian liberal party quits coalition talks leaving negotiations in disarray

Surprise move by Neos raises doubts about viability of forming centrist government excluding far rightThe smallest of three parties in talks to form Austria’s next government has unexpectedly quit the negotiations, throwing into disarray an effort to form a centrist ruling coalition without the fa...

03/01/2025 20:58 The Guardian

Polar vortex expected to bring snow, ice and brutal cold to most of US

Millions from Kansas to Florida will be hit by wintry blast with potential for ‘disaster’ next week, meteorologists sayA strong snow and ice storm followed by brutally cold conditions will soon smack the eastern two-thirds of the United States as frigid air escapes the Arctic, plunging as far so...

03/01/2025 18:35 The Guardian

More than 2,200 people died in Mediterranean in 2024, UN finds

Figure includes hundreds of children, who make up one in five migrants trying to reach Europe fleeing war and povertyMore than 2,200 people either died or went missing in the Mediterranean while trying to reach Europe in search of refuge in 2024.The figure, cited in a statement from Regina De Domini...

03/01/2025 15:51 The Guardian

Government would be ‘foolish’ to ignore palliative care warnings over assisted dying

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03/01/2025 15:02 The Guardian

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03/01/2025 12:05 The Guardian

Alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the US – report

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