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Red squirrels ‘to vanish from England’ unless vaccine against squirrelpox funded

16/11/2024 21:29 The Guardian

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...

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Australia news live: at least one home destroyed by bushfires in Victoria’s west; search resumes for fisher missing at Nepean River

The state’s emergency management commissioner Rick Nugent said soaring temperatures and high winds on Saturday led to 80 fires, with five considered significant. Follow today’s news live.Warning for heavy rainfall, damaging winds and potential flash flooding in north-east VictoriaThe Bureau of M...

17/11/2024 00:31 The Guardian
Rishi Sunak’s top aides advised against early election, memo reveals

Isaac Levido and Michael Brooks warned ex-PM on 3 April voters ‘less likely to feel financially optimistic’Rishi Sunak’s top aides advised him not to call an early election, warning him that voters would be less likely to feel “financially optimistic” in the summer and that Conservatives w...

16/11/2024 23:44 The Guardian
Fears grow over UK children at risk placed in illegal care homes

Rising number of vulnerable youngsters are being forced into unsuitable accommodation including Airbnbs, bedsits and caravansA shocking increase in the number of vulnerable children deprived of their liberty by the state is leaving more youngsters in illegal accommodation, at eye-watering costs to t...

16/11/2024 19:00 The Guardian
Your ID for $400: warnings issued after Australian gambling syndicates offer money for documents

Gamblers say the ‘bowler accounts’ are used for legitimate bets, while concerns raised about potential money launderingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGambling syndicates are offering up to $400 to men who hand over...

16/11/2024 19:00 The Guardian
Japan’s minister visits Ukraine to stress ‘grave concern’ over North Korean troops

Tokyo to also discuss growing military links between North Korea and Russia, Japan’s foreign ministry saidJapan’s foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with Russia, including the deployment of thousands of troops to support Moscow’s...

16/11/2024 18:16 The Guardian
‘A Russian asset’: Democrats slam Trump’s pick of Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence

Other nominees – Matt Gaetz for attorney general and Peter Hegseth for secretary of defense – were also condemnedDemocratic lawmakers are slamming Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, saying their former House colleague is a vocal supporter of Russia who...

16/11/2024 16:51 The Guardian
More than 650,000 people flee as Super Typhoon Man-yi hits Philippines

Authorities warn of ‘life-threatening’ surges as sixth storm to pound the country in the past month intensifiedSuper Typhoon Man-yi has slammed into the Philippines, with the national weather forecaster warning of a “potentially catastrophic and life-threatening” impact as huge waves pounded...

16/11/2024 16:11 The Guardian
Paint thrown over Georgia elections chief as ruling party victory confirmed

US and EU have called for investigation into alleged irregularities in pro-Russia ruling party’s election victoryThe head of Georgia’s election commission was splashed with paint as the body confirmed the ruling party’s victory in the parliamentary elections.David Kirtadze, a member of the for...

16/11/2024 14:42 The Guardian
What is Bluesky and why are so many people suddenly leaving X for the platform?

Users turn to the heavily moderated network after warnings about misinformation on Elon Musk’s XThe great X-odus is under way. More than 1 million new users have joined the social media platform Bluesky since the US election.Many are seeking to escape Elon Musk’s X amid warnings from anti-hate s...

16/11/2024 11:31 The Guardian
Russian spy ship escorted away from area with critical cables in Irish Sea

Yantar intelligence ship was seen operating drones in an area containing subsea energy and internet infrastructureA Russian spy ship has been escorted out of the Irish Sea after it entered Irish-controlled waters and patrolled an area containing critical energy and internet submarine pipelines and c...

16/11/2024 11:03 The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes Beirut after evacuation call

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said ‘the enemy’ carried out three air raids, including one near Haret HreikIn the crowded Qalandia refugee camp, UNRWA’s training centre is an island of calm where young people from the occupied West Bank learn trades, but a recent Israeli ban on all...

16/11/2024 09:59 The Guardian
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says war will ‘end sooner’ once Trump enters White House

US president-elect says the war has ‘got to stop’ as German chancellor urges Putin to start talks with Kyiv in rare phone call. What we know on day 997Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia’s war against his country will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have once Donald Trump becomes US p...

16/11/2024 08:56 The Guardian
Call for investigation into far-right EU politicians’ flights to Trump gala

Transparency International writes to EU requesting inquiry into potential failure to declare travel and ticket expensesAn NGO has called for an investigation into five far-right members of the European parliament, warning of a potential failure to declare expenses for a trip to attend a gala dinner...

16/11/2024 05:00 The Guardian
Bushfire evacuations in Victoria’s west as conditions prompt catastrophic danger warnings

Gellibrand, Dereel and Kadnook residents told to leave as total fire bans declared across parts of South Australia and VictoriaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSeveral communities in Victoria’s west have been urged to evacuate as firefighters work to control a number of b...

16/11/2024 04:47 The Guardian
Melbourne warehouse fire leads to evacuation of 150 nearby residents in middle of night

Victoria police believe building on Spencer Street was empty at the time of the blazeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice are investigating a warehouse fire in West Melbourne which led to 150 people being evacuated from an apartment complex in the middle of the night.Fir...

16/11/2024 03:51 The Guardian
Lunchables pulled from national school lunch programs in US

Kraft Heinz cites weak demand for pre-packaged meals amid reports of lead and high sodium in supermarket kitsAfter offering the pre-packaged meals branded as Lunchables on school menus across the country just last year, Kraft Heinz, the company that makes the popular lunch and snack kits, is removin...

15/11/2024 21:17 The Guardian
Streeting warns Britons against having cheap cosmetic surgery abroad

Wes Streeting speaks out after deaths in Turkey among women travelling for procedures such as butt liftsBritons should resist the temptation to have cosmetic surgery abroad at “rock-bottom” prices in case they are harmed by substandard care, the health secretary has said.Wes Streeting spoke out...

15/11/2024 21:00 The Guardian
Scholz’s call with Putin will open ‘Pandora’s box’, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president says talk between German and Russian leaders on war will reduce Putin’s isolationVolodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that a telephone conversation between Olaf Scholz and Vladimir Putin will open a “Pandora’s box”, after the German chancellor and the Russian leader discussed t...

15/11/2024 18:20 The Guardian
Mike Pence urges Senate Republicans to reject RFK Jr for US health secretary

Ex-vice-president rebukes Kennedy’s stance on abortion while Matt Gaetz, another Trump pick, faces ‘uphill battle’US politics live – latest updatesMike Pence, the former vice-president, urged Senate Republicans on Friday to reject Donald Trump’s choice of Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secr...

15/11/2024 18:05 The Guardian
Middle East crisis: Hamas ‘ready’ for Gaza ceasefire, says senior official – as it happened

Senior official Bassem Naim says militant group ‘ready for ceasefire’ and urges Donald Trump to ‘pressure’ 'Israel to ‘end the aggression’Wafa, the Palestinian news agency, is reporting that two Palestinian people were killed in an Israeli artillery attack in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza...

15/11/2024 18:00 The Guardian
Top Senate Democrat says Trump’s nominees show he will ‘weaponize the justice department to seek vengeance’ – live

Dick Durbin warns that Trump’s appointees to top DoJ posts signal he will direct prosecutors and law enforcement to retaliate against political opponentsTrump’s staffing picks and likely contenders – so farRepublicans are set to take control of the Senate next year, where one of their first jo...

15/11/2024 17:56 The Guardian
Peers warn not reforming IPP sentences could cause another Post Office scandal

Ministers told they risk more miscarriages of justice by not backing bill to replace indefinite jail terms with fixed onesPeers have warned the government is failing to deal with a miscarriage of justice akin to the Post Office scandal, after ministers refused to back legislation that would give new...

15/11/2024 17:52 The Guardian
Trump skips FBI background checks for controversial cabinet picks – report

Bypassing the standard procedure comes as president-elect’s choices of RFK Jr and Matt Gaetz send shock wavesUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s transition team has bypassed standard background checks by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on some of his controversial cabinet...

15/11/2024 17:24 The Guardian
Protesters storm Abkhazia parliament over Russian investment deal

Black Sea separatist region is backed by Moscow but recognised as part of Georgia by most of the worldProtesters have stormed the regional parliament in Abkhazia, forcing the government to halt an investment deal with Russia that some fear will spoil the breakaway Georgian region’s natural beauty....

15/11/2024 16:49 The Guardian
Shadow chancellor warns Reeves over EU ties after Bank chief says Brexit harming economy – as it happened

Mel Stride said there must be no suggestion of the UK going back into the EU single market or customs unionIn news that will disappoint those of you who enjoy a Liberal Democrat stunt, PA has just reported that Ed Davey will not, as was planned, be taking a bus-driving lesson at a depot in Oxfordshi...

15/11/2024 16:29 The Guardian
UK growth slows but December interest rate cut unlikely; vaccine-maker shares hit by RFK Jr nomination – as it happened

Latest UK GDP growth report shows UK grew by just 0.1% in July-September, a slowdown on the first half of the yearFew expected Britain to boom but the GDP figures will worry the TreasuryRFK Jr condemned as ‘clear and present danger’ after Trump nominationBank of England governor says Brexit has...

15/11/2024 16:07 The Guardian
Three Met officers who accessed Sarah Everard files guilty of gross misconduct

Myles McHugh, Hannah Rebbeck and Mark Harper accessed data with ‘no proper policing purpose’, tribunal heardThree Metropolitan police officers have been found guilty of gross misconduct for accessing files relating to the case of Sarah Everard with “no proper policing purpose”.PC Myles McHug...

15/11/2024 15:16 The Guardian
China faces crucial decisions on climate policy during second Trump term

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...

15/11/2024 13:00 The Guardian
Weather tracker: Record 22.9C at night makes Iceland warmest place in Europe

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 r...

15/11/2024 12:52 The Guardian
‘It is a pandemic’: UK’s envoy on superbugs says scale of threat underestimated

Dame Sally Davies says action on deadly antibiotic-resistant infections must be prioritisedThe rising death toll from drug-resistant bugs is “very scary” and people do not even realise it is happening, the UK’s special envoy for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has warned.Superbugs kill more tha...

15/11/2024 11:53 The Guardian
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