Spain flood death toll expected to rise amid anger over lack of preparedness

31/10/2024 09:04 The Guardian

Victims say ‘water was already here’ by the time warning was issued, as military prepares to start searching worst-hit areasSpain floods – latest updatesRescue workers in Spain are searching for more victims after deadly floods, as questions are raised about how one of the world’s most developed nations failed to respond adequately to such an extreme storm.Torrential rains that began at the start of the week led to flooding that has left at least 95 people dead, the deadliest such disaster in the western European country since 1973. Continue reading...

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Spain floods latest: number of dead expected to rise amid search for survivors

At least 95 people have been killed as more rain is forecast for the flood-hit region of ValenciaDeath toll expected to rise amid anger over preparednessPeople in Spain: have you been affected by flooding?Experts have been giving their reaction to yesterday’s disaster - sounding a warning about ou...

31/10/2024 10:47 The Guardian

North Korea missile test reaches record height and duration, says Japan

Test of apparent ICBM theoretically capable of striking US mainland comes amid warnings over North Korean troops in UkraineNorth Korea has test launched a long-range missile theoretically capable of striking the US mainland in another display of defiance by the regime amid growing warnings over its...

31/10/2024 10:02 The Guardian

Typhoon Kong-rey: biggest storm in decades makes landfall in Taiwan

People warned to stay inside because of high risk of landslides, storm surges, destructive winds and floodingTaiwan has shut down work, school and transport as the biggest typhoon to hit the island in decades made landfall on its east coast.Kong-rey has been declared a “strong typhoon” by Taiwa...

31/10/2024 09:38 The Guardian

Middle east crisis live: Lebanese PM expresses hope for ceasefire deal

Najib Mikati says he is cautiously optimistic as White House official plays down Israeli reports on purported 60-day truce proposalThe Israeli army’s evacuation call for several areas of south Lebanon on Thursday, includes a Palestinian refugee camp, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).It warned it...

31/10/2024 09:00 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: What you need to know about Rachel Reeves’s plans for the economy

In today’s newsletter: They spent weeks bracing the country for ‘tough decisions’, but in Labour’s first budget in 14 years, the chancellor adopted a slightly more optimistic tone• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. It was Labour’s first budget in 14 years;...

31/10/2024 06:56 The Guardian

NSW Health issues public alert over potential virus risk at Sydney cosmetic clinic

Clients of now closed Fresh Cosmetic Clinic warned to get tested after possible exposure to blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIVFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW Health has issued a public healt...

31/10/2024 05:19 The Guardian

Australia news live: Dutton’s office asked Rinehart’s company for lift on her private jet; NSW Health warning over potential virus risk at Sydney cosmetic clinic

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastYoung man dies in multi-vehicle crash in Queensland’s Bundaberg RegionA fatal multi-vehicle traffic crash last night at Elliot in Queensland’s Bundaberg Region last night is being investigated by the police fo...

31/10/2024 05:04 The Guardian

Harris hails first-time and gen Z voters at Wisconsin rally: ‘I’m so proud of you’

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31/10/2024 02:11 The Guardian

‘Republicanism by stealth’: Australia’s Great Seal redesign ditches reference to monarch

Historian also questions ‘complete silence’ around First Nations sovereignty in new designFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s formal symbol of sovereignty, its Great Seal, has been redesigned without a ref...

31/10/2024 02:01 The Guardian

North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine will ‘surely return in body bags’, US envoy says

Envoy to UN Robert Wood gives warning ahead of security council meeting, as US and South Korea defence chiefs urge North Korea to withdrawSee all our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine warThe US and South Korean defence chiefs have called for North Korea to withdraw its troops from Russia, as the US env...

30/10/2024 19:58 The Guardian

Middle East crisis: UN security council warns against attempts to dismantle Unrwa – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Middle East, read our full coverage here. Under the laws – which will not be implemented for several months – Unrwa could not “operate any institution, provide any service, or conduct any activity, whether directly or indirectly”. Continue...

30/10/2024 19:22 The Guardian

Labour wants to reverse decline – but with a big budget comes a big risk

The government knows cynical voters will need to see tangible change in public services and to feel better offAt the final political cabinet before Rachel Reeves delivered her first budget this week, ministers were presented with internal party research on what the public was expecting.In the months...

30/10/2024 19:11 The Guardian

US identified 500 cases where its weapons harmed Gaza civilians but hasn’t taken action

Some the incidents might have violated international humanitarian law, according to the sourcesUS state department officials have identified nearly 500 potential incidents of civilian harm during Israel’s military operations in Gaza involving US-furnished weapons, but have not taken further action...

30/10/2024 18:55 The Guardian

Autumn budget: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £40bn and increases spending on NHS and schools – as it happened

Chancellor announces changes to employers’ national insurance contributions, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and other dutiesBudget 2024: key points at a glanceFull report: Reeves raises taxes as she promises to rebuild public servicesGeorge Osborne is credited with popularising the baseline th...

30/10/2024 18:36 The Guardian

At least 95 people dead in Spain’s worst floods in three decades

Soldiers aid search for dozens still missing as prime minister warns extreme weather may not be overAt least 95 people have died in eastern, central and southern Spain after torrential rains triggered the country’s deadliest floods in three decades, unleashing torrents of muddy water that surged t...

30/10/2024 18:22 The Guardian

World must act to prevent ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Gaza, António Guterres warns

Secretary general makes appeal as civilian casualties mount amid intensive Israeli strikes on northThe UN secretary general, António Guterres has warned Israel could carry out the “ethnic cleansing” of Gaza if the international community does not make a determined stand to prevent it.Guterres m...

30/10/2024 18:05 The Guardian

Georgia must change course to open EU membership talks, says European Commission

Western powers call for investigation into Georgian Dream party election win amid reports of voter intimidation and fraudThe European Commission has said it will not recommend opening EU membership talks with Georgia unless the country changes course, days after the increasingly anti-western Georgia...

30/10/2024 18:02 The Guardian

Palestinian student stripped of UK visa after Gaza remarks wins human rights appeal

Home Office failed to show presence of Dana Abu Qamar ‘not conducive to public good’, according to tribunal rulingA Palestinian student who was stripped of her student visa after remarks she made about the Israel-Gaza war has won a human rights appeal against the Home Office’s decision.The Hom...

30/10/2024 17:50 The Guardian

Paramedic gave Sergei Skripal novichok antidote by chance, inquiry hears

Knocked-over bag led to unintended use of drug to counter nerve agents, which may have saved former Russian spy A paramedic has described the extraordinary moment he knocked over a drugs bag as he treated the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and then by chance gave him a nerve agent antidote that m...

30/10/2024 17:24 The Guardian

Some US states have firearm death rates comparable to countries in conflict, report says

Mississippi’s firearm-related violence rate nearly double that of Haiti, which is plagued by political and gang strifeA new report by the Commonwealth Fund finds some US states have firearm death rates comparable to countries in conflict, and even states with the fewest firearms deaths are far hig...

30/10/2024 17:05 The Guardian

OBR warns budget is unlikely to lift economic growth over next five years

Forecaster says extra spending revealed by Rachel Reeves will give only a short-term lift to economyRachel Reeves reveals £40bn in tax risesBudget 2024: key points at a glanceAutumn budget live – latest updatesLabour has embarked on a “large, sustained increase in spending, tax and borrowing”...

30/10/2024 16:53 The Guardian

Russian police charge woman in Crimea over daughter’s pro-Ukraine video

Clip of Russian and Ukrainian flags with angry-face and heart emojis is alleged to have ‘discredited’ armyPolice in Russian-annexed Crimea have charged a woman with child neglect after her 10-year-old daughter allegedly posted a video online that “discredited” the Russian army, authorities s...

30/10/2024 15:27 The Guardian

Spain’s deadly floods and droughts are two faces of the climate crisis coin

Scientists say violent weather battering Mediterranean is a harbinger of what the rest of Europe can soon expectResidents of Chiva, a small town on the outskirts of Valencia, can expect a grim future of worsening drought as the planet heats up and the country dries out. But on Tuesday, they also wit...

30/10/2024 14:45 The Guardian

Southport attack: PM warns Badenoch and Jenrick against undermining police

Keir Starmer’s appeal at PMQs follows Tory leadership candidates questioning police handling of investigationKeir Starmer has warned the two Conservative leadership candidates, Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch, against undermining police efforts in the investigation into the Southport attack.Speak...

30/10/2024 14:37 The Guardian

Budget 2024: key points at a glance

Rachel Reeves is announcing her financial update – here are the main points, with political analysisPolitics live: latest news and reaction on UK budgetRachel Reeves says the UK voted for change, and the Labour government has a mandate for a decade of “national renewal”.Employees will not pay...

30/10/2024 12:39 The Guardian

Push for black and Asian soldiers’ input in world wars to be taught in UK schools

Exclusive: Awareness of contribution of black and Asian soldiers could help tackle racism, say leading minority ethnic voicesPoliticians and community leaders are calling for the history of black and Asian soldiers who fought for Britain in the world wars to be taught more widely in schools to help...

30/10/2024 11:38 The Guardian

‘Frightening to consider’: fears grow over Trump’s threats to political foes

Critics alarmed by talk of revenge against Democrats and say second Trump term would pose unprecedented dangerUS elections 2024 – live updatesDonald Trump’s extremist attacks on top Democrats as “the enemy from within” and talk of deploying the military against political foes if he wins the...

30/10/2024 11:00 The Guardian

Sweden and Norway rethink cashless society plans over Russia security fears

Rise in hybrid warfare and cyber-attacks blamed on pro-Russia groups prompt Nordic neighbours to backpedal Sweden and Norway are backpedalling on plans for cashless societies over fears that fully digital payment systems would leave them vulnerable to Russian security threats, and concern for those...

30/10/2024 10:50 The Guardian

Wednesday briefing: Five key messages that will define the budget

In today’s newsletter: Labour has told two stories about Rachel Reeves’ budget. Will it be an end to austerity – or an acceptance of “the harsh light of fiscal reality”?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. There will be no triumphalism, no big giveaways and...

30/10/2024 06:52 The Guardian

Trauma surgeons sound grim warning on e-scooter danger at NSW inquiry

‘Very sharp increase’ in children arriving in emergency after crashes, doctors warn, as assessment of how to best legalise e-scooters continuesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChildren as young as five end up in hosp...

30/10/2024 03:53 The Guardian

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