Streeting warns Britons against having cheap cosmetic surgery abroad

15/11/2024 21:00 The Guardian

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 after a spate of deaths among women who had travelled to Turkey for aesthetic treatment such as a Brazilian butt lift (BBL). Continue reading...

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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

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

Snow and ice expected in Scotland and north of England, Met Office warns

Yellow warnings issued from Sunday evening to Tuesday, with possibility of power cuts and transport delaysA yellow weather warning has been issued for snow and ice across parts of Scotland and the north of England.Up to 20cm of snow is possible on higher ground on Monday and Tuesday, and there is a...

15/11/2024 11:50 The Guardian

First Thing: RFK Jr condemned as ‘clear and present danger’ after Trump nomination

Experts warn making the anti-vaccine activist health secretary ‘is going to cost lives’. Plus, Paul Mescal interviews Ridley ScottDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump’s nomination of the anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F Kenn...

15/11/2024 11:25 The Guardian

‘Who benefits from this?’ Soul-searching after the Amsterdam violence

Jewish and Muslim communities speak of heightened fears as questions linger about events around football matchCarrying white signs scrawled with messages urging unity, they took turns laying white roses at the statue of Anne Frank, steps away from the home where she, her family and four other people...

15/11/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Pro-Palestine activists ‘very pleased’ as Myer cancels Christmas windows launch due to protest threat

Victorian premier ‘furious’ 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 podcastPro-Palestine protesters have called off a planned demonstration outs...

15/11/2024 04:30 The Guardian

Australia news live: elevated fire danger warning for parts of NSW, Victoria and Queensland; Chalmers says economic woes have fed ‘alienation’

Follow today’s news liveLabor and Coalition accused of cooking up ‘secret deal’ to rig electoral rules with new billGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWatt says issue of reconciliation not closed in Australia despite voice referendumWrapping up the interview, Murray Wat...

15/11/2024 03:09 The Guardian

Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economy

Andrew Bailey calls for relations with EU to be rebuilt as Trump plans US tariffsThe Bank of England governor has urged ministers to “rebuild relations” with the EU, warning that Brexit has undermined the UK’s economy.Speaking at the Mansion House dinner in the City of London on Thursday eveni...

14/11/2024 23:12 The Guardian

Middle East crisis: Israeli strike kills six in southern Lebanon, health ministry says – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war here and all our coverage of Israel’s war on Lebanon hereOvernight the IDF announced that six soldiers had been killed in clashes with Hezbollah inside southern Lebanon.The Times of Israel reports “it was one of t...

14/11/2024 22:41 The Guardian

Gary Oldman to read CBeebies bedtime story for Children in Need

Actor ‘honoured’ to recite story and hopes it ‘brings warmth and encouragement’ to children and familiesThe British actor and Hollywood star Gary Oldman has said he is “very honoured” to read a special CBeebies bedtime story for Children in Need.The 66-year-old Oscar and three-time Bafta...

14/11/2024 19:51 The Guardian

Elizabeth Warren denounces Biden administration over Gaza humanitarian situation

Massachusetts senator now joins Bernie Sanders in endorsing joint resolution of disapproval against Joe BidenElizabeth Warren, a leading progressive voice in the US Senate, has denounced the Biden administration’s failure to punish Israel over the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and endorsed a...

14/11/2024 19:24 The Guardian

Jailed Bosnian Serb general says he aided and abetted Srebrenica genocide

Confession met with scepticism after other war criminals made similar statements to win early release from prisonA Bosnian Serb general jailed by the war crimes tribunal in The Hague for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre has confessed to having “aided and abetted the genocide”.Survivors and families...

14/11/2024 18:29 The Guardian

Gulag History Museum in Moscow temporarily closed ‘for safety reasons’

Kremlin critics fear move is part of Russia’s efforts to whitewash Soviet past and shut independent cultural institutionsMoscow’s award-winning Gulag History Museum announced its surprise closure on Thursday, a move critics attribute to the Kremlin’s efforts to whitewash Russia’s Soviet past...

14/11/2024 16:54 The Guardian

Artists wary of discussing Gaza war, says Jeremy Deller

Deller says culture war has ‘maybe made some people a bit fearful’, as he donates work to auction in support of MSFThe culture war has made artists wary of discussing the Israel-Palestine conflict, according to Jeremy Deller, who has donated work to a charity auction to support Médecins Sans Fr...

14/11/2024 16:30 The Guardian

Gas prices at one-year high in Europe amid Russian supply threat

Gazprom could stop flow of gas into continent as result of their legal battle with Austrian company OMVEurope’s gas market rose by as much as 5% on Thursday to its highest price in a year after one of the continent’s biggest gas traders said that there could be a halt on gas supplies from Russia...

14/11/2024 16:02 The Guardian

US states urged to find new ways to block Trump’s mass deportation plan

California and other states must mount aggressive, multipronged response to defend immigrants, advocates warnCalifornia, home to the largest immigrant population in the US, is bracing for Donald Trump’s plan to enact the “largest deportation operation in American history”, with advocates pushi...

14/11/2024 16:00 The Guardian

Salisbury novichok inquiry: container hunt like looking for ‘needle in haystack’

Counter-terrorism police chief tells of difficulty of search for vessel with poison after attack on Sergei SkripalHunting for the container of nerve agent used in the attack on the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was like “searching for a needle in a haystack”, a counter-terrorism forensics c...

14/11/2024 15:07 The Guardian

Weekend thunderstorms forecast for northern Australia with south to see temperatures drop

BoM warns of severe storms in northern rivers and northern tablelands of NSW, with possible damaging winds and large hailstonesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThunderstorms are expected to continue this weekend on both...

14/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

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What are his foreign policy views? 15/11 20:25 - Israel Pounds Area Near Beirut Amid Signs of a Widening Offensive 15/11 19:56 - Gaza War Strains Europe’s Efforts at Social Cohesion 15/11 18:53 - Boris Epshteyn, the Trump Lawyer Who Wields Outsize Influence on the Next White House 15/11 18:37 - North Korean troops in Ukraine ‘grave escalation’, Scholz tells Putin 15/11 18:20 - Scholz’s call with Putin will open ‘Pandora’s box’, Zelenskyy says 15/11 18:08 - Pro-Russia bill triggers protests in Georgia breakaway region 15/11 18:05 - Mike Pence urges Senate Republicans to reject RFK Jr for US health secretary 15/11 18:00 - Middle East crisis: Hamas ‘ready’ for Gaza ceasefire, says senior official – as it happened 15/11 17:59 - We'll defend our interests 'with an iron will': French FM Barrot on Trump's re-election 15/11 17:56 - Top Senate Democrat says Trump’s nominees show he will ‘weaponize the justice department to seek vengeance’ – live 15/11 17:52 - Peers warn not reforming IPP sentences could cause another Post Office scandal 15/11 17:39 - Germany’s Scholz speaks to Russia’s Putin for first time in two years 15/11 17:39 - Germany’s Scholz speaks to Russia’s Putin for first time in two years 15/11 17:24 - Trump skips FBI background checks for controversial cabinet picks – report 15/11 17:21 - Ex-French president calls for united Europe after Trump victory 15/11 16:59 - EU enlargement put to the test: Georgia, Moldova votes shake Brussels 15/11 16:49 - Protesters storm Abkhazia parliament over Russian investment deal 15/11 16:48 - Will Trump bring even more war to the Middle East? 15/11 16:39 - 'Drill, baby, drill': What Trump's election victory means for climate change 15/11 16:29 - Shadow chancellor warns Reeves over EU ties after Bank chief says Brexit harming economy – as it happened 15/11 16:14 - What a second Trump presidency means for the Middle East and Ukraine 15/11 16:14 - What a second Trump presidency means for the Middle East and Ukraine 15/11 16:07 - UK growth slows but December interest rate cut unlikely; vaccine-maker shares hit by RFK Jr nomination – as it happened 15/11 16:03 - Scholz-Putin call opens 'Pandora's box', Zelensky says 15/11 16:03 - In Moscow, Trump’s Victory Is Welcomed, But Warily 15/11 15:57 - Immigrants struggle as cracks deepen in Canada's pro-immigration 'consensus' 15/11 15:28 - Kremlin confirms call with Germany’s Scholz 15/11 15:16 - Three Met officers who accessed Sarah Everard files guilty of gross misconduct 15/11 15:15 - World Fears a Wider Trade War. 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