‘Drinking PFAS’: water providers call for broad ban on ‘forever chemicals’ amid proliferation fears

22/01/2025 08:05 The Guardian

Fifty-one sites in NSW have significant PFAS contamination requiring continued monitoring and remediation, EPA tells Senate inquiryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastExperts and water providers have called for a broad ban on so-called “forever chemicals” at a Senate inquiry into PFAS, warning of environmental harm and increasingly costly removal.The Water Services Association of Australia’s executive director, Adam Lovell, said a ban should be imposed on PFAS in non-essential consumer products. “We need to reduce now, as much as possible, how much PFAS is in the environment.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Tusk tells Europeans ‘keep your heads high’ but warns ‘time of comfort is over’ – Europe live

Leader of Poland, which holds the EU presidency, tells parliament that conflict and uncontrolled technological progress is creating challenges for blocTusk, a historian by training, also urged Europe to increase its defence spending:Some people think it’s extravagant or wrong to warn that we shoul...

22/01/2025 11:33 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israel presses on with Jenin raid as Jordanian minister warns West Bank could ‘explode’

Further shooting and explosions reported after 10 killed yesterday as Ayman Safadi tells Davos meeting of fears for territoryAfter months of negotiations, a ceasefire has paused the devastating war in Gaza, but it risks collapsing as a result of deep distrust between Israel and Hamas and the multi-p...

22/01/2025 11:23 The Guardian

Trump threatens China sanctions and puts diversity staff on leave – US politics live

New US president threatens to ignite trade war, accusing China of ‘sending fentanyl to Mexico and Canada’The Wall Street Journal has spoken to some federal workers affected by the slew of executive orders signed by president Donald Trump at the outset of his second term as president, and reports...

22/01/2025 11:15 The Guardian

David Miliband warns rise of ‘alternative facts’ threatens global vaccination drive

Potential changes to US policy under Trump could also hamper aid efforts to most vulnerable, says former UK foreign secretaryThe rise of “alternative facts” and the end of automatic deference to doctors is creating dangers for global efforts to vaccinate vulnerable children, David Miliband has w...

22/01/2025 10:07 The Guardian

‘Paid actors’ could be behind some antisemitic attacks, Albanese says

AFP investigating if ‘criminals for hire’ have been behind at least some recent incidents across the nationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says it appears some of the perpetrators behind a spate of...

22/01/2025 03:37 The Guardian

Southern California braces for vicious winds as new fires break out in region

Forecasters warn gusty conditions will return on Wednesday, marking end of break in fire-risk conditionsSouthern California was bracing for more dangerous winds on Tuesday as new wildfires broke out across the region, which is continuing to grapple with the major fires that have ravaged Los Angeles...

22/01/2025 02:22 The Guardian

‘Once in a lifetime’ winter storm brings heavy snow and chill to southern US

About 40 million from Texas to Florida under some type of weather hazard as blast of Arctic air brings deep freezeA “once in a lifetime” winter storm sweeping through the southern United States on Tuesday dumped snow at levels millions of residents had never seen before.About 40 million people,...

21/01/2025 23:57 The Guardian

Trump unveils $500bn joint AI venture between OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank

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21/01/2025 23:54 The Guardian

UK experts warn of dangers of violent content being readily available online

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21/01/2025 20:38 The Guardian

Former vaccines tsar describes ‘open warfare’ within UK government during Covid pandemic

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Zelenskyy says Russia-Ukraine peace deal would require 200,000 allied troops

Ukrainian president tells Davos that Europe must establish itself as an ‘indispensable’ player on the global stageVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said that “at least 200,000” allied troops would be needed to enforce any peace deal in Ukraine as he urged Europe to “take care of itself” as Donald...

21/01/2025 18:49 The Guardian

‘We don’t want to be Americans,’ says Greenland prime minister – as it happened

Múte B. Egede says ‘we are Greenlanders’ and says ‘we don’t want to be Danish either’ at press conferenceIn the last few minutes, von der Leyen has been speaking about what will be the EU’s position on Ukraine given potential changes in the US policy under Trump.This is what she said:I...

21/01/2025 16:48 The Guardian

Libyan general released after arrest in Turin on ICC warrant for alleged war crimes

Osama Najim was arrested amid claims he used detained migrants in ‘a form of slavery’, but then freed after a mistake by prosecutorsA Libyan general wanted for alleged war crimes and violence against inmates at a prison near Tripoli has been arrested in the northern Italian city of Turin – and...

21/01/2025 16:23 The Guardian

UK pay growth rises despite firms cutting jobs after budget

Labour market figures add to dilemma for Bank of England as it considers interest rate cutsAre warning lights showing in UK jobs market?Business live – latest updatesUK pay growth rose in November despite evidence of employers cutting jobs after Rachel Reeves’s tax-raising budget, underlining a...

21/01/2025 15:43 The Guardian

Putin and Xi hold video call in show of unity hours after Trump inauguration

Timing may show two leaders want to coordinate approach in engaging with new US administration over UkraineUS politics live – latest updatesThe Russian president, Vladimir Putin, held a video call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in a symbolic display of unity just hours after Donald Trum...

21/01/2025 15:13 The Guardian

Israel’s top general resigns, citing ‘terrible’ 7 October security failures

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21/01/2025 13:54 The Guardian

Hope and scepticism in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Trump can bring about ‘just peace’

Some in Kyiv think deal touted by US president is unrealistic but others have he will help end the warPeople in Kyiv expressed a mixture of hope and scepticism on Tuesday that Donald Trump can end the war in Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised the US president as a “decisive” leader who woul...

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Wards in NSW’s largest psychiatric hospital close as mass resignations begin

Doctor calls situation ‘an absolute disaster’ for public mental health system and vulnerable patientsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMental health wards have begun to close in New South Wales as negotiations to aver...

21/01/2025 11:42 The Guardian

Is UK jobs market already showing warning lights over Reeves budget?

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21/01/2025 10:36 The Guardian

Gaza ceasefire: Displaced Palestinians return to destroyed homes as aid is delivered to strip – live updates

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21/01/2025 08:17 The Guardian

Trump inauguration live: president pardons January 6 rioters and exits Paris climate agreement in slew of executive orders

On his first day on office the US president sought to undo much of Joe Biden’s legacy, also vowing to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling and revoking birthright citizenshipTrump sworn in as 47th president as US braces for a new era of disruption and divisionWorld leaders react to Trump’s consequ...

21/01/2025 06:35 The Guardian

Australia news live: second child dies after Tasmania house fire; mental health ward closures begin in NSW after mass resignation of psychiatrists

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21/01/2025 05:55 The Guardian

‘Now it’s our turn to shine!’ How world leaders greeted Trump’s inauguration

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21/01/2025 04:07 The Guardian

AI tool can give ministers ‘vibe check’ on whether MPs will like policies

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Military leaders should expect Trump crackdown – from disloyalty to diversity

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Biden pardons family members and Trump foes in effort to guard against potential ‘revenge’

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Denmark to ditch ‘parenting competency’ tests for Greenlandic families

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20/01/2025 16:53 The Guardian

‘Weather bomb’ forecast to bring high winds, heavy rain and snow to UK

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20/01/2025 15:49 The Guardian

Strike authorized against popular US retailer Costco as contract nears expiration

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20/01/2025 15:19 The Guardian

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