Firefighters still wary of Grampians outbreak after fire destroys at least three homes

29/12/2024 01:03 The Guardian

Prime minister announces disaster recovery payments for survivors as premier gives ‘heartfelt’ thanks to firefightersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least three homes and nearly a dozen outbuildings have been destroyed by the fire in Victoria’s Grampians, as a new fire threatens homes and lives in Western Australia.The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, said on Sunday morning that assessments of the damage were still continuing, and the full impact of the blaze was not yet clear. She thanked those in the path of the fire for listening to warnings and taking action to stay safe.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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South Korea plane crash: air traffic controllers warned of bird strike minutes before accident, as officials confirm 179 dead

Jeju Air flight carrying 181 people burst into flames after plane hit wall at Muan airport, with two crew rescuedAlmost all presumed dead after aircraft veers off runway and hits wallSouth Korea plane crash: what we know so farDozens are feared dead after a plane skidded off the runway while attempt...

29/12/2024 17:56 The Guardian

Heavy rain and snow to hit New Year’s Eve festivities, Met Office warns

Travel disruption expected as forecaster issues weather warnings for almost all of UK from Monday to ThursdayRevellers could see their New Year’s Eve plans curtailed or cancelled as heavy rain, snow and strong winds are forecast to hit the UK, causing travel disruption for most of this week.The Me...

29/12/2024 17:11 The Guardian

Kentucky police fatally shoot man while serving warrant at wrong home

Doug Harless killed by police officers at home at 511 Vanzant Road despite search warrant intended for 489 Vanzant RoadPolice in Kentucky recently shot a man to death in his home while they executed a search warrant that appears to have been intended for a different address.Doug Harless, 63, lived i...

29/12/2024 17:03 The Guardian

Azerbaijan president blames Russia for shooting down plane on Christmas Day

President Aliyev says Moscow must ‘admit its guilt’ after downing plane, albeit unintentionally, with loss of 38 livesAzerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev said the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticised Moscow for trying to ...

29/12/2024 15:28 The Guardian

Italian journalist’s arrest in Iran alleged to be reprisal for detention of suspected arms dealer

Cecilia Sala, 29, was detained in Tehran three days after US warrant used to hold Swiss-Iranian businessman in MilanThe arrest of a renowned Italian journalist in Iran is reportedly in retaliation for the detention of a Swiss-Iranian businessman and suspected arms dealer in Italy three days earlier,...

29/12/2024 14:10 The Guardian

Disparities in EV charging provision risk drop-off in UK transition, study warns

Exclusive: Report finds poorer areas particularly affected by varying availability and cost of charging electric carsThe UK is at risk of a drastic slowdown in its transition to electric cars because of big disparities in the availability and cost of charging points, especially in poorer areas, a re...

29/12/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Two killed and six injured as tornadoes hit Texas and Mississippi

National Weather Service says severe storm system is moving east through Alabama and into GeorgiaAt least two people were killed and six more injured as several tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping vehicles as the storm system moved east across Ala...

29/12/2024 13:50 The Guardian

Market for TV streaming advertising to pass £1bn

Two years after Netflix introduced ads, streaming advertising is 30% of the size of traditional TV ad marketA little more than two years after Netflix moved to further disrupt the TV industry by introducing commercials, galvanising already fierce competition to grab budgets targeted at traditional T...

29/12/2024 12:54 The Guardian

Renewed bushfire warnings for NSW, Victoria and WA as heat forecast to return for new year

BoM says light winds are expected to temper the fire danger despite high temperatures, especially inlandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScorching temperatures and elevated fire dangers are forecast for the coming week as Australia rings in the new year – but light winds...

29/12/2024 06:36 The Guardian

Controversial face-down restraint still being used for mental health patients in England

Dangerous practice was supposed to be phased out but new data reveals thousands of incidents every yearMental health patients are being pinned face down by staff thousands of times a year, despite ministers and health experts repeatedly warning that it is dangerous.Prone restraint, in which someone...

29/12/2024 06:00 The Guardian

Putin apologises over Azerbaijan plane crash; Russia’s Gazprom announces it will halt gas supplies to Moldova – as it happened

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko pardons 20 people jailed for ‘extremism’ Report: Putin apologises for Azerbaijan plane crash without admitting Russia at faultItalian police said on Saturday that they were investigating cyberattacks claimed by a pro-Russian group targeting several websites...

28/12/2024 20:00 The Guardian

Toddler wanders within feet of 400ft cliff near rim of Kīlauea volcano

Child had run off from family ‘in a split second’ as they admired lava within caldera at sunset on 23 DecemberHawaii national park rangers have reissued warnings about volcano tourism after a small child wandered off and came within feet of a 400ft cliff near the rim of Kīlauea volcano, whose l...

28/12/2024 19:35 The Guardian

Thick fog continues to disrupt flights at UK airports

Many flights at Heathrow and Gatwick cancelled or delayed on Saturday as murky conditions persist Heavy fog that severely limits visibility has led to further cancellations and delays of dozens of flights at Heathrow and Gatwick, and is forecast to persist through the weekend.The murky weather has s...

28/12/2024 15:39 The Guardian

Janet Yellen issues warning to Congress as US nears debt limit

Treasury secretary says ‘extraordinary measures’ needed to avoid default, and urges lawmakers to raise borrowing limit Janet Yellen, the treasury secretary, has said her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures”, or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation...

28/12/2024 14:04 The Guardian

Trump versus trade: the global economic outlook for 2025 in five charts

Unpredictable change will sweep through America, while old problems, from war to inflation, are likely to afflict other countriesThe global economy is entering the new year with rising geopolitical tensions looming over its prospects, as the world’s leading central banks attempt to cut interest ra...

28/12/2024 12:00 The Guardian

Israeli forces accused of taking Gaza hospital staff to detention centre for interrogation – Middle East crisis live

Gaza health officials said the IDF detained the director of a hospital, which the WHO said was put out of service by an Israeli raid“Usually, we will start to see the people about two years after the cessation of fighting,” Janho says. “So now we have a lot of Yemeni people. Some patients live...

28/12/2024 09:51 The Guardian

‘I don’t want flowers, I want my Ukraine’: women’s acts of resistance against Russian occupation

Zla Mavka movement – meaning ‘wicked forest spirit’ – drops fake rouble notes bearing pro-Ukrainian images and shares messages of solidarityRussia-Ukraine war live: latest news updatesOn 8 March 2023, International Women’s Day, Russian soldiers were handing out tulips and boughs of mimosa...

28/12/2024 07:14 The Guardian

Former world’s tallest man calls for more compassion for vulnerable in UK

Hussain Bisad, who has had health problems, says government should do more for people with physical or mental illnessWhen Hussain Bisad first settled in north London as an asylum seeker after fleeing from war in Somalia 23 years ago, he did so in the hope of a new and more settled life. Little did h...

28/12/2024 07:00 The Guardian

Tidy! Ruth Jones to read Shipping Forecast as Nessa to mark centenary

Gavin and Stacey actor among celebrities including Ellen MacArthur and Damon Albarn who will join celebrationsWhat’s occurring with the Shipping Forecast? The Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones is to read the seafarers’ bulletin to celebrate a centenary of the shipping news on the BBC.It will be J...

28/12/2024 05:00 The Guardian

English wildlife ‘could be disappearing in the dark’ due to lack of scrutiny

Conservationists issue warning as figures show three-quarters of SSSI sites have had no recent assessments Conservationists have said wildlife could be “disappearing in the dark” after figures showed that three-quarters of England’s most precious habitats, wildlife and natural features have ha...

28/12/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Mild weekend weather brings relief to firefighters after homes lost in Grampians bushfire

Victorian temperatures to rise from Monday, with fire warnings also in place in NSW and Western AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMilder conditions across the weekend will bring temporary relief to firefighters who continue to battle an out-of-control bushfire in Vi...

28/12/2024 03:49 The Guardian

Almost one in five children live in conflict zones, says Unicef

UN humanitarian body warns that dramatic increase in harm to children should not become the ‘new normal’Nearly one in five of the world’s children live in areas affected by conflicts, with more than 473 million children suffering from the worst levels of violence since the second world war, ac...

28/12/2024 00:01 The Guardian

Injured North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine has died, says South Korea

First of Kim Jong-un’s soldiers to be taken was detained in Kursk region of Russia, according to Ukrainian reports‘I thought it was fake news’: secrecy around North Koreans fighting in KurskSouth Korea’s intelligence agency has reported that a North Korean soldier believed to have been the f...

27/12/2024 20:32 The Guardian

Italian journalist arrested and held in solitary confinement in Iran

Il Foglio war correspondent Cecilia Sala taken in by police while reporting in Tehran, says Italy’s foreign ministryAn Italian journalist has been arrested while reporting in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and held in solitary confinement for a week, according to Italy’s foreign ministry.Cecilia S...

27/12/2024 17:37 The Guardian

Biden administration pledges additional military aid to Ukraine amid Russia war

Security assistance package in works as North Korean troops are deployed in Kursk after Putin-Kim agreementThe Biden administration is pledging to approve fresh military aid to Ukraine in the coming days, including crucial air defense systems, as North Korean forces face mounting casualties in their...

27/12/2024 17:31 The Guardian

Hogmanay plans at risk as severe weather warning issued for Scotland

Preparations for new year’s street parties under way as Met Office warns of ‘significant disruption’ due to heavy rain on 30 and 31 DecemberA severe weather warning is threatening to put a dampener on Hogmanay plans across Scotland as the nation braces for 48 hours of heavy rain.The Met Office...

27/12/2024 17:12 The Guardian

Azerbaijan Airlines says there was ‘external interference’ before crash

Carrier suspends flights to five Russian airports after early findings of investigation into crash on Christmas Day The aircraft that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38 people, experienced “external physical and technical interference”, according to preliminary results of an inve...

27/12/2024 16:37 The Guardian

‘Godfather of AI’ shortens odds of the technology wiping out humanity over next 30 years

Geoffrey Hinton says there is 10-20% chance AI will lead to human extinction in three decades, as change moves fastThe British-Canadian computer scientist often touted as a “godfather” of artificial intelligence has shortened the odds of AI wiping out humanity over the next three decades, warnin...

27/12/2024 15:50 The Guardian

Sudan: first aid convoy reaches besieged Khartoum area since start of civil war

Deliveries of vital food and medical supplies will help 200,000 families, say aid groups and local volunteersAn aid convoy has reached a besieged area of Khartoum for the first time since Sudan’s civil war broke out in April 2023, bringing food and medicines in a country where half of the people a...

27/12/2024 15:46 The Guardian

Why speech could be a target for the anti-abortion movement in 2025

The anti-abortion movement is looking at ways to control information about how and where to obtain abortionsThe next front in the US abortion wars may be what people are allowed to say about it.More than two years after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in the case Dobbs v Jackson Women’...

27/12/2024 13:00 The Guardian

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