‘I was scared as hell’: Florida residents dig out after Helene landfall

27/09/2024 16:55 The Guardian

For those that ignored dire evacuation orders, a day of clean-up follows a night of traumatic fearThe warnings about Hurricane Helene were dire and for the residents of Taylor county on the Gulf coast of Florida they were necessary.“A mandatory evacuation for Taylor county residents has been ordered,” came the first message from local and state authorities. Continue reading...

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UK weather: strong wind warning issued as England and Wales cope with floods

Transport disrupted and more than 60 flood warnings still in place, with more downpours to comeThe Met Office has issued a weather warning for strong winds on Sunday as parts of the country recovered from heavy rain and flooding. Flooding disrupted rail services in England and Wales on Friday mornin...

27/09/2024 18:59 The Guardian

Hurricane Helene live updates: at least 20 killed as hurricane center warns of ‘historic and catastrophic flooding’

Death toll continues to rise in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas as Hurricane Helene tears into the US south-eastMultiple people killed as deadly storm hits south-eastern USThe National Hurricane Center has said Helene is now a tropical storm as it moves farther inland over Georgia. It noted that...

27/09/2024 18:16 The Guardian

‘We are winning’: Benjamin Netanyahu defies calls for ceasefire in UN speech

Israeli PM says his country ‘seeks peace’ but will continue ‘degrading’ Hezbollah as part of its multi-front warMiddle East crisis – latest news updatesThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has shrugged off global appeals for a ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza, using a defiant speec...

27/09/2024 18:09 The Guardian

Former ‘rudest restaurant in London’ fined after mice found in kitchen

Chinatown’s renowned Wong Kei prosecuted for food hygiene offences and fined more than £40,000A restaurant in London’s Chinatown once called the capital’s rudest has been fined more than £40,000 after mice and cockroaches were found in its kitchen.Wong Kei, which has traded on Wardour Street...

27/09/2024 16:30 The Guardian

Judge who sentenced Evan Gershkovich says trial did not look at evidence

Neither prosecution nor defence asked for material evidence to be examined in case of US journalist, judge saysThe Russian judge who convicted the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has said the trial was short because it did not examine any “material evidence” and the verdict did not...

27/09/2024 15:58 The Guardian

Trump and Zelenskyy meet for high-stakes talks in New York

Pair meet amid feud between Zelenskyy and Republicans that Ukraine fears could paralyse military aid if Trump winsDonald Trump has met Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York in a high-stakes meeting at which the Ukrainian leader hoped to repair ties with the former US president.The two men met at Trump Tow...

27/09/2024 15:39 The Guardian

‘We are winning,’ Netanyahu tells UN, warning Iran that there’s no place Israel cannot reach – live

Israeli PM speaks in New York amid mounting pressure over attacks in LebanonThe Israeli military said drones and rockets crossed into Israeli territory from Lebanon on Friday, as Lebanon’s Hezbollah claimed a rocket attack on the Israeli city of Tiberias (see 9am BST).The drones infiltrated the co...

27/09/2024 15:31 The Guardian

New York greenlights rat birth control to curb city’s infestation

Program signals possible change of strategy in the eternal war between New Yorkers and their least favorite neighborsNew York’s seemingly eternal battle against its rodent population has taken a new twist after the city council approved pilot schemes to deploy rat contraceptives in a new effort to...

27/09/2024 13:47 The Guardian

Arizona county sheriffs say they will not enforce immigration measure if passed

On the ballot in November is a measure that will make it a state crime for migrants to cross into the US unofficiallySheriffs in four Arizona counties that sit along the border with Mexico have warned that if voters in November pass a measure to make it a state crime for migrants to cross into the U...

27/09/2024 13:00 The Guardian

‘Clear timeline’ for Palestinian statehood needed: Penny Wong escalates language in UN speech

Penny Wong says she shares frustration of ‘great majority of countries’ about a lack of progress to recognise a Palestinian stateGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has suggested the world should set “a clear timeline for the international declaration of Palest...

27/09/2024 12:00 The Guardian

Hurricane Helene causes at least five deaths as deadly storm hits multiple US states

One person was reported dead in Florida, two in Georgia and one in North Carolina, with daybreak expected to reveal a higher death tollHurricane Helene – live updatesHelene was a deadly monster storm swiftly on the move on Friday morning, after making landfall hours earlier as a nightmare category...

27/09/2024 11:57 The Guardian

Anti-immigration mood sweeping EU threatens its new asylum strategy

The bloc’s migration pact, finally agreed after a decade of talks, is already in peril as states outdo each other in efforts to get toughIn 2015, when more than 1.3 million people headed to Europe, mostly fleeing a brutal war in Syria, the response of Germany’s then chancellor, Angela Merkel, wa...

27/09/2024 11:24 The Guardian

At least three killed as Hurricane Helene makes landfall | First Thing

Hurricane Helene is expected to bring life-threatening storm surges as high as 20ft. Plus, Eric Adams chargedGood morning.Hurricane Helene made landfall as a category 4 hurricane in the Florida Big Bend region around 11.10pm ET on Thursday, one of the strongest hurricanes on record to hit Florida. T...

27/09/2024 09:54 The Guardian

International students say ‘we’ve not come illegally’ after Peter Dutton makes ‘boat arrivals’ comparison

Opposition leader’s comments on 2GB prompt warnings ‘unwelcome atmosphere’ will deter people from studying in AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRaghav Motani knew he would be paying $70,000 in student fees...

27/09/2024 07:46 The Guardian

Hurricane Helene intensifies to category 4 storm as it approaches Florida

Forecasters warn that storm, one of the most powerful to hit the US this year, could create a ‘nightmare’Tell us: have you been affected by Hurricane Helene?Hurricane Helene strengthened to a catastrophic category 4 storm as it barreled toward Florida’s Gulf coast, making it one of the most po...

27/09/2024 01:47 The Guardian

Harris decries Trump’s ‘proposals of surrender’ as Zelenskyy visits White House

Democratic nominee calls Republican plan to end war between Ukraine and Russia ‘dangerous and unacceptable’Kamala Harris, the US vice-president, has indirectly denounced the Trump campaign’s policy on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine as “proposals of surrender” as the Ukrainian leader...

26/09/2024 21:49 The Guardian

‘Stop killing children’: protests as Netanyahu arrives for UN address

Protesters gather outside UN headquarters in New York to oppose Israeli PM’s visit and to call for end to Gaza warMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesAs the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, arrived in New York on Thursday ahead of his address to the United Nations general assembly...

26/09/2024 21:49 The Guardian

Zelenskyy says he and Biden will discuss how to ‘strengthen’ Ukraine victory plan in Oval Office meeting – live

Biden statement ahead of meeting says ‘Russia will not prevail in war’Here is more from the federal indictment against Eric Adams:In 2014, Eric Adams, the defendant, became Brooklyn borough president. Thereafter, for nearly a decade, Adams sought and accepted improper valuable benefits, such as...

26/09/2024 21:18 The Guardian

Warsi resigns Tory whip, saying party has moved too far to right

Peer cites ‘hypocrisy in treatment of different communities’ as party investigates her tweet on acquittal of ‘coconut’ protesterThe former cabinet minister Sayeeda Warsi has resigned the Conservative whip, saying the party had moved too far to the right from when she was in government.In a p...

26/09/2024 20:26 The Guardian

UK weather: flood warnings in place as more heavy rain is forecast

The south-east of England could also see lightning, winds of up to 50mph and even ‘isolated, brief tornadoes’Parts of the UK have been hit by further flash floods and the Met Office has warned of more heavy rain throughout the evening and into Friday morning.The Tornado and Storm Research Organi...

26/09/2024 20:23 The Guardian

Norwegian police seek missing man over pagers in Hezbollah blasts

International warrant issued for Rinson Jose, who disappeared during work trip to US last weekMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesPolice in Norway have put out an international search warrant for a Norwegian Indian man in connection with the sale of pagers to the Lebanese militant group Hezbol...

26/09/2024 17:54 The Guardian

Sudan’s army launches push to retake ground in capital

Heavy bombardments and clashes reported before army commander addresses UN general assemblySudan’s army launched artillery and airstrikes in Sudan’s capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its 17-month war with the Rapid Support Forces, witnesses and mi...

26/09/2024 17:54 The Guardian

Future pandemic as big as Covid is inevitable, says Whitty

England’s chief medical officer also tells inquiry that UK’s low level of intensive care provision is a political decisionAnother pandemic as big as the Covid crisis that killed 7 million people worldwide is “a certainty”, Prof Sir Chris Whitty has warned, as he said that the UK’s lack of...

26/09/2024 17:37 The Guardian

Covid on the rise as experts say England has ‘capitulated’ to the virus

Immunologists push for increase in testing and more widespread vaccine booster rollout as new variant, XEC, emergesCovid is on the rise in England, and experts have warned that more must be done to prevent and control infections after a “capitulation to the virus”.Prof Danny Altmann, an immunolo...

26/09/2024 17:17 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israel to keep up Lebanon strikes ‘until we reach all our goals’, says Netanyahu, as US warns of ‘all-out war’

Israel’s PM says military will keep striking Hezbollah ‘with full force’; US defence secretary says full-scale war could be ‘devastating for both Israel and Lebanon’Lebanon’s National News Agency reports that trade unions in the country have called on people to show solidarity, and for ...

26/09/2024 17:14 The Guardian

White House pledges further $8bn in aid as Zelenskyy visits – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereUkraine’s foreign minister has discussed ways to achieve a lasting peace in Ukraine with his Chinese counterpart at the UN general assembly, Kyiv said on Thursday.According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), Chinese foreign minister Wan...

26/09/2024 15:07 The Guardian

US senator targeted by deepfake caller posing as Ukrainian diplomat

FBI investigating call in which AI appearing to be Dmytro Kuleba asked Ben Cardin ‘politically charged questions’A deepfake “actor” imitating Ukraine’s recently departed foreign minister targeted the chairman of the Senate’s powerful foreign relations committee in a suspected attempt at...

26/09/2024 13:44 The Guardian

Harrods chief steps back from Royal Ballet role over Fayed abuse allegations

Michael Ward says Harrods failed its staff as Fayed ‘presided over a toxic culture’, describing it as ‘shameful period’The managing director of Harrods has apologised and stepped back from a role with the Royal Ballet and Opera as the fallout from the allegations of years of sexual misconduc...

26/09/2024 13:19 The Guardian

China announces new measures to arrest housing slump and boost growth

Benefits to rise for poorest and local authorities to be given powers to intervene in real estate marketsBusiness live – latest updatesChinese leaders have vowed to arrest a slump in the housing market and boost growth after conceding that measures by the central bank to stimulate investment this...

26/09/2024 12:26 The Guardian

‘Thrown like a rag doll’: British tourist narrowly survives hippo attack in Zambia

Roland Cherry, from Warwickshire, sustained severe bite wounds after being mauled by animal during safariA man narrowly survived after being dragged to the bottom of a river and “thrown through the air like a rag doll” when he was attacked by hippo while canoeing on holiday in Zambia.Roland Cher...

26/09/2024 09:49 The Guardian

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