Keir Starmer warns of no ‘letup’ against far-right violence as more rioters jailed

08/08/2024 11:47 The Guardian

PM to chair further Cobra meeting after threat of more than 100 anti-immigration rallies in England fails to materialiseUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has said there will be no “letup” in action against the far right and that would-be rioters had been deterred by police and swift sentences.The prime minister will chair another Cobra meeting with law enforcement officials on Thursday afternoon to “reflect on last night” and plan for the coming days. Continue reading...

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Israel-Gaza war live: killing of Unrwa workers by Israeli strike ‘appalling’, says UK foreign minister

David Lammy says aid workers must be able to do their jobs and reiterates calls for a ceasefireSyrian media is reporting that in addition to killing two people in a drone strike on a vehicle inside Syria, Israeli forces have also shelled the Syrian town of Al-Rafid in the south-east of the country,...

12/09/2024 12:27 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war live: allies decided ‘long ago’ to let Ukraine use long-range missiles, claims Russian minister

Sergei Lavrov’s comments come amid expectations that Ukraine will shortly be given permission to use weaponsAntony Blinken and David Lammy’s joint trip to Kyiv, to be followed by Keir Starmer’s trip to Washington DC to see Joe Biden on Friday, has inevitably lifted expectations that Ukraine wi...

12/09/2024 12:19 The Guardian

Moscow importing western aircraft tyres despite ban, says Ukraine agency

Exclusive: Michelin, Dunlop, Goodyear and Bridgestone products have found way to Russia via intermediariesRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesMore than $30m (£23m) worth of aircraft tyres made by western manufacturers including the French firm Michelin and Britain’s Dunlop were imported int...

12/09/2024 11:50 The Guardian

UK debt projected to almost triple over next 50 years, watchdog warns

Public finances under pressure from ageing population, climate crisis and security risks, OBR report saysBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s debt mountain will almost triple to more than 270% of national income over the next 50 years because of pressures from an ageing population, the climate...

12/09/2024 11:09 The Guardian

Gaza officials say 18 dead in Israeli strike on school, including six UN staff | First Thing

UN chief condemns ‘dramatic violations of international humanitarian law’. Plus, Republicans dismayed by Trump’s debateDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.An Israeli airstrike on a school being used as a shelter for displaced Palestinians has killed 18 peopl...

12/09/2024 10:07 The Guardian

Three Navalny lawyers go on trial in Russia for ‘extremism’

Vadim Kobzev, Alexei Liptser and Igor Sergunin accused of passing messages between jailed opposition leader and alliesThree lawyers who represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have gone on trial for “extremism”.Navalny died in February in unclear circumstances in an Arctic...

12/09/2024 10:01 The Guardian

Boeing boss urges workers not to put ‘recovery in jeopardy’ with strike

Kelly Ortberg in last-minute plea to assembly staff due to vote on 25% pay offer, with business ‘in difficult period’Boeing’s new chief executive, Kelly Ortberg, has pleaded with workers to not go on strike, before a crucial union vote on Thursday, warning the action would put the company’s...

12/09/2024 10:00 The Guardian

Trump and Harris head for swing states amid fallout from presidential debate – US politics live

Kamala Harris has her sights set on North Carolina while Donald Trump is heading to ArizonaDonald Trump can be seen as a Russian asset, though not in the traditional sense of an active agent or a recruited resource, an ex-FBI deputy director who worked under the former US president said.Asked on a p...

12/09/2024 09:57 The Guardian

More than 1,500 child trafficking victims in UK feared back with exploiters

Children’s commissioner criticises referral mechanism after FoI data reveals scale of problemUK politics live – latest updatesThe children’s commissioner for England has warned that some child trafficking victims are not being adequately protected when referred to support services, after the G...

12/09/2024 08:17 The Guardian

Jon Bon Jovi praised for helping distressed woman off edge of Nashville bridge

City’s police department thanks rock singer after he is pictured talking to and embracing a woman on the Seigenthaler pedestrian bridgeJon Bon Jovi has been praised by Nashville’s police department after the rock star helped to talk a distressed woman off the edge of a bridge.The incident took p...

12/09/2024 08:12 The Guardian

Australian politics live: Mark Dreyfus defends watered-down hate speech bill as Michaelia Cash says Coalition ‘will look at these laws carefully’

Follow today’s news liveBrereton report: military officers to be stripped of honours after alleged war crimes under their commandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHelen Haines condemns ‘stitch up’ over Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission billIndependent MP H...

12/09/2024 07:11 The Guardian

Hate crimes bill: LGBTQ+ and Jewish groups disappointed Labor has dropped plan to outlaw vilification

New laws will expand the existing offence of urging violence but won’t criminalise conduct such as inciting hatred, serious contempt, revulsion or severe ridiculeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLGBTQ+ and Jewish group...

12/09/2024 07:00 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: How the long-awaited renters’ reform bill could transform housing as we know it

In today’s newsletter: Labour’s new plans aim to shut the door on unscrupulous landlords. But what will change for the millions of people renting?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.In 2019, Theresa May’s Conservative party pledged to end no-fault evictions (th...

12/09/2024 05:33 The Guardian

Australian military officers to be stripped of honours after alleged war crimes under their command

Government acts on longstanding recommendations from Brereton inquiry into ADF conduct in AfghanistanFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has decided to cancel the awards and honours of a small grou...

12/09/2024 04:50 The Guardian

Donald Trump a de facto Russian asset, FBI official he fired suggests

Andrew McCabe says Trump-Putin interactions ‘raise questions’, as Harris says Putin would eat Trump ‘for lunch’Donald Trump can be seen as a Russian asset, though not in the traditional sense of an active agent or a recruited resource, an ex-FBI deputy director who worked under the former US...

12/09/2024 04:00 The Guardian

Six UN aid workers among 18 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school

Unrwa says attack on school sheltering refugees in Nuseirat led to highest death toll among its staff in a single incidentSee all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza warIsrael has bombed a UN school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza, killing at least 18 people, including the shelter manager an...

12/09/2024 00:37 The Guardian

Don’t eat up the claim, peddled by the Coalition and conservative media, that greenies are ‘coming for your steak’ | Temperature Check

Climate Change Authority’s report didn’t even contain a recommendations section, let alone a command to eat less red meatGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe notion that “greenies” are coming for the Aussie barbecue and want to rip that eye-fillet from your cold dea...

12/09/2024 00:00 The Guardian

Harris-Trump debate watched by 15m more than Biden clash – as it happened

This blog is now closed. You can read the latest at the links below: Trump campaign claims debate win amid private skepticismWill Swift endorsement make a difference to election outcome?Russia has accused both presidential candidates of using Vladimir Putin’s name as part of a domestic political f...

11/09/2024 23:07 The Guardian

Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana as category 2 storm

Officials warn of life-threatening storm surge and flooding as evacuation orders in place in some parishesFrancine made landfall in south Louisiana on Wednesday as a category 2 hurricane as officials warned of life-threatening storm surge, flooding and 100mph winds.There were evacuation orders in so...

11/09/2024 22:22 The Guardian

Long NHS delays in England leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, inquiry finds

Detailed analysis warns Keir Starmer it will take longer than five years to get waiting times back on trackLong delays for hospital, GP and mental health services are leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths and have ruptured “the social contract between the NHS and the people”, an inquiry has...

11/09/2024 21:30 The Guardian

US Postal Service delays threaten to disrupt election voting, officials say

Local election offices reportedly received mailed ballots days after the deadline to be counted ‘in nearly every state’State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the up...

11/09/2024 20:17 The Guardian

Massachusetts man buys $395,000 house despite warnings it will ‘fall into ocean’

David Moot nabs ‘dream’ Cape Cod home next to eroding cliff in imminent danger of crumbling due to climate crisisA man who says life’s too short to resist buying a home that might fall off a cliff in a few years has taken ownership of a house with a beautiful view that’s just 25ft (7.6 metre...

11/09/2024 19:55 The Guardian

Blinken hints US will lift restrictions on Ukraine using long-range arms in Russia

Decision understood to have already been made in private as secretary of state says in Kyiv that US will continue to adapt policyThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, gave his strongest hint yet that the White House is about to lift its restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weapons supplied...

11/09/2024 18:32 The Guardian

Bill to ban England and Wales landlords from rental bidding wars

Renters’ rights bill goes further than expected to ensure tenants pay no more than advertised priceLandlords in England and Wales will be banned from renting out their properties for more than the advertised price under reforms set out by the government on Wednesday, as ministers seek to stop expe...

11/09/2024 18:25 The Guardian

Putin has escalated Ukrainian war with Iranian missiles, suggest Blinken and Lammy – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For more on this story, you can read our full report:Blinken hints US will lift restrictions on Ukraine using long-range arms in RussiaRussia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, has said Moscow will destroy any new deliveries of long-range ATACMS missiles to Uk...

11/09/2024 18:10 The Guardian

West’s missile go-ahead to Ukraine would hold no shortage of risks

Any decision to let Kyiv fire western missiles at Russia could have dramatic impact and must be carefully calibratedAntony Blinken and David Lammy’s joint trip to Kyiv, to be followed by Keir Starmer’s trip to Washington DC to see Joe Biden on Friday, has inevitably lifted expectations that Ukra...

11/09/2024 15:39 The Guardian

Rentokil Initial shares fall by 19% after profit warning

Profits will fall short of the £776m expected, with the company blaming a slowdown in demand for termite services in North AmericaWeaker demand for termite extermination services sent shares in Rentokil Initial crashing by 19% after the pest control company warned of lower profits caused by a slowd...

11/09/2024 15:08 The Guardian

Labor’s plan to ban children from social media might actually create more harm, charity says

Raising age limit ‘completely irrelevant’ to risks young people face online, child protection group cited by PM warnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA child protection organisation cited by the prime minister in an...

11/09/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Studying colonisation and Aboriginal resistance to be mandatory in NSW high schools

State’s new curricula for years 7 to 10 released as part of the shift to explicit teachingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAll high school students in New South Wales will study Aboriginal people’s experiences of col...

11/09/2024 15:00 The Guardian

‘Chronic threat’ of PFAS firefighting foams raised in 2003 secret UK report

Exclusive: Environment Agency warned about ‘forever chemicals' 20 years before it started to regulate themThe Environment Agency was warned about the “chronic threat” that firefighting foams containing PFAS “forever chemicals” pose to the environment in 2003, 20 years before it started the...

11/09/2024 14:00 The Guardian

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