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New UK tax rules on side hustles like eBay and Vinted may lead to ‘nasty surprises’

11/01/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Sites have until end of the month to tell HMRC how much money users have made but confusion surrounds systemA push by HMRC to uncover details of how much people are earning from selling goods and services online in “side hustles” could cause confusion because of the way the UK’s tax system operates, a charity has warned.Sites such as eBay, Vinted and Airbnb have until the end of this month to tell HMRC about the amount of money some users made in 2024, details that may lead to the sellers having to pay more tax. Continue reading...

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California fires live: LA issues new evacuation order as thickening smoke prompts ‘health emergency’

Palisades and Eaton fires start coming under control as fierce winds ease but forecasters predict another red flag warning for MondayAfter the fire, the insurance battles: new ordeals to comeLos Angeles fires: the damage in maps, video and imagesCalifornians: have you been affected by the wildfires?...

11/01/2025 13:12 The Guardian
Silicon Valley’s tycoons are bending the knee to Trump | Blake Montgomery

In 2017, Silicon Valley rebuked Trump’s travel ban. Today, it has reversed course and is bending over backwards with displays of deference to TrumpOn 28 January 2017, I rushed to the San Francisco international airport (SFO). Like elsewhere in the US that night, demonstrations were growing against...

11/01/2025 13:00 The Guardian
Only one in six A&Es in England say they could cope with major incident

Royal College of Emergency Medicine says it is ‘extremely concerned’ by survey on responses to emergencies like train crashes, Grenfell fire or Manchester Arena bombingCrowded accident and emergency wards mean only 15% of department heads are confident they could deal with a major incident such...

11/01/2025 13:00 The Guardian
Community groups provide relief as LA staggers from wildfire emergency

Volunteer organizations fill in to provide rides and supplies to a city devastated by fire, and offer ways to contributeCalifornia wildfires – liveAs California state and federal agencies lag in their response to the widespread wildfires that erupted this week in Los Angeles, a network of grassroo...

11/01/2025 12:00 The Guardian
Bring North Sea oil and gas under greater public control, report urges

Common Wealth thinktank warns that communities and taxpayer may have to pick up pieces when production endsNorth Sea oil and gas must be brought under greater public control to avoid a cliff-edge collapse of the industry and secure a sustainable future for workers and communities, according to a rep...

11/01/2025 11:36 The Guardian
‘National catastrophe’: drama school funding crisis in England sparks concern

Actors Samuel West and Paapa Essiedu join calls for urgent action to protect and expand access to artsWorld-leading drama schools in England are facing a financial crisis that threatens to turn back the clock, shutting down opportunities for talented young people from diverse and less privileged bac...

11/01/2025 08:56 The Guardian
Rail passengers face disruption from Avanti strikes every Sunday until June

Train managers on west coast mainline to take action from 12 January to 25 May in dispute over rest-day workingPassengers on Great Britain’s west coast mainline have been warned of disruption to Avanti services on every Sunday from this weekend to the end of May.Train managers represented by the t...

11/01/2025 06:00 The Guardian
Stormy, hot weather forecast for most of Australia with flash flooding risk in NSW and Queensland

BoM says expected storms in Brisbane and severe thunderstorms and heavy rain in Sydney due to lingering north-easterly windsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA stormy and hot weekend is in store for most of Australia with tempestuous weather continuing in the north and along...

11/01/2025 03:39 The Guardian
Labour MPs urge Rachel Reeves to demand Jimmy Lai’s release

UK chancellor becomes first holder of her office to make an official visit to China in a decadeLabour MPs have urged Rachel Reeves to demand Jimmy Lai’s release as she becomes the first UK chancellor to make an official visit to China in nearly a decade.Nine Labour MPs have joined a cross-party ca...

11/01/2025 00:01 The Guardian
California wildfires live updates: Biden likens LA devastation to ‘war scene’ and warns death toll likely to rise

President and Kamala Harris praise heroism of emergency crews; Gavin Newsom orders investigation into wildfire water supplyAfter the fire, the insurance battles: new ordeals to comeFleeing the LA fires alone on a wheelchair: ‘I had to take my chances’Californians: have you been affected by the w...

10/01/2025 22:18 The Guardian
Ukraine’s highest profile combat unit to recruit English-speaking soldiers

Azov, a volunteer brigade, plans to form international battalion to boost numbers as Ukraine heads into fourth year of warThe Britons killed fighting for Ukraine against RussiaUkraine’s highest profile combat unit is seeking English-speaking recruits at a time when the impending presidency of Dona...

10/01/2025 20:00 The Guardian
Grooming gang rhetoric risks inciting mass violence, says Wes Streeting

Exclusive: Health secretary points to New Zealand mosque massacre and says entire communities must not be tarred with the same brushThe use of inflammatory language over grooming gangs risks vilifying entire communities and could lead to atrocities such as the mosque massacre in New Zealand that kil...

10/01/2025 20:00 The Guardian
US supreme court seems likely to uphold TikTok ban-or-sale law in hearing

Justices weighed importance of security with freedom of speech in oral arguments that went over nearly an hourHow would a TikTok ban work?The US supreme court heard oral arguments over the fate of TikTok on Friday, questioning TikTok’s lawyer far longer than the attorney for the government. It’s...

10/01/2025 19:47 The Guardian
Gaza death toll 40% higher than official number, Lancet study finds

Analysis estimates death toll by end of June was 64,260, with 59% being women, children and people over 65Research published in the Lancet medical journal estimates that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the Israel-Hamas war was about 40% higher than numbers recorded by the Pale...

10/01/2025 18:47 The Guardian
Coroner issues warning about antidepressants after suicide of royal’s husband

Thomas Kingston, son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, had been prescribed SSRIsA coroner has issued a warning about the effects of antidepressants prescribed by a Buckingham Palace doctor to the son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent before his suicide.Thomas Kingston, 45, w...

10/01/2025 18:30 The Guardian
2024 was hottest year on record for world’s land and oceans, US scientists confirm

Noaa says last year was the warmest since records began in 1850 and Nasa concurs: ‘The long-term trends are very clear’It was the hottest year ever recorded for the world’s lands and oceans in 2024, US government scientists have confirmed, providing yet another measure of how the climate crisi...

10/01/2025 18:21 The Guardian
Fears over UK borrowing costs as US jobs figures prompt bond market volatility

Pound falls against the dollar and bond yields rise amid concerns over high UK inflation and interest ratesReeves faces another week of second-guessing the CityConcerns over the UK government’s borrowing costs were revived on Friday after stronger than expected US jobs figures triggered volatile c...

10/01/2025 17:39 The Guardian
Biden administration imposes toughest sanctions on Russian oil and gas

Measures targeting Russian energy sector attempt to leverage peace deal for Ukraine in Trump administrationThe Biden administration on Friday imposed its broadest package of sanctions yet targeting Russia’s oil and gas revenues in an attempt to give Kyiv and the incoming administration of Donald T...

10/01/2025 16:34 The Guardian
Guardian and Observer readers give more than £1.5m for victims of war

Charity appeal reaches milestone with a weekend left for supporters to continue giving A guide to our 2024 appeal partnersDonate to our charity appeal hereGenerous readers have given more than £1.5m to the Guardian and Observer charity appeal in aid of victims of conflict and war – and there are...

10/01/2025 16:33 The Guardian
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros pull plug on Venu sports streamer before launch

Media giants had hoped to attract younger viewers who don’t subscribe to cable with NBA, NFL and Fifa offeringsDisney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery on Friday abandoned plans to launch Venu Sports, their live sports joint venture, pulling the plug on a much-heralded effort that ran into substantia...

10/01/2025 15:43 The Guardian
TikTok ban: US supreme court to hear oral arguments over fate of app – live updates

Arguments are expected to start at 10am ET after app’s Chinese-based parent company ByteDance asked justices to review caseThe US supreme court will hear oral arguments over the fate of TikTok on Friday. It’s the latest battle in the long war over whether to ban the tremendously popular social m...

10/01/2025 14:39 The Guardian
UK’s first glyphosate-resistant weed found on Kent farm

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10/01/2025 14:37 The Guardian
Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of ‘pirated’ books to train AI models, authors claim

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10/01/2025 13:09 The Guardian
Digested week: put away the hot wax and don’t eat your Christmas tree | Lucy Mangan

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10/01/2025 11:55 The Guardian
Ontario leader warns of ‘pain’ for US if Trump imposes tariffs on Canada

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10/01/2025 11:00 The Guardian
Visa-waiver system could overwhelm UK immigration services, law firm warns

There are also fears electronic travel authorisation will threaten post-peace tourism sector in Northern IrelandThe UK Home Office’s already burdened immigration services could be overwhelmed this summer when a new visa-waiver system comes into force for European business travellers and tourists i...

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10/01/2025 07:00 The Guardian
What do Greenlanders make of Donald Trump’s advances for their home?

Though few welcome idea of being acquired by the US, status quo as part of Denmark is not universally popularGreenland’s prime minister has called for unity and calm after Donald Trump reheated his global row with Nato allies on Tuesday, when the US president-elect said he was prepared to use tari...

10/01/2025 07:00 The Guardian
Australia violated rights of asylum seekers on Nauru, UN watchdog rules

United Nations human rights committee says decision should serve as warning to other nations considering outsourcing asylum processingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia violated the rights of asylum seekers arbit...

10/01/2025 04:07 The Guardian
Los Angeles wildfires: crews search for victims as death toll expected to rise

Fires leave at least five dead and force 180,000 people to evacuate, while largest blazes destroy thousands of structuresCalifornia wildfires – liveCalifornians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Crews are combing through the rubble in Los Angeles with cadaver dogs in search of additional vi...

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