NHS patients affected by cyber-attack may face six-month wait for blood test

23/06/2024 17:57 The Guardian

Only ‘urgent’ tests to go ahead in short term after hospitals in south-east London hit by Russian gang’s seizure of dataPatients denied a blood test because of a Russian cyber-attack on the NHS may have to wait up to six months to have their sample taken, the Guardian has learned.The delays are so long that some patients have decided to pay to have their blood taken and analysed by a private clinic rather than remain on the NHS waiting list. Continue reading...

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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed by Israel in major escalation of conflict – Middle East live

Hezbollah confirms death of Nasrallah, as Israel says he will ‘no longer be able to terrorize the world’Numerous reports have said that Hezbollah’s long-time leader Hassan Nasrallah was the target of Israel’s strikes on a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Friday evening. Th...

28/09/2024 14:43 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy condemns Russian attack on hospital as death toll rises – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Ukraine war coverage hereRussia has filed “pre-trial claims” against Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland over the Nord Stream pipeline explosions, accusing the West of trying to “sweep the matter under the carpet”, Reuters is report...

28/09/2024 14:02 The Guardian

UK weather: wind and rain warnings issued for southern England and south Wales

Days after floods hit, further heavy rain likely to cause travel delays and flooding from late Sunday afternoonWeather warnings have been issued as strong winds and heavy rain approach the UK, days after some areas were hit by flooding.The Met Office issued a yellow rain warning – meaning further...

28/09/2024 12:09 The Guardian

Florida university to host extremist after DeSantis-led lurch to right

Next month, New College of Florida will welcome activist and writer Steve Sailer, a ‘proponent of scientific racism’New College of Florida (NCF) will host the extremist writer Steve Sailer, who has been described as a “white supremacist” and a “proponent of scientific racism”, at a colle...

28/09/2024 12:00 The Guardian

‘Difficult from start to finish’: how Naomi Campbell’s fashion charity unravelled

Once hailed as a philanthropic marvel, Fashion for Relief ran up hefty expenses and left charity partners angryFive years ago, a glitzy charity fundraising gala in the British Museum organised by the model Naomi Campbell was widely accepted to be a triumph. It was the toast of London fashion week an...

28/09/2024 11:03 The Guardian

Israel’s strike on Hezbollah leader is an alarming escalation in conflict

Long-understood rules governing balance of deterrence between militant group and Israel have been blown awayMiddle East crisis – latest news updatesIsrael’s claimed assassination of Hezbollah’s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in a massive strike on an underground headquarters in Beirut’s so...

28/09/2024 10:23 The Guardian

Major fears over Labour’s nursery plan for 9-month-olds in schools

Early years experts warn of lack of staff, playgrounds and toiletsPrimary schools may not have enough space, specialist facilities or staff to deliver the 100,000 new nursery places in England that the government has promised, early childhood experts have warned.Labour is under intense pressure to c...

28/09/2024 09:20 The Guardian

‘It’s hugely moving’: sea turtle nests in Greece reach record numbers

Conservationists celebrate as efforts to save the Caretta caretta sea turtle, which has existed for 100m years, pay offAfter nearly a quarter of a century observing one of the world’s most famous sea turtle nesting grounds, Charikleia Minotou is convinced of one thing: nature, she says, has a way...

28/09/2024 07:00 The Guardian

ABC rejects Russian claim two journalists involved in ‘illegal’ border crossing

Australian broadcaster’s Europe correspondent Kathryn Diss and camera operator Fletcher Yeung accused of ‘illegally’ crossing into Russia from Ukraine on 31 AugustGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe ABC has rejected Russian claims two of its journalists acted illegal...

28/09/2024 01:10 The Guardian

Boris Johnson: we considered ‘aquatic raid’ on Netherlands to seize Covid vaccine

Former prime minister admits in extract from forthcoming book that he discussed possible military operation at height of pandemicBoris Johnson considered an “aquatic raid” on a Dutch warehouse to seize Covid vaccines during the height of the pandemic, he has revealed in his memoirs.The former pr...

27/09/2024 23:18 The Guardian

Hurricane Helene: dozens dead as storm pummels south-eastern US

Residents in several states suffer power outages and heavy flooding as officials warn of ‘very dangerous environment’Helene left a dizzying path of destruction as it raged across the south-east United States on Friday, killing at least 40 people across four states, causing dangerous flooding and...

27/09/2024 22:57 The Guardian

Netanyahu defies calls for ceasefire at UN as Israeli missiles target Beirut

To half-empty chamber, Israeli PM says his country ‘seeks peace’ but will continue ‘degrading’ HezbollahMiddle East crisis – latest news updatesBenjamin Netanyahu shrugged off global appeals for a ceasefire in a defiant speech to the United Nations that was delivered barely an hour before...

27/09/2024 21:12 The Guardian

Trump vows to resolve Ukraine-Russia war ‘very quickly’ as he meets Zelenskyy

Ex-president hails ‘very good relationship’ as Ukrainian leader says pair share ‘common view’ that Putin cannot winDonald 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...

27/09/2024 20:48 The Guardian

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

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

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 order...

27/09/2024 16:55 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

‘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

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

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