No 10 blocking outdoor smoking ban amid hospitality opposition

24/10/2024 18:27 The Guardian

Exclusive: Government ‘spooked’ by warnings of job losses and pub closures if it added ban to tobacco and vapes billDowning Street is blocking moves to include a ban on smoking outdoors in the upcoming Tobacco and Vapes bill amid fierce opposition by the hospitality trade.No 10 officials privately believe that banning people from lighting up in pub gardens is “an unserious” policy and is not backed by good evidence showing that it harms non-smokers. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: Kim Carr warns Labor losing blue-collar base, with ‘people that actually need governments most turning to the right’

Former senator says Labor went into Indigenous voice campaign with ‘spirit of hubris’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDutton and Shorten weigh in on Queensland state electionThe federal opposition leader, Peter Dutton, and the NDIS minister, Bill Shorten, both spoke wit...

24/10/2024 21:48 The Guardian

Putin does not deny North Korea has sent soldiers to Russia

Russian president sidesteps claims after US said it had seen evidence 3,000 troops had been sentVladimir Putin has sidestepped claims that North Korea has sent soldiers to Russia, insisting that it was up to Moscow how to run its mutual defence clause with Pyongyang.Speaking at the close of the Bric...

24/10/2024 18:08 The Guardian

Macron warns Netanyahu against ‘sowing barbarism’ in remarks on Lebanon

Conference convened by French president raises $800m in humanitarian aid and $200m to strengthen Lebanese armyMiddle East crisis – live updatesEmmanuel Macron has warned Benjamin Netanyahu that “civilisation is not best defended by sowing barbarism ourselves”, as a conference convened by the F...

24/10/2024 17:44 The Guardian

Coventry student who hid baby in cereal box convicted of murder

Jia Xin Teo, 22, concealed her pregnancy from friends and gave birth in bathroom at student hallsA Coventry University student who concealed her newborn baby in a cereal box hidden inside a suitcase after giving birth on her bathroom floor has been convicted of murder.Jia Xin Teo, a 22-year-old stud...

24/10/2024 17:44 The Guardian

More than 200 health professionals say Trump has ‘malignant narcissism’ in open letter

George Conway-led Pac questions Republican nominee’s mental fitness for office in full-page New York Times adUS politics live – latest updatesAn anti-Trump political group organized a letter signed by more than 200 mental health professionals, warning that Donald Trump is dangerous because of ...

24/10/2024 17:37 The Guardian

Tucker Carlson warms up crowd at Trump rally with bizarre spanking rant

Comments meant to portray ex-president as coming ‘home’ to White House to mete out discipline to Kamala HarrisThe audience at a Donald Trump rally in Georgia on Wednesday erupted into bizarre chants of “Daddy’s home!” and “Daddy Don!” after an extraordinary and borderline creepy and se...

24/10/2024 17:05 The Guardian

At least 17 people killed in Israeli strike on school turned shelter in Nuseirat

Deaths in central Gaza come as Al Jazeera accuses Israel of targeting its journalists working in the war zoneMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 17 people, nearly all women and children, have been killed in Israeli bombing of a school turned shelter in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the centra...

24/10/2024 16:34 The Guardian

‘It’s a big lever for change’: the radical contract protecting Hamburg’s green space

Citizen power forced Germany’s greenest city-state into a binding agreement balancing housing and natureWhen Fritz Schumacher laid out his vision for Hamburg a century ago, the sketch looked more like a fern than a town plan. Fronds of urban development radiated from the centre to tickle the count...

24/10/2024 14:50 The Guardian

US elections live: Harris wins more Republican endorsements; Trump hits back at ‘fascist’ claim

Mayor in key Wisconsin county and ex-Michigan congressman back Harris; Trump says former chief of staff was ‘bad general’ after John Kelly’s warningDon’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alertsKamala Harris praised Donald Trump’s former chief o...

24/10/2024 14:37 The Guardian

Australians must keep up the fight for abortion rights, Jacinta Allan warns

Exclusive: Conservative forces pose ‘genuine threats to the protections women have fought for and won’, Victoria’s premier saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacinta Allan is warning that the battle for abortion...

24/10/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Dog owners warned about boom in ticks on Australia’s east coast after last year’s hot, wet summer

Expert reminds owners ‘freeze it, don’t squeeze it’ when it comes to a tick, ideally with a tick-freezing spray from a chemistFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDog owners have been warned there is a tick boom unfold...

24/10/2024 14:00 The Guardian

US professors face discipline and investigations over Palestine support

Universities such as Columbia and Princeton punish educators for posts and comments criticizing war in GazaSeveral professors at universities around the US are facing disciplinary actions in regard to their support for the pro-Palestine movement and their students holding protests on college campuse...

24/10/2024 12:00 The Guardian

Starmer calms business fears over budget as Reeves prepares to announce debt rule change - UK politics live

PM tries to reassure businesses and investors in UK, while chancellor is in New York for IMF meetingDisposable vapes will be banned from sale in England next summer, the government has confirmed. Emily Dugan has the story.This is what the Institute for Fiscal Studies said in a briefing published las...

24/10/2024 08:35 The Guardian

LNP cabinet ministers will be booted to the backbench if they miss key targets. Will it backfire on David Crisafulli?

Experts warn that setting KPIs could create perverse incentives rather than improving outcomesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf the Liberal National party wins power in Queensland at the weekend’s election as many expect, its cabinet ministers will be assigned targets ...

24/10/2024 07:50 The Guardian

‘Potential issues’ with Coalition’s planned nuclear reactor sites, safety expert warns

Government agencies and departmental officials spend full day scrutinising Peter Dutton’s controversial plan to build seven nuclear power plantsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA senior government nuclear safety offici...

24/10/2024 07:02 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: US voices ‘deep concern’ after Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli strike

Washington urges Israel to ensure safety of Lebanese military after Sunday’s fatal strikeLebanese MP Bilal Abdullah has said that France is the only country standing by Lebanon during the current escalation in the Middle East.Lebanon’s National News Media quotes him criticising what he called ...

24/10/2024 06:57 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: How the state is failing children with special needs – and what it costs

In today’s newsletter: Despite a 58% increase in funding over a decade, there has been no improvement in outcomes, a new report reveals• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. The annual budget for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in Engl...

24/10/2024 06:09 The Guardian

Biodiversity declining even faster in ‘protected’ areas, scientists warn Cop16

Just designating key areas will not meet 30x30 target on nature loss, study says, pointing to oil drilling in parksBiodiversity is declining more quickly within key protected areas than outside them, according to research that scientists say is a “wake-up call” to global leaders discussing how t...

24/10/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Banks say lower lending criteria will get more people into first homes as others raise debt fears

Chris Taylor, the chief of policy at Australia Banking Association, says reducing 3% serviceability buffer could help first home buyers enter property marketFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConsumer rights groups have wa...

24/10/2024 03:30 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah claims to have hit Tel Aviv factory; more than 2,500 killed in Lebanon by Israel, officials says

There was no immediate confirmation that a military manufacturer had been hit; IDF issues evacuation warning for south BeirutIn a statement on its official Telegram channel, Israel’s military has claimed that overnight it struck at weapons storage facilities in Beirut in Lebanon.In the message, th...

23/10/2024 23:30 The Guardian

North Korean troops in Russia are ‘fair game’ if deployed to fight in Ukraine, US says

US says for first time that North Korea has sent at least 3,000 soldiers to Russia and are training at military basesThe US has said for the first time that it has seen evidence that North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for possible deployment in Ukraine, a move that could mark a significant...

23/10/2024 23:25 The Guardian

Justice department reportedly warns Elon Musk’s Pac against paying people to vote – live

Billionaire had said his Pac would give $1m to someone every day in an apparent ploy to register Republicans to voteDon’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alertsThe Labour party has put out a statement rejecting allegations that it broke US election la...

23/10/2024 22:01 The Guardian

US warns Musk’s Super Pac $1m-a-day giveaways may be illegal, reports say

Billionaire promised to give $1m each day until election day to someone who signs petition supporting US constitutionThe US justice department has sent a letter to Elon Musk’s Super Pac warning that the billionaire and Tesla CEO’s $1m-a-day giveaways may violate federal law, according to multipl...

23/10/2024 21:04 The Guardian

Mother of Brianna Ghey’s killer called him ‘a good child, with good morals’, inquest hears

In statement written shortly after murder, Eddie Ratcliffe’s mother said he ‘clearly knows right and wrong’The mother of Eddie Ratcliffe, one of Brianna Ghey’s killers, described him in the aftermath of the murder as “a good child, with good morals and a loving, caring family behind him”...

23/10/2024 17:49 The Guardian

Strike on Iran will make world understand Israel’s might, says defence minister

Yoav Gallant says his country still intends to strike back in response to 1 October missile attack by TehranPlanned airstrikes on Iran will make the world understand Israel’s military might, the country’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has warned.The Middle East has been braced for more than th...

23/10/2024 17:40 The Guardian

Putin calls for alternative international payment system at Brics summit

Russian president’s goal to de-dollarize world economy alarms members that do not want bloc to turn against westVladimir Putin has opened the expanded Brics summit by issuing a call for an alternative international payments system that could prevent the US using the dollar as a political weapon.Bu...

23/10/2024 16:08 The Guardian

Israelis told to urgently leave Sri Lankan tourist areas after terrorist threat

Israel tells citizens in Arugam Bay area to hide Jewish identity and not gather in large groupsMiddle East crisis –latest updatesIsrael’s national security council has warned Israelis to immediately leave popular tourist areas in southern Sri Lanka after threats of a possible terrorist attack.Ac...

23/10/2024 12:57 The Guardian

Russia behind viral disinformation targeting Tim Walz, says US official

Announcement is first time federal authorities have confirmed connectionGroups in Russia created and helped spread viral disinformation targeting the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, Tim Walz, a senior US intelligence official said on Tuesday.The content, which includes baseless accusations a...

23/10/2024 12:18 The Guardian

Four in 10 deaths in war zones last year were women, UN report finds

UN Women says figure doubled in 2023 amid ‘blatant disregard’ of laws that left women and children unprotectedThe proportion of women killed in conflicts around the world doubled last year, with women now accounting for 40% of all those killed in war zones, according to a new report by the Unite...

23/10/2024 12:11 The Guardian

Gisèle Pelicot: victim at centre of mass rape trial to take the stand – live

Woman at the centre of horrifying mass rape trial that has shaken France is due to address the courtWho are the men accused over rape and assault of Gisèle Pelicot?This week, the court is hearing the cases of six men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot.They include a 34-year-old prison warden, a 55-y...

23/10/2024 09:01 The Guardian

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