Paul McCartney says change in law over AI could ‘rip off’ artists

25/01/2025 10:11 The Guardian

Former Beatles member says government should protect creative workers as consultation on copyright continuesSir Paul McCartney has warned artificial intelligence could “rip off” artists if a proposed overhaul of copyright law goes ahead.The proposals could remove the incentive for writers and artists and result in a “loss of creativity”, he told the BBC. Continue reading...

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Syrian fighters execute 35 in three days, war monitor says

Authorities have arrested dozens of people accused of taking advantage of the chaos in Syria to settle old scoresFighters affiliated with Syria’s new leaders have carried out 35 summary executions over 72 hours, mostly of Assad-era officers, a war monitor has said.The authorities, installed by the...

26/01/2025 22:34 The Guardian

Immigration raids in Chicago begin days after ‘border czar’ claimed officials were ‘reconsidering’

Ice confirms ‘enhanced targeted operations’ in a city on edge after Trump officials warned of enforcement actionsUS federal authorities have begun immigration raids in Chicago, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) statement confirmed on Sunday, just days after incoming “border czar”...

26/01/2025 22:16 The Guardian

Australia news live: Dreyfus denounces ‘attempts to politicise the Holocaust or antisemitism’ during Auschwitz visit

The Attorney-General and the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, are in Krakow to attend the service marking the liberation of Auschwitz. Follow today’s news liveBoM warns of extreme fire danger and risk of ‘uncontrollable’ firesMore on the weather now, and it’s not just Victoria that’s...

26/01/2025 21:33 The Guardian

Capital cities expecting hot public holiday as Melbourne braces for 41C

Hot, dry and windy weather for Australia’s south-east prompts bushfire and heatwave warningsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMultiple heatwave and bushfire warnings are in place for the Australia Day public holiday, wi...

26/01/2025 21:07 The Guardian

Trump’s anti-DEI order yanks air force videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female pilots

Official cites review of course curriculum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, where new recruits get basic trainingDonald Trump’s order halting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives has led the US air force to suspend course instruction on a documentary about the first Black airmen in the U...

26/01/2025 18:40 The Guardian

Two Van Gogh paintings to be shown in London for first time

Works created in hospital after ear mutilation incident to be shown at Courtauld Gallery next monthTwo Vincent van Gogh paintings created in the months after the Dutch artist mutilated his ear will be exhibited in London for the first time.The works, The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles and The Wa...

26/01/2025 18:14 The Guardian

Belarus exit poll puts Lukashenko on 87.6% of vote in presidential election

Putin ally projected to easily secure seventh term in election that US and EU have said could not be free or fairAlexander Lukashenko is firmly on track to win a seventh five-year term as Belarusian president with 87.6% of the vote in Sunday’s election, according to an exit poll broadcast on state...

26/01/2025 17:56 The Guardian

Lukashenko says he has ‘no regrets’ about Belarus helping Russia to invade Ukraine

Autocrat makes comment about support for ‘older brother’ Putin as Belarusians vote in ‘sham’ presidential electionBelarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko said he had “no regrets” about allowing Russia to use his country to invade Ukraine, amid condemnation of the “sham” presidential...

26/01/2025 17:17 The Guardian

Two men killed by falling trees during Storm Éowyn

Man, 19, died after car struck in Scotland and 20-year-old man killed in Ireland, as Met Office issues further warningsTwo people were killed by falling trees during the record-breaking gusts of Storm Éowyn, which also damaged property and led to widespread power cuts across the UK and Ireland.The...

26/01/2025 17:03 The Guardian

Jewish non-profit chief says Musk will spur violence with his ‘Nazi salute’

Amy Spitalnick of Jewish Council for Public Affairs warns far right will take action as ‘license for violent extremism’The head of a prominent US Jewish civil rights body said Elon Musk’s repeated fascist-style salute during Donald Trump’s inauguration could act as a spur for violent extremi...

26/01/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Scores killed in hospital attack in Sudan’s besieged El Fasher, says WHO

About 70 people, including patients, believed to have been killed in attack blamed on rebel Rapid Support ForcesAbout 70 people have been killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the head of the World Health Organization has said, the latest in...

26/01/2025 09:45 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: displaced Palestinians blocked from returning home as Trump suggests ‘we just clean out’ Gaza

Return to northern Gaza blocked as Israel delays removal of troops; US president says Middle East neighbours should house more refugeesPalestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, which fought alongside Hamas in the war against Israel, has reacted to Donald Trump’s idea of possibly relocating Palesti...

26/01/2025 09:37 The Guardian

Rwandan army ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help rebels seize city

Intelligence sources suggest battle for Congolese regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Sunday Large numbers of troops from Rwanda have been pouring across the border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to help rebels seize the regional capital of Goma before an eme...

25/01/2025 23:07 The Guardian

Labour risks ‘powder keg’ clash with environmentalists as it puts growth before going green

As chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to expand London airports gains traction, the party is accused of back-pedalling on its green commitmentsLabour is being warned it is hurtling towards a “powder keg” confrontation with environmentalists, green groups and a swathe of its own supporters in the n...

25/01/2025 17:49 The Guardian

Slovakian PM rejects calls to quit as tension grows over shift towards Russia

The latest protests come after private meeting between Robert Fico and Vladimir Putin in DecemberThe Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, has rejected calls for his resignation after tens of thousands demonstrated against his government’s policy shift closer to Russia.About 60,000 people protest...

25/01/2025 16:52 The Guardian

Nearly two-thirds of Britons say very rich have too much influence on politics

Opinium survey of 2,000 adults found concern about the impact of growing wealth inequality in the UKGrowing wealth inequality is increasing the risk of societal collapse, according to a new Fairness Foundation report that shows nearly two-thirds of Britons are concerned about the political influen...

25/01/2025 16:23 The Guardian

The oil crisis fuelled by Russia’s war is evaporating – and so are the profits

Results from Shell and Exxon this week will be weaker – and Trump’s desire to drill may result in oversupplyAlmost three years ago, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine wiped out Europe’s largest source of gas and shocked global energy markets, setting the stage for quarter after quarter of better-t...

25/01/2025 15:00 The Guardian

The Heathrow runway row is back as debate over airport growth gets noisier

With four similar expansions set for take-off around the south-east of England, could the proposal finally get clearance?Two decades and 0.2C of global warming after a Labour government last weighed in on Heathrow, the answer appears the same: keep digging. Rachel Reeves’s anticipated backing for...

25/01/2025 13:00 The Guardian

UK weather warnings remain in place as man killed by falling tree in Ireland named – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIrish premier Micheál Martin said every effort is being made to restore power and water supplies following Storm Eowyn.He described the destruction caused by some of the strongest winds on record as “unprecedented”. Continue reading.....

25/01/2025 12:26 The Guardian

Gig economy firms warned by UK government they may be operating illegally

Companies supplying ‘freelance’ workers contacted by minister over practices that could breach employment lawGig economy companies supplying “freelance” workers to shops, restaurants and warehouses may be operating illegally, the government has warned, after a series of Observer reports high...

25/01/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Crowds gather in Gaza with Israeli hostages due to be released shortly – live

The women were taken in Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attack that ignited the Israel-Gaza war and have had no contact with the outside world sinceIt is being reported that dozens of Hamas fighters are gathering in Palestine Square in the heart of Gaza City, where the release of Israeli captives may take p...

25/01/2025 08:59 The Guardian

Storm Éowyn: nearly 1m properties without power across island of Ireland

More wind and rain forecast for Ireland and UK, with snow and ice warnings also in placeStorm Éowyn – live updatesNearly 1 million properties are without power across the island of Ireland after Storm Éowyn swept in strong gusts that damaged buildings and blocked roads.A man died after a tree fe...

25/01/2025 08:13 The Guardian

Bombs buried in Gaza rubble put at risk thousands returning to homes, say experts

People planning return to neighbourhoods to search for loved ones and assess damage to homes this weekendTens of thousands of people will risk death or injury this weekend from shells and bombs buried in rubble when they try to reach their ruined homes in areas of Gaza that have been inaccessible th...

25/01/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Mississippi police department hires officer fired over racist slurs to Latino man

Police in Pearl, Mississippi, say ‘welcome aboard’ to Jeremy Rast, who lost job last year from nearby Richland agencyA Mississippi police department has proudly announced its hiring of an officer who was fired from another agency last summer after video captured him telling at least one Latino m...

24/01/2025 19:43 The Guardian

Ontario premier Doug Ford to call snap election to fight Trump tariff threat

Progressive Conservative leader of Canada’s most populous province seeks ‘strong mandate’ to counter 25% tariff planThe Ontario premier, Doug Ford, has said an early election is needed in the Canadian province in order to fend off an income “attack” from Donald Trump as a trade war looms b...

24/01/2025 19:41 The Guardian

Storm Éowyn hits UK and Ireland: 1,000 flights cancelled amid ‘danger to life’

One dead, rail and ferry services also badly hit and hundreds of thousands of people left without powerStorm Eowyn live – latest updatesMore than 1,000 flights were cancelled and a number of main roads closed as millions of people in the UK and Ireland were asked to stay home amid red “danger to...

24/01/2025 18:51 The Guardian

Marilyn Manson won’t face charges after investigation into sexual assault claims

Los Angeles county district attorney says allegations are too old and evidence insufficient to charge musicianProsecutors said on Friday that they will not file charges against Marilyn Manson after a years-long investigation of allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence. The Los Angeles co...

24/01/2025 18:48 The Guardian

Key planks of US government grind to halt under hail of Trump orders

Experts say ‘everything is basically in chaos’ and warn of disruption to sectors such as health, infrastructure and taxThe wheels of the US government have ground to a halt in parts under a hail of new orders from Donald Trump that have left vital services paralysed and raised alarm about damagi...

24/01/2025 18:19 The Guardian

UN concerned by Israeli use of ‘unlawful lethal force’ in West Bank

UN human rights office criticises use of ‘methods and means used for war fighting’ in assault on city of JeninThe UN has expressed concern that the ceasefire in Gaza could be endangered by Israel’s assault on the West Bank city of Jenin, which has involved what the UN human rights spokesperson...

24/01/2025 17:44 The Guardian

Storm Éowyn: More than a million people without power in UK and Ireland amid danger to life weather warning – live

Flights cancelled, main roads closed and millions told to stay at home due to rare ‘weather bomb’How have you been affected by Storm Éowyn?Irish meteorological service, Met Éireann, has published a map of wind observations at 7am across Ireland.Additionally, in its post on X, the weather servi...

24/01/2025 16:55 The Guardian

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