Starmer says he wants to give ‘hope’ he can deliver ‘massively different and better country’ – Labour conference live

22/09/2024 07:56 The Guardian

Labour conference opens as PM sees approval ratings plunge amid warnings on economy and controversy over freebies and Sue GrayStarmer vows to protect public services from fresh austerityLabour heads to conference in a spinInterview: Starmer defends his recordBridget Phillipson, the education secretary, is being interviewed on Sky’s Sunday with Trevor Phillips.Phillips asks about a story in the Mail on Sunday about donations that Phillipson received from Lord Alli, a longstanding donor to the Labour party who has been in the news all week because he paid for clothing for Keir Starmer and his wife. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah claims to have hit Israeli defence firms; Israel does not want war with Lebanon, president says

Hezbollah says it has targeted defence company Rafael near Haifa in northern Israel; Isaac Herzog says conflict instigated by Iran proxiesIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has been speaking to the media in New York ahead of the UN general assembly. According to the Hareetz reporter Allison...

22/09/2024 10:00 The Guardian

UK weather: severe rain warnings issued for England and Wales

Thunderstorms and heavy rain on the way as Met Office warns of local flooding and possible power cutsSevere weather warnings for rain across most of England and Wales on Sunday and Monday are bringing an abrupt end to the summer, with intense thunderstorms sweeping the UK.Forecasters have warned the...

22/09/2024 09:58 The Guardian

Israel strikes targets in Lebanon as Hezbollah launches deepest rocket attacks since start of Gaza war

Israeli military says its jets targeted hundreds of Hezbollah sites, while Hezbollah says it launched dozens of missiles at an airbase in northern IsraelMiddle East crisis - latest newsThe Israeli military says it has launched airstrikes on hundreds of targets in southern Lebanon, as Hezbollah launc...

22/09/2024 09:57 The Guardian

NHS electronic health records pose ‘serious safety risks’

One trust reported more than 900 incidents including patient harms after it rolled out new softwareThere are “serious safety risks” for patients in the rollout of electronic health records in hospitals across England, a charity has warned.Patient Safety Learning said incidents involving new syst...

22/09/2024 08:00 The Guardian

China ‘testing us’ in Pacific, Biden tells Quad leaders – as it happened

This blog has now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMark Butler is asked whether a ban on vapes is having the effect he intended. The minister says the government has already “seized 5m vapes at the border”, on top of the 1 July retail ban:We’ve taken the approac...

22/09/2024 06:04 The Guardian

‘Scam and scandal’: ex-aid chief raises alarm over £4bn Tory asylum contracts

The former top civil servant at the Department for International Development has warned a lack of oversight in spending echoes corrupt contracts awarded during CovidThe billions of pounds spent on housing asylum seekers is ripe for the kind of “scam and scandal” that emerged in the contracts awa...

22/09/2024 06:00 The Guardian

Ofsted cannot be allowed to reform itself, say teachers’ unions

Sister of headteacher Ruth Perry, who killed herself last year, joins call for ‘complete reset’ of schools inspectorateEducation unions are to warn that Ofsted cannot be trusted to reform itself, as headteachers continue to report that school inspections are leaving their staff feeling distres...

22/09/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Putin regime will collapse without warning, says freed gulag dissident

Vladimir Kara-Murza and his wife, Evgenia, speak of his time in a Siberian jail and why the truth about Russia will come outThe last time I met Evgenia Kara-Murza, it was a grim day in early March. The timing couldn’t have been worse. As we spoke, Alexei Navalny’s coffin was being lowered into t...

22/09/2024 04:00 The Guardian

Drones seized in Liverpool after breaching Labour conference airspace

Police warn unauthorised drone users could be prosecuted as restrictions are in place for conference weekDrones have been seized by police after they were flown in breach of airspace restrictions during the Labour party conference in Liverpool.Merseyside police said they seized three drones on Satur...

21/09/2024 20:39 The Guardian

‘We’re not safe any more’: Lebanon reels from week of attacks that have intensified war with Israel

The country was divided before, unsure about its approach to Hezbollah, but now people are thinking as oneThe smell of burnt rubber hung heavy over the rescue workers as they dug, painstakingly removing rubble, their shadows long and movements harsh under the burning floodlights. Onlookers watch...

21/09/2024 18:20 The Guardian

Could this be the week Netanyahu goes from pariah to fugitive? | Andrew Roth

The last time the Israeli PM spoke at the UN, he was touting his vision of a new Middle East. Now he is on the brink of catastropheOne year ago, Benjamin Netanyahu came to the UN with a vision of a “new Middle East” anchored by Israel’s growing ties with its Arab partners in the region. Now he...

21/09/2024 16:56 The Guardian

At least 37 killed in Israeli strike on Beirut, Lebanon says

Women and children confirmed among dead, as US and UN officials warn against further escalationThree children and seven women were among 37 people killed by an Israeli strike on Beirut that targeted a top Hezbollah leader in a densely populated neighbourhood, Lebanese authorities have said, as US an...

21/09/2024 16:28 The Guardian

Ukraine strikes two Russian munition depots, says military

Overnight attacks apparently show growing capability to strike targets deep inside RussiaUkraine said it hit two Russian munition depots overnight, in attacks that illustrated its growing capability to strike targets deep inside Russia.A statement by Ukraine’s military general staff said the munit...

21/09/2024 15:51 The Guardian

‘Everything is left behind’: as Russians close in on Ukrainian city, families agonise whether to flee

In Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, residents have clung on to hope until the bitter end. Now many are saying goodbye to their homesValeria Tanashchuk packed up a few last belongings from her home. Going in the evacuation van waiting outside: her daughter Nicole’s favourite bear, clothes, items of furni...

21/09/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Parachute drop near Arnhem marks 80 years since Operation Market Garden

Airborne units from eight Nato nations participate in commemoration of ill-fated second world war manoeuvreEighty years after thousands of allied airborne troops parachuted into the Nazi-occupied Netherlands in a daring military offensive, their modern counterparts have made the same jump.Paratroope...

21/09/2024 12:49 The Guardian

Strikes inside Russia with US missiles key to Ukraine’s plan to end war, says Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy will present ‘victory plan’ to US president during trip to Washington next week, when he is also likely to hold talks with TrumpVolodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Joe Biden to allow Ukraine to carry out long-range strikes inside Russia with US-supplied weapons, and to earn “a place in his...

21/09/2024 09:43 The Guardian

Warnings issued for lightning and rain in England and Wales

Met Office says people should expect flooding, transport disruption and damage to buildings in affected areasA weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers is in force across much of southern England and Wales.The Met Office says damage to buildings as a result of lightning strikes, disrupti...

21/09/2024 08:18 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah confirms death of commander Ibrahim Akil in Beirut airstrike

Hezbollah praises Ibrahim Akil as ‘one of its great leaders’ following his deatg in Israeli airstrikeIsrael has submitted an “official challenge” to a request from the international criminal court prosecutor for an arrest warrant against its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.In May the ICC...

21/09/2024 08:18 The Guardian

Bushfire risk on Sydney’s northern beaches downgraded

NSW Rural Fire Service said 80-hectare fire was now under a ‘watch and act’ warning Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA fire in Sydney’s northern beaches that firefighters had warned was threatening lives has been downgraded after conditions eased.The NSW Rural Fire Se...

21/09/2024 05:44 The Guardian

Israel ‘challenges’ international criminal court bid for Netanyahu arrest warrant

ICC requested arrest warrants for Israeli PM and his defence minister in May for alleged war crimes in GazaIsrael has submitted an “official challenge” to a request from the international criminal court prosecutor for an arrest warrant against its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.In May the IC...

20/09/2024 21:28 The Guardian

UN pleads against further violence after Israeli strike kills top Hezbollah leader

IDF airstrike on Beirut that killed at least 14 causes fears of escalation into even more devastating conflictMiddle East crisis live: latest updatesFurther violence between Israel and Iran’s allies Hezbollah and Hamas could ignite a devastating regional conflict, the United Nations has warned, af...

20/09/2024 21:05 The Guardian

Met officer who held Taser to black boy’s neck found guilty of gross misconduct

Jamar Powell says PC Connor Jones should be sacked rather than receiving written warning over traumatising actionA Metropolitan police officer who put a Taser to the neck of an innocent black child after he had been forced to kneel in the street has been found guilty of gross misconduct but allowed...

20/09/2024 18:20 The Guardian

Huge crowds expected at pro-Palestine march ahead of Labour conference

Protesters in Liverpool to call on government to implement full arms embargo against Israel over Gaza warThe UK’s first pro-Palestine national march to be staged outside London is expected by organisers to attract tens of thousands of people on the periphery of the Labour party conference in Liver...

20/09/2024 18:01 The Guardian

Republicans praised by Trump pass Georgia hand-count rule despite warnings the decision is illegal – US politics live

Georgia election board approves rule requiring election workers to hand-count ballots on election night by three votes to twoGeorgia election board votes 3-2 to require hand-count on election dayKamala Harris will be in Georgia today and is expected to speak about Donald Trump’s role in the aborti...

20/09/2024 17:12 The Guardian

Keir Starmer and top Labour colleagues to stop taking clothes gifts from donors

Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner will not accept donations for work outfits after row over Waheed Alli giftsLabour’s first party conference as a new government risks being overshadowed by the donations row as Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner gave in to pressure to stop accepting clothe...

20/09/2024 16:36 The Guardian

Georgia election board votes 3-2 to require hand-count on election day

Republican majority approves requirement for poll managers to hand-count ballots before tabulating votesForty-six days before the election, Georgia’s state election board approved a new rule for poll managers, requiring a hand count of paper ballots on election day before tabulating votes.The majo...

20/09/2024 16:19 The Guardian

EU to offer new youth mobility scheme in test of Labour ‘reset’ with Brussels

Officials warn repeat of Tory rejection could dent new government’s hopes of pacts on defence and agricultureFresh proposals to allow young people to move between the UK and the EU will be presented to the British government within weeks, in what is seen as a key early test of Labour’s “reset...

20/09/2024 16:00 The Guardian

Police called to Hay-on-Wye gallery over painting of naked woman in window

Curator Val Harris refuses to move work by Poppy Baynham after residents complainWith its literary festival and numerous bookshops, Hay-on-Wye may attract the biggest talents in the arts but, seemingly, not all artistic talent is appreciated by some residents.The owner of the Chair gallery in the to...

20/09/2024 15:52 The Guardian

‘Stop doing dumb stuff,’ economist warns as housing affordability in Australia slips

Saul Eslake says decades of ‘bad policies’ have inflated demand as report finds about 20% of households effectively ‘locked out’ of the market‘Axing negative gearing won’t cause a rental crisis. Here’s the maths’Full Story: Labor and the Greens hit an impasse on housingGet our breaki...

20/09/2024 15:01 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘victory plan’ depends on decisions by allies this year – as it happened

Ukrainian president tells press conference with Ursula von der Leyen that Ukraine plans to use EU loan for air defence, energy and weapons purchasesUkraine’s “victory plan” in the war against Russia depends on quick decisions being taken by allies this year, president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said...

20/09/2024 14:55 The Guardian

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22/09 10:15 - Live updates: Israel and Hezbollah trade fresh strikes as threat of full-scale war looms 22/09 10:00 - Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah claims to have hit Israeli defence firms; Israel does not want war with Lebanon, president says 22/09 09:58 - UK weather: severe rain warnings issued for England and Wales 22/09 09:57 - Israel strikes targets in Lebanon as Hezbollah launches deepest rocket attacks since start of Gaza war 22/09 09:22 - A new “quartet of chaos” threatens America 22/09 08:14 - Israel-Hezbollah escalation may lead to war – US officials to Politico 22/09 08:00 - NHS electronic health records pose ‘serious safety risks’ 22/09 07:56 - Starmer says he wants to give ‘hope’ he can deliver ‘massively different and better country’ – Labour conference live 22/09 07:23 - News24 | Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire after deadly Israeli strike 22/09 07:05 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 940 22/09 07:05 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 940 22/09 07:00 - With nuclear option unlikely, Putin struggles to defend his red lines 22/09 06:04 - China ‘testing us’ in Pacific, Biden tells Quad leaders – as it happened 22/09 06:00 - ‘Scam and scandal’: ex-aid chief raises alarm over £4bn Tory asylum contracts 22/09 05:55 - Israel and Hezbollah Ramp Up Cross-Border Attacks as War Moves Closer 22/09 05:54 - Ukrainian soldiers killed in SUV donated by miners 22/09 05:00 - Ofsted cannot be allowed to reform itself, say teachers’ unions 22/09 04:00 - Putin regime will collapse without warning, says freed gulag dissident 22/09 03:55 - Iran calls for Muslim countries to sever ties with Israel 22/09 03:38 - More heavy rain to come for parts of UK as summer ends 22/09 00:45 - Death toll rises to 37 in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah commanders in Beirut 22/09 00:31 - Virtual wards to scans at supermarkets - six schemes that could help fix the NHS 22/09 00:04 - On Ukraine's Snake Island, the Heart of the Battle for the Black Sea 22/09 00:02 - Israel's Ultimatum to Hezbollah: Back Off or Go to War 22/09 00:01 - 'Russians will repent for being with him': Gazprom official turned Ukrainian fighter has message for Putin 21/09 23:42 - Hezbollah claims rocket attack at Israeli base near Haifa 21/09 23:42 - Hezbollah claims rocket attack at Israeli base near Haifa 21/09 23:33 - Israeli warplanes pound southern Lebanon as war fears escalate 21/09 22:58 - How a U.S. Ally Uses Aid as a Cover in War 21/09 21:50 - Labour insiders frustrated at Starmer's 'breathtaking' wardrobe row 21/09 21:22 - Russian forces hit apartment block in Ukraine's second-largest city 21/09 21:19 - Israeli explosion rocks Beirut, crossing another red line for Hezbollah 21/09 21:19 - Israeli explosion rocks Beirut, crossing another red line for Hezbollah 21/09 20:39 - Drones seized in Liverpool after breaching Labour conference airspace 21/09 20:30 - Putin’s Kamala endorsement was a joke – Lavrov 21/09 18:31 - 36 Products So Genuinely Beautiful They Will Haunt Your Cart Until You Buy Them 21/09 18:20 - ‘We’re not safe any more’: Lebanon reels from week of attacks that have intensified war with Israel 21/09 16:58 - 22 People Who Ignored Warnings Not To Marry Their Spouse 21/09 16:56 - Could this be the week Netanyahu goes from pariah to fugitive? | Andrew Roth 21/09 16:28 - At least 37 killed in Israeli strike on Beirut, Lebanon says 21/09 16:00 - Dissident in prisoner swap vows to return to Russia 21/09 15:51 - Ukraine Strikes Two More Russian Munition Depots 21/09 15:51 - Ukraine strikes two Russian munition depots, says military 21/09 15:48 - In Darfur, Rape Is Driving Famine 21/09 15:31 - How the Kremlin Might Get Past RT Bans to Spread Its Message 21/09 15:07 - Watch: Huge explosion at Russia arms depot 21/09 15:00 - ‘Everything is left behind’: as Russians close in on Ukrainian city, families agonise whether to flee 21/09 14:56 - Israel’s Attacks on Hezbollah Alter Balance of Power in a Long-Running Fight 21/09 14:46 - Zelensky hopes for quick US action as more weapons depots are hit in Russia 21/09 14:22 - Exploding Pagers Deliver a Supply Chain Warning 21/09 12:50 - Fire rips through missile depot deep inside Russia after huge drone attack 21/09 12:49 - Parachute drop near Arnhem marks 80 years since Operation Market Garden 21/09 11:00 - Israel’s Pager Bombs Have No Place in a Just War 21/09 09:43 - Strikes inside Russia with US missiles key to Ukraine’s plan to end war, says Zelenskyy 21/09 09:03 - Zelensky to appeal to Biden’s legacy in plea to lift Ukraine weapons limits 21/09 09:02 - Israel kills senior Hezbollah commander in strike on Beirut suburb 21/09 09:02 - Rivalries Are the Heart of College Football. But Many Are Going Away. 21/09 09:00 - Israel’s pager attack an intelligence triumph, with uncertain ends 21/09 08:18 - Warnings issued for lightning and rain in England and Wales 21/09 08:18 - Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah confirms death of commander Ibrahim Akil in Beirut airstrike 21/09 08:09 - US moving extra troops to Alaska — Poltico 21/09 05:44 - Bushfire risk on Sydney’s northern beaches downgraded 21/09 05:31 - "I Get So Many Compliments When I Wear This": 47 Fall Wardrobe Basics You’ll Wish You Bought Ages Ago 21/09 05:22 - Israel says 'dozens' of warplanes striking 'extensively' in southern Lebanon 21/09 04:58 - Nelson DeMille, Blockbuster Author Who Thrilled Millions, Dies at 81 21/09 03:46 - Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut 21/09 03:33 - Ukraine bans officials from using Telegram on state-issued devices 21/09 03:33 - Ukraine bans officials from using Telegram on state-issued devices 21/09 01:39 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 939 21/09 01:39 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 939 21/09 01:33 - Ukraine bans Telegram use on state-issued devices 21/09 01:33 - US to delay military aid to Ukraine – CNN 21/09 00:39 - Putin must not win the Ukraine war, freed Russian dissident Kara-Murza says 21/09 00:39 - Putin must not win the Ukraine war, freed Russian dissident Kara-Murza says 21/09 00:02 - Taiwan Looks at Options as U.S. Weapons Supply Is Hit by Gaza and Ukraine 21/09 00:01 - Russian Strikes on Power Grid Push Ukraine's Businesses to Breaking Point 20/09 22:51 - Senior Hezbollah Leader Is Killed in Beirut in Israeli Airstrike 20/09 22:43 - Doing nothing not an option for either side as fears of all-out war grow - as Iran mulls next move 20/09 21:28 - Israel ‘challenges’ international criminal court bid for Netanyahu arrest warrant 20/09 21:05 - UN pleads against further violence after Israeli strike kills top Hezbollah leader 20/09 20:51 - Switzerland to expel hundreds of Russian scientists – media 20/09 20:51 - UN warns escalating Israel-Hezbollah violence risks devastating conflict 20/09 20:51 - UN warns escalating Israel-Hezbollah violence risks devastating conflict 20/09 20:16 - Teachers Are Sharing The "Sickest Burn" A Student Ever Gave Them (And These Are Hilariously Brutal) 20/09 20:01 - 15 "Feel-Good" Secrets People Have Been Keeping From Their Partners, And These Have Warmed My Icy, Cold Heart 20/09 18:20 - Met officer who held Taser to black boy’s neck found guilty of gross misconduct 20/09 18:10 - 'Our husbands didn't go to war for Ukraine so we can sit around crying' 20/09 18:01 - Huge crowds expected at pro-Palestine march ahead of Labour conference 20/09 17:12 - Republicans praised by Trump pass Georgia hand-count rule despite warnings the decision is illegal – US politics live 20/09 16:51 - Kremlin blasts Crimea proposal 20/09 16:37 - Israel’s Attacks on Hezbollah Have Intensified but Stop Short of All-Out War 20/09 16:36 - Keir Starmer and top Labour colleagues to stop taking clothes gifts from donors 20/09 16:19 - Georgia election board votes 3-2 to require hand-count on election day 20/09 16:00 - EU to offer new youth mobility scheme in test of Labour ‘reset’ with Brussels 20/09 15:52 - Police called to Hay-on-Wye gallery over painting of naked woman in window 20/09 15:52 - News24 | UK economic data delivers fresh blow to new govt 20/09 15:50 - Lebanese minister: 'Israel has committed war crimes without condemnation' 20/09 15:29 - Peanut allergy warning over dips and sandwiches 20/09 15:10 - Multiple ‘assassination teams’ targeting Trump – US lawmaker 20/09 15:01 - ‘Stop doing dumb stuff,’ economist warns as housing affordability in Australia slips