Swarm of jellyfish swimming in bioluminescence looks ‘magical’ – but it’s a warning sign

24/01/2025 04:43 The Guardian

Biologist says the massive numbers of jellyfish and algae in Tasmania’s Storm Bay are ‘drivers of harm in the ocean’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA “magical” swarm of moon jellyfish colliding with algae dazzled onlookers this week, but it comes with a warning.The bloom of jellyfish – temporary increases in populations – has occurred over the past few weeks in Storm Bay, east of Hobart, and as far as halfway up Tasmania’s east coast. The biologist and jellyfish expert Lisa-ann Gershwin said the population growth was “unprecedented” and had “stepped up dramatically” last month.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Storm Éowyn: danger to life threat from 100mph winds – live updates

Rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland; more than 700,000 homes without power in IrelandPeople in the UK and Ireland: how have you been affected by Storm Éowyn?Irish meteorological service, Met Éireann, has published a map of wind observations at 7am across Ireland.Addi...

24/01/2025 09:45 The Guardian

North Korea preparing to send more troops to Ukraine war, says South Korea

Pyongyang said to be planning to increase support despite high casualties among estimated 11,000 already sentNorth Korea is preparing to send more soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, military officials in South Korea have said, despite reports of heavy casualties among troops from the communist st...

24/01/2025 09:20 The Guardian

Storm Éowyn poses danger to life in parts of UK and Ireland with 100mph winds

Flights cancelled, schools closed and millions told to stay amid record gusts, snow and heavy rainStorm Eowyn live – latest updatesFlights have been delayed, roads closed and ferry services cancelled as 100mph (160km/h) winds pose a danger to life in parts of the UK on Friday morning.Rail services...

24/01/2025 07:31 The Guardian

Britain’s response to Russian ‘spy ship’ is game of political messaging – for now

Deteriorating security environment and incidents in Baltic have forced military reassessment in northern EuropeSubmarines normally operate in secret, lurking in the deep. So when the British defence secretary, John Healey, authorised a Royal Navy Astute-class attack sub to surface close to the Russi...

24/01/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Kemi Badenoch co-wrote report saying Prevent scheme could ‘alienate communities’

Tory leader backed 2015 inquiry but has now criticised Labour for having same concerns about counter-terror strategyKemi Badenoch, who criticised a Labour manifesto that warned the UK’s Prevent programme could alienate communities, co-authored a report which expressed concern that the same anti-ra...

24/01/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Firefighters battle to keep upper hand on new wildfire north of Los Angeles

Hughes fire near Castaic Lake broke out on Wednesday and led to evacuation orders or warnings for more than 50,000Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than 50,000 people bein...

24/01/2025 03:04 The Guardian

Newark mayor condemns warrantless immigration raid that ‘terrorized’ people

Ras Baraka and other state lawmakers express outrage as sanctuary cities nationwide brace for similar Ice actionsThe mayor of Newark, New Jersey, said an immigration raid in the city was done without a warrant, and led to the detainment of undocumented residents as well as citizens.Newark mayor Ras...

24/01/2025 02:43 The Guardian

Italy says Libya war crimes suspect was sent home due to ‘social dangerousness’

General Osama Najim was released on a technicality and repatriated by Italy without any prior consultation, says international criminal courtItaly’s interior minister said on Thursday a Libyan man detained under an international war crimes arrest warrant and then unexpectedly released had been swi...

24/01/2025 00:34 The Guardian

‘Chaos agent’ Trump revives California water wars as experts warn of turmoil

President claims to be ‘putting people over fish’ but critics say order could derail years of carefully crafted water policyIt didn’t take long for Donald Trump to reignite the California water wars he waged in his first term.On his first day in office, Trump directed the secretary of commerce...

23/01/2025 22:05 The Guardian

Ethics watchdog issues conflict of interest warning to Musk’s Doge agency

American Oversight has raised concerns over ‘department of government efficiency’ using encrypted appsA leading ethics watchdog has issued warnings to Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk and the “department of government efficiency” (Doge), an agency Trump has stated he will create,...

23/01/2025 20:44 The Guardian

Are Rachel Reeves’s efforts to win business confidence ‘fiddling while Rome burns’?

Pro-growth charm offensive aimed at getting Labour back on the front foot has drawn concerns and questionsDavos day three live – latest updatesRoughing up industry regulators, jetting to Davos to court the global elite, and preparing to greenlight airport expansion: after a difficult start to the...

23/01/2025 19:47 The Guardian

Storm Éowyn: 4.5m people receive siren phone alert in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Schools to close and public transport suspended as red weather alerts issued for potential once-in-a-generation storm More than 4.5 million people in Northern Ireland and Scotland have received a 10-second siren sound on their phones, after a rare red weather alert warned of what could be the strong...

23/01/2025 19:02 The Guardian

Trump uses Davos address to accuse oil producers of prolonging Ukraine war

President also threatens tariffs on imports to US and repeats call for Nato countries to increase defence spending to 5%Business live – latest updatesUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump has made a combative return to the world stage, accusing oil producers of prolonging the Ukraine war by fai...

23/01/2025 18:45 The Guardian

ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women

Reasonable grounds to believe crimes against humanity are being committed against women and girls in Afghanistan, application saysThe international criminal court’s chief prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for the Taliban’s supreme leader and Afghanistan’s chief justice on the grounds th...

23/01/2025 18:41 The Guardian

Croydon stabbings: man ‘fended off attacker with fire extinguisher’

Suspect, 30, arrested after five people injured at distribution centre on south London industrial estateA man has described how he fought and fended off a knife-wielding attacker with a fire extinguisher after barricading himself and others inside an office of a warehouse where five people were inju...

23/01/2025 18:07 The Guardian

Micheál Martin appointed as Irish taoiseach following disruption in Dáil – as it happened

TDs gathered in parliament for ceremony which had been due to take place yesterdayFull story: Irish parliament elects Micheál Martin as PMDonald Trump should be wary of giving Vladimir Putin too much prominence by agreeing to an early summit on Ukraine, Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski ar...

23/01/2025 17:36 The Guardian

California woman arrested after 27 dead horses found across multiple properties

Jan Johnson arrested after deputies made discovery during search warrant in investigation into animal neglectA woman in California was arrested on Wednesday after authorities discovered 27 dead horses across multiple properties, police said.Jan Johnson of Clements, California, was arrested and booke...

23/01/2025 17:28 The Guardian

Primark sales in first post-lockdowns fall as shoppers face ‘economic worries’

Owner ABF says lower income consumers have cut back on spending amid ‘uncertainty and actual unemployment’Business live – latest updatesSales at Primark have fallen for the first time since the pandemic lockdowns, as the company said its low-income shoppers had been hit by economic worries.Ass...

23/01/2025 16:06 The Guardian

Bishop who angered Trump with call for mercy says she will not apologize

Mariann Edgar Budde defends sermon asking president to show compassion to immigrants and LGBTQ+ peopleThe bishop at the National Cathedral prayer service in Washington on Tuesday who urged Donald Trump to “have mercy upon” immigrants and LGBTQ+ people, has defended her remarks and said that she...

23/01/2025 15:01 The Guardian

Rachel Reeves to soften non-dom tax changes to woo rich for growth push

Tweak to finance bill is part of Labour push to show UK is attractive place to investBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves will amend the finance bill to soften planned changes to the non-dom tax regime as Labour woos the wealthy in pursuit of growth.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in D...

23/01/2025 14:36 The Guardian

Coalition demands Labor hate speech crackdown explicitly outlaw threats and attacks on places of worship

Expert warns there’s no guarantee stronger legislation will directly prevent antisemitic attacksGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition has demanded the Albanese government explicitly outlaw threats and attacks against places of worship as part of a planned crackdo...

23/01/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Sainsbury’s to cut 3,000 jobs as it shuts hot food counters and cafes

Supermarket chain to cut head office roles by a fifth amid rising labour costsBusiness live – latest updatesSainsbury’s is to cut 3,000 jobs in the UK through the closure of its hot food counters and cafes and by reducing senior management roles by a fifth, amid rising labour costs.Simon Roberts...

23/01/2025 13:38 The Guardian

Trump administration cancels travel for refugees approved to resettle in US

Thousands of refugees now stranded around the globe after undergoing lengthy process to be permitted to come to USTrump to deploy troops to US-Mexico border in hardline immigration strategyRefugees who had been approved to come to the United States before a deadline next week suspending the US’s r...

23/01/2025 13:12 The Guardian

EU trade chief says it ‘could consider’ UK joining pan-Europe customs deal

Maroš Šefčovič says ‘the ball is in the UK’s court’ as British ministers reportedly consult businessesExplainer: what is the PEM?Business live – latest updatesThe EU’s new trade chief has said the bloc could consider including the UK in a pan-European trade agreement, but emphasised th...

23/01/2025 12:33 The Guardian

‘Fighting Goliath’: Amazon workers to hold union election at North Carolina warehouse

NLRB-sanctioned vote in February of 4,300 workers could produce only second unionized Amazon warehouse in USAn independent group of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina, are seeking to form the second unionized warehouse at Amazon in the US.Carolina Amazonians United for Solidari...

23/01/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Metropolitan police out of special measures after ‘good progress’

London mayor hails performance and culture reforms but inspectorate warns there is still significant work to be doneUK politics live – latest updatesThe Metropolitan police have been judged to be turning around extensive failings and removed from special measures after more than two years under ex...

23/01/2025 11:48 The Guardian

Louvre leaky, damaged and overcrowded, warns Paris museum’s director

In leaked memo to culture minister, Laurence des Cars warns some areas not watertight, threatening artworksThe director of the Louvre has warned the French government about leaks, overcrowding and substandard catering in a leaked memo that has raised alarm about the state of the world’s most-visit...

23/01/2025 11:38 The Guardian

UK will not accept EU offer to join pan-European customs union ‘at present time’, minister says – UK politics live

Housing minister shoots down idea floated by Maroš Šefčovič designed to help reset UK-EU discussionsThe number of hospital beds taken up by people who are fit to be discharged is at its highest level this winter, while the vomiting bug norovirus is also gripping NHS wards, PA Media reports. PA s...

23/01/2025 11:19 The Guardian

‘A ritual for a dictator’: Lukashenko critics decry Belarus election

Longtime president and Putin ally has silenced media and criminalised dissent as he eyes seventh termEurope live – latest updatesOn Sunday, five names will feature on the ballot in Belarus’s presidential election, but the outcome is a foregone conclusion: Alexander Lukashenko’s 31-year reign i...

23/01/2025 11:07 The Guardian

Revealed: Microsoft deepened ties with Israeli military to provide tech support during Gaza war

Leaked documents shed light on how Israel integrated the US tech giant into its war effort to meet growing demand for cloud and AI toolsThe Israeli military’s reliance on Microsoft’s cloud technology and artificial intelligence systems surged during the most intensive phase of its bombardment of...

23/01/2025 11:00 The Guardian

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