Tropical Cyclone Jasper to become more severe, prompting Queensland weather warnings for 500mm rain, heavy winds

12/12/2023 02:58 The Guardian

BoM expects storm to strengthen into category 2 cyclone on Tuesday before arriving near Cairns in far north Qld on Wednesday afternoonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcastResidents in north Queensland have been told to prepare for up to five days without power, amid warnings that the approaching tropical cyclone Jasper could dump 500mm of rain in 24 hours.Jasper is expected to intensify on Tuesday, ahead of making landfall north of Cairns on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading...

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukrainian foreign minister urges its partners for permission for long-range strikes into Russia

Dmytro Kuleba calls on Kyiv’s Asian partners to consider increasing military aid to Ukraine after Moscow stages missile attack on KyivRussian forces are fighting in the eastern Ukrainian cities of Selydove and Ukrainsk, pro-Russian bloggers said on Monday, as Moscow’s forces try to smash through...

02/09/2024 12:50 The Guardian

Grief and anger in Israel following death of six hostages | First Thing

General strike follows tens of thousands taking to the streets in protest against the government’s handling of the war in Gaza. Plus: fears of overtourism in NorwayDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Over the weekend, Israel confirmed the deaths of six more host...

02/09/2024 12:08 The Guardian

‘A dark day for Germany is a dark day for Europe’: liberals react to far right success in German state election – Europe live

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02/09/2024 08:57 The Guardian

If China wants Taiwan it should also reclaim land from Russia, says president

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02/09/2024 08:45 The Guardian

Australia news live: flights in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane cancelled amid high winds; emergency fire warning near Tomago in Hunter region

Follow today’s news liveFalling tree kills woman as severe weather sweeps across Victoria and Tasmania and into NSWGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDelays predicted at Melbourne airport amid strike actionMelburnians catching a flight this morning may want to give themselv...

02/09/2024 08:29 The Guardian

Falling tree kills woman as severe weather sweeps across Victoria and Tasmania and into NSW

High winds lead to flood warnings and leave thousands without power as SES workers find body in wreckage of a cabin in MoamaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman was killed by a falling tree on the New South Wales-Vic...

02/09/2024 08:06 The Guardian

Former Ofsted chief welcomes abolition of single-word school ratings, saying old system ‘more of problem than help’ – UK politics live

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02/09/2024 07:59 The Guardian

Israel’s first nationwide strike starts amid anger over handling of hostage talks

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02/09/2024 06:40 The Guardian

North Sea firms claim windfall tax risks 35,000 jobs and £12bn in tax receipts

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02/09/2024 06:00 The Guardian

Norwegian outdoor tourism campaign shelved over environmental fears

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02/09/2024 04:00 The Guardian

German far-right party AfD poised for state election victory in east

Alternative für Deutschland leader speaks of ‘historic success’ of top place in Thuringia and second in SaxonyA far-right party became the biggest force in a German state parliament for the first time since the second world war, preliminary results showed on Sunday, while a new populist force o...

02/09/2024 00:41 The Guardian

Muslim groups to campaign on gambling and domestic violence in lead-up to Australian election

Candidates will be assessed on eight-point criteria that includes their stance on the war in GazaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA political advocacy group seeking to mobilise Muslim Australians before the next election...

02/09/2024 00:10 The Guardian

Kemi Badenoch to urge Conservatives to do more than criticise Labour

Shadow minister will launch leadership campaign with call to think afresh and move on from landslide election defeatKemi Badenoch will say the Conservatives must do more than criticise Labour in order to win the next general election, as she launches her campaign to lead the party.Potential dividing...

01/09/2024 23:01 The Guardian

Protests in Israel and strike called amid eruption of outrage over Gaza war

Tens of thousands take to streets as anger rises at Netanyahu government after deaths of six hostagesTens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday night and a general strike was called amid an eruption of public outrage over the government’s handling of the war in Gaza after the deat...

01/09/2024 22:14 The Guardian

Met Office issues more yellow thunderstorm warnings for parts of UK

As much as 40mm of rain could fall in an hour in some places on Monday, forecasters sayThunderstorm warnings are still in place in the UK, parts of which could see as much as three inches of rain on Monday.The yellow warning began in the early hours of Sunday and will be in place until Tuesday, cove...

01/09/2024 21:26 The Guardian

Protesters across Israel call for Netanyahu to agree hostage deal – as it happened

Mass protests follow call for general strike by head of Israeli labour union after six hostages held by Hamas were recovered overnightSee all the Guardian’s coverage of the Israel-Gaza warThe Associated Press has put together a profile of the six hostages whose bodies were discovered by the Israel...

01/09/2024 19:48 The Guardian

More than 10,000 US hotel workers strike on Labor Day weekend

Staff demand wage increases and reversal of pandemic-era cutbacks that impose ‘painful’ working conditionsThousands of US hotel workers went on strike on Sunday for improved pay and conditions in a dispute likely to disrupt many Labor Day weekend holiday travelers, amid union warnings that indus...

01/09/2024 17:46 The Guardian

Ukrainian drone attacks hit power stations and refineries in Russia

Russia plays down overnight strikes as its forces make incremental gains in Donbas and launch missiles at KharkivUkraine has carried out one of its biggest ever drone attacks on Russia, with videos showing a series of explosions and fires at power stations and refineries including in Moscow.Russia...

01/09/2024 16:09 The Guardian

Beluga whale alleged to be Russian ‘spy’ found dead in Norway

Body of Hvaldimir taken to harbour for expert examination after being discovered in Risavika BayA beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir, first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters while wearing a harness that prompted rumours he might be a spy for Moscow, has been found dead.The Norwegian public...

01/09/2024 15:12 The Guardian

‘People tend to think these battles have been won’: Next equal pay claimant on fight for recognition

Helen Scarsbrook says company, which is appealing against the ruling, hasn’t recognised value of female shop floor staffDuring an average shift on the shop floor at Next, Helen Scarsbrook has to remain polite and keep smiling while she makes split-second judgments about which customers need help a...

01/09/2024 13:00 The Guardian

Lack of arts schemes for working class will make UK theatre whiter and posher, director says

Tinuke Craig says current black British theatre talent was developed when schemes to improve access were commonThe lack of investment in arts schemes aimed at working-class children will create a cultural landscape that is whiter and posher, according to one of the UK’s leading black British theat...

01/09/2024 12:00 The Guardian

Mosquito-borne virus prompts public health restrictions in Massachusetts – and backlash

Climate crisis could accelerate spread of mosquito-borne diseases like eastern equine encephalitis, experts warnLocal officials in Massachusetts have issued warnings about mosquitoes carrying eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), and, in one case, placed restrictions on the use of public fields at nigh...

01/09/2024 11:00 The Guardian

About 600 homes damaged, 35,000 without power in Victoria amid wild weather

The south-east of the country is taking a battering and there is more to come as a ‘very strong cold front’ moves through on SundayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEmergency services have warned Victorians to expect more destructive winds as a powerful cold front heads...

01/09/2024 06:26 The Guardian

Australia news live: Bragg says states should do ‘heavy lifting’ on housing affordability; 30,000 Tasmanians without power

Multiple flood warnings are current in Tasmania, after extreme weather has left about 30,000 people without power across the state this morning. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBragg defends NSW Liberal chief’s position after council e...

01/09/2024 01:55 The Guardian

Seven people killed and dozens injured in Mississippi bus crash

Siblings among those killed as police say bus left Interstate 20 near Bovina in western Mississippi and flipped overSeven people have been killed and dozens more injured in western Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20, according to the state’s highway patrol.Six passenger...

31/08/2024 20:45 The Guardian

Elizabeth Warren condemns Trump for ‘changing his tune’ on IVF

Democratic senator says Republican nominee trying to have it ‘both ways’ and adapting position to his audienceThe US senator Elizabeth Warren has accused Donald Trump of trying to have it “both ways” with in vitro fertilization (IVF), two days after the former president vowed to force health...

31/08/2024 20:21 The Guardian

Social care chiefs sound alarm at Labour’s ‘deafening silence’ on sector

Labour accused of dropping pledges after it abandons cap on costs and prepares to scrap care worker training fund• Unless Labour wakes up on social care, tragedies will happenLabour has discarded its social care commitments and seems set to repeat the failure of previous governments to tackle the...

31/08/2024 17:03 The Guardian

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Ironically named Great Outdoors Initiative that would pave over acres of state parks sent steadfast allies over the edgeIn the end, it wasn’t culture war feuding over restricting LGBTQ+ rights, thwarting Black voters or vilifying immigrants that finally broke Republicans’ DeSantis fever in Flori...

31/08/2024 16:00 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war: five killed after Russia targets Chasiv Yar in Donetsk – now closed

Official says strike hit a house and a high-rise building, killing five young menThe US has decided against a proposal to deploy American contractors to Ukraine to maintain Western military equipment, including F-16 fighter jets.A Wall Street Journal report carried by Euromaiden stated that the Bide...

31/08/2024 15:06 The Guardian

Calls for return of Churchill’s national restaurant service to tackle food inequality

Public diners as seen in 1940s Britain – offering nutritious meals at reasonable prices – should be everyday eating places, says MP-backed reportIn 1940s Britain, at a time before fast food and ready meals were staples of the British high street and in a country struggling to deal with the ramif...

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