US authorities recall eyedrops infected with drug-resistant bacteria

17/03/2023 19:36 The Guardian

Contamination may have killed one person and injured others, some of whom had eyes removed US authorities have recalled a brand of eyedrops contaminated with a drug-resistant bacterial contamination that may have killed one person and injured 68 others, a small number of whom have to have the affected eye surgically removed.Both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an advisory against the use of EzriCare Artificial Tears, warning that they may be linked to an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Continue reading...

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Tory MPs push to toughen migration bill as rights chief sounds alarm

Ministers consider removing more safeguards while European watchdog urges UK parliament to reject bill Ministers appear poised to give way to Conservative MPs by removing more safeguards from the illegal migration bill, as the European rights watchdog warned that the proposals even as they stand ris...

27/03/2023 22:20 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin’s plan to station nuclear weapons in Belarus ‘irresponsible’ and ‘escalatory’, says Germany

Berlin says Moscow’s announcement is ‘another attempt at nuclear intimidation’What we know on day 397 of the invasionRussia plans to complete coastal infrastructure needed to host nuclear submarines in the Pacific Ocean, Tass news agency reported on Monday.The nuclear submarines will be capabl...

27/03/2023 18:00 The Guardian

Humza Yousaf elected leader of Scottish National party

Greens confirm they will back Yousaf as first minister but former health secretary faces battle to unite SNPHumza Yousaf: continuity candidate taking over as Scottish first ministerPolitics live - latest updatesHumza Yousaf has been elected the first minority ethnic leader of the Scottish National p...

27/03/2023 16:57 The Guardian

Tory former policing minister warns Braverman that laughing gas ban could boost trade for drug dealers – UK politics live

Kit Malthouse tells home secretary of risks of moving substance from legitimate market into the illegitimate marketAs Alex Wickham from Politico points out, the questions Rishi Sunak is getting this morning suggest this audience is not happy with the government’s record on crime.Q: The Conservativ...

27/03/2023 16:43 The Guardian

Grand jury reconvenes in Trump hush money case – live

Grand jury hears more evidence for first time since last MondaySign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailThe headline news so far is the grand jury looking into Donald Trump’s hush money payment to an adult film star has reconvened in New York city, and is listening to evidence...

27/03/2023 16:01 The Guardian

UK energy firms forcibly installed 94,000 prepayment meters last year

Scottish Power, British Gas and Ovo responsible for 70% of forced installations, government saysUK energy companies forcibly installed 94,000 prepayment meters using warrants in 2022, with Scottish Power and British Gas ordering the most, according to government data.The government has been keen to...

27/03/2023 14:30 The Guardian

Russian soldiers say commanders used ‘barrier troops’ to stop them retreating

Assault unit members claim in video that superiors ‘want to execute us’ after ‘huge’ losses in eastern UkraineRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesMembers of a recently formed Russian assault unit say their commanders deployed troops to stop them from retreating and threatened them with...

27/03/2023 14:19 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 397 of the invasion

Zelenskiy meets UN nuclear chief Grossi in Zaporizhzhia region; criticism mounts of Russian plan to put nuclear weapons in Belarus Continue reading...

27/03/2023 14:09 The Guardian

MPs urged to uphold UK’s global obligations in migration bill debate

Council of Europe commissioner raises concerns that legislation may not meet human rights standardsPolitics live - latest updatesA European human rights commissioner has warned UK parliamentarians, before a debate on the government’s illegal migration bill, to uphold international obligations when...

27/03/2023 10:18 The Guardian

Marjorie Taylor Greene led delegation to visit Capitol attack defendants in jail

The Republican extremist high-fived and shook defendants’ hands, calling them ‘political prisoners’A jail in Washington has become the latest focal point of the US culture wars after a congressional delegation led by the Republican extremist Marjorie Taylor Greene visited defendants charged in...

27/03/2023 07:00 The Guardian

SNP to announce new leader today

Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan in running to replace Nicola SturgeonThe Scottish National party is preparing to announce later on Monday which candidate has won the bitterly contested battle to be Scotland’s next first minister.Whoever wins may need to do deals with unionist parties if th...

27/03/2023 05:00 The Guardian

Explosion destroys Pennsylvania chocolate factory, killing five

More people injured in blast at West Reading plant known for manufacturing chocolate Easter bunniesA powerful explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory known for manufacturing chocolate Easter bunnies killed at least five people, left two missing and injured others, according to officials.The de...

27/03/2023 01:44 The Guardian

Little progress made on energy efficiency in UK homes, report finds

National Infrastructure Commission accuses ministers of ‘prevarication’ over installation of heat pumpsMinisters have made negligible progress in improving the energy efficiency of the UK’s homes even as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has underscored the need to cut the reliance on gas for hom...

26/03/2023 23:01 The Guardian

Ukrainian troops return home after Challenger 2 tank training in UK

Crews spent several weeks learning how to operate tanks expected to be used in a Ukraine counteroffensiveRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkrainian crews have returned home after completing training in the UK on British tanks that are expected to be used in a counteroffensive against Russia...

26/03/2023 23:01 The Guardian

Revised plans for HS2 Euston terminus would cost almost £5bn, says watchdog

NAO warns cost of station in London almost double initial budget and pause on work could push it higherThe cost of HS2’s revised and postponed London Euston terminus has almost doubled to £4.8bn since 2020, according to the the public spending watchdog, with millions wasted on botched decisions.T...

26/03/2023 23:01 The Guardian

Two-thirds of UK workers with long Covid have faced unfair treatment, says report

TUC and charity call for better support and legal right to reasonable adjustments at work for sufferers ‘I felt pushed out’: long Covid sufferers fight for fairness in workplaceUK ministers should act to ensure long Covid sufferers receive the support they need from employers, with as many as tw...

26/03/2023 23:01 The Guardian

NHS staff shortages in England could exceed 570,000 by 2036, leaked document warns

Exclusive: workplace plan sent to ministers says deficit will rise rapidly from current 154,000 if current trends continueThe NHS in England needs a massive injection of homegrown doctors, nurses, GPs and dentists to avert a recruitment crisis that could leave it short of 571,000 staff, according to...

26/03/2023 18:56 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 396 of the invasion

Ukraine accuses Kremlin of holding Minsk as ‘nuclear hostage’ after Russia strikes deal to station tactical nuclear weapons in BelarusSee all our Ukraine coverage Continue reading...

26/03/2023 17:52 The Guardian

Putin’s timeline for storing tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus is hard to believe

Although Alexander Lukashenko has agreed to host nuclear bases little construction work seems to have startedLike a lot of what Vladimir Putin says about nuclear weapons, his suggestion that Russia would start storing its bombs in Belarus may add up to less than it appears.In February last year, Put...

26/03/2023 17:44 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian plans for nuclear weapons in Belarus ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ – as it happened

Senior US administration official says there are no signs Moscow intends to use its nuclear weaponsWhat we know on day 396 of the invasionUkrainian refugees are increasingly being targeted for sexual exploitation with an increase in interest in pornography claiming to feature refugees from the war-t...

26/03/2023 17:00 The Guardian

Mississippi tornado: Biden declares emergency after deadly storm

Search and recovery efforts continue amid warning of more severe weather after 26 people killed on Friday nightJoe Biden declared a federal emergency for swathes of Mississippi hit by a devastating tornado, as rescue workers continued to search for survivors on Sunday morning with a death toll of at...

26/03/2023 16:58 The Guardian

White House ‘very in favor’ of bill thought to target TikTok

Platform has drawn close congressional scrutiny because the data of users could be available to the government of ChinaOne of the authors of a Senate bill that would enable the federal commerce department to ban technologies with links to foreign governments has said that the Joe Biden White House i...

26/03/2023 15:39 The Guardian

US indicts alleged Russian spy who tried to infiltrate ICC in The Hague

Sergey Cherkasov studied in US under false identity and is accused of working for Russian intelligenceUS authorities have released new details about an alleged Russian spy who attempted to penetrate the international criminal court in The Hague, using a false identity developed over a decade.An indi...

26/03/2023 15:36 The Guardian

Russia accused of taking Belarus ‘nuclear hostage’ with deal to station missiles there

Ukraine says Putin’s deal to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus destabilises neighbourRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine has accused Russia of destabilising Belarus and making its smaller neighbour into “a nuclear hostage”, after Vladimir Putin’s announcement that Mos...

26/03/2023 14:14 The Guardian

‘Dystopian’ surveillance ‘disproportionately targets young, female and minority workers’

Thinktank calls on UK government for stronger regulation to protect workers from intrusive monitoring“Dystopian” worker surveillance techniques are more likely to disproportionately affect young people, women and ethnic minorities, a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research thinktank w...

26/03/2023 14:00 The Guardian

Patients given aripiprazole ‘should be told of gambling addiction risks’

Expert urges greater monitoring of side-effect of drug used to treat depression, psychosis and schizophreniaPatients who are prescribed a common antipsychotic used to treat depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis and schizophrenia need to be told there is a risk they could develop a gambling addicti...

26/03/2023 13:00 The Guardian

We’ll show Germany at Euro 2024 that we can behave, vow England fans

Committed football supporters disavow ‘idiots’ threatening to disrupt the competitionEngland football fans have vowed to travel to Germany in large numbers for Euro 2024 and show that “idiots” wanting to provoke trouble in the host country are a minority.There were fears that some of England...

26/03/2023 10:00 The Guardian

Ukrainian refugees increasingly targeted for sexual exploitation, research finds

Exclusive: Analysis of search engine traffic reveals growing interest in Ukrainian pornography since Russian invasionRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThere has been an increase in interest in pornography claimed to feature Ukrainian refugees, who are increasingly being targeted for sexual e...

26/03/2023 09:10 The Guardian

Liberals warned against going ‘into the margins’ as Coalition loses power across mainland

Debate over direction of party highlights challenges for Peter Dutton, as Coalition searches for answers after NSW election lossGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal party cannot afford to “go into the margins” of political debate or rely on divisio...

26/03/2023 05:48 The Guardian

Expanding food banks is no substitute for tackling poverty, charities warn

Letter to the Observer signed by experts from around the world says proper government policies are neededA “growing reliance” on food banks across the world risks discouraging proper state policies to deal with poverty, according to a joint warning issued by academics and charities.A letter to t...

26/03/2023 05:00 The Guardian

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