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15/04/2024 17:41 The Guardian

Parents of Lillian Lucas, 28, have raised concerns about treatment at Cygnet private hospital in SomersetA woman collapsed and died when staying as an inpatient at a private mental hospital after medical staff noted she had been drinking excessive amounts of water, an inquest has heard.Lillian Lucas, 28, known as Lily to her family and friends, died in September 2022 after being found unresponsive in her room at Milton ward at the Cygnet hospital in Kewstoke, near Weston-super-Mare, where she had been an inpatient since June. Continue reading...

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‘The Guardian lights very well’: how newspaper came to aid of stranded geologist

When Bryn Austin, 71, lost his bearings on an unstable cliff his favourite paper kept him warm and helped start fire to alert rescuersBryn Austin always carries a copy of the Guardian when he goes looking for rocks, usually to wrap up muddy or delicate specimens. But on one ill-fated trip, he discov...

29/04/2024 17:21 The Guardian
EU to investigate Meta over election misinformation before June polls

Brussels to act later this week against Facebook and Instagram owner over policies on deceptive advertising and political content, reports sayThe EU is set to launch formal proceedings against Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, amid concerns it is not doing enough to counter Russian disinfor...

29/04/2024 15:57 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war: killing of two Ukrainians by Russian in southern Germany investigated for political motive, say prosecutors – as it happened

Two Ukrainian soldiers in Germany for medical rehabilitation killed and 57-year-old Russian suspect arrested, says public prosecutor’s officePolish farmers stopped protesting at the last blocked border crossing with Ukraine on Monday, Kyiv and Warsaw said, suspending a blockade that has dragged on...

29/04/2024 15:03 The Guardian
Red Cross decides against suspending Russian branch despite links to Kremlin war machine

RRC appears to defy neutrality principle, as Ukrainian officials criticise ‘weak response’ and accuse Red Cross of being advocate for Russian aggressionThe International Red Cross movement has decided not to suspend membership of the Russian Red Cross (RRC), despite potential breaches of neutral...

29/04/2024 15:03 The Guardian
National Legal Aid calls for $300m funding increase to keep Australian women safe

Exclusive: Peak body unable to meet increased demand for family services as nation grapples with a crisis of murdered womenGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMore than $300m additional annual government funding is needed to meet demand for legal aid services rel...

29/04/2024 15:00 The Guardian
Australia urged to impose big tech tax to fund trusted media and fight disinformation

Thinktank casts ‘deterioration of the information environment’ as a foreign policy priority and a threat to social cohesionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has been urged to hit big tech companies with a new digital platform tax to fund trusted n...

29/04/2024 15:00 The Guardian
Teachers warned to be on lookout for victims of sextortion in UK schools

Teenage boys believed to be among most vulnerable to gangs using real and fake images to blackmail victims‘It can happen to any child’: parents of sextortion victim fight for justiceTeachers in the UK are being asked to help spot signs their pupils are becoming victims of sextortion, with teenag...

29/04/2024 11:00 The Guardian
‘It can happen to any child’: parents of sextortion victim send out warning

Ros and Mark Dowey, whose son Murray took his life after being duped by criminals online, are calling for greater awareness and social media regulationTeachers warned to be on lookout for victims of sextortionIt was a relaxed evening at home in Dunblane, near Stirling, a few days before the turn of...

29/04/2024 11:00 The Guardian
Everyone Knows That: internet music mystery solved via 1986 adult movie

The search for song that has consumed thousands of Reddit users is over, with discovery that it was written for pornographic filmIt’s a musical mystery that has been confounding the internet for years. But an ultra-catchy 80s-sounding song that seemingly no one could identify has finally been trac...

29/04/2024 10:55 The Guardian
Most menopause hormone therapy patches unavailable in Australia for several weeks

TGA advises manufacturing issues are causing shortages of multiple brands, with supplies to return to normal by JulyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s drugs regulator has warned that most menopa...

29/04/2024 07:51 The Guardian
Grandmother of child who died in hot car warned authorities toddler was ‘in danger’, inquest told

Five-day inquest begins into deaths of sisters who died in car that reached estimated temperature of 61.5CFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe grandmother of a young girl who died when her mother left her i...

29/04/2024 07:28 The Guardian
Jeepney strike under way in Philippines as deadline to modernise nears

Government tells operators they must join cooperatives by Tuesday and gradually replace their vehicles with greener optionsA three-day strike by drivers of jeepneys in the Philippines began on Monday as transport groups warned that thousands could be pushed off the roads by government modernisation...

29/04/2024 07:28 The Guardian
Young children paid $500 to set shop alight in Victoria’s tobacco and vape wars

Gangs fighting to control state’s illicit tobacco and vape market are using children to commit arson, inquiry hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastYoung people recruited into Victoria’s illegal tobacco...

29/04/2024 07:16 The Guardian
Weather tracker: US experts predict one of most active hurricane seasons on record

First warning of 2024 issued more than a month before start of official season, as parts of Europe engulfed in African dustLast week, the US National Hurricane Center issued its first advisory of the year, more than a month before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from...

29/04/2024 06:50 The Guardian
UK briefing: How Donald Trump plans to survive hush money trial with his campaign intact – newsletter

In today’s UK newsletter: There were shocking revelations in the first week of the former president’s trial in New York – but the defence’s tactics of sowing doubt and playing for time may just work• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Keeping track of Donald...

29/04/2024 05:47 The Guardian
Northern Ireland legacy act will harm Britain’s reputation, rights panel warns

Report concludes state sheltered soldiers from prosecution for Troubles-era crimes, as amnesty legislation comes into forceBritain’s reputation will be severely damaged by the Northern Ireland “legacy” act, an international panel of human rights experts has warned while calling for the governm...

29/04/2024 04:00 The Guardian
Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows over Rafah and Gaza ceasefire talks

US president and Israeli PM talk as Israel vows to invade southern Gaza city despite global concern for 1 million Palestinians sheltering thereJoe Biden “reiterated his clear” opposition to an invasion of Rafah in a conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, as pressure builds on Israel and...

29/04/2024 00:38 The Guardian
Echoes of Vietnam era as pro-Palestinian student protests roil US campuses

Calls for divestment continue despite hundreds of arrests, with more demonstrations planned for Democratic national conventionStudent protests on US university campuses over Israel’s war on Gaza showed little sign of letting up over the weekend, with protesters vowing to continue until their deman...

28/04/2024 22:00 The Guardian
Insulin shortages ‘causing stress and anxiety’ for UK diabetes patients

Exclusive: ‘Distressing’ scarcity sowing uncertainty among 400,000 with type 1 diabetes, experts warn People with type 1 diabetes are being forced to endure the “stress and anxiety” of insulin shortages, patients, pharmacists and health campaigners have warned.The “distressing” drug scar...

28/04/2024 18:18 The Guardian
UK charities hiring staff with ‘privilege not potential’, report author warns

Exclusive: Working-class people less likely to get jobs in charities than public and private sectors, EY Foundation report findsCharities are hiring staff with “privilege rather than potential”, according to the author of a report highlighting the stark class divide in the sector.Working-class p...

28/04/2024 17:00 The Guardian
Russia makes more gains around Avdiivka as Ukraine awaits US aid

Ukrainian officials say situation ‘very difficult’ but ‘not catastrophic’ amid loss of two villages and fighting in OcheretyneRussia has consolidated recent battlefield gains in the east of Ukraine, and is attempting to break through Ukrainian defensive lines before a long-awaited package of...

28/04/2024 16:31 The Guardian
Warmer spring-like weather forecast in UK after chilly April

Grey skies and persistent rain could be replaced by temperatures as high as 20C in south-east England Chilly April is on its way out with the coming days set to usher in warmer temperatures more akin to spring, according to the Met Office.The lack of sunshine, grey skies and persistent rain have con...

28/04/2024 15:31 The Guardian
Human rights groups and diplomats condemn Iraq’s anti-LGBTQ+ law

US state department says law could drive away foreign investment and David Cameron calls it ‘dangerous and worrying’Human rights groups and diplomats have criticised a law passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender people.The U...

28/04/2024 13:12 The Guardian
Mike Johnson’s busy week: Ukraine aid and threats to protesters – what next?

Speaker’s crude interventions on campus have forced many to question if his motives on Ukraine were quite so heroicDemocrat Nancy Pelosi cited his “integrity” and described him as “courageous”. Republican Michael McCaul called him a “profile in courage”. CNN hailed him as “an unlikel...

28/04/2024 12:00 The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: Palestinian president ‘expects Israeli assault on Rafah in next few days’

Mahmoud Abbas says only the US can stop Israel attacking Rafah and he expects an assault in the coming daysHundreds of protesters shouted “Shame on you!” at White House officials, journalists and celebrities as they arrived at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday in W...

28/04/2024 10:02 The Guardian
‘We are showing the world what people do’: grim relics of Hamas attack go on display in New York

Tents, debris and personal items from the Nova festival, where 364 people died on 7 October, form shocking exhibit on Wall StreetWhile New York was preoccupied with student protests over the US’s ­support of Israel’s war in Gaza last week, another aspect of how the city with the largest Jewish...

28/04/2024 09:00 The Guardian
‘Australia must do better’: Albanese calls urgent national cabinet meeting as thousands rally to end men’s violence against women

Protesters call for concrete action as prime minister agrees more needs to be doneGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn urgent national cabinet meeting on men’s violence against women will be convened for Wednesday, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, s...

28/04/2024 08:56 The Guardian
Albanese heckled at Canberra rally to end violence against women – as it happened

This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDai Le says funding for domestic violence prevention more important than a royal commissionAsked about social media platform Twitter and Elon Musk’s claims that efforts to ensure a video of a stabbing o...

28/04/2024 07:06 The Guardian
Vulnerable teenagers ‘dumped and abandoned’ in hotels by councils in England

Campaigners say cash-strapped local authorities are placing young people in budget accommodation, making them targets for grooming by criminal gangsVulnerable teenagers in care are being placed in hotels by cash-strapped councils, with experts warning they are being “served up” to criminal gangs...

28/04/2024 07:00 The Guardian
‘Stormy weather’: Biden skewers Trump at White House correspondents’ dinner

US president made fun of Republican frontrunner’s legal woes while critics of his handling of Gaza war protested outsideJoe Biden has shown no mercy to Donald Trump with a series of barbed jokes about his election rival, telling a gathering of Washington’s political and media elites: “I’m a...

28/04/2024 06:48 The Guardian
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