Month: November 2022

Read More A senior civil servant claims Gavin Williamson told them to ‘slit your throat’ in what they felt was a campaign of bullying Good morning. Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair’s communications chief, is credited with devising a rule saying that, if a scandal continues to dominate the news for more than a certain number of…

Read More ‘I was very numb. I felt like I was outside of my body watching what was happening, I couldn’t move’ ‘I was very numb. I felt like I was outside of my body watching what was happening, I couldn’t move’

Read More Regulator alleges ‘5,200 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of water was illegally pumped from the river over four years Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community A vineyard operator has been accused of illegally pumping “5,200 Olympic swimming pools” worth of…

Read More The UN climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, opens for another day of talks In terms of highlights to watch out for today, Guardian reporter Patrick Greenfield has picked out the following: “South African prime minister Cyril Ramaphosa is holding a press conference at 10am UK time where he is likely to speak…

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Read More Cop27 summit in Egypt opened with warning countries could either sign ‘a climate solidarity pact, or a collective suicide pact’ Anthony Albanese has blasted Peter Dutton for trying to “score a cheap domestic political point” after the Liberal leader used the opening day of the Cop27 UN climate summit to demand Australia not…

Read More As the UN’s Cop27 summit begins in Egypt, there are warnings more must be done to avert climate breakdown Last year’s UN Cop26 climate talks in Scotland were framed by John Kerry, the US special presidential envoy on the climate crisis, as the “last best hope for the world to get its act…

Read More The actors will bring a revival of Sam Steiner’s 2015 play Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons to London, Manchester and Brighton, directed by Josie Rourke Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner are to star together in a play that imagines a world where people are restricted to a daily limit of 140 words each.…

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Read More Former prime minister and media academics criticise reports, but Jeff Kennett says questions are ‘fair play’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Kevin Rudd has accused News Corp Australia’s Herald Sun tabloid of “dog-whistling to conspiracy theorists” over its election campaign reporting of Daniel Andrews’ fall…

Read More Senator Peter Whish-Wilson pushes for public indexes that could track the price of fertilisers on the domestic market Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Greens are calling for improved transparency in fertiliser pricing amid escalating input costs for farmers. Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said he would…

Read More Boy, two, has died at Westmead hospital following dog attack at a motel at Cowra in the NSW central west A two-year-old boy has died after being attacked by dogs in the NSW central west. The boy was mauled on the face and neck by the dogs at a motel in the town…

Read MorePeople aiming to reach the US and apply for asylum face uncertainty after sudden change in admissions policy.People aiming to reach the US and apply for asylum face uncertainty after sudden change in admissions policy.

Read More Latest figures suggest the 10 park authorities will have to make cuts of £16m between them over the next three years England’s national parks are facing a funding crisis that is forcing them to make plans to close visitors centres, make park rangers redundant, stop maintaining paths and introduce other cuts, in an…

Read More A handful of general scenarios could play out on Tuesday, each having huge significance for Biden and Donald Trump As Americans go to the polls on Tuesday they are voting in what Joe Biden has framed as a vital test for American democracy in the face of a Republican party fielding candidates who…

Read More White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan reportedly says talks with senior Russian officials continue ‘to reduce risk’; Ukrainian forces anticipate fierce fighting in southern city At a glance: what we know on day 258 of the invasion White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has been engaged in confidential talks with senior…

Read More White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan reportedly says talks with senior Russian officials continue ‘to reduce risk’; Ukrainian forces anticipate fierce fighting in southern city At a glance: what we know on day 258 of the invasion White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has been engaged in confidential talks with senior…

Read MoreAfter a dozen meetings and sessions over the summer and fall, South Carolina lawmakers are almost out of time to do something to change the state’s abortion laws during a special session prompted by the overturning of Roe v. WadeAfter a dozen meetings and sessions over the summer and fall, South Carolina lawmakers are…

Read MoreAfter a dozen meetings and sessions over the summer and fall, South Carolina lawmakers are almost out of time to do something to change the state’s abortion laws during a special session prompted by the overturning of Roe v. WadeAfter a dozen meetings and sessions over the summer and fall, South Carolina lawmakers are…

Read MoreAsian stocks are mixed ahead of the U.S. midterm elections with trading likely to stay bumpy in a week that brings new inflation data and other events that could shake marketsAsian stocks are mixed ahead of the U.S. midterm elections with trading likely to stay bumpy in a week that brings new inflation data…

Read MoreAsian stocks are mixed ahead of the U.S. midterm elections with trading likely to stay bumpy in a week that brings new inflation data and other events that could shake marketsAsian stocks are mixed ahead of the U.S. midterm elections with trading likely to stay bumpy in a week that brings new inflation data…

Read More ‘Unprecedented’ deficits will force heads to make ‘catastrophic’ cuts and reduce support for vulnerable pupils, NAHT warns Thousands of schools in England are drawing up plans to make staff redundant in the face of a crippling funding crisis, and in many cases will also have to cut mental health support and Covid catch-up…

Read More ‘Unprecedented’ deficits will force heads to make ‘catastrophic’ cuts and reduce support for vulnerable pupils, NAHT warns Thousands of schools in England are drawing up plans to make staff redundant in the face of a crippling funding crisis, and in many cases will also have to cut mental health support and Covid catch-up…

Read More Poll shows levels of trust in the police markedly lower among black people than white people More than half of black people stopped and searched by the police say they were left with feelings of humiliation or embarrassment, according to a survey. It also shows levels of trust in the police are markedly…

Read More Poll shows levels of trust in the police markedly lower among black people than white people More than half of black people stopped and searched by the police say they were left with feelings of humiliation or embarrassment, according to a survey. It also shows levels of trust in the police are markedly…

Read More Harvesting data is the norm for social media apps, but the question that many have is where it goes and who has access to it Read the new Guardian series exploring the increasing power and reach of TikTok In 2021 Android phone users around the world spent 16.2tn minutes on TikTok. And while…

Read More Harvesting data is the norm for social media apps, but the question that many have is where it goes and who has access to it Read the new Guardian series exploring the increasing power and reach of TikTok In 2021 Android phone users around the world spent 16.2tn minutes on TikTok. And while…

Read More Exclusive: MHRA grants innovation passport to drug that could prevent women from developing condition A new pill that could prevent pre-eclampsia has become the first pregnancy drug to be fast-tracked for development by the UK’s drug regulator. Scientists at MirZyme Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, believe they have developed a drug that when given…

Read More Exclusive: MHRA grants innovation passport to drug that could prevent women from developing condition A new pill that could prevent pre-eclampsia has become the first pregnancy drug to be fast-tracked for development by the UK’s drug regulator. Scientists at MirZyme Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, believe they have developed a drug that when given…

Read More Bradford-born singer who relied on free school lunches urges PM to extend provision to all families on universal credit Zayn Malik has called on Rishi Sunak to “give all children living in poverty” free school meals during the cost of living crisis. The former One Direction singer, 29, who relied on free school…

Read More Bradford-born singer who relied on free school lunches urges PM to extend provision to all families on universal credit Zayn Malik has called on Rishi Sunak to “give all children living in poverty” free school meals during the cost of living crisis. The former One Direction singer, 29, who relied on free school…

Read More Russia looting empty homes in southern city of Kherson, says Ukraine Russia looting empty homes in southern city of Kherson, says Ukraine

Read More Iraq’s PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says a committee will investigate the killing Iraq’s PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says a committee will investigate the killing

Read More Tokyo hopes to upgrade air defense weapons and even develop its own hypersonic missile by 2030 Japan is planning to redesign some of its existing surface-to-air missiles to intercept hypersonic weapons, Kyodo News reported on Monday, suggesting the move is part of a broader strategy to enhance Tokyo’s “counterattack capabilities” over the next…

Read MoreUS President Joe Biden repeats concerns about US democracy, as Trump hints at another run for the presidency.US President Joe Biden repeats concerns about US democracy, as Trump hints at another run for the presidency.