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Lib Dem proposal is passed by 137 votes to 135 with some Labour backbench support but is unlikely to become lawUK politics live – latest updatesMPs have voted narrowly in favour of introducing a proportional representation electoral system, in a move that will almost certainly not change the law but is nonetheless a symbolically significant moment for UK politics.The vote on a Liberal Democrat bill calling for a PR system for UK parliamentary elections and for local elections in England was passed by 137 votes to 135. It is believed to be the first time the Westminster parliament has backed

Company is at loggerheads with Italian government, which claims it has not invested enough in the countryBusiness live – latest updatesThe Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has said her government will try to protect jobs as political tensions mount with Fiat maker Stellantis after the abrupt resignation of its chief executive.Meloni said she will attempt to “defend” employees in the carmaker’s Italian operations in the wake of the surprise exit of Carlos Tavares, its longstanding chief executive, who left after the company said “different views have emerged” between the executive and its board. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/03/giorgia-meloni-italy-jobs-ceo-fiat-owner-stellantis-carlos-tavares Author

President Yoon Suk Yeol accuses opposition party of controlling parliament and sympathising with North Korea as he declares martial law on TVIt wasn’t immediately clear how Yoon’s step would affect the country’s governance and democracy. The move drew immediate opposition from politicians, including the leader of his own conservative party, Han Dong-hoon, who called the decision “wrong” and vowed to “stop it with the people.”Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who narrowly lost to Yoon in the 2022 presidential election, called Yoon’s announcement “illegal and unconstitutional.” “Through this martial law, I will rebuild and protect the free Republic of Korea, which is

Davies says position ‘untenable’ despite narrowly winning confidence vote, as voter intention poll shows Welsh Tories sliding to fourth placeUK politics live – latest updatesThe leader of the Welsh Tories, Andrew RT Davies, has resigned after dismal UK general election results and concern over comments he has made on issues ranging from halal meat to the country’s divisive 20mph speed limit law.Nine members of the Welsh parliament’s Tory group backed Davies, including himself, in a confidence vote on Tuesday, while seven were against him. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/03/welsh-tory-leader-andrew-rt-davies-resigns-after-controversies Author : Steven Morris Publish date : 2024-12-03 13:20:40 Copyright

Carmaker, which has faced backlash over rebrand, will reveal production-ready version of Type 00 in late 2025Experts’ verdict on Jaguar’s electric car launchJaguar unveils much-hyped electric car after online leakBusiness live – latest updatesJaguar’s design boss has said the car brand has shown “fearless creativity” as he unveiled a much-hyped electric vehicle that had attracted an online backlash over its unusual marketing campaign.Gerry McGovern, who is in charge of design for Jaguar’s parent company, told a launch event on Monday in Miami: “Some may love it now, some may love it later and some may never love it. That’s what

Spokesperson says president feared political opponents would attack Hunter in future, while Trump speaks supportively about US Capitol attackersBeijing said Tuesday it would restrict exports to the United States of some key components in making semiconductors, after Washington announced curbs targeting China’s ability to make advanced chips.Among the materials banned from export are metals gallium, antimony and germanium, Beijing’s commerce ministry said in a statement that cited “national security” concerns, reports AFP. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/dec/03/white-house-joe-biden-hunter-pardon-donald-trump-jan-6-rioters-clemency-us-politics-latest-updates Author : Kirsty McEwen Publish date : 2024-12-03 11:23:24 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Far-right leader says planned measures would ‘worsen the already monstrous deficits of seven years of Macronism’Here are some comments, carried by franceinfo, made by French politicians this morning ab0ut the looming no confidence vote and the political turbulence the country is experiencing:The Socialist leader, Olivier Faure, told France’s most-watched news channel, the 24-hour BFMTV:We have been trying for two months to make proposals to the prime minister, and the only one he has reached out to is Marine Le Pen…He has acknowledged being a prisoner of his common base and not being able to make any gesture in our direction.

Minister for safeguarding unveils measures including ‘right to know’, ensuring police tell victims the identity of online stalkers as soon as they canUnder the package of anti-stalking measures announced today, the courts will be able to impose stalking protection orders on people in prison. Explaining why this was needed, Jess Phillips, the minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, told LBC:Judges will be able to hand out stalking protection orders to people on conviction, which they currently can’t do, which will stop people being stalked by people in prison, which I’m afraid to say, is a very real

Nine people reported killed as military hits Hezbollah targets while the Iran-backed group fires on IDF positionsIsrael responds to Hezbollah rocket attack with airstrikes on south LebanonAirstrikes hit hospitals in Syria’s Idlib region as insurgents fight Assad forcesIran’s official news agency IRNA, citing foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, reports that the foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey will meet in Doha, Qatar, at the weekend to discuss the crisis in Syria.Unicef’s MENA regional director Edouard Beigbeder has issued a statement about the recent escalation of violence in Syria, saying “children are bearing the heaviest brunt of the conflict.”I am deeply

In today’s newsletter: After a general election, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil look set to retain power – how have two main, centre-right parties avoided the kicking seen elsewhere?Good morning. All over the western world, incumbent governments have been given a kicking over the cost of living crisis. But in the Irish election, where the counting of results concluded yesterday, it’s a very different story.Not long ago, Sinn Féin appeared on course to win the popular vote and become the leading party in a new coalition, but its support fell away badly earlier this year. Instead, Ireland’s traditionally dominant parties

But it warns of shortfalls if high demand periods – like heatwaves – happen during unplanned outagesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew renewable energy and battery projects should help the power grid this summer although gas supplies will need to be monitored closely during demand peaks, the Australian Energy Market Operator said.In its industry briefing for the five months from the start of November, released publicly on Tuesday, Aemo said “reserve shortfalls could arise if higher demand periods coincide with unplanned generation outages and transmission limitations”. Continue

State police commissioner says she no longer has confidence in officer after he fatally shot 95-year-old woman with a TaserFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales police officer has been sacked from the force after he was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home with a Taser.In a statement released on Tuesday, the NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, said she no longer had confidence in Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White’s suitability to continue as a police officer.Sign up

Only seven spade-tooth whales have ever been documented, now work is beginning on a specimen that washed ashore in New Zealand in JulyA spade-tooth whale – thought to be the world’s rarest whale species – is undergoing dissection in New Zealand, in the first ever examination of a complete specimen.Spade-toothed whales are a type of beaked whale named for their teeth resembling the spade-like “flensing” blade once used to strip whales of their blubber. Just seven have been documented since the 1800s, with all but one found in New Zealand. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/03/spade-tooth-rare-whale-new-zealand-scientists-dissect Author : Eva Corlett

Christopher Carrig and Taylor Bayly sentenced after spray-painting Nazi symbols and slogans at Macquarie University in JanuaryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA young couple have been spared jail for a hateful neo-Nazi graffiti spree at a major university campus despite a magistrate labelling their behaviour as abhorrent.Christopher Carrig, 20, and Taylor Bayly, 20, were sentenced on Tuesday over the vandalism at Macquarie University in the early hours of 25 January 2024. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/03/christopher-carrig-taylor-bayly-neo-nazi-graffiti-macquarie-university-sentencing-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-12-03 03:24:39

State can enforce law against those who harbor or transport a minor across state lines without parental consentIdaho can enforce a first-of-its-kind “abortion trafficking” law against those who harbor or transport a minor to get an abortion out-of-state without parental consent, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday.But the San Francisco-based 9th US circuit court of appeals in its ruling blocked a part of the law that prohibits “recruiting” a minor to get an abortion. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/02/idaho-abortion-trafficking-law Author : Reuters Publish date : 2024-12-03 01:59:19 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Winnipeg effort involves carting waste that may contain remains of First Nations women murdered by Jeremy Skibicki to a purpose-built facility and combing through it by handThe unprecedented search of a landfill in Canada for the remains of two murdered Indigenous women entered a critical yet “difficult” stage as teams braced for the possibility of finally recovering the victims of a convicted serial killer.On Monday morning, trucks began carrying excavated material from a Winnipeg landfill, said the Manitoba premier, Wab Kinew, as he outlined the immense scope of a search aiming to bring some closure to grieving families. Continue reading...

Man says gambling ads ‘potentially damaging’ for his children who regularly listen to Disney and the Wiggles on his account on music streaming appFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian gambling agency Sportsbet has paused advertising with the music streaming company Spotify, after its content was allegedly played between children’s songs.The pause comes after Guardian Australia reported on a complaint by a father who alleged the “potentially damaging” ads were inserted between Disney songs.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/03/spotify-betting-ads-disney-songs-opt-out-feature

Advocates argue it’s time for youth wages to rise but business groups claim paying more will just push some companies into insolvencyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastArda Konstantine could vote, drink and drive a car. But as they were 19 years old, their employer, Grill’d, was legally able to pay them just $16.50 an hour – $3.38 less than the hourly national minimum for their age.If Konstantine worked at the fast food chain’s airport store, their rate bumped up an extra $2. While employed at Grill’d, Konstantine

Jamie Lee Komoroski, 27, pleaded guilty over death of Samantha Miller, who was killed leaving wedding in 2023A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart, killing a bride who had just got married at a South Carolina beach, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.Jamie Lee Komoroski, 27, pleaded guilty at the Charleston county courthouse to reckless homicide, felony DUI causing death and two counts of felony DUI causing great bodily injury before her sentencing. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/02/woman-pleads-guilty-dui-crash-killed-bride Author : Associated

Warehouse workers are entering their 13th day of industrial action. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWeather check shows mixed conditions forecast across Australian citiesIt’s a mixed, if warm, bag in capital cities today, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting storms in Melbourne, sunny skies in Brisbane and Adelaide and showers across all other major cities. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/dec/03/australia-news-live-cost-of-living-housing-affordability-house-prices-guardian-essential-poll-woolworths-strike-supermarkets-climate-hearing-nuclear-power-inquiry-ntwnfb Author : Daisy Dumas Publish date : 2024-12-02 21:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

White Helmets say at least 18 people killed in strikes on five healthcare facilities including maternity hospitalA wave of airstrikes has pummelled hospitals and neighbourhoods in the rebel-held region of Idlib in northern Syria as Islamist insurgents continued to battle forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad after the militants’ lightning assault on Aleppo.White Helmets civil defence forces based in Idlib, from where the insurgents had launched their attack, said Russian airstrikes had struck five healthcare facilities including a maternity hospital. At least 18 people were killed and 35 injured, they said, adding that they feared numbers could rise. Continue reading... Source

Some Democrats express disappointment in Biden for setting ‘bad precedent’ but others leap to his defenceJoe Biden has been criticised by some of his own supporters for issuing a pardon to his son Hunter that he had previously sworn not to give.The president’s volte face drew predictable fire from Republicans, led by the president-elect, Donald Trump, who used it to raise the case of the jailed ringleaders of the 6 January 2021 assault on the US Capitol, who he has suggested he will pardon when he returns to the White House. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/02/joe-biden-hunter-pardon-reaction Author : Robert

Fragile ceasefire at risk after rockets fired at Shebaa farms region, with both sides citing violations of their agreementThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Monday that Israel would respond “strongly” after Hezbollah launched rockets at an Israeli watchtower, the first time the group has attacked Israel since a ceasefire came into effect last week.Hezbollah launched two rockets near a watchtower in the occupied Shebaa farms on Monday. They landed in an open area and caused no injuries. In a statement, the group said the attack on the watchtowers was an “initial warning defensive response” against “repeated violations” by

White House press secretary says president’s pardon of Hunter Biden was ‘not an easy decision to make’Biden issues full pardon to son HunterAnalysis: Biden delivers heartfelt hypocrisyPresident-elect Donald Trump - as we reported earlier - responded angrily to Joe Biden’s pardon.But he himself pardoned several allies and friends in own final days in office among the 70 people granted clemency in 2021. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/dec/02/joe-biden-pardon-hunter-biden-donald-trump-us-politics-live-news-updates Author : Chris Stein (now) and Luke Jacobs (earlier) Publish date : 2024-12-02 16:53:42 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Whistleblower report accuses Trump Pentagon pick of financial mismanagement, intoxication and sexist behaviorPresident-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, was reportedly forced out of two leadership roles at veteran-focused non-profits amid allegations of financial mismanagement, drunkenness and sexist behavior.A lengthy account in the New Yorker, based on interviews with whistleblowers, described Hegseth’s behavior at two organizations where he held leadership positions: the Koch-backed group Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) and the “AstroTurf” billionaire-backed Vets for Freedom (VFF). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/02/pete-hegseth-non-profit-allegations Author : Jessica Glenza Publish date : 2024-12-02 15:54:18 Copyright for syndicated content belongs