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Democratic and Republican candidates set to blitz rallies in Pennsylvania and Michigan as polls shows race too close to callHere is a look back at some of the more memorable pictures of the 2024 US presidential campaign:In an interview with NBC News, Donald Trump did not rule out banning certain vaccines if he was elected to a second presidential term. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/04/donald-trump-kamala-harris-us-election-polls-latest-live-news Author : Yohannes Lowe Publish date : 2024-11-04 12:12:02 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Claire Hanna lambasts Brexit and ‘stinking status quo’ that has stifled ambition and plans new partnerships with DublinBoris Johnson left a “wholly negative legacy” for the island of Ireland but difficulties in Northern Ireland also stem from a “stinking status quo” that has stifled ambition and drive for change, the new leader of the Social Democratic and Labour party has said.Just weeks after taking over from Colum Eastwood, the MP for south Belfast, Claire Hanna, spoke about her plans to revive the SDLP, pull Northern Ireland out of past mindsets and fight for new partnerships with Dublin on health and

Starmer to urge world to ‘wake up’ to severity of illegal migration threat at Glasgow’s Interpol meetingSir James Dyson, the entrepreneur, has written an article for the Times today accusing the government of “spiteful” changes to inheritance tax rules.Farmers are furious because farms used to be exempt from inheritance tax, but under changes announced in the budget the 100% agricultural property relief (the exemption) will no longer apply on farms worth more than £1m. The government is also changing the rules on business property relief, which means that some shares in family businesses will no longer be exempt from inheritance

A source says one person’s hand was severed in altercation involving several people, including minorsFour people have been wounded, two of them seriously, by an axe wielded during a fight that erupted on a suburban train outside Paris, a police source said.One of the victims had a hand severed and another had their skull split open, the source added, asking not to be named. Two others were less seriously injured. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/04/paris-suburban-train-axe-wounded Author : Agence France-Presse in Paris Publish date : 2024-11-04 09:54:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

IDF says it has killed Abu Ali Rida and claims he was responsible for rocket attacks on Israeli troopsIsraeli media reports that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet today with opposition leader Yair Lapid for a security briefing.The Palestinian Authority’s foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning the reported burning of cars by Israeli settlers in Al-Bireh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.The ministry affirms that the Jewish terrorist elements who stormed Al-Bireh would not have committed this heinous crime had they not felt protected, supported and immune from the political level in the occupying state, especially the ministers of the

Widely and wildly talented musician and industry mogul worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Will Smith and othersQuincy Jones, a titan of American entertainment who worked with stars from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson and Will Smith, has died aged 91.Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, said he died on Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/04/quincy-jones-musician-michael-jackson-producer-dies Author : Ben Beaumont-Thomas Publish date : 2024-11-04 07:54:03 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

National Audit Office report says taxpayer-funded scheme made payment to suspected scammer last autumnFraudsters may have stolen £500,000 from a taxpayer-funded scheme aimed at accelerating the removal of dangerous cladding from buildings, the public spending watchdog has revealed.The National Audit Office said the government decision to prioritise speed in handing out money to building owners had increased its risk of losses from fraud. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/04/fraudsters-may-have-stolen-500000-from-cladding-removal-building-safety-fund-watchdog-reveals Author : Jack Simpson Publish date : 2024-11-04 07:00:08 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Companies are waiting up to 14 years for connections, leading some to revise net zero targetsOn the south bank of the Mersey, Britain’s first factory dedicated to manufacturing electric vehicles may one day be powered exclusively by wind and solar farms.Stellantis, the European carmaker that owns the Ellesmere Port site, has begun work to fit four megawatts (MW) of solar power capacity across 500 sq metres (5,400 sq ft) of its rooftop space, enough to power the equivalent of 8,000 homes. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/04/renewable-energy-grid-wait-green-renewal-stellantis-warehouse-solar Author : Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-04 06:00:06 Copyright for

Pilot scheme said to have ‘groundbreaking’ potential for the hospitality industryOne thousand workers in the UK will get extra time off with no loss of pay in the first official pilot by the four-day week campaign under the Labour government.The British Society for Immunology and Crate Brewery in Hackney, east London, are among the businesses to have joined the latest trial, which is being led by the 4 Day Week Campaign, as it launches on Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/nov/04/one-thousand-uk-workers-to-join-first-four-day-week-trial-under-labour Author : Jasper Jolly Publish date : 2024-11-04 05:00:04 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Chief executive says company is cooperating with the investigation, which is related to individuals who have left the firmFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian federal police (AFP) officers have commenced a search for documents at the headquarters of PwC Australia in response to the damaging tax leaks scandal.Treasury referred the matter – which relates to the sharing of confidential multinational tax proposals within the firm – to police in May last year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/04/afp-pwc-headquarters-search-tax-leaks-scandal-documents-ntwnfb Author : Henry Belot Publish date : 2024-11-04 04:14:46

Speaking in Macon city, the former president said he would invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1790 if he won electionDonald Trump’s final Georgia rally filled the Atrium Health amphitheater in the city of Macon on Sunday, with early voting tallies showing that supporters from the state’s middle could prove to be decisive in the waning days of the election.Trump was an hour and a half late to the event and wore a black-and-gold “Make America Great Again” cap. Sticking to familiar themes, the former president said he would invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1790, the law under which

NSW detectives believe woman may have loaded three-year-old’s body into her mother’s Mazda, deputy coroner Harriet Grahame hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA police theory that William Tyrrell’s foster mother loaded his body into a car and disposed of it close to where he died will be examined as an inquest into the toddler’s disappearance reopens.The three-year-old went missing while playing at his foster grandmother’s home in Kendall, on the mid north coast of New South Wales, on 12 September 2014.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news

Victim’s brother Nyot Bidong attacks stereotyping of Africans after attack outside North Melbourne nightclubFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet ourbreaking news email,free app ordaily news podcastThe brother of a rapper gunned down outside a Melbourne nightclub has hit out at the “false narrative” surrounding the shooting and the way some community leaders have handled the attack.The man aged in his 20s was found with gunshot wounds on Langford Street in North Melbourne about 3.15am on Saturday. He died at the scene.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/04/pal-bidong-melbourne-rapper-shooting-brother-gang-link-claims-denied Author : Australian

Billionaire mining CEO fined $8.8m amid investigation, which follows accusations he failed to disclose revenue generated by overseas entities to tax authoritiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet ourbreaking news email,free app ordaily news podcastBillionaire mining boss Chris Ellison will leave Mineral Resources as part of an “orderly transition” within 18 months after the company’s board found the chief executive had at times used company resources for his personal benefit.MinRes said in a statement it had also fined Ellison $8.8m to reflect the “significance of corporate governance and reputational issues to the company”. The founding chief executive also

Polling shows that Australians prefer renewables, climate change and energy minister says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSupport for nuclear power is likely to evaporate once Australians face a clear choice at the next election and realise the Coalition’s policy would mean relying more on old coal plants and increased risk of blackouts, Chris Bowen says.The climate change and energy minister said that while some polling had suggested some voters were open to nuclear plants being allowed in Australia surveys had also consistently found they preferred renewable

Selzer poll, widely respected organization with good record in Iowa, shows vice-president leading Trump 47% to 44%Donald Trump has passionately disputed a shock Iowa poll that found Kamala Harris leading the former president in the typically red state 47% to 44%.“No President has done more for FARMERS, and the Great State of Iowa, than Donald J. Trump,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social network on Sunday morning. “In fact, it’s not even close! All polls, except for one heavily skewed toward the Democrats by a Trump hater who called it totally wrong the last time, have me

Strong current took child trying to cross The Entrance channel with father and three younger brothersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA search is resuming for an 11-year-old boy swept out to sea by a strong current on the New South Wales Central Coast on Sunday evening.Bystanders noticed the boy had been swept into the ocean while trying to cross The Entrance channel about 5.15pm on Sunday and alerted emergency services.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/04/search-resumes-for-boy-11-swept-out-to-sea-on-nsw-central-coast Author : Emily Wind

Labor has said it would cut $16bn worth of student debt if it wins the next election. Follow today’s news liveSome more on that bulk billing guff that health minister Mark Butler was talking about earlier – here’s a wrap from chief political correspondent Paul Karp:Fletcher said it was a matter for the finance department to enforce politicians choosing the cheapest airfares. (On the weekend, the Nine newspapers reported that Virgin had complained that the vast majority of MPs and staffers’ flights were on Qantas.) Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/nov/04/australia-politics-live-question-time-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-labor-student-debt-cost-of-living-qantas-flight-upgrade-chairmans-lounge Author : Tory Shepherd Publish date : 2024-11-03 21:02:35

Off-duty officer arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in RochdaleA police officer has been arrested suspected of dangerous driving after a man was hospitalised and left in a life-threatening condition after being hit by a car.The crash occurred in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, at about 11pm on Friday, with the victim – a 42-year-old man – being hit while crossing the road. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/03/police-officer-arrested-after-crash-leaves-man-in-life-threatening-condition Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2024-11-03 20:09:58 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

‘True pioneer’ rallied thousands of people in 1960s over company’s refusal to hire black or Asian driversPaul Stephenson, the civil rights campaigner known for his role in the Bristol bus boycott, has died aged 87.Stephenson, who had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and dementia, was described as “a true pioneer in the civil rights movement” in a statement issued by his family after his death on Saturday night. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/03/paul-stephenson-campaigner-known-for-bristol-bus-boycott-dies-aged-87 Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2024-11-03 19:09:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Exclusive: one frontbencher said the absence was a ‘serious embarrassment and a blind spot’ as Tories elect first Black leaderSenior Labour MPs have expressed their frustration at the lack of Black representation in No 10 as the Conservatives elected Kemi Badenoch as their new leader.Labour sources said the WhatsApp group for Labour MPs of colour contained some furious messages from those who believe the party is not doing enough to represent Black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups at the top of government. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/03/senior-labour-mps-frustrated-at-lack-of-black-officials-in-no-10 Author : Jessica Elgot and Rowena Mason Publish date : 2024-11-03

Labour’s links to gambling industry questioned again after decision not to raise tax rate for online gamingRachel Reeves has been criticised over a “missed opportunity” to raise £900m from online casinos in her first budget as chancellor, amid concerns about the Labour party’s ties to the £11bn-a-year gambling sector.Both the Liberal Democrats and Derek Webb – one of Labour’s largest donors – questioned the chancellor’s rejection of proposals to double remote gaming duty (RGD), levied on online games of chance, from 21% to 42%. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/03/rachel-reeves-missed-opportunity-to-raise-900m-from-online-casinos Author : Rob Davies Publish date : 2024-11-03 17:26:55 Copyright

University of California, Berkeley, research shows people are committed to protecting democratic institutions despite differencesYou know that uncle whose political takes threaten to turn family gatherings into food fights? Don’t decline his Thanksgiving invitation just yet. When it comes to support for democracy, left and right in America are much closer than you might think.As a historic US election approaches, both sides see each other as working to upend democracy. But it’s our assumptions about our political opponents – rather than their actual views – that drive polarization, according to new research. And if Democrats want to prove to voters

Amnesty International calls on authorities to release student, who reportedly had a violent confrontation with Basij paramilitariesAmnesty International has called on authorities in Iran to “immediately and unconditionally” release a female student who was arrested after stripping to her underwear in what the organisation described as a public protest against harassment relating to the country’s strict dress code.The incident took place after the woman, who has not been identified, reportedly had a confrontation with members of the Basij paramilitary force who ripped her headscarf and tore at her clothes inside Tehran’s prestigious Islamic Azad University. Continue reading... Source link :

Angela Eagle said short-term solution necessary despite Labour election pledge to end use of accommodationThe asylum system would “descend into chaos” if Labour refused to open more hotels for people seeking refuge in the UK, a Home Office minister has told the Guardian.Angela Eagle, the minister for borders, security and asylum, said officials had been forced to find more private accommodation for new arrivals and blamed the backlog of tens of thousands of cases built up under the last government. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/03/uk-asylum-system-would-descend-into-chaos-without-more-hotels-says-minister Author : Rajeev Syal, Home affairs editor Publish date : 2024-11-03 15:00:47 Copyright for