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The court heard Gregory Geason, who denies assaulting the woman, searched ‘how to get domestic violence charges dropped’ in the days after the argumentA Tasmanian supreme court judge denied punching his former partner and pushing her into a mantelpiece, telling a court she was unsteady, fell and hit her head on a table.Justice Gregory Geason is facing a court hearing after pleading not guilty to assault and one count of emotional abuse or intimidation.In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or

Many south-eastern areas had their coldest morning of the year, weather bureau says, while Brisbane’s 6.3C low was 3.6C colder than Victoria’s capitalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland shivered through a record-breaking cold snap on Monday, with overnight temperatures at more than 80 Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) sites lower than in Melbourne.Brisbane’s minimum temperature of 6.3C – recorded at Brisbane airport – was more than three degrees lower than the Victorian capital’s minimum of 9.9C, the weather bureau said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning

Ahmad Farhad’s abduction sent ripples across Pakistan. After being released on bail, he insists on telling his storyIt was late at night in Islamabad and Ahmad Farhad was returning from a quick trip to the shops when someone walked up behind him. “Don’t be scared, don’t scream and come with us,” the figure, dressed in civilian clothes, whispered discreetly into his ear.Still clutching bread, eggs and jam intended for the next morning’s breakfast, Farhad went to the car without a sound. With a sinking feeling the poet recognised the vehicle, with its blacked-out windows, as one known to be used

Prime minister says Australia-US alliance has ‘never been stronger. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBiden has been ‘a great fan of Australia’: AlbaneseAnthony Albanese is speaking with ABC RN after Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the US presidential race.The president has been a great fan of Australia. very significant economic relationship has grown out our trade during his presidency … He’s someone who has stood up for values of social inclusion, and importantly as well for Australia and for the world he’s been a leading figure on climate

President endorses Kamala Harris to lead Democratic ticket just four months before November electionBiden drops out of presidential race – live updatesJoe Biden has withdrawn from his presidential re-election race and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris to take his place at the top of their party’s ticket, an extraordinary decision upending American politics that plunges the Democratic nomination into uncertainty just months before the November election against Donald Trump – a candidate Biden has warned is an existential threat to US democracy.“While it has been my intention to seek re-election, I believe it is in the best interest of my party

Exclusive: New government urged to make coherent and committed investment in cycling for transportThe new government should end the previous culture war-based approach to active travel and start investing properly in safe bike routes, the country’s biggest cycling campaign group has said.The call from Cycling UK comes after a survey it commissioned, which looked into the reasons people don’t ride a bike, found that almost half cited safety worries, with older riders particularly concerned about this. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/jul/21/cycling-campaigners-call-for-end-to-culture-war-on-active-travel Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2024-07-21 18:11:30 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Houthi military says US ship in Red Sea also targeted after Israeli strikes on oil facilities and power station in YemenMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsraeli forces say they intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militants in Yemen targeting the southern city of Eilat, in retaliation for a series of strikes on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah.The Houthi military spokesperson, Brig Gen Yahya Saree, said the militants fired multiple ballistic missiles towards Eilat and targeted an American ship in the Red Sea with missiles and drones, calling both attempts “successful”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/21/israel-says-intercepted-missile-fired-houthis-port-city-eilat Author

Independent pay review bodies for teachers and NHS staff have reportedly advised increases of about 5.5%Rachel Reeves has indicated that the government could agree above-inflation pay rises for teachers and other public sector workers, saying that there is “a cost to not settling” pay negotiations.The chancellor, who did not dispute reports that independent pay review bodies for teachers and NHS staff had advised increases of about 5.5% – higher than the current 2% inflation rate – said she would set out full details later in July. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/21/reeves-hints-public-sector-workers-could-get-above-inflation-pay-rises Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish

Sirens sounded in Red Sea city of Eilat on Sunday in wake of Israeli strikes on Yemeni city of Hodeidah that drew vows of revenge from HouthisSee all coverage of the Israel-Gaza war and wider Middle East crisisThe international court of justice’s landmark ruling that Israel’s 57-year occupation of Palestinian land was “illegal” is “largely consistent with EU positions”, Josep Borrell, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, said yesterday.The EU’s high representative for foreign affairs said that the 27-member bloc had taken “good note” of the court’s ruling and urged further backing for the court’s opinion, which was not binding.In a

Police were called to Sydney’s Carlton station shortly before 12.30pm. Follow liveEmergency meetings to assess IT outage falloutFurther emergency meetings will be held to examine the fallout of a global IT outage in Australia, AAP reports.We are still in recovery stage … there is still more work to do to make sure that the residual issues arising from this outage are able to be addressed.There will be opportunity in time to reflect on what’s occurred over the last couple of days, whether it exposes vulnerabilities that we are able to address. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/jul/21/australia-news-live-microsoft-says-crowdstrike-outage-affected-85m-windows-devices Author : Royce

Police said there was a fight between two men and a woman that left one man dead and the woman with life-threatening injuriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged with murder after an alleged altercation at a home in Melbourne left another man dead and a woman fighting for life.Emergency services were called on Saturday night to a house in Bentleigh East, in Melbourne’s south-east, where a man was found with critical injuries.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email

Attack comes after Israeli fighter jets hit Houthi military targets in YemenIsrael strikes Yemen port after Houthi rebels attack Tel AvivHamas said it fired rockets from Lebanon toward an Israeli army post in the northern Israeli village of Shomera in retaliation for the attacks in the Gaza Strip. Hamas has carried out such attacks from Lebanon over the past several months, but they have been rare, Reuters reports.Israeli forces targeted several areas across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least 39 Palestinians, according to health officials, as tanks advanced deeper into western and northern Rafah. Continue reading... Source link

Latest satellite imagery reveals new roads that appear designed to support the long-term presence of Israeli troops In the months before the Israeli invasion, Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah was a lifeline, a place where thousands sought shelter or scrabbled to raise funds to cross into neighbouring Egypt.Now satellite images and social media video uploaded by Israeli soldiers stationed around the city show roads widened for armoured vehicles surrounded by total destruction, including buildings razed to the ground in the once bustling city. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/20/israel-gaza-egypt-satellite-israeli-army-rafah Author : Ruth Michaelson Jerusalem Publish date : 2024-07-20 20:36:45 Copyright

Researchers call on the government to settle dispute, which they say is impeding groundbreaking researchResearchers have called on the government to step in to settle a dispute preventing them from fully exploiting the world’s largest store of human genetic data. The scientists say they are unable to access patients’ data, held by British GPs, despite a decade of requests, and that the refusal is impeding the development of new diagnoses and treatments.Prof Naomi Allen, chief scientist of UK Biobank, told the Observer it had sequenced genomes of more than 500,000 volunteers and collated a host of other data about them.

Actor and presenter tells Virgin Radio he feels ‘very emotional’ after completing writing of sitcom with Ruth JonesJames Corden has revealed that he and Ruth Jones have finished writing the script for Gavin and Stacey’s final episode.The former talk show host, 45, announced in early May along with the show’s co-creator Jones, 57, that the beloved comedy series would make a comeback. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jul/20/gavin-and-stacey-james-corden-reveals-script-for-final-episode-is-finished-ruth-jones Author : Guardian staff and agency Publish date : 2024-07-20 13:47:01 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Palestinian president says Israel must be compelled to implement UN court’s judgment as Israel rejects decision as ‘fundamentally wrong’See all our Israel-Gaza war coverageThe UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has said that a vessel has sustained minor damage after it was targeted in two attacks in the Red Sea. It said the attack occurred 64 nautical miles northwest of al Mukha in Yemen, adding that no crew members were harmed.Although no one has claimed immediate responsibility for the attack, the Houthi militia, which controls the most populous parts of Yemen and is aligned with Iran, has attacked ships off its

Jackson Lee, who was first elected to Congress almost 30 years ago, had said she was being treated for pancreatic cancer last monthUS representative Sheila Jackson Lee, a strong progressive voice in the Democratic party who was outspoken on African American and women’s rights, has died, her family posted on X late on Friday.Jackson Lee, of Texas, announced last month she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment. She was 74, according to US media. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/20/democratic-congresswoman-sheila-jackson-lee-dies-aged-74-family-says Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2024-07-20 06:16:15 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

More than 80 firefighters attended an early morning blaze at the Orica factory, a short distance from the scene of last week’s fire at a chemical factoryGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDozens of firefighters and emergency services have rushed to contain a major chemical factory fire in Melbourne’s west on Saturday morning, with five people evacuated and smoke causing local road closures.It comes just a week after a major Derrimut factory fire, which forced thousands of people to stay indoors due to potentially toxic smoke.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon

IT support staff need to implement the fix in person, one computer at a time, experts have saidWhat is CrowdStrike and how did it cause a global Windows outage?Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSupermarkets, banks, airlines and industries across Australia are slowly recovering on Saturday morning from the massive global Windows outage caused by a CrowdStrike software update gone wrong, with experts warning it could take weeks to resolve.On Friday morning, the CEO of the Texas-based cybersecurity company, George Kurtz, apologised for the outage, and said it was not a cyber-attack, but a

More congressional Democrats call for Biden to step aside in 2024 race today; president says he ‘looks forward to getting back on campaign trail’Biden reportedly feeling ‘betrayed’ by allies as speculation mounts over withdrawalBiden wants to see proof he can’t win. The polls show a nail-bitingly close raceThe report is consequential because Biden relies heavily on his family to make major political decisions. They are his inner circle and his brain trust and include his wife, Jill Biden, his only living son, Hunter Biden, and his sister, Valerie Biden.Behind the scenes, those close to Biden, his family and top allies,

Former Royal Mail boss Moya Greene says Vennells and top team ‘grossly understated’ Horizon scandalThe former head of Royal Mail has said she believes that Paula Vennells, the ex-chief executive of the Post Office, knew that the prosecution of branch operators was wrong, adding that executives “grossly understated the gravity of the situation” as the Horizon IT scandal unfolded.Moya Greene, who headed Royal Mail from 2010 to 2018, was Vennells’ boss until the Post Office was split off from Royal Mail Group in 2012. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/19/vennells-knew-prosecution-of-post-office-operators-was-wrong-inquiry-told Author : Mark Sweney Publish date : 2024-07-19 18:49:15 Copyright

International court of justice says exploitation of natural resources in Palestinian territories also break lawThe international court of justice has said Israel’s settlement policies and exploitation of natural resources in the Palestinian territories breach international law.More details soon … Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/19/israels-settlement-policies-break-international-law-court-finds Author : Reuters Publish date : 2024-07-19 15:49:55 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Mobile internet access blocked and news broadcasts shut down as students demand end to discriminatory job quotasA communications blackout has been imposed in Bangladesh, with mobile internet access blocked and news broadcasts shut down, as the country continues to be rocked by protests that have killed 39 people this week.On Thursday night the government said its was shutting down mobile internet for security reasons amid growing protests led by tens of thousands of students, and access to social media was blocked. On Friday morning, television news channels remained off air after the state broadcasting headquarters in Dhaka was stormed and

Israeli military says it is looking into a possible drone attack; Israeli PM says it is ‘essential’ Israel keep control of Rafah crossing and territory along Egypt’s borderSee all of our Israel-Gaza war coverageGood morning, I’m Sammy Gecsoyler and I’ll be with you for the next while.The United Nations’ highest court is set to issue an advisory opinion on a pre-October 7 case regarding Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories at 1pm on Friday.An initial inquiry indicates that the explosion in Tel Aviv was caused by the falling of an aerial target, and no sirens were activated. The incident is

Follow today’s news headlines liveFormer NSW premier Dominic Perrottet announces resignation from parliamentGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastShorten says last CFMEU Labor donation was over two years agoEarlier on the Today Show, the NDIS minister, Bill Shorten, was asked about the CFMEU and said that the last donation received by the Labor party from them was more than two years ago.We’ve said that we’re suspending all donations from the CFMEU. In fact, we’ve suspended the CFMEU from the Labor party … The last donations were over two years ago. We’ve taken the action