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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

Sheila Keen-Warren pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later marriedA woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married was released from prison on Saturday, ending a case that has been strange even by Florida standards.Sheila Keen-Warren, 61, was released 18 months after she pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the shooting of Marlene Warren, Florida department of corrections records show. The plea deal came shortly before her trial would have started. Continue reading... Source link :

Unicef director says three children injured after polio clinic came under fire despite promised humanitarian pauseMiddle East crisis – live updatesA polio vaccination centre and the car of UN aid official involved in this weekend’s vaccination campaign came under fire despite a promised “humanitarian pause” in Israeli bombardment, the UN has said.Catherine Russell, the executive director of the UN child support and protection agency Unicef, said: “At least three children were reportedly injured by another attack in the proximity of a vaccination clinic in Sheikh Radwan, while a polio vaccination campaign was under way.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/03/polio-vaccination-centre-and-aid-officials-car-bombarded-in-gaza-says-un

Temper Works has promoted its gig workers to clients, saying they fall outside the legislationA gig economy firm has been criticised for telling its hospitality clients they can avoid new fair tipping laws and a forthcoming ban on zero-hours contractors by using its freelance workforce.Temper Works, which supplies workers to more than 5,000 companies, including Hard Rock Cafe, Alexandra Palace and Claridge’s, is promoting its workforce to restaurants, hotels and bars on the basis that “they are not covered by the provisions of the new legislation”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/03/gig-economy-firm-under-fire-for-telling-restaurants-they-can-avoid-uks-new-tipping-laws Author : Tom Wall Publish date : 2024-11-03

Republican nominee to hold events in three swing states as the presidential race enters its final hoursIn the campaign’s final days, Kamala Harris has sought to convince voters that she will bring down the cost of living, Reuters reports. It a top concern after several years of inflation.She has also portrayed Donald Trump as dangerous and erratic and urged Americans to move on from Trump’s divisive approach to politics.We have an opportunity in this election to turn the page on a decade of Donald Trump trying to keep us divided and afraid of each other. We’re done with that,” she

Some polls offer promising outlook for Trump in swing states and reveal most believe US is on the wrong trackDonald Trump’s aides are bullish about their prospects with their internal polls showing them ahead of his rival Kamala Harris during the final weekend of the campaign before the election, even as they also concede they actually have no idea how America’s election will ultimately break.The confidence is mainly coming from two places: some polls that show the former US president ahead in every battleground state and Republicans holding onto early vote leads in places like Nevada, which they extrapolate to

Brutal economic situation has inflicted misery on farmers who struggle to turn a profit and forced some to look for alternative streams of revenueRevealed: billionaires are ‘ultimate beneficiaries’ linked to €3bn of EU farming subsidiesWhen Coen van den Bighelaar first spoke to school friends about taking over their parents’ dairy farms, he was the only one of the four to voice serious doubts. Fresh out of university, he was making more money in a comfortable office than his father did toiling for twice as long in the field.But six years later, Bighelaar has followed in his parents’ footsteps, while his

Catherine Russell’s comments come amid reports of further airstrikes on Jabalia and Beit LahiyaHello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of Israel’s ongoing wars on Gaza and Lebanon.The entire Palestinian population in northern Gaza is at “imminent risk” of dying from disease, famine or “ongoing bombardments”, the head of the United Nations children’s agency (Unicef), Catherine Russell, has warned.Civilians and civilian structures, including residential buildings, as well as humanitarian workers and their vehicles, must always be protected in accordance with international humanitarian law.Displacement or evacuation orders do not permit any party to the conflict to regard all individuals or

Feedback on the benefits of displaying pictures on wards, now gathered in a new book, is backed by scientific studiesArt, of course, brings pleasure. Now there is evidence that paintings can also help alleviate medical conditions, as well as boosting NHS staff.A new book produced by the charity Paintings in Hospitals (PiH), which has a collection of 3,500 works and prints, including by Andy Warhol, Maggi Hambling and Bridget Riley, in medical settings across the UK, contains feedback from dozens of patients and medical staff about the “invaluable” benefits of seeing the art. Hospitals, health centres, surgeries and hospices can

Online services that promise to find people romantic matches have been likened to gambling products designed to keep customers hooked“Designed to be deleted” is the tagline of one of the UK’s most popular dating apps. Hinge promises that it is “the dating app for people who want to get off dating apps” – the place to find lasting love.But critics say modern dating is in crisis. They claim that dating apps, which have been downloaded hundreds of millions of times worldwide, are “exploitative” and are designed not to be deleted but to be addictive, to retain users in order to

Friends warned against seeking retribution after man in his 20s dies of gunshot wounds in North MelbourneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFamily and friends are grieving the loss of a “talented and sociable” young rapper who died after he was allegedly shot by a man who remains on the run.The man in his 20s was found with gunshot wounds on Langford Street in North Melbourne about 3.15am on Saturday and 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/03/community-mourns-young-rapper-killed-in-langford-st-north-melbourne-as-alleged-shooter-remains-on-the-run-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date :

Pro-EU president Maia Sandu faces Alexandr Stoianoglo in polls marred by accusations of Kremlin vote-buyingMoldovans will head to the polls on Sunday for a second-round vote to choose between the incumbent pro-EU president, Maia Sandu, and a Russia-friendly challenger.Despite securing 42% of the vote in the first round, Sandu faces a tough challenge in the runoff against an opposition bloc led by Alexandr Stoianoglo of the Socialist party, which aligns with Moscow. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/03/moldova-votes-president-unoff-election-as-russia-hovers Author : Pjotr Sauer Publish date : 2024-11-03 05:00:34 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Hecs debt will be reduced by 20% for university students under a government proposal should Labor win the next electionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSlashing the Hecs debts of millions of university students will be a major boost for young Australians, the education minister says, as the federal government seeks a reset by targeting younger voters.The government has indicated it will take 20% off students debts, which would apply to $16bn worth of loans, if Labor wins the next election.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email

Prime minister says nation has weathered ‘global storm’ of high prices and announces more free Tafe places at rallyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has all but declared victory over the inflation crisis in an upbeat campaign rally speech promising more free Tafe places and cost of living support.On Sunday the prime minister addressed a rally in Adelaide, declaring that Australia had navigated through the “global storm” of high prices and has “new reasons for optimism and new proof the worst is behind us”.Sign up for

Father-to-be was unaware of planned party at Epping Gardens aged care facility and stayed only five minutes, tribunal hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn aged care nurse who attended a baby shower at a nursing home during a Covid lockdown has been suspended, telling a tribunal the mistake “will haunt me for the rest of my life”.Staff at the Epping Gardens aged care held a surprise baby shower in July 2020 for registered nurse Denis Baniqued and his wife, who also worked at the facility.Sign up for

In shocking result that could reshape the race, ex-president falls three points behind in a state he won in 2016 and 2020A poll in Iowa that has unexpectedly put Kamala Harris ahead of Donald Trump in what was previously expected to be a safe state for the Republicans has sent shockwaves through America’s poll-watchers.The Selzer poll carried out for the Des Moines Register newspaper showed Harris ahead of her Republican rival by three points. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/02/harris-unexpected-lead-over-trump-iowa-selzer-poll Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2024-11-03 01:14:02 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Demonstrators from Texas to Connecticut and Washington DC carried signs and chanted: ‘We won’t go back!’Thousands of women rallied Saturday in the nation’s capital and elsewhere in support of abortion rights and other feminist causes ahead of Tuesday’s election.Demonstrators carried posters and signs through city streets, chanting slogans such as: “We won’t go back!” Some men joined with them. Speakers urged people to vote in the election – not only for president but also on down-ballot issues such as abortion-rights amendments that are going before voters in various states. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/02/womens-march-nationwide-rally Author : Associated Press Publish

Judge allows Fulton county election offices to be open Saturday and Sunday for mail-in ballots to be dropped offA Georgia judge on Saturday rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices on Saturday and Sunday to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person.The lawsuit only named Fulton county, a Democratic stronghold that includes most of the city of Atlanta and is home to 11% of the state’s voters. But at least five other populous counties that tend to vote for Democrats also announced election offices would open over the weekend to allow hand return

Pedro Sánchez orders largest peacetime troop deployment to deal with flooding that has killed 211 peopleSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has ordered the country’s largest peacetime military deployment, announcing that 10,000 troops and police officers will be drafted in to help deal with the aftermath of this week’s devastating floods, which have killed at least 211 people in eastern, southern and central regions.Speaking after chairing a meeting of the flood crisis committee, Sánchez said the government was mobilising all the resources at its disposal to deal with the “terrible tragedy”, which stuck hardest in the eastern region of Valencia. He

The PM is expected to outline the details of the change at a campaign rally in Adelaide on Sunday. Follow today’s news live.And welcome to another Sunday morning Guardian live blog.Anthony Albanese has announced a plan to wipe a fifth of all student debt if his government his re-elected. The PM is expected to outline the details of the change at a campaign rally in Adelaide on Sunday, will wipe $16bn worth of debt as part of the government’s cost-of-living measures. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/nov/03/australia-news-live-albanese-student-debt-plan-re-elected-two-men-arrested-grass-fire-south-australia-nsw-victoria-weather-cost-of-living-business Author : Royce Kurmelovs Publish date : 2024-11-02 21:44:24 Copyright for syndicated content

Brooklyn detention center holding 1,200 has been under scrutiny since two fatal stabbings this summerFederal authorities have confirmed that they seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices during a sweep of the jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held on sex trafficking conspiracy charges ahead of a trial next year.The Bureau of Prisons, which headed up the interagency sweep of the Metropolitan detention center (MDC) in Brooklyn that began on Monday, said the action was not related to Combs’s detention but was “preplanned and coordinated to ensure the safety and security” of staff and inmates. Continue reading... Source link