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Green campaigners welcome delay to £9bn road tunnel, but businesses say move is ‘deeply concerning’Business live – latest updatesThe future of Britain’s biggest road scheme, the Lower Thames Crossing, has been thrown into fresh uncertainty after ministers delayed the deadline for a decision on whether to go ahead by seven months.Environmental campaigners welcomed the latest delay to the £9bn road tunnel linking Essex and Kent, but businesses said the move was “deeply concerning”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/08/lower-thames-crossing-decision-delayed-tunnel Author : Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent Publish date : 2024-10-08 10:39:05 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Government is drafting change that will require more vetting beyond existing checks for misconductUK politics live – latest updatesPolitical parties will be required to justify offering peerages under new rules being drafted by the government to overhaul the image of the House of Lords.The move – which could involve similar citations as those when people receive honours from the monarch – is in response to a number of controversial appointments over the years including two of Boris Johnson’s key aides and Evgeny Lebedev, the Independent’s largest shareholder. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/08/house-of-lords-peerages-nominations-appointments-new-rules Author : Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Riyadh accused of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, jailing women’s rights advocates and murdering criticsSaudi Arabia is on the brink of being elected on to the United Nation’s Human Rights Council, warn campaigners, in a move they say would undermine its ability to demand justice for rights violations and would feel like a “slap in the face” to the many victims of the Saudi regime.While the Saudi Arabian government has attempted to present itself as a reformed country that has made progress on gender equality and human rights, its record on both has been fiercely criticised by activists. Continue reading...

Thinktank UK in a Changing Europe has publishes major report on attitudes and voting behaviours of ethnic minority BritonsKeir Starmer’s decision to accept clothing freebies “looks greedy”, Boris Johnson, the former Tory PM has claimed. As Jamie Grierson reports, Johnson, who is doing interviews to promote his much-ridiculed memoir, seems to have forgotten his own record of freebie-harvesting on a lavish scale.Here is John Crace’s digested read of the Johnson book, which is well worth a read (John’s article – not the book, I’m told). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/08/labour-keir-starmer-tory-leadership-latest-politics-live-news Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2024-10-08 08:51:28

Louise Haigh’s remarks follow resignations of PM’s chief of staff Sue Gray and Labour MP Rosie DuffieldSue Gray is out: will this solve Labour’s problems? – podcastKeir Starmer does not have a problem with women, the transport secretary, Louise Haigh, has said, adding that the prime minister had promoted a number of women – but she admitted the government had made “missteps”.Haigh, one of a number of female cabinet ministers who had been close to Starmer’s former chief of staff Sue Gray, denied that the prime minister had a problem with women after Gray’s departure and her replacement by his

Exclusive: Environment groups urge government to stick to its promises and refuse pesticide applicationUK ministers are considering allowing the use of a bee-killing pesticide next year despite promising during the election to ban it.Neonicotinoids are banned in the EU because they are toxic to bees, but have been authorised for use every year in the UK since 2021. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/08/uk-may-approve-bee-killing-pesticide-despite-election-promise-to-ban-it Author : Helena Horton Environment reporter Publish date : 2024-10-08 07:37:13 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Israeli military has said it killed Suhail Hussein Husseini, commander of Hezbollah’s logistical headquarters Turkey will evacuate its citizens who have applied to leave Lebanon by sea on Wednesday, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Tuesday.Reuters reports it said in a statement that two Turkish navy ships were expected to set off for Beirut on Tuesday with a total capacity of about 2,000 passengers, adding that the evacuation process will continue in the following days if necessary. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/oct/08/israel-iran-live-blog-hezbollah-lebanon-gaza-hamas-war-middle-east-crisis-news-updates Author : Martin Belam (now) and Jonathan Yerushalmy (earlier) Publish date : 2024-10-08 06:38:48 Copyright for

Man and woman arrested in Brynmawr on suspicion of owning or possessing a dog bred for fightingA 12-year-old girl has sustained life-changing injuries after being attacked by a dog in Wales, police have said.The child was taken to hospital after officers were called to a property in Brynmawr, south Wales, at about 5.50pm on Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/08/girl-life-changing-injuries-dog-attack-south-wales Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2024-10-08 06:15:29 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

In today’s newsletter: Gray was supposed to help Starmer govern in a structured way. Three months into power and she is already out – what happened?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.Keir Starmer promised to usher in a new era of “stability and moderation” when Labour won the election, after years of Conservative “failure, chaos and division”. His ‘grownups are in charge’ leadership style was supposed to mark the end of the psychodrama that dominated previous governments. Instead, in the first 100 days of Starmer’s administration, the prime minister has had to contend with leaks, infighting

A wave of abusive consumers has prompted authorities to introduce the country’s first ordinance to protect service industry employeesJapan is celebrated for its exceptional levels of customer service. But the behaviour of a growing number of customers and clients leaves a lot to be desired.The rise of the abusive consumer has prompted authorities in Tokyo to introduce the country’s first ordinance – a locally approved regulation – to protect service industry staff from kasuhara – the Japanese abbreviated form of “customer harassment”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/08/japan-tokyo-kasuhara-customer-harassment-crackdown Author : Justin McCurry in Tokyo Publish date : 2024-10-08 05:07:23 Copyright

Woman, 58, died in hospital nearly a week after being found at a Coffs Harbour property with severe facial injuriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been extradited from Queensland and charged with murder nearly a week after a woman was found seriously injured at a northern New South Wales home.Police were called to a property at Ocean Parade in Coffs Harbour, on the NSW mid-north coast, on Wednesday evening after receiving a concern-for-welfare call.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link

In a wide-ranging interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes, the vice-president was questioned on where her political positions had shiftedKamala Harris defended her economic plans, refused to call Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu a close ally and said she would not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin for peace talks if Ukraine was not also represented, during a wide-ranging sit-down interview that aired on Monday.With the presidential race between Harris and Donald Trump effectively dead-locked, Harris has launched an unusually robust media blitz, which includes popular podcasts, talk radio, a battleground state town hall, daytime television, late night shows and Monday’s

Airline to pay 86,000 customers between $225 and $450 each, on top of previous refunds, as part of remediationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA “contrite” Qantas will pay a $100m penalty for selling thousands of tickets for cancelled flights, after a federal court judge said she would approve a settlement that ends the landmark legal action.Australia’s biggest airline will pay an additional $20m to affected ticket holders as part of the agreement struck with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/08/qantas-accc-cancelled-flights-settlement

Investigators are working to determine cause of blaze that claimed lives of Raven Contini and 31-year-old Stephanie RyanFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFloral tributes and messages of condolence are gathering outside a home east of Brisbane after a blaze killed an eight-year-old girl and her babysitter.Raven Contini and 31-year-old Stephanie Ryan, were found dead in the Thorneside home after a fire ripped through the townhouse on Sunday morning.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/08/thorneside-brisbane-house-fire-girl-babysitter-death Author : Australian Associated Press Publish

Republican nominee says attack – ‘one of the darkest days in all history’ – would not have happened if he were presidentDonald Trump marked the first anniversary of the 7 October Hamas terrorist attacks, which he called “one of the darkest days in all of history”, with a commemoration for victims and hostages at his golf resort in Miami on Monday night, but swiftly turned the event into an attack on Kamala Harris.He also repeated a previous claim that the attack on Israel would never have happened if he was still in the White House. Continue reading... Source link :

Misinformation spread by Trump, his supporters and others about the hurricane has shrouded recovery efforts A slew of falsehoods about Hurricane Helene, including claims of funds diverted from storm survivors to migrants and even that Democrats somehow directed the hurricane itself, have hampered the response to one of the deadliest hurricanes to ever hit the US, the nation’s top emergency official has warned.Misinformation spread by Donald Trump, his supporters and others about the hurricane has shrouded the recovery effort for communities shattered by Helene, which tore through five states causing at least 230 deaths and tens of billions of dollars

Scans of people hospitalised with Covid may explain the long-term breathlessness and fatigue some patients experienceSevere Covid infections can drive inflammation in the brain’s “control centre”, researchers say, leading to damage that may explain the long-term breathlessness, fatigue and anxiety some patients experience.High-resolution MRI scans of 30 people hospitalised with Covid early in the pandemic, before the introduction of vaccines, found signs of inflammation in the brainstem, a small but critical structure that governs life-sustaining bodily functions such as breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/08/severe-covid-infections-can-inflame-brains-control-centre-research-says Author : Ian Sample Science editor Publish date :

Almost half of girls aged 11 to 21 in Girlguiding survey say sexism and misogyny makes them feel less safeGirls and young women are seeing more unwanted sexual images and suffering more cyberstalking online, but still don’t want to take a break from social media because of a fear of missing out, a survey for Girlguiding has found.“Fomo” is keeping more than half of 11- to 21-year-olds on apps such as TikTok, Snapchat and WhatsApp despite nearly one in five saying they have been being stalked online and more than a third saying they are seeing sexual images they didn’t

A mechanic working at the LAM museum in Lisse assumed the artwork, entitled All The Good Times We Spent Together, was rubbish A Dutch museum has recovered an artwork that looks like two empty beer cans after a staff member accidentally threw it in the rubbish bin thinking it was trash.The work, entitled All The Good Times We Spent Together by French artist Alexandre Lavet, appears on first glance to be two discarded and dented beer tins. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/08/beer-can-artwork-lam-museum-thrown-out-all-the-good-times-we-spent-together Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2024-10-07 23:14:35 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Hersant, 25, had pleaded not guilty to performing the salute about six days after the state outlawed the gestureFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe first person charged with performing the Nazi salute in Victoria has been found guilty of the offence.Jacob Hersant, 25, stared straight ahead as Magistrate Brett Sonnet handed down his decision on Tuesday morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/08/jacob-hersant-nazi-salute-charges-victoria-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-10-07 23:25:39 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Two other male occupants of Ford Fiesta pursued by police driver remain in hospital after crashAn investigation has been launched after a 17-year-old boy died after a police chase.The teenage passenger was one of three males taken to hospital after the crash outside Central Middlesex hospital in Harrow, north-west London, at about 5.25am on Monday, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/07/investigation-launched-after-boy-17-dies-after-police-chase-in-harrow Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-10-07 22:48:41 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

David Graham was assaulted on Sunday while walking alone in Uddingston, South LanarkshireScottish police have launched a murder probe after a 38-year-old man died after being attacked in the town of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire.David Graham was attacked at about 7.35pm on Sunday while walking alone in the General’s Gate area of Uddingston, five miles from his home in Cambuslang. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/07/scottish-police-launch-probe-as-man-38-dies-after-street-attack Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-10-07 22:21:49 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Band will play Melbourne and Sydney in October and November 2025Oasis have expanded their phenomenally successful reunion tour to Australia, with a pair of gigs in Melbourne and Sydney.The band will play Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on 31 October 2025, followed by Sydney’s Accor Stadium on 7 November. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday 15 October, with hopeful fans now able to register for presale access. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/07/oasis-expand-reunion-tour-to-australia Author : Ben Beaumont-Thomas Publish date : 2024-10-07 21:00:12 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Plans would put mayors at forefront of delivering public sector improvements in areas such as health and educationMayors should be given major new powers, according to a report by the Starmerite thinktank Labour Together, which comes as officials put the finishing touches to a devolution paper due in the coming weeks.The report recommends using city and regional mayors to road-test new public sector schemes before they are rolled out nationally, and giving them more control over their budgets and allowing them to commission more local public services. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/07/labour-new-powers-elected-mayors-devolution Author : Kiran Stacey Political correspondent Publish

New sighting of 34-year-old revealed in CCTV footage from Malton bus station, as officers focus on River Derwent areaPolice searching for Victoria Taylor have said there is “no information to suggest any form of third-party involvement” in her disappearance, as they revealed a new sighting of the 34-year-old on the day she went missing.Taylor disappeared from her home in Malton, North Yorkshire, on Monday 30 September, and a number of her personal possessions were found close to the River Derwent in the town. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/07/no-evidence-of-third-party-involvement-in-taylor-disappearance-police-say Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-10-07 20:00:30 Copyright for