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Maugein owner blames competition from China and Covid pandemic for firm’s demise, but former French president says there is hopeIts distinctive sound has provided the soundtrack for some of France’s most recognisable cultural classics, from Parisian dance halls to the film Amélie and the songs of Édith Piaf. It has even been played by a former president.But it seems the traditional French-made accordéon à bretelles (strap accordion) has been squeezed out of existence after Maugein, the country’s last manufacturer, was forced into liquidation after 105 years of making the instrument, known as the “poor person’s piano”. Continue reading... Source link

PM says deal has secured future of US-UK military base as Conservative leadership hopefuls play blame gameKeir Starmer has defended giving up UK control of the Chagos Islands, as the decision has descended into a political blame game among Conservative leadership candidates.The prime minister said the agreement with Mauritius over the islands would secure the long-term future of a joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia, which he deemed as the “single most important thing”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/04/starmer-defends-uk-giving-up-control-of-chagos-islands-amid-tory-criticism Author : Aletha Adu Publish date : 2024-10-04 17:59:53 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Campbell ‘accepts her accountability’, says spokesperson after watchdog’s scathing report about Fashion for ReliefNaomi Campbell has admitted she failed in her duties as a trustee at the Fashion for Relief charity she founded – but has insisted she never engaged in financial misconduct or used the charity for personal gain during its chaotic nine-year existence.Campbell was last week banned from running a charity for five years after a scathing report found she and her two fellow trustees were culpable for multiple incidents of serious misconduct and financial mismanagement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2024/oct/04/naomi-campbell-admits-failures-at-fashion-charity-but-denies-misconduct Author : Patrick Butler Social policy

Bureau of Meteorology says temperatures should reach high 20s in NSW and Queensland over the weekend, while Victoria can expect showersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWarm and sunny weather is forecast across much of eastern Australia as Sydney prepares for the NRL grand final and pro-Palestinian protests are being organised across the nation.Wet weather is forecast in some areas, including Victoria, on Saturday, but temperatures should reach the high 20s in New South Wales and Queensland, according to Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Angus Hines.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link

Bank representative confirms Dimon has not endorsed Trump or any other candidate in the 2024 raceDonald Trump’s social media post that showed a purported endorsement for the presidency from the JP Morgan chief executive, Jamie Dimon, among the most influential investment bankers on Wall Street, is false, a representative confirmed on Friday.The Truth Social post – what appears to be a screenshot of a tweet with a siren emoji and text claiming Dimon had endorsed Trump, with a photo of Dimon – appeared at 1.56pm ET on Friday, as Trump was flying to Augusta, Georgia, for a campaign event. Continue

Eric Rennert, 65, accused in district where Aileen Cannon presided over Mar-a-Lago classified documents caseA man from Illinois has been charged with making violent threats against a federal judge in the Florida district that has handled Donald Trump’s classified documents case, according to an indictment made public on Thursday.Eric James Rennert, 65, is facing five federal charges in the indictment which accuses him of communicating interstate threats and threatening to assault, kidnap and murder a federal judge. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/04/man-charged-judge-florida-trump Author : Reuters Publish date : 2024-10-04 19:45:04 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Bank-owned ATM numbers are down almost 60%, with many spots now taken by privately-owned machines charging about $3 per withdrawalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt is getting increasingly difficult to find an ATM and harder still to find one that doesn’t charge fees, prompting warnings that the push toward a cashless society is neither equitable nor wise.Bank-owned ATM numbers are down almost 60% since 2017, according to regulatory data, with many spots now taken by third party-owned machines that typically charge about $3 a withdrawal.Sign up for

Met Office warns of unsettled weather as tail end of extreme category 4 storm sweeps towards northwest EuropeBritons may have to brace for a blast of wind and rain next week as the tail end of Hurricane Kirk passes by.The Met Office warned of unsettled weather over the weekend, before potentially disruptive conditions from midweek brought about by the remnant of the extreme storm as it sweeps towards north-west Europe. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/04/wind-and-rain-to-hit-uk-as-remnant-of-hurricane-kirk-passes-by Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-10-04 20:30:43 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

NSW police say the man was reported missing last year and alleged his body was cut up to hide the remainsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Sydney woman has been charged with murdering her husband, almost 18 months since he was last seen.New South Wales police said on Saturday that the woman, 53, allegedly cut up the 62-year-old’s body in order to hide his remains. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/05/sydney-woman-allegedly-murdered-and-dismembered-husband-police-say-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-10-04 22:32:21 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The billionaire was raging on his platform, X, but Fema and the transportation secretary say accusations are falsePete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, shot down criticism by Elon Musk on the governments’ handling of Hurricane Helene relief efforts, accusing the SpaceX CEO of spreading misinformation.Musk accused the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) of blocking his satellite internet company, Starlink, from delivering to parts of North Carolina decimated by the hurricane, a claim both Fema and Buttigieg said was false. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/04/pete-buttigieg-fema-starlink-musk-hurricane-helene Author : Blake Montgomery Publish date : 2024-10-04 22:29:18 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Officials augment stocks of medicine for those allergic to stings as doctors report increase in those seeking treatmentSwarms of yellowjacket wasps, bees and other insects whose underground nests in western North Carolina were disturbed by Hurricane Helene’s flooding have prompted authorities to augment stocks of Benadryl and epinephrine injections for people allergic to stings.The emergency measure, health officials say, is necessary because hundreds of thousands of aggressive insects, especially yellowjackets the size of honeybees, were forced above ground by the storm and have no nests to which to return. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/04/hurricane-helene-wasps Author : Richard Luscombe Publish

President said Israeli prime minister should remember who has most helped Israel, if he is trying to sway election resultJoe Biden had terse words for Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, saying he didn’t know whether the Israeli prime minister was holding up a peace deal in order to influence the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election.“No administration has helped Israel more than I have,” Biden said. “None. None, none. And I think Bibi should remember that. And whether he’s trying to influence the election, I don’t know but I’m not counting on that.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/04/biden-netanyahu-peace-deal-election-influence Author

Musk and politicians like Trump spread baseless claims such as Fema blocking flights and confiscating suppliesAs emergency crews work to help people experiencing grave losses after Hurricane Helene, a wave of misinformation has accompanied relief efforts, heightened by an existential election just a month away.The upcoming election has ramped up the misinformation, a common thread of which happens after most big news events. These claims have found believers – or at least opportunistic fans – among top Republicans, who are now tying an unprecedented disaster to issues like immigration. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/04/hurricane-helene-conspiracy-theories-election-misinformation Author : Rachel Leingang Publish

In rare public address, supreme leader defends missile attack on Israel and makes appeal for Muslim unityIran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed that Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza will re-emerge strongly with new leaders, as an Israeli airstrike cut Lebanon’s main route to Syria.In a rare public sermon in front of tens of thousands in Tehran on Friday, Khamenei defended the “legal and legitimate” ballistic missile attack on Israel this week that Iran has said was in retaliation for the deaths of the Hezbollah secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, and the Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh. Continue

Beth Rigby’s withdrawal after not being allowed to record conversation follows BBC cancellation over notes gaffeSky News has pulled out of an interview with Boris Johnson after its political editor, Beth Rigby, was told she could not make an audio recording or transcript of the talk.The former prime minister had promised to “reveal what really happened during my time as mayor, foreign secretary and PM” during the conversation next week as he promotes his memoir Unleashed. Johnson’s interview with the BBC was dropped earlier this week after the presenter Laura Kuenssberg mistakenly sent him her briefing notes. Continue reading... Source

McDonnell will head force of nearly 9,000 officers amid rising discontentment over public safety among residentsFormer Los Angeles county sheriff Jim McDonnell will lead the Los Angeles police department (LAPD), taking charge of the force of nearly 9,000 officers as discontent grows among the city’s residents over public safety even as violent crime numbers drop, the mayor announced Friday.Mayor Karen Bass, who had the final say after a civilian board of Los Angeles police commissioners vetted McDonnell, said her selection of a veteran law enforcement officer was based on a need to reduce crime and make every neighborhood safer. Bass

Mexico argues negligence from makers such as Colt and Glock has led to gun trafficking to drug cartels and criminals The US supreme court said on Friday it will decide whether to block a $10bn lawsuit Mexico filed against US gun manufacturers and distributors that argues that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unleashed bloodshed in the country.The lawsuit, filed in Boston in August, names Smith & Wesson, Barrett Firearms, Beretta, Colt and Glock, as well as Boston-area wholesaler Interstate Arms. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/04/mexico-gun-makers-lawsuit-supreme-court Author : Edward Helmore in New York Publish date : 2024-10-04 18:16:01

Helen Holland killed last year in collision with motorcycle that was part of escort for Duchess of EdinburghA police officer has been charged over the death of an 81-year-old woman who was killed in a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the Duchess of Edinburgh.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Friday it had charged Christopher Harrison, 67, with causing death by careless driving following a review of the evidence provided by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/04/police-officer-charged-death-woman-collision-royal-escort Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2024-10-04 17:19:34 Copyright

Facebook owner claims Movie Gen can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips that rival competitors’Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Friday it had built a new artificial intelligence model called Movie Gen that can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips in response to user prompts, claiming it can rival tools from leading media generation startups like OpenAI and ElevenLabs.Samples of Movie Gen’s creations provided by Meta showed videos of animals swimming and surfing, as well as clips using people’s real photos to depict them performing actions like painting on a canvas. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/04/meta-ai-video-generator-movie-gen

Some senior ministers expected to vote against measure in free vote, while others are still undecidedMPs backing a new bill to legalise assisted dying hope to secure a Commons vote by Christmas, with cabinet ministers set for a big split over support for the legislation.The bill, due to be brought forward by Labour backbencher Kim Leadbeater this month, is set to be a free vote but some senior cabinet ministers are expected to vote against the measure – and several, including the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and health secretary Wes Streeting – are still undecided. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/04/cabinet-set-to-split-over-support-for-england-and-wales-assisted-dying-bill

Thousands have been raised for site to commemorate victims of Satanic panic in 15th to 17th centuriesThree feminist campaigners in the Netherlands want to reclaim the insult “witch” and recognise the innocent victims of Dutch witch-hunts from the 15th to the 17th centuries with a national monument.Susan Smit, Bregje Hofstede and Manja Bedner, the chair and board members of the National Witches Monument foundation, have raised €35,000 (£29,000) for an official site of memory for about 70,000 people who died during a Satanic panic that swept Europe and the Americas. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/04/dutch-feminists-campaign-for-national-monument-to-witches Author : Senay Boztas

Exclusive: Guardian Australia found Coalition politicians cited the 24-hour figure in interviews on at least 12 occasions in AugustGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt was one of the most potent talking points during the Coalition’s campaign against “rushed” visas to Palestinians fleeing Gaza.“It is not appropriate to give 3,000 tourist visas to people leaving a war zone controlled by a terrorist organisation in an average of 24 hours,” the Liberal senator James Paterson told Sky News on 20 August.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/05/visas-for-palestinians-taking-average-of-four-months-data-shows-not-24-hours-as-coalition-claimed-ntwnfb Author : Daniel

Police seek driver believed to have deliberately driven vehicle into crowd of people at university freshers’ eventPolice in Birmingham are searching for a driver believed to have deliberately driven a car into a crowd of people outside a nightclub hosting an event for university freshers.Five people were taken to hospital, one with multiple serious injuries, after the incident near the Tunnel Club nightclub near Birmingham city centre in the early hours of Friday morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/04/car-driven-into-crowd-outside-birmingham-nightclub Author : Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent Publish date : 2024-10-04 14:17:24 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Independent MP Shockat Adam says his election exposed the ‘chasm’ between politicians and constituentsWhen Shockat Adam, the newly elected independent MP for Leicester South, addressed his supporters at the July election count, he brought his speech to an end with a dedication – not to the constituents of the East Midlands city he now represents, but to people more than 2,000 miles away.“This is for the people of Gaza”, he said, holding a Palestinian keffiyeh aloft. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/04/leicester-south-reveals-the-gaza-wars-impact-on-british-life Author : Neha Gohil Publish date : 2024-10-04 13:33:45 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Decision opposed by five countries including Germany, where car firms say it could be ‘fatal’ blow for industryCarmakers ramp up pressure on chancellor for EV sales subsidiesEU leaders have given the green light to extra tariffs on electric vehicles from China despite opposition from five countries including Germany, where car manufacturers condemned the decision as a potential “fatal” blow for the auto industry.The European Commission – which provisionally approved the step in June after an inquiry found that Beijing’s state aid to auto manufacturers was unfair – now has free rein to impose steep tariffs for five years from the