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Open Rights Group say digital documentation system is prone to data errors, system crashes and other glitchesMillions of migrants have been urged to register for a new eVisa scheme as campaigners warn the document could create a digital Windrush scandal.The scheme, which will be introduced at the end of the year, is designed to replace physical biometric residence permits that show proof of the right to reside, rent, work and claim benefits with digital eVisas. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/18/uks-new-evisa-scheme-could-create-digital-windrush-scandal Author : Diane Taylor Publish date : 2024-09-17 23:01:44 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Institute for Employment Studies says UK has 800,000 fewer people in work or looking for work since before CovidThe UK has suffered the biggest contraction in its workforce since the 1980s, costing the public finances at least £16bn a year in lost tax receipts, according to a study.Hundreds of thousands of people have quit the labour market since the pandemic and never returned, undermining the strength of the economy and leaving the government out of pocket, according to the Institute for Employment Studies.The UK is one of the only countries in the developed world to have seen employment fall post-pandemic:

Reece Richards, who was in Netflix’s Sex Education, says he was thrown to the ground by officers pursuing a vehicleThe Metropolitan police has said it is investigating an incident in which an actor claimed he was pepper sprayed by officers during an “unlawful arrest”.Reece Richards, who appeared in the Netflix series Sex Education, said he was thrown to the ground during a police chase in Fulham, south-west London, on 4 September. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/17/actor-claims-met-police-pepper-sprayed-him-after-returning-home-from-a-show Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2024-09-17 22:21:28 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

National Association of Black Journalists panel also addresses Gaza and economic opportunity for Black menOn Tuesday, Kamala Harris was interviewed by a panel of three National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) members, during which the vice-president talked about the anti-immigrant sentiment toward Haitians in Springfield, Ohio; Israel’s war in Gaza; domestic economic issues; gun violence; and reproductive rights. The conversation was one of the few interviews Harris has done since becoming the Democratic nominee, and it served as an opportunity for her to reaffirm policies.When asked about “where sees the line in terms of aggression and defense” in regards to

Protest follow news of more investigations into state branches of CFMEU. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHello and welcome to day three of the senate only week: Return of the Senate.Thank you to Martin for catching us all up on some of the news this morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/sep/18/politics-live-construction-workers-cfmeu-protests-commonwealth-games-vic-nsw-qld-labor-liberal-coalition-greens-economy-weather-full-moon-melbourne-sydney-ntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2024-09-17 21:08:09 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

UK nations saw largest falls in diagnosis of lung, breast, colorectal and skin cancers in 2020, figures showThe UK can expect a “tsunami of missed cancers”, leading experts have said, after an international study found that diagnoses fell sharply during the pandemic.Preliminary figures from the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership, presented to delegates at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva, compared data on the instance and stage of cancer diagnosis in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and the UK, before and during the pandemic. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/17/missed-lung-breast-colorectal-cancers-pandemic-uk Author : Anna Bawden in Geneva Publish date :

Combs appeared in a Manhattan federal court where his attorneys requested home detention, travel restrictions and a $50m bondA timeline of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ allegations and chargesSean “Diddy” Combs is facing charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, according to a federal indictment unsealed on Tuesday that alleged he also engaged in kidnapping, forced labor, bribery and other crimes.Combs, 54, appeared in court in New York on Tuesday, after he was arrested in connection with the charges late on Monday in Manhattan, roughly six months after federal authorities conducting a sex-trafficking investigation raided his luxurious homes in Los Angeles and Miami.

Prosecutors say the group beat children as young as eight years old and imposed strict rules on what they did and ateSix members of a Kansas-based cult have been convicted in a scheme to house children in overcrowded, rodent-infested facilities and force them to work up to 16 hours a day without pay while subjecting them to beatings and other abuse.The defendants were either high-ranking members of the organization formerly known as the United Nation of Islam and the Value Creators, or were wives of the late founder, Royall Jenkins, the US Department of Justice said Monday in announcing the

The detonation of thousands of devices, with a death toll of at least nine, could provoke war between Israel and the Lebanese groupIt may not have been acknowledged by Israel but the extraordinary, coordinated attack on Hezbollah, blowing up thousands of pagers used by members of the Lebanese group, is almost certainly a Mossad operation. The Israeli intelligence service been engaged in the assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders for decades but, if its involvement is confirmed, this represent a significant escalation.Reports continue to come in but, with at least nine dead and about 3,000 wounded in dozens, if not

Neighbours tried desperately to rescue three- and four-year-old twins allegedly locked in rubbish-strewn homeFour young boys who died after being left alone in a home 20cm deep in rubbish cried “there’s a fire here” as neighbours desperately tried to rescue them, a court has heard.Deveca Rose, 29, is on trial for the manslaughter of her two sets of twins, Leyton and Logan Hoath, aged three, and Kyson and Bryson Hoath, aged four, and child cruelty. She is alleged to have left her four boys home alone with the doors locked while she went shopping at Sainsbury’s. Continue reading... Source link

Melanie Leahy, whose son Matthew died in 2012, campaigned for years for inquiry into hundreds of mental health deaths in Essex over 2000-23An attempt by Nadine Dorries to block a statutory investigation into thousands of mental health deaths cost more lives, a bereaved mother has told an inquiry.Melanie Leahy campaigned for years for a public inquiry into the death of her son Matthew and hundreds of others failed by mental health care in Essex. It finally began last week after a long battle with ministers, including Dorries when she was a health minister in the last government. Continue reading... Source

Child given 12-month referral order and 9pm-7am curfew, while father is given six-month parenting orderA 12-year-old boy, who is the youngest known person in England to have been charged in connection with widespread disorder in UK cities earlier this summer, has been given a 12-month a referral order.The boy, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared at Liverpool youth court on Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/17/boy-12-given-referral-order-for-violent-disorder-in-southport-riots Author : Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-17 16:02:08 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Ex-president announces World Liberty Financial and publicly addresses second apparent assassination attemptDonald Trump launched his family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, on a livestreamed interview on the social media platform X on Monday. The Republican presidential nominee gave few details about the venture but did offer his first public comments on the apparent assassination attempt against him a day earlier.Trump did not discuss specifics about World Liberty Financial on Monday or how it would work, pivoting from questions about cryptocurrency to talking about artificial intelligence and other topics. Instead, he recounted his experience on Sunday, saying he and a friend

Republican governor Mike DeWine deploys highway patrol to Springfield school district after at least 33 bomb threatsUS politics live – follow updatesOhio’s governor is deploying the Ohio state highway patrol to provide security to schools in the city of Springfield in response to more than 30 bomb threats the schools have received since former president Donald Trump repeated false claims about Haitian immigrants in the city eating people’s pets during the presidential debate last week.In a statement Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, said that many of the bomb threats were coming in from overseas, “made by those who want to

Detonation of pagers is biggest security breach for group since war with Israel began last year, Hezbollah official saysMiddle East crisis – live updatesScores of members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, including fighters and medics, were seriously wounded on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded, a security source told Reuters.A Hezbollah official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the detonation of the pagers was the “biggest security breach” the group had been subjected to in nearly a year of war with Israel. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/17/hundreds-of-hezbollah-members-hurt-in-lebanon-after-pagers-explode Author : Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem, and agencies

Leader tells Lib Dem conference the party will be an antidote to the ‘pessimism and defeatism’ of StarmerUK politics live – latest updatesThe government must “act faster and be much bolder” in tackling the crises facing the UK, Ed Davey has said in a speech to the Liberal Democrat conference, promising his party would be an antidote to the “pessimism and defeatism” of Keir Starmer.Reiterating his pledge to focus particularly on pushing ministers to act on the NHS and social care, the Lib Dem leader said he would try to be constructive, while warning against what he described as a

Energy secretary vows to take on the ‘blockers’ opposed to wind turbines, solar farms and pylons Business live – latest updatesEd Miliband has vowed to take on the nimbys opposed to the government’s rollout of wind turbines, solar farms and pylons across the UK as a matter of “national security” and “economic justice”.The energy secretary used his first big public address on Tuesday to argue in favour of speedy consent for new energy infrastructure to break the UK’s reliance on fossil fuels and avoid a repeat of “a crisis of the scale we have been through, with such devastating effects”

Undocumented people would still receive emergency treatment, but physicians call the plan a ‘political stunt’Doctors have urged Finland’s rightwing government to change “problematic and damaging” plans to ban undocumented people from accessing non-emergency healthcare, warning it could cost lives.The government, which includes the far-right Finns party and is led by the conservative National Coalition party leader, Petteri Orpo, has proposed reversing a 2023 law that enables undocumented migrants to access full healthcare, arguing it is aligned with plans to cut spending and immigration. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/17/doctors-criticise-finlands-proposal-to-withhold-healthcare-for-migrants Author : Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-17 12:21:16

Ryan Wesley Routh has been charged with two gun-related crimes. Plus, Jane’s Addiction and rock’n’roll’s biggest bust-upsGood morning.The suspect who camped out at Donald Trump’s golf course with a gun has been charged in federal court with two firearms-related crimes, as the former president amped up tensions by blaming Kamala Harris and Joe Biden for the incident.What else did he contribute to the discourse? He claimed the suspects in both this week’s incident and July’s assassination attempt were “radical lefts” – but Routh’s political positions seem incoherent, while Thomas Matthew Crooks’ motivation remains unclear.How many people have been killed in

Angela Eagle, border security minister, says prime minister has to answer why he has accepted £76,000 worth of gifts since 2019 electionIn his speech David Lammy said something went “badly wrong” in the debate on the climate crisis under the Conservative government. He said:They became climate dinosaurs, crashing offshore wind, blocking onshore wind, moving the goalposts on electric vehicle targets, doubling down on oil and gas, leaving British wildlife in crisis.Our biodiversity declining at an unprecedented rate, our precious national parks in decline, our rivers, lakes and seas awash with toxic sewage, blind to the opportunities of the energy transition

Former president says Secret Service responded quickly to shots and evacuated him from golf course as investigations begin into how suspect got so closeAs far as the election campaign is concerned, this week the Kamala Harris team has its focus on youth turnout to coincide with today’s National Voter Registration Day.In a statement campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodriguez said “The stakes this November couldn’t be higher, and vice-president Harris knows our democracy is stronger when we all vote. We are focused on meeting young Americans where they are to drive home the stakes of this election on the issues they

Announcement comes hours after rebels said the Indonesian army had bombed its headquarters where Mehrtens is being keptRebels in Indonesia’s West Papua region have proposed terms for the release of the New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens a year and seven months after he was detained.It comes hours after the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) released a statement saying the Indonesian army bombed its headquarters in Alguru, which is where Mehrtens is being kept. The statement also said Mehrtens “survived the attack”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/17/west-papua-rebels-propose-terms-for-release-of-new-zealand-pilot-phillip-mehrtens Author : Jordyn Beazley Publish date : 2024-09-17 09:40:00 Copyright for syndicated

European Commission president announces candidates the day after France’s commissioner resigned, citing ‘questionable governance’Valdis Dombrovskis, from Latvia, was nominated to be commissioner for economy and productivity.Dan Jørgensen, from Denmark, was nominated as the new commissioner for energy and housing. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/17/european-commission-ursula-von-der-leyen-new-commissioners-europe-latest-news Author : Lili Bayer in Brussels Publish date : 2024-09-17 08:54:24 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says government is pressing ahead with plans for new flexible working lawsThe business secretary has defended Labour’s plans to introduce new flexible working laws, calling it “bizarre” that Jacob Rees-Mogg had launched a “war on people working from home”.The comments by Jonathan Reynolds come as he and the communities secretary, Angela Rayner, attempt to thrash out the final details of the workers’ rights legislation in time for the employment bill that is expected to be introduced in the first fortnight of October. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/sep/17/jacob-rees-mogg-working-from-home-labour-workers-rights-jonathan-reynolds Author : Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor Publish

War aims now include returning residents to areas in northern Israel that were evacuated after attacks by Hezbollah in Lebanon; US secretary of state heads to Cairo, his 10th visit to region since war beganSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverageThere are reports that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering replacing his defence minister, Yoav Gallant.Israel’s leading television channels and news websites reported that Netanyahu, under pressure from far-right coalition partners, was contemplating firing Gallant and replacing him with former ally turned rival, Gideon Saar, who is a member of the opposition. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/17/middle-east-crisis-live-netanyahu-expands-gaza-war-aims-blinken-heads-to-egypt Author :