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David Boulter, 60, killed Deborah, 53, at home despite no evidence of affair found by private investigator he hiredA man smothered his wife and then killed himself after hiring a private investigator to investigate unfounded fears she was having an affair, an inquest has concluded.David Boulter, 60, killed his wife, Deborah, 53, at their home in Mapperley, Nottingham on 9 October 2023, after becoming convinced she was in a sexual relationship with a friend.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email [email protected] or [email protected]. In the US, you can call or text the

Exclusive: business secretary says some headlines about planned employment bill ‘pretty obviously wrong’ The business secretary has condemned scaremongering around Labour’s plans for an overhaul of workers’ rights next month, saying the package will transform lives, including for pregnant women and bereaved parents.In an interview with the Guardian, Jonathan Reynolds said Labour would legislate next month for far stronger protection for pregnant employees, and begin consultation on plans for a more generous and modernised system for parental leave. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/sep/23/reynolds-condemns-scaremongering-over-labours-workers-rights-overhaul Author : Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor Publish date : 2024-09-23 15:41:50 Copyright for syndicated content

Chancellor’s conference speech was light on detail and not pivot away from doom and gloom that critics wantedReeves defends Labour’s cut to winter fuel allowanceLabour conference live – latest updatesRachel Reeves had a difficult balancing act. Between offering up a message of optimism for Britain as a chancellor elected on a platform of change in July’s election landslide, and holding back the big news for next month’s budget.Facing criticism that she may have overcooked a doom and gloom-laden approach emanating from the economy, paving the way for a “painful” tax and spending event on 30 October, Reeves’s speech in Liverpool

Union disappointed at scheduling of debate on motion condemning removal of allowance from most pensionersThe Unite union has accused Labour conference organisers of seeking to silence them by scheduling a vote that could condemn cuts to winter fuel payments for the very end of the gathering.Unite and the Communication Workers Union, which co-sponsored the motion calling for ministers to reverse the removal of the allowance from all but the poorest pensioners, had hoped it would take place on Monday, the busiest day of the event in Liverpool. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/23/labour-conference-graveyard-slot-for-winter-fuel-vote-angers-unite Author : Peter Walker and Aletha Adu

Company owned by Bamford family benefits from strong US sales offsetting end of exports to RussiaBusiness live – latest updatesJCB has reported an increase in profits last year as strong US sales made up for the end of exports to Russia and faltering demand in the the UK and Germany.The company, one of the largest manufacturers in Britain, said that pre-tax profits rose 44% to £806m last year, up from £558m in 2022, according to a summary of its accounts published on Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/23/jcb-profits-rise-uk-germany-bamford-us-sales-russia Author : Jasper Jolly Publish date : 2024-09-23 13:50:35 Copyright for

Ryan Routh was arrested in Florida after being found with a weapon outside a Trump golf courseFBI agents also reviewed a book they believe Routh authored in February 2023 called “Ukraine’s Unwinnable War: The Fatal Flaw of Democracy, World Abandonment and the Global Citizen-Taiwan, Afghanistan, North Korea, WWIII and the End of Humanity”, according to the court document.In the book, Routh stated that he:Must take part of the blame for the that we elected for our next president that ended up being brainless, but I am man enough to say that I misjudged and made a terrible mistake and Iran

New PM Michel Barnier says he will not increase the tax burden and says the number of migrants ‘has become unbearable’Germany’s Social Democratic party (SPD) narrowly won yesterday’s election in Brandenburg – and the party leadership is now downplaying questions about Olaf Scholz’s candidacy in next year’s national election.“Yesterday’s election gives us courage that we can do it, but of course I also know that the challenges and the questions we have to deal with at national level are far from dealt with as a result of yesterday evening,” the party’s co-leader, Lars Klingbeil, said today, the Associated Press reported.

Royal College of Nursing says members ‘do not yet feel valued and they are looking for urgent action’Nurses in England have rejected the government’s pay award of a 5.5% rise, the Royal College of Nursing has announced.RCN members rejected the deal by two-thirds in a record high turnout of around 145,000. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/23/nurses-reject-government-pay-award-england Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-09-23 12:16:12 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Lebanon says at least 50 killed and Israel says it has hit 300 targets, after thousands in Lebanon advised to flee homesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 50 people have been killed and 300 injured in ongoing Israeli airstrikes targeting southern Lebanon, the country’s health ministry has said – the heaviest daily toll in nearly a year of cross-border clashes.“Continued Israeli enemy raids on southern towns and villages … killed 50 people and wounded more than 300, with children, women and emergency workers among the dead and wounded,” the ministry said, adding that the toll was provisional. Continue reading...

Survey by PEN America suggests bans nearly tripled nationwide from previous year’s figureMore than 10,000 books were banned in US public schools from 2023 to 2024, according to a report, marking a stark increase over the year before as Republican-led states pass new censorship laws.The survey from PEN America suggested that bans of books nearly tripled nationwide, from 3,362 the previous year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/23/pen-book-bans Author : Gloria Oladipo Publish date : 2024-09-23 11:00:37 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Private sector activity growth slows for second consecutive month, hitting services and manufacturing firmsBusiness live – latest updatesUncertainty before Labour’s first budget next month is weighing on the UK economy, according to a survey of private businesses.The data firm S&P Global said UK private sector activity growth slowed for the second consecutive month in September, affecting firms in the services and manufacturing industries. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/23/budget-uk-economy-survey-private-sector-services-manufacturing-firms Author : Phillip Inman and Graeme Wearden Publish date : 2024-09-23 10:17:50 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Almost all operators who continue to face ‘discrepancies’ say they involve a financial shortfall, survey findsBusiness live – latest updatesThousands of post office operators have complained they continue to suffer problems with the system at the heart of the Horizon IT scandal, with nearly all involving a financial shortfall.As the final phase of the inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal began, the results of a damning survey shows operators are still struggling with bugs in the system, that trust in the organisation is low and that they believe compensation should be higher. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/23/post-office-operators-horizon-it-problems-shortfall

ACCC has accused supermarket giants of breaching consumer laws with alleged ‘price spike’ practicesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe competition regulator has taken Coles and Woolworths to court over what is commonly known as “was/is” comparative pricing.The allegations, which Coles said it would defend and Woolworths said it would review, could result in large fines and unravel the supermarkets’ well-known “Down Down” and “Prices Dropped” promotions, which are at the heart of their marketing campaigns. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/23/how-woolworths-and-coles-wasis-pricing-works-and-why-its-landed-them-in-court-accc-price-spike-allegations Author : Jonathan Barrett Senior business

Ukraine president to attend sessions at the UN general assembly and press leaders on the use of western weapons inside RussiaAs we mentioned in the opening summary, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy began his visit to the US with a visit to the Scranton army ammunition plant, which produces components for artillery and mortar shells. He said in a post on X that he is grateful to American workers who are helping build “this incredible arsenal of global freedom”.The Scranton plant is among the few facilities in the US that manufactures 155mm artillery shells, which are used in howitzer systems able

Chancellor to address Labour members but says UK must balance the books Good morning. Britain has a competitive national newspaper market which has many flaws but at least one advantage; with papers presenting wildly different takes on the same news every morning, readers get a daily reminder that life is complicated and that there are always alternative ways of interpreting the same events.There is a good example. Yesterday the Labour party sent out some advance extracts from Rachel Reeves’ speech to the Labour conference today. The Times also got an article from Reeves, which said more or less the same

Sea Life Aquarium Melbourne’s nine-month-old king penguin eats 25 to 32 fish a day and outweighs both foster parents combinedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPesto the penguin has broken the internet – and the scales – but its fans only have a few weeks left to see the chick at its heaviest.The king penguin, which is less than 9 months old and weighs 22.5kg, is the largest chick the Sea Life aquarium in Melbourne has ever seen.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source

Israeli military spokesman says it began striking militant group’s targets after indications Hezbollah was preparing to fire on Israeli territorySee all our coverage of the Middle East crisisThe Israeli military suggested a ground incursion in Lebanon may be needed to secure its war goals as it conducted another round of extensive strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.Reuters reports Monday’s strikes constituted the most geographically widespread bombing that Israel has simultaneously carried out since its conflict with the Iran-based movement a year ago in parallel with the war on Gaza. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/23/middle-east-crisis-live-hezbollah-israel-war-lebanon-evacuations-latest Author : Adam Fulton Publish

Many considered too old to be easily integrated into mainstream schooling and too young for further educationThousands of teenage asylum seekers are thought to be spending up to a year out of education in a “no man’s land” because schools are reluctant to accept them if they arrive after September, a report warns.Teenage asylum seekers are seen as too old to be easily integrated into mainstream schooling and too young for further education, leaving many stuck in a limbo that leaves them vulnerable to isolation, mental health deterioration and exploitation, according to research conducted by the charity Refugee Education UK

Households paying about £4 less to fill up a family car than a month ago, with further drops expectedThe price of petrol and diesel in the UK is falling at the fastest pace this year, with households paying about £4 less to fill up a family car than they did a month ago.Analysis from the RAC found that the average price of a litre of unleaded petrol in the UK was now just above 136.15p, down 7p from the 142.86p recorded last month. Diesel now costs almost 141p a litre, compared with just under 148p a month ago. Continue reading...

Number of pubs open fell to 39,096 by end of June and experts say tax rises in 2025 could result in more closuresFifty pubs a month closed for good across England and Wales in the first half of this year, with experts warning that tax rises in 2025 could make it even harder for some businesses to keep their doors open.Analysis by the real estate intelligence company Altus found that 305 pubs were forced to shut their doors permanently in the first six months of the year, meaning the number of pubs in England and Wales fell to 39,096 at

Mikey Brennan disappeared from view as wave crashed over him at notoriously dangerous surf spot Shipstern BluffFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA big-wave specialist says he is lucky to be alive after escaping relatively unscathed from a massive wipeout at a notoriously dangerous surf spot in Tasmania.Mikey Brennan was surfing at Shipstern Bluff, a remote slabbing wave that can only be accessed by a 30km jetski ride or a two-hour hike, when he was gobbled up by the giant waves off the Tasmanian Peninsula coastline. Continue reading...

Chancellor will confirm inquiries in conference speech as Labour tries to move on from donations scandalRachel Reeves will announce on Monday that she has ordered investigations into more than £600m worth of Covid contracts awarded under the Conservatives as Labour struggles to get back on the front foot over questions of ethics.After days of bruising allegations over donations, the chancellor will confirm that she will refer more than half of contracts for material such as masks to the incoming Covid corruption commissioner, after the previous government recommended dropping any attempt to investigate them. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/22/rachel-reeves-orders-investigations-into-600m-of-covid-contracts Author

Democratic nominee says she accepted an invitation from CNN to debate Republican rival, who said it was ‘too late’Kamala Harris laid down another challenge to Republican rival Donald Trump to meet her for a second debate before November’s presidential election, telling supporters in New York that her opponent “seems to be looking for an excuse” to avoid a second confrontation.On Saturday, the vice-president and Democratic nominee said she had accepted an invitation from CNN to debate the former president, but Trump said it was already “too late”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/22/harris-trump-second-debate-excuse-cnn Author : Edward Helmore Publish date :

Mark Rowley launches initiative that includes reset of stop and search, but acknowledges ‘there is still a lot to do’Scotland Yard has launched its latest steps to try to rebuild trust with London’s black community, which the Met police commissioner acknowledged had been let down for many years.Mark Rowley said “there remains a long way to go and there is a lot more work to do”, but that the force’s race action plan was a step in the right direction. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/23/met-police-chief-hails-race-action-plan-as-a-step-in-the-right-direction Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-09-22 23:01:22 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Competition watchdog alleges supermarkets briefly increased prices on hundreds of products before placing them in discount promotionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesThe competition regulator is suing Coles and Woolworths over allegations they misled shoppers by engaging in “illusory” discounts on hundreds of common supermarket products.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) claimed on Monday that the major chains derived significant revenue from the sale of tens of millions of products sold through promotions that the regulator says breached consumer law. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/23/accc-suing-coles-woolworths-discounts-misleading Author : Jonathan Barrett Publish date : 2024-09-23 00:29:31 Copyright for