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Meliesha Jones sacked by Vale Curtains and Blinds after replying ‘he’s a twat’ to customer complaintA worker who was sacked after calling a customer “a twat” in an email she mistakenly sent to him has won more than £5,000 in an unfair dismissal claim.Meliesha Jones, who had been a part-time administrator at Vale Curtains and Blinds since 2021, was dealing with a customer complaint with a colleague when she hit the wrong button. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/sep/21/worker-who-mistakenly-sent-abuse-to-customer-wins-unfair-dismissal-claim Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2024-09-21 19:11:16 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The former Conservative justice secretary is on a shortlist to lead a policy review that could herald radical reforms Keir Starmer is considering appointing former Tory justice secretary David Gauke to head a review into sentencing policy in a move that could signal a radical change in approach towards short prison sentences.Government sources confirmed on Saturday night that Gauke was a “strong contender”, despite being a member of the Conservative party, and that he was on a shortlist of names that also included former Labour home secretary David Blunkett. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/21/starmer-eyes-ex-tory-minister-david-gauke-for-sentencing-review-role Author : Toby Helm, Political

Widow and sons of Alistair Wilson speak to media after trust in officers’ ability to identify shooter ‘eroded’The family of a banker who was shot on his doorstep say they have lost confidence in Police Scotland as his murder remains unsolved almost 20 years on.Relatives of Alistair Wilson labelled the police “incompetent” and said they had lost trust in their ability to secure justice. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/21/family-of-banker-alistair-wilson-murdered-20-years-ago-rebuke-incompetent-police-scotland Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-09-21 17:57:45 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The last time the Israeli PM spoke at the UN, he was touting his vision of a new Middle East. Now he is on the brink of catastropheOne year ago, Benjamin Netanyahu came to the UN with a vision of a “new Middle East” anchored by Israel’s growing ties with its Arab partners in the region. Now he is on the brink of launching a major escalation against Hezbollah, ignoring calls for restraint from his allies over the Gaza war and defying criticism that he is prevaricating in negotiations over a temporary ceasefire.The Israeli PM remains scheduled to speak on

Ex-president should agree, says Harris campaign chair, to same format and setup as ‘debate he said he won in June’Kamala Harris has accepted an invitation from CNN to participate in a debate on 23 October, her campaign said on Saturday.“Donald Trump should have no problem agreeing to this debate. It is the same format and setup as the CNN debate he attended and said he won in June, when he praised CNN’s moderators, rules and ratings,” campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/21/kamala-harris-second-debate-cnn Author : Joanna Walters in New York and agency

Furore over freebies like tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and football games has led to calls for reform to MPs’ gift declarations and an overhaul of the ministerial codeMore than £700,000 worth of free gifts and hospitality has been received by MPs in the past year for everything from Taylor Swift tickets to helicopter rides, new analysis reveals.The figures, based on data from the MPs’ register of interests between September 2023 and August 2024, comes during a growing furore around the acceptance of gifts by the prime minister and his inner circle. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/sep/21/revealed-mps-accepted-more-than-700000-in-free-gifts-and-hospitality-last-year Author :

In Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, residents have clung on to hope until the bitter end. Now many are saying goodbye to their homesValeria Tanashchuk packed up a few last belongings from her home. Going in the evacuation van waiting outside: her daughter Nicole’s favourite bear, clothes, items of furniture and a microwave oven. Staying behind: her mother Marina’s collection of detective novels, a wall poster with the Ukrainian alphabet written on it, and a pair of furry slippers.“We don’t want to leave. But would choice do we have?” Tanashchuk asked, as a thunderous boom echoed nearby. “The explosions get worse every

Steven Wilson was attacked after risk assessment failed to stop convicted murderer working in kitchen with access to knivesA career burglar has been awarded more than £5m in damages by a high court judge due to “life-changing” injuries he sustained after being stabbed in prison.Steven Wilson, 36, sued the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) after a convicted murderer stabbed him multiple times with a 9-in knife in July 2018 while working in the canteen at HMP Chelmsford. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/21/burglar-awarded-5m-after-being-stabbed-in-chelmsford-prison-kitchen Author : Daniel Lavelle Publish date : 2024-09-21 14:42:13 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

One person dead and several missing after deluge in Noto, still recovering from 1 January earthquakeHeavy rain pounded Japan’s north-central region of Noto, triggering landslides and floods and leaving one person dead and several missing, officials said.The deluges caused swollen rivers to overflow, flooding homes and stranding some residents in the region still recovering from the deadly 1 January earthquake. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/21/heavy-rain-triggers-landslides-and-floods-in-northern-japan Author : Associated Press in Tokyo Publish date : 2024-09-21 13:45:22 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Woman says store’s former owner told her he was her ‘boyfriend’ and kissed her on the foreheadA former Harrods worker has criticised Harrods for the way it handled the alleged misconduct of the store’s former owner Mohamed Al Fayed.Five women have alleged they were raped by Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, and a number of others have alleged sexual misconduct. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/21/former-harrods-worker-manager-brushed-off-fayed-complaints Author : Donna Ferguson Publish date : 2024-09-21 13:21:24 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Nate Hochman recorded several videos for America 2100, a thinktank linked to the Republican Florida senatorThe rightwing activist Nate Hochman, who was fired last year by the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, for employing neo-Nazi imagery in a campaign video, is now the face of a Marco Rubio-linked thinktank’s efforts to spread anti-immigrant panic from Ohio to Pennsylvania.Videos featuring Hochman recorded in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, have been boosted on X by a range of rightwing figures including the platform’s owner, the tech billionaire Elon Musk. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/21/nate-hochman-marco-rubio-anti-immigrant-thinktank-america-2100 Author : Jason Wilson Publish date : 2024-09-21 12:00:39 Copyright for

‘If anyone could undo … the will of Louisiana … the Catholic church can and will,’ says survivor whose case is targetedMonths after Louisiana’s supreme court upheld the constitutionality of a state law that let child molestation victims sue for long-ago abuse, despite arguments to the contrary by a Roman Catholic diocese, another church organization is asking the federal government to strike the statute down.Behind the request in question are the Dominican Sisters of Peace and a law firm that boasts about having represented Catholic institutions in Louisiana courts for more than a century. Another of the law firm’s clients

Illness could be treated as a physical, rather than mood, disorder, according to scientists in EdinburghIain Campbell, a researcher based at Edinburgh University, has a special perspective on bipolar depression. He lives with the condition and has lost family members who have taken their own lives because of their depression. It remains an intractable, devastating health problem, he says.More than a million people in the UK have bipolar depression, of whom a third are likely to attempt suicide. Yet the condition’s roots remain unknown – despite significant efforts to understand them. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/21/metabolism-diet-linked-bipolar-depression-scientists-edinburgh Author : Robin

The Rev Sue Parfitt has lost right to conduct religious ceremonies after her arrest at a Just Stop Oil demonstrationAn 82-year-old retired priest has spoken of her pain at losing her right to conduct religious ceremonies because of her participation in Just Stop Oil protests.The Rev Sue Parfitt was arrested in May after causing damage to the glass around Magna Carta at the British Library in London as part of a protest with the climate action group. She is still awaiting trial. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/21/retired-priest-painful-treatment-church-climate-protests Author : Andrew Kersley Publish date : 2024-09-21 10:27:28 Copyright for syndicated

Zelenskyy will present ‘victory plan’ to US president during trip to Washington next week, when he is also likely to hold talks with TrumpVolodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Joe Biden to allow Ukraine to carry out long-range strikes inside Russia with US-supplied weapons, and to earn “a place in history” by “strengthening Ukraine” before he leaves office.Speaking before a crucial trip next week to Washington, where he will meet Biden and the US vice-president and presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, and address the UN, Zelenskyy said he would present a “victory plan” to end the war. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/21/biden-letting-ukraine-strike-deep-within-russia-key-to-ending-war-zelenskyy-says

Key figures seek to bring about winner-takes-all allocation that would give Trump all five electoral college votesCongressional Republicans are demanding an 11th-hour change to Nebraska’s presidential voting system in a move that could transform the electoral calculus and tip the race to Donald Trump in the event of a photo finish.With polls showing Trump neck-and-neck with Kamala Harris both nationally and in battleground states, senior GOP congressional figures are pressing the Nebraska legislature to replace a system that splits the allocation of its electoral college votes with the straightforward winner-takes-all distribution that operates in most US states. Continue reading... Source

Met Office says people should expect flooding, transport disruption and damage to buildings in affected areasA weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers is in force across much of southern England and Wales.The Met Office says damage to buildings as a result of lightning strikes, disruption to public transport and flooding should be expected within the affected areas. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/21/weather-warning-storms-lightning-england-and-wales-met-office Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-09-21 08:18:50 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Hezbollah praises Ibrahim Akil as ‘one of its great leaders’ following his deatg in Israeli airstrikeHere is a video report on the Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Friday. In total, 14 were killed and at least 66 injured.The Guardian’s international security correspondent, Jason Burke, has written a profile of Ibrahim Aqil who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Friday. Here is an extract: Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/21/middle-east-hezbollah-ibrahim-akil-israel-gaza-war-latest Author : Amy Sedghi Publish date : 2024-09-21 07:41:26 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Though the party has plenty to celebrate at its first conference in power for 15 years, there is much work to do to on net zeroWhen Keir Starmer arrives in Liverpool this weekend promising an upbeat tone to Labour’s first conference in power for 15 years, he will boast of his party’s strong start to its first 82 days in government.In just the last two months, the new government has made more green reforms than Rishi Sunak did in his entire premiership and Labour has plenty to celebrate: it has taken the first steps to crack down on water companies

Campaigners say data will give greater oversight on 11-plus admissions exams and expose them to scrutinyGrammar schools in England have been ordered to publish details about their admissions tests, which campaigners say will expose them to greater scrutiny and potential legal challenges.The ruling by a first-tier tribunal required the Lincolnshire consortium of grammar schools to release anonymised results for children who sat its 11-plus entrance tests, including raw scores and results adjusted by their dates of birth. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/sep/21/grammar-schools-england-ordered-publish-details-admissions-tests-entry-exams Author : Richard Adams Education editor Publish date : 2024-09-21 06:00:34 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Which? study of 42 popular items such as pasta and milk revealed price difference even greater for loyalty card membersShopping at a local convenience store can cost you up to a fifth more than buying the same items at larger branches of the supermarket chains who own them, according to a new study – with the difference even greater for loyalty scheme members.Which? compared the cost of 42 popular grocery items – from cheese and pasta to blueberries and ice-cream – on three occasions in June and July at the largest supermarket-branded convenience chains – Morrisons Daily, Sainsbury’s Local and

Deputy PM also says people ‘will have a better life’ within five years in interview with the GuardianAngela Rayner: ‘I get criticised for going on holiday. Am I not allowed to do that?’Keir Starmer’s popularity ratings will bounce back, the deputy prime minister has insisted, saying the government would deliver material improvements to people’s lives over the next five years.Angela Rayner said the prime minister had been underestimated before but predicted he would become more popular as the impact of the changes Labour was introducing began to be felt. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/21/keir-starmer-popularity-ratings-will-bounce-back-angela-rayner-insists Author : Pippa Crerar Political

Ipsos survey asked people in 31 countries what they thought of their health and healthcareMental health has overtaken cancer and obesity as the health problem most Britons worry about, a global survey has revealed.Experts said the shift in the public’s perception reflected the sharp rise in recent years in mental ill-health caused by the Covid pandemic, the cost of living crisis and male violence against women. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/20/mental-health-overtakes-cancer-and-obesity-as-britons-biggest-health-worry Author : Denis Campbell Health policy editor Publish date : 2024-09-20 17:39:06 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Protesters in Liverpool to call on government to implement full arms embargo against Israel over Gaza warThe UK’s first pro-Palestine national march to be staged outside London is expected by organisers to attract tens of thousands of people on the periphery of the Labour party conference in Liverpool.The 19th “national march for Palestine” will start at midday on Saturday near Lime Street railway station and end near King’s Dock, where Keir Starmer’s party is gathering this weekend. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/20/huge-crowds-expected-at-pro-palestine-march-ahead-of-labour-conference Author : Daniel Boffey Chief reporter Publish date : 2024-09-20 18:01:31 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Environment agency advised that the animal posed a danger to elderly woman in remote summer house in WestfjordsA rare polar bear that was spotted in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities have said.The bear was killed in the north-west tip of the country after police consulted the national environment agency, which declined to have the animal relocated, according to the Westfjords police chief, Helgi Jensson. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/20/rare-polar-bear-shot-dead-by-police-in-iceland-after-being-thought-a-threat Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-09-20 18:45:08 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.