The Guardian

Former first minister makes prediction as senior political figures reflect on 10th anniversary of referendumNicola Sturgeon has predicted that Scotland will become an independent country as part of a “wider shake-up” of the UK, as senior figures across Scottish politics reflect on the 10th anniversary of the referendum.With support for independence stabilised at just below 50%, the former first minister told BBC Scotland News: “I believe that, perhaps as part of a wider shake-up of UK governance, the reunification of Ireland, perhaps, more autonomy in Wales, that I think we will see Scotland become an independent country.” Continue reading... Source

Former prime minister says previous Tory government’s immigration policy would not have acted as a deterrentSir John Major has criticised the former Conservative government’s Rwanda scheme, saying it was unsuitable for the 21st century and was “un-Conservative and un-British”.The Tory former prime minister expressed frustrations around “the way society has come to regard immigration as an ill” and said he did think the policy would have acted as a deterrent. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/18/john-major-rwanda-plan-un-conservative-un-british Author : Aletha Adu Political correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-18 08:04:56 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Asset Energy has 30 days to respond to industry minister Ed Husic’s request for further information about the proposed gas project off Sydney’s coastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe industry minister, Ed Husic, has issued a preliminary refusal of the contentious Pep11 offshore gas project proposed for the New South Wales coast, a month before the federal government was due to file its court defence in a legal action designed to force it to make a decision.Husic issued a short statement on Wednesday, saying he had “carefully

Judge raises questions about Maurice Hawell’s prospects of rehabilitation after he, brother Marius Hawell and Andrew David were all found guilty of the sexual assaults in JulyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMaurice Hawell, a Sydney lawyer convicted over the gang rapes of three teenage women during his buck’s weekend, was only remorseful for his own situation and showed no empathy towards his victims, a judge says.Maurice Hawell, 30, Marius Hawell, 23, and Andrew David, 30, were all found guilty of the sexual assaults in July

Annual rate in August unchanged as consumers reduce spending on big-ticket itemsThe UK’s annual inflation rate rose by 2.2% in August, matching the increase in July, hovering just above the Bank of England’s 2% target.Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the government’s preferred measure of the cost of living remained steady as consumers cut back spending on big-ticket items. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/18/uk-inflation-bank-of-england-target-interest-rates Author : Phillip Inman Publish date : 2024-09-18 06:01:39 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Nine people were killed and nearly 3,000 wounded after thousands of pagers detonated across Lebanon, in an incident Hezbollah blamed on IsraelAnalysis: Hezbollah pager explosions, if caused by the Mossad, would be a big escalationThe Taiwanese manufacturer linked to pagers that exploded as part of a deadly attack against Hezbollah has said the devices were made by a company in Europe, as the militant group blamed Israel and vowed revenge attacks.Images of the pagers emerged in the aftermath with stickers on the back appearing consistent with pagers made by Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, according to analysis by Reuters. Continue reading...

Ousted Liberal MP tells federal court she was not aware during the rally that gatecrashers had performed Nazi salute on steps of parliamentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOusted Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she was “determined to be brave” and attend a “Let Women Speak” rally in 2023 despite warnings of security threats, the federal court has heard.Deeming, who began her second day of cross-examination on Wednesday, told the court that she was alerted during the Melbourne event that there were “men in black” nearby but

Elon Musk’s America Pac replaces voter turnout operations in Arizona and Nevada with less than 50 days until electionAmerica Pac, one of the largest and the most ambitious of the groups supporting Donald Trump’s campaign, is replacing its voter turnout operations in the crucial battleground states of Arizona and Nevada, according to two people familiar with the matter.The political action committee, backed by billionaire Elon Musk, has ended its contract with the September Group and will hire a new company to knock on doors with fewer than 50 days left until the election. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/17/trump-american-pac-voter-turnout-operation-arizona-nevada Author

Federal Labor tables report in parliament hours after senators reveal it had been uploaded to royal commission websiteFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has published a previously secret report recommending an overhaul of the military justice system after it was discovered online alongside exhibits tendered to the royal commission into veteran suicide.Labor frontbencher Malarndirri McCarthy told the Senate on Wednesday the report had been published on the royal commission website “in error” after being provided on a confidential basis.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news

AFP alleges hundreds of criminals – including motorcycle gang members and Italian, Middle Eastern and Korean organised crime members – used GhostFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDozens of people have been arrested as part of an investigation into an encrypted messaging network known as “Ghost”, the first of its kind to allegedly be administered by an Australian and a platform trumpeted as “un-hackable”.Australian national, Jay Je Yoon Jung, 32, from Narwee in Sydney’s south, was arrested and charged on Tuesday for allegedly creating and running the platform.

Former president talks up tariffs in Flint, Michigan, and warns attendees of dangers of nuclear ‘obliteration’ Trump held his first campaign event on Tuesday since the thwarted assassination attempt over the weekend, telling a packed 6,000-seat arena in Flint, Michigan that the assassin “couldn’t even get a shot off” while describing the Secret Service’s “great” response to the threat.During a town hall moderated by former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump took audience questions about manufacturing and the economy, among other issues. Like his first appearance after the attempt on his life in July – also a rally

Microsoft researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake websiteA false claim circulating on social media that Kamala Harris was involved in an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is the work of a covert Russian disinformation operation, according to new research by Microsoft.Researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake website for a nonexistent San Francisco news outlet named KBSF-TV. The Russian group responsible, which Microsoft

Centre for Women’s Justice gathered testimony from more than 200 women alleging attacks by police officer partnersMale police officers accused of domestic abuse were promoted into positions tackling rape and violence against women, rather than being punished, according to a new report.The report from the Centre for Women’s Justice is based on the testimony of more than 200 women who allege attacks by their police officer partners. It concludes that, despite promises from police chiefs of change, little progress has been made and failings are “systemic”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/18/male-police-officers-accused-of-domestic-abuse-have-been-promoted-report-says Author : Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

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.