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Chu Kai-pong, 27, pleaded guilty to ‘act with seditious intent’ for displaying slogan ‘Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times’A man in Hong Kong has pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, becoming the first person to be convicted under the city’s controversial national security law known as Article 23, passed in March.Chu Kai-pong, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of “doing acts with seditious intent”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/16/chu-kai-pong-hong-kong-first-conviction-sedition-charge Author : Reuters Publish date : 2024-09-16 07:11:09 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police allege William Swale drove SUV into families having lunch outside Royal Daylesford Hotel, killing two children and three adultsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA wine cellar worker has described finding a driver inside his car looking “like he was wasted” a minute after a crash killing five patrons outside a pub.William Swale, 66, faced the first day of a committal hearing in Ballarat on Monday over the November 2023 crash that killed two children and three adults in Victoria’s Daylesford. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/16/daylesford-crash-trial-bus-driver-william-swale-diabetes-ntwnfb

Black universal credit claimants 58% more likely to get sanctions than white people, while mixed ethnic groups are 72% more likelyBlack and minority ethnic benefit claimants are disproportionately likely to be hit with universal credit sanctions – financial penalties typically running into hundreds of pounds – according to official statistics unveiled for the first time.Black universal credit claimants were 58% more likely to be sanctioned than white claimants, mixed ethnic groups were 72% more likely and Asians 5% more likely, according to the figures published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/16/benefit-sanctions-more-likely-for-minority-ethnic-claimants-uk-data-shows Author

Situation potentially fuelled by people unable to access mental health services self-medicating, clinic founder saysYoung people becoming addicted to ketamine is a national problem that is growing rapidly, a leading addiction psychiatrist has said.Specialist ketamine clinics have recorded a surge over the past two years in the numbers of young people coming through their doors, many of whom have struggled to engage with mainstream treatments. NHS and private clinics have also reported significant rises. Owen Bowden-Jones, a consultant psychiatrist and founder of the pioneering Club Drug clinic, said he had seen a definite increase in young people after “a pretty

Olaf Scholz’s government says ‘acute dangers’ led to decision but some EU criticise ‘unacceptable’ decisionGermany will reintroduce temporary checks at all nine of its land borders on Monday in a move that has drawn criticism from several of its European partners but praise from the far right.The embattled coalition government in Berlin said last week that checks already being carried out on its borders with Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland would be extended to France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/16/germany-reintroduces-border-checks-to-far-right-praise-as-eu-tensions-mount Author : Jon Henley Europe correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-16 04:00:16

Government says NSWEduChat, developed after ChatGPT was banned from classrooms, saved some teachers more than an hour a weekFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastArtificial intelligence education technology aimed at easing pressure on teachers will launch in New South Wales classrooms this year, in one the largest rollouts of its kind globally, the state government says.On Monday the NSW education minister, Prue Car, said NSWEduChat would be available for public school teachers by the start of term four, which starts on 14 October.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking

‘Violence was an accepted part of the culture, and threats of violence were a substitute for reasoned negotiations’, says interim reportFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian branch of the construction union is “caught up in a cycle of lawlessness” and has been “infiltrated” by bikie and organised crime figures, according to an independent probe launched by the union before it was put into administration.On Monday the union’s administrator, Mark Irving, released an interim report by barrister Geoffrey Watson stating that information he uncovered “supported the accuracy”

Identity has not been confirmed but suspect named in media reports is described as construction worker who opposed invasion of UkraineThe suspect in the latest apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump was in custody on Sunday night after being apprehended unarmed, having apparently abandoned his assault rifle at the golf course before fleeing.The man in custody was Ryan Wesley Routh, three law enforcement officials told the Associated Press. The officials who identified the suspect spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/15/trump-assassination-attempt-suspect Author : Guardian staff and

Oran Routh says dad, accused of attempted assassination, wanted to give ‘humanitarian aid’ to troops defending UkraineThe son of the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course Sunday said his father had traveled to Ukraine and volunteered to provide what the son described as “humanitarian” aid to troops defending the country from Russian forces that invaded in 2022.“My dad went over there and saw people fucking fighting and dying,” Oran Routh said during a brief telephone call when asked about his father, 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh. “He … tried to make sure shit was

At least 320,000 people have been displaced and 64 were still missing after the strongest storm to hit Asia this yearMyanmar’s death toll from floods rose to at least 113, the country’s military government said, following heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi that has caused havoc across parts of Southeast Asia.At least 320,000 people have been displaced and 64 were still missing, government spokesperson Zaw Min Tun said, according to a late-night bulletin on state-run MRTV. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/16/typhoon-yagi-scores-dead-from-flooding-in-myanmar Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2024-09-15 23:31:07 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Questions will be raised about Trump’s exposure to attack, but Secret Service is also being commended for stopping itA US Secret Service spokesperson summed up an extraordinary afternoon at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, in five chilling words: “We live in dangerous times.”The spokesperson made his assessment at a press conference on Sunday afternoon, just hours after an individual had been spotted with an AK-47-style semi-automatic rifle just a few hundred yards from where Donald Trump was playing golf. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/16/second-trump-assassination-attempt-analysis Author : Ed Pilkington Publish date : 2024-09-15 23:05:08 Copyright

Backbenchers and NGOs criticise decision to explore how country has cut migrant numbers at Rome talksKeir Starmer is under pressure from Labour backbenchers and NGOs to distance his government from Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right immigration policies on the eve of bilateral talks in Rome.After the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, said the UK would consider copying Italy’s plans to process asylum applicants in a third country such as Albania, one backbencher questioned why a Labour administration was “seeking to learn lessons from a neo-fascist government”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/15/starmer-under-pressure-to-distance-uk-from-italys-hard-right-immigration-plans Author : Aletha Adu in Rome and Rajeev Syal Publish

Follow today’s news liveHousing minister Clare O’Neil spoke to the ABC this morning, appearing just after an update on the apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a Florida golf course.Asked about political violence, O’Neil said:Firstly, my thoughts are with Donald Trump and his family. It is absolutely awful what has happened this morning and as you pointed out, to come two months after an assassination attempt on a former President. It is a terrible thing that is going on here. Just two really quick reflections.It worries me because America is such an important and powerful democracy and it does

Former president was unhurt in apparent assassination attempt at golf course in FloridaFamily and political figures from both ends of the political spectrum expressed shock as details emerged of an apparent attempted assassination attempt of Donald Trump at his Florida gunfire golf course.Secret Service agents opened fire during the incident after spotting a man hiding in bushes with an AK-47 rifle a few hundred yards from Trump as he was playing golf. The agents then opened fire, prompting the man to flee. A suspect was later arrested and a weapon, a scope and a GoPro camera were recovered. Continue reading...

Workers voted overwhelmingly to reject wage proposal from aviation giant last weekTalks between Boeing and striking US factory workers will resume on Tuesday under a federal mediator, the union said, after workers voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from the embattled aviation giant.“On Tuesday, the Union will meet with federal mediators assigned through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) and Boeing to begin discussions,” a chapter of the machinists union called IAM-District 751, which represents more than 33,000 union members in the Seattle region, said late on Saturday on its website. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/15/boeing-striking-workers-mediated-talks-tuesday Author :

Incident occurred at Trump National Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, where ex-president was playingThere is quite a bit of confusion across media outlets on the gunshots.According to the New York Post, two people were exchanging gunfire that was meant specifically for each other.“I have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former President Trump and his property in Florida, and I am glad he is safe. Violence has no place in America.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/sep/15/donald-trump-shooting-florida-golf-course Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2024-09-15 20:15:09 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Bedfordshire police believe Juliana Prosper, 48, Kyle, 16, and Giselle, 13, were victims found in flatTributes have been paid after the “devastating” loss of a mother and two of her teenage children who were found dead at a flat in Luton.Bedfordshire police said it believed the victims to be Juliana Prosper, 48, Kyle Prosper, 16, and Giselle Prosper, 13, all of Leabank, although formal identification has yet to take place. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/15/tributes-paid-to-mother-and-two-children-found-dead-in-luton-flat Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2024-09-15 19:26:34 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Politico reports gunshots in question fired at Florida Trump National Golf Club where ex-president was golfingRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity, his campaign said in a statement on Sunday. It said no further details were available.Reuters could not immediately determine where Trump was located when the campaign issued the statement. Politico national correspondent Meridith McGraw reported that the gunshots in question were fired at Trump National Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, where the former president was golfing on Sunday.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/15/trump-safe-gunshots-golf-course Author : Reuters Publish

Before announcing his feelings, ex-president had posted AI images suggesting Swift had endorsed him for presidentDonald Trump has addressed Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris in November’s presidential race by announcing his “hate” of the pop star.The former president and Republican nominee wrote Sunday on his Truth Social platform: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/15/trump-taylor-swift-kamala-harris-election Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2024-09-15 18:03:59 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Tory leadership hopeful says comments about Diane Abbott were ‘completely wrong’ and donor has apologisedThe Conservative party leadership candidate James Cleverly has declined to rule out accepting future donations from Frank Hester, the businessman who said Diane Abbott made him “want to hate all black women”.A Guardian investigation revealed in March that Hester had told a meeting he did not hate all black women but seeing Abbott on TV meant “you just want to hate all black women because she’s there”. He also said the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington “should be shot”. Continue reading... Source link

Rebel group claims what would be first missile to have landed in Israel from Yemen, but no reports of casualtiesThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has warned Yemen’s Houthi rebels will pay a “heavy price” after the group claimed its first ballistic missile strike on Israel and its leader warned of bigger attacks to come.The missile – claimed by the Houthis as an advanced surface-to-surface hypersonic missile – triggered air sirens across the country at about 6.30am, and local media aired footage of people racing to shelters at Ben Gurion international airport south-east of Tel Aviv. According to reports, it

Former presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr decries ‘weaponization of our government’ over 1994 incidentRobert F Kennedy Jr has said that he is being investigated by federal authorities for collecting the head from a decapitated whale carcass.During a campaign event on Saturday for the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, in Glendale, Arizona, the former independent presidential candidate said, “I received a letter from the National Marine Fisheries Institute saying that they were investigating me for collecting a whale specimen 20 years ago.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/15/rfk-jr-whale-beheading-federal-investigation Author : Edward Helmore Publish date : 2024-09-15 16:24:19 Copyright for syndicated content

Storm Boris has caused rivers to burst banks and trapped people in their homes across Austria, Poland and SlovakiaSeven people have drowned in Austria, Poland and Romania and four others are missing in the Czech Republic as Storm Boris continues to lash central and eastern Europe, bringing torrential rain and floods that have forced the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes.Swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have been battered by high winds and unusually fierce rains since Thursday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/15/catastrophe-of-epic-proportions-six-drown-in-europe-amid-heavy-floods-storm-boris-poland-austria-slovakia-hungary Author : Sam Jones and agencies Publish date : 2024-09-15

Film producer’s former assistant says decision calls into question justice system’s attitude to sexual assault and rapeWomen who were key to exposing the disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein have told of frustration at the decision by UK prosecutors to discontinue two indecent assault charges against him.Zelda Perkins, a former personal assistant to Weinstein who broke a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to help expose him as a rapist, said the decision called into question the justice system’s attitude towards sexual assault and rape. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/15/women-attack-uk-decision-to-halt-harvey-weinstein-charges Author : Ben Quinn Publish date : 2024-09-15 15:00:58 Copyright for syndicated

Prince and Princess of Wales echo birthday wishes sent from royal family’s X account despite strained relations The Prince and Princess of Wales have delivered a small peace offering in their rift with the Duke of Sussex by wishing Prince Harry happy birthday for the first time in three years.In a post on X, the royal family shared a photograph of a smiling Harry, to mark his 40th birthday, complete with a cake emoji. The message said: “Wishing The Duke of Sussex a very happy 40th birthday today!” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/15/royal-family-posts-40th-birthday-wishes-to-prince-harry Author : Matthew Weaver Publish date