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Front will bring chill to Victoria and NSW over weekend, BoM warns. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning folks. Thanks so much to Martin Farrer for kicking us off this morning. I’m Stephanie Convery and I’ll be taking you through the news until mid-afternoon.The NSW government says it will try and stop family violence before it starts under a new $38m prevention strategy.It is about programs that, over the long-term, help to shift the dial on community attitudes and behaviours underlying these types of violence.The “priority settings” identified in the strategy

Scott McAfee finds state prosecutors did not have authority to bring charges related to alleged filing of false documentsA Georgia judge on Thursday dismissed two criminal counts in the United States’ 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump and one other count against allies of the Republican presidential candidate.Fulton county judge Scott McAfee found that state prosecutors did not have the authority to bring those charges, which related to the alleged filing of false documents in federal court. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/12/trump-election-interference-georgia Author : Guardian staff and agency Publish date : 2024-09-12 20:01:34 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Vice-president will hold two rallies in state narrowly won by Trump in 2020, while former president says he would refused another debateUS politics live – follow updatesKamala Harris embarked on a drive to exploit her strong debate performance on Thursday, as the Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign pledged to intensify efforts to persuade voters in battleground states deemed essential to winning the White House.Meanwhile, her opponent Donald Trump – whose debate performance has been criticized even by some of his supporters – said that he would refuse to debate Harris again. “There will be no third debate,” he said in an

Republicans sharing false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets has put national attention on SpringfieldThe city of Springfield, Ohio, has closed down its city hall due to a bomb threat issued to multiple facilities.Springfield has been the subject of national attention in recent days after Donald Trump’s campaign and rightwing Republicans amplified a false social media rumor of the community’s Haitian immigrants eating local pets. There is no evidence to back up the claims. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/12/springfield-ohio-city-hall-bomb-threat Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2024-09-12 18:55:12 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Meta’s global affairs chief points to ‘behavioural issue’ around child safety tools on the social media platformsParents do not use parental controls on Facebook and Instagram, according to Meta’s Nick Clegg, with adults failing to embrace the 50 child safety tools the company has introduced in recent years.Meta’s global affairs chief said there was a “behavioural issue” around using the tools, after admitting they were being ignored by parents. Clegg made the admission as regulatory pressure builds on tech companies over protecting children from harmful content, with the Australian government announcing plans this week to ban younger teenagers from accessing

Figure no longer treated as official statistic in embarrassing setback after 2021 census question misunderstood Official figures estimating the number of transgender people in England and Wales have been stripped of their accredited status after an investigation found too many people misunderstood the 2021 census question.In an embarrassing setback, the Office for National Statistics has requested a reclassification of the finding that there were 262,000 trans people in England and Wales on census day, equivalent to 0.55% of the population. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/12/official-estimate-trans-population-england-wales-ons Author : Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-12 17:28:58 Copyright for

Irish building materials firm was identified by Grenfell inquiry as behaving with ‘persistent dishonesty’A second professional golfer, Leona Maguire, is under pressure to end her sponsorship deal with the Irish company Kingspan after the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster found it behaved with “persistent dishonesty” in selling combustible foam insulation.Grenfell United (GU), the bereaved and survivors group, is calling on the 29-year-old to drop the firm and stop wearing its logo on her golf shirts after the Ryder Cup player Shane Lowry announced he was doing so earlier this week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/12/grenfell-survivors-urge-ireland-golfer-leona-maguire-to-axe-kingspan-sponsorship Author :

Diana Johnson was giving speech in which she said UK was in grip of ‘epidemic of antisocial behaviour, theft and shoplifting’The minister for policing and crime prevention has had her purse stolen at a conference for senior police officers.Diana Johnson was in Warwickshire on Tuesday to give a speech to the Police Superintendents’ Association, in which she said towns and cities were being “gripped by an epidemic of antisocial behaviour, theft and shoplifting”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/12/minister-police-diana-johnson-purse-stolen-senior-officer-uk-conference Author : Eleni Courea Political correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-12 15:43:20 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Prosecutors presented evidence of three additional allegations dating back to the 2000s against Weinstein, 72Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of his retrial in New York, Manhattan prosecutors said at a hearing Thursday.The indictment will remain under seal until Weinstein’s arraignment, which is scheduled for 18 September. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/12/harvey-weinstein-indicted-sex-crimes-new-york Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-09-12 14:54:13 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Bill is laid before parliament after years of campaigning by mother of Manchester Arena bombing victimPubs and clubs that can hold 200 people could be fined £10,000 if the owners fail to comply with a new law that is meant to protect against terror attacks.Martyn’s law, otherwise known as the terrorism (protection of premises) bill, will require all venues with a capacity of more than 199 people to take steps to ensure they have a plan in place in case of an attack on their premises. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/12/martyns-law-terror-safety-plans-venues-200-plus-capacity Author : Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor Publish

Rollout of pylons across countryside is cheaper and quicker way to integrate renewable electricity, says energy tsarThe government has ruled out burying electricity cables underground as part of its energy strategy, which will involve the unrolling of millions of pylons across the British countryside, Ed Miliband’s clean energy tsar has said.Chris Stark, the former leader of the Climate Change Committee, now heads the government’s “mission control” department for decarbonising the grid by boosting renewable energy and building connections across the country. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/12/renewable-energy-uk-pylons-national-grid-upgrade Author : Helena Horton Environment reporter Publish date : 2024-09-12 13:38:06 Copyright for

David Lammy says aid workers must be able to do their jobs and reiterates calls for a ceasefireSyrian media is reporting that in addition to killing two people in a drone strike on a vehicle inside Syria, Israeli forces have also shelled the Syrian town of Al-Rafid in the south-east of the country, close to territory controlled by Israel.The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza has said that Israeli attacks have killed at least 34 people and injured 96 over the past 24 hours in the territory. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/12/israel-gaza-war-unrwa-middle-east-hamas-latest-news Author : Martin Belam Publish date : 2024-09-12

Alexander Yuk Ching Ma pleaded guilty to accepting gifts from China in return for delivering US defense informationA former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI who received cash, golf clubs and other expensive gifts in exchange for spying for China was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison.Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, made a deal in May with federal prosecutors, who agreed to recommend the 10-year term in exchange for his guilty plea to a count of conspiracy to gather or deliver national defense information to a foreign government. The deal also requires him to submit to

Parents of babies murdered by former hospital nurse say critics using families’ losses to build their own reputationsThe parents of babies murdered by the former nurse Lucy Letby have said conspiracy theorists should be “ashamed”, in a statement read by a lawyer to a public inquiry.Letby, 34, was sentenced to 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted across two trials of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/12/lucy-letby-conspiracy-theorists-should-be-ashamed-inquiry-told Author : Jamie Grierson Publish date : 2024-09-12 11:12:03 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Owners confirm site will become fuels import terminal and distribution hub in blow to Scotland’s industrial baseBusiness live – latest updatesThe owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery have confirmed it will shut by the end of June next year, in a blow to Scotland’s industrial base and the site’s 500 employees.Britain’s oldest refinery will close in the second quarter of 2025 to become a fuels import terminal and distribution hub, according to Petroineos, a joint venture between the Chinese state-owned oil firm PetroChina and Ineos, the petrochemicals empire of the British billionaire Sir James Ratcliffe. Continue reading... Source link :

UN chief condemns ‘dramatic violations of international humanitarian law’. Plus, Republicans dismayed by Trump’s debateGood morning.An Israeli airstrike on a school being used as a shelter for displaced Palestinians has killed 18 people, Gaza’s civil defence agency said. The UN’s Palestinian refugee agency Unrwa reported that six of its staff were among the dead.What did the UN say after the airstrike? “These dramatic violations of international humanitarian law need to stop now,” said the UN chief, António Guterres. Unrwa head, Philippe Lazzarini, said: “Humanitarian staff, premises and operations have been blatantly and unabatedly disregarded since the beginning of the war”.What

Kamala Harris has her sights set on North Carolina while Donald Trump is heading to ArizonaKamala Harris and Donald Trump are focusing on swing states today. Harris is scheduled to hold rallies in North Carolina – in Charlotte and Greensboro, the Associated Press reported. Trump is heading west to Tucson, Arizona. Yesterday, the candidates marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.At a fire station in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, close to where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed, Trump posed for photos with children who wore campaign shirts. Joe Biden and Harris visited the same fire station earlier in the day.

The prime minister will deliver a speech this morning after Lord Darzi’s damning report on the NHSIn an interview with LBC, Wes Streeting, the health secretary, said that, although Labour wants more focus on preventative health measures, it would not be bringing in new salt or sugar taxes. He explained:That wasn’t in our manifesto and the reason why we are reluctant to go down that sort of route is because there is a cost-of-living crisis at the moment and I think we have got to get the balance right.Crucially, on public health and prevention measures we have got to take

Moscow said it had defeated Ukrainian units in a number of villages but there was no independent confirmation or immediate comment from UkraineRussian drones inflicted significant damage to the northern Ukrainian town of Konotop’s energy infrastructure in an overnight attack that injured at least 14 people and cut electricity to the settlement, local officials said on Thursday.According to a report by the Reuters news agency, rescuers were working to restore power in the town, which had a prewar population of about 83,000. Regional officials said there had been 10 explosions during the attack and mayor Artem Semenikhin said the power

Worst net closures so far this year are on high streets, while retail parks and shopping centres fair betterA wave of closures by chemist, pub and bank chains led to almost 2,300 more empty stores on high streets, shopping centres and retail parks in Great Britain in the first half of this year, according to new research.Chain stores were shuttered at a net rate of 12 a day, with the three services accounting for half of those closures, according to a survey by Green Street for the advisory firm PwC. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/12/chemist-pub-and-bank-closures-lead-to-2300-more-empty-uk-stores-survey-finds Author : Sarah Butler

Victoria police deny accusation of excessive force after activists say several people protesting Land Forces expo are in hospital with serious injuriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBetween 50 and 100 anti-war protestors were injured during the violent clashes on Melbourne’s streets on Thursday, with one police officer for every two to three protestors, legal advocates have said.Helicopters were circling the CBD on Thursday morning as pro-Palestine and anti-war protesters prepared for further demonstrations outside the Land Forces expo, an international military conference at the Melbourne Convention and

The 30-year ordeal – including almost five years in prison for a bank robbery he didn’t commit – has had a catastrophic impact, barrister tells courtFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe state of Queensland has still not apologised to Terry Irving – more than 30 years after he was maliciously prosecuted by police and wrongfully jailed for a bank robbery he did not commit.Irving, an Aboriginal man from north Queensland, spent 1,671 days in prison from 1993 until his conviction was overturned by the high court in

UK government urged to change regulations so new homes incorporate solar panels, heat pump, high-grade insulation and battery storageBuilding new homes to low-carbon standards would save the occupants thousands of pounds, new research has shown, as experts urged the government to change the regulations on housing development.People living in a typical three-bedroom, semi-detached newly built house would save an average of £1,341 a year if it was equipped with solar panels, a heat pump, high-grade insulation and battery storage. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/12/low-carbon-homes-can-save-1341-in-bills-and-should-be-compulsory-study-shows Author : Fiona Harvey Environment editor Publish date : 2024-09-12 05:00:14 Copyright for syndicated content

Factional infighting to continue as party conservatives claim Mark Speakman’s push for four-person panel is ‘blatant challenge’ to federal leadershipFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastModerate powerbrokers in the New South Wales Liberal party have been accused of undermining Peter Dutton by voting for a four-person panel to administer the division, in what opponents have described as an attempt to “neutralise” federal intervention.In an email to members after the NSW executive met on Tuesday, conservatives accused the state president, Don Harwin, and the NSW leader, Mark Speakman, of

Prosecutor says disposal of bodies must be considered when sentencing former Jetstar pilot over Carol Clay’s murder in the Wonnangatta ValleyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe daughter of a camper murdered by a former Jetstar pilot in Victoria’s high country says Gregory Lynn “stole” her mother from her, as prosecutors seek a life sentence over the killing.Lynn, 57, appeared in the Victorian supreme court on Thursday for a pre-sentencing hearing after a jury in June found him guilty of murdering Carol Clay in 2020. He was acquitted