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Storm expected to make landfall in Louisiana on Tuesday evening and bring heavy rainfall to Mississippi and TexasCommunities along the US’s Gulf Coast are bracing for possible impact as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to become a hurricane later in the day on Tuesday and make landfall in Louisiana the following morning.The storm has been moving northward, the National Hurricane Center said, and is expected to be just offshore the coasts of north-eastern Mexico and southern Texas by Tuesday evening. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/10/tropical-storm-francine-hurricane-warning-louisiana Author : Anna Betts Publish date : 2024-09-10 15:44:16 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

The Project hopes competition will raise big money for underfunded organisations working to protect beloved speciesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTense competition is brewing between the greater glider and the koala in Australia’s marsupial of the year vote but there are hopes a silky-tailed species that “mates themselves to death” could win over voters and maybe even save it from heading towards extinction.Network Ten’s The Project launched the competition in collaboration with organisations and charities that work with or help preserve the habitat of marsupials, many of them endangered, in a bid to raise funds

Conservative motion to strike down plan is defeated after sometimes bad-tempered Commons debateUK politics live – latest updatesMPs have voted to remove the winter fuel allowance from all but the poorest pensioners, a plan that has been criticised by opposition parties and prompted disquiet among many Labour MPs.After a sometimes bad-tempered Commons debate, a Conservative motion to strike down the move was defeated by 348 votes to 228. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/sep/10/mps-back-cuts-to-winter-fuel-payments Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-10 14:16:53 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Review finds research did not meet ‘minimum standards’ for assessing whether Rwanda was safe place to send peopleThe last Conservative government relied largely on evidence from Rwandan officials in its assessment of the country as a safe place to send asylum seekers, an official report has found.The independent chief inspector of borders and immigration (ICIBI) looked at the Home Office’s assessment of whether or not Rwanda was a safe place to send refused asylum seekers, a document known as “country of origin information”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/10/home-office-rwanda-asylum-plan-safety-review Author : Diane Taylor Publish date : 2024-09-10 13:40:18 Copyright for

Albanese government says people have been reluctant to get life-saving early testing because of the risk of being refused insuranceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLife insurance companies will be banned from discriminating against people based on genetic testing under federal government moves designed to encourage greater use of predictive technology in preventative health.The assistant treasurer, Stephen Jones, will announce on Wednesday that life insurers will be banned from using the results of predictive genetic testing in their underwriting assessments.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/10/australia-insurance-company-discrimination-genetic-testing Author : Karen

Antony Blinken says development threatens European stability and demonstrates Iran’s destabilising influence“I think it’s a critical moment for Ukraine,” Antony Blinken said, warning that Russia is ramping up attacks on cities and people, and in particular targeting energy infrastructure.The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has said that Russia has received shipments of Iranian ballistic missiles, Reuters reported. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/10/germany-land-border-controls-migration-europe-live Author : Lili Bayer in Brussels Publish date : 2024-09-10 12:33:25 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

At least 19 people killed as missiles hit overcrowded area in attack that Israel says targeted a Hamas command centreIsrael-Gaza war – follow the latest developmentsIsraeli airstrikes on al-Mawasi “humanitarian zone” in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 19 people and injured a further 60, according to witnesses and medical officials in the blockaded Palestinian territory.At least four missiles hit the overcrowded supposed “safe zone” on the coast in the early hours of Tuesday, causing dozens of tents to catch fire and leaving craters as deep as 9 metres, the civil emergency service said. Hundreds of thousands of displaced

Hedge fund tycoon is also in talks with RedBird IMI to acquire Daily and Sunday TelegraphBusiness live – latest updatesSir Paul Marshall has sealed a £100m takeover of the Spectator magazine as the backer of GB News completes the next stage of his ambition to control a significant swathe of the UK’s conservative and rightwing media outlets.Marshall, the hedge fund tycoon who already owns the UnHerd website, is also in the running to buy The Daily and Sunday Telegraph with the second round of bids by prospective buyers due by 27 September. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/sep/10/gb-news-paul-marshall-deal-buy-spectator-redbird-imi Author :

Fallout over Libyan central bank governor’s dismissal presents immediate challenge for Sisi and ErdoğanA new alliance between Egypt and Turkey designed to end a long-running dispute over events in the Middle East faces it first major test in the shape of a worsening political crisis in Libya linked to control of its oil wealth.Egypt and Turkey fell out in the aftermath of the 2011 Arab spring, primarily because of the Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s coup against his Islamist predecessor, Mohamed Morsi, an ally of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/10/egypt-turkey-alliance-tested-crisis-libya Author : Patrick

Lady Justice Thirlwall has opened the inquiry into events at Countess of Chester hospital’s neonatal unitLady Justice Thirlwall has told the Thirlwall inquiry that she expects to publish her final report in the autumn of next year.The inquiry has opened today in Liverpool for four days of opening statements, with hearings expected to continue into early next year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2024/sep/10/thirlwall-inquiry-lucy-letby-countess-of-chester-hospital-latest-updates Author : Martin Belam Publish date : 2024-09-10 09:39:40 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Critics decry Christian-dominated blueprint in country with South America’s second-highest rate of teenage pregnancyParaguay, which has the second highest rate of teenage pregnancy in South America, is about to approve its first national sex education curriculum.But activists, students and parents have expressed concern about the new guidelines, which warn that condoms cannot be trusted, masturbation leads to loneliness and make no mention of LGBTQ+ people. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/10/paraguay-sex-education-curriculum Author : Tiago Rogero South America correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-10 09:00:41 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Jonathan Reynolds says ‘the nature of what we’ve inherited required immediate decisions’, as MPs set to vote on means-testing paymentsGood morning. Today will be a difficult day for the Labour party, which is asking its MPs to vote this afternoon to means-test the winter fuel payment, but it is important to keep a sense of proportion, and a good indicator of that is the way lobby journalists are having to redefine the word “rebel”. In the Tory Brexit days, and before, a rebel was an MP voting against their government. But today very, very few Labour MPs are expected to

Likely 4% pension rise next year could help defuse row facing chancellor over winter fuel paymentUK state pension could rise by about £460 a yearBusiness live – latest updatesAmong the many figures included in the monthly health check of the UK labour market from the Office for National Statistics one had special significance: the annual increase in average earnings.That’s not because the other pieces of data don’t matter. The jobless rate (which fell from 4.2% to 4.1%), the number of people in work, the level of vacancies and the days lost through strikes all convey important information about the state

Average earnings including bonuses in three months to July – used to calculate the triple lock – grew by 4%Business live – latest updatesThe UK state pension could rise by about £460 a year from April 2025, the latest wage growth figures suggest.Average earnings including bonuses in the three months to July, which is used to calculate the pensions triple lock, grew by 4%, according to the Office for National Statistics, down from 4.6% year on year over the three months to June. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/sep/10/uk-state-pension-rise-april-2025-wage-growth Author : Phillip Inman Publish date : 2024-09-10 06:40:17 Copyright for

Newcastle district court hears emotional victim impact statements during sentence hearing for bus driverFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Hunter Valley bus crash survivor has described how he was trapped in driver Brett Button’s “bus of hell”.When Drew El Moussalli stepped into the Newcastle district court witness box on Tuesday during Button’s sentence hearing, he asked Judge Roy Ellis to order Button to show some respect and look at him as he spoke about the impact of the fateful night when 10 people died and 25 were

Bodies of two boys – aged nine and 11 – discovered inside Faulconbridge home by family memberFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo children have been found dead in a Blue Mountains home by a family member, with a woman en route to hospital under police guard.New South Wales police said officers were called to the home in Faulconbridge at about midday on Tuesday over welfare concerns for a woman and two children. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/10/blue-mountains-faulconbridge-two-children-found-dead-woman-arrested-ntwnfb Author : Emily Wind Publish date : 2024-09-10 04:31:01

Palestinians go back to work but struggle to see positive future after destruction of Israel’s 10-day raid that killed 21 in cityIn the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, residents are struggling to return to normality after the longest – and deadliest – Israeli military operation in the area for 20 years. On Sunday – the start of the working week – traffic choked the city centre for the first time in nearly two weeks after roads were repaired; street vendors sold peaches and the first of the season’s pomegranates as the city slowly came back to life.But in some

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report gives police largely clean bill of health on impartiality after accusations of biasThe former prime minister Rishi Sunak and his home secretary Suella Braverman have been criticised in an official report for wrongly lambasting the Metropolitan police’s handling of pro-Palestinian protests.The report from HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services gives police a largely clean bill of health about its impartiality. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/10/sunak-braverman-metropolitan-police-palestine-demos-report Author : Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-09 23:01:31 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Miami receiver was detained before game on SundayPlayer says he followed orders given by officersNew video surfaced on Monday showing police officers forcefully removing Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill from his car and throwing him to the ground during a heated traffic stop before his team’s home opener on Sunday.The Miami-Dade Police Department said it was releasing the available bodycam footage while continuing to investigate the incident. Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump posted a clip from the footage on X. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/09/tyreek-hill-miami-dolphins-police-handcuffs-traffic-stop Author : Agencies and Guardian sport Publish date : 2024-09-10 02:00:54 Copyright for syndicated

Band accuse campaign of unauthorised use of Seven Nation Army and seek ‘significant monetary damages’The White Stripes’ Jack White and Meg White have filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump for what they allege is the “flagrant misappropriation” of a recording of their hit song Seven Nation Army in a campaign video.In an Instagram post on Monday, Jack White shared the first page of the lawsuit, filed in court in New York, with the caption: “This machine sues fascists.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/sep/09/white-stripes-trump-lawsuit-seven-nation-army Author : Dee Jefferson Publish date : 2024-09-10 02:05:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Premier says agreeing to 15% pay rise this year would lead other workers to ‘knock on the door’ demanding the sameFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales nurses’ strike has prompted warnings to keep ambulances and emergency departments clear of minor cases as Labor feels the heat from public sector unions.Nurses and midwives are walking off the job across NSW for 12 hours on Tuesday after demands for a 15% pay rise this year were rebuffed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/10/nurses-midwives-strike-nsw-hospitals-pay-rise-premier-chris-minns Author : Australian

Israel’s military said in a statement that it ‘struck significant Hamas terrorists’, with residents of the tent encampment at Al-Mawasi saying it was hit by at least four missilesSee all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza warPicture from the site of the attack are beginning to come in. They show a huge search and rescue effort taking place in the dark. It is now just before 4am in Gaza.Search and rescue teams have told local media that they have been struggling to reach victims who might have been buried.Before the attack, many steps were taken to reduce the chance of harming

California’s Line fire, only 3% contained, has charred more than 21,000 acres as temperatures soar into triple digitsThousands of people east of Los Angeles have been ordered to flee their homes from an out-of-control wildfire that has burned through a large area of forest.In southern California, currently in the grip of a ferocious heatwave, the so-called Line fire has burned areas around San Bernardino national forest, about 65 miles (105km) east of Los Angeles. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/wildfire-line-fire-evacuation-san-bernardino-la Author : Oliver Milman and Dani Anguiano Publish date : 2024-09-09 23:48:15 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

‘Sizeable minority’ of survivors of crime have not been informed that perpetrators will be freed on TuesdayHundreds of survivors of crime are unaware that their perpetrators will be freed on Tuesday despite requests that this would not happen, the victims’ commissioner has claimed.As the government prepares to release 1,700 offenders to ease overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales, Helen Newlove said some victims were “unaware of their offender’s release” and could not seek protective measures. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/sep/09/victims-unaware-offenders-early-prison-release-sds40-england-wales Author : Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor Publish date : 2024-09-09 23:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Exclusive: Foreign minister Penny Wong says she ‘welcomes’ the British move and Palestinian civilians ‘cannot pay the price’ of defeating HamasFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is coordinating with the UK and other allies to “pressure” Israel to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and to stop the erosion of longstanding norms protecting aid workers.The Australian government has also explicitly backed the UK’s decision to curb arms exports to Israel, putting it at odds with the US, which is reported to have privately warned Britain