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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

Rachel Reeves tells Labour MPs that axing allowance for all but poorest pensioners will help plug £22bn hole in financesThe chancellor has faced down would-be rebels in a private meeting of Labour MPs ahead of the crunch vote on the government’s controversial plan to scrap the winter fuel allowance.Rachel Reeves told a gathering of the parliamentary Labour party that the move was necessary, despite fears about the impact on millions of less-well-off pensioners, as it would help to plug a £22bn gap in the public finances. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/09/chancellor-faces-down-would-be-rebels-ahead-of-winter-fuel-payment-vote Author : Jessica Elgot, Pippa Crerar and Heather

Dallas Humber, 34, and Matthew Allison, 37, face 15 counts including soliciting hate crimes and support for terrorismA white supremacist group that branded itself the Terrorgram Collective drew up a list of high-profile assassination targets including at least one senator and a district court judge, according to a federal indictment unsealed on Monday.Prosecutors allege that the two leading agitators of the group incited followers on social media to commit hate crimes against Black and Jewish people, immigrants and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/white-supremacists-charged-assassination-hitlist Author : Richard Luscombe Publish date : 2024-09-09 20:28:28 Copyright for

Nurses and midwives in NSW plan to walk off job for 12 hours from this morning. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOur rural affairs writer Gabrielle Chan has been looking at today’s farming protest and how it compares to the last one endorsed by the National Farmers’ Federation which was, amazingly, nearly 40 years ago in 1985.The battle between Rupert Murdoch and his children over the future of his media empire begins this week in Nevada as observers attempt to force the court to make the secretive dispute public. Continue reading... Source

Disgraced film mogul taken from Rikers Island prison last night after experiencing chest pains, representatives sayThe disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was rushed from prison to a New York City hospital for emergency heart surgery after he experienced chest pains, his representatives told US media.“Mr Weinstein was rushed to Bellevue Hospital last night due to several medical conditions,” Weinstein representatives Craig Rothfeld and Juda Engelmayer said in a statement first reported by ABC News. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/harvey-weinstein-hospitalized Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2024-09-09 20:02:40 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Charlotte Proudman receiving ‘starkly different’ treatment to male counterparts for criticism of judge’s ruling, hearing toldA leading female barrister who is facing disciplinary proceedings for saying a judge had shown a “boys’ club attitude” has applied for the case against her to be thrown out, claiming she is being held to a higher standard than her male counterparts.Charlotte Proudman has been charged by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) in relation to a 14-part thread she posted on X about Jonathan Cohen – a member of the Garrick Club, which recently ended its ban on female members after 193 years –

Bryan Kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing four students at a rented house in November A judge in Idaho has ordered a new venue for the trial of a man charged with murdering four university students in a high-profile case two years ago, saying he believed the accused could not receive a fair trial in his courthouse.Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger had argued their client would be subjected to “mob mentality”, and cited alleged threats from local residents including that “they’d burn the courthouse down” if he was acquitted. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/idaho-university-murder-trial-venue-change Author : Richard Luscombe and agency

Consumer finance expert says one missed monthly payment can trigger a large cash penalty within weeksThe consumer finance expert Martin Lewis has accused local authorities of acting like “the worst loan sharks” in what he says is their aggressive and intimidating pursuit of vulnerable residents who fall behind on council tax payments.In a blistering attack, Lewis accused councils of using “grotesque” collection practices that can see a single missed monthly payment rapidly escalate within weeks to large cash penalties, a court summons and bailiffs being sent to a person’s home. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/sep/09/martin-lewis-authorities-handle-unpaid-council-tax-like-worst-loan-sharks Author : Patrick Butler

Case is into whether the mainly female roles are equal to predominantly male warehouse staff, who are paid moreMore than 60,000 Asda shop workers have begun a key stage in their fight for equal pay in a long-running case that could lead to more than £1.2bn in compensation.The employment tribunal started a hearing on Monday, expected to last about three months, into whether mainly female shop workers’ roles are of equal value to predominantly male warehouse workers who are currently paid up to £3.74 an hour more. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/09/equal-pay-hearing-affecting-thousands-of-asda-shop-workers-begins Author : Sarah Butler Publish date :

Sharing of information about 50 men accused of raping Gisèle Pélicot has allegedly led to families being victimisedLawyers defending men accused in a mass rape trial in southern France said on Monday they would be filing legal complaints over internet users leaking their clients’ personal information and thus endangering their families.A court in the southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pélicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife without her knowledge over a decade. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/09/france-mass-trial-defence-lawyers-to-file-complaints-over-identity-leaks-dominique-pelicot Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2024-09-09 16:21:51

Americans’ respite from dangerous storms likely to end with potential hurricane threatening Texas and LouisianaA relatively quiet respite for Americans in terms of hurricane activity appears as if it is coming to an end, with a storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico that is set to become a hurricane when it reaches the US coast on Wednesday.The storm, called tropical storm Francine, was located about 300 miles south of the mouth of the Rio Grande and is expected to move north, hitting the gulf coastline of Louisiana, as a category one or even two hurricane. Such storms have wind

Democrats say Republican chairman’s report inflates Harris’s role and overlooks Trump’s for election purposesPartisan divisions over the chaotic 2021 pullout of western forces from Afghanistan have burst into the open ahead of Tuesday’s presidential debate in Philadelphia after a Republican-led congressional report attempted to implicate Kamala Harris in the episode.A 250-page report from the House of Representatives’ foreign affairs committee castigated the Biden administration for failing to anticipate the Taliban’s rapid takeover and neglecting to prepare for the orderly departure of non-combatant personnel. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/kamala-harris-afghanistan-withdrawal-report Author : Robert Tait Publish date : 2024-09-09 14:35:24 Copyright for

Some campaigns say contest’s handling is disgraceful after insiders reveal they may get only brief time on stageUK politics live – latest updatesConservative leadership contenders have called the lacklustre handling of the contest disgraceful after it emerged they may only get 10 minutes to address the party’s conference.The contest, which was expected to be a battle for the soul of the party, has been reduced to leadership contenders being given just 10 minutes on the stage, insiders said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/09/tory-leadership-contenders-up-in-arms-over-10-minute-conference-speech-plan Author : Aletha Adu and Pippa Crerar Publish date : 2024-09-09 13:48:29 Copyright for syndicated content

Mike Pence, Mark Esper and John Bolton among senior former Trump officials saying he is a danger to the US; Congress returns to tackle funding billGood morning US politics readers. The Harris campaign is set to air a new TV ad featuring former officials in Donald’s Trump administration warning about the threat he poses to the country, in what looks like an attempt to goad the former president ahead of tomorrow’s debate.The minute-long spot, entitled “The Best People”, will run on Fox News as well as in Trump’s home town of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Philadelphia on Tuesday to

Steve Dymond, 63, was distraught after being heckled and accused of cheating during 2019 filming, says landladyA man who is believed to have himself after appearing on The Jeremy Kyle Show was “broken” and “wasn’t a well man”, his landlady has told the inquest into his death.TV guest Steve Dymond, 63, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, is thought to have ended his life seven days after filming for the ITV show in May 2019.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide

Lord Mandelson-backed clearing bank’s future was thrown into question by HMRC action over unpaid taxesBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of London, the fledgling clearing bank backed by the Labour grandee Lord Mandelson, has announced it has raised another £42m from investors days after being hit by a winding-up order by tax authorities.The financial company said the oversubscribed funding round closed in August, and was led by Luxembourg’s Mangrove Capital Partners. Mangrove is an existing investor known for backing companies such as Skype. Its chief executive Mark Tluszcz sits on the BoL board. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/09/mandelson-bank-of-london-winding-up-order Author

More than 40 people injured as military research centre for chemical arms production hit, according to sourcesMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli jets have launched a substantial strike on targets in Syria, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 40 others, according to Syrian state media and opposition sources.The main target appeared to be a military research centre in Masyaf associated with Syria’s chemical and ballistic missiles programme but explosions were also heard in Damascus, Homs and Tartus. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/09/israeli-strikes-syria-masyaf Author : Peter Beaumont Publish date : 2024-09-09 10:21:36 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Just hours after opinion appears in AFR, shadow minister clarifies divestiture as ‘one of the various tools the treasurer needs to look at’ but not Coalition policyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe shadow transport minister, Bridget McKenzie, was forced to clarify the Coalition does not support breaking up Qantas just hours after floating the possibility of forced divestiture powers in the aviation sector.McKenzie warned the competition watchdog’s review of the aviation sector “will be a failure if it does not address the role of divestiture” in an opinion piece in the Australian Financial Review on

Diana Johnson had said measures such as a social tariff were being looked atSky News has broadcast some footage from the Downing Street meeting this morning, where Keir Starmer is launching the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime. Idris Elba, the actor who has campaigned on this issue, is among those attending.Good morning. When Keir Starmer says he is willing to take tough, unpopular decisions as PM, he is using language leaders have relied on for centuries, often quite effectively. But the problem with this approach is that it is not just a rhetorical device; it can get very, very tough,

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Asia-Pacific markets are hit by worries over US jobs marketWe also have worrying signs that the US jobs market is cooling.The latest UK Report on Jobs from KPMG and REC shows that the UK labour market softened in August, with vacancies falling for both permanent and temporary staff.“Recent Government warnings that the UK’s economy may weaken further before improving add to the overall sense of uncertainty, affecting recruitment plans. Firms holding back from hiring led to a sharp contraction in the number of people placed into permanent roles in August

Opposition leader says ‘there’ll be less kids in watch houses’ under an LNP government but won’t commit to ending the practiceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland opposition leader, David Crisafulli, has conceded “it’s wrong” to jail children in police watch houses, but stopped short of promising an end to the practice in the first term of an LNP government.Crisafulli made the comments in a livestreamed interview with the Queensland Council of Social Service head, Aimee McVeigh, on Friday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

University of Sydney and University of Melbourne’s 2025 caps both reduced by 7%, to 11,900 and 9,300 international students respectivelyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian National University will have its international student allocation slashed by more than 14%, according to new data, one of 15 institutions set to lose a slice of the cohort as the government is criticised for the “random” and “arbitrary” caps.Department of Education figures, made public on Friday evening, show 23 universities will be able to enrol more international students than they had

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says military scientific research centre housing pro-Iranian weapons experts was hit, with the death toll including three civiliansRead all our Middle East crisis coverageWelcome to our live coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza and the wider crisis in the Middle East.Israeli airstrikes in central Syria have killed at least seven people, including three civilians, a UK-based war monitor has said, in an attack believed to be targeting a military scientific research centre.The number of dead in the Israeli strikes on the Masyaf region stands at seven, namely three civilians, including a man and his son

Legislation will be put before MPs on Monday that extends right to all councils to set routes and timetablesLocal transport authorities across England will be able to run and control bus services under a Labour overhaul designed to “save vital routes”, parliament will hear on Monday.The transport secretary, Louise Haigh, said the “bus revolution” would empower local communities as the government prepares formally to announce measures to make services more reliable. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/09/labour-to-give-english-local-authorities-power-to-run-bus-services Author : Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-09 05:00:08 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Edmundo González pledges to push for freedom and democracy for Venezuela after going into exile in Spain amid fears for his safetyThe US secretary of state has said Edmundo González “remains the best hope for democracy” in Venezuela after the former presidential candidate went into exile in Spain.Antony Blinken said on X on Sunday that González’s departure from Venezuela “is the direct result of the anti-democratic measures that Nicolás Maduro has unleashed on the Venezuelan people”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/09/edmundo-gonzalez-exile-spain-venezuela-opposition-nicolas-maduro Author : Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro, Jon Henley in Paris and agencies Publish date : 2024-09-09