The Guardian

Terrier is a break-out star on social media after absconding from the second-story window of his guardian’s houseThere are escape artists, and then there is the elusive dog from New Orleans known as Scrim.A local pet-adoption service owner rescued the terrier from a dog pound where he faced the possibility of euthanasia – but Scrim then fled the home of a family that adopted him and spent about six months on the run before an elaborate effort to capture him succeeded in October, according to media outlets, including Nola.com. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/17/new-orleans-escape-artist-dog-scrim Author : Ramon Antonio Vargas

Researchers are baffled by 12th-century corpses uncovered at a heritage learning centre built in the garden of Leicester Cathedral after discovery of Richard III’s remainsIn gardens a few metres from Leicester Cathedral, archaeologists have made a disturbing discovery. Their excavations have revealed a narrow vertical shaft filled with the remains of 123 men, women and children.It is one of the largest pit burials ever excavated in the UK, with subsequent research suggesting the bodies were dumped there more than 800 years ago, early in the 12th century. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/17/mystery-surrounds-800-year-old-leicester-burial-pit-containing-123-bodies Author : Robin McKie Publish date :

Biggest air strike in months raises fears for Ukraine energy infrastructure ahead of winter monthsUkraine’s largest private energy provider says that the early morning Russian air strikes on Ukraine’s power infrastructure has “seriously damaged” equipment at thermal power stations.In a statement on X, DTEK said its employees were working on repairing the equipment, but did not specify what exactly had been hit.A massive combined attack targeted all regions of Ukraine. Overnight and this morning, Russian terrorists used various types of drones, including Shaheds, as well as cruise, ballistic, and aeroballistic missiles – Zircons, Iskanders, and Kinzhals. In total, approximately 120

Health secretary risks tainting the debate by turning it into an issue of pounds and pence, Labour grandee saysLabour divisions over the controversial bill on assisted dying have intensified as party grandee Harriet Harman demanded the immediate cancellation of work ordered by the health secretary, Wes Streeting, into the potential costs to the NHS of legalisation.In an interview with the Observer, Harman said Streeting’s intervention – making clear he regarded the bill as a “slippery slope” and saying that he had commissioned work on the financial implications – had not only breached “neutrality” rules for cabinet ministers but risked “tainting”

With the hearings in their final phase, there has been less movement on the issues besetting the organisation than might have been hopedThe final phase of the long-running inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal has delved into the current operations and culture at the Post Office, as well as the issue of compensation payments to the hundreds of branch operators who were wrongly prosecuted.If the expectation was to find an organisation transformed – the reformation of a toxic culture, repair of the broken relations with staff and government and a well-oiled compensation process – testimony has shown that in many

Palestinian groups shocked by US president-elect’s favouring of outspoken supporters of far-right activists in the regionRightwing settlers and extremist nationalist Zionists in Israel have described top officials in Donald Trump’s new administration as a “dream team” which will offer a “unique and special opportunity” to expand Israel’s hold on occupied territory and permanently end any prospect of a Palestinian state.Palestinian groups and leftwing NGOs in Israel have been shocked by Trump’s appointment of outspoken supporters of the projects of far-right Israeli activists and say the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has been emboldened by Trump’s victory. Continue reading... Source link :

Milorad Zaric, 47, appears at Melbourne magistrates court on Sunday while withdrawing from drugs and alcohol, hearing is toldFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne man has been charged with murdering his neighbour after a woman was allegedly stabbed to death in front of three teenagers.Milorad Zaric, 47, appeared at Melbourne magistrates court on Sunday while he was withdrawing from drugs and alcohol, the court heard.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/17/melbourne-man-charged-with-stabbing-neighbour-in-front-of-three-teenagers-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date :

PM seeks to reassure Australians about the fate of their businesses under US Trump administrationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese is seeking to reassure Australian exporters about the fate of their businesses under an incoming US Trump administration, insisting he is confident they will be spared tariffs of up to 20% that the president-elect is threatening to impose.The prime minister said on Sunday that he did not expect any US move to slap tariffs on incoming goods to include imports from Australia.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s

Firefighters battle two out-of-control blazes as other communities brace for winds, storms and possible flash floodingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo out-of-control bushfires in Victoria have forced townships to evacuate and destroyed at least one home as parts of Australia’s east remain on alert for fires, wild winds and storms.Firefighters were on Sunday morning working to contain the fires in Victoria’s west, with flash flooding and heavy rainfall possible in the state’s north-east, south-east New South Wales and north-east Tasmania.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email

PM silent on demands for Rudd apology over past remarks calling Trump ‘the most destructive president in history’ and ‘the village idiot’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says Kevin Rudd will remain as Australia’s ambassador to Washington despite the apparent disquiet about Rudd’s past commentary on president-elect Donald Trump among some in Trump’s inner circle.Albanese is digging in against media speculation that Trump could demand Rudd’s withdrawal or that others in his administration could make the ambassador’s position untenable, insisting he will stay in the job

Isaac Levido and Michael Brooks warned ex-PM on 3 April voters ‘less likely to feel financially optimistic’Rishi Sunak’s top aides advised him not to call an early election, warning him that voters would be less likely to feel “financially optimistic” in the summer and that Conservatives would not be able to “hit Labour hard with both fists”.Isaac Levido, who directed the election campaign for the Conservatives, and Michael Brooks, a Tory strategist, issued the warning to the former prime minister in a blunt memo on 3 April, seven weeks before the election was called. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/16/rishi-sunaks-top-aides-advised-against-early-election-memo-reveals

Anthony Albanese has repeated his declaration that Australia’s ambassador to Washington, Kevin Rudd, won’t be going anywhere. Follow today’s news live.The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for the north-east of Victoria, with forecasts of heavy rainfall and “damaging to locally destructive wind gusts”:Heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding is forecast with areas of rain and thunderstorms for the northeast of Victoria from Sunday morning.Six-hourly rainfall totals of 30 to 60mm are likely, with isolated totals up to 80mm possible. 24-hourly rainfall totals of 60 to 80mm are likely, with isolated falls of 100mm possible.He’s

Conservation group warns species threatened by exploding populations of grey squirrels who carry lethal virusRed squirrels will soon disappear from England unless the government funds a vaccine against squirrelpox, one of the biggest groups set up to protect the species has warned.Conservationists say the English population of non-native grey squirrels has exploded this year, triggered by warmer winters which enable mating pairs to feed and breed all year round, and estimate that 70% are carrying squirrelpox, a virus which is lethal only to red squirrels. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/16/red-squirrels-to-vanish-from-england-unless-vaccine-against-squirrelpox-funded Author : Donna Ferguson Publish date : 2024-11-16 21:29:03

Liz Truss is the only former party leader of past five years to rank lower in terms of starting popularityKemi Badenoch’s personal approval ratings at the start of her Tory leadership are worse than those recorded by Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson at the start of their reigns, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.The new Tory leader’s net approval rating – the difference between those who approve or disapprove of the job she is doing – sits at -5%. The only former party leader of the past five years that she beats in terms of her starting

Exclusive: ‘Failure to rescue’ charge withdrawn years after coroner found woman died of untreated head injuryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Northern Territory police officer who faced criminal charges after an inquest found his partner died amid a “history of family violence” has returned to work after the case against him was dropped.A coroner found the officer’s partner, who was herself a former police officer in her late 30s, died in 2020 after 17 complaints were made to NT police about violence and “domestic disturbances” in the five years before her death.Sign up for Guardian

Leaders at Apec summit in Peru, with Biden intending to urge ‘stability, clarity and predictability’ through transitionJoe Biden will meet with Xi Jinping Saturday afternoon in what is expected to be the last time the two leaders meet before Donald Trump assumes the US presidency in January.The two leaders are attending the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Peru and are expected to have a meeting on the sidelines of the summit. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/16/biden-xi-jinping-apec-peru Author : Lauren Aratani and agencies Publish date : 2024-11-16 18:34:43 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Force says Telegraph writer accused of inciting racial hatred, rather than committing a non-crime hate incident as she has claimedEssex police have defended their decision to investigate the Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson over a social media post, saying she is accused of “inciting racial hatred” not of committing a “non-crime hate incident”, as she had claimed.The row over Pearson’s tweet has been splashed across the front pages of the Times, Telegraph and Mail this week. Leading figures on the right, including the new leader of the Conservative party, Kemi Badenoch, and the former prime minister Boris Johnson, have leapt to

Religious lobbyists are secretly coordinating and funding bodies that claim to be led by disabled people and health workersCampaigns against assisted dying that claim to be led by healthcare workers and disabled people are being secretly coordinated and paid for by conservative Christian pressure groups, an Observer investigation has found.The “grassroots” campaigns have been central to the debate on legalising assisted dying in England and Wales before a landmark vote by MPs this month. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/16/revealed-grassroots-campaigns-opposed-to-assisted-dying-financed-by-conservative-christian-pressure-groups Author : Shanti Das Publish date : 2024-11-16 16:27:15 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police said unnamed woman, believed to be from Corby, could have been victim of ‘targeted incident’Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman’s body was discovered in a car boot in east London.The woman, who has not been named but is understood to be from Corby, Northamptonshire, could be the victim of a “targeted incident”, police said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/16/investigation-launched-after-body-found-in-car-boot-in-east-london Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2024-11-16 15:40:39 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Water company claims information is not in the public interest despite widespread pollution of UK waters• ‘It’s a national disgrace’: fury at sewage-filled Windermere over toxic algae and dead fishOne of the UK’s biggest water companies is fighting a legal battle to block public access to data on treated sewage it is discharging into Windermere in the Lake District.United Utilities initially claimed that data from phosphorus monitors at sewage treatment works at the lake “was not environmental information”. It later claimed the information on phosphorus – which can pollute watercourses when at high levels – was “internal communication” and exempt

Property asset boom is cascading down the generations, with wealthiest parents far more likely to enrich their children, says Resolution FoundationThe wealthiest baby boomers are more than twice as likely to pass on gifts to their children than their poorer counterparts, according to research suggesting that a huge transfer of wealth and assets now taking place will exacerbate inequalities.Britain’s decades-long wealth boom is now being passed down the generations. The number of gifts and inheritances were hitting record highs at the end of the 2010s. However, the way it is being distributed means that wealth inequalities look set to echo

Ongoing dry conditions threaten to aggravate blazes in New York and New Jersey as wildfire seasons grow in intensityWildfires continue to ravage parts of New York and New Jersey, fueled by high winds and record low precipitation and, despite some rain over last weekend, there is no immediate relief in sight for the historic drought in the region, with ongoing dry conditions exacerbating the risk of spreading fires.Last month was the driest on record in New York City, with only 0.87in (2.2cm) of rain compared with the historic average of 4.12in for October, and forecasts predict the deficit between normal

US and EU have called for investigation into alleged irregularities in pro-Russia ruling party’s election victoryGeorgians protested on Saturday as the poll commission rubber-stamped the ruling party’s victory in a contested parliamentary vote marked by claims of Russian meddling and western calls to investigate fraud allegations.The Caucasus nation’s pro-western opposition has denounced the 26 October vote as “fraudulent”, while the EU and the US have called for an investigation into alleged electoral “irregularities”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/16/protests-in-georgia-disputed-vote-election-ban-opposition-russia Author : Agence France-Presse in Tbilisi Publish date : 2024-11-16 11:06:51 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Yantar intelligence ship was seen operating drones in an area containing critical energy infrastructureA Russian spy ship has been escorted out of the Irish sea after it entered Irish-controlled waters and patrolled an area containing critical energy and internet submarine pipelines and cables.It was spotted on Thursday east of Dublin and south-west of the Isle of Man but Norwegian, US, French and British navy and air defence services initially observed it accompanying a Russian warship, the Admiral Golovko, through the English channel last weekend. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/16/russian-spy-ship-escorted-away-from-internet-cables-in-irish-sea Author : Lisa O'Carroll in Dublin Publish date :

Leading university accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy termsOxford University has been accused of relying on academics on “Deliveroo-style” and precarious fixed-term contracts to give the majority of its tutorials, after new research revealed just a third of lessons are taught by full-time professors.Data obtained through freedom of information requests by the University and College Union and shared exclusively with the Observer, reveals that about 61% of core tutorial teaching is done by academics on fixed-term contracts or in hourly-paid roles. The union says that pay is based mainly on contact hours with students, but once preparation,