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Italy poised to approve tougher security measures in response to protests – Europe live

The Guardian • 2 days ago

Italy’s deputy prime minister said police will be able to detain under-18s for 12 hours, even if they have not committed a crimeNordic correspondentAs well as Steve Witkoff, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will also meet the Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre and the Finnish president Alexander Stubb and Norway’s new King Haakon during his visit to Oslo. Continue reading...

Trump continues midterm campaign blitz in North Carolina – US politics live

The Guardian • 2 days ago

President to stump for Michael Whatley, who is facing an uphill battle against Democrat Roy Cooper for the Senate, as elections are just two weeks awaySign up for the Breaking News US emailWelcome to the US politics live blog! I’m Shrai Popat and I’ll be bringing you the latest lines from Washington and beyond.We start today with Donald Trump’s upcoming to trip to Greenville, North Carolina – wher...

Giving £2 a day to people in the Amazon helps protect rainforest, pilot project finds

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Researchers say almost 90% of participants in unconditional basic income scheme in Peru adopted environmentally beneficial practicesA pioneering project to provide Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon with an unconditional basic income has contributed to the protection of the rainforest, according to a study.The analysis from the University of Bath is expected to contribute to a growing debate...

Downtown datacenter? AI plan floated for boarded-up San Francisco mall

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Developers propose turning San Francisco Centre into not a server-based facility but a ‘community-based AI exhibit’Downtown San Francisco has shown signs of revival since being battered by the Covid pandemic, which led to what many called a “doom loop” of vacant buildings, a worsening homelessness crisis, and dwindling public transit. But one highly visible reminder of the city’s struggle to recov...

Ban on family visits to care homes at start of pandemic had ‘devastating consequences’, inquiry finds – UK politics live

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Heather Hallett, chair of the Covid inquiry, has just published the report from the inquiry’s module 6, looking at what happened in care homesBadenoch says Britain needs tax cuts.We need to get out of the way of job creators who make our country richer. We need to encourage risk taking, wealth creation, enterprise.Britain’s tax burden has never been higher. You are taxed on the heating in your hom...

Storm Austen forecast to hit southern UK

The Guardian • 2 days ago

Yellow severe weather warning issued for first named storm of season with gusts of up to 60mph expectedThe first named storm of the season, Austen, is expected to bring gusts of up to 60mph to southern areas of the UK at the end of the week, forecasters said.While there would be spells of rain and showers for many on Tuesday and Wednesday, by Thursday Storm Austen would be approaching the south-we...

UK to deploy fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks

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RAF Typhoon fighters will fly defensive missions over cities and infrastructure, in extension of UK support for RiyadhRAF Typhoon fighters are to protect Saudi Arabia from attack by Yemen’s Houthis, flying defensive missions over the country’s cities and critical infrastructure, as western allies step up their intervention in the escalating conflict.The operation – the most significant military mi...

Covid revealed ‘underlying fragility of adult social care workforce’, inquiry finds – UK politics live

The Guardian • 2 days ago

Heather Hallett, chair of the Covid inquiry, has just published the report from the inquiry’s module 6, looking at what happened in care homesBadenoch says Britain needs tax cuts.We need to get out of the way of job creators who make our country richer. We need to encourage risk taking, wealth creation, enterprise.Britain’s tax burden has never been higher. You are taxed on the heating in your hom...

UK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds

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Inquiry chair says failure to isolate people discharged from hospital into care was ‘significant oversight’The care sector was “an afterthought” during the Covid-19 pandemic, and government failures caused the virus to spread “like wildfire” among vulnerable and elderly people, a public inquiry has found.Heather Hallett, who is leading the Covid-19 inquiry, said it was a “significant omission” tha...

Italy to deploy 500 troops to Milan after days of protests and looting

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Government planning tougher security measures after protests over high cost of living descend into violenceWhy are people protesting across Europe?Italy’s government is sending 500 soldiers to Milan as it vowed a “firm response from the state” after protests against the high cost of living descended into clashes with police, vandalism and looting, and ahead of further demonstrations planned on Sat...

Thames Water creditors secure former Labour minister to drive rescue deal

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Stricken UK water supplier lines up John Hutton as independent chair designate if takeover goes aheadThe group of Thames Water creditors pursuing a £10bn rescue deal for Britain’s largest water supplier has lined up a former senior Labour minister to chair the company, as it tries to win over the government.The creditor consortium, called London & Valley Water, said on Tuesday that Lord John H...

Federal efforts over alleged noncitizen voting escalate with California arrests | First Thing

The Guardian • 2 days ago

The DoJ has charged 28 green card holders in California, accusing them of fraudulently registering to vote. Plus, is the world really ready for AI actors?Good morning. The US Department of Justice has charged 28 green card holders in California, accusing them of fraudulently registering to vote and casting illegal ballots. The arrests – 11 people are in custody – mark the latest escalation in fede...

Badenoch says Tories would prioritise cutting taxes for businesses over individuals – UK politics live

The Guardian • 2 days ago

Conservative leader also called for benefit spending to be cut to fund rise in defence budgetBadenoch says Britain needs tax cuts.We need to get out of the way of job creators who make our country richer. We need to encourage risk taking, wealth creation, enterprise.Britain’s tax burden has never been higher. You are taxed on the heating in your home. You’re taxed at the petrol pump filling up you...

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani launches India’s biggest-ever IPO

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Low-cost broadband provider Jio Platforms aims for £81bn valuation when it floats on the stock market on WednesdayBusiness live – latest updatesIndia’s second-richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is launching what could be the country’s biggest-ever initial public offering (IPO), despite a stock market downturn.Mumbai-based Jio Platforms, a telecoms company backed by Meta Platforms and Google, is hoping to...

Google cloud failure hits millions as UK courts and banks knocked offline

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Power glitch stalls hearings as Revolut, Lloyds and HSBC customers unable to pay or move money Business live – latest updatesAn outage at Google’s cloud services in the UK has caused widespread disruption, hitting courts and leaving millions of customers unable to access and send cash at banks including Lloyds, HSBC and Revolut.Google has blamed a “power event” for the failure at its London-based ...

Millions unable to use Revolut app or cards as company suffers ‘service disruption’

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UK banking company insists customers’ funds and data are safe despite problems with sign-in, card payments, transfers and withdrawalsBusiness live – latest updatesRevolut customers have been unable to access their money after the banking app went down, affecting a number of services including card payments, cash withdrawals and transfers.The UK banking company said its app was down because of a “s...

Badenoch calls for benefit cuts to fund defence spending in pre-budget speech – UK politics live

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Conservative leader gives speech as Treasury sources say Healey has ruled out a rise in capital gains taxReferring to Andy Burnham’s article published yesterday, Badenoch said:Andy Burnham wrote in The Times yesterday about the moral outrage of the current benefit system. But as far as I could work out, his answer is to spend even more on benefits.I have said it before and I will say it again and ...

Brendan Nugent facing three charges over alleged attack on MP Helen Haines

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Victoria police arrested the 43-year-old Tarrawingee man on Monday afternoon after the incident in WangarattaWho is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria?Brendan Nugent’s family say Haines has been their friend for more than 20 yearsGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastHelen Haines’ alleged attacker, Brendan Nugent, has been charged with dangerous driving causin...

Alberta voters reject plan for referendum to leave Canada

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Result is a victory for prime minister Mark Carney and supporters of Canadian unityVoters in Canada’s Alberta have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to begin a process towards independence, delivering a victory for the prime minister, Mark Carney, and supporters of Canadian unity.With more than 1.5m votes counted, 76% supported remaining in Canada, while close to 24% backed beginning a process to...

Serbian prosecutor who investigated Belgrade Trump tower project ‘targeted with spyware’

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Apparent attempt to hack Rade Bajić’s iPhone comes amid efforts to undermine landmark criminal caseA Serbian prosecutor who investigated the authorities’ allegedly illegal scheme to help the Trumps build a tower in Belgrade has been targeted with advanced spyware, expert analysis indicates.The finding suggests a disturbing new element in the authoritarian Serbian regime’s campaign to undermine wha...

Ex-Greens co-leader urges council groups to reject Zionism policy

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Exclusive: Adrian Ramsay calls conference motion a distraction and says councillors should maintain coalitions where possibleUK politics live – latest updatesAdrian Ramsay, the former co-leader of the Greens, has urged his party’s councillors to reject the newly adopted “Zionism is racism” motion if it will help them stay in power in local government, in a fresh sign of internal dissent over the p...

Man facing three charges over alleged attack on MP Helen Haines

The Guardian • 2 days ago

Victoria police arrested the 43-year-old Tarrawingee man on Monday afternoon after the incident in Wangaratta Helen Haines’ alleged attacker, Brendan Nugent, has been charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally cause serious injury and the Commonwealth offence of causing harm to a Commonwealth public official.He will be held overnight to appear at Wangaratta magistrates’ c...

Brendan Nugent charged over alleged attack on Helen Haines

The Guardian • 2 days ago

Victoria police arrested the 43-year-old Tarrawingee man on Monday afternoon after the incident in Wangaratta Helen Haines’ alleged attacker, Brendan Nugent, has been charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally cause serious injury and the Commonwealth offence of causing harm to a Commonwealth public official.He will be held overnight to appear at Wangaratta magistrates’ c...

Surprise drop in UK unemployment to 4.7% as John Healey’s first budget looms

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Latest ONS data presents mixed picture amid slump in job vacancies and analysts warning labour market is ‘running on idle’Business live – news updatesHealey to reject calls to raise CGT in budgetUnemployment in the UK has fallen unexpectedly in the final snapshot of the jobs market before John Healey’s first budget next week.The jobless rate fell to 4.7% in the three months to August, from 4.9% ac...

Badenoch says Healey’s budget will be worse than Reeves’s if he doesn’t slash spending – UK politics live

The Guardian • 2 days ago

Conservative leader to give a speech later, while Treasury sources say Healey has ruled out a rise in capital gains taxGood morning. John Healey, the chancellor, is delivering his first budget a week tomorrow, and this morning there are two news developments that will help to frame the way it is received.The most important is on the front page of the Times, where Steven Swinford has a story firmin...