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Scottish university’s annual tradition once involved giving out raisins but fancy dress and shaving cream now in vogueNobody at the University of St Andrews in Scotland seems to remember how Raisin Monday became a giant foam fight. For 600 years, first-year students have taken part in the ritual of thanking older students for mentoring them through their first few weeks of university life.Traditio...
Downing Street emphasises sacrifices of UK troops and reasserts ‘unwavering’ support for Ukraine amid softening US policy towards RussiaUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has criticised Pete Hegseth for downplaying the role of Nato allies in helping the US with combat operations in Afghanistan, saying Donald Trump’s defence secretary had been wrong to do so.The direct condemnation cam...
Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHOAn eighth person in Kenya has tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the country’s first-ever cluster of cases of the virus, as the second-largest outbreak in history kills more than 4,300 and sickens more than 9,000 people in the region.It highlights the diminished role the US has p...
Monitoring tools common in a range of workplaces, including factories, office jobs, delivery work and in retail – often without employees being informedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEmployers are increasingly using technology, from CCTV to keystroke monitoring, to track workers’ moves and it is being accelerated by the use of AI, the Human Technology Institute has warn...
Dearth of bananas coincides with poor apple harvest and lack of summer stone fruitGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA shortage of Australia’s most popular fruit, bananas, has hit supermarket shelves at a tricky time for lunchboxes, right as apple season winds down after tough growing conditions and summer stone fruit is yet to arrive en masse.Cool weather in key Queensland...
The choreographer said goodbye to Lucy Guerin Inc by dancing in public for the first time in 13 years - which she found ‘incredibly confronting’If there is one thing the professional dancer learns never to expect, it’s longevity. The physical demands on the body and increasing risk of injury tend to necessitate short careers. Melbourne-based choreographer Lucy Guerin has certainly bucked that tren...
Dutch MEP says government is trying to avoid EU environmental rules as protests over luxury development turn violentMEPs have accused Albania of deploying “sneaky” practices to fast-track a proposed Trump-linked luxury resort in the country amid protests that have turned increasingly violent.As the prime minister, Edi Rama, pledged to “listen to the voices of young people” taking to the streets, t...
Leftwing outlet said it had faced ‘multiple attacks’ and ‘malicious lies’ which made its situation unsustainableBusiness live – latest updatesThe leftwing news site the Canary has announced that it is closing indefinitely. Earlier this year the media outlet was blocked from accessing funds and has faced allegations of internal turmoil.The outlet, founded in 2015 at the height of support for the th...
Police said Shawn Oliver was arrested on suspicion of operating under influence of alcohol after a car crashThe Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts announced the suspension of his campaign on Sunday hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk-driving crash.Shawn Oliver, a city councilor in New Bedford and a corrections officer, said in a post on X he was ending his c...
Ricardo Gonzalez was injured and taken to hospital after confrontation in Long Beach, according to officialsFederal immigration agents broke the arm of a US citizen in what a Democratic congressman said was a “brutal attack” during a confrontation with protesters in California.Video of Saturday’s encounter in Long Beach shows Ricardo Gonzalez, identified as a former city employee, handcuffed and f...
Singer ‘mortified’ about wearing diamonds from Argyle mine at centre of environmental concerns about Indigenous landThe singer Ellie Goulding has admitted her error at having promoted diamonds at the centre of environmental concerns about Indigenous land in Australia, despite having spent years campaigning on environmental issues – including the effects of mining on ancestral lands.She appeared at...
US military says Tech Sgt Ian Patterson was killed after he fell from rafters at University of Texas at San Antonio gameThe US military has identified the air force officer who died after he fell from the rafters of the Alamodome during a rappelling demonstration before the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)’s home game against Navy on Saturday.He was Tech Sgt Ian Patterson, a tactical air ...
Trump’s approval rating reaches new low; 66% of Americans think Trump is using position of power for monetary gain, including 34% of RepublicansSign up for US Breaking News emailA new Washington Post-ABC poll shows that Donald Trump’s approval rating has reached a new low – 33%.This comes, just over two weeks away from the November midterms, as the president continues crisscrossing the country as ...
Far-right activist is charged with two counts of harassment causing fear of violence to two MailOnline reportersThe far-right activist known as Tommy Robinson used “bullyboy, intimidatory tactics” to threaten journalists and cause them to fear for their safety, a court has been told as his harassment trial got under way.Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is charged with two co...
Exclusive: Chris Hinchliff urges environment watchdog to block rules that will allow almost 16,000 new homes in one of UK’s most protected areasThe environment watchdog is being urged to intervene in “cash to trash” planning rules that will allow almost 16,000 new homes in the Norfolk Broads despite the damage to one of the UK’s most environmentally protected areas.Labour’s flagship planning refor...
Exclusive: Chris Hinchcliff urges environment watchdog to block rules that will allow almost 16,000 new homes in one of UK’s most protected areasThe environment watchdog is being urged to intervene in “cash to trash” planning rules that will allow almost 16,000 new homes in the Norfolk Broads despite the damage to one of the UK’s most environmentally protected areas.Labour’s flagship planning refo...
Rachel de Souza names Middlesbrough and Hounslow among hardest places in which to grow up and says some children are being ‘radically failed’Services for children in parts of England are in a “state of emergency”, according to a report that identifies what it claims to be the hardest places in the country for young people to grow up in.The children’s commissioner, Rachel de Souza, said in some loc...
Comedian, who is on trial at Southwark crown court, allegedly sexually assaulted woman within minute of meeting herRussell Brand had a “weird maniacal” grin on his face like a clown when he grabbed a woman’s breasts before dragging her into a toilet and raping her, a court has heard.The 51-year-old comedian is accused of orally raping the MTV worker as he told her: “You want to do this,” and: “Com...
Interior minister concedes police ‘lost control’, with forces in cities including Paris and Lyon overwhelmed after ‘lack of anticipation’Europe live – latest updatesFrance’s prime minister has said he has asked regional authorities to impose partial curfews in some cities after the government admitted police had “lost control” in several places during violent weekend protests around the country.Sé...
Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHOA third person in Kenya has tested positive for Bundibugyo ebolavirus in the country’s first-ever cluster of Ebola cases, as the second-largest outbreak in history kills more than 4,300 and sickens more than 9,000 people in the region.It highlights the diminished role the US has played in the worse...
Concerns financial contracts known as derivatives were incorrectly logged, potentially boosting Barclays’ profitsThe Bank of England is reportedly looking into Barclays’ handling of loans linked to the embattled private credit sector.The Bank’s regulatory arm, the Prudential Regulation Authority, started reviewing the matter earlier this year after concerns were raised by a Barclays insider, accor...
Downing Street delivered a rare rebuke to a senior member of Donald Trump’s administrationAsked why the Lib Dems were opposed to a third runway at Heathrow when they professed to be in favour of growth, Cooper said she did not accept that a third runway would produce all the benefits its supporters claimed.She explained:On Heathrow, it is clear from looking at all of the economic analysis of airpo...
Mike Huckabee condemns attack on Washington Post photojournalist that has drawn lukewarm response from Israeli authorities. Plus, Japan is attempting to boldly go where no space mission has gone beforeGood morning. The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has denounced a settler attack that left the Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine badly beaten and needing surgery as a “despicable a...
Reform UK and Scottish Labour came joint second in terms of seats at the May elections, with both parties having 17 MSPsAsked why the Lib Dems were opposed to a third runway at Heathrow when they professed to be in favour of growth, Cooper said she did not accept that a third runway would produce all the benefits its supporters claimed.She explained:On Heathrow, it is clear from looking at all of ...
Forces in cities including Paris and Lyon were overwhelmed after ‘lack of anticipation’, says Laurent NuñezEurope live – latest updatesFrance’s interior minister has conceded police “lost control” in some cities during violent protests at the weekend, as the country’s president, Emmanuel Macron, demanded a full security review and “new operational methods” to end the rioting and looting.Laurent Nu...
The meal kit delivery service denies the allegations, saying it found claims to be ‘entirely without merit’Workers at a HelloFresh facility in Newark, New Jersey have claimed in court documents that they were verbally and physically abused and denied regular bathroom breaks, with one former worker telling the Guardian he experienced incontinence issues as a result.The newly proposed amended compla...
Sébastien Lecornu says new measures will be put in place from tonightMacron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across FranceFrench PM Lecornu says he has asked prefects to implement “a number of partial curfews” in certain “localised” urban areas to stop further disorder, which he attributes to “the ultra-left” and some criminal elements.We will no doubt hear more on this from loc...
East Potomac course in Washington DC among a number of projects Trump is pursuing to reshape landmarksTrump plans DC golf course renovation in defiance of judge’s orderSign up for US Breaking News emailDonald Trump has attacked US district judge Ana Reyes over her interventions to slow his plan to ‘restore’ the East Potomac golf course in Washington DC.Citing environmental and historic preservatio...
The $48bn giveaway by company, which is preparing to list on stock market, comes amid concerns about the techAnthropic has said it will commit 5% of its shares to a fund for the “public good”, as the AI developer behind the Claude chatbot seeks to bolster its appeal before its stock market listing.The company announced that it would commit the shares, worth around $48bn (£36bn) at its latest valua...
This blog is now closed‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injuredHelen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliamentWhat we know so farGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcast‘No ongoing threat to community’: Victoria policeMason tells journalists there is “nothing to indicate at this stage” that the two parties are known ...
