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Man tossed into the air by ‘agitated’ bull bison was grandfather visiting Yellowstone with grandson

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Carl McDaniel was ‘respectful distance’ from animal when it charged and had severe injuries, including broken bonesA tourist who was tossed 8ft in the air by a bison at Wyoming’s Yellowstone national park – an encounter viewed by more than a million social media users thanks to a viral video online – has been identified as a “community minded” grandfather from Washington state.Carl McDaniel had se...

ICE fatally shoots 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine during immigration operation – live

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Senator Angus King raised concerns that ICE agents were not wearing body cameras; witnesses described the man as being shot in the headSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe Democrat’s outgoing senator for Michigan Gary Peters has endorsed member of Congress Haley Stevens to be his successor over Abdul El-Sayed in the state’s neck-and-neck primary race set for 4 August.“She has demonstrated to ...

Leaders give press conference after ‘coalition of the willing’ meeting in Paris – as it happened

The Guardian • 1 month ago

French president Emmanuel Macron has been hosting leaders amid hopes that Ukraine’s recent advances could force Putin towards negotiationsin KyivMeanwhile, Russia has been forced to suspend shipping in the Sea of Azov after 90 vessels were targeted by Ukrainian drones in less than a week. Continue reading...

Immigration bill amendment will allow removal of Rochdale gang leader

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Shabana Mahmood to make it possible to deport Commonwealth citizens convicted of serious criminalityThe home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, will amend the immigration bill to allow the deportation of the Rochdale grooming gang, the first step in removing Shabir Ahmed from the UK.At present, Ahmed cannot be deported because of a 1971 law applying to Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK more tha...

Immigration bill amend will allow removal of Rochdale gang leader

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Andy Burnham expected to vote in favour of home secretary’s changes to legal loophole and asylum systemUK politics live – latest updatesThe home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, will amend the immigration bill to allow the deportation of the Rochdale grooming gang, the first step in removing Shabir Ahmed from the UK.At present, Ahmed cannot be deported because of a 1971 law applying to Commonwealth cit...

Tice finally gauges the mood on the death of Ann Widdecombe | John Crace

The Guardian • 1 month ago

After a wild attack on the media, Reform’s deputy leader joins other MPs in the Commons offering tributes rather than speculationThis is the third murder of either a sitting or former MP that I’ve covered in the last 10 years. It doesn’t get any easier or less shocking. Every death diminishes us all. The least you would hope is for politicians to behave with dignity. To set an example. For those w...

Tice gauges the mood on the death of Ann Widdecombe, but only on second try | John Crace

The Guardian • 1 month ago

After a wild attack on the Times, Reform’s deputy leader was all poise in the Commons – unlike some of his party’s other MPsThis is the third murder of either a sitting or former MP that I’ve covered in the last 10 years. It doesn’t get any easier or less shocking. Every death diminishes us all. The least you would hope is for politicians to behave with dignity. To set an example. For those who kn...

‘Coalition of the willing’ to build shared European anti-ballistic programme

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Ukraine and nine other countries including UK issue joint statement as leaders meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in ParisUkraine and nine other countries including the UK, Germany and France are to build a shared protection programme for Europe against ballistic missiles, using Kyiv’s experience in fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion for more than four years.“Our goal is to build a shared ballistic missi...

Iran rejects US claim over strait of Hormuz as foreign minister mocks Trump’s vow to charge tolls - Middle East crisis live

The Guardian • 1 month ago

US president says strait will remain open ‘with or without’ Iran and there will be a 20% rate charged on all cargo shipped; Iran’s Abbas Araghchi shot back that Iran would charge a lower rateTrump renews Iran blockade and again threatens to take control of strait of HormuzBahrain’s military has accused Iran of targeting civilians with its latest attacks on the country, after Tehran said it had str...

US outbreak of parasite causing ‘watery diarrhea’ rises to more than 2,800 cases

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Outbreak comes a year after Trump administration cut funding for state and local health departmentsWhat is cyclosporiasis, the parasitic illness causing ‘explosive’ diarrhea?State health officials in Michigan and Ohio are reporting thousands of cases of cyclosporiasis, a – a parasitic infection that causes “watery diarrhea”, loss of appetite and weight loss.The outbreak of more than 2,800 cases co...

US judge nullifies Trump deal to resolve IRS lawsuit in scathing ruling

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Kathleen Williams sanctions president’s lawyers and says $10bn suit against IRS was brought for ‘improper purpose’A federal judge on Monday nullified an agreement the government reached with Donald Trump and his sons over the leak of his tax returns. The judge lambasted the government and president’s lawyers for using the judicial process to try and concoct a beneficial arrangement for the preside...

Mahmood offers Farage security meeting after Ann Widdecombe’s death

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Home secretary insists all MPs treated equally but that security of former MPs and non-Westminster politicians is a concernShabana Mahmood has offered Nigel Farage a personal meeting with the Home Office unit that works on security for high-profile politicians, insisting all MPs are treated equally in how they are offered protection.Addressing the Commons after the death of Ann Widdecombe, the Ref...

Israel sets October date for first elections since Hamas attacks in 2023

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Vote will allow Israelis to pass judgment on Benjamin Netanyahu and his handling of conflicts in Gaza and IranMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsrael will hold national elections in late October, giving its citizens their first chance to pass judgment on the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his coalition since the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023.The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, ...

Lancashire chemicals factory facing potential legal claim announces closure

The Guardian • 1 month ago

More than 90 residents have expressed interest in contamination claim against AGC Chemicals EuropeA Pfas factory in Lancashire has announced plans to close down, just days after the Guardian revealed that more than 90 residents have signed up to be involved in a potential legal claim over contamination of the local area.AGC Chemicals Europe Ltd is consulting with employees and their union represen...

Leaders give press conference after ‘coalition of the willing’ meeting in Paris – Europe live

The Guardian • 1 month ago

French president Emmanuel Macron has been hosting leaders amid hopes that Ukraine’s recent advances could force Putin towards negotiationsin KyivMeanwhile, Russia has been forced to suspend shipping in the Sea of Azov after 90 vessels were targeted by Ukrainian drones in less than a week. Continue reading...

Airline pilot skywrites ‘I’m bored’ over north-west England

The Guardian • 1 month ago

The pilot, who had taken up the Piper Tomahawk to test a replacement part, wrote the message at around 1,100 feetA mischievous airline pilot spelled out his tedium by skywriting “I’m bored” over an estuary in north-west England.The message was captured on the airline tracking website Flight Radar 24. Continue reading...

Leaders give press conference after ‘coalition of the willing’ meeting in Paris– Europe live

The Guardian • 1 month ago

French president Emmanuel Macron has been hosting leaders amid hopes that Ukraine’s recent advances could force Putin towards negotiationsin KyivMeanwhile, Russia has been forced to suspend shipping in the Sea of Azov after 90 vessels were targeted by Ukrainian drones in less than a week. Continue reading...

Shabana Mahmood tells MPs suspect in Ann Widdecombe investigation ‘not known to Prevent’ – as it happened

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Home secretary updates Parliament after counter-terrorism police take over investigation into her deathAnn Widdecombe death: counter-terrorism police take over investigationThe government has announced that it is in effect proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It is doing so using new powers under the National Security (State Threats) Act 2026.Ministers have been under pressure...

Israel courted Iran’s former hardline president for post-regime role, reports claim

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly wooed by Mossad agents after distancing himself from KhameneiMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsrael tried to recruit Iran’s intensely anti-Zionist former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to lead a new post-Islamic regime in Tehran, even going as far as sending its top spy to Budapest to meet him, according to media reports.The remarkable quest to turn a leader w...

Hegseth announces joint taskforce with DoJ to target and prosecute press leaks

The Guardian • 1 month ago

US defense secretary says taskforce will ‘combat dangers’ of leaks in latest escalation of White House press crackdownThe US defense secretary, ⁠Pete Hegseth, ​announced Monday that the Pentagon and the US Department of Justice have created a “joint taskforce ​to identify and ​prosecute” what he called the “unauthorized disclosure ​of sensitive” information to the press, marking the latest escalat...

US justice department investigating UAW president over corruption allegations

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Shawn Fain calls allegations ‘bogus’ and says attorney holds a ‘grudge’ against him over union’s ‘anti-war stance’ on GazaThe US Department of Justice is probing allegations against United Auto Workers (UAW) president Shawn Fain that he put pressure on another high-ranking union official to provide benefits to his fiancee and sister and then retaliated against the official who refused to approve i...

Anti-ICE protest in Maine after person killed during immigration operation – live

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Dozens of demonstrators chant ‘get ICE out!’ and call out Republican senator Susan Collins for her complicity in voting to support ICE without any reformsSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe Democrat’s outgoing senator for Michigan Gary Peters has endorsed member of Congress Haley Stevens to be his successor over Abdul El-Sayed in the state’s neck-and-neck primary race set for 4 August.“She h...

UK bans support for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Home Office announces move that officials say comes close to proscribing group as a terrorist organisationThe UK will ban support for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Keir Starmer said on Monday, in a move which officials said came close to proscribing the military group as a terrorist organisation.The prime minister announced his government would designate the organisation under a...

Reform UK triggers row over MPs’ safety – podcast

The Guardian • 1 month ago

After Ann Widdecombe’s murder, Reform UK has criticised the Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle and suggested its MPs are not given enough security. Pippa Crerar tells Kiran Stacey what Hoyle’s team have been telling herPlease keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.comPlease follow and subscribe to the Politics Weekly YouTube channel here Continue rea...

Tom Cruise unveils remarkable transformation in Digger trailer: ‘I’ve never had something that could challenge me in this way’

The Guardian • 1 month ago

The new Alejandro González Iñárritu film sees Cruise playing an eccentric oil baron on a mission to save the worldThe first full length trailer for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s hotly anticipated comedy-drama Digger has been released, and with it audiences’ first look at Tom Cruise’s least recognisable role since he donned a fatsuit and prosthetics for 2008’s Tropic Thunder.The film will be releas...