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Heatwave conditions in England and Wales to continue into next week, says Met Office

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Temperatures will stay above 30C on Sunday, with warnings of wildfires and heat health alerts in some areasThe scorching heatwave conditions experienced by much of England and Wales will last until at least next week, the Met Office has said.Temperatures in parts of England and Wales will continue to exceed 30C on Sunday and into next week, the forecaster said. Continue reading...

Venezuela quake death toll passes 4,300 as scale of recovery effort looms large

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Nearly 17,000 injured and thousands more listed as missing amid calls by president Delcy Rodríguez and UN for financial helpThe death toll in Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes has passed 4,300, the government said on Saturday.At least 4,333 people were killed and 16,740 injured in the back-to-back quakes on 24 June that flattened entire districts in the coastal state of La Guaira, the Venez...

US congressman says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Ro Khanna said settlers were armed with US-made weapons and Israel Defense Forces refused to interveneThe US congressman Ro Khanna says armed Israeli settlers detained him during a visit to the Israel-occupied West Bank recently, describing the experience as a first-hand view of the realities faced by Palestinians living under occupation.In an interview with Reuters on Thursday from a Palestinian ...

Family pleads for answers in death of young Black man in Mississippi

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Body of Nolan Wells, 18, found after he traveled to Horn Island over Fourth of July weekend with three white friendsA mother on Friday pleaded for anyone to come forward with information about what happened to ⁠her son, Nolan Wells, a young Black man whose body was found on an island off the coast of Mississippi after he traveled there over the Fourth of July weekend with three white friends.“We j...

Elon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, says Musk’s father

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Errol Musk says far-right activist is ‘a fine young man’ and held meetings with Russian business figuresElon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, according to the billionaire X owner’s father, who was with the British far-right activist in Moscow as he encouraged anti-migration protests in Britain.Robinson – whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – appeared last month in Mosco...

Fastest spider in the world? This huge, hairy-legged Australian arachnid may be the quickest on the planet

The Guardian • 2 months ago

A brown huntsman is the quickest of more than 250 species analysed by scientists in the UK and GermanyIf arachnophobes were not frightened enough by the horrific ability of Australia’s huntsman spiders to drag dead mice up the sides of fridges, they now have another reason.They might be the fastest spiders on the planet. Continue reading...

Hunter Biden wins $1.7m in suit over Iran bribery claim by ex-CEO of Overstock.com

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Biden sued Patrick Byrne for defamation over claim that he sought bribe to lobby his father to free $8bn in Iran assetsA federal judge on Friday awarded Hunter Biden $1.7m in punitive damages in a defamation lawsuit he filed against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne.Biden sued Byrne – a Donald Trump ally who denied the results of the 2020 election and funded efforts to overturn them – in 2023...

Ann Widdecombe: police believe former MP was attacked almost 24 hours before being found dead – as it happened

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Devon and Cornwall force now looking for suspect ‘believed to be a white male’ after man arrested on Friday was released without chargeAlison and Simon Gilbert, who have lived in in Haytor Vale for over a decade, said Ann Widdecombe was a well-known figure locally. Ms Gilbert told PA media:She was a nice woman, really nice woman, and she had a great sense of humour. It’s a lovely area – you talk t...

Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over new Air Force One reporting

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Outlet said journalists subpoenaed to testify before grand jury after story detailed security concerns with Qatar-gifted plane The Trump administration has issued subpoenas to several New York Times journalists after the newspaper reported on security concerns with the president’s new plane, according to the outlet.The Times said its journalists were subpoenaed on Friday by the US justice departme...

Ann Widdecombe may have been killed 24 hours before her body was found

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Devon police working on assumption the former politician was attacked on Wednesday afternoonAnn Widdecombe: obituaryAnn Widdecombe may have been dead at her home for 24 hours before her body was discovered, police believe.In an update on Saturday afternoon, officers said they were working on the assumption that the 78-year-old former politician was attacked at about 12.30pm on Wednesday. Continue ...

Probation hostels in England and Wales forced to shut after staffing crisis

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Watchdog says public being put in danger by closure of premises that accommodate most dangerous offendersNearly one in ten probation hostels where England and Wales’ most dangerous offenders live after leaving prison have been closed after a staffing crisis.As ministers prepare the early release of thousands of inmates in September, a leaked memo revealed that “staffing challenges” have led to tem...

More than 200 people at summer camp airlifted to safety as Missouri faces flooding

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Another 20 people were rescued from a campground after a building collapsed due to heavy rain and floodingHeavy rainfall and widespread flooding battered parts of Missouri on Friday, forcing the helicopter evacuations of more than 200 children and staff from a summer camp and the rescues of about 20 people who had moved to safety on a campground building that collapsed.With nearby roads washed awa...

TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan dies of prostate cancer, aged 68

The Guardian • 2 months ago

The former ITV, BBC and Sky News journalist died peacefully at home in London on Saturday, his family sayThe former BBC and Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan has died aged 68 after a “period of illness with prostate cancer”, his family have said.The journalist, who was long a fixture on British TV screens, was also known for hosting the quizshow Eggheads. Continue reading...

TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan dies after prostate cancer illness

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Former BBC and Sky News journalist, who was 68, died peacefully at home in London on Saturday, his family saysThe former BBC and Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan has died aged 68 after a “period of illness with prostate cancer”, his family has said.The journalist, who has long been a fixture on British TV screens, was also known for hosting the quizshow Eggheads. Continue reading...

Ann Widdecombe: police believe former MP was attacked almost 24 hours before being found dead – latest updates

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Devon and Cornwall force now looking for suspect ‘believed to be a white male’ after man arrested on Friday was released without chargeAlison and Simon Gilbert, who have lived in in Haytor Vale for over a decade, said Ann Widdecombe was a well-known figure locally. Ms Gilbert told PA media:She was a nice woman, really nice woman, and she had a great sense of humour. It’s a lovely area – you talk t...

Drones are detecting more sharks at US beaches, but do they make the public safer?

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Increase in sightings may not reflect increase in sharks with little evidence that threat to swimmers has risenExperts say that despite recent increased investment in drones to monitor for sharks in states like New York, the machines have limited usefulness as a public safety tool and there does not appear to be evidence that the threat to swimmers from sharks has increased.There have, however, be...

Drones are detecting more sharks at US beaches but do they make public safer?

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Increase in sightings may not reflect increase in sharks with little evidence that threat to swimmers has risenExperts say that despite recent increased investment in drones to monitor for sharks in states like New York, the machines have limited usefulness as a public safety tool and there does not appear to be evidence that the threat to swimmers from sharks has increased.There have, however, be...

Nigeria says army has killed 300 bandits in north-western state of Zamfara

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Gangs made up of cattle rustlers and jihadists have long terrorised communities in northern and central NigeriaNigerian soldiers killed more than 300 members of kidnapping and cattle bandit gangs in the north-western state of Zamfara this week, according to a government official.Nigerian government troops targeted the gangs in Gummi district in a two-day operation that “led to the elimination of m...

TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan dies after being ill with prostate cancer

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Murnaghan ‘died peacefully’ at his home in London on Saturday, says his familyThe TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan “died peacefully” at his home in north London on Saturday morning “following a period of illness with prostate cancer”, his family said in a statement.More details to follow … Continue reading...

Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Microsoft, Amazon and Google say they still aim to achieve net zero output despite construction boomMicrosoft, Amazon and Google’s collective carbon emissions have increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, driven largely by datacentre construction.In the financial year ending March 2026, the three tech companies emitted 119m mTCO₂e (metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent), or about a third...

Datacentres drive up carbon emissions of Microsoft, Amazon and Google to a third of those of France

The Guardian • 2 months ago

All three companies say they still aim to achieve net zero carbon output despite construction boomMicrosoft, Amazon and Google’s collective carbon emissions have increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, driven largely by datacentre construction.In the financial year ending March 2026, the three tech companies emitted 119m mTCO₂e (metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent), or about a third o...

Datacentres drive emissions of Microsoft, Amazon and Google to half those of France

The Guardian • 2 months ago

All three companies say they still aim to achieve net zero carbon output despite construction boomMicrosoft, Amazon and Google’s collective carbon emissions have increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, driven largely by datacentre construction.In the financial year ending March 2026, the three tech companies emitted 119m mTCO₂e (metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent), or roughly half th...

Levi Bellfield to have DNA test in connection with Lin and Megan Russell murders

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Exclusive: CCRC will test serial killer as part of inquiry into whether Michael Stone was wrongly convicted of 1996 murdersThe serial killer Levi Bellfield will have his DNA taken in an attempt to establish if he murdered Lin and Megan Russell in 1996.Michael Stone has protested his innocence since his conviction in 1998 for the killing of Lin, 45, and her daughter, six-year-old Megan, as well as ...

NHS anaesthetist shortage prevents 1.5m operations a year, report finds

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Exclusive: Alarming shortfall of specialists stops about 4,000 procedures a day, many for patients in urgent need of surgeryThe NHS is unable to perform 1.5m operations a year because of a drastic shortage of anaesthetists, a report reveals.More than 8 million patients are on waiting lists across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Many are in urgent need of a surgical procedure. Contin...

Mitch McConnell mystery deepens as health questions remain unanswered

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Senator’s office has released only sparse details about hospital stay, leaving fevered speculation to fill vacuumMystery surrounding Senator Mitch McConnell’s health is deepening as the US Congress prepares to return from recess next week.McConnell, 84, has not been seen in public since he was admitted to hospital in the Washington area on 14 June. Nearly a month later, the Kentucky Republican’s o...