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UK to halve tariff-free steel imports to counter glut of cheap Chinese metal

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Duty on imports outside new quota will double in move echoing similar changes in EU limitsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government will halve the amount of tariff-free steel imports allowed in an attempt to counter a global oversupply of cheap Chinese metal and bolster its beleaguered local industry.New “safeguards” will be introduced on 1 July and will coincide with similar new limits bein...

Powerful earthquakes rock Venezuela as death toll reaches 164 | First Thing

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Buildings collapse after twin 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude quakes. Plus, why apartment renters are facing a rising tide of feesDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, has declared a state of emergency after the country was struck by two powerful earthquakes, causing dozens of buildings to collapse. At least 164 people were killed...

Venezuela declares state of emergency after deadly twin earthquakes

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Second quake, at magnitude 7.5, was most powerful to strike the country since 1900, collapsing buildings in capitalVenezuela earthquake – latest updatesVenezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, has declared a state of emergency after the country was struck by two powerful earthquakes that collapsed dozens of buildings and killed at least 164 people, a toll that it is feared could rise significa...

Police investigating death of man on Jet2 flight from Larnaca to Manchester

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Officers looking into reports the man had been ‘aggressive and disruptive’ and that passengers had restrained himA police investigation has been launched after a man on a Jet2 flight died after reportedly being restrained by passengers.A spokesperson for Greater Manchester police confirmed the death of the man, who was in his 30s. Continue reading...

Highest June minimum temperature record broken in Cardiff as ‘savage’ heatwave continues

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Thermometer shows 23.5C overnight in Welsh capital as climate crisis makes such extreme temperatures more severe and more likelyEurope live – latest updatesA sweltering night in Cardiff has broken another new UK heat record as brutally hot conditions continue across England and Wales. Temperatures only fell to 23.5C overnight in the Welsh capital, the Met Office said, making it the highest minimum...

Would-be physician assistants deterred by strict caps on US student loans

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Advocates condemn change that caps loans at $20,500 per year – less than half median annual cost of PA programStrict new caps on federal student loans are causing would-be physician assistants to reconsider training, groups representing physician assistants said.An overhaul of the federal student loan system scheduled to go into effect 1 July strictly caps the annual amount of federal loans physic...

Rome airports threaten to suspend new EU passport system to avoid summer ‘disaster’

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Airports CEO says letting non-EU passengers skip entry-exit system would be only way to avoid peak season travel chaosRome’s airports will have to suspend the EU’s new digital border system for non-EU citizens to avoid a “disaster” during the peak tourism summer months, according to the head of the airports company.Marco Troncone said that allowing passengers to skip the biometric entry-exit syste...

Datacentres are growing target of global climate-related legal cases, report finds

The Guardian • 2 months ago

LSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollutionThe proliferation of datacentres and AI is increasingly at the forefront of environmental litigation around the world, from the US and UK to Chile to Ireland, a report has found.In an analysis of about 3,600 climate-related lawsuits filed since 2015, the latest annual review of climate litigation by the...

US renters call for action to combat surge of ‘take it or leave it’ apartment fees

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Tenants push for tougher rules against unfair add-on charges. Industry players argue against policies that they say could limit the ‘effective use of fees’‘Extremely overwhelmed’: apartment renters face rising tide of feesAcross the US, many renters are calling for national action to stem add-on charges that spike their housing costs and increase their risk of eviction.“The rental housing market i...

Louisiana sheriff retires after pleading guilty to beating podcaster who often criticized him

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Randy Smith’s resignation was part of plea deal after attack on podcaster Bobby Couvillion at a Madisonville restaurantA suburban New Orleans sheriff who had held one of his community’s most prominent political offices for a decade has retired shortly after pleading guilty to battering a podcaster who often criticized him.Randy Smith, 61, also agreed to serve more than a year of probation after ad...

JD Vance is the face of the beleaguered Iran deal – is he its fall guy?

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Vice-president, leading a foundering peace deal to end the kind of war he’s opposed in the past, is left holding the bagJD Vance has taken the greatest gamble of his vice-presidency by making himself the face of the Iran ceasefire deal – a shaky agreement that already seems to be unraveling at the seams.But after months spent in limbo due to the war, it may be the best chance for him to find his f...

Sydney shark attack survivor awake, alert and ‘remembers the whole event in detail’, brother says

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Australian woman Leah Stewart no longer in critical condition but doesn’t yet have use of her handGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman who was attacked by a great white shark at Sydney’s Coogee beach is no longer in a critical condition and “remembers the whole event in detail”, her brother has said.Leah Stewart’s brother Joshua provided the update on a fundraising si...

Oil price falls to pre-Iran war levels as more tankers exit strait of Hormuz

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Fears of long-lasting energy crunch ‘slinking away’ as vessel traffic doubled in 24 hours to highest level since late FebruaryBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices have fallen below levels last seen before the Iran war started in late February as more oil tankers exited the strait of Hormuz.Brent crude, the global benchmark, fell to a low of $72.24 a barrel on Thursday, slightly lower than the ...

Paterson says Hanson’s vision for monocultural Australia ‘deeply weird’ as he defends Taylor’s response – as it happened

The Guardian • 2 months ago

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMike Burgess says he’s really concerned about the level some nation-states, like Iran, could go to cause harm against Australians.Speaking to ABC RN Breakfast, the spy boss says the security level is worsening and we could see an Australian killed at the hands of a foreign government.Targeted killing … that could be ...

Venezuela earthquakes: at least 32 dead, 700 injured and dozens of buildings collapsed, says interim president – latest updates

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Delcy Rodríguez says rescuers from others countries arriving in Venezuela over coming hours after two powerful quakes hit capitalVenezuela earthquakes: back-to-back quakes collapse buildings in capital CaracasVolunteers, medics and relatives of victims have raced to the Altamira area in Caracas hoping to help save survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings there.“I live far away [but] ... I ...

‘I was miserable at my old school’: UK social media ban puts spotlight on hybrid learning

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Pupils say LPS Hybrid’s combination of remote and in-person classes has transformed their school experienceTwo years ago, Ellie Ball could barely bring herself to attend school. Today, the 16-year-old is planning to take four A-levels and hopes to study astrolaw – “It’s basically space law,” she explains – at university.The transformation happened largely through a screen. Continue reading...

Venezuela earthquake: at least 32 dead, 700 injured and dozens of buildings collapsed, says interim president – live updates

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Delcy Rodríguez says rescuers from others countries arriving in Venezuela over coming hours after two powerful quakes hit capitalVenezuela earthquakes: back-to-back quakes collapse buildings in capital CaracasVolunteers, medics and relatives of victims have raced to the Altamira area in Caracas hoping to help save survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings there.“I live far away [but] ... I ...

Thursday briefing: Why EU​-Taliban talks have sparked outrage among Afghan women ​

The Guardian • 2 months ago

In today’s newsletter: Amid rising anti‑immigration rhetoric across Europe, the decision to engage with the Taliban signals a profound shift in how the EU balances security and human rightsGood morning. It’s a slap in the face. That’s the phrase I kept hearing – in furious overnight messages, in blazing opinion columns – as Afghan women responded to the meeting between EU officials and the Taliban...

Victorian Liberal MP Matthew Guy denies accusation he assaulted Moira Deeming in incident allegedly captured by CCTV

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Police confirm they are investigating as sources close to Guy say he vehemently denies the allegations and is considering legal actionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has accused her colleague Matthew Guy of assaulting her at a community event, throwing the party into turmoil just fiv...

‘I hear he’s extremely liberal’: Trump offers first comments on Andy Burnham

The Guardian • 2 months ago

The US president told reporters the former Manchester mayor ‘probably won’t open up the North Sea’ for oil explorationDonald Trump has labelled Andy Burnham “extremely liberal”, in his first public comments about the former Greater Manchester mayor since he emerged as the frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer.The US president told reporters Burnham “probably won’t open up the North Sea” for oil expl...

Fortescue class action: female workers claim sexual harassment at remote mine sites

The Guardian • 2 months ago

One woman says she found man in her room at WA fly-in, fly-out accommodation while another states she was ‘howled’ at, federal court toldFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAndrew Forrest’s Fortescue is facing a class action lawsuit from female workers over allegations of systemic sexual harassment, violence and retaliati...

How the US bypasses British courts to try its military over crimes in the UK

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Even sexual assault or paedophilia cases are heard by US courts martial, using an obscure 1951 agreementA little-known system in which US military personnel are tried through a court martial for alleged crimes committed in the UK is under growing scrutiny.There are more than 12,000 US personnel stationed on at least 15 US military bases and facilities in the UK. With the exception of Lossiemouth i...

‘It’s like a furnace’: French struggle with heat-trap homes as climate inequality grows

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Many of France’s buildings are not designed for hot weather – and low-income housing estates are suffering the worstLiving in a sweltering, seventh-floor flat on a concrete housing estate south of Paris, Samira said she was feeling desperate as France experienced its highest temperatures on record this week. “Yesterday I sat down and cried, I thought I’m going to die,” said the 35-year-old single ...

Australia politics live: Coalition targets Labor on ‘humiliating backdowns’ over CGT changes; Hanson says Australia should have ‘one language’

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMike Burgess says he’s really concerned about the level some nation-states, like Iran, could go to cause harm against Australians.Speaking to ABC RN Breakfast, the spy boss says the security level is worsening and we could see an Australian killed at the hands of a foreign government.Targeted killing … that could be...

Venezuela earthquake: at least 32 dead and dozens of buildings collapsed, says interim president – live updates

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Two powerful earthquakes – with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 – sent residents running into the streets as buildings shook and collapsedVenezuela earthquakes: back-to-back quakes collapse buildings in capital CaracasVolunteers, medics and relatives of victims have raced to the Altamira area in Caracas hoping to help save survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings there.“I live far away [but] ......