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Republican states rebrand June as ‘nuclear family month’ or ‘fidelity month’ in latest attack on LGBTQ+ communitiesJune is widely marked as gay Pride month – when LGBTQ+ communities march to protest discrimination and celebrate their identities in the month that the modern US gay liberation movement was born out of the 1969 uprising at New York’s Stonewall Inn – although not so much in certain Rep...
Downing Street says it does not share state department’s view, which Lib Dems condemn as flagrant interferenceUK politics live – latest updatesNo 10 has dismissed the Trump administration’s criticism of “two-tier policing” in the UK as the US state department offered condolences to the family of the murdered teenager Henry Nowak.Downing Street said it did not recognise the state department’s posit...
King footing bill for Beatrice and Eugenie, and Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh subletting among findingsA report that revealed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received undisclosed private income from subletting three cottages on his Royal Lodge estate in Windsor while paying a peppercorn rent to the crown estate also shines a spotlight on the property arrangements of other members of the royal family.Th...
The Men Who Saved the World, the Pulitzer winner’s lost manuscript found in Yale archives, appears in Strand magazineA never-before-published short story by Edith Wharton, the first female Pulitzer prize winner, who encapsulated the so-called gilded age of US society in bestselling novels including The Age of Innocence, received a first public airing on Friday.The Men Who Saved the World, discover...
Campaigners say supreme court judgment on deprivation of liberty safeguards introduces ‘regressive legal standard’Severely disabled people will be at heightened risk of abuse in care homes and hospitals after the biggest upheaval in disability law in a generation overturned “vital” legal safeguards, campaigners have warned.They said a supreme court judgment that potentially strips the right of hun...
Anwar Ashraf, 39, forced his way into building in Whiteley, where Carla Skeites was workingA man has been jailed for 26 years for attempted murder after he stormed into his ex-partner’s office building and stabbed her 17 times in front of colleagues.Anwar Ashraf, 39, forced his way into the office in Whiteley, Hampshire, where Carla Skeites was working, having bombarded her with messages demanding...
Shoppers turning to online options also affects BHF, which has carried out review of retail armThe British Heart Foundation is to close about 150 shops and cut jobs, as rising costs and the shift to online shopping makes about a quarter of the charity’s high street locations commercially unsustainable.The charity carried out a review of its retail arm, which employs almost 3,700 staff, after net p...
Government figures show unemployment rate at 4.3% amid rising inflation and economic uncertainty from Iran warUS employers added 172,000 jobs in May while the country’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, a sign of a resilient labor market despite rising inflation and economic uncertainty brought on by continued conflict in the Middle East.Economists initially predicted there would be about 80,...
Proponents say scheme could generate up to £2.7bn in five years by making travel around north of England easier A proposed travel card for northern England modelled on London’s Oyster system could save commuters up to £276 a year, data shows.Users would tap in and out across different transport networks and fares would be automatically capped at the cheapest available rate. Continue reading...
While some residents are proud to host celebrations, others lament road closures and city’s transformation into a ‘theme park’Concetta Chillemi was chatting to friends outside her shop next to Palermo’s gallery for modern art housed in a sublime baroque church in the city’s historic centre. A few metres away, an Italian TV crew had its camera trained on the tiny square in front of the church where...
Review detects ‘forever chemicals’ in many of the state’s tested streams and rivers, including drinking water sourcesAround half of California waterways tested by regulators are contaminated with pesticides considered Pfas, “forever chemicals”, a new analysis of state and federal records shows, highlighting a risk in the substances’ wide use that is only beginning to come into focus.The pesticides...
PM’s spokesperson also dismissed remarks from Kemi Badenoch, who suggested the identity politics could lead to civil warA former chair of an influential parliamentary committee said it was “shocking” that the public spending watchdog had not established Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s income from subletting properties.Margaret Hodge, who led the public accounts committee, told BBC Radio 4’s Today pro...
Almunthir Daqamah, 21, charged with attempted murder as campus safety officer said to be in stable conditionA man has been charged with attempted murder after a staff member was shot with a crossbow at the University of Surrey.Almunthir Daqamah, 21, a Saudi national, was charged with attempted murder, possession of an offensive weapon, two counts of possession of a bladed article and possession of...
Former student Almunthir Daqamah, 21, due to appear in court on Friday while campus safety officer is in stable condition in hospitalA man has been charged with attempted murder after a staff member was shot with a crossbow at the University of Surrey.Almunthir Daqamah, 21, a Saudi national, has been charged with attempted murder, possession of an offensive weapon, two counts of possession of a bl...
Former attorney general says expected replacement, Todd Blanche, was in charge of controversial process. Plus: why are US consumers so angry?Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning. Appearing before the House oversight and reform committee, the former attorney general Pam Bondi told lawmakers that Todd Blanche, the man Donald Trump has lined up to replace her, was “in...
Former attorney general said expected replacement, Todd Blanche, had been in charge of controversial process. Plus: why are 80% of US consumers angry?Good morning. Appearing before the House oversight and reform committee, the former attorney general Pam Bondi told lawmakers that Todd Blanche, the man Donald Trump has lined up to replace her, was “in charge” of the US Department of Justice’s contr...
School of the Art Institute of Chicago professor put under investigation after a student complained about a case studyA tenured art therapy professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) was suspended from teaching and placed under investigation following a student’s complaint about an assigned case study that mentioned violence against Palestinians.Savneet Talwar, a faculty member...
Detainees say they’re given ‘rotten’ water and denied meals for not signing papers in English that they don’t understandDetainees at Florida’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail said guards were denying them food and fresh water on Thursday until they signed documents presented to them in English that they did not understand.In an audio recording of a telephone call to an immigration ...
Republican senator Lindsey Graham said he was ‘very proud of my Republican colleagues for… making sure that Border Patrol and ICE are fully funded’Senate Republicans early Friday passed a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland Security with nearly $70 billion in new funds for immigration enforcement.The vote came after a more than 18-hour “vote-a-rama”, a process by which senators offe...
More than 1 million people advised to evacuate homes amid 80mph winds and heavy rainTyphoon Jangmi (also known as Typhoon No 6) moved northwards over the course of this week. From Okinawa to mainland Japan, prolonged and heavy rainfall led to landslide warnings and the flooding of rivers, with Japan issuing level 4 warnings for some rivers, signalling a risk of overflowing. This level is high enou...
The prime minister said the country’s defence investment plan was vital due to the threat from RussiaCommenting further on the defence investment plan, Starmer highlighted the urgency of boosting defence due to the threat of a Russian attack against Nato.He said:If you needed any reminder about the importance of this, it is our intelligence assessment, and the assessment of other countries in Nato...
Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will ‘severely degrade’ the accuracy of weather predictionsThe Trump administration’s plan to dismantle an ocean observation system vital to understanding the climate crisis and marine ecosystems would “severely degrade” the accuracy of weather predictions and El Niño forecasts, with economic consequences for the US, European and American scient...
Entrepreneur died of colon cancer, with Mobo Organisation hailing her as ‘one of the most fearless champions’ in the music industryKanya King, the entrepreneur and tireless champion of Black British music who founded the Mobo awards, has died aged 57 from colon cancer.The news was announced by the Mobo Organisation, who said she died on Wednesday “after a courageous and characteristically determin...
Connor Bishop, 24, Reece Robinson, 21, and Noah Etherington, 18, charged with violent disorder after sentencing of Vickrum DigwaThree more people have been charged with violent disorder after protests in Southampton earlier this week over the murder of Henry Nowak.Connor Bishop, 24, of Southampton; Reece Robinson, 21, of Havant; and Noah Etherington, 18, of Havant, were to appear at Southampton ma...
Margaret Hodge concerned over use of taxpayers’ money after revelations about former prince’s sublettingUK politics live – latest updatesA former chair of an influential parliamentary committee said it was “shocking” that the public spending watchdog had not established Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s income from subletting properties.Margaret Hodge, who led the public accounts committee, told BBC Ra...
Margaret Hodge concerned over use of taxpayers’ money after revelations about former prince’s sublettingUK politics live – latest updatesA former chair of an influential parliamentary committee said it was “shocking” that the public spending watchdog had not established Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s income from subletting properties.Dame Margaret Hodge, who previously led the public accounts commit...
Evoke had been in talks for two months with Bally’s Intralot, which has extensive international operationsThe owner of William Hill and the 888 online casino brand has agreed a £243m takeover by the Greek casino and lottery operator Bally’s Intralot.Evoke has been locked in talks with the Athens-listed Bally’s Intralot, which has extensive international operations including in the US, for the past...
Hanson’s party is leading in the polls, but it has a long way to go before being recognised as a serious political outfitGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen sent out to do a cleanup job, it usually helps to not make the mess even worse.It took One Nation six separate attempts over nearly 24 hours to clarify the basic details of their policy on foreign ownership of housi...
Downing Street responded after Andy Burnham publicly admitted that he would consider launching a bid to become Labour leader‘I wouldn’t flinch’: Burnham on social care, markets, Brexit – and the prospect of a general electionWe have more comments from David Lammy, who was on the media round this morning.He rejected the US state department’s criticism of “two-tiered policing” in the UK in relation ...
Draft treaty claims sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African familyAn African treaty that rejects longstanding international human rights obligations moved a step closer to becoming policy this week as governments across the continent met in Ghana.The draft African charter on family, sovereignty and values, seen by the Guardian, asserts that African values...
