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Second indictment of ex-FBI chief James Comey signals retaliation fears

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Experts say latest move by acting attorney general suggests more cases against foes amid claims of vindictive DoJThe second indictment of ex-FBI director James Comey, a top target of Donald Trump in his drive for revenge against critics, suggests more charges could be coming against other Trump foes as the US president continues to use the department of justice to settle political scores, ex-prose...

Nissan ponders building cars for Chinese rivals at Sunderland plant

The Guardian • 4 months ago

CEO admits talks with Chery as other European carmakers discuss plans with Chinese firms to share factory spaceNissan’s chief executive has confirmed he would consider building cars for other manufacturers at the UK’s largest car factory in Sunderland, amid talks with China’s Chery.Ivan Espinosa said Nissan was “looking at options” for Sunderland and its 6,000 workers as the struggling Japanese ca...

More than 1,700 confined on cruise ship in Bordeaux after suspected norovirus death – Europe live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Around fifty people aboard the boat have shown symptoms of the virus, reports sayThe cruise operator, Ambassador Cruise Line, has just confirmed to the Guardian that “a number of guests and crew onboard Ambition have displayed or are displaying symptoms consistent with gastrointestinal illness” during their 14-night trip of western France and Spain.A number of people have reported experiencing sym...

Nigel Farage faces inquiry over £5m gift from crypto billionaire

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Watchdog to examine whether Reform UK leader should have declared donation received before entering parliamentNigel Farage is facing a formal investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.The Reform UK leader received the money weeks before announcing he would stand as a candidate in the 2024 general election. Continue readin...

Czech police hunt thief who stole 800-year-old skull of saint from church

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Suspect was seen on fuzzy security photo running between benches of church carrying skull, police sayCzech police are hunting a thief who snatched the 800-year-old skull of a saint from a display box in a church and ran away with the relic.A fuzzy security camera photo released late on Tuesday appeared to show a figure dressed in black carrying what police said was the skull of Saint Zdislava of L...

Czech police hunt thief who stole 800-year-old skull of a saint from a church

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Suspect was seen on fuzzy security photo running between benches of church carrying skull, police sayCzech police are hunting a thief who snatched the 800-year-old skull of a saint from a display box in a church and ran away with the relic.A fuzzy security camera photo released late on Tuesday appeared to show a figure dressed in black carrying what police said was the skull of Saint Zdislava of L...

‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken areaA plan to create one of the world’s largest datacenters, a gargantuan project spanning an area more than twice the size of Manhattan, has provoked a furious public backlash in Utah amid concerns over its vast energy use and impact upon the state’s stressed water supplies.The Stratos ar...

Lab testing group Intertek to back £10.6bn takeover by Swedish firm EQT

The Guardian • 4 months ago

FTSE 100 business ‘minded to recommend’ £60-a-share tilt from company owned by billionaire Wallenberg familyThe laboratory testing company Intertek has become the latest FTSE 100 business to agree to a takeover, backing a £10.6bn approach from a private equity firm owned by Sweden’s billionaire Wallenberg family.After rebuffing three previous approaches, Intertek’s board said it was “minded to rec...

France confines more than 1,700 people to cruise ship after suspected norovirus death

The Guardian • 4 months ago

One elderly passenger on vessel docked in Bordeaux has died and about 50 people have symptoms, say officialsFrench authorities have confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew members to a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a passenger died from suspected norovirus, officials have said.The Ambassador Cruise Line vessel carrying 1,233 passengers, most of them British or Irish, arrived in Bordeau...

What is the king’s speech and what is the state opening of parliament?

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Ceremonial event marks start of new parliamentary year, and outlines government policies and proposed legislationUK politics live – latest updates Continue reading...

More than 1700 passengers confined on cruise ship in Bordeaux after suspected norovirus death – Europe live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Around fifty people aboard the boat have shown symptoms of the virus, reports sayMore than 1,700 people – 1,233 passengers and 514 crew members – are confined on a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a death of a 90-year-old passenger amid a reported gastroenteritis outbreak, AFP, Le Figaro and BMFTV reported.Some fifty people have shown symptoms of norovirus, prompting the French health authorit...

Trump due in China for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping | First Thing

The Guardian • 4 months ago

The Iran war will cast a long shadow over the talks. Plus, the 100 best novels of all timeGood morning.Donald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening, the first visit to China by a US president since he was last there nearly a decade ago, as he seeks to mend power and prestige weakened by the war in Iran.What is the state of US-China relations? The two countries remain locked in a f...

Streeting’s allies say he’s preparing to resign and launch leadership challenge as early as tomorrow – UK politics live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Health secretary met with Keir Starmer this morning in less than 20 minute meeting at No 10Wes Streeting plans to resign and mount leadership challenge, allies sayLibby Brooks is the Guardian’s Scotland correspondent.An odd dispute of interpretation has emerged overnight between the Scottish and UK governments. Yesterday evening a Scottish government spokesperson announced that, during a call betw...

Official marking of land for Brazil’s uncontacted Kawahiva people begins after 27-year wait

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Demarcation of 410,000 hectares of territory is intended to protect the Amazonian community from farming, illegal mining and loggingMore than 25 years after the existence of one of the Amazon’s most vulnerable nomadic hunter-gatherer communities was confirmed, the Brazilian government has begun demarcating the Pardo River Kawahiva Indigenous territory, giving greater protection to the uncontacted ...

Wes Streeting plans to resign and mount leadership challenge, allies say

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Sources say health secretary intends to trigger leadership election as early as ThursdayUK politics live – latest updatesWho are the main threats to Starmer’s leadership?Allies of Wes Streeting have said he is preparing to stand down as health secretary amid deep frustration with Keir Starmer’s leadership, and could mount a formal challenge for the leadership as early as Thursday.Downing Street in...

King Charles unveils government’s agenda at the state opening of parliament – UK politics live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

King sets out planned new laws to members in the House of LordsStarmer holds 16-minute meeting with Streeting amid leadership crisisLibby Brooks is the Guardian’s Scotland correspondent.An odd dispute of interpretation has emerged overnight between the Scottish and UK governments. Yesterday evening a Scottish government spokesperson announced that, during a call between first minister John Swinney...

Starmer sets out changes to education, health and courts in king’s speech

The Guardian • 4 months ago

King Charles unveils government agenda for the next year as PM faces leadership threat from within Labour• UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has put long-promised changes to education, health and the courts at the heart of his agenda for the next year, as the embattled prime minister looks to prove he can enact the scale of change being demanded by Labour MPs and voters.The prime minis...

Datacentres using 6% of electricity supply in UK and US, research says

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Industry body says energy consumption driven by AI up 15% globally in two years as it warns of societal backlashDatacentres are consuming 6% of electricity in the UK and US, with the growing strain of AI on energy supplies prompting community resistance, according to research.The proportion of electricity used by vast warehouses stacked with microchips to power AI and the internet has risen 15% wo...

King Charles unveiling government’s agenda at the state opening of parliament – UK politics live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

King sets out the government’s planned new laws to members in the House of LordsStarmer holds 16-minute meeting with Streeting amid leadership crisisLibby Brooks is the Guardian’s Scotland correspondent.An odd dispute of interpretation has emerged overnight between the Scottish and UK governments. Yesterday evening a Scottish government spokesperson announced that, during a call between first mini...

Kanye West loses lawsuit over uncleared sample played at stadium fan event

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Rapper known as Ye must pay six-figure sum to four plaintiffs who successfully argued he infringed copyrightKanye West has lost a lawsuit which alleged he infringed on other artists’ copyright by playing an uncleared sample of their work during a live event.In July 2021 the artist, now legally known as Ye, played his then-unreleased album Donda to 40,000 fans at a listening party held at Atlanta’s...

King Charles arrives for the state opening of parliament – UK politics live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

King will set out the government’s planned new laws during his speech at the Palace of WestminsterStarmer holds 16-minute meeting with Streeting amid leadership crisisLibby Brooks is the Guardian’s Scotland correspondent.An odd dispute of interpretation has emerged overnight between the Scottish and UK governments. Yesterday evening a Scottish government spokesperson announced that, during a call ...

Starmer heads to parliament for king’s speech and state opening of parliament – UK politics live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

King will set out the government’s planned new lawsStarmer holds 16-minute meeting with Streeting amid leadership crisisLibby Brooks is the Guardian’s Scotland correspondent.An odd dispute of interpretation has emerged overnight between the Scottish and UK governments. Yesterday evening a Scottish government spokesperson announced that, during a call between first minister John Swinney and prime m...

1MDB financier Jho Low seeks pardon from Donald Trump

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Fugitive faces charges including corruption and money laundering in US and Malaysia for role he allegedly played in scandalThe fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low, a central figure in the multibillion-dollar scandal at the state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), is reportedly seeking a pardon from the US president, Donald Trump.Low faces multiple charges including corruption and money lau...

Neuty the nutria, viral pet rodent whose family fought a state to keep him, dies of cancer

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Condolences poured in for the Louisiana beaver-like legend who once appeared on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News showSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailCondolences have poured in for a Louisiana couple who successfully battled wildlife authorities to keep their domesticated nutria as a pet, watched the semi-aquatic rodent appear on cable news and accumulate a social media following tens of ...

Stella prize 2026: Lee Lai becomes first non-binary person and first graphic novelist to win with Cannon

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Lai wins $60,000 literary award for her study of a young woman’s repression and rage as she struggles to juggle the needs of those around herSign up for a weekly email featuring our best readsAs the 2026 winner of the Stella prize, Lee Lai has established two new firsts: the first ever non-binary winner with her book Cannon, which is the first graphic novel to win the $60,000 Australian literary a...