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Liberal justice says recent decisions on redistricting and campaign finance have undermined democracy and polarized US even moreUS politics live – latest updatesElena Kagan criticized rulings made by the US supreme court’s conservative majority this week, arguing that its recent decisions on redistricting and campaign finance had undermined America’s democracy.“The court has kind of blinded itself...
Lindsay Hoyle also said it was ‘shameful’ that her department announced the news to the media firstHere is an explainer by Jill Ambrose about the Jackdaw decision.But environmental groups have condemned the decision. Ami McCarthy, head of politics for Greenpeace UK, said:Approving Jackdaw shows the toxic grip fossil fuel lobbyists still hold over our energy policy. Andy Burnham promised pragmatism...
Flights to third countries where the detainees have no ties are scheduled as early as Wednesday, relatives detailRelatives of gravely ill detainees at two Florida immigration jails say authorities are about to deport their loved ones to unknown countries in Africa despite worsening medical conditions.Flights are scheduled as early as Wednesday, according to the families and the immigration advocac...
Flights to unknown countries in Africa are scheduled as early as Wednesday, relatives detailRelatives of gravely ill detainees at two Florida immigration jails say authorities are about to deport their loved ones to unknown countries in Africa despite worsening medical conditions.Flights are scheduled as early as Wednesday, according to the families and the immigration advocacy group the Workers C...
About 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers held near Nahalin in West Bank and taken to police stationThe Israeli military has detained about 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers helping Palestinians harvest olives near Bethlehem, including the New York Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander, several rabbis and Israel’s former deputy attorney general.“I’ve been detained by the IDF, along wi...
Students, teachers and civil servants have shown up in Athens, with demonstrations also in Thessaloniki and other citiesMeanwhile, back to Witkoff’s meeting with Putin in St Petersburg, the US president, Donald Trump, has just welcomed the release of Stephen Hubbard, a US citizen held by Moscow on allegations of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine (11:24).In a post on Truth Social, he said:“Stephe...
The Jackdaw field will start supplying gas to homes and businesses from the end of the month, the government saidHere is an explainer by Jill Ambrose about the Jackdaw decision.But environmental groups have condemned the decision. Ami McCarthy, head of politics for Greenpeace UK, said:Approving Jackdaw shows the toxic grip fossil fuel lobbyists still hold over our energy policy. Andy Burnham promi...
Consumer prices rise by more than expected while government’s debt interest payments surge to record high for SeptemberBusiness live – latest updatesInflation surged to 3.5% last month while the government deficit was a worse-than-forecast £24.5bn, in a double dose of bad news for John Healey before next week’s budget.The Office for National Statistics said annual inflation rose from 3.1% in Augus...
SEIU Local 1000, representing nurses and teachers, pushing for higher wages, telework and affordable healthcareThousands of California state workers were set to strike on Wednesday, rallying outside government buildings in several cities, as tensions boiled over lapsed contract negotiations with Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration.SEIU Local 1000, a union that represents roughly 100,000 public ...
Yield on 10-year government bonds passes 5% amid failure to pass budget and fallout from violent street protestsBusiness live – latest updatesFrance’s borrowing costs have climbed above 5% for the first time in 24 years as political concerns and the government’s failure to agree a much-delayed budget spook the financial markets.With some civic buildings still smouldering from recent riots,a fresh ...
Tickets for film about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes said to be selling out after $15m opening weekend in the USIt is the film everyone seems to be talking about, spawning memes and fuelling feverish online debate about its subject, the disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.Now, a month before Nathan Fielder’s documentary You Can See Everything reaches UK cinemas, tickets for screenings ...
Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knewA woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee she barely knew who had accessed her medical records days before she was due to receive test results from her consultant.Pippa Boardman said she had lost her dignity and privacy through the data breach at the Royal Cornwall hospital in...
Zack Coughlan, 23, killed Jamie Collins, 21, in garden of home they shared and initially denied murderA university student who lay in wait for his housemate to return home before stabbing him 30 times has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years.Zack Coughlan, 23, dressed in black and wore a mask and gloves to ambush Jamie Collins, 21, in the garden of their home in Filton, South Glouc...
Exclusive: Officials say Miatta Fahnbulleh minded not to give approval in victory for climate campaignersUK politics live – latest updatesMiatta Fahnbulleh is leaning towards rejecting the giant Rosebank oilfield, the Guardian understands, in what would be a blow for the North Sea energy industry but a major victory for climate campaigners.Officials say the energy secretary, is minded to refuse ap...
Coordination by Democratic officials overseeing elections includes Zoom calls and in-person tabletop exercisesDemocratic state attorneys general, other top state officials and civic groups have accelerated planning to thwart any federal meddling in the November midterm elections by Donald Trump as he continues his false charges of widespread voting fraud and veiled threats of interfering in the pr...
The Jackdaw field will start supplying gas to homes and businesses from the end of the month, the government saidHere is an explainer by Jill Ambrose about the Jackdaw decision.But environmental groups have condemned the decision. Ami McCarthy, head of politics for Greenpeace UK, said:Approving Jackdaw shows the toxic grip fossil fuel lobbyists still hold over our energy policy. Andy Burnham promi...
Enthusiasts like Grimes and A$AP Rocky may embrace AI-generated content, but they won’t produce it themselvesStreaming services, notable musicians and fans are confronting the growing presence of AI-generated music and drawing lines in the sand.On Tuesday, Spotify announced it had removed some 50m songs considered AI slop from its recommendations to users over the past year. Continue reading...
Russia unilaterally frees Stephen Hubbard after US request while Steve Witkoff praises Putin as a ‘humanitarian’Europe live – latest updatesUS politics live – latest updatesVladimir Putin ordered the release of an American from a Russian jail as he met Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg on Wednesday for fresh talks on ending the war in Ukraine, amid increasingly close relations be...
Bukang-i successfully guided out after month in which it drew 1.6m visitors and was watched over by YouTubersIn South Korea, they call them jagyeongdan, a word whose meaning sits somewhere between vigilante group and neighbourhood watch. Each night they put on hi-vis vests, picked up their selfie sticks and gathered around the harbour in Busan to keep watch over an unlikely charge: a stranded shar...
Wearing hi-vis and carrying selfie sticks, livestreamers watched over an animal that was trapped for a month and drew more than 1.6m visitors before being guided outIn South Korea, they call them jagyeongdan, a word whose meaning sits somewhere between vigilante group and neighbourhood watch. Each night they put on hi-vis vests, picked up their selfie sticks and gathered around the harbour in Busa...
MPs say ‘chaos’ at Capita-run scheme could mean some claims miss tax-free time limit on lump sum paymentsBereaved families could face “unconscionable” tax bills because of “chaos” in the civil service pension scheme, the government has been warned.Some lump sum pension payments to families are only tax-free if made within two years of a scheme being told of the member’s death. Continue reading...
The Jackdaw field will start supplying gas to homes and businesses from the end of the month, the government saidHere is an explainer by Jill Ambrose about the Jackdaw decision.But environmental groups have condemned the decision. Ami McCarthy, head of politics for Greenpeace UK, said:Approving Jackdaw shows the toxic grip fossil fuel lobbyists still hold over our energy policy. Andy Burnham promi...
Sadiq Khan says upgrade would unlock station’s true potential and allow it to live up to its nameBusiness live – latest updatesStratford International train station in east London will receive funding in next week’s budget, according to reports, putting it on track to live up to its name and become a hub for cross-Channel services.London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has been making a case to ministers for...
Sadiq Khan says upgrade will unlock station’s true potential and allow it to live up to its nameBusiness live – latest updatesStratford International train station in east London will receive funding in next week’s budget, according to reports, putting it on track to live up to its name and become a hub for cross-Channel services.London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has been making a case to ministers for ...
US was not required to give anything in return for Stephen Hubbard’s release ‘out of respect for President Trump’, he claimsSign up for Breaking News US emailThe US president has just posted on Hubbard’s release, saying: “Welcome home Stephen, it’s great to have you back.”The statement posted on his Truth Social says the prisoner release was the result of a direct request Trump made to Putin in a ...
US was not required to give anything in return for Stephen Hubbard’s release ‘out of respect for President Trump’, he claimsSign up for Breaking News US emailThe US president has just posted on Hubbard’s release, saying: “Welcome home Stephen, it’s great to have you back.”The statement posted on his Truth Social says the prisoner release was the result of a direct request Trump made to Putin in a ...
The Jackdaw field will start supplying gas to homes and businesses from the end of the month, the government saidHere is an explainer by Jill Ambrose about the Jackdaw decision.But environmental groups have condemned the decision. Ami McCarthy, head of politics for Greenpeace UK, said:Approving Jackdaw shows the toxic grip fossil fuel lobbyists still hold over our energy policy. Andy Burnham promi...
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is spending $80m to help Democratic candidates, while Trump has promised Republicans $400m. Plus a vital investigation into justice in LouisianaGood morning. Vast sums of money are being ploughed into November’s midterms, with the billionaire Michael Bloomberg spending $80m to help Democratic candidates, and Donald Trump announcing he intends to spend $400m to aid Rep...
President’s social media post says sites should pay the communities where they will be located and comes amid growing unpopularity of facilitiesSign up for Breaking News US emailWitkoff announced this morning that Russia authorities had freed Hubbard, the first American known to be convicted of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. Hubbard, who grew up in Michigan, had been living with his Ukra...
At 3pm BST / 4pm CEST Friday 23 Oct, Guardian Europe columnists Rokhaya Diallo and Alexander Hurst will be live taking questions from our readers about the riots and protests in France. Send your questions by email now to conversations@theguardian.com, or join the discussion on FridayAfter weeks of protests and a weekend of riots in which a town hall was set ablaze, 2,000-plus shops were looted, 2...
