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Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finishers medal depicts Munich stadium as race highlight

The Guardian • 1 week ago

‘Landmarks’ side of the medal features the Allianz Arena in German city rather than Allianz Stadium in SydneyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a week’s time, the proud runners finishing the Sydney Marathon will receive a medal showing the landmarks they have just sped past – plus one they definitely didn’t.In what o...

Australia news live: Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finisher’s medal depicts Munich stadium as highlight of course

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Follow liveVictorian Labor expands on free dental care election promiseThe Victorian premier, Ben Carroll, and health minister, Ingrid Stitt, have held a press conference this morning off the back of their announcement yesterday that the Labor government would open 10 free public dental clinics if re-elected in November.You can’t use a Medicare card for dental unless you’ve got a healthcare card o...

Australia news live: One Nation MP gives ‘hat tip’ to Albanese for rice factory rescue plan; Liberals flag radical redesign of Victorian appeals court

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Follow liveVictorian Labor expands on free dental care election promiseThe Victorian premier, Ben Carroll, and health minister, Ingrid Stitt, have held a press conference this morning off the back of their announcement yesterday that the Labor government would open 10 free public dental clinics if re-elected in November.You can’t use a Medicare card for dental unless you’ve got a healthcare card o...

Fur seal’s death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from spreading H5 bird flu strain

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Seal found dead at Beachport in South Australia presages ‘significant losses’, minister warnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA long-nosed fur seal has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the first confirmed case in a mammal on the Australian mainland. The seal was found dead at Beachport on Wednesday on...

Fur seal‘s death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from spreading H5 bird flu strain

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Seal found dead at Beachport in South Australia on Wednesday follows three mass mortality events in ternsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA long-nosed fur seal has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the first confirmed case in a mammal on the Australian mainland. The seal was found dead at Beachport on ...

Australia news live: Dead fur seal the first mainland mammal victim of H5 bird flu; Liberals plan radical redesign of Victorian appeals court

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Follow liveA long-nosed fur seal has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the first confirmed case in a mammal on the Australian mainland. The New Zealand fur seal was found dead at Beachport on Wednesday on the state’s Limestone Coast. It marks a fresh escalation in the spread of the virus days after the South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, announced three mass mortality ev...

Heathrow expansion ‘is threat to England’s largest surviving medieval barn’

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Exclusive: campaigners warn 600-year-old New Barn at Harmondsworth could be ‘shaken to pieces’ by vibrationsSix hundred years after it was built, England’s largest surviving medieval timber-framed barn could now be “shaken to pieces” by aircraft vibrations, campaigners warn.The public has until 1 September to submit objections to the Heathrow airport expansion, which could threaten the survival of...

Australia news live: Victorian Liberals announce plan for new appeals court to ensure tougher sentences

The Guardian • 1 week ago

New court of criminal appeal would give effect to new bail and sentencing laws, opposition leader says. Follow livePowerhouse Parramatta – a museum and gallery project 12 years and $915 million in the making – has unveiled its inaugural exhibition program. The five exhibitions focus on “immersive” experiences, including 3D cityscape, a crystal tunnel, and historic aeroplanes.Powerhouse describes t...

Australia news live: Victorian Liberals announce plan to for new appeals court to ensure tougher sentences

The Guardian • 1 week ago

New court of criminal appeal would give effect to new bail and sentencing laws, opposition leader says. Follow liveThe Victorian Liberals have announced that, if elected, they will split the court of appeal into two and appoint a new judges to set precedent they say will match “community expectations”.The opposition leader, Jess Wilson, will today announce a plan to split the existing court of app...

Tropical Storm Moke poised to slam into Hawaii just days after Hurricane Lala

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Weather service warns of flooding and mudslides, particularly in areas strongly affected by previous stormTropical Storm Moke is poised to slam into the south of Hawaii’s islands with forecasters predicting heavy rains and strong winds on Saturday evening, just days after the region was devastated by Hurricane Lala.The tropical storm is gathering strength as it advances west, according to the Nati...

Meghan’s casting in The Gentlemen reportedly withdrawn

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Duchess of Sussex was believed to have been under consideration for season three of Guy Ritchie’s crime caperMeghan Markle’s reported casting in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen has been withdrawn, it was reported.Tina Brown, the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and the New Yorker, wrote on Saturday: “I learned this morning that the casting of Meghan Markle in season 3 of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix ser...

Meghan Markle’s casting in The Gentlemen reportedly withdrawn after UK backlash

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Duchess of Sussex was believed to have been under consideration for season three of Guy Ritchie’s crime caperMeghan Markle’s reported casting in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen has been withdrawn, it was reported.Tina Brown, the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and the New Yorker, wrote on Saturday: “I learned this morning that the casting of Meghan Markle in season 3 of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix ser...

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies aged 94

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Kassebaum Baker became the first woman elected to the US Senate without following a spouse into officeNancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the US Senate without following a spouse into office, has died. She was 94.Kassebaum Baker died on Friday of natural causes, according to her son, Bill Kassebaum. Continue reading...

Seventeen-year-old girl killed in sword attack at school in Sweden

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Three other people wounded after 18-year-old man wielding sword assail students in Fagersta schoolA 17-year-old girl has been killed after a teenager brandishing a sword attacked students at a school in Sweden, police have confirmed.Three other people were wounded in the incident during classes in the central town of Fagersta on Friday afternoon, including two boys aged 12 and 17 who sustained min...

Two police officers killed in North Yorkshire crash named

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Watchdog launches inquiry into collision in which seven people died involving police car and another vehicle Two police officers who died in a car crash near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday have been named.Police constables Matthew Blades and Tom Clough were among seven people killed after their marked police car collided with a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way along the A66...

Badenoch says Reform defectors ‘some of the most dishonest people I have met’

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Tory leader rules out coalition with Farage’s party and says ‘drama queens’ who left will not be welcomed backKemi Badenoch has called defectors who left for Reform “some of the most dishonest people” she has ever met, as she ruled out allowing “drama queens” to return to the party.Speaking at the Edinburgh festival fringe, the Conservative party leader again ruled out any prospect of an election ...

Thousands of sex offenders in England and Wales could get libido-suppressing drugs

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Voluntary use of sex drive-suppressing medication to expand to 20 prisons and expert says it could be rolled out widely by late 2028Chemical suppression: why the UK is exploring libido control drugs to treat sex offendersDrugs that help control the libidos of people who have committed sexual offences could be rolled out for thousands of male prisoners in England and Wales from December 2028, an ex...

Chemical suppression: why the UK is exploring libido control drugs to treat sex offenders

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Treatment is already required by parole boards in several countries, but some feel the practice is unethicalThousands of sex offenders in England and Wales could get libido-suppressing drugsFor some prisoners with problematic sexual arousal (PSA), “images of sex flood their minds” all of their waking hours, according to Prof Belinda Winder, a leading forensic psychologist who has evaluated the use...

40,000 bottles of eye drops across the US recalled over issues with sterility of product

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Prestige Brand Holdings has voluntarily recalled a batch of its Clear Eyes eye drops after FDA alertNearly 40,000 bottles of eye drops are being pulled from store shelves across the US over concerns about potential contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Prestige Brand Holdings, based in Tarrytown, New York, has voluntarily recalled 39,060 bottles of Clear Eyes Maximum I...

Two police officers killed in North Yorkshire crash named as Matthew Blades and Tom Clough

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Watchdog launches inquiry into collision in which seven people died involving police car and another vehicle Two police officers who died in a car crash near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday have been named.Police constables Matthew Blades and Tom Clough were among seven people killed after their marked police car collided with a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way along the A66...

Two ‘brave’ police officers killed in North Yorkshire crash on Saturday named

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Watchdog launches inquiry into collision in which seven people died involving police car and another vehicle Two police officers who died in a car crash near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday have been named.Police constables Matthew Blades and Tom Clough were among seven people killed after their marked police car collided with a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way along the A66...

Indiana residents endure 11th day without power after storms topple power lines

The Guardian • 1 week ago

33,124 residents still in the dark as utility company says it is working to restore power in north-west of stateThousands of residents of north-west Indiana on Saturday were headed for their 11th day without electric power after storms swept through the state, toppling trees and power lines, earlier in August.The powerless conditions have led to food lines, closed businesses, dead phones, no schoo...

Canada vows ‘dollar for dollar’ response as US puts 50% tariffs on some goods

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Collapse of trade talks could lead to job losses, but biggest impact on traditional allies is expected to be political The US has imposed 50% tariffs on some goods from Canada, and the country’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has vowed to match them “dollar for dollar” after the collapse of trade talks.The tariffs came into force on around $20bn (£14.6bn) of goods – ranging from hockey sticks to ton...

Nebraska school district asks police to stop using shock gloves on students

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Omaha police agreed to stop carrying electric shock gloves in the halls of state’s largest public school districtOmaha police recently agreed to stop carrying gloves that can deliver electric shocks to students in the halls of Nebraska’s largest public school district.The decision affecting most Omaha middle and high schools came after the Associated Press first revealed Immigration and Customs En...

Two police officers among seven people killed in North Yorkshire crash

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Watchdog launches inquiry into collision involving police car and another vehicle on A66 in early hours of SaturdaySeven people, including two police officers, died in a crash near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday, Cleveland police have said.The police regulator has launched an investigation after the collision, it has been confirmed. Continue reading...