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BoM expects hot weather to continue across parts of Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory next weekGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than half of Australia is sweating through a heatwave, with scorching temperatures in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory expected this weekend.Huge stretches of outback across northern Australia had been warned by the Bureau of Meteorology to expect heatwave conditions stretching into next week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/09/australia-heatwave-weather-bom-forecast-scorching-temperatures-queensland-western-australia-northern-territory Author : Mostafa Rachwani Publish date : 2024-11-09 03:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

More than 130 structures destroyed in two days by ferocious Mountain fire, as thousands remain under evacuation orderFirefighters in southern California made progress in their effort to contain a wildfire that has destroyed more than 130 structures in two days as fierce wind gusts that have been fanning flames eased on Friday.The Mountain fire, which started on Wednesday morning in Ventura county, had grown to 20,630 acres (about 83 sq km) with 14% contained as of Friday evening. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/08/california-mountain-wildfire Author : Anna Betts and agency Publish date : 2024-11-09 02:25:56 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Five people wounded on Friday in stabbings in Chinatown and police suspect other stabbings on Thursday are linkedSeattle police have arrested a man following a two-day spate of random stabbings that injured 10 people, including five on Friday, authorities said.Police made an arrest following a series of attacks on Friday and said it is “plausible they are connected” to several other stabbings that unfolded on Thursday, Eric Barden, the city’s deputy police chief, told reporters at the scene. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/08/seattle-stabbings-man-arrested Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2024-11-09 00:57:16 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Trump appointee Stephen McGlynn rules that ban enacted in wake of deadly Highland Park attack is unconstitutionalA federal judge in Illinois who was appointed during Donald Trump’s first presidency has struck down the state’s assault weapons ban as unconstitutional.Judge Stephen McGlynn also issued an order barring the state from enforcing the ban, though Illinois has time to appeal the ruling after he stayed it for 30 days. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/08/federal-judge-illinois-assault-weapons-ban Author : Marina Dunbar Publish date : 2024-11-09 00:59:32 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

After debris balls were widely reported to be tar, testing coordinated with EPA revealed they were consistent with human-generated waste, or ‘likely lumps of fatberg’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW environment watchdog allegedly knew for more than a week that thousands of mystery balls that washed up on Sydney beaches last month were probably consistent with human-generated waste before it made the news public as US election results dominated headlines.A statement from the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) on Wednesday revealed the balls comprised fatty acids, petroleum hydrocarbons and other organic and inorganic materials –

Exclusive: Publisher takes responsibility for the failure to consult Indigenous groups, who say the fantasy novel trivialises complex and painful historiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJamie Oliver says he is “devastated” by the offence he has caused to First Nations people and has issued an apology, after calls by Australia’s peak body for Indigenous education for the British celebrity chef to withdraw his children’s book from sale.Oliver is in Australia promoting his latest cookbook, Simply Jamie, but it is his decision to join a growing flock of celebrity children’s book authors with a 400-page fantasy

Nasa ‘still piecing things together’ two weeks after return from ISS but crew members cite medical privacyThree Nasa astronauts who were taken to a Florida hospital after returning to Earth from the International Space Station two weeks ago told reporters on Friday that they were all in good health following the medical ordeal – and that the agency was “still piecing things together” about what happened.Michael Barrett, pilot of the crew that splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on 25 October after seven months in orbit, gave few further details at a press conference in Houston, citing medical privacy

Congress likely not to renew extended ACA coverage next year and Trump’s ‘concepts of a plan’ for US healthcare are unknownUS elections 2024 – live updatesMillions of Americans are at risk of losing health coverage in 2025 under Donald Trump’s forthcoming administration.More than 20 million Americans rely on the individual private health insurance market for healthcare, private insurance which is subsidized by the federal government.Trump wins the presidency – how did it happen?With Trump re-elected, this is what’s at stakeAbortion ballot measure results by stateA masculinity researcher on the Democrats’ ‘fatal miscalculation’Election deniers use Trump victory to sow more doubt

X chief, who campaigned hard for Trump, spoke to Ukraine leader after being handed phone by president-electElon Musk reportedly made a surprise guest appearance on a call between Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, solidifying the Tesla chief executive’s role as the most influential civilian in the country come January.Musk was present with Trump during the call for roughly 25 minutes, according to Axios, which first reported the call. Trump handed Musk the phone and Musk and Zelenskyy spoke briefly. On the call, Zelenskyy thanked Musk for the satellites he had been providing Ukraine through his company, Starlink,

Complaints involve inquiries from 2008 and 2013, quality of force’s response and how details leaked in later caseScotland Yard has referred two cases to the police watchdog after receiving complaints over the force’s historical investigations into claims of sexual offences by Mohamed Al Fayed.The complaints involve investigations from 2008 and 2013 and regard the quality of the Metropolitan police’s response and, in the latter case, how details leaked publicly. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/08/met-police-refers-itself-to-watchdog-over-complaints-about-fayed-investigations Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2024-11-08 19:45:03 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Yechiel Leiter, a rightwing publicist and government aide, is also a longtime backer of settlements in the West BankBenjamin Netanyahu has appointed a hardline supporter of the war in Gaza and longtime backer of settlements in the West Bank as his ambassador to the US as Israel prepares for the incoming administration of Donald Trump.Yechiel Leiter, an American-born rightwing publicist and former government aide who immigrated to Israel four decades ago, was announced as Israel’s next ambassador to Washington on Friday. His son, a soldier in the Israeli Defense Forces, was killed in fighting in northern Gaza last year. Continue

Taxi driver among three on trial over death of 10-year-old says she briefly opened her eyes and asked for water before dying in his armsThe father of Sara Sharif wept as he told how his limp daughter briefly opened her eyes and asked for water before dying in his arms, a court has heard.Urfan Sharif said his wife, Beinash Batool, did not call an ambulance in Sara’s final moments, but said the 10-year-old was being “dramatic and pretending”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/08/father-of-sara-sharif-tells-court-of-his-daughters-final-moments Author : Emine Sinmaz Publish date : 2024-11-08 17:45:20 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Some ex-girlfriends of accused men tell court of burden of not knowing if they had been sedated and molested in past Giving evidence in Avignon’s criminal court, a softly spoken woman in her 30s pondered the question if the medication she took as part of managing her multiple sclerosis might have allowed her ex-partner, Cédric G, to sexually abuse her without her knowledge. She described their relationship as “lies, from start to finish”.Cédric G, 50, a software technician who used to run a record shop in Avignon, looked on from behind the glass-screened dock in the court. He is one

Kemi Badenoch’s election is evidence of strong meritocracy, say some activists and public figures, while others question her ideologyKemi Badenoch’s election as Conservative party leader may have been somewhat eclipsed by the US election, but it nonetheless represents a political milestone. Her positioning as a “culture warrior” is, to some, proof not of a changing Conservative party but one with a new face for old instincts.Here, the Guardian asks black and minority ethnic campaigners, as well as public and political figures, what it means for the Tories to have a black leader. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/08/campaigners-on-first-black-leader-conservative-party-kemi-badenoch Author :

Amsterdam mayor condemns ‘outburst’ of violence as Israeli government flies fans homeAmsterdam police have made more than 60 arrests following violence in the Dutch capital overnight after a Europa League football match, as planes sent by Israel’s government flew in on Friday afternoon to take home fans of the losing Israeli team.The mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, described an “outburst” of antisemitism with “hit and run” attacks on visiting supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/08/israel-sends-rescue-planes-football-fans-reportedly-attacked-amsterdam Author : Senay Boztas in Amsterdam, Jason Burke in Jerusalem and Jennifer Rankin Publish date : 2024-11-08 14:53:20 Copyright for

Group expects ‘strong financial performance to continue’ as it announces €350m share buyback schemeStrong demand for transatlantic travel has boosted the profits of British Airways owner, International Airlines Group, (IAG), with the UK national carrier outperforming rivals despite widespread European flight delays.Operating profits for the peak summer season were up about 15% on last year to €2bn (£1.7 bn) , with BA achieving a 20% margin, even with labour costs 14% higher than in 2023. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/08/british-airways-owner-iag-outperforms-rivals-with-profits-up-15 Author : Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-08 14:18:17 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Threat of protectionist ‘America first’ trade policies adds urgency to European reforms to boost economic growthEU leaders are gathering in Budapest for an informal summit on the bloc’s ailing competitiveness – a task given added urgency by the threat of protectionist “America first” trade policies promised by the US president-elect Donald Trump.“Don’t ask what the US can do for you, ask what Europe should do for itself,” the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said as the meeting got under way. “Europe must find a balance. We know what we have to do.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/08/eu-summit-trade-policy-economic-growth Author :

Russian leader expresses admiration for Trump, as race for control of the House intensifies. Plus, why a movement calling for celibacy among straight women is going viral after Trump’s winGood morning.Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory and said Moscow was ready for dialogue, in a development that will deeply concern Kyiv and dial up unease across Europe.What has Trump said on Ukraine? He’s claimed, with little substantiation, that he could bring peace to Ukraine “within 24 hours” – leading to fears within Nato that his plan may just be to order Ukraine to surrender.Where are we

Presence at Cenotaph and Festival of Remembrance mark her first consecutive days of engagements since start of yearThe Princess of Wales will attend two remembrance events this weekend, Buckingham Palace has said, as she gradually returns to public duties after her treatment for cancer.Catherine will join the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph and the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall alongside King Charles and the Prince of Wales to honour the nation’s war dead. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/08/kate-to-join-prince-william-and-king-at-remembrance-events-this-weekend Author : Jamie Grierson Publish date : 2024-11-08 11:24:53 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Firm issues another profit warning after review into ‘understated’ build costs in south divisionShares in the FTSE 100 housebuilder Vistry plunged on Friday after it issued a second profit warning in as many months and said cost overruns on building projects were worse than previously thought.Vistry was the top faller on the blue chip index of stocks, with shares down 18%, wiping about £500m off the value of the company. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/08/shares-in-housebuilder-vistry-plunge-as-cost-overruns-hit-profits Author : Mark Sweney Publish date : 2024-11-08 10:29:05 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

UK foreign secretary says US election result ‘not wholly bad’ and Britain should not underestimate opportunities of the next four yearsGood morning. As the Labour government tries to work out what having Donald Trump back in the White House will mean for Britain, and what it must do in response, David Lammy is absolutely at the centre of that debate. Partly that is because he is foreign secretary, and partly it’s because (in a crowded field) he is probably the British MP who has been most outspoken and critical about Trump in the past.Lammy has now given a long interview

Security minister says fans ‘encountered antisemitism and were attacked with unimaginable cruelty just because of their Jewishness’Hezbollah said it targeted a naval base near the Israeli city of Haifa with missiles on Friday, the second such attack in less than 24 hours.AFP reports that the Iran-backed Lebanese group said it targeted the Stella Maris naval base, north west of Haifa, with a missile barrage, “in response to the attacks and massacres committed by the Israeli enemy”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-lebanon-football-fans-attacked-amsterdam Author : Amy Sedghi Publish date : 2024-11-08 08:27:19 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Republicans are seven seats away from House majority that would give Trump control over all branches of governmentTen key takeaways from Trump’s winThe key swing states and counties that handed Trump the White HouseOur latest episode of Politics Weekly America dropped in the last couple of hours. With Donald Trump president-elect, a 6-3 conservative majority in the US supreme court, and a majority secured in the Senate, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Washington Post reporter Marianna Sotomayor about what happens if Democrats are not victorious in the lower chamber …You can listen to it here: Can the Democrats salvage the

Resident in the suburb of Como says water was ‘literally spraying all around’ after pipeline to Woronora Dam burstFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA quiet Sydney street was thrown into chaos on Friday as residents described a wave of water rushing through their windows from a burst pipe.Sydney Water said network technicians were assessing a leak on the main when it burst at Binya Place in Como, a suburb in the city’s south, on Friday afternoon. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/08/it-was-just-coming-through-the-window-wave-of-water-rushes-into-sydney-homes-after-pipe-bursts Author : Miles Herbert and

Noonan Real Estate Agency in Sydney forced to apologise after it disclosed renter’s full name, occupation and financial circumstances to global audienceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales real estate agent who doxxed a tenant who left a bad Google review broke privacy laws, Australia’s information commission has found.After the tenant, who has not been named for legal reasons, gave Noonan Real Estate Agency a one-star review in 2021, the agency responded by disclosing his full name, occupation and financial circumstances, in a practice known