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Police investigate claim that Israeli PM’s chief of staff changed recorded time of call made about Hamas attacksA top aide of Benjamin Netanyahu has been questioned by police investigating reports of alterations made to official records of phone calls involving the Israeli prime minister on the morning of the 7 October attacks.Israeli media reported that Netanyahu’s chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, is suspected of changing the recorded time of a conversation the prime minister held with his military secretary in the first minutes of the attack to protect the prime minister. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/15/benjamin-netanyahu-aide-alleged-tampering-7-october-phone-records Author : Jason

Ukrainian president says talk between German and Russian leaders on war will reduce Putin’s isolationVolodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that a telephone conversation between Olaf Scholz and Vladimir Putin will open a “Pandora’s box”, after the German chancellor and the Russian leader discussed the war in Ukraine in a rare call on Friday.Scholz urged his Russian counterpart to withdraw troops from Ukraine and negotiate with Kyiv to achieve a just and lasting peace, in the first call between a major western leader and Putin since December 2022. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/15/scholz-urges-putin-in-phone-call-to-negotiate-with-ukraine Author : Pjotr Sauer and Kate Connolly in

Several groups say North Dakota governor will sacrifice public lands on the ‘altar of the fossil fuel industry’s profits’Donald Trump’s nomination of North Dakota’s Republican governor, Doug Burgum, as the interior secretary has prompted swift backlash from environmental advocacy groups alarmed at the incoming administration’s plans to use federal lands for oil and gas drilling.Burgum, a former businessman, has been governor since 2016 of North Dakota, which is the third largest oil and natural gas producer in the country. Burgum, if confirmed by the Senate, would manage US federal lands including national parks and wildlife refuges, as well oversea relations

New remit given to FCA by chancellor raises fears of a weakening of rules meant to avert another financial crisisThe financial regulator has been ordered to encourage more risk-taking across the City, raising concerns that the Labour government is in danger of watering down rules meant to avoid another financial crisis.In an official “remit” letter addressed to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) boss, Nikhil Rathi, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said regulations meant to protect consumers should not stand in the way of “sensible risk-taking” by investors and the wider financial sector, which includes banks, asset managers and insurers. Continue reading... Source

Attacks on Thursday night bring total number of emergency workers killed by Israel in Lebanon to more than 200Middle East crisis – live updatesTwenty-one civil defence rescuers have been killed in two Israeli strikes on Lebanon, marking one of the deadliest days for rescue workers since the fighting began between Israel and Hezbollah 13 months ago.Thursday night’s airstrikes brought the total number of emergency workers killed by Israel in Lebanon to more than 200, most of them during the last two months. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/15/israeli-strikes-kill-civil-defence-rescue-workers-lebanon Author : William Christou in Douris Publish date : 2024-11-15 16:23:56 Copyright

Hillsborough, handball and an inexplicable love for Mario Balotelli. How some of our readers will remember the outgoing Match of the Day hostI will be forever grateful for Lineker’s concise but considered remarks on Match of the Day on April 30th 2016, following the exoneration of Liverpool fans that week by the second set of Hillsborough inquests. He said: “Well, whatever happens on Sunday, nothing comes close to the victory achieved by the Hillsborough families this week. We’ll leave you with the words of the BBC’s Peter Jones from the day of the tragedy. After 27 years, the truth is

Humanoid called Digit fuelled boosterism at Web Summit, but also raised concerns about jobs, safety and climateThis year’s Web Summit, in Lisbon, was all about artificial intelligence – and a robot sorting laundry.Digit, a humanoid built by the US firm Agility Robotics, demonstrated how far AI has come in a few years by responding to voice commands – filtered through Google’s Gemini AI model – to sift through a pile of coloured T-shirts and place them in a basket. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/15/laundry-sorting-robot-digit-web-summit-ai-future Author : Dan Milmo in Lisbon Publish date : 2024-11-15 15:00:12 Copyright for syndicated content

Ending $7,500 consumer tax credit could have grave implications for already stalling EV transition in USDonald Trump’s transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.Ending the tax credit could have grave implications for an already stalling US EV transition. And yet representatives of Tesla – by far the nation’s biggest EV maker – have told a Trump-transition committee they support ending the subsidy, said the two sources, speaking on condition of anonymity. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/15/trump-biden-ev-tax-credit

Figures also reveal both men and women having less sex – but number of partners over lifetime increasingThe French have a certain reputation when it comes to the vie d’amour. But the latest national study on the country’s sexual behaviour may offer a reason to rethink.According to findings from the National Institute of Health and Medical Research, the age at which French people are having sex for the first time is increasing. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/15/french-say-non-for-longer-as-age-virginity-lost-increases-data-reveals Author : Daniel Boffey in Paris Publish date : 2024-11-15 13:40:58 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

At least 100 white-clawed crayfish, the UK’s only native species, have been found dead since the end of SeptemberA “rescue mission” for native crayfish is under way in Northumberland after a population were found dead with mysterious patches on their shells.The Environment Agency is working to save the internationally important species of native white-clawed crayfish in the River Wansbeck by searching for females with eggs to be taken and reared in a hatchery. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/15/rescue-mission-begins-mysterious-white-clawed-crayfish-deaths-northumberland Author : Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-15 13:15:10 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Exclusive: Person who complained tells Guardian that columnist’s post was ‘racist and inflammatory’Daily Telegraph readers have woken up this week to successive front-page headlines alleging a grave threat to free speech, triggered by a star columnist’s “Kafkaesque” encounter with police.The rightwing broadsheet described how Essex police had told Allison Pearson on her doorstep last weekend that she was under investigation for allegedly stirring up racial hatred in a tweet last year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/15/allison-pearson-jew-haters-tweet-is-at-centre-of-telegraphs-row-with-police Author : Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-15 12:39:18 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

President-elect intensifies longstanding media hostility by filing lawsuits against New York Times, CBS and others With only two months left until Donald Trump returns to the White House, the president-elect and convicted felon has been waging lawfare by a flurry of lawsuits against media companies and publishers that have been critical of him.The lawsuits come amid growing fears of what a second Trump term would mean for press freedom as Trump intensifies his longstanding hostility against the media – which he called “the enemy camp” in his victory speech last week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/15/trump-sues-media-outlets-bias Author : Maya

TV presenter says colloid cyst was found during a check-up she was given as part of her menopause workDavina McCall has said she is to undergo brain surgery after being diagnosed with a “very rare” tumour.The TV presenter, 57, said the benign brain tumour, known as a colloid cyst, was found after she was offered a health check-up as part of her menopause advocacy work. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/nov/15/davina-mccall-to-have-brain-surgery-for-very-rare-benign-tumour Author : Jamie Grierson and agency Publish date : 2024-11-15 11:26:43 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Widespread criticism of health secretary role for anti-vaccine activist and purveyor of debunked conspiracy theoriesHello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you all the latest news from Washington over the next few hours.We start with the news that Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as US secretary of health and human services has prompted widespread criticisms towards Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist who has embraced a slew of other debunked health-related conspiracy theories.The FBI should investigate both Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard before they are confirmed for their cabinet posts, Trump’s

Man charged with assaulting police, false imprisonment, threats to kill and other offences following a carjacking and siegeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged over carjacking and a siege involving an innocent father and his toddler, who were held inside their own home for hours.The ordeal stared on Tuesday when a police helicopter followed a car in Melbourne’s west that was believed to have been stolen in a carjacking in Snake Valley earlier in the day, Victoria police said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/15/melbourne-snake-valley-man-charged-melton-siege-alleged-carjacking-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date

UK economy at near-standstill as uncertainty over the budget and high interest rates weighed on consumer spendingThe Liberal Democrats are campaigning today about the Labour government decision to extend the England bus fare cap for another year, but to raise the cap 50% from a maximum from £2 to £3.Transport spokesperson Paul Kohler told listeners of Times Radio that the government could easily find the money to keep the cap at £2, saying:The costs are pretty marginal. We could easily fund that by reversing the Tory tax cut on banks, or by taxing social media companies properly. And most importantly,

Blow to Rachel Reeves as first quarter under Labour shows services and manufacturing struggled in run-up to budgetBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK economy slowed to a near-standstill in the third quarter as uncertainty surrounding Labour’s first budget and high interest rates weighed on business and consumer spending.In a blow to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as she attempts push the UK to the top of the G7 growth league, the economy grew by 0.1% in the third quarter of the year, down from 0.5% in the second quarter, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Continue reading...

Lebanon’s state-run national news agency said the Ghobeiry area ‘witnessed heavy gunfire’ from Israeli forcesThe UN security council’s 10 elected members – Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia – have circulated a draft resolution demanding “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza. The draft resolution, which was sent to the council’s five permanent members yesterday, reiterates the council’s demand “for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages” seized during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage. Israel

Speaking from his jail cell, the former superstar cricketer had told the Guardian he would be willing to engage with army leadershipPakistan’s military has no intention of entering into negotiations or cutting a deal with incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, senior military sources told the Guardian, after Khan said he would be willing to engage with the army leadership from his jail cell.Khan, who is being held in Pakistan’s Adiala jail, is banned from meeting journalists but the Guardian was able to submit questions through his legal team. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/15/pakistan-military-has-no-intention-of-cutting-deal-with-jailed-former-prime-minister-imran-khan-sources Author : Hannah Ellis-Petersen and

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsBank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economyThe UK economy ended the summer on a weak note, with GDP contracting in September.Today’s GDP report shows that monthly real GDP is estimated to have fallen by 0.1% in September. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2024/nov/15/uk-gdp-report-growth-economy-labour-pound-ftse-stock-market-business-live-news Author : Graeme Wearden Publish date : 2024-11-15 07:08:02 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Agency hopes tens of thousands of people will log details of their flatulence on an app to help researchers better understand gut healthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeather knew she farted a lot but didn’t know just how often until she began to track her daily output.“I always thought that I just came from a farty family,” she said. “I’ll eat croissants or pasta or normal bread and I’ll end up having a sore stomach, and then I just be tooting a lot after that.”Sign up for

New analysis on the cost of decarbonising Australia’s power grid runs closely to the national market operator’s own – but you wouldn’t know it from the headlinesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFriday’s front page in Murdoch media’s the Daily Telegraph, declaring a “$500B GREEN HOLE”, could mark the opening salvo of scary claims about the cost of climate action in the run-up to next year’s federal election.Similarly bold claims worked well in the US presidential election to confound or confuse voters. Expect a barrage of such reports,

Handle depicting secutor gladiator found on ‘edge of empire’ to go on displayA rare and pristine example of gladiator memorabilia found in the River Tyne is to go on display, shining light on a 2,000-year-old culture of celebrity and sex appeal.English Heritage said the copper alloy figurine would have been a decorative handle on a folding knife. Found near Corbridge, Northumberland, it provides proof that the superstar status of gladiators extended to the far edges of the Roman empire. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/15/gladiator-knife-handle-found-in-tyne-reflects-spread-of-roman-celebrity-culture Author : Mark Brown North of England correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-15 05:01:17 Copyright for

Independent senator David Pocock ‘deeply concerned’ legislation designed to cap donations and electoral spending would lock out community independentsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndependents have accused the Albanese government of attempting to “rig” electoral rules in a “major party stitch-up” which the billionaire Clive Palmer has already said he will take to the high court.On Friday the special minister of state, Don Farrell, announced details of Labor’s electoral reform bill, including raising public funding to $5 a vote, a $20,000 cap on individual donations and an $800,000

Paul Brereton says ‘blame culture’ deters people from owning mistakes as he insists watchdog will not be influenced by public pressureGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe National Anti-Corruption Commission chief has rejected calls to quit over his handling of referrals from the robodebt royal commission, suggesting he was being made a scapegoat and insisting neither he nor his agency will be influenced by public pressure.Paul Brereton told a governance forum on Friday that he accepted the independent Nacc inspector’s finding that he had failed to adequately manage a declared conflict of interest in relation to