Trump’s pick for health secretary says ‘I don’t think anybody can say’ Covid vaccines saved millions of livesRobert F Kennedy Jr’s nomination to lead America’s top health agency faced strong headwinds as he struggled to provide clear answers on his past vaccine statements for a second straight day of bruising hearings on Capitol Hill.In a tense back-and-forth before the Senate health committee on Thursday morning, Kennedy dodged direct questions about whether he still believes vaccines cause autism, despite extensive scientific evidence to the contrary. When pressed by Senator Bernie Sanders about studies showing Covid-19 vaccines saved millions of lives, Kennedy
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Refugee Council says ‘many refugees themselves could also be prosecuted’ under proposalsRichard Madeley goes next.Q: The Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says you are wrong, and the third runway won’t be built until you are 70. You are 45 now. Why is he wrong?We’re signing off decisions on wind farms, on solar farms, a commitment to a new stadium at Old Trafford. We are upgrading the Transpennine route to make journey times easier between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield. Those things are happening right now. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jan/30/rachel-reeves-keir-starmer-heathrow-growth-latest-politics-news Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2025-01-30
Hundred-metre wide asteroid rises to top of impact risk lists after being spotted in December by automated telescopeA 100 metre-wide asteroid has triggered global planetary defence procedures for the first time after telescope observations revealed it has a chance of colliding with Earth in 2032.Asteroid 2024 YR4 was spotted by an automated telescope in Chile on 27 December last year but has since risen to the top of impact risk lists maintained by the US and European space agencies. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/30/asteroid-spotted-chance-colliding-with-earth-2032 Author : Ian Sample Science editor Publish date : 2025-01-30 14:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content
US president signs executive order to prepare huge detention facility at Guantánamo Bay he says could hold 30,000 immigrantsRights groups were swift to condemn Donald Trump’s announcement that he would order the construction of a migrant detention facility in Guantánamo Bay.Amnesty International said Guantánamo has been a “site of torture, indefinite detention without charge or trial and other unlawful practices”.Sending scores of immigrants to an inaccessible military base in Cuba could enable the government to deprive them of basic human rights, far from lawyers, the press, and Congressional oversight. Unfortunately, that appears to be the point.If that’s what conditions at
Online gambling firm’s service ‘issues’ left bettors apparently unable to ‘cash out’ on busy night in European footballThe online gambling company Bet365 has been flooded with complaints after it suffered an outage during one of the busiest nights of European football this season.Customers claimed to have lost out on thousands of pounds due to what the company called “issues with our service” during the second half of Wednesday night’s 18 Champions League games. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jan/30/bet365-gamblers-complain-tech-issues-champions-league-matches Author : Rob Davies Publish date : 2025-01-30 12:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
EU migration commissioner says bloc is working on ‘tighter rules’ following German plan chancellor describes as ‘unforgivable’… and as the ministers go to talk behind the closed doors, let us take a look at what’s happening elsewhere in Europe.Ingrid Gercama spoke with students protesters in Serbia to give you an idea on what is happening on the ground after the country’s prime minister Miloš Vučević resigned earlier this week following months of protests over the fatal collapse of a train station roof in November.Sitting on the balustrade of a viaduct in Belgrade, Uroš Pantović wasn’t in the mood to mince
Israel will reportedly free 110 Palestinian prisoners in exchange; Unrwa likely to close in face of Israeli banA female Israeli soldier has been seen waving from a podium set up at the hostage handover location in Gaza, reports Reuters. Live TV showed the soldier being led by armed men to the stage, according to the news agency.Here are a couple of images that have come in via the newswires: Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/30/israel-gaza-war-live-israel-thai-hostages-palestinian-prisoners-unrwa-ceasefire-latest-news Author : Amy Sedghi (now) and Philip Wen (earlier) Publish date : 2025-01-30 08:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
As retailers record 55,000 thefts a day, we talk to a supermarket worker, a security guard and a shopkeeper about their jobsCrime ‘spiralling out of control’ in stores, warns British Retail ConsortiumUK retailers are warning that crime in their stores is “spiralling out of control” with 55,000 thefts a day and violent and abusive incidents rising by 50% last year to 2,000 a day.What is it like to be on the frontline? We speak to a supermarket worker, a security guard and an independent shopkeeper. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/30/some-steal-to-order-on-the-frontline-of-uk-shoplifting-epidemic Author : Sarah Butler Publish date : 2025-01-30 06:11:00
Economic data shows food and beverage prices still rising faster than long-term average, even as inflationary pressures easeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHigh food prices are now embedded in the economy, a retail analyst has warned, after new inflation data released on Wednesday.Egg prices surged 11% last year, and the cost of cooking oil is up 7%; lamb prices have jumped 17%, while shoppers are paying about 6% more for fruit and vegetables. Beer prices have lifted by 4%.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue
PSA Airlines regional jet collided midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport, aviation agency saysMultiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jan/30/plane-crashes-near-washington-dc-after-mid-air-collision-with-military-helicopter-follow-live Author : Helen Livingstone Publish date : 2025-01-30 04:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Emergency personnel were responding to the scene with multiple helicopters flying over the Potomac River An aircraft went down near Ronald Reagan national airport in Virginia on Wednesday night, and all takeoffs and landings have been halted, according to the airport and law enforcement.Multiple helicopters, including those from the US Park police, the DC Metropolitan police department and US military, were flying over the scene of the incident in the Potomac River. DC Fire and EMS said on X that fireboats were on the scene. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/29/aircraft-crash-ronald-reagan-airport-virginia Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-01-30 03:04:00
Settlement originates from lawsuit by president against the platform, one of several filed after 6 January violenceMeta has agreed to pay $25m to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump. The suit originated in 2021 when Trump sued the social media company for suspending his accounts after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The settlement was first reported by the Wall Street Journal and has been confirmed by a Meta spokesperson.The majority of the settlement, $22m, will go toward a fund to pay for Trump’s presidential library, according to the Wall Street Journal. The remainder will pay for legal
Rise was partly due to more households using their credit and debit cards overseas as travel bounces back, analyst from central bank saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian households paid almost 10% more in bank fees in the 2023/24 financial year, with credit card and personal loan use soaring amid the rising cost of living.That contributed to banks enjoying a 5% jump in fee revenue in 2023/24 – the first annual increase in fee earnings in seven years, the Reserve Bank said in its January bulletin. Continue
Speaking at a press conference, Karen Webb said the point of the investigation was to be ‘covert’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers says fear of mass casualty event ‘extraordinarily serious development’Asked whether he fears “we could see a deadly attack in the coming weeks and months” on ABC News Breakfast, the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, said:We know from the counter-terrorism teams that they consider this to have been a potential mass casualty event. That is obviously an extraordinarily serious development and this is why we’re working so closely with them and with
Zuckerberg likely to be asked about plans to spend $60-65bn in ballooning AI investments in 2025 as tech firm faces increased competitionAfter an unprecedented delay, Meta reported earnings more than half an hour after market close on Wednesday. The company posted $48.39bn in fourth-quarter revenue and and earnings per share of $8.02, handily beating Wall Street projections of $46.9bn and $6.75 in earnings-per-share.“We continue to make good progress on AI, glasses and the future of social media,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO. “I’m excited to see these efforts scale further in 2025.” The day before, an internal memo
Windy weather and single-digit humidity that created dangerous bone dry conditions across the region are expected to linger Fierce and gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfire outbreaks are set to return to southern California, and especially the devastated city of Los Angeles, as the region continues to deal with deadly blazes that have already killed at least 27 people and destroyed or damaged thousands of homes.Windy weather and single-digit humidity that have created dangerous bone dry conditions across the region are expected to linger through Thursday, said Rich Thompson, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service. Continue reading...
Decision by Biden comes after Trump warned of enemies list, including people who investigated Capitol attackJoe Biden has issued pre-emtive pardons for Anthony Fauci, retired Gen Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration.The pardons included two leading Republicans who have been critical of Trump, former representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, and who could face reprisals from the incoming president. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/biden-pardons-fauci-milley Author :
Bitcoin rises by 4% past $109,000, reversing earlier losses; Donald Trump meme coin price tanks after wife Melania also launches tokenThe UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will travel to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos this week in the hope of convincing some of the world’s largest companies to invest, with allies saying she will use spending cuts rather than further tax increases to meet her own fiscal rules.At the same time, the Treasury is considering a push to cut the benefits bill, in a move that is causing nervousness among Labour MPs. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/jan/20/bitcoin-record-high-dollar-dips-trump-coin-business-live
Washington ceremony expected to take place indoors at from 11.30am (4.30pm GMT)Trump inauguration: what to know and how to watch itTrump promises ‘historic’ day one with barrage of executive ordersMy colleague Joseph Gedeon in Washington DC also had this look at what Trump might have planned for day one:In the grand theatre of American politics, presidential inaugurations typically follow a familiar script: the oath, the speech, a few carefully chosen executive orders to satisfy campaign promises. Franklin D Roosevelt used his first day to tackle the banking crisis. Barack Obama moved to close Guantánamo Bay (though it remains open). Donald
Westminster is preparing for Donald Trump’s second term ahead of the US president’s inauguration in WashingtonGood morning. Donald Trump becomes president of the United States for the second time today and in Westminster, as across the rest of the word, supporters are giddy with excitement, while opponents feel this is a moment for epoch-defining dread. Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader and Britain’s leading Trump evangelist, has got so carried away that he has told an interviewer he thinks there is a 20/25% chance that he could be prime minister by the time Trump leaves office (January 2029). It’s not
Renata Edward Manning has been accused of attempting to kill Destiny Otton-Rakuraku and assaulting another womanFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family and friends of a woman allegedly set on fire by a man accused of trying to murder her say they have been left numb and traumatised.Destiny Otton-Rakuraku, a 34-year-old support worker and mother-of-two, remains in hospital with serious injuries after the alleged attack on Saturday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/20/destiny-otton-rakuraku-alleged-attempted-murder-fire-kingston-trial-supporters-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date
Plan sparks debate about use of urban space, housing costs and investment in public transport amid climate crisisFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSouth Australia is proposing laws that will force developers to build bigger garages in new homes, in an effort to stop cars too big for standard off-street parking from crowding suburban streets.Under the plan, which is still in the consultation process, residential car park sizes will have to be half a metre wider and 60cm longer to accommodate big cars and dual-cab utes. The size
Palestinian detainees greeted with joy in West Bank after earlier release of three Israeli hostages on Sunday Full report: Palestinians celebrate as prisoners freed‘I can’t believe I have survived’: the day the Gaza ceasefire finally arrivedAmong the Palestinians freed from Israeli prisons included 69 women and 21 teenage boys from the West Bank and Jerusalem, according to Hamas.The prisoners, most of whom were freed from Ofer prison in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, were welcomed by thousands of people celebrating. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/20/israel-gaza-ceasefire-live-blog-updates-hostages-palestinian-detainees-released Author : Kate Lamb Publish date : 2025-01-20 05:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content
President-elect tells thousands of supporters at rally: ‘You’re gonna have a lot of fun watching television’An exultant Donald Trump has promised to act with “historic speed and strength” when he returns to the White House on Monday, teeing up a barrage of executive orders targeting illegal immigration, transgender rights and other rightwing priorities.“We won, we won,” Trump declared on Sunday during a triumphant return to Washington, where he held a raucous “victory rally” with thousands of supporters in a downtown sports arena. “What a good feeling. We like winning, don’t we, eh? We’re going to make our country greater than
Rapper says he is honoured to perform for the US president after he and other acts, including Village People and Billy Ray Cyrus, faced criticism Nelly has defended his decision to perform at US president Donald Trump’s inauguration ball after a backlash, saying it is “an honour for me to perform for the president of the United States, regardless of who is in office”.The Hot in Herre singer is booked to perform alongside country singer Jason Aldean and the Village People on Monday at the Liberty Inaugural Ball, one of three official balls marking Trump’s return to office. Other acts