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Israeli military says it is looking into a possible drone attack; Israeli PM says it is ‘essential’ Israel keep control of Rafah crossing and territory along Egypt’s borderSee all of our Israel-Gaza war coverageGood morning, I’m Sammy Gecsoyler and I’ll be with you for the next while.The United Nations’ highest court is set to issue an advisory opinion on a pre-October 7 case regarding Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories at 1pm on Friday.An initial inquiry indicates that the explosion in Tel Aviv was caused by the falling of an aerial target, and no sirens were activated. The incident is

Widespread outage linked to Windows workstations has affected major companies, including Sky News UK, Melbourne Airport and ThameslinkBusinesses including banks, airlines, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters, and supermarkets have been taken offline after blue screen of death error screens were seen on Windows workstations across the globe.Users on the subreddit for cyber security firm Crowdstrike reported issues in India, the United States and New Zealand. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/19/microsoft-windows-pcs-outage-blue-screen-of-death Author : Josh Taylor Publish date : 2024-07-19 07:18:15 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

HMRC says several commercial schemes are exploiting tax exemption aimed at employers who provide nursery placesWorking parents who are saving as much as £10,000 a year on their nursery costs could be hit with unexpected tax bills because of a clampdown on the misuse of a childcare “benefit” offered by some employers.HM Revenue and Customs has turned its sights on some workplace nursery benefit schemes which allow employees to pay the fees out of their pre-tax salary, resulting in them making big savings on income tax and national insurance. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/jul/19/parents-saving-up-to-10000-in-nursery-benefits-may-face-unexpected-tax-bills Author : Rupert Jones Publish

Painting, concealed inside one of his well-known works, emerged during work for exhibition celebrating northern artAn unseen self-portrait of one of the most popular northern English artists of his generation has been discovered hidden on the back of another painting.The discovery of a new work by Norman Cornish – arguably the most famous artist to emerge from the north-east of England in the 20th century – was made during preparations for a big show of works by him and another titan of northern art, LS Lowry. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/jul/19/it-was-magical-hidden-self-portrait-by-english-artist-norman-cornish-found-at-museum Author : Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Former president recounts assassination attempt before shifting tones in speech accepting Republican nominationDonald Trump recounted the attempt on his life in dramatic detail as he formally accepted the Republican nomination for president on Thursday evening in Milwaukee in a speech that began with a call for unity and then turned into meandering attacks on his political rivals.“I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” Trump said to an electrified crowd at the Fiserv Forum. Speaking in a subdued, quiet tone, Trump called his survival a “providential moment” and said: “I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of

Officials and analysts warn of evidence of increased Islamic State and al-Qaida militant activity across Middle EastIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesSecurity services across the Middle East fear the conflict in Gaza will allow Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaida to rebuild across the region, leading to a wave of terrorist plots in coming months and years.Officials and analysts say there is already evidence of increased Islamic militant extremism in many places, although multiple factors are combining to cause the surge. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/19/gaza-conflict-could-fuel-is-and-al-qaida-revival-security-experts-warn Author : Jason Burke International security correspondent Publish date : 2024-07-19 04:00:31 Copyright for syndicated

New charges filed against Anthony Odiong after eight accusers came forward alleging unwelcome sexual conductDays after being jailed in Florida on counts of possessing child abuse imagery, a Roman Catholic priest with ties to south-east Louisiana and Texas has been charged with two counts of sexual assault.Police in Waco, Texas, announced the new charges against Anthony Odiong late on Thursday in a statement. It said a total of eight victims had come forward alleging Odiong tried to use his influence as a priest to pursue sexual contact they either did not welcome or to which they could not consent. Continue

Prime minister says ‘very significant cyber event’ still under investigation by federal police and he is ‘not aware’ if he is among the 12.9m victimsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe 12.9 million Australians caught up in the hack on electronic prescriptions provider MediSecure may never be told their personal information has been compromised, with the prime minister saying on Friday he wasn’t aware if he was one of the victims.On Thursday evening, the administrators for MediSecure – which went into administration after the hack –

State roads minister says ‘the government has zero tolerance for anyone trying to subvert the system’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA taskforce has been set up in New South Wales to crack down on alleged fraudsters who take on other drivers’ demerit points for a fee.The three-month probe will investigate the scam whereby another driver is nominated as liable for infringement demerit points, the state government announced on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/19/nsw-demerit-point-scam-investigation-other-drivers-fee Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-07-19 01:27:24

Jury had found former Jetstar pilot guilty of killing Carol Clay, but not of murdering Russell HillFormer Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn will appeal against his conviction for the 2020 murder of elderly camper Carol Clay, a Victorian court has heard.After a five-week trial, a supreme court jury last month found Gregory Stuart Lynn guilty of murdering Clay and acquitted him of murdering Russell Hill in Victoria’s high country in 2020. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/19/greg-lynn-murder-trial-carol-clay-russell-hill-appeal-ntwnfb Author : Adeshola Ore Publish date : 2024-07-19 00:22:36 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Star of game-changing sitcoms The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart, and Christmas comedy Elf, had period of illnessBob Newhart, the revered US comedian and star of two classic sitcoms known for his deadpan delivery, died on Thursday at the age of 94.The Chicago native and titular star of game-changing sitcoms The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart in the 1970s and 80s, died at his home in Los Angeles after a period of short illnesses, his publicist Jerry Digney confirmed in a statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jul/18/bob-newhart-dead-comedian-sitcom-star Author : Adrian Horton Publish date : 2024-07-19 00:49:36 Copyright for syndicated

The former president will speak from the Republican national convention in Milwaukee on Thursday nightRepublican national convention - latest updatesRepublican national convention 2024 – a guideThe biggest event of the Republican convention kicks off Thursday night, with Donald Trump’s address to thousands of party loyalists in attendance.Trump appeared at the opening night of the Republican national convention on Monday, when he was greeted with thunderous applause, marking his first public appearance since surviving an assassination attempt at his campaign rally. Earlier in the day, Trump announced JD Vance, the Ohio senator and once vocal critic of Trump, as his running

People told to stay at home due to unrest in Harehills area of West Yorkshire city A police car was flipped on to its side after unrest broke out in Leeds on Thursday evening, and local people were advised to stay at home.Footage on social media appeared to show people throwing objects at the police vehicle before it was pushed over in Harehills, just east of the city centre. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/18/police-car-turned-over-and-vehicles-set-alight-in-disorder-in-leeds Author : Robyn Vinter and Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2024-07-18 23:08:03 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Fox News host recently had his show canceled after joining in the false narrative of 2020 election being stolenLou Dobbs, a longtime cable news anchor known in recent years for supporting Donald Trump and for spreading misinformation, has died at age 78, according to statements posted on his social media accounts.Trump paid tribute to Dobbs as “a friend, and truly incredible Journalist, Reporter, and Talent”, in a post on his social media site, writing: “He understood the World, and what was ‘happening,’ better than others.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jul/18/lou-dobbs-dead-cable-news-anchor Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date :

New report from Asylum Seeker Resource Centre details concerns for 47 refugees in PNG and 96 now on Nauru. Follow today’s news headlines liveOpposition leader Peter Dutton has flagged he will reintroduce legislation for the building construction watchdog – the Australian Building and Construction Commission, or the ABCC – in August.Speaking to the Today show earlier, he said:We’ll reintroduce that legislation for the building construction watchdog when we go back to parliament in August. We hope the government can support it because they abolished it at the request of the CFMEU.We need a tough cop on the beat that is

Vote for centrist MP Yaël Braun-Pivet marks first step out of governing limbo since snap elections left country dividedFrench lawmakers have re-elected a member of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist bloc as president of parliament’s lower house, a possible breakthrough in attempts to form a majority amid deadlock.French politics have been in gridlock after a snap election this month left the country without any clear path to forming a new government as Paris prepares to host the Olympic Games. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/18/macron-ally-wins-surprise-re-election-as-national-assembly-speaker Author : Agence France-Presse in Paris Publish date : 2024-07-18 20:55:25 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

For about $80 you can have a pail-full of food pouches with a 25-year shelf life to help cope with disasters of all sortsThe growing threat of climate change and the increase in unpredictable natural disasters that comes with it is leading survival-minded shoppers to a bucket of possible salvation from Costco.The big box warehouse club retailer is selling the “Readywise Emergency Food Bucket” for around $80 to its US customers. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/18/costco-emergency-food-bucket-apocalypse Author : Erum Salam Publish date : 2024-07-18 20:19:49 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Itamar Ben-Gvir, who seeks to disrupt ceasefire talks, makes video at contested holy site in JerusalemIsrael’s extremist national security minister has visited the holiest Muslim site in Jerusalem, recording a video saying he went to pray, in a provocative move as he seeks to disrupt ceasefire talks.Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist and champion of the settler movement, recorded footage at al-Aqsa mosque compound, also known as the Temple Mount, a site holy to Muslims and Jews. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/18/israeli-minister-itamar-ben-gvir-visit-al-aqsa-mosque Author : Ruth Michaelson in Jerusalem and Andrew Roth in Washington Publish date : 2024-07-18 19:16:39 Copyright for syndicated

Those close to Criminal Cases Review Commission’s work hope review will pave way for change in leadership and purposeAndrew Malkinson had only just stepped outside the court of appeal last summer when he received a message of apology from Greater Manchester police. It was the force’s work that ultimately led to his wrongful conviction for rape, leaving him incarcerated for 17 years.Malkinson was unimpressed by their late contrition, but there was another body that refused to apologise at all that day. Yet their work – or lack of it – prolonged his time behind bars by a decade. Continue reading...

The seemingly overnight shift to a ‘caring and loving’, pro-unity Trump is reminiscent of Biden’s approachEven before Donald Trump takes the stage at the Republican national convention on Thursday night, promising a speech on national unity rather than the usual partisan rancour, his team has laboured hard in the wake of the rally shooting to give the impression that he is a changed man.Gone was the Trump of “this American carnage”, the victim of witch hunts who, if returned to the White House, would unleash a whirlwind of retribution on his enemies and be a dictator on day one. In

Analysts play down concerns and maintain confidence in AI boom after Nasdaq’s worst day since December 2022The tech-heavy Nasdaq stock index has deepened its losses after this week’s interventions by US presidential candidates, but analysts played down market jitters over chipmakers, saying the artificial intelligence boom would continue to support demand.New York’s Nasdaq composite index staged a brief recovery on opening on Thursday but was down more than 1% at midday eastern time, after posting its worst day since December 2022 on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/18/nasdaq-losses-deepen-amid-market-jitters-over-us-policy-on-chipmakers Author : Dan Milmo and Jack Simpson Publish date : 2024-07-18

Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisanceFive supporters of the Just Stop Oil climate campaign who conspired to cause gridlock on London’s orbital motorway have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms by a judge who told them they had “crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic”.Roger Hallam, Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu and Cressida Gethin were found guilty last week of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance for coordinating direct action protests on the M25 over four days in November 2022. Continue reading... Source link :

Lady Hallett says failure to challenge consensus views on UK’s readiness to respond to pandemic was ‘acute problem’Groupthink underpinned the flawed thinking behind the UK’s pandemic response, a succession of witnesses at the heart of government told the Covid-19 public inquiry.Ex-PM and chancellor, David Cameron and George Osborne admitted it; as did the current and former chief medical officers Prof Chris Whitty and Dame Sally Davies. Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt and Cabinet Office minister Sir Oliver Letwin agreed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/18/covid-inquiry-hallett-prescribes-red-teams-as-antidote-to-flawed-thinking Author : Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent Publish date : 2024-07-18 16:05:01 Copyright for syndicated

The Good Place actor speaks out about the ‘flattering’ outcry over his role being reduced to non-speakingThe Good Place actor Manny Jacinto has spoken about his Top Gun: Maverick dialogue being cut, explaining that “Tom Cruise writes stories for Tom Cruise.”Jacinto, recently seen in Star Wars spin-off series The Acolyte, was cast as one of the fighter pilots in training in the big-budget sequel alongside Miles Teller, Glen Powell and Lewis Pullman. The Filipino-Canadian actor underwent “superhero” training but when he watched the film, he found that all of his dialogue had been cut and he was reduced to a

President publicly insists he will be party’s nominee as leaders in Congress tell him they doubt he can beat TrumpJoe Biden has reportedly become more open in recent days to hearing arguments that he should step aside as the Democratic presidential candidate after the party’s two main congressional leaders told him they doubted his ability to beat Donald Trump.While continuing to insist he will be the party’s nominee in November, the president has reportedly started asking questions about negative polling data and whether Vice-President Kamala Harris, considered the favourite to replace him if were to withdraw, fares better. Continue reading...