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Former work and pensions secretary announces candidacy, saying Tories have ‘lost the trust of the British people’The former work and pensions secretary Mel Stride has announced his candidacy to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative party leader.The MP for Central Devon told BBC Breakfast: “I’m fully nominated. I was nominated yesterday morning and my candidacy has gone forward.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/26/mel-stride-to-stand-in-conservative-leadership-contest Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-07-26 06:03:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Keir Starmer under pressure to allow vote as private member’s bill to be introduced in upper chamberKeir Starmer is under pressure to fulfil a promise to allow a parliamentary vote on legalising assisted dying as a bill is to be introduced into the House of Lords on Friday.Lord Falconer, who was lord chancellor in Tony Blair’s government, will propose a private member’s bill to allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults after coming second in a ballot of peers last week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/26/assisted-dying-bill-to-be-introduced-into-house-of-lords Author : Harriet Sherwood Publish date : 2024-07-26 05:00:42 Copyright for syndicated content

Study predicts overall economic cost of cancer, heart disease, dementia and stroke will rise by 61%The cost of England’s four biggest killer diseases could rise to £86bn a year by 2050, prompting calls for a crackdown on alcohol, junk food and smoking.The ageing population means the annual cost of cancer, heart disease, dementia and stroke combined will go from the £51.9bn recorded in 2018 to £85.6bn in 2050 – a rise of 61%. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/25/cost-of-englands-four-biggest-killer-diseases-could-hit-86bn-by-2050 Author : Denis Campbell Health policy editor Publish date : 2024-07-25 22:30:33 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Harris ‘ready to debate Donald Trump’ but rival refuses to finalize plans until Democrats formally make nominationKamala Harris has accused Donald Trump of “backpedaling” from a previously agreed presidential debate in September, as the Trump campaign said that it would not agree to finalizing plans until Harris formally becomes the Democratic nominee.Harris told reporters on Thursday that she was “ready to debate Donald Trump”. A debate, hosted by ABC News, was planned for 10 September. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/25/kamala-harris-trump-debate Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2024-07-26 01:38:19 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Democratic presidential contender strikes tough tone in public remarks following meeting with Israeli prime minister on US visitSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverageKamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has pressed Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu on the “dire” humanitarian situation in Gaza in talks that she described as frank, adding “I will not be silent.”In comments that were closely watched for signs of a shift from Joe Biden’s policy approach, the US vice-president said after the meeting: “What has happened in Gaza over the past nine months is devastating. The images of dead children and desperate hungry people fleeing for safety,

Ismael Zambada Garcia, known as ‘El Mayo’, and Joaquin Guzman accused of fentanyl production and traffickingThe US justice department has arrested two leaders of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, including the cartel’s co-founder, for leading deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks.The attorney general, Merrick Garland, announced the charges against cartel leaders Ismael Zambada Garcia, known as “El Mayo”, one of the group’s co-founders, and Joaquin Guzman. Both men face several charges in the United States for allegedly leading the cartel’s criminal operations. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/25/sinaloa-cartel-leaders-arrested Author : Coral Murphy Marcos Publish date : 2024-07-26 01:55:12 Copyright for syndicated

Ukraine’s foreign minister calls on Hong Kong to prevent Russia from using region to circumvent sanctions; drone debris lands in Romania. What we know on day 884The Pentagon has found $2bn worth of additional errors in its calculations for ammunition, missiles and other equipment sent to Ukraine, increasing the improperly valued material to a total of $8.2bn, a US government report revealed on Thursday. In 2023, the Pentagon said staff used “replacement value” instead of “depreciated value” to tabulate the billions in materials sent to Ukraine. The $6.2bn error created a path for billions more to be sent to Kyiv.Ukraine’s

Former NSW premier sought review of corruption watchdog decision that she failed to declare a personal conflict of interest regarding two government grantsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe former New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian has lost her legal challenge against an anti-corruption watchdog finding that she engaged in “serious corrupt conduct”.Berejiklian had argued the finding by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) was invalid because the commissioner was no longer at Icac when the findings were handed down. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/26/gladys-berejiklian-legal-challenge-icac-serious-corrupt-conduct-finding-ntwnfb