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Democratic nominee says ‘values have not changed’ on climate and border security; former president to answer questions in campaign eventDonald Trump’s supporters lined up for blocks to see the Republican presidential nominee at a town hall in La Crosse, Wisconsin, even as he was speaking at a campaign event in Michigan earlier.I spoke with Michelle Thiessen, a 56-year-old nurse from the La Crosse area who said that her top issue is keeping the US out of foreign conflicts, and sees Trump as the candidate most likely to do that.I think it’s important to have people at the table when some

More than 130,000 people will benefit from check-ups that will be considered the equivalent of an NHS appointmentMore than 130,000 people across England will benefit from workplace health checks being trialled to help protect people from preventable diseases, the government has said.The checkups, which will begin on 30 August and can be completed by employees at their workplace, involve recording a range of information via a questionnaire for each patient. The answers are used to determine their risk for various cardiovascular conditions, and will be considered the equivalent of an NHS appointment. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/30/workplace-health-checks-introduced-in-england-to-target-preventable-diseases Author :

IDF claims ‘armed assailants’ tried to hijack vehicle leading convoy of medical supplies, which aid organiser deniesThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have said they carried out an airstrike on a humanitarian aid convoy in Gaza aimed at “armed assailants” trying to hijack it, but the charity that organised the aid said those killed were employees of the transport company it was working with.The convoy, organised by the US-based NGO Anera, was carrying medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati-run hospital in Rafah on Thursday evening at the time of the attack. Its route had been coordinated in advance with the

Meteorologists predict scorching temperatures for the weekend before weather cools just in time for Labor DayMillions of Americans will continue to swelter as Labor Day weekend approaches, with much of the country under some kind of excessive heat watch.The brutal heatwave the US midwest suffered earlier this week has spread to the eastern half of the country, with more than 20 million people under some kind of a heat alert. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/29/labor-day-weekend-heat-watch Author : Erum Salam Publish date : 2024-08-29 21:12:51 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Windy weekend in prospect as BoM forecasts warmer-than-usual spring. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastI’m Emily Wind, here to take you through our rolling coverage this Friday. Thanks to Martin Farrer for kicking things off!As always, you can get in touch via X, @emilywindwrites, or email – emily.wind@theguardian.com – with any tips or questions throughout the day. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/aug/30/australia-news-live-bom-predicts-warm-spring-as-sydney-faces-high-fire-danger-and-four-states-warned-of-high-winds Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2024-08-29 21:06:47 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

While most people don’t experience symptoms after bite of infected mosquito, about one in 150 develop serious illnessTwo people in eastern Wisconsin and one person in northeastern Illinois have died of West Nile virus, according to health officials.A third person in Wisconsin has been hospitalized because of the mosquito-borne illness, the Wisconsin department of health services said Thursday in a release. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/29/west-nile-virus Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-08-29 19:58:35 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Samaritans charity calls on government to invest in suicide prevention as it has with smoking reductionMinisters have been urged to treat suicide as a public health crisis after the rate at which people killed themselves in England and Wales reached the highest level in more than two decades.The official figures, described by the suicide prevention charity Samaritans as “worse than expected”, showed 6,069 suicides were registered in the two nations in 2023, up from 5,642 in 2022 and the highest rate since 1999. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/29/suicide-rates-in-england-and-wales-reach-highest-level-since-1999 Author : Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent Publish date : 2024-08-29

Planned 20 days of disrupted weekend services suspended after Aslef resolves workplace issues with employerA series of weekend strikes by train drivers on LNER have been called off.Members of Aslef were due to walk out on Saturday after the union claimed there had been a breakdown in industrial relations. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/29/lner-train-driver-strikes-called-off-after-talks Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-08-29 18:16:07 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

First shop in £130m investment to open next summer as questions raised over DIY chain’s futureSainsbury’s has said it will invest £130m in buying 10 stores from Homebase and converting them into big supermarkets in the retailer’s biggest expansion in more than a decade.The deal marks the changing fortunes of two big British retail brands as questions are raised over the future of the DIY chain.Birmingham Sutton ColdfieldBromsgroveCromerDerryFarehamInverurieLowestoftNewarkOmaghRugby Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/29/sainsburys-buy-homebase-stores-convert-supermarkets Author : Sarah Butler Publish date : 2024-08-29 17:05:05 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Republican strategists irritated as ex-president posts another lewd reference to his presidential rival onlineUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has reposted a crudely misogynistic comment about Kamala Harris on Truth Social in a move that reprised his past record of sexist behaviour and brazenly flouted pleas from members of his own party to emphasize issues over personal attacks.With fresh polls showing Harris further improving her standing – and widening the gap with her opponent among women voters – Trump drew online opprobrium by sharing a vulgar post on his social media site implying that the Democratic nominee owed her

Oceangoers waiting to start three-year voyage can spend days onboard docked ship but must disembark overnightIt was supposed to be a life on the ocean wave, a home on the rolling deep. Instead, cruise passengers who signed up for a three-year voyage around the world have been gazing at a rainswept quayside in Belfast for the past three months after a series of delays.The Odyssey, operated by the US cruise line Villa Vie Residences, was scheduled to depart from Queen’s Island, Belfast – where the Titanic was built more than 100 years ago – on 30 May. But problems with

Thousands of schoolchildren in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas miss classes and risk violence as Brazil’s police battle drug gangsTextbooks and marker pens are not all that science teacher Roberto Brandão, 54, takes with him each morning when he sets off for work in a school in one of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favelas. He also carries a first-aid kit in case he or any of his students is hit by a bullet.“I always have it in my backpack because I could be shot at any time,” he said, displaying the red waterproof bag after attending a seminar on how police

Enthusiasm among all voters has jumped significantly in recent weeks, Gallup poll finds; Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to sit for CNN interviewKamala Harris to give first big interview as nomineeWhat to know about the Harris-Walz CNN interviewGood morning, US politics blog readers. There’s no doubt that Kamala Harris’s candidacy has transformed the presidential race, with poll after poll showing her drawing even or overtaking Donald Trump in the support of voters nationally, and in the swing states expected to decide the election. Gallup reported this morning that enthusiasm among all voters has jumped in recent weeks, after Harris ascended

Deaths in Tulkarm bring toll to 16 during Israel’s deadliest operation in occupied territory since 7 OctoberMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe Israeli military said it had killed five Palestinian fighters inside a mosque in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, in the midst of one of the largest assaults on the occupied territory for months.The overall toll of 16 Palestinians killed in less than two days would make it the deadliest Israeli operation in the West Bank since 7 October and the attack in Israel by Hamas which ignited the Gaza war. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/29/palestinian-fighters-killed-in-mosque-tulkarm-west-bank

Letter shows Peter Hendy, now the rail minister, threatened to withhold public contracts until firm disciplined workerThe new rail minister threatened in a previous role to withhold public contracts from one of the UK’s largest engineering groups until it disciplined a senior engineer for raising concerns about safety at one of London’s busiest train stations.In his former role as chair of Network Rail, Peter Hendy threatened Systra UK, which counts Network Rail among its main clients, with losing business not only from the public body but also its supply chain. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/29/peter-hendy-ex-network-rail-chair-threatened-firm-engineer-euston-criticism Author : Amelia Hill

Democratic presidential candidate will sit down with running mate Tim Walz and CNN’s Dana Bash on Thursday Kamala Harris on Thursday will give her first major interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee in what is being seen as a key test of her credibility after a prolonged honeymoon that has seen her surge ahead of Donald Trump in opinion polls.She and her running mate, Tim Walz, will face CNN’s Dana Bash in a pre-recorded event that was scheduled following some criticism of Harris’s reluctance to expose herself to media scrutiny following her ascent to the top of the Democratic

Chris Patten condemns ‘dark day for press freedom’ as Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam convicted over 11 articlesTwo journalists from the closed Hong Kong media outlet Stand News have been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious materials – the first such convictions since Hong Kong’s return to Chinese control – after a trial that was closely observed as a bellwether for the city’s diminishing press freedom.The former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam were arrested on 29 December 2021 after police raided the outlet’s newsroom. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/29/two-stand-news-journalists-hong-kong-guilty-sedition Author : Helen Davidson in

People with most compensatory sleep up to 20% less likely to develop heart disease than those with the leastPeople who catch up on lost sleep at weekends may lower their risk of heart disease by up to 20%, research suggests.Data from more than 90,000 people in the UK suggests compensating for lack of sleep during the week with extra snooze time at the weekend can mitigate the negative effects of sleep deprivation. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/29/catching-up-on-sleep-at-weekends-may-lower-heart-disease-risk-by-a-fifth-study Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-08-29 08:28:39 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Matt Comyn tells parliamentary inquiry that criticism of business profits ‘erodes trust in institutions’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Commonwealth Bank chief executive, Matt Comyn, has described a proposed excessive profits tax as “insidious populism” and labelled criticism of profitable businesses as “fact-free rhetoric” that is damaging trust in public institutions.Appearing before a parliamentary inquiry on Thursday, the head of Australia’s biggest bank appeared frustrated by questions about payment surcharges and corporate relationships and abruptly turned his attention to address criticism of big business.Sign up for Guardian

Another two civilians injured in town of ShebekinoUkrainian air defences shot down about 15 drones launched by Russia in its third attack on the Ukrainian capital in four days, Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said on Thursday.Drone debris damaged the windows and doors of an apartment building and caused a fire in a non-residential building which was extinguished, Popko said in a statement after the latest Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, which were mainly overnight.Ukraine’s military has said it carried out attacks on two oil storage facilities, causing a fire on Wednesday at the Atlas oil depot in the

Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, from a prominent Spanish acting family, sentenced to life in prison after admitting dismembering the victim’s body and disposing of itA court in Thailand has found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family and a YouTube chef, guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced him to life in prison, in a lurid case that has gripped Spain.The 30-year-old was convicted of the murder of Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, a 44-year-old plastic surgeon from Colombia, when both were vacationing on the Thai holiday island of Koh Pha-ngan in August 2023. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/29/youtube-chef-found-guilty-of-gruesome-on-thai-holiday-island

Thursday’s attack follows major raids across the region which saw at least 10 Palestinians killed as part of an operation the military said could last daysSee all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza warHello and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.Israeli troops have killed five Palestinians who were hiding inside a mosque in the occupied West Bank, after launching a huge operation across the region on Wednesday, the military reported early on Thursday.Palestinian health authorities said 10 people were killed in the Jenin and Tubas areas of the West Bank, and gun battles were

Anna Cody worries the Albanese government’s backflip could ‘strengthen the voices of discrimination’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe sex discrimination commissioner has called on the Albanese government to put gender and sexuality questions in the census, as the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, appeared to open the door to revising the controversial decision to exclude them.On Thursday Anna Cody wrote to the government warning backtracking on a commitment to ask about gender and sexuality “carries serious implications for the health, wellbeing and general equality of LGBTIQA+ Australians and their

Wendy Hansen was last seen near Bundaberg in February before her remains were discovered at Coffs Harbour in June. Police say her death is suspiciousFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMystery surrounds the death of a Queensland woman whose remains were found in dunes at a New South Wales beach, hundreds of kilometres away from where she was last spotted.NSW police have launched a homicide probe into the death of Wendy Hansen who vanished six months ago. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/29/wendy-hansen-body-found-jetty-beach-nsw-coffs-harbour Author : Australian Associated Press

Northern Beaches Liberals unanimously support motion as some observers say conservative faction ‘keen’ to oust moderates after council elections nominations errorFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNorthern Beaches Liberals have called for federal intervention over the “catastrophic failure” of the New South Wales division to nominate candidates for local government elections.On Wednesday evening the Northern Beaches local government conference – which accounts for 15% of the state party – voted unanimously for motions critical of the failure calling for an administrator to be appointed to run the division