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Eleanor Bryant praised for pushing children out of path of truck that crashed into Riddells Creek kindergartenFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA kindergarten worker who died saving her young students from an out-of-control truck has been remembered as a kind and generous person who lit up every room.Police are investigating after a 68-year-old driver, suspected of suffering a medical episode, veered his water tanker off the road and ploughed into the preschool’s playground, north-west of Melbourne, on Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/12/riddells-creek-kindgergarten-truck-crash-eleanor-bryant-death-tributes-ntwnfb Author : Australian

Average cheapest economy tickets increased dramatically on routes formerly serviced by Rex, with Adelaide to Melbourne services up 95% to $296Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDomestic airfares have increased by 13% following the collapse of Rex’s flights between capital cities, the consumer watchdog has found, as Qantas and Virgin’s duopoly has surged to 98% market dominance.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) found that since Rex suspended its jet operations between metropolitan cities across 11 routes and entered administration, the average airfare on all major city routes

Groups providing vital services say impact of tax and minimum wage rises will lead to cutbacksCharities have warned of “life-changing consequences” for a million vulnerable children and adults as a result of cuts to state-funded disability services driven by tax changes and wage rises announced in the budget.The Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG), which represents 100 charities in England, said Rachel Reeves’s decision to raise employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) had been “ill thought through” and would put many local charity services at risk. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/11/uk-disability-charities-nics-tax-rise-life-changing-cuts Author : Patrick Butler and Sally Weale Publish date :

Foreign minister says talks continuing over Israel’s stated objectives of pushing Hezbollah away from Israeli borderIsrael’s foreign minister, Gideon Saar, said on Monday that “certain progress” had been made on ceasefire talks in Lebanon, where Israel has been engaged in fighting Hezbollah for more than 13 months.“We will be ready to be there if we know, first of all, that Hezbollah is not on our border, is north of the Litani River, and that Hezbollah will not be able to arm with new weapons systems,” Saar said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/israel-says-certain-progress-made-in-lebanon-ceasefire-talks Author : William Christou in Beirut Publish

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s proposed legislation also includes powers for judges to cross-examine patientsA historic bill to legalise assisted dying will set out hardline safeguards, including lengthy prison sentences for coercion and powers for judges to cross-examine patients.The Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said she believed she had put forward “the best possible legislation” but warned wavering MPs that parliament may not get another chance to vote again on the issue for another decade.Patients must be over 18, have the mental capacity to make a choice about the end of their life and must be terminally ill and expected to die

Exclusive: inspectors raise alarm about mayor Lutfur Rahman, who previously served a five-year ban from officeMinisters are to intervene in the management of Tower Hamlets after inspectors raised the alarm about the leadership of the east London authority’s controversial mayor, Lutfur Rahman.Sources have told the Guardian the government has decided to appoint an envoy to monitor management decisions at the council, which has been dogged by a series of controversies about public spending and senior-level appointments. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/11/ministers-to-oversee-tower-hamlets-council-amid-concerns-over-leadership Author : Kiran Stacey and Rajeev Syal Publish date : 2024-11-11 21:35:10 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Former England striker will relinquish role at the end of the 2024-25 season, but will stay at BBC until 2026Gary Lineker is to step down as the presenter of Match of the Day at the end of the season.He is believed to have signed an 18-month contract with the BBC that will cover the next Fifa World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico, but will step back from the broadcaster’s football highlights programme at the end of the 2024/25 season. BBC News said that an announcement would be made on Tuesday, after the Sun first reported the story. Continue

Senate examines proposed laws on flights at Sydney airport. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories before I hand the news baton to Emily Wind.Amid the swirl of concern about Donald Trump pressing reset on global economic norms, Jim Chalmers has warned that de-coupling from major trading partners presents a great risk to Australia’s economy. “Nobody wins from a trade war, but we have more at stake than most,” the treasurer said in a speech last night.

Miller worked in the first Trump administration as a senior adviser and is known for his extremist rhetoricUS politics live – latest updatesPresident-elect Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will appoint immigration hardliner and close adviser, Stephen Miller, as his White House deputy chief of staff for policy.Miller worked in the White House during Trump’s first administration, serving as a senior adviser to Trump and as director of speechwriting. He played a key role in developing several of Trump’s immigration policies, including the Muslim travel ban and the family separation policy. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/11/trump-appoint-stephen-miller-deputy-chief Author

Even if president-elect rolls back climate progress, John Podesta reaffirms commitment to a clean planet at Cop29The US climate envoy John Podesta said the fight “for a cleaner, safer” planet will not stop under a re-elected Donald Trump even if some progress is reversed, speaking at the Cop29 UN climate talks on Monday as they opened in Baku, Azerbaijan.“Although under Donald Trump’s leadership the US federal government placed climate-related actions on the back burner, efforts to prevent climate change remain a commitment in the US and will confidently continue,” said Podesta, who is leading the Biden administration’s delegation at the

Memory deficits could have longer-term consequences and increase risk of conditions such as dementia, researchers sayAsthma is linked to memory issues in children – and the condition appearing early may make memory difficulties worse, research suggests.The study found that children with asthma performed worse in memory tasks than children without the lung condition. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/11/asthma-linked-to-memory-issues-in-children-research-suggests Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-11-11 16:12:55 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US government wrote to Israel a month ago threatening sanctions if there was no increase in humanitarian suppliesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe amount of aid reaching Gaza has dropped to the lowest level since December, official Israeli figures show, despite the US having issued a 30-day ultimatum last month threatening sanctions if there was no increase in humanitarian supplies reaching the territory.The ultimatum was delivered on 13 October, so will expire on Tuesday or Wednesday. It is unclear what measures Israel’s apparent failure to fulfil US demands will trigger, but they may include a temporary halt to the supply

Carabinieri and Pisa prosecutor say 38 people being investigated with about 2,100 fake artworks seizedItalian police have uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network making and selling fake artworks attributed to some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art including Banksy, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol.Thirty-eight people were placed under investigation in Italy, Spain, France and Belgium on suspicion of conspiracy to handle stolen goods, forgery and illegal sale of artworks, the paramilitary Carabinieri art squad and the Pisa prosecutors’ office said in a joint statement on Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/huge-network-forging-banksy-warhol-and-picasso-uncovered-in-italy Author : Reuters in Rome

Italian city has struggled to shake off image associated with it as a result of murder of Meredith KercherThe mayor of Perugia, where the British student Meredith Kercher was murdered, has apologised for allowing a controversial TV series co-produced by Amanda Knox to be filmed in the Italian city.Angry residents displayed banners reading “Rispetto per Meredith” (respect for Meredith) around the city as the crew arrived to film scenes of Blue Moon, an eight-part drama chronicling Knox’s battle to clear her name of the murder, that will be aired on the Disney-owned streaming service Hulu. Continue reading... Source link :

Company to shed about 6% of its workforce of 9,000 as it loses car insurance customersBusiness live – latest updatesDirect Line is to axe about 550 jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive at the insurance company.The Kent-based company said that it was consulting on the jobs, which would represent about 6% of its total 9,000-person workforce, as part of drive to save £50m next year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/11/direct-line-cut-jobs-car-insurance-customers Author : Jack Simpson Publish date : 2024-11-11 12:41:15 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Khalife pleads guilty part way through trial at Woolwich crown court but continues to deny other chargesFormer soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded guilty part way through his trial to escaping from prison.The 23-year-old escaped from HMP Wandsworth in south-west London in September 2023 by clinging to the underside of a food delivery truck using a sling made from kitchen trousers. He continues to deny all the other charges against him. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/11/ex-soldier-daniel-khalife-pleads-guilty-to-wandsworth-prison-escape Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-11-11 11:23:22 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Starmer in Paris for Armistice events but will also discuss implications of Republican’s victory in US presidential electionToday the i has splashed on a report claiming Home Office insiders do not think the government’s plan to smash the people smuggling gangs organising small boat crossings will work. In her story Lizzie Dearden says:Home Office officials do not believe Labour’s plan to “smash the gangs” will work as a way of bringing down illegal migration to the UK, i can reveal.They say that civil servants in the department have been “underwhelmed” by the approach that was being outlined again this week

Reports that the US president-elect advised the Russian leader not to escalate Ukraine war are dismissed as ‘fiction’Vladimir Putin has demanded Ukraine withdraw from swathes of its eastern and southern territory as a precondition to peace talks, Agence France-Presse reports.Following Donald Trump’s election, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned there should be “no concessions” to Putin. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/11/kremlin-denies-reports-of-trump-putin-ukraine-war-call-us-politics-live Author : Vicky Graham Publish date : 2024-11-11 09:42:42 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Ishiba’s governing coalition lost majority and needs to find new partner or get consent from opposition to enact policyJapan’s parliament re-elected the prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade.Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP) and its junior partner, Komeito, together lost their majority in the 465-seat lower house, the more powerful of Japan’s two-house parliament, in the 27 October election amid voter outrage over financial misconduct by his party and its lukewarm response. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/japan-parliament-re-elects-pm-shigeru-ishiba-amid-political-uncertainty Author : Associated Press in Tokyo Publish date

IDF says fires in Bet Shemesh area, west of Jerusalem, were sparked by debris from intercepting missile fired from YemenIsrael’s military reports on its official Telegram channel that overnight it “successfully intercepted four UAVs that approached Israel from the east.”When IDF statements say generically “from the east” they usually mean from the direction of Iraq. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/11/israel-claims-projectile-yemen-gaza-middle-east-crisis-latest-updates Author : Martin Belam Publish date : 2024-11-11 07:43:31 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Scottish government drops proposed partnership with charity after backlash from violence against women sectorThe Scottish government’s strategy to support women working in the sex industry has been cast into disarray after it was forced to ditch a proposed partnership with a charity whose founder has suggested most sex workers have had exposure to “occult” activities, citing yoga as one example.The Scottish government abandoned plans to partner with the Luton-based Christian charity Azalea, which offers “practical, emotional and spiritual support to women sexually exploited through prostitution”, after a backlash from the violence against women sector. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/11/scottish-sex-work-strategy-a-mess-as-charity-ditched-after-occult-claim

Police say one person died at the scene after a truck crashed into the facility at about 2.20pm MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne person is dead and a child has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a truck crashed into a kindergarten in a regional Victoria town, police say.Victoria police said the truck was believed to have crashed into a kindergarten in Riddells Creek, about 45km north-west of Melbourne, at about 2.20pm on Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/11/riddells-creek-truck-crash-victoria-kindergarten-ntwnfb Author : Guardian staff

Party wants to amend government’s bill that would end tradition of hereditary peers to make reforms go furtherThe Liberal Democrats will attempt to hijack the government’s bill to ban Lords from inheriting their seats in parliament this week in an attempt to force a vote on an entirely elected upper chamber.The government’s hereditary peers bill, which is heading for its committee stage on Tuesday and is likely to clear the House of Commons the same day, will put an end to the tradition and ban the the current 92 lords who inherited their titles from sitting in the second chamber.

Nationals senator Matt Canavan and MP Keith Pitt both spoke out about the party’s climate policy in the wake of Donald Trump’s winFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals leader David Littleproud, shadow transport minister Bridget McKenzie and Senate Liberal leader Simon Birmingham have all rejected a backbench push to use Donald Trump’s election in the US to abandon support for net zero by 2050.The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has said he is completely committed to the target, attempting to fight the next election on the Coalition’s vague

The firing of Garry Conille is the latest blow to political stability in Haiti, which has been wracked with worsening violenceA transitional council created to restore democratic order in Haiti has fired its interim prime minister Garry Conille and is set to replace him with businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, in a further sign of escalating turmoil in the Caribbean nation.The decision, outlined in a decree by the council that was seen by the Associated Press, is expected to be published on Monday in the official gazette. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/haiti-interim-prime-minister-fired-gary-conille-replacement-alix-didier-fils-aime Author : Agencies Publish date : 2024-11-11 03:39:39