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Christian Schools Australia also claiming that the harm definition will mean the view sex is unchangeable will be outlawed as ‘hateful’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Christian Lobby has claimed Labor’s hate speech laws would turn Australia into a “police state” by creating “thought crime” despite the fact the laws are directed towards threats of force or harm.The Albanese government has substantially watered down the laws but is nevertheless facing a religious backlash, with the Catholic church and Christian Schools Australia also claiming that the psychological harm definition will mean the view that sex

Dyer receives apology and undisclosed sum after MGN Limited admitted unlawful access of private informationThe former Newcastle United and England footballer, Kieron Dyer, has received an apology at the high court after settling his phone-hacking case against the Daily Mirror in return for a financial payout.The Mirror’s owners, MGN Limited, admitted to unlawfully intercepting Dyer’s voicemails between March 2003 and December 2004, and using private investigators to unlawfully obtain private information on eight occasions between 2003 and 2005. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/20/former-england-footballer-kieron-dyer-settles-mirror-phone-hacking-case Author : Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-20 13:20:24 Copyright for syndicated content

Save Our Safer Streets crowdfunds to challenge Lutfur Rahman over scrapping three LTNs in London boroughThe mayor of Tower Hamlets is facing a judicial review this week over his decision to remove three low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in the east London area of Bethnal Green.The campaign group Save Our Safer Streets (SOSS) says the LTNs are vital to protect children in deprived areas from pollution and the risks of heavy traffic. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/20/safety-activists-take-tower-hamlets-mayor-to-court-over-low-traffic-neighbourhoods-ltn-reversal Author : Harriet Grant Publish date : 2024-11-20 12:30:03 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Consortium including company that runs Tokyo’s metro system will take over from Chinese-owned MTR from MayThe company behind Tokyo’s renowned metro system has won a deal to take over the operation of London’s Elizabeth line, replacing the incumbent Chinese-owned operator MTR.Tokyo Metro Company (TMC) has promised to bring Japanese reliability and punctuality to London’s newest rail line after its consortium with UK transport group Go-Ahead and Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corporation beat three other bidders for the deal. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/20/tokyo-metro-wins-contract-operate-london-elizabeth-line Author : Jack Simpson Publish date : 2024-11-20 11:52:02 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

National Education Association criticises WWE founder as an ‘unqualified’ pick for education secretary The House ethics committee is expected to meet on Wednesday to vote on releasing a report examining allegations of sexual misconduct against former Republican representative Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US justice department.The panel has previously said it was investigating claims that Gaetz “may have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gift”. Continue reading... Source

Executive to head European arm of CDPQ, which has invested in Eurostar and Heathrow airportBusiness live – latest updatesDame Sharon White, the former chair of John Lewis, has been appointed as the European head of the Canadian public pension fund manager that holds investments in companies including Eurostar and Heathrow airport.White, who stepped down as John Lewis chair in September, has been given the official title of managing director and head of Europe at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and will start in January. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/20/john-lewis-sharon-white-canadian-pension-fund-cdpq Author : Mark Sweney Publish date :

Ryland Headley, 92, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with killing of 75-year-old Louisa DunneA 92-year-old man has been charged with the rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne, who died in Bristol almost 60 years ago.Ryland Headley, of Ipswich, was due to appear at Bristol magistrates court via video link on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/20/ryland-headley-charged-with-1967-rape-and-murder-of-bristol-woman-louisa-dunne Author : Steven Morris Publish date : 2024-11-20 10:09:29 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Row over issue continues with questions likely at PMQs as Angela Rayner faces shadow minister Alex BurghartGood morning. Keir Starmer is travelling back from the G20 summit in Brazil, but he won’t be in the Commons in time for PMQs, and so Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, will be taking questions on his behalf. In line with recent practice, Kemi Badenoch, the new Conservative leader, won’t go up against a deputy, and she will miss the session too. The Tories don’t have a deputy leader, but Badenoch is getting Alex Burghart, the shadow Cabinet Office minister, to stand in

Only 2.5% of more than 300,000 farms were inspected at least once in 2022 and 2023, researchers findThere is just one local authority inspector for every 878 farms in England, Scotland and Wales, according to a report, which says that the current welfare system is continuing to fail animals.Researchers for the Animal Law Foundation found that only 2.5% of the more than 300,000 UK farms were inspected at least once in 2022 and 2023, a marginal decrease from 2018-21 when Covid-19 might be expected to have affected inspection rates. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/20/uk-failing-animals-with-just-one-welfare-inspector-for-every-878-farms-report Author : Haroon Siddique Legal

Bipartisan human rights committee says there could be a ‘significant intervening period’ before non-citizens are accepted by other countriesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe human rights committee has warned the Albanese government’s migration bill could result in lengthy spells in detention before non-citizens are deported to countries paid to take them.In a report tabled on Wednesday the bipartisan committee, chaired by Labor MP Josh Burns, threw up significant roadblocks to the controversial bill and also queried the move by the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, to reimpose ankle bracelets and curfews on those released from

In today’s newsletter: Governments are clashing with the agricultural sector across Europe – it’s a complex battle that involves everything from the climate crisis to the far right• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.More than 10,000 of farmers descended on Westminster yesterday to protest against the Labour government’s changes to inheritance tax, which they describe as a “betrayal” that represents an existential threat to British family farming.Ukraine | Ukraine’s power network is at “heightened risk of catastrophic failure” after Russia’s missile and drone attack on Sunday, Greenpeace has warned, raising fears about the safety of the

Level is above Bank of England target as retailers issue warning of more prices rises on wayInflation increased to 2.3% in October, heaping pressure on the Bank of England to delay further interest rate cuts until next year.Figures released by the Office for National Statistics showed a rise in the consumer prices index (CPI), reversing a downward trend this year in inflation, which was 1.7% in September. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/20/uk-inflation-rises-delay-interest-rate-cut-price-rises Author : Phillip Inman Publish date : 2024-11-20 07:02:10 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Move comes as Putin lowers threshold for use of nuclear weapons; North Korean troops have participated in battle, South Korea saysThe US embassy in Kyiv has received “specific information” of a potential significant air attack on Wednesday and will be closed, the US Department of State Consular Affairs said in a post on X.It recommended US citizens to be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced.The US called on Russia “to stop this bellicose and the irresponsible rhetoric”, but said it has not seen any reason to adjust its nuclear posture. US state department spokesperson

Parents ‘want to ensure no other family’ feels same anguish as Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles remain in Thai hospitalsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family of one of two teenagers fighting for life in hospital after a suspected methanol poisoning incident in Laos hope authorities work out exactly what happened “as soon as possible”.Melbourne friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both aged 19, had been staying at a hostel in Vang Vieng, north of the Laos capital Vientiane, when they fell critically ill last week.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

‘Maya’ describes what she saw as abusive behaviour by undercover officer – who vanished and reappeared seven years laterA woman has revealed how an undercover police officer formed a long-term intimate relationship with her without disclosing his real identity, vanished from her life – and then reappeared seven years later.When the officer came back, she says, he persuaded her to break up with her then boyfriend of five years, saying he wanted to resume their relationship and have children together. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/20/i-indulged-in-a-lot-of-self-harm-uk-woman-tells-of-damaging-spy-cop-relationship Author : Rob Evans Publish date : 2024-11-20 05:00:32 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Coming hot weather prompts Australian Energy Market Operator to predict shortfall in electricity supplies for NSW and QueenslandFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSouth-eastern Australia will endure its first big heatwave of the season in the coming days, elevating fire risks and potentially straining the power grid in some states.Dean Narramore, a senior Bureau of Meteorology forecaster, said day and night temperatures would be as much as 8-14C hotter than usual for this time of year.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link :

Rail, Tram and Bus Union denies it was a concession, suggesting train officials misread its initial demandsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn emergency court hearing might be needed to ward off the largest shut-down in recent memory on Australia’s busiest train network. Trains from Newcastle to Wollongong and across Sydney are due to lay dormant from Friday morning until Sunday night amid an escalating pay dispute between the NSW government and drivers.But early on Wednesday morning Transport for NSW said it had agreed with the union to

Dr Oz, best known for his daytime talkshow, leaned heavily into Trumpism during his failed 2022 run for US SenateDonald Trump has chosen Mehmet Oz, best known for starring in his eponymous daytime talkshow for more than a decade and leaning heavily into Trumpism during his failed 2022 run for a Pennsylvania Senate seat, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The cardiothoracic surgeon, who faced immense backlash from the medical and scientific communities for pushing misinformation at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, will oversee the agency that operates on a $2.6tn annual budget and provides

Cantor Fitzgerald chair and former Senate candidate served in president-elect’s cabinet in first administrationLinda McMahon, co-chair of Donald Trump’s transition team, has been nominated for education secretary in his upcoming administration.In a statement, Trump extolled the “incredible” job she was doing as transition team co-chair and said: “As Secretary of Education, Linda will fight tirelessly to expand ‘Choice’ to every State in America, and empower parents to make the best Education decisions for their families. … We will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/19/trump-nominates-linda-mcmahon-education-secretary Author : Guardian staff

Wendy Hansen’s four-wheel drive found at train station in Brisbane after 63-year-old’s body found in Coffs HarbourFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe bizarre disappearance and death of a Queensland grandmother found partially buried hundreds of kilometres from her hometown has taken another turn.Police have located a car belonging to Wendy Hansen, 63, at a train station in Brisbane’s north. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/20/car-found-as-police-investigate-disappearance-of-queensland-woman-found-dead-800km-from-home-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-20 02:00:11 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Northerners, Scots and Irish better at identifying people mimicking accents than southernersIt wasn’t only Londoners born near a certain church in Bow who grimaced when Dick Van Dyke’s chimney sweep, Bert, opened his mouth in the 1964 musical, Mary Poppins, an offence for which he apologised more than half a century later.But if Van Dyke murdered the cockney accent, it seems Londoners, and southerners more broadly, are among the worst at spotting people mimicking their accents, with northerners, Scots and the Irish performing better. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/20/southerners-among-worst-at-spotting-fake-english-accents-study-finds Author : Ian Sample Science editor Publish date : 2024-11-20

Famed session musician, who also performed with the Beatles, Tom Jones, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, died after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’sVic Flick, the famed British session musician who picked out the famous jangly guitar motif on the James Bond theme song, has died aged 87.The musician’s son, Kevin Flick announced his father died on 14 November, after having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/20/vic-flick-james-bond-theme-guitarist-dies-aged-87 Author : Sian Cain Publish date : 2024-11-20 00:49:25 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Some experts liken tariffs to a game of whack-a-mole, with trade flows simply rerouted if the potential rewards are big enough Businesses are bracing for the economic impact of a second Trump presidency, which, if his campaign promises are to be believed, will mean tariffs across nearly all imports to the US, especially those from China.But amid the gloom over the spectre of a renewed global trade war, some manufacturers may be looking to those who already have a playbook on dealing with aggressive US levies, such as China’s solar companies. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/20/donald-trump-tariffs-plan-china-imports-companies-impact-ntwnfb Author : Amy

The strike with US-made missiles prompted fears of a reprisal that would broaden the scope of a frontlineA Ukrainian strike using American-made missiles to hit targets deep inside Russia has prompted renewed fears of reprisal through “hybrid warfare” – a chaotic tool of conflict that muddies borders and broadens the scope of a frontline.Over recent years, European nations have witnessed a spate of incidents – cyber-attacks, arson, incendiary devices, sabotage and even murder plots. The aim of such episodes, security officials believe, is to sow chaos, exacerbate social tensions among Ukraine’s allies and disrupt military supplies to Kyiv. Continue reading...

The 76-year-old founder of now-closed Apple Daily will testify for the first time in trial which could carry a sentence of life in prisonPro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai will take the stand in his collusion trial on Wednesday, testifying in court for the first time despite being the subject of five previous trials in almost four years.Lai’s case is one of the most prominent under the national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020, with western countries and rights groups demanding his release. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/20/jimmy-lai-hong-kong-witness-stand-collusion-trial Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2024-11-19 22:53:01 Copyright for