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NSW police believe foster mother may have loaded three-year-old’s body into her own mother’s Mazda, deputy coroner Harriet Grahame hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA police theory that William Tyrrell’s foster mother loaded his body into a car and disposed of it close to where he died will be examined as an inquest into the toddler’s disappearance reopens.The three-year-old went missing while playing at his foster grandmother’s home in Kendall, on the NSW mid north coast, on 12 September 2014. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/04/william-tyrrell-inquest-police-suspect-foster-mother-buried-body-ntwnfb Author

VP tries to appeal to state’s Arab and Muslim Americans as polling suggests they are gravitating towards Jill SteinKamala Harris pledged to “do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza” in her final rally in Michigan on Sunday, as she attempted to appeal to the state’s large Arab American and Muslim American population two days out from the election.Michigan is home to about 240,000 registered Muslim voters, a majority of whom voted for Biden in 2020, helping him to a narrow victory over Donald Trump. But Arab Americans and Muslim Americans in the state have expressed dissatisfaction

PM to address border crisis amid concern that small boats crossing Channel will remain key issue this parliamentPlans to tackle the “national security threat” of people smugglers will receive an extra £75m and a new team of detectives, Keir Starmer will announce on Monday, in the latest move to curb small boats in the Channel.The prime minister is expected to address irregular migration at two events this week amid concern within No 10 that the government must offer a viable alternative to the Conservatives’ defunct Rwanda scheme. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/03/keir-starmer-to-create-team-to-tackle-national-security-threat-of-people-smugglers Author : Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Billionaire mining CEO fined $8.8m amid investigation, which follows accusations he failed to disclose revenue generated by overseas entities to tax authoritiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet ourbreaking news email,free app ordaily news podcastBillionaire mining boss Chris Ellison will leave Mineral Resources as part of an “orderly transition” within 18 months after the company’s board found the chief executive had at times used company resources for his personal benefit.MinRes said in a statement it had also fined Ellison $8.8m to reflect the “significance of corporate governance and reputational issues to the company”. The founding chief executive also

Polling shows that Australians prefer renewables, climate change and energy minister says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSupport for nuclear power is likely to evaporate once Australians face a clear choice at the next election and realise the Coalition’s policy would mean relying more on old coal plants and increased risk of blackouts, Chris Bowen says.The climate change and energy minister said that while some polling had suggested some voters were open to nuclear plants being allowed in Australia surveys had also consistently found they preferred renewable

VP dodges question on whether she voted for measure that would increase sentences for drug and theft crimes in stateKamala Harris dodged a question on Sunday if she voted for California’s Proposition 36, a controversial ballot measure that increases sentences for certain drug and theft crimes.“I am not gonna talk about the vote on that because, honestly, it’s the Sunday before the election and I don’t intend to create an endorsement one way or the other,” the US vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee, who votes in California, told reporters at a rally in Detroit. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/03/kamala-harris-proposition-36-drug-theft-crimes

Strong current took child trying to cross The Entrance channel with father and three younger brothersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA search is resuming for an 11-year-old boy swept out to sea by a strong current on the New South Wales Central Coast on Sunday evening.Bystanders noticed the boy had been swept into the ocean while trying to cross The Entrance channel about 5.15pm on Sunday and alerted emergency services.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/04/search-resumes-for-boy-11-swept-out-to-sea-on-nsw-central-coast Author : Emily Wind

Selzer poll, widely respected organization with good record in Iowa, shows vice-president leading Trump 47% to 44%Donald Trump has passionately disputed a shock Iowa poll that found Kamala Harris leading the former president in the typically red state 47% to 44%.“No President has done more for FARMERS, and the Great State of Iowa, than Donald J. Trump,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social network on Sunday morning. “In fact, it’s not even close! All polls, except for one heavily skewed toward the Democrats by a Trump hater who called it totally wrong the last time, have me

Labor has said it would cut $16bn worth of student debt if it wins the next election. Follow today’s news liveSome more on that bulk billing guff that health minister Mark Butler was talking about earlier – here’s a wrap from chief political correspondent Paul Karp:Fletcher said it was a matter for the finance department to enforce politicians choosing the cheapest airfares. (On the weekend, the Nine newspapers reported that Virgin had complained that the vast majority of MPs and staffers’ flights were on Qantas.) Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/nov/04/australia-politics-live-question-time-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-labor-student-debt-cost-of-living-qantas-flight-upgrade-chairmans-lounge Author : Tory Shepherd Publish date : 2024-11-03 21:02:35

Off-duty officer arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in RochdaleA police officer has been arrested suspected of dangerous driving after a man was hospitalised and left in a life-threatening condition after being hit by a car.The crash occurred in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, at about 11pm on Friday, with the victim – a 42-year-old man – being hit while crossing the road. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/03/police-officer-arrested-after-crash-leaves-man-in-life-threatening-condition Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2024-11-03 20:09:58 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

‘True pioneer’ rallied thousands of people in 1960s over company’s refusal to hire black or Asian driversPaul Stephenson, the civil rights campaigner known for his role in the Bristol bus boycott, has died aged 87.Stephenson, who had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and dementia, was described as “a true pioneer in the civil rights movement” in a statement issued by his family after his death on Saturday night. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/03/paul-stephenson-campaigner-known-for-bristol-bus-boycott-dies-aged-87 Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2024-11-03 19:09:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Media reported stories of survivors including the woman trapped in her car in a flooded underpass for 72 hoursHer car was among the scores that were swept up in Spain’s deadly floods, tossed about by the mud-coloured waters that surged on to streets. But after 72 hours spent trapped in an underpass, the woman was hailed as one of the lucky ones.“After three days, we found someone alive in their car,” Martín Pérez, the head of Valencia’s civil protection service, told volunteers on Saturday. The announcement prompted hearty applause. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/03/after-three-days-we-found-her-alive-the-miracle-rescues-after-spanish-floods Author : Ashifa Kassam Publish

Exclusive: one frontbencher said the absence was a ‘serious embarrassment and a blind spot’ as Tories elect first Black leaderSenior Labour MPs have expressed their frustration at the lack of Black representation in No 10 as the Conservatives elected Kemi Badenoch as their new leader.Labour sources said the WhatsApp group for Labour MPs of colour contained some furious messages from those who believe the party is not doing enough to represent Black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups at the top of government. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/03/senior-labour-mps-frustrated-at-lack-of-black-officials-in-no-10 Author : Jessica Elgot and Rowena Mason Publish date : 2024-11-03

Labour’s links to gambling industry questioned again after decision not to raise tax rate for online gamingRachel Reeves has been criticised over a “missed opportunity” to raise £900m from online casinos in her first budget as chancellor, amid concerns about the Labour party’s ties to the £11bn-a-year gambling sector.Both the Liberal Democrats and Derek Webb – one of Labour’s largest donors – questioned the chancellor’s rejection of proposals to double remote gaming duty (RGD), levied on online games of chance, from 21% to 42%. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/03/rachel-reeves-missed-opportunity-to-raise-900m-from-online-casinos Author : Rob Davies Publish date : 2024-11-03 17:26:55 Copyright

University of California, Berkeley, research shows people are committed to protecting democratic institutions despite differencesYou know that uncle whose political takes threaten to turn family gatherings into food fights? Don’t decline his Thanksgiving invitation just yet. When it comes to support for democracy, left and right in America are much closer than you might think.As a historic US election approaches, both sides see each other as working to upend democracy. But it’s our assumptions about our political opponents – rather than their actual views – that drive polarization, according to new research. And if Democrats want to prove to voters

More than 80,000 customers were without power as damage included downed power lines, gas lines and treesSevere storms and reported tornadoes swept across Oklahoma early on Sunday, injuring at least six people, and causing injuries and widespread power outages.Those injured were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, the Oklahoma city police department captain Valerie Littlejohn said. The damage from the storms, which cut a destructive path of severe weather in the Oklahoma City area, included downed power lines, gas lines, trees and traffic signals and signs. Local television reports showed flipped cars, downed trees and power lines and damaged homes.

Amnesty International calls on authorities to release student, who reportedly had a violent confrontation with Basij paramilitariesAmnesty International has called on authorities in Iran to “immediately and unconditionally” release a female student who was arrested after stripping to her underwear in what the organisation described as a public protest against harassment relating to the country’s strict dress code.The incident took place after the woman, who has not been identified, reportedly had a confrontation with members of the Basij paramilitary force who ripped her headscarf and tore at her clothes inside Tehran’s prestigious Islamic Azad University. Continue reading... Source link :

Angela Eagle said short-term solution necessary despite Labour election pledge to end use of accommodationThe asylum system would “descend into chaos” if Labour refused to open more hotels for people seeking refuge in the UK, a Home Office minister has told the Guardian.Angela Eagle, the minister for borders, security and asylum, said officials had been forced to find more private accommodation for new arrivals and blamed the backlog of tens of thousands of cases built up under the last government. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/03/uk-asylum-system-would-descend-into-chaos-without-more-hotels-says-minister Author : Rajeev Syal, Home affairs editor Publish date : 2024-11-03 15:00:47 Copyright for

The push to vote early has amounted to an unprecedented wave, with more than 76 million having voted early so farThe US election is under way across the country, and so far more than 76 million people have voted early, according to the University of Florida’s election lab.In numerous states, the push to vote before election day, whether by mail or in-person, has amounted to an unprecedented wave of early voting. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/03/election-early-voting-explainer Author : Alice Herman Publish date : 2024-11-03 14:23:09 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Unicef director says three children injured after polio clinic came under fire despite promised humanitarian pauseMiddle East crisis – live updatesA polio vaccination centre and the car of UN aid official involved in this weekend’s vaccination campaign came under fire despite a promised “humanitarian pause” in Israeli bombardment, the UN has said.Catherine Russell, the executive director of the UN child support and protection agency Unicef, said: “At least three children were reportedly injured by another attack in the proximity of a vaccination clinic in Sheikh Radwan, while a polio vaccination campaign was under way.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/03/polio-vaccination-centre-and-aid-officials-car-bombarded-in-gaza-says-un

Police Scotland confirm ‘non-recent’ allegation made by a woman after Salmond’s death last monthPolice are investigating a new allegation of sexual assault against former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond.Police Scotland confirmed that they were looking into a “non-recent” allegation made by a woman after Salmond’s death last month. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/03/police-investigating-new-allegation-of-sexual-assault-against-alex-salmond Author : Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-03 13:04:34 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Republican nominee to hold events in three swing states as the presidential race enters its final hoursDonald Trump’s campaign has hit out at a surprise poll which showed Kamala Harris three points ahead in Iowa, a state that was previously expected to be a safe state for the Republicans.The Trump campaign released a memo from its chief pollster and its chief data consultant calling the Des Moines Register poll “a clear outlier,” and saying that an Emerson College poll – also released Saturday – more closely reflected the state of the Iowa electorate. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/03/donald-trump-kamala-harris-iowa-poll-us-presidential-election-live Author

Eight charged in connection with murder of Samuel Paty in Paris suburbs in 2020It was a killing that started with started with a lie. In October 2020, an Islamist terrorist tracked down and decapitated professor Samuel Paty as he left school on the last day before half-term holidays.In the days preceding his murder, Paty, 47, who taught geography and history, had been the subject of an intense campaign of online harassment sparked when a 13-year-old student claimed he had discriminated against his Muslim pupils during a class on moral and civic education. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/03/french-pupil-father-samuel-paty-teacher-islamist-beheading-murder-paris Author :

Catherine Russell’s comments come amid reports of further airstrikes on Jabalia and Beit LahiyaThe commissioner general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa), which provides shelter, education, medical services, food and water to Palestinian refugees, has said that banning the agency from operating within Israel and occupied East Jerusalem will deprive Palestinian children of learning in the “foreseeable future”.Philippe Lazzarini, in a statement posted to X, said this deprivation of education will increase the likelihood of children becoming radicalised and exploited into joining armed groups, as well as increasing poverty levels. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/03/middle-east-crisis-live-unicef-northern-gaza-imminent-death-warning Author :

Channel 14, which counts Netanyahu as a supporter, has denied allegations that its coverage has incited war crimesAn ultranationalist Israeli television channel backed by the government is fast emerging as one of the country’s most-watched news sources, despite allegations from liberal groups that it is inciting war crimes, and claims from the army that it is riling up hatred of its generals for not being far enough to the right.Last month Channel 14, also known as Now 14, beat Israel’s principal mainstream news outlet, Channel 12, in viewer ratings when 343,000 Israelis watched Channel 14’s “Patriots” talkshow, known for its