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Posts lauding anything from running in the rain to tiredness and a comfy bed are springing up on Instagram and TikTok“What a privilege it is to run in the rain. What a privilege it is to have a house I need to clean.” Social media is usually criticised for being a toxic space, but an emerging trend is pushing back against negativity with gratitude.Posts entitled “What a privilege” feature everything from images of cosy beds (What a privilege it is to be exhausted after a long day) to videos of travelling (What a privilege it is to carry a heavy

Israel targets north-eastern Lebanon and Beirut, while bombardment of Gaza raises fears of worsening humanitarian conditions for civiliansIsraeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 52 people and wounded scores more, the Lebanese health ministry said, while rockets fired from Lebanon fell on Israel on Saturday.Israeli police said 19 people were injured before dawn on Saturday in the central town of Tira. Three projectiles crossed into Israel from Lebanon, Israel’s military said, and some were intercepted. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/02/israeli-airstrikes-on-lebanon-and-gaza-kill-dozens-as-rockets-are-fired-into-israel Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-02 05:09:26 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Bureau of Meteorology warns winds will ‘ramp up’ with fire risk in parts of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSoaring average temperatures and strong winds will lead to high and extreme fire danger warnings for parts of southern Australia this weekend.The Bureau of Meteorology said the elevated risk was caused by high temperatures in Western Australia’s interior – up to 16C higher than the average – being pushed eastwards across the country.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/02/fire-danger-in-southern-australia-as-weather-bureau-warns-of-damaging-winds-and-soaring-temperatures

Muhammad Hassam Ali, 17, was killed by stranger after a four-minute conversation in city centreA 15-year-old boy who followed a teenager he did not know through Birmingham city centre and stabbed him to death after a four-minute conversation has been jailed for life with a minimum of 13 years.Muhammad Hassam Ali, known as Ali, was 17 when he died in hospital on 20 January, hours after he and his friend were confronted by two masked 15-year-old boys they had never met as they sat in Victoria Square, drinking hot chocolate and chatting about cricket. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/02/boy-15-who-fatally-stabbed-teenager-in-birmingham-jailed-for-life

A ‘typhoon day’ has come to mean one thing for many – a chance to indulge their favourite pastimeThe winds of typhoon Kong-rey howled through the streets of the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, inside a brick and glass building people similarly wailed down the corridors of a branch of the Partyworld karaoke chain.Through the poorly soundproofed door of one room voices warbled a song by the Taiwanese rock band Mayday, and through another came the sounds of a song by Coldplay. In room 330, someone made an exasperated search through the song list – “where is Kylie?

Brett Hankison is first Louisiana police officer convicted in 2020 raid that killed TaylorA federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead.The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor’s neighbors. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/01/breonna-taylor-brett-hankison-conviction Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-02 02:25:47 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Victoria police say a man was found with fatal gunshot wound on Langford Street in North Melbourne at about 3.15amGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA large-scale homicide investigation is under way after a man was fatally shot, triggering “horribly emotional” scenes in a busy nightlife area in inner Melbourne on Saturday morning.Victoria police said emergency services were called to Langford Street in North Melbourne at about 3.15am after a man was found with a gunshot wound.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/02/police-search-for-attacker-after-man-shot-dead-in-busy-nightlife-area-in-melbourne Author : Daisy Dumas Publish date

Voters in key swing state will be able to cast provisional vote if they forget to put mail-in ballot in secrecy envelopePennsylvania voters will be able to cast a provisional vote if they make an error and forget to put their mail-in vote in a required secrecy envelope, the US supreme court ruled on Friday, a decision that could lead to thousands more votes being counted in a key battleground state where the presidential race is extremely tight.The supreme court announced its decision on Friday on its emergency docket, giving no reasoning for its ruling, which is customary in emergency

Joshua Creamer says he has had no contact from new LNP government after David Crisafulli told press conference inquiry should cease its workThe chair of Queensland’s truth-telling and healing inquiry says the new premier, David Crisafulli, should “just have the decency to front up” to First Nations people, after delivering an edict via the media for the inquiry to immediately cease its work.Joshua Creamer, a Waanyi and Kalkadoon man, told reporters on Friday he had still received no communication from Crisafulli or any member of the new LNP government.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link

Ex-president’s speech comes as race enters final stretch, amid battle with Kamala Harris to woo Michigan votersDonald Trump on Friday tried to energize his voters during a rally in Warren, Michigan, delivering an address replete with his characteristic fear-mongering about immigrants and tangents including musings about his hair.The former president also repeated his aggressive attack on former Republican representative Liz Cheney, one day after he said she should be under fire with rifles “shooting at her”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/01/trump-rally-warren-michigan Author : Victoria Bekiempis in Warren Publish date : 2024-11-02 00:30:01 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

PM to announce change which would see minimum debt repayment threshold lifted from $54,000 to $67,000 from next financial yearGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGraduates will be able to earn more money before they start repaying their university debts under new laws to be introduced by the Albanese government next year.The prime minister will announce the cost-of-living measure alongside the South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, at a campaign rally in Adelaide on Sunday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/02/university-graduates-to-save-680-a-year-on-average-as-albanese-announces-increase-to-hecs-threshold Author : Henry Belot Publish date : 2024-11-01 23:59:34

It emerged from the slime of the sunshine state during Bjelke-Petersen’s oppressive regime. Now it’s back – but can it survive more sensitive times?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man whose pseudonym is Johnny La Rue is holding a yellowed magazine with two toad-headed lovers embracing on the front. He reads aloud a headline that would likely trigger a firestorm on social media were it written today.“Who wrote that?!” he exclaims.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/02/respawned-queensland-magazine-the-cane-toad-times-takes-aim-at-a-post-truth-world Author : Joe Hinchliffe Publish date : 2024-11-01 23:00:59

Wooster Rancy, 21, accused in death of Sgt Sarah Roque, 23, whose body was found at Fort Leonard Wood in MissouriA US army soldier has been charged with murder in the death of a fellow service member at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, the military announced Thursday.The army office of Special Trial Counsel charged the 21-year-old specialist Wooster Rancy on Wednesday with murder and obstructing justice in the death of 23-year-old Sgt Sarah Roque. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/01/army-soldier-murder-charges Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2024-11-01 21:57:45 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Morales and current president are locked into a standoff for ruling party’s nomination in next year’s presidential contestSupporters of Bolivia’s ex-president Evo Morales stormed a barracks in the central Chapare region and took about 20 soldiers hostage, military sources said on Friday, marking a dramatic escalation in their standoff with the state.The hostage situation comes nearly three weeks after backers of Morales – the country’s first Indigenous leader – began blocking roads to prevent his arrest on what he calls trumped-up rape charges aimed at thwarting his political comeback. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/01/bolivia-evo-morales-police-officers-taken-hostage Author : Agence France-Press in

Israeli student filed lawsuit after suspension for spraying pro-Palestimian protesters with foul-smelling substanceColumbia University has reached a $395,000 settlement with a student who in January sprayed student protesters with a foul-smelling substance at one of several campus demonstrations in support of Palestine.The Israeli student who received the payout had been suspended until May. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/01/columbia-student-protest-lawsuit Author : Erum Salam Publish date : 2024-11-01 21:09:22 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Young child among the dead at Novi Sad’s main station as country’s president vows to punish those responsibleAt least 14 people have been killed after part of an outdoor roof collapsed at a train station in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, the country’s interior minister said.The incident happened early on Friday at the city’s main train station. The roof provided shade near the entrance and was a popular place for commuters young and old to wait on benches. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/01/roof-collapse-serbia-train-station-novi-sad Author : Agence France-Presse in Novi Sad Publish date : 2024-11-01 20:41:38 Copyright for syndicated

Russell Bruce Moncrief, 75, faces counts of human trafficking and racketeering over ‘sickening scheme’A bail bondsman is facing criminal charges in Florida for allegedly approaching incarcerated women and offering to bond them out if they give him sex in return.Russell Bruce Moncrief faces counts of human trafficking and racketeering – along with accusations that he used his authority within the criminal justice system to prey on particularly vulnerable women, said a recent news release from the office of the state’s attorney general, Ashley Moody. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/01/florida-bail-bondsman-sex Author : Ramon Antonio Vargas Publish date : 2024-11-01 19:52:29

Piotr Kucharski wore combat clothing with badges with insignia for proscribed terror group to an event in SuffolkA builder has been jailed for claiming at a Viking re-enactment that he had fought for the Wagner group in Ukraine.Piotr Kucharski, 49, wore combat clothing bearing badges with insignia for the proscribed terror organisation to an event in Stonham Aspal, in Suffolk. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/01/man-jailed-for-claiming-he-had-fought-for-wagner-group-in-ukraine Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-11-01 19:22:23 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Care providers, GPs and pharmacists warn increased costs will cause cuts and job lossesServices that support some of England’s most vulnerable people have warned that tax increases in the budget will lead to cuts and closures that could devastate the charity sector.Although the NHS and councils are protected from the impact of the rise in employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) announced in Wednesday’s budget, charities that provide services say the increase means they will face “existential” financial pressures. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/01/ministers-urged-to-protect-gp-practices-charities-and-care-homes-from-nic-rise Author : Patrick Butler, Kiran Stacey and Matthew Weaver Publish date : 2024-11-01 18:39:34 Copyright for

Reports of such a request emerge as Israeli jets continues to bombard Beirut’s southern suburb of DahiyehMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US asked Lebanon to declare a unilateral ceasefire to revive stalled talks to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, according to a report later denied by the Lebanese prime ministerTwo unnamed sources, a Lebanese political source and a senior diplomat, made the claim to Reuters, saying the US envoy, Amos Hochstein, had communicated the proposal to Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, this week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/01/lebanon-pm-denies-us-asked-him-to-declare-unilateral-ceasefire-with-israel Author : Peter Beaumont Publish date : 2024-11-01

Defra report warns there could be ‘health disbenefits’ with 29% of vapers reverting or relapsing to cigarettesUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters have been told that a plan to ban the sale of disposable vapes by next summer could lead to some users “reverting or relapsing” back to cigarette smoking.The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said vape usage in England had grown by more than 400% between 2012 and 2023, with 9.1% of the British public buying and using the products. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/01/disposable-vapes-ban-could-push-users-back-smoking-defra Author : Aletha Adu Political correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-01

Family of Samantha-Jane Ramsay say she made allegation 10 years before police say first complaint was madePolice dismissed a teenage girl who reported an alleged sexual assault by Mohamed Al Fayed in 1995, saying they would add her name to a pile of similar claims.Last month the Metropolitan police said the first report of sexual assault by the Harrods owner had been made in 2005. After the family of Samantha-Jane Ramsay, who has since died, came forward, the force said it had no computer record of her report but it may have been paper-based and not transferred. Continue reading... Source

Nearly all are deemed ‘high-risk’ and so will need customs declarations and phytosanitary certificatesEvery year, hundreds of thousands of Christmas trees make the annual journey into the UK to take pride of place in living rooms across the country.But this year, the cross-border operation faces a new hurdle. Plants coming from the EU will be subject to post-Brexit border checks that importers are warning will increase costs for sellers, and probably push up prices for consumers. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/01/imported-christmas-trees-cost-more-post-brexit-checks Author : Jack Simpson Publish date : 2024-11-01 16:06:09 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Former congresswoman says Trump ‘wants to be a tyrant’ following former president’s commentsUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has called former congresswoman Liz Cheney a radical war hawk and said she should face being under fire with rifles “shooting at her” – prompting the anti-Trump Republican to warn the public against dictatorship and a presidential candidate who “wants to be a tyrant”.Cheney recently endorsed Kamala Harris and has campaigned with her, trying to persuade Republicans who don’t want Trump to win another term in the White House in this election to vote for the Democratic ticket of the US

Thieves steal two prints and leave two behind after ripping them from their frames as they were too big for their carThieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands and stole two works from a famous series of screen prints by Andy Warhol, leaving two others badly damaged in the street as they fled the scene of the botched heist.The gallery’s owner, Mark Peet Visser, said the thieves had attempted to steal all four works from a 1985 series by the US pop artist called Reigning Queens, which features portraits of the then-queens of the