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Recordings by Shamsud-Din Jabbar contain diatribes against music, drugs, sex and other sensuous pleasuresNearly a year before he allegedly killed 14 people and injured dozens more by driving a pickup truck flying an Islamic State (IS) flag through a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, Shamsud-Din Jabbar expressed his beliefs that music, intoxicants, sex and other pleasures were evils deserving of destruction.An account on the SoundCloud platform under the name of Jabbar posted three recordings totaling about 20 minutes each containing those and other expressions of extremist religious views. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/02/new-orleans-attack-suspect Author : Ramon

Engineers assess damage as heavy rains cause first major breach of Bridgewater canal since 1970sEngineers are assessing the scale of damage to a canal built more than 250 years ago after flood waters caused a dramatic collapse of part of its elevated embankment in Cheshire.The Bridgewater canal, which was previously used to transport coal but is now a leisure waterway, caved in near Dunham Massey, in the first major breach of the waterway for 54 years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/02/bridgewater-canal-embankment-cheshire-collapse-flooding Author : Sandra Laville Environment correspondent Publish date : 2025-01-02 18:32:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Party loses overall control of Broxtowe borough council over claims Labour has abandoned traditional valuesTwenty councillors at a local authority in Nottinghamshire have quit Labour, saying the party has “abandoned traditional Labour values” under Keir Starmer’s leadership.The move means that Labour has lost overall control of Broxtowe borough council, which it gained in 2023, and those defecting include the council leader, Milan Radulovic, who had been a party member for 42 years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/02/labour-loses-20-councillors-broxtowe-nottinghamshire-keir-starmer-leadership Author : Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent Publish date : 2025-01-02 17:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Cetiosauruses and a megalosaurus are thought to have left prints at trackway dating to nearly 166m years agoGary Johnson was clearing clay with a digger at the Oxfordshire quarry where he works when he hit an unexpected bump in the limestone surface.“I thought, it’s just an abnormality in the ground,” he said. “But then it got to another, three metres along, and it was hump again, and then it went another three metres, hump again.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/02/large-dinosaur-footprints-oxfordshire-quarry-cetiosaurus-megalosaurus Author : Esther Addley and Geneva Abdul Publish date : 2025-01-02 16:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

President cautions against ‘jumping to conclusions’ while president-elect labels country a ‘disaster’ New Orleans truck attack – latest updatesJoe Biden and Donald Trump have given drastically contrasting reactions to the deadly New Year’s Day explosions in New Orleans and Las Vegas that killed at least 16 people.The US president cautioned against “jumping to conclusions” and expressed empathy for victims and the city of New Orleans, while his incoming successor sought to blame Democrats, “open borders” and institutions that he has vowed to purge, including the FBI, once he returns to office. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/02/new-orleans-attack-trump-biden-reaction Author : Robert

Cycle maker’s boss says discounting after Covid boom means ‘sad state of affairs’ in global market likely to go onThe boss of Brompton Bicycle has predicted another year of turmoil for the bike industry in 2025 after profits at the British folding cycle maker dived by more than 99% amid a wave of discounting by rivals.Profits fell from £10.7m to only £4,602 in the year to the end of March 2024 – less than the cost of Brompton’s top-of-the-range T Line Explore bike – as riders sought cheaper options during a cost of living squeeze. Continue reading... Source link :

Victims identified include aspiring nurse, father of two and former football playerNew Orleans vehicle attack – latest updatesThe victims of the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans include an 18-year-old aspiring nurse, a 37-year-old father of two and a 27-year-old former football player.Authorities have not yet released the names of those killed in the suspected terrorist attack, which claimed at least 15 people, but details began to emerge in local media on Wednesday as family members spoke out.Ramon Antonio Vargas contributed reporting Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/01/new-orleans-vehicle-attack-victims Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2025-01-02 13:10:00 Copyright for

UK public health agency issues amber alert for social care in England, as country braces itself for heavy snowPublic health bosses in the UK are expecting a rise in deaths due to cold weather, amid severe weather warnings for snow and ice over the next five days.The UK’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued an amber alert for social care in England, saying vulnerable people are at risk as the country braces itself for heavy snow and ice going into the weekend. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/02/ice-warning-travel-alerts-uk-flooding Author : Robyn Vinter and agency Publish date : 2025-01-02 12:27:00 Copyright for

Rapper banned from driving for nine months after pleading guilty to using mobile behind wheel of car in LondonStormzy has been banned from driving for nine months after an undercover police officer caught him using a mobile phone while behind the wheel of a Rolls-Royce in west London.The rapper, named Michael Ebenazer Owuo Junior, 31, pleaded guilty via a letter to driving the Rolls-Royce Wraith while using his device on Addison Road, west Kensington, shortly after 3.30pm on 7 March last year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/02/stormzy-given-ban-for-using-phone-while-driving-rolls-royce Author : PA Media Publish date : 2025-01-02 11:22:00 Copyright for syndicated

House fire in New Orleans home also believed to be ‘connected to this event’, says Louisiana attorney general Liz MurrillShamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old US citizen from Texas identified by the FBI as the New Orleans attacker, peviously pleaded guilty to two charges, including driving under the influence in 2015, reports CNN.According to documents from a US district court in North Carolina obtained by CNN, Jabbar had driven under the influence of an impairing substance in November 2014 and recorded a blood alcohol level over the legal limit. CNN reports that documents also showed Jabbar was driving with “an open container

Cost of average home in December reaches £269,426, with value increasing over year by almost £12,000House prices rose for a fourth consecutive month in December, ending 2024 on a “strong footing”, Nationwide said, with the cost of an average home hitting £269,426.The building society’s monthly tracker found prices in December rose 0.7% on the previous month and were up 4.7% on an annual basis. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/02/uk-house-prices-rise-for-fourth-month-in-a-row-says-nationwide Author : Mark Sweney Publish date : 2025-01-02 09:52:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

First building to open at Huddersfield’s National Health Innovation Centre is named after NHS’s first black matronIn a full-scale model of a house, a £50,000 mannequin that can breathe, blink and cough waits for the replica of an ambulance.Eerily lifelike technology, some created by model makers who have made “bodies” for the BBC’s Silent Witness, is being used to tackle the scarcity of placement hours for healthcare students by combining real-world training with simulated settings, including virtual reality. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/02/huddersfield-national-health-innovation-centre-nhs Author : Chris Osuh Publish date : 2025-01-02 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Previous government spent almost £1m trying to prevent release of documents in 56 legal casesMore than £50,000 of taxpayers’ money was spent on lawyers to try to prevent the release of a safeguarding review ordered after a disabled man starved to death in his own home.The costs were part of a bill of nearly £1m spent under the last government to prevent the release of various documents under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/02/errol-graham-disabled-man-death-review Author : Ben Quinn Publish date : 2025-01-02 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Motoring body says hybrids without a plug should be banned or else confidence in electric cars will be damagedBritain needs to press ahead with a ban on the sale of new hybrid cars with no plug from 2030 or risk taking “a catastrophic misstep” on the road to net zero, ministers have been warned.Cars such as the Toyota Prius, which charge a battery from an internal combustion engine, need to be excluded from the list of vehicles sold in the UK from 2030 or there will be a “profound” fall in confidence in the government’s commitment to electric motoring, according

Buyers looking to move in could benefit from 6.5% drop in market since March 2022 as state claims largest share of first home buyer financeSign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailOwner-occupier buyers in Victoria could benefit from an investor sell-off that has been gathering momentum alongside falling house prices, an expert says.Data from Victoria’s Department of Families, Fairness and Housing revealed the number of rentals fell by almost 25,000 – or 3.6% – across the state over a year.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/02/owner-occupier-buyers-victoria-falling-house-prices-rentals Author : Adeshola Ore and Australian Associated

Charity says NHS failure to help more young people sooner is a ‘shocking betrayal’The number of children referred to emergency mental healthcare in England has risen by 10% in a year, with lengthy waiting lists for regular NHS care pushing more to crisis point.There were 34,793 emergency, very urgent or urgent referrals to child and adolescent mental health services crisis teams between April and October 2024, analysis of official data by the mental health charity YoungMinds found. That compared with 31,749 in the same six-month period in 2023. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/02/urgent-referrals-of-children-in-mental-health-crisis-in-england-rise Author : Andrew Gregory Health editor

Multiple calls made to triple zero before 39-year-old found critically injured outside her high-rise unit block on River Road in ParramattaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man is being interviewed by New South Wales police as they investigate how a woman fell to her death from a balcony in Sydney after a number of calls to emergency services.The first call to triple zero was about 11.45pm on Wednesday, when raised voices could allegedly be heard in the background, but nothing was said to the dispatcher, police said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue

The raid came as pressure built on authorities to establish the cause of the Jeju Air crash, which left 179 people deadPolice in South Korea have raided Muan international airport, the scene of Sunday’s plane crash, in which 179 people died, as well as the office of the airline that operated the flight, media reports said.Jeju Air flight 2216 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it issued a mayday call and belly-landed on the runaway, before crashing into a barrier and bursting into flames. Two flight attendant survived the crash, the worst aviation disaster on the

Airline sends support staff to Nadi after reports of assault during a night out in the early hours of 1 JanuarySign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailFijian authorities are investigating allegations Virgin Australia crew were assaulted and robbed while celebrating New Year’s Eve, as a union expressed concern for their welfare.The airline has sent support staff to Fiji amid reports three crew members were allegedly attacked while out clubbing in Nadi in the early hours of 1 January.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/virgin-australia-flight-crew-alleged-attack-fiji-police-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date :

Rise in greenhouse gases responsible for average temperatures rising to 1.46C above average, with one climate scientist saying this is ‘the norm now’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLast year was Australia’s second-hottest on record going back to 1910 and the warmest for night-time temperatures, according to official Bureau of Meteorology data.The average temperature across the country in 2024 was 1.46C above the long-term average, calculated from 1961 to 1990, and was second behind the 1.51C record set in 2019.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/02/bom-data-2024-australia-second-hottest-year-on-record Author : Graham

Williams, who is in Australia to promote his biopic Better Man, is due to perform at Fed Square from 5pm on ThursdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBritish pop star Robbie Williams’s free Melbourne gig will prompt city road closures, as fans began gathering more than eight hours before the performance.Williams, who is in Australia to promote his recently released biopic, announced the free pop-up show on Wednesday evening. He is due to take to the stage at Federation Square at 5pm on Thursday afternoon.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link

Known for his comedy songs such as The Sheik of Scrubby Creek and his toothy smile, Morgan died on 1 JanuaryAustralian country music singer Chad Morgan, known as the “Sheik of Scrubby Creek” after one of his most famous songs, has died aged 91.Known for his humorous country songs and toothy smile – which inspired Barry Humphries’ design for his character Sir Les Patterson – Morgan’s music career spanned more than 70 years, releasing his first album in 1952. He was dubbed the “clown prince of comedy” by country music legend Slim Dusty. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/02/chad-morgan-dies-australian-country-music-star-death-dead-aged-91 Author

The green and purple southern lights show was so strong it appeared over Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and NSWSign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailSouth-eastern Australia was treated to a dazzling, natural light show to begin 2025.A vibrant aurora australis was visible to the naked eye on New Year’s Day in Tasmania and parts of Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/02/aurora-australis-southern-lights-hobart-tasmania-australia Author : Mostafa Rachwani Publish date : 2025-01-02 01:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Accident that also critically injured more than 20 others occurred just before midnight outside a Honolulu homeA New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood killed at least three people and critically injured more than 20 others, authorities say.The accident occurred just before midnight outside a home, the Honolulu fire department said in a statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/01/honolulu-fireworks-explosion-death-toll Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-01-02 00:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.