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Bodies of two boys – aged nine and 11 – discovered inside Faulconbridge home by their father, with 42-year-old mother under police guardFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo children have been found dead in a Blue Mountains home by their father with the boys’ mother in hospital under police guard.New South Wales police said officers were called to the home in Faulconbridge at about midday on Tuesday over welfare concerns for a woman and two children. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/10/blue-mountains-faulconbridge-two-children-found-dead-woman-arrested-ntwnfb Author : Emily Wind Publish

Average earnings including bonuses in three months to July – used to calculate the triple lock – grew by 4%Business live – latest updatesThe UK state pension could rise by about £460 a year from April 2025, the latest wage growth figures suggest.Average earnings including bonuses in the three months to July, which is used to calculate the pensions triple lock, grew by 4%, according to the Office for National Statistics, down from 4.6% year on year over the three months to June. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/sep/10/uk-state-pension-rise-april-2025-wage-growth Author : Phillip Inman Publish date : 2024-09-10 06:07:07 Copyright for

Peter Dutton’s opposition also puts up new roadblocks to potential deal on government’s aged care reformsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton’s opposition has withdrawn from negotiations with the Albanese government over proposed changes to the Reserve Bank and thrown up new roadblocks to a potential deal on raising aged care fees.On Tuesday the Australian Financial Review reported the Coalition would block Labor’s attempt to create a new specialist interest rate-setting board at the RBA, due to concerns the government could stack the committee. The shadow treasurer,

Palestinians go back to work but struggle to see positive future after destruction of Israel’s 10-day raid that killed 21 in cityIn the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, residents are struggling to return to normality after the longest – and deadliest – Israeli military operation in the area for 20 years. On Sunday – the start of the working week – traffic choked the city centre for the first time in nearly two weeks after roads were repaired; street vendors sold peaches and the first of the season’s pomegranates as the city slowly came back to life.But in some

Newcastle district court hears emotional victim impact statement during sentence hearing for bus driver Brett ButtonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe grieving father of the youngest victim of the Hunter Valley wedding bus crash which claimed 10 lives and injured 25 has told how his loss has caused “an irreparable void that will never be filled”.Steven Symons, reading from his victim impact statement on Tuesday in Newcastle district court during the sentence hearing for the bus driver, Brett Button, said the impact of his son Kane’s death

Miami receiver was detained before game on SundayPlayer says he followed orders given by officersNew video surfaced on Monday showing police officers forcefully removing Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill from his car and throwing him to the ground during a heated traffic stop before his team’s home opener on Sunday.The Miami-Dade Police Department said it was releasing the available bodycam footage while continuing to investigate the incident. Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump posted a clip from the footage on X. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/09/tyreek-hill-miami-dolphins-police-handcuffs-traffic-stop Author : Agencies and Guardian sport Publish date : 2024-09-10 02:00:54 Copyright for syndicated

Band accuse campaign of unauthorised use of Seven Nation Army and seek ‘significant monetary damages’The White Stripes’ Jack White and Meg White have filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump for what they allege is the “flagrant misappropriation” of a recording of their hit song Seven Nation Army in a campaign video.In an Instagram post on Monday, Jack White shared the first page of the lawsuit, filed in court in New York, with the caption: “This machine sues fascists.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/sep/09/white-stripes-trump-lawsuit-seven-nation-army Author : Dee Jefferson Publish date : 2024-09-10 02:05:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report gives police largely clean bill of health on impartiality after accusations of biasThe former prime minister Rishi Sunak and his home secretary Suella Braverman have been criticised in an official report for wrongly lambasting the Metropolitan police’s handling of pro-Palestinian protests.The report from HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services gives police a largely clean bill of health about its impartiality. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/10/sunak-braverman-metropolitan-police-palestine-demos-report Author : Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-09 23:01:31 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Premier says agreeing to 15% pay rise this year would lead other workers to ‘knock on the door’ demanding the sameFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales nurses’ strike has prompted warnings to keep ambulances and emergency departments clear of minor cases as Labor feels the heat from public sector unions.Nurses and midwives are walking off the job across NSW for 12 hours on Tuesday after demands for a 15% pay rise this year were rebuffed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/10/nurses-midwives-strike-nsw-hospitals-pay-rise-premier-chris-minns Author : Australian

Israel’s military said in a statement that it ‘struck significant Hamas terrorists’, with residents of the tent encampment at Al-Mawasi saying it was hit by at least four missilesSee all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza warHello and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the Israel-Gaza war and the wider crisis in the Middle East.Dozens of Palestinians were reported killed in an Israeli airstrike on a tent encampment in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip early on Tuesday, as the Israeli military said it targeted a Hamas command centre.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, has

‘Sizeable minority’ of survivors of crime have not been informed that perpetrators will be freed on TuesdayHundreds of survivors of crime are unaware that their perpetrators will be freed on Tuesday despite requests that this would not happen, the victims’ commissioner has claimed.As the government prepares to release 1,700 offenders to ease overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales, Helen Newlove said some victims were “unaware of their offender’s release” and could not seek protective measures. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/sep/09/victims-unaware-offenders-early-prison-release-sds40-england-wales Author : Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor Publish date : 2024-09-09 23:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Exclusive: Foreign minister Penny Wong says she ‘welcomes’ the British move and Palestinian civilians ‘cannot pay the price’ of defeating HamasFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is coordinating with the UK and other allies to “pressure” Israel to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and to stop the erosion of longstanding norms protecting aid workers.The Australian government has also explicitly backed the UK’s decision to curb arms exports to Israel, putting it at odds with the US, which is reported to have privately warned Britain

Rachel Reeves tells Labour MPs that axing allowance for all but poorest pensioners will help plug £22bn hole in financesThe chancellor has faced down would-be rebels in a private meeting of Labour MPs ahead of the crunch vote on the government’s controversial plan to scrap the winter fuel allowance.Rachel Reeves told a gathering of the parliamentary Labour party that the move was necessary, despite fears about the impact on millions of less-well-off pensioners, as it would help to plug a £22bn gap in the public finances. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/09/chancellor-faces-down-would-be-rebels-ahead-of-winter-fuel-payment-vote Author : Jessica Elgot, Pippa Crerar and Heather

Dallas Humber, 34, and Matthew Allison, 37, face 15 counts including soliciting hate crimes and support for terrorismA white supremacist group that branded itself the Terrorgram Collective drew up a list of high-profile assassination targets including at least one senator and a district court judge, according to a federal indictment unsealed on Monday.Prosecutors allege that the two leading agitators of the group incited followers on social media to commit hate crimes against Black and Jewish people, immigrants and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/white-supremacists-charged-assassination-hitlist Author : Richard Luscombe Publish date : 2024-09-09 20:28:28 Copyright for

Nurses and midwives in NSW plan to walk off job for 12 hours from this morning. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOur rural affairs writer Gabrielle Chan has been looking at today’s farming protest and how it compares to the last one endorsed by the National Farmers’ Federation which was, amazingly, nearly 40 years ago in 1985.The battle between Rupert Murdoch and his children over the future of his media empire begins this week in Nevada as observers attempt to force the court to make the secretive dispute public. Continue reading... Source

Disgraced film mogul taken from Rikers Island prison last night after experiencing chest pains, representatives sayThe disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was rushed from prison to a New York City hospital for emergency heart surgery after he experienced chest pains, his representatives told US media.“Mr Weinstein was rushed to Bellevue Hospital last night due to several medical conditions,” Weinstein representatives Craig Rothfeld and Juda Engelmayer said in a statement first reported by ABC News. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/harvey-weinstein-hospitalized Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2024-09-09 20:02:40 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Charlotte Proudman receiving ‘starkly different’ treatment to male counterparts for criticism of judge’s ruling, hearing toldA leading female barrister who is facing disciplinary proceedings for saying a judge had shown a “boys’ club attitude” has applied for the case against her to be thrown out, claiming she is being held to a higher standard than her male counterparts.Charlotte Proudman has been charged by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) in relation to a 14-part thread she posted on X about Jonathan Cohen – a member of the Garrick Club, which recently ended its ban on female members after 193 years –

US supreme court justice took $900 tickets from leader known for ties to rightwingers such as Steve BannonSamuel Alito, the US supreme court justice, accepted $900 concert tickets from a Catholic German aristocrat known for her unabashed conservative views and ties to rightwing activists, his latest financial disclosure form reveals.Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis reportedly gifted the tickets to Alito and his wife to allow them to attend the Regensburg castle festival, an annual summer music extravaganza hosted at her 500-room castle in Bavaria. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/samuel-alito-supreme-court Author : Robert Tait in Washington Publish date :

California’s Line fire, only 3% contained, has charred about 32 sq miles and threatens more than 36,000 structuresThousands of people east of Los Angeles have been ordered to flee their homes from an out-of-control wildfire that has burned through a large area of forest.In southern California, currently in the grip of a ferocious heatwave, the so-called Line fire has burned areas around San Bernardino national forest, about 65 miles (105km) east of Los Angeles. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/wildfire-line-fire-evacuation-san-bernardino-la Author : Oliver Milman Publish date : 2024-09-09 17:45:22 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Clearing bank’s future was thrown into question by HMRC action over unpaid taxes last ThursdayBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of London, the fledgling clearing bank backed by the Labour grandee Lord Mandelson, has announced it has raised another £42m from investors days after being hit by a winding-up petition by tax authorities.The financial company said the oversubscribed funding round closed in August, and was led by Luxembourg’s Mangrove Capital Partners. Mangrove is an existing investor known for backing companies such as Skype. Its chief executive, Mark Tluszcz, sits on the BoL board. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/09/mandelson-bank-of-london-winding-up-order Author

Americans’ respite from dangerous storms likely to end with potential hurricane threatening Texas and LouisianaA relatively quiet respite for Americans in terms of hurricane activity appears as if it is coming to an end, with a storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico that is set to become a hurricane when it reaches the US coast on Wednesday.The storm, called tropical storm Francine, was located about 300 miles south of the mouth of the Rio Grande and is expected to move north, hitting the gulf coastline of Louisiana, as a category one or even two hurricane. Such storms have wind

Statutory inquiry begins into about 2,000 deaths over 23 years after previous inquiry’s calls for evidence ignoredHundreds more avoidable deaths than previously estimated will be uncovered in the first statutory inquiry into mental health services, its chair said on the opening day.The inquiry into mental health services in Essex was initially expected to examine about 2,000 deaths between 2000 and 2023. While opening proceedings in Chelmsford on Monday, its chair, Kate Lampard, said she expected to uncover “significantly in excess” of this number. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/sep/09/essex-mental-health-inquiry-will-reveal-hundreds-more-deaths-chair-says Author : Matthew Weaver Publish date : 2024-09-09 15:04:16 Copyright for

Ten retired top brass say Harris is only candidate fit to serve as commander in chief as ad shows former Trump officials saying he is a danger to the USTen retired top US military officials have announced their endorsement of Kamala Harris in a letter warning that Donald Trump is “a danger to our national security and democracy”.The statement by the bipartisan group National Security Leaders for America, first obtained by Axios, is signed by retired Adm Steve Abbot, who served as deputy homeland security adviser to George W Bush, Gen Lloyd W Newton and Gen Larry R Ellis, who

Report by Mario Draghi calls for additional investment to regain growth and prevent social unrestBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU should fear for its self-preservation as it faces a “slow and agonising decline”, according to a hard-hitting report by the former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi that calls for an €800bn-a-year spending boost to end years of stagnation.Warning that the Covid pandemic and Ukraine war had changed the rules of international trade to the EU’s detriment, he said the bloc needed additional investment of €750bn-€800bn a year – equivalent to 5% of the EU’s annual economic output – to build

Police say alcohol a factor as 73-year-old man arrested after accidentally driving truck into front of building As many as 30 people were injured after a car crashed into an Elks Lodge restaurant in the Phoenix suburb of Apache Junction, authorities said on Sunday.Police in the Arizona city said 73-year-old Thomas Edward Kain was arrested after he got into his truck to leave the restaurant and accidentally drove into the front of the building at about 7pm Saturday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/arizona-restaurant-crash Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-09-09 12:28:26 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the