Ministers to launch historic commission to reform ‘failing’ system amid warnings the NHS risks being overwhelmedHealth secretary Wes Streeting has defended the government’s proposed timeline for reforming social care.Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme he stressed there would be action taken in this parliament. He said “successive governments led by Labour, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and the SNP have all failed on social care.”If anyone is going to help us to break the cycle of bad politics, knock heads together, and forge the national consensus I think we need on social care, it is Louise Casey.And that work
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Urfan Sharif said to have been treated for injuries to his neck and face after attack in his cell in Belmarsh prisonPolice are investigating reports that the father of the schoolgirl Sara Sharif had his throat cut in an assault by fellow inmates while in prison for her murder.Urfan Sharif, 43, is said to have been attacked in Belmarsh prison, south London, by two men who rushed into his cell with a weapon made from a tuna tin lid, according to the Sun. The assault is said to have happened on New Year’s Day and caused injuries to his neck
No evidence of physical trauma on Greta Marie Otteson and Arno Els Quinton, who were found in separate rooms The bodies of a British woman and her fiance have been discovered in separate rooms at a tourist villa in Vietnam, police said.The victims were named locally as Greta Marie Otteson, a 33-year-old Briton, and Arno Els Quinton, a 36-year-old South African, who were staying at the complex in Hội An in the central Quang Nam province. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/bodies-of-british-woman-and-her-fiance-discovered-in-vietnam-tourist-villa Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-01-03 07:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Business department raised issue of patent box benefit after meeting that took place last June, documents showKemi Badenoch instructed her department to write to the Treasury about a potential tax break after an intervention from Dyson, documents have revealed.In the minutes of a meeting during her time as business secretary last June, seen by the Guardian, it said Ian Robertson, a board member at the vacuum cleaner and air-filter maker, lobbied Badenoch on the patent box tax benefit that had “worked very successfully but now that corporation tax has risen but the patent box has not losing its effectiveness”. Continue
Police continue investigation into child’s body found after firefighters put out blaze in BoortGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA regional community is mourning an “unimaginable tragedy” after a three-year-old boy was found dead following a caravan fire.Emergency services were called to Lake View Street in Boort, north-central Victoria, at about 5.50pm on Thursday after reports a caravan had caught fire.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/02/child-found-dead-after-a-caravan-fire-in-central-victoria Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-01-03 06:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Body recovered from water after tragic accident near a picnic area at the Duckholes Trail in Ku-ring-gai Chase national parkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn investigation is under way after a man fell from a cliff and died at Ku-ring-gai Chase national park in northern Sydney on Friday afternoon.The man believed to be in his 40s reportedly fell 20 metres from a cliff at the Duckholes Trail, Terrey Hills, into the water below. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/03/man-dies-cliff-fall-ku-ring-gai-chase-national-park-duckholes-trail-terrey-hills-sydney Author : Rafqa Touma Publish date : 2025-01-03 05:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the
The prominence of the US flag at conservative rallies reflects a complex intersection of religion, politics and identity that defines South Korea’s far-right movementLive updates: investigators attempt to arrest YoonFull report: standoff at presidential residenceAs investigators attempted to arrest president Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday morning, his supporters gathered outside the presidential residence waving two national flags: the South Korean Taegukgi alongside the American Stars and Stripes.To outsiders, the unexpected combination may seem baffling. But to Yoon’s supporters, America represents more than an ally: it’s a perceived ideal. The symbolism of the US flag is a declaration of a broader
Bureau of Meteorology says Melbourne’s hot weather will peak at 38C on Saturday while Penrith will reach 39C on Sunday and 40C on MondayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMuch of south-east Australia will swelter through a heatwave over the weekend that is expected to exceed 40C in some places, bringing extreme fire danger before a cool change comes through.Melbourne was expected to peak at 38C on Saturday, reaching 37C on Sunday and dropping to 22C by Monday as the cool change brings widespread showers.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link
Yoon, whose supporters are trying to deny access to his home, is under investigation for attempting to impose martial lawSouth Korea live – latest updatesSouth Korea’s political crisis took a dramatic turn on Friday when investigators attempting to arrest the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, were involved in a tense standoff with his security forces.The confrontation unfolded on a freezing winter’s day in Seoul, as an estimated 1,200 Yoon supporters gathered outside his official residence while police and other officials inside attempted to execute an arrest warrant – the first for a sitting South Korean president. Continue reading... Source link
But final report on reforms would not emerge until 2028, which health leaders say is kicking crisis ‘into the long grass’Wes Streeting: Britain has a social care crisis. Here’s how Labour plans to fix itFixing UK social care will be biggest challenge yet for Louise CaseyMinisters are to launch a historic independent commission to reform adult social care, as they warned older people could be left without vital help and the NHS overwhelmed unless a “national consensus” was reached on fixing a “failing” system.The taskforce, to be led by the cross-bench peer Louise Casey, will be charged with developing plans
Troubleshooter for four previous prime ministers is charged with saving troubled national care sectorMinisters plan biggest shake-up of adult social care in England for decadesWes Streeting: Britain has a social care crisis. Here’s how Labour plans to fix itShe is the no-nonsense civil servant from Portsmouth who was called upon by four prime ministers to tackle deep-rooted social issues, including rough sleeping, antisocial behaviour, victims’ rights and troubled families.Now Louise Casey has been tasked by a fifth to chair an independent commission into adult social care. Her mission? Develop a plan to save the sector. Continue reading... Source link :
Request was made after Thomas failed to disclose luxury trips by Texas businessman and GOP donor Harlan CrowA judicial policymaking body on Thursday rejected a request by Democratic lawmakers to refer the conservative US supreme court Justice Clarence Thomas to the Department of Justice to examine claims that he failed to disclose gifts and travel provided by a wealthy benefactor.The secretary to the US judicial conference, the federal judiciary’s top policymaking body, pointed at amendments Thomas had made to his annual financial disclosure reports for the decision. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/02/clarence-thomas-justice-department-request Author : Guardian staff and agency Publish
Man in his 50s was reported missing on Thursday night when he failed to return after attempting a walk from Cockle Creek, on the South Coast TrackGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have located an interstate hiker who went missing while attempting a solo walk in Tasmania’s far south-west.The man, in his 50s, was reported missing on Thursday night when he failed to return after he was last seen attempting a walk from Cockle Creek on the South Coast Track. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/03/search-launched-for-hiker-missing-in-wilderness-in-tasmanias-far-west Author : Mostafa Rachwani Publish date : 2025-01-03 00:09:00
Anti-corruption officials say they are executing the arrest warrant that was issued against the impeached president on TuesdayInvestigators arrive at home of South Korean president to arrest himInsurrection is one of the few criminal charges from which a South Korean president does not have immunity.Yoon’s lawyers have said the arrest warrant was illegal and invalid because the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials did not have the authority under South Korean law to request a warrant. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/02/south-korea-police-on-way-to-arrest-president-yoon-suk-yeol-latest-updates Author : Helen Sullivan (now) and Nadeem Badshah (earlier) Publish date : 2025-01-02 23:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content
Democrat, 78, who won election to Congress in 1998, departs after storied career with long list of firstsThe Democratic congresswoman Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long list of firsts.In high school, she was the first Black student to integrate her southern California cheerleading squad. During her more than two decades in Congress, she has been the only Black woman elected to the US House from California’s regions north of Los Angeles. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/02/barbara-lee-democrat-house-congress Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-01-02 21:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked
Witnesses say 28-year-old man from Port Lincoln was attacked just after 7pm on Thursday while surfing south of Streaky Bay on the Eyre PeninsulaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEmergency crews are searching for the body of a man believed to be the victim of a fatal shark attack in South Australia.A 28-year-old man from Port Lincoln was attacked by a shark just after 7pm on Thursday while surfing near Granites beach, south of Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, according to witnesses. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/03/surfer-missing-off-south-australias-west-coast-believed-to-be-victim-of-shark-attack Author : Emily Wind Publish date :
Breakaway territory of 450,000 people suffers painful and immediate hit as Ukraine ends transit agreementThe shutdown of Russian gas supplies to Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region has forced the closure of all industrial companies except food producers.The mainly Russian-speaking territory of about 450,000 people, which split from Moldova in the 1990s as the Soviet Union collapsed, has suffered a painful and immediate hit from Wednesday’s cut-off of Russian gas supplies to central and eastern Europe via Ukraine. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/moldovan-region-transnistria-shuts-down-its-industries-after-loss-of-russian-gas Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-01-02 20:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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
Man who died in explosion that injured seven outside Trump hotel served over 19 years in militaryThe driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that caught fire and exploded in Las Vegas outside one of the hotels in Donald Trump’s business empire has been identified as Matthew Livelsberger, a US army veteran from Colorado Springs, Colorado, who died in the incident.Livelsberger, 37, was killed in the explosion, while seven bystanders were wounded. The military veteran, identified by Denver’s KOAA and KTNV media outlets, was behind the wheel of the electric-powered truck, which investigators soon after discovered was packed with fireworks-style mortars, camping
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