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Former Sydney radio host – who has previously denied all allegations against him – taken into custody by specialist detectivesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former Sydney radio host Alan Jones has been arrested by New South Wales police after a “long, thorough, protracted” investigation into alleged indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades.Child abuse squad detectives arrested the veteran broadcaster and former Wallabies coach about 7.45am on Monday at a unit in Sydney’s Circular Quay. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/18/alan-jones-arrested-alleged-indecent-assaults-ntwnfb Author : Kate

A digital avatar of the king’s head, complete with ‘meticulously researched’ voice, is on display at York Theatre Royal Technology has been used to recreate the voice of the medieval king Richard III, complete with a distinctive Yorkshire accent.A digital avatar of the monarch went on display at York Theatre Royal on Sunday after experts helped to generate a replica of his voice. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/17/technology-used-to-recreate-richard-iiis-voice-with-yorkshire-accent Author : Tom Ambrose and agency Publish date : 2024-11-17 23:46:20 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

California-based Grimmway Farms recalls carrots amid 39 reported illnesses in 18 states, including 15 hospitalizationsA California-based farm is recalling its carrots, including whole and baby organic carrots, following an E coli outbreak that has infected multiple people across the country.In a statement on Saturday, Grimmway Farms in Bakersfield said that it has issued its recall of the carrots “that should no longer be in grocery stores but may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers”. The recall comes amid 39 reported E coli infections across 18 states, including 15 hospitalizations and one death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and

PM’s comments come as controversy continues about investigation into Telegraph columnist’s deleted tweetWhat is the Allison Pearson ‘racist’ tweet incident all about?Responding to tweets should not be the police’s first priority and forces should “concentrate on what matters most to their communities”, the prime minister has said, as Essex police investigate an allegation of inciting racial hatred by the Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson for allegedly posting a message on X labelling protesters as “Jew haters”.Keir Starmer said he would defend the police’s right to make operational decisions, and said they would be “held to account” for them. Continue reading... Source

PM ‘absolutely confident’ that ‘vast majority’ of farms will be exempt as union prepares protests in LondonKeir Starmer has vehemently defended the imposition of inheritance tax on farms, as a new analysis suggested farmers are being increasingly squeezed out of the market for agricultural land by wealthy investors.Amid an battle between the government and the National Farmer’s Union (NFU) over what proportion of farms could be affected by the change, announced in last month’s budget, Starmer said he was “absolutely confident” that the overwhelming majority of farmers would be exempt. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/17/keir-starmer-defends-inheritance-tax-change-amid-farmers-outrage Author : Peter Walker

Richard Besser criticizes Trump’s health secretary pick, and says falsely linking vaccines to autism is a ‘cruel thing to do’The former acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has criticized Robert F Kennedy Jr’s nomination by Donald Trump as secretary of the country’s health and human services (HHS), calling his false vaccine theories “cruel”.In a new interview on ABC, Richard Besser, who led the CDC during Barack Obama’s administration, called Kennedy’s push to falsely link vaccines to autism a “cruel thing to do”, adding, “There are things we do for our own health, but there are

Man, 23, in custody after stabbings in Moss Side on Sunday morning, which are being treated as isolated incidentA man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of a double murder after two men were fatally stabbed in Manchester.Police said they were called to Great Southern Street in the Moss Side area of the city at about 5am on Sunday, responding to reports of two people being stabbed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/17/police-make-arrest-after-two-men-fatally-stabbed-in-manchester Author : Mark Brown North of England correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-17 19:57:30 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The prime minister is expected to meet Xi Jinping in the wings of the international gathering. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHappy Monday, and welcome back to the Australian politics live blog as we enter the final two sitting weeks of this year’s parliament. There are more than 30 pieces of legislation set to be considered this fortnight, which could shape the looming election, just months away.Questions remain as to whether – or how – the government will negotiate its bills that remain stalled in the Senate, with the prime minister declaring

Ukraine orders nationwide energy rationing after more than 200 missiles and drones used in attack that killed seven peopleRussia launched more than 200 missile and drones at Ukraine’s energy grid overnight and in the early morning, killing seven people in its largest-scale attack in months, and forcing the country to announce nationwide electricity rationing from Monday.Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s principal energy supplier, said blackouts and consumption restrictions would be introduced “in all regions” as engineers tried to repair as much of the damage to power facilities as possible. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/17/russia-targets-ukraines-power-grid-in-biggest-missile-strike-in-months-officials-say Author : Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv Publish date

Pankaj Lamba is the main suspect in death of Harshita Brella of Corby, whose body was discovered in IlfordAn international manhunt is under way for the husband of a woman who police believe was murdered and whose body was found in the boot of a car.On Sunday Northamptonshire police named Pankaj Lamba as the prime suspect in the murder of 24-year-old Harshita Brella of Corby. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/17/international-manhunt-begins-for-husband-pankaj-lamba-of-woman-harshita-brella-found-dead-in-car-boot Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2024-11-17 18:14:20 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Challenging finances and polarised political landscape blamed for closure after nearly decade of activismMembers of the Women’s Equality party (WEP) have voted to dissolve the organisation after nearly a decade of activism, with its leaders blaming challenging finances and a more polarised political landscape.The move, backed by the WEP’s leader, Mandu Reid, and the party co-founders Catherine Mayer and Sandi Toksvig, was supported by 78% of members at the special conference, narrowly above the three-quarters majority needed for it to pass. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/17/womens-equality-party-wep-members-vote-dissolve-organisation Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-17 17:49:56 Copyright

Peter Hegseth, pick for defense department, says encounter was consensual but woman was paid undisclosed sumPeter Hegseth, the military veteran, Fox & Friends chat host and Donald Trump’s pick to head the department of defense, reportedly paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault – an encounter that he insists was consensual.According to the Washington Post, the unnamed woman was paid an unknown sum after signing a nondisclosure agreement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/17/trump-defense-pick-pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-allegations Author : Guardian Staff Publish date : 2024-11-17 16:51:24 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Extremists, including Tommy Robinson allies, expected to attend but organisers say they want event to be nonpolitical Far-right groups are seeking to hijack the farmers’ protest against tax changes introduced by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.Extremists, including close associates of Tommy Robinson, have been using social media to urge supporters to turn up at the protest in London on Tuesday, as farming leaders sought to remind those attending of their responsibilities. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/17/far-right-groups-plan-to-hijack-farmers-protest-in-london-against-tax-changes Author : Ben Quinn and Helena Horton Publish date : 2024-11-17 16:29:41 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Claims management company expects claims over collapsed Neil Woodford fund to exceed £200mMore than 5,000 people who invested in Neil Woodford’s collapsed equity fund are suing Hargreaves Lansdown, claiming that the investment platform was still promoting the fund even when it was aware of its problems.The number of people suing Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s largest investment site, has almost doubled in the past two years, according to the claims management firm RGL Management. Two years ago the number of people taking part stood at 2,750. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/17/leap-number-investors-suing-hargreaves-lansdown-neil-woodford Author : Julia Kollewe Publish date : 2024-11-17 15:28:49

Attorneys and lawmakers who oppose pardons for Capito rioters would not be able to stop him, legal analysts warnlf Donald Trump follows through on his promise to pardon people who participated in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, attorneys and lawmakers who oppose such moves would not be able to stop him, according to legal experts.If Trump does issue the pardons, it could indicate to many of his supporters that there was nothing illegal about the riot to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, and would undermine the US constitution, the experts said. Continue reading... Source link :

Minor party’s offer, which includes ban on native-forest logging, represents its second concession on stalled legislation in less than a weekGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens have dropped their demand for a climate trigger to be incorporated in the government’s stalled Nature Positive legislation, indicating they are now prepared to pass the bills in return for a Australia-wide ban on native-forest logging alone.The party has previously refused to support Labor’s legislation, insisting that both a climate trigger and forest-logging ban must be included.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link

Americans who elected a leftist Democrat and a Republican president say the pair share an anti-establishment spiritPolitics makes for strange bedfellows. US political minds will be reminding themselves of this fact as the dust settles on America’s election, with some results showing that a few voters were able to simultaneously support Donald Trump and progressive-leaning Democratic candidates.In the Bronx in New York, a strongly Black, Asian and Latino community, Trump’s support jumped 11 points to 33% over 2020, one of the largest margins citywide. At the same time, the leftwing firebrand Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez secured 68.9% of the vote, returning

Mohammed Afif killed in first Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in more than a month, official saysWilliam Christou reports for the Guardian from Beirut on the strike by Israeli forces on a Ba’ath party center in Ras al-Nabaa, central Beirut, on Sunday afternoon, the first strike on central Beirut in over a month:The attack on the busy residential neighbourhood came without warning, and appeared to cause damage to neighbouring buildings.The strike comes as Israel intensifies its airstrikes across Lebanon as Lebanese officials prepare to give their response to an Israeli ceasefire proposal on Monday. The Israeli military issued a series

Attack in Beit Lahiya follows reports of deadly attacks elsewhere in territory as Israel also strikes targets in Lebanon Dozens of Palestinians have been killed or injured by an Israeli strike on a multistorey residential building in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, local medics and officials in the territory have said.The government media office in Gaza, which is run by Hamas, put the number of those killed at 72. It said the strike on Sunday morning hit a residential building that housed six families. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/17/dozens-reported-killed-israeli-airstrike-residential-building-north-gaza Author : Jason Burke in Jerusalem Publish date : 2024-11-17 12:11:35

Brown bears, introduced into Trentino province 20 years ago, have begun to clash with the local human populationFranca Gherardini used to cherish the sublime views from her home in Caldes, a village surrounded by forests on the slopes of the Brenta Dolomites in northern Italy’s Trentino province.But now she tries to shut out the scene as much as possible, rolling down the window canopy in the morning to avoid looking towards the area where her son, Andrea Papi, 26, was killed by a bear. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/17/how-fatal-bear-attack-led-italian-comune-rally-against-rewilding Author : Angela Giuffrida in Caldes Publish date : 2024-11-17

This week a flurry of controversial and extremist picks for Trump’s cabinet came at a hectic pace with a level of provocation that made heads spin“Welcome back,” Joe Biden told Donald Trump, his predecessor and successor, as the pair shook hands in the Oval Office. For Biden, it was important to show the world that America can still conduct a peaceful transfer of power. “A transition that’s so smooth it’ll be as smooth as it can get,” Trump said.It was an outward show of permanence and stability. But behind the two men a fire was burning fiercely in the grate.

Terrier is a break-out star on social media after absconding from the second-story window of his guardian’s houseThere are escape artists, and then there is the elusive dog from New Orleans known as Scrim.A local pet-adoption service owner rescued the terrier from a dog pound where he faced the possibility of euthanasia – but Scrim then fled the home of a family that adopted him and spent about six months on the run before an elaborate effort to capture him succeeded in October, according to media outlets, including Nola.com. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/17/new-orleans-escape-artist-dog-scrim Author : Ramon Antonio Vargas

Allegations that tutors in the fast-growing sector are letting bullying between students go uncheckedWhen Sally Mumford enrolled in a training course to become a psychotherapist in 2020, she was excited to start a new career.She hoped to help people understand how their feelings and behaviour were shaped by their pasts. But she quickly realised that the course might not be what she had expected. “I arrived like a lamb to the slaughter,” she said. “There was a real nastiness that percolated down from the top.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/17/real-nastiness-therapist-training-courses-in-uk-can-be-toxic-and-need-regulating-say-students Author : Jessica Bradley Publish date : 2024-11-17 08:00:02

Researchers are baffled by 12th-century corpses uncovered at a heritage learning centre built in the garden of Leicester Cathedral after discovery of Richard III’s remainsIn gardens a few metres from Leicester Cathedral, archaeologists have made a disturbing discovery. Their excavations have revealed a narrow vertical shaft filled with the remains of 123 men, women and children.It is one of the largest pit burials ever excavated in the UK, with subsequent research suggesting the bodies were dumped there more than 800 years ago, early in the 12th century. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/17/mystery-surrounds-800-year-old-leicester-burial-pit-containing-123-bodies Author : Robin McKie Publish date :

Biggest air strike in months raises fears for Ukraine energy infrastructure ahead of winter monthsUkraine’s largest private energy provider says that the early morning Russian air strikes on Ukraine’s power infrastructure has “seriously damaged” equipment at thermal power stations.In a statement on X, DTEK said its employees were working on repairing the equipment, but did not specify what exactly had been hit.A massive combined attack targeted all regions of Ukraine. Overnight and this morning, Russian terrorists used various types of drones, including Shaheds, as well as cruise, ballistic, and aeroballistic missiles – Zircons, Iskanders, and Kinzhals. In total, approximately 120