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More doctors will be trained next year than ever before, according to the GPs’ peak body. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOxfam reacts to Australia’s Cop29 pledgeOxfam Australia has welcomed the government’s Cop29 pledge of $50m towards a global loss and damage fund to help the world’s most vulnerable people to repair the damage from climate breakdown.If climate change losses and damages are not included in the new global climate finance goal, the new fund for responding to loss and damage risks becoming an empty vessel.The danger is that developed country

Summit leaders have reshoot in Rio after Biden, Justin Trudeau and Giorgia Meloni were no-shows the day beforeThe first time G20 leaders took their photo together at a summit in Rio, they forgot Joe Biden. On Tuesday they had a reshoot – with the outgoing US president firmly back in the frame.Biden, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni all missed the photo on Monday due to what US officials called “logistical issues”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/19/joe-biden-g20-leader-photo Author : Associated Press in Rio de Janeiro Publish date : 2024-11-19 19:47:43 Copyright for syndicated content

Years long fight by local tribes has paid off after four dams, which had blocked passage for fish for decades, came downA giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her body glistens in the sunlight. In another moment, males butt into each other as they jockey for a good position to fertilize eggs.These are scenes local tribes have dreamed of seeing for decades as they fought to bring down four hydroelectric dams blocking passage for struggling salmon along more than

Russian agents suspected of nerve agent attack may have used portable heat sealer during ‘missing 33 minutes’Two Russian agents suspected of carrying out the Salisbury nerve agent poisoning may have used a portable heat sealer to repackage a fake perfume bottle containing novichok during a “missing 33 minutes” when they vanished from CCTV cameras shortly after the attack, an inquiry heard.The police counter-terrorism chief who leads the investigation said it was possible they slipped into a toilet block, re-sealed the novichok container in plastic and left it in a bin in the city centre before re-appearing on security cameras. Continue

California governor will wait until new LA district attorney Nathan Hochman is in office before deciding brothers’ fateGavin Newsom said this week that he will postpone a decision on clemency for the Menéndez brothers until the new Los Angeles district attorney reviews the case.George Gascón, the current DA, announced late last month that he would recommend brothers Lyle and Erik be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents, arguing they had “paid their debt to society” and wrote to the governor in support of the pair. The brothers have long said they killed their parents after years of abuse.

Morning Joe host accuses critics of being disconnected from ‘the real world’ amid outcry over Mar-a-Lago visitThe Morning Joe star Joe Scarborough brushed off criticism of last week’s meeting with Donald Trump in Florida amid reports that the get-together was motivated by the liberal news network show host’s fear of retribution from the US president-elect.Scarborough, along with his co-host Mika Brzezinski, revealed during Monday’s broadcast that they personally met with Donald Trump last week to “restart communications” following their unrelenting opposition of his campaign for the White House. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/19/joe-scarborough-trump-meeting Author : Marina Dunbar Publish date

Consultant who raised concerns says there could have been earlier victims she has not been convicted of killingLucy Letby was “likely” to have harmed more babies than those she has been convicted of murdering on a hospital neonatal unit, a senior doctor has told a public inquiry.Dr Stephen Brearey, a consultant paediatrician who raised concerns about the nurse, told the Thirlwall inquiry he believed Letby “didn’t start becoming a killer” in June 2015 and that she may have had earlier victims. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/19/lucy-letby-likely-to-have-harmed-other-babies-doctor-tells-inquiry Author : Josh Halliday North of England editor Publish date : 2024-11-19 16:14:13

Human rights groups concerned after handing down of sentences of up to 10 yearsGovernments and human rights groups have expressed concern and outrage at the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong after the city’s largest national security trial.On Tuesday, a court handed down sentences ranging from four years and two months, to 10 years, to activists, former legislators, councillors and academics, who together with two people acquitted in May made up a group known as the Hong Kong 47. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/19/international-outrage-sentencing-pro-democracy-activists-hong-kong Author : Amy Hawkins and Helen Davidson Publish date : 2024-11-19 15:34:49 Copyright

First such use of missiles came hours after Vladimir Putin lowered Moscow’s threshold for using nuclear weaponsRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine has fired US-made long-range missiles into Russia for the first time since the Biden administration lifted restrictions on their use, drawing a warning from Moscow that it would respond “accordingly”.Russia’s defence ministry reported that Ukraine launched six US-made Atacms missiles targeting the south-western Bryansk region overnight. The ministry claimed that five of the missiles were shot down and another was damaged. The ministry added that debris from the rockets caused a fire at an unnamed military facility. Continue

South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace introduces bill two months before Sarah McBride is to be sworn inAfter Delaware elected the first ever openly transgender member of Congress earlier this month, a Republican introduced a bill to ban her from using the bathroom that corresponds with her gender identity.The South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace introduced the bill, which comes a little less than two months before Sarah McBride is due to be sworn in as the first openly transgender member of Congress. The measure would charge the House sergeant at arms with enforcing the bill, though it is unclear exactly how,

Authorities seek to dismantle monopoly on search market and also want action related to AI and AndroidBusiness live – latest updatesUS justice department officials plan to ask a judge to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser to dismantle the monopoly it has over the internet search market, in a major intervention against one of the world’s biggest tech companies.The Department of Justice (DoJ) last month filed court papers saying it is considering enforcing “structural remedies” to prevent Google from using some its products. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/19/us-doj-sell-chrome-browser-ai-android Author : Mark Sweney Publish date : 2024-11-19 13:40:49

Trump said to be digging in on choice for job, according to media report, despite growing cross-party concernAs we have been reporting, Matt Gaetz, Trump’s controversial pick to be the new attorney general, is at the centre of a number of allegations which could prevent him from passing Senate confirmation for the high-profile role.As my colleague Anna Betts reports in this story, an attorney representing two women who he says testified before the House ethics committee has claimed that Gaetz paid both women for sex and that one of the women alleged she witnessed Gaetz having sex with a minor.

Increase in national insurance contributions and national living wage will add to costs, says BRCBusiness live – latest updatesLarge UK retailers including Tesco, Boots, Marks & Spencer and Next have written to Rachel Reeves to say that a £7bn increase in annual costs after last month’s budget would lead to job cuts and higher prices.The letter, with 79 signatories sent by the industry body the British Retail Consortium (BRC), warns the chancellor of the financial impact of the impending increase in the national living wage and employer national insurance contributions (NICs). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/19/uk-retailers-rachel-reeves-budget-tax-rises-brc Author : Mark

Chris Bowen argues for more ambitious emissions targets, raising hopes for new commitments from his governmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, has declared the landmark Paris agreement “is working” as it had brought the world back from “the brink of catastrophic 4C warming”, but argued countries must set the most ambitious emissions targets possible for 2035 to limit worsening global heating.Giving Australia’s national statement on the conference floor at the Cop29 summit in Azerbaijan, he also pledged $50m towards a global loss and damage fund to help the world’s

Meta asked over 200 programmers in Europe to devise ways of using Llama AI systemMeta’s push to deploy its artificial intelligence system inside Britain’s public sector took a step forward on Monday night when the tech giant awarded development funding to technology aimed at speeding up NHS A&E waiting times.Amid rival efforts by Silicon Valley tech companies to work with national and local government, Meta ran its first “hackathon” in Europe asking over 200 programmers to devise ways to use its Llama AI system in UK public services and, one senior Meta executive said, “focused on the priorities of the

Met Office places three yellow warnings for snow and ice in place across areas of UKTell us how you have been affected by snow and ice in the UKWe’d like to hear from people who have been affected by the winter weather.What impact, if any, has the snow and ice had on your commute? Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2024/nov/19/uk-weather-updates-snow-latest-news-rail-road Author : Hamish Mackay (now) and Tom Bryant (earlier) Publish date : 2024-11-19 10:39:55 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Environment minister defends tax changes as farmers protests in LondonRupert Harrison, chief of staff to George Osborne when Osborne was chancellor, reckons that the Treasury could find a more effective way of raising money from the mega-wealthy who are buying farms to dodge inheritance tax. The NFU says it thinks a better policy could be devised. (See 9.35am.) Harrison posted these on social media yesterday with an example of how this could be done.Labour’s family farm tax problem should be really easy to fix, and they could probably even do it in a revenue neutral way - eg instead of

Putin approves updated Russian nuclear doctrine as Ukraine marks 1,000 days of warUK expected to give Ukraine Storm Shadow missiles to strike inside RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday approved an updated nuclear doctrine, Reuters reports the document posted on the government’s website showed.In a key section of the document, Russia has expanded the list of criteria that require a nuclear response to include “aggression by any non-nuclear state, but with the participation or support of a nuclear country”. Such actions, the doctrine says, will be considered a joint attack.In addition, a nuclear response from Russia is possible in the

Presenter tells listeners it’s time to ‘focus on family’ after six years but will remain on the stationThe BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball has announced she is stepping down from her breakfast show after six years.“After six incredible years on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, it’s time for me to step away from the very early mornings and focus on family,” she told listeners on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/nov/19/zoe-ball-to-leave-bbc-radio-2-breakfast-show Author : Jamie Grierson Publish date : 2024-11-19 08:35:33 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Albanese government denies media reports it is signing up to collaboration to share advanced nuclear technologyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe UK government has conceded that Australia was mistakenly included on a list of countries that were expected to sign up to a US-UK civil nuclear deal.The Albanese government flatly denied media reports on Tuesday that it would join the UK and the US in a collaboration to share advanced nuclear technology. The UK and the US announcement said they would speed up work on “cutting-edge nuclear

Union’s work ban set to apply from 10pm on Thursday and up to 6am on Sunday but fewer services are expected across the entire four daysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTrains are set to shut down in Sydney over four days after the New South Wales government rejected rail union demands to run 24-hour train services, with fears it will throw the state’s transport system into chaos.The state’s Rail, Tram and Bus Union had threatened to stop work completely unless the government ran additional services overnight from

Police say about 42,000 people gathered at parliament in the last stage of the nine-day protest in opposition to the Treaty of Waitangi billNew Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi explained in 30 secondsWhat is the treaty principles bill? A protest march estimated to be one of the largest in New Zealand history arrived at parliament on Tuesday, flooding the grounds with song in a display of unity against a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country’s founding treaty between Māori and the crown.Police said around 42,000 people took part in the march, in what was likely New Zealand’s largest-ever protest in

Yadwinder Singh, 44, has been charged with murder after the body of his wife Amarjit Kaur Sardar, 41, was found with ‘catastrophic’ injuries on their Woodhill propertyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman recorded a video saying she feared her husband would murder her in the hours before her body was discovered with catastrophic injuries near a tractor, a judge has heard.Yadwinder Singh, 44, was charged with the murder of his wife, Amarjit Kaur Sardar, 41, and interfering with a corpse after emergency services were called to

The immigration bill, which will go before a Senate inquiry, also gives the government immunity from being sued by people harmed during deportationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition is set to help Labor pass a controversial migration bill allowing Australia to pay third countries to accept unlawful non-citizens, subject to a one-week inquiry that may recommend minor changes.On Tuesday the opposition immigration spokesperson, Dan Tehan, indicated likely support by saying the opposition wants “to help and support the government keep the community safe”.Sign up for Guardian

Shipyards will not meet goal of 1.5 boats a year by 2025 to be on track to provide Australia with three Virginia-class submarines, program chief saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe admiral who runs America’s submarine building program has confirmed construction is behind schedule and nowhere near the rate required to supply Australia’s Aukus nuclear submarines on schedule.R Adm Jon Rucker told the Naval Submarine League’s annual symposium in Arlington, Virginia, last week that the US had “an exceptionally fragile” military shipbuilding base and could not meet