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The 58-year-old man was shot in the stomach outside his Cranbourne East home in what police say was a random attackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly been shot in the stomach by a stranger who followed his daughter home in Melbourne in what police say was a random attack.The 58-year-old man’s daughter called him about 12.25am on Monday while driving to say she believed a man was following her, police said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily

Stein, 33, receives maximum sentence of life in prison without parole after shooting partner’s daughter and dumping her body in a barrelFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe man who fatally shot schoolgirl Charlise Mutten and dumped her body in a barrel has been sentenced to life in prison for the “shockingly callous crime”.Justin Stein was found guilty of murder in June, despite his claims it was the girl’s mother Kallista Mutten – with whom he was in a relationship – who shot the nine-year-old. Continue reading... Source

White paper’s 56 initiatives includes passenger rights charter which could see cash compensation for cancelled or delayed flightsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe flying public in Australia will gain improved rights to seek refunds and remedies from airlines and people living under flight paths will be able to complain to a new aircraft noise ombudsman.On Monday the Albanese government released its aviation white paper, and committed to 56 initiatives to improve fairness and accessibility at a time of dwindling competition.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email

Beloved author and TV presenter, 79, sustained fractures in her Barossa Valley homeGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailDoctors expect Maggie Beer to make a “full recovery” after the Australian cook, author and TV presenter had a fall in her home.The 79-year-old, who is based in the Barossa Valley in South Australia, sustained “a couple of minor fractures and related injuries”, according to a post on her social media account. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/aug/26/maggie-beer-fall-injuries-latest-updates Author : Yvonne C Lam Publish date : 2024-08-26 01:26:27 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US rapper says he will not perform in United Arab Emirates until it ‘stops arming’ the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, where thousands have been killedMacklemore has cancelled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates’ role “in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan through its reported support of the paramilitary force that has been fighting government troops there.The announcement by the US rapper reignited attention to the UAE’s role in the war gripping the African nation. While the UAE repeatedly has denied arming the Rapid Support Forces and supporting its leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo,

Ayoub was shot in an ‘execution style murder’ in Harold St in the western Sydney suburb in the early hours of Monday morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA well-known organised crime figure - known as the “angel of death” - was gunned down in an “execution-style murder” in Sydney overnight, in what police believe is the first organised crime-related murder in the city in six months.29-year-old Tarek Ayoub, who police said is connected to several organised crime networks, was gunned down outside an apartment building in Parramatta

Metropolitan police say 32-year-old woman is in hospital after stabbing on SundayA 32-year-old woman is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being stabbed at the Notting Hill carnival, the Metropolitan police have said.The force said on Sunday it was aware of three stabbings at the annual west London celebrations, with a 29-year-old man in hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and a 24-year-old man also stabbed whose condition had yet to be confirmed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/26/woman-in-life-threatening-condition-after-stabbing-at-notting-hill-carnival Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-08-25 23:09:05 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Queensland senator was kicked off the Liberal National federal election ticket in July 2023Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGerard Rennick is planning to register a new political party after quitting the Liberal National party.The Queensland senator announced on Sunday that he was leaving the party to bring “bread and butter” issues into public debate in the lead-up to the next federal election, which is due by May 2025.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/26/gerard-rennick-quits-lnp-liberal-national-launch-people-first-party Author : Australian Associated Press

Park officials say Chenoa Nickerson, 33, who wasn’t wearing a life vest, was swept into Havasu Creek last weekSearch crews were combing the Colorado River at Grand Canyon national park again Sunday for an Arizona woman missing after a flash flood days earlier.National park service officials said Chenoa Nickerson, 33, was swept into Havasu Creek above the Colorado River confluence about 1.30pm Thursday. She wasn’t wearing a lifejacket. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/25/grand-canyon-colorado-river-flash-flood-arizona-woman-missing Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-08-25 18:38:01 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Queensland senator was kicked off Liberal National federal election ticket in July. Follow today’s news headlines liveGreens housing spokesperson urging state and territory ministers for ‘bold plan’ to solve housing crisisThe Greens’ housing spokesperson, Max Chander-Mather, is urging state and territory ministers to take “bravery, vision and a bold plan” to solve the housing crisis at a joint meeting tomorrow.Homes for renters. Homes for first-homebuyers. Homes for the most vulnerable in our community. More homes for Australians, as fast as we can. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/aug/26/australia-news-live-politics-independents-wieambilla-shooting-inquest-cost-of-living-health-housing-energy Author : Emily Wind Publish date : 2024-08-25 21:48:12 Copyright for syndicated

Ryan Evans, a safety adviser, was staying at the Hotel Sapphire, Kramatorsk when it was hit by Russian missileA British man working for the Reuters news agency has been killed in a strike on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the news agency has said.Ryan Evans, who was working as a safety adviser for the agency, was killed after a missile struck the Hotel Sapphire on Saturday where he was staying as part of a six-person team. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/25/reuters-team-member-missing-russian-strike-hotel-east-ukraine Author : Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv Publish date : 2024-08-25 20:57:56 Copyright for syndicated

Unusually strong and rare snow system dusted Sierra Nevada mountain range early SaturdayThis summer, Californians have had to endure blistering heatwaves, raging wildfires – and now snow.An unusually strong and rare snow system dusted California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range early Saturday, the first time snow has fallen in August in the so-called Golden State in more than 20 years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/25/california-winter-wonderland-summer Author : Diana Ramirez-Simon Publish date : 2024-08-25 18:40:41 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Israeli air raids on rocket sites are part of dangerous rise in hostilities, increasing fears a major conflict could eruptBenjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israeli air raids targeting Hezbollah rockets in southern Lebanon in the early hours of Sunday morning were “not the end of the story”, after the two sides exchanged their heaviest fire since the war in Gaza began, raising fears of an all-out regional conflict.The Israeli prime minister did not specify what further action, if any, was planned after the intense exchanges but he suggested Israel’s moves would be aimed at “changing the situation in the north”.

Incident happened as tour group of 25 was visiting Breiðamerkurjökull glacier in south-east of countryTwo people are missing and two others were seriously injured when an ice cave collapsed in south-east Iceland while a tour group was visiting the area, police have said.A group of 25 people were on an organised tour of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier with a guide when the cave collapsed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/25/two-people-missing-and-two-injured-in-ice-cave-collapse-in-iceland Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2024-08-25 18:51:04 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Issa Al H, a 26-year-old Syrian, appears before a judge in Karlsruhe after attack in which three people diedSolingen stabbings: what we know so farProsecutors have said the suspect arrested over a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen shares the ideology of the Islamic State group and was acting on those beliefs when he attacked.The 26-year-old Syrian, who had turned himself in, was identified by federal prosecutors as Issa Al H, with his last name omitted in line with German privacy laws. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/25/germany-mass-stabbing-suspect-solingen-attacker-arrest-says-regional-minister Author : Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Publish date :

Exclusive: Richard Hermer tells officials he can’t approve decision to ban arms without knowing if their use would breach international lawKeir Starmer’s most senior legal adviser has intervened in the contentious decision over whether to ban UK arms sales to Israel, the Guardian has learned, as officials struggle to distinguish between “offensive” and “defensive” weapons.Sources say Richard Hermer, the attorney general, has told Foreign Office officials he will not approve a decision to ban some weapons sales but allow others, until they can say for sure which could be used to break international humanitarian law. Continue reading... Source link :

West London Caribbean heritage, arts and culture event has particular significance this year after far-right riotsThousands of people have gathered on the streets of London draped in flags and decked in jewels to celebrate the annual Notting Hill carnival, with some describing the festival as a “big statement” on the cultural diversity of Britain.One million people are expected to attend the carnival, which marks the 56th year it has been running. The celebration of Caribbean heritage, arts and culture is one of the biggest and longest-running carnivals in the world. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/aug/25/one-big-ball-of-happiness-1m-revellers-expected-at-notting-hill-carnival Author : Neha Gohil

Neither side seems prepared for realities of land warfare, but a small mistake may have deadly consequencesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIf Israel and Hezbollah wanted an all-out war it would have happened a long time ago. Each side would welcome the destruction of the other, but the time has not been right so far for either of them to plunge into a full-scale conflict.The intense exchange of hostilities across the Israel-Lebanese border on Sunday morning once more took the parties to brink of such a war, but once again they paused and pulled back. Continue reading... Source link

Max Kennedy says endorsement is ‘inconceivable’ and implores public to ignore his sibling’s decisionMax Kennedy, the brother of Robert F Kennedy Jr, has implored the public to ignore his sibling’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential election and endorse Donald Trump’s campaign to return to the White House.In op-ed for the Los Angeles Time, Max Kennedy said “Trump was exactly the kind of arrogant, entitled bully” that his father, former US senator and attorney general Robert F Kennedy, stood against before he was assassinated in 1967 as he pursued the Democratic presidential nomination. Continue reading... Source link :

Second world war veteran Manette Baillie marks birthday with skydive for charity in SuffolkA 102-year-old military veteran has become Britain’s oldest skydiver.Manette Baillie, from Benhall Green in Suffolk, jumped out of plane over Beccles on Sunday to mark her birthday and raise money for three charities, which she described as “very dear to my heart”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/25/manette-baillie-britain-oldest-skydiver-suffolk Author : Hannah Al-Othman Publish date : 2024-08-25 13:46:44 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Protection agent says it was impossible to keep a professional distance from ‘genuine and loving’ familyThe armed guard assigned to Mike Lynch while he faced fraud charges has described how close he became to the “loving” tech entrepreneur and his family.Appointed by the court, Rolo Igno, said he was supposed to stay distant but that the professional relationship “quickly dissolved” when Lynch invited him to spend time with his family. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/25/mike-lynch-court-appointed-guard-praises-tycoons-loving-and-caring-heart Author : Emily Dugan Publish date : 2024-08-25 12:49:07 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Carriers and airports will have to adhere to customer rights charter setting out ‘reasonable and fair’ conduct – or be penalisedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn ombudsman will police how airlines treat customers and enforce a passenger rights charter to ensure timely refunds and possibly cash compensation for delayed and cancelled flights under landmark Australian aviation reforms.The Albanese government will release its much-anticipated aviation white paper on Monday which will also boost protections for passengers with disabilities who have historically been mistreated by airlines. Carriers will have to adhere to new standards and accommodate a

‘Lucy’ was groomed by a friend’s father, who admitted he had sex with her when she was 14, but could not be chargedLucy (not her real name) was groomed by her friend’s father, who was 22 years older than her, and he began sexually abusing her at the age of 13. When she was 15, she became pregnant and had an abortion. She said when the abuse took place in the 1980s, because of her age she did not realise that it was wrong and her parents were concerned about the effect that reporting it would have on their family.Now

Doctors warn of ‘rationing’ as latest monthly figures show no available appointments for about 400,000 cases Patients are increasingly turning to private healthcare to escape a referrals “black hole”, GPs have warned, as the NHS struggles with a shortfall of available appointments.The most recent figures show GP practices make about 400,000 referrals a month to outpatient clinics that are fully booked. Some patients will be able to choose an alternative provider, some will be booked at a later date, but many end up being bounced back to their local surgery. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/25/uk-patients-going-private-to-escape-referrals-black-hole-say-gps Author : Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Ian Corfield resigns as official to Rachel Reeves as ministers deny giving preferential treatment to fundersA Labour donor has stepped down from his role as a civil servant at the Treasury, while the party comes under fire for granting a No 10 pass to another, as ministers deny they are giving preferential treatment to their funders.Ian Corfield has resigned as an official to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, the Sunday Times reported this weekend, becoming a temporary unpaid adviser instead after days of controversy over his role. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/25/labour-donor-quits-treasury-role-amid-cronyism-claims Author : Kiran Stacey Political correspondent Publish date