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Staff were left cleaning bloodstains from the floor after brawl which started when one MP called the ruling majority ‘terrorists’Dozens of lawmakers became embroiled in a fisticuffs brawl in Turkey’s parliament on Friday as they argued over a jailed opposition deputy stripped of his parliamentary immunity this year.The 30-minute ruckus, which left at least two lawmakers injured, forced the suspension of the hearing. Deputies eventually returned for a vote that rejected an opposition move to restore the parliamentary mandate of lawyer and rights activist Can Atalay. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/17/turkey-parliament-descends-into-chaos-as-dozens-of-mps-take-part-in-fistfight Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2024-08-17

Announcement comes after musicians passed vote of no confidence in senior management over cancellation of Jayson Gillham’s performanceGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s policies will undergo an independent review after the decision to cancel a performance by acclaimed pianist Jayson Gillham shortly after he made comments on the killing of journalists in Gaza.It comes after the orchestra’s musicians passed a vote of no confidence in their senior management on Friday over the cancellation of Gillham’s performance, according to a letter sent by staff to the board seen by Guardian Australia.Sign

Atlantic island territory, which has seen fewer than a dozen hurricanes since 1850, braces for dangerous storm surgeHurricane Ernesto bore down on Bermuda on Friday as a category 2 storm, threatening the British island territory with strong winds, a dangerous storm surge and potentially deadly flooding.Ernesto, centered about 95 miles (150km) south-southwest of the archipelago at 8pm Atlantic Standard Time (0000 GMT on Saturday), was producing sustained winds of up to 100mph (155km/h) and had the potential to drop up to 9in (230mm) of rain, the US National Hurricane Center said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/16/hurricane-ernesto-bermuda Author : Reuters

Resolution Foundation points to growth in claims for conditions such as autism and says adulthood brings financial cliff edgeChildren in England and Wales aged 15 or 16 are now more likely to be receiving disability benefits than adults in their 20s to 40s, according to research highlighting a sharp increase in claims resulting from conditions such as autism and ADHD.In a new report, the Resolution Foundation thinktank points out that the number of children whose families receive disability living allowance (DLA) has more than doubled in the last decade, to 682,000. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/17/children-disability-benefits-england-and-wales-resolution-foundation Author : Heather

Exclusive: Home secretary cites knives and pressures of social media as she announces plans for ‘young futures’ unit to prevent crime‘We fear the police’: young people share concerns with CooperTeenagers have it “much, much harder” than previous generations because of knives, mental health pressures and social media, Yvette Cooper has said, as she announced plans for a new unit to prevent violent crime among young people.After the deaths of young people in stabbings in Nottingham, Wolverhampton and Croydon, Cooper told the Guardian she was initiating a new cross-government “young futures” unit to be based in the Home Office, as part

Door swipe data showing which staff entered and exited baby unit was ‘mislabelled’ until retrial, CPS saysEvidence presented in the first trial of Lucy Letby showing which staff came in and out of the baby unit she worked on was incorrect, the Crown Prosecution Service has acknowledged.The nurse was convicted last year of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England. Letby, the worst child serial killer in British history, is serving 14 whole-life sentences, meaning she will never be released from prison. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/16/evidence-in-first-lucy-letby-trial-was-incorrect-cps-admits Author

Highly infectious disease confirmed in 10-month-old as UN chief urges pauses in fighting to contain spreadGaza has recorded its first polio case in 25 years, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, after the UN chief, António Guterres, called for pauses in the Israel-Hamas war to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children.Tests in Jordan confirmed the disease in an unvaccinated 10-month-old from the central Gaza Strip, the health ministry in Ramallah said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/16/gaza-sees-first-polio-case-in-25-years-as-un-calls-for-mass-vaccinations Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2024-08-16 21:01:20 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Democratic nominee unveils proposals to lower cost of living and propose ban on price-gouging by big companiesVice-president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled her economic campaign proposal in North Carolina to build what she called an “opportunity economy” focused on the middle class.She said in Raleigh: “Your salary should be enough to provide you and your family with a good quality of life … such as, no child should have to grow up in poverty. Such as, after years of hard work, you should be able to retire with dignity, and you should be able to join a union

Reform UK leader banked £1.2m from role as presenter on GB News and payments from social mediaNigel Farage appears to have become the highest-earning MP, having made almost £1.2m a year from GB News.In the first register of interests of the new parliament, the Reform UK MP declared that he was earning £97,900 a month as a presenter for GB News, the channel co-owned by the hedge fund billionaire Paul Marshall. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/16/nigel-farage-revealed-to-be-uks-highest-earning-mp Author : Rowena Mason and Henry Dyer Publish date : 2024-08-16 19:21:31 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, arrested for falsely claiming Elvis Presley’s daughter borrowed $3.8m from a bogus lenderA Missouri woman has been arrested on charges that she orchestrated a scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property, before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale, the US justice department said on Friday.Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Kimberling City, Missouri, falsely claimed Presley’s daughter borrowed $3.8m from a bogus private lender and pledged Graceland as collateral for the loan. She fabricated loan documents, tried to extort Presley’s family out of $2.85m to settle the

Union says forced changes to working hours and practices has most harmed those with caring responsibilitiesHundreds of Border Force officers at Heathrow airport will take industrial action for 23 days from the end of the month over a long-running dispute about changes to their terms of employment.About 650 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will go on strike from 31 August to 3 September at which point a period of work-to-rule – where no overtime is undertaken and no extra work is done beyond what is contractually required – will begin and continue until 22 September. Continue

Foreign secretary says settlers must be ‘brought to justice’ after violence in Palestinian village leaves one deadThe UK foreign secretary has condemned the “widespread rampage” in a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank after an attack by dozens of Israeli settlers left at least one person dead.The Palestinian health ministry said a man was killed and another left critically injured by the settlers who opened fire on Thursday night in the village of Jit. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/16/david-lammy-condemns-abhorrent-israel-settler-attack-on-west-bank-village Author : Aletha Adu Political correspondent Publish date : 2024-08-16 16:23:08 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Documents reveal presidential nominee made $300,000 on his branded Bible and has six-figure gold bar investmentDonald Trump made hundred of thousands from his branded Bible and millions from his properties – but also owes millions for defamation and fraud cases, according to his latest financial disclosures that shed little light on the perennial question of whether the Republican presidential nominee is, in fact, solvent.Voluminous disclosure documents to the US Office of Government Ethics to comply with election campaign laws show that, in addition to his Trump’s US real estate holdings, he has global financial interests, including registered trademarks in China,

The move comes amid reports of disappointing results from trials for a treatment against the variant behind the current outbreakSurveillance efforts against mpox are being ramped up globally, as trials for a new treatment showed disappointing results against the variant driving the current outbreak.The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday raised its risk level assessment for mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, from low to moderate. The decision came after Sweden reported the first case of clade Ib outside Africa. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/aug/16/countries-step-up-screening-for-mpox-as-more-cases-emerge-outside-africa Author : Kat Lay Global health correspondent Publish date : 2024-08-16

Harris proposals focus on cost of living as vice-president to give major policy speech; Trump to restart outdoor rallies behind bulletproof glass Kamala Harris’s first encounter with Donald Trump – Politico reports that they have never met – will be held in Philadelphia on 10 September, the debate’s host ABC News announced this morning:That’s the largest city in a swing state both campaigns view as crucial to their chances of victory. In addition to the date in September, Harris’s campaign says the vice-president is willing to do a second debate before the 5 November presidential election, though we do not

‘Look what you made me do,’ says business secretary as he announces plans for consumer protections Business live – latest updatesThe UK government has put ticket touts on notice, announcing that a consultation on secondary sales would be launched in the autumn.In a video pegged to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour UK dates, the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, confirmed plans to introduce consumer protections on ticket resales to prevent people being ripped off. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/aug/16/ticket-touts-jonathan-reynolds Author : Hilary Osborne Publish date : 2024-08-16 13:09:40 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Comments by Zelenskiy aide come as Russia accuses western forces of involvement in Kursk incursionRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine’s lightning offensive into several Russian border regions is designed to persuade Moscow to engage in “fair” talks about its war in Ukraine, an aide to Volodomyr Zelenskiy has said.The Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak wrote on the Telegram messaging app: “We need to inflict significant tactical defeats on Russia. In the Kursk region, we clearly see how the military tool is objectively used to convince the Russian Federation to enter into a fair negotiation process.” Continue reading... Source link :

Daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra approved as PM after frantic negotiations triggered by ousting of Srettha ThavisinPaetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of the billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has become Thailand’s youngest prime minister, taking office just days after her predecessor was ousted by a shock court ruling.Paetongtarn was approved as the new head of government in a parliamentary vote that came after 24 hours of frantic negotiations triggered by a court judgment ordering Srettha Thavisin to step down as prime minister. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/16/paetongtarn-shinawatra-thailand-pm-replacement-voting-thaksin-shinawatra Author : Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent Publish date : 2024-08-16 11:28:00 Copyright for

Report details years of abuse in 90s during authoritarian one-party system, but says its inquiries were often stymiedAn independent commission charged by Mexico’s president with documenting human rights atrocities committed by the state has accused the country’s military and other government agencies of obstructing their investigation and threatening the country’s transition towards justice and democracy.A blistering report released on Friday details years of abuses committed by Mexico’s government and its armed forces between 1965 and 1990, a period known as the country’s “dirty war” when it was ruled by an authoritarian one-party system which violently repressed any form of dissent.

Chris Philp, shadow leader of the Commons, says Labour has ‘lost control of state sector pay’ after teachers and NHS look set to receive risesTwo men have been charged in Sunderland with offences relating to far-right led disorder that spread across England and Northern Ireland in recent weeks. A 32-year-old has been charged with riot, while a 58-year-old has been charged with a racially aggravated public order offence. Over 390 people have now been charged with offences taking pace during the disorder.Conservative leadership candidate Mel Stride is continuing the Tory strategy of using recent economic data to suggest that the

Data shows continued surge in wind and solar power amid hopes Chinese greenhouse gas emissions may have peakedChina produced as much clean electricity in the first half of this year as the UK generated from all sources in the same period last year, data shows, as wind and solar power generation continued to surge in the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.Electricity generation from coal and gas dropped by 5% in China in July, year on year, according to an update from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) thinktank, basing its analysis on data released by

A US official briefed on the discussions in Doha said Thursday’s talks were ‘constructive’The Israeli army ordered a fresh evacuation of areas in southern and central Gaza previously designated as a humanitarian safe zone on Friday, saying the areas had been used by Hamas as a base for firing mortars and rockets towards Israel.It said warning flyers and text messages had been sent out in the area north of the southern city of Khan Younis and in the eastern part of Deir Al-Balah, where tens of thousands of people have sought shelter from fighting in other parts of Gaza. Continue

Nikolai Patrushev accused ‘Western special services’ of taking part in the operation on Russia’s Kursk regionA Russian parliamentary deputy, Mikhail Sheremet, said today that the Ukrainian incursion into Russia has brought the world close to an all-out global war, Reuters reported citing the RIA news agency. “Considering the presence of Western military equipment, the use of Western ammunition and missiles in attacks on civilian infrastructure and irrefutable proof of foreigners’ participation in the attack on Russian territory, one could come to the conclusion that the world is on the brink of a third world war,” Sheremet said.Ukraine’s president has claimed

Tasmanian senator Wendy Askew tells court former defence minister faced ‘aggressive behaviour’ that took a toll on herHiggins v Reynolds: a very political defamation trial – Full Story podcastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSenator Linda Reynolds was the victim of a “heartless” Labor attack in the Senate involving “aggressive behaviour” in the chamber, Tasmanian senator Wendy Askew has told a defamation trial.The former defence minister is suing her former staffer Brittany Higgins over a series of social media posts containing alleged mistruths that she believes

Change.org says online petition, described as bullying and defamatory by the AOC, was ‘flagged for misinformation’ and taken downA “disgraceful” petition about Rachael “Raygun” Gunn and Olympic chef de mission Anna Meares has been taken down after the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) condemned it as defamatory and bullying.Change.org says the petition was “flagged for misinformation”, reviewed, and has now been removed from the platform.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/16/raygun-breaking-petition-change-removed-aoc-anna-meares-ntwnfb Author : Tory Shepherd Publish date : 2024-08-16 06:06:12 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to