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Education secretary says they make ‘important contribution’ but new government has not yet seen the effects of restrictionsThe chancellor, reacting to those GDP figures, echoed the messaging of her colleague Darren Jones yesterday about inflation, saying the government is “under no illusion” about the situation.Rachel Reeves said:The new government is under no illusion as to the scale of the challenge we have inherited after more than a decade of low economic growth and a £22bn black hole in the public finances.That is why we have made economic growth our national mission and we are taking the tough decisions now to

Outcomes for Indigenous women and children ‘often predictable and preventable’ yet continue to happen, senator Paul Scarr saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThere has been “little, if any, justice” for many First Nations women and children who have been murdered or disappeared, according to a landmark federal inquiry report released Thursday.In “too many” instances, perpetrators have not been held to account for their shocking crimes, senator Paul Scarr said as the final report of the landmark inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children

Education secretary says grades are not expected to fall from last year as students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receive resultsEducation Secretary Bridget Phillipson has committed to closing the “big gaps” in university access across the UK. Speaking to Sky News, she said:I want all young people to be able to choose the path that’s right for them. For many young people that will be university, for many young people that will be an apprenticeship, or going into the world of work. It’s about having those range of options that are available. And I think, sadly, whatever the headline

ONS data shows growth in second quarter after 0.7% rise in the first three monthsBritain’s economy has extended the recovery from recession last year after recording growth of 0.6% in the three months to June.Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show gross domestic product continued to grow in the second quarter, after growth of 0.7% in the first three months of 2024. City economists had forecast growth of 0.6%. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/15/uk-economy-continues-recovery-from-recession-with-gdp-growth-of-06 Author : Richard Partington Economics correspondent Publish date : 2024-08-15 06:01:39 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Jade McCrossen-Nethercott receives apology from UK prosecution service for failings which led to case being closed and defendant acquittedA woman has been awarded £35,000 in compensation from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after her rape case was dropped over claims that she could have had an episode of a rare sleep condition called sexsomnia.Jade Blue McCrossen-Nethercott, 32, contacted police in 2017, when she was 24, after waking up to discover she was half-naked, and with the sense that she had been raped while she slept. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/15/woman-paid-35000-over-cpss-decision-to-drop-case-after-sexsomnia-claim Author : Sammy Gecsoyler Publish date : 2024-08-15 05:00:34

Opposition leader says Richard Shields should ‘fall on his sword’ after party fails to nominate key candidatesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales Liberal leader, Mark Speakman, says the party’s state director, Richard Shields, must resign immediately after a “monumental stuff-up” over next month’s local government elections.The Liberal party missed the noon Wednesday deadline to lodge the necessary paperwork to nominate candidates, meaning there will be no Liberal candidates in eight councils in Greater Sydney and regional NSW at the 14 September elections.Sign

The event, which was due to go ahead without Jayson Gillham, has now been cancelled due to ‘safety concerns’, but may be rescheduledFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has said it made “an error” in cancelling the performance of an acclaimed pianist who dedicated a piece to slain journalists in Gaza.Jayson Gillham was scheduled to perform Mozart and Brahms at the Melbourne Town Hall on Thursday with the MSO, but was removed from the event after the orchestra said he made “a

Latest data reported by the ABS dims chances of a near-term RBA interest rate cutFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s unemployment rate ticked higher last month, even as employers added about three times as many jobs as expected. The job gains will probably discourage the Reserve Bank from cutting its key interest rate in the near term.The jobless rate in July rose to 4.2%, seasonally adjusted, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Thursday. Economists had expected the rate to remain in line with June’s

Democratic nominee to draw with contrast with Trump on tax and tariffs when she lays out details on Friday, aides sayKamala Harris’s economic agenda will focus on lowering the cost of groceries, housing and healthcare, bolstering the child tax credit and drawing a contrast with Donald Trump on tariffs and taxes, aides and advisers told Reuters on Wednesday.Harris is expected to lay out some details of her economic plan in a speech in North Carolina on Friday that will touch on lowering costs and “price gouging”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/14/kamala-harris-economic-policy-aides Author : Helen Sullivan and agencies Publish date

Shafik, criticized for handling of student demonstrations, says ‘this period has taken a considerable toll on my family’The president of Columbia University, Minouche Shafik, has resigned following months of criticism of her handling of campus protests over the war in Gaza.“This period has taken a considerable toll on my family, as it has for others in our community,” Shafik wrote in an email to staff and students on Wednesday. “It has also been a period of turmoil where it has been difficult to overcome divergent views across our community.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/14/columbia-university-minouche-shafik-resigns Author : Cecilia Nowell Publish

Victim, who remains in hospital, and her mother were visiting London when incident occurredThe 11-year-old girl who was stabbed eight times in Leicester Square this week is an Australian national, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Tradeconfirmed late Wednesday night.The girl was visiting London with her mother at the time of the attack. She was hospitalised and required plastic surgery for wounds to her face, shoulder, wrist and neck, a court was told on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/14/girl-11-stabbed-in-leicester-square-attack-is-australian-government-confirms Author : Mabel Banfield-Nwachi Publish date : 2024-08-15 00:27:36 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

WA senator suing her former staffer over social media posts she believes damaged her reputationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSenator Linda Reynolds’ parents say their daughter was branded a monster during the political firestorm that followed Brittany Higgins’ accusations about a political cover-up of her alleged rape, a defamation trial has been told.The former defence minister is suing her former staffer Higgins over a series of social media posts containing alleged mistruths she believes damaged her reputation.Information and support for anyone affected by rape or

Easter Leafa, who had been holding knife, had moved to Anchorage seeking a better life and opportunities in schoolAnchorage police officers fatally shot a 16-year-old girl holding a knife, the fourth deadly officer-involved shooting in Alaska’s largest city since mid-May.The girl’s family has since identified her as Easter Leafa, telling local television station Alaska’s News Source that she had moved to Anchorage from American Samoa four or five months ago, seeking a better life and better opportunities in school. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/14/alaska-police-fatally-shoot-16-year-old-girl Author : Cecilia Nowell and agencies Publish date : 2024-08-14 22:56:58 Copyright for syndicated content

Senate committee scheduled to hand down final report into murdered or missing First Nations women and children on Thursday afternoon. Follow the day’s news liveFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIs it all refugees Peter Dutton wants to stop?Dutton:We should stop people coming in from a war zone. So that’s that’s what we should do. Because we don’t know if the proper checks haven’t been done.The 1% or whatever it might be who pose a threat. You bring 3000 people in. Let’s say 99% are good.There

Elected official Robert Telles pleaded not guilty to murder of Jeff German, who had written stories critical of himOpening statements began on Wednesday in the trial of Robert Telles, a Las Vegas politician accused of killing Jeff German, a veteran investigative journalist, in 2022.German, a journalist at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, was found stabbed to death outside his home on Labor Day weekend in 2022. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/14/robert-telles-murder-trial Author : Dani Anguiano, Cecilia Nowell and agencies Publish date : 2024-08-14 21:00:24 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Exclusive: Mark Dreyfus cites strong support from states and territories to update human tissue laws last reviewed almost 50 years agoGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s definition of death is holding organ transplantation back from using the most up-to-date technology and achieving the best outcomes.On Thursday the government will announce it will establish an Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) inquiry looking to modernise human tissue laws last comprehensively reviewed almost 50 years ago.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading... Source link :

The longer the incursion lasts, the harder it is for Russia’s president to brush it off as a hiccup in a successful war As Ukraine’s assault on Russia’s Kursk region continues, Moscow’s repeated insistence that everything is under control is wearing thin.Images broadcast on Ukrainian TV on Wednesday, showing a reporter speaking from the town of Sudzha, with no obvious signs of fighting in the background, seemed to quash Russian claims on Tuesday that “the uncontrolled ride of the enemy has already been halted”, and that the Russian army had regained the initiative. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/14/does-the-old-man-still-have-it-in-him-how-will-putin-respond-to-kursk-invasion Author

LNG exports responsible for $957m in total US health costs a year, says new Greenpeace and Sierra Club reportThe expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports is responsible for scores of premature deaths and nearly $1bn in annual health costs, according to a new report from the green groups Greenpeace and Sierra Club.The report links air pollution from LNG export terminals to an estimated 60 premature deaths and $957m in total health costs each year, and found that if all planned and proposed terminals come online, those numbers would shoot up to 149 premature deaths and $2.33bn. Continue reading... Source

Newspaper and campaign group allege Palestinians are sent ahead of troops into buildings or tunnels that need clearingIsraeli soldiers are using Palestinian civilians as human shields in Gaza to enter and clear tunnels and buildings they suspect may have been booby-trapped, a leading Israeli NGO and newspaper have reported.The practice is so widespread across different units fighting in Gaza that it can in effect be considered a “protocol”, said Nadav Weiman, executive director of Breaking the Silence, a group founded by Israeli combat veterans to document military abuses. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/14/israeli-forces-in-gaza-use-civilians-as-human-shields-against-possible-booby-traps Author : Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

‘Keyboard warrior’ Julie Sweeney sentenced to 15 months on busy day for rioting cases in England’s courtsA 53-year-old woman who lived a “quiet, sheltered” life has been jailed for 15 months for posting a comment on Facebook which said: “Blow the mosque up with the adults in it.”Julie Sweeney, of Church Lawton, Cheshire, pleaded guilty at Chester crown court to sending a communication to convey a threat of death or serious harm. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/14/woman-53-jailed-over-blow-the-mosque-up-facebook-post-after-southport-riots Author : Mark BrownNorth of England correspondent Publish date : 2024-08-14 17:38:40 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Pay-as-you-go simcard seller often filed late returns, had accounts queried by auditors and was embroiled in eight-year VAT battleLycamobile, a telecoms company that has given more than £2m to the Conservative party, has been issued with a winding-up petition by HM Revenue and Customs, amid a long-running VAT dispute.The company, founded by businessman Allirajah Subaskaran in 2006, sells pay-as-you-go sim cards that are popular with low-paid workers wanting to make cheap phone calls to family overseas, as well as in the UK. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/14/tory-donor-lycamobile-handed-winding-up-order-from-hmrc-amid-tax-dispute Author : Rob Davies Publish date : 2024-08-14 16:42:43 Copyright for syndicated

Exclusive: Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick says money would be better spent preventing crimeMinisters should scrap Conservative plans to build new mega-jails and pour £4bn into the prevention of crime and rehabilitation instead, the former chief inspector of prisons has said.Nick Hardwick, who is also a former head of the Parole Board, said a huge expansion of the prison system would not solve the problem, especially when average custodial sentences are rising. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/14/labour-urged-to-scrap-4bn-tory-mega-jails-plan-and-fund-rehabilitation Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor Publish date : 2024-08-14 16:00:19 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Vice-presidential candidate, once a high school teacher in Nebraska and Minnesota, warmly remembered by alumniImagine your teacher in the White House.For Tim Walz’s former students, the hypothetical could become real. And they’re stoked. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/14/election-tim-walz-teacher Author : Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis Publish date : 2024-08-14 15:00:21 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Biden wrote to then US ambassador to Rome on behalf of the energy firm while his father was vice-presidentHunter Biden lobbied the US government for help in securing a lucrative energy contract in Italy while his father Joe Biden was vice-president, newly released documents show.A tranche of previously undisclosed documents now made public under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request reveals that the president’s son wrote to the then US ambassador to Rome, John Phillips, in 2016 seeking assistance on behalf of the Ukrainian energy company, Burisma, of which he was a board member. Continue reading... Source link :

Prices rose at an annual rate of 2.9% in July, as inflation dipped below 3% for the first time since 2021US annual inflation rate dipped below 3% in July for the first time since 2021, a relief to investors who are expecting the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next month as a sense of unease has settled over Wall Street after signs of a cooling labor market.Prices rose at an annual rate of 2.9% in July while core inflation, which does not account for the volatile food and energy industries, climbed 3.2% over the previous 12 months and 0.2%