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Activists say little has changed in treatment of migrants and refugees under Donald Tusk’s new governmentThe case of a woman from Eritrea who was forced to give birth alone in the forested border area between Poland and Belarus has raised questions about the new Polish government’s response to the continuing humanitarian crisis at the border […]
Shaun Walker in WarsawStephen Timms says DWP letting unpaid carers incur ‘enormous accidental overpayments’Ministers have been told to “immediately” fix the issues causing tens of thousands of unpaid carers to incur “enormous accidental overpayments” amid growing anger over the carer’s allowance scandal.Stephen Timms, the chair of an influential parliamentary committee, said he was “very troubled” that scores of […]
Josh Halliday and Patrick ButlerRevelation in new book that possible Trump running mate killed ‘untrainable’ hunting dog prompts widespread revulsionConservative pundits have condemned the South Dakota governor and possible Trump running mate Kristi Noem, amid widespread horror over her admission in a new book that she killed both an “untrainable” dog and an unruly goat during a single day […]
Martin Pengelly in WashingtonThey have been resilient amid wider high street decline – but units are now emptying in areas such as Southall, west LondonThe south Asian high street is facing a fight for its future in Britain as customers scale back wedding celebrations because of the cost of living crisis and young people’s changing preferences.Businesses in London […]
Neha Gohil Community affairs correspondentParties clash over communal issues in increasingly charged campaign amid concerns unseasonably hot weather affecting voter numbersIndia has held the second phase of the world’s biggest election, with prime minister Narendra Modi and his rivals hurling accusations of religious discrimination and threats to democracy amid flagging voter turnout.Almost 1 billion people are eligible to vote […]
ReutersProfessors at Emory University arrested as campuses follow Columbia’s lead in demanding ceasefire and divestmentFour students on why they’re protesting against war in Gaza: ‘Injustice should not be accepted’At least 40 pro-Palestine protest camps have arisen across US campuses following Columbia University’s example earlier this month, as the New York school’s senate called for an […]
Coral Murphy Marcos and agenciesThe Azov brigade, which leaders say has a culture of ‘mutual respect’, is tasked with repelling relentless Russian attacks as the invaders make most of artillery mismatchFifteen miles east of the garrison town of Lyman, a desperate fight has been taking place on Ukraine’s eastern front for months. The once verdant Serebryansky pine forest has […]
Dan Sabbagh in Lyman. Photographs by Julia KochetovaInaugural contest at Crab Museum in Margate allows crustaceans to pick the winner, with the help of tinned fish used as baitHow did the crab get out of prison? And why did the crab get bad grades?The answers to these conundrums and other clawsome jokes were among the competitors for the inaugural World’s Funniest Crab […]
Patrick BarkhamAs mayor aims to win third term, what has he achieved so far on air pollution, the climate crisis and nature?When Sadiq Khan launched his campaign for a third term as Labour mayor of London, he put his green policies front and centre, highlighting his work on air pollution, the climate crisis and nature.For seasoned […]
Matthew TaylorAmid the threat of big tech, Greens senator says News titles are ‘trusted news providers’ and a royal commission should look at the whole industryAustralian politics podcast: Sarah Hanson-Young on the debate around free speech on social mediaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has […]
Karen Middleton and Josh ButlerUS defence secretary announces aid as Zelenskiy pleads with west for more Patriot systems to defend Ukrainian citiesThe US will provide Ukraine with additional Patriot missiles for its air defence systems as part of a massive $6bn additional aid package, the defence secretary has announced.“This is the largest security assistance package that we’ve committed to […]
Guardian staff and agenciesIt comes as a sixth teenager was charged with terrorism-related offences after raids across Sydney as investigations continue into church stabbingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn eighth person has been charged in relation to their alleged participation in the Wakeley church riot, according to New South Wales police.Police […]
Caitlin Cassidy and AAPJeremy Cooper injected McClain, 23, with ketamine after police forcibly restrained him as he walked home in Denver in 2019A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine avoided prison and was sentenced to probation on Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man’s death, which helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests.Jeremy Cooper […]
Abené Clayton and agenciesPolice are investigating after the deaths of a 16-year-old boy in Dubbo and a 28-year-old man in Sydney’s Quakers HillGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTwo people have died after separate stabbings in New South Wales overnight.Police are investigating the death of a man found with stab wounds in […]
AAP and Caitlin CassidyPolice sound alarm after 13-month-old dies in Everett near Seattle and two other babies taken to hospital in past weekOfficials in Washington are sounding alarms after a baby died, and two others apparently also overdosed, in the past week in separate instances in which fentanyl was left unsecured inside residences.A 911 caller on Wednesday afternoon […]
Associated Press in EverettCancellation of World Voices festival comes days after organization cancelled 2024 edition of its annual awards ceremonyThe free speech organization PEN America has cancelled its World Voices festival after several authors withdrew their participation over the non-profit’s response to Israel’s military attacks against Gaza.The festival was scheduled to take place on 8 May in New […]
Gloria OladipoMinneapolis city council approves payment to Donald Williams, who tried to intervene to stop police killing in 2020The Minneapolis city council approved a $150,000 settlement to an eyewitness who tried to intervene to prevent George Floyd’s murder by police in the city almost four years ago and alleges he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as […]
Gloria Oladipo in New York and agencyTower Hamlets criticised by its own mayor for taking down murals, while Redbridge reviews artwork after complaintsCouncil authorities have moved to take down pro-Palestine murals in east London, while another is being reviewed after complaints were made by pro-Israel lawyers.The latter, which depicts four journalists standing against a backdrop of ruins and under the words […]
Ben QuinnJudge coroner highlights failings that contributed to three victims being killed by Khairi Saadallah in 2020The deaths of three people during a terror attack in Reading were avoidable, an inquest has determined.A judge coroner sitting at the Old Bailey on Friday said failings in intelligence sharing and in providing psychiatric care contributed to the failure […]
Kevin RawlinsonTwo-year-old calf one step closer to reuniting with family group after tragic accident that left her stranded in remote lagoonAn orca calf, trapped for weeks in a remote lagoon in western Canada, has freed herself and is travelling towards open waters, hailed as “incredible news” by a growing body of human supporters.The move puts her […]
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