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Findings show zombie mines' often restarted during coal price spikes and mothballed as prices return to normal levels

Report into commuter chaos says over past five years, visual inspections of high-voltage wire used binoculars that cannot get close enough for an adequate view'

As TV character returns to BBC, Coogan says new series is a kind of Trojan horse' to air issues people feel anxious about bringing upAlan Partridge has become a Trojan horse" to talk about taboo" subjects that make people anxious, Steve Coogan has said.The hapless TV character is returning to the BBC in How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) - a new series featuring him returning to the UK having been doing promotional work in Saudi Arabia and attempting to rebuild his career through a documentary about mental health.How Are You? It's Alan Partridge airs on BBC One and iPlayer from 3 October Continue reading...

Even before his arrival in New York, Trump has cast a shadow over the Australian PM's visit. The latest snub will be gold for the opposition and critics of the US alliance

Writer, who has served six years for sharing a Facebook post, was given a presidential pardonThe British-Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been released from jail after serving six years for sharing a Facebook post.Egypt's president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, granted him his freedom after intensive lobbying by the UK government and pressure from Egypt's national human rights council. Continue reading...

TGA confirms drug is safe for use in pregnancy as doctors worry about effect of White House misinformation

Three charges against Duterte stem from his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed thousandsProsecutors at the international criminal court (ICC) have charged former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte with three counts of crimes against humanity, alleging his involvement in at least 76 murders as part of his war on drugs".A heavily redacted charge sheet dated 4 July but made public on Monday laid out the accusations against the 80-year-old former leader, who is in ICC detention in The Hague. Continue reading...

Minister for economic growth says visas for skilled and experienced migrants could help plug gaps in the workforceNew Zealand is making it easier for migrant workers to come and live in the country, in its latest attempt to bolster the workforce and economy.Announcing two new residency pathways, the minister for economic growth, Nicola Willis, on Tuesday said skilled and experienced migrants could help plug gaps in the workforce. Continue reading...

This blog is now closed. See our full report hereThe Israeli military, which justifies its assault on Gaza City by saying it wants to destroy Hamas military infrastructure" hasn't given a timeline for the ground offensive, but there are indications it could take months.Amid this flurry of diplomatic activity, Israel is continuing to launch deadly attacks on Gaza, including on Gaza City, the biggest urban centre in the territory. Continue reading...

Senior constable charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm due to appear in court in mid-November

Australian PM tells major conference in US the trajectory of Gaza conflict is deeply worrying to the international community

Research covering 24 countries finds female and younger staff face worst aggression from patientsViolence and abuse by patients against staff in GP clinics is widespread globally and usually triggered by long waiting times and the refusal to prescribe requested drugs, research shows.The findings are based on a 24-country study of the threats and aggression that family doctors, receptionists and other practice staff experience at work. Continue reading...

Girlguiding survey reveals rising fears of harassment, with many avoiding public transport or changing what they wearTwo-thirds of girls and young women have changed their everyday behaviour to try to stay safe, with 31% avoiding taking public transport alone, according to a survey by the Girlguiding charity.The research found that 56% of girls and young women in the UK aged between 11 and 21 said they feel unsafe travelling by themselves, up from 45% in 2022, while almost one-third said they avoided public transport altogether. Continue reading...

Nationwide survey in London, Manchester and Glasgow shows pandemic trends may be reversing as more people return to officePeople buying homes in London 500 metres from a tube or railway station pay 42,700 more than buyers of similar properties 1,500 metres away from transport hubs, according to new data.The figures indicate that despite the reshaping of the housing market sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and dramatic changes to working patterns, the traditional estate agent mantra of good transport links" continues to wield its power over buyers. Continue reading...

Macron sets out plan for international stabilisation mission as Arab and Muslim leaders prepare to meet Trump in New YorkEmmanuel Macron has announced France's official recognition of the State of Palestine, setting out a plan for a UN-mandated international stabilisation force in postwar Gaza that is expected to find support in many countries but not in Israel or the US.The time has come to end the war in Gaza, the massacres and the death," Macron said during a speech opening a special summit in the United Nations general assembly hall on Monday evening. The time has come to do justice for the Palestinian people and thus to recognise the State of Palestine in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem." Continue reading...

Three strikes and rethink' approach named after Jess Brady, who died after her cancer was misdiagnosedGPs across England are to adopt a three strikes and rethink" approach to patients whose illnesses they cannot diagnose, under a safety initiative known as Jess's rule".It is named after Jessica Brady, who died at the age of 27 of stage four cancer in December 2020 after experiencing abdominal pain, coughing, vomiting and weight loss for six months. Continue reading...

Abbas Araghchi will likely also meet with European officials, as window for reaching an agreement narrowsIran's foreign minister has met the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog at the start of a frantic round of diplomatic meetings in New York in a bid to avert the reimposition of a wave of UN sanctions on Iran starting on Sunday.The crisis could rapidly spiral into fresh Israeli calls to attack Iran for failing to cooperate over its nuclear programme. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned on Monday: We must destroy the axis of evil Iran and we have the power to do so. This is what lies ahead of us in the coming year, a year that could be a historic one for Israel's security." Continue reading...

The Australian prime minister has failed to secure a bilateral with the US president on his visit to the UN general assembly in New York

Exclusive: party insiders hope low-stakes launch will help movement move on from chaotic start, despite ongoing tensionsJeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana are preparing a fresh attempt to launch memberships for their new party this week, but without a joint public statement or a unified line, the Guardian understands.The pair have spoken since Sultana called off legal action on Sunday night in a dramatic climbdown, when she acknowledged people were left feeling demoralised" by the group's public spats. Continue reading...

Cross-party criticism after Reform UK leader threatens hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants with deportationNigel Farage has faced cross-party condemnation after threatening hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants with deportation by pledging to abolish the main route towards permanent settlement in the UK.The Reform UK leader was roundly criticised over the principle and practicality of his proposals, with Labour figures accusing him of seeking to break up families" and foster division". Continue reading...

Russia shrugs off criticism as Poland and Estonia speak about incursions at emergency meeting of UN security councilEuropean allies have vowed to shoot down any Russian aircraft violating their airspace after Nato members accused Moscow of repeated incursions into the alliance's territory in recent weeks.If another missile or aircraft enters our space without permission, deliberately or by mistake, and gets shot down and the wreckage falls on Nato territory, please don't come here to whine about it," Poland's foreign minister, Radosaw Sikorski, told an emergency meeting of the UN security council in New York on Monday that was called to discuss a Russian airspace incursion over Estonia. Continue reading...

Yvette Cooper says Russia is undermining territorial integrity of sovereign nations with fighter jet incursions into European territoryin BerlinThe absence of Friedrich Merz this week from the UN general assembly at which recognising Palestine as a state is the central focus might not be headline news but both in Germany and beyond it is very much being commented on. Continue reading...

Ambassador welcomes historic event with MPs keen to be seen, while minister faces heckling from awkward crowd

Teenage Cancer Trust and children's hospice among those to distance themselves after duchess called Epstein a supreme friend'Multiple charities have severed ties with Sarah, Duchess of York, after it emerged she had described the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein as a supreme friend".A spokesperson for the duchess has previously said the comments were made in a letter of apology to Epstein that was written in 2011 to head off threats of legal action after she had linked him to paedophilia in a newspaper interview. Continue reading...

Yaakov Amidror says central camps' could be next target, as aid workers there say they have been warned of attacks

Alliance against Islamophobia alleges social media posts say Muslims are inherently criminal, dangerous, violent or evil by nature'

Exclusive: Prof Fiona Stanley says she considered asking hospital to remove her name after event on doctors' experiences in Gaza was abruptly called offDistinguished epidemiologist Prof Fiona Stanley said she was deeply sad" and ashamed" after the Fremantle hospital that bears her name abruptly cancelled a 2024 event featuring Palestinian-Australian doctors speaking about their experiences in Gaza, and even thought about telling the institution to remove her name.Guardian Australia can reveal the Fiona Stanley hospital invited two Australian doctors with Palestinian heritage, Dr Lama Al Ramahi and Dr Mohammed Mustafa, to speak on the profound challenges faced by medical professionals delivering health care in Gaza" in September 2024. Continue reading...

As governments condemn Optus for failing the Australian people, consumers worry the telco has not learned from its previous experience'

Australian Veterinary Association says aggression is more reliably predicted' by owner behaviour and individual dog experience than by breed alone

National Hurricane Center in Miami says Gabrielle could become major hurricane in early part of this weekHurricane Gabrielle formed Sunday in the open Atlantic south-east of Bermuda while Tropical Storm Narda emerged well off southern Mexico's Pacific coast.The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Gabrielle became a category 1 hurricane after its top sustained winds rose to 75mph (120 km/h). Gabrielle was centered about 320 miles (515km) south-east of Bermuda and was moving to the north-north-west at 10mph. Continue reading...

Zhang Zhan sentenced to four years for second time on charge often used by China to target government criticsThe UN, human rights groups and media freedom watchdogs have condemned reports that Zhang Zhan, a Chinese citizen journalist, was sentenced to jail for the second time last week.Zhang, 42, is thought to have stood trial in Shanghai on Friday on a charge of picking quarrels and provoking trouble", a charge often used in China to target critics of the government. Western diplomats were reportedly turned away from observing the trial. Continue reading...

Software provider Collins Aerospace completing updates after Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin hit by problems

Keir Starmer says announcement shows government's hopes for a secure Israel alongside a viable Palestine

Exclusive: Force examining whether hundreds of recruits had substandard or no checks before being allowed to joinScotland Yard is urgently making checks on whether it bungled the vetting of hundreds of officers after concerns they may have used inadequate measures when hiring them to see if they posed a criminal risk.About 300 new recruits may have had substandard or no vetting to see if they had criminal convictions, cautions or criminal associations and whether their integrity was at risk because of debt. Continue reading...

Consumer advocacy bodies and Greens say Labor failed to act fast enough to prevent last week's outage linked to multiple deaths

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Documents include letters calling for recovery of bodies and a falsified safety log that was part of a cover-upPoignant records relating to a colliery disaster in the 1930s that lay unseen for decades at the National Archives are being put on display close to the site of the mine in north Wales.Among the documents at the west London archive are petitions and emotional letters calling for the bodies trapped in the underground explosion at the pit in Gresford to be recovered. Despite the heartfelt entreaties, the vast majority remain there. Continue reading...

In today's newsletter: the coordinated action, taken alongside six UN allies, is a significant rebuke to Israel and the United States, but peace remains a distant hopeGood morning. Yesterday, the UK, Canada, Portugal and Australia joined 147 other countries in formally recognising the state of Palestine. Today, at a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly, France, Belgium, Malta and others will take the same step.That coordinated action is a moment of real significance, and represents a rebuke to Israel and the United States for the unending assault on Gaza, an objection to the annexation of the West Bank, and a gesture of support for a two-state solution. But nobody expects that it will end the war, or suddenly create the sovereignty, institutions and settled borders that are the bare minimum for a state to be viable - and there are fears that Benjamin Netanyahu will respond by sanctioning the acceleration of construction in the West Bank.US news | Thousands gathered in Arizona for a public memorial to honour Charlie Kirk, with his widow, Erika saying she forgives the man charged with his killing. Donald Trump told the crowd: I hate my opponents, and I don't want the best for them."Air transport | Gatwick airport's 2.2bn second runway plan has been given the go-ahead by the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander. Critics described the move as a disaster" that ignores basic climate science".Social media | Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch will probably be involved in the effort to buy TikTok in the US, Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday. Such a deal is thought to be likely to involve Fox corporation rather than the Murdochs individually.Russia | Two German Eurofighter jets were scrambled on Sunday to intercept a Russian military aircraft above the Baltic Sea, as Estonia said it would call an emergency meeting of the UN security council after Russian planes violated its airspace.UK politics | Zarah Sultana has said she will call off legal action announced as part of a bitter feud at the top of her new party with Jeremy Corbyn. On Friday, Sultana said that she had instructed defamation lawyers over a row about her launch of a membership system for the fledgling Your Party. Continue reading...

Wife of activist killed in Utah, allegedly by Tyler Robinson, 22, says I forgive him because it was what Christ did'During an emotional address at his public memorial in Glendale, Arizona, the widow of rightwing youth organizer Charlie Kirk said she forgives the man charged with killing her husband.My husband, he wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life," Erika Kirk said, before an at-capacity crowd. That man, that young man - I forgive him. I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it is what Charlie would do." Continue reading...

Emotions were raw as service began with Christian worship songs - and ended with a political speech from the president

MP determined to reconcile' with former Labour leader after fledgling party's membership sign-up rowZarah Sultana has said she will call off legal action after a public row with Jeremy Corbyn over the fledgling party they were to co-lead.The Coventry South MP acknowledged people felt demoralised" after the quarrel over her push for members to sign up to Your Party, the political outfit she established with the former Labour leader. Continue reading...

Israel threatens retaliatory West Bank annexations as move by UK, Canada and Australia increases tension with US UK, Canada and Australia announce formal recognition of Palestine, with wave of Israel's allies to followThe recognition of a Palestinian state by the UK, Canada and Australia will set off a global diplomatic scramble as Israel considers retaliatory annexations in the West Bank, a move that would deepen its standoff with Europe, widen its rift with the Arab states, and further distance the US from its allies around the world as the Trump administration maintains support for Netanyahu and Israel in its war in Gaza.Washington had warned allies ahead of Sunday's announcement that Israel would retaliate symbolically" and top officials were aware that Israel's response could imperil cornerstone Trump administration initiatives including the Abraham Accords, which sought to normalise relations between Israel and the Arab states but appear in danger of collapse. Continue reading...

Heidi Alexander approves expansion to allow 100,000 more flights a yearGatwick airport's 2.2bn second runway plan has been given the go-ahead by the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander.With the privately financed project, the West Sussex hub is aiming to increase its capacity by 100,000 flights a year. Continue reading...

Opposition leader Yair Golan blames government's political recklessness and refusal to end the war in GazaBenjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, called the UK's recognition of Palestine on Sunday an absurd prize for terrorism".In remarks to ministers released by his office, he said Israel would have to fight both in the UN and in all the other fronts against the slanderous propaganda aimed at us, and against the calls to create a Palestinian state that will endanger our existence and constitute an absurd prize for terrorism". Continue reading...

People in territory call for symbolism of imminent move by UK and others to be translated into practical measuresAbu Said, a barber, is busy. It is a weekend and though the narrow streets of al-Am'ari camp are hot and quiet, his shop is crowded.Everyone in al-Am'ari, on the outskirts of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, knows that the UK, France, Portugal and Canada have said they will recognise a Palestinian state imminently, following formal recognition of Palestine by more than 140 other countries. Continue reading...

Zaventem asks airlines to cancel half of Monday departures, while most of Heathrow flights expected to operateHundreds of thousands of passengers at Heathrow and Berlin airports faced flight delays on Sunday after a cyber-attack hit check-in desk software, while cancellations at Brussels airport suggested that disruption of Europe's air travel would continue into Monday.Airlines were forced to revert to slower manual check-ins from Friday night after the attack hit Collins Aerospace, which provides check-in desk technology to various airlines. Continue reading...

Sadiq Khan hails one-day closure of half-mile stretch to traffic as glimpse to what the future could be like'The mayor of London has said a one-day trial banning traffic from part of Oxford Street marks the day the fightback began to rescue this street".Sadiq Khan visited the street, where vehicles were prohibited from accessing a half-mile stretch of the road from Oxford Circus to Orchard Street between noon and 8pm on Sunday for the event called This is Oxford Street. Continue reading...

Duchess had promised convicted sex offender she would never have anything to do with him againThe Duchess of York humbly" apologised to her dear friend" Jeffrey Epstein a month after publicly disowning the convicted sex offender, according to leaked emails.Sarah Ferguson told the disgraced late financier that she never called him a paedophile in an earlier newspaper interview, and suggested that she had disavowed him to protect her career as a children's book author and philanthropist, according to emails obtained by the Mail on Sunday (MoS). Continue reading...

Group of students from Gaza with places at British universities are due to arrive in the UK within daysDavid Lammy has hinted that the UK government could U-turn to allow Palestinian scholars to bring their children to the UK.A group of 34 Palestinian students, including Chevening scholars, with places at British universities have been given permission to continue their studies in Britain. But nearly all have been told by the Foreign Office that they are not allowed to bring their children with them. Continue reading...