Visitor to lying in state says niece queued for 15 hours and they are trying to get back inA witness has said her seven-year-old niece was pushed aside by a man who grabbed the Queen’s coffin as it lay in state.Tracey Holland said Darcy Holland was “grabbed out of the way”, though the police detained the man “in two seconds”. Continue reading...
Sydney will meet Geelong in the AFL grand final, after the Swans held off a courageous comeback by one point to win a thriller1st quarter, 10 minutes remaining: Sydney 4.2 (26) to Collingwood 0.0 (0) Swans putting a lot of pressure on Collingwood whenever the Pies have possession, and it’s pressure by Reid on Noble, rushing from standing the mark after giving away a free kick, that forces a kick out on the full on Sydney’s half-back flank. The Swans by contrast are clean with disposal, and a long kick finds Papley on the 50 arc. His set shot goes a long way, straight through.1st quarter, 13 minutes remaining: Sydney 3.1 (19) to Collingwood 0.0 (0) Heeney has been prominent early, but a kick slews off the outside of his boot as he tries to pump it inside 50. The Pies escape trouble for a time, but get back into trouble as Hickey gets a 50-metre penalty at half-back when the player on the mark doesn’t move back. Hickey bombs it to the goalsquare, Franklin brings it to ground, and Ryan Clarke is there front and centre to snap it home. Continue reading...
Broadcasters have been rehearsing their plans for this event for 30 years and all the major UK channels bar one will be showing it liveMiles of television broadcast cabling has been laid, almost every satellite truck in the UK has been hired out and international broadcasters are offering wads of money to anyone who can secure them a broadcast location overlooking the ceremony.Monday’s funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is a global TV event that has been planned for decades – yet at the same time pulled together in just 10 days. Continue reading...
Source said man ran up and touched the coffin in Westminster Hall before being arrested by policeA man has been arrested “following a disturbance” in Westminster Hall, where the Queen is lying in state, after reports of someone running up the steps to the catafalque and touching the coffin.The Metropolitan police were said to have rushed to detain the man just before 10pm on Friday evening, the second full day that mourners have been able to pay their respects to the former monarch, just hours after senior royals held a vigil. Continue reading...
Bodies of woman, 30, and child thought to be her son found by police in Holbeck areaA woman and a child have been found dead inside a flat in Leeds.West Yorkshire police said officers made the discovery of the body of the woman, believed to be aged 30, and the 10-year-old child, thought to be her son, when they were called to a flat in the Holbeck area of the city by someone concerned about the welfare of the occupants. Continue reading...
Winner of Mercury prize and Brit awards takes break, saying her mental health has deterioratedSinger Arlo Parks, winner of the Mercury prize and Brit awards, has cancelled a string of concerts, saying her mental health has “deteriorated to a debilitating place”.
by Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent on (#63QAZ)
Police watchdog says work will take until next year, drawing condemnation from family’s lawyerThe investigation into the police shooting of an unarmed black man will examine whether race was a factor but will not conclude until next year, a watchdog has said.The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it was in discussions with prosecutors about the investigation and expected it would commission expert analysis to work out what happened at the scene in south London before Chris Kaba was shot once in the head. Continue reading...
Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurd, dies after ‘violent arrest’ for infringing hijab rules amid Iranian crackdown on women’s dressA 22-year-old woman has died in an Iranian hospital days after being detained by the regime’s morality police for allegedly not complying with the country’s hijab regulations.Mahsa Amini was travelling with her family from Iran’s western province of Kurdistan to the capital, Tehran, to visit relatives when she was reportedly arrested for failing to meet the country’s strict rules on women’s dress. Continue reading...
Man arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and assaulting emergency workerA police officer was stabbed repeatedly in the neck and another constable stabbed through the arm after a man with a knife was challenged in central London.People watched in horror after the officers were attacked near Leicester Square at about 6am on Friday. A man in his 20s was arrested and in custody and police said a knife was recovered from the scene. Continue reading...
Taqueria serves cease and desist order to Sonora Taqueria, whose owners say term is as generic as ‘pizzeria’A bitter row has broken out between two London taco restaurants over the use of the word “taqueria”, with neither side seemingly willing to fold.Taqueria, which has restaurants in Notting Hill and Exmouth Market, served up a cease and desist order aiming to prevent another Mexican outlet, Sonora Taqueria, from trading under its current name. Continue reading...
Adio Adeshine allegedly exposed himself in front of mourners before going into Thames to evade policeTwo women were allegedly sexually assaulted in the queue to attend the Queen’s lying in state, a court has heard.Adio Adeshine, 19, allegedly exposed himself and pushed into mourners from behind as they waited in line at Victoria Tower Gardens on Wednesday evening after Westminster Hall opened its doors to the public. Continue reading...
Tory MP advises Panama-based firm that has worked for governments with poor rights recordsA former UK defence secretary seeking election to parliament’s foreign policy watchdog is facing questions over his suitability for the role after receiving payments from a PR firm that has worked for governments with poor human rights records.Liam Fox is standing to become chair of the foreign affairs select committee, which scrutinises Foreign Office ministers and officials over key policies. According to parliamentary records, he has been paid £20,000 since August 2021 to provide advice on business and international politics to WorldPR, a firm based in the tax haven of Panama City. Continue reading...
Police aim to reunite stolen goods including 150 pieces of luggage with owners around the worldPolice in Marseille are attempting to track down more than 100 first-class train passengers from around the world who had their luggage or wallets stolen by a gang whose leader would disguise himself in wigs.When a woman leaving a high-speed train at Aix-en-Provence station earlier this year reported to police that her bag containing €50,000 of jewellery had disappeared during the journey, station CCTV footage led to a months-long investigation. Police discovered what they called an experienced operation by three thieves regularly targeting first-class carriages on high-speed trains. Continue reading...
Staff at Future Academies claim they are being overworked and children have been left demoralisedTeachers at an academy chain founded by the former Conservative schools minister John Nash and his wife are preparing to go on strike, claiming the trust is “blighting the life chances of the children”.The curriculum used by Future Academies, developed by Caroline Nash, a stockbroker, is said in a letter to governors of one the chain’s schools to be among the most narrow in the country. Continue reading...
Businesses may struggle as consumers cut back spending amid high inflation and rising fuel costs, economists warnThe number of English and Welsh companies declared insolvent jumped by 43% in August, according to government data, which adds to concerns for the health of the UK economy.There were 1,933 insolvencies in August, compared with 1,348 in the same month last year, the Insolvency Service said. It was also 42% above the level in August 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. Continue reading...
Image of actor’s eye to be auctioned to fund Ojos del Mundo in preventing blindness in developing worldAn eye for an eye, or in this case, help for thousands of eyes in exchange for the image of one as a closeup of Javier Bardem’s iris is auctioned for an organisation that restores sight to people in the developing world.“Being able to see, to hear, to touch, to feel: these are things that we don’t really appreciate until we lose them,” said the Oscar-winning actor. “Regaining access to everything you feel through seeing, which has such an impact on our emotions and sensibility, is an emotional and spiritual transformation.” Continue reading...
by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent on (#63PVA)
SNP whips write to John Mason saying he has ‘caused great distress and trauma to many women’A Scottish National party MSP has been reprimanded for defending anti-abortion protests outside health clinics.In a written warning from party whips at Holyrood, John Mason, the Glasgow Shettleston MSP, was accused of causing “great distress and trauma to many women”. Continue reading...
Highest red alert issued in Shanghai as meteorological autumn does not give way to cooler temperature in FranceTyphoon Muifa made landfall in eastern China on Wednesday evening, shortly after affecting Japan in previous days, arriving as a Category 2 storm and billed as the strongest on record to hit Shanghai, China’s largest city.China’s central meteorological observatory issued its first highest typhoon red alert of the year. The tropical system brought sustained winds of 95mph, a threat of up to 200mm of rainfall and waves in excess of five metres. Continue reading...
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent on (#63PBW)
Charity says 19 million people facing starvation in report highlighting link with extreme weatherExtreme hunger is closely linked to the climate crisis, with many areas of the world most affected by extreme weather experiencing severe food shortages, research has shown.The development charity Oxfam examined 10 of the world’s worst climate hotspots, afflicted by drought, floods, severe storms and other extreme weather, and found their rates of extreme hunger had more than doubled in the past six years. Continue reading...
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Ursula von der Leyen tells EU member states it is the responsibility of all of them to ensure Ukraine can defend itselfRail services will resume between Kharkiv and Balakliia in Kharkiv oblast on Thursday, the Kyiv Independent reports, based on a Telegram post from Ukrainian Railways. Workers have already repaired bridges and dozens of damaged tracks after Balakliia was liberated on 8 September.Ukrainian forces shot down four Russian planes in the past 24 hours, the Kyiv Independent reports, based on an update from the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces. The update said three Russian Su-25 and one Su-24m were shot down while operating over Ukrainian territory, while the Russian forces’ primary tactic continued to be the targeting of civilian settlements, 30 of which were fired at with artillery, missiles, or a combination of both. Continue reading...
Wang Qishan to be at service despite banning of Conservative MPs due to complaints about Chinese repressionThe Chinese vice-president, Wang Qishan, is to attend the Queen’s funeral in a move that has prompted complaints from a group of British Conservative MPs that have been banned from travelling to China due to their campaigns against Chinese repression.Wang will be the most senior Asian political leader to attend the service at Westminster Abbey and among the representatives of authoritarian states, a grouping that also includes Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, the president of Egypt. The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, is expected to lead a delegation to London, although his attendance at the funeral has not yet been confirmed. Continue reading...
The rapper has been sentenced to 15 days of community service as well as being instructed to pay court fees to her victimsCardi B has pleaded guilty to assault charges related to a fight at a New York strip club in 2018.The rapper was set to go to trial this week but accepted a plea deal which avoids prison time. It results in her being charged with third degree assault and second degree reckless endangerment while 10 other charges were dismissed. Continue reading...
Zelenskiy meets Von der Leyen in Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks on power and utilities providersRussia hit the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih with cruise missiles again on Thursday, after a devastating strike the day before destroyed a reservoir dam and caused extensive flooding.The latest attack on the home city of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, caused serious damage. Two missiles struck the same reservoir hit on Wednesday, which was being repaired, Kryvyi Rih’s military administrator, Oleksander Vilkul, said. He urged residents to stay in shelters. Continue reading...
Announcement expected of editor John Witherow’s departure and his deputy’s promotionTony Gallagher is being lined up as the new editor of the Times, according to sources at the newspaper, with its current boss, John Witherow, expected to leave the outlet.Witherow, 70, has been in charge of the newspaper since 2013 but has spent much of the last year off work due to illness. During this period, Gallagher, his deputy editor, has effectively been running the Rupert Murdoch-owned title. Continue reading...
Case continues into 2017 death in Bath of Celia Marsh, who had a severe allergy to cow’s milkThe founder of a company that made what was meant to be dairy-free yoghurt used in a Pret a Manger “vegan” wrap has tearfully told an inquest she had no idea a “secret ingredient” contained traces of milk protein.Bethany Eaton, the managing director of Planet Coconut, said she accepted the bags the ingredient arrived in stipulated that it was manufactured in a factory that also handled milk but believed it would have been made in a separate allergen-free area. Continue reading...
This live blog has now closed, you can read more on this story hereIn its response to the legal proceedings launched by the EU over the Northern Ireland protocol (see 11.54am), the UK government has said that it has unilaterally decided to continue suspending border checks on farm produce and other goods entering NI from Great Britain, my colleague Lisa O’Carroll reports.The European Union is considering its next steps after receiving the UK’s response to legal threats over the failure to comply with the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol, PA Media reports. PA says:Despite politics as normal being paused while the nation mourns the Queen’s death, the government responded to the action ahead of today’s deadline.The bloc had requested a response to its raft of infringement proceedings over the UK’s failure to comply with the rules before the end of the day. Continue reading...
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent on (#63NRR)
Flights will be halted for half an hour so aircraft noise does not disrupt two minutes’ silenceFlights to and from Heathrow will be halted for half an hour on Monday to ensure the two minutes’ silence at the end of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral is not disrupted by aircraft noise over London.Britain’s main airport will also halt arrivals in the early afternoon to avoid planes coming in to land over the west of the capital during the procession of the Queen’s hearse, and stop take-offs later to not disturb the ceremonial procession to Windsor.11.40am–12.10pm: no take-offs or landings from Heathrow, around the two-minute silence at the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.1.45–2.20pm: no arrivals to support the procession of the Queen’s hearse.3.05–4.45pm: no departures.4.45–9pm: reduced departure rate during the service. Continue reading...
Prince Edward and Sophie chat to crowds in Manchester, as Princess Anne views condolence book in GlasgowCrowds broke out into appreciative applause as Princess Anne visited Glasgow and Prince Edward travelled to Manchester to view floral tributes and books of condolence.In a sunny Manchester, Edward and his wife, Sophie, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, charmed the crowds of people who had gathered in St Ann’s Square, many only just finding out that the visit was being made. Continue reading...
MEPs back resolution stating country led by Viktor Orbán has become ‘hybrid regime of electoral autocracy’Hungary can no longer be considered a full democracy, the European parliament has said in a powerful symbolic vote against Viktor Orbán’s government.In a resolution backed by 81% of MEPs present to vote, the parliament stated that Hungary had become a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy”, citing a breakdown in democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law. Continue reading...
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