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Home perched in Hollywood Hills, constructed for $37,500 and made famous by Julius Shulman photo, listed for $25mThe Stahl house - a paragon of Los Angeles mid-century modern architectural design - is for sale for the first time in the home's history.The cantilevered home, perched in the Hollywood Hills, hit the listings market this week. The asking price: $25m. Continue reading...

Witness Dr Andrea Boros-Lavack was at times confusing' and incorrect, senior counsel assisting coroner says

Damning official review finds many unpaid carers left with huge debt because of government failure

Claimants forced to pay back thousands of pounds tell of horrendous' court ordeals and of desire for official apology

Ten years of bureaucratic failure, whistleblowing, political neglect and groundhog day-style policy inertia

Rachel Reeves says changes to subsidised scheme for disabled drivers will help support thousands of jobsThe Motability scheme to provide disabled drivers with subsidised cars has said it will remove expensive cars such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz and aim to buy more British-built cars.Motability said it hopes that 50% of the vehicles it offers will come from British factories by 2035. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said the changes to the scheme would support thousands of well-paid, skilled jobs", before the budget on Wednesday. Continue reading...

The actor won best performance for BBC drama Gatsby in Harlem at the inaugural British Audio awards, while Nicola Coughlan's narration of Juno Dawson's Queen B clinched best sci-fi audiobookAudiobooks narrated by Ncuti Gatwa, Nicola Coughlan and David Tennant were among those recognised at the inaugural British Audio awards, the Speakies".Gatwa's performance in the lead role of Gatsby in Harlem helped it emerge as one of Monday evening's biggest winners: it took three major prizes including audio of the year. The reimagining of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby also won best audio drama adaptation, while Gatwa took home the best performance award for what organisers described as his remarkable poise and flair" in capturing Gatsby's character. Continue reading...

In an interview kept secret since February, David Adeang wrongly stated the people Australia has begun deporting to his country are not refugees

Reform leader denies racist or antisemitic behaviour with intent' at school, but says he can't remember everything from 49 years agoNigel Farage has broken his silence nearly a week after he was accused by about 20 people of racism and antisemitism as a teenager, by saying he never directly, really tried to go and hurt anybody".His remarks came after the publication of a detailed investigation by the Guardian in which many of his school contemporaries claimed to be victims of, or witnesses to, repeated incidents of deeply offensive behaviour. Continue reading...

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BBC board member, a former spin doctor for Theresa May, dismisses suggestion in questioning by MPsCaroline Daniel is also asked about her views on editorial bias.My experience was the BBC took issues of impartiality extremely seriously," she said. Continue reading...

A parliamentary select committee has questioned Michael Prescott, the adviser who wrote the memo that led to the resignation of the BBC's director general, Tim DavieSenior figures running and advising the BBC have been questioned about the crisis at the broadcaster, which has been threatened with a $1bn lawsuit from Donald Trump.The BBC's director general, Tim Davie, and the head of news, Deborah Turness, resigned this month after controversy triggered by the leak of a memo written by a former external adviser. Continue reading...

Simon Levy faces charges over the deaths of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39A man charged with murdering one woman and raping another earlier this year has been charged with a second murder.Simon Levy, 40, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday over the death of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, whose body was found in south London in March. Continue reading...

Homeland security claims country being ruled by military dictatorship no longer continues to meet conditions' for Temporary Protected Status

Four main food distribution sites operated by the opaque company had been flashpoints of deadly violenceA controversial and secretive private company backed by the US and Israel that distributed food in Gaza has announced the end of its operations in the devastated territory.The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which had four food distribution sites that became flashpoints of chaos and deadly violence between May and October, said in a statement that it would shut down permanently, having successfully completed its emergency mission". Continue reading...

Decision to remove children comes after they and their parents ate poisonous mushrooms and ended up in hospitalThe decision by an Italian court to remove three children being brought up in the woods from their British-Australian parents has sparked a fierce debate in the country over alternative lifestyles.Nathan Trevallion, a former chef from Bristol, and his wife, Catherine Birmingham, a former horse-riding teacher from Melbourne, bought a dilapidated property in a wooded area in Palmoli, in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, in 2021. Continue reading...

Even before the 2020 election, tensions were high between Fox News executives and Trump, new documents showNew revelations about the tense relationship between Fox News and Donald Trump in the fall of 2020 have emerged in a trove of thousands of court documents released Sunday as part of a massive defamation lawsuit filed against the network by voting technology company Smartmatic.One exchange showed that Lachlan Murdoch, the chief executive of Fox News parent company Fox Corp, told star anchor Sean Hannity in a 1 October 2020 text chain that Trump could not appear on Fox again if he attacked the network. Continue reading...

Three people were pulled into the water and one remained missing, with search efforts hindered by high winds and unsafe water conditions'Authorities in California are searching for the body of a man who was swept into the ocean at a beach in the Big Sur area, one week after a girl and her father died after being pulled into the water in the same state park.Three people were pulled into the water from the rocks at the Soberanes Point area of Garrapata state park on Saturday afternoon just after 3pm and began yelling for help, according to a statement from the Monterey county sheriff's office. Two women who had been dragged into the ocean were able to pull themselves out of the water. Continue reading...

Ukraine has been cornered into weighing terms it cannot accept and faces threat of losing its most important allyThe Kremlin has barely lifted a finger in recent days. It hasn't needed to.The 28-point US-Russia peace proposal, leaked to the media last week, has thrown Washington, Kyiv and European capitals into disarray, creating precisely the conditions Vladimir Putin has long sought: a negotiating table sharply tilted in the Russian president's favour, with Ukraine cornered into weighing terms it cannot accept and the threat of losing its most important ally hanging over its head. Continue reading...

Lord Evans of Watford and Lord Dannatt were filmed breaking rules, in undercover footage recorded by Guardian

All-party group say move is needed to stop UK lagging behind global standards on election integrityKeir Starmer is being urged to restore independence to the Electoral Commission, with MPs and peers likely to launch a battle to amend the elections bill in the new year.In a letter to the prime minister, MPs and peers will warn the elections watchdog should not be overseen by the political parties in charge of holding to account. Continue reading...

Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018Nigel Farage is facing calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens.In appearances on US TV shows and podcasts earlier in his political career, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global government, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group and the financier George Soros as threats to democracy. Continue reading...

Forward Trust patron says compassion and love' are needed to end fear and shame felt by those affectedThe Princess of Wales has called for an end to the stigma" surrounding addictions, saying the experiences of those dependent on drugs, alcohol or gambling are shaped by fear, shame and judgment".Catherine, who is a patron of the charity Forward Trust supporting recovering addicts, said more open conversations were needed to bring the issue out of the shadows" and for society to show compassion and love" to those affected. Continue reading...

Former prime minister says he wants to join ranks of those pressing for more checks on men who may have diseaseDavid Cameron has disclosed he was treated for prostate cancer and has called for a targeted screening programme.The former prime minister said he had a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, which looks for proteins associated with the form of the disease. The result was high and he subsequently had a biopsy that revealed the cancer. Continue reading...

Militant group confirms Haytham Ali Tabatabai was killed in attack that dramatically escalates tensions in the regionIsrael targeted one of Hezbollah's most senior military commanders in an airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, dramatically escalating tensions with the group almost exactly a year after a ceasefire ended 14 months of clashes.The Israeli military said several hours after the attack that Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah's chief of staff, was killed in the strike in Lebanese capital. Continue reading...

South African president bangs gavel after rejecting plan from US, which hosts next meeting, for him to hand over to junior officialSouth Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, closed the G20 summit in Johannesburg by banging a gavel, having rejected a US proposal for him to hand over to a relatively junior embassy official for the next summit in Florida in a year's time.South Africa presented the two-day event as a triumph for multilateralism but it was marred by a boycott by the US, which has repeatedly accused South Africa of discriminating against white-minority Afrikaners, a claim that has been widely discredited. Continue reading...

Shortage of specialist doctors means service is in crisis, says chair of Royal College of Pathologists committeeBereaved parents are enduring harrowing" delays of more than a year to find out why their child died because the NHS has too few specialist doctors to perform postmortems.The shortage of paediatric and perinatal pathologists is revealed in a report by the Royal College of Pathologists published on Sunday. It warns that the situation is dire", services in some parts of the UK have totally collapsed" and families are paying the price.37% of consultant posts in the UK are lying vacant.The UK has just 52 paediatric and perinatal consultants and 13 are due to retire in the next five years.Just 3% of consultants think current staffing levels are enough to sustain their service.Only 13 resident doctors are in training to become consultants in the specialty. Continue reading...

Vineyard owners say sales slump, Trump tariffs and worst harvest in 70 years have put producers in danger of closureFrench winemakers are often accused of viewing the glass as half empty. Dire warnings about the state of the sector - one of the three pillars of the country's economy - are a hardy perennial blamed on everything from geopolitics to a drop in the number of drinkers.Before a crisis meeting with the agriculture minister on Monday, vineyard owners say an unprecedented series of setbacks, including some of the worst harvests in 70 years, has left many of them on their last legs. Continue reading...

The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen gold watch belonged to Isidor Straus, who along with his wife lost his life when ship sankA gold pocket watch that belonged to a man who died onboard the Titanic when it sank has sold for a record sum.The watch, which belonged to 67-year-old Isidor Straus, went for 1.78m at auction, the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia. He was given the watch - an engraved 18-carat Jules Jurgensen - as a gift on his 43rd birthday in 1888. Continue reading...

Chancellor admits economy feels stuck' for many as she signals intention to freeze income tax thresholds

Court papers show the island cautiously welcomed the oligarch - with London's approval - before Russia's invasion of UkraineFor decades the Channel Islands tax haven of Jersey has played a big role in moving fortunes made in some of the world's most despotic countries into the west, attracting overseas oligarchs with a mix of low tax and high levels of financial secrecy.It is a secrecy that extends to Jersey's relationship with the UK government. As a crown dependency, Jersey has its own parliament, but belongs to the king. The relationship between the two jurisdictions remains something of a black box, with very little public information on how the big decisions are made, or to what extent Westminster is consulted. Continue reading...

Shades of green, pink and glitter accompany sold out screenings as Wicked: For Good's release prompts wave of themed dressing

Strongest cyclone to approach Darwin since Tracy in 1974 intensifies to category 4 as it moves towards northeast Kimberley coast

Pageantry and trillion-dollar promises reveal how Washington's loyalties may be tilting toward the GulfThe White House welcome bestowed on the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was the most lavish of the Trump presidency, and a gaudily clear statement of its foreign policy priorities.It was billed as a mere working visit, but it was more extravagant than any previous state visit. The president greeted the prince on the south lawn, the White House's biggest stage. There were uniformed men on horses bearing flags and a flypast of fighter jets. Continue reading...

Despite Australia signing the Belem declaration, Albanese rejected suggestion Labor shouldn't develop new gas fields

US president signals potential room for adjustments after Zelenskyy says proposals force Ukraine to choose between national dignity and losing the USDonald Trump said on Saturday that his Moscow-drafted peace plan" was not my final offer", after a furious backlash from Ukrainians who described it as reminiscent of Neville Chamberlain's 1938 Munich agreement with Adolf Hitler.The US president told reporters during brief remarks at the White House: We'd like to get to peace. It should've happened a long time ago ... we're trying to get it ended, one way or the other we have to get it ended." Continue reading...

Industry experts welcome extra incentives but fear a consultation on a mileage tax sends mixed messagesDrivers will be able to claim government subsidies to cut the cost of buying a new electric car until 2030 under plans to be announced by Rachel Reeves at next week's budget.The chancellor will unveil an extra 1.3bn for subsidies for new electric vehicles (EVs) and a further 200m for charging points, as she attempts to prevent the market for clean cars drying up amid concerns about a new pay-per-mile tax. Continue reading...

European leaders say Washington's proposal needs major changes, as Macron warns G20 risks losing relevanceWestern leaders have said the US peace plan for ending the war in Ukraine will require additional work" at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, which Donald Trump boycotted.The draft plan, which was leaked this week, endorsed some of Russia's demands, such as handing over areas of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, limiting its military, and relinquishing its ambitions to join Nato. Washington has given Kyiv a deadline of Thursday to respond. Continue reading...

Readers share the impact of Guardian Australia's two-year investigation Broken trust, which underlined the shocking realities of domestic violence-related deaths'Guardian Australia's Broken trust series has uncovered allegations of policing failures before domestic and family violence homicides, and cases that were not adequately investigated.Over the course of the week, we revealed new information about the cases of Hannah Clarke and her children, Gail Karran and Kardell Lomas. Continue reading...

Higher education regulator investigates Catholic institute after comments by academics, including endorsing the White Australia policy

Experts warn US deal on lethal' aircraft presents issues for Australia that we've tried desperately to ignore with the Israelis'

Star turns are boosting ticket sales this season, including Islington show featuring MP's Wizard of Oz and Olivier winner's TotoWe're a third of the way through the fabulously camp production of Wicked Witches, a mashup of Wicked and The Wizard of Oz, at the Pleasance theatre in Islington, north London. Dor (formerly known as Dorothy) and Tin 2.0 need guidance on how to take down the Wicked Witch and save the borough of Oz-lington from a great blizzard.But wait! Who's that Facetiming? It's only Jeremy Corbyn, the wise Wizard of Oz-lington! The 200-person audience cheers and applauds the Islington North MP, who looks as if he's beaming in from the allotment. Continue reading...

Reform UK's leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there's no evidence'. We talk to victims and witnessesNigel Farage has denied - albeit through a spokesperson - that he ever said anything racist or antisemitic when he was a teenager.The Guardian has spoken to 20 of his contemporaries while at Dulwich College in south London who say otherwise - more than half of them on the record. Continue reading...

Availability of chickens and ducks also expected to be tight, with 5% of the seasonal flock culled so farUK poultry producers are battling a bad season" of bird flu, with cases much worse than at this point last year, putting a squeeze on supplies of Christmas birds including turkeys, chickens and ducks.Two industry insiders said they expected supplies of all poultry to be tight ahead of the festive season, especially for organic and free-range birds, which are seen as the most vulnerable to infection. Continue reading...

London and the south-east said to be worst affected, with valuations often coming in at 10% below the agreed sale priceAn increase in property down valuations, with some homes being marked down by 10% or more by surveyors, is turning deals and lives upside down," mortgage experts claim.Some believe that uncertainty around the contents of the budget may be fuelling a rise in surveyors taking a cautious stance and valuing properties at less than the agreed price. Continue reading...

Agents claim it can increase their clients' profile and show off their human side. Is that your final answer?For Monty Panesar, it was answering that Germany played their home football matches in Athens. For David Lammy, it was saying Henry VIII's heir was Henry VII. And for actor Amanda Henderson it was responding with the name Sharon to a question about Greta Thunberg.Panesar's disastrous appearance on Celebrity Mastermind six years ago was used to taunt him this week by Australia's cricket captain Steve Smith. Continue reading...

Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMIThe owner of the Daily Mail has struck a 500m deal to buy the Telegraph titles, in a move that will create a right-leaning publishing powerhouse.Lord Rothermere's Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) has entered a period of exclusivity with RedBird IMI, which has been seeking a buyer since being forced to put the papers up for sale last spring, to complete the terms of the transaction. Continue reading...

US army secretary briefs ambassadors at nightmare meeting' in Kyiv on Friday after talks with Ukrainian leaderUS officials have told Nato allies they expect to push president Volodymyr Zelenskyy into agreeing to a peace deal in the coming days, under the threat that if Kyiv does not sign, it will face a much worse deal in future.The US army secretary Dan Driscoll briefed ambassadors from Nato nations at a meeting in Kyiv late on Friday, after talks with Zelenskyy and taking a phone call from the White House. No deal is perfect, but it must be done sooner rather than later," he told them, according to one person who was present. Continue reading...

Some teachers and pupils voice concerns about pilot programme after government's agreement with OpenAISecondary school teachers in Greece are set to go through an intensive course in using artificial intelligence tools as the country assumes a frontline role in incorporating AI into its education system.Next week, staff in 20 schools will be trained in a specialised version of ChatGPT, custom-made for academic institutions, under a new agreement between the centre-right government and OpenAI. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Royal College of GPs chair says surgeries desperate to hire more doctors but lack funding to do soGPs can no longer guarantee safe care for millions of patients because of a dangerous shortage of medics, Britain's top family doctor has said.Prof Kamila Hawthorne, the chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), said surgeries were desperate to hire more doctors to meet soaring demand for care but could not afford to do so because of a lack of core funding. Continue reading...