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Nurses quitting profession early puts health reforms in England at risk, says union
Numbers leaving within 10 years of registering rose by 43% between 2021 to 2024, finds Royal College of NursingIncreasing numbers of UK-trained nurses are set to leave the profession in England within a decade of registering, in a trend that could jeopardise the government's overhaul of healthcare, according to a union.More than 11,000 will have quit the register within their first 10 years on it, according to analysis by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) of the latest official figures. Continue reading...
Starmer to join Macron on Armistice Day in Paris to show European solidarity
British and French leaders will discuss Ukraine and defence amid fears for future of Nato after Trump's re-electionKeir Starmer will join Emmanual Macron in Paris for the French Armistice Day service in a pointed show of European solidarity days after Donald Trump's re-election, with Ukraine and defence on the agenda for private talks between the two leaders.The visit will have a symbolic element with Starmer becoming the first UK leader to attend France's national commemoration event since Winston Churchill in 1944. Continue reading...
MTV Europe awards: Taylor Swift, Raye and Pet Shop Boys are big winners in Manchester
Swift wins best artist award for third time as Liam Gallagher, Calvin Harris and Sabrina Carpenter also triumphThere was something different about the announcements on the Manchester tram network this week. Instead of the usual voice calling out Deansgate-Castlefield and St Peter's Square, passengers have been listening to Rita Ora warning: Make sure you plan your journey - it's gonna be busy!"The pop star was in Manchester on Sunday to host the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), one of the highlights of the global music calendar, at the city's Co-op Live Arena. Continue reading...
Judith Jamison, acclaimed dancer and Alvin Ailey artistic director, dies aged 81
Jamison joined Alvin Ailey's dance company in 1965 and performed there for 15 years, premiering solo Cry in 1971Judith Jamison, an acclaimed dancer and choreographer who for two decades was artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, died on Saturday in New York, at the age of 81.Her death came after a brief illness, according to a post on the company's Instagram page. Continue reading...
Greece’s Syriza faces defections as ex-leader launches new movement
Expected departure of at least five deputies means party set to be replaced as main oppositionSyriza, the once radical leftwing force that set Europe alight with its anti-austerity rhetoric at the height of Greece's debt crisis, is on the verge of being replaced as the country's main opposition party after the removal of its leader Stefanos Kasselakis and his decision to start a new political movement.At least five Syriza deputies are expected to officially inform parliament on Monday of their decision to leave the party, a move that will result in the group's parliamentary presence being reduced to 30 lawmakers - one fewer than the centre-left Pasok. Continue reading...
British man killed fighting for Ukraine’s foreign volunteer platoon
Family of Callum Tindal-Draper, 22, say he died following his heart, soul and morals' and was as brave as they come'A British man has been killed while fighting in Ukraine for the country's foreign volunteer platoon.Callum Tindal-Draper, 22, had travelled to the country to join the fight against Russia despite his family's pleas for him not to. His father, Steven Draper, paid tribute to his son, a former NHS worker from Gunnislake in Cornwall, in an interview with BBC News. Continue reading...
Man suspected of stabbing spree in Seattle held on $2m bail
Police say 37-year-old stabbed five people on Friday in broad daylight and possibly four others the day beforeA 37-year-old man who police say stabbed five people in Seattle in broad daylight on Friday and possibly four others the day before made his first court appearance Saturday where a judge ordered him held on $2m bail.People who live in and travel to the Chinatown-International District deserve to feel safe and be safe," said King county prosecuting attorney Leesa Manion after the judge found probable cause to hold him on five counts of first-degree assault. Continue reading...
Government expected to help UK hospices hit by national insurance rise
Financial lifeline could alleviate fears end-of-life services are at risk of closure from tax hike and higher wage billsThe government is likely to offer a financial lifeline to the hospice sector amid fears end-of-life care providers are at risk of closure due to the double blow of the employers' national insurance rise and higher wage bills, the Guardian understands.Officials have been looking at the options for providing more funding to hospices and other end-of-life care through the NHS partly to offset the impact of the national insurance rise, which the sector believes could cost it 30m a year. Continue reading...
‘Hospice care is life affirming’: call to focus on role of palliative care in UK assisted dying bill
Those running hospices want any change in the law to go hand in hand with greater government investmentSitting at his wife's bedside, Len was grateful she was in the care of end-of-life experts in her last days. In the softly lit, tranquil room, he could spend as much time with Adela as possible, staying overnight on a pull-out bed if he wanted to, while waiting for her inevitable release from cancer.We were told in July that chemo was no longer working and her life was now limited," he said. At home, Adela had become weaker and weaker", unable to manage the stairs to the bathroom. Eventually, it was suggested she be admitted to St Joseph's hospice in Hackney, east London. Continue reading...
First charges over violence linked to football match in Amsterdam
City's police chief says incidents on both sides' led to violent unrest as around 40' fined and releasedAuthorities have released details of the 62 people arrested after violent attacks took place around the football match between Amsterdam's Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday night.Violence after the game - described by the Amsterdam mayor, Femke Halsema, as hit and run attacks" on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters by boys on scooters" - provoked international horror. Continue reading...
Moscow targeted as Ukraine and Russia trade large drone attacks
Ukrainian strike on Moscow is biggest since full-scale invasion while Russia sends wave of record 145 dronesUkraine has carried out its biggest drone strike on Moscow since Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion in 2022, Russian media said on Sunday, as the Kremlin launched its own record air attack over Ukraine.Three airports in the Russian capital were temporarily closed and flights were diverted. At least one person was injured. Russia said its air defences shot down 70 drones, nearly half of them in the skies above Moscow and the rest in western Russia. Continue reading...
Nine boats carrying 572 people intercepted while crossing Channel
Total number of arrivals by small boats reaches 32,691 this year, up 22% on same time last year but lower than 2022Nine boats carrying 572 people have been intercepted while attempting to cross the Channel, according to the Home Office.The latest crossings come after Keir Starmer announced plans to tackle what he described as the national security threat" of people smugglers, pledging an extra 75m and a new team of detectives. Continue reading...
England has 10th of expected sunshine amid ‘anticyclonic gloom’, Met Office says
Grey and misty weather has been a mainstay this month - but brighter skies should arrive soonIf things have felt especially gloomy this week, it is not just the politics.The grey mist that seems to have descended is down to an outlier weather event that has been under way since the start of November, with some regions of England recording just a few minutes of sunshine this month. Continue reading...
Labour advisers want lessons learned from Harris defeat: voters set the agenda
Focus on joy over voters' concerns about economy was Harris campaign's downfall, some Labour insiders sayThey say in every defeat there is a lesson. Senior Labour advisers say there are tough lessons some of their party critics need to learn from the Democrats' disastrous campaign in the US.When Kamala Harris's campaign had the most momentum, the core of it was joy. And although the final weeks were dominated by darker warnings of fascism under Donald Trump, Harris returned to that theme of optimism in one of her final messages to supporters, saying they had brought back the joy". Continue reading...
Two men killed in separate shooting and stabbing incidents in south London
Two people also injured in shooting in Sydenham, while a man and a woman were injured in Walworth stabbingA man has died and two people were injured after a shooting in a residential area of south-east London, while another man died in a separate knife attack a few miles away.Police appealed for witnesses to come forward after what was described as a senseless act of violence" in the area of Wells Park Road, Sydenham. Continue reading...
King Charles and Princess of Wales lead Remembrance Day ceremony at Cenotaph
An unprecedented eight former prime ministers stood together in Whitehall, while 10,000 veterans marched pastCrowds fell silent at war memorials in villages, towns and cities across the country on Remembrance Sunday as generations gathered to commemorate lives lost in conflicts.In Whitehall, the Princess of Wales joined King Charles to honour the fallen, after a year in which they had both been diagnosed with cancer. A two-minute silence was led by the king who was the first to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph. Continue reading...
Valencian leaders rule out imminent resignations amid flood response fury
Regional vice-president says we cannot abandon the victims' after huge protest over handling of disasterThe Valencian regional government, which has been heavily criticised over its response to the deadly floods that have killed at least 222 people in Spain, has ruled out any imminent resignations over the matter, arguing that the departure of senior leaders would constitute a betrayal of the victims of the disaster.Growing public anger over the authorities' handling of the emergency brought 130,000 people on to the streets of the city of Valencia on Saturday night to call for the resignation of the regional president, Carlos Mazon. Continue reading...
The Spoils director says film forces art world to confront ‘loaded issue’ of restitution
Documentary shows the fight to recover paintings that Jewish art dealer was forced to sell by the NazisFrom the Benin bronzes to the Parthenon marbles, debates over the restitution of cultural artefacts are now a fact of life in an international art world forced to reckon with the often controversial history of its treasures.Museums around the world are having to consider implications of retaining items many argue were taken from their owners under persecution or duress. Continue reading...
Thames Water board split over two competing deals to save it from insolvency
Split comes despite chair's preference for deal from group including US hedge funds Elliott Partners and Silver Point plus othersThames Water's board is split over two competing deals from its lenders aimed at saving the UK's biggest water supplier from going insolvent.Two classes of creditors, group A bondholders and group B bondholders, are offering high-interest 3bn rescue packages intended as a liquidity lifeline while the company burns through cash and seeks to restructure its debts. Continue reading...
Australia ‘not immune from trade tensions’, Chalmers says ahead of incoming Trump presidency
Treasurer says he spoke about tariffs to a key member' of Trump's economic team before the US election
Former Labor senator to be Australia’s first anti-slavery commissioner
With an estimated 41,000 people living in modern slavery in Australia, Chris Evans' role to address exploitative practices such as forced marriage and deceptive recruiting
Fifty-year extension for one of Australia’s biggest CO2 emitters likely after WA ditches emissions-reduction rules
Critics say extending life of Woodside's North West Shelf gas processing plant on Burrup Peninsula could result in billions of tonnes of climate pollution
Domestic abuse commissioner needed to tackle femicide in Northern Ireland, charity says
Women's Aid Northern Ireland says failure to tackle one of Europe's highest femicide rates is result of sectarian divisionA leading women's rights charity has called for the establishment of a domestic abuse commissioner in Northern Ireland to tackle one of the highest rates of femicide in Europe.There is heightened concern that policies tackling domestic violence in Northern Ireland have been held back by decades of sectarian division sucking political resources. Continue reading...
NICs rise will force businesses to close, warn hospitality bosses
More than 200 leading restaurant, pub and hotel companies say tax rises will cause unprecedented damage'Hospitality businesses will be forced to close while others will have to slash jobs and investment as a result of changes to national insurance announced in the budget, according to a letter to the chancellor signed by the bosses of more than 200 of the UK's largest restaurant, pub and hotel businesses.The letter - with signatories including the Premier Inn owner Whitbread and pub and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers - comes as reports suggested Tesco would face an additional 1bn in costs over the course of the current parliament as the result of the increase in employers' national insurance contributions (NICs). Continue reading...
UK ‘planning lots of scenarios’ for Donald Trump’s approach to Ukraine
Chief secretary to the Treasury says security and defence spending are a priority but require trade-offs'
Mishal Husain left ‘shaken’ by experience of racism in UK this year
BBC presenter says unrest over the summer has made her question her beliefs about British toleranceThe BBC presenter Mishal Husain has said her experience of racism in Britain over the last year has been more pronounced than at any other time in her career.The presenter of Radio 4's Today programme said that she had been left shaken" at times and the summer riots had made her question her beliefs about British tolerance. Continue reading...
Dutch police use hologram to try to solve 2009 sex worker killing
Lifesize hologram of Betty Szabo in red light district is intended to jog memories and help find 19-year-old's killerCold-case detectives in the Netherlands are hoping that an innovative lifesize hologram of a young sex worker who was murdered in Amsterdam 15 years ago will jog people's memories and help bring her killer, or killers, to justice.Bernadett Szabo, known as Betty, was born in Hungary and left for Amsterdam when she was 18. Once there, she started earning money as a sex worker in the red light district. She continued to work after becoming pregnant and gave birth to a son who was placed with a foster family. Continue reading...
Customers hundreds of pounds out of pocket after closure of celebrity chef’s Birmingham restaurant
People with vouchers for Glynn Purnell's Michelin-starred restaurant, Purnell's, told they cannot be refundedA Michelin-starred restaurant run by the Saturday Kitchen chef Glynn Purnell has left customers with gift vouchers hundreds of pounds out of pocket after announcing its sudden closure.Purnell said he could only apologise for this difficult situation" after customers were told their vouchers, many worth hundred of pounds, could not be refunded or redeemed. Continue reading...
Trump wins Arizona to clinch sweep of seven battleground states
Associated Press declares Trump victory in state, giving him expected final total of 312 electoral college votes
Cambridge could lose city centre cows if council cuts out-of-hours rescue service
Ancient grazing rights for the famed cattle are at risk in budget rethinkSince the middle ages, they have grazed on the commons of Cambridge, crossing paths with the scholars of colleges beside the River Cam. But the sight of cows chewing the cud on public land in the centre of the city could soon become a thing of the past.Cambridge city council is considering budget cuts that farmers say will force them to withdraw their cattle from grazing on council-managed sites such as Midsummer Common, Coe Fen and Sheep's Green. Continue reading...
‘He hears me’: Trump’s Wall Street fixer prepares to assemble obedient administration
Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick is planning to stack the incoming White House staff with Trump loyalistsScrambling to construct an administration in the wake of his shock victory eight years ago, Donald Trump looked far beyond his inner circle, and those who ardently embraced his agenda. Not this time.The president-elect has charged Howard Lutnick, a longtime friend, and one of the few high-profile figures in corporate America to vocally endorse his campaign, with recruiting officials who will deliver, rather than dilute, his agenda.A masculinity researcher on the Democrats' fatal miscalculation'Election deniers use Trump victory to sow more doubt over 2020 resultWhat a second Trump presidency means for big US tech firmsWho could be in Trump's new administration Continue reading...
New film unravels mystery of the Russian ‘spy whale’
Director sets out to unmask the secret underwater agent known as Hvaldimir in new documentaryWhen a white whale, mysteriously kitted out with covert surveillance equipment, was first spotted in icy waters around Norway five years ago it seemed like an improbable chapter from a spy thriller. But working out the true identity and secret objectives of this beluga, nicknamed Hvaldimir by the Norwegians, quickly became a real-life puzzle that has continued to fascinate the public and trouble western intelligence analysts.Now missing clues have surfaced that finally begin to make sense of the underwater enigma. The makers of a new BBC documentary, Secrets of the Spy Whale, believe they have traced the beluga's probable path and identified its likely mission. Continue reading...
Labour under fire for failing to name MPs for key EU role
Calls for UK to work more closely with the EU on everything from defence and trade to immigration grow following Trump's re-electionKeir Starmer's government is coming under fire for having failed over more than four months to appoint new MPs and peers to a key EU-UK inter-parliamentary forum, as pressure grows for closer co-operation with the European Union after Donald's Trump re-election to the White House.Today in an article for the Observer online the MEP and former Italian government minister Sandro Gozi, recently elected as the new chair of the 70-strong UK-EU parliamentary partnership assembly (PPA), and the chair of the Labour Movement for Europe Stella Creasy MP say failure to reconstitute the PPA since the July general election is an issue that urgently" needs to be addressed. Continue reading...
King Charles to lay wreath and lead nation in Remembrance Sunday silence
Prince and Princess of Wales will join the king and senior politicians to remember those who have died in conflictKing Charles will lay wreaths at the Cenotaph and lead the nation in a two-minute silence at 11am to remember the dead who gave their lives in two world wars as well as those who have died in other conflicts involving British and Commonwealth forces.The Prince and Princess of Wales will join the king and senior politicians for the national service of remembrance at the Cenotaph to honour all those killed. Continue reading...
Plans for a new national park in Wales met with opposition from local residents
A proposal to protect part of rural Wales has sparked a furious debate over who the countryside is forPlans to create a new Welsh national park stretching from the dunes of north-east Wales to the wild Berwyn mountains and the peaceful, wooded slopes of Lake Vyrnwy further south have captured the imagination of many ramblers, cyclists and other outdoor lovers.But the Welsh government's proposals to improve access to nature have been dismissed by an opposition group as creating a play area for townies", sparking a furious debate about who the countryside is for. Continue reading...
‘No stopping’ Suburban Rail Loop after Victorian government inks $1.7bn deal with global consortium
Terra Verde's contract demonstrates the huge competitive interest' from global construction companies, Jacinta Allan says
Jacinta Allan warns against ‘American-style division’ as Indigenous treaty negotiations begin in Victoria
Premier says misinformation' and fake news' should not interfere with efforts to improve society, after opposition MP suggests talks being held in secret'
Australia’s heatwave to continue into next week as east coast braces for possible severe storms
Sydney has a high chance of thunderstorms this week, while Melbourne can look forward to 30C weather on Saturday
Australian parliament still unsafe, Mark Butler says, after rape and stalking among 30 serious allegations reported to HR body
New support service managed 339 cases of workplace wrongdoing in its first nine months, report shows
Police in Antigua charge suspect over fatal stabbing of politician
Alexta Francis, 26, was arrested two days ago after MP Asot Michael found dead at his home on Caribbean islandAntigua police have charged a man over the fatal stabbing of a member of parliament in his seaside home.Police on the Caribbean island charged Alexta Francis, 26, two days after the landscaper was arrested and questioned about the killing of Asot Michael. Francis was due to make his first appearance in court on Monday. Continue reading...
Jamie Oliver pulls children’s book from shelves after criticism for ‘stereotyping’ Indigenous Australians
Billy and the Epic Escape to be withdrawn worldwide after First Nations groups say fantasy novel trivialises complex and painful histories
Australia settle on new Test opener as Nathan McSweeney named in squad to face India
Fortnum & Mason apologises for party snub to UK Paralympians
Olympians and Paralympians attended a Buckingham Palace reception, but only the former were asked to a following event hosted by the luxury food retailerFortnum & Mason has apologised for a failure of communication" to Paralympians who were not invited to a party which Olympians attended, after the Paris medallists met the king at Buckingham Palace.Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes were hosted at a reception at the royal residence on Thursday 7 November to celebrate Britain's success this summer. Continue reading...
Man charged with murder after teenager’s body found in bushland in Sydney’s south-west
The 15-year-old's body was found in bushland in Wilton early Saturday morning
Child in Surrey dies after being struck by a branch that fell from a tree
The incident happened in Banstead and was attended by police, the fire brigade and the London ambulance serviceA child has died after being struck by a branch that fell from a tree in Surrey.Emergency services were called to Grove Place near the junction with Carshalton Road, Banstead, shortly after 4pm on Saturday, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...
Thousands call for Valencia’s leader to resign over deadly floods response
About 130,000 Spaniards protest against perceived failings by Carlos Mazon's regional governmentSpaniards have taken to the streets of Valencia to demand the resignation of the regional president who led the emergency response to the recent catastrophic floods that killed more than 200 people.Floods that began on the night of 29 October have left 220 dead and nearly 80 people still missing. Continue reading...
Burkina Faso wants to reinstate death penalty, government source says
Military regime considering move after capital punishment abolished in west African country in 2018Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after the west African country abolished it in 2018, a government source told Agence France-Presse on Saturday.
Middle East crisis: Amsterdam officials ban protests after violence; Hamas says it has ‘not received’ request to leave Qatar – as it happened
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Anas Sarwar aide Kate Watson becomes Scottish Labour’s general secretary
Former general election candidate will oversee party's administration and sit on governing executive committeeAnas Sarwar's chief of staff has been named as Scottish Labour's new general secretary.Kate Watson will be in charge of the party's administration and sit on the governing Scottish executive committee. Continue reading...
Qatar to close Hamas office over lack of ‘good faith’ in Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks
Gulf state's government is stopping mediation efforts until warring parties show a sincere willingness' to reach a dealThe Qatari government is planning to close Hamas's political office in Doha and has informed the US and Israel it will stop mediation efforts to halt the conflict in Gaza because it no longer thinks the parties are negotiating in good faith.The Gulf state has concluded that talks have become a political football, and its efforts to facilitate them were generating criticism towards it, according to a diplomatic source briefed on the situation. Continue reading...
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