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Traffic wardens issue tickets for vehicles on Daniel Day-Lewis film set
Parking tickets placed on 1980s background vehicles on set of AnemoneFilming for a new movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis was interrupted when traffic wardens in Chester began putting parking tickets on 1980s vehicles being used in the backdrop of a scene.Day-Lewis has come out of retirement for Anemone, which his son Ronan Day-Lewis is directing, and is starring alongside Sean Bean and Samantha Morton. Continue reading...
Doubts grow over Labour’s VAT plan for private schools
Confusion over 1 January start date as unions, tax experts and school leaders say it is unworkable
Shattered residents pick up the pieces after Hurricane Helene’s devastation
A week after the storm hit, the scale of the damage is still unknown - and many towns face a long road to recoveryAfter keeping vigil all night, Jason Fesperman, 32, decided it was finally safe to sleep. By 6am last Friday, he figured that the worst of the rain from Hurricane Helene had passed. Jonathan Creek, the normally ankle-deep stream that runs through his backyard in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, had stayed within its banks - though barely.Just over two hours later, his wife Dan woke him in a panic. Heavy rain continued past 9am in Maggie Valley, and by 8.30am, floodwaters were rising fast. Their home was underwater up to the windows. Continue reading...
Some vapes claiming to be cannabis contain ‘synthetic cannabinoid’ – study
University of Bath researchers found seven vaporizers sourced from the US contained dangerous SC compoundA new study from the University of Bath revealed that seven vaporizers claiming to contain cannabis actually contained a much more dangerous synthetic cannabinoid" (SC) compound.Earlier this year, the same lab published a study showing that over one in six vaporizers confiscated from schoolchildren across the UK also contained SCs. Continue reading...
Children raised by friends or relatives are being ‘plunged into poverty’, says UK charity
A lack of financial and emotional support for kinship carers could push up to 18,000 children into an already overstretched foster care systemChildren are being plunged into poverty", a charity says, because of a lack of support for kinship carers - relatives or family friends who step in to look after children after a crisis.Kinship carers, who are often grandparents, are twice as likely as other adults to rely on food banks and four times as likely to fall behind on their bills, according to a new report. Continue reading...
UK urges Israel to show restraint amid fears Middle East conflict could spread
Attacks on Lebanese capital continue as many reported dead in Israeli airstrike on mosque in central Gaza
The queen of suspense: how Ann Radcliffe inspired Dickens and Austen – then got written out of the canon
She was all but forgotten. Now the 18th-century author's republished novels reveal why she made such an extraordinary contribution to literatureShe was a proto-feminist author whose phenomenally popular novels commanded unprecedented fees and influenced the work of Jane Austen, Lord Byron, John Keats, Mary Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Henry James, the Bronte sisters and Charles Dickens.Yet for centuries, Ann Radcliffe has been neglected by publishers, her name missing from textbooks and anthologies, and her extraordinary contribution to literature overlooked. Continue reading...
‘We just want peace’: anger and grief as thousands of pro-Palestine protesters rally across Australia
Protesters call for end to bloodshed at marches in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane a day before anniversary of 7 October Hamas attacks
Heavy strikes hit southern Beirut and Gaza mosque as Israel targets Hamas and Hezbollah
Explosions heard across Lebanese capital; dozens reported killed with more wounded in hit on central Gaza mosque that Israel says was Hamas base
Rallies held across Australia – as it happened
Follow the day's news liveAustralians arrive in Cyprus after being evacuated from LebanonSome images are coming through of Australian citizens, residents and their families arriving at Larnaca airport in Cyprus after being evacuated from Beirut yesterday.This is a tragedy that has been playing out in the Middle East. It is obviously difficult. It is obviously complex.That is a patent lie, and it's an intentional lie, and it's a lie intended to create division within Australian politics and from there, within Australian society. Continue reading...
Coroners warn of risk to lives without urgent reform of NHS adult care
Health secretary Wes Streeting told to speed up changes as inability to free up hospital bed linked to deaths of patientsHealth secretary Wes Streeting has been urged to speed up reforms to the adult care system in the wake of patient deaths after two coroners warned him of the impact insufficient care beds and service provision are having on the NHS.Last month, coroners sent two prevention of future deaths (PFD) reports to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) after the inability to discharge patients at two hospitals was linked to the deaths of others awaiting treatment. Continue reading...
Private firms ran almost all care homes forced to shut for breaches in England
Study finds more than 90% of facilities for children and 98% of those for adults that were closed down were run for profitAlmost all the care homes shut down for endangering children or vulnerable adults were run to make a profit, according to a landmark study examining the long-term impact of outsourcing care to the private sector.Research published last week by Oxford University reveals that 98% (804 out of 816) of the adult care homes closed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in England to protect disabled, mentally ill and elderly people from harm between 2011 and 2023 were operated by private companies. Only 12 homes were run by either local authorities or charities. Continue reading...
Night of bombing in south Beirut – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Our latest live reporting of the Middle East crisis is here. And all our Middle East crisis coverage is hereAt least 41,825 Palestinians have been killed and 96,910 wounded in Israel's military offensive on Gaza since 7 October, the territory's health authorities said on Saturday.A South Korean military transport aircraft returned 97 citizens and family members from Lebanon on Saturday as Middle East tensions rise, the foreign ministry said. Continue reading...
Eight-year-old girl dead and woman missing after Queensland townhouse fire
Police believe woman may have not survived Sunday morning blaze at home in Thorneside, south of Brisbane
Dutton ‘intentionally lying’ about Australia’s stance on Middle East crisis, Marles says
Opposition leader's claim Labor is at odds with our allies' an attempt to sow division, deputy prime minister says
Parkrun at 20: how a gentle jog turned into a 5km Saturday morning obsession
The event, which is celebrating its anniversary, has grown into a global phenomenon - and made us feel a whole lot betterTwenty years ago, on a windy, autumnal Saturday morning, 13 runners showed up to a park in south-west London for an event called the Bushy Park Time Trial. A 5km course was plotted and the organiser, Paul Sinton-Hewitt, a computer programmer who grew up in South Africa, bought washers from a hardware store to hand out as finish tokens. The times were tapped up on a laptop afterwards in a local Caffe Nero.This Saturday, the weather hadn't much improved - overcast, with the sun straining to peek through - and the venue was the same: picturesque Bushy Park with its resident red deer squaring up, ready to rut. But pretty much everything else about the impromptu get-together has evolved. Since 2008, it has been known as Parkrun and there are now 2,500 weekly events - all 5km, all free - in 22 countries, everywhere from the slopes of Mount Etna to 25 UK prisons to the Falkland Islands. In a typical week, around 350,000 people will take part. Runner's World hails it a global phenomenon". Continue reading...
Aussie classics Vegemite and Tim Tams cheaper in UK supermarkets than Australia
Vegemite sells for 30 cents more per 100g in Australia, a salty byproduct of lower supermarket competition sure to leave a bad taste
Waiter! Soho’s cafe society confused after law changes on tipping
Staff should now receive every penny paid in tips - including service chargesWhoever said it's better to give than to receive wasn't talking about tipping. Waiters around the UK should be starting to receive a 200m-a-year bonanza thanks to a new law that means every penny paid in tips, including service charges, on a restaurant bill will have to go to staff.Yet exactly how much of the money will end up in servers' pockets is unclear. The law was changed because some restaurants took service charges as part of their profits or to pay for overheads such as lighting. Continue reading...
UK ‘resolutely committed’ to its overseas territories, says foreign minister
Stephen Doughty's remarks come as Argentina vows to gain full sovereignty' of Falkland IslandsThe UK is resolutely committed" to all of its overseas territories, the responsible foreign minister said, after Argentina vowed to gain full sovereignty" of the Falkland Islands.Stephen Doughty said on Saturday that the sovereignty of the territories is not up for negotiation". Continue reading...
Assisted dying supporters court Tories to bolster cross-party appeal
After all four would-be leaders spoke against law change, both sides seek to sway waverersSupporters of an assisted dying law in England and Wales are battling to stop the issue from splitting alongparty political lines after all fourTory leadership candidates suggested they would vote against the historic change.An all-important House of Commons vote on the issue could now be just weeks away after it was revealed that Labour MP Kim Leadbeater would be introducing a private member's bill that would give some terminally ill adults the option of being helped to end their lives. Continue reading...
Faith leaders unite to reject prejudice on eve of 7 October anniversary
Muslim and Jewish figures join archbishop in first act of high-level solidarityMuslim and Jewish leaders today unite around an unprecedented joint statement calling the assaults on Israel on 7 October last year brutal Hamas terrorist attacks" that led to a devastating war in Gaza and beyond" which together have caused horrific" human suffering.Joined by the archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby in the first high-level act of inter-faith solidarity in the year-long conflict, they say in a letter to the Observer: Our faiths and our humanity teach us that we should mourn for all the innocent people who have lost their lives. Continue reading...
Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian protest in London
Separate memorial event on Sunday organised by Jewish groups will mark anniversary of 7 October attack on Israel
Boy whose Mousetrap show at school led to legal threat joins West End cast
Alasdair Buchan, who directed his version aged 11 in 1997, will play mysterious stranger in long-running whodunnitAs the curtain falls on every performance of The Mousetrap, the world's longest-running play, applauding audience members are famously urged not to go on to reveal the secret solution to the murder mystery.This autumn, however, a fresh element of intrigue has been added to the plot of Agatha Christie's enduring hit, which first opened in 1952 at Nottingham's Theatre Royal. Continue reading...
Demand for England’s grammar schools falls – despite VAT on school fees
Ending tax exemption for private education has not led to influx at selective secondaries predicted by criticsClaims that England's grammars will be swamped" in September by pupils priced out of private schools by VAT on fees are unfounded, data frommore than half of selective state schools suggests.The number of children registered to sit the 11-plus entrance tests for grammar schools next September hasfallen slightly compared withlastyear. Continue reading...
Mpox vaccination begins in DRC after 859 die this year
World Health Organization declared outbreak in central and east Africa a global emergency two months agoAuthorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have begun vaccination against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread to several countries was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization.Some of the 265,000 doses donated to the DRC by the EU and the US were administered in the eastern city of Goma in North Kivu province, where hospitals and health workers have been overstretched, struggling to contain the new and possibly more infectious strain of mpox. Continue reading...
Hundreds join silent march in France in support of Gisèle Pelicot
Women and men march in village where Pelicot's husband is accused of drugging her and inviting men to assault herA silent march took place in support of Gisele Pelicot and other female victims of sexual violence on Saturday in Mazan, the village where Pelicot's husband is accused of drugging her and inviting more than 80 men to assault her at their home.Hundreds of women and men turned out in solidarity with the woman at the centre of a case that has shocked the world. Members of the Pelicot family did not attend but said they appreciated the public support. Continue reading...
Three hospitals in Lebanon forced to close amid Israeli bombing
Healthcare workers have been displaced and paramedics killed in the south of the country
UK bill giving millions workers’ rights from day one to be tabled next week – report
Unions have welcomed plans to grant sick and maternity pay and protection against unfair dismissal from first day in a jobWorkers' representatives have welcomed UK government plans to give greater rights to millions, amid reports ministers are about to bring forward a bill to grant sick pay, maternity pay and protection against unfair dismissal from an employee's first day in the job.Ministers have set themselves an ambitious timetable to introduce a law to deliver a once-in-a-generation" overhaul of employment rights within 100 days of taking office, and it is reported a bill will be brought forward next week to start that process. Continue reading...
Israel ‘preparing response’ to Iran attack as 7 October anniversary looms
Military also ordering civilians in two Gaza camps to evacuate, while operations in Lebanon continue to ramp up
Child ‘trampled’ to death among fatalities on Channel boat, says French minister
Young child reportedly found on overcrowded boat trying to cross Channel, hours after G7 countries agree plan to combat smuggling gangsA child was reported to be among several people who died attempting to cross the Channel overnight, according to French officials.The French interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, suggested the child had been trampled to death" on a boat. Continue reading...
Family of Victoria Taylor urge people searching for her in Yorkshire to stay safe
Items belonging to missing 34-year-old, last seen in Malton on Monday, have been found close to River DerwentThe family of a woman who went missing five days ago have appealed to volunteers not to put themselves at risk as the search for her continues.Victoria Taylor, 34, was last seen at 9am on Monday at her home in Malton, North Yorkshire, police said. A CCTV still of her at a garage in the town later that morning has been released. Continue reading...
Bristol parking wars: Greens gear up for fight with drivers over pavement ban on cars
The party has plans to prevent cars from hogging the city's walkways, but expect a backlash from motoristsIsmail Mohammad pushes a buggy down the centre of a narrow road in east Bristol. His two sons stay close as vehicles could come from either direction at any moment. There are cars [parked] on the pavement. We have to go on the road," says Mohammad as he hurries to the boys' primary school in Easton. It's dangerous because cars sometimes come fast through here."This is the daily gauntlet run by parents of young children and by disabled people in many parts of the inner city, where tightly packed Victorian streets struggle to accommodate lines of parked cars, camper vans and ever-expanding SUVs. Continue reading...
‘They have him by the balls’: senior Tories warn Robert Jenrick will be at mercy of ‘Braverman right’ as leader
Party figures say frontrunner will be brought down by the right if he tries to move to more moderate groundRobert Jenrick will be toppled by the Tory party's right wing should he attempt to pivot to the centre ground if installed as leader, senior Conservatives have warned.Jenrick, who remains the frontrunner for the job after the party's conference in Birmingham, has won support from the right with a series of uncompromising stances. He has said he would welcome Nigel Farage into the party, leave the European convention on human rights and vote for Donald Trump. Continue reading...
Families lay wreaths to mark 25 years since Ladbroke Grove rail crash
Collision of two trains in west London killed 31 people and was one of worst rail disasters in recent UK historyFamilies bereaved by the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster have laid flowers to remember those killed, and to recognise those who came to their aid, 25 years after the crash that killed 31 people.The disaster, one of the most catastrophic rail incidents in recent UK history, also left more than 220 injured. A rush-hour train collided almost head-on with a high-speed train about 2 miles from Paddington station in west London, shortly after 8am on 5 October 1999. Continue reading...
Ian Hislop laughs off taxi ‘shooting’ incident on Have I Got News For You
Private Eye host says police asked if anyone might have a grudge' against him after window shattered on London cabThe Private Eye editor, Ian Hislop, has laughed off an incident in which the window of a taxi he was travelling in was shattered by what was initially believed to be a gunshot.Hislop, 64, offered a lighthearted response to the incident on Friday's edition of Have I Got News For You on the BBC. Continue reading...
Donald Glover cancels Childish Gambino tour dates because of ‘ailment’
American musician and actor will not play his UK and Ireland dates as he recovers from scheduled surgeryDonald Glover has cancelled the remaining dates on his Childish Gambino tour after scheduling surgery for an ailment".The American actor, rapper and singer was due to head to the UK in November and early December to perform in Manchester, Glasgow, London and Birmingham, as well as Dublin in Ireland. Glover had already postponed the remainder of his North American tour to focus on his physical health". Continue reading...
England urged to bring in minimum unit price on alcohol as deaths rise 10% a year
Health leaders tell government to follow Scotland and Wales on cost of cheap booze after Darzi report on death tollMinisters are facing pressure to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol after Lord Darzi's investigation into the NHS highlighted the alarming" death toll in England caused by cheap drink.Public health leaders are this weekend calling for urgent action to increase the price of cheap alcohol in supermarkets and off-licences. A two-litre bottle of cider can be bought in England for under 2, which equates to 22p per unit of alcohol. Continue reading...
Merseyside police searching for man missing with his baby son
Adam Skindzier, 44, from Netherton area of Merseyside, last seen with six-month-old Nathan on Friday afternoonPolice are searching for a 44-year-old man who has gone missing with his six-month-old son.Adam Skindzier, who is from the Netherton in Merseyside, was last seen with his son, Nathan, at about 4pm on Friday, police said. Skindzier, who is Polish, is believed to be driving a black Mercedes. Continue reading...
UK charters another flight from Lebanon and urges Britons to leave
Foreign secretary and PM call on nationals and their dependants to evacuate on Sunday's flight, the last one scheduled for now
‘Prognosis is not an exact science’: NHS doctors consider practicalities of assisted dying
Questions raised over potential eligibility, while body representing palliative care staff opposes law changeProposals to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life will be considered by MPs this month. While the public debate about moral arguments, doctors are considering the practical reality of assisted dying, as a historic change to the law appears an increasingly likely prospect.As public opinion on the issue has shifted in the past decade, so too has the medical perspective. In 2021 the British Medical Association voted in favour of changing its position on assisted dying from opposition to a change in the law to neutrality. Many doctors are swayed by the argument that patients should have freedom over their own bodies, including how they die when they are terminally ill. Others have ethical and pragmatic concerns or worry about how assisted dying could affect access to palliative care at a time when health inequalities are already rife. Continue reading...
Residential school students in England to get free dental, eyesight and hearing checks
NHS checks are expected to reach about 18,000 students with disabilities and additional needsYoung people with disabilities and additional needs in residential schools and colleges will soon be offered free NHS hearing, dental and eyesight checks.NHS sensory checks that were piloted by the government in 2022 and 2023 will be rolled out to educational facilities across England from next year. Continue reading...
Akala: rapper, author, public intellectual – and friend of Angelina Jolie?
Since their appearance together at the Venice film festival, there has been much speculation about the pairAs the A-list stars assembled at the Venice film festival this autumn, there were few there more famous than Angelina Jolie, who generated Oscar buzz for her performance in Pablo Larrain's biopic of Maria Callas.But one of the most intriguing subplots didn't take place on the big screen - in the audience at the film's premiere, as a guest of Jolie, was Akala - the rapper, author and activist. Continue reading...
Mother repeatedly ‘kept in dark’ about reason for baby’s death, inquest told
Jedidajah Otte accuses London NHS trust of dishonesty' over three-month-old Aviva's death and infected baby feedA grieving mother has told an inquest how secretive, evasive and patronising" behaviour by NHS staff was traumatic" and led to her spending years seeking the truth about her daughter's death.Jedidajah Otte told how she encountered a stubborn refusal" by doctors and nurses at St Thomas' hospital in London to tell her what was happening with three-month-old Aviva's health. Continue reading...
Blasts shake Beirut’s southern suburbs as Israeli military urges evacuations
Explosions and smoke reported in capital early on Saturday while Hezbollah says clashes continue with Israeli troops in Lebanon border area
Liz Truss urges conservatives to ‘defund state media’ as she rails against left at Australian CPAC event
Former British prime minister also criticises the Bank of England and bureaucrats in speech at rightwing conference in Brisbane
Australia weather: sunny skies expected for most of east coast and NRL grand final in Sydney
Bureau of Meteorology says temperatures should reach high 20s in NSW and Queensland over the weekend, while Victoria can expect showers
‘You need to go’: up to 500 Australians prepare for evacuation from Lebanon amid government warnings
Two charter flights are expected to fly out of Beirut on Saturday as list of people seeking to leave grows
Squeezed out: last accordion maker in France to close shop after 105 years
Maugein owner blames competition from China and Covid pandemic for firm's demise, but former French president says there is hopeIts distinctive sound has provided the soundtrack for some of France's most recognisable cultural classics, from Parisian dance halls to the film Amelie and the songs of Edith Piaf. It has even been played by a former president.But it seems the traditional French-made accordeon a bretelles (strap accordion) has been squeezed out of existence after Maugein, the country's last manufacturer, was forced into liquidation after 105 years of making the instrument, known as the poor person's piano". Continue reading...
More blasts in Beirut after Israel demands new evacuations – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Our latest live blog is here. See all our Middle East crisis coverageThe Israeli military launched a series of strikes on southern Beirut on Thursday night, in one of the most intense bombardments on the city since the campaign began last week.A source close to Hezbollah told the AFP news agency that Israel had conducted 11 consecutive strikes on the group's stronghold in the Lebanese capital. Continue reading...
Sydney woman allegedly killed and dismembered husband in ‘bizarre’ murder case, police say
Police say the man was reported missing last year and alleged his body was cut up with power tools to hide the remains
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