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Robert De Niro denied leadership award after speaking out against Trump
National Association of Broadcasters rescinds honor after actor's comments outside ex-president's criminal trial in New YorkFilm actor Robert De Niro was scheduled to accept a leadership award from the National Association of Broadcasters, but the group has rescinded the award after the celebrity spoke out against Donald Trump outside his criminal trial in New York this week, the Hill and the Huffington Post report.The National Association of Broadcasters did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...
Things Can Only Get Better group ban Labour from using song
D:Ream members regret association with Tony Blair and do not want song played at July general electionThe pop group that sing Things Can Only Get Better - which became an anthem for Labour at the 1997 general election victory - will deny any request from Keir Starmer to use the track at this year's election.D:Ream's founding members Peter Cunnah and Alan Mackenzie said they were dismayed to hear their song play through a loudspeaker as the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, called a 4 July general election on a wet afternoon in Downing Street. Continue reading...
Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton dies after assault in prison
Pickton, 71, who died in hospital following attack on 19 May, fed his victims' remains to pigs on his farmRobert Pickton, a notorious Canadian serial killer who fed his victims' remains to his pigs on his farm near Vancouver, has died after being assaulted in prison.The Correctional Service of Canada said in statement that Pickton, 71, died in hospital on Friday, following the attack on 19 May by another inmate of Port-Cartier Institution in the province of Quebec. Continue reading...
Jennifer Lopez cancels US tour: ‘I am completely heartsick’
The singer and actor is devastated' to cancel upcoming dates in support of recent album, her first tour in five yearsJennifer Lopez has canceled her 2024 North American tour, representatives for Live Nation confirmed.Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends," a statement read. Continue reading...
Father and son in Scottish Highlands probably died from fall, police say
Bodies of Tom and Richie Parry identified as Gemma Parry pays tribute to caring and loving father' and energetic, loving boy'A father and his 12-year-old son who were found dead after going missing in the Scottish Highlands probably died as the result of a fall, police have said. Tributes have been paid to Tom Parry, 49, and his son Richie, from Cheshire, who did not return home on Wednesday after visiting Glen Nevis and Glen Coe to go hillwalking.Their car was found in the Three Sisters car park in the area on Tuesday, and at about 7.25pm on Wednesday rescuers recovered two bodies from Stob Coire nan Lochan, Glen Coe. Continue reading...
British ambassador to Mexico sacked after pointing gun at embassy employee
Clip on social media showed Jon Benjamin aiming assault rifle at colleague in region rife with drug gangsThe British ambassador to Mexico was quietly removed from his post earlier this year after he pointed an assault rifle at a local embassy employee, it emerged when footage of the incident was posted on social media.The Financial Times reported that Jon Benjamin was on an official trip to Durango and Sinaloa, two states with strong organised crime groups, when he looked down the gun's sights at a colleague, who gestures uncomfortably in the five-second clip. Continue reading...
New review by UK ministers again finds no reason to stop arms exports to Israel
Latest three-month period to 24 April includes Israeli strike that killed three workers for British World Central KitchenUK government ministers have reviewed a further three months of the IDF's presence in Gaza and found no reason to suspend arms exports to Israel.The latest review of evidence examined Israel Defense Forces' behaviour until 24 April, the Foreign Office said in a statement late on Friday. Continue reading...
Girl shot in Hackney was on school holiday visit from Birmingham
Girl remains in critical condition after being hit by bullet in suspected drive-by attackThe young girl left in a critical condition after being mistakenly shot by a suspected gangland hitman was visiting relatives in London on her half-term holiday.The girl, from Birmingham, was still in hospital on Friday after a bullet struck her as she ate at Evin restaurant, in Hackney, north-east London, on Wednesday evening. Continue reading...
Teenager arrested in France on suspicion of Olympics attack plot
Interior ministry says 18-year-old Chechen suspected of planning Islamist-inspired' attack in Saint-EtienneFrench security services have arrested a Chechen teenager suspected of plotting an Islamist-inspired" attack on a football game during this summer's Olympics, the interior ministry has said.The domestic intelligence agency DGSI arrested an 18-year-old of Chechen origin in Saint-Etienne, in south-east France, the ministry said on Friday, calling it the first foiled attack against the Olympic Games". Continue reading...
Court revokes Northern Ireland law that banned naming of suspected sex offenders
Media groups claimed act criminalised investigative journalism and meant no one could say Jimmy Savile was a paedophileA Northern Ireland law banning the naming of suspected sex offenders until they are charged has been revoked in a court judgment hailed as a victory for press freedom.The law, which came into effect last year, granted anonymity for life and 25 years after death to anyone suspected of sexual offences who had not been charged. Continue reading...
Joe Manchin registers as independent, raising questions about political plans
Democratic senator makes announcement several months after saying he would not run for re-election or for presidentThe Democratic senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced on Friday that he had registered as an independent, several months after saying he would not stand for re-election this November but also would not run for president as a rebel candidate.The announcement raises further questions about his future political plans. Manchin has spent several years shoring up Democratic support in his deep-red state while making life difficult for the White House and Democrats in Congress in Washington DC with his often pivotal conservative influence over legislation, especially in relation to spending and the environment. Continue reading...
WWII aircraft grounded for D-day anniversary after fatal Spitfire crash
RAF says Battle of Britain flight will not take place because of safety concerns arising from death of pilot Sqn Ldr Mark LongNo second world war aircraft will participate in tribute flypasts marking the 80th anniversary of D-day next week after the crash of a Spitfire in Lincolnshire last week that killed its pilot.The RAF said the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) would continue to be grounded in its entirety because specialist crash investigators had not yet been unable to establish the cause of the accident that killed Sqn Ldr Mark Long. Continue reading...
Diane Abbott free to stand as a Labour candidate, says Starmer – UK politics live
Latest from campaign trail sees leader of the opposition head to Scotland, after his visit to Wales
Decline of the pre-work coffee: why more Australians are skipping their weekday cafe breakfasts
Employees are working from home or packing their own lunches when they go to the office - but they're still spending on weekend brunches
Ex-Mossad chief ‘disappointed’ over alleged threats against ICC prosecutor
Tamir Pardo says alleged campaign under his successor sounds like Cosa Nostra-style blackmail'
Russia-Ukraine war live: Germany allows its weapons to be used to strike Russia – as it happened
German move to allow Ukraine to use weapons in area bordering Kharkiv follows similar announcements from USUkraine's defence ministry said it is continuing to target Russian infrastructure.Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy is in Sweden today. Continue reading...
‘Time is our life’: Volodymyr Zelenskiy on balancing urgency with diplomacy in the war against Russia
In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the Ukrainian president reveals the tactics and traits that help him face the daily frustrations of leading a country at war for more than two years Zelenskiy: Russian troops are laughing at and hunting' Ukrainians Continue reading...
Diane Abbott free to stand for Labour in election, says Starmer
Veteran MP had party whip restored this week, but it was suggested she might be barred' from running
Houthis say at least 16 killed in UK and US strikes in Yemen
Rebel group says strikes, aimed at underground facilities and missile launchers, killed and wounded civilians
Amlo promised to transform Mexico, but he only served up more of the same
Many voters are better off, but the Mexican president failed to solve bigger problems like violence and corruptionSix years ago, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador broke Mexico's traditional parties' grip on power to become president, promising to reshape a country wracked by inequality, corruption and violence.The self-described Fourth Transformation" - which put Lopez Obrador's project on a level with the Mexican Revolution and the war of independence - has fallen short of its lofty goals. But Lopez Obrador's approval ratings remain rock solid, at about 65%, and his party, Morena, seems sure to retain the presidency. Continue reading...
‘Solidarity over hatred’: the small band of Israelis stopping settlers obstructing aid trucks
Peace activists confronting settlers who want to stop aid getting to Gaza acknowledge they are a minority within a minority'At approximately 10.30am on a scorching Monday, a group of five young Israeli settlers arrived at the Tarqumiya checkpoint, west of Hebron in the West Bank, where dozens of aid trucks bound for Gaza were expected.The settlers had received detailed information about the timing, location, and number of trucks that would pass through the checkpoint that morning. What they had not anticipated was that dozens of peace activists had also gathered in Tarqumiya with a specific mission: to prevent the settlers from blocking the vehicles and ensure that the aid continued its journey to Gaza. Continue reading...
Iain Dale quits bid to run for Tories over Tunbridge Wells comments
Radio presenter says he will not suffer death by 1,000 cuts' over clip in which he said he did not like living in Kent townThe radio presenter Iain Dale has withdrawn his bid to be the Conservative candidate for Tunbridge Wells after he was found to have said he did not like the town.Dale, a longstanding Tory supporter, had resigned from his job on LBC to stand as a candidate in the Kent seat but said he was not willing to suffer death by 1,000 cuts" over his comments. Continue reading...
Lib Dems would extend free school meals to all primary schoolchildren, says Ed Davey
Exclusive: Leader challenges Labour to match 500m pledge, to be paid for with US-inspired share buyback tax
Madonna sued for ‘pornography without warning’ at LA concert performance
Lawsuit also alleges a late start for the 7 March concert, and claims the singer refused to allow the air-conditioning system to be usedMadonna has been sued by a concertgoer at her Celebration world tour, who alleges that Madonna produced pornography without warning" and he was forced to watch topless women on stage simulating sex acts".In the lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles and seen by the Guardian, the plaintiff, Justen Lipeles, makes a series of allegations regarding her 7 March concert at the Kia Forum venue in the city. The concert's promoter, Live Nation, is named alongside Madonna as a defendant. Continue reading...
Volodymyr Zelenskiy: Russian troops are laughing at and ‘hunting’ Ukrainians
Exclusive interview: Ukrainian president says US delaying use of western weapons on targets inside Russia has cost livesJoe Biden's delay in sanctioning the use of western weapons against targets in Russia has left the Kremlin's forces laughing at Ukraine and able to hunt" its people, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has told the Guardian.In a wide-ranging interview in Kyiv, the Ukrainian president said that the White House's equivocation had cost lives and he urged the US president to overcome his perennial worries about possible nuclear escalation" with Moscow.New US weapons had still not arrived in sufficient quantities to equip additional Ukrainian brigades in the north-east, where Russia is advancing.Vladimir Putin was similar to Adolf Hitler, saying: Putin is not crazy. He's dangerous, which is much scarier."He had asked the former British prime minister Boris Johnson to lobby Donald Trump in the run-up to a vote in the US Congress in April to approve $61bn in aid to Ukraine, which hard-right Republicans had opposed.The UK Labour leader, Keir Starmer, whom he met in Kyiv last year, was a good guy". He added, after a pause: Rishi [Sunak] is also a good guy." Continue reading...
Gina Rinehart gifted painting of herself to National Portrait Gallery, Senate estimates told
Visitors have been flocking to the National Gallery of Australia amid the controversy over Vincent Namatjira's painting of Rinehart, director tells hearing
Thames Water tells hundreds of Surrey households not to drink tap water
Company tells Bramley residents that tests have indicated possible deterioration in quality' after historical fuel leakMore than 600 households in Surrey have been told not to drink their tap water after tests carried out by Thames Water.The company said results on Thursday indicated a possible deterioration in quality" of drinking water in some areas". Continue reading...
Troy Thompson refuses to resign as Townsville mayor over false military service claims
Townsville's 10 councillors join Queensland premier in calling for mayor to stand down after revelations he exaggerated his military history
Bruce Lehrmann appeals against federal court judgment in defamation trial that found he raped Brittany Higgins
Justice Michael Lee found former Liberal staffer was not defamed by Lisa Wilkinson and Ten during a broadcast interview with Higgins in February 2021Bruce Lehrmann has lodged a notice of appeal against the federal court judgment in his defamation claim against Network Ten and presenter Lisa Wilkinson which found that on the balance of probabilities he raped Brittany Higgins on a minister's couch in Parliament House in 2019.Lehrmann has always denied the allegation and pleaded not guilty at the criminal trial of the matter, which was aborted due to juror misconduct and Higgins' mental health was cited as the reason for no retrial. Continue reading...
Ballarat to be ‘saturated’ with ads in bid to stop violence against women after spate of deaths
Victorian premier Jacinta Allan announces Australia's first saturation model' after family violence prevention package unveiled
Man deported from Philippines and charged with 67 domestic violence offences in Queensland
The 55-year-old was charged with offences that police allege occurred over several years and involved multiple victims
Donald Trump found guilty of hush-money plot to influence 2016 election
Former president calls verdict a disgrace' after being convicted in New York on all 34 counts of falsifying business records
MEPs’ lack of racial diversity has caused EU identity crisis, campaigners say
Parliament's failure to reflect the bloc's diverse population could worsen with European elections
‘Show this to everyone’: UK political ads move away from microtargeting
Old approach of seeking ultra-niche audiences has fallen out of favour as main parties spend tens of millions onlineDon't expect to see Cambridge Analytica-style microtargeted political adverts driven by personal data during this general election: the tactic is now considered by many to be an ineffective red herring" and is increasingly being blocked by social media platforms.The digital strategist Tom Edmonds said Facebook had banned political campaigns from using many of the tactics deployed in past contests. Running a campaign aimed at 500 people didn't earn them much money and just got them loads of shit," he said. Continue reading...
Postal workers union wants Royal Mail staff to have stake in business
CWU calls for new business model and says commitments for takeover do not go far, or long enough'The union that represents workers at Royal Mail has called for a new business model for the company that would see workers given a stake in the company and pay tied to growing services and meeting certain social benefits.Dave Ward, the general secretary of the Communications Workers Union (CWU), said that the potential takeover by the Czech billionaire Daniel Ketinsky should provide a moment to overhaul how the company is structured, which could mirror that of US-style public benefit corporations. Continue reading...
US state department falsified report absolving Israel on Gaza aid – ex-official
Stacy Gilbert, who quit post as senior adviser on Tuesday, says report went against consensus of experts
Anthony Albanese refuses to comment on Trump guilty verdict as minor parties celebrate or condemn result
Greens leader Adam Bandt says Donald Trump unfit to be president' after hush money trial verdict while Nationals senator Matt Canavan claims prosecution was a witch hunt'
UCLA threatens to withhold degrees from pro-Palestinian student protesters
At least 55 students arrested in police raid on Gaza solidarity camp accused of flouting code of conduct and threatened with sanctionsThe University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has threatened to discipline and withhold degrees from at least 55 students involved in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, according to faculty members supporting the students.Students who were arrested on 2 May when police forcefully raided the Gaza solidarity encampment received letters on Friday from administrators accusing them of violating the student code of conduct and warning them of a range of potentially serious sanctions. In the letters, copies of which have been reviewed by the Guardian, assistant deans write that the students failed to respond to police's dispersal orders and engaged in disorderly behavior", disturbing the peace" and failure to comply". Continue reading...
‘Leniency is over’: hundreds of e-scooter riders fined amid police crackdown in Melbourne
Nearly 300 people on electric scooters caught breaking laws against riding without helmets, on footpaths and ignoring traffic lights
UK retailers call for business rates and planning reform after fall in shoppers
Visits to high streets, shopping centres and retail parks fell by 3.6% in May, continuing downward trendRetailers have called on the government to rethink business rates and planning laws to revive high streets and shopping centres after visitor numbers fell again in May.Shoppers at stores on high streets, shopping centres and retail parks decreased by 3.6% in May, maintaining a trend that began last summer as a mini-boom in high street visits after the pandemic lockdowns petered out. Continue reading...
Biden changes stance to allow Ukraine to fire US-supplied weapons into Russia
US official says policy change relates to counter-fire purposes' and prohibits long-range attacks inside of RussiaJoe Biden has allowed Ukraine to use some US-made weapons over one part of the Russian border, to allow Kyiv's forces to defend against an offensive aimed at the city of Kharkiv, relaxing an important constraint on Ukraine's able to defend itself.The president recently directed his team to ensure that Ukraine is able to use US-supplied weapons for counter-fire purposes in the Kharkiv region so Ukraine can hit back against Russian forces that are attacking them or preparing to attack them," a US official said. Continue reading...
‘Purge’ of Labour leftwingers must end, Keir Starmer told
Labour leader accused of cull' and picking close allies to contest safe seats as others are blocked from standing for party in UK electionKeir Starmer is under mounting pressure to end what his critics say is a purge" of those on the Labour left before a meeting of the party's governing body next week.Party members on Thursday accused the Labour leader of orchestrating a cull of leftwingers" after several high-profile figures were told they would not be selected as candidates for seats they held or had previously contested. Continue reading...
Jon Stewart weighs in on Labour blocking academic from standing in UK election
US chatshow host describes as dumb' decision not to endorse Faiza Shaheen as candidate for London seat over tweets she likedThe US satirist Jon Stewart has waded into the row about Britain's Labour party blocking an academic from standing as a candidate in July's general election over her social media activity.Faiza Shaheen was not endorsed as the Labour candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green in north London after she liked a series of posts on X that allegedly downplayed antisemitism accusations, one of which featured a clip from an episode of The Daily Show, which Stewart hosted. Continue reading...
SNP deletes TikTok election campaign video featuring sexually explicit song
Pretty Girls Walk by Big Boss Vette was used by the party as it promoted its policies on the platformThe Scottish National party has deleted an election campaign video on TikTok after it featured a sexually explicit song by the American rapper Big Boss Vette.The track, Pretty Girls Walk, carries an explicit lyrics warning on streaming platforms and starts with an expletive-laden first verse. Continue reading...
Two arrested after man assaulted in robbery of London jewellers dies
Police detain and later release man and woman in their 30s while they investigate theft and subsequent death of staff memberTwo people have been arrested over a robbery at a jewellery shop in south-west London, shortly after which a staff member was found dead.A man and a woman, both in their 30s, were detained by officers this weekand later released while police continue to investigate. The body of Oliver White, who was assaulted but not seriously injured during the robbery, was found in Surrey the next day. Police have said they are not treating his death as suspicious. Continue reading...
Leading Black figures criticise Labour’s ‘disgraceful’ treatment of Diane Abbott
Open letter says party's inability to make a decision on Abbott's future is example of systemic racismLeading Black British actors, professors, authors and broadcasters have urged Labour to rectify and reverse" the disrespectful" treatment of Diane Abbott or risk losing the backing of the party's most loyal supporters.Lenny Henry, David Harewood, Renni Eddo-Lodge, Misan Harriman, Afua Hirsch, Jackie Kay, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Adrian Lester and Gary Younge are among the prominent Black figures to have signed a damning open letter, classing various briefings and Abbott's own claim that she has been barred from standing for the party as disproportionate, undemocratic and vindictive". Continue reading...
Conservative Mark Logan defects to Labour in fresh blow to Rishi Sunak
Former Bolton North East MP says Tory party is now unrecognisable' and likens this general election to 1997Rishi Sunak has been dealt a fresh blow from within his own ranks after another outgoing Conservative MP said he is now backing Labour.Mark Logan, who represented Bolton North East until parliament was dissolved, said the Tory party was now unrecognisable" from the one he joined a decade ago and that Labour could bring back optimism into British life". Continue reading...
Paris theatre cancels Edouard Baer shows after sexual assault allegations
French actor says he does not recognise himself' in allegations of harassment and assault by six womenEdouard Baer, a French actor best known for playing Asterix on screen, has become the latest star to feel the impact of sexual assault allegations as his live show in Paris was cancelled.Baer, who played the fictitious Gaul in the 2012 blockbuster Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia alongside Gerard Depardieu, was accused by six women of harassment and sexual assault in a joint article by online news site Mediapart and the feminist website Cheek last week. Continue reading...
‘Hong Kong 47’ trial: 14 activists found guilty of conspiracy to commit subversion
Western governments condemn verdict in biggest case since introduction of national security lawFourteen people have been found guilty of subversion by a court in Hong Kong in the biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners - against a group known as the Hong Kong 47" - since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.A panel of judges handpicked by Hong Kong's government found that the convicted people - one organiser and 13 candidates, almost all of them former politicians - had committed the national security offence of conspiracy to subvert state power" by holding unofficial election primaries in 2020. Continue reading...
Reveal party funding before elections, says European anti-corruption chief
Marin Mrela also calls on EU to join Group of States Against Corruption to show it is serious about tackling misconductPolitical parties across Europe, including the UK, should be forced to publish the names of their private funders before elections, not after, the president of the Council of Europe's anti-corruption body has said.Unveiling the annual report of the Group of States Against Corruption (Greco), Marin Mrela, who is the justice of the supreme court of Croatia, also called on the European Union to stop using excuses" not to join the body. Continue reading...
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