Exclusive: Analysis by Royal Society for Public Health suggests obesity rates will rise in 90% of the countryThe majority of children will be overweight or obese in nine areas of England by 2035, according to deeply concerning" projections showing child obesity rates are set to worsen across 90% of the country.More than a third of primary school children (36%) are already overweight or obese, figures from the government's national child measurement programme show. Continue reading...
In today's newsletter: After Donald Trump brings the US into Israel's conflict with Iran, one analyst sets out the potential response from TehranGood morning. After he ordered the attacks on Iranian nuclear sites that constituted the US's entry into Israel's war against Iran, Donald Trump insisted that he wanted peace quickly", and that the alternative would be tragedy for Iran" and far greater" attacks in future. His vice-president, JD Vance, said that the US was not at war with Iran" and that we do not want to protract this". But in Tehran, with Trump now also talking of regime change, the conclusion appears to be that there is no choice but to respond.Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said that The Americans must receive a response to their aggression". And foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that the US strikes will have everlasting consequences". While there is little doubt that Iran's military capacities have been severely degraded since Israel's attacks on 13 June, the country retains immediate options - and may now be more set on a path to nuclear weapons than it was before this began.Assisted dying | Health secretary Wes Streeting has voiced doubts over whether the NHS can afford to establish an assisted dying service, after MPs passed a bill to legalise the procedure last week. The bill now heads to the House of Lords, where there are expected to be continued battles over its progress.Health | Thousands of patients in England will be able to access weight-loss jabs via their GP from Monday for the first time. Family doctors will be allowed to prescribe Mounjaro to severely obese people living with a range of other health problems.Syria | A suicide bombing by Islamic State targeting a church in Damascus has killed 20 people and wounded 52, Syrian authorities have said. The attack on Sunday night was the first major IS operation and the first suicide bombing in Syria since former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December.Domestic violence | Domestic abuse is a public health emergency, experts have claimed, after a report concluded that the NHS is failing victims by not training staff to spot and respond to the signs of domestic violence. more than 20% of people in England and Wales aged 16 years and over have experienced domestic abuse.UK politics | Reform UK have proposed offering wealthy foreigners and returning British expats a bespoke tax regime in exchange for a one-off payment of 250,000 with the proceeds redistributed to Britain's lowest-paid workers. But there are concerns over a two-tier tax system allowing millionaires to buy their way out of full UK tax liability. Continue reading...
Campaigners want officers to learn about clear links' between harming animals and harming humansPolice should be trained in how pets can be used in coercive control cases, according to a charity that found a troubling gap" in awareness about the links between violence against animals and violence against humans.A report from the Naturewatch Foundation found that only 60% of police forces in England and Wales teach officers about pets being used as tools of coercion, punishment and manipulation, even though more than half of UK households have a pet. Continue reading...
Scale of death and destruction in Gaza, and the violence of settlers in the West Bank, has shifted public opinion in the EUIn Israel, it can seem like only one other place really matters. Washington DC is on the other side of the world but provides Israel with weapons, the backing of the most powerful military in the world, and a critical diplomatic shield in forums like the United Nations.Yet the country's economy is bound far more closely to Europe than to the United States. A third of its trade is with the European Union, key academic work is supported by grants from the EU's multi-billion dollar Horizon research fund, and it is the top destination for Israelis who want to travel. Continue reading...
Research suggests younger drinkers socialise for longer and embrace bolder, boozier options as drinks companies pivot to catch upYou can tell a lot about a generation from the contents of their cool box: nowadays the barbecue ice bucket is likely to be filled with hard seltzers, non-alcoholic beers and fluorescent BuzzBallz - a particular favourite among gen Z.Two decades ago, it was WKD, Bacardi Breezers and the odd Smirnoff Ice bobbing in a puddle of melted ice. And while nostalgia may have brought back some alcopops, the new wave of ready-to-drink (RTD) options look and taste noticeably different. Continue reading...
Grandfather Ned Hargraves says there is no trust' between the remote community of Yuendumu and NT policeWarning: This article contains names and images of Indigenous Australians who have died
by Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on (#6Y5EW)
Experts says organised criminal gangs could be behind spate of incidents over past few monthsCopper thieves have been targeting England's onshore windfarms, and security experts say organised gangs could be behind the crimewave.At least 12 large windfarms across Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Essex, Humberside, Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have fallen victim to cabling thieves in the past three months. Continue reading...
Majorities in some countries back mandatory military service, and poll shows public sharply divided over TrumpFaced with an unpredictable Donald Trump and an aggressive Russia, Europeans favour increased spending on defence and, in some countries, compulsory military service.A survey of 12 countries for the European Council on Foreign Relations showed majorities for increased defence spending in Poland (70%), Denmark (70%) and the UK (57%). Continue reading...
by Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent on (#6Y5BP)
Actor says it is good thing that Netflix hit has started conversations about phone use and parentingThe Adolescence star Ashley Walters has said the show led him to limit one of his sons' screen time, and that he can't even touch his device" for half of the week.The 42-year-old, who played DI Luke Bascombe in the series, said he had started drawing back on his son's screen time" because of concern he was not always doing what he said he was. Continue reading...
About 220,000 patients expected to receive Mounjaro over three years as GPs can prescribe the drugs for the first timeThousands of patients in England will be able to access weight-loss jabs via their GP from Monday for the first time.The mass rollout on the NHS means family doctors will be allowed to prescribe the drugs for the first time. About 220,000 people with greatest need" are expected to receive Mounjaro, also known as tirzepatide and made by Eli Lilly, on the NHS over the next three years. Continue reading...
by Jason Burke and Malak A Tantesh in Gaza on (#6Y5AF)
Witnesses and NGO records show hundreds have been killed since GHF began distributing food but it says its model is workingJust after midnight on Thursday morning, Abdullah Ahmed left his sleeping wife and children in their small and crowded home in the battered al-Bureij camp in central Gaza and headed north.The 31-year-old vegetable seller had heard that the nearby food distribution site recently opened by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a secretive Israeli- and US-backed private organisation that began operations in the territory last month, would be handing out food at 2am. Continue reading...
by Presented by Michael Safi with Hugo Lowell and And on (#6Y5A2)
The United States has joined Israel in its attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Michael Safi hears from reporter Hugo Lowell and world affairs correspondent Andrew Roth on what happens now Continue reading...
Evening attack is first major atrocity by Islamist terror group in Syria since President al-Assad was deposedA suicide bombing by Islamic State (IS) targeting a church in Damascus has killed 20 people and wounded 52, Syrian authorities have said.The attack on Sunday night was the first major IS operation and the first suicide bombing in Syria since former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December and replaced by an Islamist-led government. Continue reading...
by Anna Bawden Health and social affairs corresponden on (#6Y599)
Exclusive: Analysis finds domestic abuse training for staff in England and Wales sporadic and inconsistent'Domestic abuse is a public health emergency, experts have claimed, after a report concluded that the NHS is failing victims by not training staff to spot and respond to the signs of domestic violence.About one in four people (21.6%) in England and Wales aged 16 years and over have experienced domestic abuse, affecting 12.6 million people, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. Continue reading...
Annabel Rook, who was found after a gas explosion at her home, gave her life to helping the vulnerable', relatives sayA woman who was found stabbed after a gas explosion at her home in north London gave her life to helping the vulnerable and the disadvantaged", her family have said.Annabel Rook, 46, was found injured at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, just before 5am on Tuesday, and paramedics were unable to resuscitate her at the scene. Continue reading...
Investigators can now examine the Bayesian in Termini Imerese to determine cause of sinking in a storm last yearThe superyacht belonging to the late tech tycoon Mike Lynch has been moved to a town in Sicily where British and Italian investigators will examine its sinking.Lynch and his daughter Hannah, 18, were among seven people who died when the Bayesian sank off the Italian coast on 19 August 2024. Continue reading...
Police questioning two people as prosecutor says event at theme park was staged with girl aged about nine and actorsFrench police were questioning two people on Sunday after Disneyland Paris was hired for an alleged fake marriage ceremony involving a girl aged about nine.The theme park complex outside Paris had been hired for what was presumed to be a genuine private wedding early on Saturday morning before opening hours. Continue reading...
Conditional savers at ING who fail to meet monthly conditions do not receive bonus interest but despite regulatory advice, the bank does not actively alert customers who might miss out
Lord Falconer says protest group may have done other things' to warrant expected proscription by home secretaryThe spray-painting of aircraft at an RAF base by a pro-Palestinian group would not provide the sole legal justification for banning it, according to a former justice secretary.The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, is expected to move to proscribe Palestine Action in the coming days after an incident on Friday at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. Continue reading...
by Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent on (#6Y55Q)
Business and leisure centre in Brent was Europe's biggest Black-led community project when it opened in 1980sThe future of London's Bridge Park complex, a prominent location for Britain's Windrush generation, hangs in the balance as campaigners hope Historic England will save it from councillors' decision to close it within weeks.Bridge Park community leisure centre in Stonebridge, north-west London, was Europe's largest Black-led community enterprise when it opened in the 1980s and is cherished for its part in Black British history. Continue reading...
Guardian reporting reveals confusing and contradictory events surrounding death of Abelardo Avellaneda DelgadoA 68-year-old Mexican-born man has become the first Ice detainee in at least a decade to die while being transported from a local jail to a federal detention center, and experts have warned there will likely be more such deaths amid the current administration's mass deportation" push across the US.Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado's exact cause of death remains under investigation, according to Ice, but the Guardian's reporting reveals a confusing and at times contradictory series of events surrounding the incident. Continue reading...
An exhibition explores the authors' love of theatre, highlighting the dramatic impact of his worksAs a sliding doors moment, it leads to arguably one of the greatest what if?" questions in literary history. Passionate about the theatre, Charles Dickens, then just 20, wrote to the famous Covent Garden theatre actor-manager George Bartley seeking an audition, saying he believed he had a strong perception of character and oddity, and a natural power of reproducing in my own person what I observed in others".Bartley responded saying they were producing the Hunchback" and arranging an appointment. Dickens planned to take his sister, Fanny, to accompany him singing on the piano. Continue reading...
by Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor on (#6Y52Y)
Funds for service in England and Wales in short supply', health secretary says after MPs vote to legalise procedureWes Streeting has voiced doubts over whether the NHS can afford to establish an assisted dying service, after MPs passed a bill to legalise the procedure last week.The health secretary was previously a supporter of assisted dying but switched sides last year, expressing concerns about the ethics of offering such a service before significant improvements could be made to the NHS. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Systemic risk' to cybersecurity after devices worth more than 1m a year are taken or lostThousands of UK government laptops, phones and tablets worth more than 1m have been either lost or stolen, freedom of information disclosures have revealed, triggering warnings of a systemic risk" to the nation's cybersecurity.The Department for Work and Pensions recorded 240 missing laptops and 125 missing phones in 2024; while in the first five months of this year the Ministry of Defence recorded 103 missing laptops and 387 missing phones. The Cabinet Office, which coordinates government activity, lost or had stolen 66 laptops and 124 phones in 2024. Continue reading...
He knows my name,' says California Democrat, as Newsom condemns US vice-president and challenges him to debateJD Vance's decision to refer to California US senator Alex Padilla by the name of a terrorist conspirator showed how unserious" the Trump administration is, the lawmaker has said of the vice-president.He knows my name - he knows my name," Padilla told MSNBC's The Weekend on Saturday, 12 days after the FBI forcibly removed him from a 12 June news conference hosted by US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem amid anti-immigration and customs enforcement (Ice) protests in Los Angeles. Continue reading...
Elon Musk's autonomous robotaxis slated to hit the streets of the Texas capital on Sunday after delayed launchAustin, Texas is set to be the first city worldwide to see Tesla's self-driving robotaxi service on its roads. Elon Musk, CEO of the electric carmaker, has said he is tentatively" planning to roll out a small number of these autonomous vehicles on the streets of the Texas state capital on Sunday.Details about the company's robotaxi service have been scant since its unveiling in October of last year, and its launch has been delayed. Musk has told reporters that there may be fewer than a dozen cars in Austin on Sunday and that the vehicles will stick to specific neighborhoods. Some analysts believe that the robotaxis will only be available to employees and invitees initially. Continue reading...
With reports of violence against women and girls increasing, a group of officers are guarding large-scale London events this summerIn the hours leading up to Dua Lipa's first headline show at Wembley stadium the stifling heat was as striking as the colours. Fans resplendent in costumes inspired by their idol milled around the concourse, and groups of women took selfies, jigging with excitement.But among the jollity, specialist Met Officers interspersed in the crowd were on the hunt for something different: We're here to spot predatory men." Continue reading...
Exclusive: Joe Booth, 23, says he has PTSD after arrest in which seven officers entered his flat when he was in bedThe Met police operation in which officers raided a Quakers meeting house also resulted in the arrest of an autistic climate activist at his supported accommodation, the Guardian can reveal.Joe Booth, 23, was in bed when seven police officers arrived at the flats for vulnerable adults in New Barnet, north London, to arrest him on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance. Continue reading...
Victims of other injustices are treated better, says founder of bittersweet' Windrush DayA founder of Windrush Day has called for a public inquiry into the scandal amid this year's bittersweet" celebrations of Black Britons and their contribution to national life.Patrick Vernon, who campaigned for the national day for nearly a decade before the government adopted it, said the mistreatment, detention and removal of Black Britons wrongly accused of being in the UK illegally had not been treated seriously enough. Continue reading...
Labour makes funding centrepiece of its industrial strategy in bid to counter Reform's surge in so-called red wallThe government will present a 275m investment in technical training and apprenticeships as the centrepiece of its long-awaited industrial strategy, in a direct challenge to Nigel Farage's growing influence in England's manufacturing heartlands.The package, announced by the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, on Sunday, includes funding for new technical excellence colleges, short courses in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital manufacturing, and major capital upgrades to training providers across England. Continue reading...
UK prime minister criticises band's inclusion in festival lineup after Liam Og O hAnnaidh allegedly displayed flag supporting HezbollahKneecap's Glastonbury festival performance next Saturday is not appropriate", Keir Starmer has said.Kneecap member Liam Og O hAnnaidh appeared in court on Wednesday after allegedly displaying a flag in support of the proscribed terrorist organisation Hezbollah and saying up Hamas, up Hezbollah" at a gig in November last year. Continue reading...
People report waiting hours in hot carriages after fault near Loughborough Junction brings some services to haltScores of UK passengers were forced to evacuate trains and walk along the tracks on Saturday after some services were halted due to a fault on the hottest day of the year so far.Videos posted on social media showed people walking on the tracks beside Thameslink trains near Loughborough Junction station in south London. Continue reading...
Man allegedly surveilled RAF Akrotiri and was planning imminent terrorist attack, according to reportsA British man has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and terrorism offences in Cyprus.He allegedly surveilled the RAF Akrotiri base on the island and is suspected of having links with Iran's Revolutionary Guards, local media reported. Continue reading...
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