Pandemic may have changed decision-making, according to research published in Journal of Medical EthicsDoctors are less likely to resuscitate the most seriously ill patients in the wake of the pandemic, a survey suggests.Covid-19 may have changed doctors’ decision-making regarding end of life, making them more willing not to resuscitate very sick or frail patients and raising the threshold for referral to intensive care, according to the results of the research published in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Continue reading...
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Latest updates: final two candidates exchange blows over plans for cost of living, levelling up and ChinaStarmer says Labour’s approach to levelling up will be based on a practical plan, unlike the government’s.And he says he was impressed by the approach of Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, whom he met in Berlin recently. Starmer suggests Britain could learn from the way new battery factories are located in poor regions in Germany.There will be no magic money tree economics with us. Continue reading...
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Leadership candidates ignored calls from fellow Conservatives not to ‘tarnish the brand’ as they wrangled over tax cuts, inflation and relations with ChinaThe battle to become the UK’s next prime minister descended into fierce clashes on Monday night as Rishi Sunak launched repeated attacks on the economic policies of the favourite Liz Truss in their first head-to-head TV debate.The two Conservative leadership hopefuls traded blows over tax cuts, China and inflation, with the former chancellor Sunak accusing the foreign secretary of seeking “a short-term sugar rush” by cutting national insurance. Continue reading...
The rivals did not pull their punches, on the economy or China, as they kicked off a month of debatesAfter a weekend of rancorous briefings against each other, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak faced each other during an hour-long live TV debate from Stoke-on-Trent. Here are five key takeaways, on a night where Sunak seemed as assured as ever, but Truss did not do anything to significantly harm her chances.Indeed, one of the few rounds of applause from the audience was when she simply said she was not the slickest performer. Continue reading...
Fire burning near famous national park exploded in size over weekend but crews achieved 10% containment Monday morningFirefighters made progress against a ferocious wildfire in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada that forced thousands of residents from their homes in the gateway to Yosemite national park.The Oak fire started on Friday near the town of Midpines, California, and exploded in size over the weekend. Continue reading...
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Division flares in run-up to first such meeting of bishops from around world in 14 yearsThe archbishop of Canterbury has been forced into a last-minute rethink of plans to ask Anglican bishops to oppose same-sex marriage when they meet this week for the first Lambeth conference – held in Canterbury – in 14 years.Liberal Anglicans and gay rights campaigners in the Church of England voiced outrage after the conference recently circulated a series of “calls” – similar to motions – for the 650 bishops and archbishops from around the world to consider. Continue reading...
Businessman could face jail after failing to pay a penny of £100m divorce settlement awarded to Lady Hiroko BarclaySir Frederick Barclay, once one the UK’s richest men, has been accused by his wife of 34 years of transferring all his wealth to his daughter and to a complex series of trusts “in order to avoid paying any tax”.The 87-year-old – who, together with his twin brother, the late Sir David Barclay, built up a vast business empire including the Daily Telegraph – faces a potential prison sentence for contempt of court after failing to pay a penny of the £100m divorce settlement awarded to his ex wife. Continue reading...
MPs urge candidates to pull out of TV debates as Dorries ups the ante with mockery of former chancellor’s footwearAllies of Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have been accused of “bullying” and firing “poisonous” criticism in pursuit of their leadership rivalry, as Nadine Dorries upped the ante of “blue-on-blue” attacks by mocking the former chancellor’s expensive outfits.Amid fears the Tory race was descending into “horrific nastiness”, some MPs urged the two remaining candidates to stop “knocking seven shades of shit out of each other” and pull out of the remaining head-to-head TV debates.On the coup (which he helped orchestrate) which toppled the outgoing PM, he says he ‘didn’t take any pleasure’ before adding: ‘I was sad about that.’ His sadness was most apparent when he triumphantly punched the air in glee as he made the final two.Having fun blocking Rishi campaign or otherwise pro-Rishi foreign government bots. #LizForLeaderThis ‘tough on China’ announcement is surprising. After all, over the last two years, the Treasury has pushed hard for an economic deal with China. This is despite China sanctioning myself and four UK parliamentarians. Despite China brutally cracking down on peaceful democracy campaigners in Hong Kong, threatening Taiwan, illegally occupying the South China Sea, committing genocide on the Uyghurs and increasing its influence in our universities. After such a litany, I have one simple question: where have you been over the last two years?Good to see remainer Truss on the side of human rights lawyers. Continue reading...
The Ferrari 458 Italia is capable of chasing down joyriders at speeds of up to 200mphPolice in the Czech Republic have turned a high-powered Ferrari they seized from criminals into a patrol car capable of chasing down joyriders at speeds of up to 200mph.The 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia was formerly coloured racing red, but the authorities painted it with yellow and blue reflective stripes and mounted a panel of lights on top. It will be used to chase stolen cars and to crack down on illegal road races, police said in a statement. Continue reading...
One in five had average weekly shortfall of £60 between earnings and money needed to cover essentials including rent, data showsA fifth of UK households now have an average shortfall of £60 a week between what they earn and what they need to cover essentials such as energy bills, rent, transport and food, as the rising cost of living leaves people with the lowest amount of spare cash in almost five years.Soaring living costs, up 11% year on year in June, led to a record 18% drop in average household disposable income of £175.80 a month, according to data from the Asda Income Tracker collated by the Centre for Business and Economic Research (Cber). Continue reading...
Authorities in Yamaguchi to use tranquilliser guns after macaques – or possibly one aggressive individual – uncharacteristically target adults and childrenLocal authorities in a Japanese city are to use tranquilliser guns to confront marauding monkeys that have injured 42 people in recent weeks.Japanese macaques are common across large parts of the country and are a pest in some areas, eating crops and sometimes entering homes. But a spate of monkey attacks in Yamaguchi in the west of the country has been unusual, with adults and children suffering wounds including scratches and bites. Continue reading...
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Parents have been fighting for son with ‘catastrophic’ brain injury to continue receiving treatmentThe parents of a 12-year-old boy who suffered a “catastrophic” brain injury have been refused permission to appeal against a decision to end his life support treatment.Three judges, sitting at the court of appeal in central London, ruled on Monday that the decision of a high court judge to reject the plea by the parents of Archie Battersbee for him to be allowed to die a “natural” death had been based on the child’s best interests. Continue reading...
Research confirms ‘extremely broad’ range of symptoms reported by sufferers for more than two yearsA reduced sex drive, hallucinations and hair loss are among a wider set of long Covid symptoms, according to a study of people who were infected but not hospitalised during the pandemic.The most common symptoms in the weeks and months after a bout of coronavirus have long been known to include loss of smell and shortness of breath. The NHS list of common Covid symptoms also includes signs such as fatigue, rashes and brain fog. Continue reading...
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BBC says programme will have ‘glorious Ukraine at its heart’, with cities invited to bid to host eventThe Eurovision song contest will be hosted in the UK next year after Ukraine’s public broadcaster dropped its objections and agreed to work with the BBC on the event.Ukraine won this year’s Eurovision with the song Stefania by Kalush Orchestra, earning the right to host the 2023 edition. However, organisers concluded this could not be done safely while the country was at war with Russia – angering the Ukrainian government, which said it had submitted a workable safety plan. Continue reading...
Regulator says World at One failed to properly balance suggestions democracy had become corrupted under SNP governmentThe BBC was guilty of breaching impartiality rules when it allowed the then Scottish Conservative leader, Ruth Davidson, to accuse the Scottish government of corruption on air.The broadcasting regulator Ofcom said BBC Radio 4’s news programme World at One had failed to properly balance Davidson’s allegations, made during a long interview last year on the controversies surrounding the Alex Salmond inquiry by the Scottish parliament. Continue reading...
Exclusive: former BBC employee raised concerns with executives but felt they were warned against further actionA former BBC employee raised concerns about “unacceptable bullying” by Tim Westwood when he was a Radio 1 DJ but felt they were warned against taking further action, the Guardian has learned.The corporation is facing further questions over its handling of complaints made against Westwood after another former staff member described a sexist “boys’ club” culture at Radio 1 during his 19 years as a presenter, mainly in the 1990s and 2000s. Continue reading...
Divers and a mini-submarine search for Aran Chada, 51, who disappeared below the waters of Lake Garda in Italy during a family holidayTributes have been paid to a British man who is believed to have drowned in Lake Garda in Italy after diving in to rescue his son.Aran Chada, a 51-year-old sales director from Leicestershire, is thought to have had a seizure when he leapt from a boat into the water. Continue reading...
Analysis: Foreign minister seeks to win friends and influence people in countries where closeness can be traced back to USSRSergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, is arriving in Uganda today on the latest stop of his tour of Africa, aimed at rallying support on the continent for Russia as the war in Ukraine goes into its sixth month.Many African leaders have refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and have accused the US and Nato of starting or prolonging the conflict. Continue reading...
Democracy figures, including former lawmaker in Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, executed after being accused of carrying out ‘terror acts’Myanmar’s junta has executed four prisoners including a former politician and a veteran activist, drawing shock and revulsion at the country’s first use of capital punishment in decades.Junta-controlled media reported on Monday that four men, including Phyo Zeya Thaw, a rapper and former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, and the prominent democracy activist Kyaw Min Yu, known as Jimmy, had been executed. They were accused of conspiring to commit terror acts and were sentenced to death in January in closed trials. Continue reading...
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Cross-Channel ferry passengers told to arrive in good time for border checks after weekend of delaysCross-Channel ferry passengers are being told to arrive in good time at Dover as queues build at the Port of Dover amid fears the severe disruption of recent days could return to Kent throughout the summer.The ferry operator DFDS told passengers there were queues of about an hour for French border checks on Monday morning and to “allow a minimum of 120 minutes before your departure to complete all controls”. Continue reading...
Supermarket chain’s move comes as employers face fierce competition for staff after Covid and BrexitAldi has raised pay for shop workers for the second time in a year in the latest sign of the intense competition for workers in the UK.From September, the grocery discounter is to put up hourly pay by 40p to a minimum of £10.50 outside the M25 and to £11.95 in London, an increase of at least 3.5%. Continue reading...
Peter Meehan, who led audit of failed outsourcer, will also have to pay fine of £250,000The KPMG partner who led the audit of failed outsourcer Carillion has been banned from the accounting profession for a decade for providing false and misleading information to regulators.Peter Meehan will also have to pay a fine of £250,000 after a Financial Reporting Council (FRC) tribunal found that he and other KPMG managers had misled the regulator using forged documents. Continue reading...
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Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson asks for restraint after Rishi Sunak labels country UK’s ‘biggest long-term threat’Beijing has urged British politicians to exercise restraint in their comments on China, saying “hyping the China threat” would not help solve the UK’s own problems.Asked about Rishi Sunak’s comments, where he labelled China as Britain’s biggest long-term threat and pledged to close all UK-based Confucius Institutes, Zhao Lijian, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, declined to offer specific comments, saying the election of the next Tory leader is the UK’s internal affair. Continue reading...
Nuffield Health data for past year suggests many lack motivation or got out of the habit during lockdownAlmost half of women in the UK have done no vigorous exercise in the past 12 months with most saying they lacked motivation, a survey has suggested.The percentages are lower for men, with just over a third saying they had not exercised in that period and half citing a lack of motivation, according to data from the healthcare charity Nuffield Health. Continue reading...
Airline’s chief says possibility of new coronavirus variant means it cannot forecast profit for rest of yearRyanair has made its first spring profits since before the coronavirus pandemic as passenger numbers surpassed pre-Covid-19 levels, but warned of the risk of possible new virus variants in the autumn.The Irish carrier made a profit before tax of €203m (£173m) between April and June, compared with a steep €325m loss in the equivalent period a year earlier. It said passenger numbers had risen to 45.5 million, 9% more than in 2019. Continue reading...
Politicians and chefs pay tribute to the ‘Indiana Jones of food’, who helped preserve and popularise Mexican recipes in the English-speaking worldDiana Kennedy, the British-born food writer who dedicated her career to promoting the richness and diversity of Mexico’s culinary heritage and helped to popularise the national cuisine in the English-speaking world, has died aged 99.The Mexican culture ministry confirmed Kennedy’s death at her home in Michoacán and paid tribute to her legacy, saying that she, “like few others”, understood that conserving nature and its diversity was crucial to upholding the myriad culinary traditions of Mexico. Continue reading...
Aide in southern region says a ‘turning point’ has been reached, heralding switch from defensive moves to long-awaited counterattackUkrainian military officials have claimed a “turning point” in the battle to retake the southern region of Kherson, saying they will use western weapons to liberate by September the first major city captured by Russian forces.Sergiy Khlan, an aide to the administrative head of the Kherson region, said in an interview with Ukrainian television on Sunday: “We can say that a turning point has occurred on the battlefield. We are switching from defensive to counteroffensive actions.” Continue reading...
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Ministers still negotiating with 11 countries, including France and Spain, over status of badgesDisabled drivers have been warned that their blue parking badges will not be recognised in some of the most popular EU destinations for British driving holidays, because of Brexit.UK travellers are also being told to check for the best phone packages to mitigate against roaming charges most mobile companies are reintroducing. Continue reading...
Thousands of bird carcasses collected from vital bird habitat as infection jumps from domestic flocks to wildlifeA bird flu outbreak on one of the UK’s most important habitats that could kill tens of thousands of seabirds has been described as an “unprecedented wildlife tragedy”.Rangers working on the Farne Islands, off the Northumberland coast, have donned protective suits and so far collected more than 3,000 dead birds for incineration. Continue reading...
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The emergency relief package for families struggling to pay for burials includes a payout for expenses equal to the one they were promised by the disgraced insurer
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Guardian Australia brings together all the latest on daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as stats, charts and live state by state data from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, ACT and NT. We bring together the latest numbers on the vaccine rollout and fourth dose booster vaccination rates.
Closures rise to 1,406 as worker shortages and cost of living crisis put more pressure on hospitality sectorThe number of restaurants falling into insolvency has increased by more than 60% in the past year amid worker shortages and the cost of living crisis, which has forced customers to cut back on spending.New data from the accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young showed that 1,406 restaurants in the UK closed their doors in the 12 months to May, up 64% on the previous year. Continue reading...
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