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Growth hacking
beehiiv Blog
3 weeks ago
Growth hacking

Discover the Million-Dollar Secrets: 10 Newsletters Earning Big and Ho

Newsletters remain relevant in the digital era for audience-building and revenue generation.
Creating a successful newsletter with a lean team and a targeted strategy can lead to substantial profits.
beehiiv Blog
3 weeks ago
Growth hacking

Best Newsletter Niches in 2024

Newsletters focusing on specific content have higher open rates and click-through rates.
Tailoring content to a specific audience increases engagement and relevance.
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Design
www.designboom.com
3 weeks ago
Design

coperni reveals new swipe bag made of 99% air using NASA's silica aerogel

Stay updated with daily and weekly newsletters from the manufacturer.
Explore design interviews and events like Stockholm Design Week and Salone del Mobile.
Dezeen
9 months ago
Design

This week we revealed a treetop walkway in Norway

This week on Dezeen, we revealed a treetop walkway in Norway and reflected on the 3 Days of Design festival by examining the key trends from the event.Winding through the Hamaren Activity Park in Fyresdal to end at a circular viewpoint, the one-kilometre-long walkway was designed by Danish studio EFFEKT.
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beehiiv Blog
3 weeks ago
Podcast

Transcending Sound: Amplify Your Podcast Reach With a Newsletter

Newsletters can be as effective as podcasts for building brands and reaching audiences.
Podcasters can utilize newsletters to grow their reach and engage with their audience effectively.
The Verge
1 month ago
Career

Platformer's Casey Newton on leaving Substack, the great media collapse, and what comes next

Small newsletters are thriving in the media industry, while traditional media organizations are facing layoffs.
Casey Newton chose to leave Substack due to financial problems and content moderation issues.
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Marketing

Why shopping influencers are flocking to Substack

Substack is changing the way people shop for clothes by offering personalized shopping recommendations through newsletters.
Subscriptions in the fashion and beauty category on Substack have increased by 80% year-on-year.
TechCrunch
2 months ago
Startup companies

TechCrunch's newsletters are changing; here's what you need to know | TechCrunch

TechCrunch is launching a morning newsletter called TechCrunch AM, authored by Alex Wilhelm.
The afternoon newsletter, previously called Daily Crunch, will be rebranded as TechCrunch PM and will be authored by Christine Hall.
Business intelligence
Lindsey Gamble
3 months ago
Business intelligence

LinkedIn Rolls Out Newsletter-Specific Analytics and Draft Templates for Newsletters - Lindsey Gamble

LinkedIn is adding the ability to duplicate previous drafts as templates for newsletters.
The updates respond to user feedback and improve LinkedIn Newsletters.
New analytics will provide creators with more insight into newsletter consumption and assist with brand partnerships.
Medium
3 months ago
Business intelligence

Pro Tips Every Business Should Try For Engaging Newsletters

Newsletters are important for businesses in all industries.
Newsletters provide valuable information and increase brand awareness.
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Nieman Lab
3 months ago
Media industry

Here's how 13 news outlets are using LinkedIn newsletters

LinkedIn is becoming a popular platform where regular people want to hang out and post their thoughts.
LinkedIn is prioritizing news on its site and has been experimenting with newsletters to connect with readers.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Pets

No pets allowed: NSW pushed to act on urgent' need to make rentals more animal-friendly

The New South Wales government is being pushed to make rentals animal-friendly sooner as pet owners find it increasingly hard to find a home and pounds see an influx of renters giving up their pets.Labor promised in the lead-up to the election that it would make it easier for renters to own pets, with plans to give landlords 21 days to respond to a renter's request to own a pet.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Pets

Lab-shepherd mix Zoey recognized for world's longest dog tongue by Guinness

Virtually everyone who met Drew and Sadie Williams's dog after the married couple from Louisiana first adopted Zoey three years ago could tell the labrador-German shepherd puppy had a long tongue.It turns out it wasn't just long it was longer than that of any other dog in the world.The story of the Williamses and how Zoey's 5in (12.7cm) tongue landed her a global mark for the longest tongue on a living dog first appeared on Friday on Guinness World Records' website.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Europe politics

Brexit to blame for rising inflation, says former Bank of England governor

Brexit is being held responsible for the rising inflation in the UK, according to former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney.
Carney warned that the UK's decision to leave the European Union would inevitably lead to rising prices and an overall decline in economic growth.
Goods imported from Europe are becoming more expensive due to the weaker pound, and this is driving up inflation.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Europe politics

Norwegian Roxy Music model Kari-Ann Moller fights to stay in UK after Brexit

Kari Ann Moller, a Norwegian star of a Roxy Music album cover, is facing the prospect of being deported from the UK after Brexit.
Moller, who has lived in the UK for 25 years, is eligible for settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme but has not yet been granted it.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Europe politics

EU agrees radical reforms on migration and asylum laws

1. The European Union has agreed on a package of reforms to their current migration and asylum laws, which include increased resources for border management, stricter rules on returns and more humane treatment of asylum seekers.
2. The new reforms are intended to create a fairer and more effective system for processing asylum applications and managing the flow of migrants.
3. The reforms also seek to ensure that those seeking asylum receive more humane treatment, and that the rights of refugees are respected
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Europe politics

Eurozone sinks into recession as cost of living crisis takes toll

1) The Eurozone has officially entered a recession, as economic growth has declined sharply in the last quarter.
2) The cost of living crisis in the Eurozone has been a major contributing factor to the recession, with wages stagnating and prices of goods and services increasing.
3) The economic consequences of the recession are likely to be felt by many Eurozone countries, making it even more important for governments to take action to address the cost of living crisis.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Europe politics

EU states refusing to host migrants may have to pay up to 20,000 a head

1. Several European Union countries are currently discussing plans to distribute migrants more evenly among their nations.
2. Luxembourg is hosting the meeting, where representatives are set to discuss how to develop a fairer system for admitting and processing asylum seekers.
3. The EU is looking for a long-term solution that would allow member states to share the burden of taking in and caring for refugees and asylum seekers.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

UK delis could be forced to put up prices after new Brexit tax

Many UK businesses which import food products from the European Union will have to pay a special Brexit tax that will further drive up prices, particularly in smaller shops such as delicatessens, under proposals set out by the government last week.The planned charge of 43 per consignment, outlined in a consultation document issued by the Department for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), was described on Saturday by a leading industry figure as the sting in the tail of a post-Brexit food inspection regime that was already fuelling inflation.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Calls to reform MoD procurement after damning' review of Ajax project

A root and branch reform of how Britain buys military equipment is needed after a damning report into a multimillion pound programme to build the army's new Ajax fighting vehicle, parliament has been told.Anger at the fiasco united the opposition and the government's own backbench MPs on Thursday after the release of a review into the project, which has been running for 12 years.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Bar for street sexual harassment offences in England and Wales set too high, charities say

Proposals to tackle sexual harassment in the street in England and Wales do not go far enough because the bar for offences has been set too high, charities have warned.The Fawcett Society, Girl Guiding and Refuge are among organisations who say the requirement to prove perpetrators intended to cause alarm or distress undermines the provisions of two bills intended to protect women and girls going through parliament.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Thurrock council hid losses as it gambled millions on risky investments

Bankrupt Thurrock council recklessly gambled hundreds of millions of pounds on risky commercial investments while covering up evidence of its losses and attempting to silence critics, a devastating official review has concluded.The government-commissioned report published on Thursday said the Tory-run council's financial collapse in 2022 was the culmination of years of dysfunctional leadership characterised by complacency, denial, and what the review called unconscious incompetence.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

David Cameron to be first politician to give evidence at Covid inquiry

David Cameron will become the first politician to give evidence under oath at the UK Covid-19 public inquiry next week when the former prime minister is cross-examined on Monday, the inquiry has announced.The former chancellor George Osborne will also give evidence on Tuesday and Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, and Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister, will become the first serving cabinet ministers to enter the witness box when they are sworn in on Wednesday as the inquiry steps up its investigation into the UK's preparedness for the pandemic that claimed at least 226,977 lives in the country.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Ofsted chief admits system did not work as well as it should' after abuse at school

Ofsted's chief inspector has told MPs its inspection system did not work as well as it should, as she defended the watchdog's failure to spot mistreatment of more than 100 youngsters over several years at a large residential school for disabled children.Amanda Spielman was quizzed by the education select committee over why Ofsted had rated three Doncaster educational facilities run by the Hesley Group as good in 2019, despite evidence of a string of complaints and serious incidents going back to 2015.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Teachers in England to stage fresh strikes for two days in July

Teachers in England are to stage fresh strikes in their long-running dispute over pay.Members of the National Education Union (NEU) will strike on 5 and 7 July, causing disruption to schools in the current term.The NEU is re-balloting its members to see if they want to continue taking industrial action for the rest of the year.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
World politics

Reading Spy Fiction, and About Those Who Wrote It

A friend asked me recently how I managed to read all the things I recommend in my Friday newsletter.Was this newsletter a collective effort, he asked?Was there some committee of like-minded readers who consumed a great deal of material and then sent me their recommendations?I have no assistants, no committee, I told him.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Rhun ap Iorwerth appointed as leader of Plaid Cymru

Rhun ap Iorwerth has been announced as the new leader of Plaid Cymru and faces the tough job of getting the party back on track after a misogyny and harassment scandal.Despite strong calls within the party for the new leader to be a woman, ap Iorwerth was the only candidate who put his name forward.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Dining

Dips for Dinner

There is a food-related bit on the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building that I think of often.It begins in the show's second episode: At an apartment-lobby memorial for a deceased neighbor, the debt-stricken Oliver Putnam, played by the incomparable Martin Short, rushes to a table of free goodies.
www.scientificamerican.com
9 months ago
Science

Introducing Scientific American 's New Today in Science Newsletter

We're delighted to introduce Scientific American's new and improved Today in Science newsletter.We hope you'll enjoy this free daily delivery of the latest insights and discoveries from across science, health, technology, math, nature, and more.Our aim is to create a daily experience where we share what we're learning and what we're excited about in an informal, personal, welcoming way.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Europe politics

EU calls Serbia and Kosovo to Brussels for crisis talks after recent tensions

The European Union has called for Serbia and Kosovo to attend crisis talks in Brussels in order to de-escalate recent tensions between the two countries.
These tensions have been fuelled by the Serbian president's decision to revoke the recognition of Kosovo’s independence, and the subsequent imposition of tariffs on Serbian goods by the Kosovo government.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
France news

Binance to quit the Netherlands and faces investigation in France

Binance has suffered setbacks in two European markets after it announced plans to quit the Netherlands and came under investigation by French prosecutors.The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange said it was leaving the Dutch market after it failed to obtain a licence from the country's central bank.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Mental health

Calls for restorative justice after dehumanising' incidents in Victoria's mental health care system

1. Restorative justice is an important part of the mental health care system in Victoria, Australia, and can help to repair and prevent further damage from dehumanising incidents.
2. Mental health services in Victoria must be provided in a culturally competent manner and with respect for the dignity of those receiving care.
3. The Victoria government should review the mental health care system in order to ensure that restorative justice is a key part of the response to incidents of dehumanisation.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Met says Just Stop Oil protests have cost it more than 4.5m in six weeks

Police have said climate activists' daily slow march protests through London have cost them millions of pounds and thousands of officer hours in the past six weeks.As MPs prepared on Monday to debate new police powers to curtail the Just Stop Oil demonstrations, the Metropolitan police said maintaining order around them had cost more than 4.5m and the equivalent of almost 13,770 officer shifts.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Spain news

Exhumation of civil war dead from Spain's Valley of Cuelgamuros begins

Forensic scientists are beginning efforts to exhume the remains of 128 people from the huge basilica outside Madrid where 34,000 dead from both sides of the Spanish civil war were buried, and where the body of Gen Francisco Franco also lay for almost half a century.The exhumations at the Valley of Cuelgamuros known until last year as the Valley of the Fallen come after the families of some of those interred there spent almost two decades fighting for their loved ones to receive a dignified burial.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
London

Rail strikes: London to Scotland journeys face disruption in July

Train drivers will strike on Avanti West Coast and ban overtime on LNER in July, spelling disruption on both of Britain's mainlines from London to Scotland.The Aslef union announced a one-day strike on Sunday 2 July on Avanti, with an ongoing overtime ban starting on LNER from 1 July.The disputes at each operator are separate to the wider national pay dispute.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

UK government urged to outline plans to help with winter energy bills

MPs have urged the government to set out its plans to protect households from high energy bills this winter as they said about 1.7 million people, including some of the most vulnerable groups, had been left waiting too long to receive previous support.The public accounts committee (PAC) said that although schemes were introduced quickly, the government did not have the bandwidth to make sure help reached all groups in a timely fashion.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Gender

More women on UK boards but number of female bosses flatlines

UK businesses have improved female representation on their boards, research shows, but two-fifths of FTSE 100 firms still do not have a woman in one of their top four executive roles.The proportion of women on the boards of the 585 FTSE all-share listed companies has risen over the past year from 36% to 40%, according to the analysis of Companies House data.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Heathrow security staff cancel first of planned summer weekend strikes

The first of a series of summer weekend strikes by security staff at Heathrow airport has been called off, raising hopes the dispute may be ended before peak season.Unite said the strike by about 2,000 of its members on 24-25 June would not now go ahead due to an improved pay offer from Heathrow.The union will ballot its members on the latest offer, having already rejected a deal worth about 10%.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

North Sea oil and gas industry offered get-out' clause on windfall tax

Jeremy Hunt has handed the North Sea oil and gas industry a get-out clause from the windfall tax on fossil fuel profits if wholesale energy market prices fall back to normal levels.The Treasury set out the change before a meeting with oil companies including Equinor, BP, Shell and Total in Aberdeen on Friday afternoon, after months of warnings from the North Sea industry that the windfall tax would threaten investment and jobs.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

UK's biggest banks urged to increase measly' savings rates

Britain's biggest banks need to up their game and stop fobbing off millions of loyal customers with measly savings rates, according to the head of an influential committee of MPs.MPs on the Commons Treasury committee have been investigating why, when the Bank of England interest rate has increased 12 times in a row to 4.5%, many leading banks are still offering easy access savings accounts paying less than 1%, and in some cases as little as 0.25%.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
France news

Experience: I knew nothing of the pandemic until my submarine surfaced

In 2019, I started at the Ecole Polytechnique, a prestigious French engineering school where students undergo military training with the air force, army or navy.I was sent to the naval school in September for two months of basic training.I was then qualified to be part of the mechanics and engineering team, and could choose my next placement.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
France news

France salutes backpack hero' who challenged Annecy knife attacker

He has been hailed in France as the backpack hero, a young man who challenged the knife-wielding attacker who stabbed four young children and two adults in a playground in Annecy.Videos that circulated on social media before being removed as too distressing showed Henri d'Anselme, 24, chasing the man out of the park as parents screamed, and using his bag to try to disarm the knifeman before pursuing him.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
France news

It's been hell': Briton tells of harassment in French bridle path dispute

A retired British stockbroker claims he has been subjected to a sustained campaign of harassment and intimidation in a row over a bridle path running through his property in an idyllic corner of south-west France.It has been hell.In the beginning we all thought it was the traditional sort of spat between neighbours that happens all the time in France, Roderick Sinclair said of the dispute at his French second home, a stone farmhouse his family have spent thousands renovating in Montjoi, in the Tarn-et-Garonne.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Everyday cooking

Tamarind brownies, sambal prawns and tempeh ramen: Lara Lee's sweet and spicy recipes for winter

I first tasted tantanmen, Japan's take on Sichuan dandan noodles, during a dreamy, food-fuelled visit to Tokyo.As an avid lover of spicy foods, a friend had told me to seek out Gomaryu, a restaurant famous for its catchphrase, tantanmen from hell, with spice levels that catered for both the meek and the wildly insane.
Dezeen
9 months ago
Design

Dezeen Debate features "good-looking" and "versatile" electric pickup truck

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an electric pickup truck that is the same length as a Mini.Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.Designer Yves Behar has designed an electric vehicle named Telo, which will have the capacity of a pickup truck, but be the length of a small city car.
Dezeen
9 months ago
Design

Dezeen Agenda features Apple's mixed-reality headset

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Apple's unveiling of Vision Pro, a mixed-reality headset.Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.Apple has announced the launch of its latest product, a mixed-reality headset named Vision Pro that allows apps, movies and photos to appear superimposed on the world around the user.
Dezeen
9 months ago
Design

This week we unveiled the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion

This week on Dezeen, we revealed the Serpentine Pavilion in London and reported from 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen.Named À Table, this year's timber Serpentine Pavilion was designed by French-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh around a nine-sided table as a place to eat and gather.The pavilion is "a reflection of the times that we live in", said Ghotmeh in an exclusive interview with Dezeen at the launch of the pavilion.
Dezeen
9 months ago
Design

Dezeen Debate features "austere but chic" home in Mexico

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an all-white stucco home in Mexico by HW Studio Arquitectos.Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.HW Studio Arquitectos has designed an all-white stucco home in Morelia, Mexico.The clients, a couple that have previously been burgled, wanted a minimalist design that would give them a sense of security.
Dezeen
9 months ago
Design

Dezeen Agenda features Lina Ghotmeh's timber Serpentine Pavilion

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the unveiling of this year's Serpentine Pavilion created by Lina Ghotmeh.Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.This year's Serpentine Pavilion designed by Lebanese architect Ghotmeh has been unveiled in London.The circular timber structure named À table is located in London's Kensington Gardens and was designed as a space for discussion and celebration.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Running

Rats, Summer Reads and a Virgin's Dilemma: Audio Highlights

This week, we went inside a courtroom where Donald Trump was indicted, again; met a man who couldn't give up his pet rats; and found joy in running Slow AF.Welcome to your weekly newsletter from New York Times Audio, where app editors share their favorite listens.If you haven't already, download the New York Times Audio app to hear these stories.
The Mercury News
9 months ago
Silicon Valley food

7 fantastic Bay Area things to do this weekend, June 16-18

Got your weekend plans?We have some scintillating ideas, from fun with sharks and Pixar's heartwarming new movie to ice cream/candy bar magnificence.As with everything these days, be sure to double check websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines.Meanwhile, if you'd like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters
The Mercury News
9 months ago
Silicon Valley food

7 incredible Bay Area things to do this weekend, June 9-11

We just have a hunch it's going to be grand weekend, but just to be safe, we're serving up some great ideas to further the cause, from great plays and concerts to outdoor movies and mouthwatering muffins.As with everything these days, be sure to double check websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Privacy professionals

EU moves closer to passing one of world's first laws governing AI

The European Union is on the cusp of passing one of the world’s first laws governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
The proposed legislation will create a framework to regulate the development, deployment, and use of AI systems, including setting strict rules for the use of facial recognition technology.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Mental health

Queensland speaker Curtis Pitt takes further leave after MPs raise concerns

Queensland Speaker Curtis Pitt has taken further leave from his position following concerns raised by MPs.
State Parliament has appointed Deputy Speaker Linda Lavarch to act in Pitt's place while he is on leave.
MPs are yet to be informed of the reasons for Pitt’s extended absence.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Mental health

Beyond the evidence': media reports overhype ketamine's use as a depression treatment, review finds

1. Media reports have significantly overstated the efficacy of ketamine in treating depression, according to a recent review of the evidence.
2. While there have been some promising results in clinical trials, the review concluded that more research is needed to determine whether ketamine is an effective treatment for depression.
3. The review also highlighted the need for doctors and other healthcare professionals to be mindful of the potential harms associated with ketamine use, particularly in the absence of robust evidence of
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Exercise

Boots and bathers: the rise of UK cross-country swimming and where to do it

Cross-country swimming the combination of hiking and open-water swimming enables you to create routes that traverse land and water, whether it be mountains, lakes or a stretch of coastline.The concept is that when your walk comes to a body of water, you pack your kit into a waterproof inflatable bag that can be towed, swim to the next destination, exit, and continue your journey.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Dining

Where to Eat This Summer

I'm back!A special thanks to Becky Hughes for covering last week as I put the final touches on our big, colorful guide, Where to Eat in New York City This Summer.Have you checked out the beautiful interactive map yet?Over the past three months, New York Times food writers have assembled dozens of recommendations that will keep you busy (and full) all summer long.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Dining

Grilled Vegetables for Maximum Summer Whimsy

If I were to concoct an eau de summer, there are a few must-hit notes: spray-on sunscreen, post-storm petrichor and the sweet smokiness of just-grilled vegetables.But since I have no more than a small fire escape to call outdoor space, my open-air grilling aspirations are limited by building codes and a vigilant super.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Labour rules out universal childcare for young children in fiscal credibility drive

Labour has ruled out offering universal free childcare for children over nine months old but is considering a means-tested offer, sources have told the Guardian, as the party strives to prove its fiscal credibility.Bridget Phillipson, the shadow education secretary, told the Sunday Times earlier this year that Labour would guarantee childcare from the end of parental leave until the end of primary school, saying her reforms would resemble the birth of the NHS.
AdExchanger
9 months ago
Marketing tech

How Ziff Davis And Black Enterprise Bring In Revenue With Commerce Content | AdExchanger

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Staying alive is an ongoing struggle for media companies.To stave off revenue decreases, which have averaged a 9% decline every year over the past six years, according to Brian Wieser's Madison and Wall Substack, publishing has tried assorted tactics.From paywalls to a clumsy scramble toward video, publishing is trying to make its $18 billion business survive and remain relevant.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
London

Campaigners urge London food banks to end use of face scans

Privacy advocates are urging food banks to stop using facial recognition software, claiming it poses a serious risk to users' privacy, dignity and security.Several food banks in London are asking users to submit face scans to allow them to choose food from shops.The Face Donate app-based system also has the potential to track purchases.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Home Office faces legal action over children missing from UK asylum hotels

Placing unaccompanied children in hotels run by the Home Office is unlawful, according to a legal action launched after hundreds of youngsters living in them have gone missing.Launched on Monday by the charity ECPAT UK, the legal action argues that the Home Office has no authority to place unaccompanied children in asylum hotels, from where scores have been kidnapped by gangs.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
London

Labour rising star threatens to evict families if children do not inform on knife crime

A rising figure in the Labour party is threatening to evict families if their children do not inform on people who commit knife crime.Darren Rodwell, the leader of Barking and Dagenham council, made the threat as the east London authority urged parents to keep closer tabs on their children ahead of the summer holidays amid fears of rising knife violence.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
London

Morale is very low': evicted tenant's three months and counting in a London Travelodge

A hotel getaway should be a time to escape the stresses of everyday life but for Nicole Bent, life in a hotel has become her everyday.It's been demoralising, to be honest.That's the word I would use to describe this whole experience, she said of her ongoing three-month stay in a north London Travelodge.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
London

Met chief apologises for force's treatment of LGBTQ+ people

Scotland Yard has apologised to the LGBTQ+ community for past failings, in what campaigners have hailed as a historic first they hope other police forces around the UK will follow.The Met police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, made the admission in a letter to Peter Tatchell, a prominent British LGBTQ+ activist.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
London

Heathrow security staff to strike on almost every weekend this summer

Security staff at Heathrow airport will strike for 31 days this summer after the Unite union announced fresh action over pay.More than 2,000 officers will strike, affecting almost every weekend from June to August, in what the union described as a major escalation.The strikes to date have been focused on Terminal 5, used by British Airways.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
London

Lewis Capaldi extremely sorry' for cancelling gigs to rest for Glastonbury

The Brit award-winning singer Lewis Capaldi apologised to fans after cancelling all of his upcoming commitments to rest and recover ahead of Glastonbury.Capaldi, 26, said in an Instagram post on Monday that he is struggling after a full on couple of months in which he released the chart-topping album Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

New CBI chief to face MPs' questions on future of lobby group

The new boss of the Confederation of British Industry will be asked whether the lobbying group can still claim to speak for big businesses when she faces MPs on Tuesday.Rain Newton-Smith, a former CBI chief economist who has rejoined as director general while it grapples with the fallout from a sexual misconduct scandal, is to take questions on the organisation's failings and its future ambitions during an appearance before the business and trade committee.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Manchester City

If Uefa can charge 600 for a ticket, why can't they give out free water to fans? | Will Dean

The block across from us full of guests of the potato chip brand Lay's all had their phones ready to capture the big moment.Manchester City had just defeated Internazionale to become European champions and win the treble.Fans around us cried and hugged as Ilkay Gundogan walked up to lift his third trophy in a month.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Manchester City

We can build a legacy': Rodri wants Champions League dynasty for City

Rodri believes Manchester City's first Champions League triumph can be the launchpad to build a legacy akin to that of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Milan as clubs who are serial winners of the trophy.The 26-year-old's goal against Internazionale at the Ataturk Stadium proved decisive and sealed City the treble, moving Pep Guardiola's side alongside Manchester United's 1999 vintage as only the second English team to achieve the feat.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Manchester City

Phil Foden provides energy and precision as classic Pep-ball prevails | Barney Ronay

It felt fitting, in the end, that Phil Foden should have a decisive hand.On a taught, sweaty, occasionally indigestible night at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium Manchester City finally turned the whole world a shade of sky blue, reaching the end point, the final high, of this extraordinary 15-year football-industrial project.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Manchester City

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour set to attend Champions League final

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour is expected to attend the Champions League final on Saturday evening.Club sources have confirmed that the sheikh is due to be present in Istanbul as City face Inter, bidding to win Europe's top club prize for the first time.It would be only be the second competitive game he has attended since his investment vehicle, the Abu Dhabi United Group, purchased City in 2008.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Manchester City

I proved it to myself': John Stones adapts to key new Manchester City role

John Stones says Champions League success with Manchester City would complete the turnaround from a spell that cast his future at the club into doubt, explaining that he opted to prove himself rather than leave when seemingly out in the cold.Three years ago, his prospects at City looked distinctly uncertain, a torrid 2019-20 campaign being followed by an investment of more than 100m on fellow defenders Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake.
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9 months ago
Manchester City

De Bruyne insists his career will not be defined by Champions League final

Kevin De Bruyne insists his career will not be defined by whether he wins the Champions League but accepts Manchester City's legacy would be strengthened by victory in Istanbul.Pep Guardiola's imperious team can complete a Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble by beating Internazionale on Saturday, when City could become champions of Europe for the first time.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Albania is a safe' country, cross-party MPs group finds

Albania is a safe country and people who flee from there to seek sanctuary in the UK should not routinely be granted asylum, according to a report published on Monday from a cross-party group of MPs.The report from the home affairs select committee found little evidence to indicate significant numbers of Albanian nationals were at risk in their own country but accepted that some Albanians making asylum claims, mainly women, had been trafficked.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Tory MP lobbied for 10,000 donation from Mongolian friend' to be allowed

The prime minister's trade envoy to Mongolia lobbied the Electoral Commission to permit a 10,000 donation to his party association from a Mongolian friend, documents reveal.Daniel Kawczynski, the Conservative MP for Shrewsbury, contacted the independent electoral watchdog on 20 April, days after his return from a week-long trip to Mongolia in his role as trade envoy, accompanied by the UK ambassador.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Data undermines Jenrick's claim about asylum seekers saying they are children

A claim made in parliament by the immigration minister that up to a fifth of adult male asylum seekers pretend to be children when they arrive in the UK has been undermined by the Home Office's own data, which shows the actual figure is just 1%.The factchecking organisation Full Fact has obtained new freedom of information data that shows that between 1 January and 7 November 2022 only about 1% of all males arriving on small boats at Western Jet Foil claimed to be under 18 but were later found to be over 18. Full Fact has written to Robert Jenrick asking him to correct the parliamentary record or to provide data which supports his claim.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Labour has clear lead in more than 100 battleground seats, poll finds

Labour has established a clear lead over the Tories in more than 100 battleground seats that will decide the next election, according to a new analysis seen by the Observer.In a rare insight into marginal constituencies at next year's election, Keir Starmer's party has now secured a 10% swing from the Conservatives in a set of 144 seats in which the vote will be won and lost.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Labour government would have to delay 28bn green fund, Reeves says

The shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has delayed plans to borrow 28bn a year for a green prosperity fund under a Labour government, as a result of the poor economic backdrop.Reeves, who is keen to demonstrate fiscal responsibility, said Labour would now ramp up to the annual 28bn plan by halfway through a first parliament.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Keeping UK energy bills down over winter cost almost 40bn, Treasury says

The UK's cost of keeping energy bills down for homes and businesses over the winter months added up to almost 40bn, the first official government total shows.The Treasury pegged the final cost of keeping a lid on the UK's energy bills at 39.3bn between October 2022 and March 2023 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine propelled energy market prices to record levels.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Labour MP defends North Sea drilling plans against union criticism

The North Sea oil and gas industry is in decline, a shadow business minister has said as she defended plans to block new drilling licences from 2050, a move criticised by trade unions.Seema Malhotra said the proposal was an important part of the transition to net zero, by phasing out new fields from which to extract fossil fuels and boosting Britain's sovereign capability for clean and green energy.
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9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

New York Yankees host Chicago White Sox in smoke-shrouded game following Canadian wildfires

In a scene eerily similar to that of a post-apocalyptic movie, the New York Yankees hosted the Chicago White Sox as the Yankee Stadium was engulfed in smoke from Canadian wildfires.New York City topped the list of the world's worst air pollution for parts of Tuesday as harmful smoke wafted south from more than a hundred wildfires burning in Quebec.
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9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

New York Yankees host Chicago White Sox in smoke-shrouded game following Canadian wildfires

In a scene eerily similar to that of a post-apocalyptic movie, the New York Yankees hosted the Chicago White Sox as the Yankee Stadium was engulfed in smoke from Canadian wildfires.New York City topped the list of the world's worst air pollution for parts of Tuesday as harmful smoke wafted south from more than a hundred wildfires burning in Quebec.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Labour should fix social care with better pay and free short-term support'

Major reform of England's beleaguered adult social care sector could be ushered in by the next Labour government under plans that include boosting pay for care workers, expanding the scope of free support and asking all people to contribute 50 a week towards costs.A report by the Fabian Society thinktank, commissioned by the shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, and the trade union Unison, sets out a roadmap for a national care service (NCS) that they hope would address the existing patchy, impersonal and inadequate state provision.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Rishi Sunak reportedly set to accept Boris Johnson's honours list

Rishi Sunak is reportedly set to sign off on Boris Johnson's contentious honours list, which could result in two byelections.The prime minister will accept Johnson's resignation honours list, which is understood to have about 50 names submitted, within weeks, according to the Times.But it could result in a headache for Sunak with the prospect of byelections in the autumn as Nadine Dorries, the former culture secretary under Johnson, and Alok Sharma, his Cop26 president, are expected to stand down to take peerages.
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9 months ago
Spain news

Police in Spain cancel plan to grant extra days off for migrant arrests on border

A police inspector in northern Spain is facing possible disciplinary action for attempting to increase migrant arrest rates by promising officers extra days off based on the number of people they detained.Details of the hastily cancelled scheme, which was due to take effect on 1 July in the Basque town of Irun a popular departure point for people aiming to cross the border into southern France were revealed by the regional branch of the Jupol police union on Tuesday.
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9 months ago
Spain news

Reintroduction of endangered vulture in Spain paused over planned windfarm

Conservationists in Spain are calling for a profound debate on how best to balance the protection of wildlife with renewable energy demands after efforts to reintroduce endangered bearded vultures to an eastern area of the country had to be paused because of the threat posed by a huge new windfarm.The bearded vulture known in Spanish as the quebrantahuesos, or bone-breaker, because of the way it drops bones from a great height so they shatter and yield their marrow was common across the country until the 20th century, when it was poisoned and hunted to the brink of extinction.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Woking council declares bankruptcy with 1.2bn deficit

Woking council has declared it is effectively bankrupt after admitting a risky investment spree involving hotels and skyscrapers overseen by its former Conservative administration had left it facing a deficit of 1.2bn.The Surrey council, the most heavily indebted local authority in England, said it had issued a section 114 notice on Wednesday in response to unprecedented financial challenges facing the town.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Labour on course for landslide election victory, megapoll suggests

Keir Starmer is on course to clinch a landslide majority of 140 for Labour at the next UK general election, the first modelling based on a megapoll of new constituency boundaries suggests.With the Conservatives still suffering from a large polling deficit, Labour's support was found to be at about 35% 12% ahead of Rishi Sunak's party.
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9 months ago
Venture

A crypto obsession and early Crocs investment lie behind an outsider's hustle mentality'

With its colorful text and whimsical, cartoonish animations, the website for Spice Capital looks more like the online portfolio of a recent art school graduate than the landing page of a venture capital firm.But perhaps that's the point.Maya Bakhai, 28, founded her company in October 2021 with the goal of adding some seasoning to the predominantly white, male, fleece-vest-clad field of venture capital.
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9 months ago
Germany news

Jenny Erpenbeck: There's a time in life when you need to read Hermann Hesse'

My earliest reading memory Punktchen and Anton by Erich Kastner.I was seven, and during a long ride in a packed car, my mum placed me on someone's lap in the front.I ate chocolate while reading.The chocolate melted while I was lost in the book and spoiled the strange man's suit and, unfortunately, some pages of the book, too.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Guardian's David Conn wins Paul Foot award for Michelle Mone investigation

The Guardian reporter David Conn has won the Paul Foot award for investigative journalism for his report on a Tory peer's use of a government VIP lane to provide PPE during the Covid pandemic.Conn and the Guardian's investigations team reported last year that Michelle Mone and her children secretly received 29m originating from the profits of a PPE business that was awarded large government contracts after she recommended it to ministers.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Woking council may face 1bn hit from property investment spree

Woking council risks a financial hit worth 1bn amid a government investigation into the local authority's debt-fuelled investment spree in hotels and skyscrapers.The Surrey council is on the brink of insolvency, with a possible section 114 notice, signalling it cannot balance its budget, believed to be imminent.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Covid inquiry heads for row with government over Google Spaces redactions

A fresh battle over unredacted Covid documents is looming, as the public inquiry's most senior lawyer voiced fears about a tussle with the government over messages sent on the Google Spaces platform.Hugo Keith KC said the same issue threatened to arise as with WhatsApps, which the Cabinet Office is refusing to hand over in full.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Tory MPs accused of cosying up' to far-right Hungarian leader Orban

Three Conservative MPs have been condemned after attending a conference hosted by the populist Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, along with representatives from a series of hard right and far-right European parties.Veteran backbenchers Sir Edward Leigh, Sir Christopher Chope and Ian Liddell-Grainger were pictured in Budapest alongside Orban and members of other populist or far-right parties including Belgium's Vlaams Belang, Spain's Vox and the Sweden Democrats.
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9 months ago
Gender

Women's private pensions worth 35% less than men's in Great Britain

Women's private pension pots in Great Britain are typically worth 35% less than those of their male colleagues by the time they reach 55, according to the first major government study into what has been termed the great gender pension chasm.Having analysed the data for both sexes between 2018 and 2020, government researchers concluded that, on average, for every 100 accumulated in men's private pensions, women have just 65.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Keir Starmer tries to calm rift with GMB over energy policy

Keir Starmer has moved to calm a growing rift with the GMB union over Labour's energy policy, even as its leader renewed his attack on the party's plan to prohibit new North Sea oil and gas developments.The Labour leader has pledged to enact the ban if his party wins power, proposing to invest instead in renewable sources, such as wind farms, and in nuclear power.
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9 months ago
UK politics

No point in food price measures without targeting small stores, Which? warns

UK ministers' efforts to reduce soaring food shopping bills won't touch the sides without measures to make small grocery stores more affordable for low-income households, the chancellor has been warned.Which?, the consumer group, has written to Jeremy Hunt over concerns that a blanket approach to lowering supermarket bills will not address the problem of accessibility to affordable food, after reports that ministers are considering a voluntary price cap scheme.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Dua Lipa calls UK ministers' comments on migrants small-minded'

Singer Dua Lipa has criticised the way ministers have discussed migrants as shortsighted and small-minded.Lipa, born in London to Kosovan-Albanian parents, said the way the government has discussed Albanians caused her hurt as she called for more empathy.The home secretary, Suella Braverman, singled out Albanian criminals as she claimed there was an invasion of England in a Commons debate in October on small boat crossings of the Channel.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Woman sexually assaulted by MP condemns Labour's complaints process

A woman who was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a Labour MP has condemned the party's complaints procedures as fake and a political stunt after the launch of a separate inquiry into claims against Geraint Davies.The former member for Hartlepool, Mike Hill, was found by a tribunal last year to have victimised his former staff member, known as Ms A, after she spurned his advances.
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