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1 month ago
Independent films

Read Our 20 Most Popular Sundance 2024 Stories and Catch Up on All the Big Festival Obsessions

Stay up-to-date on all the big news and buzz from the Sundance Film Festival.
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3 months ago
Media industry

Here are the top stories of 2023

2023 has been a wild year with a frenetic news cycle
Top stories that captured readers' attention in 2023 from NPR.org
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9 months ago
Media industry

Wade Goodwyn, longtime NPR correspondent, dies at age 63

Wade Goodwyn reported for NPR for three decades and was known for his deep Texas bass and keen reporting observations and sharp writing.He's pictured here at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 2018.Allison Shelley/NPR NPR has lost one of its singular and most recognizable voices.Longtime National Desk correspondent Wade Goodwyn died Thursday of cancer.
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www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Honours row grows after claim Charlotte Owen worked as maternity cover'

Concern is growing within Whitehall over Boris Johnson's decision to make a former political aide the UK's youngest ever life peer, amid claims that she only entered Downing Street's political office to cover for another official's maternity leave.The former prime minister's resignation honours list caused months of angst within the government as a result of some of the names that Johnson intended to either place in the House of Lords or award with another gong.
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9 months ago
London

Minister for London Paul Scully fails to make Tory shortlist to run for city mayor

The minister for London, Paul Scully, has failed to make the shortlist to be the Conservative candidate to run for the city's mayor.Scully had previously been seen as a possible frontrunner for next year's electoral race against the Labour incumbent, Sadiq Khan.The shadow health minister, Wes Streeting, said the Tories had avoided selecting Scully the only MP on the longlist because Rishi Sunak's administration was toxic to voters.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Lib Dems rule out tactical voting pact with Labour in byelections

Sir Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, has ruled out a formal pact with Labour to encourage tactical voting in order to beat the Conservatives in the byelections triggered by Boris Johnson and Nadine Dorries' shock resignations.Dorries, one of Johnson's fiercest cheerleaders, quit parliament on Friday after being told she would not be elevated to the House of Lords in Johnson's resignation honours list.
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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
UK politics

Ministers accused of cover-up over claims former UK ambassador leaked intelligence

A former civil servant has accused the government of an attempt to cover up crimes by the former British ambassador to the US, who he claims leaked intelligence to his lover.Andrew Hale-Byrne is suing the foreign secretary, James Cleverly, and the international trade secretary, Kemi Badenoch, alleging that he was arrested in order to divert attention from Sir Kim Darroch, the former UK ambassador to the US.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Covid inquiry gives ministers two more days to submit Boris Johnson messages

Ministers have another two days to hand over material from Boris Johnson to the Covid inquiry, which demanded proof that officials did not hold any WhatsApp messages or notebooks from the former prime minister.The inquiry, chaired by Heather Hallett, said the Cabinet Office had until 4pm on Thursday 1 June to hand over the trove of documents and messages.
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UK politics
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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

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

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.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Home Office backs down on plan for asylum seekers to sleep four to a room

The Home Office has backed down on plans for asylum seekers to sleep four to a small room in a central London hotel after protests by 40 refugees last week.The rooms in the hotel in Pimlico, Westminster are small and asylum seekers had previously been sharing two to a room.The Home Office said it wanted to increase the number of asylum seekers sharing one room to save money.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Home Office could forcibly separate non-cohabiting couple before their wedding

A couple planning to marry soon could be forcibly separated by the Home Office because they are not cohabiting before their wedding.Sarah Bradley, 29, a British digital marketing teacher, and Youssef Mikhaiel, 28, an Egyptian man who graduated from the University of Glasgow with a degree in aeronautical engineering, met in February 2022 through a Christian dating app.
www.toronto.com
9 months ago
Toronto

LIVE NOW: Your Thursday, June 15 updates on traffic, weather and school bus cancellations in Toronto

Here is your morning roundup on transit, weather, road closures, school bus cancellations in Toronto.Weather: Expect sunny conditions with cloudy periods this morning, then a 70 per cent chance of thundershowers and a high of 22 C.More information is available here.School bus delays and cancellations: Numerous delays reported this morning.
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9 months ago
Toronto

LIVE NOW: Your Friday, June 2 updates on traffic, weather and school bus cancellations in Toronto

Here is your morning roundup on transit, weather, road closures, school bus cancellations in Toronto.Weather: Expect variable cloudiness this morning, then a 40 per cent chance of thundershowers and a high of 31 C.More information is available here.School bus delays and cancellations: Click here for information on school bus cancellations and delays.
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10 months ago
Toronto

LIVE NOW: Your Thursday, May 25 updates on traffic, weather and school bus cancellations in Toronto

Here is your morning roundup on transit, weather, road closures, school bus cancellations in Toronto.Weather: Expect sunny conditions with a high of 16 C.More information here.School bus delays and cancellations: Numerous delays reported this morning.Click here for information on school bus cancellations and delays.
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.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Tory peer undermined and humiliated' journalist, finds Lords commissioner

A prominent Conservative peer and donor bullied and harassed a female journalist after she publicly criticised him and an organisation he runs, a Lords committee has ruled.Rami Ranger has apologised and promised to attend a behavioural course after the House of Lords commissioner for standards found he had broken the house's code of conduct with a barrage of messages and tweets aimed at Poonam Joshi.
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9 months ago
France news

British child among French Alps stabbing victims, says foreign secretary

A British child is among four children and two adults who have been injured in the town of Annecy in the French Alps, after a knifeman went on a rampage in a playground, the UK's foreign secretary has confirmed.At least two of the children, both aged about three, were reported to be in a critical condition in hospital, while an adult also suffered life-threatening injuries, French national police said.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Tory mayor calls MP a liar and a coward' over claims about Teesworks project

A Conservative metro mayor has called a Labour MP a liar and a coward as the feuding over a huge regeneration project became increasingly acrimonious.Ben Houchen, the mayor of Tees Valley, made the claims against the MP for Middlesbrough, Andy McDonald, during a combative radio interview on Wednesday.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Pressure on Tories to reveal true source' of party donations

The head of the government's ethics advisory body has called for an overhaul of the rules on political donations, warning stronger safeguards are required against the influence of foreign money.Lord Jonathan Evans, chair of the independent committee on standards in public life, told the Observer that the government needed to implement new measures which would establish the true source of donations and improve diligence checks.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Suella Braverman tried to get out of final vote on small boats bill'

Suella Braverman tried to get out of the final Commons vote on the government's small boats bill despite Conservative MPs being instructed to attend, the Guardian has learned.The home secretary's aides sent multiple emails over the course of several days to the Tory whips' office requesting that she be slipped, or permitted to miss, the third reading of her department's flagship legislation.
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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.
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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.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Sex education in schools in England to be reviewed by expert panel

An expert panel will be set up to review sex education in England's schools, with updated guidance due in September to ensure that no disturbing or inappropriate content will make its way to students.This review will take place over the concerns of teaching unions and more than 50 organisations and charities, who fear the move is politically motivated.
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10 months ago
UK politics

David Miliband calls his support for Iraq war one of his deepest regrets'

David Miliband has said that his support for the Iraq war was one of the deepest regrets from his time in politics.The former foreign secretary also said that the war and the period around it has subsequently caused real damage to western claims to stand up for core values of international order and justice.
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10 months ago
UK politics

One in 10 childcare providers in England likely to close, official report finds

One in 10 childcare providers in England is facing closure and more than half are struggling to cover their costs, according to the government's research into the impact of the cost of living crisis on the sector.The findings will fuel concerns about the capacity of the sector to grow to meet the government's 4bn expansion to its free childcare offer, which was outlined in the budget this year.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Funding for national tutoring programme in England to be doubled next academic year

Ministers are to double funding for the government's flagship tutoring programme.The national tutoring programme (NTP) was launched in November 2020 to help children in England make up for learning lost during the coronavirus pandemic, when schools were closed to most pupils for months at a time.In January last year, Labour had accused the NTP of failing children and taxpayers, after figures revealed that just 10% of the year's target for children to receive tuition had been reached.
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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.
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9 months ago
Mental health

Children's attention span shorter than ever' since Covid crisis, say teachers in England

Most primary schoolteachers think children's attention spans are getting shorter and classroom behaviour has deteriorated since before the Covid pandemic, a survey has found.More than two in three (70%) teachers questioned said pupils' behaviour in class had declined.Children were more likely to move around the room, complain about being bored and annoy or provoke others in the classroom, the poll showed.
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10 months ago
Mental health

Mental crisis patients forced to travel hundreds of miles for treatment despite government pledge

Some mental health patients in England are still having to travel more than 300 miles for hospital treatment two years after the government pledged to end the completely unacceptable practice.The number of patients in crisis forced to move potentially hundreds of miles for NHS help is rising again after falling during the pandemic, separating them from family and support networks and potentially delaying their recuperation.
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10 months ago
Mental health

Sadiq Khan says he has PTSD caused by death threats

Sadiq Khan has said he has been left with mental trauma due to a combination of the regular death threats he receives as London mayor, as well as dealing with the aftermath of disasters and terror attacks.In an interview with the Guardian, Khan described it as a cumulative type of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while stressing he was not equating it to the PTSD endured by refugees or people who had faced similar experiences.
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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.
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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

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.
Editor In Leaf
9 months ago
Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL News As It Does and (Does Not) Relate to the Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Florida Panthers several weeks ago now, and yet the 2022-23 NHL Season continues to drag on.Weirdly, the NHL season continues after the Toronto Maple Leafs are eliminated, but it's true.The Stanley Cup Finals between the Florida Panthers and the Las Vegas Golden Knights is a scheduling nightmare with seemingly 45 days between games, but eventually game four will occur.
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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.
Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
9 months ago
Non-profit sector

Who's Your Fairy Godmother - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Meet Saphia, a young bell hooks fanatic trying desperately to build a good life in New York City.Constantly immersed in the latest idea she has discovered while reading hooks, Saphia is determined to figure out how to apply these liberatory ideals to her own life.But the one thing she doesn't account for is a little surprise encouragement from the legend herself.
Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
10 months ago
Non-profit sector

Housing Blues - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Meet Saphia, a young bell hooks fanatic trying desperately to build a good life in New York City.Constantly immersed in the latest idea she has discovered while reading hooks, Saphia is determined to figure out how to apply these liberatory ideals to her own life.But the one thing she doesn't account for is a little surprise encouragement from the legend herself.
www.theguardian.com
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.
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
10 months ago
London

London's Primrose Hill to close gates at night after row that divided locals

There will be no more conversing with the spiritual sun on Primrose Hill for William Blake fans, or anyone else for that matter at least not at weekends, after Royal Parks announced plans to close the park overnight.Whether it should remain open after dark at weekends has divided the north London community around the park in Camden, after late-night parties on the hill peaked during Covid lockdowns, but disruption continues to be an issue for some residents.
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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.
www.theguardian.com
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.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Shadow ministers to stand in new seats as leftwing Labour MPs deselected

Tensions have flared within the Labour party as two members of Keir Starmer's shadow ministerial team were pitted against junior leftwing MPs in battles to win the nomination for new parliamentary seats.Gerald Jones, the shadow Welsh minister, won a selection contest for the new seat of Merthyr Tydfil and Upper Cynon on Wednesday against Beth Winter, an MP from the leftwing Socialist Campaign group.
www.theguardian.com
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.
www.theguardian.com
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.
www.theguardian.com
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.
www.theguardian.com
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
UK politics

How Labour and Lib Dems have used fight against puppy farms to win votes

If you've spent much time on Facebook or Twitter lately, it's pretty likely you'll have seen adverts featuring mournful caged puppies posted by Labour and the Liberal Democrats.The opposition parties appear to have decided to try to make puppies the next big wedge issue, as they accuse the Conservatives of giving the green light to puppy smuggling after the Tories dropped a suite of animal welfare legislation, which included a crackdown on intensive dog breeding practices.
GSMArena.com
9 months ago
Mobile UX

Week 22 in review: Galaxy F54 incoming, Razr 40, 40 Ultra, and Redmi Note 12T Pro official

The Samsung Galaxy F54 is leaking left and right and we already know all of its specs, its design, and its announcement date - June 6.All we need is an official price and we are good to go.We also learned the Nothing Phone (2) is coming in July, with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip, a 4,700mAh battery, and a 6.7-inch display.
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9 months ago
Pets

Met police dealing with at least one dangerous dog a day, figures show

The Metropolitan police are dealing with at least one dangerous dog every day, figures show, as MPs call for ministers to introduce new laws to stop vicious dog attacks.Police data shows the force seized 479 out-of-control dogs last year under the Dangerous Dogs Act up from 333 in 2021 and 336 in 2019.
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10 months ago
Pets

Tenants and shelters in England hail bill allowing private renters to keep pets

Renters, pet owners and animal shelters have praised a long-awaited law that will allow tenants to keep pets in rented accommodation, after the government unveiled legislative changes to the private rented sector earlier this week.Under the renters' reform bill, tenants will have the legal right to request a pet in their home, which landlords cannot unreasonably refuse.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Europe politics

Europe's lurch to the right rolls on. Only unity on the left can stop it | Simon Tisdall

1) The left needs to unite and work together in order to combat the right-wing surge in Europe and beyond.
2) The left's failure to win elections is partly due to its inability to effectively communicate a coherent message that appeals to those outside of its traditional base.
3) More progressive policies need to be implemented in order to counteract the rise of right-wing populism, and this can only be achieved through the collaboration of the left.
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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.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Last Corbynista in power' excluded from North East mayoral contest

Labour is embroiled in a fresh factionalism row after a leftwing regional mayor was blocked from being the party's candidate to contest the North East mayoralty.Jamie Driscoll, the serving mayor for the North of Tyne an area that includes Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland said on Friday that he had been barred from running for the new mayoral authority without explanation.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

UK ministers back down and offer civil servants 1,500 to end pay row

Ministers have backed down in their dispute with civil servants over pay, offering less senior officials a one-off payment of 1,500 to help with the cost of living.The Prospect union welcomed the offer on Friday, which followed talks between the Cabinet Office minister, Jeremy Quin, and union officials earlier in the day.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Network of geothermal power stations could help level up UK'

A network of underground geothermal plants is being touted as a way to help level up the UK after a report discovered many areas with the greatest geothermal potential lie beneath the towns and cities most in need of investment.Areas that have been earmarked by the government as part of its levelling up agenda are about three times as likely to be rich in untapped energy from the earth, according to an academic study commissioned by No 10.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Covid inquiry must examine impact of UK's broken sick pay' system, says TUC

The Covid inquiry must take an unflinching look at how the UK's lack of decent sick pay left the country brutally exposed during the pandemic, the TUC has said.The UK entered the pandemic with the lowest rate of statutory sick pay (SSP) in the OECD, an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, and with millions unable access it, the union body claimed.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Labour backer to match donations to Just Stop Oil after Tory criticism

One of Labour's biggest donors has pledged to match any public donations to Just Stop Oil in the next 48 hours, as Keir Starmer faced mounting Conservative pressure to return funds from the businessman over his backing for the environmental group.Dale Vince, the founder of the green energy firm Ecotricity, has given at least 1.5m to Labour over the last 10 years, according to the Electoral Commission.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Our Correspondent on the Drone Strikes in Moscow and Kyiv, and More Stories

The New York Times Audio app includes podcasts, narrated articles from the newsroom and other publishers, as well as exclusive new shows including this one which we're making available to readers for a limited time.Download the audio app here.The Headlines brings you the biggest stories of the day from the Times reporters who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes.
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10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Labour should pledge 11bn to build BritGPT' AI, thinktank says

Keir Starmer should pledge 11bn towards building BritGPT and a national artificial intelligence (AI) cloud in the next Labour manifesto or risk the UK falling ever further into dependence on American tech companies, an affiliated thinktank has said.Labour for the Long Term, which campaigns within the party for it to adopt long-termist policies that mitigate dangers such as pandemics, climate breakdown, and AI extinction, argues in a report that the 1bn pledged by the government in the 2023 budget is not enough to protect Britain's future independence.
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9 months ago
New York Rangers

NY Rangers Fan Confidence Poll - May 30, 2023: Laviolette in? - Blue Seat Blogs

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Please take a second to answer the NY Rangers Fan Confidence Poll below and give us an idea of how confident you are in the Rangers, their direction, coaching, management, prospects, and overall quality on the ice.You can click the tag "Fan Confidence Poll" to view historical polls.
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10 months ago
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NY Rangers Fan Confidence Poll - May 22, 2023: Patience is a virtue - Blue Seat Blogs

Last Poll's Results: 5.75
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Live From The Blue Seats is done for the season, but we will have special episodes as big news drops.In this week's Patreon post (subscribe here!),Dave talked how trading Alexis Lafreniere would be wildly risky.Nick talked about the Rangers identity, or lack thereof, and a new coach is just one domino in establishing an identity.
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9 months ago
UK politics

NHS England workforce plan delayed amid rumours of cost issues

NHS leaders have raised concerns about the delay to the long-awaited workforce plan, after the health secretary, Steve Barclay, refused to give a deadline for its publication and with rumours suggesting it is considered too costly.The plan, which was expected to be published on Tuesday, appears to have been delayed, according to the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Sure Start director says childcare reform is for UK economy not children

Naomi Eisenstadt remembers her excitement as she started as the first director of the government's Sure Start unit in 1999.I felt like Lyndon Johnson had run up and asked me to set up Head Start, she says, referring to the US president's key 1965 policy to fight the war on poverty.For decades many women had been arguing with the government about what to do about early years.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Shocking' figures show 8% of muggings result in a charge, say Lib Dems

Slightly more than 30,000 muggings in England and Wales did not even result in a suspect being identified by police last year, research released by the Liberal Democrats has shown.Just 8% of all offences of robbery of personal property reported to the police last year saw someone being charged, the data from the House of Commons library research showed.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Gender pay gap for women in their 50s won't close before 2050, claims Labour

The so-called equal pay generation of female workers born near the passing of the 1970 Equal Pay Act are unlikely to see the gap close during their working lives, a Labour analysis has shown.Research carried out for Anneliese Dodds, the shadow secretary of state for women and equalities, calculated that such is the slow rate of change with equal pay for women in their 50s, the gender pay gap will not close before 2050 at the current trajectory.
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10 months ago
Mental health

Met police to stop attending emergency mental health calls

1. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in the UK is no longer attending emergency mental health calls, instead relying on mental health professionals to attend.
2. Following the move, police officers will be able to focus on other areas of policing and become better equipped to handle mental health-related
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10 months ago
Mental health

I was completely rejected': Manchester Arena survivor recalls struggle to get therapy

Ellie Taylor had been looking forward to the Ariana Grande concert for months.It was a 15th birthday present from her mother and was perfectly timed the day of her first GCSE exam.The date was 22 May 2017.Ellie, now 21, recalls shards of memory from that appalling day.She remembers watching Martyn Hett living his best life as he danced in Block 103 he was a stranger at the time but she later recognised his face on the news.
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10 months ago
Mental health

Glasgow up in arms over proposed entrance fee for Kibble Palace

Beneath the vaulting dome of the Kibble Palace, generations of Glaswegians have enjoyed the verdant delights of this dazzling iron-framed glasshouse that dominates the city's Botanic Gardens.Accessible to buggies, wheelchairs and walking sticks, the Kibble is a place to meet, escape the rain, get a wee warm up, say hello to a stranger, watch the world go by.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Labour confirms plans to block all new North Sea oil and gas projects

Labour's shadow work and pension secretary has confirmed the party's plans to block all new domestic oil and gas developments if it wins power, instead proposing to invest heavily in renewable sources such as wind, and also in nuclear power.Jonathan Ashworth said details would be announced soon when asked about a report in the Sunday Times, in which unnamed Labour sources outlined the proposal for Keir Starmer to make a bar on new North Sea projects one of his national missions.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Steve Barclay admits 40 new hospitals will not be built by 2030

The health secretary has admitted the government is not building 40 new hospitals by 2030, as long promised, but said the projects involved a range of things including new wings and refurbishments.Steve Barclay, who nonetheless sought to insist that this did not break the Conservatives' manifesto promise for 40 new hospitals, also argued that the public were not concerned about the distinction as long as the facilities they used were new.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Politics should be taught in primary schools, Alastair Campbell says

Politics should be taught in primary schools, Alastair Campbell has said, with the former spin doctor advising that the lessons for young children could be called arguing.We teach our kids that PE, running around the playground, is good for them.I think we should teach our kids to be interested in and engaged in politics, Campbell told an audience at the Hay festival.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Lords urge Braverman to protect rights of vulnerable British citizens in the EU

An influential House of Lords committee has urged Suella Braverman to step up efforts to protect the rights of vulnerable British citizens in the EU after the case of an elderly woman with dementia who was threatened with deportation from Sweden.It also said more needed to be done to ensure the rights of EU citizens in the UK also guaranteed under the Brexit withdrawal agreement were protected to prevent a Windrush-type scenario.
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10 months ago
NYC music

Our Quick Take on the DeSantis Announcement and the Day's Top Stories

The New York Times Audio app includes podcasts, narrated articles from the newsroom and other publishers, as well as exclusive new shows including this one which we're making available to readers for a limited time.Download the audio app here.The Headlines brings you the biggest stories of the day from the Times reporters who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Tory pledge to build 40 new' England hospitals likely to be delayed until after 2030

The health secretary is set to signal a major delay to one of the headline promises in the last Conservative manifesto by suggesting the delivery of 40 new hospitals in England is likely to be pushed back until after 2030.In a move that will spark anger among MPs who wanted spades in the ground before the next election, government sources said Steve Barclay would make the announcement on Thursday.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Property management firms that rip off leaseholders could be banned under Labour

Property management companies would be banned from operating in England and Wales if they persistently ripped off leaseholders, under plans being considered by Labour.Lisa Nandy, the shadow housing secretary, is looking at proposals to clamp down on the sector, amid complaints from leaseholders about escalating fees and essential maintenance being left undone.
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10 months ago
Boston Celtics

From high school classmates to pro stardom for Tatum, Tkachuk and more

It is a pretty great time for supporters of Chaminade Prep.The small, Catholic school in St. Louis, Missouri, just held its graduation for the Class of 2023, and two of its distinguished alumni are enjoying a lot of success in their professional lives.Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk were classmates at Chaminade.
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10 months ago
Exercise

Play Their Way campaign launches to prioritise sport for children

A campaign to prioritise children's enjoyment of sport has launched, with experts saying that the method could lead to more Olympic medals for Team GB.Play Their Way, a campaign launched by the Children's Coaching Collaborative and funded by Sport England and the National Lottery, aims at putting children's enjoyment at the heart of all sport and physical activity.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Braverman announces new limits on overseas students bringing family to UK

Suella Braverman has rushed out stringent curbs on international students who come to study in the UK amid growing pressure on the home secretary over her conduct in office.Under proposals released in parliament on Tuesday, overseas students will no longer be able to bring family with them except under specific circumstances as the government seeks to reduce immigration numbers.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Labour government would invest more in NHS England, says Starmer

Keir Starmer has signalled that a Labour government would pump more funding into the NHS in England as he outlined his plans to make the health service fit for the future.The Labour leader agreed that he was prepared to put his money where [his] mouth is on investing in the future of the health service.
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10 months ago
UK politics

James Cleverly's use of 10,000 an hour Succession-style jet branded ludicrous'

In the cut-throat world of hit TV show Succession, it is the go-to private jet for the Roy dynasty, providing a backdrop to the programme's high-level plotting amid luxury leather upholstery.Now it has emerged that an Embraer Lineage 1000E lauded as the creme de la creme of private business jets has also been the choice of aircraft for the British foreign secretary, James Cleverly, on his eight-day tour of the Caribbean and Latin America.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Junior doctors in Scotland offered cumulative 14.5% pay rise

Hospital doctors in Scotland have been offered a cumulative 14.5% pay rise in a fresh attempt by Scottish ministers to avert highly disruptive strikes.Junior doctors had voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in Scotland for the first time after rejecting the original Scottish government offer, in a dispute closely mirroring the industrial action by doctors in English hospitals.
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10 months ago
UK politics

A second reprieve for Suella Braverman could be a tall order

When Suella Braverman's career as home secretary was last on the ropes for sending an official document from her personal email in a serious breach of the rules she received little support from cabinet minsters.She's a joke, one said at the time.She shouldn't be anywhere near high office.Yet within six days she was back in the job, after Rishi Sunak calculated that it was worth reinstating the leading rightwinger to the Home Office to win her support for the Tory leadership bid which brought him to No 10.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Treasury analysing whether removal of tampon tax has lowered prices

The Treasury is analysing whether the removal of the tampon tax trumpeted last week by Rishi Sunak as one of the benefits of Brexit has helped lower prices at all, amid concerns the saving is not being passed on by retailers to women.Responding to a written question from Labour MP Ruth Cadbury, the government said a tax reduction was able to contribute to the conditions for price reductions and it was looking into whether this important zero-rating is being passed on by retailers to women as intended.
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10 months ago
Atlanta

Atlanta politicians face pressure to vote against giving $31m to Cop City'

Pressure is growing on Atlanta politicians to vote against giving $31m to a police and fire department training center known as Cop City, even as the state continues to characterize opposition to the project as the work of terrorists, and the city's mayor doubles down on the notion it is needed for public safety.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Sinn Fein poised to become biggest party in Northern Ireland councils

Sinn Fein is on track to become the biggest party in Northern Ireland local government after sweeping gains in council elections.With counting still under way on Saturday the party was poised to overtake the Democratic Unionist party (DUP) and become the first nationalist party to hold the most council seats.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Rishi Sunak: Britain has moved on from judging people for being rich

Rishi Sunak has said he is not bothered by Labour's criticism of his wealthy family's tax arrangements and thinks the UK has moved beyond judging people on their money, as a new estimate said the UK prime minister's fortune had fallen to around 500m.Sunak, who is the wealthiest British prime minister ever on account of his wife's shareholdings, said he did not pay attention to Labour's personal attacks on his finances.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Boris and Carrie Johnson expecting third child in just a few weeks'

Carrie Johnson has announced that she and Boris Johnson are expecting their third child, with the expected delivery date just weeks away.Johnson announced on Instagram she was eight months pregnant, saying the baby would arrive in just a few weeks.The couple have two other children: Wilfred, who was born in April 2020, and Romy, who was born in December 2021.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Soldiers to be trained to check passports amid UK fears of summer travel chaos

Hundreds of soldiers and sailors are to be trained from Monday to cover striking Border Force guards, as ministers prepare for a potential summer of chaos at ports and airports, the Guardian can reveal.In a move that unions say will diminish security at points of entry to the UK, members of the armed forces will be given five days' training before checking passports at Heathrow, Gatwick and Dover.
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10 months ago
UK politics

Rishi Sunak's family fortune falls by 200m in Sunday Times rich list

Rishi Sunak has seen his personal family fortune fall by more than 200m over the last year.Sunak, a former hedge fund manager and reputedly the UK's wealthiest ever prime minister, and his heiress wife, Akshata Murty, have an estimated worth of about 529m in the latest Sunday Times rich list, a fall from 730m in 2022.
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