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Mother says asking 13-year-old son to swim four hours to save family ‘one of the hardest decisions’ ever made

‘What have I done?’ thought Joanne Appelbee as she waited for rescue with two other children in rough seas off Western Australia Joanne Appelbee says asking her 13-year-old son Austin to swim four hours through dangerous waters to get help after her family was swept out to sea was “one of the hardest decisions” she has ever made. “I knew he was the strongest and he could do it,” she told the ABC. “I would have never went because I wouldn’t have left the kids at sea, so I had to send somebody.” Continue reading...

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Lucy Letby documentary reveals first admission of ‘tiny’ doubt from doctors who accused her

Netflix film revisits evidence that led to Letby’s conviction and hears from expert who says his research was misused Shortly after Lucy Letby was sentenced to 15 whole-life terms for murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others between June 2015 and June 2016 – a conviction that made her Britain’s worst ever child serial killer – Cheshire police agreed to give “unparalleled and exclusive access” to the makers of a Netflix film about the case. The finished documentary, The Investigation Of Lucy Letby, which is released on Wednesday, must be very different from what the producers envisaged when they first began work on the project, given the subsequent unexpected turns in the story. Since the two trials, the prosecution evidence and police handling of the case have faced criticism from an unprecedentedly large number of distinguished British and international medical experts. Led by the Canadian neonatologist, Dr Shoo Lee – who says again in the feature-length Netflix documentary that his research was misused to convict the nurse – many of the experts are convinced Letby is innocent, the victim of a catastrophic miscarriage of justice. Continue reading...

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Pennines delight as drone survey offers hope for one of UK’s rarest birds

Conservationists find dunlin chicks thriving in boggy habitat created in collaboration with landowners Deep in the Cumbrian Pennines, walkers might be lucky enough to spot small birds with spindly legs, long beaks and bodies like feathered balls hopping through the peat bogs. These are endangered dunlins – at risk in England because their favoured soggy landscapes are drained and burned for farming and grouse shooting. Continue reading...

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Harvey Willgoose’s family says ‘too many red flags’ missed before school stabbing

Caroline Willgoose, whose 15-year-old son was killed by another pupil, says murder was ‘senseless and avoidable’ The family of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at school by another pupil has said her son’s murder was “senseless and avoidable” and that a report ordered by the school showed too many “red flags” were missed. Harvey Willgoose died one year ago to the day, and his killer, Mohammed Umar Khan, is serving a minimum term of 16 years’ detention. A report commissioned by the trust that runs Harvey’s school, All Saints Catholic high school in Sheffield, has highlighted a number of missed opportunities in the run-up to the murder. The review was undertaken by a former school headteacher and inspector of schools at Learn Sheffield. Continue reading...

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US woman resolves misdemeanor case opened after accusing priest of predatory behavior

Heather Jones of Alabama says two-year probation agreement leaves her ‘free and clear’ of legal matter An Alabama woman has resolved a misdemeanor case that authorities opened against her within days of speaking out about a Roman Catholic priest whom she accused of predatory behavior. Heather Jones had publicly recounted that she was 17 when the priest, Robert “Bob” Sullivan, arranged to provide her financial support in exchange for companionship including sex – prompting him to resign from the clergy in November. Continue reading...

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Families call for inquiry into residential care charity that ran up £1.6m debt

William Blake House in Northants accused of mismanagement after revelation it paid one of its own trustees £1m A group of families have called for an urgent inquiry into a charity caring for their highly vulnerable disabled relatives which is under threat of closure after running up debts of £1.6m in unpaid taxes and paying £1m to one of its own trustees. Earlier this month, a judge gave the charity, William Blake House, just weeks to pay off its debts to HMRC or face a winding up order. The charity’s accounts show auditors have routinely questioned whether it is a viable business. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: Hundreds paddle out in memory of 12-year-old shark victim; NSW deputy premier to return to work after breast cancer fight

Nico Antic died of his injuries after he was bitten near a popular swimming spot at Vaucluse in Sydney’s east. Follow live updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Nationals senator Matt Canavan says he is not harbouring any plans to run against the party leader, David Littleproud, with a leadership spill expected to take place on Monday, saying “I don’t care about all this stuff”. Asked why he wouldn’t run for leader during an appearance on Sky on Sunday morning, Canavan said: Maybe I’m a different kind of species, Andrew?” I go to Canberra to take action. I’ve got five beautiful kids; I’ve got a beautiful wife. I’d prefer to be staying home this week, but I’m going down to try and improve things for the Australian people. And I really don’t care what position in the zoo I am. Continue reading...

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Two men in their 20s found dead at Sydney property

Men – both aged 28 – found at a home in Glenorie on Saturday, New South Wales police say Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Two 28-year-old men have been found dead at a property in Sydney’s north-west in an incident police are treating as not suspicious. In a statement, New South Wales police said emergency services were called at about 8.40am on Saturday to a home on Harrisons Lane, Glenorie, 40km north-west of the Sydney CBD, following reports of a concern for welfare. Continue reading...

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Jury selection in Luigi Mangione murder trial set for 8 September

Much-anticipated trial scheduled in New York over killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson Luigi Mangione’s federal murder trial in the killing of the United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson is scheduled to start with jury selection on 8 September, triggering one of the most eagerly anticipated criminal trials in recent US history, a judge said on Friday. Judge Margaret Garnett of announced the trial date to a packed Manhattan federal courtroom shortly before an evidence-related hearing in his case. Continue reading...

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‘It has been overwhelming’: Sudanese friends complete 900-mile UK walk

Giel Malual and John Kuei trekked from Dungeness to John o’Groats to raise funds for new schools in Sudan When Giel Malual set out to walk the length of the UK to raise money to open a school for displaced children from his home country of Sudan, he did not expect the welcome he would receive from the British public. “All the houses that we slept in, all the welcome that we were given, all the warmth and the support, the cheers and the encouragement that we have received, it has been overwhelming,” said Malual, who completed the 900-mile walk over a month with his friend John Kuei, who is also from Sudan. Continue reading...

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Kangaroos’ giant ancestor probably able to hop despite 250kg weight, scientists say

Research for first time suggests tendon and bones in heavier species would have made bounding possible Giant 250kg kangaroos that once roamed Australia would probably have been able to hop despite their enormous size, researchers have said. While modern kangaroos are known for their ability to travel large distances by jumping with both hind legs at the same time, it has long been debated whether their extinct relatives would have been so springy. Continue reading...

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Real Madrid could face trial over noise pollution from stadium concerts

Judge has brought indictment after nearby residents launched legal action in 2024 saying the concerts made their lives a misery Real Madrid could face trial for alleged environmental offences after a Spanish judge ruled there was sufficient evidence that loud concerts held at the club’s Bernabéu stadium, which has been dubbed “the torture-drome” by local residents, could have broken the law. The Residents’ Association for those Affected by the Bernabéu (AVPB) began legal action against the football club and the city council in 2024, saying a series of punishingly loud concerts held that spring and summer had made their lives a misery. Performers included Taylor Swift, Luis Miguel and the Colombian star Karol G. Continue reading...

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Silence marks moment of sorrow as Australians mourn victims of Bondi terror attack

Survivors join families of victims on stage of Sydney Opera House as PM apologises that nation ‘could not protect your loved ones’ Children cook meals for the needy and mourners lay wreaths for Bondi attack victims on national day of mourning Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast At 7.01pm on Thursday evening, a crowd of 1,500 mourners packed into the Sydney Opera House descended into a heavy silence. Television stations paused their coverage. Gatherings fell still. Six weeks after 15 people were gunned down celebrating the first night of Hanukah in Bondi, in the worst terror attack on Australian soil, the nation was still coming to terms with the weight of its loss. Continue reading...

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Two charities that received £1.1m from Sackler Trust kept anonymous to prevent ‘serious prejudice’

British charitable trust that draws on OxyContin maker fortune says it exempted names to protect their reputations Two charities that received a combined total of more than £1.1m from the British charitable trust run by the Sackler family were kept out of its latest accounts to protect their reputations from “serious prejudice”. The trust, which draws on the Sackler fortune that came out of the US opioid crisis, gave £3.8m to arts, eduction and science bodies in 2024, according to its latest accounts, filed on New Year’s Eve. Continue reading...

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‘It’s a matter of time before a farmer is seriously injured’: on the trail of hare coursers in Wiltshire

Police show the Guardian around hotspots for a rural crime that has links to international gangs – and is on the rise A cold, bright afternoon in the Vale of Pewsey and a couple of brown hares were nibbling away in a field of winter barley. It was a tranquil scene in this tucked-away corner of the English West Country but tyre tracks cutting through the crop were a sign of the violence that takes place when night falls. This is one of the hotspots in Wiltshire for hare coursing, in which criminal gangs set dogs – usually greyhounds or lurchers – on the mammals. Continue reading...

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Sydney New Year’s Eve strikes sombre tone as fireworks follow minute’s silence for Bondi

Terror attack victims remembered with menorah projected on to Harbour Bridge before dazzling display Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia paused to show solidarity with the Jewish community as New Year’s Eve festivities rolled across the nation. Weeks on from the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, hundreds of thousands of people around Sydney Harbour observed a minute’s silence and shone a collective, defiant light after the recent atrocity. Continue reading...

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World’s longest-married couple reveals key to a lasting relationship: ‘We love each other’

Eleanor Gittens, 107, and Lyle Gittens, 108, of Miami met at a basketball game in 1941 and have been married for 83 years A Miami husband and wife who recently attained the title of world’s longest-married couple say they managed that feat just by loving one another. “We love each other,” Eleanor Gittens, 107, said to LongeviQuest when the website specializing on people who are in their second century of life asked what was the secret to her 83 years of marriage to her husband, Lyle. Continue reading...

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Former Met police officer accused of using sex workers while on duty

Exclusive: Imran Patel, who resigned last year after reports about his conduct, is being investigated by the IOPC A former Metropolitan police officer allegedly used sex workers while on duty in the midst of a major investigation into behavioural standards, the Guardian can reveal. Britain’s largest police force has been described as “institutionally misogynistic” after widespread claims that a “toxic” sexist culture has been allowed to thrive for decades. Continue reading...

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Newmarket horse owner receives notice of complaint over ‘constant neighing’

Local council writes Mandy Young about animals she kept at her home 10 miles from famous racecourse It is known as the “headquarters of horse racing”, with its equine heritage stretching back to the 17th century. But one resident near Newmarket has apparently had enough – and has complained to their local council about the noise being made by neighing horses. Mandy Young, a horse owner based about 10 miles from the famous racecourse, said she received a notice of the complaint in the post, and was told it was to do with the “constant neighing” of her animals. Continue reading...

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Parental failure and gaps in the law: why the Southport atrocity was preventable

After nine weeks of inquiry evidence, a picture has emerged of systemic breakdown and poor information sharing Of all the professionals who studied Axel Rudakubana before his murderous attack in Southport last summer, the notes of a rookie police officer in 2019 may be the most prescient. The actions of Rudakubana, then aged 13, showed “potential for huge escalation”, wrote PC Alex McNamee after spending just 20 minutes with the teenager when he admitted taking a knife to school to attack a bully. The risk, he wrote, was “high”. Continue reading...

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Toby Carvery owner urged to fund ‘life support’ for felled Enfield oak

Sprinklers could save 500-year-old tree that had branches cut off without authorisation in April, says expert The restaurant chain Toby Carvery is being urged to pay for life support for an ancient oak tree that its owner had chainsawed last spring to widespread public dismay. Experts say the trunk of the 500-year-old tree, on the edge of a Toby Carvery car park in Whitewebbs Park, Enfield, has shown signs of regrowth, despite its branches being sawn off by the restaurant’s contractors in April. Continue reading...

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Six police officers face misconduct proceedings over fatal Cardiff car crash

Eve Smith and Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, found dead at scene of incident on A48 in St Mellons in 2023 Six police officers will face disciplinary proceedings for misconduct in relation to a crash that claimed the lives of three people. Eve Smith and Darcy Ross, both 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, were found dead at the scene of the incident on the A48 in the St Mellons area of Cardiff in March 2023 – almost 48 hours after they were all last seen. A police sergeant has a case to answer for gross misconduct for their supervision of the missing persons inquiry. A police constable has a case to answer for gross misconduct for allegedly failing to carrying out basic inquiries, including not recording and sharing information with their supervisor. Two police constables have a case to answer for gross misconduct after allegedly failing to conduct house searches and then giving dishonest accounts to their supervisor and IOPC investigators. A police constable has a case to answer for misconduct for allegedly not carrying out adequate house searches. A police sergeant has a case to answer for misconduct relating to allegations of failing to review all available information at the time of conducting a risk assessment for the missing women. Continue reading...

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Airports in Belgium disrupted again by suspected drone sightings – Europe live

Drone sightings reported near Brussels and Liège airports just hours after national security council meeting on the emerging threats Brussels and Liège airports in Belgium faced disruptions overnight once again over suspected drone sightings, just hours after the Belgian government’s national security council discussed its response to the emerging threats. Both airports reported limited effect on their operations. Continue reading...

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Three prisoners charged with murder of child killer Kyle Bevan

Mark Fellows, Lee Newell and David Taylor charged with murder of Kyle Bevan at HMP Wakefield Prisoners Mark Fellows, 45, Lee Newell, 56, and David Taylor, 63, have been charged with the murder of the child killer Kyle Bevan at HMP Wakefield on Wednesday, West Yorkshire police said. More details soon … Continue reading...

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Friday briefing: Six lessons from three years of bringing you this newsletter

In today’s newsletter: After more than 450​ early alarms, countless headlines and one rogue squirrel​, it’s time ​for me to say goodbye. ​It’s been a privilege to share the biggest stories – and some very small ones – with you After an unholy number of good mornings – 468, to be precise – it’s time to say goodbye. I’m moving to an editing job here next week, so this is my final First Edition. It’s not exactly Dot Cotton leaving EastEnders, I know, but my hair and voice are very like hers at this time of day, so I hope you’ll allow me a sentimental leaving monologue all the same. It’s a great job, this. You get to write about the most interesting story every day, and talk to whoever the best person is to help you explain it, or say why it’s being infuriatingly misunderstood. You also get to impose your jokes on a readership who could be forgiven for narrowing their eyes and scrolling to the Upside. (I do recommend today’s.) ICC | The woman who has accused the prosecutor of the international criminal court of sexual abuse has been targeted by private intelligence firms as part of a covert operation said to have taken place on behalf of Qatar, the Guardian can reveal. UK politics | Labour should stand by its manifesto commitment not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT, its deputy leader, Lucy Powell, has said in a challenge that will put pressure on Rachel Reeves. Prisons | A fraudster mistakenly released from prison this week has handed himself back in as a hunt continues for a convicted sex offender who was also accidentally freed. UK news | The father of the Southport killer has said his son “turned out to be a monster” as he tearfully expressed regret for failing to tell police about the teenager’s weapons or his attempted attack on his former school. Corporate pay | Tesla shareholders approved a $1tn compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk on Thursday, awarding the world’s richest man what would be the largest corporate payout in history if he meets the goals necessary to receive it. Continue reading...

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Death toll from UPS plane crash at Louisville airport rises to 13

Firm released names of the three victims on the plane and investigators confirmed plane’s left wing caught fire The death toll in the explosion that saw a UPS cargo plane lose an engine and burst into flames, has risen to 13, Craig Greenberg, the Louisville mayor, has confirmed as UPS released the names of the three victims on the plane. “On my way to the Teamsters’ vigil, I learned of a 13th person that died as a result of the UPS flight 2976 plane crash. My heart is with the families, friends and colleagues of all who were lost in this week’s tragedy. We will get through this together,” Greenberg wrote in a social media post. Continue reading...

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Rockstar Games delays Grand Theft Auto VI – again – to late 2026

The hugely anticipated sequel was due to arrive in May of next year but has been pushed back to November 2026 Rockstar Games’s Grand Theft Auto VI, which was due to release on 26 May next year, has been delayed again – this time to the end of 2026. It has now been nearly two years since the game was announced, and more than 12 years since the release of Grand Theft Auto V. “Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on Thursday, November 19, 2026,” reads Rockstar Games’s statement on X. “We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve.” Continue reading...

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Famed Florentine diamond surfaces in Canada after century-long disappearance

Empress Zita brought stone to Canada as Nazis took over Europe in 1940s and it remained in bank vault ever since At the height of the Battle of Britain, when the UK government needed a secret location to store 186,332 gold bars, it turned to Canada. Shipped across the Atlantic and stored beneath a hastily constructed vault in Montreal, Operation Fish became known both for the vast amounts of gold involved – and the immense secrecy that followed. Continue reading...

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Virginia school teacher shot by six-year-old student awarded $10m in damages

Abigail Zwerner alleged that assistant principal at Newport News elementary school ignored reports that a firearm was on school property A Virginia school teacher who was shot by her six-year-old student in 2023 was awarded $10m in damages by a jury on Thursday, concluding a negligence lawsuit she brought against a school administrator. Abigail Zwerner alleged that an assistant principal at the Newport News elementary school where she used to teach ignored multiple reports that a firearm was on school property and likely in the possession of the boy who shot her in January 2023. Continue reading...

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Southport killer’s father tells inquiry son ‘turned out to be a monster’

Alphonse Rudakubana says he lacked courage to tell police about son’s weapons and he ‘could have done far more’ The father of the Southport killer has said his son “turned out to be a monster” as he tearfully expressed regret for failing to tell police about the teenager’s weapons or his attempted attack on his former school days before he murdered three young girls. Alphonse Rudakubana broke down in tears on the second day of his evidence to the Southport inquiry, saying he was “desperately sorry” to the parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine. Continue reading...

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Roblox shocks: online gaming platform should be snared by Australia’s social media ban for under-16s, experts and MPs say

Pressure mounts on Labor in wake of Guardian Australia report documenting reporter’s week of virtual sexual harassment and violence while posing as a child avatar Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast There are growing calls for the federal government to address the risks posed to children on the popular gaming platform Roblox after Guardian Australia published a report that documented a week of virtual sexual harassment and violence. While playing as an eight-year-old girl, the reporter was given a sexualised avatar, cyberbullied, aggressively killed, sexually assaulted and shat on – all with parental control settings in place. Continue reading...

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Anti-trafficking campaigner welcomes UK ban on strangulation in pornography

Samantha Browne says ban will help stop young people thinking violent practice is normal or safe An anti-trafficking campaigner has welcomed the ban on pornography featuring strangulation, known as “choking”, saying it will help stop young people thinking it is a normal and safe practice. Samantha Browne, who suffered exploitation as a teenager in the adult industry, said the ban would help prevent children mimicking violent sex they have seen onscreen, and she hoped it would open the door to ending other forms of abusive pornography. Continue reading...

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Jimmy Kimmel opens ‘Big, Beautiful Food Bank’ as Snap cuts hit families amid shutdown

The late-night host invites food and essential donations at his Hollywood center to support Los Angeles charities Late night TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live! is stepping up to help during the ongoing US federal government shutdown by opening a new center for food donations. The ABC program announced the program, titled “the Jimmy Kimmel Live Big, Beautiful Food Bank” on Instagram Tuesday, just after Donald Trump reaffirmed his plan to block Snap benefits despite a federal judge’s earlier order for the administration to use emergency funds to continue the food assistance program. Continue reading...

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Police ‘urgently’ looking for prisoner freed by mistake in London

Met confirms Algerian man, 24, ‘released in error’ from HMP Wandsworth The Metropolitan police has confirmed officers are searching for a prisoner freed in London by mistake last week. A Met spokesperson said: “Shortly after 1300 hours on Tuesday November 4, the Met was informed by the Prison Service that a prisoner had been released in error from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday October 29. Continue reading...

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Japan deploys soldiers to contain surge in bear attacks in Akita

Close encounters reported almost daily as bears intrude into residential areas and attack and sometimes kill people Japan has deployed troops to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge in the number of bear attacks that have terrorised people in the mountainous region. Unexpected encounters with bears are being reported almost daily in the lead up to hibernation season as the bears forage for food. The animals have been roaming near schools, train stations, supermarkets and even at a hot springs resort. Continue reading...

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California man who survived 20 days in snowy wilderness says it was walk or die

Ron Dailey, who got lost on hunting trip in Sierra national forest, resolved to walk to safety after his food ran out A hunter who spent nearly three weeks lost in the snowy California wilderness says he managed to get rescued after discerning “you either try to walk out or you’re going to sit here and die”. The remarkable story of survival centers on Ron Dailey, whom authorities say went missing in the Sierra national forest in Fresno county after taking a solo hunting trip there on 13 October. Continue reading...

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Fake claims about Australian road rules on headlights generated by AI and spread on Google

Google search results displayed false information from an AI website about drivers risking a $250 fine for not keeping their headlights on at all times Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales transport department has warned the rise of AI is increasing misinformation about road rules, after false claims that drivers must legally keep their headlights on at all times spread online. When Australians searched for “Australian road rules for headlights”, Google summarised – and linked to – a site falsely claiming that drivers will need to keep headlights on at all times or face a $250 fine from 10 November. Continue reading...

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New set of forest towns to be built between Oxford and Cambridge

Communities in the middle of new national forest to show how housebuilding can be delivered alongside nature A new set of forest towns will be built in the area between Oxford and Cambridge, nestled in the middle of a new national forest. After facing anger from nature groups over the deregulation in the upcoming planning bill, ministers are trying to demonstrate that mass housebuilding can be delivered in conjunction with new nature. The government has promised to plant millions of trees to boost England’s nature. Continue reading...

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National curriculum review in England: 10 key recommendations

Proposals include shortening length of GCSE exams, a new diagnostic test in maths and English, and expanding RE Curriculum ‘should focus less on exams and more on life skills’ The year-long curriculum and assessment review headed by Prof Becky Francis was asked by the government to look at primary, secondary and aged 16-19 phases of state education in England. It heard more than 7,000 responses from the public, with evidence considered by an expert panel appointed by Francis, leading to the publication of its 197-page report. Key recommendations include: Continue reading...

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Southport inquiry: killer’s brother said he feared he would kill two years before attack

Dion Rudakubana said his brother reminded him of sociopathic murderer in film No Country For Old Men Axel Rudakubana’s brother feared the Southport attacker would kill someone two years before he carried out the atrocity, an inquiry has heard. Giving evidence via video link from a secret location on Tuesday, Dion Rudakubana said his brother reminded him of the sociopathic murderer in the film No Country For Old Men. Continue reading...

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Former Met police officer goes on trial accused of sexually abusing a girl

David Carrick is also alleged to have raped and coercively controlled a woman, Old Bailey is told A former police officer engaged in “predatory and controlling” behaviour for many years, his trial on charges of sexually assaulting a girl and a woman has been told. The child told her mother what David Carrick was doing after she was found sleeping behind her bedroom door when she was 14, the Old Bailey in London heard. Continue reading...

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Manslaughter inquiry opened after death of worker in Roman tower collapse

Contractor was trapped for 11 hours under fallen masonry at medieval landmark near the Colosseum Prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation over the death of a worker trapped when a medieval monument in central Rome partly collapsed. Octav Stroici, 66, was rescued on Monday night after 11 hours under fallen masonry but died of his injuries at the city’s Umberto I hospital. Romanian foreign affairs officials, who said he came from their country, thanked rescuers for their efforts to save him during a long, complex and delicate operation. Continue reading...

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Calls to change ‘embarrassing’ Prince Andrew road names in Maidenhead

Residents say two roads should be renamed after royal was censured for friendship with child sex offender As if the ignominy of losing his royal titles was not enough for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, residents living in roads named after the disgraced former prince are now calling for their address to be renamed. Maidenhead’s Prince Andrew Road and the adjoining Prince Andrew Close were named after Queen Elizabeth II’s third child when he was born in 1960. Continue reading...

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Shein to cooperate with French investigation into sale of childlike sex dolls

Spokesperson says company prepared to share names of those who bought dolls before they were removed from sale The Asian e-commerce company Shein has pledged to cooperate with French prosecutors who have opened an investigation into the sale of childlike sex dolls on its platform. “We will cooperate fully with the judicial authorities,” Shein’s spokesperson in France, Quentin Ruffat, told RMC radio, adding that the company was prepared to share names of those who had bought such dolls. Continue reading...

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David Gow, former Guardian Germany correspondent, dies aged 80

‘Impressively professional journalist’ with a commitment to social justice was also European business editor David Gow obituary David Gow, a former Germany correspondent and European business editor of the Guardian whose strong commitment to social justice and to the EU project continued long after he left the paper, has died of a heart attack aged 80. Gow joined the Scotsman as a graduate trainee in 1969 before becoming the paper’s first Europe correspondent, then labour correspondent and finally its London editor. After nearly 20 years there Gow moved to the Guardian in 1989. Continue reading...

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15 minutes of horror in train mass stabbing – Today in Focus Extra

Guardian senior reporter Ben Quinn on the shocking knife attack on a train from Doncaster to London On Saturday night, a train from Doncaster to London was packed with people heading out for the night when a horrifying mass stabbing attacked unfolded. Witnesses described “pure panic” as people tried to get away from the knifeman, with some hiding in the train’s toilets. Continue reading...

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‘There’s no place like this’: shoppers and traders fear for Birmingham indoor market’s future

Current site is due to be demolished to make way for housing in new disruption to city’s long trading tradition Every week, 80-year-old Frank catches a train from Walsall to Birmingham. He threads through gleaming shopfronts in Grand Central station and past the Bullring before slipping into the fish-scented bustle on the ground floor of Edgbaston Street car park. At Birmingham indoor market he buys a bag of cockles. “Where else would you find this quality?” he says. “There’s no place like this, it’s the heart of Birmingham.” But Frank’s weekly visits may soon come to an end. Plans to demolish the market and replace it with housing were approved at the end of October. Continue reading...

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Frankie the flamingo missing after escaping from wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall

Four-month-old bird managed to fly away from Paradise Park on Sunday despite having feathers clipped Frankie the flamingo may have been tickled pink when she escaped her wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall but her keepers are worried by her disappearance. The four-month-old female flamingo managed to take flight on Sunday, despite having her feathers clipped, from the walled garden at Paradise Park near Hayle. Continue reading...

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Emergency services called to train derailment in Cumbria

Avanti West Coast says all lines blocked due to derailed train between Penrith North Lakes and Oxenholme Lake District Emergency services have been called to a train derailment near Shap in Cumbria, North West ambulance service said. The train company Avanti West Coast said on social media: “Due to a derailed train between Penrith North Lakes and Oxenholme Lake District, all lines are blocked. Continue reading...

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Massive crocodile taken to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo despite traditional owners’ anger over removal

Old Faithful, measuring more than 4 metres, rehomed to Sunshine Coast facility after removal from far north Queensland waterhole Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An “iconic” saltwater crocodile has been transported more than 1,600km to Australia Zoo – made famous by Steve Irwin – almost two months after its controversial removal from its far north Queensland habitat. But while the Sunshine Coast zoo said it was proud to become the “forever home” of Old Faithful, as the crocodile that measures longer than 4 metres is known, traditional owners said they were “very upset” by the outcome, which conservationists describe as a “cover-up”. Continue reading...

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Starwatch: look out for the largest supermoon of the year on Wednesday

On 5 November, the moon will be just under 357,000km from Earth, making it appear bigger and brighter This week brings the largest supermoon of the year. Supermoons occur because the moon’s orbit is not perfectly circular around the Earth. Instead, it is an ellipse, meaning that sometimes the moon will be closer to the Earth than at other times. When a full moon coincides with the moon being within 10% of its closest point to Earth, we call it a supermoon. Its proximity makes it appear subtly bigger and brighter than other full moons. Continue reading...

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Rare white Iberian lynx captured on film in Spain by amateur photographer

Researchers to investigate whether environmental factors may have affected female animal’s pigmentation An amateur photographer in southern Spain has captured unprecedented images of a white Iberian lynx, prompting researchers to investigate whether environmental factors could be at play as wildlife watchers revelled in the rare sighting. Ángel Hidalgo published the images on social media, describing the singular animal as the “white ghost of the Mediterranean forest”. Continue reading...

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Mississippi woman fatally shoots monkey escaped from overturned truck

Jessica Bond Ferguson said her 16-year-old told her about animal in the yard and she shot it to ‘protect her children’ One of the monkeys that escaped after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway on 28 October was shot and killed early Sunday by a homeowner who said she feared for the safety of her children. Jessica Bond Ferguson said she was alerted early Sunday by her 16-year-old son who said he thought he had seen a monkey running in the yard outside their home near Heidelberg, Mississippi. She got out of bed, grabbed her firearm and her cellphone, and stepped outside where she saw the monkey about 60 ft (18 meters) away. Continue reading...

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Prestigious Ballarat Grammar banned from accepting new boarders amid child safety reports

School board apologises after regulator imposes six interim conditions while it conducts a review Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Ballarat Grammar has apologised after the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority banned the prestigious school from accepting new boarding students until it proves it can comply with child safety standards. On Friday evening the VRQA chief executive, Stefanie Veal, announced the regulator had imposed six interim conditions on the regional school’s boarding premises registration while it continued a review. Continue reading...

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Man charged with murder after woman’s body found in NSW’s Hunter Valley

Arrest of 37-year-old after emergency services called to Kearsley home on Friday night Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A 37-year-old man faces murder charges after a woman’s body was found with a gunshot wound in the Hunter Valley region on Saturday night. A sawn-off shotgun and ammunition were allegedly found in the man’s car when New South Wales police took him into custody. Continue reading...

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Man killed in South Yorkshire helicopter crash named as Peter Smith

Seventy-year-old, who died in incident near Bentley, said by family to be ‘a beloved husband, father and grandfather’ A man who was killed in a helicopter crash in Doncaster, South Yorkshire on Thursday has been named by his family as Peter Smith. The family described Smith, 70, as “a beloved husband, father and grandfather” and said they were “all devastated by this sudden loss”, in a statement released by South Yorkshire police. Continue reading...

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Britain’s canals and rivers face lack of funds amid climate pressures, campaigners warn

Many waterways vulnerable to breaches and closures and face mounting maintenance costs, charity says Britain’s network of canals and rivers is under strain from funding shortfalls and growing climate pressures, campaigners warn. Three-quarters of the country’s waterways face financial peril, according to the Inland Waterways Association (IWA), an independent charity advocating for Britain’s canals and rivers, as the country braces for heavier winter rainfall and intensifying summer droughts. Continue reading...

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Unregulated sperm donor still advertising services despite court warnings to women

Exclusive: Behaviour of Robert Albon, or ‘Joe Donor’, described as compulsive by judge who said he targeted vulnerable women A prolific unregulated donor is still attempting to sell his sperm despite warnings from two family court judges, a Guardian investigation has found. Robert Albon, who calls himself “Joe Donor”, has appealed to the courts to gain access to at least four of his biological children against their mothers’ wishes. In a rare move, a judge named him in 2023 to warn women of the risks of using his services, which he promotes on social media. Continue reading...

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Luxury cruise cancelled after 80-year-old left behind on Lizard Island dies alone

The Coral Adventurer will return to Cairns, as investigations into Suzanne Rees’ death continue Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The luxury Coral Adventurer cruise has been cancelled in the wake of the death of passenger Suzanne Rees, who was left on the Great Barrier Reef’s Lizard Island and wasn’t found until the next day. It will now return to Cairns, as investigations into Rees’ death continue. Continue reading...

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Gumnuts, baby! How two abseiling horticulturalists rescued specimens from an endangered tree

The threatened Jillaga Ash (Eucalyptus stenostoma) was spotted 90m down a cliff in Wadbilliga national park, in southern New South Wales Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Two horticulturalists have undertaken a daring abseiling mission to rescue gumnuts from an endangered tree on a 300m cliff face. Stan Wawrzyczek, a threatened flora ecologist at the Threatened Species Conservancy, spotted an endangered tree, Eucalyptus stenostoma (Jillaga Ash), 90m down the cliff in Wadbilliga national park in southern New South Wales. Continue reading...

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M&S launches ‘secret support’ pants that offer men a ‘subtle lift’

Retailer says underwear that could become male equivalent of push-up bra is intended to ‘help men feel their most confident’ For men who lament the decline of the codpiece, or who lack confidence at the office when their pants are not pushing up their genitals all day, Marks & Spencer is riding to the rescue. The retailer, the UK market leader in selling underwear, has launched what could be considered the male equivalent of the push-up bra. Continue reading...

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Addicts who opted to be banned from gambling in Australia targeted to bet with overseas firms

Media regulator condemns ‘deeply concerning’ third-party websites that seek to entice bets from self-declared addicts Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Offshore gambling companies are using third-party websites to entice Australian addicts to resume betting, even after gamblers have placed voluntary restrictions on themselves. The new trend, targeting those registered with the federal government’s BetStop service, has been condemned as “deeply concerning and opportunistic” by the media regulator, which has begun contacting the websites to “make them aware of Australia’s interactive gambling laws”. Continue reading...

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Europe’s air safety at risk amid cost-cutting and staff pressures, study warns

Researchers find profit chasing has ‘systematically weakened’ safety and workers feel unable to challenge decisions Airline industry workers: share your experiences Pilots and cabin crew at European airlines feel increasingly under pressure to work long hours and hide signs of tiredness at the expense of safety, according to a major study. Cost cutting and profit chasing at airlines has “systemically weakened” safety, and many exhausted employees feel too intimidated to challenge management decisions, the research by Ghent University in Belgium found. Continue reading...

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Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said. The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she had passed away of natural causes while in California as part of a US speaking tour. Continue reading...

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Footprint found in South Australian outback search for four-year-old boy

August, known as Gus, disappeared from his family’s sheep station in state’s remote mid-north on Saturday afternoon Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The discovery of a footprint is providing a glimmer of hope before the search for a preschooler on an outback homestead becomes a recovery operation. Four-year-old August, known as Gus, disappeared from his family’s sheep station in the remote South Australian mid-north on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading...

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‘Dominant on the river’: 32 Chunk crowned champion in ‘biggest Fat Bear Week yet’

Brown bear’s nearly 100,000 votes leads him to victory despite suffering for most of season with broken jaw “The merely chubby have been winnowed away,” a naturalist intoned. “We are left with a clash of titans.” After a record-breaking week of public voting, Katmai national park and preserve in Alaska has announced the winner of its “biggest Fat Bear Week yet”. Continue reading...

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Callan park master plan hopes to turn former mental hospital site into ‘iconic’ urban parkland

Exclusive: NSW government plan proposes restoring native bushland and upgrading heritage buildings for cafes and possible film studio by 2035, but leaves unanswered questions over how project would be paid for Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A new master plan for Callan park, the site of a former mental hospital in Sydney’s inner west, proposes restoring the heritage buildings for health and cultural uses and possibly for a film facility while rejuvenating its extensive parklands to create a second Centennial park-style green space for the city. But it has left unanswered questions over how the project would be paid for, raising questions about whether the vision can be achieved by 2035, especially as many of the heritage buildings that were once part of the hospital require extensive renovation. Continue reading...

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Pope names successor for embattled New Orleans archbishop after sex abuse settlement

Pope names James Checchio to succeed Gregory Aymond two weeks after archdiocese agreed to settle with survivors Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday named an eventual successor to New Orleans’ embattled Catholic archbishop, Gregory Aymond, two weeks after his archdiocese agreed to settle with survivors of clergy sexual abuse for $230m. Leo, history’s first US pope, named bishop James Checchio of Metuchen, New Jersey, as the coadjutor bishop of New Orleans. The role positions Checchio to assist Aymond initially and then succeed him when he retires. Continue reading...

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Women allegedly abused by Andrew Tate decry ‘misleading’ Spectator article

Complaint sent to Ipso over interview with ‘misogynist influencer’ and brother in Michael Gove-edited magazine Four alleged survivors of sexual abuse by Andrew Tate have complained to the press regulator about an interview with the self-proclaimed misogynist influencer and his brother in the Spectator magazine. The women, who have filed a high court claim accusing Tate of rape, coercive control and assault and battery, claim that the article, written by the deputy editor, Freddy Gray, is inaccurate and misleading. Continue reading...

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Maine wardens save moose smooshed in abandoned well in five-hour rescue

After animal was sedated, wardens used an excavator to gingerly lift it out of 9ft-deep hole on family’s acreage A bull moose that fell into an abandoned well in Maine was pulled to safety during an elaborate five-hour rescue. The operation happened Wednesday after Cole Brown, whose family owns the forested land in the northern Maine community of Pembroke, spotted a pair of antlers. He heard a noise and initially thought it was turkeys but, upon, closer inspection, realized it was something a lot bigger. Continue reading...

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‘Loud and proud’: UK summit kicks off new conversation for working dads

Organisers of event urge fathers to push for more equal parental rights in face of Britain’s current poor offering “Who’s in your team?,” asked Elliott Rae, pumping up the crowd in central London at what he billed as the world’s first Working Dads’ summit. “Who’s your goalkeeper, your defender, your striker? Do you have a full 11? Do you have subs on the bench?”. Football analogies are generally rare at events about parenting, particularly those that seek to tackle gender equality. But then, so are men. At the UK’s Working Dads’ summit – almost certainly the first in the UK – both were in plentiful supply, as dads were urged to “create a new idea of masculinity”. Continue reading...

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Teacher takes legal action against Melbourne Catholic school group over refusal of pronouns

State and federal anti-discrimination laws on collision course as Sacred Heart Girls College in Oakley refuses to recognise Myka Sanders’ gender identity Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (Macs) has refused to let a non-binary teacher use their preferred pronouns and title, in a case that has put state and federal anti-discrimination laws on a legal collision course. Two years ago, non-binary teacher Myka Sanders – who uses they/them pronouns and Mx for their title – asked Sacred Heart Girls College in Oakley, Melbourne if their gender identity could be recognised at school. Continue reading...

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Oklahoma tiger handler was fatally attacked in front of family during show

Officials say tiger unexpectedly bit and shook Ryan Easley in front of wife, child and onlookers at Growler Pines The tiger handler who was fatally mauled by one of his charges in Oklahoma recently was killed as horrified onlookers – including his wife and daughter – watched during the end of a big cat show, local officials said Monday. Ryan Easley, 37, was dead when deputies arrived on Saturday at the Growler Pines Tiger Preserve near Hugo, not far from the Texas border, just minutes after dispatchers received an emergency call, said the Choctaw county sheriff, Terry Park. Continue reading...

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National Trust reports bumper apple and pumpkin crops at its sites

Near-ideal conditions have led to high yields at some of the country’s best loved orchards and walled gardens The nights may be drawing in and the days becoming chillier, but there is cheering news from some of the UK’s best loved orchards and walled gardens: a bumper crop of apples and pumpkins. Fruit and squashes have ripened weeks earlier than normal in many places and yields are higher thanks to near-ideal conditions, including 2024’s wet weather followed by a warm and dry spring and plenty of summer sun this year. Continue reading...

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Eat salmon, win prizes: Fat Bear Week begins in Alaska’s Katmai national park

Fattest brown bears, bulking up for hibernation, pitted against each other in online public vote – who will win? It’s that time of year again, when audiences turn to a welcome distraction from the heavy news cycle: Katmai national park and preserve in southern Alaska is celebrating its fattest brown bears. The park is set to kick off its annual Fat Bear Week on Tuesday, an online competition where the public votes for the park’s fattest brown bear. Continue reading...

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Man who died on Bibby Stockholm ‘tricked’ into going on barge, inquest told

Community worker said Leonard Farruku, from Albania, was told he was being taken to a hotel in Swindon An asylum seeker who died onboard the Bibby Stockholm was “tricked” into going to the barge after “point blank” refusing, an inquest has heard. Leonard Farruku, 27, from Albania, was found unresponsive in a shower cubicle onboard the accommodation vessel at Portland Port, Dorset, on 12 December 2023. Continue reading...

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Earthquake with 4.3 magnitude rocks San Francisco Bay Area

More than 22,000 reported they felt the early-morning earthquake just east-south-east of Berkeley An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 rocked the San Francisco Bay Area early on Monday, waking up many people, with more than 22,000 saying they felt it, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was just east-south-east of Berkeley, the survey said. It happened shortly before 3am PT. Continue reading...

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Family of man killed in New Hampshire shooting says he sacrificed his life

Robert Steven DeCesare was dining at country club in Nashua and faced the shooter to protect his wife and family The wife and mother of a man who was killed during a shooting at a New Hampshire country club carried out over the weekend by a former facility employee say the victim sacrificed his life to protect his family. Robert Steven DeCesare, 59, was fatally shot on Saturday night at the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, about 45 miles (72km) from Boston, where relatives say he had been dining with his wife and family to plan his daughter’s upcoming wedding. Continue reading...

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Tiger fatally attacks handler at Oklahoma preserve, officials say

Ryan Easley operated Growler Pines preserve, which called accident ‘painful reminder’ of ‘unpredictability’ of nature A tiger fatally mauled its handler at a preserve in Oklahoma, officials at the facility say. Ryan Easley, the operator of the Growler Pines Tiger Preserve near Hugo, Oklahoma, was mauled to death on Saturday in what the site portrayed as an “accident” with a tiger under his care. Continue reading...

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Bailey the support dog freed from Northern Irish prison after public outcry

Cocker spaniel was being kept full-time in Magilligan prison but is now in family home after ‘free Bailey’ campaign The six words that Northern Ireland’s dog-lovers were waiting to hear came on Monday: “Bailey is now out of prison.” A vocal campaign to free the cocker spaniel who committed no crime culminated in his release from Magilligan prison and transfer to an undisclosed location to begin a new life. Continue reading...

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Records of deadly 1934 pit explosion in Wrexham to be displayed near site

Documents include letters calling for recovery of bodies and a falsified safety log that was part of a cover-up Poignant records relating to a colliery disaster in the 1930s that lay unseen for decades at the National Archives are being put on display close to the site of the mine in north Wales. Among the documents at the west London archive are petitions and emotional letters calling for the bodies trapped in the underground explosion at the pit in Gresford to be recovered. Despite the heartfelt entreaties, the vast majority remain there. Continue reading...

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Shooting at New Hampshire country club leaves one dead and two wounded

Witness recounts shooter yelling ‘free Palestine’ while targeting someone as investigators try to determine motive A man shot one person to death and wounded two others at a New Hampshire country club as a wedding took place there on Saturday, according to authorities. A witness to the attack – named as Tom Bartelson of Pepperell, Massachusetts – said his nephew was getting married at the time of the shooting, and he recounted hearing the shooter yell “the children are safe” and “free Palestine” while evidently targeting someone. Continue reading...

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Venice police fine parents of children who played football in public square

Murano resident reported children, aged between 12 and 13, to the police Italy might be a football-loving country but that did not stop police in Venice from pursuing a group of unlikely targets: 14 children who fell foul for playing the game in a public square, leading to fines presented to their parents, in a move that has sparked a debate about the rights of young people to play outdoors. The children, aged between 12 and 13, were playing football earlier this month in Pino Signoretto square in Murano, an island of about 4,500 inhabitants in the Venetian lagoon, when a resident, annoyed by the noise they were making, reported them to the police. Continue reading...

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Woman swept away in flood waters in Hunter region as emergency services respond to more than 1,450 incidents

The woman, aged in her 20s, was attempting to flee a vehicle when she was swept away, with the search continuing Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A search is underway after a woman was swept into a flooded creek in the Hunter region overnight, as heavy downpours continue to batter large parts of northern New South Wales. Police said the car, a Mini, was being driven by a 27-year-old woman in Rothbury, near Cessnock, when it became stuck on Old North Road, through the swollen creek, just before 8pm on Saturday. Continue reading...

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Pope Leo XIV gets rock star welcome from young Catholics at huge vigil

More than 800,000 pilgrims cry and cheer as pontiff arrives at open-air youth prayer event outside Rome Hundreds of thousands of young faithful feted Pope Leo XIV like a rock star on Saturday at an open-air prayer vigil outside Rome, after the head of the Catholic church made a dramatic entrance by helicopter. Pilgrims began crying and cheering when the white military helicopter descended over the sprawling site in Rome’s eastern outskirts. Organisers said more than 800,000 young pilgrims from 146 countries around the world had assembled as part of a Jubilee of Youth – and perhaps as many as 1 million. Continue reading...

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Murder inquiry begins after teenager stabbed in ‘targeted attack’ in Bury

Man, 19, was stabbed several times in a car park and Greater Manchester police are appealing for information Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a teenager died in Greater Manchester in a “targeted attack”, police have said. The 19-year-old man sustained several stab wounds and died later from his injuries. Continue reading...

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Man who attempted to kidnap Princess Anne in 1974 claims innocence

Ian Ball now says kidnap was always supposed to have failed and was plot to garner publicity to sell autobiography The gunman who shot police officers during a botched attempt to kidnap Princess Anne has claimed he is innocent, six years after being released from a psychiatric hospital. Ian Ball, who uses the pseudonym Anthony Stewart, claimed he expected Queen Elizabeth II’s daughter to have been swapped for a double and the gunpowder removed from his bullets ahead of the attempt in March 1974. Continue reading...

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Airbnb guest says images were altered in false £12,000 damage claim

Woman wins apology and refund of almost £4,300 after claiming host’s photos were digitally manipulated Airbnb has apologised to a woman after an apartment host falsely claimed she had caused thousands of pounds’ worth of damage and used images she says were digitally manipulated to back up his allegations. The London-based academic was refunded almost £4,300, and an internal review of how the case was dealt with has been launched at the short-term accommodation rental company. Continue reading...

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Georgia detainee with prosthetic legs who objected to flooded cell sent to solitary

Rodney Taylor placed in ‘restrictive unit’ for refusing to enter flooded cell because his prosthetic legs can’t get wet A Liberian-born man detained by Ice in Georgia was put in solitary confinement after complaining about flooding in the common area outside his cell at the Stewart detention center that he said was potentially dangerous for his electronic prosthetic legs, the Guardian can reveal. Rodney Taylor recently spent three days in what CoreCivic calls a “restrictive housing unit” at Georgia’s Stewart detention center, after refusing to enter his cell because faulty air conditioning had left the floor in the area outside his cell covered with about an inch of water. That would be a potential disaster for Taylor, since his battery-powered, microprocessor-controlled prosthetic legs can’t get wet. Continue reading...

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TV union and women’s group call for this year’s MasterChef to be shelved

Bectu and Fawcett Society say airing show would distress complainants about Gregg Wallace and John Torode The BBC is facing mounting pressure to scrap this year’s series of MasterChef after the sacking of the presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode. The heads of the broadcast union Bectu and a leading women’s rights organisation have joined those calling for the series to be shelved, arguing it would cause distress to the people who had made complaints about the two men. Continue reading...

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Tourist discovers ‘extinct’ jellyfish while rock-pooling in Outer Hebrides

Thistle-shaped Depastrum cyathiforme was last seen in France in 1976, but has now been found on South Uist For nearly 50 years, there has been no trace of Depastrum cyathiforme, a stalked jellyfish that resembles a thistle flower. The distinctive jellyfish was feared globally extinct after being last spotted in Roscoff, northern France, in 1976. Continue reading...

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State of emergency in New York City and New Jersey over rains and flash flooding

A powerful storm system is bringing torrential rain, with forecasters predicting possibility of at least 3in an hour A state of emergency has been declared in New York City and New Jersey as a powerful storm system hits the US east coast from New York to Washington DC, with dangerous torrential rainfall and flash flooding under way in the region. Forecasters had predicted intense rainfall, with rates possibly reaching up to 3 inches an hour and some isolated locations could see as much as 5 to 8 inches. Continue reading...

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Survivors of coercive control are being criminalised in England, research finds

Centre for Women’s Justice says the criminalisation of women for their abusive partners’ actions is ‘shocking’ Survivors of coercive control are being unfairly criminalised in England and punished by a justice system that should be protecting them, research has found. A report from the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) drew on the experiences of seven women who were criminalised because of their abusive partners. They include a police officer who was convicted of misconduct in public office and lost her job after her controlling ex-boyfriend, also a police officer, coerced her into giving him her password into the police computer system, and a woman who was prosecuted for theft and fraud after her abusive and controlling partner used her bank account and phone number to sell stolen caravans. Continue reading...

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‘Excellent size’: UK blueberry crop up nearly a quarter after warm spring

New technology also helps fruit yield, while strawberry, raspberry and blackberry output has risen British blueberries are the latest fruit to benefit from the warmest spring on record, with the harvest up by almost a quarter so far this year. Growers say the weather has produced an early crop with more and larger berries, while new varieties can bring higher yields and better resilience. About 5,133 tonnes are expected by the end of August, up significantly from almost 4,187 tonnes by the same point last year. Continue reading...

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‘It’s time for us to be louder’: Germany’s Pride parades face up to rise in attacks

Christopher Street Day event organisers urge vigilance amid increase in abuse from rightwing extremists The organisers of the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin have urged participants to be vigilant amid a rise in attacks on LGBTQ+ events across Germany. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of the German capital this weekend for a loud and colourful celebration held in memory of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York, Christopher Street being the location of the Stonewall Inn. But behind the party atmosphere there is a more sombre mood than usual as LGBTQ+ organisations warn that attacks have become more frequent. Continue reading...

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Family sues after funeral home sends son’s brain in unmarked leaking box

Remains of Timothy Garlington shipped from Georgia funeral home to another in Pennsylvania Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son’s brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car and got on the father’s hands when he moved it, according to an updated lawsuit filed this week. The father, Lawrence Butler, said the discovery was overwhelming at a news conference on Thursday, leaving a horrific memory that mars the other memories of a “good young man”, their son, Timothy Garlington. Continue reading...

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NSW real estate agents threaten renters with fees if they are not home for tradespeople – but legally they don’t have to be

More than 2,100 people contacted the tenants’ union in 2024 for advice about access, despite ‘no basis’ for the charge Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast New South Wales real estate agents are threatening renters with fees as high as $330 if they are not at home to let maintenance workers in, despite there being no legal requirement for renters to personally allow entry. On 8 July, Lauren Gillin’s agency told her she needed to be home during a two-and-a-half-hour window seven days from that date to allow access for a smoke alarm inspector or pay a $90 fee. Continue reading...

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‘It’s spectacular’: volunteer Dorset divers see summer of surging seahorses

After efforts to make conditions better for the elusive creatures in Studland Bay, sightings are greatly increasing The divers emerged from the water smiling with satisfaction. They had found what they were looking for in the undersea meadows off the south coast of England. “Seahorses are tricky to spot,” said Mark Fox. “The seagrass sways and they blend into it pretty well. It helps if it’s sunny and not too choppy but you have to get your eye in. When you see them, it’s brilliant.” Continue reading...

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Too much moose meat was factor in plane crash that killed Alaska lawmaker’s husband

Antlers strapped to a wing also caused small plane that Mary Peltola’s husband was piloting to crash in 2023 Antlers strapped to a wing and too much moose meat on board caused a small plane crash that killed the husband of then Alaska Democratic congresswoman Mary Peltola in 2023, according to a US national transportation safety board (NTSB) report that was recently released. Though the report doesn’t name him, Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr was the pilot and lone person on the Piper PA-18 plane involved in the deadly wreck, which occurred near St Mary’s, Alaska, on 12 September 2023, officials had previously said. Continue reading...

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‘Intrinsically connected’: how human neurodiversity could help save nature

Biodiversity is linked to people’s diversity, and nature lends itself to people who are different, says author Joe Harkness When Joe Harkness received a message from a friend about macerating moth abdomens to check their genitalia to identify the species, it sparked an idea for a new book about wildlife obsessions. But over time, this developed into a completely different book: a clarion call to embrace neurodiversity in the fight against the extinction crisis. Across Britain, 15% of people are thought to be neurodivergent. In the process of writing Neurodivergent, By Nature, Harkness discovered that an estimated 30% of conservation employees were neurodivergent. Why? Continue reading...