- Hong Kong Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Takes Stand in National Security Trial The New York Times
- Jimmy Lai to answer Apple Daily staff’s allegations in Hong Kong security trial South China Morning Post
- Tycoon Jimmy Lai denies asking US to act against HK, China in landmark trial Reuters
- He Rose to Riches in Hong Kong. Now He’s a Symbol of China’s Crackdown. The Wall Street Journal
- Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai testifies he didn't ask Pence, Pompeo to take action against city The Associated Press
Australia wants to ban kids from social media. Will it work?
The government has just tabled laws to block access to under-16s - but the proposal is divisive.
Accident or sabotage? American and European officials disagree as key undersea cables are cut – CNN
- Accident or sabotage? American and European officials disagree as key undersea cables are cut CNN
- Chinese-Registered Ship Is Held in Baltic Sea Sabotage Investigation The Wall Street Journal
- Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany The Associated Press
- US allies accuse Russia of 'escalating hybrid activities' against NATO, EU nations after data cables severed Fox News
- Danish military says it's staying close to Chinese ship after data cable breaches Reuters
Las Vegas man who called 911 for help killed by police in his home
Brandon Durham was tussling with a female intruder over a knife when an officer shot him multiple times.
Fallen trees cause widespread damage after bomb cyclone
Two people died in the storm that hit the West coast of the US and Canada overnight.
Trans congresswoman Sarah McBride responds to Capitol Hill bathroom ban
Following statement from Mike Johnson, McBride says: ‘I’m not here to fight about bathrooms, I’m here to … bring down costs facing families’
Sarah McBride, the incoming congresswoman and first openly transgender person elected to the US House of Representatives, on Wednesday shared a statement on social media in response to the House banning trans people from using single-sex bathrooms on Capitol Hill that match their gender identity.
Earlier in the day, the House speaker, Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson, issued a statement “regarding facilities throughout the US Capitol complex”.
Continue reading...Australia politics live: Catherine King alleges to parliament a Liberal backbencher filmed conversation between them on a GoPro
Infrastructure minister Catherine King has asked for the issue to be referred to the parliament’s powerful privileges committee. Follow today’s news live
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New South Wales MPs condemned for ‘part-time’ parliamentary year
Scores of NSW MPs will earn the equivalent of more than $10,000 per sitting week in 2025 after a bid to increase the year’s 16-week calendar was rejected, AAP reports.
To do this, government MPs have to turn up to parliament and discuss matters. Voters won’t be happy that government MPs would prefer to hide in their electorate offices rather than turning up to parliament, where they face scrutiny.
Continue reading...Outcry over stalemate on Gaetz report; Trump reportedly considering Martin Makary for FDA – US politics live
Democrat Susan Wild says committee chair Michael Guest mischaracterized meeting and committee will reconvene in December; Markary opposed Covid vaccine mandates
The Federal Reserve must not remove Wells Fargo’s $1.95tn asset cap until the bank has fixed its risk management and compliance issues, top Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren told the US central bank on Wednesday, reports Reuters.
In a letter to Fed chair, Jerome Powell, and the central bank’s regulatory chief, Michael Barr, Warren said the Fed must reject Wells Fargo reported appeal to have the punishment imposed in 2018 lifted until it “can show that it can properly manage the risks associated with running a large bank”.
Continue reading...Anti-Israel vandalism in Sydney’s eastern suburbs ‘disturbing’, Anthony Albanese says
Vehicle set on fire in Woollahra and 10 cars vandalised with slogans ‘fuck Israel’ and ‘PKK coming’
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A vehicle has been set on fire and 10 cars have been vandalised with anti-Israel graffiti in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, sparking outrage and condemnation from politicians including the prime minister.
New South Wales police said they had discovered the graffiti on the cars and the door of an apartment complex in Woollahra after they were alerted to the blaze about 12.30am on Thursday.
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Continue reading...71-year-old civilian killed alongside soldier after entering Lebanon without approval – The Times of Israel
- 71-year-old civilian killed alongside soldier after entering Lebanon without approval The Times of Israel
- 71-year-old Israeli civilian killed in Lebanon after joining IDF troops without approval The Times of Israel
- Israel at War Day 411 | Elderly Israeli Civilian Killed in South Lebanon With Soldier After Entering With Troops Haaretz
- Israeli attack kills 3 more Lebanese soldiers as death toll passes 40 Al Jazeera English
- IDF announces Sgt.-Maj. Eitan Ben Ami, killed in southern Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
Is nuclear power gaining new energy?
Countries around the world are building new nuclear power stations.
Mental health patients harmed by being sent to units far from home, report finds
Distant placements found to have led to anxiety, PTSD and suicide in some cases, as use of them increases in England
Mental health patients in England are being harmed by the increase in placements in psychiatric units far from their homes and families, a new report indicates.
Patients have had anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while some have died by suicide as a result of their distant placements, according to a Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) report, which drew on interviews with patients and their loved ones. The participants spoke of how their experiences had resulted in feelings of anger, frustration and a loss of trust in the mental health system.
In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org
Continue reading...Captain Tom’s family personally benefited from charity they founded, report finds
Watchdog’s highly critical inquiry finds Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore culpable of ‘serious and repeated’ misconduct
The family of the NHS charities fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore personally benefited from the charity set up in his name through a series of lucrative deals worth more than £1m, the charities watchdog has ruled in a highly critical report.
A Charity Commission inquiry concluded the late Captain Tom’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband, Colin Ingram-Moore, were culpable of “serious and repeated” instances of misconduct, mismanagement and failures of integrity.
Hannah Ingram-Moore “initiated the process to secure her appointment as chief executive” of the charity, suggesting she should be paid a salary of £150,000. The charity proposed paying her £100,000 but this was blocked by the commission and she was eventually hired on £85,000.
Hannah Ingram-Moore received £18,000 from Virgin Media in September 2021 to judge its Local Legends awards when she was chief executive of the foundation. This was unauthorised and a conflict of interest, and there was no evidence it was undertaken, as she claimed, in a personal capacity.
The Ingram-Moores used the charity’s name inappropriately and for their private benefit in a planning application to build a private spa pool in the grounds of their family home. The building was subsequently demolished.
Continue reading...Captain Tom Foundation inquiry: three key failings
A book deal, personal appearance and plans for a swimming pool were all criticised by the Charity Commission
The Charity Commission’s report on the Captain Tom Foundation is highly critical of the conduct and actions of its founders, Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore, who it said had directly and inappropriately benefited financially from their links to the foundation.
Here are three examples of how the Ingram-Moores’ failure to manage conflicts of interest – not least between the foundation and their private company – constituted misconduct, mismanagement and what the commission called failures of governance and integrity.
Continue reading...Australia hoped hosting a Cop climate summit was a done deal. But one nation still stands in the way
Despite a diplomatic push from Chris Bowen and Anthony Albanese, Turkey won’t back down on its bid to host Cop31
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Australia’s plan to host a major UN climate summit in 2026 has hit a Turkish roadblock. It is unclear how long it will last.
The Albanese government had expected that its bid to co-host the Cop31 summit in partnership with Pacific island nations – a Labor promise since before it won power in 2022 – would be agreed by now, as the UN climate talks in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku approach their final stages.
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Continue reading...Survival rates in UK for two lethal cancers lower than in comparable countries, research shows
Experts say UK ‘lags behind’ as OECD finds poor outcomes for many diagnosed with colon and lung cancers
People in the UK who are diagnosed with the two most lethal forms of cancer die sooner than those in many other comparable countries, a new study has found.
Research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) showed the UK ranked a lowly 31st out of 43 countries for how many people survive at least five years after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
UK spending on cancer will rise from £14.4bn to more than £23bn by 2050 because the ageing population will lead to more people being diagnosed.
Cancer will cause one in four deaths of people under the age of 75 between now and 2050.
170,000 people at any one time cannot work because they have cancer.
Continue reading...Women who have lost a baby prefer the term ‘pregnancy loss’ over ‘miscarriage’
Exclusive: New research finds ‘clinical, cruel’ language used by medics is unacceptable to many
Women who have lost a baby often dislike the language used by medical professionals and would prefer the term “pregnancy loss” over “miscarriage”, research has found.
More than six in 10 women (61%) who had lost a baby between 18 and 23 weeks of pregnancy said it was unacceptable for doctors, midwives and nurses to use the word “miscarriage”.
Continue reading...British 18-year-old arrested in Dubai for sex with 17-year-old
Marcus Fakana could face two decades in jail for having sex with girl, also from London, while on holiday in UAE
An 18-year-old man from London could be jailed in the United Arab Emirates after having sex with a 17-year-old girl.
Marcus Fakana, from Tottenham, was on a family holiday in Dubai when he met the British girl, who is also from London and has since turned 18.
Continue reading...Coachella 2025 lineup: Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott to headline in April
Other acts include Charli xcx, Megan Thee Stallion, Missy Elliott, Shaboozey and Blackpink members Jennie and Lisa
Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott will headline Coachella 2025.
Scott, whose prominent billing comes with the description “designs the desert”, will reportedly design an immersive experience called CatcusCon, Rolling Stone reported, and will perform after Green Day’s set on the Saturday nights.
Continue reading...Texas offers Trump land for migrant ‘deportation facilities’
The president-elect has repeatedly pledged to deport millions of undocumented migrants once in office.