Iran hits out ahead of UN vote on nuclear sanctions
Tehran says it has offered fair proposals and accuses the E3 of 'political bias' in seeking to revive sanctions.
Trump antifa strategy may lead to “anyone” on left being attacked
Mark Bray says Trump’s designation of the antifa is a political tool to expand repression against anyone who opposes him
Israel Katz: ‘Israeli flag will fly above capital of Yemen’ – Israel National News
- Israel Katz: 'Israeli flag will fly above capital of Yemen' Israel National News
- Drone launched from Yemen crashes in Israel's Eilat Reuters
- Suspected Houthi drone attack strikes Israeli city of Eilat Al Jazeera
- 'Your Time Will Come,' Israel Foreign Minister Says Of Houthi Leader i24NEWS
- Missile launched from Yemen, sirens expected soon The Times of Israel
Probation Service failing to assess thousands who pose risk to women, watchdog says
Exclusive: Chief inspector of probation says it is inevitable there will be more murders and rapes without an improvement
The Probation Service in England and Wales is failing to monitor and assess tens of thousands of offenders who pose a serious risk to women and girls, a watchdog has told the Guardian.
Martin Jones, the HM chief inspector of probation, launching a six-month inquiry into failings in public protection, said it was inevitable there would be more murders, rapes and serious sexual offences without an improvement.
Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222 in England and Wales, 0808 801 0302 in Scotland, or 0800 0246 991 in Northern Ireland. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html
Continue reading...Sikh groups offer £10k reward for information after alleged rape in West Midlands
Police seek two men over ‘racially motivated’ attack on woman in her 20s in Oldbury, near Birmingham
A £10,000 reward has been offered by the Sikh community for information leading to the conviction of two men being sought over the alleged “racially motivated” rape of a woman in her 20s.
The perpetrators allegedly told the woman “you don’t belong in this country, get out”, as they attacked her on the morning of Tuesday 9 September.
Continue reading...Kenya’s Turkana people genetically adapted to live in harsh environment, study suggests
Research which began with conversations round a campfire and went on to examine 7m gene variants shows how people survive with little water and a meat-rich diet
A collaboration between African and American researchers and a community living in one of the most hostile landscapes of northern Kenya has uncovered key genetic adaptations that explain how pastoralist people have been able to thrive in the region.
Underlying the population’s abilities to live in Turkana, a place defined by extreme heat, water scarcity and limited vegetation, has been hundreds of years of natural selection, according to a study published in Science.
Continue reading...Assisted dying bill gets second reading in Lords, but with peers also setting up select committee to review it – as it happened
Committee to conclude review of bill by 7 November. This live blog is closed
The UK is preparing to recognise the state of Palestine imminently, after Israel failed to meet conditions that would have postponed the historic step, including a ceasefire in Gaza, Patrick Wintour reports.
YouGov has relased polling today suggesting that Britons are in favour of this by more than two to one, although a large minority of people do not have a view.
Continue reading...China, India and Belarus line up for Russia’s rival version of Eurovision
Intervision promises to be lighter on sequins and heavier on patriotic ballads than its European counterpart
Russia is gearing up to revive its Soviet-era alternative to Eurovision – the Intervision song contest – which kicks off in Moscow on Saturday, with performers from 23, mostly allied, countries set to take the stage.
But sequinned bodysuits, camp theatrics and Europop bangers will be in short supply. Instead, the Kremlin’s version of the spectacle promises “traditional values”, patriotic ballads and a Russian entry led by a fiercely pro-war singer, as Moscow attempts to refashion Europe’s glitter-soaked pageant in its own image.
Continue reading...The Plot to Free the Nuns – The New York Times
- The Plot to Free the Nuns The New York Times
- Defiant nuns flee care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps BBC
- ‘Nuns on the run’ case in Austria highlights plight of aging, dwindling religious OSV News
- Trio of Nuns Break Free from Nursing Home and Go Back to Former Convent. They Feel 'Immense Joy' After Returning People.com
- Elderly nuns escape nursing home in Austria and find way back to convent Catholic News Agency
Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N. – The New York Times
- Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N. The New York Times
- The UN’s grim future The Economist
- America’s Infuriating and Irreplaceable Role at the U.N. Foreign Policy
- Bloomberg Talks: UNGA President Annalena Baerbock Bloomberg.com
- Unprecedented: Trump has pulled the US out of its UN human rights review The Hill
Europe, Canada, Saudi Arabia poke at Trump with Palestinian statehood – Politico
- Europe, Canada, Saudi Arabia poke at Trump with Palestinian statehood Politico
- Israel readies furious response to Macron’s Palestinian statehood push politico.eu
- Macron hopes his recognition of a Palestinian state will be a landmark contribution to Mideast peace AP News
- French President Macron says recognition of Palestinian state is necessary to combat Hamas CBS News
- French government tells mayors not to fly Palestinian flags next week Le Monde.fr
Train named Ctrl Alt Deleaf to help blast billions of leaves from Great Britain’s tracks
Network Rail says train named after public vote will join fleet of ‘unsung hero’ leaf-busters this autumn
If Boaty McBoatface taught us one thing, it’s that the public do not take a naming ceremony particularly seriously.
Cue the newly named leaf-removal train: Ctrl Alt Deleaf.
Continue reading...Maria Ressa tells Jon Stewart Americans are ‘deer in the headlights’ in face of Trump assault on free speech
Nobel prize-winner says US institutions have collapsed much quicker than expected under the Trump administration
The Nobel prize-winner Maria Ressa has said Americans are like “deer in the headlights” amid the collapse of US institutions and free speech under the Trump administration, particularly after Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension.
Speaking to Jon Stewart on the satirical news programme The Daily Show, the journalist and author of How to Stand Up to a Dictator, said the speed at which Donald Trump had “collapsed” US institutions happened much faster than she anticipated.
Continue reading...Hamas official who survived Doha strike threatens Israel, warns Gaza op endangers hostages – The Times of Israel
- Hamas official who survived Doha strike threatens Israel, warns Gaza op endangers hostages The Times of Israel
- Israeli fighter jets launched ballistic missiles from the Red Sea in Qatar strike, official says AP News
- Are Arab nations going to impose real costs on Israel? Atlantic Council
- Arab states respond to Israel’s Doha strikes with angry bombast The Economist
- Opinion | An attack on diplomacy itself The Washington Post
Afghanistan rejects US return to Bagram airbase
President Trump reiterated call to reclaim huge airbase; Taliban says US must engage without seeking military presence.
Ausgrid slashes safety inspectors after report finds cheaper to pay permanent disability injury compensation
Secret report from CutlerMerz finds yearly cost of inspections – $520,219 – is more than cost of paying compensation – $28,375 a year
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Ausgrid cut safety inspector numbers by more than half after receiving a secret report that said it was cheaper for the company to pay compensation for a permanent disability injury than to continue paying for the inspections.
The secret report, conducted by consultancy CutlerMerz and seen by Guardian Australia, recommended Ausgrid slash the inspections it was doing by as much as 55%, saying the cost – $520,219 per year – was “grossly disproportionate to the cost of the consequence being managed”.
Continue reading...Retail sales rise in Great Britain as warm weather boosts clothing purchases
Increase of 0.5% in August helped by back-to-school shopping, while food stores also given lift
Back-to-school shopping and warm weather helped to boost retail sales last month, according to the latest official data.
Total retail sales in Great Britain rose 0.5%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, as parents prepared for the new school year and shoppers enjoyed a series of heatwave and the summer’s last bank holiday.
Continue reading...Doctor who called Erin Patterson ‘crazy bitch’ after treating her penalised for speaking about case
Health regulator places conditions on Dr Christopher Webster’s registration over comments made after mushroom lunch murder trial
An Australian doctor who treated triple murderer Erin Patterson and her victims after the deadly mushroom lunch has been slapped with conditions by the health regulator after speaking out about the case.
Dr Christopher Webster, a GP in the Victorian town of Leongatha, south-east of Melbourne, was a witness in Patterson’s trial earlier this year.
Continue reading...Sussan Ley says she ‘misspoke’ after comments that Coalition doesn’t believe in setting climate targets
Liberal leader later clarifies she doesn’t support setting targets while in opposition
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The Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, has indicated the Coalition won’t set a 2030 or 2035 climate target unless they return to government, saying her colleagues didn’t back locking in an emissions goal while they remained in opposition.
It came as Ley had to clean up her own error, claiming she “misspoke” after initially saying her party “don’t believe in setting targets at all from opposition or from government”. She later clarified she only meant in opposition, prompting ridicule from Anthony Albanese who claimed the opposition “changes its policies from hour to hour”.
Continue reading...Bali court hands Ukrainian man life sentence for illegal drugs laboratory
Authorities say Russians and Ukrainians are collaborating to form crime rings on Indonesia's most famous holiday island.