Bowen: Diplomacy in ruins after Israel strikes Hamas leaders in Qatar
The Doha attack signals that Benjamin Netanyahu will press forward hard on all fronts, writes Jeremy Bowen.
Bowen: Diplomacy in ruins after Israel strikes Hamas leaders in Qatar
The Doha attack signals that Benjamin Netanyahu will press forward hard on all fronts, writes Jeremy Bowen.
Can the old-but-new NHS league tables revive the health service?
The new system resembles Tony Blair’s star-rating regime, which was eventually scrapped. Whether naming and shaming leads to improvements remains to be seen
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) was glowing in its description of the league tables by which all of England’s 205 NHS trusts are now being judged: a “landmark” moment, a “pioneering new system” and “a new era of transparency”.
Wes Streeting, the health secretary, said that “sunlight is the best disinfectant” in his zeal to expose, and drive out, poor care.
Continue reading...Wife of Ex-Nepali PM Burned Alive, Gen Z Revolt Engulfs Country: Live Updates – Newsweek
- Wife of Ex-Nepali PM Burned Alive, Gen Z Revolt Engulfs Country: Live Updates Newsweek
- Nepal's parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests BBC
- Nepali PM forced to step down, parliament torched amid deadly protests Al Jazeera
- Protests against Nepal's social-media ban grow more violent as demonstrators set buildings on fire AP News
- Nepal burns as explosive Gen Z protests topple Oli government, Army takes charge India Today
France’s Macron names loyalist Lecornu as new prime minister – Reuters
- France's Macron names loyalist Lecornu as new prime minister Reuters
- French prime ministers face an impossible problem. Can this man solve it? CNN
- Reactions as France's Macron Appoints Lecornu as New Prime Minister U.S. News & World Report
- Triple trouble for France as the government collapses The Economist
- Opinion | France refuses to make the trade-offs required to defend Europe The Washington Post
What’s in the book of birthday messages to Epstein
A US congressional panel has released a redacted copy of an alleged "birthday book" given to Epstein.
School absence a big factor in child mental illness in England, data shows
Loughborough University and ONS study of 1 million school-age children reveals risks increase with longer absence
School absences “significantly contribute” to children’s mental ill health, according to research backed by the Office for National Statistics that shows the risks increase the longer a child is absent.
“Our research shows that the more times a child is absent from school, the greater the probability that they will experience mental ill health,” the authors, from Loughborough University and the ONS, concluded.
Continue reading...Canadian apiary store owner foils honey heist by marauding swarm of ‘robber bees’
Raids by rival hives aren’t rare after a dry, hot summer, but Christine McDonald was surprised to find her store besieged
A Canadian beekeeper has described fending off thousands of “robber bees” as they raided her shop in a brazen attempt to steal honey.
Christine McDonald, who owns Rushing River Apiaries in the British Columbia city of Terrace, said she entered her shop to find it overrun by the swarm.
Continue reading...More than a dozen robbers storm jewellery shop in California
An 88-year-old jewellery store owner in San Jose is recovering after being assaulted during a violent smash-and-grab robbery.
Von der Leyen under growing pressure to take tougher line with Israel
EU Commission president urged to ‘show leadership’ and preserve bloc’s credibility amid catastrophe in Gaza
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, is under growing pressure from MEPs to “show leadership” and preserve the EU’s political credibility by taking a tougher approach to Israel’s government over the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
Von der Leyen is expected to refer to the EU’s role on the world stage in her annual “state of the union” speech to the European parliament on Wednesday, where she will set out her agenda for the year ahead.
Continue reading...Activist group says a drone hit a Gaza aid boat in Tunisia. Authorities deny claim – AP News
- Activist group says a drone hit a Gaza aid boat in Tunisia. Authorities deny claim AP News
- Gaza flotilla ship attacked by drone off Tunisia, organizers say NBC News
- Greta Thunberg flotilla says Gaza aid boat hit by drone attack in Tunisia The Guardian
- Using video to investigate reported strike on Gaza-bound flotilla BBC
- Flotilla for Gaza says boat struck by drone at Tunisian port, authorities deny strike Reuters
Nepal parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests
KP Sharma Oli steps down amid Nepal's worst unrest in decades, with at least 22 deaths reported in clashes.
Nepal parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests
KP Sharma Oli steps down amid Nepal's worst unrest in decades, with at least 22 deaths reported in clashes.
Protect Arctic from ‘dangerous’ climate engineering, scientists warn
Controversial approaches to cooling the planet are unlikely to work, according to dozens of polar scientists.
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam as Egypt rift deepens
Ethiopian PM says dam will electrify entire region but Egypt fears it could restrict water supply during droughts
Ethiopia has inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, a project that could transform the country’s energy sector but may also aggravate tensions with neighbouring Egypt.
State media showed the Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, touring the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba district with the Kenyan president, William Ruto, the Somali president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and the African Union chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.
Continue reading...At least nine pigs’ heads found outside mosques in Paris region
Police do not rule out possibility of finding more as incidents raise alarm over increase of anti-Muslim hatred
At least nine pigs’ heads were found outside several mosques in the Paris region on Tuesday, the city’s police chief said, prompting alarm over rising anti-Muslim hatred.
“Pigs’ heads have been left in front of certain mosques ... Four in Paris and five in the inner suburbs,” Laurent Nuñez told a press conference, adding that officers were not “ruling out the possibility of finding more”.
Continue reading...Victorian Labor targets affluent Melbourne suburbs for rezoning to allow 16-storey apartment towers
Under the plan, the state government will seize planning controls for the designated areas – near train and tram stops – from local councils
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Affluent Melbourne suburbs such as Hampton, Hawthorn and Kew could be rezoned to allow apartment towers of up to 16 storeys, according to new draft maps released by the Victorian government.
The premier, Jacinta Allan, and the planning minister, Sonya Kilkenny, will on Wednesday release the maps showing proposed heights and boundaries for 25 of the government’s 50 activity centres, which were first announced in October 2024.
Continue reading...Pocock questions Bishop’s ANU leadership as pressure builds for chancellor and vice chancellor to step down
Independent senator claims there was ‘no faith’ in leadership of Genevieve Bell or Julie Bishop among university staff
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David Pocock has called on the federal government to urgently intervene into the leadership crisis at the Australian National University as pressure mounts on the chancellor and vice-chancellor to resign.
It comes after the independent senator told ABC earlier on Tuesday he hoped to see “some change in leadership at the top” of ANU, following a tumultuous year including redundancies, proposed course closures and allegations of a toxic work culture.
Continue reading...Russian air strike kills 24 in pension queue, Ukraine says
The attack targeted the eastern village of Yarova, officials say, a few kilometres from the front line.
Spanish government moves to ban smoking on bar terraces
Tobacco law would also prohibit minors from using vapes and stop sale of single-use electronic cigarettes
The Spanish government has approved a draft tobacco law that would ban smoking and vaping on bar and restaurant terraces, prohibit minors from using vapes and related products, and end the sale of single-use electronic cigarettes.
The legislation, which was signed off by the cabinet on Tuesday morning, is intended to “reinforce protections on people’s health and to adapt the law to consumption patterns and to the tobacco-product market”, according to the health ministry.
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