The Guardian - November 24, 2022

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November 24, 2022

Revealed Conservative peer Michelle Mone secretly received £29m from 'VIP lane' PPE firm

Couple insisted they had 'no involvement' in firm and 'no role' in how it was awarded contracts

8 mins

Patients dying every day because of ambulance delays, say health chiefs

Ambulance crews could not respond to almost one in four 999 calls last month - the most ever - because so many were tied up outside A&Es waiting to hand patients over, dramatic new NHS figures show.

3 mins

UK Paralympic athlete selected for European Space Agency astronauts' training group

A Paralympic sprinter from the UK has been named among the latest intake of astronauts recruited by the European Space Agency.

3 mins

Clogged streets and a 'pedestrian jungle' - Paris considers ban on rental e-scooters

Paris is considering a ban on rented electric scooters, warning that the 15,000-strong fleet presents safety concerns, worries pedestrians, clogs up city streets and has yet to prove its positive impact on the environment.

3 mins

German team cover mouths in protest at Qatar ban on armbands

A World Cup of protest and rancour took another incendiary turn when Germany's players covered their mouths with their hands to suggest they had been gagged by football's governing body, Fifa.

2 mins

Music to score goals to? England - and Poles and Swiss - pin hopes on 90s hit

When it comes to World Cup preparation, England have been meticulous.

2 mins

SNP to treat election as independence poll after UK court blocks referendum

Nicola Sturgeon has committed to running the next general election as a \"de facto referendum\" on Scottish independence, after the UK supreme court ruled unanimously that her government cannot legislate for another vote without Westminster approval.

3 mins

Analysis Ruling leaves Sturgeon looking for a new set of solutions

The day began with one question settled unequivocally no, the Scottish parliament cannot legislate to hold a second independence referendum without the UK government's approval.

2 mins

Background The luxury yacht, the wedding and the £29m: Michelle Mone's life during the coronavirus crisis

In the summer of 2021, when a traumatised Britain was enduring a third wave of Covid infections as it struggled to emerge from the pandemic, the Conservative peer Michelle Mone posted a photograph on Instagram of herself and her husband, Douglas Barrowman, in the Mediterranean. They were on their new luxury yacht, Lady M.

8 mins

Braverman blames those coming to UK 'illegally' for chaos at Manston

Suella Braverman is facing five legal challenges over the crisis at Manston processing centre but has insisted that people seeking asylum in small boats and their smugglers were to blame for the chaos.

2 mins

'My heart is dead' Refugees wait in cold and squalor for chance of a Channel crossing

Wet and bedraggled on a rainswept November day, Badr is one of dozens of men who have arrived to pick up a tent and a sleeping bag from a charity operating out of a van in a car park in Calais.

4 mins

Theatre review - Wagatha drama turns into queasy pantomime

Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial Wyndham Theatre, London

2 mins

Water firms accused of ignoring rules by releasing sewage even on dry days

Water companies have been releasing sewage on to beaches and into rivers even when it is not raining, according to a report by Surfers Against Sewage.

2 mins

Kanye West 'showed explicit photos to Adidas employees'

Kanye West has been accused of showing explicit pictures of his former wife Kim Kardashian to employees at Adidas, as part of behaviour many saw as \"intimidation tactics\", according to a new report.

1 min

'Fake Roman emperor' on gold coins really existed, study finds

A hoard of gold coins once thought to be fakes have been authenticated by researchers who say the artefacts reveal the existence of a long-forgotten Roman emperor.

1 min

Russian strikes on civilian areas kill at least six people

Russia has fired dozens of missiles at Ukraine in a new onslaught against the country's civilian infrastructure, killing at least six people where residential areas were hit, as Moscow once more tried to retaliate for its military defeats by targeting the population.

2 mins

Kremlin Audience with Putin is whitewash, say families of conscripts

Nearly two months after mobilising tens of thousands of Russian men, the Kremlin has said that Vladimir Putin will grant some of their mothers and wives an audience to quell fears over the mass call-up.

3 mins

Spanish job Artworks sneaked out for Madrid exhibition

A secret convoy of two trucks containing 51 rare works of art slipped out of Kyiv early last Tuesday, hours before waves of Russian missiles rained down on the capital.

2 mins

Kim Jong-un Dad and daughter outing hints at succession plans

Kim Jong-un's carefully crafted image as a man of the people, armed with nuclear weapons, came full circle at the weekend with his daughter's surprise appearance at the launch of a long-range missile.

3 mins

Exodus from jobs market 'could push up interest rates'

The surge in people quitting the British workforce because of ill-health or early retirement could force the Bank of England to further increase interest rates, its chief economist has warned.

1 min

Pandemic punts Bubble bursts for investors in online retailers that floated during lockdown

From £658,989 owed to Thurrock council, to an art shop in east London left £33,804 out of pocket, to 12,000 people whose furniture never arrived, the details of the creditors who collectively lost almost £187m from the demise of the furniture website Made.com are a snapshot of pain caused by the bursting of the online retail bubble.

4 mins

A series too far If Buttler is laughing off a hammering by Australia it suggests fixture overkill

If you were listening carefully you might just have learned the answer to an ancient riddle in Melbourne, where Australia finished off their whitewash of England in the Contractual Obligation ODI series on Tuesday.

4 mins

"This team is ready to fly': Lewis plots success after landing England role

New head coach defends his lack of in women's cricket experience

2 mins

Chelsea take control of group after Ingle and Cuthbert sink Madrid

Chelsea 2 Ingle 67, Cuthbert 75 | Real Madrid 0

2 mins

Fans can cheer Glazers' sale as ownership tide turns

It is hard not to conclude that this and Liverpool being up for sale is related to failure of the European Super League

5 mins

United need owners who can see the club's fans as partners and not problems

After 17 years, Manchester United are finally on the market and the roundly detested ownership of the Glazer family appears to be coming to an end.

3 mins

People ask me why I still play at 39.It's because I love this game'

Veteran full-back Alves was a surprise pick but he believes he is part of the strongest Brazil squad of recent years

5 mins

Portugal play down Ronaldo soap opera and focus on Ghana

Fernando Santos puffed out his cheeks, ran his palm down his face and said a thousand words in one slightly exaggerated expression.

3 mins

Walker's tough start gives him resolve to prove people wrong

Fit-again defender discusses growing up on an estate with a fatal arson attack upstairs and a suicide near his door

5 mins

Kane expected to be fit to start against USA

England are optimistic that Harry Kane will be available for the game against the USA tomorrow night after he took part in training yesterday. The captain sparked alarm when he had a scan on his right ankle after hurting it during the 6-2 win against Iran on Monday.

1 min

Batshuayi to rescue after Belgium are run ragged

Belgium Batshuayi 44 | 1 Canada 0

3 mins

Gavi the history maker for Spain to crush feeble Costa Rica

Spain Olmo 11, Asensio 21, Torres 31pen 54, Gavi 74, Soler 90, Morata 90 7 | Costa Rica  0

4 mins

Doan and Asano stun Germany as upsets continue

Germany Gündogan 33pen 1 | Japan Doan 75, Asano 83 2

3 mins

German players' protest will be remembered even if they go out.Some things just matter more

Sometimes in football, as in life, you don't always get what you deserve. We might otherwise now be lauding Germany for defying Fifa before beating Japan in their World Cup opener.

3 mins

Morocco hailed for playing 'like a European side' in draw

Morocco 0 | Croatia 0

3 mins

Jubilant Japan 'Historic moment' as Germany humbled again

Hajime Moriyasu described Japan's 2-1 comeback win against Germany as a \"historic moment\" after his team shocked the four-time World Cup winners.

1 min

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