The Guardian - September 03, 2024

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September 03, 2024

Calls to ban Grenfell firms from contracts

Companies criticised by the Grenfell Tower inquiry are facing calls to be banned from public contracts after it emerged that about £250m in deals have been made with corporations involved in the high rise's refurbishment in the past five years.

3 mins

UK breaks with US to suspend 30 arms export licences to Israel

Decision announced anid fears of violation of international law

4 mins

'All a blur' Ukrainian troops relive secret Kursk operation

On a recent morning deep in Ukrainianoccupied Russia, three soldiers from a Ukrainian special operations team jumped into their car - the back windscreen missing after being smashed out the previous day by explosives dropped from a Russian drone - and sped away in the direction of Ukraine.

4 mins

Top police officer is taken off Amazon murder inquiry

Indigenous activists and lawyers have voiced shock and dismay after the federal police chief leading the investigation into the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips was removed from the case.

3 mins

McCloud's Grand Design bugbears: too many loos and complex builds

How many toilets in a home is too many? The answer, according to Kevin McCloud, the presenter of Channel 4's Grand Designs, is when the number of bathrooms exceeds the number of occupants.

2 mins

Households on universal credit are facing a 'winter of hardship'

The UK's poorest people face another winter of hardship, charities have warned, as research showed twothirds of working households on universal credit are struggling to afford food, energy and other essentials.

2 mins

Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure deal with Hamas, says Biden

Joe Biden said yesterday that Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a ceasefire deal with Hamas as protests against the Israeli leader's government suffered a blow when a court ordered an early end to a general strike.

3 mins

'Exposed to death' Polio jabs rolled out in Gaza as diseases spread in makeshift camps

Like so many in Gaza, Eid al-Attar, a teacher from the north of the Strip, now spends his days trying to find enough food and water to keep his family alive.

3 mins

Potter fans boo as King's Cross ends Hogwarts Express ritual

Disappointed Harry Potter fansbooed after an annual announcement at London King's Cross railway station did not happen.

1 min

Skate brand Palace riffs on Westwood's archives for new collection

The British design house Vivienne Westwood and the London skate brand Palace are both known for their distinct and disruptive approaches to fashion.

1 min

Badenoch and Cleverly criticise leadership rivals' promises to leave ECHR

Two frontrunners to be Conservative party leader have criticised their rivals' promises to leave the European court of human rights (ECHR).

2 mins

Jeremy Corbyn Ex-Labour MP to form independent alliance

Jeremy Corbyn is to form an official parliamentary alliance with four other independent MPs who were elected on pro-Gaza platforms-issuing a call for more MPs to join them.

2 mins

Euthanasia should be allowed 'all over the world', says film director Pedro Almodóvar

The acclaimed Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar has called for euthanasia to be legalised worldwide.

2 mins

Women seeking asylum 'suffer harassment' from Home Office contractors

Women who have fled rape, forced marriage and sexual exploitation are being subjected to coercion and control by Home Office contractors in hotels, according to new research.

2 mins

Ellis and Richter strike gold in GB's five-medal triathlon haul

In a bewildering but brilliant few hours, starting and finishing at the glorious Pont Alexandre III, as athletes of various categories chased each other through the river, on the bike and on the road, Great Britain's triathletes finished with another heady haul - gold medals for Dave Ellis and Megan Richter, plus a silver and two bronze medals.

2 mins

Nursery worker jailed for neglect and ill-treatment of children

A nursery worker has been jailed for three years after she verbally abused four children in her care and threatened to kick one in the head.

1 min

Eiffel family oppose plan to keep Olympic rings on tower

The descendants of Gustave Eiffel have opposed plans by the Paris mayor to leave the Olympic rings as a permanent fixture on the landmark that bears the engineer's name.

2 mins

Taiwan asks why China is not claiming Russian land

If the Chinese Communist party (CCP) truly believes it has a territorial claim to Taiwan, then it should also be trying to take back land from Russia, Taiwan's president said yesterday.

2 mins

VW warns workers of possible German factory closures

Volkswagen said yesterday it was considering shutting two German factories in what would be the carmaker's first closures in its home country as it struggles with the transition away from fossil fuels.

2 mins

England eye a perfect summer but the final Test tinged with grief

The home side has one or two issues still to ponder at the Oval, while Sri Lanka process their disappointing series

4 mins

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