The Guardian - September 16, 2024

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September 16, 2024

Jewish Chronicle writers quit over 'fabrications'

A number of prominent columnists have resigned in protest from the Jewish Chronicle (JC) after allegations it printed articles about the Gaza conflict based on \"wild fabrications\".

3 mins

Trump safe after shots fired near golf course

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe after gunshots were fired near his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, last night.

2 mins

PM accused of seeking to copy far right on migration

MPs and NGOs alarmed by Starmer meeting with Italy's Meloni on asylum

4 mins

Harry gets first birthday greeting from his brother in three years

The Prince and Princess of Wales delivered a small peace offering in their rift with the Duke of Sussex yesterday by wishing Prince Harry happy birthday for the first time in three years.

1 min

Purple patch for British blueberries as farmers enjoy fruits of sales boom

Whether they add them to smoothies or salads, or just pop them straight in their mouths, Britons are eating more blueberries than ever before.

3 mins

Billionaire splashes down after splashing out for private spacewalk

The civilian crew on SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission returned to Earth yesterday after a historic five days in orbit that took them higher than anyone since Nasa's trips to the moon more than half a century ago.

2 mins

Channel crossings Eight people die when small boat sinks off French coast

Eight people died trying to cross the Channel from France to England early yesterday, French regional authorities said.

2 mins

Conservatives Cleverly does not rule out future Hester donations

The Conservative party leadership candidate James Cleverly yesterday declined to rule out accepting future donations from Frank Hester, the businessman who said Diane Abbott made him \"want to hate all black women\".

1 min

Transparency Lammy calls buying outfits with donor funds routine’

The foreign secretary, David Lammy, has suggested it is routine for political donors to pay for outfits for prime ministers and their spouses in a row over the late declaration of funds for a personal shopper and clothes for Keir Starmer's wife, Victoria.

1 min

Muslim body calls on Labour to stop freezing it out of talks

The head of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has called for an explanation and a review of the government's policy of non-engagement with the body after her appeals for contact during the summer riots were ignored.

2 mins

Fashion week Big and bold tributes to trailblazing female artists

On the 16th floor of a Brutalist office block, the actor Joely Richardson chatted in the front row at the Roksanda London fashion week show, her salmon pink two-piece accessorised with kingfisher tights and dramatic hand gestures.

2 mins

Nuts and bolts solution found to speed of building Crystal Palace

It was built at unprecedented speed to exhibit the greatest treasures and manufacturing achievements of the British empire to the world.

2 mins

GP says he has to leave the UK after autistic daughter is denied a visa

An experienced and highly regarded doctor working at an east London surgery says he has no choice but to walk away from his job because the Home Office is separating him from his wife and autistic daughter.

1 min

'I want them crushed' The e-bike backlash and why one council is ready to ban them

Coming out of Wembley Park tube station, it is hard not be dazzled by the flashy high-rises and looming stadium.

4 mins

‘‘High probability’ Gaza strike killed three hostages

The Israeli military has said there is a \"high probability\" that three hostages found dead in a tunnel at the end of last year were mistakenly killed in a strike that also took the life of Hamas's northern Gaza brigade chief, Ahmed al-Ghandour, in November.

1 min

'War stole our future' The children denied an education

Every evening, for two hours, Asma Mustafa sits down with the small children of Nuseirat camp in central Gaza for what now passes as school in the beleaguered strip.

2 mins

Real Madrid pulls plug on concerts at revamped stadium after 'torture-drome' noise complaints

Real Madrid football club has cancelled or rescheduled all concerts at its Santiago Bernabéu stadium and is working to comply with council noise regulations after local people complained that a series of loud, late gigs had turned the arena into a \"torture-drome\".

2 mins

Fight drown as epic’ floods sweep central and eastern Europe

Eight people have drowned in Austria, Poland and Romania with four others reported missing in the Czech Republic as Storm Boris continues to lash central and eastern Europe, bringing torrential rain and floods that have forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

2 mins

England's north-south gap in rents shrinks to 11-year low

The gap in rents paid by those in the north and south of England has closed to its lowest level in at least 11 years, figures show.

2 mins

Airport expansion Operators hope plans will fly with pro-growth Labour

The younger, tormented minister considering his position before the Labour government granted Heathrow's third runway in 2009 might have been greatly relieved to know that, 15 years later, not a shovel would have touched the ground.

4 mins

In the running Coe faces almighty fight to become IOC president - but write him off at your peril

While most Britons were demolishing the last of the Christmas turkey in 1979, Sebastian Coe ran 14.4 miles up the Derwent Valley, defying everything that nature and the elements dared to throw at him.

3 mins

Prendergast plays hero in Ireland's historic triumph

Ireland secured their first Twenty20 win against England yesterday, completing a record run chase off the penultimate ball after Mady Villiers attempted to force a run-out, missed the stumps and allowed the two Irish batters to run an overthrow.

3 mins

British hopes end with double defeat to Canada

Dan Evans and Jack Draper fall to straight-sets losses in front of record home crowd.

3 mins

Piastri edges Baku battle as Norris closes on Verstappen

Engrossing and impossibly tense, Formula One might consider itself flattered if the final third of this season delivers with the same compelling drama as the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

3 mins

Barnes' blast sinks stumbling Wolves as Howe calls for 'unity'

If there is a civil war raging in the background, it seems to be suiting Newcastle very well.

3 mins

Explainer What the charges against City mean

As an independent commission prepares to assess the 115 charges, here is everything you need to know

4 mins

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