The Guardian - September 24, 2024

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September 24, 2024

PM vows to end gloom as Labour seeks to lift spending restrictions

Keir Starmer will cast off the gloom that has dominated his early days in power and pledge to \"build a new Britain\" as the Treasury examines tweaking the fiscal rules to allow more capital spending.

4 mins

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 350 in Lebanon as fears of escalation grow

At least 350 people were killed yesterday and more than 1,200 injured, Lebanon's health ministry said, after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on alleged Hezbollah targets that left the country with its highest daily death toll since the end of the 1975-90 civil war.

4 mins

Suspect left note about plan to kill Trump, say US court documents

The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind a note saying that he intended to kill the former president, the justice department said yesterday.

3 mins

Necklace worn at late Queen's coronation could fetch £2m

An antique diamond necklace worn at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation and maybe linked to a French scandal involving Marie Antoinette is expected to fetch over £2m at auction.

1 min

Miliband Crackdown on landlords renting out cold homes

Landlords who rent out substandard draughty homes face a crackdown under plans set out by the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, at the Labour party conference.

1 min

Nandy accuses Tories of 'violent indifference' over access to the arts

The Conservatives' \"violent indifference\" to the arts has resulted in communities across the country having poor access to culture, Lisa Nandy has said in advance of a planned funding review.

2 mins

Workers' rights Business secretary condemns 'scaremongering' over new bill

The business secretary has condemned scaremongering around Labour's plans for an overhaul of workers' rights next month, saying the package will transform lives.

2 mins

Strike fears as nurses in England reject pay deal

Nurses in England have rejected the 5.5% pay rise they were given for this year, in a move that may lead to their striking again in pursuit of higher salaries.

2 mins

Neolithic henge under Hardy's home in Dorset gets protection

When the author Thomas Hardy was writing Tess of the D'Urbevilles in 1891, he chose to set the novel's dramatic conclusion at Stonehenge, where Tess sleeps on one of the stones the night before she is arrested for murder.

2 mins

Parents found newborn girl under Lucy Letby's care 'covered in faeces'

The parents of an extremely vulnerable newborn girl have said they were disgusted to find her \"covered in her own faeces\" while under the care of the nurse Lucy Letby.

2 mins

Chaos from flooding after month's rain falls in a day

Flooding has led to travel chaos, school closures and submerged roads and homes in central and southern England, after some areas saw more than a month's worth of rain in 24 hours yesterday.

1 min

Israel is provoking wider regional war, Iran's president says during visit to US

Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has accused Israel of fanning the flames of war in the Middle East, saying he hoped Iran could avoid being dragged into actions \"not worthy\" of it, on his first official visit to the US.

3 mins

Biden seeks diplomatic solution as world leaders gather at UN

The 79th UN general assembly is set to open this morning amid a massive bombing campaign in southern Lebanon that has brought Israel and the Shia militant group Hezbollah closer than ever to a all-out war despite fevered diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the conflict.

3 mins

'It's vile' Mystery of poison pen letters in Yorkshire deepens

'There's nothing as funny as folk,\" mused a resident of Shiptonthorpe in East Yorkshire, a quiet village currently in the grip of a mysterious poison pen letter writer.

3 mins

Nationwide to offer home loans of six times income

Britain's biggest building society is to let first-time buyers borrow up to six times their earnings in what has been labelled a \"gamechanging\" move that ramps up the mortgage price war.

1 min

Show puts creator of first UK Holocaust memorial in the spotlight

The work of an overlooked GermanJewish artist who created the UK's first memorial to victims of Nazi persecution is to be the focus of an exhibition that shines light on the unreported aspects of his life.

2 mins

French interior minister is sign 'reactionary right' are in power, critics warn

The new French interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, has promised to \"restore order\" by cracking down on crime and immigration as critics on the left said the new government was leaning too far towards the \"reactionary right\".

3 mins

Meloni to be presented with thinktank's global citizen award by Musk

Giorgia Meloni is to be presented with the Atlantic Council's global citizen award by Elon Musk in New York, as the Italian far-right prime minister resurrects links with allies of Donald Trump before the US presidential election.

2 mins

Ex-partner of Pelicot co-accused fears she was raped

The former partner of a co-defendant in a mass rape trial that has prompted horror and protests in France has broken down in tears and told the court she may herself have been sexually assaulted.

2 mins

Veteran activist Fonda issues rallying call to young voters

Young people's unhappiness with the Biden administration's record on oil and gas drilling and the war in Gaza should not deter them from voting to block Donald Trump from the US presidency, the Hollywood actor and activist Jane Fonda has urged.

3 mins

Man reunited with lost family 73 years after he was abducted as a child

A man who was abducted as a sixyear-old while playing in a California park in 1951 has been found more than seven decades later thanks to the help of an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings.

2 mins

Sri Lanka President pledges 'era of renaissance as leftists come in from the cold

As he was sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president yesterday morning, Anura Kumara Dissanayake heralded a \"new era of renaissance\" for the country.

2 mins

Strike it rich Footballers must find a moral compass before embarking on a journey of unity

IT he distant strains of The Internationale can be heard on the approach to the Etihad Stadium.

4 mins

Surrey worthy winners as Championship takes eye

Nestled within a season of Test triumphs for England, it was atop-of-the-table county clash that truly stole the show

3 mins

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