The Guardian - November 08, 2024

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November 08, 2024

Interest rate cut comes with inflation warning

Mortgage borrowers were put on notice that interest rates would take longer to come down yesterday when the Bank of England warned that Rachel Reeves's budget would add to inflation while boosting economic growth.

2 mins

Plea for unhealthy food tax to tackle obesity

Dozens of health and children's groups have urged ministers to tackle obesity by imposing taxes on foods containing too much salt or sugar.

2 mins

Biden pledges peaceful transition as Putin congratulates Trump

Democrats question role of outgoing president as scale of defeat sinks in

3 mins

Criminal cases Prosecutors to pre-emptively halt actions

Special counsel prosecutors will shut down their criminal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter, after his victory against Kamala Harris meant they would not proceed to trial.

2 mins

Mandate from God' Trump's Victory fuels the ascendant Christian far right

At a Republican watch party early on Tuesday evening in the Milwaukee suburbs, Dimitra Anderson, a 64-year-old belly-dancer, clutched her boa constrictor—a pet that travels with her everywhere—and issued a confident proclamation: \"I'm ecstatic because I believe he's going to win in a tidal wave.\"

2 mins

'What will I do?' Fear of deportation grips undocumented immigrants

Fear is rippling through undocumented communities across the US as Donald Trump prepares to enter the White House, promising record deportations after an election campaign filled with hate speech against migrants and a first term marked by anti-immigration crackdowns.

4 mins

Tech elite: Billionaires of Silicon Valley enjoy a Victory for libertarians

While Elon Musk spent election night alongside Donald Trump, celebrating their decisive victory at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, Silicon Valley figures who were invested - quite literally - in the outcome of Tuesday night's election shared in the Tesla chief executive's joy.

2 mins

Diplomats braced for unpredictable impact of Trump foreign policy

The US foreign policy establishment is set for one of the biggest shake-ups in years as Donald Trump has vowed to both revamp US policy abroad and root out the so-called \"deep state\" by firing thousands of government workers - including those among the ranks of America's diplomatic corps.

3 mins

West Bank Things can't get worse, Palestinians say, but they fear being wrong

The waiters at Ramallah's cafes and the tenders of its falafel stands all had more or less the same question for outsiders: is Donald Trump's win good or bad? The Palestinians in the biggest city on the West Bank seem to have already come to a provisional consensus: that the US election result has no real impact here because things could not possibly be worse.

4 mins

Europe Leaders survey altered geopolitical reality - and Orbán celebrates with vodka

European leaders called for stronger action to defend the continent and support Ukraine in a show of unity yesterday after Donald Trump won re-election for a second term that is likely to prove a major challenge for the bloc.

3 mins

Diplomatic relations UK ambassador to be asked to stay in role for transition

The British ambassador to Washington, Dame Karen Pierce, will be asked to stay in post as Donald Trump takes power, before a complex shuffle of UK security and diplomatic jobs in the new year.

2 mins

Labour Trump able to ignore old criticisms, says minister

Donald Trump is \"capable of looking past\" things people have said about him over the years, claims one of Keir Starmer's closest allies.

1 min

Populist right in Britain aims to build momentum after US election result

Nigel Farage will today address his party's first big rally since Donald Trump's election win as Britain's emboldened populist right seek to drive momentum and build on links with the US president-elect.

3 mins

New evidence debunks old myths about Pompeii casts

It is a tragic moment, frozen in time: a family of four shelters beneath a staircase as ash and pumice rains down on Pompeii.

1 min

Quality Street fans left purple with despair over new size 'format'

First they ditched the plastic wrappers, then they introduced paper tubs. But for many, Nestle changing the shape and size of some of the nation's favourite Quality Street chocolates was a step too far.

1 min

Rayner hints at banning tenants from buying new council homes

Ministers may stop new council homes in England from being sold under the right to buy scheme, Angela Rayner has indicated.

1 min

MP suspended by Labour faces assault charge

Mike Amesbury, the MP suspended by Labour pending an investigation, has been charged with assault after an incident following a night out.

1 min

Former police officer tells inquiry of 'terrifying' effects of novichok

A former police officer who was poisoned in the Salisbury novichok attack has described the \"nightmarish hallucinations\" he faced shortly after coming into contact with the nerve agent, including a \"tsunami of pure heat and fire\" near his eyes.

1 min

Welby apology as report says C of E covered up 'brutal' abuse of boys

The Church of England covered up the actions of its most serious and brutal serial abuser, who subjected victims to traumatic physical, sexual, psychological and spiritual attacks, an independent review has concluded.

2 mins

Cost of 'bat shed' near HS2 line is £100m, chair says

The cost of a \"bat shed\" to protect a species along the new HS2 high-speed line has risen to more than £100m, HS2 Ltd's chair has revealed.

2 mins

CPS considers sexual abuse claims against DJ Westwood

Prosecutors are considering bringing charges against the former Radio 1 hip-hop DJ Tim Westwood, after detectives investigating allegations of non-recent sexual abuse submitted a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

1 min

Boom in use of private jet 'taxis' by rich triggers calls for CO2 crackdown

Private jet use has soared in recent years, with resulting climate-heating emissions rising by 50%, according to the most comprehensive global analysis to date.

2 mins

Moderate exercise may limit 'baby blues' for new mothers

Doing more than an hour of moderate intensity exercise a week may reduce the severity of \"baby blues\" and almost halve the risk of new mothers developing major clinical depression, the largest analysis of evidence suggests.

1 min

Glasgow celebrates 20 years of A Play, a Pie and a Pint

\"I couldn't imagine it not being here,\" says Diane Carroll, who has helmed the ticket desk for A Play, a Pie and a Pint at the Oran Mor in Glasgow since it opened its doors in 2004.

2 mins

Number of young problem gamblers doubles in a year

The proportion of young people in Great Britain with a gambling problem has more than doubled, according to \"astonishing\" official data that prompted calls for urgent government intervention.

1 min

Father of Sara Sharif tells court 'evil' wife tied her up

The father of Sara Sharif has told a court he caught his \"evil\" wife red-handed after she tied his daughter's hands behind her back with tape just weeks before Sara was killed.

2 mins

Scholz faces calls for urgent vote after government crisis in Germany

Germany's centre-right opposition leader called for an immediate vote of confidence to be held in parliament to head off months of political paralysis after Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition collapsed.

3 mins

Russia attacks civilians in Ukraine hours after Trump's election win

Russia carried out a massive drone attack on Kyiv and killed four people in a strike on a hospital in Zaporizhzhia, hours after Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election on Wednesday.

2 mins

Australia to ban social media for children under 16, PM pledges

The Australian government pledged to legislate an age limit of 16 years for social media access yesterday, with penalties for online platforms that do not comply.

3 mins

We have already achieved all we need to in Gaza - Gallant

Israel's ousted defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has reportedly said the army had achieved all its objectives in Gaza and that Benjamin Netanyahu had rejected a hostages-for-peace deal against the advice of his own security establishment.

2 mins

Israel IDF distances itself from general's 'no return for evacuees'

The Israeli army has distanced itself from comments made by a brigadier general that ground forces are getting closer to \"the complete evacuation\" of the northern Gaza Strip and its residents will not be allowed to return home.

1 min

'It can lead to chaos' How disinformation has hampered flood rescue work in Spain

Home to more than 120 shops, a cinema and 34 restaurants, the Bonaire shopping centre has long been known as one of the largest in the Valencia region. After flood waters coursed through the municipality of Aldaia last week, it began making headlines for another reason: disinformation over the fate of its vast underground car park.

2 mins

Take-up of paternity leave in Finland surges after rules change

The amount of paternity leave taken in Finland has nearly doubled in length after a 2022 change in the country's parental leave system, the social benefits agency has said.

1 min

Residents told to shut doors after 40 monkeys flee US research site

Forty monkeys escaped from a research facility in South Carolina on Wednesday, with local officials warning people to stay away.

1 min

Spain's police seize record 13 tonnes of cocaine sent from Ecuador

Spanish police and customs officers have intercepted the largest known consignment of cocaine ever to reach the country, seizing more than 13 tonnes of the drug, hidden in a cargo of bananas shipped from Ecuador.

1 min

Australian quits breaking after ridicule at Olympics

An Australian who became one of the defining athletes of the 2024 Games has retired from competitive breaking as a result of the scrutiny she received following her performance.

1 min

'Economic collapse': UN says 2 million at risk of starvation in Myanmar

Two million people in Myanmar's Rakhine state could face starvation within months because fierce conflict and trade blockades have led to a \"total economic collapse\", and the imminent risk of famine, a senior UN official has warned.

2 mins

Cost of a home at record high but budget could hit sales, says Halifax

The average price of a home in the UK is at a record high, but demand could slow as a result of policies in Rachel Reeves' budget, says Britain's biggest mortgage lender.

1 min

MPC's caution is likely to continue after Trump's win

Rachel Reeves may count herself lucky that the news this week has been dominated by Donald Trump's return to the White House rather than the Bank of England's latest decision on interest rates.

2 mins

Nissan to cut 9,ooo jobs from global workforce

Nissan has announced it will cut 9,000 jobs from its global workforce as part of \"urgent measures,\" to stem losses.

1 min

Boss's plan for BT is promising: rein in the foreign adventures and concentrate on the UK

Once 5G investment has been made, the prize of a cash-generative BT as a provider of 21st-century infrastructure can still be glimpsed

2 mins

The Trump effect Scramble to assess winners and losers in the new era

Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election left investors and business leaders across the globe scrambling to assess what his return to the White House will mean.

3 mins

Sainsbury's boosted by return to office but warns of price inflation

Food sales at Sainsbury's have been boosted by a return to the office and fewer people dining out, as the retailer warned of possible price rises as a result of having to pay £140m more next year in national insurance contributions (NICs).

2 mins

Matters at hand: VAR has magnified handball injustices - it's time to adjust the penalties

The first draft of this column began with me rehashing one of my three anecdotes. Not the microwave or the six-pound peach, the one where I ranted on TalkSport about how repetitive and boring the Lord of the Rings films are to the point where the boss texted to ask whether I'd ever considered being so energised about football.

3 mins

History adds spice as Ireland ride into All Blacks rematch

Sexton-Ioane spat provides another layer of intrigue to first meeting since the 2023 World Cup quarter-final

3 mins

Schmidt rolls the dice on untested Sua'ali'i

Joe Schmidt has only made one change to Australia's starting XV before this weekend's Test against England, but it is a big one.

2 mins

Trescothick wants 50-over change after latest defeat

Marcus Trescothick has said the current domestic structure is \"not helping\" England's new generation of white-ball cricketers.

2 mins

Drivers warn FIA: start treating us like adults

Formula One drivers have demanded the FIA stops treating them like children in a damning indictment of the governing body's policies and its president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

2 mins

Coventry end Robins' long reign

Coventry have made the surprise decision to sack Mark Robins, with the Championship club's board unhappy over \"the performance of the team over an extended period\", despite describing the 54-year-old as one of the Sky Blues' \"greatest ever managers\".

1 min

'I had the same feeling as Harry: do Spurs really want to win?'

In exclusive extracts from his autobiography, the goalkeeper tells of the dismay he and others felt at how well the club took losing the 2019 Champions League final

3 mins

Félix leads Chelsea's finishing masterclass

When the idea for the Europa Conference League first came to UEFA, it is unlikely that anybody in Nyon envisaged that one day a club of Chelsea's means would be pumping six unanswered first-half goals past an Armenian outfit who were only founded seven years ago.

3 mins

Diallo steps into Rashford's shoes to end United's wait for victory

Hold on to your hat: Manchester United are victorious in Europe after three consecutive Europa League draws and three more without winning in last term's Champions League.

3 mins

Osimhen makes Spurs pay as Lankshear scores and sees red

When everyone had gathered breath, the only surprise was that Tottenham had run Galatasaray so close.

3 mins

Arsenal will take time to replace Edu

Arsenal plan to take their time over appointing Edu's successor as sporting director, with his deputy, Jason Ayto, set to step until the recruitment process has been completed.

1 min

George says Jones regime successful but 'challenging'

The England captain, Jamie George, has admitted that Eddie Jones's regime could be \"challenging\" and empathises with Danny Care after his explosive claims about the Australian's setup, insisting that a toxic environment is not a necessary price to pay for success.

3 mins

'He respects I'm in charge': Carsley has not spoken with Tuchel about England squad

Lee Carsley has revealed he is yet to speak to Thomas Tuchel about the England squad he will hand over to him in the new year.

3 mins

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