The Guardian - November 19, 2024

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November 19, 2024

C of E may rethink top role, says senior cleric

The Church of England may need to rethink the role of archbishop of Canterbury in response to its \"unprecedented crisis\" over an abuse cover-up, Justin Welby's second-in-command has said.

3 mins

'More than one in three children in poverty'

More than one in three children and a quarter of adults are in poverty in the UK after deprivation levels have risen to their highest in the 21st century, according to a report.

3 mins

UK expected to follow US in letting Kyiv use missiles to attack Russia

Kremlin spokesman accuses Washington of 'reckless' escalation

4 mins

Xi praises Starmer for 'fixing' UK economy in meeting at G20 in Rio

The Chinese president has heaped praise on Keir Starmer's economic policy, as the prime minister used their first meeting to raise concerns about sanctions on MPs and the treatment of the pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai.

3 mins

'The stuff of nightmares': England star's statue unveiled after five years in storage

After only f1ve years in storage and despite claims it does not quite capture its subject, a shiny metal statue of Harry Kane has been unveiled much to the delight of Harry Kane.

2 mins

Composer of N0n, Je ne Regrette Rien, Charles Dumont, dies at 95

Charles Dumont composed melodies for French and international stars ranging from Dalida to Jacques Brel, Juliette Greco and Barbra Streisand

1 min

UK upheld arms exports to Israel to reassure US, court told

The UK government did not fully suspend export licences to Israel as it would undermine US confidence in the UK and Nato and have a \"profound impact\" on international peace and security, court documents reveal.

2 mins

Hopes of keeping global temperature rise to 1.5C are 'deader than a doornail'

The internationally agreed goal to keep the world's temperature rise below 1.5C is now \"deader than a doornail\", with 2024 almost certain to be the first individual year above this threshold, climate scientists have gloomily concluded - even as world leaders gather for climate talks on how to remain within this boundary.

3 mins

Health experts call for ban on sugary snacks provided with school lunches

Schools in England should be banned from giving pupils cakes or biscuits as part of their lunch because they contain so much sugar, food campaigners say.

1 min

Top police chief calls for major shake-up in England and Wales

Police are \"wasting valuable time and money by doing things in 43 different ways\", with huge and urgent changes needed to end a postcode lottery for victims, the leader of Britain's police chiefs has said.

2 mins

Long-range strikes: Why has Biden changed his mind?

Joe Biden has permitted Ukraine to use US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles against Russian and North Korean forces inside Russian territory.

2 mins

Analysis: Too little, too late to decisively alter the course of this war

It has taken an election defeat in the US and the arrival of 10,000 North Koreans in Ukraine for Joe Biden to finally relent. After two years of asking, Ukraine's army has been given permission to use US long-range Atacms missiles to strike against targets inside Russia. The military and political consequences remain uncertain.

3 mins

Protest Why are the farmers heading for London?

Thousands of farmers plan to descend on central London today to protest against changes to inheritance tax announced in the budget last month.

2 mins

Disruptive sn0w' alert for some areas as arctic blast brings first taste of winter

Weather forecasters told people in parts of the UK yesterday to be prepared for \"disruptive snow\" and plummeting temperatures after an arctic blast brought the coldest night of the season so far.

2 mins

Disappointing rise in household energy bills forecast for new year

Consumers have been told to expect a \"disappointing\" rise in energy bills in January, adding pressure to household finances, despite previous hopes that prices may ease early next year.

1 min

Yo-yo dieting linked to fat cells 'remembering' obesity, say scientists

Losing weight can be a frustrating game: after months of slimming, the kilos may soon pile on again.

2 mins

Starling workers quit after order to spend more time in the office

Staff have resigned at Starling Bank after its new boss demanded thousands of workers attend its offices more regularly, despite lacking enough space to host them.

1 min

Phillipson set to Vote against bill on assisted dying as PM warns cabinet to remain neutral

Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, indicated yesterday she was likely to Vote against the bill to legalise assisted dying, as Keir Starmer issued a veiled warning to cabinet ministers such as Wes Streeting to remain neutral on the issue.

3 mins

Aye or no? How key ministers stand on 'very sensitive issue'

The private members' bill introduced by the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater that would legalise assisted dying for people who are terminally ill with less than six months to live has its first House of Commons vote on 29 November.

2 mins

Mortgages Rate rises not down to Labour's budget, insists Starmer

Keir Starmer has conceded he was disappointed in the UK growth figures last week, but denied that Labour's budget was responsible for a recent uptick in mortgage rates.

1 min

After years of writing about political correctness gone mad, surely this was Allison's moment

In all her interactions, there is only one victim. Herself. It's possible she has more in common with the wokerati than she imagines

3 mins

Minecraft enters the real world with £85m global theme park deal

The global gaming phenomenon Minecraft is coming to the real world in a global deal to open themed rides, attractions, hotels and retail outlets, starting with the UK and the US.

2 mins

Costly new dynamic The retailers raising prices according to demand

Paying a premium for a flight during the school holidays or a cab at peak hours might be expected, but fluctuating charges - otherwise known as dynamic pricing - could become the norm in other industries, say experts.

3 mins

AI cloning of celebrities' voices is outstripping the law, experts warn

It's the new badge of celebrity status that nobody wants. Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey and Kylie Jenner have all had their voices cloned by fraudsters.

2 mins

Artist loses out on prize in Germany over Israel boycott Vow

A German architecture foundation has rescinded one of its €10,000 (£8,400) awards from a British artist over the signing of an open letter promising a boycott of Israeli cultural institutions, citing the German governments controversial antisemitism resolution as a factor.

2 mins

Ed Sheeran: I wish I wasn't on Band Aid anniversary single

Ed Sheeran has said he would rather not be on the forthcoming anniversary version of the Band Aid charity single Do They Know It's Christmas?, aligning himself with criticism of the song as dehumanising and damaging to Africans.

1 min

Fears for water quality in Wye and Severn as chicken farming numbers hit 51m

More than 51 million chickens are being industrially farmed in the river valleys of the Severn and Wye - equal to 79 chickens for every person in the region, according to new figures.

2 mins

Yorkshire town may bring UK's first legal case over 'forever chemicals'

Residents in the town with the UK's highest identified concentration of \"forever chemicals\" have instructed lawyers to investigate the possibility of a first-of-its-kind legal claim, against a firefighting foam manufacturer in the centre of Bentham.

2 mins

'It's older than my dad' Thames Water has left ancient IT prone to attack, say sources

Thames Water has left ancient IT prone to attack, say sources

3 mins

Roblox gives parents more oversight amid child safety concerns

The fast-growing children's gaming platform Roblox is handing parents greater oversight of their children's activity and restricting the youngest users from more violent, crude and scary content after warnings about child grooming, exploitation and sharing of indecent images.

2 mins

Stop chasing lost emu, say police in Lincolnshire

Attempts to recapture an on-the-run emu are being hampered by members of the public chasing the bird in 4x4 vehicles, police have said.

1 min

Plan to create new nursery places is unlikely to work, research finds

A flagship government policy to create 100,000 new nursery places using spare capacity in English primary schools is \"unlikely to work\", according to research.

2 mins

'No accountability' Israeli attacks on children in West Bank surge

Mohammad was 12, a football-mad teenager who spent his days dreaming of a career on the pitch and his last minutes practicing ball skills. Ghassan was 14, a quiet, generous teenager who ran errands for elderly relatives, with an adoring six-year-old brother who stuck to him like a shadow.

6 mins

Gaza Gunmen loot 98 lorries in attack on aid convoy

Armed gunmen attacked and looted about a hundred lorries carrying desperately needed supplies for Palestinians in Gaza over the weekend, the biggest such attack during 13 months of war in the territory and new evidence of the growing power of Gaza's criminal gangs.

2 mins

Shipping out Cruise offers escape from next four years

As Donald Trump prepares to begin his second four-year term, a cruise company is giving Americans the choice to opt out and escape.

1 min

Iowa Pollster quits after she wrongly predicted Harris shift

J Ann Selzer, the celebrated Iowa election pollster, announced on Sunday she was moving on \"to other ventures and opportunities\", two weeks after her survey in the state wrongly predicted a strong shift to Kamala Harris in the days before the US election.

1 min

Trump confirms he will 'use military assets' to carry out mass deportations

Donald Trump appeared to confirm yesterday that his administration would declare a national emergency and use the US military to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.

2 mins

Mystery of the stolen nursery shoes solved as footage catches thief

Police and staff were flummoxed when shoes started disappearing from a kindergarten in south-west Japan, not least because the \"thefts\" were of single shoes, not pairs.

1 min

Cutting-edge labs and a rainforest Nigeria's hopes for new art museum

Benin City in modern-day Nigeria was once the capital of a bustling kingdom, which left a magnificent artistic legacy of plaques and sculpture in cast bronze that were looted by British colonial forces in 1897.

3 mins

Pelicot's son tells rape trial of family's 'devastation'

Gisèle Pelicot's children yesterday described their \"devastation\" to learn that their father had drugged their mother and invited dozens of men to rape her, begging him in court to tell the truth about whether he had abused other members of the family.

2 mins

Schools forced to close as Delhi suffers worst air pollution of 2024

Pollution levels in India's capital have soared to their highest levels this year, forcing schools and offices to close and cloaking the city in thick brown smog.

2 mins

Blow to chancellor as surveys show budget has hit confidence

Tax rises in the budget have sapped consumer confidence and will lead to sharp reductions in private sector pay growth next year, two separate reports have warned.

1 min

Asos boss given £300,000 pay boost despite increasing losses

Asos has been accused of rewarding its chief executive for \"spectacular failure\" after giving him a £300,000 pay rise even as the online fast-fashion retailer cut jobs and recorded widening losses.

1 min

Tax rises may tip more firms over the edge, says insolvency practitioner

Higher employment costs as a result of the budget may push more businesses into financial difficulty, according to the UK's largest insolvency practitioner.

1 min

ONS seeks to measure 'inclusive income' as an alternative to GDP

For generations the economy's progress has been measured by a single figure - gross domestic product (GDP). But the UK's official number cruncher, the Office for National Statistics (0NS), is developing an alternative way to judge what constitutes economic growth with a View to declaring whether the way we do business is more or less sustainable than the previous year.

2 mins

'A blueprint' Scheme in Edwardian social housing aims to bust heat pump myths

Some of the earliest examples of purpose-built social housing in the UK can still be found tucked away along central London's more affluent streets.

3 mins

Australian gold miner to pay Mali $160m after employees detained

An Australian gold mining company has agreed to pay US$160m (£126m) to Mali's government, after the west African country's junta detained its chief executive and two other employees.

1 min

Rugby revolution? Breakaway league plan fails to grasp what game is about: passion and tradition

The breathless headlines looked exciting. \"Global rebel league,\" and \"Rugby revolution,\" are certainly catchy and guaranteed to attract clicks.

4 mins

Raducanu ancl Boulter enjoy a joke but have game faces on for semi-final

The jokes were already flying when the Great Britain team walked into the press conference room on the eve oftheir opening Billie Jean King Cup Finals tie in Malaga.

2 mins

Nadal Ends peace before curtain falls on legendary career

Spaniard to bow out in team event after confirming his retirement last month

3 mins

Hull calls for 'ridiculous' slow play to face extreme punishment

Charley Hull has hit out at \"ridiculous,\" slow play in women's golf, while insisting serial offenders should be removed from the LPGA Tour.

1 min

Trescothick backing Bethell to be 'next Brook' after tour glory

It was mission accomplished for England, after their 3-1 T20 series win against West Indies capped off a \"perfect\" white-ball tour of the Caribbean, according to the interim head coach, Marcus Trescothick.

3 mins

England is 'the mecca', says Itoje amid breakaway talk

Maro Itoje has insisted that playing for England is \"the mecca\" amid fears Steve Borthwick's side could be hit by an exodus of stars heading for a global breakaway league.

1 min

The 'mistake' that is Fifa's Club World Cup looms large. But Will it even happen?

This is the one thing the former Fifa president Sepp Blatter admits he should not have done: create the Fifa Club World Cup.

4 mins

What are latest WSL crowd sizes telling us?

Upward curve has flattened slightly with move to main stadiums but establishing an invested fanbase takes time

2 mins

Robertson's last-gasp header saves Scotland from relegation

Scotland had contributed far too much to the Nations League to finish bottom of Group A1. That was the harsh reality until Andy Robertson's glorious stoppage-time header, which secured a famous win over Poland. Steve Clarke's team live on, courtesy of a playoff berth.

2 mins

Holloway calls wife in for Swindon ghostbusting job

Swindon Town's manager, Ian Holloway, has suggested the struggling League Two club's bad fortune could be because their training ground is haunted.

1 min

Carsley's Kids have been refreshing, but is Tuchel likely to stick with them?

New manager may be in too much of a rush to play youth but interim coach has exposed obsession with big names

4 mins

Bellamy sets out to make Wales a 'top national team'

Craig Bellamy has reiterated that he does not want Wales to settle for mediocrity, insisting he plans to establish them as \"one of the top national teams\".

2 mins

'We have the talent to do it' Carsley insists England can win World Cup under Tuchel

Lee Carsley believes England will be in a good position to win the next World Cup when Thomas Tuchel takes charge of the national team in the new year.

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