The Guardian - November 25, 2024

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November 25, 2024

Keep pledge on Britons held abroad, Lammy told

Families of prominent British prisoners detained abroad have urged the foreign secretary to deliver on pledges to help secure their release amid signs of growing resistance from diplomats.

4 mins

Climate deal 'travesty of justice', say poor nations

The climate finance deal agreed at Cop29 is a \"travesty of justice\" that should not have been adopted, some countries' negotiators have said.

3 mins

No alternative to raising tax, defiant chancellor to tell CBI

A defiant Rachel Reeves will rebuke critics of her tax-raising budget today, telling disgruntled business leaders that they have offered \"no alternatives\" to her plans.

3 mins

'Slippery slope' arguments Echoes of 1960s abortion debate

\"It is entirely possible that future generations will puzzle over how such a fundamental right could ever be denied to them.\" These are the words of David Steel, the former leader of the Liberal party and a Westminster MP for more than three decades, referring to this Friday's historic vote in parliament on whether to legalise assisted dying.

2 mins

Ministers opposed to assisted dying 'giving false impression', peer says

Senior ministers who have spoken out against assisted dying are giving voters a \"false impression\" about the government's position, a leading proponent of changing the law has said.

3 mins

Mad, bad and open to the public: the museum dedicated to Byron

A museum dedicated to the flamboyant British poet and satirist Lord Byron is due to open in the northern Italian city of Ravenna, in the same building where he pursued an intense affair with the wife of an aristocrat and completed some of his most famous works.

1 min

Popularity has its price as cities and beauty spots get ready to bring in 'tourist taxes'

Millions of tourists coming to the UK will soon be asked to pay local visitor taxes as cash-strapped councils seek extra money for services.

3 mins

The $300bn climate finance pact is likely to be followed by equally bitter battles

Money will be 'mobilised' rather than provided - a nice distinction that allows for the inclusion of private co-investing

2 mins

NHS bosses face lifetime ban for silencing whistleblowers

NHS managers who silence whistleblowers or endanger patients through misconduct face being sacked and barred from working in the health service for life under radical government plans to regulate thousands of bosses for the first time.

2 mins

Government announces plans to stop drink spiking

Thousands of bar staff will be trained to spot and stop drink spiking under government plans in England and Wales as prime minister Keir Starmer steps up efforts to tackle violence against women and girls.

1 min

Laverne given the all-clear after cancer treatment

Lauren Laverne, the presenter of Desert Island Discs, has said she has been given the \"all clear\" after undergoing treatment for cancer.

1 min

Relatives' battles 'Too often you feel like someone to be handled'

Gurpreet Singh Johal is sitting in a London hotel lobby the night before he is due to meet David Lammy.

7 mins

Young people who refuse to work will lose benefits, Kendall warns

Young people who refuse to take up jobs or training will lose their benefits in the government's crackdown on worklessness, the work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, has said.

1 min

London auctioneers accused of selling looted antiquities

The auction house Bonhams is facing calls to withdraw a Roman antiquity from a London sale as it faces claims that it was looted from Turkey.

2 mins

Five dead and thousands left without power after Britain hit by flooding and storms

Heavy rain and thawing snow caused flooding across Britain this weekend as Storm Bert battered the country, with five deaths reported.

3 mins

Violence on social media feeds leaves teenagers too scared to go out, study finds

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers are afraid to go out because of the violence they see on their social media feeds, a major study of children in England and Wales has found.

3 mins

Online brutality How grim genre is affecting young people

It took about 90 seconds for Rianna Montaque to see violence on her X account: a fight in a restaurant that escalated into a full-on brawl with chairs smashed over heads as bodies went sprawling.

1 min

'Life in the midst of death' Palestinian artists seek help to display work in 'biennale'

Palestinian artists in Gaza plan to stage a \"biennale\" exhibition as an act of defiance against Israel's military onslaught and to focus attention on the plight of the territory's 2.3 million people after more than 13 months of bombardment.

4 mins

Hundreds flee northern Gaza as Israeli army orders fresh evacuations

The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of new areas of northern Gaza, setting off a fresh wave of civilian displacements yesterday as intense airstrikes continued across much of the territory.

3 mins

Media Minister urges boycott of left-leaning newspaper

Israel's government is set to punish the country's leading left-leaning newspaper, Ha'aretz, by ordering a boycott of the publication by government officials or anyone working for a government-funded body, and stopping all government advertising in its pages or website.

1 min

UAE Killing of rabbi is 'act of antisemitic terror' - Israel

Israel said yesterday that an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates was killed in what it described as a \"heinous antisemitic terror incident\".

1 min

Wicked start for film based on Broadway show

Wicked had the biggest opening weekend for a film based on a Broadway musical, distributor Universal said yesterday, beating the global debut of Les Miserable.

1 min

Stage review Treasure cave moves to Lidl in this poppy urban panto

A wonky romance sits at the heart of this overhauled Arabian Nights folktale. Aladdin is a local lad, working at his mum's launderette in Shepherd's Bush market. Jasmine is an Indian princess who wants to be \"normal\" but is hemmed in by bodyguards.

1 min

Brexit left 'humiliated' EU in lurch, says Merkel

Angela Merkel has said she felt \"tormented\" over the result of the Brexit referendum and viewed it as a \"humiliation, a disgrace\" for the EU that Britain was leaving.

2 mins

Low pay risks 'talent drain' of artists from UK

Earnings for visual artists in Britain have plunged by 40% since 2010, with experts predicting a \"talent drain\" from the UK because EU countries offer more attractive working environments.

1 min

Study shows one in seven A&E patients are repeat visitors

One in seven A&E patients are repeat visitors with unmet medical needs who feel they have nowhere else to go, according to research that found most are 70 or over with multiple conditions or 50 and under with mental ill-health.

2 mins

Minister says Russians are using AI to damage UK infrastructure

Russia and other British adversaries are trying to use artificial intelligence to enhance cyber-attacks against the nation's infrastructure, the cabinet minister Pat McFadden will tell a Nato conference in London today.

1 min

Beijing is 'unnerved' by North Korea's closeness to Russia, claims US official

China is increasingly uncomfortable about North Korea's engagement with Russia and finds the growing cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow \"unnerving\", Kurt Campbell, the US deputy secretary of state, has said.

3 mins

Nearly 500 drones aimed at Ukraine in the past week, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine's president said yesterday that the country had been targeted by nearly 500 drones and more than 20 missiles in the past week, and complained that Russia was using the country as \"a testing ground\" for its munitions.

3 mins

'It's make or break' Tusk hopes Polish election will end political gridlock

Donald Tusk's broad-based government in Poland is gearing up for a crucial presidential election next year, after a first year in office that has been marked by clashes with the current president, Andrzej Duda, as well as splits within the ruling coalition.

3 mins

Ghana Fight to save country from scourge of illegal goldmining

Felicity Nelson recalls her 17-day detention in September vividly.

3 mins

Republican senator vows Trump picks will face 'lots of questions'

A prominent Republican US senator vowed yesterday that Congress would not give blanket approval to Donald Trump's cabinet nominees before the congressional confirmation process, as a leading Democrat challenged the qualifications of some to serve.

2 mins

President elect's eldest son now key influence in cabinet choices

Donald Trump Jr has emerged as his family's most influential adviser as his father builds the most controversial cabinet in modern US history, sources say.

1 min

Turkish woman convicted under anti-terror laws for sharing Guardian article

A Turkish woman who shared a Guardian article on social media about a British woman killed fighting with Kurdish forces in Syria has described how she was twice convicted of \"sharing terrorist propaganda\" in an Istanbul court.

1 min

'Best student in the class' Greek man in his 80s back at school after life of toil

Everything I learn is interesting,\" says Vasillis Panayiotaropoulos. \"Being here opens the mind.\" It's 7.45pm. The bell has rung and the world of classical Greece beckons for the pensioner, who has neatly laid out his pencil case and books.

2 mins

Crackdown on working from home leads staff to seek new jobs

Recruiters have received a surge in job applications from disgruntled workers at companies that are removing employees' flexibility over where they work, after a flurry of return to office demands were issued by large companies.

1 min

US tariffs could push euro to parity with the dollar

The euro risks falling to parity with the US dollar for the first time since late 2022 if a new transatlantic trade war weakens the already struggling eurozone economy, analysts warned.

2 mins

Workers at Amazon plan global Black Friday action

Thousands of Amazon workers are expected to protest or strike in more than 20 countries over Black Friday weekend to press for better rights and climate action from the US retailer.

1 min

Brat banking Charli XCX takes stage in Revolut's push to clean up image

Thousands of bank customers braved Storm Bert on Saturday night to queue in the streets surrounding London's Tottenham Court Road station.

2 mins

Canadian fund in talks to sell its stakes in UK regional airports

Birmingham, Bristol and London City airports have reportedly been put up for sale by their Canadian pension fund owner as it seeks to cash in on a resurgence in air travel after the pandemic lockdowns.

1 min

Perilous outlook Tax protests will be easier to weather than a hit to growth

\"Starmer the farmer harmer\": the placards sported by the army of angry landowners who rolled into Westminster on Tuesday sent a clear message to the prime minister.

4 mins

Sciver-Brunt takes lead to salvage 'scrappy' T20 win

England started their multi-format tour of South Africa with a four-wicket win in the first T20 that even their captain, Heather Knight, admitted was \"scrappy\", relying on a trademark Nat Sciver-Brunt half-century to get over the line.

1 min

Kohli's century seals dominant day for India

Former captain and Jaiswal pile up runs before Bumrah puts Australia on the brink

3 mins

England left short by Cox injury and give gloves to Pope

Jordan Cox landed in New Zealand seemingly assured of a Test debut only for his tour to be cruelly ended by a fractured thumb.

2 mins

Sinner tops off dream year as Italy retain Davis Cup title

The rise of Italian men's tennis has been forecast by many for years as a special generation of young, talented players gradually climbed towards the top of the game.

1 min

Crisis averted (for now) in game that Borthwick could not Win

The burgundy-clad hosts did not have to extend themselves unduly, crossing the whitewash more often than in their previous three Autumn Nations Series games combined.

3 mins

Sleightholme soars as England end series on high

A disappointing calendar year for England has at least ended with a flurry of nine tries and a healthier looking outcome.

3 mins

'Some clown' Jones' return soured by abuse from fan

Eddie Jones has alleged he was abused by a \"clown\" at half-time during England's emphatic victory over Japan and has claimed that he will respond to Danny Care's allegations that he oversaw a \"dictatorship\" by releasing his own book.

1 min

Tuipulotu takes lead in Scotland show of strength

Scotland's autumn report card reads three wins out of four.

3 mins

Taming of 'undriveable monster' key to fourth crown

At times Verstappen ground it out on will alone but an unforgettable drive in Brazil turned things back his way

3 mins

Calm Verstappen plays winning hand to clinch title on the Strip

As the fireworks exploded over the Las Vegas skyline in honour of Max Verstappen's coronation as a four-time Formula One world champion, the Dutchman, visibly moved by securing what was his toughest title yet, allowed himself a long breath and a smile to take in what is a remarkable achievement.

4 mins

'I'm very loyal' Champion insists he is staying at Red Bull after his greatest feat

Max Verstappen hailed his fourth Formula One world championship as his best yet while his team principal, Christian Horner, said the title made Verstappen one of the greats of the sport.

2 mins

Reiten the difference as Chelsea maintain 100% record

Sonia Bompastor's extraordinary start to life in the WSL continues. It was Chelsea's eighth win in as many league games and opened up a five-point lead over second-placed Manchester City.

3 mins

Salah gets cute and stretches Liverpool's lead to eight points

For a moment, Mohamed Salah's shirt was gone with the wind, resting somewhere on the edge of the Southampton box. He had whipped it off, bearing his lean, cartoonish torso in filthy conditions as he celebrated his second goal, from the penalty spot, to open up an eight-point lead, in front of the visiting Liverpool supporters going berserk in a pocket of this stadium.

3 mins

Dibling lights up bewildering day when goals were low points

For all that most people would have considered the result an inevitability, there was little that was predictable about this game.

3 mins

Steady Slot 'We're definitely not getting carried away'

Arne Slot insisted Liverpool will not get carried away after soaring eight points clear of Manchester City, warning his players that Arsenal surrendered the same advantage last year.

1 min

Amorim gets taste of reality as Ipswich rally

It was plainly too good to be true. Or to last. There were 82 seconds on the stadium clock when the Ruben Amorim era at Manchester United was jumpstarted.

3 mins

Guardiola admits he must 'find a way' to win again

Pep Guardiola is defiant that he will end Manchester City's five-match losing sequence, with the manager stating it is \"my responsibility\" to do so.

1 min

This joyless incoherence will utterly destroy any illusions

Amorim already knows the scale of the job. And the scale is: really very big indeed

3 mins

Leicester sack Cooper after five months in charge

Leicester City sacked Steve Cooper as manager yesterday after just five months in charge.

1 min

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