The Guardian - December 02, 2024

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December 02, 2024

Plan to finally 'transform' end-of-life care for 100,000

Doctors, charities and MPs back blueprint to overhaul palliative care

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Assad allies rally after surprise fall of Aleppo

Syrian and Russian airstrikes have pummelled areas of northern Syria after Islamist insurgents seized control of Aleppo as Iran's top diplomat arrived in Damascus in a show of support for Bashar al-Assad's regime.

3 mins

Outrage over Wallace's 'middle-class women' jibe

Fury over Gregg Wallace's alleged conduct has intensified after he dismissed his accusers as \"middle-class women of a certain age\" after revelations of multiple complaints made to the BBC over 12 years.

4 mins

Many unable to access eVisas to prove right to be in UK

The Home Office has admitted that many people who have the right to live and work in the UK cannot access their eVisas and provide proof they are allowed to be in the country.

2 mins

UK firms' expectations for growth take 'decisive turn for worse', CBI says

Growth expectations among UK companies have taken \"a decisive turn for the worse\" in a fresh blow to Rachel Reeves amid warnings that business confidence has plummeted since the budget.

3 mins

Greenland divided as direct flights from US usher in new era of tourism

The capital's new airport has been opened, two more are in the making, and expectations are high: the Americans are coming to Greenland.

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'You're a slut': Dench reveals parrot's pet name for her

She has been hailed as a national treasure, the queen of stage and screen. But Dame Judi Dench has revealed that her pet parrot has a rather less polite name for her: \"Slut.\"

1 min

Irish Greens fall from junior coalition partner to virtual wipeout in election

The Green party in Ireland is facing virtual wipeout in the general election, with its leader last night admitting it is entering a period of \"rebuild\" after the electorate removed any prospect of the party re-entering government.

2 mins

Ruling Social Democrats likely to win Romanian elections

Romania's main centre-left party was on track to finish first in parliamentary elections, according to early exit polls last night, seemingly beating an advancing far right boosted by the shock victory of an ultranationalist in last week's presidential first-round ballot.

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'A fairytale space': ancient oak reborn as huge single-tree table

A community in Devon has raised more than £22,000 to turn a 500-year-old oak tree into what they believe will be the longest table ever crafted from a single English oak.

2 mins

Police investigating alleged Groucho Club assault hold man, 34, on suspicion of rape

A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape as part of an investigation into an alleged sexual attack at the Groucho Club in central London.

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'We felt completely lost'

City left reeling after Islamists seize control in surprise offensive

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Canny timing by the militants has taken advantage of Russian and Iranian distraction

It was not Kyiv that fell in three days, but Aleppo. A surprise offensive launched by Syrian rebels from the north-west of the country last week has reignited a dormant conflict - and revealed a change in the balance of power caused not by one but two nearby wars, in Ukraine and Lebanon and the Middle East.

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Cladding on high-rises to be fixed by 2029 - Rayner

Dangerous cladding on all high-rise buildings in government-funded schemes in England will be fixed by the end of 2029, Angela Rayner has pledged.

2 mins

Complaints of poor public services soar

Complaints about public services have soared by more than a third since 2016 with substantial jumps concerning benefits, prisons, the NHS and higher education, according to a leading cross-party thinktank.

1 min

Timeline Allegations against MasterChef presenter

Gregg Wallace faces a series of claims. Here are some that have emerged in the last four days.

3 mins

Putin may have ordered Salisbury attack to hide allegations against him

Vladimir Putin may have ordered the assassination attempt on Sergei Skripal because the former Russian spy had secret information about the president's \"criminal embezzlement\", the UK government believes.

2 mins

'It's a mess' Assisted dying debate brings critical state of palliative care into focus

During last Friday's debate in the House of Commons on assisted dying, Wes Streeting was seen ferociously nodding as MPs raised the need for better end-of-life care.

3 mins

Haigh's exit dealt with fast in contrast to Conservatives, minister says

Decisions over Louise Haigh's future were \"dealt with very quickly\" and marked a \"big contrast\" to how issues were handled under Conservative governments, a cabinet minister said yesterday.

1 min

Explained The bill has passed its first hurdle but what could change?

The backing of the assisted dying bill by the House of Commons was a historic moment for England and Wales but just the first step in a long process.

2 mins

All I want for Christmas is UPFs: why nutritional experts overindulge too

From mince pies to pigs in blankets, Christmas is a time for indulgence often on ultra-processed foods.

2 mins

'The future looks bleak' Fears climate crisis will create first ghost town

In the aftermath of its latest flood, the town centre of Tenbury Wells was a scene of chaos.

3 mins

At least 75% of universities join fossil fuel pledge, say activists

More than three-quarters of UK universities have pledged to exclude fossil fuel firms from their investment portfolios, according to campaigners.

1 min

Labour blames weather for surge in small boat arrivals

Small boat arrivals have risen to more than 20,000 since Keir Starmer took power, with the Home Office claiming a record number of calm autumnal days in the Channel was responsible.

1 min

Reform UK 'bullish' as polls point to Scottish success

Reform UK is celebrating \"an extraordinary sense of momentum\" in Scotland, as the UK's top polling expert predicts the populist-right party could end up deciding the next Holyrood government.

2 mins

Woman left traumatised by Terrorism Act arrest after daughter's protest

A woman has said she was left traumatised after being arrested under the Terrorism Act and held incommunicado for five days because her daughter was allegedly involved in action against an Israeli arms firm.

2 mins

EU's new diplomat Scrutiny of Kallas's stance on conflict in Middle East

It was no surprise that Kaja Kallas went to Ukraine on her first day as the EU's chief diplomat.

3 mins

Unrwa suspends aid deliveries through main Gaza route after armed gangs attack convoy

The UN's agency for Palestinian refugees has suspended aid deliveries through the main lifeline for Gaza after a fresh attack by armed gangs on a convoy, amid a severe food crisis caused by more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hamas.

2 mins

VW workers in Germany to strike over jobs dispute

Workers at Volkswagen factories in Germany will strike from today over the carmaker's plans to lay off thousands of people, cut pay and close plants for the first time in its home country.

2 mins

Kash Patel, Trump pick for FBI director, could face Senate blowback

Donald Trump's plan to nominate as FBI director the \"deep state\" conspiracy theorist Kash Patel, a virulent critic of the bureau who has threatened to fire its top echelons and shut down its headquarters, is facing blowback in Congress as US senators begin to flex their muscles ahead of a contentious confirmation process.

2 mins

'China's answer to Barbie': feminist movie Her Story on track to be year's biggest hit

It has been described as China's answer to Barbie: a film about women, directed by a woman, that examines the female experience with a cast of female leads.

2 mins

Sex workers win employment rights in world first for Belgium

Belgian sex workers have gained the right to sick days, maternity pay and pension rights under the first law of its kind in the world.

1 min

Snake in a car slithers up leg of woman driving on motorway

An Australian woman who was driving along a motorway and looked down to see one of the world's most venomous snakes \"slithering up her leg,\" had a remarkable escape after weaving through traffic and leaping out of her car, police said.

1 min

Manosphere on trial Why McGregor rape verdict could be a watershed moment on male violence

The ruling made headlines across Ireland and around the world, sending women spilling into the streets of Dublin with signs that read: \"Thank you Nikita.\"

4 mins

Direct Line boss wants time to turn around firm after offer

The Direct Line chief executive, Adam Winslow, has appealed to shareholders to give his team more time to turn around the struggling insurer, faced with an unsolicited £3.3bn offer from Aviva, while its bigger rival is trying hard to drum up support from investors for the takeover.

1 min

Nuclear fear after Chernobyl unfounded - Blair thinktank

Global carbon emissions would be 6% lower than today if not for the \"inaccurate narrative\" against nuclear power since the Chernobyl disaster that has created \"unfounded public concern\", according to Tony Blair's thinktank.

2 mins

Invasion of the orcs: wargames maker set to join FTSE 100

The UK's blue-chip share index could be about to be invaded by Space Marines, Weirdboyz and Chaos Knights.

1 min

Climate prices Time to wake up and smell the coffee on food inflation and weather

Our morning coffee is the latest staple threatened by climate chaos: the price of quality arabica beans shot to its highest level in almost 50 years last week amid fears of a poor harvest in Brazil.

2 mins

'Why don't we already do this?' Plan to bring energy from Morocco to UK

In the south-west of Morocco, a sprawl of wind and solar farms stretching over an area the size of Greater London could soon generate the green electricity powering more than 9m British homes.

4 mins

Glorious Technicolor How daredevil vaulter Duplantis gatecrashed the mainstream

We are sitting in a swish Parisian hotel, Mondo Duplantis and I, but his mind is elsewhere. It's on the runway. Then high in the sky. Bending, arching and twisting over another impossible peak, six metres up and the rest. At the precise point where he knows he has shattered the world record again.

3 mins

Verstappen's Victory after puncture chaos

Debris left on track in Qatar raises questions of FIA while Norris penalty proves costly

3 mins

Sanderson savours Sale's home comforts as Tigers falter

In the opening stages of this year's Premiership it has not exactly been the vintage Sale Sharks we have grown accustomed to seeing in recent seasons.

3 mins

'Raring to go' Stokes brushes off injury worry after pulling up

Ben Stokes moved to play down concerns over his fitness and declared himself \"raring to go\" for the second Test at Wellington after the England captain ended his efforts with the ball mid-over during the eight-wicket win at Hagley Oval.

2 mins

'Heart of a lion': captain's pride in Carse after 10-wicket haul

As Brydon Carse basked in the afterglow of his 10-wicket match - one that muscled England to victory in the first Test - the splice-thumping fast bowler was described as having \"the heart of a lion\".

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Postecoglou tunes out injury 'violins' as Spurs are slowed by Cairney

It would be tempting to talk of Tottenham at least being predictable in their unpredictability, of the way they cannot but follow up a great result with a disappointing one, of the inevitability of them, having beaten Manchester City 4-0 the previous weekend, failing to beat Fulham at home.

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Hayes says fans entitled to boo USA's Albert at Wembley

Emma Hayes United States head coach

2 mins

Rashford and Zirkzee double up to demolish sorry Everton

\"Amorim, Ruben Amorim, nananananananaaa,\" the jubilant Manchester United fans chorused after Joshua Zirkzee's second goal.

3 mins

Palmer's showstopper adds to Emery's worries

Bad news for fans of slapstick comedy: Chelsea appear to be serious again.

3 mins

Powerless Guardiola gawps as his empire falls at the hands of Slot's meritocracy

Pep Guardiola kept holding up six fingers. The Liverpool fans were in delirium and the Liverpool players were jigging and jiving across the turf, and his own players had gone over to applaud the travelling support, which is really the least anyone deserves after attempting to travel across northern England on a Sunday.

3 mins

Salah seals statement win as City continue to flounder

When times have been tough in the past for Manchester City under Pep Guardiola, there has always been the sense they will pull through; it will be OK.

4 mins

Verstappen says he has 'lost all respect' for Russell

Max Verstappen issued a condemnation of his fellow driver George Russell stating he had \"lost all respect\" for him after the pair were involved in an incident during qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix.

1 min

'Not the best part of UK' Ortega hits out at Liverpool over Guardiola 'sack' chants

Pep Guardiola said he expected more respect at Anfield after being taunted about the sack during Manchester City's defeat at Liverpool, with the chants prompting the goalkeeper Stefan Ortega to criticise the city as \"not the best part in the UK\".

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