The Guardian - September 25, 2024

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September 25, 2024

Thousands flee Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon

Thousands of Lebanese people fled the continued bombing in the country's south yesterday as Israel said it was conducting \"extensive strikes\" on Hezbollah targets, including on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

3 mins

Keep the faith and Britain will prosper, urges Starmer

PM says trade-offs and tough decisions needed after 14 years of Tory rule

4 mins

Zelenskyy calls on broad alliance of nations to 'force Russia into peace'

In a forceful speech to the UN security council, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on a broad alliance of nations to \"force Russia into peace\", saying Vladimir Putin has violated the foundations of the United Nations and that the war \"can't be conquered by talks\" alone.

2 mins

Star witness in FTX crypto saga is sentenced to 24 months in jail

Caroline Ellison, the former crypto executive and romantic partner of the disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, was sentenced to 24 months in prison in Manhattan federal court yesterday.

2 mins

Highest ever number of minke whales seen in Hebrides in 2023

The highest ever recorded numbers of minke whales and the lowest number of basking sharks were observed in the Hebrides in 2023, according to a new report.

1 min

Arts chief hits back after Bragg and Dimbleby say BBC has lost its will'

The BBC's head of arts has hit back at criticism from broadcasting stalwarts David Dimbleby and Melvyn Bragg over the corporation's commitment to culture programming, saying she and her team were \"incredibly\" committed to defending the arts.

3 mins

UN summit No 10 hopes for Trump and Harris meetings

Keir Starmer headed to the US yesterday for his third trip in three months, with aides pressing for meetings with the presidential candidates, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

1 min

Justice plan 'Prison isn't working for women'

Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, has declared that \"prison isn't working\" for women as she announced measures to reduce the number of female offenders in the prison estate.

1 min

The Post Office sought Horizon data for recent criminal case

The Post Office attempted to use Horizon IT data to support a criminal case against a post office operator this year, despite hundreds of operators being wrongfully prosecuted for theft, fraud and false accounting due to bugs in the system.

2 mins

Women dying too early because heart disease 'seen as male issue'

Thousands of women are dying from heart disease worldwide because of the misconception that it is a \"man's disease\", doctors have warned.

1 min

Ex-World Bank climate chief to lead UK's efforts to build coalition

A former climate chief of the World Bank has been appointed to lead the UK's efforts to forge a global coalition on climate action, the Guardian can reveal.

1 min

Two men arrested after fatal stabbing of boy, 15, in London

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old schoolboy was stabbed to death in London, police said.

1 min

Bournemouth lifeguards 'panicked', say family of girl who drowned

The family of a 12-year-old girl who drowned in a rip tide off Bournemouth beach have told an inquest that they questioned the conduct of the \"very young\" and \"panicked\" lifeguards who took 50 minutes to find her in shallow water.

2 mins

Calls to cut screen use as one in three children now shortsighted

More than one in three children and teenagers worldwide are shortsighted, according to the largest study of its kind, prompting urgent calls to encourage less screen time and more physical activity.

2 mins

"They hit everything' Thousands flee villages as bombs start to fall

Hassan waited until the last minute to flee. As Israeli warplanes thundered overhead and bombs began to fall on the forests surrounding his hometown of Deir al-Zahrani in south Lebanon on Monday morning, he told himself he still had some time.

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Middle East spiral of violence 'could take down region', leaders warned

World leaders at the UN general assembly were warned by the body's secretary general that Lebanon is on the brink of becoming a second Gaza, with the crisis \"a non-stop nightmare that threatens to take the whole region down\".

3 mins

'We cannot grow weary' Biden urges support for Kyiv in final summation

Joe Biden yesterday sought to defend his foreign policy achievements on the world stage with an address to the UN general assembly against a backdrop of three brutal, intractable wars that have stymied world diplomats seeking an end to the bloodshed.

2 mins

Parents of babies attacked by Letby 'kept in the dark' about collapses in health

Parents of babies attacked by Lucy Letby were not told the children suffered life-threatening collapses until they were contacted by police years later, an inquiry heard yesterday.

2 mins

Police name mother and daughter found dead

A mother and daughter found dead in a house in Salford in a suspected murder suicide have been named as Martina Karos and eight-year-old Eleni Edwards.

1 min

Downpours bring travel disruption with more rain on way

Flooded roads and cancelled trains caused travel disruption yesterday, after parts of England received more than a month's rain in 24 hours.

1 min

Moira Stuart targeted by bank scam and saved by vigilant cashier

The veteran broadcaster Moira Stuart has revealed that she nearly fell victim to a sophisticated bank scam.

1 min

US swing states have gained the most from climate bill

The seven swing states that will decide the US election have received nearly half the clean energy manufacturing dollars unleashed by a landmark 2022 climate bill, analysis shows, amid stuttering Democratic efforts to translate new factory jobs into political support.

3 mins

Rights groups' shock as von der Leyen 'downgrades' commission equality role

More than 50 rights organisations have expressed \"shock and dismay\" at Ursula von der Leyen's decision to do away with the standalone EU position of equality commissioner, describing it as \"downgrading\" the fight against discrimination.

3 mins

Rightwing strategy chief in US 'boasted of killing dog'

The man behind Project 2025, the rightwing manifesto that includes calls for a sharp increase in immigrant deportations if Donald Trump is elected president in November, told university colleagues about two decades ago that he had killed a neighbourhood dog with a shovel because it was barking and disturbing his family, according to former colleagues who spoke to the Guardian.

3 mins

Assassination attempt on politician 'after firm provided his mobile data'

Gunmen tried to assassinate a Tanzanian opposition politician after a telecoms company secretly passed his mobile phone data to the government, according to evidence heard in a London tribunal.

2 mins

Swiss police make arrests over reported death in 'suicide' pod

Swiss police have opened a criminal investigation and arrested a number of people after the suspected death of a woman in a so-called suicide capsule.

2 mins

Firms question pre-budget timing of investment event

Business leaders have warned that the government's plans for a major global investment summit are in danger of falling flat, amid growing frustrations over the high costs of involvement and its timing two weeks before the budget.

2 mins

Interest rates unlikely to go to near-zero again, Bank governor says

The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has said he expects interest rates to fall gradually but warned consumers not to expect a return to near-zero levels.

1 min

Tui expects leap in profits as winter trip bookings rise

Europe's largest travel company expects its annual profits to rise by at least a quarter, helped by people spending more on winter breaks to sunny destinations such as Egypt, Cape Verde, Thailand and Mexico.

1 min

Brexit checks put plant and flower trade with EU at risk, say UK firms

Exporters of plants and flowers from mainland Europe are turning their backs on supplying Britain as \"painful\" new Brexit border checks are pushing some trading relationships to \"breaking point\", garden centres and nurseries have warned.

2 mins

Union anger after Boeing makes 'divisive' final offer to end strike

A union representing 33,000 striking Boeing workers has reacted with anger at what the aircraft maker called its \"best and final\" pay offer of a 30% rise over four years.

2 mins

England set to name El-Abd as defence coach after Jones exit

Steve Borthwick is expected to appoint Joe El-Abd as England's new defence coach following Felix Jones's shock resignation amid a summer of upheaval.

2 mins

Brook unbowed with masterful ton to drive England home and dry

On a chilly night at Chester-le-Street came an England performance to warm the cockles of the hardy home supporters.

3 mins

Bolton recall spirit of Allardyce era in pursuit of upset

Wanderers had a reputation for riling Wenger's Arsenal in the early 2000s and they are hoping for another shock

4 mins

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