The Guardian - January 03, 2025

Bu konuda

January 03, 2025

FBI: New Year Terror Suspect Acted Alone

Nearly a year before he allegedly killed 14 people by driving a pickup truck flying an Islamic State (IS) flag through a crowd in New Orleans on New Year's Day, Shamsud-Din Jabbar had expressed beliefs that music, intoxicants, sex and other pleasures were evils deserving of destruction.

3 mins

Ministers Plan Biggest Shake-Up Of Adult Social Care For Decades

Ministers are to launch a historic independent commission to reform adult social care, as they warn older people could be left without vital help unless a national consensus is reached on fixing a \"failing\" system.

3 mins

Health toll on Grenfell firefighters revealed

More than a quarter of firefighters who were exposed to toxic smoke during the Grenfell Tower fire have suffered long-term health disorders, a study shows.

4 mins

Louise Casey: Tough troubleshooter chairing the review

She is the no-nonsense civil servant from Portsmouth who was called upon by four prime ministers to tackle deep-rooted social issues, including rough sleeping, anti-social behaviour, victims’ rights and troubled families.

2 mins

Quadrantid meteors to light up northern hemisphere sky

While fireworks are a traditional way to welcome the new year, a natural phenomenon will be lighting up the northern sky this weekend as the annual Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak.

1 min

Glimpse of life 165m years ago revealed at site of biggest dinosaur track way in UK

'A footprint is a snapshot of the life of the animal. You can learn things about how it moved' Richard Butler University of Birmingham

3 mins

Shamsud-Din Jabbar: What we know about the attack suspect

The 42-year-old Texan accused of crashing a truck into a crowd in New Orleans was in the US army for 13 years, including a deployment to Afghanistan.

2 mins

Why Here? City's Grief Masked by Resilience in Face of Tragedy

At the intersection of Bourbon and Saint Philip Streets yesterday, a few dozen yards from the police cordon, it was almost as if nothing had happened.

3 mins

Aspiring nurse, 18, among young victims of New Orleans atrocity

The victims of the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans include an 18-year-old aspiring nurse, a 37-year-old father of two and a 27-year-old former American football player.

3 mins

Reaction Biden advises against hasty conclusions as Trump lashes out at enemies

Joe Biden and Donald Trump gave drastically contrasting reactions to the deadly New Year's Day explosions in New Orleans and Las Vegas that killed at least 16 people.

2 mins

Las Vegas explosion Driver in Cybertruck blast was decorated soldier in US army

The man who died when a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives burst into flames outside a Las Vegas hotel owned by Donald Trump was a highly decorated Green Beret who served twice in Afghanistan, officials said yesterday.

2 mins

Badenoch initiated action after Dyson tax break call

Kemi Badenoch instructed her department to write to the Treasury about a potential tax break after an intervention from the vacuum-making firm Dyson, documents reveal.

3 mins

Man Dies in Hospital After Being Hit by Car in Central London on Christmas Day

A man who was among four pedestrians hit by a car on Christmas Day in the West End of London has died in hospital, police said. They named him as Aidan Chapman.

1 min

Calls for Rochdale grooming gang inquiry condemned as 'political manoeuvring'

A former chief prosecutor and a police whistleblower who uncovered a notorious paedophile gang have criticised demands from senior Conservatives and the billionaire Elon Musk for a national inquiry into child sexual exploitation.

2 mins

Tesla Reports First Decline in Annual Deliveries as Demand Falls

Tesla reported its first decline in annual deliveries yesterday, as the carmaker handed over fewer than expected electric vehicles in the fourth quarter and incentives failed to boost demand for its aging lineup of models.

2 mins

They see it is living The mission to bring classics to classrooms

The mission to bring classics to classrooms

2 mins

'It feels like a wayward town' - Calls to save historic buildings at risk in Glasgow city centre

Glasgow city centre seems to be dying,\" said Anne Gibb, perched on a stone bollard on Sauchiehall Street, watching the Christmas shoppers hustle by. Ahead of her, the human stream parted around yet another segment of the precinct that had been fenced off as contractors dug up paving.

3 mins

Stormzy given nine-month driving ban after using phone at wheel

Stormzy has been banned from driving for nine months after an undercover police officer caught him using a mobile phone while behind the wheel of his car in west London.

1 min

Meghan Unveils New Netflix Lifestyle Show

The Duchess of Sussex has provided a first look at her new lifestyle series to be shown on Netflix.

1 min

Jocelyne Wildenstein, socialite who took plastic surgery to the limit, dies aged 84

Jocelyne Wildenstein, the Swiss socialite dubbed \"Catwoman\" because of her extensive plastic surgery, has died aged 84.

2 mins

NHS in Scotland spent £4m in past five years on pest control

The Scottish government has been urged to improve the NHS estate after it emerged that more than £4m has been spent on pest control in the past five years.

1 min

Warnings as heavy snow, ice and freezing cold set to hit Britain this weekend

Public health bosses are expecting a rise in deaths from cold weather amid severe weather warnings for snow and ice over the next five days.

3 mins

Flooding Bridgewater canal section collapses 'as if a bomb hit it'

Engineers are assessing the scale of damage to a 250-year-old canal after flood waters dramatically collapsed a section of its elevated embankment in Cheshire.

2 mins

A wet way to start 2025 All hands to the pumps in flood-hit Manchester

Some people say the way your year starts is how the year is going to be, so I'm expecting some adventures, I'll be like Indiana Jones,\" said Alina Abroutkouki yesterday.

3 mins

Like-minded? Dogs and owners take part in brainwave study

Standing patiently on a small fluffy rug, Calisto the flat-coated retriever is being fitted with hi-tech headwear. But this is not a new craze in canine fashion; she is about to have her brainwaves recorded.

3 mins

Two Arrested After Man Dies in New Year Crash

Two men have been arrested after a pedestrian died following a crash on New Year's Day.

1 min

Calls to make citizen testing of waterways part of official data

Citizen science testing of river water quality will expand this year in an attempt to make the data part of official monitoring of waterways, says the head of an independent environmental research group.

2 mins

UK electricity cleanest ever with 58% from low-carbon sources

Wind is projected to become the biggest source of power this year

1 min

Tax on holiday homes to fund extra police in West Country

Funds raised by increasing council tax bills for second-home owners in Cornwall and Devon are to be used to boost police patrols across the two counties.

1 min

Brompton's profits down by more than 99% amid turmoil in the bicycle industry

The boss of Brompton Bicycle has predicted that 2025 will be another year of turmoil for the bike industry after profits at the British folding bicycle maker plunged by more than 99% amid a wave of discounting by rivals.

2 mins

More than 1,500 drug-addicted babies born in Scotland since 2017

Opposition parties have called for a significant increase in addiction funding in Scotland after it emerged that more than 1,500 drug-addicted babies have been born in recent years.

1 min

House prices rise for fourth month running in December - Nationwide

House prices rose for a fourth consecutive month in December, ending the year on a \"strong footing\", Nationwide said, with the cost of an average home hitting £269,426.

1 min

We'd Be Very Stuck' Only Braille Typewriter Repairer in UK Plans Retirement

Ian Thorpe runs his fingers over the braille note attached to the latest repair job to arrive on his doorstep in Sheffield. Reading from the tactile note, he says: \"The paper won't wind in and the keys are jammed. Good luck.\"

3 mins

Merry Lidl Christmas as German discounter records £1bn in sales

Lidl made more than £1bn in sales in the four weeks before Christmas for the first time in the three decades it has been operating in the UK, as cash-strapped shoppers cut costs.

1 min

Italian 'colour genius' and fashion matriarch Missoni dies aged 93

Rosita Missoni, the esteemed Italian fashion designer who co-founded the eponymous knitwear brand, has died aged 93.

2 mins

Twenty councillors quit Labour and say Starmer has abandoned party's values

Twenty councillors at a local authority in Nottinghamshire have quit Labour, saying the party has \"abandoned traditional Labour values\" under Keir Starmer's leadership.

2 mins

Clean-up 40 years after Bhopal disaster is 'greenwashing', say campaigners

Forty years after one of world's deadliest industrial disasters struck the Indian city of Bhopal, a clean-up operation has finally begun to remove hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from the site.

3 mins

'Safe zone' among areas targeted in Israeli attack killing 43 across the Gaza Strip

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 43 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip yesterday, including 11 people in the sprawling al-Mawasi tent encampment designated as a humanitarian safe zone for civilians.

1 min

Impeached leader vows to 'fight until end'

South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has rallied his supporters in a letter, saying he will \"fight until the end\" as he faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his short-lived declaration of martial law, a lawyer said.

1 min

South Korean police raid Jeju Air and plane crash airport

Police in South Korea have raided Muan international airport, the scene of Sunday's plane crash in which 179 people died, as well as the office of the airline that operated the flight, media reports said.

1 min

Officials Urge Crackdown After Fireworks Kill Five in Germany

German officials yesterday called for a clampdown on illegally imported and homemade \"firework bombs\" after pyrotechnics claimed at least five lives on New Year's Eve.

1 min

Italy Presses Iran to Free Reporter Held in Notorious Tehran Prison

Italy's foreign ministry has summoned the Iranian ambassador and called for the immediate release of an Italian journalist being held in solitary confinement in Tehran.

1 min

Families of victims killed by the Sicilian mafia fear return of newly freed bosses

Families of victims killed by the Sicilian mafia have expressed fears that more than 20 senior mobsters released over the past three months may return to the neighbourhoods they once controlled.

2 mins

Ágnes Keleti, world's oldest Olympic gold champion, dies aged 103

The world's oldest Olympic gold-medallist, the Hungarian gymnast Ágnes Keleti, who escaped the Holocaust with false identity papers and the Soviet Union's brutal clampdown on her home country by emigrating to Israel, has died aged 103.

2 mins

Finnish arena shut by Russia sanctions to reopen in spring

Helsinki's main sports and entertainment arena is expected to reopen in the spring after a Russian sanctions drama left it out of action.

2 mins

Manatees not native to Florida, say scientists, but came for the warmth

Manatees, long considered among Florida's most beloved and enchanting inhabitants, are not US natives at all, and only came to the Sunshine State for warm temperatures and clear blue waters like any other visitor, researchers have found.

2 mins

Living in a box: The claustrophobic 'coffin homes' that could survive city's housing reforms

Lai Shan Sze moves quickly, bounding up the grungy, dimly lit stairwell of the unit block in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district.

4 mins

UK factory output falls at fastest rate for 11 months

UK manufacturers have cut back output at the fastest rate in 11 months, compounding the gloomy picture for the British economy, according to a closely watched survey.

1 min

'Drab December' for high street as number of shoppers declines

High streets and other shopping destinations experienced a \"drab December\", with an annual fall in the number of visitors, fuelling fears of disappointing sales in the most important month for retailers.

2 mins

Mackintosh theatre profits dip despite income rising

The producer of hit West End shows including Hamilton, Mary Poppins and Les Misérables has reported a dip in profits as cost increases more than offset a rise in revenues.

1 min

EU gas prices soar after Russia supplies cut

The wholesale price of gas has risen to its highest level in more than a year after Russian supplies stopped flowing to the rest of Europe via Ukraine.

1 min

Will the government choose pragmatism or purism when it pulls the plug on fossil fuel cars?

The main timetable is set: no new petrol and diesel cars will be allowed to be sold in the UK after 2030, and sales of all new hybrids will be forbidden from 2035.

2 mins

Hybrid working Battle looms as big firms order staff back to their desks

The post-festive return to work in the dark days of January is never easy, but this new year is shaping up to be tougher than usual for British workers.

4 mins

To the class of 2025 If I could offer you only one tip for the future, not looking at replies would be it

Chances are none of you have spent time looking back on my 2024 attempts to produce a column alongside esteemed journalists who actually write for a living. But through the various subjects, from set-piece coaches to VAR, from the dark arts to PSR, the one consistent theme appears to be a fortnightly mid-life crisis published straight on to your Guardian app.

4 mins

'It is reaching a stage when sport is too big and too rich for mere humans'

Back in 2000 the media's finest were hit and miss with their predictions on the unfolding of sport's future

5 mins

Van Gerwen races into final with total demolition of Dobey

It was early in 2019 that Michael van Gerwen leaned forward in his chair and told us he was going to dominate darts for a decade.

2 mins

Swiatek has too much for battling Boulter and puts Great Britain out

Over the course of the past 18 months, by far the most rewarding period in her blossoming career, Katie Boulter has gradually established herself as one of the best players in the world.

3 mins

Djokovic keeps his Monfils run going with record 20th win

Novak Djokovic extended the most dominant head-to-head record in tennis by defeating Gaël Monfils 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International.

2 mins

The sad story of Aleksey Bugaev ends with his death in war

Talented defender, who starred at Euro 2004, opted to fight in Ukraine rather than serve a long prison sentence

4 mins

Arteta has nowhere to hide as sickness and injuries begin to bite

Arsenal must negotiate eight more matches this month with a 'thin squad' but started well by winning at Brentford

3 mins

Hagi sparks Rangers to easy derby win and leaves Celtic baffled

Celtic's job is to prove this Old Firm outcome is nowhere near as significant as Rangers would like it to be.

3 mins

Fan shame Rodgers riled after Engels struck by coin at Ibrox

Celtic’s manager, Brendan Rodgers, believes Arne Engels was close to sustaining a serious eye injury after a coin thrown from the Ibrox stands towards the end of Rangers’ 3-0 Old Firm victory struck the Belgian midfielder on the head.

1 min

Everton to stage three test games at new stadium

Everton are to stage the first game at Bramley-Moore dock stadium next month in preparation for their move to the Liverpool waterfront.

1 min

Rooney horror show

Plymouth scrap documentary after manager's departure

1 min

The Guardian dergisindeki tüm hikayeleri okuyun

The Guardian Newspaper Description:

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper founded in 1821. It is one of the most respected newspapers in the world, known for its independent journalism and its commitment to social justice.

The Guardian has a liberal political stance and covers a wide range of topics, including news, politics, business, culture, and opinion. It also has a number of special interest sections, such as the Guardian Weekly, which is a weekly international edition, and the Guardian Cities, which covers urban life.

The Guardian is a popular read for many people who value independent journalism and high-quality writing. It is also a good source of news and information for people who are interested in social justice and progressive causes.

If you're looking for a reliable and informative news source, then The Guardian is a good choice. Subscribe today and enjoy.