The Guardian - October 25, 2024

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October 25, 2024

'Like a twisted game' Ex-model says Trump groped her on visit with Epstein

A former model who says she met Donald Trump through the late sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein has accused the former president of groping and sexually touching her in an incident in Trump Tower in 1993, in what she believed was a \"twisted game\" between the two men.

5 mins

PM rules out payments but could back non-cash slavery reparations

Plan may involve debt relief and financial reform - but no apology

2 mins

No 10 holds back ban on outdoor smoking

Downing Street is blocking moves to include a ban on smoking outdoors in the government's upcoming tobacco and vapes bill, amid fierce opposition from the hospitality trade.

3 mins

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan accused of misconduct

The international criminal court's prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been accused of misconduct towards a member of his office, the court's governing body said.

2 mins

'It's crunch time': UN says huge cuts are needed in emissions

The huge cuts in carbon emissions needed to end the climate crisis mean it is \"crunch time for real\", according to the UN's environment chief.

3 mins

British Library reveals 'richness' of women's lives in middle ages

Even in 1480s Essex, women were battling the gender pay gap.

1 min

A pint of bitterness How Russell Brand sparked an uprising against his plans for the village pub

On a crisp October day in rural Oxfordshire, Ο sunlight streams through the autumn leaves along a winding country lane.

3 mins

'Lowlife' Trump attacks Kelly over fascist warning

Donald Trump has denounced his own former chief of staff John Kelly as a \"degenerate\" and a \"lowlife\" after the former US Marine Corps general gained the backing of Kamala Harris for calling his ex-boss a fascist.

2 mins

LA Times Editor quits over owner's refusal to back Harris

Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times, refused to allow its editorial board to endorse Kamala Harris for president, the former editor of the paper's opinion section said on Wednesday.

2 mins

Parents of girls killed in school crash welcome new inquiry

The parents of two children who were killed in last year's Wimbledon school crash have said they hope a fresh investigation will bring answers and stop them \"reliving that pain\".

1 min

Hoy's diagnosis has led to surge in cancer queries, wife reveals

Chris Hoy's wife has said his decision to reveal his terminal prostate cancer diagnosis has caused an increase in men seeking advice.

1 min

Worker at care home where three died is among those in hospital

A member of staff was among those taken to hospital in a suspected carbon monoxide leak believed to have resulted in the deaths of three people at a Dorset care home.

2 mins

Gambling poses global threat to public health, experts warn

Gambling poses a growing worldwide threat to public health, with its rapid expansion via mobile phones and the internet harming far more people than previously thought, a landmark report warns.

2 mins

Budget will reverse cuts in public investment, Reeves says as she alters debt rules

Rachel Reeves will promise to reverse huge cuts in public investment in her budget next week after she confirmed that rules limiting her spending power would be overhauled to allow the government to free up as much as £50bn for infrastructure spending.

3 mins

Sport Starmer seeks host country for 2030 Games

Keir Starmer will try to find a host country for the 2030 Commonwealth Games this week as ministers attempt to shore up the tournament's future.

1 min

"The first step is an apology"

Frustration at No 10's refusal to discuss issue

2 mins

Met accused of racism over spying on justice campaigns

Two grief-stricken fathers have criticised police for using undercover officers to spy on their campaigns to secure justice for their sons.

2 mins

Questions unanswered - Inquiry offers insights - but may be missing crucial issues

During the two criminal trials of the nurse Lucy Letby, jurors were given a huge volume of complex evidence including tens of thousands of pages of medical notes, swipecard data, witness testimony, Facebook messages and more.

9 mins

Baby K Judges refuse permission for Letby to lodge appeal

Lucy Letby has been refused permission to appeal against a conviction for attempting to murder a baby girl, as judges ruled she was able to have a fair trial.

1 min

Homeless teenager turned tech CEO tops black power list

Dean Forbes who rose from being a homeless teenager to the chief executive of a multibillion-pound tech company, has been named the UK's most influential black person.

2 mins

Alarm at fall in disadvantaged students going to university

The proportion of disadvantaged teenagers in England going on to study at university has fallen for the first time on record, leading to accusations that the country is moving backwards in terms of social mobility.

1 min

Justice secretary urged to put HMP Winchester to special measures

Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, is facing demands from a watchdog to place another prison into emergency measures because of \"very high levels of violence\", drug problems and compromised security.

2 mins

Council bins contents of dead tenant's flat as family denied access

A council destroyed the belongings of a tenant who went missing after banning his family from entering his flat. Robert Bracegirdle, 75, disappeared from his home in Goole, Yorkshire, in 2020 after struggling with mental health issues.

1 min

Post-Windrush reform unit reinstated at Home Office

A scrapped Home Office team responsible for reforming the department in the wake of the Windrush scandal has been reinstated by the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, amid a \"fundamental reset\" of the government's response to the issue.

1 min

Britain's first black voter cast ballot in 1749 election

It is a discovery that changes our understanding of British history – and it arises from just one word.

2 mins

Student who hid newborn in cereal box guilty of murder

A Coventry University student who concealed her newborn baby in a cereal box hidden inside a suitcase after giving birth on her bathroom floor has been convicted of murder.

1 min

Private healthcare now worth £12.4bn as NHS wait lists grow

The value of the UK's private healthcare market rose to a record £12.4bn last year as long NHS waiting lists fuelled demand from individuals, while the public health service paid for nearly £3.5bn of procedures to help ease the care backlog.

2 mins

Sales of Johnson memoir slump by 62% despite promotion push

Sales of Boris Johnson's memoir Unleashed have slumped by 62% in its second week since publication.

1 min

Disability rights campaigners back legalisation of assisted dying

A group of disability rights campaigners and academics have urged MPs and peers to back the legalisation of assisted dying, saying everyone deserves the chance of a good death.

1 min

Retailers warn of violence as shoplifting hits 20-year high

Shoplifting offences reported by police in England and Wales have risen to a fresh 20-year high, according to official figures, as retailers continue to warn about violence against shop staff.

1 min

Israel v UN - Efforts to expel aid agency are new low in decades of bitterness

Relations between the UN and Israel appear to have reached a nadir with the imminent passage of a bill in the Israeli Knesset designed to make it impossible for the UN relief agency for Palestinians, Unrwa, to operate in Gaza and the West Bank.

4 mins

Israeli strike on school used as shelter in refugee camp kills at least 17 people

At least 17 people, the majority children, have been killed by Israel's bombing of a school turned shelter in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, medics said yesterday.

3 mins

Lebanon Macron warns over 'sowing barbarism' in conflict

Emmanuel Macron has warned Benjamin Netanyahu that \"civilisation is not best defended by sowing barbarism ourselves\", as an aid conference convened by the French president in Paris raised $200m (£154m) for the Lebanon's military and $800m in humanitarian aid for the country.

2 mins

Muslims in Europe face 'worrying surge' in racism across the continent, survey finds

Muslims across Europe are grappling with a \"worrying surge\" of racism that is being fuelled in part by \"dehumanising anti-Muslim rhetoric\", the European Union's leading rights agency has said, as it published a survey in which nearly half of the Muslim respondents said they had recently experienced discrimination.

2 mins

Putin evasive over US claims that North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to help Russia

Vladimir Putin has sidestepped claims that North Korea had sent troops to Russia, insisting that it was up to Moscow how to run its mutual defence clause with Pyongyang.

2 mins

Journalist known for exposing Cambodian scams freed

Mech Dara, one of Cambodia's most prominent journalists, known for exposing the country's billion-dollar scam industry, has been released on bail after a video of him apologising to the country's leaders appeared in pro-government media.

2 mins

Mozambique ruling party wins election amid claims of vote rigging

The candidate of Mozambique's ruling party has won the presidential election with a thumping majority, after two opposition figures were killed by unknown gunmen and amid claims the results were rigged.

1 min

'We are elite athletes' - Teenager breaking records - and silence around Sherpas' feats

Growing up as a Sherpa in Nepal, Nima Rinji Sherpa was used to his relatives performing superhuman feats on the The was his father, Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, who at 19 reached the summit of Mount Everest without additional oxygen, becoming the youngest person to do so.

3 mins

Hong Kong celebrates its first dinosaur fossil discovery

Hong Kong officials say they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time, on a remote uninhabited island.

1 min

A wicked law' How Italy's new curbs on surrogacy spark fear and sadness

Maria Sole Giardini was campaigning outside the Italian parliament in 2021 for surrogacy to be legalised when she encountered Giorgia Meloni.

2 mins

Intel wins long EU legal fight to have €1bn fine quashed

The US chipmaker Intel has won a long-running battle to quash a fine of more than €1bn imposed by the European Commission for allegedly abusing its market dominance in the sale of computer chips.

1 min

Frasers Group calls for Ashley to take reins at struggling Boohoo

The Sports Direct owner, Frasers Group, is attempting to install its founder, the retail tycoon Mike Ashley, as chief executive of Boohoo, as he accuses the board of having \"lost its ability to manage\" the online fashion company.

1 min

New-look John Lewis bets £800m on future of its stores

Body piercing, cooking lessons Jamie Oliver-style, luxury hi-tech skin treatments and preloved Prada handbags - this is John Lewis, but not as you know it, with a £6.5m revamp of its high-profile branch on London's Oxford Street to signal its belief that department stores have a future.

2 mins

Boohoo's governance was in a mess already. Enter Ashley to complicate matters even more

Who would be the better chief executive of a severely ailing online retailer?

2 mins

Ireland needs more homes and better infrastructure, says taoiseach

The Irish prime minister has said a shortage of homes and a need to invest in Ireland's infrastructure risks being a \"drag\" on its competitiveness, as the country attempts to lure more foreign investment.

1 min

Striking Boeing workers reject 35% pay offer as company losses swell to $6bn

Boeing workers in the US have rejected the latest offer to end the more than a month-long strike that has crippled the already struggling manufacturing giant.

2 mins

City firms rarely dock pay for misconduct, watchdog finds

City firms are only rarely docking pay and bonuses in cases of bad behaviour including sexual harassment, bullying and drug use, according to the industry's watchdog, which recorded a 40% rise in complaints about non-financial misconduct last year.

2 mins

Gunners blazing - Send in the clown emojis: the dangers of discussing an Arsenal red card

Another week, another well-received podcast. Geoff: the Guardian stopped caring about actual journalism a long time ago.

4 mins

United fans come out to watch me - we can reminisce

It's a blessing and a curse,\" says Mary Earps. \"Naturally, when you get named the Fifa Best goalkeeper, expectations do raise, and especially when you do it twice. People expect more of you.

5 mins

Wiegman eyes future though Germany visit stirs up sweet memory

The last time England met Germany, the Lionesses were making history at Wembley by winning the European Championship.

2 mins

The football regulator under Labour

A rebooted governance bill has returned to parliament, relaunched by the new government. Paul MacInnes looks at what it means for the Premier League and EFL

2 mins

United pegged back after dazzling double save from Onana

It just had to be about him. Almost six years after being sacked by Manchester United, José Mourinho was shown a red card against his former employers for protesting when he thought his Fenerbahce side should have been awarded a penalty.

3 mins

Richarlison takes charge from spot to keep up Tottenham's perfect start

This was a long way from Tottenham's most cohesive performance of the season, but perhaps Ange Postecoglou can file away this narrow win over AZ Alkmaar as one of those nights when the result mattered most.

3 mins

Fantastic Félix fires Chelsea to emotional win in Greece

Chelsea eased to a 4-1 win against Panathinaikos on an emotional night in Athens as João Félix scored twice to maintain their perfect start in the Conference League.

1 min

Richarlison takes charge from spot to keep up Tottenham's perfect start

This was a long way from Tottenham's most cohesive performance of the season but perhaps Ange Postecoglou can file away this narrow win over AZ Alkmaar as one of those nights when the result mattered most.

3 mins

Late wickets provide hope for tourists after Smith leads rally

From the sport that once brought you leg theory, this was more like chaos theory.

4 mins

Firefighting knock shows why England believe they have a keeper upgrade

The cojoined cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi are pretty contrasting places.

3 mins

Awkward Test surface 'can only get worse', Smith warns

England's Jamie Smith said the third Test against Pakistan, and with it the series, \"will be decided by small margins\" on a wicket that has already troubled batters and promises worse to come.

1 min

Awkward Test surface 'can only get worse', Smith warns

England's Jamie Smith said the third Test against Pakistan, and with it the series, \"will be decided by small margins\" on a wicket that has already troubled batters and promises worse to come.

1 min

Rejuvenated Liverpool want quadruple, says Tsimikas

Kostas Tsimikas has said Liverpool are targeting a clean sweep of trophies under Arne Slot after last season's FA Cup defeat at Manchester United \"destroyed everything\".

1 min

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