The Guardian - November 21, 2024

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November 21, 2024

Ukraine attacks targets in Russia with UK missiles for the first time

Storm Shadow weapons fired on day Washington shut its embassy in Kyiv

4 mins

Assisted dying bill rushed, say senior MPs

Britain's longest-serving MPs, Labour's Diane Abbott and the Conservative Sir Edward Leigh, have issued a joint call urging the Commons to reject the assisted dying bill, arguing it is being rushed through and puts vulnerable people at risk.

3 mins

Pressure to delay rate cut grows as inflation increases to 2.3%

Inflation could rise above 3% next year after it increased to 2.3% in October, heaping pressure on the Bank of England to delay further interest rate cuts until next spring.

2 mins

Rise lays bare the risks ahead for Labour

Any lingering hope that the Bank of England might deliver a pre-Christmas interest rate cut next month evaporated yesterday after official data showed inflation jumped to 2.3% in October.

1 min

Guardian ancl Observer journalists to strike over sale of Sunday paper

Journalists at the Guardian and the Observer have voted to strike for 48 hours over the planned sale of the Observer to Tortoise.

1 min

Jagged little trill: study suggests sounds have shape and texture

A rolled R is a sound that many may struggle to produce, but research suggests it evokes the same curious response in people the world over: an association with a jagged line. While onomatopoeia describes words that sound like the noise they describe - such as \"bang\" - sound symbolism is a broader concept, in which sounds map on to a wider range of meanings, such as shape, texture or size.

1 min

TV review J aw-dr0pping images and Obama's Voice offer sensory therapy

It hasn't been a great month for the US, at least if you support the Democrats. Donald Trump's election victory has put a great big question mark over the country and collective anxiety has spiked. People need to be soothed by something.

2 mins

£500m of navy Vessels ancl drones axed to cut costs

The defence secretary, John Healey, has announced he will scrap Esoom worth of British navy Vessels and drones as part of cost-saving measures in what was described as a \"black day,\" for the new government.

2 mins

I never tried to get foreign officials to act against Hong Kong, Lai tells courtroom

The pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai has said he never tried to influence foreign policy or ask foreign officials to take concrete action on Hong Kong, on his first day giving evidence at his national security trial.

3 mins

Orbital becomes first novel to hit top of bestseller chart in week of Booker win

Samantha Harvest Booker-winning Orbital has rocketed to the top ofthe UK bestseller chart, becoming the first Booker novel to hit number one in the week of its win.

1 min

Captaln Tom' S family personally benefited from charity they founded, watchdog finds

The family of the NHS charities fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore personally benefited from the charity set up in his name through a series of lucrative deals worth more than Elm, the charities watchdog has ruled in a highly critical report.

2 mins

Nuclear option? How Moscow could hit back at west for long-range strikes

Moscow has threatened to retaliate for the decision taken by the US and the UK to allow their long-range missiles to be used in strikes inside Russian territory, and warned that nothing was off the table.

3 mins

Undersea cable 'sabotage' Swedish police focus on Chinese cargo ship nearby

Swedish police investigating the suspected sabotage of two fibre-optic cables in the Baltic Sea have said a Chinese ship off the coast of Denmark was \"of interest\" as Danish officials said its navy was shadowing a Chinese-registered cargo ship.

3 mins

EX-England footballer settles case with Mirror over hacking

The former Newcastle and England footballer Kieron Dyer has received an apology at the high court after settling his phone-hacking case against the Daily Mirror in return for a financial payout.

2 mins

More snow is forecast for weekend after UK feels force of Arctic blast

More snow has been forecast for the weekend after an Arctic blast brought the \"first taste of winter for many,\" and the Met Office issued new weather warnings.

2 mins

Sowing wildflowers in cities can help pollinating insects - study

Small patches of wildflowers sown in cities can be a good substitute for a natural meadow, according to a study showing that butterflies, bees and hoverflies like them just as much.

1 min

Energy firms offer £500m support to cushion blow of winter bills

Energy suppliers will spend £500m helping customers with their energy bills this winter, after the government helped broker a deal involving 12 of the biggest companies in the UK.

1 min

State pupils close gap in core GCSE subjects - but not in creative arts

Pupils in England who attend fee-paying schools no longer outperform their state school peers in core GCSEs once results are adjusted for socioeconomic background, but they still lag behind in the creative arts, according to a study.

2 mins

A slippery slope? What the lawyers say

One of the arguments that has come to the fore in the debate about assisted dying is the \"slippery slope\" theory - that the law will inevitably be expanded in time and the restrictions loosened.

2 mins

Rural MPS urge Labour to protect family farms amid inheritance tax discontent

Rural Labour MPs have called on the government to reassure worried farmers, in an attempt to quell the escalating row over inheritance tax on agricultural property.c

2 mins

Rally Farage not invited to speak owing to Brexit role

Nigel Farage was left out ofthe lineup of political leaders who spoke at the farmers, protest outside Downing Street amid concerns over his divisive role in Brexit and fears he would overshadow the event.

2 mins

To put it gently, Tory AN Other was a wee bit crap at PMQs

We've reached the point where it feels as if Keir Starmer is out of the country for prime minister's questions at least once a month.

3 mins

Right to buy Rules to be tightened in push for more council homes

Ministers will make it harder for tenants in England to buy their own council homes under changes designed to increase Britain's stock of socially rented housing, Angela Rayner has announced.

2 mins

Man, 92, in court accused of 1967 Bristol rape and murder

A 92-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne, who died in Bristol almost 60 years ago.

1 min

UK cancer survival rates lower than comparable countries, research finds

People in the UK who are diagnosed with the two most lethal forms of cancer die sooner than those in many other comparable countries, a new study has found.

2 mins

Majority back idea of display on UK slave trade at British Museum

The majority of people in the UK think the British Museum should have a permanent exhibition dedicated to the transatlantic slave trade, research has found.

1 min

One Direction bandmates among the mourners at Payne funeral

Liam Payne's former bandmates in One Direction were among the mourners at his funeral in Buckinghamshire yesterday.

1 min

Pregnancy loss terms used by health staff 'cause fresh grief'

'Hearing words that are clinical, cold or cruel can leave women devastated'

2 mins

TV review Stunning finale to a gorgeous wonder of a series

Having adapted Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels o Ver three superlative series so far, My Brilliant Friend comes to a conclusion with the fourth and final book, The Story of the Lost Child. Like its outstanding previous seasons, this Italian drama continues to be rich, sumptuous and deliciously overwrought, but also thoughtful and surprisingly delicate. This beautiful take on Ferrantefs work has done nothing but impress since the start, and it goes out on a high.

2 mins

Met officers investigated over road death of pregnant woman

Two Metropolitan police officers are under investigation for allegedly causing death by dangerous driving after a heavily pregnant woman and her unborn baby were killed in a crash with an unmarked police Vehicle.

1 min

Author Cormac Mc Carthy 'had relationship' with girl, 16, when he was 42

The author Cormac Mc Carthy, who died last year aged 89, began a relationship with a 16-year-old when he was 42 and the woman became his \"secret muse\", Vanity Fair has reported.

1 min

Labour's new public bodies come with a high cost, warns report

Labour is creating or overhauling at least 17 public bodies, which is likely to come with high costs, an Institute for Government report has found.

1 min

Bus drivers in Scotland say death of colleague highlights rising abuse

After the bus driver Keith Rollinson died at Elgin bus station, having been violently assaulted by a teenage passenger, friends and colleagues held a candlelit vigil for a man described by his family as \"a true gentleman with a heart of gold\".

2 mins

Councils face huge increase in pothole compensation claims

The number of pothole compensation claims made to councils in Britain more than doubled in a year, according to analysis.

1 min

Birmingham pub bomb relatives renew call for inquiry

Relatives of the Victims of the Birmingham pub bombings have said that \"England's biggest unsolved mass murder of the 20th century\" should be at the top of the government's list and renewed their calls for a public inquiry on the 50th anniversary ofthe atrocity.

2 mins

Call for east of England coast trail to tackle lack of access to green space

A trail along the east coast of England should be created because farmland is preventing people who live there from having access to nature, a Tory-linked thinktank has said.

2 mins

Mental health patients suffer when placed far from home, report finds

Mental health patients in England are being harmed by the increase in placements in psychiatric units far from their homes and families, a report indicates.

1 min

Mayor faces judicial review over removal of low-traffic measures

The mayor of Tower Hamlets is facing a judicial review this week over his decision to remove three low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in the east London area of Bethnal Green.

2 mins

Data reveals huge failure by oil firms to recluce plastic waste

Oil and chemical companies who created a high-profile alliance to end plastic pollution have produced 1,000 times more new plastic in five years than the waste they diverted from the environment, according to data obtained by Greenpeace.

2 mins

Play prompts children to call for apology over boxing colour bar

The creators of a play telling the shameful story of how the black boxer Cuthbert Taylor was prevented from competing for a British title because of his colour hoped it would give audiences pause for thought.

3 mins

Elton John's musical Tammy Faye to close early on Broadway

Tammy Faye, the musical created by Elton John, James Graham and Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, is to close on Broadway less than a month after its opening night.

1 min

Manchester reveals plan to tackle Violence against men and boys

Greater Manchester has become the first area in the UK to enact a strategy for tackling gender-based violence against men and boys.

2 mins

Food production in Gaza 'decimated' with 70% of farmland hit, UN finds

More than 90% of cattle have died and about 70% of land for crops in Gaza has been destroyed or damaged since the beginning of the war, new analysis of satellite imagery by the UN has found.

3 mins

Child victims Israel allows injured girl to travel abroad for surgery

The Israeli authorities yesterday permitted Mazyouna Damoo, a 12-year-old Palestinian girl whose face was \"ripped off \" when an Israeli missile struck her home in June, to leave Gaza for medical treatment, five days after the Guardian reported that repeated requests for her urgent medical evacuation had been denied.

2 mins

Lebanon US diplomat hails 'positive progress' in ceasefire talks

The US envoy Amos Hochstein has said there is \"positive progress\" towards a ceasefire in Lebanon after talks in Beirut aimed at ending 13 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

2 mins

Trump hands cabinet roles to wrestling tycoon and TV doctor

The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) co-founder Linda McMahon and TV personality Mehmet Oz have become the latest cabinet picks for Donald Trump's administration.

2 mins

Gisele Pelicot held trial in public to end rape culture, says lawyer

Gisele Pelicot's decision to waive her anonymity and hold a public trial after her husband drugged her and invited dozens of men to rape her over nearly a decade was made in the hope of ending rape culture, her lawyers said yesterday.

3 mins

Human touch Prado show celebrates true colours of polychrome sculpture

In a darkened corner of the Prado, not far from an outsized crucifixion and a sculpture of a dead, recumbent Christ with eyes of glass, teeth of ivory and fingernails of horn, is another depiction of Jesus that is remarkable in its poignancy, its humanity and its history.

2 mins

No haven Refugees attacked in Ethiopia after fleeing Sudan

Abdullah, a Sudanese English teacher in Khartoum, had never imagined that fleeing one conflict would mean running straight into another.

3 mins

Author sued in Algeria for allegedly using life story of his wife's patient

Two complaints have been filed in Algeria against the French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud, the winner of France's most prestigious literary award, and his wife, a therapist, alleging that they used a patient's life story as the basis for his prize-winning novel.

1 min

Ford cuts 4,000 jobs amid electric car sales slowdown

Ford has said it will cut 4,000 jobs in Europe, becoming the latest carmaker to try to reduce costs amid slowing growth in electric car sales and competition from China.

2 mins

Severn Trent profits triple despite penalty over drinking water quality

Severn Trent has nearly tripled its profits even as the FTSE 100 water company says it has failed to meet a drinking water risk standard.

1 min

Santander sets aside £295m to cover cost of car loan mis-selling

Santander UK has put aside £295m to cover potential payouts to car loan customers as the bank issued its first estimate ofthe financial fallout from the car loan mis-selling scandal.

1 min

Drill, baby, drill' Why Trump's Vow May Not Boost Oil Production

At the Republican national convention in July, Donald Trump pledged to cut petrol prices by boosting domestic oil production. \"We will drill, baby, drill,\" he declared.

2 mins

Bosses of HMV and Lidl warn of pressures due to NICs rise in budget

The bosses of Lidl and HMV joined a chorus of retailers warning that cost increases resulting from the UK government's budget decisions will put them under pressure.

1 min

Rio Tinto reports increase in allegations Of rape ancl assault

Rio Tinto has said the number of its employees who reported they have experienced actual or attempted sexual assault or rape has increased over the past two years, despite efforts to improve its workplace culture.

2 mins

Tokyo metro operator edges out Chinese firm to run Elizabeth line

The company behind Tokyo's renowned metro system has won a deal to take over the operation of London's Elizabeth line, replacing the incumbent Chinese-owned operator MTR.

1 min

Legacy of a tragedy A decade on from Phillip Hughes' death, how much has cricket changed?

The boy from Macksville, a small town pocketed between Sydney and Brisbane, formed a habit. With each century scored, he would collect the match ball, scribble the date and score by the seam.

4 mins

Counties told to spend cash on women's game or risk losing it

Counties hosting professional women's teams will be strictly monitored to ensure the England and Wales Cricket Board's multimillion-pound investment is being used to achieve gender equality, Beth Barrett-Wild, the ECB's director of the women's professional game has said.

1 min

'No reason to stop': Aston Martin director hits 600 races in F1

Andy Stevenson, who began as a Jordan mechanic, set for milestone having not missed a grand prix since 1987

4 mins

Sacking me won't help Wales, insists Gatland in plea for patience

The last rites, if that is what they are, are going to drag on a while longer yet. Warren Gatland has reiterated that he would resign as head coach if it were \"in the best interests of Welsh rugby\", while also making it Very clear that in his opinion it is not.

3 mins

Bronze takes 65 seconds to fire Chelsea into last eight

Chelsea cruised into the knockout stages of the Champions League with two games to spare at Stamford Bridge.

2 mins

Curry changing his technique to avoid more concussions

England are making changes to Tom Curry's all-action technique to ensure his safety after he returned to the fold for Sunday's clash with Japan following his latest concussion.

2 mins

'My way as a manager was taught by Bobby Robson'

George Burley is enjoying Ipswich's revival having reached great heights there more than 20 years ago

5 mins

City's empire faces a set of challenges that will test Guardiola's genius

After signing deal, manager is left with an ageing squad as threat of Premier League punishment looms large

3 mins

Lopetegui's future to be decided in next two games

Julen Lopetegui is facing two make-or-break games at West Ham, who have used the international break to explore potential replacements.

1 min

Kosovo to take Uefa to Cas after Romania awarded points

Kosovo are preparing an appeal to the court of arbitration for sport (Cas) after Uefa handed them a 3-O defeat for walking off the field during Friday's Nations League tie against Romania in Bucharest, which was eventually abandoned when they elected not to return.

1 min

Staying power No relegation break clause in Guardiola's new City contract

Pep Guardiola's new one-year contract with Manchester City does not contain a break clause should the club be relegated from the Premier League if found guilty of financial wrongdoing by an independent commission.

1 min

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