The Guardian - November 29, 2024

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November 29, 2024

Kyiv faces 'meteorite' threat from Moscow

Vladimir Putin threatened yesterday to strike Kyiv with Oreshnik missiles, intermediate-range weapons that Moscow used against the city of Dnipro last week and that the Russian president has claimed cannot be shot down by any air defence system.

4 mins

MP behind assisted dying bill makes final appeal before vote

Result on a knife-edge, with at least 100 thought to still be undecided

4 mins

Australian under-16s given social media ban

Australia has become the first country in the world to ban children under 16 from social media platforms in response to what the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says is a \"clear, causal link between the rise of social media and the harm [to] the mental health of young Australians\".

3 mins

Starmer: migration data shows Tories ran UK 'open borders' experiment

Keir Starmer has accused the Conservatives of running an \"open borders experiment\" after new figures showed that net migration to the UK hit a record high of nearly a million in a period covering Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak's administrations.

3 mins

Reeves to wait till June to reveal details of departmental budgets

Rachel Reeves is planning to wait until June before announcing how much money Whitehall departments will get for the next three years, as officials warn it could take up to six months to agree budgets with individual cabinet ministers.

1 min

Well waddle you know: Flop the penguin walks again

A Humboldt penguin who lost her ability to waddle has learned to stand on her own feet again thanks to a unique idea from Dudley zookeepers - a specially designed baby bouncer.

1 min

'Unbelievable miracle': lost hiker survives for 50 days in the freezing Canadian wilderness

A 20-year-old man who got lost during a solo hiking trip has been treated in hospital after surviving 50 days in a frozen wilderness, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has said.

3 mins

'I'm emotionally ruined' Concern for the vulnerable drives unlikely alliances as MPs face historic vote

When Kim Leadbeater came top of the ballot of the private members' bills, she did not immediately decide to attempt a generational change in the way the British state handles the end of life. But, she says, it was an opportunity that rarely comes for a backbench MP.

5 mins

The bill's progress

It is the second reading of the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill, which would make it legal for terminally ill adults who are expected to die within six months and have the mental capacity to make a choice about how they end their life, subject to tough safeguards.

2 mins

Gregg Wallace pauses role on Masterchef as BBC investigates misconduct allegations

The TV presenter Gregg Wallace will step away from his role on MasterChef after the BBC received complaints about alleged misconduct.

3 mins

Transport secretary has fraud conviction from incident in 2013

The transport secretary has a conviction for fraud by misrepresentation after wrongly reporting her work mobile phone stolen in 2013, it has emerged.

2 mins

Rise in women not getting help in childbirth, survey finds

More than a third of pregnant women in England do not always get help from maternity staff during labour or childbirth, the NHS care regulator has found.

2 mins

Prosecutions for alleged rail fare evasion quashed

More than 28,000 prosecutions brought by two rail firms for alleged fare evasions have been quashed.

1 min

Trees of hope': saplings from Sycamore Gap to be planted across the UK

Saplings from the felled Sycamore Gap tree are to be planted across the UK, including next to one of London's most famous roads, at a rural category C prison and at a motor neurone disease centre opening in the name of the late rugby league star Rob Burrow.

2 mins

Trial of 'sponge on a string' oesophageal cancer test expanded

The NHS is to offer a 10-minute \"sponge on a string\" test to 120,000 patients with heartburn in a trial to see if it should be used to screen millions of people for one of the world's deadliest cancers.

2 mins

Labelling lone fruit as 'sad' helps cut food waste - study

If seeing a lone banana on a supermarket shelf leaves you feeling blue, you are not alone.

1 min

Plan to halt arms aid

Donald Trump's plan to tap the retired US Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg as US envoy to Ukraine and Russia has triggered renewed interest in a policy document he co-authored that proposes ending the war by withdrawing weapons from Ukraine if it does not enter peace talks - and giving even more weapons to Ukraine if Russia does not do the same.

1 min

Blankets, batteries and crispbreads Nordic countries get set for conflict

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has dramatically raised security tensions across the Baltic region, prompting Finland and Sweden to abandon decades of non-alignment and join Nato.

4 mins

Stage review Wilde would be wild about this luscious, playful show

Oscar Wilde's final play premiered weeks before the court case that led to his imprisonment for homosexuality, and the subtext of homoerotic desire that runs through this comedy of manners from 1895 has been well mined already.

2 mins

Gen Z may be falling out of love with dating apps, says watchdog

The UK's dating scene is swiping left on popular apps such as Tinder and Hinge as younger people turn to real-life ways of connecting with potential partners, according to the communications watchdog.

1 min

Spies targeted Navalny ally and passed secrets back to Russia, court hears

A \"sophisticated\" UK-based spy ring passed secrets to Russia for nearly three years and gathered information on targets across Europe, a court has heard.

1 min

Klopp's house tops the most viewed listing on Rightmove

A home fit for football royalty and a Grade-I listed abbey are among this year's most-viewed properties on the listing website Rightmove.

1 min

Farage calls for MPs to debate reducing abortion time limit

Nigel Farage has said MPs should look at rolling back Britain's abortion limit from 24 weeks, in a signal that he could try to open up a debate about women's reproductive rights.

2 mins

Former soldier who escaped from jail found guilty of spying for Iran

A former soldier whose prison escape led to a prolonged manhunt in 2023 has been convicted of spying for Iran but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax.

3 mins

A fantasist - but still a danger Mixed picture of ineptitude and threat that spurred police to act

At the heart of the Daniel Khalife trial has been the question: is he an amateurish fantasist who convinced himself he was playing a game of chess with spies, or a serious figure in the global world of espionage?

4 mins

'adultification' Watchdog calls for of black children by police to end

The police watchdog for England and Wales has called for urgent measures to stop the \"adultification\" of black children by officers, but campaigners have said the revised guidelines do not go far enough.

2 mins

'A better story' Starmer and McSweeney to reset Labour goals after bruising start

During a tetchy exchange at prime minister's questions this week, Keir Starmer was challenged by Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, over a petition signed by more than 2.8 million people calling for him to resign.

3 mins

Notting Hill star Roberts rejected idea of divorce 'mini sequel'

The writer and director Richard Curtis has revealed that he had planned a follow-up to the romcom hit Notting Hill - in which the leading characters split up.

1 min

One in three support staff in schools suffer verbal abuse daily

Teaching assistants, librarians and catering workers are on the frontline of England's school behaviour crisis, experiencing daily abuse for low pay and long hours, according to a union representing school support staff.

1 min

Police say baby's body found in Salford was newborn girl

A baby whose body was found last week on the edge of a snow-covered field in Salford was a newborn girl, said police.

1 min

Fossils show two human ancestors were in same place at a similar time

About 1.5m years ago, a big-toothed cousin of prehistoric humans walked quickly along a lakeside in Kenya, footprints marking the muddy ground.

2 mins

End of line? How quotas after Brexit devastated Irish fishing

Gale force winds gusting across the North Atlantic Ocean kicked up thick spumes of spray from the heaving swell soon after the Ocean Crest and Carmona trawlers left the main Irish fishing port of Killybegs in County Donegal.

1 min

Labour plans to divert money from rich areas to most deprived towns

Ministers have pledged to redirect cash from wealthy areas to England's most deprived towns and cities, reversing a trend established during a decade of austerity in a major shake-up of local government funding.

2 mins

Family and royals pay tribute after photographer dies aged 17

A teenager whose pursuit of photography while being treated for terminal cancer led her to meet the Princess of Wales and work with the photographer Rankin has died.

2 mins

Hezbollah keeping its hands 'on the trigger' amid frail ceasefire with Israel

Hezbollah has vowed to continue resisting Israel and is monitoring the Israeli army's withdrawal from south Lebanon \"with [our] hands on the trigger\", the militia said in its first comments since a ceasefire came into effect on Wednesday.

2 mins

'This is victory' After a year of fighting and thousands killed, militia claims win

The Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah chose an iconic spot for his victory speech: the sports stadium in Bint Jbeil, not far from the Israel-Lebanon border, where in 2000 crowds roared as the group's then leader Hassan Nasrallah declared that it had ended Israel's 18-year-long occupation of south Lebanon.

3 mins

Gaza aid Officials recall gangs looting flour trucks

Aid officials and witnesses have described the chaotic and violent moments when a convoy carrying enough flour to bake bread for two-thirds of the population of Gaza for a week was looted earlier this month.

3 mins

French PM Barnier abandons electricity price rise in attempt to calm the far right

The French government has promised to scrap proposed tax increases on electricity as it scrambles to calm its far-right rivals and prevent a political crisis that could mean the prime minister, Michel Barnier, toppled in a no-confidence vote as early as next week.

2 mins

Sweden seeks 'clarity' from China after cables severed in Baltic Sea

Sweden has announced that it has sent a formal request to China for cooperation over the suspected sabotage of two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea.

1 min

Main parties neck and neck as Ireland prepares to go to the polls

Ireland goes to the polls today with voters expected to choose either a second term for the incumbent centre-right coalition, or a left-leaning government led by a resurgent Sinn Fein, the IRA's former political wing.

2 mins

Zuckerberg dines with president-elect at Mar-a-Lago

Mark Zuckerberg has become the latest former Donald Trump critic to go to Mar-a-Lago to break bread with the incoming US president.

1 min

Everyone tunes in' How Macy's festive parade became a national symbol

It was a sight to behold: elephants marching through New York City streets, thousands of spectators crushed four and five deep on the pavements hoping to get a glimpse of the creatures.

2 mins

Trump pick for defence chief used anti-Muslim rhetoric and promoted conspiracy theories

Donald Trump's defence secretary pick Pete Hegseth has put anti-Muslim rhetoric at the centre of several of his published books, according to a Guardian review of the materials.

2 mins

Armoured vehicle runs over woman in Maputo protests

A woman has been mown down by a military vehicle in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, as protests grip the southern Africa country weeks after an election that the opposition said was rigged.

2 mins

Romanian court orders recount of first-round presidential votes

Romania's top court has ordered a recount of votes in the first round of the presidential election to rule out fraud.

1 min

'We miss Merkel' Fans flock as the Ronaldo of politics returns to stage

For Finn Kulbatzki it was worth the wait. The business studies undergraduate queued outside Berlin's Dussmann bookshop for five hours before he was able to present his copies of Angela Merkel's autobiography Freedom, to her to sign.

3 mins

FCA bows to pressure over 'name and shame' policy

The City regulator has bowed to pressure over plans to \"name and shame\" some companies it investigates, offering watered-down proposals that would give firms 10 days' notice and consider the \"potential negative impact\" of revealing their identities.

1 min

Late Black Friday and Storm Bert hit November shop sales

The number of shoppers out and about in the UK fell for the second month in a row in November as the late timing of the Black Friday discount spree, Storm Bert and weak consumer confidence hit sales.

1 min

Shares in Direct Line soar after it rejects Aviva's £3.3bn offer

Direct Line shares soared yesterday by more than 40% on speculation that its rival Aviva could return with a higher takeover offer after its £3.3bn approach was rebuffed, as a flurry of deals lit up the London market.

2 mins

The market is not sentimental. Aviva's takeover of Direct Line could be done by Christmas

Prepare for the dance. Aviva is a big grown-up FTSE 100 insurer with a respected chief executive who doesn't launch takeover offers on a whim; Amanda Blanc will have a strategy to go the distance.

2 mins

Motorists paying over the odds for fuel, competition watchdog warns

UK motorists are paying more than they should for petrol and diesel even though global energy market prices have fallen in recent months, the competition watchdog has warned.

1 min

Know your people Shared insight into the modern player that unites rivals Wiegman and Hayes

The buildup to England women's friendly against the USA tomorrow has lived up to its title.

4 mins

'A bit of luck' Williamson stays humble on return

It would be wrong to say Kane Williamson looked like a guy making up for lost time on day one in Christchurch, so unhurried was the way he compiled 93 runs.

1 min

Sluggish England given unexpected boost by Bashir

The night before this series opener there was a reunion for the New Zealand side that first beat England in 1978, with David Gower, though not in that touring team, providing an English voice on the panel.

3 mins

'I constantly just think what if I didn't get Covid?'

Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles on the Paris ups and downs that earneda key rolein thenewseries of Sprint

6 mins

Four Lions part of group suing authorities over brain injuries

Four more former British & Irish Lions have been revealed to be part of the group of players participating in legal action against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union over allegations they sustained brain injuries playing the sport.

2 mins

Appeals process Doping case against Swiatek explained

Tumaini Carayol details the investigation that led to a one-month ban for women's world No 2 and what it could mean for the future

2 mins

'Very high risk of extreme heat stress' at 2026 World Cup

Footballers face a \"very high risk of experiencing extreme heat stress\" at 10 of the 16 stadiums that will host the next World Cup, researchers have warned, as they urge sports authorities to rethink the timing of events.

1 min

Lampard out to prove critics wrong with Coventry return

Former Chelsea manager was 'outstanding candidate' says club's chairman

3 mins

Moshiri pledge over £451m loan if Everton sale drags on

Farhad Moshiri has agreed to convert his £451m loan to Everton into shares if the club have not been sold by the time new Premier League regulations on shareholder loans come into force.

1 min

Højlund doubles up to secure Amorim's maiden win after first-half scare

Ruben Amorim received a rapturous welcome from the Old Trafford congregation, then oversaw a helter-skelter victory in his first home as Manchester United's sixth No 1 of the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era.

3 mins

Nkunku and Mudryk keep Chelsea flying

Chelsea moved to within one win of the Conference League last 16 with victory in Heidenheim to maintain their perfect start in the competition.

1 min

Hummels ruins Spurs' night with late leveller to delight Ranieri

Tottenham could have no complaints about dropping more points in the Europa League.

3 mins

Liverpool fear loss of Konaté and Bradley for City clash

Liverpool could be without the defenders Ibrahima Konaté and Conor Bradley when Manchester City visit on Sunday, with Arne Slot admitting the early signs on the injuries they sustained against Real Madrid are not good.

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