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- Carlos Ghosn, ousted Nissan boss, says he has fled 'Japanese injustice'
- Huawei says 'survival is our first priority' in 2020 as western boycott bites
- Corbyn provokes anger from Labour critics with NY message glossing over impact of election defeat - live news
- Texas shooting details supercharge NRA's 'good guy with a gun' defense
- New Year's Eve 2019: celebrations around the world – live news
- Water-related violence rises globally in past decade
- Make a resolution to avoid 'quick-fix' diets, says top NHS doctor
- BBC election coverage draws more complaints from Tory than Labour supporters
- Greek activists warn of surge in police brutality and rights violations
- Alabama police chief apologises after 'homeless quilt' post sparks anger
- India primed: what Amazon's vast new Hyderabad campus reveals about its plans
- The family in 2050: artificial wombs, robot carers and the rise of single fathers by choice
- York to ban private cars from city centre within three years
- Africa's young leaders face a testing 2020
- 'Rap does not shut up': hip-hop women of Senegal
- Pence makes repeat visits to three key states in bid to deliver 2020 for Trump
- Spain orders Bolivian trio to leave as diplomatic row deepens
- Who is Carlos Ghosn?
- Australia fires live: two dead in Cobargo as NSW and Victoria face bushfires threat – latest updates
- The success stories of 2019 from across the world
- Asia's hardest year for dengue fever – in pictures
- New Zealand's year of style over substance
- Aftermath of US airstrike on Kata'ib Hezbollah militia in Iraq – video
- What is #TurnArdern and why are New Zealanders doing it? – video
| Carlos Ghosn, ousted Nissan boss, says he has fled 'Japanese injustice' Posted: 30 Dec 2019 11:47 PM PST Lawyers question how the executive, who had been banned from leaving Japan, had managed to escape without any of his passports Japan is urgently investigating after former Renault-Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn fled court-imposed bail ahead of his trial on charges of financial misconduct and arrived in Lebanon where he said he would "escape injustice". Ghosn issued a statement on Tuesday morning in which he said he would "no longer be held hostage by a rigged Japanese justice system where guilt is presumed". Continue reading... |
| Huawei says 'survival is our first priority' in 2020 as western boycott bites Posted: 30 Dec 2019 05:58 PM PST Chairman Eric Xu warns that hit from US sanctions means telecoms firm must 'go all out' to maintain sales The embattled Chinese telecommunications company Huawei says "survival" is its first priority after announcing sales were hit hard by a boycott from western countries. Eric Xu, the company's chairman, said estimated sales revenue would reach 850bn yuan for 2019 (US$121bn) - up roughly 18% from the previous year, but much lower than initially expected. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2019 01:54 AM PST Rolling coverage of the day's political developments as they happen
Today the government has announced that the national living wage (the minimum wage for over-25s) will increase by four times the rate of inflation. The Treasury press notice about the move is here, and my colleague Richard Partington's news story is here. Related: Boris Johnson to increase minimum wage by four times inflation Four in ten small employers say they will raise prices in response to an NLW increase of this magnitude. One in four say they will recruit fewer workers, one in five will cancel investment plans, and one in ten will consider redundancies. There's always a danger of being self-defeating in this space: wage increases aren't much good to workers if prices rise, jobs are lost and there's no impact on productivity because employers are forced to cut back on investing in tech, training and equipment. Businesses want to pay their staff a good wage. But many have struggled with increased costs in a time of great economic uncertainty. Raising wage floors by more than double the rate of inflation will pile further pressure on cashflow and eat into training and investment budgets.
Good morning. It's New Year's Eve, which means it's time for political leaders to issue their new year's messages. It is hard to know why they bother (particularly given that they are now expected to produce a Christmas message too just the week before). If they say something bland, no one takes any notice. And if the message is noteworthy, that's probably for the wrong reasons – as Jeremy Corbyn is discovering this morning. His message contains no direct reference to the general election, although there is an oblique reference to it in the opening line – which must count as a very late, but unbeatable, entry for the prize of understatement of the decade. 2019 has been quite the year for our country and for our labour movement. And now we are not just entering a new year but a new decade. And the period ahead could not be more important. It will be crucial if we are to stop irreversible damage being caused by the climate crisis and the particular effects that has on people in the global south. Labour isn't a rent-a-mob protest party, or a 'resistance' but a potential Party of Government when led well. Corbyn's team/message sank us to pre-war levels of representation. More poverty, homelessness & higher foodbank use will be the result. Join Labour to help us move on! pic.twitter.com/M9jafyo1bt Consistent in their belief that Parliament isn't most important, the "resistance" is what matters. Jeremy Corbyn urges Labour to lead 'resistance' to Conservatives in 2020 https://t.co/lwh324genW Let's have lots of demos where we can talk to each other, again!!Corbyn claims Labour is 'the resistance to Boris Johnson' despite historic election defeat https://t.co/87Yn1hh9Dh White Star Line: 1912 was "quite a year" for Titanic pic.twitter.com/9yt17i06Tl .@jeremycorbyn The best way to "resist" Conservative govts is to defeat them at the ballot box. The way to do that is to have an electable leader, a radical, social democratic programme for govt and to persuade previous Conservative voters to vote Labour. Continue reading... |
| Texas shooting details supercharge NRA's 'good guy with a gun' defense Posted: 30 Dec 2019 09:43 AM PST Security duo shot and killed gunman in Texas, prompting gun-rights groups to urge states to pass laws expanding firearms access Every time the US suffers another mass shooting, gun rights activists make an argument that goes something like this: if a good guy with a gun had been there, this terrible tragedy could have been prevented. Related: Texas shooting: two dead and one injured at Fort Worth church Continue reading... |
| New Year's Eve 2019: celebrations around the world – live news Posted: 31 Dec 2019 01:47 AM PST Follow all the celebrations as the clock strikes midnight and countries see out 2019 and welcome in the twenties
Good morning – or evening, depending on your perspective – and welcome to the Guardian's new year's eve live blog. We'll be covering the festivities as people celebrate the dawning of the year 2020 around the globe, starting in the Pacific on Christmas Island and Samoa, where the clock will strike midnight in 15 minutes. Its been an astonishing year, from the impeachment of the US president to the landslide Conservative victory in the UK general election. 2019 saw unrest in Hong Kong as well as global climate change protests, major terror attacks from New Zealand to Sri Lanka, and natural disasters – most recently the bushfires in Australia – kill thousands. Continue reading... |
| Water-related violence rises globally in past decade Posted: 30 Dec 2019 10:00 PM PST Water shortages and extreme weather contribute to tension in Middle East and India Violence associated with water has surged in the past decade driven by attacks on civilian water systems in Syria's civil war and increasing disputes over supplies in India, according to a comprehensive database of conflicts linked to the vital resource. Recorded incidents of water-related violence have more than doubled in the past 10 years compared with previous decades, the statistics maintained by the California-based Pacific Institute thinktank show. Continue reading... |
| Make a resolution to avoid 'quick-fix' diets, says top NHS doctor Posted: 30 Dec 2019 10:30 PM PST Products often endorsed by celebrities are at best ineffective and can be harmful The NHS is warning those making new year resolutions not to fall for "quick fix" diets and fads that boast of taking the pain out of getting slim and fit but are too good to be true. Prof Stephen Powis, the national medical director of NHS England, said he applauded the intent to get in shape, but that diet pills, "tea-toxes" and appetite suppressant products, sometimes endorsed by celebrities, are at best ineffective and at worst can be harmful. Continue reading... |
| BBC election coverage draws more complaints from Tory than Labour supporters Posted: 30 Dec 2019 10:00 PM PST Broadcaster inundated with feedback suggesting it favoured Jeremy Corbyn's party More Conservative supporters complained en masse about the BBC's news coverage during the general election than Labour supporters, according to a Guardian analysis, suggesting Tories are more likely to take the time to write a stern letter of complaint. While many on the left of politics, including prominent members of the shadow cabinet, claimed the BBC's political coverage was pro-Tory, the broadcaster's complaints log suggests the corporation was inundated with feedback from members of the public who felt its coverage was skewed in favour of Jeremy Corbyn's party. Continue reading... |
| Greek activists warn of surge in police brutality and rights violations Posted: 30 Dec 2019 10:00 PM PST Human rights groups deplore excessive use of force that includes beatings with batons Greece has seen an alarming rise in police violence, amid reports of unprovoked attacks by officers that have seen protesters beaten with batons and people strip-searched in broad daylight. Human rights groups, commentators and the country's leftist opposition have deplored what is increasingly being viewed as the deployment of excessive force by the authorities. Despite a widespread ban in Europe, the use of plastic bullets has also raised alarm. Continue reading... |
| Alabama police chief apologises after 'homeless quilt' post sparks anger Posted: 30 Dec 2019 10:45 PM PST Two policemen in Mobile are seen posing with a 'quilt' of cardboard signs confiscated from people begging on the streets A police chief in Alabama has apologised for an officer's social media post which appeared to ridicule homeless people and was shared widely over the Christmas holidays. The Facebook post showed two officers from the city of Mobile holding what the post called a "homeless quilt" made of cardboard signs that apparently had been confiscated from panhandlers around the city, according to media outlet al.com. Continue reading... |
| India primed: what Amazon's vast new Hyderabad campus reveals about its plans Posted: 30 Dec 2019 11:00 PM PST Amazon have arrived in force in rapidly expanding Hyderabad, with designs on the currently almost non-existent Indian e-commence market The futuristic lobby of the new Amazon building in Hyderabad feels as though it should have a permanent orchestra blasting out Also Sprach Zarathustra. The scale is intended to awe. A large slogan on a wall suggests the company is "Delivering smiles". The only sound that rises above the hush is a synthesised beep, coming from a giant screen playing a video of the campus at various stages of its construction. Built on nine acres in this Indian city's financial district, it is Amazon's single largest building globally and the only Amazon-owned campus outside the US. It can house over 15,000 employees, but its size is its main architectural feature: it resembles the same cube of glass steel and chrome seen in corporate offices across Hyderabad, though a flash of magenta reflected in one of the top floor windows, from a billowing sari across the road, is a nice Indian touch. Continue reading... |
| The family in 2050: artificial wombs, robot carers and the rise of single fathers by choice Posted: 30 Dec 2019 10:00 PM PST Technology and economics could radically change our understanding of the family in years to come – and deepen inherited privilege In 2004, when the year 2020 sounded futuristic, the Guardian predicted it would by now be "very hard" to talk about a "typical family". Domestic units would be formed in myriad ways and "children living with both their biological parents in the same household" would be in the minority. This hasn't quite panned out. In the UK today, 84% of babies are born to parents who are married, in a civil partnership or co-habiting, although the statistics don't reveal all the real-life complexities (many of the parents will be starting second families, for instance). In 2019, 61% of families with dependent children have married or civil-partnered parents (the children may not be biologically related to both). In the US, fewer than half of children are living with two biological parents who are in their first marriage. Continue reading... |
| York to ban private cars from city centre within three years Posted: 31 Dec 2019 01:17 AM PST City councillors unveil 'unashamedly ambitious' goal to cut carbon emissions The medieval city of York has announced plans to ban private cars from the city centre within three years in a bid to cut carbon emissions. Councillors spelled out the "unashamedly ambitious" goal that would follow the lead of Bristol, which is due to become the first UK city to ban diesel cars by 2021. Continue reading... |
| Africa's young leaders face a testing 2020 Posted: 30 Dec 2019 09:00 PM PST Politicians in their 30s and 40s face huge hurdles in sweeping away decades-old regimes After several years during which younger leaders have come to power across Africa, 2020 could hold challenges that may force many of the newcomers to take a step back. Not all the young politicians are progressive, or even pro-democracy. But they are all representative of sweeping changes across the continent that have destabilised long-standing regimes and forced out some veteran leaders. Continue reading... |
| 'Rap does not shut up': hip-hop women of Senegal Posted: 31 Dec 2019 12:00 AM PST All-female Genji Hip Hop collective use rhymes and art to fight cultural stereotypes and gender violence Aminata Gaye picks up a grey scarf and stretches it into a T shape. She ducks under the fabric, wraps it around her neck and crisscrosses it over the crown of her head. It is almost dusk outside, but in this windowless room there is no indication of time as Gaye gets dressed for a concert starting at 9pm. Her veil in position, the 27-year-old old is transformed into Mina la voilée (Mina the veiled one), her stage name as a rapper in Dakar, Senegal. Continue reading... |
| Pence makes repeat visits to three key states in bid to deliver 2020 for Trump Posted: 31 Dec 2019 01:00 AM PST Vice-president campaigning heavily in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – states seen as vital to Trump's re-election chances Donald Trump's re-election campaign is having vice-president Mike Pence put a special emphasis on a key set of states going into the election 2020 by sending him out on the road to court suburban and religious voters and shore up the president's base. Related: Will Trump's impeachment sway voters in the key state of Michigan? Continue reading... |
| Spain orders Bolivian trio to leave as diplomatic row deepens Posted: 30 Dec 2019 10:19 AM PST Government in tit-for-tat retort after Jeanine Añez said she would expel diplomats over alleged plan to extract former Morales aide The Spanish government has declared three Bolivian diplomats "personae non gratae" in a tit-for-tat move as a diplomatic spat deepened with Madrid's former colony. Related: Latin America's tumultuous year turns expectations on their head Continue reading... |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2019 01:14 AM PST In Japan the car industry titan gained superstar status for saving Nissan but his fall from grace has been steep The very public arrest of Carlos Ghosn moments after his private jet landed at Tokyo airport in November 2018 sent shockwaves through the corporate world. It was a steep fall from grace for the titan of the global car industry, the man who revived the fortunes of Japan's Nissan and Renault of France, forging an alliance with Mitsubishi that created the world's second-largest car manufacturer. He chaired all three companies simultaneously and was also chief executive of Renault. Continue reading... |
| Australia fires live: two dead in Cobargo as NSW and Victoria face bushfires threat – latest updates Posted: 31 Dec 2019 01:45 AM PST Conditions worsen with more than 4,000 on the beach at Mallacoota in Victoria after a devastating day yesterday and the death of a firefighter in New South Wales. Follow live news and latest updates • Australia bushfires: towns devastated and lives lost as blazes turn the sky red • How big are the fires burning in eastern Australia? Interactive map
We are going to wind up the blog for now. Catastrophic conditions saw a horrendous day in Victoria and NSW. You can read a full wrap of the day's events here. Related: Darkness at noon: Australia's bushfire day of terror
From the NSW police: The Public Information and Inquiry Centre (PIIC) has been opened to assist members of the public in relation to bushfire information for the south coast areas. The telephone number to call is 1800 227 228. Continue reading... |
| The success stories of 2019 from across the world Posted: 31 Dec 2019 12:00 AM PST From the first Ebola-free baby to advances in women's rights, we take our pick of the breakthroughs There was a glimmer of hope amid the rising death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's largest Ebola outbreak when a baby called Sylvana tested negative for the virus. Continue reading... |
| Asia's hardest year for dengue fever – in pictures Posted: 30 Dec 2019 09:40 AM PST More than a million cases were reported in south-east Asia last year with poorer households most at risk The global toll of dengue fever is becoming well known, with rising temperatures contributing to severe outbreaks that made 2019 the worst year on record for the disease. In 1970 only nine countries faced severe dengue outbreaks. But the disease, which is spread by mosquitoes that can only survive in warm temperatures, is now seen in more than 100 countries. There are thought to be 390m infections each year Continue reading... |
| New Zealand's year of style over substance Posted: 30 Dec 2019 07:05 PM PST In 2019, politics was dominated by spin doctors PR professionals and talented communicators while a 'Year of Delivery' failed to do just that Style isn't always a bad thing in politics. There is a lot to be said for a politician who can channel emotions and values in a way that salves the soul or mobilises the masses. That's the type of powerful leadership that makes history. Jacinda Ardern has been an exceptional world leader in this way. In 2019 the New Zealand PM responded to the 15 March terrorist attacks with an emotional and thoughtful response that was a lesson in leadership. Understandably Ardern's strong and appropriate statements made her the "politician of the year" in nearly every political pundit's end-of-year summary. Similarly her pronouncement about the Muslim victims that "They are us" was clearly the quote of the year. Continue reading... |
| Aftermath of US airstrike on Kata'ib Hezbollah militia in Iraq – video Posted: 30 Dec 2019 11:12 AM PST The US military carried out airstrikes on Sunday against the Iranian-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah militia in response to the killing of an American civilian contractor in a rocket attack on a US military base in Iraq. An Iraqi militia leader warned of a strong response after airstrikes in Iraq and Syria killed at least 25 people overnight. This footage shows the aftermath of a strike on Kata'ib Hezbollah's headquarters in the Iraqi town of Qaim Continue reading... |
| What is #TurnArdern and why are New Zealanders doing it? – video Posted: 30 Dec 2019 05:31 AM PST When Jacinda Ardern's popularity irked a 66-year-old Christchurch bricklayer, he spawned the #TurnArdern movement, urging people to turn over books, magazines and other items featuring the New Zealand prime minister's face on the cover. The publicity has boosted sales of the new Ardern biography, which has spent seven weeks on New Zealand's bestseller list, and created the #ReturnArdern countermovement, with people filming themselves turning the items the right way round again Continue reading... |
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