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- Australia bushfires are harbinger of planet’s future, say scientists
- Johnson: Huawei critics 'must tell us what's the alternative'
- Tehran plane crash: individuals arrested, says Iran
- At least six dead after huge sinkhole in China swallows bus and pedestrians
- Brexit: Boris Johnson refuses to rule out UK and EU failing to strike trade deal by end of 2020 - live news
- Warren says Sanders told her no woman could beat Trump in 2020
- Libyan warlord Haftar leaves Moscow without signing ceasefire deal
- Police errors may have let abusers of up to 52 children escape justice
- Indonesia: LGBT community faces backlash after Reynhard Sinaga's rape conviction
- Case of mystery Sars-like illness found outside China for the first time
- Harry and Meghan: Queen gives reluctant blessing to couple's plans
- Kudos, leaderboards, QOMs: how fitness app Strava became a religion
- How Alan Partridge helped Come Out Ye Black and Tans top the charts
- Justin Trudeau: US escalation partly to blame for Iran plane deaths
- FedEx mounts big-money push to head off unionization by US workers
- More than 300 human rights activists were killed in 2019, report reveals
- CCTV shows huge sinkhole swallowing bus in China killing at least six – video
- Legal questions complicate how Rural Fire Service can spend donated millions
- Malawi police face legal action over failure to investigate alleged rapes
- Crisis for Iran may present an opportunity for Washington
- Taal volcano: thousands flee as ash and lightning fill the sky
- Sake swigging and colourful kimonos: Japan's Coming of Age Day – in pictures
- Anti-government demonstrations erupt in Iran over downed plane – video report
- Drones show Philippines town cloaked in ash from Taal volcano – video
| Australia bushfires are harbinger of planet’s future, say scientists Posted: 13 Jan 2020 04:01 PM PST Apocalyptic scenes give glimpse of what would be normal conditions in 3C world The bushfires ravaging Australia are a clear sign of what is to come around the world if temperatures are allowed to rise to dangerous levels, according to scientists. "This is what you can expect to happen … at an average of 3C [above pre-industrial levels]," said Richard Betts, professor of geography at Exeter University. "We are seeing a sign of what would be normal conditions in a 3C world. It tells us what the future world might look like. This really brings home what climate change means." Continue reading... |
| Johnson: Huawei critics 'must tell us what's the alternative' Posted: 14 Jan 2020 01:49 AM PST PM stresses he will not put UK security at risk in upgrading UK's 5G network Boris Johnson has insisted that he would not risk Britain's security when upgrading the nation's 5G communications network – but said critics of Chinese technology firm Huawei must come up with an "alternative" provider. The prime minister is due to make a final decision on whether to allow the tech firm to operate "non-core" parts of the UK telecoms system within weeks. Continue reading... |
| Tehran plane crash: individuals arrested, says Iran Posted: 14 Jan 2020 01:08 AM PST Judiciary spokesman does not name or say how many have been held over shooting down of plane which killed 176 Iran's judiciary says arrests have been made over the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board just after takeoff from Tehran. The announcement came shortly after Iran's president called for a special court to be set up to investigate the downing last week of the plane by Iranian forces. Continue reading... |
| At least six dead after huge sinkhole in China swallows bus and pedestrians Posted: 13 Jan 2020 08:17 PM PST Footage on state TV shows the vehicle disappearing inside the sinkhole in the city of Xining as people run away An enormous sinkhole has swallowed a bus and pedestrians in China, killing six people and leaving 10 missing. Footage on state media showed people at a bus stop running from the collapsing road, as the bus – jutting into the air – sank. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2020 02:41 AM PST Follow all today's political developments as they happen
That was Boris Johnson's first interview of 2020, and his first extensive broadcast interview since the general election. It wasn't one for the history books, it wasn't over-forensic, and perhaps the main takeaway is that Johnson has just as prone to using bluster, evasion and hyperbole when faced with difficult questions as he was before he went on his New Year holiday. Still, he was not untruthful in the way that he was yesterday, when talking about post-Brexit GB/NI trade in his press conference in Northern Ireland, and he covered quite a lot of ground, giving sometimes interesting answers. Here are the main points. I want to see crime come down. I want to see the county lines drugs gangs wound up, rolled up. They are reducing the quality of life for people across our country, they are killing young kids. I want to see that thing totally wound up. It is one of my least favourite subjects, because we need to move on. I think it's very likely. I'm not going to give you a percentage. Enormously likely, how about that? Epically likely ... Obviously you always have to budget for a complete failure of common sense. That goes without saying. But I am very, very, very confident - three verys there - that we will get [a deal]. Well, it's not for government to step in and save companies that simply run into trouble. But be in no doubt that we see the importance of Flybe in delivering connectivity across the whole United Kingdom. It's very important, for instance, where I was yesterday in Northern Ireland. I can't go into commercially confident discussions ... We're working very hard to do what we can. But obviously people will understand that there are limits commercially to what a government can do to rescue any particular firm. But what we will do is ensure that we have the regional connectivity that this country needs, and that is part of our agenda of uniting and levelling up. The British public deserve to have access to the best possible technology. I've talked about infrastructure and technology. We want to put in gigabit broadband for everybody. Now if people oppose one brand or another, then they have to tell us what's the alternative. I happen to have to read it, and I think that after all that awful clamour in the election campaign people are going to be disappointed. But, anyway, it will appear. We will bring forward a plan this year and we will get it done within this parliament. This is a big, big thing. I mean, this is a potentially massive change in the way we fund social care, and we've got to get it right. We have got to think very carefully about how we do it because there are lots of quite important moral and social issues contained in it. I think that it's right that we made the appeal for extradition ... I think the chances of America actually responding by sending Anne Sacoolas to this country are very low. That's not what they do. I was not in this country but I worked very hard, as you can imagine, in making sure there was a European response. I'm glad the Iranians have accepted responsibility and identified it as an appalling mistake and it does appear that it was a mistake. It is very important that the bodies are repatriated in a dignified way and that the families are allowed to grieve and to have closure. If we are going to get rid of it then we need a replacement. The problem with the JCPOA – this is the crucial thing, it's why there is this tension – the problem with the agreement is that from the American perspective it's a flawed agreement, it expires, plus it was negotiated by President Obama. From their point of view it has many, many faults. In terms of the submarine, the submarine is crashing through the ice flows ... the conning tower is emerging through the ice floes right now. Here I am talking to you. I gave two press conferences yesterday. I want to be as available as I possibly can. But I do believe in cabinet government. I do believe in the strength of our cabinet, they're a fantastically able bunch of people. I want them to be leading ... I want people who who are excited about their work and want to deliver for the people of this country. My view on this is very straightforward: I am a massive fan, like most of our viewers, of the Queen and the royal family as a fantastic asset for our country. I'm absolutely confident that they are going to sort this out. But they are going to sort it out much more easily without a running commentary from politicians. The bongs cost £500,000 but we're working up a plan so people can bung a bob for a Big Ben bong because there are some people who want to. Because Big Ben is being refurbished, they seem to have taken the clapper away, so we need to restore the clapper in order to bong Big Ben on Brexit night.
There were various news lines in that interview, but perhaps the most surprising line came when Johnson announced that he wanted to end country lines drug dealing. No one will question the merits of his ambition, but he is making a promise that will be very hard to deliver. This is what he said on the topic. I want to see crime come down. I want to see the county lines drugs gangs wound up, rolled up. They are reducing the quality of life for people across our country, they are killing young kids. I want to see that thing totally wound up. Continue reading... |
| Warren says Sanders told her no woman could beat Trump in 2020 Posted: 13 Jan 2020 05:56 PM PST Sanders has called reports of his remarks 'ludicrous' as tensions between campaigns surge ahead of first votes Elizabeth Warren has said Bernie Sanders told her during a private meeting that he did not believe a woman could beat Donald Trump in 2020, a version of events that Sanders vehemently denies. In a statement issued on Monday evening, Warren offered her recollections of their conversation, a one-on-one discussion which took place in Washington at the end of 2018, when each senator was laying the groundwork for a presidential run. Continue reading... |
| Libyan warlord Haftar leaves Moscow without signing ceasefire deal Posted: 14 Jan 2020 01:02 AM PST General had been in Russian capital seeking deal with head of Libya's UN-recognised government Libya's eastern strongman Gen Khalifa Haftar has left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement to end nine months of fighting in the country, leaving the future of a fragile truce uncertain.. The commander's abrupt departure in the early hours of Tuesday was a setback for an international diplomatic push in recent days, though Moscow insisted it would continue mediation efforts. Continue reading... |
| Police errors may have let abusers of up to 52 children escape justice Posted: 14 Jan 2020 02:00 AM PST Report ordered by Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has found failings in the local force Up to 52 children may have been victims of a sex abuse scandal in Greater Manchester, with most offenders getting away with their crimes because of errors by police and children's services, the Guardian has learned. Some of the police officers involved in the 2004 case are still serving and the police watchdog has been called in to re-examine if there was any wrongdoing. Continue reading... |
| Indonesia: LGBT community faces backlash after Reynhard Sinaga's rape conviction Posted: 13 Jan 2020 09:54 PM PST Rights groups voice concern as mayor in Sinaga's home city instructs police to carry out raids to uncover 'LGBT behaviour' The mayor in the home city of an Indonesian man described as Britain's "most prolific rapist" has ordered raids to uncover members of the LGBT community, prompting fears of a growing homophobic backlash across the country. The mayor of Depok, a city south of Jakarta, asked residents to report any signs of LGBT activity which he characterised as "deviant behaviour". Mohammad Idris also called on several agencies to improve efforts to prevent the "spread of LGBT" in order to "strengthen families and … protect the children" and instructed police to carry out raids to uncover "LGBT behaviour". Continue reading... |
| Case of mystery Sars-like illness found outside China for the first time Posted: 13 Jan 2020 10:44 PM PST WHO is working with Thai officials after woman who travelled from China is hospitalised with new strain of coronavirus Health authorities have confirmed that a woman travelling from China to Thailand has been infected with a new strain of the coronavirus linked to a worrying outbreak in Wuhan. The World Health Organisation said on Monday it was working with Thai officials after the case was identified and the woman hospitalised on 8 January, marking the first case the mystery illness has been detected outside China. Continue reading... |
| Harry and Meghan: Queen gives reluctant blessing to couple's plans Posted: 14 Jan 2020 12:29 AM PST She agreed to a 'period of transition' and stressed the Sussexes remain 'a valued part of my family' The Queen has given her reluctant blessing to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to split their time between the UK and Canada, making it clear that though she had wanted the couple to remain as full-time working royals, she supported their decision. After a historic summit of senior royals at Sandringham, details over exactly how Harry and Meghan will carve out the new "progressive" roles they seek remained unclear. The Queen has, however, agreed to a "period of transition" and stressed the couple remain "a valued part of my family". Continue reading... |
| Kudos, leaderboards, QOMs: how fitness app Strava became a religion Posted: 13 Jan 2020 10:00 PM PST The Strava app offers community, training data and motivation to millions of athletes. Even runners who dislike tech can't bear to be without it. By Rose George On Ilkley Moor in west Yorkshire on a Tuesday evening in May, 200 people milled about in glorious sunshine, ready to run the five-mile Jack Bloor race over moors recently blackened in a fire, but still beautiful. The air was clear, the good cheer was tangible, the moor birds clucked high up on the hill that we would soon have to climb. We gathered at the start, and everything proceeded as it does at fell races: someone gave inaudible instructions and then said something like: "Right then, off you go." Fell running – making your own way between checkpoints over moorland, hill or mountain – thinks itself a pure yet humble sport. Fell runners have no truck with fancy gear like road runners do, or shiny poles like ultrarunners. We don't even need paths. Some of this purist attitude comes from where we run, through thigh-deep bogs and leg-scraping bracken, down scree and boulders at the pace of a fearless child. We run against the elements as much as against other runners. Continue reading... |
| How Alan Partridge helped Come Out Ye Black and Tans top the charts Posted: 14 Jan 2020 02:24 AM PST The Wolfe Tones' version of a 1920s Irish rebel song briefly knocked Stormzy and Dua Lipa off their familiar iTunes perches In the streaming age, the first singles charts of the new year are reliably predictable. Out goes the Christmas music; back in flood the familiar faces of Lewis Capaldi, Stormzy and Dua Lipa. But for a few hours on 8 January, an Irish rebel song about defying a notorious, 10,000-strong temporary police force sent by Churchill to Ireland in 1920 topped the UK iTunes chart. "Tell them how the IRA made you run like hell away," runs the refrain of Come Out Ye Black and Tans, this version recorded by traditional Dublin folk band the Wolfe Tones, "From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra." Its wildcard success has as much to do with Alan Partridge and a ham advert as it does the legacy of Irish police brutality. Continue reading... |
| Justin Trudeau: US escalation partly to blame for Iran plane deaths Posted: 14 Jan 2020 01:32 AM PST Canadian PM says victims would still be alive if not for rising tensions party triggered by US Victims of an Iran-downed jetliner would still be alive were it not for a recent escalation of tensions partly triggered by the US, Justin Trudeau has said. "I think if there were no tensions, if there was no escalation recently in the region, those Canadians would be right now home with their families," the Canadian prime minister said in an interview with Global television. Continue reading... |
| FedEx mounts big-money push to head off unionization by US workers Posted: 14 Jan 2020 02:30 AM PST Teamsters bid to organize employees seeking better pay and benefits as company bombards them with anti-union messages FedEx workers hoping to unionize and get better pay and benefits have met with a well-financed barrage of opposition from the company, according to recordings obtained by the Guardian. Related: A brutal year: how the 'techlash' caught up with Facebook, Google and Amazon Continue reading... |
| More than 300 human rights activists were killed in 2019, report reveals Posted: 14 Jan 2020 12:00 AM PST Colombia was the bloodiest nation with 103 murders and the Philippines was second, followed by Brazil, Honduras and Mexico More than 300 human rights defenders working to protect the environment, free speech, LGBTQ rights and indigenous lands in 31 countries were killed in 2019, a new report reveals. Two thirds of the total killings took place in Latin America where impunity from prosecution is the norm. Continue reading... |
| CCTV shows huge sinkhole swallowing bus in China killing at least six – video Posted: 14 Jan 2020 01:39 AM PST A video filmed in the city of Xining in China shows the moment that a bus and several pedestrians disappear inside a huge sinkhole, killing at least six people and leaving 10 missing. The footage, shown on state media, shows the road suddenly collapsing, swallowing the bus when it was picking up passengers at a stop. The incident, outside a hospital in Qinghai province, also triggered an explosion inside the hole Continue reading... |
| Legal questions complicate how Rural Fire Service can spend donated millions Posted: 14 Jan 2020 12:22 AM PST Experts warn donors should be aware that money given to the RFS can't be used to help bushfire victims or recovery efforts The New South Wales Rural Fire Service trustee may be unable to distribute donated funds, including more than $50m raised by the comedian Celeste Barber, to other states or to bushfire victims, legal experts have warned. At least $70m has been raised for the RFS, other state fire services, the Red Cross and wildlife charities, as part of a global fundraising effort during Australia's horror bushfire season. Continue reading... |
| Malawi police face legal action over failure to investigate alleged rapes Posted: 13 Jan 2020 11:00 PM PST Lawyers move to make headway with inquiry into accusations of police abuses during post-election violence A group of lawyers in Malawi is taking legal action against the police for failing to investigate allegations of rape against their officers during post-election protests. Mphatso Iphani, a spokesperson for the Women Lawyers Association of Malawi, said that three months since the alleged attacks, "no concrete action has been taken, despite the sheer amount of evidence that the girls and women were assaulted". Continue reading... |
| Crisis for Iran may present an opportunity for Washington Posted: 13 Jan 2020 12:01 PM PST It is not clear Trump is ready to adapt any US policies based on latest developments in Tehran Donald Trump hailed footage of Tehran students refusing to walk over a US flag as "big progress", but there is little sign his administration is prepared to offer more than verbal encouragement to what the US president called "wonderful Iranian protesters". Amid the furious popular backlash to the shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, students at Shahid Beheshti University took pains to walk around the big US and Israeli flags painted on a concrete campus thoroughfare, a gesture of defiance to all-pervasive state propaganda. Continue reading... |
| Taal volcano: thousands flee as ash and lightning fill the sky Posted: 13 Jan 2020 12:19 PM PST Thousands of people have fled the area surrounding Taal volcano in the Philippines, which has been erupting since Sunday. It has ejected ash up to 15km into the sky and has generated bursts of lightning within its ash cloud Continue reading... |
| Sake swigging and colourful kimonos: Japan's Coming of Age Day – in pictures Posted: 13 Jan 2020 08:41 AM PST Holiday celebrates people reaching 20, the official age of adulthood in Japan Continue reading... |
| Anti-government demonstrations erupt in Iran over downed plane – video report Posted: 13 Jan 2020 07:15 AM PST Iran is facing an escalating crisis as its leadership struggles to contain public anger over the military's shooting down of a commercial airliner with 176 people onboard. Footage on social media shows several people apparently wounded, including a woman lying on a blood-soaked pavement near Azadi Square in Tehran during anti-government protests on Sunday Continue reading... |
| Drones show Philippines town cloaked in ash from Taal volcano – video Posted: 13 Jan 2020 07:09 AM PST Drone footage published on social media shows thick ashfall from the Taal volcano covering buildings, roads and trees in Batangas province in the Philippines. Clouds of ash were blown more than 62 miles (100km) north of the volcano, reaching Manila and forcing the main international airport to close. More than 500 flights were cancelled Continue reading... |
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