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- Elizabeth Warren's confrontation with Bernie Sanders caps testy debate night
- Tsai Ing-wen says China must 'face reality' of Taiwan's independence
- Exclusive: 2,000 Syrian fighters deployed to Libya to support government
- Meghan legal action: Mail on Sunday could call Thomas Markle to high court
- James Murdoch's attack on News Corp and Fox News 'not discussed by board'
- Tourists to be deported over alleged damage, defecation at Machu Picchu
- Australian journalist gets suspended sentence over search for his children
- Democrats release Ukraine files including handwritten note on 'the Biden case'
- Labour leadership: Nandy criticises remainers for not having vision of UK's place in world - live news
- Being wealthy adds nine years to life expectancy, says study
- 'Playing Ghosn': don't get into our music cases, Yamaha warns
- 'Dream of a banlieue kid': first black director to represent France at Oscars
- Murder inquiry after man dies following burglary in Wigston
- Holocaust museum to open in Amsterdam after €4m German gift
- Nigeria's child development crisis is a tragedy. Here's how we can end it
- 'We forgive him': evangelical Christian swing voters stay loyal to Trump
- Iran crash: Canadians feel like collateral damage of Trump's scattershot foreign policy
- 'Dinosaur trees': firefighters save endangered Wollemi pines from NSW bushfires
- How vegetarianism is going back to its roots in Africa
- 'The dates are drying': profits shrivel for farmers as the heat rises in Tunisia
- Warren-Sanders tension simmers and Steyer makes a mark: key debate takeaways
- Trudeau: Canada 'didn't get a heads-up' from US on Suleimani killing - video
- Trudeau: there will be 'many discussions' about Harry and Meghan's security - video
| Elizabeth Warren's confrontation with Bernie Sanders caps testy debate night Posted: 14 Jan 2020 09:05 PM PST
A post-debate confrontation between progressive senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders capped the final Democratic debate before the Iowa caucuses after an evening of infighting on foreign policy, healthcare, and what makes a candidate most fit to defeat Donald Trump. In a sign of the depth of the tension between Sanders and Warren, at the end of the debate, as candidates were shaking hands, the Massachusetts senator walked over to the Vermont senator. Sanders outstretched his hand; Warren did not. It was not immediately clear what the two said but after a few short, apparently stern words from both sides they shook their heads and walked in opposite directions. Continue reading... |
| Tsai Ing-wen says China must 'face reality' of Taiwan's independence Posted: 14 Jan 2020 10:18 PM PST China has repeatedly said that it will bring Taiwan under its authority, but president says election result shows citizens don't agree Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen has called on China to "face reality" and "review" its current policy toward the de facto nation that Beijing claims is part of its territory. Tsai, who won re-election in a landslide victory on Saturday, told reporters: "We hope China can thoroughly understand the opinion and will expressed by Taiwanese people in this election and review their current policies." Continue reading... |
| Exclusive: 2,000 Syrian fighters deployed to Libya to support government Posted: 14 Jan 2020 09:00 PM PST Anti-Turkish sentiment could grow after Ankara agrees to help fight against insurgency Two thousand Syrian fighters have travelled from Turkey or will arrive imminently to fight on the battlefields of Libya, Syrian sources in all three countries have said, in an unprecedented development that threatens to further complicate the north African state's intractable civil war. The deployment came after Turkey agreed last month to come to the aid of the Libyan prime minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, who is backed by the UN, in the face of a months-long campaign by his rival, the warlord Khalifa Haftar. Continue reading... |
| Meghan legal action: Mail on Sunday could call Thomas Markle to high court Posted: 14 Jan 2020 03:52 PM PST Newspaper faces legal action from Duchess of Sussex for publishing excerpts from a letter to her father Thomas Markle could be called to give evidence at the high court against his estranged daughter Meghan, as part of her ongoing legal action against the Mail on Sunday, after it emerged that the paper's defence appears to rely on his account. The Duchess of Sussex is suing the newspaper for breach of copyright, invasion of privacy, and misuse of personal data after it published excerpts from a letter she sent her father complaining about how he was treating her. Continue reading... |
| James Murdoch's attack on News Corp and Fox News 'not discussed by board' Posted: 14 Jan 2020 11:29 PM PST Director Peter Barnes says board has not talked about attack on Fox News and News Corp's climate coverage The lead independent director of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Peter Barnes, says the media group's board has yet to discuss James Murdoch's attack on the company over its stance on the climate crisis. On Wednesday James Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch's son and a News Corp director, issued a joint statement with his wife, Kathryn Murdoch, in which the couple said they were frustrated by coverage of the climate crisis by Fox News and News Corp. Continue reading... |
| Tourists to be deported over alleged damage, defecation at Machu Picchu Posted: 14 Jan 2020 09:09 PM PST Peruvian police say five tourists will be deported and one charged after a rock was knocked from the Temple of the Sun Peruvian police say they will deport five tourists and prosecute another after they allegedly damaged stonework and defecated among the ruins at Machu Picchu, the Incan citadel that is one of South America's most renowned tourist attractions. Related: 'It would destroy it': new international airport for Machu Picchu sparks outrage Continue reading... |
| Australian journalist gets suspended sentence over search for his children Posted: 15 Jan 2020 02:12 AM PST Japanese court convicted Scott McIntyre of trespassing in attempt to find children Scott McIntyre, a former sports reporter for Australia's SBS network, has been given a suspended prison sentence in Tokyo after being found guilty of trespassing during an attempt to locate his children, whom he has not seen for eight months. The Australian freelance journalist, who is based in the Japanese capital, was arrested in late November, a month after allegedly gaining unauthorised access to the common area of the apartment building where his parents-in-law live. Continue reading... |
| Democrats release Ukraine files including handwritten note on 'the Biden case' Posted: 14 Jan 2020 05:27 PM PST Documents from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas add fresh context to charges Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate rival House Democrats have released a trove of documents obtained from Lev Parnas, a close associate of Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, including a handwritten note that mentions asking Ukraine's president to investigate "the Biden case." Related: Democratic debate: rivals square off in final clash before Iowa caucuses – live Continue reading... |
| Posted: 15 Jan 2020 02:34 AM PST Rolling coverage of the day's political developments as they happen, including Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs
Matt Hancock has signalled that four-hour waiting targets for A&E are likely to be scrapped for the NHS in England after the worst figures on record this winter, my colleague Rowena Mason reports. She says: The health secretary said it would be better if targets were "clinically appropriate" and the "right targets", as he defended the NHS's failure to meet the standard that 95% of patients attending A&E should be admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours. The target was put under review by Theresa May's government and the NHS unveiled plans last March to pilot changes that would prioritise patients with serious conditions while patients with minor problems could wait longer than four hours. Related: Matt Hancock signals A&E waiting targets likely to be scrapped
Jess Phillips, another Labour leadership contender, was in Glasgow yesterday, and she gave an interview to the Daily Record. Here are the main points. For Scottish Labour, that was like pulling the rug away without any forewarning ... What John McDonnell did harmed Scottish Labour. Why would you vote Labour in Scotland if you knew you could vote SNP and get a Labour government? Yes … I am proud to be from the United Kingdom. I would never, ever want to see the break up of our nation. I am absolutely open minded to be brought round on that matter. Continue reading... |
| Being wealthy adds nine years to life expectancy, says study Posted: 14 Jan 2020 10:00 PM PST ONS study finds wealth disparity in UK and US leading to growing health inequality Being wealthy adds nine years to healthy life expectancy: a life free from disability and pain, according to transatlantic research. The 10-year study, conducted across the UK and US, looked at all the social and economic factors behind the reasons why people sink into ill-health as they age. Continue reading... |
| 'Playing Ghosn': don't get into our music cases, Yamaha warns Posted: 14 Jan 2020 07:36 PM PST Instrument maker responds after people are pictured mimicking car boss's method of escaping Japan Yamaha Music Japan has cautioned against people mimicking Carlos Ghosn by cramming themselves into its large boxes for musical instruments and equipment, saying that copycat attempts could lead to "unfortunate accidents". The Japanese firm's warning in a recent tweet was in response to social media posts on "playing Ghosn" – an allusion to reports that the former auto tycoon fled Japan last month inside a large case intended for musical instruments. Continue reading... |
| 'Dream of a banlieue kid': first black director to represent France at Oscars Posted: 15 Jan 2020 01:35 AM PST Ladj Ly's Les Misérables about police violence is nominated for best foreign language feature The nomination of the Paris banlieue movie Les Misérables for best foreign language feature at the Oscars has been hailed as a historic moment – the first time a black film director has represented France at the Academy Awards, and for a low-budget drama about the topical issue of police violence. The film – which won universal critical acclaim and box-office success in France – is the first full-length feature by Ladj Ly, who grew up and still lives in Montfermeil in Seine-Saint-Denis at the heart of the high-rise estates that saw the worst of the urban rioting in 2005 after the death of two young boys hiding from police. Continue reading... |
| Murder inquiry after man dies following burglary in Wigston Posted: 15 Jan 2020 02:18 AM PST Leicestershire police called to property after reports of two men injured during break-in A murder investigation has been launched after the death of a man following an aggravated burglary. Officers were called to an address in Wigston, Leicestershire, at about 3.45pm on Monday after a report of two men being injured during a break-in. Continue reading... |
| Holocaust museum to open in Amsterdam after €4m German gift Posted: 15 Jan 2020 02:08 AM PST Germany answers plea for funding in memory of 140,000 Dutch Jews murdered by Nazis A Holocaust museum is to be built in Amsterdam after Germany offered a €4m donation in memory of the 140,000 Dutch Jews murdered by the Nazis, amounting to three-quarters of the community, the highest death rate in Europe. A temporary exhibition, held in a former religious seminary used during the war to smuggle hundreds of Jewish children to safety, will be closed in February to allow for two years of construction. Continue reading... |
| Nigeria's child development crisis is a tragedy. Here's how we can end it Posted: 14 Jan 2020 11:00 PM PST Investment in health and education and an end to early marriage could transform Africa's most populous country If you want a window on the condition of children in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, there is no better vantage point than the Katanga health centre in the impoverished northern state of Jigawa. In a hut that passes for a nutrition clinic, a group of 25 women wait with their children. Tiny bodies bearing the hallmarks of acute malnutrition – distended stomachs and twig-thin limbs – are lifted into a weighing harness and their arms measured to check for signs of wasting. Ali, who has just reached his first birthday, weighs only 5kg – the average age of a two-month-old in the UK. His mother is 14. Continue reading... |
| 'We forgive him': evangelical Christian swing voters stay loyal to Trump Posted: 15 Jan 2020 01:30 AM PST Large numbers of voters across rural Wisconsin flipped from supporting Obama to Trump – now dividing lines over the president are even deeper Pastor Franz Gerber is worried that so many members of his congregation appear to idolise Donald Trump more than they worship Jesus. The preacher at the Praise Chapel Community church was among those who voted for Trump in rural Forest county, Wisconsin, which swung heavily from Barack Obama to the Republican in 2016 and so helped deliver a state that put the president in the White House. Continue reading... |
| Iran crash: Canadians feel like collateral damage of Trump's scattershot foreign policy Posted: 15 Jan 2020 12:11 AM PST A plane crash that killed 57 Canadians amid Trump-stoked tension with Iran is the latest sign that Canada cannot rely on its US ally When a Canadian business magnate sent off a flurry of tweets blaming Donald Trump for provoking the crisis which eventually led to the accidental shooting-down of a Ukrainian passenger jet, the posts quickly went viral. Michael McCain, the billionaire CEO of Maple Leaf Foods, used the company's branded Twitter account to describe the US president as a "narcissist" and described the 176 passengers and crew as "collateral damage" from Trump's "irresponsible, dangerous, ill-conceived behaviour". Continue reading... |
| 'Dinosaur trees': firefighters save endangered Wollemi pines from NSW bushfires Posted: 15 Jan 2020 12:55 AM PST A specially deployed team of remote air firefighters helped save the trees from the giant Gospers Mountain fire Firefighters have saved the only known natural stand of Wollemi pines, so-called "dinosaur trees" that fossil records show existed up to 200m years ago, from the bushfires that have devastated New South Wales. The state's environment minister, Matt Kean, said a specially deployed team of remote air firefighters helped save the critically endangered trees from the giant Gospers Mountain fire. Continue reading... |
| How vegetarianism is going back to its roots in Africa Posted: 14 Jan 2020 10:00 PM PST Health and climate concerns are behind the growth of plant-based diets which were once prevalent on the continent In the meat-loving capital of Burkina Faso, customers at a small roadside joint eat bean balls, grilled tofu skewers and peanut butter rice while a report about chickens unfit for consumption being dumped on the street airs on the midday news. A sign above the door proudly welcomes customers: "Vegetarian restaurant Nasa. Food for the love of health." In Ouagadougou's first plant-based restaurant, there are no knives on the tables. Continue reading... |
| 'The dates are drying': profits shrivel for farmers as the heat rises in Tunisia Posted: 14 Jan 2020 01:00 AM PST Irrigation systems and oases in the arid south are failing to keep up with the demands of thirsty palm plantations Mansour Rajeb is wrapping a plastic protective sheet around the branch of a date palm in his oasis near the village of Bchelli, in southern Tunisia. Tying it up, he lingers. "I'm worried," he says. "The quality is getting worse. The dates are getting drier." Continue reading... |
| Warren-Sanders tension simmers and Steyer makes a mark: key debate takeaways Posted: 14 Jan 2020 09:44 PM PST The Iowa debate ended in a quarrel between the two progressives, but there were other moments to remember The final Democratic debate before voting begins in the Iowa caucus early next month ended in a testy confrontation between progressive senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Related: Elizabeth Warren's confrontation with Bernie Sanders caps testy debate night Continue reading... |
| Trudeau: Canada 'didn't get a heads-up' from US on Suleimani killing - video Posted: 14 Jan 2020 03:00 AM PST Justin Trudeau said on Monday that Canada did not receive a warning from the US before it killed the Iranian top general Qassem Suleimani on 3 January. 'We didn't get a heads-up,' the prime minister said, adding that Canada would 'obviously' have preferred a warning. Referring to the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian plane outside Tehran in which 57 Canadians died, he said that 'if there were no tensions, if there was no escalation recently in the region, those Canadians would be right now home with their families' Continue reading... |
| Trudeau: there will be 'many discussions' about Harry and Meghan's security - video Posted: 14 Jan 2020 02:06 AM PST Following the shock statement by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex last Wednesday that they want to 'step back' as senior royals and divide their time between Canada and the UK, questions were raised over whether Canadian taxpayers would have to pay for the couple's security during their time in the country. Speaking to Canadian broadcaster Global News on Monday, the country's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said: 'There will be many discussions to come on how that works' Continue reading... |
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