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- Australia bushfires: tens of thousands stranded while attempting to flee
- Labour leadership: Blow to 'continuity Corbyn' as poll of members suggests Starmer clear favourite - live news
- Carlos Ghosn prepares to speak as Japan comes to terms with saviour who fled
- Pope Francis apologises after slapping woman's hand
- Turkish parliament to vote on sending troops to Libya
- 2019 was Australia's hottest year on record – 1.5C above average temperature
- Taiwan military chief among eight killed in helicopter crash landing
- Money pumped into China's economy in attempt to fight slowdown
- Jakarta floods leave 21 dead and 30,000 homeless
- Resurgent Austrian Greens in coalition deal with centre-right party
- Chandrayaan-3: India unveils fresh $35m attempt to put a rover on the moon
- 'The salt they pump back in kills everything': is the cost of Chile's fresh water too high?
- Can your phone keep you fit? Our writers try 10 big fitness apps – from weightlifting to pilates
- Northern rail to be stripped of franchise, says Grant Shapps
- Can Merkel and Macron get Franco-German relations back on track?
- Cyber attacks and electronic voting errors threaten 2020 outcome, experts warn
- 'Unqualified, dangerous': the oddball officials running Bolsonaro's Brazil
- Australia bushfires: Scott Morrison defends his government's climate policies – video
- Tumbleweed invasion traps cars and truck on US highway – video
- New year celebrations around the world – in pictures
| Australia bushfires: tens of thousands stranded while attempting to flee Posted: 02 Jan 2020 12:41 AM PST Visitors who were told to evacuate a vast area along the NSW south coast before even worse fire conditions return stuck for hours in gridlocked traffic Tens of thousands of people remained stranded on Thursday evening while attempting to flee bushfire-ravaged areas of the south-east Australian coast – having earlier been urged to leave before the return of extreme and dangerous weather conditions. The mass evacuation of communities in New South Wales and Victoria is among the largest ever emergency movements of people in Australia. The numbers fleeing the bushfire crisis remain unclear, but are expected to compare to the 60,000 people who were flown out of Darwin after Cyclone Tracy in 1974. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 02 Jan 2020 01:57 AM PST Rolling coverage of the day's political developments as they happen
Good morning and Happy New Year to everyone. It certainly is for supporters of Sir Keir Starmer as next Labour leader. Over the last three weeks he and Rebecca Long Bailey have been seen as more or less joint favourites for the post - but for different reasons. Starmer has been seen as a likely winner because he is highly regarded by the public at large and if 'looking like a credible PM' were the sole criterion for the job, he would probably easily beat the other candidates. But Long Bailey was seen as a likely winner because she was highly regarded by the Corbynites at the top of the party, and it was assumed that if they wanted her in the top job, the pro-Corbyn membership would duly vote for her too. Related: Poll of Labour members suggests Keir Starmer is first choice Keir Starmer has emerged as an early frontrunner in the Labour leadership race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn after a poll of members suggested he was the first choice in all regions of the UK, age groups and social classes. The shadow Brexit secretary is yet to formally launch his campaign but is expected to do so in the first few weeks of the new year. The new leader will be elected in March after Corbyn said he would step down following the party's catastrophic general election defeat. This poll shows that Labour members want a leader who can inspire them with boldness and realism - not a Corbyn Continuity candidate https://t.co/ppHU85Mhyd Sorry, much as I respect Keir and think he has a big role to play, electing as leader the man who drove Labour "quickly through the gears" to support a second referendum would be like a parody of how out of touch we are with the voters we need to win back.https://t.co/xL8WtmSj2n Continue reading... |
| Carlos Ghosn prepares to speak as Japan comes to terms with saviour who fled Posted: 01 Jan 2020 10:09 PM PST Wife dismisses reports husband escaped inside an instrument case as world awaits full explanation from fugitive The world will have to wait until next week for what could be the only definitive account of how Carlos Ghosn managed to leave Japan months before he was due to stand trial for alleged financial misconduct. The former Nissan chairman who fled the country to Lebanon while out on bail, will speak to the media in Beirut next Wednesday, media reports said, in a public appearance that could provide answers to myriad questions swirling around his daring escape. Continue reading... |
| Pope Francis apologises after slapping woman's hand Posted: 01 Jan 2020 06:43 AM PST Pontiff admits 'sometime even I lose patience', referring to incident with pilgrim at Vatican Pope Francis has apologised after slapping a woman's hand as he greeted pilgrims at the Vatican on New Year's Eve. Francis lost his cool when the woman abruptly grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her just after he reached out to greet a child during a visit to the Vatican's nativity scene on Tuesday night. Continue reading... |
| Turkish parliament to vote on sending troops to Libya Posted: 02 Jan 2020 01:28 AM PST Lawmakers expected to approve action to back UN-supported Tripoli government Turkey's parliament is to vote on Thursday on whether to send troops to Libya to back the UN-supported government in Tripoli in its fight against forces loyal to a rival administration in eastern Libya seeking to capture the capital. Lawmakers are expected to approve the motion at the emergency session called for later in the day, and grant a one-year mandate for the deployment, despite concerns that Turkish forces could aggravate Libya's conflict further and destabilise the region. Continue reading... |
| 2019 was Australia's hottest year on record – 1.5C above average temperature Posted: 01 Jan 2020 05:17 PM PST Bureau of Meteorology data shows average temperature record across the country beat previous high of 2013 The year 2019 was the hottest on record for Australia with the temperature reaching 1.52C above the long-term average, data from the Bureau of Meteorology confirms. The year that delivered crippling drought, heatwaves, temperature records and devastating bushfires was 0.19C hotter than 2013, the previous record holder. Continue reading... |
| Taiwan military chief among eight killed in helicopter crash landing Posted: 02 Jan 2020 12:26 AM PST Air force general Shen Yi-ming died when aircraft carrying 13 people went down near Taipei Taiwan's top military official was among eight people killed when a helicopter crash-landed on Thursday in a mountainous area near the capital, Taipei, the defence ministry has said. The chief of general staff, air force general Shen Yi-ming, died in the incident while five of the 13 people onboard survived, the military. Continue reading... |
| Money pumped into China's economy in attempt to fight slowdown Posted: 01 Jan 2020 09:05 AM PST People's Bank of China allows commercial banks to hold less capital in reserve China's central bank has acted to pump more liquidity into the country's economy in an attempt to prevent growth slowing in 2020. The People's Bank of China is allowing commercial banks to hold less capital in reserve, freeing up about 800bn yuan (£87bn) in new funds for loans. It will cut China's banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 50 basis points, to 12.5%, from 6 January. Continue reading... |
| Jakarta floods leave 21 dead and 30,000 homeless Posted: 01 Jan 2020 07:20 PM PST Torrential rain triggers emergency in Indonesian capital with thousands moved into temporary shelter and more downpours forecast Torrential rain has caused flash floods to inundate large parts of Indonesia's capital and nearby towns, killing at least 21 people and forcing thousands more to evacuate. Deaths were caused by hypothermia, drowning and landslides, while four died after being electrocuted by power lines, the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on its website on Thursday morning. Continue reading... |
| Resurgent Austrian Greens in coalition deal with centre-right party Posted: 01 Jan 2020 02:16 PM PST Sebastian Kurz, who leads the People's party, can now return to power with small majority Austria's main centre-right party and the Greens have agreed on a coalition deal that will return ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz to power. Both Kurz and Werner Kogler from the Greens, who led the negotiations between the two parties, told reporters in Vienna they had hammered out a government programme that would be presented to the public in detail on Thursday afternoon. Continue reading... |
| Chandrayaan-3: India unveils fresh $35m attempt to put a rover on the moon Posted: 01 Jan 2020 06:26 PM PST Space programme seeks to bounce back after 2019 project ended with a crash landing on the lunar surface India plans to make a fresh attempt at an unmanned mission on the moon this year, the head of the country's space programme has said, after a 2019 bid ended in a crash landing. Work was going "smoothly" on the Chandrayaan-3 mission to put a rover probe on the moon's surface, Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K Sivan said. "We are targeting the launch for this year but it may spillover to next year," Sivan said. Indian sources said authorities had set November as a provisional target for launch. Continue reading... |
| 'The salt they pump back in kills everything': is the cost of Chile's fresh water too high? Posted: 01 Jan 2020 11:00 PM PST Antofagasta, situated on the edge of the Atacama Desert, relies on a vast desalination plant which provides the city with drinking water – but the waste brine is killing wildlife, say fishermen As Eduardo Muñoz drifts his ageing skiff into Antofagasta's harbour, flecks of paint peeling from its prow, he looks disconsolate. "I used to get twice as many clams from every dive," he mutters bitterly, hauling two large sacks of shellfish on to the dock and ruffling the salt from his hair. Continue reading... |
| Can your phone keep you fit? Our writers try 10 big fitness apps – from weightlifting to pilates Posted: 02 Jan 2020 02:00 AM PST There are a dizzying number of apps promising to get you in shape – even if you can't get to a gym. But can any of them keep our writers moving? Price £15.49 a month. |
| Northern rail to be stripped of franchise, says Grant Shapps Posted: 02 Jan 2020 01:48 AM PST Transport secretary says he has started process after year of chaos and cancellations The process to strip Northern rail of its franchise has begun after years of poor performance, the transport secretary has said. Grant Shapps told the BBC he had started the process that could result in removing the firm's routes, calling its service "completely unacceptable". Continue reading... |
| Can Merkel and Macron get Franco-German relations back on track? Posted: 01 Jan 2020 09:00 PM PST As a year of big EU decisions begins, the bloc's most important relationship is stuck in a rut In early December, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel sat down opposite each other in Gordon Ramsay's restaurant at the Savoy Hotel, central London, for a two-hour tête-à-tête dinner. They had some talking to do. Cordial and constructive, diplomats in Paris and Berlin said, the evening apparently cleared the air. But it will take more than a dinner to clear the structural obstacles to a relationship that is critical to what Europe can achieve in 2020. Continue reading... |
| Cyber attacks and electronic voting errors threaten 2020 outcome, experts warn Posted: 02 Jan 2020 02:00 AM PST Key Democrats and election analysts say more needs to be done to ensure safe elections free from 'foreign malicious actors' Potential electronic voting equipment failures and cyber attacks from Russia and other countries pose persistent threats to the 2020 elections, election security analysts and key Democrats warn. Related: Embassy protesters in Iraq deal symbolic blow to US prestige Continue reading... |
| 'Unqualified, dangerous': the oddball officials running Bolsonaro's Brazil Posted: 02 Jan 2020 02:05 AM PST While the far-right president has trashed norms the lower ranks of his administration have shown jaw-dropping offensiveness Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, and his gun-loving sons have hogged the headlines during his first year in power with their incendiary declarations, social media meltdowns and scandal-hit lives. Endless column inches have also been devoted to the eccentricities and extremist ideas of his top lieutenants, including the foreign minister who insists climate change is a Marxist plot and the education minister who enjoys tweeting about his dog's habit of defecating on Brazil's top newspapers. Continue reading... |
| Australia bushfires: Scott Morrison defends his government's climate policies – video Posted: 02 Jan 2020 01:47 AM PST Scott Morrison acknowledged the link between reducing emissions and protecting environments against worsening bushfire seasons, but despite mounting criticism maintained his government's current policies struck the right balance. Speaking at his first press conference since 29 December, the Australian prime minister said he understood people's frustrations but urged them to remain calm
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| Tumbleweed invasion traps cars and truck on US highway – video Posted: 01 Jan 2020 06:10 PM PST Drivers in Washington state were forced to see in the new year while trapped under a 15ft-high (4.5m) sea of tumbleweeds. Police closed state route 240 near Richland at around 6.30pm on New Year's Eve after the desiccated but mobile plants buried a number of vehicles in their path. It took snow ploughs 10 hours to clear the weeds Continue reading... |
| New year celebrations around the world – in pictures Posted: 01 Jan 2020 01:53 AM PST Revellers have bid farewell to a decade that will be remembered for, among other things, the rise of social media, the Arab spring, the MeToo movement and Donald Trump Continue reading... |
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