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- Hurricane Irma batters Barbuda and heads to Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico - live
- Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals
- Aung San Suu Kyi says 'terrorists' are misinforming world about Myanmar violence
- Seoul pleads with Putin to help tame North Korea
- 'A great project for all Egyptians': Egypt to repair synagogue in city of eight Jews
- Danish inventor faces murder charge over journalist's submarine death
- Indian journalist critical of Hindu extremists is shot dead in Bangalore
- 'It's better to die here': why don't Mumbaikars leave dangerous buildings?
- Syria reach World Cup play-off with Australia after late equaliser in Iran
- 'Manmade catastrophe': Yemen conflict has killed 1,100 children, says UN
- Trump ends 'Dreamers' program, leaving fate of 800,000 uncertain
- Shock lobster: ghostly, translucent crustacean caught off Maine coast
- Merkel under pressure to tackle toxic smog as German election nears
- EU court dismisses complaints by Hungary and Slovakia over refugee quotas
- 'Upskirting' could be made a criminal offence in England and Wales
- Timelapse shows spread of wildfire in Washington state – video
- Are you affected by Hurricane Irma?
- Ryanair: pay £5 for priority boarding to carry on wheelie bags
- Detroit redefined: city hires America's first official 'chief storyteller'
- Home Office leak shows unpicking of EU nationals' family reunion rights
- Africa doesn’t need white tech entrepreneurs – it needs a level playing field | Eliza Anyangwe
- Think Trump was torn about ending Daca? Beware the crocodile tears
- Australia must ban cladding of type linked to Grenfell disaster, inquiry finds
- Space station captures images of hurricane Irma – video
- Wednesday briefing: Brexit would slam door on EU workforce
- LGBT crackdown feared in Indonesia after 12 women evicted from home
- Turnbull has 'constructive' call with Trump over North Korea – video
- Archive: monsoon floods cut off Delhi’s four million population, 6 September 1978
- The first 1,000 days: Jay Rayner explains their impact on a child's future – video
- Who are the Rohingya and what is happening in Myanmar?
- Deadly exodus: 123,000 Rohingya flee Myanmar in two weeks – in pictures
- Florida will be ‘directly impacted’ by Hurricane Irma, governor says – video
- ‘We’re not afraid’: protests erupt after Trump ends Daca – video
- Jeff Sessions announces end of ‘Dreamers’ programme – video
- Vladimir Putin: Donald Trump isn’t my bride – video
- Why Jacinda Ardern could be the world's next 'rock-star' politician – video
- Houston one week on: relief, religion, recovery – in pictures
| Hurricane Irma batters Barbuda and heads to Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico - live Posted: 06 Sep 2017 01:47 AM PDT Most powerful hurricane ever recorded over Atlantic Ocean batters Caribbean islands as it moves west with category 5 winds and rains
Tropical storm Jose, the weather system behind Irma, is now forecast to become a hurricane by tonight. The US National Hurricane Center just issued this warning about Jose. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast, and Jose is expected to become a hurricane by tonight. Tropical Storm #Jose Advisory 4: Jose Expected to Become a Hurricane By Tonight. https://t.co/VqHn0uj6EM 12AM: Tropical Storm Jose Continues to Strengthen in the Central Atlantic. Likely to Become A Hurricane Wed. Night. https://t.co/Slbp8bKQtB pic.twitter.com/YwWONT5uNO
The storm is approaching the French overseas collectives of St Martin and St Barthélemy. A web cam on the St Barthélemy purports to show the impact. There's also a webcam streaming from St. Barts, although I'm not sure how long it'll be up. https://t.co/xcZYBxf6cg A PWS at Devet, St Barthelemy (17.901N 62.806W) is reporting: |
| Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals Posted: 05 Sep 2017 04:01 PM PDT Exclusive: Tests show billions of people globally are drinking water contaminated by plastic particles, with 83% of samples found to be polluted Microplastic contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent research on the implications for health. Scores of tap water samples from more than a dozen nations were analysed by scientists for an investigation by Orb Media, who shared the findings with the Guardian. Overall, 83% of the samples were contaminated with plastic fibres. Continue reading... |
| Aung San Suu Kyi says 'terrorists' are misinforming world about Myanmar violence Posted: 06 Sep 2017 12:17 AM PDT De facto leader responds to growing international criticism by attacking 'fake news' about the plight of Rohingya Muslims Aung San Suu Kyi has blamed "terrorists" for "a huge iceberg of misinformation" about violence in western Myanmar that has forced more than 140,000 Rohingya refugees into neighbouring Bangladesh. The de-facto leader of Myanmar is under growing pressure to halt "clearance operations" by security forces in Rakhine state that the United Nations secretary-general has warned could verge on ethnic cleansing. Continue reading... |
| Seoul pleads with Putin to help tame North Korea Posted: 05 Sep 2017 11:16 PM PDT South Korean president tells Russian leader that situation risks becoming uncontrollable South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in, has warned that the crisis on the Korean peninsula risks becoming "uncontrollable" as Asia-Pacific stocks tumbled for the third day running. "The global political situation has become very serious due to North Korea's repeated provocations," Moon told the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, during bilateral talks in Vladivostok on Wednesday. Continue reading... |
| 'A great project for all Egyptians': Egypt to repair synagogue in city of eight Jews Posted: 05 Sep 2017 11:43 PM PDT Many welcome Egyptian government's decision to restore the Eliyahu Hanavi in Alexandria, but some question the motives Alexandria's historic synagogue has very few visitors. In a city once home to almost 25,000 Jews, Alexandria's Jewish community is now said to number fewer than eight people, most of whom are elderly. Originally built in 1354, the Eliyahu Hanavi's grand facade and cavernous interior welcomed thousands of worshippers until the departure of Egypt's Jews after the creation of Israel. It then fell into into disrepair and water damage led to the collapse of the ceiling on its upper floor. Continue reading... |
| Danish inventor faces murder charge over journalist's submarine death Posted: 05 Sep 2017 12:15 PM PDT Peter Madsen says Kim Wall was struck by falling hatch cover in a 'terrible accident' on board his self-built vessel A Danish inventor faces a charge of murder over the death of the Swedish journalist Kim Wall, whose headless body was found last month floating in the waters off Copenhagen. Peter Madsen, 46, who denies killing Wall, told a pre-trial custody hearing in the Danish capital on Tuesday that the journalist, who had boarded his self-built submarine for an interview, died when a heavy hatch cover fell on her. Continue reading... |
| Indian journalist critical of Hindu extremists is shot dead in Bangalore Posted: 05 Sep 2017 11:55 AM PDT Police say Gauri Lankesh was shot and killed by three assailants as she was entering her home A senior Indian journalist and activist has been shot dead outside her home in Bangalore. Gauri Lankesh was the editor of a Kannada-language tabloid that has frequently been critical of Hindu extremists. Continue reading... |
| 'It's better to die here': why don't Mumbaikars leave dangerous buildings? Posted: 05 Sep 2017 11:00 PM PDT Fifty six people have died in three building collapses over the past two months. But with rent control meaning tenants can pay as little as 12 pence a month – and little hope of a place in any replacement building – thousands simply refuse to go Amid the bustle of Mumbai's western suburbs, in a dilapidated 60-year-old building, live Heena Tolani, her husband and two children. The staircase to her apartment is rickety, its wooden hand-rail held together with string. The road beneath is visible through gaps in the floor. Inside her home, bamboo sticks prop up the ceiling. Sections of roof have collapsed on at least three occasions. Continue reading... |
| Syria reach World Cup play-off with Australia after late equaliser in Iran Posted: 05 Sep 2017 03:27 PM PDT • Iran 2- 2 Syria • Sardar Azmoun, 45 64; Tamer Haj Mohamad 13, Omar Al Somah 90 Syria scored deep into stoppage time at Iran to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time amid an ongoing civil war at home. With Syria facing elimination from Asian qualifying, Omar Al Soma marked his return to the team after a five-year absence to clinch a 2-2 draw and a place in the playoffs. Players, with Syria rather than names emblazoned across the back of their red jerseys sank to their knees on the turf in Tehran. From the bench, members of the back-up staff with flags streamed on to the field. Continue reading... |
| 'Manmade catastrophe': Yemen conflict has killed 1,100 children, says UN Posted: 05 Sep 2017 09:02 AM PDT The UN human rights office urges international investigation as new figures reveal an escalation in hostilities, with children as young as 10 recruited to fight More than 1,100 children have been killed in Yemen, most in airstrikes by the Saudi military coalition, while some as young as 10 have been recruited to fight, according to the latest UN figures on the three-year conflict. Based on interviews with survivors, witnesses and family members as well as site visits, a report by the UN human rights office reveals an escalation in hostilities in the country, with more airstrikes in the first half of this year than in all of 2016. Human rights violations and abuses continue unabated, with at least 5,144 civilians killed and 8,749 injured in what the UN describes as an "entirely manmade catastrophe". Continue reading... |
| Trump ends 'Dreamers' program, leaving fate of 800,000 uncertain Posted: 05 Sep 2017 08:03 AM PDT Trump terminates Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects migrants from deportation, a move that Obama called 'cruel' and 'wrong' Donald Trump thrust the fate of nearly 800,000 young, undocumented migrants into uncertainty on Tuesday by terminating the Obama-era program that protects the so-called Dreamers from deportation. Related: What is Daca and who are the Dreamers? Continue reading... |
| Shock lobster: ghostly, translucent crustacean caught off Maine coast Posted: 05 Sep 2017 08:51 AM PDT Fisherman Alex Todd had to release the lobster as it had a notched tail, indicating it was a female potentially carrying eggs, but it was caught again In a lobster-fishing career spanning more than 40 years, Maine resident Alex Todd thought he had seen it all. Then, last month, he hauled in a white, almost translucent crustacean which he called "by far the weirdest one I've caught". Related: Consider the rare split-colored lobster: unusual catch turns up in Maine Continue reading... |
| Merkel under pressure to tackle toxic smog as German election nears Posted: 05 Sep 2017 09:05 AM PDT Chancellor doubles funds set aside to improve air quality to avert court-enforced diesel ban and backlash from motorists With less than three weeks until the German elections, pressure is mounting on Angela Merkel to tackle the deadly smog in a large number of cities or face a court-enforced diesel ban and backlash from millions of motorists faced with plummeting resale values. More than 90 cities with excessive levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution could potentially outlaw diesel cars from their centres when the country's federal administrative court rules early next year. Continue reading... |
| EU court dismisses complaints by Hungary and Slovakia over refugee quotas Posted: 06 Sep 2017 02:00 AM PDT European Union's top court upholds Brussels' right to force member states to take in refugees The European Union's top court has dismissed complaints by Slovakia and Hungary about EU migration policy, upholding Brussels' right to force member states to take in asylum seekers. In the latest twist to a divisive dispute that broke out two years ago when more than 1 million migrants poured across the Mediterranean, the European court of justice found that the EU was entitled to order national governments to take in quotas of mainly Syrian refugees relocated from Italy and Greece. Continue reading... |
| 'Upskirting' could be made a criminal offence in England and Wales Posted: 06 Sep 2017 01:52 AM PDT Ministers consider law banning taking of secret photos underneath person's clothing - which is already illegal in Scotland The government is considering outlawing the sexually intrusive practice of "upskirting", the justice secretary has told MPs. David Lidington's comments are the first indication that ministers are examining the need for legislation to ban people secretly photographing underneath a person's clothing without their consent in England and Wales. |
| Timelapse shows spread of wildfire in Washington state – video Posted: 06 Sep 2017 01:23 AM PDT Timelapse video shows a raging wildfire take hold in the Columbia River Gorge area in Washington state, 52 miles (84 kilometres) east of Portland, Oregon, on Monday evening. The blaze, which has closed an interstate highway and forced hundreds to flee, began on Saturday Continue reading... |
| Are you affected by Hurricane Irma? Posted: 06 Sep 2017 01:16 AM PDT If you've been affected by the storm and its effects, you can share your story, pictures and videos with us here
The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history has passed directly over the Caribbean island of Barbuda, and swiped its sister island of Antigua, lashing both with winds of up to 185mph (295kph) and heavy rain. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) has said Irma is "potentially catastrophic" and warns that "preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion" in the islands in its immediate path. |
| Ryanair: pay £5 for priority boarding to carry on wheelie bags Posted: 06 Sep 2017 01:08 AM PDT Airline axes two free bags in cabin policy, claiming it causes delays – but also cuts fees for checked luggage Ryanair customers will have to pay £5 for priority boarding from 1 November if they want to carry a wheelie bag on board, as the airline attempts to reduce boarding and flight delays caused by a shortage of overhead cabin space. Priority boarders will still be able to carry on two bags, but all other passengers will only be allowed to take one smaller bag on board the aircraft. A second, larger, wheelie bag will have to be placed in the hold free of charge at the boarding gate, to be collected at baggage reclaim on arrival. Continue reading... |
| Detroit redefined: city hires America's first official 'chief storyteller' Posted: 05 Sep 2017 04:00 AM PDT Irritated by the relentless focus on ruin porn, or pre-emptive stories about the city's tech resurgence, Aaron Foley will attempt to offer a more nuanced portrait Detroit's Irish-American mayor, Mike Duggan, has hit on a new way to remodel the narrative of a city beset by a history of decay, race riots and violence: hire an official "chief storyteller". As the city starts to emerge from a long period of decline, the democrat mayor has appointed Aaron Foley, a popular African-American journalist to the new position in a city that at 83% percent African-American – the blackest major metropolis in America. Continue reading... |
| Home Office leak shows unpicking of EU nationals' family reunion rights Posted: 05 Sep 2017 11:30 PM PDT Document shows a narrower definition of term 'family member' and confirms European case law will no longer be binding on the UK The leaked Home Office document on Britain's post-Brexit immigration policy spells out for the first time how ending the jurisdiction of the European court of justice will weaken family reunion rights for EU nationals in Britain. The right – under which EU nationals can bring family members, including spouses, to live with them in the UK – is already a flashpoint in the Brexit talks on citizens' rights. But the leaked document shows the Home Office wants to go further and extend restrictions that could turn thousands more into "Skype families". Continue reading... |
| Africa doesn’t need white tech entrepreneurs – it needs a level playing field | Eliza Anyangwe Posted: 06 Sep 2017 02:00 AM PDT African entrepreneurs face huge barriers – and our adoration of the intrepid explorer armed with a Harvard degree privileges everything foreign and white Last week I attended my first TED conference. Held on an expansive lodge on the foot of Mount Meru, in the Tanzanian town of Arusha, TED Global 2017 promised to "share bold ideas, tough truths and jaw-dropping creative visions". It delivered. For three full days, 700-plus attendees from around the world were treated to talks from writers and scientists, artists and academics, politicians and activists. But amid the laughter and the occasional tears, for me there were intermittent bouts of anger. Among TED's "astonishing group of speakers" was a creature anyone who watches the African continent will know well: the tech entrepreneur. From Morocco to Madagascar, Africa has emerged as the last frontier for entrepreneurs, a land overflowing with problems that any intrepid explorer, armed with a Harvard degree and a bright idea can make his name and fortune solving (it's nearly always "his"). Continue reading... |
| Think Trump was torn about ending Daca? Beware the crocodile tears Posted: 05 Sep 2017 11:00 PM PDT Trump was said to have been at war with himself over ending the program, but critics say that the president's claims of compassion are 'baloney' Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday afternoon that he has "a great heart" and "a great love" for the Dreamers. But hours earlier the US president had delivered what many saw as a kick in teeth and, like a school bully, he did so from a position of weakness rather than strength. Related: What is Daca and who are the Dreamers? Continue reading... |
| Australia must ban cladding of type linked to Grenfell disaster, inquiry finds Posted: 06 Sep 2017 01:48 AM PDT London disaster added urgency to existing Senate inquiry into unsafe building materials, which began after 2014 Lacrosse fire in Melbourne Australia must immediately ban the type of flammable cladding linked to the Grenfell disaster in London and Lacrosse fire in Melbourne, an inquiry has found. The use of polyethylene composite panels has been under intense scrutiny in Australia since the Grenfell disaster in London, which killed at least 80 people in June. Continue reading... |
| Space station captures images of hurricane Irma – video Posted: 06 Sep 2017 12:14 AM PDT The International Space Station's external cameras recorded hurricane Irma as it moved across the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday. The National Hurricane Center upgraded Irma to a category 5 storm and hurricane warnings were issued across the Caribbean |
| Wednesday briefing: Brexit would slam door on EU workforce Posted: 05 Sep 2017 10:30 PM PDT Leaked documents reveal hardline migration stance … health alarm over plastic fibres contaminating tap water … and dining with seitan worshippers Good morning – I'm Warren Murray, we all know how this works, let's get on with it shall we? Continue reading... |
| LGBT crackdown feared in Indonesia after 12 women evicted from home Posted: 05 Sep 2017 09:51 PM PDT The group were sharing a house in west Java when their 'unfeminine' appearance led to police action Twelve women have been evicted from their home in the conservative Indonesian province of West Java amid renewed fears of crackdown on sexual diversity. The group had been renting a shared house in the village of Tugu Jaya, where their cohabitation and "unfeminine" appearance had unsettled conservatives. Continue reading... |
| Turnbull has 'constructive' call with Trump over North Korea – video Posted: 05 Sep 2017 09:33 PM PDT The Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, says his half-hour phone call with Donald Trump was 'a very warm' conversation that included discussion of North Korea's nuclear threats. 'We are absolutely of the one mind in condemning this reckless conduct,' he says. 'We discussed the importance of the full enforcement of the current sanctions regime and the importance of additional sanctions which, of course, are under consideration at the moment, being imposed in the future.' He says both Australia and the US 'will continue to encourage China to bring more economic pressure to bear on North Korea to bring this regime to its senses'. • Malcolm Turnbull backs Trump on North Korea: 'We are of one mind' |
| Archive: monsoon floods cut off Delhi’s four million population, 6 September 1978 Posted: 05 Sep 2017 09:00 PM PDT 6 September 1978 The city is in a state of emergency, with telephone lines down, bridges closed and the army deployed New Delhi and its 4 million inhabitants were more or less cut off last night, except for air links, by the city's worst flood in 100 years. A crowd, of Cup Final proportions, jammed the New Bridge to watch the swollen river Jamuna racing faster and rising higher at twice its normal width. New housing estates and some Government buildings are submerged already and there is the threat of more flooding to come. In West Bengal the floods drove 2 million people from their homes. At Haur railway station, angry flood victims blocked the track and held up the Ispat Express from Calcutta demanding food and boats to rescue their families from treetops. Continue reading... |
| The first 1,000 days: Jay Rayner explains their impact on a child's future – video Posted: 06 Sep 2017 12:00 AM PDT Good nutrition, healthcare and sanitation are crucial to a child's early development. Without these, a child's brain won't develop properly. They will have a lower IQ and will grow up shorter than they should, a condition known as stunting. The Observer's food critic, Jay Rayner, explains how a child's future is determined by the first years of life Continue reading... |
| Who are the Rohingya and what is happening in Myanmar? Posted: 05 Sep 2017 05:09 PM PDT Fresh outbreak of violence after decades of ethnic tensions has prompted tens of thousands of people to flee to Bangladesh Described as the world's most persecuted people, 1.1 million Rohingya people live in Myanmar. They live predominately in Rakhine state, where they have co-existed uneasily alongside Buddhists for decades. Continue reading... |
| Deadly exodus: 123,000 Rohingya flee Myanmar in two weeks – in pictures Posted: 05 Sep 2017 04:01 PM PDT Aid agencies warn of a growing humanitarian crisis as persecution of the Muslim ethnic minority pushes around 15,000 people into Bangladesh each day, with border relief camps already at capacity. The United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres, has appealed to Myanmar to end the violence Continue reading... |
| Florida will be ‘directly impacted’ by Hurricane Irma, governor says – video Posted: 05 Sep 2017 07:44 PM PDT Rick Scott tells residents to 'get prepared now' for Hurricane Irma, as the category 5 storm swirled towards Caribbean islands. The eye of Irma, a monster storm packing winds of 185 miles (297km) per hour, is expected to cross the northern Leeward Islands, east of Puerto Rico, on Tuesday night or early Wednesday, and is on track to reach Florida by Saturday Continue reading... |
| ‘We’re not afraid’: protests erupt after Trump ends Daca – video Posted: 05 Sep 2017 03:09 PM PDT Protesters take to the streets in several major US cities following the Trump administration's announcement that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) program would be terminated. In New York, dozens of protesters were arrested outside Trump Tower Continue reading... |
| Jeff Sessions announces end of ‘Dreamers’ programme – video Posted: 05 Sep 2017 09:42 AM PDT The US attorney general announces on Tuesday that the Trump administration will phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) by March 2018. The programme protected migrants brought into the country illegally as children, known as Dreamers Continue reading... |
| Vladimir Putin: Donald Trump isn’t my bride – video Posted: 05 Sep 2017 08:05 AM PDT Vladimir Putin has said Donald Trump is not his bride and he is not the US president's groom. The Russian leader was responding to a reporter's question about the pair's relationship, a query Putin dismissed as naive. He is attending the Brics international summit in Xiamen, China Continue reading... |
| Why Jacinda Ardern could be the world's next 'rock-star' politician – video Posted: 05 Sep 2017 07:38 AM PDT Since Ardern became the leader of New Zealand's Labour party on 1 August, 'Jacindamania' has swept the country. Having been compared to other 'rock-star' politicians, such as Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau, could the fervour propel Ardern to victory in the upcoming New Zealand elections? NZ election: Jacinda Ardern pledges to decriminalise abortion
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| Houston one week on: relief, religion, recovery – in pictures Posted: 05 Sep 2017 05:13 AM PDT Week after Tropical Storm Harvey hit southern Texas, residents are beginning long process of recovering from flooding Continue reading... |
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