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- Syria: Russia says chemical weapons inspectors will be allowed into Douma
- Poland violated EU laws by logging in Białowieża forest, court rules
- Philippines sends in riot police to lock down 'cesspool' Boracay
- Sean Hannity revealed as Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's mystery third client
- Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles
- US and UK blame Russia for 'malicious' cyber-offensive
- Trump lashes out at Comey after explosive interview
- Seven inmates brutally killed with knives in South Carolina prison unrest
- Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer prize as Weinstein reporting also honoured
- Syria: chemical weapons inspectors barred from Douma site
- The Hague bans cannabis smoking in city centre in Dutch first
- EU moves to bring in whistleblower protection law
- Eurovision winner Conchita reveals HIV diagnosis
- Bitcoin tools could make finance system safer, says IMF boss
- Cambridge Analytica: ex-director says firm pitched detailed strategy to Leave.EU
- People 'very frightened' to learn of Nazi-style propaganda online, says culture committee chair - Politics live
- Migrant-rescue boat Open Arms released by Italian authorities
- 'Mr Cohen has acted like he is above the law': Stormy Daniels on Trump's lawyer - video
- Canada to pull diplomats' families from Cuba embassy amid mysterious illness
- National energy guarantee will 'lock in' poor climate outcomes, ACT says
- Syria shoots down missiles attacking airbase, state TV claims
- 'Tonight I'm going to die': the Iraqi women targeted by rapists
- Prizewinning images of Africa, from grasshoppers to street life – in pictures
- Abe hopes Trump meeting will bring Japan in from diplomatic cold
- White House describes James Comey's book as poor PR stunt – video
- Syria strikes: Theresa May says Britain could not wait for UN approval
- Jeremy Corbyn attacks Theresa May over Syria strikes – video
- How half a million hens were saved from battery farm hell – video
- Monday's best photos: protests around the world and tulips in China
- The Vespas of Pakistan – in pictures
| Syria: Russia says chemical weapons inspectors will be allowed into Douma Posted: 17 Apr 2018 01:12 AM PDT Inspectors due to visit site on Wednesday but US says Russians have already been there with possible intent to thwart fact-finding mission International chemical weapons inspectors will be allowed on Wednesday to visit the site of a poison gas attack in the Syrian town of Douma, Russian officials have said. The attack last week led France, the US and the UK to launch missile strikes against three targets in Syria on Saturday morning, which were designed to degrade the remaining chemical weapons facilities of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Continue reading... |
| Poland violated EU laws by logging in Białowieża forest, court rules Posted: 17 Apr 2018 01:29 AM PDT Polish government had said logging was necessary to protect trees from outbreak of bark beetles in one of continent's last pristine forests The European Union's highest court has ruled that Poland violated environmental laws with its massive logging of trees in one of Europe's last pristine forests. The ruling on Tuesday by the European Court of Justice said that in increasing logging in the Białowieża forest, Poland failed to fulfil its obligations to protect natural sites of special importance. Continue reading... |
| Philippines sends in riot police to lock down 'cesspool' Boracay Posted: 17 Apr 2018 01:27 AM PDT 'Crowd dispersal unit' among measures to keep out tourists during six-month shutdown The Philippines is to deploy hundreds of riot police to the holiday island Boracay to keep out tourists and head off potential protests ahead of its six-month closure to visitors. Rodrigo Duterte has described the tiny central island and its white-sand beach as a "cesspool". The Philippine president ordered visitors to be kept away from 26 April to enable facilities to treat raw sewage to be set up and illegal structures to be torn down. Continue reading... |
| Sean Hannity revealed as Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's mystery third client Posted: 16 Apr 2018 11:21 PM PDT Fox News host says he might have handed Cohen '10 bucks' but that none of his discussions 'involved a matter between me and a third party' Donald Trump's legal fixer Michael Cohen has also been representing the firebrand conservative Fox News host Sean Hannity, one of only three private legal clients Cohen has taken on in the past year, his lawyer told a federal court on Monday. The revelation came as a federal judge rejected a bid by the president and Cohen to prevent US prosecutors from examining a cache of documents and recordings seized from Trump's long-time confidant. Continue reading... |
| Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles Posted: 16 Apr 2018 12:00 PM PDT The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis Scientists have created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles – by accident. The breakthrough could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis by enabling for the first time the full recycling of bottles. The new research was spurred by the discovery in 2016 of the first bacterium that had naturally evolved to eat plastic, at a waste dump in Japan. Scientists have now revealed the detailed structure of the crucial enzyme produced by the bug. Continue reading... |
| US and UK blame Russia for 'malicious' cyber-offensive Posted: 16 Apr 2018 11:23 AM PDT Security officials issue alert directly blaming Kremlin for attack as US warns Moscow it is 'pushing back hard' The cyberwar between the west and Russia has escalated after the UK and the US issued a joint alert accusing Moscow of mounting a "malicious" internet offensive that appeared to be aimed at espionage, stealing intellectual property and laying the foundation for an attack on infrastructure. Senior security officials in the US and UK held a rare joint conference call to directly blame the Kremlin for targeting government institutions, private sector organisations and infrastructure, and internet providers supporting these sectors. Continue reading... |
| Trump lashes out at Comey after explosive interview Posted: 16 Apr 2018 08:04 AM PDT He 'committed many crimes!' Trump writes on Twitter the morning after the former FBI director said Trump was 'morally unfit' for office Donald Trump lashed out at James Comey on Monday again following an explosive TV interview in which the former FBI director labeled the president "morally unfit" for office. "Comey drafted the Crooked Hillary exoneration long before he talked to her (lied in Congress to Senator G), then based his decisions on her poll numbers," Trump wrote on Twitter. "Disgruntled, he, McCabe, and the others, committed many crimes!" Continue reading... |
| Seven inmates brutally killed with knives in South Carolina prison unrest Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:55 AM PDT Inmates killed with homemade knives and 17 others injured during seven hours of fighting in a maximum-security prison in Bishopville Seven inmates in a maximum-security prison in South Carolina were brutally killed with homemade knives on Monday morning as wardens struggled for seven hours to bring mass fighting under control. With a further 17 inmates requiring medical treatment for the injuries in outside hospitals, the unrest at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopsville was the worst outbreak of fatal violence in the state in recent times. The killings bring the number of inmates murdered by fellow prisoners in South Carolina to 20 since January 2017, and marks an alarming increase in bloody incidents within the correctional system over the past five years. Continue reading... |
| Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer prize as Weinstein reporting also honoured Posted: 16 Apr 2018 01:38 PM PDT
The most famous names of American journalism were honoured on Monday with Pulitzer prizes for investigating Donald Trump and exposing endemic sexual harassment in Hollywood. And in a dramatic cultural breakthough, 30-year-old rapper Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer for music in a category long reserved for classical works. Continue reading... |
| Syria: chemical weapons inspectors barred from Douma site Posted: 16 Apr 2018 12:34 PM PDT Moscow and Syrian regime say security issues mean site can't be inspected, as Trump delays sanctions against Russians Russia and the Syrian regime have been accused by western diplomats of denying chemical weapons inspectors access to sites in the town of Douma, where an attack killed dozens and prompted US-led missile strikes over the weekend. Russia and Syria had cited "pending security issues" before inspectors could deploy to the town outside Damascus, said Ahmet Üzümcü, the director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), at a meeting of its executive council. Continue reading... |
| The Hague bans cannabis smoking in city centre in Dutch first Posted: 16 Apr 2018 06:59 AM PDT Move prompted by numerous complaints from both residents and visitors, says mayor's office The Hague has become the first Dutch city to ban the smoking of cannabis around its city centre, central railway station and major shopping areas, in the latest example of a wider trend towards reining in country's traditional gedoogbeleid (tolerance policy). Flyers are to be distributed at cannabis-selling coffee shops and homeless shelters to warn of fines for those caught breaching the ban. An English-language version of the flyer is to be made available in hotels. Continue reading... |
| EU moves to bring in whistleblower protection law Posted: 16 Apr 2018 10:49 AM PDT Proponents say tax avoidance and emissions scandals show need for special legal status Employees who blow the whistle on corporate tax avoidance or cheating on product standards would be entitled to special legal status under a draft EU law. The European commission will next week propose legislation that intends to protect whistleblowers. Recent scandals have exposed the limited help available for people seeking to expose corporate behaviour in the public interest. Continue reading... |
| Eurovision winner Conchita reveals HIV diagnosis Posted: 16 Apr 2018 03:19 AM PDT The Austrian singer has been in treatment for 'several years', but has now made a statement after an ex-boyfriend 'threatened to go public' Eurovision winner Conchita has told fans that she is HIV-positive, and has been in regular treatment for "several years". The 29-year-old Austrian drag performer made a public statement on Instagram in response to an ex-boyfriend allegedly threatening to reveal the information. "I have been HIV-positive for several years," Conchita wrote. "That is actually irrelevant to the public, but an ex-boyfriend is threatening to go public with this private information and I will not give anyone the right to frighten me or affect my life. Continue reading... |
| Bitcoin tools could make finance system safer, says IMF boss Posted: 16 Apr 2018 10:17 AM PDT Christine Lagarde believes revisiting crypto-assets could 'harness gains and avoid pitfalls' The advance of bitcoin and other digital currencies could make the global financial system safer despite the prospect of "inevitable" accidents waiting to happen, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said. Christine Lagarde said some tools built using the technology behind bitcoin, which are known collectively as crypto-assets, hold the potential to revolutionise the world of high finance by making it faster, cheaper and safer. Among them, there are "real threats and needless fears", she said. |
| Cambridge Analytica: ex-director says firm pitched detailed strategy to Leave.EU Posted: 17 Apr 2018 01:44 AM PDT Brittany Kaiser says she carried out study on microtargeting people likely to back Brexit A former Cambridge Analytica director has confirmed that the firm pitched "a very detailed strategy" to Leave.EU on how it could use data and psychological profiling to microtarget people likely to back Brexit in the referendum. In her first broadcast interview since coming forward last month to the Guardian, Brittany Kaiser said she carried out a study for Leave.EU before the referendum as part of her role in business development for Cambridge Analytica. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 17 Apr 2018 02:01 AM PDT Rolling coverage of the day's political developments as they happen
David Lidington, the Cabinet Office minister, told the Today programme this morning that the government is still not certain whether any Windrush-era citizens in the UK have been wrongly deported, my colleagues Peter Walker and Amelia Gentleman report. Related: UK still uncertain about Windrush-era deportations
The UK Government is to challenge Brexit legislation passed by the Scottish and Welsh devolved administrations, the Press Association reports. Bills passed in the Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly last month have been referred to the supreme court. Jeremy Wright, the attorney general, said: This legislation risks creating serious legal uncertainty for individuals and businesses as we leave the EU. This reference is a protective measure which we are taking in the public interest. The government very much hopes this issue will be resolved without the need to continue with this litigation. Continue reading... |
| Migrant-rescue boat Open Arms released by Italian authorities Posted: 16 Apr 2018 06:56 AM PDT Prosecutors still looking into whether captain and mission coordinator should face trial Italian authorities have released a migrant-rescue boat that has been impounded for almost a month but are still investigating two of its crew on suspicion of enabling illegal immigration. The Open Arms – which is operated by the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms and has rescued more than 5,000 people from the Mediterranean over the past three years – was seized on 19 March after it docked in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo with 218 migrants onboard. Continue reading... |
| 'Mr Cohen has acted like he is above the law': Stormy Daniels on Trump's lawyer - video Posted: 17 Apr 2018 01:52 AM PDT Porn actor Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had a sexual encounter with President Trump and was paid to keep quiet, says she will not rest until the truth comes out. On Monday, FBI agents are believed to have taken documents from Michael Cohen relating to a $130,000 payoff. Continue reading... |
| Canada to pull diplomats' families from Cuba embassy amid mysterious illness Posted: 16 Apr 2018 03:15 PM PDT
Canada will remove families of diplomats posted at its embassy in Cuba as the cause of unusual health symptoms is still unknown, though information received from medical specialists has raised concerns of a new type of acquired brain injury, a senior Canadian government official said on Monday. Canada is continuing to investigate the cause of the symptoms that were first reported by Canadians connected to the Havana embassy in 2017 and have also affected US diplomats in Cuba. Continue reading... |
| National energy guarantee will 'lock in' poor climate outcomes, ACT says Posted: 17 Apr 2018 01:55 AM PDT ACT will push for improvements as federal energy minister Josh Frydenberg urges states and territories to get behind scheme • Sign up to receive the top stories every morning The Australian Capital Territory says the national energy guarantee will "lock in poor outcomes for the climate, for renewable energy, for states and territories who are pursuing strong climate actions and, ultimately, for electricity consumers" – but will push for improvements at a critical meeting this Friday. As the federal energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, used interviews on Tuesday to urge state and territory governments to get behind the proposal, arguing it was in the national interest, the ACT's climate change minister, Shane Rattenbury, continued to highlight deficiencies in the scheme. Continue reading... |
| Syria shoots down missiles attacking airbase, state TV claims Posted: 17 Apr 2018 01:28 AM PDT Media says Shayrat base near Homs targeted, as Israel does not confirm or deny involvement Syrian air defences have responded to a missile attack over Homs that targeted Shayrat airbase, Syrian state television has reported. The network said the missiles were shot down by the country's air defences late on Monday night. State television showed pictures of a missile shot in the air above the base. Continue reading... |
| 'Tonight I'm going to die': the Iraqi women targeted by rapists Posted: 16 Apr 2018 10:00 PM PDT Amnesty reports that women suspected of Isis links face sexual violence in IDP camps, amid claims they are being denied aid Iraqi women suspected of family links to Islamic State extremists are facing a campaign of sexual violence and exploitation in displacement camps inside the country, according to a hard-hitting report from Amnesty International. The accounts of violence, including rape, come amid claims that authorities are also denying aid to the women, as well as refusing them the opportunity to return to their homes. Continue reading... |
| Prizewinning images of Africa, from grasshoppers to street life – in pictures Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:39 AM PDT The only global prize for contemporary African photography reveals it shortlist for 2018, bringing together artists from Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Angola and Morocco as well as Europe and the US, and covering subjects as diverse as FGM, nomadic life, the plight of domestic workers, and learning to swim All photographs: 2018 CAP prize Continue reading... |
| Abe hopes Trump meeting will bring Japan in from diplomatic cold Posted: 16 Apr 2018 10:39 PM PDT Japan's PM wants assurance his country won't be overlooked in any North Korea deal Besieged by cronyism scandals that have prompted speculation he will be out of office by early summer, Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, will arrive in the US for talks with Donald Trump this week with a potential foreign policy headache to add to his domestic woes. With a historic summit between the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, and the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, less than two weeks away – followed by a possible summit between Kim and Donald Trump – Japan has found itself left out in the diplomatic cold. Continue reading... |
| White House describes James Comey's book as poor PR stunt – video Posted: 16 Apr 2018 02:36 PM PDT The White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders, has hit back against former FBI director James Comey whose revealing memoir, A Higher Loyalty, will be released on Tuesday. She says Comey will 'be forever known as a disgraced partisan hack'. Continue reading... |
| Syria strikes: Theresa May says Britain could not wait for UN approval Posted: 16 Apr 2018 01:14 PM PDT Theresa May told MPs that waiting for UN authority to take action over chemical weapons attacks in Syria "would mean a Russian veto on our foreign policy". Speaking to the House of Commons after Saturday morning's airstrikes against chemical weapons facilities, May called chemical attacks in Syria "a stain on our humanity" and said the UK had needed to act rapidly to stop the possibility of further attacks. |
| Jeremy Corbyn attacks Theresa May over Syria strikes – video Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:58 AM PDT Jeremy Corbyn tells the House of Commons that Theresa May is accountable to the UK parliament, 'not the whims of the US president'. The prime minister defended her decision to join military strikes in Syria without first consulting parliament. Continue reading... |
| How half a million hens were saved from battery farm hell – video Posted: 16 Apr 2018 07:11 AM PDT There's a growing trend in the UK for re-homing chickens, with tens of thousands finding new homes across the country every year. Many of the hens come from farms where they share cages with up to 90 other birds, and have never seen daylight or breathed fresh air Continue reading... |
| Monday's best photos: protests around the world and tulips in China Posted: 16 Apr 2018 06:11 AM PDT The Guardian's picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the globe, including pro-Assad demonstrations in Damascus, end of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and the Coachella festival in California Continue reading... |
| The Vespas of Pakistan – in pictures Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:00 AM PDT Piaggio's two-wheeled Vespa scooter was the ultimate status symbol for Pakistani bike aficionados in the 1960s and 70s, when only a handful of people could afford to import luxury items from Europe. These days dedicated fans are restoring the vintage scooters |
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