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- Venezuela: Jeremy Hunt to call for EU sanctions on key Maduro figures
- Brexit: UK may have to delay leaving EU, Jeremy Hunt admits - Politics live
- Polar vortex: eight dead as Arctic air spreads across midwest
- Ariana Grande mocked for Japanese tattoo typo: ‘Leave me and my grill alone’
- Russians leaked Mueller investigation evidence online, prosecutors say
- New Zealand brings first 'fake mānuka honey' prosecution
- Women in Zimbabwe demand action over alleged army rapes
- Britons living in EU call on May to secure healthcare for pensioners
- Behrouz Boochani: detained asylum seeker wins Australia's richest literary prize
- Tokyo 2020 organisers cut crowds at sailing events over tsunami risk
- Costa prize-winner Bart van Es on why he had to tell his family’s Holocaust story
- Two babies die after contracting infection at Glasgow hospital
- Djibouti: scores feared dead after two migrant boats overturn
- Boston fashion show takes on gun violence – in pictures
- Former archbishop under investigation for failing to report all child abuse allegations
- Thursday briefing: At least they're talking – Corbyn and May discuss Brexit
- Penny Mordaunt criticised over call for aid to come from private sector
- How the religious right gained unprecedented access to Trump
- Lake Michigan like a 'boiling cauldron' as temperatures plummet in Chicago – video
- Deep freeze: record-breaking cold as polar vortex grips America – in pictures
| Venezuela: Jeremy Hunt to call for EU sanctions on key Maduro figures Posted: 30 Jan 2019 09:07 PM PST Maduro presidential rival Juan Guaidó claims he has held secret meetings with military, which hold key to power Britain's foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, is expected to urge EU nations to impose sanctions on members of Nicolás Maduro's inner circle in Venezuela as pressure mounts on the president. Hunt is expected to use an informal summit in Romania to make the call, which comes after his rival to the presidency, Juan Guaidó, claimed in a New York Times opinion piece ($) that he had held "clandestine" meetings with the military. Continue reading... |
| Brexit: UK may have to delay leaving EU, Jeremy Hunt admits - Politics live Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:59 AM PST Rolling coverage of the day's political developments as they happen, including the latest on the Brexit deadlock
Brexit may have to be delayed, a senior member of the government has now admitted. This is not, of itself, a startling observation - in Brussels this has been the working assumption for some time - but it is not something that anyone at the top of government has ever said this bluntly before. Whenever Theresa May gets asked about the prospect of article 50 being delayed, she either says the UK is leaving on 29 March, period, or, in her more candid moments, says that this is not an option being considered. But on the Today programme this morning Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, was much more direct. When it was put to him that it was "likely" that Brexit would have to be delayed, he did not challenge the premise of the question. Instead he replied: I think that depends on how long this process takes. I think it is true that if we ended up approving a deal in the days before the 29th March, then we might need some extra time to pass critical legislation. But if we are able to make progress sooner then, that might not be necessary. Continue reading... |
| Polar vortex: eight dead as Arctic air spreads across midwest Posted: 30 Jan 2019 05:50 PM PST Thousands of flights canceled, schools close, and post office halts deliveries as Chicago lows approach record Frozen Arctic winds brought record-low temperatures across much of the US midwest on Wednesday, as a blast of Arctic air known as the polar vortex unnerved residents accustomed to brutal winters. As of Wednesday evening, at least eight deaths were linked to the system, including an elderly Illinois man who was found several hours after he fell trying to get into his home and a University of Iowa student found behind an academic hall several hours before dawn. A man was struck by a snowplow in the Chicago area, a young couple's SUV struck another on a snowy road in northern Indiana and a Milwaukee man froze to death in a garage, authorities said. Continue reading... |
| Ariana Grande mocked for Japanese tattoo typo: ‘Leave me and my grill alone’ Posted: 30 Jan 2019 04:23 PM PST Singer was hoping for a Japanese translation of the title of her hit 7 Rings. Instead she ended up with a tattoo which means 'small charcoal grill' Too bad pop star Ariana Grande is vegan – she just tattooed an accidental homage to a Japanese barbeque grill on her palm. The US singer's attempt to ink an ode to her hit single 7 Rings backfired Wednesday after social media quickly chimed in to tell her the characters actually translated to "shichirin": a small charcoal grill. Continue reading... |
| Russians leaked Mueller investigation evidence online, prosecutors say Posted: 30 Jan 2019 01:12 PM PST More than 1,000 files shared confidentially appeared to have been uploaded to a filesharing site, according to court documents Evidence gathered by Robert Mueller, the special counsel, was obtained by Russians and leaked online in an attempt to discredit his inquiry into Moscow's interference in US politics, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Related: Mueller investigation is almost finished, says acting attorney general Continue reading... |
| New Zealand brings first 'fake mānuka honey' prosecution Posted: 30 Jan 2019 02:48 PM PST Company is accused of adding synthetic chemicals, including one used in tanning lotion, to honey A mānuka honey company is being prosecuted by New Zealand's food safety agency over claims it added artificial chemicals to its product. In the first case of its kind, the company is accused of adding synthetic chemicals – including one commonly used in tanning lotion – to honey it sold as "mānuka". Continue reading... |
| Women in Zimbabwe demand action over alleged army rapes Posted: 30 Jan 2019 11:00 PM PST Activists don black clothes in protest after widespread reports of sexual violence by security forces
Trending under hashtags including #OurBodiesNotWarZones, #SheSpeaksOut, #InjureOneInjureAll and #ShutDownAtrocities, "Black Wednesday" campaigners called on the Zimbabwean authorities to take action against military personnel accused of rape and sexual assault. Continue reading... |
| Britons living in EU call on May to secure healthcare for pensioners Posted: 30 Jan 2019 11:00 PM PST Campaigners are concerned UK nationals may need insurance to remain in some countries Campaigners for British nationals settled in the EU have called on Theresa May to guarantee health cover payments for pensioners for at least two years to help secure wider residential rights as well as medical care in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The government has indicated that it is in advanced conversations with countries including Spain, France and Ireland about continuing reciprocal arrangements, which would kick in to place if the UK crashes out of the EU. Continue reading... |
| Behrouz Boochani: detained asylum seeker wins Australia's richest literary prize Posted: 30 Jan 2019 11:54 PM PST Guardian writer on Manus Island wins $125,000 after sweeping non-fiction prize and Victorian prize for literature The winner of Australia's richest literary prize did not attend the ceremony. His absence was not by choice. Continue reading... |
| Tokyo 2020 organisers cut crowds at sailing events over tsunami risk Posted: 30 Jan 2019 10:56 PM PST Olympic authorities reduce crowd size to make evacuations easier The organisers of next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo have decided to cut the number of spectators for the sailing events by a third so they can be quickly evacuated to higher ground in the event of a tsunami. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics organising committee had initially planned to allow up to 5,000 people to watch the sailing events off Enoshima island, just south of the Japanese capital, according to the public broadcaster NHK. Continue reading... |
| Costa prize-winner Bart van Es on why he had to tell his family’s Holocaust story Posted: 30 Jan 2019 10:44 AM PST The Cut Out Girl is the gripping tale of a Jewish girl who escaped the Nazis, written by her saviours' grandson. Here, author and heroine talk about their life-affirming collaboration 'I must tell you a secret," Lien de Jong's mother said to her gently one day. "You are going to stay somewhere else for a while." It was August 1942 in occupied Holland and De Jong was eight years old. The family was Jewish, but not observant. She would never see her parents again; they were murdered in Auschwitz six months later. She was sent to live with a non-Jewish family, the Van Eses, the first in a series of temporary homes in the Netherlands' wartime underground network. Bart van Es is a Dutch-born English literature professor at Oxford University, who usually "writes scholarly books and articles on Shakespeare and Renaissance poetry". He is also the grandson of Jans and Henk van Es, who, as part of the Dutch resistance, sheltered Jewish children such as Lien de Jong during the occupation. His account of her extraordinary, harrowing story of loss, survival and love, The Cut Out Girl, has just won the Costa Book of the Year award. Continue reading... |
| Two babies die after contracting infection at Glasgow hospital Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:54 AM PST NHS investigating deaths in neonatal unit at Princess Royal maternity hospital Two premature babies have died after contracting a bloodstream infection at a Glasgow hospital, the third infection control crisis to hit the city's health service within two weeks. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed on Wednesday night that it was investigating three cases in the neonatal unit at the Princess Royal maternity hospital. It said the infection was "one of a number of contributing causes" in the deaths of two "extremely premature" babies, and that a third had required treatment and was in a stable condition. Continue reading... |
| Djibouti: scores feared dead after two migrant boats overturn Posted: 30 Jan 2019 09:50 AM PST Coastguard warns death toll will rise, as UN reveals six migrants die at sea each day Scores of people are feared to have drowned off the coast of Djibouti after two migrant boats capsized, amid new warnings from the UN that six people a day die on maritime smuggling routes to Europe and elsewhere. According to the International Organization for Migration, the alarm was raised over the latest incident after two survivors were recovered. As the search for more survivors continued, the IOM said on Wednesday that 38 people had been confirmed dead. Continue reading... |
| Boston fashion show takes on gun violence – in pictures Posted: 31 Jan 2019 01:00 AM PST The dozens of models who took part in the Battle of the Brands fashion show in Boston, Massachusetts, shared a common thread: all had lost relatives to gun violence Continue reading... |
| Former archbishop under investigation for failing to report all child abuse allegations Posted: 30 Jan 2019 10:55 PM PST Roger Herft's conduct while bishop of Newcastle was scrutinised by royal commission One of the Anglican church's most senior figures, the former archbishop of Perth Roger Herft, is under internal investigation for failing to report all allegations of child sexual abuse to the police while he was bishop of Newcastle. On Thursday the church issued a statement confirming Herft is being investigated by the Episcopal Standards Commission, the Anglican body for dealing with allegations about bishops. Continue reading... |
| Thursday briefing: At least they're talking – Corbyn and May discuss Brexit Posted: 30 Jan 2019 10:31 PM PST Labour leader pushes customs union … Asbo-style orders for knife offenders announced … and from penny pincher to our most trusted public figure Hello, it's Warren Murray keeping you duly informed this Thursday morning. Continue reading... |
| Penny Mordaunt criticised over call for aid to come from private sector Posted: 30 Jan 2019 10:36 AM PST International development secretary says she wants DfID to become more a fundraising than a spending department Penny Mordaunt has been criticised by charities and MPs for suggesting the government's international development spending should become more reliant on private sector investment and philanthropy. The international development secretary told cabinet ministers she would aim for her department to become a fundraising department rather than a spending department, telling them it was unsustainable to continue to meet the spending target with taxpayer cash. Continue reading... |
| How the religious right gained unprecedented access to Trump Posted: 30 Jan 2019 10:00 PM PST As the president offers a sympathetic ear – and policies to match – critics see a de facto advisory committee, violating federal law The US health secretary sat for an interview with a man experts say is the leader of a hate group known for "defaming gays and lesbians", just two days after Karen Pence, the US second lady, was criticized for teaching at a Christian school that bans homosexuality. Alex Azar, secretary of health and human services, was interviewed by the Family Research Council President, Tony Perkins, at an anti-abortion event called ProLifeCon in mid-January. Continue reading... |
| Lake Michigan like a 'boiling cauldron' as temperatures plummet in Chicago – video Posted: 30 Jan 2019 10:07 AM PST Wind chills fell as low as -47C in Chicago, with the temperature hitting -23C, as bitterly cold weather moved into Illinois, US. A local newscaster published this video of Lake Michigan, as viewed from Chicago's Edgewater neighbourhood, appearing like a 'boiling cauldron' on Wednesday. State and local officials have asked residents to stay indoors if possible and check on neighbours Continue reading... |
| Deep freeze: record-breaking cold as polar vortex grips America – in pictures Posted: 30 Jan 2019 08:23 AM PST Officials say temperatures could reach as low as -40C as the polar vortex spreads across the midwest and the east. On Wednesday morning Chicago was significantly colder than Antarctica Continue reading... |
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