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- Hotels at centre of rape allegations promoted on TripAdvisor
- China warns of 'tough struggle' as it cuts growth target to lowest since 1990
- Clintons accused of nepotism in book on US-Ireland relations
- Brexit: Hunt concedes Tory MPs could be given free vote on ruling out no deal - Politics live
- Italy sees 57% drop in olive harvest as result of climate change, scientist says
- No link between autism and MMR, affirms major study
- Banking leak exposes Russian network with link to Prince Charles
- Far right ‘infiltrating children’s charities with anti-Islam agenda’
- Tests on London patient offer hope of HIV 'cure'
- World’s rarest orangutan under threat in Indonesia after court battle against dam fails
- Teenager filmed biting chunks out of possum, as RSPCA condemns spate of attacks
- The Aldi effect: how one discount supermarket transformed the way Britain shops
- Relax rules on asylum seekers working in UK, say leading artists
- Talking to the Taliban: peace at what price?
- UK museum agrees to return Ethiopian emperor's hair
- Senate to reject Trump's national emergency declaration
- The last great tree: a majestic relic of Canada's vanishing boreal forest
- UK firms cut staff at fastest pace since 2012 as Brexit looms - business live
- Prosecutor drops George Pell contempt of court cases against ABC and Crikey
- UK pledges £2m to help end stigma and shame of period poverty
- UK policy on migration 'disconnected and incoherent', MPs warn
- Aid worker stranded in Syria after British citizenship revoked
- WWF accused of funding guards who 'tortured and killed scores of people'
- Kashmir's fog of war: how conflicting accounts benefit both sides
- Freed photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid reunited with family – video
- Lights, sequins, samba: Rio carnival at the Sambadrome – in pictures
- The scandal that could bring down Justin Trudeau – video explainer
| Hotels at centre of rape allegations promoted on TripAdvisor Posted: 05 Mar 2019 12:37 AM PST Woman told by website to leave 'first person' review detailing sexual assault Hotels around the world at the centre of sexual assault allegations are continuing to be promoted on TripAdvisor, despite some complainants contacting the travel company to warn them of alleged attacks by staff members. TripAdvisor is the largest travel site in the world, with 456 million people visiting the site every month to search for accommodation and other hospitality sites ranked according user reviews. Continue reading... |
| China warns of 'tough struggle' as it cuts growth target to lowest since 1990 Posted: 04 Mar 2019 06:21 PM PST Li Keqiang tells annual political gathering the nation will face 'a graver and more complicated environment' China has set its lowest growth target in nearly three decades as premier Li Keqiang warned of "tough" challenges facing the world's second-largest economy. He set the country's growth at 6.0 to 6.5%, down from a target of 6.5% last year. In 1990, growth sank to 3.9% because of international sanctions sparked by the Tiananmen square protests. Growth in 2018 was 6.6%, the slowest rate since 1990. Continue reading... |
| Clintons accused of nepotism in book on US-Ireland relations Posted: 05 Mar 2019 01:17 AM PST Exclusive: Policy adviser claims couple tried to gain grant for Chelsea's boyfriend A veteran Democratic foreign policy adviser has accused Bill and Hillary Clinton of nepotism, dishonesty and vindictiveness in an assault on a previously untouched part of the Clinton political legacy – Ireland. Trina Vargo, who was a behind-the-scenes Washington player in Northern Ireland's peace process, claims the couple tried to obtain a scholarship to Ireland for a boyfriend of their daughter, Chelsea, and later cut funding for the scholarship to punish Vargo for backing Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination race. Continue reading... |
| Brexit: Hunt concedes Tory MPs could be given free vote on ruling out no deal - Politics live Posted: 05 Mar 2019 02:32 AM PST Rolling coverage of the day's political developments as they happen
Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, told reporters that he would not be resigning as he arrived at Number 10 for cabinet, Sky's Aubrey Allegretti reports. NEW: Chris Grayling finally breaks cover and defends the £33m Eurotunnel payout. Chris Grayling rules out resigning over the ferry fiasco and probation reforms.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Tory Brexiter and chair of the European Research Group, has taken issue with yesterday's Evening Standard cartoon. Flying pigs are preferable to pork barrel politics. https://t.co/LqPZkTOoh9 Continue reading... |
| Italy sees 57% drop in olive harvest as result of climate change, scientist says Posted: 04 Mar 2019 10:00 PM PST Extreme weather blamed for plunge in country's olive harvest – the worst in 25 years – that could leave the country dependent on imports by April Extreme weather events have been the "main driver" of an olive harvest collapse that could leave Italy dependent on imports from April, a leading climate scientist has warned. A 57% plunge in the country's olive harvest – the worst in 25 years – sparked protests by thousands of Italian farmers wearing gilet arancioni – orange vests – in Rome earlier this month. Continue reading... |
| No link between autism and MMR, affirms major study Posted: 04 Mar 2019 02:00 PM PST Danish research again dispels link with vaccine at a time of surging measles cases globally The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine does not cause autism, according to a major study carried out in an attempt to reassure growing numbers of vaccination-doubters, as measles outbreaks surge. Doubts about MMR were sown by the gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield, who hypothesised in 1998 that it was linked to autism. The symptoms of the condition often begin to manifest at about the time the jab is given, between 12 and 15 months old. Continue reading... |
| Banking leak exposes Russian network with link to Prince Charles Posted: 04 Mar 2019 07:00 AM PST Exclusive: investigation reveals how Troika Dialog channelled $4.6bn to Europe and US A charity run by Prince Charles received donations from an offshore company that was used to funnel vast amounts of cash from Russia in a scheme that is under investigation by prosecutors, the Guardian can reveal. Money flowing through the network included cash that can be linked to some of the most notorious frauds committed during Vladimir Putin's presidency. Continue reading... |
| Far right ‘infiltrating children’s charities with anti-Islam agenda’ Posted: 04 Mar 2019 10:00 PM PST Anti-extremism officials say Ukip is among groups seeking to fuel tension over child abuse Rightwing groups including Ukip are attempting to "infiltrate" child protection charities to further an anti-Islam agenda, officials from the government's counter-extremism programme believe. Officers from Prevent said far-right figures were using voluntary groups to stir up tension in towns with historical problems of child sexual exploitation. Continue reading... |
| Tests on London patient offer hope of HIV 'cure' Posted: 04 Mar 2019 04:03 PM PST Man becomes second person in world to be cleared of virus after stem cell donation A man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of HIV after he received a bone marrow transplant from a virus-resistant donor, his doctors said. Almost three years after receiving bone marrow stem cells from a donor with a rare genetic mutation that resists HIV infection – and more than 18 months after he came off antiretroviral drugs – highly sensitive tests still show no trace of the man's previous HIV infection. Continue reading... |
| World’s rarest orangutan under threat in Indonesia after court battle against dam fails Posted: 04 Mar 2019 07:48 PM PST Fears Chinese-backed project will flood forest that is home to the most critically endangered species of ape Environmentalists in Indonesia have lost a court challenge to a Chinese-backed dam project in Indonesia that will rip through the habitat of the most critically endangered orangutan species. On Monday, the state administrative court in North Sumatra's capital, Medan, ruled that construction can continue despite critics of the 510-megawatt hydro dam providing evidence that its environmental impact assessment was deeply flawed. Continue reading... |
| Teenager filmed biting chunks out of possum, as RSPCA condemns spate of attacks Posted: 04 Mar 2019 10:13 PM PST Police investigate after animal welfare group shares social media footage of four attacks on possums in Queensland A teenager has bitten chunks of fur and flesh out of a possum's rump in one of several disturbing attacks on possums in Queensland. The RSPCA has shared footage of four attacks, all involving possums, after concerned people found them on social media. Continue reading... |
| The Aldi effect: how one discount supermarket transformed the way Britain shops Posted: 04 Mar 2019 10:00 PM PST When Aldi arrived in Britain, Tesco and Sainsbury's were sure they had nothing to worry about. Three decades later, they know better. By Xan Rice On a Thursday morning in April 1990, in the suburb of Stechford in Birmingham, a strange grocery chain started trading in the UK. It only stocked 600 basic items – fewer than you might find in your local corner shop today – all at very low prices. For many products, including butter, tea and ketchup, only a single, usually unfamiliar brand was offered. To shoppers accustomed to the abundance of Tesco and Sainsbury's, which dominated the British grocery sector with thousands of products and brands, delicatessens, vast fridges and aisles piled high with fresh fruit and vegetables, the range would have seemed dismal. The managers of this new shop, which was called Aldi, had not bothered to place a single advert announcing its arrival – not even an "Opening soon" sign outside the store. Strip lights illuminated the 185 sq metre store, and from the ceiling hung banners listing prices for the goods stacked on wooden pallets or displayed in torn-open cardboard boxes on metal shelves. A £1 deposit allowed you to borrow a trolley but there were no baskets. The checkout assistants, who had been trained to memorise the price of every item in the store, were so fast that shoppers experienced what some would come to call "Aldi panic" – the fear that you cannot pack your goods quickly enough. The store accepted cash but not cheques or cards. Customers seeking itemised receipts left disappointed. Continue reading... |
| Relax rules on asylum seekers working in UK, say leading artists Posted: 04 Mar 2019 04:01 PM PST Letter to Guardian signed by 39 notable figures says strict laws are 'so plainly unjust' A group of actors, artists and other notable figures including Jodie Whittaker, Jude Law, Anna Friel and Antony Gormley have made a joint appeal to the government to relax the strict laws barring people seeking asylum in the UK from paid work. The letter to the Guardian, signed by 39 people also including the author Michael Morpurgo and the actors Freema Agyeman, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes and Miranda Richardson, said that for many of those involved, it was their first such appeal to the government. Continue reading... |
| Talking to the Taliban: peace at what price? Posted: 04 Mar 2019 07:00 PM PST Donald Trump is becoming increasingly impatient about removing all US troops from Afghanistan, 18 years after the invasion that followed September 11. As peace talks continue, Fawzia Koofi, a female Afghan MP, describes being in the room with the Taliban, while the Guardian's Emma Graham-Harrison examines the slow progress for women's rights that could be at risk when international forces leave. Plus: Gary Younge on knife crime Donald Trump has become increasingly impatient to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan, a war he sees as having failed and a considers a continuing financial drain. But after more than 17 years of conflict, with at least 38,000 civilians killed and millions more injured or displaced, removing troops is a process fraught with risk. The Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi took part in recent talks with the Taliban in Moscow and, having fought for a female presence around the table, she was insistent that women's rights were not discarded in the process. Meanwhile, the Guardian's Emma Graham-Harrison discusses the slow improvement in women's rights since the Taliban was ousted from government and how securing these was a key objective for the US. Continue reading... |
| UK museum agrees to return Ethiopian emperor's hair Posted: 04 Mar 2019 09:55 AM PST National Army Museum says it has agreed to a formal request for two locks of hair of Tewodros II A British museum has agreed to repatriate to Ethiopia two locks of hair taken from the head of the 19th-century emperor Tewodros II. The National Army Museum on Monday said it had agreed to a formal request for the return of objects "considered to be of cultural sensitivity to Ethiopian citizens". Continue reading... |
| Senate to reject Trump's national emergency declaration Posted: 05 Mar 2019 02:45 AM PST At least four Republicans will defy president's move on the Mexican border designed to fund his wall Donald Trump's declaration of an emergency on the Mexican border will be rejected by the Senate, the most senior Republican in the US upper chamber has admitted. "I think what is clear in the Senate is there will be enough votes to pass the resolution of disapproval, which will then be vetoed by the president and then, in all likelihood, the veto will be upheld in the House [of Representatives]," Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, said. Continue reading... |
| The last great tree: a majestic relic of Canada's vanishing boreal forest Posted: 05 Mar 2019 01:00 AM PST Spared by the loggers' chainsaws a Douglas fir perhaps 1,000 years old stands in splendid isolation on Vancouver Island On a cool morning in the winter of 2011, Dennis Cronin parked his truck by the side of a dirt logging road, laced up his spike-soled caulk boots, put on his red cargo vest and orange hard hat, and stepped into the trees. He had a job to do: walk a stand of old-growth forest and flag it for clearcutting. Continue reading... |
| UK firms cut staff at fastest pace since 2012 as Brexit looms - business live Posted: 05 Mar 2019 02:23 AM PST Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as China sets its lowest growth target in almost three decades
The PMI reports don't usually cause much of a stir at Westminster. But today's news has alarmed John McDonnell MP, Shadow Chancellor. "This is a signal of plummeting business optimism in the wake of the government's bungling of Brexit. "The signs of falling UK private sector employment are worrying, against the backdrop of dropping business investment, downgraded growth forecasts, and a manufacturing recession.
Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at IHS Markit, fears the UK economy will barely grow this quarter: "The latest PMI surveys indicate that the UK economy remained close to stagnation in February, despite a flurry of activity in many sectors ahead of the UK's scheduled departure from the EU. The data suggest the economy is on course to grow by just 0.1% in the first quarter. Continue reading... |
| Prosecutor drops George Pell contempt of court cases against ABC and Crikey Posted: 05 Mar 2019 02:09 AM PST Cases against Fairfax, Nine, Macquarie Radio and Mamamia journalists have not been dropped None of the ABC or Crikey journalists sent contempt of court notices for breaching a suppression order in the trial of Cardinal George Pell will face legal action. The letters sent to the media companies from the Office of Public Prosecutions did not give a reason for dropping the contempt cases, despite an earlier notice from the OPP director, Kerri Judd, warning them: "… I intend to institute proceedings for contempt against you." Continue reading... |
| UK pledges £2m to help end stigma and shame of period poverty Posted: 05 Mar 2019 02:25 AM PST As well as global funding, Penny Mordaunt announces creation of £250,000 taskforce to tackle problem in Britain The UK government has announced £2m to support organisations around the world to end period poverty by 2030. The minister for women and equalities, Penny Mordaunt, also announced £250,000 for the creation of a taskforce comprised of government departments, businesses, charities and manufacturers to come up with new ideas to tackle the problem in the UK. Continue reading... |
| UK policy on migration 'disconnected and incoherent', MPs warn Posted: 04 Mar 2019 11:00 PM PST Report says aid to displaced people in Africa undermined by Home Office approach to asylum seekers and refugees The UK government's migration policy is "disconnected and incoherent" and involves the pitting of one government department against another, a report by MPs has said. The international development committee (IDC) urged the government to double the number of vulnerable refugees offered resettlement in Britain, up to 10,000 a year. Continue reading... |
| Aid worker stranded in Syria after British citizenship revoked Posted: 04 Mar 2019 09:00 AM PST Tauqir Sharif calls on UK to distinguish between humanitarian workers and potential security threats A British aid worker and his family say they are stuck in Syria after his UK citizenship has been revoked and his eldest daughter refused a passport. Tauqir Sharif, 31, from Walthamstow, who lives and works in Idlib alongside his British wife, Racquell Hayden-Best, had his citizenship revoked in May 2017. Speaking to the Guardian this week, he called on the UK government to review its revocation policy for those engaged in humanitarian work in conflict zones. Continue reading... |
| WWF accused of funding guards who 'tortured and killed scores of people' Posted: 04 Mar 2019 07:43 AM PST World Wide Fund for Nature launches inquiry into claims that it works with paramilitaries allegedly involved in serious abuses One of the world's largest charities has launched an investigation into claims that it funds, equips and works with paramilitary forces accused of beating, torturing, sexually assaulting and murdering scores of people in national parks across Africa and Asia. Human rights specialists will lead an independent review of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) conservation charity, following allegations of abuse in six countries, published by BuzzFeed news on Monday. Continue reading... |
| Kashmir's fog of war: how conflicting accounts benefit both sides Posted: 05 Mar 2019 12:59 AM PST India and Pakistan's differing narratives are not unusual in the social media age, say experts India struck Pakistan. Pakistan hit back, capturing an Indian pilot. Those are the established facts. Virtually everything else about the clashes between south Asia's two arch-enemies last week is bitterly contested. Did India hit a militant training camp in Pakistan? Did it cross the ceasefire line between the two countries in disputed Kashmir? How many people did the strikes kill? Was a Pakistani jet shot down while bombing Indian territory the next day? Continue reading... |
| Freed photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid reunited with family – video Posted: 04 Mar 2019 09:21 AM PST The Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, better known as Shawkan, was jailed in 2013 for reporting on anti-government protests. Today, after almost six years, he was finally released. 'I feel like I am flying,' he said as he was reunited with family and friends Continue reading... |
| Lights, sequins, samba: Rio carnival at the Sambadrome – in pictures Posted: 04 Mar 2019 05:22 AM PST From giant turtles to Roman centurions, Rio de Janeiro's two nights of carnival parades at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí began in a burst of fireworks and continued with the cheers of thousands of tourists and locals who also enjoyed street celebrations all around the city Continue reading... |
| The scandal that could bring down Justin Trudeau – video explainer Posted: 04 Mar 2019 03:37 AM PST Canada's prime minister is facing calls to resign over the biggest political scandal of his administration. It centres on claims by his former attorney general Jody-Wilson Raybould that Trudeau's advisers improperly pressured her to prevent the prosecution of the engineering firm SNC-Lavalin over paying alleged bribes in Libya Continue reading... |
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