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- US claims Russia planning ‘false-flag’ operation to justify Ukraine invasion
- Calls to strip Prince Andrew of Duke of York title
- No 10 apologises to Queen over parties on eve of Prince Philip funeral
- Ethiopia: Tigray on brink of humanitarian disaster, UN says
- Djokovic’s fans at home vent fury – but Serbian politicians tone rhetoric down
- Ashling Murphy: vigils to be held across Ireland for teacher killed going for run
- £576,000 office renovations will save taxpayers money, EU official insists
- The princess and the Caravaggio: bitter dispute rages over Roman villa
- Man declared dead after being pulled from Channel
- Harry Dunn hearing ‘vacated’ to enable ongoing discussions with Sacoolas
- British Vogue hails new era with nine African models on cover
- Covid live news: UK registers 99,652 new cases and 270 further deaths; Omicron variant now dominant in Italy
- How No 10’s alleged parties took place as UK Covid death toll rose – interactive
- More UK infants in hospital amid Omicron wave but experts urge calm
- Italian police object to being sent pink face masks to wear on duty
- Election battle lines set as Macron pits himself against France’s unvaccinated
- La Palma’s volcanic headache: what to do with all the lava and ash
- Cat Power: ‘To this day I sleep with my bedroom door locked’
- Novak Djokovic Q&A: a wild day, what happens next and the legal view
- Lana Del Rey’s greatest songs – ranked!
- The ultimate sex tape scandal: how Pam and Tommy’s stolen video shook the world
- ‘It’s shortsighted’: farmers lament veto of Jeremy Clarkson restaurant
- Police appeal for witnesses after woman raped near Peckham Rye station
- Syrian survivors cling to hope Raslan case will mark end of regime’s impunity
- Biden to tout successful passing of infrastructure law after voting rights defeat – live
- Feed supplier to UK farm animals still linked to Amazon deforestation
- ‘I’m not scared of death’: inside Taiwan’s brutal navy frogman bootcamp – in pictures
- NSW and Victoria urged to better help diverse communities understand Covid rapid test rules
- Term starts in Uganda – but world’s longest shutdown has left schools in crisis
- Covid created 20 new ‘pandemic billionaires’ in Asia, says Oxfam
- World’s poorest bear brunt of climate crisis: 10 underreported emergencies
- Warning over fuel and food stocks as ‘hellish’ Tigray reels from airstrikes
- Jailing of Syrian intelligence officer ‘step towards justice’, say former detainees
- Low key and loyal: the domestic response to Russian troop buildup
- What have Ukraine talks achieved, and is war now more likely?
- ‘Europe is sidelined’: Russia meets US in Geneva and Nato in Brussels
- Kyrsten Sinema blocks filibuster reform as Biden continues ‘fight’ for voting rights – video
- Huge icefish colony of 60m nests found on Antarctic seabed – video
- Europe closer to war now than at any point in last 30 years, Poland warns – video
- 'The party's over': Keir Starmer derides Boris Johnson's apology at PMQs – video
| US claims Russia planning ‘false-flag’ operation to justify Ukraine invasion Posted: 14 Jan 2022 08:21 AM PST
The US has alleged Russia has already positioned saboteurs in Ukraine to carry out a "false flag" operation to use as a pretext for a Russian attack, which Washington says could begin in the coming month. The allegations, following similar claims by the government in Kyiv, come after the failure of a week of diplomacy to defuse the crisis provoked by Russia's massing of more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine's borders. Moscow has persistently portrayed the crisis as a military threat from Ukraine against Russia, without providing any evidence. Continue reading... |
| Calls to strip Prince Andrew of Duke of York title Posted: 14 Jan 2022 02:38 AM PST Local MP says position is 'untenable' and association with city must end in light of US sexual assault allegations Calls have been made in York for Prince Andrew to relinquish his title of Duke of York, with the city's Labour MP calling it "untenable". The demand by Rachael Maskell, the MP for York Central, echoed sentiments expressed by a senior councillor, Darryl Smalley, who said the association was tarnishing the city's reputation. Continue reading... |
| No 10 apologises to Queen over parties on eve of Prince Philip funeral Posted: 14 Jan 2022 05:19 AM PST Boris Johnson's spokesperson says 'it's deeply regrettable that this took place at a time of national mourning' No 10 has apologised to the Queen for two parties that took place in Downing Street on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral last year, Boris Johnson's spokesperson has said. The Daily Telegraph reported that two separate leaving parties, for the former director of communications James Slack and a government photographer, were held on 16 April, with drinking continuing into the early hours. Continue reading... |
| Ethiopia: Tigray on brink of humanitarian disaster, UN says Posted: 14 Jan 2022 05:11 AM PST Supplies for more than 5 million people in need of food are running out, says World Food Programme The Tigray region of northern Ethiopia stands on the edge of a humanitarian disaster, the UN has said, as fighting escalates and stocks of essential food for malnourished children run out. The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday that it would be distributing its last supplies of cereals, pulses and oil next week to Tigray, where more than 5 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance. Continue reading... |
| Djokovic’s fans at home vent fury – but Serbian politicians tone rhetoric down Posted: 14 Jan 2022 08:55 AM PST Fans say Australia's visa denial a witch-hunt, while Belgrade starts to distance itself from player's anti-vaccine stance Novak Djokovic's supporters in Serbia have reacted furiously to Australia's decision to cancel the world tennis No 1's visa for a second time, but the government has yet to respond officially and previously vociferous politicians have stayed quiet. The unvaccinated tennis star on Friday asked a court to block his deportation before the Australian Open after Australia's immigration minister revoked his visa, citing strict Covid-19 entry regulations and stating it was in the public interest. Continue reading... |
| Ashling Murphy: vigils to be held across Ireland for teacher killed going for run Posted: 14 Jan 2022 06:46 AM PST Killing of 23-year-old in County Offaly has provoked outpouring of grief and anger in Ireland and beyond Vigils are to be held in Ireland after the "senseless" killing of a 23-year-old teacher, with echoes of the national reckoning that was sparked in the UK last year by the murder of Sarah Everard. Ashling Murphy was killed on Wednesday afternoon while going for a run along the banks of the Grand Canal in Tullamore in County Offaly. Continue reading... |
| £576,000 office renovations will save taxpayers money, EU official insists Posted: 14 Jan 2022 07:46 AM PST German MEP Rainer Wieland spent £20,000 on a light fitting and the same amount on bespoke doors A vice-president of the European parliament is facing questions after it was revealed he had spent nearly €690,000 (£576,000) on lavish office renovations. Rainer Wieland, a Christian Democrat MEP from Germany, spent €486,011 on a state-of-the-art office and €134,774 "showroom" next door, both built from scratch on the 15th floor of the European parliament in Brussels, according to a leaked report seen by the Guardian. Continue reading... |
| The princess and the Caravaggio: bitter dispute rages over Roman villa Posted: 14 Jan 2022 04:31 AM PST 'It's like a museum,' says princess caught in inheritance feud over one of the world's most expensive homes As legend goes, tossing a coin into the Trevi fountain guarantees a return visit to Rome. When, as a 16-year-old American tourist, Rita Carpenter participated in the ritual and made a wish to one day marry a Roman and live in the Italian capital, little did she know that almost five decades on she would return to marry a prince and home would be a 16th-century villa stuffed with history, including the only ceiling mural ever painted by Caravaggio. But now Princess Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi is facing the prospect of having to move out of the sprawling Villa Aurora, and the vast treasures it contains are at risk of being closed off to the public. Continue reading... |
| Man declared dead after being pulled from Channel Posted: 14 Jan 2022 04:41 AM PST Rescuers in France find 32 people with hypothermia, including five stranded on sandbank A man has died while trying to cross the Channel to the UK. The French authorities said the man was found unconscious and pulled from the water after going overboard. Continue reading... |
| Harry Dunn hearing ‘vacated’ to enable ongoing discussions with Sacoolas Posted: 14 Jan 2022 03:50 AM PST Crown Prosecution Service issues statement saying talks with alleged killer's legal team to continue Harry Dunn's alleged killer, Anne Sacoolas, will no longer face a court hearing, to enable "ongoing discussions" with the Crown Prosecution Service to continue. The CPS previously said in a statement that the 44-year-old's case would be heard at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday, but the hearing has now been vacated. Continue reading... |
| British Vogue hails new era with nine African models on cover Posted: 14 Jan 2022 04:25 AM PST February issue cover shot is an important statement of anti-tokenism, says magazine's editor British Vogue has hailed a new era that spotlights African fashion. The magazine's February issue features nine dark-skinned models of African heritage on its cover, including Adut Akech. Seemingly referencing Peter Lindbergh's "Supers" Vogue cover from 1990, which introduced the world to the idea of the supermodel, the shot is a challenge to the traditionally white fashion industry, which has, since the murder of George Floyd, been under pressure to change and become more inclusive and diverse. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2022 09:31 AM PST UK's daily caseload falls back below 100,000; Italy's National Health Institute says at least 81% of cases are Omicron
South Korea will extend tougher social distancing rules for three more weeks amid concerns over a looming Omicron wave ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, officials said on Friday. The curbs were restored a month ago just six weeks after being eased under a "living with Covid-19" scheme, as record-breaking numbers of new cases and critically ill patients threatened to saturate the country's medical system. Continue reading... |
| How No 10’s alleged parties took place as UK Covid death toll rose – interactive Posted: 14 Jan 2022 04:26 AM PST A timeline of alleged lockdown parties and UK deaths, what Covid rules were in place at the time and what Boris Johnson said The UK government and the Conservative party have been rocked by a series of claims about staff parties held in Downing Street and elsewhere in Whitehall. Some have argued the "partygate" scandal could ultimately topple the prime minister. With more than 175,000 Covid deaths to date, the Guardian plots the UK death toll against dates on which the staff parties are alleged to have occurred, as well as previous controversies involving alleged breaches of lockdown rules and Johnson's recent comments on the 2020 gatherings. Continue reading... |
| More UK infants in hospital amid Omicron wave but experts urge calm Posted: 14 Jan 2022 07:34 AM PST Proportion of children under one rises from 30 to 42%, though medics say most cases are very mild The proportion of infants in hospital with Covid-19 in the UK has risen with the spread of Omicron, figures suggest, although researchers have urged calm, noting most cases are very mild. The number of Covid-positive admissions, whatever the cause, is expected to rise when there is more infection around, but the latest figures suggest there has been a shift in the proportion of children in hospital with coronavirus who are infants. Continue reading... |
| Italian police object to being sent pink face masks to wear on duty Posted: 14 Jan 2022 06:02 AM PST Union chief writes to head of police saying 'eccentric' masks could damage image of the institution Fashion-conscious Italian police are in revolt after receiving batches of pink face masks to wear on duty, arguing that the "eccentric" colour is ill-matched with their uniforms. Police units in six cities were sent the FFP2 masks from the office of Italy's Covid-19 emergency commissioner, Francesco Paolo Figliuolo. Continue reading... |
| Election battle lines set as Macron pits himself against France’s unvaccinated Posted: 14 Jan 2022 06:38 AM PST Growing political divisions over Covid rules have emerged in run-up to presidential election in April Emmanuel Macron is facing growing political divisions over Covid rules in the run-up to the spring presidential election, after his proposed vaccine pass was delayed and teachers took strike action, amid ongoing street demonstrations and a rise in violent threats against politicians. With an increasing mood of fatigue among French voters after two years of the pandemic and a significant mistrust of the political class, the president –– who is likely to hold off declaring his re-election bid for several weeks as the coronavirus health crisis continues –– wants to be seen as reliable but firm. Continue reading... |
| La Palma’s volcanic headache: what to do with all the lava and ash Posted: 14 Jan 2022 02:34 AM PST In recent days many evacuees have come home, as the island scrambles to find a use for the spewed matter For three months they were subject to whims of a roaring volcano. Now residents on the small Spanish island of La Palma are wrestling with another dilemma: what do with the millions of cubic metres of lava and ash it left behind. The volcano rumbled for 85 days, ejecting ash and rivers of lava that swallowed more than 1,000 homes, cut off highways and suffocated the lush banana plantations that drive the island's economy. Continue reading... |
| Cat Power: ‘To this day I sleep with my bedroom door locked’ Posted: 14 Jan 2022 06:00 AM PST After breakups, breakdowns, stalkers and worse, Chan Marshall has rewritten her bleakest lyrics and recorded an album of highly personal covers. 'We all need sweetness,' she says Chan Marshall is sitting cross-legged on a bed, crying. It's a sniffly, unselfconscious kind of crying, tears smudging sooty eyeshadow. Thirty years into her often wayward career as the US singer-songwriter Cat Power, she is crying because in a few weeks' time she is 50 and she can't believe she made it, that life turned out OK, that she's happy. At least, happier than she was when she turned 30, the day her then boyfriend "stood me up". Or her 40th, when she felt controlled in the relationship she was in. "He was involved with this church," she explains. "I wasn't allowed to have friends. Or a party. So … hmm. I'm so sorry." She shakes her head, reaches across the bed and clutches my hand. "It's heavy, dude." She takes a bolstering tug on a cigarette. "The 20s were so fucking difficult, like: 'Oh, now I gotta do this some more?'" she carries on. "Turning 40 was: 'Uuuurgh, well I made it this far, but it's got to get better.'" Continue reading... |
| Novak Djokovic Q&A: a wild day, what happens next and the legal view Posted: 14 Jan 2022 08:25 AM PST After another extraordinary day in the Novak Djokovic saga ahead of the Australian Open, what now for the world No 1? Another extraordinary day in the Novak Djokovic saga began at 5.52pm local time when Australia's minister for immigration, Alex Hawke, exerted his personal powers to cancel the men's world No 1's visa for the second time. In a statement Hawke said he had done so "on health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so". Continue reading... |
| Lana Del Rey’s greatest songs – ranked! Posted: 14 Jan 2022 02:00 AM PST As her breakthrough album Born to Die turns 10, we pick the best of an artist whose beautiful, damned aesthetic changed the course of pop Apparently inspired by the suicide of a friend and remixed by Cedric Gervais into that rarest of things – a party-starting Lana Del Rey banger – Summertime Sadness was a hook-laden highlight of her second album Born to Die, later becoming a key text in the #prettywhenyoucry "sad girl" aesthetic Del Rey inadvertently spawned. Continue reading... |
| The ultimate sex tape scandal: how Pam and Tommy’s stolen video shook the world Posted: 14 Jan 2022 05:00 AM PST She was a cartoon beach beauty. He was a tattooed drummer. As the story of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's stolen sex tape is turned into tense TV, we remember the events that changed celebrity culture for ever By Christmas 1995, it was moderately common knowledge that a "sex tape" existed of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, privately filmed on their honeymoon that year, after a whirlwind 96-hour romance. As the star of Baywatch, Anderson was so globally famous that other, also famous TV shows had storylines about her. Lee, the Mötley Crüe drummer, was also extremely well known, mainly as a sex, drugs and rock'n'roll poster boy, partly for mooning whenever he went on stage. Their union, and its impact, was a molecular chemistry kind of affair; like oxygen and hydrogen, each, alone, was a powerful element, but combined they were altogether more culturally powerful – her eroticism slightly neutralised by marriage, his trouble-seeking rendered a bit safer beside her all-American (actually Canadian) smile. Continue reading... |
| ‘It’s shortsighted’: farmers lament veto of Jeremy Clarkson restaurant Posted: 14 Jan 2022 05:00 AM PST Cotswolds food producers argue case illustrates disconnect between planners and farmers' need to make living He left the meeting in a right old huff, chuntering that it was a bad day for farming and dismissing one of the planning officials as a comedian, after his scheme to build a hilltop restaurant on his Oxfordshire farm was flatly turned down. But Jeremy Clarkson, petrolhead turned farming reality TV show star, may be heartened by the concern and interest in his case that rippled through the Cotswolds this week. Continue reading... |
| Police appeal for witnesses after woman raped near Peckham Rye station Posted: 14 Jan 2022 09:30 AM PST Southwark Police said multiple people have raised concerns the area lacks CCTV and lighting An 18-year-old woman was subjected to an "appalling and upsetting" rape by two masked men who approached hernear a London overground station. The Metropolitan police have appealed for witnesses after the attack near Peckham Rye station. Continue reading... |
| Syrian survivors cling to hope Raslan case will mark end of regime’s impunity Posted: 13 Jan 2022 09:00 PM PST Analysis: sentencing of former colonel to life by German court may not be last chink in Assad's armour It was a moment thought nearly impossible after a decade of impunity: a senior Syrian intelligence officer jailed for life for helping direct the horrors of one of modern history's most brutal wars. But as Anwar Raslan, a former colonel in Bashar al-Assad's forces, bowed to his fate, survivors of the barbarous regime of torture that he helped run finally had something to cling to. Continue reading... |
| Biden to tout successful passing of infrastructure law after voting rights defeat – live Posted: 14 Jan 2022 09:44 AM PST
The White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, is now holding her daily briefing with reporters, and she opened her remarks with an important announcement about Joe Biden's schedule. The president will hold a formal press conference next Wednesday at 4pm, as he marks one year in office. Continue reading... |
| Feed supplier to UK farm animals still linked to Amazon deforestation Posted: 14 Jan 2022 12:00 AM PST Cargill, which had pledged to clean up its supply chain, sells feed for many of the billion chickens killed annually in UK A major supplier of animal feed is still buying soya and corn from a farm linked to deforestation in the Amazon, despite having pledged to clean up its global supply chains. Cargill, a giant agricultural multinational that sells feed to British chicken farms, buys crops from a farm growing soybeans on deforested land in the Brazilian Amazon. Continue reading... |
| ‘I’m not scared of death’: inside Taiwan’s brutal navy frogman bootcamp – in pictures Posted: 14 Jan 2022 07:00 AM PST A group of 31 men started a 10-week intensive training program to become members of the Taiwan navy's elite amphibious reconnaissance and patrol unit. It involved sleep deprivation and intense physical training, all while soaking wet. Only 15 finished Continue reading... |
| NSW and Victoria urged to better help diverse communities understand Covid rapid test rules Posted: 14 Jan 2022 04:16 AM PST A lack of effort in spreading messages about rapid antigen tests to diverse communities may lead to underreporting of Covid cases, advocates say Community organisations in NSW and Victoria are calling on their state governments to expand outreach to culturally and linguistically diverse communities, amid concerns of underreporting of rapid antigen tests results. Service NSW, which launched its online system to register positive rapid antigen tests on Wednesday, offers translation options, while the Victorian portal tells users to call the Covid hotline for a translator. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... |
| Term starts in Uganda – but world’s longest shutdown has left schools in crisis Posted: 14 Jan 2022 01:15 AM PST Pre-Covid the country battled poor learning outcomes, now experts fear fee rises and school closures will see many more children miss out The gate that once proudly displayed the name of Godwins primary school in Kampala has been removed. The compound, where pupils played at break time, is now a parking area for trucks ferrying goods to the nearby market, while the classrooms have been turned into a travellers' lodge. Uganda's schools were ordered to reopen on Monday 10 January, after nearly two years of closure – the longest school shutdown in the world – but not all were able to welcome pupils back. Godwins, in Kalerwe in Kawempe division, is one of the many schools that will never reopen. It had been in existence for 20 years catering to children whose parents work in nearby Kalerwe market. Continue reading... |
| Covid created 20 new ‘pandemic billionaires’ in Asia, says Oxfam Posted: 13 Jan 2022 11:15 PM PST While wealthiest got richer, 140m people fell into poverty as jobs were lost, wiping out years of gains for poorest, report finds Twenty new "pandemic billionaires" have been created in Asia thanks to the international response to Covid-19, while 140 million people across the continent were plunged into poverty as jobs were lost during the pandemic, according to Oxfam. A report by the aid organisation says that by March 2021, profits from the pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and services needed for the Covid response had made 20 people new billionaires as lockdowns and economic stagnation destroyed the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of others. Continue reading... |
| World’s poorest bear brunt of climate crisis: 10 underreported emergencies Posted: 13 Jan 2022 10:15 PM PST Care International report highlights 'deep injustice' neglected by world's media, as extreme weather along with Covid wipes out decades of progress From Afghanistan to Ethiopia, about 235 million people worldwide needed assistance in 2021. But while some crises received global attention, others are lesser known. Humanitarian organisation Care International has published its annual report of the 10 countries that had the least attention in online articles in five languages around the world in 2021, despite each having at least 1 million people affected by conflict or climate disasters. Continue reading... |
| Warning over fuel and food stocks as ‘hellish’ Tigray reels from airstrikes Posted: 13 Jan 2022 07:59 AM PST Stocks run perilously low, with main supply route into region of northern Ethiopia unusable since December Humanitarian organisations in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia are running perilously low on food and fuel stocks as an intensified wave of airstrikes further hampers a threadbare aid effort already stymied by lack of access. In what it calls a de facto blockade, the UN says fighting between Tigrayan rebels and forces loyal to the Ethiopian government has rendered the main supply route into the war-torn region unusable since mid-December. Continue reading... |
| Jailing of Syrian intelligence officer ‘step towards justice’, say former detainees Posted: 13 Jan 2022 07:25 AM PST Anwar Raslan's conviction in Germany sends signal that Assad regime systematically uses torture, say detention system survivors For survivors of Syria's brutal detention system, the landmark conviction of a former Syrian intelligence official for crimes against humanity represents a vital step towards justice. "We initially hoped for a trial at the international criminal court, but nevertheless this is an important step," said Hussein Ghrer, one of 24 former detainees of Branch 251, a military intelligence unit with its own prison in Damascus, who testified against Anwar Raslan. Continue reading... |
| Low key and loyal: the domestic response to Russian troop buildup Posted: 14 Jan 2022 01:29 AM PST Analysis: After eight years of conflict with the west, many Russians appear resigned to whatever course Putin chooses Russia's buildup of a potential invasion force on Ukraine's borders has produced little reaction at home despite western threats of devastating economic consequences that would harm tycoons, top businesspeople and the general public alike. Since 2014, recurrent rounds of sanctions over the annexation of Crimea, the shooting down of the MH17 jetliner, the 2016 US elections interference, the Salisbury poisonings, the attempted assassination of Alexei Navalny and other international scandals have steeled Vladimir Putin's elite supporters and prepared them for the worst. Continue reading... |
| What have Ukraine talks achieved, and is war now more likely? Posted: 13 Jan 2022 10:40 AM PST Russia calls talks a 'dead end' and it becomes clear that troop build-up is not a bluff to achieve other ends The Guardian's world affairs editor assesses the outcome of three rounds of talks this week about the fate of Ukraine, involving Russia, the US, Nato and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Did the talks achieve anything? Continue reading... |
| ‘Europe is sidelined’: Russia meets US in Geneva and Nato in Brussels Posted: 12 Jan 2022 05:10 AM PST EU leaders warn of consequences in response to further aggression against Ukraine After months of sabre-rattling from Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, Russian officials have been on a diplomatic tour of Europe this week, meeting the US in Geneva and Nato in Brussels. Amid this diplomatic whirl, Europe's biggest diplomatic club has been absent. The EU has no formal role in the talks, although its officials are drawing up possible sanctions to levy against Russia if the Kremlin decides to invade Ukraine. The EU's exclusion from talks on war and peace in its own backyard hurts. "Between Putin and Biden, Europe is sidelined," ran a Le Monde headline last week. The EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell,struck an insouciant note. "I don't care," he said when the BBC asked whether the US should have gone ahead with the Geneva talks. The Russians, he said, had "deliberately excluded the EU from any participation" but he had been assured by the US that "nothing will be agreed without our strong co-operation, coordination and participation". Continue reading... |
| Kyrsten Sinema blocks filibuster reform as Biden continues ‘fight’ for voting rights – video Posted: 13 Jan 2022 04:47 PM PST US president Joe Biden said he was not sure if his administration could push voting rights legislation through Congress, but he would continue fighting to change the law. 'I don't know if we can get it done,' he said to reporters. 'But I know one thing, as long as I have a breath in me … I am going to be fighting to change the way these legislatures are moving.' Earlier, Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema reaffirmed she would not support any change to the filibuster rules, effectively killing her party's hope of passing the most sweeping voting rights protections in a generation. Continue reading... |
| Huge icefish colony of 60m nests found on Antarctic seabed – video Posted: 13 Jan 2022 11:48 AM PST Researchers exploring Antarctica's seabed have discovered a thriving, unprecedented colony of icefish 'about a third of the size of London'. 'We expected to see the normal Antarctic seafloor … [but] during the first four hours of our dive, we saw nothing but fish nests,' said Autun Purser, of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany, and lead author of the study published in Current Biology. Continue reading... |
| Europe closer to war now than at any point in last 30 years, Poland warns – video Posted: 13 Jan 2022 07:59 AM PST Poland's foreign minister has warned that Europe is closer to war than it has been at any time in the last three decades, at the launch of his country's year-long chairing of the region's largest security organisation. Without naming Russia in his address on Thursday to envoys from the 57 members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Zbigniew Rau mentioned tensions in Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Moldova, all countries with active or frozen conflicts in which Russia has been alleged to be a party Continue reading... |
| 'The party's over': Keir Starmer derides Boris Johnson's apology at PMQs – video Posted: 12 Jan 2022 05:59 AM PST The Labour leader has said the prime minister's apology for attending what he claimed he thought was a 'work event' in the garden at No 10 in May 2020, when the country was in full lockdown, was 'offensive to the British public'. Keir Starmer called for Boris Johnson to 'do the decent thing' and resign before either his party or the public drove him out of office Continue reading... |
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