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- Ukraine taking UK claim of Russian invasion plot seriously, says adviser
- Dominic Raab refuses to confirm full publication of Sue Gray partygate report
- Secret ballot to elect president of Italy begins as Berlusconi drops out
- Brexit leaves furious British citizens stranded in EU countries
- Change to aid rules needed to prevent famine in Afghanistan, say UK experts
- Tennis Australia defends banning ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts at Australian Open
- Infected blood scandal: ex-pupils and relatives sue Hampshire school
- Capitol attack committee has spoken to Trump AG William Barr, chairman says
- Stowaway survives in nose wheel during South Africa flight to Netherlands
- French adventurer, 75, dies in attempt to row across the Atlantic
- Covid live: 74,799 more cases reported in UK; Russia breaks daily infection record
- Fauci: US ‘confident’ Omicron will soon peak even as hospitals struggle
- Mandatory Covid jabs policy divides NHS leaders in England as deadline nears
- Africa’s health boss seeks to tempt expat medics to come back home
- ‘I’ve already sold my daughters; now, my kidney’: winter in Afghanistan’s slums
- ‘Houses are just gone’: Tonga emerges from volcano and tsunami disaster
- The shrimp returns: beloved flamenco singer Camarón stars in graphic novel
- Death threats and phone calls: the women answering cries for help one year on from Poland’s abortion ban
- My Berlin meeting with an ex Nazi
- Christ and cocaine: Rio’s gangs of God blend faith and violence
- Hedonism is overrated – to make the best of life there must be pain, says this Yale professor
- Five teenagers arrested after boy, 16, fatally stabbed in Stretford
- A paramedic and an ICU nurse from the frontline of the Omicron surge
- ‘I used to judge people’: the Polish woman who became her city’s lone voice for abortion rights
- Deal with Jacinda Ardern’s Labour party is proving toxic for New Zealand’s Greens | Morgan Godfery
- Big Sur wildfire burns near California highway – video
- German navy chief resigns over comments on Putin and Ukraine – video
- ‘Such is life’: Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding amid Omicron wave – video
| Ukraine taking UK claim of Russian invasion plot seriously, says adviser Posted: 23 Jan 2022 10:42 AM PST Warning greeted with some scepticism in Kyiv but aide says it fits 'logical chain', as EU ministers prepare to meet Ukraine is reacting "seriously" to UK Foreign Office allegations that Moscow has plans to invade the country and install a puppet government, a senior government adviser has said, adding that Kyiv is resisting Russian efforts to destabilise its government and economy. The extraordinary Foreign Office claims that Moscow may topple the government and install Yevhen Murayev, a former MP who controls a pro-Russia television station, were met with shock and some scepticism in Ukrainian political and media circles on Sunday. Continue reading... |
| Dominic Raab refuses to confirm full publication of Sue Gray partygate report Posted: 23 Jan 2022 10:41 AM PST Deputy PM promises 'full transparency' but says it is for Boris Johnson to decide how much detail is released to the public Dominic Raab has refused to confirm that the Sue Gray report on alleged Downing Street parties will be published in full, saying the amount of detail released publicly will be a matter for Boris Johnson. The prime minister is braced for a critical week, with many Tory backbenchers reserving judgment on his future until they see Gray's findings and how Johnson responds. Continue reading... |
| Secret ballot to elect president of Italy begins as Berlusconi drops out Posted: 23 Jan 2022 04:03 AM PST Lawmakers and regional delegates will vote for successor to Sergio Mattarella, who steps down on 3 February Italian parliamentarians will begin casting their votes for a new president on Monday after the scandal-plagued Silvio Berlusconi abandoned his dream of becoming the next head of state. More than 1,000 lawmakers and regional delegates will participate in the complex secret ballot, described as being akin to the appointment of a new pope, that could go through several rounds before a successor to Sergio Mattarella, who is due to step down on 3 February, is elected. Continue reading... |
| Brexit leaves furious British citizens stranded in EU countries Posted: 23 Jan 2022 08:18 AM PST Thousands of people say their rights have been compromised despite government promises A 67-year-old British woman who planned to return to Britain with her 80-year-old French husband after 30 years in France has told how Home Office delays have left them waiting almost a year for the Brexit paperwork they need to set foot in the country. Carmel and her husband, Louis, who asked that their real names not be used, sold their house last year and packed up all their belongings having read that it would take 15 days to get a family permit. Continue reading... |
| Change to aid rules needed to prevent famine in Afghanistan, say UK experts Posted: 23 Jan 2022 09:09 AM PST Former security and diplomatic chiefs warn that country is at risk of economic collapse as Taliban begin talks in Norway Afghanistan can only be saved from state collapse and widespread starvation if the definition of legitimate humanitarian aid to the country is broadened, some of Britain's most senior former security and diplomatic chiefs have said. The group, including two former national security advisers, a former chief of defence staff and a former ambassador to Afghanistan, write in a letter published in the Guardian that the aid that can be sent to the Taliban-controlled country without fear of sanctions is too restricted. Continue reading... |
| Tennis Australia defends banning ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts at Australian Open Posted: 22 Jan 2022 10:57 PM PST Australian Open officials call police on protesters supporting the tennis player who disappeared after accusing top Chinese official of sexual assault Tennis Australia maintains Peng Shuai's safety is its "primary concern" despite asking fans at Melbourne Park to remove T-shirts and a banner bearing the words "Where is Peng Shuai?" Australian Open players have continued to express concern for the wellbeing of the Chinese tennis player who in early November accused a senior Chinese official of sexual assault. Continue reading... |
| Infected blood scandal: ex-pupils and relatives sue Hampshire school Posted: 23 Jan 2022 06:29 AM PST Group action alleges Treloar College failed in its duty of care for children who contracted hepatitis and HIV A group of survivors and relatives of people who died in the infected blood scandal are suing a school where they contracted hepatitis and HIV after being given experimental treatment without informed consent. A proposed group action lodged by Collins Solicitors in the high court on Friday alleges that Treloar College, a boarding school in Hampshire that specialised in teaching haemophiliacs, failed in its duty of care to these pupils in the 1970s and 80s. Continue reading... |
| Capitol attack committee has spoken to Trump AG William Barr, chairman says Posted: 23 Jan 2022 10:50 AM PST
The chairman of the congressional committee investigating the US Capitol attack and Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election revealed on Sunday that the panel has spoken to the former attorney general William Barr, a further indication that the inquiry has moved closer to the ex-president's inner circle. Bennie Thompson told CBS's Face the Nation that Barr, who was accused of making the justice department Trump's tool but who resigned before Trump left office, had spoken more than once with the panel. Continue reading... |
| Stowaway survives in nose wheel during South Africa flight to Netherlands Posted: 23 Jan 2022 04:46 AM PST Dutch military police say man taken to hospital and that his age and nationality have not yet been determined A stowaway was discovered in the wheel section under the front of a freight plane that arrived at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport from South Africa on Sunday, Dutch military police have said. "The man is doing well considering the circumstances and has been taken to a hospital," the police in charge of Dutch border control said in a statement. Continue reading... |
| French adventurer, 75, dies in attempt to row across the Atlantic Posted: 22 Jan 2022 07:33 PM PST Jean-Jacques Savin, a former paratrooper, wanted 'to laugh at old age' but got into difficulties off the Azores A 75-year-old Frenchman attempting to row across the Atlantic "to laugh at old age" has been found dead in his cabin at sea, his support team said. Portuguese coast guards found Jean-Jacques Savin's overturned boat off the archipelago of the Azores on Friday. Continue reading... |
| Covid live: 74,799 more cases reported in UK; Russia breaks daily infection record Posted: 23 Jan 2022 11:13 AM PST Latest updates: follow all the news and politics developments resulting from the coronavirus pandemic in the UK and around the world
Sturgeon talks about the impact on business. She said she realises that hospitality has been badly affected by the pandemic. "It's not about having protective measures and businesses are damaged, or having no measures and everything is fine. It's having measures than stem transmission, or allowing things to be controlled." Continue reading... |
| Fauci: US ‘confident’ Omicron will soon peak even as hospitals struggle Posted: 23 Jan 2022 08:55 AM PST
US authorities are confident most states will soon reach and pass a peak in coronavirus Omicron variant cases, even as hospitals struggle to cope with the current surge, Joe Biden's chief medical adviser said on Sunday. "I think [we're] as confident as you can be," Anthony Fauci told ABC's This Week. "You never want to be overconfident when you're dealing with this virus, because it has certainly surprised us in the past. Continue reading... |
| Mandatory Covid jabs policy divides NHS leaders in England as deadline nears Posted: 23 Jan 2022 01:00 AM PST Trust chiefs hold conflicting views over compulsory vaccinations, which look set to put staffing of health service under even more pressure NHS trust leaders are divided about whether the government should press ahead with mandatory jabs for healthcare workers in England after the prime minister told MPs he was considering relaxing the policy. About 80,000 frontline NHS workers have still not had a Covid vaccination and have less than two weeks to have their first dose in time to be able to complete the course before the 1 April deadline. Continue reading... |
| Africa’s health boss seeks to tempt expat medics to come back home Posted: 23 Jan 2022 12:45 AM PST Head of the continent's disease control centre says doctors and nurses are needed to bolster the local pandemic response During the pandemic, the UK and other rich nations have relied on African doctors and nurses to shore up their health services. Now the continent's chief health leader is hoping to put the brain drain into reverse with a plan to persuade African expats to return. Continue reading... |
| ‘I’ve already sold my daughters; now, my kidney’: winter in Afghanistan’s slums Posted: 23 Jan 2022 06:00 AM PST Crushing poverty is forcing starving displaced people to make desperate choices The temperature is dropping to below zero in western Afghanistan and Delaram Rahmati is struggling to find food for her eight children. Since leaving the family home in the country's Badghis province four years ago, the Rahmatis have been living in a mud hut with a plastic roof in one of Herat city's slums. Drought made their village unliveable and the land unworkable. Like an estimated 3.5 million Afghans who have been forced to leave their homes, the Rahmatis now live in a neighbourhood for internally displaced people (IDP). Continue reading... |
| ‘Houses are just gone’: Tonga emerges from volcano and tsunami disaster Posted: 23 Jan 2022 11:00 AM PST The eruption was unlike anything ever seen by Tongans, who are trying to rebuild their lives and devastated communities Tonga is used to natural disasters, but they have never experienced anything like the last week. "We've experienced tropical cyclones, but this is so new and no one will ever forget this, ever," says Marian Kupu, a journalist for BroadCom Broadcasting FM87.5 in Tonga. Continue reading... |
| The shrimp returns: beloved flamenco singer Camarón stars in graphic novel Posted: 23 Jan 2022 02:21 AM PST Thirty years after his death, the rich life of the Spanish Gypsy singer is depicted through 10 illustrated episodes In death, as in life, the legendary flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla continues to confound expectations, cross borders and demand that his blistered and blistering voice be heard. The revered, beloved and sometimes controversial cantaor died of lung cancer in July 1992, aged just 41. But as the 30th anniversary of his death looms, the singer born José Monge Cruz is being reincarnated in the black-and-white pages of a new graphic novel intended as a homage to Camarón, the music he created and the comic book itself. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 23 Jan 2022 12:00 AM PST As new laws hit the most vulnerable pregnant women in need of care, volunteers struggle to help those unable to access safe abortions Continue reading... |
| My Berlin meeting with an ex Nazi Posted: 23 Jan 2022 03:00 AM PST Thirty years ago, Jay Rayner sat down for lunch with a Holocaust denier and rising star of the far right. So how did Ewald Althans end up working in the arts and marrying his Taiwanese boyfriend? I sent Ewald Althans a message suggesting we meet in a coffee shop, not far from my East Berlin hotel. I thought it might be a more relaxed place in which to talk. He declined. "I do not feel too comfy any more sitting in a cosy place having an intense talk about National Socialism, Hitler, Auschwitz, etc," he texted back. "I suggest we have a nice long walk." I felt terribly naïve. After all, he had a point. Sitting in a Berlin coffee shop, chatting openly about the Nazis, really might not be the best way to go. I agreed to wait for him at the hotel. It required patience; he sent me repeated messages apologising for being late. "No worries," I replied. "It's been 29 years since we last met. I can wait another hour." Despite both the three decades that had passed and the Covid mask, I recognised him immediately. He wore drainpipe jeans ripped at the knee instead of an expensive sculpted suit, and his once straw-blond hair was now grey. Nevertheless, it was still recognisably him: the man once tipped to lead Germany to a new fascist glory. We turned out of the hotel and began to stroll down one of Berlin's sun-dappled, tree-lined avenues. "So," I said, "You're no longer a neo-Nazi then?" He laughed, but did not answer. Perhaps he didn't consider it a question deserving of a response. Continue reading... |
| Christ and cocaine: Rio’s gangs of God blend faith and violence Posted: 23 Jan 2022 04:38 AM PST In the city's favelas, a new generation of 'narco-pentecostals' are embracing Christian symbols "Pastor, do you think we could hold a service at my house next Thursday?" the peroxide-haired gangster wondered, cradling an AK-47 in his lap as he took a seat beside the man of God. A few months earlier, the 23-year-old had bought his first home with the fruits of his illegal work as a footsoldier for one of Rio de Janeiro's drug factions. Now, he wanted to give thanks for the blessings he believed he had received from above. Continue reading... |
| Hedonism is overrated – to make the best of life there must be pain, says this Yale professor Posted: 23 Jan 2022 05:00 AM PST The most satisfying lives are those which involve challenge, fear and struggle, says psychologist Paul Bloom The simplest theory of human nature is hedonism– – we pursue pleasure and comfort. Suffering and pain are, by their very nature, to be avoided. The spirit of this view is nicely captured in The Epic of Gilgamesh: "Let your belly be full, enjoy yourself always by day and by night! Make merry each day, dance and play day and night… For such is the destiny of men." And also by the Canadian rock band Trooper: "We're here for a good time / Not a long time / So have a good time / The sun can't shine every day." Hedonists wouldn't deny that life is full of voluntary suffering – we wake up in the middle of the night to feed the baby, take the 8.15 into the city, undergo painful medical procedures. But for the hedonist, these unpleasant acts are seen as the costs that must be paid to obtain greater pleasures in the future. Challenging and difficult work is the ticket to survival and status; boring exercise and unpleasant diets are what you have to go through for abs of steel and a vibrant old age, and so on. Continue reading... |
| Five teenagers arrested after boy, 16, fatally stabbed in Stretford Posted: 23 Jan 2022 10:06 AM PST Five teenagers arrested after what Greater Manchester police describe as 'callous attack' Five teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in Trafford. Greater Manchester police (GMP) named the victim as Kennie Carter and said officers were piecing together the circumstances leading to the "callous attack". Continue reading... |
| A paramedic and an ICU nurse from the frontline of the Omicron surge Posted: 23 Jan 2022 08:30 AM PST All summer we've seen the highly contagious Omicron variant rip through most of Australia, as a record number of people continue to get sick and die from the virus. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to a paramedic and a senior ICU nurse, who say the health system is being pushed to the limit Read more: Continue reading... |
| ‘I used to judge people’: the Polish woman who became her city’s lone voice for abortion rights Posted: 23 Jan 2022 12:00 AM PST Monika was too busy with her young family to join the early protests against Poland's strict abortion laws. But when she became pregnant with her fourth child, she realised she had to act It is Saturday afternoon, and the centre of Chełm, a Polish city on the Ukrainian border, is empty except for one woman and her toddler. A monument to "the fallen sons" of the 1920 Polish-Soviet war marks the middle of the market square, surrounded by two churches, a few closed restaurants, and a boarded-up wooden booth with a sign reading, "cheap footwear". The Catholic Basilica – a former Eastern Orthodox church – dominates the landscape and, locals say, the social life of the town. Chełm is in one of the poorest areas in Poland, a stronghold of the ruling nationalist Law and Justice party, where the birthrate is -6.1 and people in their 60s comprise the largest age group. The city – once among Poland's most religiously and ethnically diverse, with a pre-2nd?second world war population split evenly between Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews – was the site of one of the first postwar anti-Jewish Pogroms and, more recently, among the first local councils to declare itself an "LGBT-free zone." Continue reading... |
| Deal with Jacinda Ardern’s Labour party is proving toxic for New Zealand’s Greens | Morgan Godfery Posted: 22 Jan 2022 11:00 AM PST The inter-party agreement has left the Greens defending rising emissions – a stance that goes against all their principles Metiria Turei, the former Green party co-leader, left parliament more than four years ago, resigning from the co-leadership and the party list after right wing lobby groups, with an able assist in the form of the parliamentary press gallery, led a ruthless campaign against the former lawyer for admitting that she once had to commit benefit fraud to feed her young family. The admission came in a landmark speech condemning New Zealand's miserly welfare system. Struggling families were paid far too little to survive, something policymakers had known for decades, with examples ranging from Turei's own to anonymous sole parents who were coming forward to describe how they spent $380 of the $480 in assistance from the State on rent alone. Turei and the Greens were promising to lift the rate of sole parent support, remove sanctions, and make other necessary and progressive reforms to the welfare system in order for people to meet their basic needs. Continue reading... |
| Big Sur wildfire burns near California highway – video Posted: 23 Jan 2022 09:03 AM PST Hundreds of people in California were told to evacuate because of a new blaze as authorities were forced to shut one of the state's main highways. Firefighters were battling the blaze that broke out in rugged mountains in Big Sur on Friday night and quickly spread toward the sea, fanned by strong winds of up to 50mph. The blaze burned at least 2.3 square miles of brush and redwood trees Continue reading... |
| German navy chief resigns over comments on Putin and Ukraine – video Posted: 23 Jan 2022 05:47 AM PST The chief of Germany's navy has resigned after arguing during a livestreamed event that Vladimir Putin 'deserves respect' and Kyiv will not win back annexed Crimea. Ukraine's ambassador in Berlin said Kay-Achim Schönbach's comments 'massively' called into question Germany's trustworthiness
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| ‘Such is life’: Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding amid Omicron wave – video Posted: 23 Jan 2022 04:09 AM PST The Omicron outbreak in New Zealand has forced Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford to cancel their wedding, which was due to take place in the coming weeks at Gisborne on the North Island's eastern coast. The prime minister said on Sunday the country would be placed on the highest level of restrictions to try to slow the spread of the variant Continue reading... |
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