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- After the relentless rain, South Africa sounds the alarm on the climate crisis
- Shanghai blockade of Covid-hit buildings sparks fresh outcry
- Brumbies break through for win as Waratahs and Reds crushed by Kiwis
- Scott Morrison accuses Labor of ‘sewer tactics’ over Gladys Liu attack ad
- Firefighters rescue 15 people from burning Adelaide hotel as authorities respond to alarm concerns
- Russia-Ukraine war: US officials to meet Zelenskiy in Kyiv; eight killed in Russian attacks in Luhansk, governor says – live
- France election: polls open as Macron and Le Pen battle for presidency
- Crimes against history: mapping the destruction of Ukraine’s culture
- Saudis’ Biden snub suggests crown prince still banking on Trump’s return
- ‘Guantánamo-on-Ouse’ plans to place 1,500 asylum seekers in Yorkshire village
- Previously unseen Lucian Freud etchings to be published for first time
- Only 29% of UK Covid hospital patients recover within a year
- Pigs can pass deadly superbugs to people, study reveals
- Could Anglesey’s tidal energy project drive a new energy revolution?
- Councils in England are failing to use new powers to block shoddy housing schemes
| After the relentless rain, South Africa sounds the alarm on the climate crisis Posted: 24 Apr 2022 01:00 AM PDT Many are still missing after this month's floods. Extreme weather is becoming more frequent, and it can be devastating Survivors of South Africa's devastating floods have described "sheet upon sheet of relentless rain" that washed away entire houses, bridges and roads, killing about 450 people and making thousands homeless. The storm, which delivered close to an entire year's usual rainfall in 48 hours, took meteorologists by surprise and has been blamed by experts on climate change. The new disaster comes after three tropical cyclones and two tropical storms hit south-east Africa in just six weeks in the first months of this year. Continue reading... |
| Shanghai blockade of Covid-hit buildings sparks fresh outcry Posted: 23 Apr 2022 11:48 PM PDT Barriers met with complaints on social media as lockdown to fight Covid outbreak continues in China's largest city Shanghai authorities battling an outbreak of Covid-19 have erected mesh barriers outside some residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a lockdown that has forced much of the city's 25 million people to stay home. Images of white hazmat suit-clad workers sealing entrances of housing blocks and even closing off entire streets with 2 metre-tall green fencing went viral on social media on Saturday, prompting questions and complaints from residents. Continue reading... |
| Brumbies break through for win as Waratahs and Reds crushed by Kiwis Posted: 24 Apr 2022 01:20 AM PDT
The Brumbies restored some pride in Australian rugby by claiming the first Kiwi scalp of Super Round with a hard-fought 28-17 victory over the Highlanders, after NSW and Queensland both fell short in the opening two days of action at AAMI Park. The Canberra-based Brumbies had only lost once through the 2022 domestic component of the competition while the Highlanders had only banked one win but the men from Dunedin still proved difficult to shake on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading... |
| Scott Morrison accuses Labor of ‘sewer tactics’ over Gladys Liu attack ad Posted: 24 Apr 2022 12:12 AM PDT Opposition ads say Chisholm MP 'spread fake news on Chinese messaging apps' and had to return $300,000 in donations over national security concerns
The Coalition has accused Labor of "sewer tactics" over what Josh Frydenberg described as a "racist" attack ad targeting Liberal Gladys Liu, that accuses the Chisholm MP of spreading fake news and trying to trick voters at the previous election. But Labor frontbencher Penny Wong has rubbished claims her party was vilifying Liu, saying there were "legitimate" questions over her conduct. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... |
| Firefighters rescue 15 people from burning Adelaide hotel as authorities respond to alarm concerns Posted: 23 Apr 2022 11:35 PM PDT Several guests told media they did not hear alarm sounding during blaze which injured seven people
Authorities say fire alarms were working at an Adelaide hotel where a blaze broke out causing injuries to seven people, despite some guests saying they did not hear the alarm. More than 40 firefighters rushed to the Comfort Hotel Adelaide Meridien on Melbourne Street in North Adelaide after a fire broke out about 6.30am. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2022 01:49 AM PDT US secretary of state Antony Blinken and defence secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Kyiv as Russian invasion enters third month
Hello and welcome to the Guardian's live coverage of the latest developments in Ukraine with me, Sarah Haque. It is 11am, and this morning the sun came out as Ukrainians marked Orthodox Easter in the capital, Kyiv, with prayers for those fighting on the front lines and others trapped in places like Mariupol. Continue reading... |
| France election: polls open as Macron and Le Pen battle for presidency Posted: 24 Apr 2022 12:38 AM PDT Emmanuel Macron goes into the election with a reasonable lead in polls over Marine Le Pen, after a fractious campaign The polls have opened in mainland France for the second round of the presidential election in which voters will choose to give Emmanuel Macron another five years in office or elect Marine Le Pen. Macron is favourite to win but any second term will be determined by whether he finishes with a convincing victory. Both he and Le Pen need to have convinced the almost 50% of voters who did not choose either of them in the first round ballot two weeks ago. Continue reading... |
| Crimes against history: mapping the destruction of Ukraine’s culture Posted: 24 Apr 2022 12:00 AM PDT US-based lab documents destruction of churches and theatres Satellite scrutiny of Ukraine is not just focused on military hardware. Thousands of miles away from the fighting, an international group of archaeologists, historians and technicians are quietly coordinating another high-stakes monitoring effort: the tracking of the mounting losses to Ukraine's cultural landscape. Now an impact summary, released this month from their lab at a museum in the US state of Virginia, has revealed the bleak truth. Continue reading... |
| Saudis’ Biden snub suggests crown prince still banking on Trump’s return Posted: 24 Apr 2022 12:00 AM PDT Refusal to help US punish Russia and $2bn investment in Kushner fund signal crown prince's displeasure with Trump's successor Saudi Arabia appears to be banking on Donald Trump's return to office by refusing to help the US punish Russia for the Ukraine invasion, and by placing $2bn in a new, untested investment fund run by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. In seeking to persuade Riyadh to increase oil production so as to lower prices by as much as 30%, and thereby curb Russian government revenue, the Biden administration is looking for ways to reassure the Saudi government that it is dedicated to the kingdom's security. Continue reading... |
| ‘Guantánamo-on-Ouse’ plans to place 1,500 asylum seekers in Yorkshire village Posted: 24 Apr 2022 01:49 AM PDT Decision decried as 'morally bankrupt ploy to reduce our obligations to the most desperate people' It has been described as Guantánamo-on-Ouse: a giant one-stop reception centre for asylum seekers due to open within weeks slap bang in the middle of a quiet, bucolic North Yorkshire village. "When we first heard about it they said 500 people and we thought that's just about manageable," said 67-year-old Taff Morgan. "Then last night we heard 1,500 and that might not be the maximum. It depends on how many they can fit in." Continue reading... |
| Previously unseen Lucian Freud etchings to be published for first time Posted: 24 Apr 2022 01:41 AM PDT Definitive study will include early versions of the revered 20th-century artist's most famous creations Previously unseen etchings that Lucian Freud rejected or reworked are to be published for the first time as part of a definitive study that will document every print he ever created. The etchings offer fresh insights into one of the most revered artists of the 20th century, revealing his thinking process and attention to detail. Continue reading... |
| Only 29% of UK Covid hospital patients recover within a year Posted: 24 Apr 2022 01:00 AM PDT Of the 750,000 hospitalised, many still report fatigue, muscle pain, insomnia and breathlessness, with women worst affected Fewer than one in three people who have been hospitalised with Covid-19 have fully recovered a year after they succumbed to infection. That is the shock finding of a survey into the impact of long Covid in the UK. The team of scientists and doctors at Leicester University also found that women had poorer recovery rates than men after hospitalisation, while obesity was also likely to hinder a person's prospects of health improvements. Continue reading... |
| Pigs can pass deadly superbugs to people, study reveals Posted: 24 Apr 2022 01:00 AM PDT Research into C difficile found antibiotic resistance is growing as a result of overuse on farm stock Scientists have uncovered evidence that dangerous versions of superbugs can spread from pigs to humans. The discovery underlines fears that intensive use of antibiotics on farms is leading to the spread of microbes resistant to them. The discovery of the link has been made by Semeh Bejaoui and Dorte Frees of Copenhagen University and Soren Persson at Denmark's Statens Serum Institute and focuses on the superbug Clostridioides difficile, which is considered one of the world's major antibiotic resistance threats. Continue reading... |
| Could Anglesey’s tidal energy project drive a new energy revolution? Posted: 24 Apr 2022 12:00 AM PDT Experts say Wales has huge potential for generating renewable marine power, yet, so far, ambitious schemes have been ignored On the stunning and craggy coastline of Holy Island in north Wales, work has started on a construction project to generate energy from one of the world's greatest untapped energy resources: tidal power. The Morlais project, on the small island off the west of Anglesey has benefited from £31m in what is likely to be the last large grant for Wales from the European Union's regional funding programme. It will install turbines at what will be one of the largest tidal stream energy sites in the world, covering 13 square miles of the seabed. Continue reading... |
| Councils in England are failing to use new powers to block shoddy housing schemes Posted: 23 Apr 2022 11:00 PM PDT Research by UCL finds cash-strapped local authorities in the south-west, Midlands and north less likely to challenge developers Housebuilders are churning out substandard housing schemes with poor living conditions despite councils having the power to block them, according to new research. The National Planning Policy Framework was amended in July to allow councils to refuse "development that is not well designed". A study by University College London found that the Planning Inspectorate, which hears housebuilders' appeals, is now three times as likely to back councils who reject developments on design grounds. But it also found that the vast majority of those blocked were in the south-east, suggesting that elsewhere councils were not using the new powers. Continue reading... |
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