Failure to tackle antisemitism should see organisations’ funding cut like subpar childcare centres, special envoy says pred 5 urami in 24 minutami At a Gold Coast conference, Jillian Segal declined to address the presence of neo-Nazis at Sunday’s anti-immigration marchesFollow our Australia live politics blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s antisemitism envoy says if the government is prepared to cut funding to childcare centres that fail to keep kids safe from sexual assault, it should do the same for organisations that refuse to address antisemitism.Jillian Segal has also declined to specifically address the presence of neo-Nazis at anti-immigration marches on the weekend, during a speech at a Gold Coast conference organised by the US-based Combat Antisemitism Movement and during a subsequent press conference. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israeli military database indicates only a quarter of Gaza detainees are fighters pred 5 urami in 39 minutami Elderly woman with Alzheimer’s, medical workers and children among 6,000 Palestinians heldOnly one in four detainees from Gaza are identified as fighters by Israel’s military intelligence, classified data indicates, with civilians making up the vast majority of Palestinians held without charge or trial in abusive prisons.Those jailed for long periods without charge or trial include medical workers, teachers, civil servants, media workers, writers, sick and disabled people and children. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Rees-Mogg, Gove and pyrotechnics: what to expect from Reform party conference pred 5 urami in 39 minutami With 12,000 expected to attend in Birmingham, Nigel Farage’s party hopes to present a more professional imageReform UK’s party conference will last barely more than 30 hours this weekend, but its rivals fear the glitz and political noise are going to be hard to beat.“We’re the only party conference to have our own pyrotechnics budget,” says one Reform insider with pride. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Jamaica election results: Andrew Holness leads Labour party to third term pred 5 urami in 57 minutami Incumbent prime minister says country on right trajectory, as opposition leader concedes defeat Jamaicans have voted to give Andrew Holness and the Jamaica Labour party (JLP) a third consecutive term in government after a nail-biting race with the opposition People’s National party (PNP).Holness beat PNP’s Mark Golding after polls in the final days of the intense campaign projected a narrow lead for the PNP. Of the 63 seats being contested, preliminary results showed the JLP winning 34 seats and the PNP 29. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sycamore Gap tree was at least 100-120 years old, ring count finds pred 6 urami in 39 minutami Age ties in with theory tree was planted in 19th century by landowner known as ‘the man who saved Hadrian’s Wall’Scientists have for the first time confirmed the age of the felled Sycamore Gap tree, adding weight to a theory that it was planted in the late 19th century by a landowner hailed as “the man who saved Hadrian’s Wall”.Historic England published the conclusion of an investigation by a team of experts who carried out the first dendrochronological – or tree-ring counting – analysis of the tree. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Martha’s rule now in operation at every acute hospital in England pred 6 urami in 39 minutami Family, marking what would have been Martha’s 18th birthday, welcome adoption of system that gives patients right to request care reviewMartha’s rule, which lets NHS patients request a review of their care, is now in operation in every acute hospital in England, health service bosses disclosed on Thursday.The system has helped hundreds of people receive potentially life-saving improvements to their treatment since its rollout began last year. It has led directly to patients being moved to intensive care or receiving drugs they needed, such as antibiotics, or benefiting from other vital interventions. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Scrap two-child benefit cap to help lift 4m people out of poverty, government urged pred 6 urami in 39 minutami Exclusive: Cross-party Poverty Strategy Commission says abolishing limit would be part of its ‘once in a generation’ planA cross-party commission including former welfare ministers is urging the government to scrap the two-child benefit limit as part of an ambitious “once in a generation” plan to lift millions of people out of poverty.The Poverty Strategy Commission said billions of pounds of investment – including a boost to the rate of universal credit – was needed to reverse record levels of poverty in the UK, and tackle longstanding failures over rising hardship and destitution. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Weatherwatch: Repair of ozone layer is making the planet warmer, study finds pred 6 urami in 39 minutami Scientists say ozone is warming Earth by 40% more than expected but that repair is still right thing to doThe repair of the Earth’s ozone layer has been a success, but a new study reveals a downside: ozone is warming the planet up to 40% more than originally anticipated.Bill Collins from the University of Reading and his colleagues used a computer model to project the amount of warming associated with changes in ozone between 2015 and 2050, taking into account changes in humidity, clouds and surface reflectivity. If we continue to implement the air pollution controls mandated by the Montreal protocol in 1987 their results, which are published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, suggest that the healing of the ozone layer will create more warming, cancelling out most of the climate benefits from stopping production of ozone destroying chemicals such as CFCs and HCFCs. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Spain and Portugal wildfire weather made 40 times more likely by climate crisis, study finds pred 7 urami in 39 minutami Wildfires were 30% more intense than would have been expected without global heating, scientists sayThe extreme weather that fuelled “astonishing” blazes across Spain and Portugal last month was made 40 times more likely by climate breakdown, early analysis suggests.The deadly wildfires, which torched 500,000 hectares (1.2m acres) of the Iberian peninsula in a matter of weeks, were also 30% more intense than scientists would have expected in a world without climate change, according to researchers from the World Weather Attribution network. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Grandfather mistakenly takes home wrong child from Sydney daycare centre pred 7 urami in 45 minutami First Steps Learning Academy in Bangor apologises and stands down educator as regulator investigates and mother blames daycare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn investigation has been launched and a childcare educator has been stood down after a grandparent mistakenly picked up and took home the wrong toddler from a Sydney daycare centre.The grandfather arrived to collect his grandchild from First Steps Learning Academy in Bangor on Monday afternoon, only to be given the wrong child by an educator. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
