Robert Jenrick says UK asylum seekers should be held in ‘rudimentary prisons’ pred 12 urami in 40 minutami Shadow justice minister, seen as nurturing Tory leadership hopes, criticises Reform’s immigration plans as too weakRobert Jenrick has called for asylum seekers to be detained in “camps” with facilities like “rudimentary prisons”, in an apparent attempt to outflank Reform with his anti-immigration rhetoric.The shadow justice secretary told Tim Shipman at the Spectator of his hope for a “decade of net emigration” as Britain “now needs breathing space after this period of mad migration”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia politics live: Nationals cross floor to back Pauline Hanson motion on immigration; Bob Carr defends China visit pred 13 urami in 49 minutami Bridget McKenzie and Ross Cadell, and the Liberal backbencher Sarah Henderson, crossed the floor. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSenator continues calls to criminalise burning Australian flagJacinta Nampijinpa Price is tripling down on her call for the burning of the Australian flag to be criminalised, and has called for Anthony Albanese to only stand in front of the Australian flag.I think in recent times, a lot of Australians have been vilified and the suggestion is that they’re somehow racist if they take pride in who we are as a country and in our flag that represents us as a country. I find that our prime minister standing in front of three flags divides us. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Adams denies being offered Trump job in exchange for quitting mayoral race pred 14 urami in 25 minutami Reports say New York City mayor encouraged to leave path clear for Andrew Cuomo to take on Zohran MamdaniEric Adams, the embattled mayor of New York, has denied having conversations with Donald Trump about being given a government job in exchange for dropping his re-election campaign.Politico reported on Wednesday that Adams has been offered a position at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, citing a person with direct knowledge of the offer. The mayor met with the president’s team during his visit to Florida on Monday, according to the person. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump unlawfully cancelled $2.2bn in Harvard research grants, judge rules pred 14 urami in 47 minutami Decision marks major victory for school after White House accused it of not addressing harassment of Jewish studentsA federal judge on Wednesday ruled Donald Trump’s administration unlawfully terminated about $2.2bn in grants awarded to Harvard University and can no longer cut off research funding to the Ivy League school.The decision by US district judge Allison Burroughs in Boston marked a major legal victory for Harvard as it seeks to cut a deal that could bring an end to the White House’s multi-front conflict with the country’s oldest and richest university. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
At least 15 people killed after Lisbon’s funicular railway derails pred 15 urami in 47 minutami President laments accident on railway that carries passengers up and down a hillside in Portuguese capitalAt least 15 people have been killed after Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed, an emergency medical service spokesperson has said.Authorities would not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities, but said some foreign nationals were among the dead. At least 18 people were also injured. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Rayner battling for political survival after referring herself to ethics adviser pred 16 urami in 5 minutami Deputy prime minister expresses regret over mistake that led to underpayment of stamp duty on £800,000 flatAngela Rayner is battling for her political survival after she admitted underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 seaside flat and referred herself to the ministerial ethics adviser after days of denials of wrongdoing.The deputy prime minister confirmed her tax arrangements after coming under intense pressure to be more transparent about her properties, but has been left with her reputation damaged and future hanging in the balance. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Fast-moving wildfire destroys multiple structures in historic California Gold Rush town pred 16 urami in 16 minutami Blaze in Chinese Camp – a town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners – was caused by lightning, authorities sayMultiple structures burned in a historic Gold Rush town in northern California on Tuesday night, after thousands of lightning strikes ignited a spate of fast-moving fires in the rural dry foothills of the eastern Sierra.Chinese Camp, about 57 miles (92km) east of Stockton and named for the Chinese miners who settled there, is a registered California landmark filled with historic structures, and home to roughly 60 residents. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Florida to end vaccine mandates for children as state’s surgeon general likens them to ‘slavery’ pred 16 urami in 57 minutami Joseph Ladapo, a long-time vaccine skeptic, says that every state vaccine requirement would be repealedUS politics live – latest updatesChildren in Florida will no longer be required to receive vaccines against preventable diseases including measles, mumps, chicken pox, polio and hepatitis, said Joseph Ladapo, the state’s surgeon general, on Wednesday in a speech during which he likened vaccine mandates to “slavery”.Ladapo, hand-picked for the role by Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, is a long-time skeptic of the benefit of vaccines, and has previously been accused of peddling “scientific nonsense” by public health advocates. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Scotland bans arms companies that supply IDF from receiving financial aid pred 17 urami in 5 minutami Devolved government says contractors seeking support must prove products will not be used by Israeli military The Scottish government has banned arms companies which supply the IDF from getting grants and investment support, and will freeze support for trade with Israel.John Swinney, the first minister, said on Wednesday any defence contractors who wanted financial help in Scotland would have to prove their products would not be used by the Israel Defense Forces. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Epstein abuse survivors urge lawmakers to back bill that would release all files pred 17 urami in 12 minutami Co-author says bill almost has signatures needed to bypass leadership as survivor says this legislation ‘really matters’US politics live – latest updatesSeveral survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse signaled their support on Wednesday for a bipartisan resolution to release all the files related to the convicted sex offender, who died in a Manhattan prison in 2019.Speaking outside the US Capitol, Anouska De Georgiou, a survivor of both Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, said that while “every day of this journey toward healing has come at a profound cost to my mental health,” she chose to be there because this legislation “really matters”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
