A third of Britons believe they have changed social class, survey finds
âPolyclassâ of 6 million people consider themselves to belong to more than one social category, researchers sayMore than a third of Britons say they have changed social class, with upper-middle and upper-class people most likely to identify as belonging to more than one class, according to a survey.Working-class people were the least likely to say they had changed class or identified with more than one, with 70% saying they were in the same social category they were born into, the study by research firm Attest found. Continue reading...
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Florida tightens rules on capturing giant manta rays but stops short of full ban
Move follows upsetting viral video of ray being manhandled into unmarked boat in Florida waters last yearWildlife officials in Florida will continue to allow threatened giant manta rays to be taken from the ocean, but have tightened their policies after a viral video showed a captured ray in severe distress, and a bipartisan group of politicians called for an end to the controversial practice.Members of the Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission (FWC) voted on Wednesday to adopt an amended final rule reserving the right to say when and where rays can be captured for âresponsible exhibitionâ in the US. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comAt least five people pardoned by Trump for Capitol attack accused of new crimes
Ryan Nichols is the latest such person to face charges after he allegedly brandished a gun during an argumentThe number of presidentâs supporters accused of committing new crimes after Donald Trump pardoned them for their roles in the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack recently increased to at least five.Ryan Nichols, 35, became the latest such Capitol attacker on 10 May, when authorities in Harleton, Texas, say he threateningly displayed a handgun to a person with whom he was arguing in a church parking lot. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comExtra 4,000 officers in London as police brace for far-right and pro-Palestine marches â live
Police will be monitoring both Tommy Robinsonâs âUnite the Kingdomâ march and also the annual âNakba dayâ pro-Palestine marchThe Metropolitan police is preparing for what it described as potentially âone of the busiest days for policing in recent yearsâ as tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on central London for two major demonstrations.Armoured vehicles, horses, dogs, drones and helicopters will be deployed along with 4,000 officers to police the far-right Unite the Kingdom (UTK) rally organised by Stephen Yaxley Lennon, otherwise known as Tommy Robinson. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comâWhy are we even doing this?â The week that left Britainâs PM looking like an interim leader
PM has shed authority in week that has made him look like an interim leader in office only until replacement foundIt was a minute or so into his BBC interview on Friday morning, after being asked about âmovesâ to remove Keir Starmer, that Steve Reed ran out of patience. âThere is no contest,â he interrupted. ââMovesâ mean nothing. People need 81 nominations to stand against the prime minister.âThe housing secretary, a close ally of Starmer and a founding member of the Labour Together thinktank that catapulted him to power, was right, of course: no one has formally challenged the prime minister, let alone ousted him. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comTeenager Isla Bellâs body was found in a Melbourne tip 18 months ago. Today friends and family demanded âjusticeâ
Supporters at the Victorian state library protested against prosecutors dropping a manslaughter charge against the man accused of killing herGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIsla Bell, the 19-year-old whose body was found in a Melbourne tip 18 months ago, has been remembered as a loving, courageous and open-hearted young woman with a green thumb and an âexquisitely beautiful soulâ.Friends, family and supporters gathered outside the Victorian state library on Saturday to honour the teenager and protest against prosecutors dropping a manslaughter charge against the man who had been accused of killing her. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comâAn hour of abuse thrown at meâ: Jeremy Corbyn on being the target of a Labour coup
As Keir Starmer endures a slow ousting as PM, former Labour leader Corbyn recalls his own expulsion and looks at the runners and ridersâYeah, I do feel [sorry for him],â said Jeremy Corbyn, with only a little hesitation. âOn a personal level it must be devastating. It is a horrible feeling. You suddenly realise that this person doesnât trust you at all and really doesnât wish you well at all, and you suddenly realise that any trust that was there actually disappears.âThere are few in politics who have had the experience of being the subject of a Labour party-style coup, the British equivalent of being dragged from your office to be put up against a wall. Letters of resignations from so-called political friends, condemnatory statements on social media, all dripped out for maximum effect with the end goal of pushing the target, once the subject of standing ovations and gushing plaudits, out on their tail. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comUK drivers struggle to get insurance for Chinese EVs such as Jaecoo
Firms do not offer cover for some models, or charge more than for equivalent petrol cars, research findsUK insurers are more hesitant to cover some hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) from China than cars from other countries, research suggests.While some drivers can save money by buying cars made in China, they may have more limited options to get insurance than those buying electric, hybrid and petrol cars from Europe, the US and South Korea. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comRecord numbers of UK renters crowdfunding to cover bills
Rent donations on GoFundMe up 60% since 2022, with 100,000 donors helping people keep a roof over their headsA record number of people in the UK are turning to crowdfunding to cover rent and household bills, with GoFundMe reporting more rent-related fundraisers were created in April than in any month on record.The platform said donations towards rent support had risen by 60% since 2022, with more than 100,000 people a month contributing to help others meet their housing costs. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comDown and then out in Paris and London? Why Starmer isnât the only one with a popularity problem
As continent faces tough headwinds, leaders are bearing brunt of delivering bad news to frustrated electoratesâPeople hate you,â the adviser informed his leader. A think-piece in a daily newspaper noted that âalmost everyone agrees on one thing: they donât like himâ.The recent disastrous set of local election results in the UK built on Keir Starmerâs longstanding reputational problem: only 11% of Britons believe he has been a good or great prime minister, and nearly 60% believe he has been poor or terrible, according to polling by YouGov. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comBritish Palestinians feel âgaslitâ and unable to speak out, says leading activist
Ahead of Nakba march, Sara Husseini says many feel they are being treated as suspects rather than victims of mass sufferingBritish Palestinians feel unable to speak openly about Israelâs war on Gaza, the director of the British Palestinian Committee has said, amid what campaigners believe is a growing climate of hostility around Palestinian identity and activism in the UK.Some were afraid to wear Palestinian symbols at work or display Arabic jewellery and keffiyehs in public, Sara Husseini said. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comTrump says Islamic State âsecond in commandâ killed by US and Nigerian forces
US president calls Abu-Bilal al-Minuki âmost active terrorist in the worldâ and says he was eliminated in âvery complex missionâDonald Trump has said US and Nigerian forces killed the âsecond in commandâ global leader of the Islamic State.âTonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield,â the US president said on his Truth Social platform Friday. Continue reading...
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