Starmerās top advisers knew about āindefensibleā journalistsā probe, documents reveal
PMās former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, among aides who were briefed on investigation into journalists writing about Labour TogetherKeir Starmerās most senior advisers were briefed about an āindefensibleā investigation into journalists writing critical pieces about the Labour Together thinktank, according to a newly released document.Among the aides who received updates on the probe, commissioned by the thinktankās director, Josh Simons, were Morgan McSweeney, the former chief of staff to the prime minister. Continue reading...
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Michael Bay to direct film based on US military rescue mission in Iran
Director of Armageddon and Transformers to team up with Universal Pictures for drama based on recent eventsMichael Bay is set to direct a military drama based on the recent rescue of two US crew members who crashed in Iran.According to Deadline, the director of action films such as Armageddon and Transformers will work with Universal Pictures to bring the story to the screen. In April, two soldiers were rescued after their fighter jet was downed, something Donald Trump called āone of most daring search-and-rescue operations in US historyā. Continue reading...
Read original Ā· theguardian.comSinkhole shuts down runway at New York LaGuardia airport
Officials say sinkhole discovered at about 11am as emergency crews rush to complete repairsA sinkhole was discovered at New Yorkās LaGuardia airport on Wednesday, shutting down a runway while emergency crews sought to determine its cause and how to fix it.In a post on X, LaGuardia, which handles domestic travel, said the sinkhole had been discovered at about 11am ānear runway 4/22ā while the airportās operator was conducting its daily morning inspection. Continue reading...
Read original Ā· theguardian.comUK radio station apologises for accidentally announcing kingās death
Announcement made due to computer error at Radio Carolineās main studio in EssexA radio station has apologised for āany distress causedā after accidentally announcing that King Charles had died.The erroneous announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon due to a computer error at Radio Carolineās main studio in Essex. Continue reading...
Read original Ā· theguardian.comBurnham to back Shabana Mahmoodās immigration changes, allies say
Exclusive: Greater Manchester understood to support home secretaryās push to limit legal and illegal migrationAndy Burnham is backing Shabana Mahmoodās controversial changes to the immigration system, his allies have said, in a blow to those in Labour who hope to soften them.The Greater Manchester mayor is understood to be keen to reframe the changes but supportive of the home secretaryās attempts to limit legal and illegal migration, which have been criticised by some senior Labour MPs as un-British and mimicking Trump. Continue reading...
Read original Ā· theguardian.comIsraeli security minister stirs diplomatic outrage with flotilla activist abuse video
Far-right figure Itamar Ben-Gvir shares footage of himself taunting bound international detaineesIsraelās far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has sparked a diplomatic crisis by publishing footage of Israeli security forces abusing international activists who were detained as they tried to sail to Gaza with aid.There was a rapid and furious response from countries whose citizens were on board the boats, including the UK, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Ireland, in many cases delivered in person from the top of government. Continue reading...
Read original Ā· theguardian.comMahmoud Ahmadinejad, the US and Israelās unlikely choice to lead Iran
Populist former presidentās falling-out with the Tehran regime allegedly drew him into a takeover plotUS and Israel hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iranās leaderFor all their outward differences, there always seemed to be things that linked Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Donald Trump.A visit to the then Iranian presidentās rather humble Tehran neighbourhood nearly 20 years ago highlighted cost of living problems that prefigured those facing Trump now. Continue reading...
Read original Ā· theguardian.comBadenoch says Labour ājust want a better salesmanā. It would be a good start
Starmer has a reasonable list of achievements in power but has undermined himself with a lack of political storytellingNet migration down by three-quarters, the biggest fall in NHS waiting lists for 17 years, knife crime cut by 10%, the economy growing the fastest in the G7, rising wages, energy bills and petrol prices held down, the biggest sustained rise in defence spending since the cold war, a massive expansion of free childcare ā¦If Keir Starmer did tub-thumping lists of Labourās achievements in the style of Gordon Brown, he would not actually have a shortage of things to talk about. Continue reading...
Read original Ā· theguardian.comNorwegian court blocks extradition to Greece of migrant rights activist
Case hailed as human rights victory as TromsĆø court says Tommy Olsenās actions are lawful and protected under international treatiesThe decision of a Norwegian appeals court to dismiss the extradition of an activist accused of facilitating the illegal entry of people into Greece has been hailed as a rare victory for human rights.In a judgment described as unprecedented by lawyers representing Tommy Olsen, the Norwegian founder of the NGO the Aegean Boat Report, the court unanimously rejected the request saying his actions were not only lawful but protected under international treaties to which both countries adhered. Continue reading...
Read original Ā· theguardian.comAardvark calf born at Chester zoo is ādoing brilliantlyā after bottle-feeding
Births of the mammals extremely rare in captivity, say keepers, with āWombleā only the second calf born at ChesterInside a heated incubator at Chester zoo, a wrinkled newborn aardvark nicknamed āWombleā spent its first weeks being bottle-fed milk through the night by keepers determined to keep the rare calf healthy.Named after the creatures in Elisabeth Beresfordās childrenās books and the subsequent animated TV series, the nocturnal animal is only the second aardvark born at the zoo in its 94-year history. Keepers say births of the species are extremely rare in captivity, with the last aardvark calf born in the zoo in 2022. Continue reading...
Read original Ā· theguardian.comIncoming Ofcom chair vows to take on ātech brosā
Ian Cheshire says media regulator must address perception it has been complacent and slow on online safetyOfcomās incoming chair has vowed to take on the ātech brosā, as he conceded there was now a perception the regulator had been complacent and slow over concerns about online safety.Ian Cheshire, the former Channel 4 chair who has secured the job overseeing the technology and media regulator, also told MPs he had personal concerns about the impact of social media on under-16s. Continue reading...
Read original Ā· theguardian.comUS indicts former Cuban president RaĆŗl Castro as it seeks to oust regime
Charges filed in Miami against 94-year-old for allegedly shooting down exilesā planes in 1996The United States has issued a federal criminal indictment against RaĆŗl Castro, Cubaās former president, on Wednesday, and five others in a significant escalation of the Trump administrationās campaign to oust the countryās six-decades-old communist regime.The 94-year-old political figurehead was charged in Miami, Florida, with conspiracy to kill US nationals, four counts of murder and two counts of destruction of aircraft, according to court filings obtained by CBS. Continue reading...
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