National Transportation Safety Boardâs preliminary report further says crash prevention system didnât generate alertA firefighter whose truck collided with an Air Canada jet last month on a runway at New Yorkâs LaGuardia airport, killing both pilots, heard an air traffic controller warn âstop, stop, stopâ but didnât know who it was for, federal investigators said Thursday.The National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report on the 22 March collision that a crash prevention system for air traffic controllers didnât generate an audio or visual alert, and lights on the runway that act as a stop light for crossing traffic were on until about three seconds before the collision. Continue reading...
PM sets out chronology of Mandelsonâs vetting failure â and insists he has not misled MPsUK politics live â latest updatesKeir Starmer has laid out a detailed timeline of events leading up to Peter Mandelson being refused security vetting and how the message was not passed to No 10. Hereâs what his statement did tell us â and what it was more vague on. Continue reading...
In todayâs newsletter: As questions mount over transparency and accountability in the ambassadorial appointment process, the political fallout continues to spread across âKeir Starmerâs government Good morning. Today the prime minister will face parliament in the wake of the Guardianâs exclusive revelation that during the process of appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, the former New Labour âprince of darknessâ failed UK security vetting â something Keir Starmer says he was not told about.On Friday, Starmer said he was âabsolutely furiousâ and described the situation as âtotally unacceptableâ. But the episode has once again raised questions about his political judgment, with opposition parties â and some of his own MPs â calling for his resignation.Iran | Tehran is not planning to take part in new talks with the US in Islamabad, Iranian state media reported, as its military accused America of violating a fragile ceasefire by attacking a cargo ship.US news | At least eight children were killed and two adults wounded in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. Police said the suspect, who died after a police pursuit, killed seven of his own children and wounded their mother, as well as killing another child.UK politics | Keir Starmer will deliver a high-stakes statement to MPs on Monday setting out how Peter Mandelson was able to take up his role as UK ambassador without the Foreign Office revealing it had overruled the decision to fail his vetting.Protest | Seven people from an activist group calling for higher taxes on the super-rich have been arrested by police on suspicion of conspiracy to steal after a plot to steal from high-end stores was uncovered.Crime | A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in central London in the early hours of yesterday morning. A woman in her 30s was in hospital in a critical condition and a man in his 50s suffered life-changing injuries. Continue reading...
Researchers say âmagic mushroomsâ can help with traumatic symptoms, but urge caution as states expand accessSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAfter three combat deployments in Afghanistan, during which he suffered traumatic brain injuries from concussive blasts, army ranger Jesse Gould developed post-traumatic stress disorder and said he âdrank almost every night to copeâ.In times of hardship, veterans sometimes turn to âmedication and talk therapy, but it tends to be more of a maintenance program than actually overcoming itâ, Gould said, but added that at age 38, âI was still very young. I didnât want to be on medication the rest of my life.â Continue reading...
Having received assurances from Singapore over refined fuels, diesel supply will surely be next on the prime ministerâs agendaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese isnât coming back from Singapore with a shipload of diesel in his checked baggage. That doesnât mean his whistle-stop visit wasnât a success, or that it wonât be seen in future as a pivotal moment if fuel stocks continue to be choked by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.The government never expected that the quick whip to Singapore, with just one full day on the ground, would elicit a new supply of petrol or diesel. Singapore already supplies 55% of Australiaâs unleaded, 22% of jet fuel and 15% of diesel. Continue reading...
US president criticises Australia, Japan and South Korea; chance of Cyclone Maila hitting Queensland at the weekend is rising, BoM says. Follow todayâs news liveTropical Cyclone Maila could hit the coast of far north Queensland this weekend three weeks after the same area was smashed by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle, the Bureau of Meteorology said last night.It was tracking halfway between Solomon Islands and Papua New Gunea at 10.45pm last night, according to the latest update from the bureau.Maila is expected to remain well away from the Queensland coast during the next few days, but confidence is increasing in Maila moving towards the far north Queensland coast later in the week, potentially crossing the coast on the weekend. Continue reading...
On second anniversary of his sister ending her life at Dignitas, Tony Marra will protest outside parliament with other campaignersTwo years after Paola Marra, on the eve of her death, appealed to politicians to change the law on assisted dying, the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill is stuck in the House of Lords. For her brother, the second anniversary of her death will be spent protesting outside parliament.Marra died aged 53 on 20 March 2024. She documented her solo journey from north London to Dignitas in Switzerland in photographs and a short film by the photographer Rankin, released posthumously, as well as in a powerful interview with the Guardian. Continue reading...
