Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter launches awareness campaign for potential victims of drugging and sexual assault
World news | The Guardianby Kim Willsher in Paris·10d ago
Gisèle Pelicot is the figurehead of a new campaign run by her daughter to encourage people who suspect they have been drugged and sexually assaulted to come forward, even if they have little to no...
Trump’s deportations to third countries violate human rights, UN experts warn
World news | The Guardianby Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent·10d ago
The deportation of thousands of migrants from the US to third countries has set off a “cascade of human rights violations” that could have “deadly” consequences, two dozen UN human rights experts...
Dozens arrested at pro-Palestine protest on Sunday outside Labour conference
World news | The Guardianby Matthew Weaver·10d ago
More than 160 people were arrested or reported for summons at a pro-Palestine demonstration outside the Labour party conference on Sunday, police have said.
Texas Republican called for public execution of Democratic leaders – report
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·11d ago
Bo French, a Texas Republican running to lead a powerful state agency, has a history of making controversial social media posts, including calling for the public execution of Democratic leaders...
Angela Rayner promises greater public control of housing in England
World news | The Guardianby Jessica Elgot·11d ago
Housing associations in England will be told they cannot decline to house homeless families without good reason, Angela Rayner will tell the Labour conference, as part of a drive for more public...
Shabana Mahmood hints she could water down controversial care worker visa plans
World news | The Guardianby Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor·11d ago
Shabana Mahmood has signalled she is considering watering down her plans to make it harder for foreign workers to claim permanent residence in the UK amid growing demands for a U-turn from cabinet...
Staff killed and wounded in Russian strike on Kyiv’s science academy
World news | The Guardianby Pjotr Sauer in Kyiv·11d ago
Russia has hit the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv with a drone, killing at least one person in the latest daytime attack on Ukraine’s capital.
Investigation of alleged gang-rape at Cornell University fraternity house reopened
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·11d ago
Prosecutors in New York said on Monday that they have reopened an investigation into the alleged gang-rape of a student at Cornell University after an outcry over “leniency” shown to seven...
Queensland anti-corruption commission investigated just 20 of more than 6,000 complaints in a year
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Messenger·11d ago
Queensland’s anti-corruption commission has investigated just 20 of more than 6,000 complaints of suspected corruption in the past year, as the state government comes under renewed pressure to...
Further interest rate hikes could ‘devastate’ property market without easing unaffordability
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Commins Economics editor·11d ago
Two or even three more Reserve Bank interest rate hikes would be “devastating” for the property market but still leave housing more unaffordable than ever as higher borrowing costs trump lower...
‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’: How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution
World news | The Guardianby Pippa Neill Environment reporter·11d ago
Last February, I got a call from a woman called Sam Hammond. We had been speaking on and off for a while over her growing concern that her garden could be affected by pollution from a nearby...
‘Starship is in orbit’: cheers go up as huge SpaceX rocket circles Earth for first time
World news | The Guardianby Ian Sample Science editor·11d ago
SpaceX has sent its enormous Starship rocket into Earth’s orbit for the first time on a milestone flight intended to pave the way for future missions to the moon and Mars.
Farmer who alerted police to RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot says there was ‘no follow-up’
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson and Press Association·11d ago
A farmer who claims to have alerted the police to a suspected terrorist bomb plot at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire has said she has had “no follow-up at all” from the authorities.
Foie gras, live dolphins and toasters: China and US cut reciprocal tariffs on $30bn each of goods
World news | The Guardianby Rebecca Bailey China correspondent·11d ago
The US and China have released reciprocal lists of goods worth about $30bn each on which they plan to cut tariffs, ranging from consumer electronics and agricultural products to artificial flowers...
Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
World news | The Guardianby Julia Kollewe·11d ago
Sales of residential heat pumps jumped across Europe in the first six months of the year as the Iran war sent oil and gas prices rocketing and some countries lowered electricity taxes.
Healey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor·11d ago
John Healey cheered the Labour faithful with his first conference speech as chancellor, offering an upbeat vision of a reindustrialised Britain with fresh opportunities for young people – but gave...
Base jumper dies in Utah after wingsuit fails in remote mountainous region
World news | The Guardianby Victoria Bekiempis·11d ago
A Base jumper died on Sunday in Utah after his wingsuit failed while he plunged from a 700ft height, according to authorities.
Stevie Wonder releases four unheard songs from Songs in the Key of Life sessions
World news | The Guardianby Ben Beaumont-Thomas·11d ago
Stevie Wonder has expanded the scope of what was already the most epic studio album in his catalogue, 1976’s Songs in the Key of Life.
Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’
World news | The Guardianby Sandra Laville·11d ago
Schools, businesses and homes across seven boroughs in England were hit by a Thames Water outage on Monday, from a burst water main reportedly leaking 750 litres a second.
US response to UN pandemic talks ‘severely weakens’ global planning, says leading health expert
World news | The Guardianby Kat Lay·11d ago
The United States government’s decision to block a major global declaration on pandemic preparedness “severely weakens” the effort, and signals intent to disrupt international cooperation, says...
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