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Jeremy Corbyn urges public to vote for ‘manifesto of hope’
Jeremy Corbyn urges public to vote for 'manifesto of hope'
‘Investment blitz’ promised as experts taken aback by scale of Labour’s tax and spend plansLatest election news – live updatesJeremy Corbyn has urged the public to vote for his “manifesto of hope” as he unveiled plans for the most dramatic increase in tax and spending in more than half a century if Labour wins power next month’s general election.In an upbeat launch event at Birmingham City University, the Labour leader said he welcomed the hostility of the billionaires, bad bosses and dodgy landlords who would lose out from his policies. Continue reading...
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Fiona Hill: stop ‘fictional narrative’ of Ukraine meddling in US election
Fiona Hill: stop ‘fictional narrative’ of Ukraine meddling in US election
Former expert on Russia attacked debunked conspiracy theory used to defend Trump against allegations of briberyImpeachment hearings – live updatesRepublicans loyal to Donald Trump must stop pushing the “fictional narrative” that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 presidential election because it plays into Vladimir Putin’s hands, the White House’s former top expert on Russia has told the impeachment inquiry in dramatic testimony.British-born Fiona Hill, appearing in Washington on Thursday, attacked a debunked conspiracy theory used by Republicans to defend the US president against allegations that he sought to bribe Ukraine for his own political gain. Continue reading...
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Boris Johnson set to snub election leaders’ debate on climate crisis
Boris Johnson set to snub election leaders' debate on climate crisis
Channel 4 to broadcast first such discussion – but prime minister unlikely to participateLatest election news – live updatesThe first ever election leaders’ debate focusing on the climate crisis will be broadcast by Channel 4 next week, with the prime minister the only major party leader set to be absent.Channel 4 News said it was awaiting confirmation from Boris Johnson as to whether he would take part and could place an empty chair in the place of the PM if he declines to attend. Continue reading...
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Jeffrey Epstein: newest accuser comes forward, says she was ‘perfect victim’
Jeffrey Epstein: newest accuser comes forward, says she was ‘perfect victim’
Teala Davies sues disgraced financier’s estateAbout a dozen women have brought accusations of sexual abuseA woman who says she suffered lasting damage from sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein when she was 17 years old has sued his estate, joining the growing list of women who have sued the late disgraced financier.Teala Davies filed her lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Thursday and appeared at a news conference with attorney Gloria Allred. Continue reading...
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Impeachment inquiry: Trump ‘promoted discredited Ukraine theory’
Impeachment inquiry: Trump 'promoted discredited Ukraine theory'
Ex-adviser Fiona Hill says he ignored advisers who said Russia had meddled in the 2016 election.
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Fiona Hill Testifies ‘Fictions’ on Ukraine Pushed by Trump Help Russia
Fiona Hill Testifies ‘Fictions’ on Ukraine Pushed by Trump Help Russia
A former top White House adviser denounced a theory embraced by Mr. Trump that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 elections, calling it a “fiction” planted by Russia.
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The world’s richest royal families’ enormous wealth revealed
The world's richest royal families' enormous wealth revealed
We reveal the wealthiest regal houses.
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How India, Bangladesh came to play the pink-ball Test
How India, Bangladesh came to play the pink-ball Test
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Johnson was briefed on declaring friendships before he met Jennifer Arcuri
Johnson was briefed on declaring friendships before he met Jennifer Arcuri
Revealed: PM pledged to ‘bear in mind the definition of close associate’ after affair with Helen MacintyreBoris Johnson and his staff were given compulsory training on the importance of acknowledging personal friendships months before he met the US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri, and just after he was rebuked for failing to declare an interest with another woman, the Guardian can reveal.City Hall’s standards committee recommended the governance training after a panel found that Johnson had failed to acknowledge a personal interest in Helen Macintyre. It later emerged that Macintrye, who held an unpaid advisory post, had an extramarital affair with Johnson and gave birth to his daughter in 2008. Continue reading....
Impeachment hearings: Fiona Hill rejects Republicans’ ‘fictional narrative’ Ukraine meddled in US election – live
Impeachment hearings: Fiona Hill rejects Republicans' ‘fictional narrative’ Ukraine meddled in US election – live
Military aid was withheld by Trump to express dissatisfaction or increase pressure, state department aide Holmes testifiesIn this defining moment for America, support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 5.49pm GMTOK, Adam Schiff has come back to the hearing room and they’re about to resume for real this time. For updates also please follow @julianborger who is in the chamber. 5.43pm GMTA lot of people on the Internet are putting Trump’s lyrics to music. Who did it best?somebody on twitter today: trump's weird hand-scrawled denial today sounds like a ramones song. me: pic.twitter.com/mynZjx0E0MEmo Trump recites poem on White House lawn pic.twitter.com...
Jeremy Corbyn launches most radical Labour manifesto in decades
Jeremy Corbyn launches most radical Labour manifesto in decades
‘Investment blitz’ to be funded by wealthy and includes tax on energy firms to tackle climate crisisLatest election news - live updatesJeremy Corbyn has launched the most radical Labour manifesto in decades, promising an “investment blitz” that would leave no corner of the UK untouched and welcoming the hostility of billionaires, big business and dodgy landlords.Speaking at an upbeat event at Birmingham City University, where students and activists leaned over balconies adorned with banners setting out Labour’s policies, Corbyn urged the public to vote for “hope” at the general election in three weeks’ time. Continue reading...
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu indicted for bribery and fraud
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu indicted for bribery and fraud
Attorney general announces charges as crisis deepens for longest-serving leaderIsrael’s attorney general has indicted Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, fraud and breach of trust, in a damning blow to the prime minister as he fights for his political survival.Avichai Mandelblit charged the 70-year-old leader on Thursday in all three major corruption cases for which he was investigated. It was the first time a sitting Israeli prime minister has been charged with a crime. Continue reading...
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Some British citizens in Syria to be repatriated within days
Some British citizens in Syria to be repatriated within days
Planned repatriation of some of those living in area once dominated by Isis ‘likely to be exceptional’The UK government is in the process of repatriating a number of British citizens from north-east Syria, with the individuals expected to return from an area once dominated by Isis within days.The Home Office has said it would always consider how to repatriate individuals on a “case by case” basis, although authorities have generally been reluctant to help Britons who lived under the so-called caliphate to return home. Continue reading...
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Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel PM charged with corruption
Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel PM charged with corruption
Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the first sitting Israeli prime minister to face criminal charges.
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UK to repatriate first citizens from north-eastern Syria
UK to repatriate first citizens from north-eastern Syria
The individuals will be returned to the UK from an area formerly under the control of IS in the coming days.
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Russia bans sale of gadgets without Russian-made software
Russia bans sale of gadgets without Russian-made software
Supporters say the law on new sales promotes Russian technology but there are concerns about surveillance.
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Australia fires: Sea of fire races across field near Adelaide
Australia fires: Sea of fire races across field near Adelaide
Bushfires have hit areas near Adelaide and created a smoky haze blanketing the city.
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Vaping linked to teen’s ‘popcorn lung’ type injury
Vaping linked to teen's 'popcorn lung' type injury
Canadian doctors who treated the teen say the injury is unlike vaping-related illnesses in the US.
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Impeachment Inquiry Live Updates: Fiona Hill Denounces ‘Fictional’ Claim of Ukraine Meddling in 2016
Impeachment Inquiry Live Updates: Fiona Hill Denounces ‘Fictional’ Claim of Ukraine Meddling in 2016
The former top Europe and Russia expert at the National Security Council denounced the “false narrative” promoted by President Trump and Republicans that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election, calling it a dangerous story planted by Russia that plays into Moscow’s hands. A senior embassy official in Kyiv testified that his “clear impression” was that Mr. Trump froze security aid to push Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.
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Hill and Holmes Impeachment Hearings: What We’ve Learned So Far
Hill and Holmes Impeachment Hearings: What We’ve Learned So Far
Two career foreign policy experts delivered new details about the inner workings of President Trump’s foreign policy campaign with Ukraine as well as some history lessons.
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UK party’s manifesto has one promise concerning Jallianwala Bagh massacre
UK party’s manifesto has one promise concerning Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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21 ways restaurants are going to change in future
21 ways restaurants are going to change in future
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General election 2019: Corbyn vows to take on wealthy elite as he launches Labour’s ‘manifesto of hope’ – live news
General election 2019: Corbyn vows to take on wealthy elite as he launches Labour's 'manifesto of hope' – live news
Party to promise huge social housing investment, 1m green jobs and overhaul of business regulation Labour to slap £11bn tax on oil and gas firms to fund green planSign up to the election briefing emailLabour to unveil £75bn social housing plan to ‘build for the many’Is Labour’s pledge to build 100,000 council houses achievable? 11.47am GMTRebecca Long-Bailey asks Labour supporters in the audience to let journalists ask their questions without interruption.She calls the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. 11.45am GMTBefore the Q&A Corbyn says this is the 45th anniversary of the Birmingham pub bombings. He says that should be a reminder that peace in Northern Ireland is priceless. Con...
Alex Salmond appears in court on attempted rape charge
Alex Salmond appears in court on attempted rape charge
Scotland’s former first minister faces 14 charges that also include indecent assault Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland, has appeared in court accused of attempting to rape a woman at Bute House, the Georgian property in Edinburgh’s new town used as the official residence of Scotland’s first ministers, in June 2014.He appeared at the high court in Edinburgh on Thursday in front of Lady Dorrian, the lord justice clerk, to face a total of 14 charges including one of attempted rape, 11 charges of sexual and indecent assault, some of which allegedly occurred numerous times, and two common law charges of indecent assault dating to 2008. Salmond has repeatedly denied the charges. Continue reading...
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Strictly Come Dancing’s first same-sex routine sparks almost 200 complaints
Strictly Come Dancing's first same-sex routine sparks almost 200 complaints
The groundbreaking performance on the BBC ballroom smash has garnered 189 complaints for being ‘offensive’Strictly Come Dancing has received 189 complaints following the “offensive” broadcast of its first ever individual same-sex routine this month.On the 3 November edition of the hit BBC ballroom show, professional dancers Johannes Radebe and Graziano di Prima danced together during a performance by the singer Emeli Sandé. Radebe – who is gay – told Hello! magazine that the groundbreaking routine made him feel that “for the first time in my life, I feel accepted for who I am” and that being able to perform with di Prima, who is in a heterosexual relationship, “says so much about the people of this country”. I...
Downward mobility ‘becoming a reality for much of British youth’
Downward mobility 'becoming a reality for much of British youth'
Social policy experts call for educational, tax and pay reforms to beat economic slideDownward mobility – the phenomenon of children doing less well than their parents – will become a reality for young people today unless society makes dramatic changes, according to two of the UK’s leading experts on social policy.The UK is among the worst of the developed countries for social mobility. It appears increasingly unlikely that people will be able to escape economic disadvantages linked to their background. Continue reading...
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Prince Andrew: lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims hint at subpoena
Prince Andrew: lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein's victims hint at subpoena
Royal pressed to turn over all relevant documents about contacts with financierLawyers representing the victims of the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have signalled they are willing to serve a subpoena to Prince Andrew to ensure he cooperates with their investigations.In a statement on Wednesday announcing he was standing down from public duties, the Duke of York said he was willing to help “any appropriate law enforcement agency” with their investigations after what he accepted was his “ill-judged association” with Epstein. Continue reading...
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What to Watch For in Day 5 of the Trump Impeachment Hearings
What to Watch For in Day 5 of the Trump Impeachment Hearings
The House hearing will have testimony by Fiona Hill, a former White House expert on Russia, and David Holmes, an embassy official in Kyiv.
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Fiona Hill Viewed Serving Trump as Risky. Now She’s an Impeachment Witness.
Fiona Hill Viewed Serving Trump as Risky. Now She’s an Impeachment Witness.
Ms. Hill’s decision to be the president’s top adviser on Russia and Europe strained friendships, made her a target of conspiracy theories — and landed her in the center of the tumult over Ukraine.
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