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Two reported dead as Venice flooded by highest tide in 50 years High waters peaked at 1.87 metres as the flood alarm sounded across the Italian city of canalsIn pictures: flooding in VeniceThe mayor of Venice is poised to declare a state of emergency after the city was hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years, with another surge expected to cause further widespread flooding and destruction on Wednesday.Flooding in the lagoon city reached its second-highest level ever in the wake of the aqua alta, or high waters, which reached 1.87 metres late on Tuesday night amid heavy rain, just short of the record 1.94 metres (78 in) recorded in 1966. Continue reading... Go to Source

Labour vows to outspend Tories with £26bn ‘rescue’ plan for NHS Health service in England would get £5.5bn more a year by 2023-24 than the £20.5bn promised by Conservatives Labour is to unveil a “rescue plan” for the NHS in England with an extra £26bn of funding a year paid for by higher taxes on companies and the wealthiest in society, as the party puts the health service at the heart of its election offer to voters. Related: How will Labour put an extra £26bn into the NHS by 2024? Continue reading... Go to Source

Trump fumes as Democrats get ready for 'sober and rigorous' public hearings TV crews move into halls of Capitol for first public testimonyTrump calls on Republicans to defend him from ‘total scam’Only three times in the history of the American republic has Congress initiated public testimony that could result in the removal of the president by impeachment. The tally will rise to four on Wednesday. Related: Lights, camera, impeachment: TV phase of inquiry carries pluses and pitfalls Continue reading... Go to Source

Rift in Lib Dem ranks as candidate stands aside in bid to thwart Tories Party seeks replacement as Tim Walker drops out in Canterbury to avoid dividing pro-remain vote I’m a Liberal Democrat candidate – here’s why I’m stepping aside for LabourThe Liberal Democrats face a revolt from a local party over plans to replace a candidate who unilaterally stood down in a marginal Labour-held seat, saying he wanted to avoid the “nightmare” of handing the constituency back to the Conservatives.Tim Walker announced in an article for the Guardian that although he did not trust Jeremy Corbyn on Brexit, he wanted to give Rosie Duffield, the Labour candidate who took Canterbury from the Tories for the first time in 2017 by just 187 votes, the best chance of winning. Continue reading... Go to Sou...

Windrush victim dies without compensation or apology Hubert Howard has died three weeks after being granted British citizenship, 59 years after arriving in UKAnother prominent Windrush victim has died without receiving compensation or a personal apology from the government. Hubert Howard died on Tuesday, just three weeks after finally being granted British citizenship, 59 years after he arrived in London aged three.Howard spent much of the last two months of his life still fighting for British citizenship from his intensive-care bed in hospital. He was granted it at the end of October when his lawyer informed the Home Office that he was critically ill, and highlighted the urgency of his case. Continue reading... Go to Source

Greta Thunberg leaves US with simple climate crisis message: vote Thunberg: ‘My message to the Americans is the same as to everyone – to unite behind the science and to act on the science’If world leaders fail us, my generation will never forgive themAs Greta Thunberg departs the US to sail across the Atlantic for the second time in a few months, she is leaving behind a simple message for those who care about the climate crisis: you must vote. Related: Giant Greta Thunberg mural to watch over San Francisco's downtown Continue reading... Go to Source

Google's secret cache of medical data includes names and full details of millions – whistleblower Whistleblower tells Guardian of growing alarm over secret transfer of medical history data, which can be accessed by Google staffA whistleblower who works in Project Nightingale, the secret transfer of the personal medical data of up to 50 million Americans from one of the largest healthcare providers in the US to Google, has expressed anger to the Guardian that patients are being kept in the dark about the massive deal. Related: Mick Mulvaney drops impeachment lawsuit but will not comply with House subpoena – live Continue reading... Go to Source

Incestuous couple who murdered their teenage sons jailed for life Sarah Barrass and half-brother Brandon Machin also tried to kill four remaining childrenA couple in an incestuous relationship who murdered their two teenage sons and tried to kill their remaining four children have been jailed for life.Sarah Barrass, 35, and her partner, Brandon Machin, 39, who is also her half-brother, planned to kill their six children amid fears they would be taken into care. They were both sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison with a minimum term of 35 years. Continue reading... Go to Source