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Calls for UK to work more closely with the EU on everything from defence and trade to immigration grow following Trump’s re-electionKeir Starmer’s government is coming under fire for having failed over more than four months to appoint new MPs and peers to a key EU-UK inter-parliamentary forum, as pressure grows for closer co-operation with the European Union after Donald’s Trump re-election to the White House.Today in an article for the Observer online the MEP and former Italian government minister Sandro Gozi, recently elected as the new chair of the 70-strong UK-EU parliamentary partnership assembly (PPA), and the chair of the Labour Movement for Europe Stella Creasy MP say failure to reconstitute the PPA since the July general election is an issue that “urgently” needs to be addressed. Continue reading…



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Author : Toby Helm Political editor

Publish date : 2024-11-10 06:00:12

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The region’s president responds to criticisms that he was slow to act by attacking the prime ministerThe sun still hadn’t risen on Tuesday 29 October when the mayor of Utiel, Ricardo Gabaldón, took another look at the warnings from Spain’s state meteorological office and ordered all the schools in the small Valencian town to close.“The warning early that morning – at 5am or 6am – was orange,” he said. “That’s when I was weighing up whether to close the schools here. In the end, I ordered them to close at six or seven that morning. Soon after, the alert went red.” Continue reading…



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Author : Sam Jones

Publish date : 2024-11-10 05:00:07

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Premier says ‘misinformation’ and ‘fake news’ should not interfere with efforts to improve society, after opposition MP suggests talks being held in ‘secret’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has warned against “American-style division” surrounding the state’s nation-leading Indigenous treaty, ahead of negotiations beginning this month.The First Peoples’ Assembly – Victoria’s democratically elected Indigenous body – will begin negotiating a statewide treaty with the Allan government in the coming weeks.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Author : Adeshola Ore

Publish date : 2024-11-10 02:33:45

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Donald Trump now has what is expected to be a final total of 312 electoral college votes with Kamala Harris securing 226Donald Trump has won the presidential election in Arizona, the Associated Press declared on Saturday, completing a clean sweep of all seven battleground states and locking in a decisive electoral college victory over Democratic vice-president Kamala Harris.Trump, who had secured the 270 electoral college votes needed to win the White House by early Wednesday, now has what is expected to be a final total of 312 votes to Harris’ 226. Continue reading…



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Author : Guardian staff and agencies

Publish date : 2024-11-10 03:07:56

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Sydney has a high chance of thunderstorms this week, while Melbourne can look forward to 30C weather on SaturdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe heatwave baking northern Australia with temperatures of up to 43C is expected to continue into next week, with southern parts of the country facing warm weather and possible severe storms.A severe heatwave warning was current for much of inland Queensland, with highs of 43C at Longreach, Boulia and Richmond and 41C in Mount Isa expected on Sunday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Author : Royce Kurmelovs

Publish date : 2024-11-10 01:59:43

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With votes still being counted from general election, a win would be critical for Trump to advance agendaUS elections 2024 – live updatesRepublicans on Saturday appeared close to clinching control of the US House of Representatives, a critical element for Donald Trump to advance his agenda when the president-elect returns to the White House in January.With votes still being counted from the 5 November general election, Republicans had won 212 seats in the 435-member House, according to Edison Research, which projected on Friday night that Republican Jeff Hurd had enough votes to keep Republican control of Colorado’s third congressional district.Trump wins the presidency – how did it happen?With Trump re-elected, this is what’s at stakeAbortion ballot measure results by state Continue reading…



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Author : Reuters

Publish date : 2024-11-10 00:52:21

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Alexta Francis, 26, was arrested two days ago after MP Asot Michael found dead at his home on Caribbean islandAntigua police have charged a man over the fatal stabbing of a member of parliament in his seaside home.Police on the Caribbean island charged Alexta Francis, 26, two days after the landscaper was arrested and questioned about the killing of Asot Michael. Francis was due to make his first appearance in court on Monday. Continue reading…



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Author : Associated Press

Publish date : 2024-11-09 23:38:42

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South Australian to debut at top of batting order in first match in PerthIn-form Josh Inglis also picked as batter in 13-player squadAustralia have settled on Nathan McSweeney to be Usman Khawaja’s opening partner for the start of the blockbuster Test series against India. After an outstanding start to the domestic season, McSweeney has beaten Marcus Harris for the vacant spot in the Australian XI.Harris, who last played a Test in January 2022, has even missed out on being part of the extended squad after selectors chose Australia’s white-ball wicketkeeper Josh Inglis to be the spare batter. Left-hander Harris top-scored for Australia A in the recently-completed tour match at the MCG, but he also fell for a golden duck in the second innings. Continue reading…



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Author : Australian Associated Press

Publish date : 2024-11-09 22:24:54

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The incident happened in Banstead and was attended by police, the fire brigade and the London ambulance serviceA child has died after being struck by a branch that fell from a tree in Surrey.Emergency services were called to Grove Place near the junction with Carshalton Road, Banstead, shortly after 4pm on Saturday, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-11-09 21:46:52

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Ten people have been injured so far by the Mountain fire, which was 17% contained by Saturday morningAs firefighting crews continued to battle the Mountain fire on Saturday, some residents were allowed to return to areas destroyed by the blaze to sift through the destruction to their homes.As of 7am PT on Saturday, the fire has been 17% contained, according to Cal Fire, the state’s wildfire fighting agency. Continue reading…



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Author : Maya Yang and agencies

Publish date : 2024-11-09 20:50:44

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Fema chief calls action ‘reprehensible’ while Florida governor calls it a ‘weaponization of government’A employee at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) has been fired from her job and is being investigated because she told a disaster relief team she was directing in Florida after Hurricane Milton to avoid homes displaying election campaign signs supporting Donald Trump, conduct that the agency head on Saturday called “reprehensible”.Deanne Criswell, the administrator of the federal agency, posted on X: “More than 22,000 Fema employees every day adhere to Fema’s core values and are dedicated to helping people before, during and after disasters, often sacrificing time with their own families to help disaster survivors.” Continue reading…



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Author : Joanna Walters

Publish date : 2024-11-09 19:51:41

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‘Crimea is gone,’ adviser says, and Trump administration will not help Ukraine regain territory lost to RussiaUS elections 2024 – live updatesA senior adviser to Donald Trump said that the incoming US administration’s priority for Ukraine will be about achieving peace rather than it regaining territory captured by Russia in the almost three years of the war.In an interview with the BBC, broadcast on Saturday, Bryan Lanza, who has been a political adviser to Trump since his 2016 presidential campaign, began to elaborate on the strong signals the now president-elect had been sending to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the campaign trail.Trump wins the presidency – how did it happen?With Trump re-elected, this is what’s at stakeAbortion ballot measure results by state Continue reading…



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Author : Maya Yang

Publish date : 2024-11-09 18:28:07

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Colourful contest celebrates pop icon and brings cheer after events for Timothée Chalamet and Paul Mescal go viralIt looked a lot like the other lookalike contests that have captured the imagination in the last few days, but the London event was not quite the same as it was in New York and Dublin.For a start, Harry Styles did not gatecrash his own lookalike contest in Soho Square in the West End, as Timothée Chalamet had two weeks earlier in New York. Continue reading…



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Author : James Tapper

Publish date : 2024-11-09 17:29:28

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Posters line 4km stretch of former wall in Germany’s capital, while musicians perform and visitors sing alongTens of thousands of people have gathered to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago in Germany’s capital.It was “a lucky day for which we Germans are still grateful today”, the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said on Saturday. Continue reading…



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Author : Associated Press in Berlin

Publish date : 2024-11-09 16:38:39

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Call for industry reform as latest results support belief that products are being bulked out with cheaper sugar syrupThe honey industry faces new demands to overhaul its supply chain after more than 90% of sampled products bought from large British ­retailers failed pioneering authenticity tests.The UK branch of the Honey Authenticity Network sent 30 samples last month from Britain for a novel commercial test based on the DNA profiles of genuine honey. Five were from UK beekeepers and 25 from big retailers, including supermarkets. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/nov/09/nine-in-ten-honey-samples-from-uk-retailers-fail-authenticity-test

Author : Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Publish date : 2024-11-09 14:54:11

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