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Judges uphold appeal court ruling over risk to deported refugees and deals blow to PM’s ‘stop the boats’ strategyUK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak’s key immigration policy has been dealt a blow after the UK’s highest court rejected the government’s plans to deport people seeking asylum to Rwanda.Five judges at the supreme court upheld unanimously on Wednesday an appeal court ruling that found there was a real risk of deported refugees having their claims in the east African country wrongly assessed or being returned to their country of origin to face persecution. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2023-11-15 11:34:59

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Former Conservative leader denies that former home secretary’s scathing letter to Sunak means the party is ‘turning on itself again’UK politics live – latest updatesSuella Braverman “will be forgotten”, the former Conservative party leader Michael Howard has declared.Lord Howard criticised the “tirade of abuse” in Braverman’s letter to Rishi Sunak, but rejected claims that her words had left the Conservative party “turning on itself again”. Continue reading…



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Author : Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Publish date : 2023-11-15 10:05:48

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Former Tory leader says party is ‘very fortunate’ to have Sunak as prime minister as judgment set to be delivered on Rwanda deportationGood morning. Sometimes the news arrives in a steady flow, and sometimes it tumbles out all at once. Today is one of those days. Within less than two hours, in its most important judgment since the prorogation case, the supreme court will deliver its judgment on whether the government’s Rwanda deportation policy is lawful. Two hours later Rishi Sunak will take PMQs, and he will be speaking as he faces the biggest challenge to his leadership in his (admittedly short) prime ministerial career. The Today programme has just given its 8.10 interview slot to a Tory MP calling for him to be replaced. And later, at 7pm, there is likely to be a vote in the Commons on a Gaza ceaesefire proposal that will expose serious splits in the Labour party.All this will overshadow some good news for Sunak this morning; he has achieved his target of halving inflation.Constituents have been writing in and saying Rishi must go. And I think that’s we’ve got to bite the bullet now. I think it’ll get to the stage anyway, if we are going to keep going so behind in the polling where Rishi will be gone – let’s do it now, let’s get a new leader. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2023-11-15 09:00:26

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In today’s newsletter: Attack on alleged Hamas command centre beneath hospital is a key test for Israel’s military and its ability to protect civilians• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. In the last few hours, Israeli soldiers have stormed Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital. Israel says that the raid, which is still underway, is a “precise and targeted operation against Hamas”, which it accuses of operating a command centre beneath the medical facility, a claim Hamas denies.The attack at al-Shifa is militarily significant – but it is also taking place in the arena of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe that has drawn huge global attention, with conditions rapidly deteriorating on the site since the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) surrounded it last week. And so whether Israel is able to carry out the pinpoint attack it has promised is likely to be a critical test of the international community’s view of its conduct of the war.Conservatives | Suella Braverman has launched an astonishing attack on Rishi Sunak the day after he sacked her as home secretary, claiming he had “betrayed” the country by failing to deliver on secret promises he made her last year. Braverman indicated she will spearhead a Tory rebellion over the government’s Rwanda asylum plan, which faces a crucial legal test on Wednesday.Cyprus confidential | Chelsea FC is facing questions over how its former owner Roman Abramovich funded the club’s success, after leaked files revealed a string of secret payments that may have breached football’s strict “financial fair play” rules. The disclosures are part of an international investigation into a cache of 3.6m leaked offshore records in Cyprus.Cost of living | The UK inflation rate has dropped to 4.6%, down from 6.7% in September, it has just been announced. That is an even larger fall than was expected. Head to the business live blog for more.Ukraine | The Ukrainian president’s chief of staff has said for the first time that Ukraine’s forces in the Kherson region have a foothold on the eastern bank of the Dnipro river, potentially opening a new line of attack towards Crimea. Andriy Yermak claimed that the advance was part of a developing counteroffensive.Health | A vaccine to protect against chickenpox should become a routine childhood jab in the UK, government advisers have said, adding that it would not only reduce the number of children who become sick from the virus, but also cut the number of cases that can become fatal. Continue reading…



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Author : Archie Bland

Publish date : 2023-11-15 07:08:13

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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the latest UK inflation reportUK inflation expected to slow sharply, easing interest rate pressure
The annual pace of UK price rises is expected to have slowed sharply when the latest official figure for October is released on Wednesday, easing fears that the Bank of England could increase interest rates next month, my colleague Phillip Inman writes.City economists polled by Reuters have signalled that inflation as measured by the consumer prices index (CPI) will fall almost two percentage points to 4.8% from September’s 6.7% reading. Continue reading…



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Author : Graeme Wearden

Publish date : 2023-11-15 06:23:05

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IDF says it is ‘carrying out a precise and targeted operation’ inside Gaza’s largest hospital as Palestinian officials report seeing soldiers, tanks and bulldozers inside the complexIDF says it has entered Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital in ‘targeted’ operation against HamasIsrael claims that Hamas has built its headquarters in bunkers and tunnels under the hospital, effectively using the building, patients and staff as a human shield. Security officials have also said that, after the surprise attacks into Israel by Hamas which killed 1,200 Israelis, mainly civilians in their homes or at a dance party, the senior Hamas leaders have been based in a “command complex” under the hospital.At a recent press conference an IDF spokesperson displayed a satellite photograph of the hospital site with military “command” elements marked on it, which it described as an illustration based on “the true material that we have in our hands”. In footage said to be from an interrogation, a Hamas militant captured last month described how Hamas had “hidden in the hospitals”. Israel has also released other evidence apparently showing tunnels close to or in other medical facilities in Gaza. Continue reading…



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Author : Helen Sullivan

Publish date : 2023-11-15 05:05:03

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Scientists sign note citing ‘elevated stress’ and ‘feelings of despair’ over climate crisis as thousands of students expected to strikeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThousands of schoolchildren across Australia will be striking for climate action this Friday, with the backing of “climate doctors” who have penned a special absentee note for the occasion.Two Australian climate scientists have written a Climate Doctor’s Certificate that students can use when they put down their pens, shut their laptops and leave class in droves later this week.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…



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Author : Emily Wind

Publish date : 2023-11-15 03:54:33

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Former military lawyer has pleaded not guilty to five charges in ACT supreme court over decision to leak material that was used as basis for ABC series on war crimesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDavid McBride’s trial has been slightly delayed to allow him a second chance to argue he was duty-bound to act in the public interest while leaking confidential military information to journalists.Meanwhile, Australia’s intelligence agencies are supporting an effort to keep some material involved in the case secret, including from jurors, saying its disclosure could jeopardise “the security and defence of Australia”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…



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Author : Christopher Knaus

Publish date : 2023-11-15 02:24:31

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Home affairs minister says it’s ‘garbage’ that legislation could completely reverse high court decision that led to 81 leaving immigration detentionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLabor is set to rush through emergency legislation this week to deal with the fallout of the high court’s decision that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful.The move follows demands by the Coalition that parliament “should not rise” until legislation is passed, upping pressure on the government by demanding a response even before the high court gives its full reasons.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…



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Author : Paul Karp

Publish date : 2023-11-15 01:34:20

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Democrats and mainstream Republicans join forces with vote of 336 to 95 to advance stopgap spending packageThe House on Tuesday approved a novel plan to prevent a government shutdown, with the recently-installed Republican House speaker Mike Johnson relying on Democratic votes as the far-right flank of his caucus dissented.By a vote of 336 to 95, a coalition of nearly every Democratic representative and more mainstream Republicans joined forces to advance the stopgap spending package that would fund government departments into early 2024, easily clearing the two-thirds threshold needed for passage under an expedited process. Ninety-three Republicans and two Democrats opposed the measure. Continue reading…



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Author : Lauren Gambino in Washington

Publish date : 2023-11-15 00:06:37

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Setback for challengers who say Trump should be barred from presidential run under ‘insurrection’ clause of 14th amendmentDonald Trump can appear on the ballot for the Republican primary in Michigan, a state judge ruled Tuesday, a setback to challengers who argue he is constitutionally disqualified from being president because of his actions on January 6.The lawsuit is one of several that left-leaning groups have filed across the country arguing that section 3 of the 14th amendment bars Trump from holding office. The provision says anyone who takes an oath to the United States and then engages in “insurrection” or “rebellion” against the nation cannot hold office unless Congress votes by two-thirds majority to allow them. The measure was adopted after the civil war and has not been tested. Continue reading…



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Author : Sam Levine in New York

Publish date : 2023-11-14 22:25:25

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David DePape, accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband in a home invasion last year, testified for an hour on TuesdayThe man accused of attacking the husband of former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer last year told jurors at his federal trial on Tuesday how he went to the Pelosis’ San Francisco home as part of a bigger plan to end corruption in the United States.David DePape spoke for more than an hour, often getting emotional and crying about how his political leanings went from leftist to rightwing after reading a comment on a YouTube video about former president Donald Trump. He said he went to the Pelosis’ home to talk to her about Russian involvement in the 2016 election, and that he planned to wear an inflatable unicorn costume and upload his interrogation of her online. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2023-11-14 21:01:00

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Former PM denies lying to French president when securing the nuclear sub deal; signals directorate records huge jump in attacks on networks. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTrade, climate and the digital economy are expected to be key topics for Anthony Albanese as he heads to the Apec summit in San Francisco today.Hosted by US President Joe Biden, the theme of the summit is “Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future for All”. One of the most closely watched aspects of the summit will be Biden’s meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping, their second in-person since the US president took office in January 2021.The Aukus partnership, with its focus on nuclear submarines and other advanced military capabilities, is likely a target for state actors looking to steal intellectual property for their own military programs. Cyber operations are increasingly the preferred vector for state actors to conduct espionage and foreign interference.We provide case studies of Russia and China using their tools and techniques to target government and critical infrastructure, as well as supply chains as part of their ongoing cyber espionage and information-gathering campaigns.Some state actors are willing to use cyber capabilities to destabilise and disrupt systems and infrastructure. They may preposition on networks of strategic value for future malicious activities. Continue reading…



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Author : Martin Farrer

Publish date : 2023-11-14 20:04:53

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LeBlanc says moments with late Friends co-star were ‘among the favourite times of my life’Matt LeBlanc has paid tribute to his late Friends co-star Matthew Perry, saying some of his “favourite times” were spent with the actor.On Tuesday, more than two weeks on from Perry’s death, LeBlanc posted a poignant message to his Instagram page saying goodbye to his friend. Alongside a selection of pictures showing the pair in their roles as Joey Tribbiani and Chandler Bing in the hit US sitcom, LeBlanc, 56, wrote: “Matthew. It is with a heavy heart I say goodbye. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2023-11-14 18:22:55

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Five people who died including three children are believed to have been members of the same familyTributes have been paid to victims of a fire in which five people from the same family died in west London at the weekend.Ten fire engines and about 70 firefighters were called to the blaze in Channel Close, Hounslow, at 10.26pm on Sunday, London fire brigade said. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2023-11-14 17:33:38

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