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Counter-terrorism unit leads inquiry into stabbing of two boys at north London school
via theguardian.comBoy, 13, held on suspicion of attempted murder after pupils aged 12 and 13 stabbed at Kingsbury high schoolA police counter-terrorism unit was on Tuesday night leading the inquiry into the stabbing of two boys aged 13 and 12 at a school in north-west London.Police were called to Kingsbury high school in Brent on Tuesday afternoon after reports that a 13-year-old boy had been stabbed. When they arrived at the scene, officers found a 12-year-old boy who had also been stabbed. Continue reading... -
Panic as Hula Hoops and McCoy’s 'could vanish' from shelves for 1 reason
via express.co.ukBeloved snacks such as Hula Hoops, Pom-Bears, Discos and McCoy's could temporarily disappear from shelves. -
National Lottery down: Website and app outages infuriate lotto players
via express.co.ukNational Lottery players have taken to social media to express their frustration at issues they are encountering. -
Sesko rescues late point for Manchester United to deny West Ham precious win
via theguardian.comStop all the clippers, don’t cut off the barnet: United’s winning run is over. Frank Ilett, the man who pledged never to visit a barber again until Manchester United won five matches in a row, may have been denied a viral haircut, but United’s resilience came to the fore here to deny the Hammers what would have been a deserved victory deep into added time.A studded finish from the fan favourite Tomas Soucek was cancelled out by an impressive, instinctive strike from Benjamin Se -
Trump to repeal Obama-era finding foundational to US climate rules
via theguardian.comClimate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm healthIn what is set to be its most audacious anti-environment move yet, the Trump administration on Thursday will roll back the mechanism allowing the government to regulate planet-heating pollution, the White House press secretary has told reporters.“President Trump will be joined by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to formalize the recession of the 2009 Obama-era endangerment finding,” -
The Summit review – you’d think these useless adventurers had never seen a mountain before
via theguardian.comThe premise is simple: an unlikable group of strangers try to climb one of the New Zealand Alps, despite being vastly unsuited to it. I despise the show, the contestants, and myself for watching itCan you have too much hate in your hate-watch? That is the question that presses unexpectedly hard as the new reality competition show The Summit begins. The premise is hateful in the standard way: 14 strangers (which might as well be 17,000 in televisual terms – only The Traitors does more and i -
Okafor grabs comeback draw for Leeds as wasteful Chelsea’s bad habits return
via theguardian.comChelsea’s habit of squandering leads did not leave with Enzo Maresca. The lapses in concentration have piled up and there was another to add to the list after Stamford Bridge witnessed an inexplicable collapse against Leeds, who took another step towards staying up fighting back from 2-0 down to keep themselves six points above the bottom three.The turnaround was not on the cards when Cole Palmer, who had earlier collected his first assist in the Premier League this season, extended Chelse -
Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton airlifted to hospital after breaking neck at Winter Olympics
via theguardian.comVeteran sustains serious injury during Winter Olympics training Athlete in good spirits says chef de mission Alisa CamplinAustralia’s Olympic team has been rocked with Cam Bolton airlifted to Milan after breaking his neck in training, ending the veteran snowboarder’s Winter Games campaign.Competing at his fourth Olympics, the 35-year-old suffered a crash on Monday while training for the snowboard cross event but woke up with worsening pain in his neck the following day. Continue read -
Rayan and Adli stage Bournemouth fightback against 10-man Everton
via theguardian.comHill Dickinson Stadium is no place like home for Everton. Not yet, anyway. Sixth place and momentum in the push for European qualification was the tantalising prize for beating Bournemouth but, not for the first time at their plush new stadium, David Moyes’s team let it slip through their grasp.Andoni Iraola’s visitors extended their unbeaten Premier League run to six games courtesy of second-half headers from Rayan, the 19-year-old Brazilian who could well be their latest gem, and A -
Ramsey winner for Newcastle adds to Frank woes to leave Spurs fearing the drop
via theguardian.comTo his extensive list of problems at Tottenham, Thomas Frank can add another. The manager is dealing with a ghost from the club’s more successful recent past. There were 49 minutes on the clock when the South Stand choir took up the song. “He’s magic, you know. Mauricio Poch-e-ttino.” The message was clear. They want their former idol back. They cannot persist any longer with Frank.The only wonder here was that Newcastle, who had arrived on the back of three successive Pr -
Streeting still ready to challenge Starmer despite show of unity, allies say
via theguardian.comHealth secretary poised to make leadership bid after May local elections to pre-empt a potential challenge from rival Rayner, MPs close to him sayAllies of Wes Streeting expect him to try to challenge Keir Starmer’s leadership within weeks, despite the health secretary insisting he backs the prime minister and is not intending to move against him, the Guardian has been told.Starmer attempted to regain authority over his party on Tuesday after a tumultuous day in Westminster during which he -
Last-ditch appeal for EuroMillions winner who has just hours to claim £1m prize
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Former senior aide to Starmer loses whip over friendship with sex offender
via theguardian.comLabour peer Matthew Doyle has apologised for links to Sean Morton who was convicted of possession of indecent images of childrenKeir Starmer’s longstanding communications chief has been suspended from the Labour whip in his new role in the Lords after it emerged that he had campaigned on behalf of a friend who had been charged with possessing indecent images of children.Matthew Doyle, who stepped down as the No 10 head of communications last March and was made a peer in December, said in a -
No 10 confident Sarwar acted alone in call for Starmer to go
via theguardian.comDowning Street initially feared Scottish Labour leader’s move was part of a wider leadership challenge Downing Street is increasingly confident that Anas Sarwar’s call for Keir Starmer to stand down was not part of a coordinated plot by a leadership rival to bring down the prime minister, the Guardian understands.The Scottish Labour leader spoke to several cabinet ministers including Wes Streeting, as well as former deputy leader Angela Rayner, ahead of his explosive intervention on -
Major UK clothing chain crashes into administration - over 400 jobs at risk
via express.co.ukThe popular high street brand has made an announcement for customers. -
Alistair Carns: Labour’s ex-marine who ‘would be a nightmare’ for the Tories
via theguardian.comAmid leadership speculation, former commando has been quietly talked about as a possible future contender He is the ex-special forces colonel talked of by some in Labour as the dark horse answer to the party’s leadership angst, even if Alistair Carns might not welcome all of the endorsements coming his way.“He’s one of the most capable individuals on the Labour benches and would be an absolute nightmare to face,” said one Conservative MP familiar with the abilities of the -
Women’s Champions League playoffs to test WSL teams’ depth and new format’s value
via theguardian.comArsenal and Manchester United face familiar opponents in a revamped competition that has so far proven more competitive The next phase of the new Women’s Champions League format gets under way on Wednesday and Thursday, when the four playoff first legs take place. Arsenal and Manchester United are among eight teams vying to join Barcelona, Lyon, Chelsea and Bayern Munich, who automatically qualified for the quarter-finals as the top four in the league phase.As in the men’s competitio -
Actor Noel Clarke arrested over allegation of attempted rape in 2007
via theguardian.comFormer Doctor Who star is also facing allegations of exposure and sexual assault by touchingThe actor Noel Clarke has been arrested over an attempted rape, which allegedly took place in 2007.The former Doctor Who star is also facing allegations of exposure and sexual assault by touching. Continue reading... -
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
via theguardian.comWhen piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows Ireland is creating a scheme that will give artists a weekly income in the hope of reducing their need for alternative work and boosting their creativity.The Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) initiative will provide €325 (£283) a week to 2,000 eligible artists based in the Republic of Ireland in three-year cycles. Continue reading... -
Squeaky bum time? How Team GB can save Winter Olympics despite slow start | Sean Ingle
via theguardian.comThe wait for a first medal goes on but the camp believe they have several aces to play, especially in the skeletonStill the wait goes on. When Britain arrived in Milano Cortina there was heady talk of the country having one of its “most potent ever teams” for a Winter Olympics. So far, though, Team GB is still firing blanks.It is not for the want of trying. Kirsty Muir missed out on a freeski slopestyle bronze by 0.41 points. Mia Brookes came impossibly close to making the biggest tr -
US restaurants targeted for opposing ICE: ‘I refuse to cook for fascists’
via theguardian.comRestaurants face one-star reviews and less business in an already precarious industry. Some restaurateurs fear speaking out as immigrants themselvesAmid calls for a national shutdown on 30 January, Anton Kinloch displayed a sign on the sidewalk outside Lone Wolf, his craft cocktail bar and restaurant in Kingston, New York. In large block letters he wrote: “WE LOVE ICE IN DRINKS. WE DON’T LOVE ICE IN REAL LIFE. SOLIDARITY ALWAYS.”Along with his wife and business partner, Lisa Dy -
‘Holy grail’ footage of David Bowie at his peak to feature in immersive London show
via theguardian.comEarl’s Court performance of Heroes in 1978 is among highlights of exhibition exploring singer’s life and workRare “holy grail” footage of David Bowie performing Heroes at Earl’s Court in 1978 is to feature in a new immersive show about the singer’s life and creative practice.Extended footage of the performance has been pieced back together by the team behind the new Lightroom exhibition, who had access to new camera angles found on film reels discovered in the -
The Guardian view on Jimmy Lai: what Britain’s caution says about its relationship to Beijing’s power | Editorial
via theguardian.comAustralia defended a detained journalist despite the risks. Britain’s muted response to a media mogul’s harsh sentence suggests a narrowing view of what confrontation is worthIf the sentence handed to the media mogul Jimmy Lai was meant to surprise, it would have been shorter. Twenty years behind bars is not a burst of rage. It is a sentence designed to make repression routine in Hong Kong. The 78-year-old founder of the shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily is now likely to -
The Guardian view on fostering: reform is welcome, but excess profits must be tackled | Editorial
via theguardian.comSensible plans to boost collaboration between councils may not be enough to tilt the balance away from private providersNearly 55,000 children in England live with foster carers, and despite a recent fall in the number of children in care, pressure on the system remains intense. Rising costs and the growing role of private providers in residential care and foster placements have exposed deep weaknesses, yet reform has lagged behind the crisis in children’s homes. Only now have ministers se -
Drive the ‘ice road’, Estonians told – just don’t fasten your seatbelt
via theguardian.comCold spell means cars can cross 20km stretch of frozen sea but drivers must be able to exit quickly in case of a problemTemperatures in northern Europe have been so low that citizens of Estonia can now drive across a 20km stretch of frozen sea linking the country’s two main islands.The so-called “ice road” connecting the islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, located in western Estonia between the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga, was officially opened on Sunday with a line of cars wa -
Ukraine racer defies IOC ban by wearing ‘helmet of memory’ as anger grows
via theguardian.comLuger shares ‘remembrance is not a violation’ messageOfficials will allow racer to wear black armband insteadUkrainian athletes have stepped up their defiance of International Olympic Committee rules banning them from protesting against the Russian invasion while in competition, amid growing anger over a decision to ban a “helmet of memory” for the country’s war dead.On Tuesday evening the skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych revealed that he had continued -
Prediction market Kalshi reached $1bn in trading volume during Super Bowl
via theguardian.comKalshi says ‘incredible weekend’ after $145m in bets on Bad Bunny’s opening song and guests during half-time showOnline prediction market Kalshi hit a daily record on Super Bowl Sunday, surpassing $1bn in trading volume, the company announced on Tuesday.Kalshi’s CEO, Tarek Mansour, called it an “incredible weekend”, telling CNBC that “Kalshi was the biggest brand of the Super Bowl this year, without running a Super Bowl ad”. Continue reading... -
Borthwick backs under-pressure Townsend before Calcutta Cup clash
via theguardian.com‘People should spend more time supporting him’Itoje restored as England captain for Six Nations matchSteve Borthwick has called on Scotland supporters to lay off Gregor Townsend before the Calcutta Cup on Saturday, pointing out that his opposite number is his nation’s most successful coach of the professional era.Townsend is under huge pressure after the defeat against Italy in Rome last weekend came after he bizarrely claimed a report he had agreed to take over at Newcastle Re -
Wallace, Gromit and a new use for lentils: blockbuster Aardman exhibition opens at Young V&A
via theguardian.comChildren are encouraged to get hands-on as the world’s leading stop-motion studio showcases its work in east LondonWhat would Wallace – everyone’s favourite amateur Yorkshire inventor – look like with a moustache, straw boater and postal worker’s coat? Would a massive set of teeth suit his faithful beagle, Gromit? How about a nose shaped like a banana?Such questions are answered by an illuminating and sometimes alarming exhibition at east London’s Young V& -
Paul Dacre says claims Mail broke law to target Doreen Lawrence ‘bitterly wounding’
via theguardian.comEx-editor of Daily Mail tells high court he is appalled by allegations about its journalists by Stephen Lawrence’s mother and othersPaul Dacre, the longtime editor of the Daily Mail, has said it was “bitterly wounding” to face allegations that his journalists used criminal tactics to target the mother of a murdered teenager whose case he had championed.Giving evidence in the high court, Dacre, who edited the paper from 1992 to 2018, said the “grave and sometimes preposter -
There is a lot of convenient amnesia about Peter Mandelson’s New Labour days. Let’s jog some memories | George Monbiot
via theguardian.comYes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate powerHistory is being rewritten. The story we are told is that an evil man called Peter Mandelson, pursuing his own interests, went rogue to collaborate with a serial abuser of girls and women, undermining the good work of people seeking to defend the public interest. All this is true. But – and I fear many will find this hard to accept – it is o -
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
via theguardian.comAs the right stokes culture wars, their alternatives to ‘woke’ Hollywood prove to be shoddily made and uninspiredIt’s not fair, what they did to rightwing folks on Super Bowl Sunday. Regular viewers could either take in an elaborate and joyful halftime performance from Puerto Rican recording artist Bad Bunny, one of the most popular music stars in the world, or, if they weren’t interested in football or in Bad Bunny’s music, they could quietly find something else to -
‘Boy kibble’: why are young men turning to dog food for meal inspiration?
via theguardian.comThe dried food, traditionally for pets, has become an unlikely influence for meal preppers. Some commenters have even claimed the trend could be an antidote to toxic masculinity Name: Boy kibble.Age: It’s new. Continue reading... -
Ella Baron on Keir Starmer’s last supper – cartoon
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Steady Ed conjours up a Keir in his own image – complete with fake steering wheel | John Crace
via theguardian.comMiliband is one minister who doesn’t want to be PM, and is more than happy to let Starmer think he is still in controlIt was a day for one of the Top Team. The safest of safe hands. A grownup. That didn’t mean the likes of Emma Reynolds. Emma looks permanently startled at the best of times. Especially when there’s a microphone around. Give her more than 30 seconds and she’ll confess to crimes she didn’t commit.And certainly not Wes Streeting. Not even Wes trusts Wes -
Bulgaria gripped by mysterious deaths of six people in mountains
via theguardian.comCase is shrouded in fevered speculation as prosecutors say autopsies show two of the deceased were “probably” murderedIt has been dubbed Bulgaria’s “Twin Peaks”: a grim saga involving the mysterious deaths of six people in the middle of the mountains that has gripped the eastern European country.Zahari Vaskov, the director of the national police general directorate, told a press conference on Monday that the deaths were “a case without comparison in our countr -
Is Starmer out of the woods after Labour showdown? - The Latest
via theguardian.comAfter a day of turmoil where the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, called for Keir Starmer to resign, Labour MPs and cabinet members seem to be rallying around the prime minister. Can Starmer bounce back from this latest blow to his leadership? And what might the road to recovery look like for Labour? Lucy Hough speaks to columnist Aditya Chakrabortty Continue reading... -
Underwear optional? The health pros and cons of going commando
via theguardian.comThere are times when it is better to wear underwear than not. Here’s what the experts sayIn 2015, during a particularly energetic performance of the song American Woman in Stockholm, Lenny Kravitz split a pair of leather pants right down the crotch, revealing his manhood to the world.I’m sorry to say I think about this incident somewhat regularly. Not out of titillation, but because it planted in my head a troublesome question: just how many people, rock stars or otherwise, aren&rsqu -
Cowboys, lassos, and nudity: AI startups turn to stunts for attention in a crowded market
via theguardian.comBusinesses are using theatrical stunts not for shock alone but to create viral content and drive sales conversations onlineWhen Lunos, an AI startup in New York City, was gearing up for launch, its founder and chief executive, Duncan Barrigan, and his team wanted to make a splash. So they shelled out $3,500 to do the unconventional: hire a horse and a cowboy to lasso the bull of Wall Street.On a sweltering evening in late September, the cowboy galloped toward the iconic sculpture in lower Manhat -
Chappell Roan drops Casey Wasserman talent agency after Epstein files revelations
via theguardian.comWasserman has apologised for communicating with Ghislaine Maxwell after flirtatious emails they exchanged more than 20 years ago were revealedThe pop star Chappell Roan has announced she has left her talent agency after emails between its founder and Ghislaine Maxwell were featured in the Epstein files.The Grammy-winning artist shared a statement on social media announcing her departure from Wasserman, led by the sports and entertainment executive Casey Wasserman. Continue reading... -
Honeymoon period for new BP boss won’t last long
via theguardian.comMarkets did not like the decision to suspend share buy-backs – and investors will want clarity about what happens nextThe clearing of the decks continues apace at BP. The last chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, got the heave-ho in December. Last month brought news of hefty write-downs on the troublesome low-carbon energy assets in solar and biogas. Now comes an admission that the current debt-reduction measures aren’t enough to ease the strain on an over-extended balance sheet. Sha -
We need a fresh vision to save our high streets | Letters
via theguardian.comReaders respond to an editorial and letters on the decline of town centres and the need to redesign public spacesRegarding your editorial (The Guardian view on high-street decline: a symbol of failure in a discontented nation, 3 February), saving high streets requires four things that the Treasury, the dead hand of government innovation, won’t like.First, it requires an overhaul of the business rates system, and second, a new tax for online business. Third, it requires compelling landlords -
The problem with trying to define class | Letters
via theguardian.comDefining class for the purpose of legislation is a non-starter, writes Michael Chapman. Plus a letter from Patrick YarkerFurther to your editorial on class becoming a legally protected characteristic (30 January), I note a letter from an unnamed solicitor (Letters, 5 February) who says she is “definitely working class”, but does not explain how she knows that. She admits there is a problem in defining what it is so, I assume, she has her own personalised definition.And therein lies t -
Where will I get £2 in a cashless world? | Brief letters
via theguardian.comSpecial coins | Country Diary | Duvet days | Washing instructions | Sleeping on the job | A former princeI enjoyed Sammy Gecsoyler’s article on using only cash for a week (My week of only using cash: could a return to notes and coins change my life?, 10 February), but he does not mention the joy of getting one of the specially designed £2 coins in change. My collection contains all the Shakespeare ones and Charles Dickens, but I lack the new George Orwell one. How will I get one now, -
Student loan move could cost Labour dear | Letter
via theguardian.comDr Michael Symonds and Gavin Greenwood respond to an editorial on graduate loansYour editorial (8 February) is correct to highlight that a graduate levy by stealth is no way to fund the NHS and its potential consequences. This will include resident doctors, whose dissatisfaction with their pay and working conditions will be amplified by the chancellor’s statement that they now need to help pay for their own salaries.The anger that recent graduates feel will also be felt by their parents, m -
Brutal but beautiful: Southbank Centre’s Grade II listing is the cherry on a concrete cake
via theguardian.comAs one of the longest-running battles in British heritage comes to an end, the listing of the London arts complex vindicates the audacity of this sensational droogs’ paradiseBritain’s battle of brutalism has finally reached an exhausted conclusion with the listing of London’s Southbank Centre. The so-called “concrete monstrosities” of the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and its skatepark undercroft have finally been Grade II-listed by the Departm -
EU moves closer to creating offshore centres for migrants and asylum seekers
via theguardian.comMEPs vote to allow people to be deported to places they have never been to, as NGOs express fears over new ‘safe third countries’ listThe EU has moved closer to creating offshore centres for migrants and asylum seekers, after centre-right and far-right MEPs united for tougher migration policies.MEPs voted for legal changes that will give authorities more options to deport asylum seekers, including sending people to countries they have never been to. Continue reading... -
EFL clubs to vote on expanding Championship playoffs to six clubs
via theguardian.comVote next month after FA board approves radical planNew playoff format would begin as soon as next seasonEFL clubs will next month vote on an expansion of the Championship playoffs to six teams after being given approval to pursue the radical change by the Football Association’s board.The Guardian has learned that the 72 EFL clubs were on Tuesday invited to an extraordinary general meeting on 5 March, when the vote will take place on a new playoff format that would begin next season. Conti -
UK sleepwalking into joblessness epidemic, Tesco boss warns
via theguardian.comAshwin Prasad says far fewer people in work than there could be with ministers just ‘tinkering at the edges’ of problemThe UK is “sleepwalking into a quiet epidemic” of joblessness with millions of people out of work and on benefits, the boss of the nation’s biggest supermarket chain has warned.Ashwin Prasad, who runs the UK arm of Tesco, said he believed far fewer people were in work than should be and that taxpayers were spending “an ever increasing proporti -
Masterpiece, fridge magnet, phone case … opera: how Hokusai’s The Great Wave hit the stage
via theguardian.comHe survived a stroke, a lightning strike, a fire – and created one of the world’s most recognisable images. Now the Japanese artist’s ‘wild, fascinating’ life has inspired an operaOpera has inspired many of the 20th century’s greatest artists to create extraordinary sets. Oskar Kokoschka designed a Magic Flute for Salzburg and a Ballo in maschera for Florence. Salvador Dalí produced a controversial Salome for London; David Hockney’s designs for Gl
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