The California congressman co-wrote the Endangered Species Act, co-founded Earth Day and in his later years disavowed the GOP Pete McCloskey, a pro-environment, anti-war California Republican who co-wrote the Endangered Species Act and co-founded Earth Day, has died. He was 96. A fourth-generation Republican in the mold of Teddy Roosevelt, he often said, McCloskey represented the 12th congressional district for 15 years, running for president against an incumbent Richard Nixon in 1972. Continue

Cameron Brannagans penalty earned Oxford United a place in the League One playoff final as they drew 1-1 at Peterborough to progress to Wembley 2-1 on aggregate. Oxford followed up their 1-0 first-leg triumph last Saturday to hold on for a draw in a pulsating second leg and set up a showdown with Bolton on 18 May. Brannagan, a penalty specialist, made no mistake from the spot in first-half stoppage time after Des Buckinghams side had briefly fallen behind to a Josh Knight goal. That is the way i

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have been making these ingenious, heartstopping chillers for a decade now and the final series kicks off with perhaps the most meaningful episode yet Every episode of Inside No 9 is dramatically different and every episode is also essentially the same. Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton tend to begin each instalment of their magnificent comedy-horror anthology by summoning a scene of distinctively British mundanity: its small, its boring, its awkward, its

Just ridiculous. Just Real Madrid. The team that appears to own this competition, that has some mystical hold over it and has lifted that trophy 14 times, are in the final again because, well, because of course they are. Late, very late on another wild, magical night here, the Santiago Bernabu launched into a familiar chant. Thats how Madrid win, it goes, and so they do. Again and again and again, each time more epic, more absurd than the last, this football force that just cant be contained. Th

Five-day encampment in university grounds that caused the college major loss of income ended in victory for campaigners Students at Trinity College Dublin have ended a five-day encampment after the university pledged to cut ties with Israeli companies. Student leaders claimed victory on Wednesday night for a US-style campaign that had disrupted the campus and blocked access to the Book of Kells . Continue reading...

Sung Kook Bill Hwang charged with racketeering conspiracy, fraud and market manipulation for alleged stock scheme in 2021 Sung Kook Bill Hwang arrived in court on Wednesday for the start of his criminal racketeering trial over the collapse of Archegos Capital Management , facing charges that he and a deputy broke the law in a stock scheme that unraveled in just days in 2021. Hwang appeared in a dark suit and purple tie in the Manhattan federal courtroom for the first day of screening potential j

Critics said proposal to build canal linking Atlantic and Pacific would endanger environment and rural communities Nearly a decade after it broke ground on a controversial plan to build a canal linking the Atlantic and the Pacific, Nicaragua has canceled a concession granted to a Chinese businessman to complete the project which critics said would endanger the environment and displace rural communities. Despite a symbolic ground-breaking in 2014, no work was done on the canal that was to link Ni

The alt-rock producer and music legend leaves behind a legacy of controversial provocation but uniquely daring music There was a story that Steve Albini liked to tell about his senior year in high school. Aged 17, he was involved in a serious road accident: hit by a car while riding his motorcycle, he badly broke his leg. It was while recuperating that he learnt his first instrument, the bass guitar, but that wasnt really the crux of the tale. It was that, while he was in hospital, he received a

Animal rights group says South Dakota governor is scarier than any horror movie villain after admission of killing 14-month dog Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor and Republican vice-presidential hopeful, is scarier than any horror movie villain, the animal rights pressure group Peta said as it unveiled a Halloween costume inspired by Noems stunning campaign-book admission that she once shot an untrainable 14-month-old dog called Cricket. Anyone cruel enough to blow a rambunctious puppys bra

New Mexico attorney general highlights real-world consequences of online dangers prevalent on firms Instagram and Facebook apps Three men have been arrested and charged with sexually preying on children via Metas social networks in New Mexico, the states attorney general announced Wednesday. The arrests stemmed from an investigation into the potential harm to children caused by Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, codenamed Operation MetaPhile. Undercover agents posed as children, whom the three me

Its less than six months until election day, and Donald Trump is choosing his running mate. Its quite the spectacle Sign up for The Stakes: a free newsletter on the 2024 US presidential election Hello there, and welcome to the Guardians brand new US election newsletter. I hope youre having a nice week. Its less than six months until election day, and Donald Trump, when hes not in court or looking at racing cars , is spending time weighing his vice-presidential pick. Its becoming quite the specta

Goalkeeper returned to training this week after thigh problem Unai Emery: If he is available 100%, he is going to play Unai Emery has said he will make a last-minute call on whether Emiliano Martnez will face Olympiakos as they attempt to overturn a first-leg defeat to reach the Europa Conference League final. Martnez, who returned to training this week after a thigh problem, has travelled to Athens but Emery confirmed he will speak to the club doctor before making a final decision on the mornin

Rasoulof is one of Irans leading directors and his film The Seed of the Sacred Fig is due to premiere at Cannes film festival The Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison, flogging, a fine and the confiscation of property, his lawyer has confirmed. Writing on X , Babak Paknia, a human rights lawyer representing Rasoulof, said that the judgment was confirmed in a court of appeal and the case had now been sent for enforcement. Continue reading...

Challenge cited California state law that allows plaintiffs and defendants to remove judge they believe cant grant impartial trial The California judge presiding over Elon Musks lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, has removed himself from the case. Judge Ethan Schulman on Monday sustained a challenge from Musks lawyers, which cited a California state law that allows plaintiffs and defendants to remove a judge they believe cannot grant an impartial trial. The law, known as California

Domestic abuse commissioner criticises lack of warning of policy to free prisoners in England and Wales up to 70 days early Survivors of domestic abuse have been put in danger by ministers failure to give notice of the early release from prison of their abusers, a Home Office adviser has said. Nicole Jacobs, the independent domestic abuse commissioner, criticised the lack of warning of a new policy to free prisoners up to 70 days early from full jails. Continue reading...

Exclusive: plans revealed in new leaked dossier sent to unions ahead of crunch meeting with Keir Starmer Labour has vowed it will change the law to ban fire and rehire, after a war of words with unions who accused the party of watering down its pledges on workers rights. The plans are revealed in a new leaked dossier, which was sent to trade unions ahead of a crunch meeting with Keir Starmer and contains sweeping plans for an overhaul of workers rights including on employment status, protection

Christopher Kirker tells members that normal waiting times will apply for most women as concerns raised about tokenism The chair of the Garrick has told its members that the club may consider allowing one or two exceptional lady members to join in the near future but that normal waiting times will apply for the majority of women. A leaked email from Christopher Kirker to all members on Wednesday described Tuesdays vote ending the London institutions men-only rules as momentous and addressed que

Sir Paul Marshall claimed ownership of thousands of silver bars, but finders are not always keepers The joint owner of GB News has lost a legal battle with the South African government over 34m of silver secretly salvaged from a second world war shipwreck. Sir Paul Marshall, who is lining up a bid for the Daily Telegraph , had claimed ownership of 2,364 silver bars his company had recovered from the bottom of the Indian Ocean. Continue reading...

Former Spanish soccer federation chief faces one count of sexual assault and one of coercion for alleged actions in the aftermath The former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial for his unsolicited kiss of the national team player Jenni Hermoso after a high court judge admitted the case, the court said on Wednesday. Rubiales faces one count of sexual assault and one of coercion for his alleged actions in the aftermath of the kiss. The offences carry prison terms of one

A quick win is quick win for Keir Starmer. Never mind the politics, just feel that Tory majority weakening Some things you just dont see coming. Defections from the Tory party may be very on trend: just last month it was Dan Poulter . Or Dan Who? to his friends. But when Natalie Elphicke took her place right behind Keir Starmer on the Labour benches for prime ministers questions there were open mouths on both sides of the Commons. Penny Mordaunt had to do a quick double-take. Could it be? Surely

MP says many in party think rightwing Tory defector is vile, while shadow minister asks: Are we welcoming Farage next week? Keir Starmer is facing shadow cabinet anger for welcoming into his party a rightwing Conservative MP who has repeatedly attacked Labour over migration. Natalie Elphicke became on Wednesday the second Tory MP in two weeks to cross the floor of the Commons, dealing another major blow to Rishi Sunak. Continue reading...

Edel Hsieh, who is linked to HyperVerse CEO, alleges police tortured him into signing a false confession An American cryptocurrency entrepreneur locked in a legal dispute with the CEO of the collapsed crypto fund HyperVerse has been detained in Dubai and alleges police have tortured him into signing a false confession, the Guardian can reveal. Edel Hsieh, 43, from California, was first arrested in March at Dubais airport while attempting to fly to London. Police beat him during his interrogation

Judge says case presents deceptively complex question about the reasonable expectations of those that purchase such a flavor Imagine you are at the ice-cream shop, an array of colorful flavors lie before you in a glass case. A flavor calls to you, its label reads pistachio. After your purchase, you look online at the ice-cream shops website. Turns out, the pistachio ice-cream had no pistachios in it. Instead, it had pistachio flavoring, made up of water, ethanol, propylene, glycol, natural & art

Proposal will offer eight franchises for sale to private investors John Spellar: There should be full public accountability A Labour MP has called on the government to review any future decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board to sell its stake in theeight Hundred franchises to private investors. The ECB has given the 18 counties plus the MCC until this Friday to give consent to this new direction of travel for the sports showpiece domestic competition. Under one current ECB proposal the

Move would mark significant pivot in relations as pressure builds on Israel to pull back from attack US officials have signalled to Israel that more arms shipments could be delayed if the Israeli military pushes ahead with an offensive in Rafah, Gaza, in what would mark the start of a major pivot in relations between the two countries. Lloyd Austin, the US defence secretary, confirmed on Wednesday that the Biden administration had paused the supply of thousands of large bombs to Israel , in oppo

FIA says Robyn will pursue opportunities elsewhere Fourth senior employee to depart governing body recently Natalie Robyn is leaving Formula Ones governing body after serving just 18 months as its first chief executive, the FIA said on Wednesday. Robyn was one of the most senior female executives in motorsport and her arrival from the auto industry was hailed by the sports governing body, the FIA, as a transformative moment for an organisation led by Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Ben Sulayem, from the U

James Watt steered the brewer to great success but a private equity stake and attending Nigel Farages 60th suggest the edginess is gone BrewDogs James Watt to step down as chief executive of beer company The extraordinary success of the Scottish beer and bars company BrewDog owes much to a shrewd realisation on the part of its co-founder, James Watt. The 42-year-old, who announced his departure as chief executive on Wednesday, realised early on that punk, once a subculture, could be turned into

Announcement comes after Swinney is sworn in as seventh first minister for everyone in Scotland UK politics live latest updates Kate Forbes, the former finance secretary who stepped aside last week allowing John Swinney to stand unopposed for the Scottish National party leadership, has been appointed deputy first minister. The announcement came after Swinney was sworn in as Scotlands seventh first minister at the court of session on Wednesday morning, after his nomination by MSPs at Holyrood, w

Bernard and Ann McDonagh admit five joint charges of fraud after not paying for food at four restaurants and one takeaway A couple from south Wales have admitted carrying out a string of dine and dash offences, racking up large bills for food and drink before leaving without paying. Bernard McDonagh, 41, and Ann McDonagh, 39, from Port Talbot, admitted five joint charges of fraud and will be sentenced at Swansea crown court this month. Continue reading...

Thanks to soil bioengineering in a village in north India, a submerged road was accessible in less than one week, according to officials On 14 August 2023, heavy rainfall in north India triggered flash floods and landslides, devastating the region. Kishori Lal, the sarpanch (head) of the Kothi Gehri village in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, recalls the events of that day: Our link road connecting to the state highway and a few homes along that road were completely devastated. Torrentia

Influencer served legal papers in relation to allegations of rape and sexual assault made by four British women Andrew Tate has been served with civil proceedings papers at his home in Romania in relation to allegations of rape and sexual assault made by four British women. Lawyers representing the women said the alleged victims were bringing a case against the self-professed misogynist influencer at the high court in the UK, after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to prosecute h

Top experts believe global temperatures will rise by at least 2.5C above pre-industrial levels by 2100. That frightening prediction must spur us to action First, the good news. We understand the problem: almost two-thirds of people worldwide believe the climate crisis is an emergency. We know what needs to be done, and should be confident that we will be able to achieve it, thanks to the rapid advance of renewable technologies. Collectively, we can also muster the money to do it. The scale and s

Natalie Elphicke is not a comfortable fit for Labour, but her defection is eloquent in expressing the decline of Rishi Sunaks Tories Surveying recent election losses , some Conservatives have concluded that the problem is a deficit of radical Conservatism a prospectus defined by commitment to always cutting taxes, public spending and immigration. Natalie Elphicke would once have been considered a likely proponent of that approach, but on Wednesday the MP for Dover expressed her frustration with

Champions League semi-final, 8pm BST kick-off ( first leg: 2-2 ) Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And you can mail Scott Last week this happened and if tonights second leg at the Bernabeu proves to be even half as entertaining, well be lucky people indeed. Will Harry Kane and Eric Dier make it to their second Champions League final? Will Jude Bellingham make it to his first? Can Bayern win at a ground where theyve lost on nine of their previous 13 visits, winning only twice? Kick off in

Former foreign secretary to call for next government to seek much closer ties with bloc on foreign policy and defence issues David Miliband will on Wednesday urge British ministers to forge closer links with the EU and condemn the absurd lack of cooperation between London and Brussels on foreign and defence issues. The former foreign secretary will give a speech at the Irish embassy in London in which he will criticise the Conservatives for their attitude towards the EU and call on the next gove

Chris OShea, CEO of Centrica, says mandatory installation programme would cut cost of creating a smart grid Business live latest updates The boss of British Gas has called for households to face mandatory smart meter installations weeks after government figures showed that almost 4m meters are not working . Chris OShea, the chief executive of the British Gas owner Centrica, told a committee of MPs that smart meters should be installed in all homes through a street by street programme, in order

Bulgarias best shares his feelings on Federer comparisons and how finding his identity on court has fuelled his resurgence Grigor Dimitrov was describing his improbable journey from humble origins in Haskovo, Bulgaria, a country with almost no mens tennis heritage before him, to the very top levels of his sport when suddenly he paused: I had all these comparisons with Roger [Federer] for so many years, he said, laughing. Thank you for not saying it. I appreciate it. He did not have to elaborate.

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Shadow foreign secretary makes push to woo conservatives after initial hostility towards former president David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, has set out in a Washington DC speech his credentials as a British foreign secretary capable of working with a Trump presidency, saying he gets the agenda that drives America First, and insisting he would seek to find common cause with Donald Trump. He vowed a Labour government will always work with the United States, whatever the weather and whoeve

Merkur Gaming runs a network of gambling venues on UK high streets and is paying for strategic advice ahead of expansion Tory MP Philip Davies has got a new 500-an-hour job as a consultant for a company in the Merkur group, which is behind slot machines in hundreds of high streets across the UK. Davies, who was recently knighted on the recommendation of Rishi Sunak, will provide strategic advice to Merkur Gaming, earning 1,000 a month for two hours of work in that period. Continue reading...

Auriol Grey, who waved and shouted at Celia Ward, should never have been charged over Cambridgeshire incident, her lawyers said A woman who shouted and waved at a cyclist, causing her to fall into the path of a moving car, has had her manslaughter conviction overturned. Auriol Grey, 50, was seen on CCTV shouting at the 77-year-old cyclist, Celia Ward, to get off the fucking pavement as she approached her in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, in October 2020. Continue reading...

Charlie Applebys Epsom trial winner was a Derby contender Colt suffered shattering injury after winning Chester Vase An empty winners enclosure after the feature race was a miserable way to open Chesters May Festival, after Charlie Applebys Hidden Law, who had just taken the Chester Vase by three lengths, suffered a fatal injury shortly after crossing the line in an incident that was also broadcast liveon ITV4. Appleby reported afterwards that Hidden Law had broken a fetlock after apparently tak

It was hailed as a triumph: it is anything but. It reveals a party thats lost its moral compass Siri, show me a hollow victory. It is easy to imagine the glee felt by Keir Starmers advisers when Natalie Elphicke MP let them know she was minded to defect from the Tories to Labour . After all, nobody can accuse Dovers parliamentary representative of being a Tory wet. If she hasnt passed over your radar before, and youre trying to place her politically, the better-known Jacob Rees-Mogg or Priti Pat

Patients said to have been moved on donkey carts from evacuated hospital, in situation described as catastrophic Hospitals in Rafah risk being overwhelmed by a wave of sick and injured if the fighting there intensifies and routes into Gaza remain impassible, doctors and medical officials in the city say. Medics and patients hastily evacuated the Abu Yousef al-Najjar hospital, one of the few remaining functioning hospitals in Rafah, Gazas southernmost city, on Tuesday after the Israeli army seize

Anna Haholkina tells of shock and says no one from deputy Italian PMs League sought her permission A woman whose photograph was used in a poster campaign by Italys far-right League, a member of Giorgia Melonis ruling coalition, has said she will consult lawyers, describing the images as racist. Anna Haholkina, a Ukrainian-Italian model who lives in Rimini, said she was shocked to see her face on the posters that have sprung up in Milan in recent weeks as the League, which is led by the deputy pr

Reliance on extremist allies such as Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich distancing prime minister from Israeli public Israels national security minister presented himself before the television cameras to make a statement on Sunday, shortly after leaving a meeting with the countrys prime minister. Invoking divine support, Itamar Ben-Gvir said he had warned the prime minister that if God forbids it, Israel will not enter a ceasefire. He said Benjamin Netanyahu promised that Israel would enter Ra

Vocalist, guitarist and producer for bands such as Nirvana and Pixies suffers heart attack at his recording studio Steve Albini, the vocalist, guitarist and producer who helmed a series of the most esteemed albums across the US alternative music scene, has died aged 61 from a heart attack suffered at his recording studio. Staff at his studio, Electrical Audio, confirmed the news to Pitchfork. As well as fronting the bands Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac, who all pushed at the boundaries of post-p

Dover MP, who claimed her now former husbands seat in 2019, has been criticised in the past by Labour UK politics live latest updates Natalie Elphicke, who has become Labours newest MP after her shock defection from the Conservatives, has a track record that places her firmly on the right of British politics. A lawyer who specialised in housing policy, she succeeded her now former husband the disgraced former Tory Charlie Elphicke as the MP for Dover. He was convicted and jailed for sexual as

Passengers waited more than three hours for passport checks on Tuesday, as the countrys 270 e-gates malfunctioned Thousands of passengers were left waiting in queues for more than three hours at airports, on Tuesday evening, after a nationwide failure of the electronic passport gate technology system. Nearly all major British airports were affected as the countrys 270 e-gates, the automated facial recognition systems at the border, were closed for more than four hours. Continue reading...

Ten people were killed, aged from nine to 27, at festival in Houston, Texas, headlined by the rap star Travis Scott All but one of the wrongful death lawsuits that have been filed in the wake of the 2021 crowd surge at the Astroworld festival, in which 10 people were killed, have been settled, lawyers for the festivals promoter have revealed. Neal Manne, an attorney for Live Nation, which was among those being sued, told a court on Wednesday that nine cases had been settled. Only the claim for w