Target pensions or welfare, not banks, IMF tells John Healey pred 17 urami in 52 minutami Supporters of planned tax, however, say banks were bailed out by taxpayers during the financial crisis and can afford to pay more nowJohn Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budgetThe International Monetary Fund has urged John Healey to target savings on pensions and welfare, instead of taxing Britain’s banks at the budget later this month.Helge Berger, deputy director of the IMF’s European department, was asked about bank taxes after the Guardian revealed Healey plans to tap the sector for additional revenue. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Power plant attacks reflect Russian blueprint to make Ukrainian cities unliveable pred 17 urami in 57 minutami Kremlin turning to punishment of Ukraine’s population in major cities as frontlines remain frozenEurope live – latest updatesAs Russian missiles and drones have systematically slammed into power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv this week, the rolling blackouts and water outages have increasingly resembled a supposed Russian blueprint to destroy life in major Ukrainian cities seen by the Guardian.Even as Donald Trump unilaterally declared an “energy ceasefire” last week between Moscow and Kyiv, Russia continued with its methodical and devastating strikes on Ukraine’s power grid, in particular in Kyiv, in a strategy meant to punish Ukraine’s population and drive the country to capitulation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Judi Dench joins calls by The Archers cast to keep show in Birmingham pred 18 urami The actor, who made a cameo in the Radio 4 drama in 1989, has signed a letter urging BBC not to move studio elsewhereThe cast and crew behind The Archers, including the one-time guest star Judi Dench, have written to the BBC director general urging him to keep the recording of the Radio 4 drama in Birmingham.It emerged this week that the corporation was planning to stop recording the rural community soap opera in the city for the first time in the show’s 75-year history, after it scrapped plans for a radio drama studio. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Russell Brand was ‘wild-eyed maniac’ when trying to drag woman into toilets, court told pred 18 urami in 4 minutami Woman says she ‘wrenched’ herself free from alleged assault that she says took place when she was working at MTV in 2001Russell Brand transformed into a “wild-eyed maniac” when he tried to drag a woman into a men’s toilets for a sexual encounter before she “wrenched” herself free, a court has heard.The 51-year-old comedian is accused of indecently assaulting the woman, who told Southwark crown court: “I emerged relatively unscathed. He didn’t manage to rape me.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Police search for clues to deadly shooting at Oregon elementary school pred 18 urami in 8 minutami Schools closed after one teacher and three children killed, and child and teacher hospitalized with critical injuriesPolice are investigating a deadly shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, where a 16-year-old opened fire on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher, before being shot dead by an armed bystander.Authorities in Oregon said that the three children killed at Silver Rail elementary school were aged five, eight and 11, and that a seven-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were also hospitalized with critical injuries. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK police force pays out after claims it protected officers accused of abusing women pred 18 urami in 25 minutami Exclusive: Devon and Cornwall police formally apologise to nine women and settle claim without admitting liabilityA police force alleged to have promoted and protected male officers despite knowing they were accused of attacking women has formally apologised and paid compensation to nine female victims, the Guardian has learned.The women allege they were subjected to a range of abuse including rape, assault, threats, harassment and coercive control while in relationships with male officers from Devon and Cornwall police. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Video shows moment Utah police dog seriously injured in leap from overpass pred 19 urami in 11 minutami Bomb-sniffing dog Bruno is recovering after surgery having broken several bones while responding to suspect packageVideo of the moment a police dog named Bruno leapt from a freeway overpass and received serious injuries has been released by authorities in Utah, as the animal continues to recover at home.Bruno, a bomb-sniffing dog, suffered two broken legs and a fractured jaw in the September incident as he helped Utah state troopers investigate a suspicious package found abandoned on the roadside in Summit county. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israeli settlers attack olive farmers and Washington Post journalist in West Bank pred 19 urami in 18 minutami Settlers hurl rocks at Palestinians and beat photographer Heidi Levine as part of yearly attacks to disrupt harvestIsraeli settlers have attacked Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in a coordinated movement to disrupt the annual olive harvest, burning cars and trees and injuring Palestinians and a Washington Post photographer.Masked settlers wielding clubs and other weapons attacked people attempting to harvest their olives in towns across the West Bank on Friday. At least six people were injured in the town of Abu Falah near Ramallah, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
California brushfires force evacuations and tens of thousands of power shutoffs pred 19 urami in 54 minutami Hot, windy weather stokes fires in southern California as utilities shut off power to 150,000 customers as precautionSeveral brushfires stoked by hot, windy weather forced evacuations in southern California, and tens of thousands of people woke up in the dark after their electricity was turned off.A rapidly spreading blaze in Malibu, west of Los Angeles, prompted evacuation orders and warnings for a large swathe of the Santa Monica Mountains. Firefighters also worked to contain fires in the city of Azusa, north of LA, and Camp Pendleton, the large military base north of San Diego. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump attacks Republicans for ‘hurting Texas’ as Paxton struggles against surging Talarico – live pred 20 urami in 32 minutami Trump lambasted senator John Cornyn and strategist Karl Rove, claiming that they were ‘sadly, and very stupidly’ working against Paxton due to personal jealousySign up for the Breaking News US emailA reminder my colleague Jakub Krupa is covering the latest out of Europe, including the most recent fallout between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, which began after the US president lifted diesel sanctions on Russia.Zelenskyy got asked by Sky News if he feels he’s being treated as a scapegoat for Trump’s domestic problems ahead of the November midterm elections. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
