Hard work, community, fair play: Britons have ‘shared set of values’ despite divisions pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 59 minutami Poll finds consensus on what makes people proud to be British but deep divisions on issues such as immigrationYou may think it’s a commitment to buying a round, the ability to chat at length about the weather, or making a proper cup of tea. But when it comes down to what makes people proud to be British, there is a consensus across all ages, demographics and political groups – and tea, pints and the weather don’t get a look-in.Hard work, fair play and community are the values that voters – no matter which political party, age group, social class or region they come from – instinctively believe capture what it means to be British, according to a large-scale study of British values by Public First. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Progressives and establishment-backed Democrats set to clash in Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries – live pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 1 minuto Tuesday’s elections follow similar battles for the direction of the Democratic Party, including Michigan, where progressive Abdul El-Sayed triumphedSign up to the US Breaking News emailTrump also welcomed the news that supreme court justice Samuel Alito would be serving another term on the bench, despite a now-retracted report from NPR in June that the long-serving conservative jurist would be retiring.Alito recently told the Wall Street Journal that he’s “obviously” serving another term. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘A lazy cop’: Maryland police officer allegedly faked traffic stops to avoid service calls pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 4 minutami Baltimore officer Dequwan Houchins, 30, indicted for allegedly making false traffic stop reports for monthsA Baltimore, Maryland, police officer avoided service calls by claiming he was on traffic stops when he was in fact “sitting idle in his car”, according to an indictment filed by city prosecutors.Dequwan Houchins, 30, is accused of four counts of false entry in a public record and five counts of misconduct in office and could face 12 years in jail and a $4,000 fine for each of the false entry charges, if convicted. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Driver who broke the sound barrier to attempt another land speed record in Utah pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 42 minutami British driver Andy Green will try to beat his own record, set 20 years ago, with a hydrogen-powered carThe first – and only – person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record.Twenty years ago, British driver Andy Green set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car, reaching 350.092 mph (563.4 km/h) at Utah’s famous Bonneville Salt Flats. Green will return to the lunarlike landscape Tuesday and try to beat that mark, this time with a hydrogen-powered car. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Doctors at remote Devon hospital get ‘crash course’ after maternity unit shut pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 52 minutami Staff at North Devon district hospital given training in difficult births in case mothers-to-be cannot get to ExeterDoctors at one of England’s remotest hospitals have been given a “crash course” in birth emergencies after its maternity unit was shut and as fears grow that the safety of women and babies may be put at risk.From Tuesday, the maternity service at North Devon district hospital (NDDH) in Barnstaple has been suspended indefinitely owing to staff shortages, leaving many pregnant women facing a journey of at least an hour and a half when they go into labour. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
HCA workers push for higher pay and more staffing amid billions in profits: ‘I’m struggling’ pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 59 minutami Largest for-profit hospital system and operator in the US reported $6.8bn in profits, while employees find it difficult to make ends meetUnion workers with HCA Healthcare, the largest for-profit hospital system and operator in the US, are holding picket protests across the country as they push for pay and staffing increases in a new contract.The hospital system has over 300,000 employees in the US and the UK, with 22,000 US workers represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) who are in contract negotiations with HCA. Workers are asking for a pathway to a $25 an hour minimum wage, improved wage scales and raises that match the increased cost of living, along with benefits including paid vacation, sick time and bolstered work protections. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon picks raise questions over Trump family business ties pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 59 minutami Two advisers have links to a venture fund co-investing in US defense companies that benefit from federal spendingPete Hegseth’s appointments to a key Pentagon advisory body include two men with ties to the venture capital fund where Donald Trump Jr is a partner, which has lucrative investments in military and space technology.Defense Policy Board appointee Marc Andreessen’s firm, Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s largest venture capital firms and known by the name “a16z”, co-invests alongside the Trump partnership 1789 Capital in three defense contractors. Fellow DPB appointee Blake Masters also sits on the boards of three ventures tied to 1789 Capital. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hotel prices in Europe jump before total solar eclipse pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 9 minutami Rooms in Icelandic capital Reykjavík cost double usual rate and Spain also enjoying strong bookingsEurope’s total solar eclipse: the best place to see itHotel prices have surged in key European cities as hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to see the first total eclipse visible from the continent this century.Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, has seen one of the biggest jumps in hotel room prices, being one of the few accessible locations to see the full eclipse before evening on Wednesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 19 minutami Verdict relates to atrocities committed during the country’s 14-year civil war in which about 500,000 people diedA Syrian court has sentenced the country’s former president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the 14-year civil war, in which about half a million people died.The two men fled to Moscow after being ousted by a lightning rebel offensive in December 2024 which toppled the dictatorial regime in just 11 days. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Burnham rough-sleeper pledge at risk from failures in housing ex-prisoners, charity warns pred 1 dnevom, 6 urami in 17 minutami Analysis finds nearly one in six people leaving jail last year in England and Wales were released into homelessnessAndy Burnham’s pledge to end rough sleeping is under threat from a failure to find accommodation for a growing number of newly released prisoners, a charity has warned.An analysis by the social justice charity Nacro has found that nearly one in six people leaving jail in England and Wales last year were released into homelessness, reaching the highest rate for five years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
