The Guardian - September 06, 2024

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September 06, 2024

No justice for the Grenfell tragedy 'until next decade'

Justice for the 72 deaths in the Grenfell Tower fire may not come before the end of this decade, a former chief prosecutor has warned as survivors voiced growing fury over firms' \"arrogant\" refusal to admit wrongdoing.

4 mins

Macron defies the left by making Barnier PM

Michel Barnier, France's new rightwing prime minister, has vowed to address the country's feelings of anger and injustice, promising a \"new era\" and a break with the past.

3 mins

MPs to vote on cuts to winter fuel allowance as Labour unease grows

The Labour government has confirmed there will be a binding vote on whether to axe the winter fuel allowance for all but the poorest pensioners, as the former shadow chancellor Ed Balls said he had grave doubts about the decision.

3 mins

Cooper enlists MIs to track gangs behind Channel boats

Yvette Cooper will chair a summit today aimed at apprehending criminal gangs involved in smuggling people over the Channel in small boats, and the Home Office has disclosed that MI5 officers have been given a key role in operations.

1 min

Al helps John Lewis bring back never knowingly undersold’ tag

John Lewis is reviving its \"never knowingly undersold\" price promise, which it ditched two and a half years ago, as part of a marketing blitz as it heads into the all-important Christmas selling season.

2 mins

Profile Rightwing veteran facing his toughest challenge

He calmly but firmly negotiated the UK's departure from the EU after years of British squabbling over Brexit, and prefers consensus to political punch-ups.

3 mins

Adventurer Dwayne Fields takes over from Bear Grylls as UK chief scout

The Scouts have announced that Dwayne Fields, the first black Briton to reach the North Pole, is the UK's new chief scout.

1 min

'Living in limbo' How survivors were failed in the days after fire

Maryam Adam said her whole body shakes when she recalls the horror of the Grenfell Tower fire and its immediate aftermath.

4 mins

BAME deaths Families say report ignored racial bias

Grenfell families have criticised the final inquiry report for failing to fully address the disproportionate impact the tragedy had on diverse and marginalised communities.

2 mins

'Rotten culture': reckoning in construction sector over failures across supply chain

After the damning findings of the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire, the construction industry is facing a moment of reckoning.

4 mins

Watchdog begins investigation into Ticketmaster's Oasis prices

The competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the Oasis ticket sales fiasco.

3 mins

Kinghorn soaks up Paris atmosphere on way to medals glory

Sammi Kinghorn made it four medals from four events at the Paralympics last night and credited her success to \"making sure that I was the happiest person\" as she prepared to take on the world in Paris.

3 mins

Associate of Lynch hit by car died from head injury, inquest hears

Stephen Chamberlain, an associate of the tech tycoon Mike Lynch, died in hospital three days after being hit by a car while out running in Cambridgeshire, an inquest has heard.

1 min

Mystery of Stonehenge stone origin gets weirder’

The plot has thickened in the mystery of the altar stone of Stonehenge, weeks after geologists revealed that the huge Neolithic boulder had been transported hundreds of miles to Wiltshire from the north of Scotland.

2 mins

Decluttering, Tidiness trends can cause stress, say experts

One week it's an airport security tray filled with carefully tessellated items that represent the owner's personality, the next it's a curated fridge shelf decorated with fairy lights and flowers.

2 mins

Fyre festival founder says event will return despite burnt bridges

It was the festival disaster that gripped the world, a modern-day Lord of the Flies with Instagram influencers instead of schoolchildren.

1 min

Film review Epic tale of the construction of modern America will leave audiences dizzy

Brady Corbet's amazing and engrossing epic is about the design of postwar America and what was mixed into its foundations at the building stage.

3 mins

French woman's 'world fell apart' when told of rapes by men invited by her husband

A French woman whose husband has admitted to drugging her and inviting more than 80 men to rape her over the course of a decade has said she \"was sacrificed on the altar of vice\" and treated \"like a rag doll\".

3 mins

Ukraine appoints Zelenskiy loyalist as foreign minister

Ukraine's parliament has approved the appointment of Andrii Sybiha as its new foreign minister, replacing Dmytro Kuleba as part of the biggest government reshuffle since the fullscale Russian invasion.

2 mins

'Life goes on' Fashion week returns even as missiles fall on Kyiv

The audience stood for a moment of silence to honour fallen Ukrainian soldiers.

2 mins

Trump to form government efficiency commission led by Musk

Donald Trump has announced that, if elected as president, he would form a government efficiency commission, a policy idea that Elon Musk has been directly pushing him to take on.

1 min

Rome may limit access to Trevi fountain to halt the effects of overtourism

Officials are considering whether to limit access to the Trevi fountain, as Rome grapples with the impact of overtourism on the baroque masterpiece.

1 min

Māori queen ascends the throne in a 'new dawn' for New Zealand

The second Māori queen in the eight-monarch reign of the Kiingitanga movement in New Zealand has ascended the throne, marking what Māori leaders have hailed as a \"new dawn\".

1 min

Analysis A new flashpoint and fresh fears emerge in the South China Sea

Hopes that tensions in the South China Sea might ease have proved shortlived.

3 mins

UK needs £1tn of investment to meet growth targets, City warns

The UK needs £1tn of fresh investment over the next decade if the government is to have any success in hitting its economic growth targets, a City taskforce has warned.

2 mins

Topshop could return to high street after Asos sells stake

Topshop and Topman could return to the high street after Asos handed control of the fashion brand to the billionaire behind Vero Moda and Jack & Jones in a £135m deal.

1 min

Volkswagen Closures make financial sense to car company, but a political battle looms

When Bernd Pischetsrieder attempted to cut jobs at Volkswagen in the early 2000s, he was forced out.

3 mins

Ingebrigtsen and Kerr have no answer to Nuguse’s sprint finish

Over the past 18 months, we have become used to seeing Josh Kerr slugging it out for gold and glory in the world's biggest 1500m races.

2 mins

Truwit takes silver a year on from near-death shark attack

Even in the story-laden world of the Paralympics, where things are never monochrome, it is hard to trump getting your leg bitten off by a shark one year and swimming for medals in Paris the next.

2 mins

‘Bit miserable’ Buttler backed to rediscover joy of playing

Brendon McCullum has backed Jos Buttler to captain England back to white-ball prominence, insisting he is confident the 33-year-old is the right man to lead the limited-overs teams.

2 mins

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