The Guardian - September 10, 2024

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September 10, 2024

PM defiant on winter fuel cut as MPs prepare to vote

Reeves also faces down MPs concerned over axe to pensioner payments

4 mins

West Bank In a city of scars, Israel's raid stirs a long hatred

In the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, residents are struggling to return to normality after the longest - and deadliest - Israeli military operation in the area for 20 years. On Sunday, the start of the working week, traffic again choked the city centre for the first time in nearly two weeks after roads were repaired; street vendors sold peaches and the first of the season's pomegranates as the city slowly came back to life.

4 mins

Mental health inquiry will uncover hundreds more deaths, chair says

Hundreds more avoidable deaths than previously estimated will be uncovered in the first statutory inquiry into mental health services, its chair said yesterday.

2 mins

Letting it go Tears and tributes as Frozen bids the West End farewell

Sometimes it has been a flurry and at others a blizzard. For three years theatregoers dressed in shades of Elsa blue have descended on Covent Garden for Disney's blockbuster stage musical Frozen.

3 mins

Israeli airstrikes on targets in Syria 'leave at least 25 dead'

Israeli jets launched a substantial strike on targets in Syria on Sunday night, killing at least 25 people, according to an opposition war monitor, which called it one of the most violent such attacks in years.

1 min

'Generational shift' as apps and websites overtake TV as most popular news source

Online platforms have overtaken TV channels as the most popular source for news in the UK, according to figures that demonstrate a \"generational shift\" in viewing habits.

2 mins

Catherine says she can now 'focus on staying cancer free'

The Princess of Wales has said she is doing what she can to \"stay cancer free\" after completing chemotherapy treatment and is planning to return to limited public engagements in the coming months.

3 mins

Discrimination against afro hair 'should be made illegal'

The Labour MP Paulette Hamilton and the singer Mel B are among leading black Britons urging parliamentarians to make the UK the first western country to introduce a law to end afro hair discrimination.

1 min

Girls hit harder than boys by premature brain ageing linked to Covid lockdowns

Adolescent girls who lived through Covid lockdowns experienced more rapid brain ageing than boys, according to data that suggests the social restrictions had a disproportionate impact on them.

1 min

Claim that NHS coped during pandemic false, inquiry hears

Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock have been criticised by bereaved families at the Covid inquiry for trying to mislead the public by \"brazenly\" claiming \"things went reasonably well\" in the NHS.

2 mins

'Option A' Reeves went for Treasury go-to policy but will she seek way out?

It is often said there is nothing new in politics. And for old hands in Whitehall, there is little surprise that the Treasury's sights are set on the winter fuel allowance.

3 mins

Trade unions Tough choices will affect pay deals, PM to tell TUC

Keir Starmer will warn public sector unions today that future pay deals will be constrained by the \"tough choices\" necessary to protect economic stability.

2 mins

Paralympian who fled Taliban is denied new prosthetic legs

A Paralympic cyclist from Afghanistan who is seeking asylum in the UK is struggling to walk on broken prosthetic legs after being denied new ones because he does not have refugee status.

3 mins

Here comes the tide: Cornish sea pool proposed as wedding venue

Couples may soon be able to get married while floating on the tide, should Bude Sea Pool in Cornwall become the first such venue in England to receive a wedding licence.

1 min

Parole Board verdict on murderer is a 'betrayal', says victim's mother

The mother of a woman who was raped and murdered 27 years ago has said a Parole Board recommendation that her killer be released from prison is a \"betrayal\".

2 mins

Polls tighten between candidates before crucial first debate tonight

Kamala Harris's presidential campaign has posted a list of her policy positions on its website as the polls tightened before her make-or-break first debate against Donald Trump tonight.

2 mins

Celebrity pastor surrenders in Philippines after two-week hunt

A pastor wanted in the US on child trafficking charges has been arrested in the Philippines after a 16-day manhunt across a vast compound that includes a network of underground tunnels and dozens of buildings.

2 mins

Dozens killed as Asia's most powerful storm of the year hits north Vietnam

Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it triggered killed at least 49 people and injured another 299 in northern Vietnam since the weekend, the government said, as authorities yesterday warned of more flooding.

2 mins

Ex-head of Lebanese central bank in court over suspected fraud

The former head of Lebanon's central bank Riad Salameh appeared in court yesterday for the first time since his arrest last week on charges of embezzling up to $42m (£32m) of public funds.

2 mins

McQueen's right-hand woman gets Givenchy job

Sarah Burton, who designed the Princess of Wales' wedding dress in her former role as the creative director of Alexander McQueen, has been appointed to the top job at Givenchy.

1 min

Letting it slide Paris 2024 must learn from London's broken promises for legacy to be fulfilled

Big news last week on the Olympic Park slide. Perhaps you missed it amid the euphoria of Sunday night's Paralympic closing ceremony, as the curtain came down on the summer panorama that was Paris 2024.

4 mins

Sri Lanka leave with deserved win thanks to brilliance of Nissanka

Not for the first time this summer England kept the celebrations largely in check.

4 mins

Kane basks in the joy of 'my! happy place' with England

Captain says Ronaldo and Messi have inspired his bid to stay ontop, with his 100th cap tonight at Wembley

4 mins

Boehly and Clearlake plot buyouts in civil war

Chelsea's civil war has led Clearlake Capital, the US private equity firm that owns a majority shareholding in the club, to consider buying out Todd Boehly or striking a deal with the billionaire that would keep him in little more than a ceremonial role.

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