The Guardian - September 12, 2024

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September 12, 2024

Public inquiry into 1989 killing of Belfast lawyer

The government has ordered an independent public inquiry into the 1989 murder of the Belfast lawyer Pat Finucane, one of the most controversial killings of the Troubles.

2 mins

Trump in ‘damage control mode' after Harris debate

Donald Trump's campaign was in damage control mode yesterday amid widespread dismay among supporters over a presidential debate during which Kamala Harris, his Democratic opponent, repeatedly goaded him into going wildly off-message and missing apparent opportunities to tackle her on policy.

3 mins

Blow for UK steel industry as 2,500 job losses confirmed at Port Talbot

The British steel industry has suffered a blow after confirmation that 2,500 jobs will go at the Port Talbot steelworks despite a £500m taxpayer-backed deal for the south Wales plant.

3 mins

'Brat, slay, amped': gen Z-scripted marketing video sends zoo viral

Ralph the racoon is very demure, very mindful; the prairie dogs are poppin'; the bats are brat and Stilton the goat, in his mind at least, is the GOAT (which obviously translates as the \"greatest of all time\").

3 mins

Swift support Pop superstar backs 'gifted' Democrat for president

Taylor Swift has endorsed Kamala Harris in a post on Instagram published minutes after the presidential debate on Tuesday night, saying the Democratic candidate would be the \"warrior\" to fight for the rights and causes she believes in.

2 mins

Analysis Harris was the victor - but the race is far from won

For more than 90 minutes on Tuesday night, Kamala Harris put Donald Trump on the defensive, taunting him about the size of his crowds and pressing him over his shifting positions on abortion. It clearly rattled the former president, who took the bait again and again.

3 mins

Ukraine Trump refuses to say whether he wants Kyiv to win

Donald Trump sidestepped a direct question at Tuesday evening's presidential debate on whether he wanted Ukraine to win in its war against Russia, underlining concerns that a second Trump administration could suspend military support for Kyiv.

1 min

Hillsborough review criticises lack of empathy for bereaved

A review of how bereaved families were treated by the authorities after their relatives died in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster has recommended an overhaul in postmortem processes and communication, and the need for \"empathy and understanding\".

2 mins

Analysis Darzi lays bare a dire situation but offers road to recovery

Even factoring in the manifestations many over recent years of the NHS's deep crisis, some of Ara Darzi's findings in his verdict on the state of the service are arresting.

2 mins

Man with severe learning difficulties has his 1990 conviction for murder quashed

A man with severe learning difficulties who was jailed for life for the murder of a shopkeeper three decades ago after confessing in police interviews, has had his convictions quashed by the court of appeal.

3 mins

Statue of queen makes her look like Mrs Doubtfire, claim critics

One critic said it made the late queen look like Mrs Doubtfire. Others faulted the shape of the face, the posture and the wellies. Some called it offensive and ridiculous, and demanded that it be melted down.

1 min

Letby was called 'Nurse Death' two years before her arrest, inquiry hears

Junior doctors were referring to Lucy Letby as \"Nurse Death\" as early as 2016, two years before she was arrested, a public inquiry has heard.

3 mins

Two more men-only clubs set to consider letting women join

Two more of London's oldest remaining gentlemen's clubs have invited members this month to give an opinion on whether they think it is time to allow women to join.

2 mins

Blinken hints US will lift restrictions on Kyiv using long-range arms in Russia

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, yesterday gave his strongest hint yet that the White House was about to lift its restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weapons supplied by the west on key targets inside Russia, with a decision understood to have already been made in private.

3 mins

Missile diplomacy No shortage of risks in giving blessing to escalated strikes

Antony Blinken and David Lammy's joint trip to Kyiv, to be followed by Keir Starmer's trip to Washington to see Joe Biden tomorrow, has inevitably lifted expectations that Ukraine will finally be given permission to fire Anglo-French Storm Shadow and US Atacms missiles with their 190-mile-plus range into Russia. There is no shortage of risks.

3 mins

Mexican senate gives green light to controversial judicial changes

Mexico's senate has given final approval to a sweeping overhaul of the judiciary, which will make all judges stand for election - a change that critics fear will politicise the judiciary and threaten democracy.

1 min

Bring in army to protect us, urge Italy's medics

Doctors' and nurses' unions in Italy have called for authorities to consider bringing the army into hospitals in response to an increase in attacks by patients and their relatives that provoked outrage across the country.

2 mins

'So many similarities' West Bank killing recalls death in 2003

When Cindy and Craig Corrie heard about the death of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, the American-Turkish woman killed at a protest in the occupied West Bank last Friday, it reopened a 21-yearold wound. \"You feel the ripping apart again of your own family when you know that's happening to another family,\" Craig said.

4 mins

Typhoon death toll passes 140 in Vietnam as Hanoi flooded

Thousands of people in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, who live close to the swollen Red River have been evacuated as its waters flooded the streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered the north of the country, with the death toll rising to at least 143 people.

1 min

Cut in interest rates expected as US inflation continues to soften

Inflation continued to soften in the US last month, falling to its lowest level since February 2021 as the Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

1 min

Getting shirty Unearthing lost treasure is easier than finding that red South Africa top

There is a lot that's wrong with cricket at the moment. The longest and oldest format is in a painful death spiral. Franchise leagues are cannibalising the game as the entire ecosystem teeters on collapse. James Vince's cover drive is still not a regular feature of the England side.

3 mins

Rahm's Ryder Cup future in doubt over refusal to pay fines

Spaniard needs to play three more DP World Tour events this year to stayin the frame

2 mins

Chelsea Women opt for surprise CEO choice

Chelsea have appointed a media expert with no experience of running a football club as the first chief executive officer of their women's team.

2 mins

Abbott mops up after Short and Head run riot

England came undone against Australia, falling to a 28-run defeat in the first T20I.

3 mins

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