Starmer vows to raise issues ‘that need to be raised’ with Xi amid push to free Jimmy Lai pred 16 urami in 52 minutami The prime minister may also discuss the fate of the Uyghurs with the Chinese leader‘Very low bar’: analysts say Starmer faces slim pickings in ChinaKeir Starmer has said he will “raise the issues that need to be raised” on human rights with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, as he arrived in Beijing for the first trip to the country by a UK leader in eight years.The prime minister has come under pressure from rights groups to try to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, the jailed former media tycoon and one of Hong Kong’s most significant pro-democracy voices. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer says Reform pursuing politics of ‘toxic division’ after Matt Goodwin unveiled as byelection candidate pred 16 urami in 52 minutami Prime minister says Reform seeking to ‘tear people apart’ after Gorton and Denton candidate questions whether all UK-born people are BritishKeir Starmer has accused the Reform UK candidate in the Greater Manchester byelection of pursuing the politics of “toxic division” after he refused to disown his claim that UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds are not necessarily British.The prime minister suggested that Matthew Goodwin, a hard-right activist, would try to “tear people apart” in Gorton and Denton, and that voters wanting to stop Nigel Farage’s party should coalesce around the Labour candidate. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Human remains found in search for Belgian backpacker missing in Tasmanian wilderness since 2023 pred 17 urami in 2 minutama Police say Celine Cremer’s family was told of the discovery on Wednesday and that forensic testing was yet to take placeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHuman remains have been discovered near a remote location where a Belgian hiker disappeared more than two years ago.Police say a bushwalker found the remains during a search for Celine Cremer, who was last seen in the Philosopher Falls area near Cradle Mountain in Tasmania’s north-west on 17 June 2023. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hall pred 17 urami in 36 minutami Man arrested and charged with assault after spraying strong-smelling liquid at Minnesota Democrat from syringeCongresswoman Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unidentified substance by a man with a syringe on Tuesday as she gave her first in-person town hall of the year in Minneapolis, during which she called for ICE to be abolished “for good” and DHS secretary Kristi Noem to resign.Omar had only been speaking for a few minutes when a man in the audience got up and began to shout, while spraying her with the liquid. People at the meeting said the liquid had an acidic smell. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NSW school counsellor banned after having jelly shots and engaging in ‘sexual contact’ with students pred 18 urami in 40 minutami Health Care Complaints Commission finds Victoria Worsley poses ‘a significant and unacceptable risk’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales school counsellor who invited students to her home for alcoholic jelly shots before engaging in “sexual contact” with them has been permanently banned from practising.The Health Care Complaints Commission found that Victoria Worsley, known as “Toy” Worsley, poses “a significant and unacceptable risk to the health and safety of the public”, permanently prohibiting her from providing any health services in paid or voluntary roles, including counselling and social work. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
