Palestinian woman released from immigration detention in Sydney a week after assistant minister cancelled her visa pred 13 urami in 8 minutami Maha Almassri, 61, who fled Gaza last year, was detained in Villawood after Julian Hill ‘personally’ cancelled her bridging visaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Palestinian woman has been released from immigration detention a week after she was detained by authorities when a federal assistant minister “personally” cancelled her visa.Last Thursday, Maha Almassri, 61, was awoken by Australian Border Force officers at her son’s home in western Sydney and taken to Villawood detention centre. She was told her bridging visa had been cancelled after she failed a character test.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to end in 2026 as CBS cancels show pred 14 urami in 39 minutami Colbert told shocked audience he only found out the night before, as CBS announced it will end the entire Late Show franchise after 33 yearsThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been cancelled and will end in May, with network CBS announcing it will retire the Late Show entirely after a 33-year run.Colbert, who has hosted the talkshow since 2015, announced the news during Thursday night’s taping, telling the audience he had only been told the news the previous night. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Green mission aims to raise £1bn to bring nature into UK towns and cities pred 15 urami in 50 minutami Initial £15.5m will go to schemes such as launch of large regional park to improving green spaces along canalsA coalition of environmental and heritage bodies has launched a billion-pound mission to bring nature into the heart of urban areas in the UK.The first phase of the Nature Towns and Cities initiative will involve £15.5m being invested in 40 towns and cities across the four nations. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New ‘buy now, pay later’ affordability checks may cover even smallest loans pred 15 urami in 50 minutami City watchdog publishes details of its plans to regulate the BNPL market, which has now grown to £13bn Lenders may have to carry out affordability checks on even the smallest buy now, pay later loans under new rules drawn up by the City watchdog.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)on Friday published details of its plan to regulate the £13bn buy now, pay later (BNPL) market. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Britons urged to help measure butterfly recovery after 2024 slump pred 15 urami in 50 minutami Big Butterfly Count asks volunteers to spend 15 minutes recording numbers in local green space before 10 AugustPeople are being urged to help measure the scale of Britain’s butterfly bounceback after last summer’s dramatic decline with this year’s launch of the world’s biggest insect survey.The Big Butterfly Count asks volunteers to spend 15 minutes in a local green space counting the butterflies and day-flying moths they see. Results of the survey, which takes place from 18 July to 10 August, can be logged on the Butterfly Conservation charity’s website or via its free app. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Skydive pioneer Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies in paragliding accident pred 15 urami in 52 minutami The Austrian daredevil, who was 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider over central Italy Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, has died in a paragliding accident in central Italy, local police said.Baumgartner, who was 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider while flying over Porto Sant’Elpidio in Italy’s central Marche region on Thursday and fell to the ground near the swimming pool of a hotel. The reasons for the accident were unclear. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labour suspends Diane Abbott for second time over racism comments pred 16 urami in 5 minutami Party investigating after MP said she did not regret remarks about people experiencing racism in different waysDiane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour party for a second time after saying she did not regret her past remarks on racism, as Keir Starmer once again attempted to reassert his grip over his backbenchers.The veteran MP now faces an investigation over her defence of remarks more than two years ago that people of colour experienced racism “all their lives”, which was different from the “prejudice” experienced by Jewish people, Irish people and Travellers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Florida supreme court upholds congressional map that weakens Black voters’ influence pred 16 urami in 40 minutami Ruling is a win for Republicans, who anticipate losing US House seats in next year’s midterm electionsThe Florida supreme court rejected a challenge to the state’s congressional map on Thursday, a decision that weakens the influence of Black voters in the state and could make it easier to draw gerrymandered maps in the future.The years-long legal dispute centered on Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s decision to get rid of a winding district in northern Florida where Black voters made up nearly half of the eligible voter population and had repeatedly elected Al Lawson, a Black Democrat, to Congress. When the Florida legislature redrew the map in 2021, DeSantis went out of his way to chop up the district into four different ones in which white people comprised a majority. DeSantis said at the time that the district, which stretched more than 200 miles from Tallahassee to Jacksonville, had impermissibly sorted voters based on their race. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: wreckage of missing plane found in Snowy Mountains pred 17 urami in 9 minutami Plane piloted by 74-year-old NSW man David Stephens believed to have crashed. Follow the latest news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers says unemployment figures ‘unwelcome but unsurprising’, expects them to stay below 5%The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, just spoke to RN Breakfast from the G20 summit in South Africa about yesterday’s surprising jobs data, which showed Australia’s unemployment rate rising to 4.3% in June. Chalmers said:This is unwelcome, but it’s also unsurprising. We’ve been saying for some time, including in our own budget forecast, that we expect a modest tick up in the unemployment rate. But it remains the case that over the last three years, the labour market in Australia has been a real source of strength at an uncertain time in the world.And here at the G20, there are only two economies, including ours, where last year we saw continued growth, inflation with a two in front of it, and unemployment in the low fours. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Newsom threatens to redraw California House maps in protest at Texas plan pred 17 urami in 21 minutami Governor condemns Texas effort to redraw maps to pick up more seats and says Democrats should respond in kindSeeking to offset a Republican plan to pick up congressional seats in Texas, California Democrats say they are prepared to redraw the state’s 52 congressional districts in a longshot and controversial effort to pick up Democratic seats.Governor Gavin Newsom, seen as a likely presidential candidate in 2028, has been leading the threat in recent days. And Democratic members of California’s delegation in the US House appear to be on board. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
