Carbon UK should cut vehicle use to hit zero-carbon target, say MPsThe Guardian - Jonathan WattsThe government should discourage personal vehicle use and reward energy-efficient homebuilding to meet its legally binding target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, MPs have said In a scathing parliamentary
Fukushima South Korea concerned over food safety at Olympics with events slated for FukushimaThe Guardian - Justin McCurrySouth Korea is considering making its own arrangements to feed its athletes at next year’s Tokyo Olympics, citing concerns over the safety of food from Fukushima, media reports said. In addition, South
Lifestyle (UK) The mystery of the influencer and the Instagrammed motorcycle accidentThe Guardian - Arwa MahdawiPhotos of Tiffany Mitchell’s accident were suspiciously beautiful, and even showed an artfully positioned water bottle Tiffany Mitchell, a Nashville-based influencer, was riding her motorcycle when she
Environment Python wars: the snake epidemic eating away at FloridaThe Guardian - Lance RichardsonThere are tens of thousands of pythons in the Florida wild, attacking animals and damaging ecosystems – and the quest to stop them has become a collective crusade On a Thursday afternoon in St Petersburg,
Climate A Democratic debate on the climate crisis? Party to vote on urgent ideaGuardian US - Susie Cagle in San FranciscoAs delegates from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) meet this week in San Francisco to hear from 2020 candidates, hold fundraising events and tend to party business, there’s an urgent issue on the
Pierre Trudeau Justin Trudeau: the rise and fall of a political brandThe Guardian - Ashifa KassamThanks to his clever use of social media, he was dubbed the first prime minister of the Instagram age – but after four years in power, cracks in his image have started to show. On the last night of March
Art My best shot: Rena Effendi on haymaking in TransylvaniaThe Guardian - Dale Berning SawaIn 2012, I travelled to Transylvania to document what is effectively the last remaining bucolic landscape of Europe. England, for example, has lost most of its hay meadows because of large-scale agriculture,
Tesco I want Tesco's packaging overhaul to plug into a new national frameworkThe Guardian - Sign inIt’s almost two years since the television series Blue Planet II ignited a long overdue debate which captured the nation’s attention, pricked our collective conscience and brought a focus to tackling problem
trump news update Far-right violence is on the rise. Where is the outrage?The Guardian - The Guardian viewMohammed Saleem was murdered by a terrorist, and yet you’ve probably never even heard of him. It was April 2013, and the 82-year-old was walking home from evening prayers at a mosque in Small Heath, Birmingham.
Guns California arms traffickers used Snapchat to market illegal weaponsGuardian US - Darwin BondGraham in OaklandOne post showed the man walking through a home brandishing a gun with a high-capacity magazine and tapping an unidentified woman on her buttocks with the barrel. In another, he waved a pistol loaded with
Plastic Tesco promises to ban brands that use excessive packagingThe Guardian - Jasper JollyTesco has pledged to step up its efforts in the battle against single-use plastic with measures that include banning brands using excessive packaging from Britain’s largest supermarket chain. Dave Lewis,
Robert Maxwell The murky life and death of Robert Maxwell – and how it shaped his daughter GhislaineGuardian US - Caroline DaviesAt one time, everyone knew where to find Ghislaine Maxwell. The former aide-de-camp of the disgraced, now deceased, billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was a fixture in Manhattan’s most fashionable salons. With
Melanesia Why are there violent clashes in Papua and West Papua?The Guardian - Ben DohertyPapua and West Papua form the western half of the island of New Guinea (the eastern half is the nation of Papua New Guinea). The region was known as Irian Jaya until 2000, before the provinces were renamed
Environment Country diary: a glorious vista, come rain or shineThe Guardian - John GilbeyThe rain-washed clarity of the afternoon light granted the steep fields and woodland to the east a contrast that made them look closer than they were. By the time I reached the beach at Clarach, however,
Spider-Man Can Spider-Man survive outside of the Marvel universe?The Guardian - Gretchen SmailIs the Marvel Cinematic Universe going to have to say goodbye to its friendly neighborhood Spider-Man? Marvel and Sony discussions on how to share the webslinger’s universe have reached an impasse, meaning
French Revolution Johnson and Macron to hold ‘frank’ Brexit talks in ParisThe Guardian - Angelique Chrisafis in ParisEmmanuel Macron will hold a friendly but “frank” working lunch with Boris Johnson on Thursday after dismissing his request to renegotiate the Brexit withdrawal agreement and scrap the Irish backstop as
Lifestyle (UK) London's public swimming pools: bathing, sun terraces and cafes - archive, 22 August 1938The Guardian - From our London staffFleet Street, Sunday A fine swimming pool with wide terraces for sun-bathing, with changing-rooms, lockers (over a thousand of them), and cafe, was opened by the London County Council at Parliament Hill
Environment Australia's climate change inaction is now bipartisan. Protest is all we have leftThe Guardian - Jeff Sparrow“Even though I was the one who had been assaulted, I was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. […] I will never forgive or forget what came next. I was ‘verballed’ by the police who manufactured
Books For the love of rodents: why Australia should be enchanted by the long-haired ratThe Guardian - Naaman ZhouOne day, I don’t know how it happened, I thought I could write a rodent history Tim Bonyhady Very few words land as heavy as “rat”. In almost any sentence it enters, it comes across as demeaning or funny,
Qantas Australian shoppers are spending less – and Qantas and Coles see their profits dipThe Guardian - Martin FarrerAustralian shoppers have become increasingly careful in their spending habits as a slew of consumer-facing companies reported tougher conditions and a closely watched survey showed the entire service shrank
Opinion Book Week costumes: tell us your triumphs and horror storiesThe Guardian - Guardian staffIt’s that strange time of year in Australia when anxious primary school children pester their parents (or are pestered by their parents) about the often very tenuously book-related costume they should
Jacinda Ardern Hundreds of protesters march on Jacinda Ardern's office over Māori land disputeThe Guardian - Charles Anderson in NelsonSeveral hundred protesters have marched on Jacinda Ardern’s Auckland office, demanding she visit Ihumātao, the site of a major indigenous land dispute that has broadened into wider anger at government
Brisbane Broncos How the Brisbane Broncos rose out of the political mess that was 1980s QueenslandThe Guardian - Joe GormanBy the end of July 1987, cracks were beginning to show in the premiership of Joh Bjelke-Petersen. For six months he had embarked on the infamous “Joh for PM” campaign, succeeding only in splitting the
Opinion Kosciuszko's brumby backers are vandalising a national treasureThe Guardian - Graeme Worboys and Jamie PittockIn 2018, the Berejiklian government sanctioned National party-inspired legislation to retain thousands of feral horses in Kosciuszko national park despite their degradation of the park’s water catchments
Schools School reopens inquiry into teens giving Nazi salute as new clips emerge, reports sayGuardian US - Guardian staff and agenciesSchool officials in southern California are reportedly reopening an investigation into a group of high school students seen giving Nazi salutes on video, after more racist video and images surfaced on
Jay Inslee Washington governor Jay Inslee drops out of 2020 presidential raceGuardian US - Sabrina Siddiqui in WashingtonJay Inslee, the governor of Washington and a 2020 Democratic hopeful, has dropped out of the presidential race. Inslee, who launched his campaign in March with a singular focus on fighting climate change,
World News 'Just wanted to drive a little': eight-year-old German boy takes car for 140km/h spinThe Guardian - Guardian staffAn eight-year-old boy has been found safe after taking his parents’ car for a 140km/h (87mph) night-time spin down a motorway in Germany. He tearfully told police he “just wanted to drive a little bit”.
Play buttonMelanesia West Papua protests: Indonesia deploys 1,000 soldiers to quell unrest, cuts internetThe Guardian - Kate Lamb in Jakarta, and Ben DohertyIndonesia has deployed more than 1,000 security personnel to the province of West Papua and cut internet access, amid spreading protests and violence. On Wednesday, violent demonstrations erupted, a market
The Theatre Melbourne fringe festival performer pulls ‘Aussie Geisha’ show after 'yellowface' accusationsThe Guardian - Stephanie ConveryA comedian has pulled her show from the forthcoming Melbourne fringe festival after she was accused of “yellowface”. The festival came under fire this week after literary and arts magazine Liminal drew
NRL Jack de Belin drops appeal against NRL's no-fault stand-down ruleThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressSidelined St George Illawarra star Jack de Belin has abandoned his Federal Court appeal over the NRL’s contentious stand-down policy, but still maintains the rule is unlawful. The legal challenge by the
