Water Nestlé plan to take 1.1m gallons of water a day from natural springs sparks outcryThe Guardian - Richard Luscombe in MiamiIt’s impossible to withdraw millions of gallons of water and not have an impact Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson The crystal blue waters of Ginnie Springs have long been treasured among the string of pearls that
Harvey Weinstein Weinstein due in court over indictment involving actor Annabella SciorraThe Guardian - Edward Helmore in New YorkHarvey Weinstein will head back to court in New York on Monday morning, to be arraigned on a new indictment involving the actor Annabella Sciorra. The indictment has not been publicly disclosed. It is
trump news update Trump suggests 'nuking hurricanes' to stop them hitting America – reportGuardian US - Guardian staffDonald Trump has reportedly suggested on more than one occasion that the US military should bomb hurricanes in order to disrupt them before they make landfall. According to US news website Axios, the said
Boris Johnson Britain can easily cope with no-deal Brexit, claims Boris JohnsonThe Guardian - Heather Stewart and Julian Borger in BiarritzBritain could “easily cope” with a no-deal Brexit, which would be the fault of EU leaders’ “obduracy”, Boris Johnson claimed at the summit of G7 countries in France, as he continued to resist mounting
Spiders Venomous brown recluse spider removed from woman’s left earThe Guardian - Martin PengellyA Kansas City woman woke one morning this week thinking she had water in her left ear. It turned out to be a highly venomous brown recluse spider. Susie Torres told local TV station Fox 4 she “woke up
trump news update G7: Trump's demands for Russia's readmission cause row in BiarritzGuardian US - Julian Borger in BiarritzDonald Trump has rowed with his fellow G7 leaders over his demand that Russia be readmitted to the group, rejecting arguments that it should remain an association of liberal democracies, according to at
Los Angeles deputy made up 'shooting' which prompted huge police responseGuardian US - Associated Press in Los AngelesA Los Angeles county deputy lied when he said he was shot in the shoulder while standing in a sheriff’s station parking lot last week and will face a criminal investigation, authorities said. “The reported
Business US companies tell Apple and Amazon to put planet before profitsThe Guardian - Zoe WoodThe bosses of some of the world’s biggest companies, including Apple and Amazon, have been told to put the planet before profits – not by environmental campaigners but by other multinationals, including
Jeffrey Epstein Prince Andrew took flight on Epstein private jet with Russian modelThe Guardian - Jon Swaine in New YorkPrince Andrew took a previously undisclosed flight on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet with a group that included a Russian model. Andrew and Anna Malova, then 27, were among nine people on Epstein’s plane
Jair Bolsonaro Ex-minister: Bolsonaro ‘most detested’ leader as he neglects the AmazonThe Guardian - Tom Phillips Latin America correspondentJair Bolsonaro’s neglect of the Amazon has made him “the most despised and detested leader” on earth, Brazil’s former environment minister has claimed, as the far-right leader again rebuked French president
Iran G7 summit: Iran foreign minister makes surprise Biarritz appearanceThe Guardian - Julian Borger in BiarritzIran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has made a surprise appearance in Biarritz meeting Emmanuel Macron, in the midst of a G7 summit where western policy towards Iran has been one of the most
Joe Walsh 'We all know he's unfit': Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in Republican primaryGuardian US - Jon Swaine in New YorkJoe Walsh, a talk radio host and former congressman, said on Sunday he would challenge Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination. “We have someone in the White House who we all know
News Nearly 900,000 asylum seekers living in limbo in EU, figures showThe Guardian - Lorenzo Tondo in PalermoClose to 900,000 asylum seekers in the EU are waiting to have their claims processed, according to figures from the European statistics office. Women, men and unaccompanied children are living for years
Play buttonTariffs White House insists Trump not having second thoughts on China trade warGuardian US - Julian Borger in Biarritz and Martin Pengelly in New YorkPresident Trump responded in the affirmative because he regrets not raising the tariffs higher Stephanie Grisham Donald Trump admitted on Sunday to having second thoughts about raising tariffs against
Play buttonBoris Johnson Boris Johnson: no deal would mean UK did not owe Brexit divorce billThe Guardian - Heather StewartBoris Johnson has said the £39bn Brexit divorce bill would not “strictly speaking” be owed to Brussels in full in the event of no deal, insisting: “It’s not a threat. It’s a reality.” Speaking to broadcasters
Prague The fall of Prague: ‘Drunk tourists are acting like they’ve conquered our city’The Guardian - Robert Tait'I’ve remonstrated with tourists and some have been apologetic, but the guides have been aggressive and confrontational' Karolina Peake Eugen Kukla could not have made his feelings clearer as 120 drunken
Lisa Bloom Lisa Bloom: lawyer in Epstein case speaks of suffering sexual abuseGuardian US - Edward Helmore in New YorkWe still have an opportunity in the civil system, and that is to demand full and fair compensation for Epstein's victims The pendulum needs to keep swinging … because we’ve been living through an epidemic
Policing Hong Kong protests: police use water cannon on demonstratorsThe Guardian - Verna Yu in Hong KongHong Kong police have fired teargas and for the first time used a water cannon to disperse protesters as a weekend of violent clashes dashed hopes of a return to peace after a week of relative calm. Hundreds
Great Barrier Reef Massive pumice 'raft' spotted in the Pacific could help replenish Great Barrier ReefThe Guardian - Guardian staffA giant raft of pumice, which was spotted in the Pacific and is expected to make its way towards Australia, could help the recovery of the Great Barrier Reef from its bleaching episode by restocking millions
Play buttonBoris Johnson Timetable for US-UK trade deal is 'tight', says Boris JohnsonGuardian US - Heather Stewart Political editorBoris Johnson has played down the prospects of striking a trade agreement with Donald Trump within 12 months, saying that timetable was “tight” and would require flexibility from the US. Trump talked the
World News Landmark US case to expose rampant racial bias behind the death penaltyThe Guardian - Ed Pilkington in New YorkA very stark and unmistakable picture of discrimination emerges Cassandra Stubbs, ACLU They feared that breaking the link between the death penalty and race would remove too many people from death row
Water 'Damage has been done': Newark water crisis echoes FlintGuardian US - Lauren Aratani in NewarkThere are so many different narratives being pushed out there that no one really knows what to believe Anthony Diaz, Newark Water Coalition The water doesn’t last you a day. It’s summer, it’s hot. We waiting.
Radiation Russian officials blame food for traces of radiation in doctor treating blast victimsThe Guardian - Staff and agenciesA doctor who helped treat victims of the mysterious nuclear blast in Russia more than two weeks ago has traces of radiation in his muscle tissue, said regional officials, who blamed the readings on his
Kit Harington Game of Thrones star Kit Harington joins Marvel's The EternalsThe Guardian - PA MediaThe Game of Thrones star Kit Harington will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of superhero group The Eternals, Disney has announced. The British actor will join his co-star from the fantasy drama
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson seeks legal advice on five-week parliament closure ahead of BrexitThe Guardian - Toby Helm and Heather StewartBoris Johnson has asked the attorney general, Geoffrey Cox, whether parliament can be shut down for five weeks from 9 September in what appears to be a concerted plan to stop MPs forcing a further extension
World News Bolsonaro enjoys comedy club outing as Amazon fires rage onThe Guardian - Dom Phillips in Rio de JaneiroWhile the Amazon burned and Brazilians demonstrated their outrage, Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro went to a comedy club. As the president’s pre-recorded speech to the nation explaining how
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson prepares for Biarritz balancing act with Donald TrumpThe Guardian - Julian BorgerBoris Johnson will sit down for breakfast on Sunday morning with a man he once famously described as “betraying a quite stupefying ignorance that makes him frankly unfit to hold the office of president
Measles New Zealand teen with measles may have exposed Disneyland visitorsGuardian US - Reuters in Los AngelesA teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles visited Disneyland and other popular tourist stops across southern California earlier this month, possibly infecting others, local government health officials
Play buttonDonald Trump Jr Not the Messiah: Trump insists 'chosen one' China trade war remark was a jokeGuardian US - Amanda HolpuchDonald Trump has twice insisted he was just joking when he claimed to be “the chosen one” to take on China over trade. Speaking to reporters in Washington on Friday night, then in two tweets from the of
Emmanuel Macron Macron hopes to convince G7 leaders to halt trade war and heal divisionsThe Guardian - Julian Borger and Angelique Chrisafis in BiarritzIt is increasingly difficult for all of us to find common language when the world needs our cooperation more, not less Donald Tusk French president Emmanuel Macron has said he hopes to convince world to
