66 h. ago NSW floods: three dead, one missing as state faces worse flooding than many have seen in their lifetimes

With more intense rain forecast, the SES has a fleet of 500 boats and nine helicopters trying to assist 48,000 people isolated in flood watersNSW floods live updates: latest flooding newsNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA third person has died in flood waters on the New South Wales mid-north coast and authorities hold grave fears for one person still missing.NSW police advised late on Thursday that the bodies of three people had been recovered. One remains missing in floodwaters on the mid north coast.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 d. ago ‘It’s a critical time’: European farmers struggle through driest spring in a century

Extreme weather costs the EU about €28.3bn in lost crops and livestock per year, more than half the losses stem from droughtWhen drought descended on Hendrik Jan ten Cate’s farm in 2018, slashing his onion yield to just 10% of a regular year, he slogged through days of heavy labour to draw water from canals and pump it to his crops. One day, overworked and anxious to extract as much as he could, Ten Cate fell into the canal and broke his arm.This year, with plants already growing but a severe dearth of rain to nourish young crops, the Dutch farmer is once again watching the weather forecast with worry. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Dear Jobs Guru: ‘I’m still £2,000 out of pocket for freelance work I did last November’

Freelancer Harry is thinking of taking a company to small claims court after they failed to pay his agreed £2,000 fee. Our Jobs Guru James Innes is here with some much-needed advice

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1 week ago Couple who tried to claim £180k for 'psychiatric injury' over noisy beep of car park intercom just inches from their rented city centre apartment have case thrown out

Zhengfang Huang and his girlfriend, Jingjing Chen, lost their claim after Judge Melissa Clarke ruled hey should have 'expected' noise when they rented a flat in the middle of Brighton.

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1 week ago Dear Jobs Guru: ‘I’m gutted recruiters offered me a new job then changed their minds’

Worker Aimee was offered a new job in January – then the company decided it couldn't afford her. Now she wants to know her rights. Our Jobs Guru James Innes is here with some much-needed advice

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2 w. ago Trump abruptly fires librarian of Congress in latest purge of government

Carla Hayden, first woman and first African American to hold post, dismissed in terse email on Thursday nightUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump abruptly fired the librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the Republican US president and his agenda.Hayden was notified in an email late on Thursday from the White House’s presidential personnel office, according to an email obtained by the Associated Press. Confirmed by the Senate to the job in 2016, Hayden was the first woman and the first African American to be librarian of Congress. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dear Jobs Guru: ‘I’m scared to tell my boss about my depression and anxiety’

Worker Charlotte says her mental health struggles are affecting her work – but she’s worried about facing discrimination if she tells her employer. Our Jobs Guru James Innes is here with some much-needed advice

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2 w. ago From Prince to Michael Jackson: why are the most controversial documentaries getting canned?

As Netflix scraps an epic series exploring the Purple Rain star’s complexities, and Max takes down Leaving Neverland, we ask: are celebrity-endorsed docs, such as the $40m Melania Trump hagiography, the future?It can be a painful thing, acknowledging that our heroes are both human and flawed, but Ezra Edelman spent five years doing just that. The film-maker behind 2016’s sprawling, Oscar-winning OJ: Made in America, was at work for Netflix on what, by all accounts, would have been the definitive Prince documentary: a nine-hour behemoth drawing upon dozens of interviews with the late icon’s associates and rare access to his personal archive.The film – according to the few who’ve seen a rough cut – built a layered portrait of Prince’s immense genius and complexities, including a darker side concealed by his playfully eccentric persona: his allegedly cruel treatment of girlfriends and female proteges; his demanding ruthlessness as a bandleader. “We’re asked to sit with Prince’s multipl...

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3 w. ago Dear Jobs Guru: ‘I broke my arm at work. Is it too late to make a personal injury claim?’

Worker Mike is still in chronic pain from a workplace injury three years ago – and now he’s been told he needs surgery. Our Jobs Guru James Innes is here with some much-needed advice

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