8 h. ago Man sent to France under ‘one in, one out’ scheme returns to UK on small boat

Exclusive: Asylum seeker says he made second crossing because he did not feel safe in FranceA man sent back to France under the “one in, one out” scheme has returned to the UK on a small boat, the Guardian has learned.The man, who wants to claim asylum in the UK, and has spoken to the Guardian since coming back, is being held in a UK immigration detention centre and claims to be a victim of modern slavery at the hands of smugglers in northern France. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Flooding and droughts drove them from their homes. Now they’re seeking a safe haven in New York

Data analysis found higher than average migration growth to the US from areas in Guatemala, Bangladesh and Senegal hit by repeated climate disastersThis article was produced in partnership between Columbia Journalism Investigations and Documented.Mohamed* sat cross-legged on the carpet before Friday afternoon prayers at a mosque in the South Bronx in New York City and shared memories of his crops. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago My dad cursed our family and left us. But after his death, he followed me everywhere | Jonas Hassen Khemiri

His absence shaped me. But as my father lay dying in a Stockholm nursing home, I longed to hear him explainMy father died nine months ago and last night he drove me home in a taxi.We knew something was wrong when my father stopped taking his insulin and started leaving his flat at night without his shoes because there were “people in the plants” and the floor was made of “muddy water”. After several tests, he was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, which causes hallucinations and a rapid decline in cognition.Jonas Hassen Khemiri is a Swedish novelist and playwright. His most recent novel, The Sisters, is his first written originally in English Continue reading...

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7 d. ago UK must be ready for ‘unprecedented’ heatwaves and flooding, climate experts warn

Heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and flooding will all become more regular and intense, experts say

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9 d. ago MLB playoffs: Raleigh homers as Mariners stifle Blue Jays in long

Seattle Mariners 3-1 Toronto Blue JaysSeattle pitchers combine for just 100 pitchesMariners return to ALCS for first time in 24 yearsCal Raleigh homered, Jorge Polanco drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning single and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 Sunday night as they returned to the AL Championship Series for the first time in 24 years.George Springer homered on the first pitch from Bryce Miller, who then escaped a two-on jam in a 27-pitch first inning. Anthony Santander singled in the second for Toronto’s only other hit, and Seattle pitchers retired 23 of the Blue Jays’ final 24 batters. Miller, Gabe Speier, Matt Brash and Andrés Muñoz combined to throw just 100 pitches less than 48 hours after the Mariners needed 209 pitches to outlast Detroit over 15 innings. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago IMF chief warns ‘uncertainty is the new normal’ in global economy

Kristalina Georgieva outlines mounting risks to economic stability before fund’s annual meetings next weekBank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burstGold price tops $4,000 for first time as investors seek safe havenThe head of the International Monetary Fund has issued a stark warning about the mounting risks facing the global economy, saying: “Buckle up: uncertainty is the new normal.”As finance ministers and central bankers prepare to meet in Washington for the IMF’s annual meetings next week, its managing director, Kristalina Georgieva said the world economy had shown surprising resilience in the face of Donald Trump’s trade war. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gold price tops $4,000 for first time as investors seek safe haven

Precious metal having biggest rally since 1970s amid political uncertainty in US, France and JapanBusiness live – latest updatesThe price of gold has risen above $4,000 (£2,980) per ounce for the first time as investors continue to seek a safe place to put their money at a time of global political and economic uncertainty.The spot price of gold – the real-time market value of gold and viewed as the global benchmark – reached $4,031.54 at 8am in London on Wednesday morning, after climbing 1.2% during early trading. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘A club nobody wanted to be a part of’: Families of Americans killed by Israel face uphill climb to justice

Dozens of American citizens have been killed by Hamas and Israel – but the US government has taken a very different approach to the latterWithin hours after they were told that Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi had been killed by an Israeli sniper while at a protest in the West Bank last year, her family was on a phone call with the parents of Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza more than two decades ago.The families were introduced by a mutual contact in Washington state, where both Corrie and 26-year-old Eygi had lived. There were other parallels in their stories: Corrie was protesting against the demolition of a Palestinian family’s home in Rafah when a soldier drove over her; Eygi was at a protest against settlement expansion near Nablus. Both had traveled to the region with the International Solidarity Movement, a group that for years has brought foreign activists to stand with Palestinians against Israel’s occupation. An Israeli ...

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2 w. ago Euan McColm: Palestine protests after Manchester synagogue attack look like victory parades for anti

British Jews, many descended from those who fled the Nazis to seek refuge on these shores, no longer feel safe in their home country

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2 w. ago Tigers eliminate Guardians on road to advance to ALDS against Mariners

Dingler’s first postseason hit puts Detroit aheadPérez, Greene, Torkelson spark four-run seventhTigers head to Seattle after wildcard road winDillon Dingler homered in the sixth inning, Wenceel Pérez drove in a pair of runs in a four-run seventh and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 Thursday to advance to the American League Division Series.It is the second straight season the Tigers have won a Wild Card Series on the road. Detroit heads to Seattle for the Division Series with Game 1 on Saturday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Naked road runner gets a punch from angry biker after near miss

One woman who witnessed the bizarre incident said she "could not believe" what she was seeing as she drove home from work in Buckley, Flintshire, at 11am on Tuesday, September 30

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3 w. ago ‘Beautiful’ mum, 33, killed in horror HGV crash as she drove home from work

Chloe Lightfoot's Citroen Berlingo van collided with a HGV at the A66 westbound junction, Rutherford Lane, Cross Lanes in Barnard Castle, just after 8am on Tuesday, August 26

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3 w. ago Businesswoman who drove her Porsche home from cocktail bar bash despite being so drunk she could only shuffle on her KNEES banned from road

Businesswoman Julie Wynn-Griffiths, 55, who drove home from a cocktail bar opening party in her £70,000 luxury Porsche while so drunk she could only walk on her knees, was given a ban.

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3 w. ago Businesswoman who drove home from cocktail bar bash in luxury Porsche was so drunk she could only shuffle on her KNEES when police arrested her

Businesswoman Julie Wynn-Griffiths, 55, who drove home from a cocktail bar opening party in her £70,000 luxury Porsche while so drunk she could only walk on her knees, was given a ban.

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