2 h. ago Clan chief calls to stop farm tax as barley prices drop by almost a third

Farmers have been calling for ministers to axe the tax changes ahead of next week’s budget.

Economics

2 h. ago Winter has finally kicked in – it’s time to crack out the casserole dish and get stewing

The temperature has truly dropped, so get a pot of something warming and delicious going on the stove. Plus: Amy Poon’s perfect post-pub fareSign up here for our weekly food newsletter, FeastAt the risk of sounding like a British cliche, can we take a moment to discuss the change in the weather? This week’s sudden drop in temperature has our house excited for potential snow (the children are giddy), with everything suddenly feeling a lot more wintry. New coats are on the hooks, thermals are being dug out and a casserole dish filled with some sort of soup, stew or stock seems to be permanently ticking away on the hob. These range from quick, warming weeknight dinners to leisurely, slow-cooked weekend meals.Whatever the time of year, I always have speedy packets of wontons and gyozas in the freezer, and cook them depending on how I feel (fried and steamed versus boiled and soupy). At the moment, I am craving warmth and nourishment, and Meera Sodha’s quickish vegan wonton soup hits all...

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3 h. ago Fundraisers warn of ‘catastrophic’ drop in donations to Gaza since ceasefire

‘The world thinks Palestinians don’t need help any more,’ aid organiser says, despite desperate need as winter nearsFundraisers collecting for Palestinian civilians in Gaza are seeing a “catastrophic” drop-off in donations since the ceasefire was announced in October.Donations collected by volunteers and funnelled to needy families living in temporary shelters and struggling with illness, hunger and malnutrition have been harder to raise since then, according to organisers, many of whom have been running volunteer initiatives for Palestinians in Gaza on third-party crowdfunding platforms over the past two years. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Asian stocks track Wall Street's drop, erasing previous day's gains

Asian stocks have tracked Wall Street’s plunge in skittish trading, with the region’s major benchmarks erasing the previous day’s gains

Politics

6 h. ago Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase

Exclusive: The Guardian understands Brazil had been planning to drop a roadmap to a transition away from fossil fuels amid opposition from petro statesCountries supporting a phase-out of fossil fuels at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil have threatened to block any agreement that does not include such a commitment, in a significant escalation of tensions at the crunch talks, the Guardian can reveal.The simmering row over a potential roadmap for the “transition away from fossil fuels” boiled over on Thursday night when a group of at least 29 countries signed a strongly worded letter to Brazil, the Cop presidency. The leaked letter demanded that the roadmap be included in the outcome of the talks, which are due to end on Friday but likely to carry on into the weekend. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago Brits buying cocaine on a Friday night are 'funding Russian war in Ukraine', crime chiefs warn

A billion-pound organised crime network active in the UK is funding the war effort in Ukraine and Russian espionage, the National Crime Agency has revealed

Events

7 h. ago Calls to ban naked bike riding in Britain after nude cyclist is attacked by vigilante binman at 'charity' event

Robert Brown was taking part in a World Naked Bike Ride event in Colchester, Essex, on August 9 when Lee Turnage, 46, drove up behind him on a motorbike and punched him.

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7 h. ago BRYONY GORDON: I warned my daughter about sex, drugs and alcohol... I never thought to warn her about the pernicious danger lurking in our own home

Running upstairs and bursting through her bedroom door, I found my 12-year-old with her hands over her lovely face, a mirror of Edvard Munch's The Scream, writes BRYONY GORDON.

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7 h. ago Fugees rapper Pras sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign

Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel was convicted in 2023 after a trial that included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio and former US attorney general Jeff SessionsThe Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funnelling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former US president Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.Michel, 52, declined to address the court before US district judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced him on Thursday. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Middle class drug use is funding Russia's war in Ukraine and espionage activity on British soil, NCA chiefs warn

A billion-dollar network so large it has bought a bank in Kyrgyzstan is operating in 28 UK towns and cities collecting 'dirty' cash from criminals then converting it to 'clean' cryptocurrency.

Events

8 h. ago Households set to learn of slight energy bill drop from January

Experts at Cornwall Insight have said they expect Ofgem’s price cap to drop by 1% because of lower wholesale energy prices.

Science

8 h. ago Temperatures could drop to minus 12C before cold snap gives way to sunshine

Temperatures dropped below freezing across the country on Friday morning,

Politics

8 h. ago UK troops mapped out for Ukraine deployment as top secret reconnaissance carried out, Defence Sec reveals

BRITAIN has already mapped out which troops it could send into Ukraine if a ceasefire is agreed, the Defence Secretary has said. John Healey revealed the UK has already carried out reconnaissance on the ground as part of advanced planning for any deal. It comes amid uproar over a reported US peace plan that would...

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9 h. ago How a slump in trainer sales shows the UK has run into a youth jobs crisis

JD Sports has reported a drop in business, saying youth joblessness is to blame for a decline in trainer sales.

Events

9 h. ago Louis Tomlinson donates huge sum as One Direction security requires life

Louis Tomlinson has donated a huge amount to help One Direction's former bodyguard, Preston Mahon, who currently requires life-saving surgery

Events

9 h. ago Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign

Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign

Events

11 h. ago Co Louth crash update as £30,000 raised to 'bring victim's body home'

Chloe Hipson, 21, from Scotland, was one of five victims killed in a horror collision in Co Louth, Dundalk over the weekend as a fundraiser to repatriate her body has reached over £30,000

Events

11 h. ago Donations to APFJ allow expansion of program providing resources to local and state newsrooms

The AP Fund for Journalism says donations of more than $30 million will permit an expansion of a program that provides news stories and photos to dozens of local and state newsrooms

Politics

12 h. ago Republicans warn Bondi not to bury Epstein files after law’s passage

Senate majority leader, John Thune, and others push the attorney general to release Epstein records within 30 daysUS politics live – latest updatesWithin hours of Donald Trump signing the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law, Republican senators were on the ground to issue a pointed message to the US attorney general, Pam Bondi: don’t bury these documents.The bill’s passage marked a rare moment of bipartisan support in an otherwise ideologically fractured Congress as it now sets a 30-day deadline for the release of Department of Justice files related to the actions of convicted sex offender of minors and financier Jeffrey Epstein, dubbed by a judge “the most infamous pedophile in American history”. Continue reading...

Events

13 h. ago The Guardian view on devastation in Gaza: the world wants to move on, but Palestinians can’t | Editorial

Drenched by floods and abandoned amid the ruins, people in Gaza can draw no comfort from US plansThe declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza in October brought initial relief to its inhabitants. Yet officials there said Israeli strikes killed 33 people, including 12 children, on Wednesday; Israel said its troops had come under fire. Another five Palestinians were killed on Thursday. Hundreds have died since the ceasefire was declared. Even if the shelling stops, the destruction of Palestinian life will carry on as Israel continues to throttle aid, and the consequences of two years of war unfold. The World Health Organization warned last month that the health catastrophe would last for generations.Food remains in short supply. While displaced families shiver in flooded makeshift shelters, with many facing a third winter of homelessness, aid organisations say they cannot deliver stockpiles of tents and tarpaulins. Israel, which denies blocking aid, has designated tent poles ...

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