11 h. ago ‘Stop swimming in our canals! And put some clothes on!’ Venice declares war on unruly tourists

A couple from the UK have been fined and expelled for taking a dip in the world heritage site. But they’re not the only ones upsetting the localsName: Venice tourists.Age: They have been turning up since the mid-18th century. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago British man banned from Venice and fined nearly £400 for swimming in canal

‘We don’t want these disrespectful tourists,’ say angry locals

Economics

16 h. ago Scott Hastings: 'I swim every week in Scottish bay where my beautiful wife died

Scott’s friend Iain has begun his attempt at swimming the 60-mile length of the Caledonian Canal to raise money in Jenny’s memory.

Events

1 week ago Send in your questions for the Guardian’s climate assembly panel

We would like to hear your questions about the climate crisis and we will put a selection of them to our panelThe Guardian’s climate assembly with George Monbiot and special guestsIn the last few years we’ve witnessed a dramatic shift away from the progress we need to avert climate disaster. A growing lobby of economic and political denial has been empowered by the Trump administration, which has declared war on climate progress, launching more dramatic anti-green moves in its first 100 days than in his entire first term. Around the world, a growing number of lawsuits are being used against governments over environmental laws and other regulations, while groups such as Greenpeace are being targeted too.On Tuesday 16 September, a Guardian panel of experts will be looking to answer questions about the forces driving the pushback against a greener world. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Trump’s killing of 11 alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers sets a dangerous precedent | Kenneth Roth

Unless this dangerous precedent is condemned and curtailed, it will enable US authorities to summarily shoot anyone they chooseThe US military’s killing of 11 alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers traveling by boat in international waters in the Caribbean is an illegal use of war powers to address what should have been a situation of law enforcement. Unless this dangerous precedent is condemned and curtailed, it will enable US authorities to summarily shoot anyone they choose by simply declaring a “war” against them.Last month, it was reported that Donald Trump had signed a secret decree authorizing the Pentagon to use military force against certain designated Latin American drug cartels, claiming that they were “terrorist” organizations. On Tuesday, Trump wrote that on his orders the military had targeted Tren de Aragua “narcoterrorists”, accusing them of “operating under the control of Nicolas Maduro”, the Venezuelan leader, and being “responsible for mass murder, drug trafficking, ...

Events

2 w. ago UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide

Internal letter also calls on UN member states to suspend arms sales, saying ‘criticising Israel is not enough’Middle East crisis – live updatesHundreds of employees of the United Nations’ leading human rights agency have backed an internal letter telling its leadership to declare Israel’s offensive in Gaza a genocide and to call on UN member states to suspend arms sales to Israel.The 1,100-word letter, signed by about a quarter of the 2,000 staff of the Geneva- and New York-based Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), says the Israeli offensive in Gaza meets the legal threshold of genocide and that this means “arms sales, transfers and related logistical or financial support to Israeli authorities” constitutes a clear breach of international law by all those involved. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Israel furiously condemns 'Hamas lies' after UN report officially declared famine in Gaza

The famine was declared by experts at the Rome-based IPC, who said it affected 500,000 people in the Gaza governorate, which covers about a fifth of the Palestinian territory including Gaza City.

Politics

3 w. ago Fox News’ Mark Levin defends Trump calling himself a ‘war hero’: ‘Let me educate the truly stupid’

‘There are lots of presidents who are war heroes who did not actually fight in a war,’ Mark Levin declared on Wednesday while justifying Trump’s claim.

Politics