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Chief of the Chinese military garrison in Hong Kong says army is determined to protect China’s sovereignty The head of the Chinese army in Hong Kong has spoken on the protests for the first time, saying the unrest has “seriously threatened the life and safety” of the people and should not be tolerated. The commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) garrison in Hong Kong warned it was “determined to protect national sovereignty, security, stability and the prosperity of Hong Kong”. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZrrUIM

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James Graham, screenwriter of the TV drama Brexit: The Uncivil War, talks about Dominic Cummings, the former Vote Leave director now at the heart of Boris Johnson’s strategy team. And: Daniel Trilling on how the media covers refugees Dominic Cummings entered Downing Street last week having been hired by the new prime minister, Boris Johnson, to deliver Brexit “by any mean necessary”. The move follows Cummings’ successful stint as campaign director of the Vote Leave campaign in 2016, which set Britain on the course for Brexit. It was that period that brought Cummings to the attention of Britain’s foremost political playwright, James Graham . Graham tells Anushka Asthana how he was fascinated by the dramatic possibilities of this former government adviser who had dropped out of politics to read Greek mythology and mathematics and only returned to the frontline on the condition he would have full control of Vote Leave’s referendum strategy. Continue reading... from The Guardian http...

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Justice secretary floats idea of not naming some people accused of serious crimes The new justice secretary has suggested that the anonymity of suspected sex offenders and others accused of serious crimes should be respected until they are charged if they have a reputation to protect. Robert Buckland QC was asked if he supported a campaign to ban the naming of those arrested on suspicion of rape and other sexual offences, which has been led by Sir Cliff Richard and radio presenter Paul Gambaccini – both falsely accused of historical sex offences. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2yq5gEH

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The orthopaedic device was discovered inside 4.7m animal that died in central Queensland last month An orthopaedic plate found in the stomach of a Queensland crocodile could possibly bring closure to the family of a missing person. The plate, with six stainless steel screws, was inside the 4.7-metre MJ, who died a month ago after a fight with another large crocodile at Koorana Crocodile Farm near Rockhampton. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YvYzf8

Shane Warne and Jofra Archer offer encouragement to Pavel Florin, after video emerges of his efforts in European Cricket League A Transylvanian cricketer whose bowling technique initially attracted online mockery has been hailed as a hero and received backing from Shane Warne and Jofra Archer after he said his love of the game trumped any criticism. Pavel Florin, a professional bodyguard by day and player-president of Romania’s Cluj Cricket Club in his spare time, became an overnight sensation after a video of him bowling against French club Dreux in the European Cricket League on Tuesday went viral. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZnYDie

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Mass protests triggered by leaked text messages have led to the resignation of Ricardo Rosselló. Oliver Laughland discusses his time on the island. And: Larry Elliott on why sterling is at a 28-month low Hundreds of thousands of people have lined the streets of Puerto Rico over the past couple of weeks in some of the largest demonstrations in the US territory’s history. They began in response to hundreds of pages of leaked text messages between the governor, Ricardo Rosselló, and 11 members of his inner circle, which made homophobic and sexist jokes and mocked the victims of Hurricane Maria . However, the problems go further back than July. The Rosselló administration has been plagued by allegations of corruption and mismanagement during the response to Hurricane Maria. Shortly before the messages were leaked, the FBI arrested five former government officials and contractors accused of misappropriating millions of dollars in federal funds given to the island after the disaster. Cont...

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Minister says women now have justice but Muslim groups accuse Hindu-led government of community interference India’s parliament has approved a bill outlawing the centuries-old right of a Muslim man to instantly divorce his wife, drawing accusations of government interference in a community matter. Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist administration has been pushing to criminalise “triple talaq”, under which a man can divorce by uttering the word “talaq”, meaning divorce in Arabic, three times in his wife’s presence. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2KdQcjd

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Murder suspects Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky were pulled over and searched by First Nation safety officers checking for alcohol The manhunt for accused killers Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky in northern Canada has taken another frustrating turn, with authorities confirming the duo was stopped at a checkpoint but then let go. The pair, who are suspected of shooting dead Australian tourist Lucas Fowler and his American girlfriend Chynna Deese along with Canadian botanist Leonard Dyck, have been on the run in northern Canada for two weeks. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2K2W9QZ

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Payment card to be launched in August, Tim Cook says, as third-quarter earnings beat predictions Apple has announced it will launch its own credit card in August, as the company continues to reposition itself as a services and software provider. The announcement by the CEO, Tim Cook, came on an earnings call on Tuesday after the company’s third-quarter earnings beat predictions, sending shares up 3% in after hours trading. The tech company reported a quarterly revenue of $53.8bn, higher than its previous estimate of $53.39bn. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2SRKdEu

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‘The party no longer truly represents my values or hopes for Britain’ … therapy to reduce insomnia works … and the wild boar invading cities Good morning – I’m Warren Murray, let’s get your day started. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YdjnfT

They have become a menace in European cities. In Barcelona, where wild boar are jostling tourists and raiding rubbish bins, the fightback has begun. By Bernhard Warner Collserola Natural Park looms over Barcelona, rising to about 500 metres at the Tibidabo peak. This forested ridge effectively walls off the city’s growth. Collserola is rich with wildlife, home to more than 190 animal species. Overlooking a city of more than 20 million residents and tourists, it has become a battlefront between human and nature. On many a hot Catalan night, wild boar from Collserola, alone or in gangs, descend on the city and mingle with the human population carousing after hours. The encounters between Barcelonan and beast are numerous, peaking in 2016 when police logged 1,187 phone calls about nuisance boars on the loose – wild hogs rooting up turf, munching trash, attacking dogs, plundering cat-feeders, holding up traffic and running into cars. For the past decade, Barcelona has been desperately se...

After the water cannon debacle, will Boris Johnson’s latest punt on policing pay off? In June 2014 during an interview with the LBC radio host Nick Ferrari, Boris Johnson agreed to be blasted by a water cannon. “Man or mouse. All right, you’ve challenged me to this. I suppose I’m going to have to do it now,” the then mayor of London said with trademark bombast. True to form, it was a promise Johnson never fulfilled. The rhetorical flourish came during a heated debate over the use of water cannon as the Metropolitan police argued that high-velocity blasts of water would be a useful tool should there be any repeat of the 2011 England riots. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/31595M2

The Greek island has long attracted a glamorous clique, but the influx of billionaires has transformed it into a haven of absurd luxury There’s nowhere to buy a bucket and spade, but you can pick up a €10,000 (£9,000) Gucci clutch handbag or a €250,000 piece of graffiti art. This strip of sand, on the south-west coast of the Greek island of Mykonos, is no ordinary beach. “Ha ha, no,” says Anna, a smartly dressed hostess welcoming guests to Nammos beach club, when I pop by to ask if there is anywhere to buy a lilo or other traditional seaside paraphernalia. “Our clients aren’t usually those sorts of people.” Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LPeSBN

The concept has changed the way we think about everything from autism to homelessness. But it has its drawbacks Black and white thinking may die hard, yet never has society been quite as comfortable with the concept of the spectrum than the present. According to researchers at Merriam-Webster, use of the word “spectrum”, in a wide range of contexts, has grown dramatically within the current decade. Coined by Isaac Newton in 1672 to describe refractions of light, today referencing a “spectrum” is almost always shorthand for acknowledging a metaphorical range of nuances. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2K1hn1C

From heaving traffic and dense crowds to car-free and tranquil: that’s the vision for Chandni Chowk. But is it achievable? The Champs Élysées is one of the most famous streets in the world, but you could say the French were beaten to it by the Mughals. About 15 years before the avenue was laid out in 1667 in Paris, India’s Mughal emperor Shah Jehan built a grand mile-long street in his capital to reflect the glory of the empire at its height. It ran from Fatehpuri mosque at one end to the colossal Red Fort at the other and was lined with trees, elegant mansions, mosques and gardens. Provisions for the Red Fort, the imperial residence, were carried down the boulevard by elephants, camels and horse-drawn carriages. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2K2GlO7

‘Having a No 1 at 15 was a wild ride. I didn’t realise it was about the prohibition of teenage sex – but we got away with it’ When I was a kid I used to sing everywhere – the bathroom, the grocery store. When some musician friends of my parents had a party, my dad suggested I get up and sing. People went: “Wow. That voice. She sounds like a 30-year-old woman.” Before I knew it, I was singing on bills with people like Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3158xWu

Fearing that a bounce in the polls will give Boris Johnson a mandate for a hard Brexit, Europe is starting to soften its stance What Brexit means for the United Kingdom and the life expectancy of Boris Johnson’s government is minutely dissected. What it means for the major EU countries, rather less so. Things do look more nuanced and interesting when seen from France and Germany – the duopoly that guides the political and economic direction of the EU. This duumvirate has been the motor of the EU since its foundation, in the way it approaches crises such as that in the eurozone (which has unfinished business in the rise of Italian populism) and, now, Brexit. Related: Johnson refuses to meet EU leaders unless they scrap backstop Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2SP7bMu

Plane came down in poor district creating ‘huge explosion’ and fireball in the middle of the night Seventeen people were killed when a small military plane crashed into a residential area in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, officials have said. The crash created a fireball that lit up the night sky and terrified residents after the plane came down in a poor village in the garrison city that is home to the army’s headquarters. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LNjPLm

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Comparable death toll has been recorded only once before, says Norwegian Polar Institute About 200 reindeer have been found dead from starvation in the Arctic archipelago Svalbard, an unusually high number, the Norwegian Polar Institute has said, pointing the finger at climate change. During an annual census of the wild reindeer population on the group of islands about 1,200km (746 miles) from the north pole, three researchers from the institute identified the carcasses of about 200 deer believed to have starved to death last winter. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OnH94m

In 2014 Carl Beech claimed he had been a victim of child sexual abuse by high-profile politicians. His allegations snowballed into a multimillion-pound police investigation, but rather than exposing a paedophile ring, Beech ended up on trial. Simon Murphy discusses the story. And: Shaun Walker on the possible poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny In 2014, Carl Beech, a former nurse, claimed his stepfather, Raymond, an army major, had sexually abused him as a child in the 1970s and 80s, ferrying him to parties attended by the former prime minister Sir Edward Heath, the former home secretary Leon Brittan, the former chief of the defence staff Lord Bramall, the ex-MI5 chief Sir Michael Hanley and the former Tory MP Harvey Proctor, among others. Amid political pressure following the police’s failure to bring Jimmy Savile to justice before his death, Scotland Yard began to investigate in earnest. Operation Midland was launched. Several million pounds later, it became clear...

Canadian authorities urge people to remain vigilant as search for Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky continues Canadian authorities have suffered a frustrating blow in their search for two teenage suspects wanted over a series of killing in remote northern Canada. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced late on Monday that a possible sighting of Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, at a garbage dump could not be substantiated after a “thorough and exhaustive search”. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Zlk57i

Rubbish has been washing up on its isolated beaches in the Pitcairn chain at a rate of several thousand bits of plastic a day Henderson Island, uninhabited and a day’s sea crossing from the nearest sign of civilisation, should be an untouched paradise. Instead its beaches, which were awarded Unesco world heritage status in 1988, are a monument to humanity’s destructive, disposable culture. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/30ZbUxS

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Nation replaces Brazil for first time in annual list of murders compiled by Global Witness The Philippines has replaced Brazil as the most murderous country in the world for people defending their land and environment, according to research that puts a spotlight on the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. More than three defenders were killed across the world every week in 2018, according to the annual toll by the independent watchdog Global Witness, highlighting the continued dangers facing those who stand up to miners, loggers, farmers, poachers and other extractive industries. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/330XFKL

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Forward vehemently denied allegations of rape in Paris Final decision on case will be made by a judge Police in Brazil investigating rape allegations against the footballer Neymar have closed the case due to a lack of evidence, the Sao Paulo attorney general’s office has said. Related: Cristiano Ronaldo will not face criminal charges over rape allegations Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Y7Mql0

One suspect is shot dead by police at food festival but second shooter feared at large … Johnson given Brexit warning … Tiger coming to Christmas tea Good morning briefers. I’m Martin Farrer and these are the top stories to help you start the week. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Y6L36a

Dogs, armed officers, helicopters and drones sent to York Landing in Manitoba, 80km from remote town of Gillam where pair were sighted previously Canada murders: police manhunt moves to York Landing after sighting of teen suspects – live updates Canadian police have deployed search teams, helicopters, dogs and drones to York Landing, Manitoba, in pursuit of fugitives Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, after the pair were spotted by members of an indigenous patrol group. The fugitives were seen by members of the Bear Clan Patrol, who are based in the provincial capital of Winnipeg. The group has been assisting community members in the Fox Lake Cree Nation, which is next door to the remote community of Gillam, where the search has been focused. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OnXvtV

Streaming sites report growth in young listeners and festivals are signing up more jazz acts From smoky US bars to clubs in the Weimar republic, jazz has been popular across the world, with its heyday almost a century ago. But in a tiny converted railway arch in south-east London, a weekly jazz night has become the hub for a new flourishing scene in the UK. Steam Down in Deptford has hosted a growing number of British artists. Their presence, combined with the rise of streaming websites, is triggering a spike in appreciation for jazz in Britain. Signs of that surge in interest are visible across the music business, with streaming sites reporting a growth in young listeners, mainstream artists collaborating with jazz stars and big music festivals signing up more jazz acts than ever. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/312Bnqw

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Universities fear chaos in September as private company struggles with workload International students and staff at British universities are facing “unacceptable” difficulties and costs in applying for visas, after parts of the application process were outsourced to a company charging up to £200 for appointments. Universities say that the system, run by the French IT services company Sopra Steria, is already struggling to cope with the numbers renewing their student visas within the UK, and fear that it will be chaotic in September when more than 40,000 students are expected to use it. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YaU8uD

Her critics say she is too emotional, has too many rough edges, even plays the ‘white saviour’. But the TV journalist gets the stories and is ratings dynamite Stacey Dooley is so fresh-faced she could pass for a teenager. But, at 32, she has been making investigative programmes for 12 years, and has clocked up 80-odd documentaries around the world, taking on terrorists, paedophile networks, rightwing extremists and international drug dealers. She has just returned from Syria, where she met European Islamic State brides for her first Panorama; and Nigeria, where she got to know Boko Haram’s female suicide bombers. Last year, she wrote a bestselling book about inspirational women and won Strictly Come Dancing . On Friday it was announced that she had signed a £250,000-a-year golden handcuffs deal to work only for the BBC. Earlier this year, she found herself splashed across the tabloids – first for starting a relationship with her Strictly dance partner Kevin Clifton, then for being l...

Fringe of Colour campaigns to persuade venues to give free tickets to young local people of colour It prides itself on being the biggest arts festival in the world, but the “overwhelming whiteness” of Edinburgh festival fringe can be off-putting to potential performers and punters, according to Jessica Brough, the founder of Fringe of Colour. Brough is campaigning to persuade venues to give free tickets to young local people of colour in an attempt to diversify audiences at the three-week-long festival, resulting in more than 500 free tickets available. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YfOjwk

As a surveillance technique it’s ubiquitous, but is still a political, legal and ethical conundrum Facial recognition technology has spread prodigiously. It’s there on Facebook, tagging photos from the class reunion, your cousin’s wedding and the office summer party. Google, Microsoft, Apple and others have built it into apps to compile albums of people who hang out together. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2yjPf3d

Once an appealing housing alternative, narrowboat living has boomed, leading to overcrowding, skyrocketing costs and war with land-based locals Marcus Trower has seen a lot of changes to London’s canals over the eight years he has lived on his boat. Where once, even in the heart of the city, there was usually a grassy bank he could moor next to, there are now just smooth concrete slabs. Residential moorings have been taken over by businesses running bar barges and restaurant boats, and tall glass buildings have sprung up on the waterside, overshadowing the water. “No mooring here,” the signs say. But for Trower, it is the level of abuse he receives in central London that makes him feel most unwelcome. “It ranges from being called a pikey to having stones thrown at my boat.” Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZkXmZk

Boris Johnson has led a hostile takeover of government. These revolutionaries will take us deep into a zone of dangerous division Goverare Life moves pretty fast, as the philosopher Ferris Bueller observed. A week ago, the question was: how come 160,000 Tory members were about to choose the next prime minister? Today, the question is: how come we are suddenly being governed by a rightwing populist single-issue campaign group? In the past few days it has become quite clear that, at heart, Boris Johnson’s new government is essentially a reunion party for the Vote Leave gang that triumphed in the 2016 EU referendum. Aside from the prime minister himself, there is his fellow former co-leader of the campaign, Michael Gove, the new chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, entrusted with no-deal preparations, who will chair a daily meeting of officials and advisers to orchestrate a speedy departure from the EU. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OnI3hn

Younger women are covering up on the beach for fear of harassment, suggests a recent report. That’s a sad state of affairs According to a survey of 5,000 women by the French Institute for Public Opinion, the number who regularly sunbathe topless has fallen sharply over the past three years, from 29% to 19%. Digging into the figures, it emerges that the #MeToo movement has been an influence, with women between 18 and 25 citing harassment and ogling. No doubt the fear of unwanted photographs ending up on the internet also plays a part in persuading young women to keep their bikini tops on when they go to the beach. It’s all a little bit sad. Since Brigitte Bardot became famed for it on Riviera beaches in the 1960s, topless sunbathing on the Côte d’Azur has occupied a rather romantic place in the Anglo-Saxon cultural mindset, tinged with nostalgia for the iconography of the sexual liberation movement . For me and other women growing up in a culture of British discomfort with all things ...

Lives put at risk as thousands face forcible return to warzones under air attack Countries neighbouring the still rumbling Syrian war are rounding up hundreds of workers and sending many back to volatile parts of the country, raising fears of mass deportations that will imperil large numbers of refugees. Syrians living in Istanbul and Beirut have been targeted by immigration authorities in recent weeks, with more than 1,000 detained in Turkey’s biggest city last weekend and given 30 days to leave. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZjxQU0

Metal ashtrays that grace the vestibule off parliament’s cafe are finally being removed Until not so very long ago Greek MPs thought nothing of lighting up in the august halls of the Athens parliament. So common was the habit that a thick fog of cigarette smoke often hovered over the building’s cafe, a few metres from the legislative chamber where deputies had once voted to ban smoking in all public spaces, including the 300-seat House. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2K8LC5L

Politicians and corporations have placed the burden of environmental responsibility on the consumer – but how easy is it to go green when you’re barely getting by? How easy is it to go green, to make deliberate, eco-friendly choices when you’re barely getting by? Can you be green and poor, as I am? This is the question I have been pondering as politicians and corporations have placed the burden of environmental responsibility on the consumer: stop using plastic straws, carry reusable shopping bags, recycle everything. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2K1AqsJ

As the death toll rises to 35, police say Shinji Aoba was caught on camera visiting sites in the city of Uji The suspect in the Kyoto Animation arson attack visited locations featured in one of the company’s anime series in the days before the attack , according to investigators. Security cameras caught Shinji Aoba, 41, near sites that appear in Kyoto Animation’s Sound! Euphonium, a TV series about a high school music club, set in Uji, the city south of Kyoto in which the company’s headquarters are located. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2SVsts5

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Social media footage shows people fleeing Gilroy garlic festival with popping sounds audible on footage An active shooter was reported at a food festival in California on Sunday and a police spokesman said there were casualties. Few other details were immediately available. NBC Bay Area reported that ambulance crews were told 11 people “were down” after shots rang out on the last day of the Gilroy Garlic Festival, an annual three-day event south of San Jose. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LLbZSt

In 1994, Jeff Bezos founded Amazon, the company that has since made him the richest man in the world. Julia Carrie Wong charts the company’s success and controversies. Plus: Jim Waterson on why young people aren’t watching the news anymore Amazon started out as a platform that sold books, but it quickly expanded to become the world’s largest e-commerce marketplace, as well as moving into cloud computing, digital streaming and AI. A third of the world’s cloud computing is controlled by Amazon. This expansion has not been without controversy – from working conditions within the Amazon fulfilment centres to recent protests over its involvement with US authorities’ deportation efforts. Julia Carrie Wong , Guardian US technology reporter, talks to India Rakusen about what drove Bezos to start Amazon, how it has managed to expand into so many other areas, and whether we should be concerned by how powerful it has become. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/30X7mrO

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‘Multiple resources’ being sent to York Landing in Manitoba, 80km from remote town of Gillam where were confirmed sightings of the pair Canadian police are headed to the community of York Landing, Manitoba, in pursuit of fugitives Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18. The pair are suspected of killing Australian Lucas Fowler, 23, and US citizen Chynna Deese, 24, and have been charged with the death of Canadian, Leonard Dyck, 64. “Multiple [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] resources” are being sent to the town to investigate a tip that the pair are “in, or near, the community,” according to a tweet from Manitoba RCMP. “A heavy police presence can be expected in the area,” the tweet reads. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OnXvtV

Chile’s navy confirmed it was working to mitigate damage caused by the spill at Guarello island Forty thousand litres of diesel oil has been spilled into the sea in a remote and pristine area of Patagonia, Chile’s navy confirmed on Sunday. The spillage occurred in the Chilean section of Patagonia – a region that encompasses the southern tip of South America and spans both Chile and Argentina. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Yb26nM

Football world in shock as Gareth Bale quits Spain for record salary to help President Xi Jinping fulfil his sporting ambitions The footballing megastar Gareth Bale has won trophies galore in his coruscating career, not to mention the respect of his rugby-loving home nation. Now the Cardiff-born player, Wales’s most famous export since Catherine Zeta-Jones, has a new challenge: to sell the beautiful game to China at a time when it has become something of a political football. Reports suggest the ex-Spurs striker is set to leave Real Madrid to join Chinese club Jiangsu Suning on a three-year deal that will see him earn £1m a week – double that of the world’s current highest-paid player, Argentina’s Ezequiel Lavezzi, who plays for Hebei China Fortune. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Yb6ItQ

Novak Djokovic and England’s cricketers have all used ‘visualisation’ to help plot their way to victories England were 152 for four, 37 overs in, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes at the crease, chasing 242 against New Zealand in the World Cup final . “Our producer has got a sense of humour,” said a chuckling Mike Atherton in the commentary box. “He’s just reminded us to remind everybody out there that there will be a Super Over should this game end in a tie.” Atherton now broke into a full belly laugh at this preposterous notion. Related: Novak Djokovic’s epic final reveals flaws in a two-set stroll meriting an equal purse | Andrew Anthony Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2yh0zgD

No-deal chief says ‘new clarity of mission’ means Brexit will happen on 31 October regardless of EU’s approach The government is “operating on the assumption” that Britain will leave the European Union without a deal on 31 October, Michael Gove has said. The new chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, who is in charge of no-deal preparations in the Cabinet Office, said there was a “very real prospect”(£) that an agreement would not be struck with Brussels before that deadline. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Y8p4Mn

Starring in Crazy Rich Asians and Captain Marvel turned Gemma Chan into a household name. But it was not always so easy. She talks about giving up law, dealing with shyness and becoming Hollywood royalty Gemma Chan is nervous, as if she’s waiting for the dentist to perform a particularly painful extraction. We meet in a café filled with babies and tired-looking mothers, in a fancy, rich-people part of north London. The setting is appropriate, given what we’re here to talk about: I Am Hannah , the new improvised Channel 4 drama she co-created with director Dominic Savage. It tells the story of a woman in her mid-30s who dates, scattershot, via apps, while feeling the weight of the biological and social pressures to have a baby. Chan, 36, is keen to point out that it is not autobiographical. “I mean, God. I have friends who are so happily married with children, on their third, some friends who’ve done it who are struggling with elements of it, and other friends who have no interest in ...

Two weeks after 1.5 million people celebrated gay rights in London, marchers in the Polish city of Białystok met only rage and violence We set off from the Arsenal gallery in a small group of about 20 people, first through Białystok’s Branicki Palace gardens, where a “family picnic” is in full swing, organised by the Law and Justice party local authorities as a contrast to the Pride march. There are bouncy castles, but what there’s most of is military stuff, border guards, some big guns and armoured personnel carriers − it’s a family event, for the kiddies, so let’s have plenty of militarism. Related: More than 1,000 march in Warsaw in support of LGBT rights Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LM4mva

Often recalled as the lonely genius of modernism, the Irish writer was also ‘Sam’, convivial friend and collaborator, who drank with Peter O’Toole, talked cricket with Harold Pinter and ‘wailed’ at Edna O’Brien’s piano “I only had a minute.” Jane Bown, the Observer ’s greatest postwar photographer, used to tell the story of the day she was sent to the Royal Court theatre to photograph Samuel Beckett, acclaimed author of Waiting For Godot . Bown was renowned for snatching photographs against the odds, but the shy, unsmiling, and nervously intense figure of Beckett, compared by one friend to an “Aztec eagle”, presented a rare challenge. “You can have a minute,” he announced, fiercely asserting the superiority of drama to journalism. He was tall and remote; she was short but dauntless. In the half-lit alleyway outside the stage door, Bown positioned her reluctant celebrity against the wall, and fired off barely a dozen shots, later remembering the arctic blue intensity of Beckett’s eyes....

Most new leaders take office with healing words. But the first act of this prime minister was a ‘midsummer massacre’ New prime ministers are often remembered for their grand, unifying pronouncements in the minutes before they enter No 10 Downing Street, when the world’s gaze is upon them. Just over 40 years ago Margaret Thatcher, before a throng of reporters and with husband Denis looking on from the doorstep, quoted the words of St Francis of Assisi as she promised to bring the country together (“where there is discord, may we bring harmony …”) On taking over from Thatcher in 1990, following years marred by social discord, including the miners’ strike and the poll-tax riots, John Major spoke of creating “a nation at ease with itself”. After Labour’s landslide victory in 1997, which ended 18 years of Tory rule, Tony Blair declared that there was no time for New Labour to waste as it set about rebuilding the country, and modernising its cash-deprived public services. “Today, enough of...

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Prime minister blasted for ‘terrible error of judgement’ in making Dominic Cummings – found in contempt of parliament - his aide Prominent MPs on the committee investigating fake news and disinformation want Boris Johnson’s aide Dominic Cummings, who has been found in contempt of parliament , to face sanctions in his new role at the heart of government. These could include docking his salary, denying him a security pass and putting pressure on the prime minister to force him to give evidence to parliament. Johnson’s decision to appoint Cummings as a key adviser outraged many MPs because it came less than four months after parliament unanimously passed a motion, tabled by the government, to censure him for failing to testify at the fake news inquiry. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OmyE9O

Images circulate online comparing gang attacks to police baton charge as fresh protests begin on Sunday Hong Kong police have come under criticism for charging protesters in a mass transit station in Yuen Long, where some were resting or preparing to leave after clashes with police on Saturday. In scenes that protesters and critics said were reminiscent of an attack on commuters by suspected triad gangs last week, police fired tear gas and rushed into the station shortly before 10pm. The team, a special tactical unit, pepper sprayed and beat people with batons, causing panic. Some protesters attempted to fight back with fire extinguishers. Bloodied gauze and drops of blood could be seen on the station floor. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/313s7T4

The young Rolling Stone had more sympathy for his bus pass than the devil, says his former accountant To his fans, he was a young man focused on sex, drugs and rock’n’roll. But in his mid-20s Mick Jagger had other, rather more sedate, things on his mind, it has been claimed: a pension plan for his retirement. The Rolling Stones star turned 76 last week and appears to have no plans to hang up his microphone. But when he was young he found the idea that he would still be performing after the age of 60 preposterous, and was keen to prepare his finances for his twilight years, according to the man who was his accountant at the time. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/30YfoAT

British passport holders say they are routinely pressed by council officers to leave the UK British passport holders from the Chagos Islands are being systematically targeted in a “shameful” attempt to have them removed from the UK, the Observer can reveal. The revelations expose a fresh dimension of the UK’s hostile environment, showing that the strategy also persecutes passport-holding British citizens of colour. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LK02wl

Legal medicine confiscated at Stansted treats seizures and panic attacks caused by form of epilspsy, says mother A severely epileptic five-year-old girl risks an “unnecessary death” according to her mother after border guards seized her consignment of medical cannabis oils at Stansted airport. Indie-Rose Clarry, who has Dravet syndrome, a form of epilepsy, suffered severe seizures and panic attacks before using the medication over the past 14 months, said her mother, Tannine Montgomery . Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YoxLNC

Six-figure salaries at 988 charitable trusts despite increase in deficits New concerns have been raised over the pay handed to academy school bosses after it emerged that almost 1,000 academy trusts paid a six-figure salary to at least one staff member last year. A total of 988 trusts, the not-for-profit charities that oversee academy schools, had at least one person on £100,000 or more in 2017-18, with 146 paying £150,000 or more to at least one employee. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OobqAe

As series 5 of ITV’s runaway reality hit show reaches its finale, we ask a selection of viewers what makes it so unmissable It’s been hot, brutal, unrelenting, but it’s finally time. Love Island draws to a close on Monday night as the finale reveals which couple has won the nation’s hearts, the £50,000 prize money and a golden opportunity to rinse the influencer economy dry by flogging protein shakes and teeth whitening products. Despite the assault by streaming services on terrestrial television, ITV2 has broken records: more than six million tuned in this month and a US version has been launched in tandem. It is a bona fide cultural behemoth. So much so that the channel has announced it will launch a winter edition next year. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2MmnJKL

Appointment of Jonathan Laidlaw QC seen as sign of ‘serious intent’ to put spy known as Stakeknife in dock One of Britain’s most prominent criminal lawyers has become the legal adviser for detectives investigating an army agent operating in the top ranks of the IRA , the Observer can reveal. The spy, known as “ Stakeknife ” and once described as the “jewel in the crown” of British military intelligence, allegedly was implicated in acts of murder and torture while he ran the IRA’s internal security squad during the Troubles. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Yv5E3A

If street protests are too shouty, craftivism may offer an alternative and still powerful means of political expression Craftivism is like punk. Sarah Corbett say this so gently and rationally that if you squint at her workshop of women peacefully stitching dream clouds in a Devon studio, you might try to summon the spirit of the Sex Pistols at Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall. You might. Where punk snarled and spat to dramatically shake up the nation, craft looks ineffably twee by comparison: needlework is not the Buzzcocks, knitting is not the Ramones. And yet through painstaking, collective action, craftivism has become an unlikely social and political force. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YsrZdL

The Brexit party leader should be delighted by a cabinet made up of hard-core Leavers ‘We in this government will work flat out to give this country the leadership it deserves,” announced Boris Johnson in Downing Street. His would be a government of “pluck and nerve”. An authentically Conservative government whose “powers of organisation and determination” no one should underestimate. His government certainly should not be underestimated, but not for reasons Johnson can ever admit. It has no pluck, but what a nerve. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LJUrpO

The best way to react is to do absolutely nothing, says Mariella Frostrup The dilemma My girlfriend and I have been together for four years. A year ago we moved from London to a smaller city where we met a woman in a bar who seemed eager to become friends. As time went on it became apparent that she often lures men and women in relationships to have sex. It wasn’t long before she made advances towards me, which I rejected. Since then she has turned nasty and ignores me. She is also verbally toxic towards others. My girlfriend has suffered from mental illness and struggles with guilt and shame. This means she has issues saying no to people. The woman has her buying her dinner and sharing information about our relationship – mainly to do with sex. She puts pressure on her to catch up many times a week. I’m trying to be supportive, but my girlfriend defends her and is sceptical of her coming on to me, saying I miss the attention. It feels as if she’s been reeled in and can’t see her beh...

Cheese and wine melt together at this Swiss restaurant, but the prices are a bit of a raclette Heritage, 18-20 Rupert Street, London W1D 6DF (020 3995 7500). Starters £9-£21; mains £23-£50; desserts £8-£14; wines from £30 Sweeping generalisations about countries are risky, but I’m willing to chance it with Switzerland: it’s expensive, tooth-achingly polite, efficient and profoundly committed to dairy fats. Heritage , a new Swiss-inspired restaurant, lovingly crafted from wood, leather and weapons-grade cholesterol, manages three out of the four, though the lack of efficiency wasn’t their fault. Shortly after the starters had been cleared, we were approached by the restaurant’s owner. We’d already escalated from the humble waiter who served my companions before I arrived, to the restaurant’s manager when I got there. Now we had the boss. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LKcagH

Police highlight wildlife threat as airforce joins manhunt for Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky The threat of a polar bear attack has become a reality for the huge Canadian police and military contingent searching for the teenage duo suspected of shooting dead Australian tourist Lucas Fowler, his US girlfriend and a university botanist. The manhunt for Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, continued on Saturday with the addition of a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130H Hercules and personnel searching the unforgiving wilderness near Gillam, a remote area in northern Manitoba. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GvFuna

Police chief sacked after reports emerge about plight of 15-year-old who was later murdered Several thousand protesters rallied in Bucharest on Saturday after Romania’s police chief was fired amid an outcry over the police response to the murder of a 15-year-old girl. The teen had made three emergency calls to report her own kidnapping and given clues to her whereabouts. Critics allege that officials failed to take the alert seriously and finally reacted too late to help save the girl, identified as Alexandra. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LReV03

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When the writer and director arrived in Wales to shoot a new drama, she was nursing a broken heart and romantic ideas of British life. Then she discovered the reality soap opera... As I planned my summer in Wales, my head filled with visions of romance, I supposed I’d do what the heroines of novels did when they crossed the pond for a new life: go to the shore to take the healing air. Meet a man and move into his stunning manor, possibly watched over by a sinister housemaid. Scurry through cobblestoned streets and into dusty bookshops, furtively pulling up the hood of my cloak. Go to a banquet and dance to piano music in a great hall. Taste gamey meats on a date with a count, then become a countess. Shoot a bow and arrow. Develop a slight accent. Images of everything from Brighton Rock to Emma , The Woman In White to Notting Hill , filled my head. There was even a little 24 Hour Party People in there. But as it would happen, my days were long, and much more Wernham Hogg than Wuthe...

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Leaked report suggest move is an attempt to mitigate loss of access to data at end of October Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is harvesting information from EU databases, including 54,000 files covering criminals, terrorists and missing persons, in an attempt to mitigate the heightened risks of a no-deal Brexit, according to a leaked document. The report, seen by the Guardian, suggests EU alerts have been transferred to the Police National Computer (PNC) to give UK forces access after 31 October but that key strands of British policing remain “in jeopardy” because of the growing danger of a no-deal exit since Theresa May’s resigned as prime minister. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GxJvHu