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UK transport minister quits in new blow to PM Starmer

29Nov

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UK transport minister quits in new blow to PM Starmer

By Andrew MacAskill, Reuters Britain's transport minister Louise Haigh has resigned over a historical conviction. Photo: Supplied/ UK Labour Party UK MP Louise Haigh resigns over historical conviction Says case would only become a 'distraction' Conservatives ask why Starmer appointed her Britain's transport minister Louise Haigh has resigned after pleading guilty years ago to an offence in connection with misleading police over a work mobile phone, in another blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Her resignation, the first from Starmer's top team of ministers since winning a landslide election victory in July, came after media reports that she had been convicted and given a conditional discharge in 2014 for what she described as a "mistake". Haigh said in a letter to Starmer date...

Ireland election: How the country’s Single Transferable Vote system works | World News

29Nov

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Ireland election: How the country’s Single Transferable Vote system works | World News

The election in Ireland offers a great opportunity for observers of elections, parties and public opinion.Members of the Irish Dail are selected using the Single Transferable Vote (STV). Invented in the mid-19th century it requires voters to make an ordered choice across candidates, marking 1 against the most preferred, 2 against the next, and so on.It is a voting system that actively avoids wasting votes and in the process offers amazing insight into voting choices and competition both within and between parties.Counting votes won't be quick but watching that process unfold might bring its own rewards. Image: Ballot papers in Cork in the 2020 election. Pic: Yui Mok/PA Wire Ireland, which votes on Friday to elect a new par...

British lawmakers prepare to vote on assisted dying

29Nov

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British lawmakers prepare to vote on assisted dying

By Sarah Young, Reuters British lawmakers will cast a conscience vote on whether to progress a bill that could give people the right to choose to end their lives, if they meet criteria. Photo: Unsplash/ Marcin Nowak The proposed assisted dying law has split the UK parliament and the country A lawmaker says the bill has the "strictest safeguards" Supporters and opponents plan to protest outside parliament British lawmakers must decide on Friday whether to support assisted dying, following what is likely to be a heated debate inside parliament and protests for and against outside. Were parliament to back the bill, and see it through the full legislative process, Britain would follow other countries such as Australia, Canada and some US states in launching what would be one of its b...

Voting opens in Irish general election after three-week campaign | World News

29Nov

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Voting opens in Irish general election after three-week campaign | World News

Polling stations have opened across Ireland this morning after a three-week election campaign.Fine Gael's Simon Harris, Fianna Fail's Micheal Martin and Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald are all battling it out to become Ireland's next taoiseach - though no party has put forward enough candidates for a majority, meaning a coalition will be inevitable. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, both centre-right parties, have said they will not enter a coalition with the left-wing Sinn Fein.Sinn Fein has never been in government, despite winning the highest number of votes in 2020.Fianna Fail and Fine Gael - traditional rivals stemming from the aftermath of Ireland's civil war - have ruled together with the Green Party since 2020. There are 174 seats across 43 constituencies in this year's election, with more ...

Delhi AQI improves but residents battle with eye irritation, breathing issues

29Nov

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Delhi AQI improves but residents battle with eye irritation, breathing issues

The air quality in the national capital fell back to `very poor` on Thursday from being in `severe` category a day before, as AQI was recorded at 304 as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Several residents complained of irritation in the eyes and difficulties in breathing amid the rising pollution levels. According to the CPCB data, the AQI measured at DTU as of 7 am was 261, Pusa at 281, ITO at 284, Lodhi Road at 250, and IGI Airport (T3) at 301, which are in the `poor` category. However, several places in Delhi recorded the air quality as `severe` with AQI in Dwarka Sec 8 at 332, Jahangirpuri at 354, Sonia Vihar at 315, Wazirpur at 330, Ashok Vihar at 318, and Bawana at 341 as of 8 am today. Chittaranjan Tripathi, a Delhi resident, attributed the main reason for the risi...

Sweden asks China to help clarify what happened to damaged undersea cables | World News

29Nov

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Sweden asks China to help clarify what happened to damaged undersea cables | World News

Sweden has formally asked Beijing to help clarify what happened when two data cables were damaged in the Baltic Sea where a China-flagged vessel had been sighted.Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the request has been made as one of the cables, which connects Sweden and Lithuania, came back online after its operator Arelion said it had been repaired. The second cable runs from Finland to Germany and is expected to be working again in the next couple of days following repair work by its Finnish owner Cinia.Both cables were damaged in Swedish waters in less than 24 hours between 17 and 18 November. The China-flagged bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, which is currently moored in international waters between Sweden and Denmark, was seen in the area at the time the cables were damaged.Meanwhile,...

Notorious daycare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith sentenced to life in prison for abusing children in Australia and Italy

29Nov

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Notorious daycare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith sentenced to life in prison for abusing children in Australia and Italy

By Eden Gillespie, ABC News Ashley Paul Griffith appeared emotionless as he fronted the Brisbane District Court on Friday. Photo: ABC News / Sharon Gordon Warning: This story contains details of child sexual abuse. One of Australia's most notorious paedophiles has been sentenced to life in prison after confessing to raping and abusing scores of children in daycare centres in Australia and overseas. Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith pleaded guilty in September to more than 300 charges against 69 children in early learning centres in Brisbane and Italy over almost two decades. Griffith will have a non-parole period of 27 years, with Judge Paul Smith describing his offending as "depraved". He will not be eligible to apply until 2049. He appeared emotionless as he fronted the ...

Chuck Woolery, ‘Love Connection,’ ‘Wheel’ game show host, dies at 83 – National

29Nov

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Chuck Woolery, ‘Love Connection,’ ‘Wheel’ game show host, dies at 83 – National

Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of Wheel of Fortune, Love Connection and Scrabble who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83. Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email early Sunday that Woolery died at his home in Texas with his wife, Kristen, present. “Chuck was a dear friend and brother and a tremendous man of faith, life will not be the same without him,” Young wrote.Woolery, with his matinee idol looks, coiffed hair and ease with witty banter, was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978.In 1983, Woolery began an 11-year run as host of TV’s Love Connection, for which he coined the ph...

29Nov

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Time for a sustainable spa staycation?

When it comes to choosing a cleanse, making sustainable choices presents tension between choosing what’s best for ‘we’ and what’s most convenient for ‘me’. Make the most of a wellness week at home by signing up for a cleanse where you just drink fresh-press, nutritionist-designed juice programmes for three to five days. The jury’s still out on whether skipping solids in favour of an all-liquid diet is the most sensible regime, but for many giving our digestive systems a rest feels like a a great way to detox and reset with a concentrated intake of vitamins, antioxidants, and phytonutrients — and it’s more nourishing than an Ozempic approach. When it comes to bring more eco, Presscription Juice is a London-based brand which delivers without any single-use plastic bottles (just be sure to re...

Iga Swiatek: Five-time Grand Slam champion says one-month doping ban was ‘worst experience of my life’ | World News

29Nov

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Iga Swiatek: Five-time Grand Slam champion says one-month doping ban was ‘worst experience of my life’ | World News

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek has said being given a one-month doping ban from the sport was the "worst experience of my life".The Polish player was ranked world number one when she provided a sample containing the angina medication trimetazidine in an out-of-competition test on 12 August. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) accepted the result was caused by contamination of the regulated non-prescription medication melatonin, manufactured and sold in Poland, which Swiatek took for jet lag and sleep issues.Her level of fault was therefore considered to be at the lowest end of the range for "No Significant Fault or Negligence".Swiatek was provisionally suspended from 22 September until 4 October but the suspension was not made public. Instead, the three tournaments ...