Agents would not allow Pavel Talankin to carry statuette for Mr Nobody Against Putin onto flight from New York Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The Oscar statuette belonging to Pavel Talankin, star and co-director of the Academy award-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin , has disappeared after officials at New York’s John F Kennedy airport confiscated it before he boarded a flight, claiming it could be used as a weapon. Talankin, whose documen
The scorching heat means parts of the UK could also be warmer than Sydney, Buenos Aires or Tunis You might expect sunshine in Australia, Tunisia or Argentina, but those staying in the UK are likely to see hotter weather, with some parts of the country set to reach the high 20s before the bank holiday weekend. Temperatures in London and East Anglia could reach 27C on Friday, the Met Office said, marking the warmest day of the year so far. The scorching heat means parts of the UK could be warmer t
Four students are in critical condition and security guard and suspect also injured after stabbing in Tacoma Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Five people were recovering in the hospital on Friday following a mass stabbing incident at a high school in Washington state. A high school student was charged with multiple counts of first-degree assault after five people were hurt during the stabbing incident on Thursday at a campus in Tacoma. Continue readin
Exclusive: Sev.en Global Investments could turn state-owned businesses into Britain’s biggest steelmaker Business live – latest updates The owner of the UK’s largest electric steelworks has said the government should find a single buyer for British Steel and Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), a move that would create the country’s biggest steelmaker. Sev.en Global Investments, owned by the Czech billionaire Pavel Tykač, said it not only plans to invest £100m in the UK – mainly in the electric arc steel
Critics say women face unequal treatment but others say tighter controls reflect legitimate medical concerns A psychologist who was denied sterilisation on the NHS has successfully challenged the decision after taking her case to the health ombudsman, raising questions over how accessible the procedure should be. Leah Spasova spent years seeking an operation to prevent pregnancy by blocking the fallopian tubes. Many argue that barriers faced by women, from funding refusals to stricter eligibilit
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Leah Spasova from Oxfordshire fought for 10 years to obtain tubal ligation procedure, while men could get vasectomies Analysis: questions over how accessible procedure should be A woman denied a permanent form of birth control on the NHS over fears she might regret it, while men were allowed contraceptive procedures, has won her case with the health ombudsman. Leah Spasova, a psychologist from Oxfordshire, spent a decade fighting to obtain female sterilisation at her local trust, a procedure tha
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Rusty Hicks concerned that Democrats could crowd each other out in ‘open’ system and hand victory to Republicans The chair of the California Democratic party says he wants to get rid of the state’s idiosyncratic “open primary”, calling it a failure that risks pitting a crowded field of Democratic candidates against each other to the point where a Republican can be elected governor of one of the bluest states in the US. “The current system we have does not work,” Rusty Hicks said in an interview.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Watchdog says legal challenges from Consumer Voice and three lenders ‘create fresh uncertainty for millions of consumers’ Business live – latest updates The UK financial watchdog is facing four legal challenges against its £9.1bn compensation scheme for victims of the motor finance scandal. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said that it will defend the scheme “robustly” as the “fastest, simplest route for consumers and the most efficient way for firms to put things right”. Continue reading..
