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Chinese silk coverlet from Erddig Hall near Wrexham saved from ruin after first world war by mistress of houseA 300-year-old bed cover, made from Chinese silk and embroidered with peacocks and flowers, was saved from ruin in the years after the first world war when the owners of country house estates in the UK found themselves short of cash and servants.The rare and fragile early 18th-century coverlet was created to grace the best bed chamber in Erddig Hall, near Wrexham. Now, almost 700 hours of painstaking conservation work by the National Trust has revealed an unexpected history. Continue reading... Source

TGA recently approved importation and supply of overseas-registered tablets to help ease the shortageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is experiencing a shortage of an important HIV prevention medication and sexual health organisations are urging those who rely on it to plan ahead so they don’t run out.Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is an antiretroviral drug taken by people at high risk of HIV infection, which if used every day has an efficacy of rate of 99% among gay and bisexual men. It became available on the PBS

GDP expanded by 1% compared with the June quarter of 2023, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said – slightly above forecastsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s economy fared better than expected in the June quarter as government spending fuelled growth. On a per capita basis, though, activity shrank for a record sixth quarter in a row.Gross domestic product grew 1% compared with the June quarter of 2023, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. That rate compared with 0.9% predicted by economists and 1.1% previously reported

Unnamed suspect is facing three felonies for a robbery attempt in the city’s shopping district, district attorney saidThe San Francisco district attorney has charged a 17-year-old with five offenses for allegedly shooting San Francisco 49ers player Ricky Pearsall on 31 August during a robbery attempt in the city’s shopping district.During a press conference on Tuesday, Brooke Jenkins, the district attorney, announced that an unnamed suspect is facing three felonies: attempted murder, attempted robbery and assault with a semi-automatic firearm. He faces two enhancements for intentional discharge of a firearm and personal use of firearm. He has not been publicly identified.

Leader Mark Speakman insists party not in midst of ‘stuff up spiral’ after attempt to clean up state branch causes yet more confusionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales opposition leader, Mark Speakman, has insisted his party was not in the midst of a “stuff up spiral” after the Liberal federal executive’s attempt to intervene and clean up the state branch caused yet more confusion.The denial came after it was revealed no one told the former planning minister Rob Stokes he would be named in

The five-week trial is scheduled to conclude after Reynolds’ lawyer Martin Bennett delivers his last remarksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWestern Australia’s supreme court is on Wednesday due to hear the last arguments in the defamation trial brought by the Liberal senator Linda Reynolds against Brittany Higgins, before the judge begins his deliberations.The five-week trial, which began at the start of August, is scheduled to conclude after Reynolds’ lawyer, Martin Bennett, delivers his final remarks.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link :

Yahya Sinwar and at least five others accused by US justice department of planning and orchestrating the deadly attacks in which 1,200 people were killedSee all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza warThe United States has announced criminal charges against Hamas’ top leaders over their roles in planning, supporting and perpetrating the 7 October attack in southern Israel.The charges against Yahya Sinwar, the militant group’s chief, and at least five others accuse them of orchestrating the attack, which killed 1,200 people, including more than 40 Americans. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/04/hamas-leaders-charged-us-7-october-attack-israel-yahya-sinwar-ismail-haniyeh-gaza Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date :

Chris Bowen announces government backing for batteries in Victoria and South Australia. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTehan responds to Asio boss’s accusation his comments on Palestinians have been ‘distorted’Dan Tehan was also asked about comments from Asio boss Mike Burgess, who used an interview with the ABC’s 7.30 program on Tuesday to hit back at people who had “distorted” what he had previously said about the security vetting process for Palestinians seeking to come to Australia.I won’t talk about what Mike Burgess may or may not be talking about when he

Images released by first salvage expedition show a site that continues to change more than a century after shipwreckA bronze statue from the Titanic – not seen in decades and feared to be lost for good – is among the discoveries made by the company with salvage rights to the wreck site on its first expedition there in many years.RMS Titanic Inc, a Georgia-based company that holds the legal rights to the 112-year-old wreck, has completed its first trip since 2010 and released images from the expedition on Monday. The pictures show a site that continues to change more than

Investors spent about $1tn buying healthcare facilities over last decade, leading to reports of worsening patient carePrivate equity investors are increasingly buying up hospice centers – healthcare facilities meant to focus on pain relief and emotional support for people near the end of their lives.The new study was published in the journal Health Affairs and provides more evidence of how private equity have acquired firms using often sophisticated and opaque ownership structures. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/03/us-hospice-care-private-equity Author : Jessica Glenza Publish date : 2024-09-03 22:34:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Temporary ruling prevents ex-president from using Hold On, I’m Comin’ while permanent injunction is consideredA judge on Tuesday blocked Donald Trump from playing a song by the late soul singer and composer Isaac Hayes at his rallies, at least while a lawsuit from the artist’s family seeking a permanent injunction is considered.The temporary ruling from the federal court judge Thomas Thrash in Atlanta, Georgia, prevents the Republican presidential nominee from further use of Hold On, I’m Comin’, written by Hayes and David Porter and a 1966 hit for the Miami-based soul duo Sam & Dave. Continue reading... Source link :

Former security minister promises a ‘revolution’ if elected leader and apologises for ‘recent political trauma’Tom Tugendhat has said that people will “never vote for a party that they’ve stopped taking seriously” – promising to lead a “Conservative revolution” as he became the fifth Tory MP to officially launch his campaign for the Tory leadership.Ahead of a vote on Wednesday in which Conservative MPs will eliminate one of the six contenders, the shadow security minister gave a speech in London in which he said there were tough lessons to be learned from the party’s time in power, which was characterised by

Caroline Darian overwhelmed as details are revealed during trial of father, Dominique Pélicot, and 50 other menHarrowing details have emerged at the trial of a French man charged with enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his drugged wife, with their daughter temporarily leaving the courtroom as she became overwhelmed by emotion.The case against 71-year-old Dominique Pélicot has horrified France, after the appalling allegations were only exposed by chance when he was caught filming up women’s skirts in a local supermarket. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/03/daughter-leaves-courtroom-during-frenchman-trial-wife Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2024-09-03 19:14:44 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Children among the dead, French news agency says, as France mobilises helicopters, fishing boats and military vesselsLa Voix du Nord’s Florent Caffery has shared footage from the scene where emergency services are gathering.French authorities have confirmed at least five people died in a Channel crossing attempt, AFP reported. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/03/search-and-rescue-operation-ongoing-in-channel-after-migrant-boat-sinks-say-french-officials-latest-updates Author : Daniel Lavelle (now) and Lili Bayer (earlier) Publish date : 2024-09-03 18:16:22 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Kamala Harris ‘believes that this race is about mobilizing the entire country’, the campaign said in a statement about the fund transferKamala Harris is expected to announce new proposals meant to boost small businesses and entrepreneurs ahead of a campaign speech on Wednesday in New Hampshire, according to a report.With days until her first debate with Donald Trump, Harris is aiming to draw a contrast with her Republican opponent’s calls for a lower corporate tax rate, the Washington Post reported, citing sources.This is a stark choice in front of us, and I’m confident that as voters start to get more

Bella Nilsson’s company Think Pink accused of dumping at least 200,000 tonnes of wasteEleven people, including an entrepreneur who once called herself the “queen of trash”, have gone on trial in Sweden accused of illegally dumping toxic waste in the country’s biggest ever environmental crime case.The closely watched trial at Attunda district court in Sollentuna, near Stockholm, centres on the recycling company Think Pink, its former chief executive Bella Nilsson, who has since changed her name, and her ex-husband Thomas Nilsson. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/03/queen-of-trash-bella-nilsson-think-pink-11-sweden-biggest-environmental-trial Author : Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-03 15:51:27 Copyright for

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says more than 180 people injured when two missiles hit military training instituteRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA Russian attack on a military educational institute in the central Ukrainian city of Poltava on Tuesday killed at least 41 people and injured more than 180, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said.The Ukrainian president said in a video address that according to “preliminary information” the attack was carried out using two ballistic missiles. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/03/russian-strike-ukraine-city-poltava-missiles Author : Shaun Walker in Kyiv Publish date : 2024-09-03 14:38:02 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Three girls and two boys held on suspicion of murder after serious assault in Braunstone Town parkFive children – two girls and a boy, all aged 12, and a boy and a girl, both aged 14 – have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80-year-old man died following a “serious” assault in a park in Leicestershire, police have said.Detectives launched a murder investigation after the elderly man died in hospital from injuries he sustained in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town, at around 6.30pm on Sunday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/03/five-children-arrested-over-murder-80-year-old-man-in-leicestershire Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-09-03

France led by caretaker administration since July snap electionEric Ciotti, a right-wing politician who had allied himself with the far-right ahead of the elections, has expressed his opposition to Xavier Bertrand.BFMTV reports that Emmanuel Macron will hold new phone consultations with different political groupings. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/03/emmanuel-macron-france-pm-election-live-latest-news Author : Lili Bayer Publish date : 2024-09-03 12:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Vladimir Putin visiting Mongolia despite international warrant for alleged war crimesUkraine’s energy ministry said a drone attack on energy facility in the northern region of Chernihiv injured three employees.The overnight attack also targeted railway infrastructure and rolling stock in the northeastern region of Sumy and central Dnipropetrovsk region, according to Ukraine’s state railways. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/03/russia-ukraine-war-vladimir-putin-arrest-warrant-volodymyr-zelenskiy-kyiv-moscow-mongolia-latest-live-news Author : Charlie Moloney Publish date : 2024-09-03 11:56:20 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Foreign secretary David Lammy announced on Monday some arms sales to Israel were being suspendedIsrael Katz, the Israeli foreign minister, has also issued a statement criticising the UK’s decisiont to suspend some arms sales to his country. He said it was one of several decisions taken by the Labour government that Israel finds problematic, and he hinted that the “deep friendship” between the two countries was being put at risk. He said:This step sends a very problematic message to the Hamas terrorist organization and its backers in Iran.Israel is disappointed by the British government’s recent series of decisions, including the

Committee will be appointed for 10 months and the NSW Liberals have until next Thursday to complyThe federal Liberal executive has intervened in the NSW party, demanding it appoint a temporary committee of three to run the troubled division after the failure to nominate candidates for some council seats.On Tuesday the federal executive was briefed on the content of Brian Loughnane’s snap review of the NSW Liberals, which party sources told Guardian Australia was “scathing” about both the nomination failure and the preparedness to fight the federal election. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/03/nsw-liberal-party-federal-takeover-council-elections-alan-stockdale-rob-stokes-richard-alston Author : Paul Karp Chief political

Militant group blames Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to secure hostage deal for change in stance on hostagesOxfam GB have responded to the UK suspending 30 out of 350 UK arms licenses to Israel because of a “clear risk” they may be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law.The charity’s chief executive, Halima Begum, welcomed the suspension of some of the licenses but called for the British government to go further in order to reduce the high number of Palestinian civilians being killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli

Tasmanian police, Bureau of Meteorology and SES have been issuing warnings about the severe weather event since last week, Insp Darren Latham saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTasmanian premier Jeremy Rockcliff said it was “ridiculous” and “stupid” that a group of hikers had to be rescued from kunanyi/Mt Wellington on Monday afternoon amid a temperature that felt like -21.6CA group of 13 hikers stuck on a hard-to-reach section of the mountain called emergency services at 4.15pm on Monday. The group set out on a day hike, having

Prosecution has yet to prove guilt of 14 adult members of the ‘Saints’ religious group accused of causing death of type 1 diabetic girl Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA judge has ruled that all 14 members of a Toowoomba religious sect on trial for the death of eight-year-old diabetic Elizabeth Struhs acted with a common purpose.The prosecution has yet to prove that the “common purpose” was unlawful or that any of the defendants are guilty. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/03/elizabeth-struhs-murder-trial-the-saints-religious-group-common-purpose-ntwnfb Author : Andrew Messenger Publish