England beat Australia 40-16 to make Rugby World Cup semi-finals
England are into the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 12 years as they ruthlessly dispatch old rivals Australia.
Boris Johnson implores MPs to ‘get Brexit done’ in ‘super Saturday’ session
PM accepts he would have to request delay if MPs pass amendment to avoid no deal
Boris Johnson struck an emollient tone as he opened Saturday’s historic session of parliament, by entreating MPs from all parties to support his Brexit deal by highlighting what he called Britain’s “shared sense of destiny” with Europe.
After months of seeking to cajole parliament by accusing MPs of passing a “surrender bill”, the prime minister stressed Britain’s love of Europe, and claimed supporting his Brexit deal would help to reunite the country.
Continue reading...Leicester City helicopter crash: Walk to honour victims
The tribute will mark the first anniversary of the crash outside the Premier League club's stadium.
England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia
• Jonny May’s two first-half tries give England platform for victory
• Sinckler adds third in second half to halt Wallabies comeback
• Sinckler adds third in second half to halt Wallabies comeback
Not for the first time in their Rugby World Cup history England gave their fans some palpitations en route, but Eddie Jones and his players have lived to fight another day. The semi-finals now await after a seesawing contest against a battling Australia side who, for 65 minutes, made their opponents work extremely hard for their place in the tournament’s last four.
The final margin did not entirely reflect an eventful game in which the Wallabies counterattacking excellence made life distinctly uncomfortable for England at times. Only in the final quarter did they finally establish a measure of forward control, built on the foundations of a rampaging 46th-minute score by their tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler which put crucial daylight between the teams.
Continue reading...Brexit day of reckoning: Johnson’s deal faces wrecking amendment
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plans to put his last-minute Brexit deal to a vote in an extraordinary sitting of the British parliament on Saturday were plunged into chaos by moves by his opponents to derail the legislation.
PM Johnson says hopes this is the moment to get Brexit resolution
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped lawmakers would go ahead with a vote on Saturday on the divorce deal he struck this week with the European Union and this would be the moment Britain would get resolution over Brexit.
Parliament speaker selects Letwin amendment for vote
The speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, said on Saturday he had selected for a vote a proposal to withhold support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal until formal ratification legislation has passed.
Explainer: Britain’s ‘Super Saturday’ Brexit showdown in parliament
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a Brexit showdown with parliament on Saturday after clinching a last-minute divorce deal with the European Union, but a wrecking amendment could derail his plans.
Government will not participate in Brexit deal vote if Letwin amendment passes – BBC
The British government will not take part in a vote on its Brexit deal on Saturday if lawmakers back a proposal which seeks to withhold support for a deal until formal ratification legislation has passed, the BBC's political editor said.
Lee rides eagle to join Thomas in lead at CJ Cup
New Zealander Danny Lee hurled himself into title contention in the country of his birth as he capitalised on Justin Thomas's final hole error to join the American in the lead heading into the final round of the CJ Cup on Saturday.
England into Rugby World Cup semis after victory over Aussies
England are into the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup after beating Australia 40-16 in Oita.
At least 13 miners killed by dam collapse at Siberian gold mine
At least 13 miners were killed on Saturday when a dam collapsed at a gold mine about 160 km (100 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russian news agencies reported.
Brexit: MPs to vote on Boris Johnson’s deal in ‘super Saturday’ Commons session – live news
All the day’s political news as future of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal rests on support from ERG, ex-Tory rebels and Labour MPs
MPs present and past have been out and about on the airwaves this morning setting out their positions.
Former chancellor Philip Hammond – ejected by Boris Johnson after he voted for the Benn act – told the BBC he would vote for the Letwin amendment:
This cannot be the final vote today because we do not know the full shape of the package. The Letwin amendment gives us an insurance policy that prevents us having to look at this bill against the constant threat of the government to pull the plug and crash us out on 31 October.
We have to remove any risk of leaving on 31 October 31 with no deal.”
If this deal had been put before the British parliament a year ago, or two years ago, there is absolutely no way it would pass. The only reason the government can try and get it passed now is frankly … people are completely fed up with Brexit. They want it over. They want it done with.”
The PM has negotiated a new deal -something many said was impossible. Today we’ve a chance to end uncertainty to people & businesses; heal the divides & come together as a country; deliver on referendum result & leave the EU on 31st October -with a deal. So let’s get this done. https://t.co/XM79vW4ELu
Continue reading...Over 50 million in Japan watch hosts’ win over Scotland
Over 50 million people watched Japan's Rugby World Cup win over Scotland last weekend on domestic television, World Rugby said on Saturday.
Brexiteer Baker tells Conservative faction to vote for Johnson’s deal
Steve Baker, the head of a hardline Brexit faction in the Conservative Party, has told his European Research Group allies that they should vote for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal.
Brexit: DUP ‘won’t be supporting government’ in Commons vote
The deputy leader of the DUP says the party will not support the government in vote on EU withdrawal deal.
Should I install a burglar alarm system myself?
I’ve seen wireless kits, but I’m not sure whether I should pay for a professional system
Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.
One of our neighbours was burgled last week, so we’re keen to get an alarm. I’ve seen wireless alarm systems online that you can install yourself. Do they really work, or is it better to pay for a professionally installed system that’s monitored by the police? I’d really appreciate your views.
Continue reading...UK has no intention of asking for longer Brexit transition – Barclay
Britain has no intention of extending the transition period that follows Brexit past the current December 2020 end date, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said on Saturday.
DUP will consider backing amendment to Johnson’s Brexit deal
Boris Johnson's Northern Irish allies will consider backing an amendment which would delay any immediate decision on the British prime minister's Brexit deal when it comes before parliament on Saturday.
Doubting death: how our brains shield us from mortal truth
Brain seems to categorise death as something that only befalls other people
Warning: this story is about death. You might want to click away now.
That’s because, researchers say, our brains do their best to keep us from dwelling on our inevitable demise. A study found that the brain shields us from existential fear by categorising death as an unfortunate event that only befalls other people.
Continue reading...Conservative lawmaker Duncan Smith says time to get Brexit done
Conservative lawmaker Iain Duncan Smith said he would be voting in favour of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's European Union divorce deal on Saturday saying it was time to get Brexit done.
Wales have more strings to their bow these days, says Adams
Wales have developed more variety in their game and France are in for a surprise if they go into Sunday's World Cup quarter-final expecting a one-dimensional approach from the Six Nations champions, winger Josh Adams said on Saturday.
Germany shooting: data on online spread of livestreamed attack kept secret
Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and Google decline to release figures despite pledge in wake of Christchurch attack
US tech companies have declined to release data on the online spread of footage of last week’s shooting in Halle, Germany, despite pledging greater transparency as part of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s “Christchurch Call”.
Companies including Facebook and Twitter committed in May to take “transparent, specific measures” to prevent the amplification of violent content, after the killing of 51 people in Christchurch, New Zealand was livestreamed on Facebook.
Continue reading...DUP will consider backing amendment to UK PM Johnson’s Brexit deal
Boris Johnson's Northern Irish allies will consider backing an amendment which would delay any immediate decision on the British prime minister's Brexit deal when it comes before parliament on Saturday.
England v Australia: Rugby World Cup 2019, quarter-final – live!
- Rugby World Cup quarter-final updates from Oita
- Digital wallchart: fixtures, results and more
- Email Lee here or tweet him @bloodandmud
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Australia are nervous.
Don’t have a go at me for making such insinuations, Michael Hooper himself has admitted as much here.
Related: Australia undaunted by scoreboard pressure and ready for a full 80 minutes | Gerard Meagher
Continue reading...Rabada wrecks top order, India 71-3 at lunch
Kagiso Rabada bowled with unbridled hostility to wreck India's top order and help reduce the hosts to 71 for three wickets at lunch on the opening day of the third and final test in Ranchi on Saturday.
Dam failure kills at least 11 at Siberian gold mine
A dam failure at a gold mine killed at least 11 miners early on Saturday in Siberia, about 160 km (100 miles) south of the city of Krasnoyarsk, the Russian investigative committee has said.
Australia police arrest Iraqi man over deaths of over 350 asylum seekers in 2001
The Australian Federal Police said on Saturday it had charged a 43-year-old Iraqi man for his part in allegedly organising a people smuggling venture that led to the deaths of more than 350 asylum seekers when their boat sank in 2001.
SIEV X disaster: Iraqi man charged in Australia in connection with deaths of 350 people
Maythem Radhi accused of being part of syndicate that charged 421 mostly Iraqi and Afghan refugees for place aboard Indonesian boat
An Iraqi man has been charged in Australia with people-trafficking in connection with the drowning deaths of more than 350 asylum seekers in the 2001 SIEV X tragedy.
Maythem Radhi, 43, was arrested at Brisbane airport late Friday after being extradited from New Zealand and has been charged with “organising groups of non-citizens into Australia”, police say.
Continue reading...‘I’m a law student who works to help mental health charities’
Lewis Baxter, 21, on how he makes ends meet with his student loan and part-time tutoring work
Name: Lewis Alexander Baxter
Age: 21
Income: £3,000 plus student loan of £4,500 a year
Occupation: Full-time law student, part-time tutor and organisation founder
I’ve just started my second year at Durham University, where I’m studying law. I’m not your typical student: I probably only go out once a week or, more accurately, once every two weeks. I’m not into mad nights out and clubbing. Let’s put it bluntly – if I did have those classic kind of night outs several times a week, I’d have very little money left at the end of the week.
Continue reading...Mortgage prisoners: domestic abuse survivors on how they got trapped
Homeowners fleeing toxic relationships can get stuck with large mortgages they can’t escape
Four years ago, without a word of warning, Wendy’s estranged husband stopped paying his share of the mortgage, leaving the mother of one to pay the full £1,100 a month.
Despite this, Wendy*, 46, was still at the mercy of her abusive ex, who prevented the sale of the property and refused to sign the papers when she negotiated a new mortgage rate.
Continue reading...‘We were not impressed’: Harry Dunn’s parents on their bizarre day with Trump
Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn talk about their whirlwind White House trip, with Anne Sacoolas, the woman who killed their son, in the next room
When the grieving parents of British teenager Harry Dunn arrived in New York earlier this week, their fight for justice for their dead son quickly became a whirlwind of interviews. Their press tour took a strange turn on Tuesday, however, when family adviser Radd Seiger received an unexpected invitation to Washington DC.
“Radd, who’s been looking after us, has a phone call from the White House saying: ‘Could you please come to the White House as soon as possible?’” Tim Dunn, Harry’s father, said.
Continue reading...Cambridge University don readmitted after sexual harassment
Ex-students say they are "staggered" the languages professor has been readmitted to Trinity Hall.
Honduran president hobbled after being implicated in brother’s bribery conviction
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez emerged battered from the trial and conviction of his brother on Friday after the U.S. Justice Department concluded that the evidence showed narcotraffickers had bribed the president and his party.
Envy in Politics review: why keeping up with the Joneses is a political trump card
A fascinating study indicates that the president’s support is based on more than political animus alone
What motivates Donald Trump’s political base, a major factor behind the silences and squirms of Republican officials these days?
Dissections of what the president’s mass of supporters thinks, feels and perceives have pointed to their vanished jobs, stagnant incomes and precariously low savings; their ideological commitments to conservative judges, lower taxes and nationalist foreign policy; and their abhorrence of a Washington establishment said to run roughshod over their cultural traditions and racial preferences. Deep, sharp partisan loyalties cement the bond, burnished by bulletins from @realdonaldtrump, Fox News and similarly attuned voices.
Continue reading...‘You’ve got to carry on that fight’: strangers swap life-changing experiences
How does it feel to campaign against racism, come out, have an abortion or lose a parent to suicide? People who went through the same things, years apart, share their stories
Sam, 26, and Diane Munday, 88, had abortions five decades apart
Continue reading...‘Pivot point’ for Scotland as Brexit boosts independence bid
Polling suggests breakup of union increasingly likely and thoughts turning to aftermath
That the union is under greater stress than at any time in its 300-year history is something that everyone from Scotland’s first minister to former Conservative and Labour prime ministers and Whitehall thinktanks agree upon.
Nicola Sturgeon told delegates at the SNP conference in Aberdeen on Tuesday that successive Westminster governments had “shattered the case for the union” and that she would demand within weeks the legal powers to hold a second independence referendum in 2020.
Continue reading...The campaign to stop Brexit has never found the right words | Andy Beckett
Remainers had the better arguments, but they have failed to shift public opinion
For a lot of Britons, Brexit is still mostly just words. Jargon, vague promises, dire warnings, contradictory predictions, a few catchphrases – an alternately gripping and boring conversation that has been going on for years, only occasionally accompanied by actual changes to everyday life. It’s a conversation that remainers have rarely controlled, let alone dominated. If they are, finally, about to lose the Brexit battle, this may be why.
Related: Boris Johnson’s Brexit dream is to shred workers’ rights and social protections | Owen Jones
Continue reading...Chile President Pinera declares emergency as capital rocked by riots
Chile's President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency in the capital Santiago early on Saturday, as the city of 6 million descended into chaos amid riots that left a downtown building engulfed in flames and its metro system shuttered.
India opt to bat against rejigged South Africa in Ranchi
India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and unsurprisingly opted to bat in the third and final test against South Africa on Saturday as the hosts chase a series sweep in Ranchi.
