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Detectives have also released images of a man they want to speak to and a vehicle they are searching forA 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of the primary school teacher Sabina Nessa, the Metropolitan police said.The 28-year-old is suspected to have been killed as she walked through Cator Park in south-east London, on what should have been a five-minute journey to a pub from her nearby home, at about 8.30pm last Friday. Her body was found in the park the following day. Continue reading…



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Friday: Australian states and territories will receive fewer Pfizer vaccines in October as frustrated overseas nurses are blocked from NSW hospitals. Plus: Adelaide’s giant pandas begin their mating ritualGood morning. Australian states and territories will receive fewer Pfizer vaccines in October. Foreign nurses are being blocked from work in New South Wales because of bureaucratic hurdles. Josh Frydenberg will make the economic case for Australia adopting a net-zero climate commitment, warning the country has a lot to lose if others believe “we are not transitioning in line with the rest of the world”. And, at the Adelaide Zoo, sex-shy pandas will try it the “old fashioned way” in the hope of conceiving a cub.Leaked figures, seen by Guardian Australia, confirm concerns that the supply of Pfizer vaccines to states and territories will be reduced in October, the critical month that NSW and Victoria intend to reach the 70% vaccination target and push towards further reopening at 80%. The national cabinet told the states and territories their allocations of Pfizer will fall from 10.9m in September to 8.4m in October. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2021-09-23 20:49:21

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Vigil and walk planned as south London community tries to come to terms with suspected murder of 28-year-old schoolteacherIt was quiet in Cator Park on Thursday morning. Every now and then, someone would pass by, jogging or walking their dog, breaking the stillness across the green space in south-east London flanked by the new-build apartment blocks of Kidbrooke Village. Its serenity jarred heavily with the sight of press and police, and the sound of a helicopter overhead.Several passersby approached the police cordon along Cambert Way, pausing to lay flowers, reflect and read tributes left in memory of Sabina Nessa. The 28-year-old primary school teacher is thought to have been murdered as she walked through the park on her way to meet a friend at the Depot bar last Friday – a journey that should have taken her five minutes. Continue reading…



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Author : Lucy Campbell

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The director’s death aged 65 is a huge blow for British cinema, whose very best qualities – of wit, intelligence and subtlety – Michell exemplifiedRoger Michell was the TV and movie director who had a midas touch with actors and with a particular type of English material: witty, literate, poignant and romantic. Michell was a master at directing anything on the continuum between Jane Austen and Richard Curtis, and knew what animated both. Related: Roger Michell – a career in pictures Continue reading…



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Extraordinary ankylosaur remains dating back 168m years a first for AfricaFossil hunters have unearthed remnants of the oldest – and probably weirdest – ankylosaur known so far from a site in the Middle Atlas mountains in Morocco.The remains of the heavily armoured animal are extraordinary in being the first to have defensive spikes that are fused to the skeleton, a feature researchers say is unprecedented in the animal kingdom. Continue reading…



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Author : Ian Sample Science editor

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French Naval Group to invoice Australia for abruptly cancelling submarine contract, says CEOFrance has said Australian military officials sent them a letter confirming they were “extremely satisfied” with French submarines just hours before they announced the €56bn (£48bn) contract would be cancelled in favour of a US, UK and Australia defence pact.The submarines crisis – in which France said it was “stabbed in the back” by the sudden announcement of a deal between the US, Australia and the UK to form an Indo-Pacific security group – had plunged the Paris-Washington relationship into its most acute crisis since the US-led invasion of Iraq. Continue reading…



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Author : Daniel Hurst in Canberra, Angelique Chrisafis and Kim Willsher in Paris

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Vaccine maker has agreement to provide 1.1bn doses to Covax; England reports lowest number of people testing positive since week to 30 JuneEngland’s Covid travel rules spark outrage around the worldFDA approves Pfizer booster shots for Americans ages 65 and olderNew Zealanders could get Covid jab with fast-food fixSee all our coronavirus coverage 3.20pm BST More than 123,000 deaths have been prevented in England by Covid vaccinations, according to figures calculated by Public Health England and Cambridge University.Around 23.9 million infections have also been prevented by the vaccine rollout, along with 230,800 hospital admissions among people aged 45 and over, according to the calculations, which cover the period up to 17 September. 3.11pm BST The government has asked schools in England to report any anti-vaccination intimidation or protests, with ministers advising headteachers to ignore legal threats claiming they would be liable for injuries to pupils occurring during vaccinations, writes Richard Adams, the Guardian’s education editor.Kate Green, Labour’s shadow education secretary, told Alex Burghart, the minister filling in for education secretary Nadhim Zahawi: Shockingly, there are reports that some schools are experiencing anti-vaccination protests. What action is being taken to ensure that no school faces threats and intimidation?I want to make absolutely clear to any headteachers and teachers, contrary to what you have been told, legal liability does not rest with schools at all, it rests with the health service and those providing vaccinations. Continue reading…



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Hearing comes as airlines report major rise in violence among passengersNearly one in five flight attendants have had a ‘physical incident’Members will hear from a flight attendant and several airline executivesSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 3.21pm BST The Federal Aviation Administration noted that the rate of violent flight incidents has declined since the start of the year but remains alarmingly high.“Our work is having an impact and the trend is moving in the right direction. But we need the progress to continue. This remains a serious safety threat, and one incident is one too many,” FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said in a statement ahead of today’s hearing. 3.08pm BST The House transportation and infrastructure subcommittee on aviation is now holding its hearing about violent incidents on airplanes.The subcommittee chairman, Democrat Rick Larsen, emphasized that airlines and the federal government must work together to protect flight attendants, who often suffer the consequences of passenger violence. Continue reading…



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Author : Joan E Greve in Washington

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Refusal to recognise vaccines given across Latin America, Africa and south Asia has been denounced as ‘discriminatory’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEngland’s Covid travel rules and refusal to recognise vaccines administered across huge swaths of the world have sparked outrage and bewilderment across Latin America, Africa and south Asia, with critics denouncing what they called an illogical and discriminatory policy.The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, described England’s rules, unveiled last Friday, as “a new simplified system for international travel”. “The purpose is to make it easier for people to travel,” Shapps said. Continue reading…



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Author : Tom Phillips, Flávia Milhorance in Rio de Janeiro, Emmanuel Akinwotu, and Jon Henley in Paris

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Alan Smith dismisses ‘naive’ removal of city’s world heritage status, but suggests a scaled-back applicationLiverpool’s new heritage chief has insisted the city does “not need” Unesco world heritage status – but said he is still considering a fresh effort to reclaim its once-cherished title.Alan Smith, Liverpool’s head of heritage preservation and development, said that being stripped of the mantle had “no impact at all” on visitor numbers, but that he was keen to get it back. Continue reading…



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Author : Josh Halliday

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From 19th-century colonists to today’s super wealthy, New Zealand has been wrongly depicted as a ‘blank slate’New Zealand has become the prime destination for the world’s wealthy elite. Their relocation could be to do with the country’s famous scenery and quality of life but it could also be that the pandemic has renewed people’s interest in New Zealand as supposedly the best place in the world to survive global societal collapse.It’s true, as a recent study observes, that New Zealand is a set of isolated islands with renewable energy resources and a temperate climate. However, there is also a long history, intertwined with the country’s colonisation, of New Zealand being seen as a blank slate or empty land, open for the taking. That false image served to justify colonial settlement in the past. It’s now being used again to prepare the ground for further settlement by the super-wealthy. Continue reading…



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Author : Max Harris

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The German chancellor has been an anchor of stability in turbulent times. Her departure raises big questions about the futureWhen Angela Merkel’s successor is identified in elections this Sunday, that person will be the first new holder of Europe’s most powerful elected office for 16 years. The mere change of leadership will be a shock for the whole continent. Germany is the EU’s foremost economic power (although France sees itself as a political equal).That strength has generally been wielded with deference to the wider European interest. Or rather, the two interests have been conflated. A culture of atonement for the past has made Germany especially committed to the EU’s founding mission – peace and prosperity by means of cross-border integration. For the continent’s smaller members, that has sometimes felt like integration on terms dictated by Berlin, especially when it comes to budget austerity. European solidarity is the key to German foreign policy, but aversion to public debt is its sacred economic creed. That has made for uncomfortable diplomacy within the eurozone. Continue reading…



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Police can issue warnings in policy change unveiled by Scottish lord advocate in response to high death tollIndividuals caught in possession of class A drugs in Scotland could be issued with a police warning rather than facing prosecution, in a significant policy shift announced by the country’s new lord advocate as a direct response to the ongoing drug death crisis.Dorothy Bain, who was appointed to the role in June, said the decision to give police discretion over class A drug offences did not amount to decriminalisation but told MSPs there was “no one size fits all response” to dealing with drug addiction. Continue reading…



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Author : Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

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French president addressed Australia’s annulment of €56bn submarine contract in phone call with US leaderFrance is to return its ambassador to the US who was recalled in the aftermath of the surprise announcement of the Australia-US-UK defence pact that saw France lose a multi-billion euro submarine contract.It followed the first call between the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and Joe Biden after relations between the western allies hit a low last week. Continue reading…



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Author : Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Publish date : 2021-09-22 16:34:34

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House Democrats pass bill in party-line vote of 220 to 211Bill would avoid shutdown and suspend debt ceiling until DecemberMcConnell pledges to oppose any effort to raise the debt ceilingSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 3.23pm BST Joe Biden will be meeting with members of Congress today to discuss the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the $3.5tn reconciliation package.According to the New York Times, progressive senator Bernie Sanders and moderate senator Joe Manchin will be among those meeting with the president today.Spokesman confirms that Bernie Sanders is among the senators who will be at the White House today for a round of meetings about the Biden agenda. 3.07pm BST The House select committee investigating the 6 January attack on the US Capitol is considering issuing a blitz of subpoenas for top Trump White House aides including the former chief and deputy chief of staff, according to a source familiar with the matter.The subpoenas – which are expected to be authorized as early as this week – would place House select committee investigators inside the White House and Trump campaign war rooms at the time of the insurrection as the panel prepares to ramp up the pace of its inquiry. Related: Capitol attack panel said to be considering subpoenas to Trump White House aides Continue reading…



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Author : Joan E Greve in Washington

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