General Motors agrees to pay $220 million to settle multi-state data privacy lawsuit

GM has settled the Smart Driver program lawsuit brought by 35 attorneys general.

'I made the wrong decision,' Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC

Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Joanna Wietrzyk says her determination to win the Hyrox race in September had clouded her judgement.

Mahmood infuriates fellow ministers by failing to reveal impact of UK migration shake-up

Home secretary’s colleagues fear homelessness will rise as a result of changes to the asylum systemShabana Mahmood has infuriated ministerial colleagues by failing to share what they see as crucial information about the impact of her migration changes.Sources say the home secretary has repeatedly re

UK side-hustle tax-free allowance to rise to £3,000 next year

Up to 1.4 million people could benefit from change to trading allowance announced in budget, with some saving hundreds in taxThe amount Britons can earn from a side hustle without paying tax will rise to £3,000 next year in a fillip for those who make extra cash from hobbies or reselling.Up to 1.4 m

Friday briefing: Israel has a dilemma - can its opposition govern with Palestinian parties?

In today’s newsletter: Benjamin Netanyahu has been left without a majority, now it is up to the coalition to find out whether the desire for change will prove to be a defining political momentGood morning. It was described by many Israelis as the most consequential election in their country’s histor

Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC she put others at risk but says backlash was traumatic

In her first interview since the incident, Joanna Wietrzyk told the BBC she takes responsibility for it but did not deserve such a severe backlash.

Syrians struggle with soaring prices as crisis challenges post-Assad recovery

Fuel price rises are driving discontent, testing support for Ahmed al-Sharaa's government.

UK government’s obesity plan ‘doomed to fail’, MPs warn

Cross-party committee says ‘moonshot’ vow to end obesity epidemic in a decade will fail without personal leadership from PMThe UK government’s promise to reverse rising obesity rates in the next decade is “doomed to fail” without a major rethink and a new plan led directly by the prime minister, a c

Battle lines redrawn in Spain’s snap election after latest train disaster

Next month’s poll no longer the contest it was, as Pedro Sánchez finds himself forced to defend government’s safety recordOne of the most dependable cliches of contemporary Spanish politics is that it never pays to bet against Pedro Sánchez. Time and time again – as leader of the Spanish Socialist W

Hitting the fan: London council angers residents with removal of 700 dog-waste bins

Conservative-run Hillingdon aims to save £100,000 but local people fear dog poo will ‘be dumped everywhere’People in a west London borough fear it will become covered in dog poo after their cash-strapped council decided to remove 700 dog-waste bins to save money.“People are worried there’s going to

TUC leader expects wave of union recognition in private sector over coming year

Paul Nowak says ‘hundreds, if not thousands’ of employers could sign access agreements as ‘transformative’ rules come into forceThe TUC general secretary, Paul Nowak, is predicting a wave of union recognition deals in the private sector over the next year as “transformative” rules on accessing workp

Security guard who protected Nigel Farage on campaign trail was facing rape charge

Ryan Dinnage – who accompanied Reform UK leader on walkabouts before local elections – was later jailed, raising questions about vetting failureOne of Nigel Farage’s security team who accompanied him on the local election campaign trail this year was facing a rape charge and was later jailed for eig

Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history

Two analytics firms have attributed the incident to a North Korean hacking unit called TraderTraitor.

Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacentres

As thousands of datacentres are constructed across Europe, the Guardian and Investigate Europe have uncovered disturbing evidence that some workers building them are exposed to dangerous conditions and living in fear of speaking outSandu* checked his watch. He was winding down the last 15 minutes o

British Council’s £197m debt should mostly be written off, MPs say

Commons report calls on Foreign Office to bail out soft-power flagship reeling from job cuts and asset salesMinisters should explore writing off a crippling £197m loan to the British Council by converting as much of it as possible into “a grant or similar”, MPs have said.The Commons public accounts

Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg

There is no end in sight for the drivers of illegal mining, while police action appears ineffectiveCora Bailey has been encountering illegal miners ever since she first started treating injured animals in the townships around Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, in 1991. But as the price of gold has so

Sudanese diaspora and human rights groups denounce UAE nominee for UN top job

Critics cite Lana Nusseibeh’s denial of accusations the UAE is fuelling Sudan war by supporting paramilitary RSFMembers of the Sudanese diaspora and international human rights monitors have denounced the candidature of an Emirati diplomat for the top job at the UN, citing her denial of accusations t

Climate academic Andreas Malm barred from entering UK

Swedish author was due to speak alongside Palestine Action co-founder at event discussing ban on the groupAndreas Malm, the climate academic and author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline, has been blocked from entering the UK before he was due to speak alongside a co-founder of the banned group Palestine

Wildlife Trusts hit £30m target to buy and rewild huge Northumberland estate

About 25,000 members of public chip in £17m towards 3,800-hectare Rothbury estate, described as ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ One of the most ambitious nature recovery projects ever undertaken in England can go ahead after campaigners announced they had raised £30m to buy an estate in Northumbe

Binance was hit by a massive hack over 2.12 billion baht - assets have been frozen.

Binance แพลตฟอร์มซื้อขายคริปโทเคอร์เรนซีรายใหญ่ที่สุดของโลก เปิดเผยเหตุแฮ็กระบบ ส่งผลกระทบต่อสินทรัพย์มูลค่าราว 6,300 ล้านดอลลาร์สหรัฐ โดยมีการอายัดสินทรัพย์ที่เกี่ยวข้องแล้วกว่าครึ่งหนึ่ง

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“Polpee” reveals that the “Joseph” heir examination was accelerated after the Thai citizenship was revoked - examining 19 holding companies.

“พลพีร์” เผยปกครอง-ดีเอสไอ เร่งสอบทายาท “โจเซฟ” หลังถูกเพิกถอนสัญชาติไทย พบ 19 บริษัทถือครองอยู่ระหว่างตรวจสอบ หากถือครองหุ้นเกินสัดส่วนกฎหมายตีเป็นนอมินี พร้อมยึดอายัดทรัพย์-บังคับจำหน่าย

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New York police will now investigate Cornell sex complaints, governor says

The change was announced amid backlash over the school's handling of gang rape allegations involving a fraternity on campus.

Feral deer will become Australia’s next feral pig problem without prompt action, report warns

The invasive species has increased in spread and numbers and is costing farmers millions of dollarsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn unpublished government report on feral deer shows Australia is failing in its efforts to stop the spread of what one advocate warns could b

View Photos of the Honda Passport Baja Spec Trophy Truck

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