Whisper it, but the boom in plastic production could be about to come to a juddering halt | Geoffrey Lean (www.theguardian.com)
A proposed plastics treaty could join the rescue of the ozone layer as a landmark success, says specialist environment correspondent Geoffrey Lean
Outcry in Birmingham after four cyclists and pedestrians die in a month (www.theguardian.com)
The events that have lead up to this are truly terrible but it is great to see people gathering in support of safer streets.
Hannah Gadsby on her autism diagnosis: ‘I’ve always been plagued by a sense that I was a little out of whack’ (www.theguardian.com)
from 2022, but probably very relatable to many people (myself included)
‘Scanners are complicated’: why Gen Z faces workplace ‘tech shame’ (www.theguardian.com)
There is no moral high ground for Reddit as it seeks to capitalise on user data via John Naughton of The Guardian. (www.theguardian.com)
CEO Steve Huffman says tech giants should not be able to trawl Reddit’s huge store of data for free. But that information came from users, not the company
Are aliens that bad at parking? What we need to ask about recent UFO revelations (www.theguardian.com)
Recent claims by an ex-US intelligence agency whistleblower about alien spacecraft landings have been met with scepticism by scientists – not least over the galactic visitors’ driving skills
[The Guardian] There is no moral high ground for Reddit as it seeks to capitalise on user data (www.theguardian.com)
CEO Steve Huffman says tech giants should not be able to trawl Reddit’s huge store of data for free. But that information came from users, not the company...
There is no moral high ground for Reddit as it seeks to capitalise on user data | John Naughton (www.theguardian.com)
CEO Steve Huffman says tech giants should not be able to trawl Reddit’s huge store of data for free. But that information came from users, not the company
Down to Earth: Is this lab-grown fish the future of seafood? We put it to the taste test (www.theguardian.com)
Vast fossil fuel and farming subsidies causing ‘environmental havoc’ (www.theguardian.com)
Attackers use Deepfake of "Kidnapped" Daughter, Demand Ransom (www.theguardian.com)
After being scammed into thinking her daughter was kidnapped, an Arizona woman testified in the US Senate about the dangers side of artificial intelligence technology when in the hands of criminals....
UN nuclear chief says situation at Zaporizhzhia plant is ‘serious’ but it can operate safely for ‘some time’ (www.theguardian.com)
Studio Ghibli to release Hayao Miyazaki’s final film with no trailers or promotion (www.theguardian.com)
Republican official appears to have moved $1.3m from nonprofit to own law firm (www.theguardian.com)
San Francisco lawyer Harmeet Dhillon is a fixture on Fox News who has garnered support from the likes of Matt Gaetz, Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham; she also helms a nonprofit that appears to have directed more than $1m into her law firm, Dhillon Law Group....
Trump finds no new lawyers in time for Mar-a-Lago documents arraignment (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Trump is expected to be represented by existing lawyers Todd Blanche and Chris Kise
Russian commander claimed the Wagner mercenaries had kidnapped and tortured his soldiers during battle for Bakhmut (www.theguardian.com)
In a video posted online, Lt Col Roman Venevitin, who called himself the “already former commander”, also accused Wagner soldiers of stealing arms, forcing mobilised soldiers to sign contracts with Wagner, and attempting to extort weapons from the Russian defence ministry in exchange for releasing kidnapped (Russian)...
‘Journalism mustn’t be silenced’: colleagues to complete slain reporter’s book (www.theguardian.com)
UK: Former Brexit party MEP says there is no “given right” for low food prices, advises Britons to "not have cheese sandwiches if you can’t afford them" (www.theguardian.com)
Ann Widdecombe, who joined the Reform UK party this year, made the comments when she was asked what she would say to consumers who could not afford to pay for basics such as the ingredients of a cheese sandwich. The Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson, Sarah Olney, said: “How out of touch can you get? Ann Widdecombe joins a...
‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal of publishing giant Elsevier over ‘unethical’ fees (www.theguardian.com)
r/StallmanWasRight...
"Free Jimmy Lai": Visitors to the House of Commons in the UK forced to hand over leaflets on press freedom in Hong Kong (www.theguardian.com)
Officials said that ‘members of the public’ are not allowed to bring on ‘political slogans or materials’ to the parliamentary estate. The material was eventually returned under pressure from David Davis, a former minister. The row comes at a sensitive time for UK-China relations, with ministers already facing pressure to...
When Russia targets ordinary homes: the attacks that mean no one is safe in Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
When a missile strike far from any frontlines killed 23 people this week, including a baby boy, and injured nine more, it would have been inexplicable were it not for the fact that Russian forces have for years directed attacks on civilians as a weapon of war. To the military that bombed schools and hospitals in Syria, and tried...
British MP Stella Creasy says police ‘green lighting’ trolls to target politicians’ children (www.theguardian.com)
A man contacted the authorities arguing that the MP’s “extreme views” would damage her children and they should be removed from her care. Creasy has been a prominent campaigner on misogyny and violence against women. The man’s complaint was quickly dismissed, but the police decided that this man, who had no personal...
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani admits to ‘dirty trick’ to suppress Hispanic vote in 1993 elections (www.theguardian.com)
On Tuesday this week, Giuliani revealed voter suppression tactics to the far-right Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon and Arizona’s defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake during a discussion on his America’s Mayor Live program.
Andriy Shevchenko: ‘I want to share with the world what Ukrainian people are feeling’ (www.theguardian.com)
The most famous former footballer from Ukraine, who won the Ballon d’Or in 2004 and the Europen Champions League with Milan before he also coached his country at Euro 2020, tells about his visits at hospitals in his homeland, and his push to raise funds for victims like the 6-year old Maryna, the first child in Ukraine to...