UK indie films will ‘die’ without fiscal aid, Ken Loach producer says (www.theguardian.com)
The Bafta-winning producer behind Ken Loach’s acclaimed films has warned that the UK indie film sector will “die” without additional fiscal support....
Russia adds Republican senator Lindsey Graham to ‘terrorists and extremists’ list (www.theguardian.com)
HMRC investigations of wealthy ‘tax dodgers’ halve in five years (www.theguardian.com)
The number of civil investigation cases opened by a HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fraud unit investigating offshore, corporate and wealthy taxpayers has fallen by more than half in five years, figures reveal....
Trump fraud trial ruling expected today as Fani Willis misconduct hearing resumes (www.theguardian.com)
Trump faces a potential $370m fine and a lifetime ban on doing real estate in New York; Trump Georgia prosecutor won’t take stand again after fiery first day
Colorado city of Loveland is hub of postal activity each Valentine’s Day (www.theguardian.com)
South Africa urges ICJ to consider Rafah intervention (www.theguardian.com)
In a request submitted to the court yesterday, the South African government said it was gravely concerned that the unprecedented military offensive against Rafah, as announced by Israel, has already led to and will result in further large scale killing, harm and destruction. This would be in serious and irreparable breach both...
Russell Simmons sued over alleged rape of Def Jam executive in the 1990s (www.theguardian.com)
Musk ordered to testify again in SEC investigation of Twitter takeover (www.theguardian.com)
US regulator sued in October to compel Musk to testify as part of an investigation into his $44bn purchase of what is now known as X...
Louisiana governor accused of using public records law to intimidate EPA and ‘Cancer Alley’ community (www.theguardian.com)
Louisiana’s far-right government has quietly obtained hundreds of pages of communications between the Environmental Protection Agency and journalists, legal advocates and community groups focused on environmental justice. The rare use of public records law to target citizens is a new escalation in the state’s battle with the...
Protests as Atlanta council adopts new rules for referendum on Cop City (www.theguardian.com)
Scientology-linked UK drug rehab left vulnerable people ‘traumatised’ (www.theguardian.com)
An unregulated rehab centre linked to the Church of Scientology put mentally ill people through intense psychological drills that allegedly left them “traumatised” and in “trance-like” states, an investigation by the Observer can reveal....
Pilotless drones being tested in Antarctica for use in scientific research (www.theguardian.com)
If tests are successful, Windracers Ultra UAV will be used for research such as surveying marine ecosystems and studying glaciers...
Gene therapy hailed as ‘medical magic wand’ for hereditary swelling disorder (www.theguardian.com)
How war destroyed Gaza’s neighbourhoods – visual investigation (www.theguardian.com)
Satellite imagery and open-source evidence lay bare the destruction to civilian infrastructure by Israel in its war on Hamas
Papua New Guinea in talks with China on security cooperation, foreign minister says (www.theguardian.com)
Justin Tkachenko says they are in ‘early stages of negotiation’ with Beijing on its offer to assist with police and security...
Russia-Ukraine war: attacks on Russian enlistment offices signal dissatisfaction with war, says UK (www.theguardian.com)
‘Every noise makes you jumpy’: US election workers confront threats and abuse with resilience training (www.theguardian.com)
Nearly half of all officials have been insulted, a third harassed, and nearly one in five threatened, according to CivicPulse
Thousands across Austria to take part in protests against far right (www.theguardian.com)
US woman jailed for 26 years over mother’s suitcase murder in Bali (www.theguardian.com)
Heather Mack, 28, pleaded guilty to helping boyfriend kill Sheila Wiese-Mack in 2014 to gain access to $1.5m trust fund...
Ocean fungi from twilight zone could be source of next penicillin-like drug (www.theguardian.com)
Large numbers of fungi have been found living in the twilight zone of the ocean, and could unlock the door to new drugs that may match the power of penicillin....
Tree that lives underground among newly named plant species (www.theguardian.com)
Two types of tree and a palm that live underground are among the new plant species named in 2023 and highlighted by scientists at the Royal Botanical Garden Kew in the UK....
‘He disappeared for a year’: The survivors of China’s prison camps in Xinjiang – in pictures (theguardian.com)
Since 2014, millions of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other minorities have been locked up in China and subjected to torture and forced labour. Some of those freed talk about trying to rebuild their lives in neighbouring Kazakhstan
It’s not just Israel in the dock over genocide, it’s everyone who looked away | Nimer Sultany (www.theguardian.com)
What has been remarkable about the last three months is the chilling disregard shown towards Palestinian civilian lives. Too many lazy talking points were used to enable so many in Europe and North America to look away, or worse, to justify complicity in what South Africa argues is a genocide, through their support for Israel...
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Red Sea crisis: UN security council demands immediate end to Houthi attacks (www.theguardian.com)
The UN security council has called for an immediate end to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea, adopting a resolution despite abstentions from Russia and China....
