UK plan to digitise wills and destroy paper originals "insane" say experts (www.theguardian.com)
UK plan to digitise wills and destroy paper originals “insane” say experts::Department hopes to save £4.5m a year by digitising – then binning – about 100m wills that date back 150 years
Taters the cat stars in Nasa’s first video streamed from deep space (www.theguardian.com)
‘I feared for my life’: three women in mental distress say they were further traumatised by NSW police (www.theguardian.com)
The Choice of Life: Dr Johnson’s Christmas message (www.theguardian.com)
Environmental campaigners filmed, threatened and harassed at Cop28 (www.theguardian.com)
Greece to legalise papers for thousands of migrants to counter labour shortage (www.theguardian.com)
EU reaches asylum deal that rights groups say will create ‘cruel system’ (www.theguardian.com)
US officials monitored pro-Assange protests in Australia for ‘anti-US sentiment’, documents reveal (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/uKaZcArchived version: web.archive.org/…/us-officials-monitored-pro-assa…
‘Never thought I’d be in this situation’: US readers on their housing realities (www.theguardian.com)
Modern slavery ‘a feature’ of care sector in England since Brexit (www.theguardian.com)
End of free movement of workers from EU has significantly increased possibilities of exploitation, care watchdog tells MPs...
Russian courts halt cases against Alexei Navalny after jailed activist disappears | Alexei Navalny | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Nobel peace prize awarded to Barack Obama (www.theguardian.com)
US president in surprise win for ‘extraordinary efforts’ to improve world diplomacy and co-operation
Would you drink toilet water? California wastewater approved for recycling (www.theguardian.com)
US announces naval coalition to defend Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Egypt and Saudi Arabia notably absent from Operation Prosperity Guardian as more shipping companies forgo route...
Google agrees to pay $700m after antitrust settlement with consumers and US states (www.theguardian.com)
Google has agreed to pay US$700m and to allow for greater competition in its Play app store, according to the terms of an antitrust settlement with US states and consumers disclosed in a San Francisco federal court....
China rights activist goes on trial for ‘inciting subversion of state power’ (www.theguardian.com)
Li Qiaochu, a human rights activist detained for nearly three years in China, has gone on trial in Shandong province charged with “inciting subversion of state power”....
Virginia Confederate memorial to be removed despite Republicans’ objection (www.theguardian.com)
X to be investigated for allegedly breaking EU laws on hate speech and fake news (www.theguardian.com)
X to be investigated for allegedly breaking EU laws on hate speech and fake news (www.theguardian.com)
Texas governor signs bill allowing police to arrest migrants entering US illegally (www.theguardian.com)
UK telecoms firms told to safeguard at-risk customers in switch to digital landlines | Telecommunications industry | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
BP halts oil and gas shipments through Red Sea after rebel attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Energy company follows decisions by five big shipping firms as Houthi militants step up attacks on vessels...
Hard-up this holiday? Amazon flyer tells workers to ask company mascot for help (www.theguardian.com)
Yeah, definitely don’t put any of those profits toward a living wage though. Make your employees trauma dump for the chance at a few extra bucks! Probably comes as an Amazon gift card, too.
X to be investigated for allegedly Not Complying with EU laws on hate speech and fake news (www.theguardian.com)
X to be investigated for allegedly Not Complying with EU laws on hate speech and fake news::EU launches proceedings against Elon Musk’s social media platform under new Digital Services Act