Victims of Brazil dam disaster accuse mining giant BHP of ‘environmental racism’ (www.theguardian.com)
Toyota claims battery breakthrough in potential boost for electric cars (www.theguardian.com)
Japanese firm believes it could make a solid-state battery with a range of 745 miles that charges in 10 minutes
China’s property crisis deepens as developer Country Garden at risk of default (www.theguardian.com)
Fire in south of France rages though campsite and 500 hectares of land (www.theguardian.com)
“A fire in the south of France burned through 500 hectares (1,240 acres) of land and destroyed a campsite, with 2,000 people evacuated before the blaze was brought under control on Tuesday....
It’s no great surprise, but now there’s proof that the rich get what they want | Torsten Bell (www.theguardian.com)
This article is two months old by the way....
Inside Britain’s tiniest places: ‘It’s an engineering work of art … with coffee’ (www.theguardian.com)
This article made me smile and felt quite casual so … here it is
TV presenter Fiona Phillips reveals she has Alzheimer’s at age of 62 (www.theguardian.com)
Hungarian plan to target foreign influence fuels NGO and media fears (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed dozens of Hamas commanders, says IDF (www.theguardian.com)
How the Israel-Hamas conflict is dividing the UK Labour party (www.theguardian.com)
Keir Starmer’s refusal to back calls for ceasefire has led to resignations and calls to quit from some in his party
Rightwing SVP expected to make gains in Swiss federal elections (www.theguardian.com)
Families sue UK government over relatives’ deaths during Covid crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Cases against government, care homes and hospitals relate to deaths in 2020, when patients with Covid were being moved into homes
The Staffordshire Panther: is the British countryside really teeming with big cats? | Cats (www.theguardian.com)
US aid policies undermined success of Afghanistan mission, says watchdog chief (www.theguardian.com)
What did the BBC presenter allegedly do and why hasn’t he been named? (www.theguardian.com)
The BBC suspended one of its male presenters on Sunday after he was accused of spending £35,000 buying explicit images from a young person who spent the money on crack cocaine.
‘Terrible mistake’: human rights groups decry sending cluster bombs to Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Google refuses to reinstate man’s account after he took medical images of son’s groin (www.theguardian.com)
This is why using Google is a bad idea. Random bans that make no sense.
Afghan earthquake survivors sleep amid rubble as death toll nears 3,000 (www.theguardian.com)
Survivors of a series of powerful earthquakes that struck western Afghanistan on Saturday have spent a second night sleeping amid the rubble of demolished villages as they search for loved ones using shovels, amid a death toll senior Taliban officials have said is approaching 3,000....
US and Iran expected to complete $6bn prisoner swap deal (www.theguardian.com)
The US and Iran are expected to pull off a controversial prisoner swap on Monday involving the unfreezing by the Biden administration of $6bn (£4.8bn) of Iranian oil money held in South Korea since 2018....
Hawaii fires: tourists warned against travelling to Maui in wake of disaster (www.theguardian.com)
Officials say hotel rooms needed to house thousands of displaced residents
Data leaks have given Irish republican groups ‘upper hand’ against police, analysts warn (www.theguardian.com)
Breaches hurt police morale and may help republican paramilitaries intimidate officers and their families
Moon rocket blasts off, carrying Russia’s hope of first successful lunar landing since 1976 (www.theguardian.com)
The Luna-25 mission will seek to land near the south pole of the moon, collecting geological samples from the area, and sending back data for signs of water or its building blocks, which could raise the possibility of a future human colony on the moon.
UFO hearings: whistleblower David Grusch says ‘non-human biologics’ found at alleged crash sites – as it happened (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli parliament gives initial approval to judicial overhaul bill (www.theguardian.com)
In a move that seems to clearly violate the (ostensible) three-way division of power, Netanyahu moves to consolidate more power in the legislative that he controls....
Ex-Danish defence minister and spy chief ‘relieved’ after charges dropped (www.theguardian.com)
