GoFundMe campaign for Renee Nicole Good raises $1.5m to support her family pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 34 minutami Online campaign for US woman shot and killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis significantly surpasses initial $50,000 goalAn online campaign meant to financially support the family of Renee Nicole Good – the US woman shot to death Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent – raised more than $1.5m before organizers closed it Friday.“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you,” said the page of the GoFundMe campaign benefiting Good’s family, which also explained the money raised would be placed in a trust. “We are here brokenhearted and in awe of your generosity.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wessex Water bosses handed £50,000 in extra pay despite Labour government’s bonus ban pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 34 minutami Utility admits parent company paid CEO Ruth Jefferson and CFO Andy Pymer but denies bonus paymentsThe bosses of Wessex Water received £50,000 in previously undisclosed extra pay from a parent company, in the same year that the utility was banned from paying bonuses, the Guardian can reveal.Chief executive Ruth Jefferson and chief financial officer Andy Pymer were paid £24,000 and £27,000 respectively in the year to June 2025, according to a spokesperson for Wessex Water’s owner, the Malaysian YTL group. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 42 minutami Move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned the AI tool and some have opened inquiries into sexualised contentIndonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.The move comes after governments, researchers and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content on the app. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nicaraguan authorities arrests dozens for reportedly supporting Maduro capture pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 9 minutami Human rights groups say ‘at least 60 arbitrary arrests’ have occurred for celebrating the US military operationAuthorities in Nicaragua have arrested at least 60 people for reportedly celebrating or expressing support for the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, a human rights watchdog group and local media outlets said Friday.Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega and his wife, vice president Rosario Murillo, are staunch allies of Maduro, who was captured by US military personnel in Caracas last Saturday and taken to New York to face trial on drug and weapons charges. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NHS staff face ‘national emergency’ as patient violence hits 285 incidents a day pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 34 minutami Nearly 300,000 violent and sexual assaults recorded by NHS trusts in England over three years, Guardian analysis showsNurses, doctors and paramedics are reporting tens of thousands of violent and sexual assaults by patients every year, amid warnings that the abuse of NHS staff has become a national crisis.More than 295,000 incidents of physical violence and aggression by patients against staff were recorded by 212 NHS trusts in England between 2022 and 2025, freedom of information requests by the Guardian found. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cancelling ‘zombie’ subscriptions could save Britons up to £400 a year, survey finds pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 34 minutami Consumers advised to review paying for services such as Netflix, Apple TV and Amazon Prime if they are unusedBritons are spending up to £1,200 a year on subscription services but could save as much as £400 by killing off “zombie” memberships, according to research.Millions of households have unused or duplicate subscriptions – whether for a neglected exercise app or an unwatched Netflix account – with recurring charges quietly draining spare cash from bank accounts. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
AI bubble: five things you need to know to shield your finances from a crash pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 34 minutami Some experts have voiced fears a tech meltdown could hit our savings and pensions – here’s how to protect yourselfThe new year has started as 2025 ended – with share prices booming amid warnings from some that the growth is being driven by overvalued technology stocks. Fears of an “AI bubble” have been voiced by people from the governor of the Bank of England to the head of Google’s parent company, Alphabet.Even if you have not actively invested in technology shares, the chances are you have some exposure to companies operating in the sphere. Even if you do not, a collapse could take down other companies’ values. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New bushfire warnings issued in Victoria and NSW as Townsville braces for cyclone – as it happened pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 25 minutami This blog is now closed.More than 100 buildings destroyed and 300,000 hectares burned as Victoria’s bushfires rageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW working to send more firefighting teams to VictoriaNew South Wales is moving to send additional firefighting teams to Victoria after a request for assistance, the premier says.There’s over 90 firefighters from NSW in Victoria. At the moment their agencies have asked for more strike teams. My understanding is the RFS is filling those gaps as quickly as possible and sending them across the Murray.It will be an incredibly challenging day for the health system, as well as the RFS and Fire and Rescue.And we’re calling on the community to do their bit, and that means look after one enough, particularly the vulnerable, particularly the old and the young. Make sure that you look after your pets as well. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes? pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 34 minutami Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisyThe attack on Venezuela and the seizure of its president was a shocking enough start to 2026, but it was only the next day, when the smoke had dispersed and Donald Trump was flying from Florida to Washington DC in triumph, that it became clear the world had entered a new era.The US president was leaning on a bulkhead on Air Force One, in a charcoal suit and gold tie, regaling reporters with inside details of the abduction of Nicolás Maduro. He claimed his government was “in charge” of Venezuela and that US companies were poised to extract the country’s oil wealth. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lynne and Peter return to find their house still standing but others left devastated after Harcourt bushfire pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 36 minutami Dozens of properties including some owned by firefighters and local councillors destroyed in fire that ripped through Victorian townFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Suelzle holds up the brass house numbers that were once attached to the gate post of his home on Coolstore Road in Harcourt.The post has been incinerated by the fire that ripped through the Victorian town the night before, but miraculously the home he shares with his mother and his wife, Lynne, still stands. All around the house, right up to the brick perimeter, the bushes and trees he planted are still smoking. The sheds are buckled, their contents reduced to toxic rubble. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
