Death toll from Indonesia flooding rises to 417
Hundreds have been killed across South East Asia, with monsoons exacerbated by cyclones also affecting Thailand and Malaysia.
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Netanyahu writes to Israeli president requesting pardon in corruption cases
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Reeves says she did not lie about public finances amid row over deficit claims – UK politics live
Chancellor grilled on Sunday morning shows over whether she misled the public about the state of the economyKemi Badenoch has reiterated her calls for the chancellor to resign on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, after accusing Rachel Reeves of breaking promises not to raise taxes.In this year’s budget, Reeves froze tax thresholds for three years longer than previously planned, meaning that as wages rise more people will have to start paying income tax.The chancellor called an emergency press conference telling everyone about how terrible the state of the finances were and now we have seen that the OBR had told her the complete opposite. She was raising taxes to pay for welfare.The only thing that was unfunded was the welfare payments which she has made and she’s doing it on the backs of a lot of people out there who are working very hard and getting poorer. And because of that, I believe she should resign.The shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, has written to the FCA (the Financial Conduct Authority). Hopefully there will be an investigation, because it looks like what she was doing was trying to pitch-roll her budget – tell everyone how awful it would be and then they wouldn’t be as upset when she finally announced it – and still sneak in those tax rises to pay for welfare. That’s not how we should be running this process. Continue reading...
Netanyahu submits request to Israeli president to pardon him
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing a long-running corruption trial, has submitted an official request to the country's president to pardon him.
Deadly Floods in Indonesia Leave Hundreds Missing
Hundreds of people have been killed and millions displaced as extreme weather has ravaged Southeast Asia this month. Indonesia’s heavy rain was linked to two tropical cyclones.
India Is a Rising Power, but Its Capital Is a Lethal Gas Chamber
With little being done to clean the skies over New Delhi, the huge city struggles with its toxic air.
Lebanon’s Christians Look to Pope Leo’s Visit for a Message of Hope and Peace
The pontiff is set to meet political leaders and say Mass at a Beirut port destroyed by an explosion five years ago. It is the first papal visit to Lebanon since 2012.
What to Know About Honduras’s Elections
President Trump has put a spotlight on Honduras as voters head to the polls. Their choices include the left-wing party in power and a candidate endorsed by Mr. Trump.
The Eldonian dream: Inside the fight for Liverpool’s community housing utopia
Eldonian village was a forerunner in neighbourhood regeneration. Thirty years on it is fighting for survivalIt was the utopian housing dream, a community project designed to support its residents from cradle to grave – 400 redbrick homes built around a village hall, leisure centre and playing fields, all of it owned and managed by the people who lived there.The Eldonian village in Liverpool was heralded at the time of its completion by the then Prince Charles as a “leading example of a successful, community-led, bottom-up approach to neighbourhood regeneration”. Continue reading...
Week in Pictures: From deadly fire in Hong Kong to Russian attack on Kyiv
A global roundup of some of last week’s events.