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| Thursday briefing: Council sacks group that ran Grenfell | Thursday briefing: Council sacks group that ran Grenfell |
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| Top story: ‘Do more and do it faster’ for tower survivors | Top story: ‘Do more and do it faster’ for tower survivors |
| Hello – it’s Warren Murray bringing you this morning’s news, digested. | Hello – it’s Warren Murray bringing you this morning’s news, digested. |
| The Grenfell Tower property management group has had its contract revoked by the borough council that owns the estate because it “no longer has the trust of residents”. | The Grenfell Tower property management group has had its contract revoked by the borough council that owns the estate because it “no longer has the trust of residents”. |
| The Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) is accused of failing to listen to residents’ complaints leading up to the London fire, and a poor response in its wake. The deputy leader of the Conservative-run council, Kim Taylor-Smith, told a council meeting last night that there was a lack of confidence in the TMO’s fire safety record and a unanimous vote of no confidence from 25 residents’ associations. | The Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) is accused of failing to listen to residents’ complaints leading up to the London fire, and a poor response in its wake. The deputy leader of the Conservative-run council, Kim Taylor-Smith, told a council meeting last night that there was a lack of confidence in the TMO’s fire safety record and a unanimous vote of no confidence from 25 residents’ associations. |
| The senior coroner in the case, meanwhile, says that 67 victims have been positively identified – among them at least 18 children. All children on the list of missing were accounted for, said Dr Fiona Wilcox, and she hoped this had at least brought “some relief” to the families anxiously awaiting news. | The senior coroner in the case, meanwhile, says that 67 victims have been positively identified – among them at least 18 children. All children on the list of missing were accounted for, said Dr Fiona Wilcox, and she hoped this had at least brought “some relief” to the families anxiously awaiting news. |
| Hugh Hefner – There is breaking news this morning that the founder of Playboy has died aged 91. The pioneering publisher of titillating magazines – who boasted of sleeping with thousands of women – died at his Playboy Mansion of natural causes, said his son, Cooper Hefner. Hugh Hefner started expressing his views on sexual liberation in his high school and college writings, then worked for a while at Esquire magazine. In 1953 he went it alone and sold his first issue of Playboy, featuring nude pictures of Marilyn Monroe. His financial backers included his mother, Grace – who put in $1,000 because, according to Hefner, she “believed not in the venture, but in her son”. The magazine over the years featured not only naked women but the writings of Jack Kerouac, Ian Fleming and Margaret Atwood, and interviews with the likes of Fidel Castro, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando and John Lennon. Read Stuart Jeffries’ obituary of Hugh Hefner for his full life and times. | Hugh Hefner – There is breaking news this morning that the founder of Playboy has died aged 91. The pioneering publisher of titillating magazines – who boasted of sleeping with thousands of women – died at his Playboy Mansion of natural causes, said his son, Cooper Hefner. Hugh Hefner started expressing his views on sexual liberation in his high school and college writings, then worked for a while at Esquire magazine. In 1953 he went it alone and sold his first issue of Playboy, featuring nude pictures of Marilyn Monroe. His financial backers included his mother, Grace – who put in $1,000 because, according to Hefner, she “believed not in the venture, but in her son”. The magazine over the years featured not only naked women but the writings of Jack Kerouac, Ian Fleming and Margaret Atwood, and interviews with the likes of Fidel Castro, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando and John Lennon. Read Stuart Jeffries’ obituary of Hugh Hefner for his full life and times. |
| ‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn’ – The contrast could not be more stark after Jeremy Corbyn declared the death of neoliberalism, just as Theresa May was preparing an address defending the free market. “We are now the politicial mainstream,” said the Labour leader in his Brighton conference speech where he promised to introduce rent controls in cities, penalise developers for locking up land, increase state intervention in housing and utilities, and tax big businesses more. | ‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn’ – The contrast could not be more stark after Jeremy Corbyn declared the death of neoliberalism, just as Theresa May was preparing an address defending the free market. “We are now the politicial mainstream,” said the Labour leader in his Brighton conference speech where he promised to introduce rent controls in cities, penalise developers for locking up land, increase state intervention in housing and utilities, and tax big businesses more. |
| The Conservative PM, meanwhile, is today due to make a spirited defence of capitalism in a speech to mark 20 years since Labour, under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, made the Bank of England independent. May, who began her professional life at the bank in 1977, is expected to say: “A free market economy, operating under the right rules and regulations, is the greatest agent of collective human progress ever created.” | The Conservative PM, meanwhile, is today due to make a spirited defence of capitalism in a speech to mark 20 years since Labour, under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, made the Bank of England independent. May, who began her professional life at the bank in 1977, is expected to say: “A free market economy, operating under the right rules and regulations, is the greatest agent of collective human progress ever created.” |
| Black holes and old carbon – Astrophysicists have again detected gravitational waves from the collision of two black holes, lending further backing to Albert Einstein’s theory that space itself can be stretched and squeezed. The waves travelled 1.8 billion light years before being picked up by two sets of detectors: one called Ligo, in the US, and the other, Virgo, near Pisa in Italy. Scientists looking closer to home say they might have found evidence for life dating back 4bn years on Earth, in the form of graphite traces in rocks from Canada. There is some scepticism around the claim, though, because our planet was under heavy bombardment from meteorites at the time – and the researchers’ peers say they may be jumping to conclusions about the carbon-12 isotopes they found. | Black holes and old carbon – Astrophysicists have again detected gravitational waves from the collision of two black holes, lending further backing to Albert Einstein’s theory that space itself can be stretched and squeezed. The waves travelled 1.8 billion light years before being picked up by two sets of detectors: one called Ligo, in the US, and the other, Virgo, near Pisa in Italy. Scientists looking closer to home say they might have found evidence for life dating back 4bn years on Earth, in the form of graphite traces in rocks from Canada. There is some scepticism around the claim, though, because our planet was under heavy bombardment from meteorites at the time – and the researchers’ peers say they may be jumping to conclusions about the carbon-12 isotopes they found. |
| ‘We don’t know what happened to him’ – The body of American student Otto Warmbier showed no obvious signs of torture after he died following release from North Korean imprisonment, a coroner has found. Warmbier was sentenced to 15 years’ hard labour after being convicted in 2016 of trying to steal a propaganda poster from a Pyongyang hotel. He was sent back to the US comatose this June. Donald Trump had backed up Warmbier’s parents’ claims that he was tortured while in the regime’s custody. But Ohio coroner Lakshmi Sammarco said only small scars from medical instruments were found on his body – and not the damaged teeth his parents had claimed, or signs of the broken bones that might be expected. All that was known was that he suffered brain damage from lack of oxygen. “We don’t know what happened to him. That’s the bottom line,” said the coroner. | ‘We don’t know what happened to him’ – The body of American student Otto Warmbier showed no obvious signs of torture after he died following release from North Korean imprisonment, a coroner has found. Warmbier was sentenced to 15 years’ hard labour after being convicted in 2016 of trying to steal a propaganda poster from a Pyongyang hotel. He was sent back to the US comatose this June. Donald Trump had backed up Warmbier’s parents’ claims that he was tortured while in the regime’s custody. But Ohio coroner Lakshmi Sammarco said only small scars from medical instruments were found on his body – and not the damaged teeth his parents had claimed, or signs of the broken bones that might be expected. All that was known was that he suffered brain damage from lack of oxygen. “We don’t know what happened to him. That’s the bottom line,” said the coroner. |
| ‘Guerrilla war’ on truth – Alternative news sites are out to destroy the credibility of mainstream outlets, the senior BBC journalist Nick Robinson has warned. Sites like the pro-Corbyn Canary, the rightwing Westmonster, pro-independence Wings over Scotland and leftwing Novara are set up to advance an agenda rather than fairly report the news, argues Robinson, who will give the inaugural Steve Hewlett memorial lecture tonight. “Our critics now see their attacks as a key part of their political strategy,” Robinson writes in the Guardian. “In order to succeed they need to convince people not to believe ‘the news’.” | ‘Guerrilla war’ on truth – Alternative news sites are out to destroy the credibility of mainstream outlets, the senior BBC journalist Nick Robinson has warned. Sites like the pro-Corbyn Canary, the rightwing Westmonster, pro-independence Wings over Scotland and leftwing Novara are set up to advance an agenda rather than fairly report the news, argues Robinson, who will give the inaugural Steve Hewlett memorial lecture tonight. “Our critics now see their attacks as a key part of their political strategy,” Robinson writes in the Guardian. “In order to succeed they need to convince people not to believe ‘the news’.” |
| ‘Our exhausting path to democracy’ – Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, doing six months’ jail for organising the “umbrella” protests of 2014, writes with stirring defiance today on his determination not to let a new era of Chinese authoritarian rule snuff out the pro-democracy movement. “One simply cannot turn a blind eye and kid oneself that Hong Kong is still the same as it has always been,” he says. “[But] I continue to believe that Hong Kong, as the freest part on Chinese soil with the strongest faith in democracy, can still make a difference.” | ‘Our exhausting path to democracy’ – Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, doing six months’ jail for organising the “umbrella” protests of 2014, writes with stirring defiance today on his determination not to let a new era of Chinese authoritarian rule snuff out the pro-democracy movement. “One simply cannot turn a blind eye and kid oneself that Hong Kong is still the same as it has always been,” he says. “[But] I continue to believe that Hong Kong, as the freest part on Chinese soil with the strongest faith in democracy, can still make a difference.” |
| Lunchtime read: Naked truths about raw food | Lunchtime read: Naked truths about raw food |
| Can you really live on an uncooked diet – and is it good for you anyway? | Can you really live on an uncooked diet – and is it good for you anyway? |
| Felicity Cloake, who writes our long-running perfect recipes series, busts some of the myths around going “fully raw” – including that nutrients are destroyed by cooking (actually, it frees them up for absorption by our bodies) and that what was good for our prehistoric ancestors should be good for us (except we’ve got mouths, teeth and stomachs too small for their diet). Cooking also kills germs and makes things like potatoes digestible. “The benefits of a raw diet have been somewhat overcooked,” Cloake concludes. | Felicity Cloake, who writes our long-running perfect recipes series, busts some of the myths around going “fully raw” – including that nutrients are destroyed by cooking (actually, it frees them up for absorption by our bodies) and that what was good for our prehistoric ancestors should be good for us (except we’ve got mouths, teeth and stomachs too small for their diet). Cooking also kills germs and makes things like potatoes digestible. “The benefits of a raw diet have been somewhat overcooked,” Cloake concludes. |
| Sport | Sport |
| The participation of Ben Stokes in the Ashes series this winter remains in the balance following the fight in Bristol over which the England all-rounder was arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm. | The participation of Ben Stokes in the Ashes series this winter remains in the balance following the fight in Bristol over which the England all-rounder was arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm. |
| Antonio Conte has expressed dismay at the decision to stage Chelsea’s game against Manchester City on Saturday, claiming he will only be able to select his team “one or two hours before we play” as he gauges his squad’s recovery from the eye-catching if draining win at Atlético Madrid. Romelu Lukaku scored another two goals as Manchester United thrashed CSKA Moscow 4-1 in Russia and Celtic enjoyed a perfect night in Belgium where they beat Anderlecht 3-0. | Antonio Conte has expressed dismay at the decision to stage Chelsea’s game against Manchester City on Saturday, claiming he will only be able to select his team “one or two hours before we play” as he gauges his squad’s recovery from the eye-catching if draining win at Atlético Madrid. Romelu Lukaku scored another two goals as Manchester United thrashed CSKA Moscow 4-1 in Russia and Celtic enjoyed a perfect night in Belgium where they beat Anderlecht 3-0. |
| Tiger Woods has admitted he may never play competitive golf again owing to his well-publicised back problems. The US Ski and Snowboard Association will put forth a formal proposal next week for Lindsey Vonn to participate in a men’s World Cup downhill race next year. And OJ Simpson could be released on parole as soon as Monday in Las Vegas under a plan being finalised by Nevada officials. | Tiger Woods has admitted he may never play competitive golf again owing to his well-publicised back problems. The US Ski and Snowboard Association will put forth a formal proposal next week for Lindsey Vonn to participate in a men’s World Cup downhill race next year. And OJ Simpson could be released on parole as soon as Monday in Las Vegas under a plan being finalised by Nevada officials. |
| Business | Business |
| The dollar received another boost after Donald Trump announced plans for the biggest shakeup of the US tax system for three decades. Investors took Trump’s plans as another good sign for the US economy, strengthening the chances of a rate rise in December. Asian markets have been mixed with Japan and Australia up, but Hong Kong and Shanghai down. The FTSE100 is set to open up fractionally higher. The pound lost ground to the dollar at $1.337 but rose to €1.14. | The dollar received another boost after Donald Trump announced plans for the biggest shakeup of the US tax system for three decades. Investors took Trump’s plans as another good sign for the US economy, strengthening the chances of a rate rise in December. Asian markets have been mixed with Japan and Australia up, but Hong Kong and Shanghai down. The FTSE100 is set to open up fractionally higher. The pound lost ground to the dollar at $1.337 but rose to €1.14. |
| The papers | The papers |
| A finger-pointing Jeremy Corbyn is all over the front pages today. But some titles are giving the middle finger to Ryanair instead – accusing it of “cancelling Christmas” (the Mail and the Metro) and “ruining hols for 400,000 more passengers” (the Mirror). The Times says Michael O’Leary’s airline is facing a legal storm that could include millions of pounds in fines. | A finger-pointing Jeremy Corbyn is all over the front pages today. But some titles are giving the middle finger to Ryanair instead – accusing it of “cancelling Christmas” (the Mail and the Metro) and “ruining hols for 400,000 more passengers” (the Mirror). The Times says Michael O’Leary’s airline is facing a legal storm that could include millions of pounds in fines. |
| The FT headline on that Corbyn conference speech seems just a little more animated than usual – his plans on tax and rent have “put business and landlords on alert”. “The Tories are hanging on by their fingertips,” Corbyn says on the Guardian front. The Telegraph and the i lead with Theresa May threatening trade retaliation against punitive US tariffs slapped on Bombardier planes built in Belfast. The Express goes it alone with “Millions face pension shock” about final salary schemes that it says have only a 50% chance of paying out in full. | The FT headline on that Corbyn conference speech seems just a little more animated than usual – his plans on tax and rent have “put business and landlords on alert”. “The Tories are hanging on by their fingertips,” Corbyn says on the Guardian front. The Telegraph and the i lead with Theresa May threatening trade retaliation against punitive US tariffs slapped on Bombardier planes built in Belfast. The Express goes it alone with “Millions face pension shock” about final salary schemes that it says have only a 50% chance of paying out in full. |
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