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Rising number of people seeking ADHD diagnosis without treatment, say experts
Psychiatrists in Channel 4 documentary argue it is more a ‘social construct’ than a medical condition People are increasingly seeking to an obtain an ADHD diagnosis without pursuing treatment, according to experts who have called for more research to understand why. Some people now regard ADHD as “an identity, rather than a disorder”, with the result that many obtain assessments from poor quality private providers, which lead them to “believe they have a condition needing treatment”, said the psychiatrist Dr Marios Adamou, the founder of the UK Adult ADHD Network. Continue reading...
At least 113 BHP workers sexually harrassed colleagues in a single year, mining giant says
Further 104 allegations not investigated due to ‘insufficient information or the wishes of the impacted person’, according to annual report More than 100 workers at mining giant BHP lost their jobs, or resigned, during the last financial year after sexually harassing colleagues, which included numerous instances of indecent touching, stalking and grooming. The harassment cases, disclosed in the mining giant’s annual report on Tuesday, come during a period of heightened scrutiny of remote work sites, where female workers across the industry have raised allegations of systemic sexual harassment, violence and retaliation. Continue reading...
Williams sisters come unstuck in Cincinnati in first doubles outing together since 2022
Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns beat American pair 6-2, 1-6, 10-8 Serena and Venus enjoy ‘fun’ on-court reunion despite defeat Serena and Venus Williams played their first doubles match together since the 2022 US Open and lost a thriller, 2-6, 6-1, 10-8 to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns at the Cincinnati Open. The sisters nearly recovered from a 6-0 deficit in the match tiebreaker before a double-fault by Venus Williams ended their first doubles appearance in a non-grand slam event since the Italian Open in 2016. Continue reading...
Top economists urge Burnham to sign UK up to UN initiative on global inequality
Open letter signed by 40 academics including Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level Forty prominent progressive academics are urging Andy Burnham’s government to join a new global push to tackle inequality. The experts include Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz , University College London professor Mariana Mazzucato, vice-chancellor of the London School of Economics Larry Kramer, and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level . Continue reading...
Jeanie Buss reportedly attempting to halt her siblings’ attempt to sell remaining stake in Lakers
Jeanie Buss wants to remain as controlling owner Family were set to sell stake to Bob Iger and Josh Jushner Jeanie Buss is reportedly challenging her siblings’ attempt to sell the family’s remaining stake in the Los Angeles Lakers. Hours after the Buss family released a statement revealing their intention to sell their 17.8% ownership of the franchise to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, CNBC and ESPN reported that Jeanie Buss’s lawyer sought to halt her siblings’ sale on legal grounds. Continue reading...
White House launches personal attack on CNN reporter over question to Trump
CNN says attack ‘beneath the office’ after Kristen Holmes asked president about Jon Ossoff’s comments on key aide The White House launched a personal attack against a CNN reporter on Monday with a social media post that mentioned her children and accused her of asking a “disgusting and inhumane question”. A White House post targeted Kristen Holmes, a senior White House correspondent for the network, after she asked Donald Trump to respond to a widely shared comment by Democratic senator Jon Ossoff in a speech on Sunday . Continue reading...
Trump reportedly casts mail-in ballot in Florida Republican primary
President, who has decried mail-in ballots amid false claims of election fraud, issued March order to curb voting by mail Donald Trump voted by mail in Florida’s Republican primary, Politico reports, citing Palm Beach county voting records. The White House has confirmed the president’s mail-in vote, according to the New York Times , which added that this is at least the third time the president has mailed his ballot. In March, the president signed an executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections that will decide control of US Congress. Trump has repeatedly criticized mail-in voting, calling for restrictions on the policy for years and falsely claiming that his 2020 election defeat was the result of widespread voter fraud. Continue reading...
Bondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaint
Author Adam Johnson criticises Waverley council saying ‘reality is often upsetting’ while Palestinian group says libraries should hold ‘challenging’ books Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Sydney library has removed a book critical of Israel called How to Sell a Genocide, following a complaint reportedly from a survivor of the Bondi beach terror attack. Waverley library at Bondi Junction is in the same council area as Bondi beach. Continue reading...
Torrential rains kill one in South Korea while Philippine capital battles major flooding
More than 800mm of rain was recorded in the South Korean city of Geoje, which triggered a landslide that killed one person Torrential downpours that have pounded southern parts of South Korea have killed one person and injured four others, officials have confirmed. Heavy rains have been recorded in South Gyeongsang province, including the city of Geoje, where the 800-mm deluge triggered a landslide, the interior and safety ministry said. Continue reading...
Sydney Swans coach ‘extremely disappointed’ as club faces call on standing down players over alleged sexual assault
Victoria police investigating allegation of sexual assault in the early hours of Monday morning at a Melbourne hotel Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Sydney Swans coach, Dean Cox, says he is “extremely disappointed” as the team and the AFL face a decision on whether to stand down several Swans players under investigation over an alleged sexual assault. Victoria police attended the Pullman Hotel in East Melbourne on Monday and said they were investigating a report of sexual assault in the early hours of the morning. Continue reading...
Lindsay Clancy had ‘thoughts of harming the children’, mother testifies at trial
Paula Musgrove stated her daughter had said medications were ‘destroying’ her mind and she was becoming ‘paranoid’ The defense in the Lindsay Clancy filicide case called the defendant’s mother as one of its first witnesses Monday, after three weeks of prosecution evidence laid out, in often harrowing detail, events surrounding Clancy’s killing of her three children. Under questioning from defense attorney David Reddington, Clancy’s mother, Paula Musgrove, testified that her daughter’s statements and actions had unsettled her in the months leading up to 24 January 2023. Continue reading...
Melbourne’s Armenian-Lebanese eatery Zareh named Gourmet Traveller’s restaurant of the year
Previous winners of the award have included Saint Peter, Attica, Orana by the late Jock Zonfrillo, and Quay Armenian-Lebanese eatery Zareh has been named Gourmet Traveller’s restaurant of the year, in a category of the annual industry awards that has historically been dominated by European-leaning cuisine and fine-dining establishments. The restaurant’s menu pulls from the Armenian, Egyptian and Lebanese backgrounds of co-owners Tom Sarafian and Jinane Bou-Assi: aish baladi (Egyptian flatbread) is made with a flour milled in the Mornington Peninsula; kafta nayyah comprises raw minced lamb from Tasmania and Victoria; hummus is crowned with spanner crab. Continue reading...
Trump tells CNN reporter to 'be quiet' during Oval Office clash – video
Donald Trump berated a CNN reporter at a press availability, insisting that she 'be quiet' after she asked about a reduction in US military exercises with South Korea. The CNN correspondent pressed Trump on whether Kim Jong Un had requested a reduction in military activities. When another reporter asked about the extensive accounts of deteriorating living conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln during its lengthy deployment in the strait of Hormuz, the president dismissed the complaints: ' It was fake news reporting from CNN' Trump dismisses USS Lincoln criticism and snaps at CNN reporter to ‘be quiet’ Continue reading...
Burnham scraps restrictions on disabled people’s bus passes in England
Move means holders will be able to travel free on local services at any time of day or night from April next year Disabled people across England will be able to use their free bus passes at any time of day from next April, as Andy Burnham expands a policy he introduced as mayor of Greater Manchester. The prime minister has said the current weekday restrictions on when disabled people can use their bus passes will be removed from 1 April 2027. Their passes are valid only between 9.30am and 11pm on weekdays, although some councils pay to allow people free travel outside those hours. Continue reading...
Election denier Tina Peters to be hired as elections consultant in conservative California county
Shasta county, hotbed of US election denialism movement, set to appoint ex-Colorado clerk who served prison term A northern California county that has become a hotbed of activism for those who sow doubts about the reliability of voting machines plans to hire Tina Peters, the prominent Colorado election denier recently released from prison, to work on elections. Clint Curtis , the top election official in Shasta county, told the Guardian he plans to hire Peters as a consultant to replace Brent Turner, his top deputy, who has been on medical leave. He said Peters would not have access to the county’s voting system. Plans to hire Peters were first reported by Action News Now . Continue reading...
Nolan Wells’ death made Black parents say the quiet part out loud – Stateside with Kai and Carter
When 18-year-old Nolan Wells went missing, his story immediately touched a nerve in Black families. He was last seen while hanging out with a group of white friends, at a popular beach near Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Wells never came home from the trip, and he was found dead days later. Many questions about how he died remain unanswered publicly. And the mystery surrounding his death has revived an old conversation within Black communities: are we ever truly safe in white-dominated spaces? Who will feel responsible for our children’s safety when we send them out into a world where Black life is not valued? Host Kai Wright talks with historian Stacey Patton and writer Ashley Stoney about why Wells’ story has captured so much attention – and sparked so much anxiety – among Black parents, in particular. What does our collective reaction to Wells’ disappearance and death reveal about the limits of interracial society today? Continue reading...
Luigi Mangione New York murder trial postponed after guilty plea in federal case
Lawyers seek dismissal of state charges after Mangione pleaded guilty in federal case over Brian Thompson killing A New York state judge on Monday effectively postponed Luigi Mangione’s trial on murder and weapons charges over the 2024 killing of a health insurance company CEO, after Mangione pleaded guilty last week to separate federal charges. The trial had previously been scheduled to begin on September 8. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to the state charges. Mangione’s lawyers on Friday asked New York state justice Gregory Carro, who is overseeing the state case, to dismiss the charges. Continue reading...
Australia politics live: Greens say Labor and Coalition deal on gambling ad laws a ‘smokescreen’
Greens spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young says opt-out system doesn’t acknowledge ‘how the internet actually works. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has claimed Labor’s proposal to let Australians opt out of all gambling ads online doesn’t account for how the internet works. The government has promised a “one-stop shop” to opt out of the ads online, in its latest gambling reform bill introduced on Monday. It has not explained how an opt-out register could work and government sources have conceded it would be a complex measure. Hanson-Young told the ABC’s 7.30 on Monday the Greens would not support the “smokescreen” bill. She said the government had told her it wouldn’t pursue a stronger alternative measure, a system requiring Australians to opt in to seeing gambling ads, because such a system would effectively ban the ads. On the opt-out proposal, she said: The idea that you can opt out of all corners of the internet - I mean, it just beggars belief that any serious policy brain has put this forward. I don’t know whose idea it was. Maybe it was Angus Taylor’s , maybe it was the prime minister’s, but it’s certainly come from someone who doesn’t know how the internet actually works. But they are being ignored .. I think what’s happened is that Angus Taylor is not up to the job. He is a weak leader. And I think he’s been spooked by Pauline Hanson and One Nation. Continue reading...
Tens of thousands pay tribute to Jason Arday at Trafalgar Square vigil
MPs, friends and campaigners gathered to remember former Cambridge professor after his death on Friday Tens of thousands of people gathered in Trafalgar Square in London to remember and pay tribute to Jason Arday, the former Cambridge professor who died on Friday. Stand Up to Racism, which organised the vigil, estimated that 30,000 mourners had gathered in the square to listen to emotional speeches from MPs, friends and campaigners on Arday’s life and legacy and join in a minute’s silence. Many were dressed in black and held flowers, which they were asked to leave beneath Nelson’s column. People also carried placards reading “rest in power”. Continue reading...
Trump dismisses USS Lincoln criticism and snaps at CNN reporter to ‘be quiet’
President says US carrier is ‘beautifully maintained’ and calls CNN ‘fake news’ over reports of poor conditions Donald Trump claimed he had third-hand reports that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is “beautifully maintained” despite extensive accounts of deteriorating living conditions during its lengthy deployment in the strait of Hormuz. At the White House on Monday, Trump berated a CNN reporter at a press availability, insisting that she “be quiet” and describing the reporting as fake news. Continue reading...
Netanyahu party campaign billboard likens Mamdani to leaders of Iran and Hezbollah
Likud’s depiction of Zohran Mamdani is latest move in spat between Israel’s prime minister and New York’s mayor Benjamin Netanyahu’s party has compared the New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani to the leaders of Iran and Hezbollah on a campaign billboard. The billboard in central Tel Aviv depicts Mamdani alongside the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, and the chief of the militant group Hezbollah, Naim Qassem. Continue reading...
NBA blasts ESPN for ‘inaccuracies’ in report on Kawhi Leonard-Clippers investigation
NBA is looking into claims of salary cap circumvention ESPN says league has no proof owner funneled money Steve Ballmer denies allegations; Leonard trade on hold The NBA has disputed an ESPN report on the league’s investigation into possible salary cap circumvention by the Los Angeles Clippers. On Monday, ESPN reported that, after an 11-month investigation, the NBA was not able to show proof that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer funneled money to Kawhi Leonard via team sponsorships to bypass the salary cap. The outlet also said the two sides have been “negotiating a resolution to the investigation”. Continue reading...
Trump tells 10-year-old rescued by teen lifeguard: ‘I don’t know if I’d do it’
President hosts Nathanial Rai and lifeguard Ryder Williams at White House after video of California rescue went viral Nathanial Rai had been swept off his feet along the California coast, was rescued by a 16-year-old lifeguard – and was now sitting in the Oval Office with Donald Trump. Of the rescuer, Ryder Williams , Trump said to Rai: “He’s a real hero. I don’t know if I’d do it. Continue reading...
Huge number of children would fall into poverty under Reform’s benefits plans, say campaigners
Party wants to cut £50bn from UK welfare bill but charity says proposals would cause ‘horrific levels of destitution’ Hundreds of thousands of children would be tipped into poverty and destitution under plans unveiled by Reform UK to slash £50bn a year from the UK benefits bill, campaigners have warned. The warnings came after Reform published plans to drastically reduce disability payments, ban non-UK citizens from claiming benefits and introduce compulsory 20 hours a week unpaid workfare for thousands of long-term unemployed people. Continue reading...