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Boeing boss plea to workers as strike vote looms Boeing’s new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, is urging employees to avoid a strike, warning it could jeopardise the company’s ongoing recovery. This plea comes just hours before a key union vote that could potentially lead to industrial action at the troubled aviation giant. Earlier this week, Boeing’s leadership and union representatives negotiated a tentative agreement, offering workers a 25% pay increase over four years. However, the deal still needs to be approved by the union’s membership. If workers reject the offer, a second vote could be held as early as Friday to…

Consumerism and the climate crisis threaten equitable future for humanity, report says The Earth Commission says hope lies in sustainable lifestyles, a radical transformation of global politics and fair distribution of resources. All of humanity could share a prosperous, equitable future but the space for development is rapidly shrinking under pressure from a wealthy minority of ultra-consumers, a groundbreaking study has shown. Growing environmental degradation and climate instability have pushed the Earth beyond a series of safe planetary boundaries, say the authors from the Earth Commission, but it still remains possible to carve out a “safe and just space” that…

UK English curricula should focus on ‘inclusive and diverse’ stories, author says Ex-children’s laureate Malorie Blackman says no student should feel English is irrelevant because they do not see themselves reflected in the literature. The English literature curriculum ought to include more “inclusive and diverse” contemporary stories that are “relevant and relatable” to young people’s lives, Malorie Blackman has said. The author of the Noughts and Crosses novels said in the foreword to a Lit in Colour campaign report that it could encourage more children to read for pleasure. She also said that no child should feel that studying English…

London Pub crowned the best place to get a burger in the UK This summer, the National Burger Awards hosted a special Champion of Champions cook-off to name the best place to get a burger across the country. We’re no stranger to the National Burger Awards – with cult-favourite chain Bleecker taking first place in February’s ceremony for its signature Bacon Double. However, to celebrate 10 years of the prestigious foodie gong, a one-off contest pitted 26 previous winners from the last decade against each other. And it was here that Whole Beast, the resident kitchen at The Montpelier pub in Peckham,…

More than a million unpaid UK carers living in poverty, research finds Carers UK estimates 600 people a day quit jobs to care for loved ones and calls for a review of the benefits system. More than a million unpaid carers in the UK who look after disabled, frail or ill relatives are living in poverty, with one in 10 experiencing such extreme hardship they struggle to afford to eat regularly or heat their homes, new research shows. Campaigners said carers – routinely lauded by politicians as unsung heroes whose sacrifices help prop up the NHS – were paying the…

Quick View – Contents Harris-Trump debate: Media declares Kamala Harris the winnerYesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met face-to-face for what will likely be their only televised TV debate. Some of the biggest topics saw the pair clash on the economy, immigration and abortion.The press largely agreed Harris won the debate, where Trump rabble and made false and bizarre claims – including claims that migrants are eating American’s pets.We look at how the press analysed the performance and what it means for going forward – as snap polls following the debate still show a tight race…

“Then, for more than 90-minutes on Tuesday night, Harris put Trump on the defensive, taunting him about the size of his crowds and pressing him over his shifting positions on abortion. It clearly rattled the former president, who took the bait again and again. With the race on a knife’s edge, and Trump’s support relatively stable despite his 34 felony convictions, an assassination attempt and the replacement of his Democratic opponent, Harris could hardly afford a shaky performance, much less a defeat. In the end, she delivered what fellow Californian, the governor Gavin Newsom, described as a “masterclass”.”

“If Harris was still relatively unknown to many Americans before the debate, she isn’t anymore. There’s a good chance that sceptical voters will like what they saw. … Already on the first topic, the country’s economic situation, Harris showed that she was better prepared than Trump. … On economics and domestic policy, Trump in particular performed poorly, simply repeating his anti-immigration mantra as the solution to all the problems. … With her strong performance in this debate, Harris has undoubtedly boosted her chances of winning the presidency.”

“Harris held up well in terms of content. … Doubts about her ability to perform expressed before the debate proved to be unfounded, even if she once again failed to justify the many U-turns she has made on various issues. The Democrat laid out her plans with verve, including tax cuts for middle-income groups and measures for the housing market. She also distanced herself from the incumbent president and presented herself as the leader of a ‘new generation’. However, to one question she had no answer: if her plans are so important, why is she not implementing them now, as vice president?”

Joel Veltman has praised Declan Rice for his reaction in the aftermath of his controversial sending off against Brighton. The Arsenal midfield linchpin was given his marching orders in last month’s tempestuous 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium and will serve a one-match suspension against Tottenham on Sunday. Rice was given a second yellow card during the early stages of the second half against the Seagulls after he prevented Vetlman from taking a quick free-kick by nudging the ball away from his opponent. The former West Ham skipper looed astonished when referee Chris Kavanagh dismissed him despite having made only…