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Business jet carrying nine people crashes in Florida neighborhood
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/01/business-jet-crash-florida
Published: November 1, 2026 21:13
It is unclear if anyone on the ground was hurt and no details yet on whether anyone onboard survivedA business jet carrying nine people crashed in a Florida neighborhood on Sunday, erupting in a massive fireball.The Learjet 60 crashed in a residential area…
Teenage violinist wins BBC Young Musician 2026, after first all-female final
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/nov/01/bbc-young-musician-teenage-violinist-sofia-demetriades
Published: November 1, 2026 21:00
Judges hail Sofia Demetriades’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto as full of insights, poetry and maturityA teenage violinist has won the BBC Young Musician competition 2026, in the first all-female final in the competition’s 48-year history.The…
UK was ‘vehement’ slavery reparations should not be on Commonwealth summit agenda
Published: November 1, 2026 19:50
British prime minister has now agreed to structured dialogue on reparatory justice but issue remains off formal Chogm agendaBritish officials initially insisted that discussions of reparations for slavery should not be on the agenda of the Commonwealth…
Connecticut senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/01/chris-murphy-stroke-hospitalized
Published: November 1, 2026 19:27
Democratic senator was at his son’s hockey game when he felt a numbness in his arm and was in Johns Hopkins Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke.Murphy, 53, started feeling numbness in his arm while attending a…
Home secretary to make some migrants wait 15 years for right to settle in UK
Published: November 1, 2026 18:48
MPs say Shabana Mahmood’s new rules risk staff shortages in health and social care and second Windrush scandalShabana Mahmood will announce sweeping new rules on Monday on how long legal migrants must wait for permanent settlement in the UK, with most…
Juan Atkins, pioneer of Detroit techno sound, dies aged 64
Published: November 1, 2026 18:31
US artist known as Model 500 and as one half of the duo Cybotron had huge influence on dance music worldwideJuan Atkins, one of the pioneers of Detroit techno and a huge influence on dance music more widely, has died aged 64.His agency, Greensmith Artists,…
Three key takeaways from early voting in midterm elections
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/01/key-takeaways-midterm-elections-early-voting
Published: November 1, 2026 18:19
Voting is particularly high in states with tight Senate races that could determine which party controls the chamberUS citizens are casting ballots in record numbers ahead of the midterm elections on Tuesday, another potential indication, analysts say, of…
Negotiators ‘braced for worst’ over US-Iran talks to reopen strait of Hormuz
Published: November 1, 2026 17:49
Third day of indirect talks as Qatar tries to negotiate release of $6bn in Iranian assets that could lead to waterway’s reopeningOfficials from the Gulf states are “braced for the worst” as they wait for Washington’s response to an Iranian proposal that…
Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Abdul El-Sayed’s Republican rival Mike Rogers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/01/abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens-michigan-senate
Published: November 1, 2026 17:47
Stevens lost the party’s Michigan primary by a close margin and had refused to endorse El-Sayed, with tensions between the two highCongresswoman Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed his Republican…
How Rachel Reeves has mapped out economic agenda for Andy Burnham’s government
Published: November 1, 2026 17:47
On Brexit, devolution and investment, the former chancellor is eerily in tune with the man who sacked herReeves says UK’s future is in the EUWhich senior politician has argued that “Brexit did deep damage” and that the government seeks “not to turn back…
Police detain 325 people at pro-Palestine Action protest at US embassy in London
Published: November 1, 2026 17:29
Arrests come ahead of Wednesday’s supreme court challenge to the ban on the direct action groupPolice have said they arrested 325 people on Saturday at a demonstration outside the US embassy in London against the proscription of Palestine Action.In updated…
Ukraine defies Trump to resume attacks on Russian oil refineries
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/01/ukraine-defies-trump-resumes-attacks-russian-oil
Published: November 1, 2026 17:20
Kremlin says Kyiv is ‘simply ignoring’ US wishes days before midterm elections after reported strikes on two oil sitesUkraine has resumed its attacks on Russian oil refineries in defiance of pressure from Donald Trump ahead of the US midterm elections,…
National Grid to site biggest substation on Teesside, near planned AI datacentre
Published: November 1, 2026 17:10
New electricity generating capacity would enable north-east to attract investment for major datacentre projectsNational Grid has taken a step towards building Britain’s biggest electricity substation on Teesside, which could supply power to a vast…
How a small Wisconsin city scuttled a secretive $1.6bn datacenter project
Published: November 1, 2026 17:00
Residents of Menomonie mounted a successful protest against a huge campus proposed by Meta – and community resistance to the AI boom is growingIn the spring of 2025, Sydney Brennan was riding high. The 22-year-old was finishing college and was a newly…
UK willing to spend £450m a year on EU students if it can join Made in Europe scheme
Published: November 1, 2026 17:00
Exclusive: Plan to allow students from bloc pay same fees as Britons contingent on entry to industrial programme, officials sayMinisters are prepared to spend as much as £450m a year to give students from the EU discounted university fees, the Guardian has…
Director Michael Mann accidentally shoots himself in the leg at gun range
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/nov/01/michael-mann-accidentally-shoots-himself-leg
Published: November 1, 2026 16:39
Mann taken to hospital with superficial injury after weapon accidentally discharged while holsteredHollywood director Michael Mann has been taken to the hospital following an apparently accidental shooting at a Los Angeles gun range, according to the…
Attempted murder probe after petrol bomb thrown at French riot police
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/01/petrol-bomb-thrown-at-french-riot-police
Published: November 1, 2026 16:24
Youth-led protests end with street violence in cities across France, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal and Albania French officials have opened an investigation into the attempted murder of a police officer and Germany’s interior minister has called for harsh…
Multiple shootings in Dallas leave four dead and 15 injured on Halloween night
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/01/shootings-halloween-night-dallas-birmingham
Published: November 1, 2026 16:24
Police say three separate shootings occurred in Deep Ellum neighborhood and are trying to determine if they’re relatedPolice in Dallas say four people are dead and 15 are injured following separate shootings in a Dallas neighborhood. It was among several…
Five teenagers hurt in stabbing at Halloween party in Hampshire
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/01/teenagers-stabbing-halloween-party-hampshire
Published: November 1, 2026 16:14
Police searching for ‘unknown group’ that gained entry to property in Chandler’s Ford on Saturday night Five teenage boys were stabbed at a Halloween party, after an “unknown group” gained entry to the event on a residential road, police have been told.The…
Republican senator Dan Sullivan says he will accept Alaska election results
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/01/alaska-senate-race-republican-dan-sullivan
Published: November 1, 2026 15:39
Senator was allegedly targeted in ballot-stacking ploy by his Democratic opponent to peel away votes from himSenator Dan Sullivan, the Alaska Republican allegedly targeted in a ballot-stacking ploy by his Democratic opponent, Mary Peltola, told CNN this…
Tributes paid to ‘inspiring’ Cambridge scientist who died in Spain train crash
Published: November 1, 2026 15:00
Dr Marta Shahbazi was travelling to a conference to receive award for scientific excellence in developmental biologyAn “inspiring” University of Cambridge scientist died in the Spanish train collision on Wednesday that killed at least 69 people.Dr Marta…
Green party must avoid being taken over by hard left, says former leader
Published: November 1, 2026 14:35
Adrian Ramsay says some new members would be ‘more at home’ in Your Party or Socialist Workers partyThe former Green party leader Adrian Ramsay has said the party must fix its internal democracy to avoid a takeover by the hard left, saying that some new…
One person killed in shooting outside Magic City Classic football game in Alabama
Published: November 1, 2026 14:10
Eight injured in shooting outside Legion FieldAnnual game draws huge crowds to BirminghamOne person was killed and eight others were wounded in a mass shooting outside Legion Field after the annual Magic City Classic football game on Saturday night, police…
‘There’s a lot of hate’: rightwing racism stirs south Asian mobilization in Texas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/01/texas-south-asian-racism
Published: November 1, 2026 14:00
In state that become ‘ground zero’ for discrimination against south Asians, experts say they are seeing voters motivated to fight backLast winter, while Pooja Sethi was canvassing to become the Democratic candidate for the Texas house of representatives,…
Home values fall for seventh consecutive month as interest rates dent demand
Published: November 1, 2026 14:00
Centre of downturn shifts away from Sydney and Melbourne, but after such strong growth most homeowners still sit on sizeable gainsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian home values have dropped for a seventh consecutive…
Former NSW Liberal leads overhaul of One Nation candidate selection process
Published: November 1, 2026 14:00
Exclusive: Mark Jones, once on track for one of the Liberal party’s most powerful roles, is now instrumental in One Nation’s expansionGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastIn 2023, a young and ambitious Liberal moderate was on the…
Northern Territory water plan condemned as ‘blatant and shameless’ attack on nature
Published: November 1, 2026 14:00
Exclusive: Move to scrap legal requirement to set aside water for environment is ‘extreme even for the NT CLP government’, green group saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Northern Territory government has been accused of…
AI is stealing Indigenous Australian art and churning out ‘Temu slop’, artist says
Published: November 1, 2026 14:00
Chair of National Gallery’s First Nations advisory group says the technology is undermining artists’ agency and the authenticity of their workGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAI is taking First Nations art and turning it into…
Welsh health board may close urgent primary care centres at three hospitals
Published: November 1, 2026 13:13
UPCCs in Holyhead, Tremadog and Bangor may shut as Betsi Cadwaladr University health board struggles with funding and recruitmentA struggling Welsh health board may close urgent primary care centres at three hospitals, citing funding and recruitment…
Spirit of 1676: remembering the Native American cataclysm of King Philip’s war
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/01/king-philips-war-anniversary-native-american
Published: November 1, 2026 13:00
The conflict that tore through New England 350 years ago was the bloodiest per capita in colonial or US historyMassachusetts is proud of its ties to the American Revolution. From Paul Revere’s Ride to the siege of Boston, the past year-plus has been…
The US-China trade war seems to have subsided – but the sense of calm is misleading
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/01/us-china-trade-war-trump-xi
Published: November 1, 2026 12:00
A truce has cooled the trade conflict, but neither country has done anything to limit the outbreak of new hostilitiesDonald Trump’s trade wars have largely fallen off the headlines. Fears of new tariffs flare up from time to time when the US president goes…
Labour’s pledge to level-up minimum wage for under-20s before next election in doubt
Published: November 1, 2026 11:52
Chancellor John Healey fails to guarantee equalisation with adult wage will happen in timeframe set out in manifestoLabour looks less likely to meet its manifesto pledge to equalise the minimum wage for younger workers before the next election, after the…
Britain should not issue apology over slave trade, says Kemi Badenoch
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/01/britain-should-not-apologise-slave-trade-kemi-badenoch
Published: November 1, 2026 11:26
Tory leader says apology would be ‘navel-gazing distraction’ and would be used by campaigners as lever for financial compensationKemi Badenoch has said an apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade would be a “navel-gazing distraction”,…
New public spending category PDEL is a welcome and could have big impact | Heather Stewart
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/01/pdel-preventative-departmental-expenditure-limit-
Published: November 1, 2026 11:22
The Preventative Departmental Expenditure Limit will be money ringfenced in the budget for preventive policiesJohn Healey’s debut budget was far from a blockbuster, but it may come to be remembered for the birth of a plucky new character in the tax and…
Tommy Robinson conviction leaves far right with leadership void
Published: November 1, 2026 11:00
With heir apparent Danny Tommo also in custody, Robinson’s conviction for harassing journalists is blow to anti-migrant movementThe verdict was met with a groan from Tommy Robinson’s supporters, who had sat behind the dock throughout his harassment…
Sadiq Khan calls for cap on numbers of robotaxis on London streets
Published: November 1, 2026 10:00
Mayor questions impact on air quality, congestion and jobs as government poised to allow driverless vehicles in capitalLondon’s mayor has called for a cap on the numbers of robotaxis on its streets, with the UK government poised to allow fully driverless…
Minister says UK apology over historic role in slave trade won’t lead to financial reparations – UK politics live
Published: November 1, 2026 09:18
Ahead of a meeting with Commonwealth leaders, Andy Burnham wrote that Britain needed to ‘acknowledge its complicated history’Good morning and welcome to our Sunday UK politics blog.Budget week conversation has moved on a bit; Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is…
Asylum seekers still being sent to France under ‘one in one out’ weeks after scheme ended
Published: November 1, 2026 09:00
Guardian understands Home Office continues to detain dozens of people, with one group forcibly removed this weekThe Home Office is still putting asylum seekers on to planes to France weeks after the controversial scheme to remove them ended, the Guardian…
Rachel Reeves says UK’s future is in EU as she backs Andy Burnham on Brexit
Published: November 1, 2026 08:37
Former chancellor says leaving European Union has made Britain ‘poorer, weaker and less secure’The former chancellor Rachel Reeves has argued the UK’s future should be inside the EU, saying Brexit has made the UK “poorer, weaker and less secure”.Writing in…
English children’s homes are in crisis. Does Denmark hold the answers?
Published: November 1, 2026 08:00
UK children’s minister Josh MacAlister has travelled to Copenhagen to see what can be learned from Danish systemIn a quiet suburb on the outskirts of Copenhagen sits a large white house, set back from the road behind a purple-leaved plum tree. It looks…
Jacinda Ardern in Sydney Opera House talk advises politicians to ‘rebuild trust by building financial security’
Published: November 1, 2026 06:53
Former New Zealand prime minister has moved to Australia and is lecturing at University of Sydney – and from stage of city’s famous landmarkJacinda Ardern, who now calls Sydney home, has delivered a message to Australian politicians from the stage of the…
Indian forces tighten security in Delhi ahead of big opposition protest
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/01/india-opposition-protest-rally-delhi
Published: November 1, 2026 06:20
Opposition says hundreds of thousands of people expected to participate in march demanding election chief resign over voter list changesIndian security personnel carrying batons and shields and accompanied by riot control vehicles surrounded the site of a…
High street ‘slot farms’ could evade budget tax rise through bingo hall loophole
Published: November 1, 2026 06:00
Hundreds of adult gaming centres in England have bingo licences that still qualify them for discounted business ratesHundreds of high street “slot farms” could continue claiming a discount on their business rates, unless the government closes a loophole…
Binance says 90% of losses from $6.3bn hack covered as FBI says North Korea behind attack
Published: November 1, 2026 02:41
Cryptocurrency exchange says withdrawals expected to resume on Sunday as FBI blames North Korean state-sponsored group TraderTraitorCryptocurrency exchange Binance says it has replaced 90% of the amount stolen after a record $6.3bn hack of its platform by…
Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign disinvites Haley Stevens from events to limit ‘distractions’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/31/abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens-disinvited-from-events
Published: October 31, 2026 23:58
A public spat has cast Democratic tensions in the spotlight as the close US Senate race draws to a headAbdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s tightly fought US Senate race, has asked Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens to stay away from…
Tusk defends overhaul of Poland’s constitutional court despite protests
Published: October 31, 2026 22:43
Prime minister says shake-up is vital to restore tribunal crippled by years of political disputesPoland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, has vowed to see through a contested overhaul of the country’s constitutional court, declaring that “in certain matters,…
Man in Belfast charged with possessing explosives and firearms
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/31/man-belfast-charged-possessing-explosives-firearms
Published: October 31, 2026 20:21
The 35-year-old was charged after police searched properties in Shankill Road and Edwina Street areasA man has been charged under the Explosives Act and Firearms Order after police searched properties in Belfast.The 35-year-old was charged with offences…
Oleshky evacuees reunite with families after truce allows crossing into Ukraine
Published: October 31, 2026 19:17
Residents of nearby villages line highway waving flags to greet the evacuees’ convoy from the Russian-occupied cityEvacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky have been reunited with their families after crossing into Ukrainian-held territory on Saturday.The…
Disquiet grows in Albanese’s back yard as Grayndler artists unite against ‘insane’ AI proposal
Published: October 31, 2026 19:00
Inner west Sydney seat has long been safely held by the PM – but potential changes to copyright laws are angering its large creative communityGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister is facing growing discontent…
Police clash with masked rioters after largely peaceful protests across France
Published: October 31, 2026 18:23
Demonstrations also taking place in Germany, where officers fire teargas to disperse crowds as evening fallsClashes have erupted in Paris, Marseille and other cities after tens of thousands of demonstrators, some in Halloween fancy dress, marched across…
Virginia and DC sue to stop Trump’s arch as government looks to start construction
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/31/trump-arch-lawsuits-dc-virginia
Published: October 31, 2026 17:57
Legal challenges to Donald Trump’s proposed memorial arch are mounting even as its construction is imminentThe legal challenges to Donald Trump’s proposed memorial arch are mounting, with the District of Columbia and Virginia suing in federal court on…
More than 50m Americans cast ballots in early voting with three days to go before midterms
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/31/early-voting-midterms
Published: October 31, 2026 16:13
Record number of early votes cast, with Democrats outnumbering Republicans in states which collect that informationThere has been a surge of early voting for the US midterm elections, with millions more Americans going to the polls compared with the last…
UK charity shop profits plummet amid shift in secondhand clothes market
Published: October 31, 2026 15:10
British Heart Foundation describes ‘exceptionally challenging’ trading after retail profit reportedly fell 23% amid rise of platforms such as VintedProfits at some of the UK’s best-known charity shops have plummeted as they face a number of pressures,…
A world-first focus on long-term outcomes could transform UK government – or create new spending fights
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/31/spending-plan-long-term-focus-uk-government
Published: October 31, 2026 15:00
Tucked away in John Healey’s budget is decision to ringfence preventative projects where future savings outweigh initial costIt merited the briefest of mentions in John Healey’s speech and just one paragraph in the 166-page budget document, but some…
Maurene Comey ruling offers hope of check on Trump’s assault on rule of law
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/31/maurene-comey-firing-ruling-legal-implications
Published: October 31, 2026 15:00
Legal experts welcome judge’s rejection of firing of James Comey’s daughter prosecutor but warn an appeal is likelyA recent legal ruling against an effort to fire the star-prosecutor daughter of a former FBI chief targeted by Donald Trump could send a…
Ads accusing Republican candidates of protecting Epstein fill airwaves in final midterm push
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/31/political-ads-midterms-epstein-republican-candidate
Published: October 31, 2026 15:00
But select Democrats, too, are being accused of having ties to the late sex offender as country prepares to voteIn races across the country, Democratic candidates or groups that support them have released ads accusing Republicans of protecting pedophiles…
More than 100 protest against Palestine Action ban outside US embassy in London
Published: October 31, 2026 14:35
Police start arresting demonstrators with Met commander alleging they are ‘essentially meeting to purposefully commit a crime’Police have started making arrests at the first mass demonstration under Andy Burnham’s premiership opposing the proscription of…
Starmer says UK must get closer to Europe as US relationship changes
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/31/keir-starmer-uk-europe-us-relationship-trump
Published: October 31, 2026 13:32
Shift in dealings with Washington not likely to reset once Trump leaves Oval Office, former PM saysThe UK and other European nations must draw closer together as the US becomes a less-reliable partner, Keir Starmer has said in his first significant…
UK police should not have let US force take over airbase trial, MoD documents show
Published: October 31, 2026 13:30
According to documents obtained by the Guardian, officials accused Cambridgeshire force of breaching US-UK deal by handing over case of woman strangled by US pilotMinistry of Defence officials have privately accused a UK police force of wrongly handing…
France and Germany braced for unrest with hundreds of demonstrations planned – Europe live
Published: October 31, 2026 11:51
French interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, warned earlier this week of a ‘very high risk of public disorder’In Paris, two separate marches planned by unions and gilets jaunes through the city centre have been banned. Instead, police have authorised a single…
Healey to veto new offshore wind projects if they will not lower bills
Published: October 31, 2026 11:48
Chancellor’s plans add to concerns that government is moving away from pro-renewables agendaJohn Healey has said he will veto new offshore wind projects if they will not lower bills, adding to concerns that the government is moving away from the…
Railway engineering work over Christmas will cause 10 days of disruption
Published: October 31, 2026 11:00
London Paddington and Birmingham New Street stations will shut for five days but most routes will stay openPassengers travelling on some of Great Britain’s busiest railway lines at Christmas have been warned of significant disruption from 10 days of…
Streeting says he began stockpiling food weeks ago amid rising threat to UK
Published: October 31, 2026 10:57
Defence secretary says value for money and modernisation key for spending to ‘fight the wars ahead’The defence secretary, Wes Streeting, says he started stockpiling food and water weeks ago in case of a national emergency, as he talked up the threats to…
Fallon Sherrock pulls off shock defeat of world darts No 1 Luke Littler in live TV battle
Published: October 31, 2026 10:17
The 15th amateur to challenge Littler in Netflix stream on Friday evening, Sherrock was ‘lost for words’ after winning £501,000 prizeThe name of the programme was Beat Luke Littler, and Fallon Sherrock did just that.On one of the biggest nights of the year…
Trump beware: US voters are concerned about government corruption
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/31/trump-government-corruption-midterms-voters
Published: October 31, 2026 10:00
Alleged self-dealing by the president and his allies doesn’t look so good as corruption emerges as a key issue for midterm votersGovernment corruption a top issue for US midterm voters, exclusive poll findsVoters under 50 probably won’t remember the…
Florid language and long silences: five things we learned from week three of Russell Brand’s rape trial
Published: October 31, 2026 08:00
The former comedian and his wife gave evidence in the case in which he denies all charges against himRussell Brand’s trial at Southwark crown court began with widespread media coverage on 12 October. The former comedian and presenter faces three charges of…
‘The last fortress’: historic Athens cafe closes as countercultural area gentrifies
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/31/mouria-historic-athens-cafe-closes-exarchia-gentrifies
Published: October 31, 2026 08:00
Mouria coffeehouse unable to renew lease in Exarchia, known for leftwing solidarity, resistance and radicalismIt has been the hangout of writers, artists, poets and politicians, doctors and lawyers, radicals and revolutionaries for as long as anyone can…
Nigel’s ‘chiselled cheekbones’ make the news – Reform’s the Reformer, digested by John Crace
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/31/nigel-farage-news-the-reformer-digested-by-john-crace
Published: October 31, 2026 07:00
Editor, agony uncle, crossword compiler – he even interviews himself. Our sketchwriter finds there’s no end to Farage’s talentsWelcome to your new super, soaraway Reformer. The paper that aims to take you back to the 1950s with all the stories that the…
Avanti West Coast paid out £20m in ‘delay repay’ passenger refunds this summer
Published: October 31, 2026 07:00
Intercity train operator’s compensation bill likely to top £70m this financial year amid rise in claims across networkAvanti West Coast paid out more than £20m to passengers in just three months this summer in refunds for disrupted journeys on Britain’s…
Storm warnings for Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane as cold front ‘packs a punch’
Published: October 31, 2026 06:05
BoM predicts hail, damaging winds and possible flash flooding across Victoria, NSW and parts of Queensland into Sunday Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastStorm warnings are in place for multiple capital cities across Australia’s…
‘Reparations now’: King and Burnham face protests at Antigua Commonwealth summit
Published: October 31, 2026 06:00
Activists see meeting as opportunity to demand UK confront role in transatlantic enslavement“The royal family enslaved us! Apologise now! Reparatory justice now!”King Charles and the UK prime minister, Andy Burnham, will be greeted with messages as they…
Eight in 10 homes in London’s poshest postcodes now sell below asking price, Coutts finds
Published: October 31, 2026 06:00
Sellers in areas such as Belgravia and Mayfair face hundreds of thousands of pounds in losses as property prices fallEight out of 10 properties in London’s most exclusive neighbourhoods – such as Mayfair, Belgravia and Knightsbridge – now sell below asking…
Is time up for backyard fireworks? UK ministers weigh partial ban over noise concerns
Published: October 31, 2026 06:00
Consultation follows growing calls from campaigners, vets and National Farmers’ Union for tighter regulationAs the nights draw in, the season of sparklers begins, with Diwali, Bonfire Night and New Year’s Eve among the occasions typically celebrated with…
Riot police deployed to Poland’s constitutional court after judge suspended
Published: October 31, 2026 04:27
President Karol Nawrocki seen struggling to gain entry to court building in Warsaw amid long-running row over the court’s legitimacyRiot police were locked in a tense standoff with protesters outside Poland’s constitutional court on Friday night after its…
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers file to dismiss state charges, citing double jeopardy law
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/31/luigi-mangione-new-york-case
Published: October 31, 2026 04:09
Mangione pleaded guilty in August in federal case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian ThompsonLuigi Mangione’s lawyers filed paperwork on Friday once again pushing for dismissal of his state-level case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare…
The cursed cruise: how the dream of never-ending luxury at sea became a nightmare
Published: October 31, 2026 03:00
The MV Odyssey was billed as the ultimate escape from Donald Trump. Instead, the oil shock caused by his war has left passengers unceremoniously dumped in CambodiaThe idea was a never-ending retirement at sea, a continuous voyage around the globe. The…
Albanese looks for reset on world stage as ‘spot fires burn’ domestically and likely interest rate hike looms
Published: October 31, 2026 02:24
The prime minister will speak with King Charles and others at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Antigua and BarbudaGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastAs “summit season” begins, reaffirming ties with fellow leaders on…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy praises US over $2.1bn Patriot missile deal but warns it could take years
Published: October 31, 2026 02:18
The Ukrainian president called the US decision strong, but added that delivery of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles could take yearsThe US has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1bn, but Volodymyr Zelenskyy has…
US cancels G20 ‘family photo’ after Australia, UK and others refuse to appear with Russia
Published: October 31, 2026 00:29
Marco Rubio pulls plug on traditional photo op at meeting of foreign ministers after about one-third of countries threaten boycottThe traditional “family photo” to open the G20 foreign minister’s meeting has been abruptly cancelled in the US after a host…
A top-secret spy mission, a decades-old scandal – and the Austin Powers-esque saga to lift the lid
Published: October 31, 2026 00:04
Rex Patrick’s latest transparency fight is over what he calls ‘most open secret in the history of Australian spying’ – maybe even the worldGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastA campaign to uncover any documents relating to whether…
Retired Michigan teacher released from Russian prison believed he would never be freed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/retired-michigan-teacher-released-russian-prison
Published: October 30, 2026 23:19
Stephen Hubbard said that only when he was being taken from Moscow to St Petersburg did he believe he was ‘going somewhere’In his first comments since recently being released from a Russian prison, a retired Michigan teacher said he only believed he would…
Democratic lawmakers demand ICE data on detainee miscarriages
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/democrats-miscarriages-ice-detainees
Published: October 30, 2026 23:01
Demand comes after Guardian investigation found ICE failed to record data on miscarriages suffered by immigrants in its custody between October 2025 and June 2026US lawmakers are urgently demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) disclose…
Teen boy from Ghana chased and fatally shot on way to school in New York City
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/javits-frimpong-fatal-shooting-bronx-new-york
Published: October 30, 2026 22:43
Javits Frimpong, 15, was being bullied at school before he was shot and killed in the Bronx on Thursday, his father saysA teenage boy from Ghana was chased down and fatally shot Thursday morning on his way to school in the Bronx.The New York City police…
‘Deepest possible partnership’: Canada and EU announce new alliance
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/canada-european-union-alliance
Published: October 30, 2026 18:54
Alliance for the Future, unveiled at Montreal summit and open to other countries, conceived for world ‘shaken by new storms’Canada and Europe have announced a new alliance of like-minded nations to serve as both a “protective canopy under which our…
Florida prosecutors drop felony charge against Rick Ross in domestic violence case
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/rick-ross-felony-charge-dropped-domestic-violence
Published: October 30, 2026 18:39
Miami-Dade officials drop charge of battery by strangulation against rapper due to ‘insufficient evidence’Florida prosecutors on Thursday dropped a felony charge against rapper Rick Ross nearly a month after he was arrested in Miami Beach when a woman he…
Tech sell-off drives US markets down by nearly $1tn after subpar earnings reports
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/30/tech-stocks-drop-earnings-report
Published: October 30, 2026 18:27
Big tech stocks falter as investors question whether billions being poured into AI can generate returns quickly enoughA sell-off of tech stocks that began earlier this month and gained steam with disappointing earnings from leading tech companies drove US…
ICE agent charged after ramming unmarked SUV into man in Texas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/texas-ice-agent-suv-charged
Published: October 30, 2026 18:27
Agent Mario Alberto Morale charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon over incident in Houston A federal immigration agent who drove into and seriously injured a Texas man on 10 October after a botched traffic stop was indicted Friday on a charge…
Man accused of sexually assaulting woman drugged by husband says he thought it was ‘their kink’
Published: October 30, 2026 18:06
Two of four men on trial say they met couple via online ads and swinging website and had no idea wife had been druggedMen accused of sexually assaulting a woman whose then husband drugged her for years and allowed her to be abused have described being…
Russell Brand trial: accusers have ‘nothing to gain’ and were not led by media, court told
Published: October 30, 2026 18:04
In closing speech, prosecutor says six women had ‘bravely’ come forward after realising they were not aloneSix women who have been “haunted” by their encounters with Russell Brand came forward to give evidence against him with nothing to gain and no…
Local devolution decisions rest solely with Scotland and Wales, first ministers tell Burnham
Published: October 30, 2026 17:53
John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth say devolving power further is up to Holyrood and Senedd – not WestminsterScotland and Wales’s first ministers have told Andy Burnham that decisions on local devolution rest solely with their parliaments, in response to…
How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme
Published: October 30, 2026 17:37
Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency incomeNorth Korea plays by its own rules. The isolated, secretive and autocratic country is largely cut off from the world’s economic system – but when it comes to…
Charges dropped against man arrested in mass shooting at Ohio festival that wounded 12
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/ohio-festival-shooting-charges-dropped
Published: October 30, 2026 17:31
Eljay Crisp-Carr, 20, spent five months behind bars before prosecutors asked to dismiss chargesOhio prosecutors on Friday dropped charges against a man arrested in connection with the 6 June shooting at Toledo’s Old West End festival that injured 12…
Evacuation of civilians begins in besieged Ukrainian city of Oleshky
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/evacuation-besieged-ukrainian-city-oleshky
Published: October 30, 2026 17:13
Humanitarian convoy brings food and medicine to Russian-held city near Kherson where people have faced months of severe shortagesPeople living in the besieged Russian-held city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine were evacuated on Friday as part of a joint…
FDA again bypasses advisers to remove black-box warnings from menopause treatments
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/fda-remove-warnings-menopause-treatments
Published: October 30, 2026 16:15
Some experts express concern about ‘lack of transparency’ as agency removes warnings on three estrogen patchesThree more patches for treating menopause will no longer carry black-box warnings about cardiovascular disease, breast cancer and dementia,…
Pope Leo votes in US midterms in first known political ballot for any pontiff
Published: October 30, 2026 16:01
US citizen Leo, who has clashed with Donald Trump over several issues, submits his vote by post in ChicagoPope Leo has voted in the US midterm elections – the first time a sitting pontiff is known to have cast a ballot in any political election at any time…
A working-class Alaskan Native takes on a ‘multimillionaire’ Republican for seat in Congress
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/bill-hill-alaska-congressional-race
Published: October 30, 2026 16:00
Independent candidate Bill Hill is threatening to unseat Trump ally Nick Begich with a message of affordabilityAs Republicans fight to maintain their narrow majority in Congress, they face a unique challenge in Alaska – not from a Democrat, but from an…
Son in custody after Oberlin professor dad and stepmother shot dead in Ohio
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/oberlin-college-professor-shooting
Published: October 30, 2026 15:42
Daniel Jones held on $3m bail after studio art chair Pipo Nguyen-Duy and Tran Thi Phong found dead at homeOberlin College was shaken on Friday after an award-winning professor of photography who had worked at the Ohio liberal arts college for nearly 30…
Trump reverses decision to cancel Kansas and Iowa rallies before midterms
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/trump-midterm-rallies-kansas-iowa
Published: October 30, 2026 15:28
The president cancelled the events in favor of tele-rallies, as Republicans face a fight to retain control of CongressDonald Trump cancelled, and then promptly uncancelled, two in-person rallies in Kansas and Iowa this weekend as polls suggest US midterm…
Perfume bottle and child’s necklace among treasures found in Pompeii wardrobe
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/30/perfume-bottle-child-necklace-pompeii-wardrobe
Published: October 30, 2026 15:06
Archaeologists uncover jewellery, cosmetics and coins in wardrobe sealed since eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79Fragments of personal objects, from makeup tools and a perfume bottle to coins and a child’s necklace, have been found tucked away in a wooden…
Alaska Democrat says she ‘knew nothing’ about effort to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/alaska-democrat-senate-mary-peltola-dan-sullivan
Published: October 30, 2026 15:00
Senate candidate Mary Peltola speaks out as US justice department escalates criminal investigation Alaska Senate race: what to know about Democrats’ alleged ballot-stacking effortMary Peltola, a Democratic Senate candidate, has denied that she knew…
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