UK hospitality sector to offer up to 100,000 jobs to young people out of work↗
Restaurants and pubs such as Nando’s and Fuller’s will create placements for 18- to 24-year-olds under DWP-backed scheme Bars, clubs and restaurants will offer up to 100,000 jobs to young people not in employment, education or training…
Australian politics live: Victoria Labor promises free abortion care if re-elected; Albanese criticises Hanson’s ‘monoculture’↗
Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Nationals leader, Matt Canavan , has disputed the trade minister’s claims he walked out of a meeting on the European Union trade deal, suggesting…
Reform UK councillors and candidates filmed making racist and extreme comments↗
Party faces fresh crisis as three councillors quit after ITV undercover filming exposed violence, misogyny and racist views Reform UK has been rocked by a fresh crisis after councillors and election candidates for the party were caught on…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy feels ‘betrayed’ by Donald Trump over Starlink access↗
Ukrainian president accused US president of picking the other side over four years of war Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he feels personally betrayed by Donald Trump after it emerged that Ukraine’s military has had its access to Elon Musk’s…
Israel blocks construction of key Gaza base created by Trump peace board↗
Exclusive: Israel has not permitted US-led project to house 150 international troops to move forward Israel is refusing to allow a key military outpost project for Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to proceed in Gaza, the Guardian has learned.…
OpenAI’s London staff receive average of £2.3m per person annually↗
Accounts for the Westminster-based company behind ChatGPT show that 110 staff shared £87m in salaries and £168m in shares last year OpenAI’s London staff each received £2,318,181 on average last year, as the ChatGPT-maker poured Premier…
In Ukraine, civilian casualties were already rising. Restrictions on Starlink will only worsen the death toll↗
Throttling of mobile internet system will affect Kyiv’s air defences more than its strikes on oil refineries. Now Zelenskyy must be hoping that US intel holds In Ukraine the situation was already jittery enough. Donald Trump has been…
The Guardian — WorldInternationalPresented by Lucy Hough with Hannah Ellis-Petersen; produced by Angus Neale; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin; executive pr14 Oct 2026 India’s cockroach protesters defy Modi’s crackdown – The Latest↗
A fresh wave of protests by India’s youth-led Cockroach movement has been met with a brutal crackdown by Narendra Modi’s government and the closure of a historic protest site in Delhi. Two of the movement’s leaders have been imprisoned for…
Student protests in Albania turn violent as demonstrators clash with police↗
Government building and two banks set on fire as tens of thousands take to streets over education costs and corruption Tens of thousands of students have taken to the streets of Tirana, the Albanian capital, setting alight a government…
The Archers cast ‘angry’ at BBC decision to scrap new Birmingham studio↗
Ben Norris says cost-cutting measure that means show will be recorded outside its home city risks ‘extraordinary burden’ for crew A cast member of The Archers has said its actors have been angered by the BBC’s decision to axe the show’s…
Manchester City staff invited on government trade trip to India↗
Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor Bev Craig invited City representative on trade trip organised by business secretary A club representative from Manchester City was invited on a government-backed trade delegation to India this week,…
New UK sanctions powers will enable action against supporters of illegal Israeli settlements↗
Global human rights commitments adopted by government extend reach to enablers of unlawful activity The UK is expanding its sanctions powers to freeze assets and target entities enabling illegal Israeli settlements, obstructing…
Plan unveiled to increase share of land farmed organically in England to 10%↗
Government says ambition for 2036 will be good for food and climate resilience, but concerns remain over funding The government has set an ambition to increase the share of English land farmed organically to 10% by 2036, but concerns…
UK’s ‘incoherent’ approach to China plagued by a lack of expertise, report says↗
International grouping of China-sceptic legislators warns of risks inherent in misjudging bilateral relationship The UK’s approach to China is “beset by incoherence” and plagued by a lack of senior expertise, according to a report warning…
Palantir and Sadiq Khan drop legal battle over Met contract↗
Dispute related to claims London mayor blocked US tech firm from £50m police deal because of concerns over its values Palantir and the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, have called off their legal fight over claims the Labour mayor was blocking…
Done family took £30m dividend from Betfred before warning of job cuts↗
Money was withdrawn from gambling firm before founder warned chancellor against doubling machine games duty The billionaire Done family took a £30m dividend from their Betfred gambling empire, before warning that they would close hundreds…
Pope Leo’s recovery from lung cancer surgery ‘progressing as planned’↗
Pontiff has begun walking in his hospital room and is eating normally after operation to remove growth, doctors say Pope Leo’s recovery from a lung cancer operation is progressing as planned, his doctors have said, as the pontiff received…
Campaigners decry slow progress in repaying victims of carer’s allowance crisis↗
Only 1.04% of estimated 230,900 cases reviewed in first five months of £75m three-year scheme Campaigners have urged Andy Burnham to step in after it emerged just a handful of the tens of thousands of unpaid carers who unknowingly racked…
Container ship sinks near strait of Hormuz amid surge in Iranian attacks↗
Second vessel also reportedly sinking as uptick in strikes suggests Iran trying to close waterway before US elections A container ship has sunk near the strait of Hormuz and a second cargo vessel was reportedly sinking amid the sharpest…
Mont Blanc, the ‘roof of Europe’, loses more than a metre of height in a year↗
Peak of French mountain now 4,807 metres high and fluctuates year by year due to changes in Alpine climate Europe’s highest peak shrank by more than a metre last year, data has shown. Mont Blanc in France now stands 4,807.47 metres above…
Boy, 17, accidentally shot dead with air rifle at Hampshire house party, inquest told↗
Connor Bell died of his injuries after his friend Jack Beechy, 18, pulled the trigger, mistaking it for the safety catch A 17-year-old died after he was accidentally shot in the head with an air rifle by his friend at a house party, an…
Russell Brand was ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator, court told↗
Comedian faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six women Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial – latest updates Russell Brand was a ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual…
France’s students are angry about more than crumbling classrooms and missing teachers↗
Beneath a wave of school protests in France lies a more existential worry: the future prospects of an entire generation • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Say what you will about France’s high schools, they…
‘English nationalist’ content creators film themselves in asylum seekers’ house↗
Video posted online shows men entering home through unlocked door and claiming to be looking for paperwork A Home Office accommodation provider has launched an investigation after “English nationalist” content creators posing as…
Closer EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says↗
Exclusive: Douglas Alexander, on trade delegation to India, talks up economic benefits of joint trading arrangements with Europe UK politics live – latest updates Britain will benefit from much closer trading relations with the EU even if…
Locking UK out of ‘Made in Europe’ law will ‘hurt’ carmaking across EU, says Mercedes-Benz boss↗
Ola Källenius says it will ‘weaken the industry on both sides’ ahead of act intended to counter non-EU competition Locking the UK out of the EU’s flagship industrial “Made in Europe” legislation would amount to a “deliberate choice” by EU…
Sally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in UK due to Palestine Action support↗
Irish writer of Normal People says she can no longer receive royalties from British sales and she cancelled UK trip due to fear of arrest Sally Rooney has said she is being forced to withdraw her books from sale in the UK because of her…
Uber begins self-driving robotaxi trial in Manchester↗
Company hails first step in rolling out technology across UK as first autonomous vehicles take to city’s streets Uber has begun a trial of autonomous vehicles on the streets of Manchester as it looks to bring robotaxis to cities around the…
‘A big responsibility’: Clifton Suspension Bridge master hails £7.6m renovation↗
Engineer Tristan Ralph describes task of maintaining and running Bristol structure without public money The job does not give the holder age-old perks such as the right to drive sheep across the great structure, but the title “bridge…
French minister accuses Elon Musk of ‘online harassment campaigns’ against European leaders↗
Jean-Noël Barrot criticises X owner in speech attacking foreign efforts to destabilise country before 2027 election France’s foreign minister has accused Elon Musk of using his social media platform to orchestrate “massive online…