Australian leaders condemn pro-Palestine vigils planned for 7 October anniversary amid Jewish commemorations↗
Peak Jewish bodies organise ceremonies on third anniversary of attacks that triggered conflict in which 74,000 Palestinians have been killed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Jewish Australians will mark the…
Artist calls in lawyers after Tories use his Burnham portrait without consent↗
Stanley Chow’s cartoon was put on water bottles at party conference with the slogan ‘Bottler Burnham’ An artist is considering legal action after the Conservative party used his cartoon to mock Andy Burnham. Stanley Chow, a…
Man caught with 300 tortoises and 77 parrots bound for Malta at Sicilian port↗
Italian police say Maltese citizen under investigation for smuggling after animals found packed in car A Maltese man is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly attempting to transport 300 tortoises and 77 parrots from Sicily to…
No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers from base↗
A dozen B-1 bombers stationed at Gloucestershire base were redeployed to US on Sunday amid concerns over possible threat from Iran Downing Street has insisted RAF Fairford is secure a day after the US air force suddenly withdrew a dozen…
Greens pitch Zohran Mamdani-style $25.1bn plan to nationalise 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets↗
Former MP and Greens Institute head, Max Chandler-Mather, says proposal for publicly owned supermarket chain will ease grocery prices Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast More than 200 Coles and Woolworths…
Schoolboy, 15, loses hand after picking up police stun grenade during French school protests↗
Prime minister orders ministers to tackle students’ five major demands, including organising replacement teachers and school repairs Hundreds of schools in France remained fully or partially closed on Monday as teenagers continued to…
Mary Beard suggests ‘tweaks’ to British Museum’s handling of queues to see Bayeux tapestry↗
Classicist and museum trustee visited the line after people complained of waiting for hours, with some turned away Mary Beard has intervened in the row about excessively long queues for the Bayeux tapestry by visiting the line and…
Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years↗
Banks and building societies raise prices as turmoil in bond markets increases expectations of base rate rise The average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6% barrier for the first time in three years, as jitters in the…
Euro falls to 17-month low against dollar amid French debt fears↗
France’s Cac 40 index slides as announcement of snap election in Spain also helps fuel eurozone uncertainty Business live – latest updates The euro has slumped to the lowest level against the dollar in 17 months amid growing concern…
Lab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures↗
Precautions in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia amid uncertainty over death of Darya Shipilova Several hospitals in Siberia have been placed under quarantine after the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague institute.…
Lidl GB’s sales soar by over 10%, helped by price cuts and Deluxe range↗
German-owned supermarket beats Morrisons to become fifth largest grocer in Great Britain Business live – latest updates Lidl’s sales in Great Britain jumped 10% to more than £13bn this year, as shoppers sought out cheaper fresh meat, fruit…
Nobel prize in medicine 2026 awarded for research into mysteries of brain↗
Three scientists to share 12m Swedish kronor prize for their work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’ The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2026 has been awarded to three scientists for their work on investigating the…
Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit↗
Anthony Albanese joins about 4,000 people in Fiji for preparatory meeting for year-ending Cop31 UN climate summit Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The Australian prime minister,…
UK considering tariffs on Chinese car imports to align with EU, reports say↗
Move would strengthen Britain’s case to be included in new legislation to protect European manufacturing Business live – latest updates The UK is considering whether to impose tariffs on Chinese car imports to align itself with the EU and…
Quebec poised to elect separatists to power for first time more than decade↗
Parti Québécois promises to hold independence referendum in Canada’s French-speaking region by 2028 Voters in Quebec are going to the polls in provincial elections which will probably result in victory for a party that has promised to hold…
Sass Jordan, Canadian rock singer-songwriter, dies aged 65↗
Musician who had hit albums with Racine and Rats later became a judge on six seasons of Canadian Idol Sass Jordan, the singer-songwriter who became a significant success in Canada’s rock scene in the 1990s before starring as a judge on…
Extreme heat warnings issued for parts of southern California↗
Temperatures in US state forecast to hit high 30s celsius this week, while regions in Indonesia grapple with wildfires The National Weather Service in the US has issued extreme heat warnings for parts of southern California, including Los…
Coach services could be cut due to record diesel prices, operators warn↗
Rising fuel costs are pushing hundreds of firms out of business, threatening school transport, firms say Business live – latest updates Coach operators have said record diesel prices could force cuts to services including school transport,…
BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk in £400m rescue deal, saving 900 jobs↗
UK’s fourth-biggest broadband firm, which has 1.5m customers, has been seeking a buyer for several years Business live – latest updates BT has agreed to buy the broadband supplier TalkTalk out of administration in a rescue deal that will…
Spain’s Sánchez calls snap election amid national housing crisis – Europe live↗
PM says vote will take place on 29 November after parliament rejected two of his government’s emergency relief measures The conservative People’s Party is very pleased with the announcement. “At last,” they say on their X, with a slick…
Head of Jewish Greens says she may leave party over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote↗
Vivien Lichtenstein says she believes motion is unhelpful as anger grows over Zack Polanski’s absence for vote The head of the Jewish Greens has said she may leave the party after it voted to adopt a policy that equates Zionism with racism…
Andrew launches court action against police over Epstein raids↗
Mountbatten-Windsor to challenge whether Thames Valley police acted lawfully over searches that led to his arrest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against Thames Valley police in an effort to quash search warrants that led…
Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics live↗
Andrew Griffith makes speech today as Reform UK accuses party of copying policies they ‘announced weeks and months ago’ Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England Last night Israel’s foreign affairs ministry said that…
Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election after housing legislation fails to pass↗
Election called after rightwing parties voted down emergency legislation aimed at tackling housing crisis Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a snap general election three days after rightwing parties torpedoed…
Anti-migrant protesters scuffle with police in Gosport after Channel rescue↗
Demonstrators gather in south coast town as nearly 150 people trying to reach UK by small boat brought ashore Anti-migrant protesters have scuffled with police in Gosport, Hampshire, as they opposed the rescuing of nearly 150 people trying…
British Jews more likely to identify as Zionist since 7 October attacks, research finds↗
Percentage who feel ‘very emotionally attached to Israel’ rose to 51% in June 2025, up 13 points from before Gaza war British Jews have become more likely to identify as Zionist, consider emigrating to Israel, and feel a close attachment…
Rowan Atkinson to bring Mr Bean, Blackadder and more to West End in new show↗
The actor will perform famous TV sketches – as well as new material created with Richard Curtis, Ben Elton and Howard Goodall – in Rowan Live, which opens in February Rowan Atkinson will return to the stage next year to play Blackadder, Mr…
Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine↗
Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national park Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia had its second hottest September on record last month as…
Alleged flydubai attacker left Australia without finishing engineering course, university says↗
RMIT confirms co-pilot was a student as Australian authorities examine his time in country between 2015 and 2017 An Australian university has confirmed a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack an Israel-bound flight studied at its…
California woman arrested and accused of spying on Taiwan president’s son for China↗
The FBI arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport before she left for China, the agency said US authorities arrested a California woman on Sunday, accusing her of spying on the son of Taiwan’s…