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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAshifa Kassam in Madrid2 Oct 2026

Spanish right wing votes down housing crisis plans as protest movement grows

Opposition lawmakers joined forces to defeat proposals made by Socialist-led coalition after eviction of 87-year-old Rightwing lawmakers in Spain have joined forces to reject emergency measures put forward to tackle the country’s housing…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKiran Stacey and Richard Adams2 Oct 2026

England school inspections to be overhauled again after barrage of complaints

Exclusive: Education secretary sends Ofsted back to ‘drawing board’ as teachers raise serious concerns about new system School inspections in England will be overhauled for the second time in a year, after a barrage of complaints that the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJoanna Partridge, Jillian Ambrose and Mark Sweney2 Oct 2026

G7 to release up to 100m barrels of emergency oil and diesel reserves

Leaders agree a coordinated drawdown within four months as rising prices put pressure on households and economies Leaders of G7 nations are to release up to 100m barrels of their emergency diesel and crude oil stockpiles after coming under…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalGwyn Topham Transport correspondent2 Oct 2026

Bosses of three firms that supply trains to UK railways made £3.5m last year

Rolling stock companies, which also paid out nearly £400m to shareholders, accused of profiting at passengers’ expense The chief executives of three firms that rent out trains to Britain’s railways were paid a combined £3.5m last year as…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJason Burke International security correspondent2 Oct 2026

Aviation security back in spotlight after nightmare on flydubai flight to Israel

Questions raised over cockpit locks and screening of pilots as UAE investigates details and motives of near disaster At around 9.30 on Wednesday morning local time, Tali Manes was taking her six-year-old daughter Nina to the toilet on the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalReuters in Washington2 Oct 2026

US Coast Guard says it intercepted ship carrying fuel to Cuba

US says ship thought to be using common ‘dark fleet’ tactics was boarded and taken to Mexico as embargo continues The US Coast ⁠Guard has announced that it intercepted a large cargo ship carrying fuel bound for Cuba , as the ⁠Trump…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBethan McKernan Wales correspondent2 Oct 2026

Welsh first minister calls on Burnham to deliver ‘new deal’ on devolution

Rhun ap Iorwerth tells Plaid Cymru conference he asked PM to ‘put Wales on equal footing with Scotland as bare minimum’ The Welsh first minister has formally called on Andy Burnham to deliver a “new deal” in his first address to a Plaid…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalEllie Violet Bramley2 Oct 2026

Brimful of personality: the rise of fashion’s ‘silly little hats’

From pillboxes and boaters to bicornes and buckets, characterful hats are making their way from the catwalk to the high street “Here goes – an order for a million hats,” wrote Jackie Kennedy to Bergdorf Goodman before moving into the White…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosh Taylor Technology reporter2 Oct 2026

OpenAI’s Medicare attack has exposed Australia’s ‘tech debt’. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers

Home affairs department orders all federal government agencies to conduct review of ‘legacy technology’ amid fallout from AI agent hacks Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government faces…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPjotr Sauer in Kyiv2 Oct 2026

‘The enemy is tearing our city apart’: terror in Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks

Mayor Vitali Klitschko says Kyivans can no longer pretend it is ‘peacetime’ amid strikes on school, hospital and bridge Europe live – latest updates Valeriya Tkachenko was dropping her son off at school in central Kyiv when the air raid…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHannah Ellis-Petersen in Mumbai2 Oct 2026

India’s Cockroach movement launches new protests over changes to voter roll

Thousands gather in Mumbai with heavy police presence as concerns mount that millions will be denied voting rights India’s youth-led Cockroach movement kicked off more nationwide protests on Friday as thousands of people gathered in…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent2 Oct 2026

Palestine Action crowdfunder for UK supreme court challenge blocked due to US sanctions

Exclusive: CrowdJustice platform says US firm Stripe, its payment processor, ‘cannot support accounts or transactions’ linked to group An online crowdfunder to raise money for the UK supreme court challenge to the ban on Palestine Action…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSarah Butler2 Oct 2026

Tesco is first supermarket to offer paid ‘safe leave’ for victims of domestic abuse

Exclusive: Britain’s largest private-sector employer has also trained managers to spot signs of domestic abuse Tesco has become the first supermarket to introduce paid “safe leave” for victims of domestic abuse, giving staff dedicated time…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMichael Savage Media editor2 Oct 2026

Reform UK-run council boycotts reporter after row over potholes

Derbyshire county council accused of ‘worst kind of double speak’ as it denies banning local democracy journalist but says it will ignore his inquiries Rows over potholes and a viral story about a garden gate have led to Reform UK’s latest…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalExclusive by Matt Hughes2 Oct 2026

Andy Burnham urged by Lib Dems to reveal all meetings with owners of Manchester City

Burnham should also declare City hospitality, party says PM said he would be concerned if owners forced to sell Andy Burnham is facing calls from the Liberal Democrats to publish details of all his meetings with Manchester City’s owners,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAngelique Chrisafis in Paris2 Oct 2026

Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests

Government struggling to deal with worst crisis in months after being taken by surprise by massive demonstrations Europe live – latest updates As dozens of school pupils sat on top of a pile of wheelie bins blocking a high school entrance…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSarah Butler2 Oct 2026

Gordon Ramsay’s UK restaurants stay in red despite sales topping £100m

Celebrity chef has 34 British outlets including the Savoy Grill, Pétrus and several Lucky Cat restaurants Business live – latest updates The UK arm of Gordon Ramsay ’s restaurants empire remained in the red last year despite sales topping…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAletha Adu Political correspondent2 Oct 2026

Polanski says he does not need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader

Exclusive: Party leader says outcome of ‘knife edge’ vote in Keir Starmer’s former seat will not affect his position UK politics live – latest updates Zack Polanski has said his authority as leader of the Green party of England and Wales…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJillian Ambrose2 Oct 2026

UK diesel price hits record high of £2 a litre

Motorists and small businesses struggle with costs as Iran war drives up cost of oil worldwide ‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car’ Business live – latest updates British motorists face more pressure at the pumps after the average…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHenry Belot2 Oct 2026

Bruce Baird, former federal Liberal MP and NSW minister, dies aged 84

Baird, father of former NSW premier Mike Baird and journalist Julia Baird, helped win the Olympics for Sydney Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Bruce Baird, a former federal Liberal MP and deputy leader of the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHenry Belot2 Oct 2026

OpenAI disclose another hack on government department in Australia

Attack accessing historical data on bushfires occurred in June but not disclosed by the tech company until Thursday Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has disclosed another…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRob Davies2 Oct 2026

Kinky dating app Feeld’s founders share in record £3.8m dividend after sales jump

Platform ‘for the curious’ says users outside the UK account for nearly 90% of its revenues Business live – latest updates Feeld, a UK-based dating app aimed at non-monogamous, queer and kinky users, has reported strong sales growth and…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLisa O’Carroll2 Oct 2026

Drumcree talks break up without agreement on fifth day of standoff

Dispute over march will go to legal appeal on Monday after talks hosted by Northern Ireland secretary end Talks aimed at resolving the Drumcree parade dispute have broken up without agreement, with the Northern Ireland secretary, Chris…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMark Sweney2 Oct 2026

UK is not facing diesel shortage despite fears of Trump export ban, minister says

In effort to avoid panic at pumps, Keir Mather insists supply of fuel to Britain is ‘inherently resilient’ Business live – latest updates The government has moved to avert panic at the pumps, insisting that the UK is not facing a diesel…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMegan Davies and James Michelin for MetDesk2 Oct 2026

Eastern Spain braces for torrential rain and flooding

Up to 300mm of rain could fall in places, while extreme downpours bring deadly landslides to Nepal Torrential rain and potentially damaging flooding are forecast in eastern Spain over the coming days, as cold upper air moves over the warm,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalTom Ambrose2 Oct 2026

Badenoch claims Labour is preparing for a general election in May 2027 – UK politics live

Speculation about an early election continue to persist even as Andy Burnham ruled it out Zack Polanski is expected to call for a triple lock-style guarantee for private renters at his party’s annual conference in Brighton today, to ease…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRobert Booth and Henry Dyer2 Oct 2026

Recent lobbyist for Palantir had key role in helping Andy Burnham become PM

Exclusive: Martha Dalton worked closely with Burnham’s team on byelection that secured his return to parliament A recent lobbyist for the controversial $450bn US tech company Palantir played a senior role in helping Andy Burnham become…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAssociated Press2 Oct 2026

‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack

Smit Machchhar says in video call with Indian PM that he realised if he did not get up then ‘passengers would lose their lives’ The Indian pilot who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a flydubai flight has described how he fought…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJordyn Beazley2 Oct 2026

Activists plan legal action against police ban on entering security zone near Perth weapons expo

Under new WA laws anyone who defies an exclusion order could face a maximum $36,000 fine and three years in prison Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Activists and a Greens MP have threatened legal action after…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJakub Krupa2 Oct 2026

400 French schools closed on Friday as protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ – Europe live

Dozens of schools have been damaged and nearly 3,000 teenagers have been detained since the start of the tensions The prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône in southern France told BFMTV that the situation on the ground was “incomparable” to the…

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