Prisoners freed early in England and Wales risk living on the streets, say probation officers↗
Warning of a lack of hostel places for 2,000 criminals due to be released over the next month to ease overcrowding Hundreds of prisoners are due to be released early from jail on Thursday amid warnings that many will have nowhere to live…
Healey urged to offer energy support in budget as bills rise 4%↗
Millions of people in Great Britain face increase from Thursday to an average of £1,723 a year for a typical home John Healey is under growing pressure to offer fresh energy support for households in next month’s budget as millions face a…
Netanyahu says too early to tell who was behind plane incident as flydubai halts all flights to Israel↗
Israeli prime minister cautions against early conclusions when asked if there were any signs of Iranian involvement Benjamin Netanyahu has said it was too early to tell who was ultimately behind the apparent attempt to crash a Tel…
The Guardian — WorldInternationalLorenzo Tondo and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem; graphics by Ana Lucía González Paz1 Oct 2026 Israelis divided as vote that could oust Netanyahu only weeks away↗
Some on streets of Jerusalem pledge their support to prime minister while others hope for change On the streets of Jerusalem, crowded with secular and ultra-Orthodox Jews, religious nationalists, settlers, Palestinians, and soldiers…
New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza↗
Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire An update to Google Maps has revealed the extent of devastation during the three-year Gaza war and the severity of the…
‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years↗
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution Switzerland has lost almost one-fifth of its ice in just five years, research has found, in a dramatic reshaping of the…
Kyiv Independent editor: ‘Our readers want Russia to suffer but we can’t be propagandists’↗
Olga Rudenko says news site has duty to report on Russian military gains and Ukrainian corruption even if subjects are not so well read Readers of Ukraine’s leading English news site “really want Russia to suffer” but that should not lead…
Jesse Baird’s housemate did not know surfboard bags contained bodies when she took photo, court hears↗
Housemate tells court she saw the bags oozing red liquid she assumed was furniture rust Jesse Baird’s housemate didn’t know she was looking at bags with Baird and his partner’s dead bodies, when she took a photo of oozing surfboard covers…
Australia at risk from major global financial shock, Reserve Bank warns↗
Warning comes as central bank estimates fewer than one in 100 borrowers owe more on their home than its worth Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Reserve…
Parts of Victoria could see three months’ worth of rain as storms forecast for Australia’s south-east↗
BoM expects 30 to 50mm of rain to fall in Melbourne over coming days, with showers and storms also likely for Canberra and Sydney on Saturday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or…
Microsoft’s datacentres and Optus owner among firms paying zero tax on billion-dollar Australian revenues↗
ATO database names big companies – including Microsoft subsidiary and Netflix – that pay little corporate tax but notes there could be legitimate reasons Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email ,…
Oasis take legal action to stop sale of unheard recordings valued at more than £1m↗
Tapes made in the 90s, including candid conversations between Noel and Liam Gallagher, which were expected to sell for up to £1.6m A collection of unheard Oasis recordings, including 63 live shows, hours of rehearsals and candid…
Daredevil Jaan Roose prepares to walk slackline high above central Seoul↗
Estonian will navigate narrow ribbon, 160 metres long and 120 metres high, near the city’s famous Gyeongbokgung palace on Thursday Estonian aerial athlete Jaan Roose will attempt to cross a 160-metre long highline suspended 120 metres…
Floating scarecrows: how Cornish fishers are stopping seabirds drowning in their nets↗
Simple deterrents can slash the number of razorbills and guillemots being trapped underwater, two-year study shows Bird-shaped kites and a floating scarecrow are being tested to try to stop endangered seabirds drowning in fishing nets.…
‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity↗
Community-funded archaeological excavations of ‘really important’ sixth-century monastery also rewrite story of Lismore To the residents of the Scottish island of Lismore, population 190, history is never very far away. The tiny island…
Australia news live: ATO finds one-quarter of big firms pay zero tax; NDIS alternative Thriving Kids program begins↗
Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast ATO to stop accepting credit cards Australians will no longer be able to make credit card payments to the tax office as from today. The ATO is…
Stella McCartney makes waves with ‘sea life, not sea food’ theme in zero-wool Paris show↗
Designer showcases wool alternatives and ocean-inspired clothes and says ‘kindness requires real work’ Stella McCartney has been talking about animal rights at fashion week for 30 years. She is usually a lone voice, but the issue is back…
No 10 gathering evidence on public support for rejoining the EU↗
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit Senior Downing Street officials have been reaching out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test public support…
‘Whoever is hearing me, we need help’: how flight 1073 survived its 17,000ft plunge↗
On morning service from Dubai to Tel Aviv, 150 passengers witnessed a horrific cockpit assault and a daring rescue Pilot who stabbed co-pilot on Israel-bound plane may have tried to crash it, says Netanyahu As flight FZ 1073 soared west…
Crews filming in Scotland told to hire local as industry booms↗
While the country’s screen sector is growing, only a fraction of production staff are Scottish themselves Scotland’s striking Ardross Castle, the oldest star of Celebrity Traitors, which kicks off tonight, is just one of the stops on the…
Macron says ‘welcome back’ to Burnham suggestion UK could rejoin EU↗
French president, speaking alongside Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sánchez, says EU bid would be good news for UK and Europeans UK politics live – latest updates The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has reacted warmly to Andy Burnham’s…
New UK gas and oil projects are a ‘no-brainer’, says EDF boss↗
Developing North Sea fields does not contradict net zero goals, according to Simone Rossi New oil and gas projects are a “no-brainer” that pose “no contradiction” to the net zero agenda, according to the head of EDF Energy. Simone Rossi…
‘Strong indications’ that Iran played role in RAF Fairford incident, says Burnham↗
PM also defends decision to release suspects on bail and expresses ‘complete confidence’ in security services There are “strong indications” that Iran played a role in events in which five men were arrested near RAF Fairford in…
French court jails six men for manslaughter over mass drowning in Channel↗
Seven others found guilty of lesser charges in connection to incident in 2021 when inflatable dinghy sank killing at least 27 people with four more still missing A Paris court has jailed six men for manslaughter over the deaths of at…
‘We want justice’: series of rapes trigger mass protests at Indian universities↗
Women say nothing has changed since Delhi’s infamous Nirbhaya bus rape case 14 years ago The posters, just like the women holding them, were taking no prisoners. “Girls don’t need curfews, rapists need consequences,” read one. “Lock your…
Sweden must apologise for harm done to Sami people, says state-backed report↗
Independent commission accuses country of failing Indigenous people, amid rising tensions over land rights An independent commission set up by the Swedish state has called on the country’s government to apologise for the “harm and…
‘He persuaded us’: Labour ministers moved by Andy Burnham’s emotional conference speech↗
Prime minister’s pure political argument marks new era for party as he sets out his plans and priorities The hottest ticket at Labour conference – after Andy Burnham’s speech – was an afterparty in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, headlined…
What we know so far about alleged stabbing of pilot by co-pilot on flight to Israel↗
Plane made emergency landing after pilot tried to crash aircraft, Israeli PM says, as officials investigate whether it was an attempted terror attack One of the pilots of a plane flying from the UAE to Israel stabbed his co-pilot and…
Brisbane and Sydney hit hardest by falling house prices as 5.2% shaved from Australian property values↗
Cotality data shows median house prices fell in September as interest rates hit borrowing capacity Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Housing prices are falling in almost every suburb in Australia’s biggest…
Australia’s cheapest mayonnaise is also the best tasting, Choice test finds↗
Two supermarket home brands claim equal first while the worst-ranked condiment has double the sugar content of almost all the other products A condiment worthy of compliments, or one that gets a dressing down? Consumer advocacy group…