Arrest warrants issued for Miss Universe co-owners in latest twist in pageant saga
Raúl Rocha Cantú is under investigation for drug, gun and fuel trafficking while Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip is accused of fraudThis year’s edition of Miss Universe, with its onstage injuries, dramatic walkouts and allegations of vote rigging, was already one for the ages.But it turns out the drama had barely begun: just days after Fátima Bosch was crowned Miss Universe in Thailand, the co-owners of the organisation are both facing arrest warrants. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Hundreds of children ‘terrified’ and alone after fleeing Sudan’s el-Fasher
Humanitarian group says at least 400 children reached Tawila without their parents after Rapid Support Forces' advance. [Continue Reading]
Putin says US-backed peace plan as framework is OK ‘in general’
Russian leader says Ukraine must cede key territory and the world must recognise Russia’s gains. [Continue Reading]
National Guard members shot in Washington, DC, attack identified
Guard members Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe were wounded in a shooting that the FBI is investigating as 'terrorism'. [Continue Reading]
eFrance Creates Voluntary Military Service as Europe Faces Russian Threat
The effort is aimed at young people and came after an army chief angered many by saying the country must accept the possible loss of children in a future war. [Continue Reading]
Warnings after young care leavers face increase in homelessness
It follows a trend of homelessness among the youngest care leavers which campaigners say is growing more acute. [Continue Reading]
Ministers insist plans to absorb council Send debts won't hit school budgets
The government says the Office for Budget Responsibility's projections do not take into account upcoming reforms. [Continue Reading]
Man, 31, arrested over Manchester synagogue attack
Police detained the man earlier at Manchester Airport on suspicion of terror offences. [Continue Reading]
MEPs voice frustration at Hoekstra for EU performance at COP30
MEPs expressed their frustration to on the results of the UN’s COP30 summit, explaining why the EU’s performance was weak and hypocritical — and also criticising Ursula von der Leyen for 'undermining' the bloc's efforts with her comments at the simultaneous G20 summit in South Africa. [Continue Reading]
UK Championship draw hands Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump tough ties
The main event begins in York on Saturday. [Continue Reading]
Man who threw boy, 6, off Tate Modern ‘clawed’ face of Broadmoor nurse
A panicked staff member can be heard shouting ‘Jesus Christ do something’. [Continue Reading]
Two men guilty of jewellery shop robbery plot that ‘led manager to take own life’
Kyle Mehmet, 40, of Rotherham, and Michael Holmes, 34, of Sheffield, were convicted of conspiracy to rob after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court. [Continue Reading]
Pope Leo laments rise in conflicts during Turkey visit
Pope Leo XIV has arrived on his first trip outside Italy as leader of the Catholic Church and is expected to make appeals for peace in the Middle East and urge unity among long-divided Christian churches. [Continue Reading]
Commuters warned of heavy traffic due to taxi protest
Taxi drivers in Dublin protesting against the introduction of fixed fares by Uber will be disrupting traffic in Dublin city centre and at the roundabout beside Dublin Airport from 4pm. [Continue Reading]
Palestinian-American teenager held in Israeli prison freed after nine months
Israeli soldiers had taken Mohammed Ibrahim from his home in a night raid when he was only 15 years old A 16-year-old American citizen was freed on Thursday after spending nine months in an Israeli prison.Mohammed Ibrahim, a Palestinian-American teenager from Florida whose case was first exposed by the Guardian in July, was released following a guilty plea and suspended sentence, according to his family. Relatives said he was taken to a hospital for intravenous therapy and blood work immediately after his release, and noted he is severely underweight, pale and is still suffering from scabies contracted during his detention.... [Continue Reading]
Freeze on student loan repayment threshold could leave graduates struggling, NUS warns
Graduates in relatively low-paid jobs earning close to minimum wage will have to repay ‘more, much sooner’ The National Union of Students (NUS) has warned that a new three-year freeze on the salary threshold for loan repayments could leave new graduates struggling to afford food, rent and bills.In Rachel Reeves’s budget on Wednesday it was announced that from April 2027, the salary at which graduates must begin to repay their student debt is being frozen at £29,385 for three years. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Celebrity Traitors star Ruth Codd recovering after second leg amputation
Irish actor, who had first amputation after football injury, shows off new wheelchair in TikTok videoThe actor and Celebrity Traitors star Ruth Codd has announced that she is recovering after a second leg amputation operation.The 29-year-old Irish performer had her first amputation six years ago after injuring her foot playing football as a teenager, which led to years of surgeries and chronic pain. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media concentration affects political decisionStructural corruption and the rise of “conduits for unelected power” are reshaping British politics, according to a stark report from the Equality Trust.Unelected influence has surged over the past two decades, the report claims, driven by the growing political clout of the ultra-rich and the institutions that enable it. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
France to introduce voluntary military service amid threat from Russia
Macron says plan to introduce 10 months’ service among 18- and 19-year-olds will help France respond to ‘accelerating threats’Europe live – latest updatesFrance is to introduce voluntary military service of 10 months aimed mainly at young people aged 18 and 19, as concern grows in Europe about the threat from Russia.In a speech to troops in Varces-Allières-et-Risset in the French Alps, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, said the service would begin by mid-2026 and would help France respond to “accelerating threats” on the global stage. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Hong Kong fire latest: rescue crews search for survivors as death toll rises to 75 with hundreds reported missing
Three men arrested as 26 rescue teams on site at Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po districtA visual guide to the fireThe death toll has risen again to 44, fire officials say.Officials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Hong Kong police say unsafe scaffolding and foam may have spread fire that killed at least 75
Three construction employees arrested as firefighters battle to reach trapped people, with more than 250 still missingHong Kong fire – latest updatesHow the fire unfolded – visual guideHong Kong police have alleged unsafe scaffolding and foam materials used during maintenance work may have been behind the rapid spread of a devastating fire at a group of residential tower blocks that has killed at least 75 people and left more than 250 missing.Firefighters were still battling to reach people who could be trapped on the upper floors of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex on Thursday due to the intense heat... [Continue Reading]
Israeli air strikes hit villages in south Lebanon on ceasefire anniversary
Israel launched a series of air strikes on the villages of Jarmak and Mahmoudiya in southern Lebanon on Thursday. [Continue Reading]
The 1930s 2.0 & the collapse of American soft power
In this episode of Centre Stage, political philosopher and historian Roy Casagranda delivers a sharp analysis of the US. [Continue Reading]
Guinea-Bissau coup: What happened, why it matters, what happens next?
General Horta Nta Na Man is named the head of a one-year transitional government after President Embalo was detained. [Continue Reading]
D.C. Shooting Suspect Worked With C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan
The C.I.A. and an Afghan intelligence official said that the shooter had been part of an Afghan “partner force” trained and supported by the agency in the southern province of Kandahar. [Continue Reading]
Clarke fighting for career in GB title bout - Tshikeva
Frazer Clarke and Jeamie TKV bicker through a news conference before Saturday's British heavyweight title fight in Derby. [Continue Reading]
Pope Leo on first foreign trip says future of humanity at stake from conflict
The Pope makes his first foreign trip to Turkey and says a third world war is being "fought piecemeal". [Continue Reading]
Simon Jack: Businesses left asking - what happened to growth?
Significant pro-business measures were thin on the ground in this year's Budget. [Continue Reading]
Track the latest migration numbers - including asylum, visas and small boats
Use our interactive tracker to explore the latest migration statistics for the UK [Continue Reading]
Mother of conjoined twins awarded Carer of the Year award
The mother of twin boys who were conjoined at birth has been recognised for the care she has given them amid their "lifelong medical challenges". [Continue Reading]
Policing and Community Safety Authority meets Commissoner
The Policing and Community Safety Authority is meeting with the new Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly in Wexford this afternoon. [Continue Reading]
Hong Kong fire kills 75 as police blame construction firm
Hong Kong firefighters have brought under control a huge blaze in an apartment complex that killed at least 65 people and injured 70, authorities said. [Continue Reading]
Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Atatürk on his first overseas visit to Turkey
Pope Leo XIV visits Atatürk's mausoleum in Ankara, laying a wreath and calling for peace before meeting Turkish President Erdogan. [Continue Reading]
Misdiagnosing Sudan is killing Sudan
The longer the International community looks at the wrong direction, the more Sudan bleeds, Dr Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi writes in an opinion article for Euronews. [Continue Reading]
Death toll from severe flooding in southern Thailand rises to over 80
Thailand reports more than 80 deaths after severe flooding in the south, with water levels starting to recede as authorities assess damage across several provinces. [Continue Reading]
Starmer says budget did not break manifesto tax pledge and scrapping two-child benefit cap was ‘long-standing ambition’ – live
PM says: ‘We kept to our manifesto in terms of what we’ve promised. But I accept the challenge that we’ve asked everybody to contribute’Ask the Guardian your budget questionsShare your views on the new ‘mansion tax’Budget calculator: find out if you are better or worse offThe Conservative party is attacking the budget on the grounds that Rachel Reeves is putting up taxes supposedly to fund more spending on benefit claimants. Even though the rationale for this claim is questionable, the Tories were making it before the budget was announced, and Kemi Badenoch firmed it up last night, claiming it was... [Continue Reading]
Suspect in Washington DC national guard shooting had ties to CIA, agency confirms
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with agency-backed military units during US war in AfghanistanThe suspected shooter of two national guard members in Washington DC on Wednesday worked with CIA-backed military units during the US war in Afghanistan, the agency has confirmed.The alleged gunman, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, came to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program that gave some Afghans who had worked for the US government entry visas to the US. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Soup firm Campbell’s dismisses executive over alleged ‘poor people’ comments
Senior figure allegedly referred to customers buying ‘highly processed food’ and denigrated Indian employeesBusiness live – latest updatesCampbell’s has dismissed an executive who allegedly referred to the soup company’s products as being made for “poor people” and denigrated its Indian employees.Martin Bally, who was the vice-president of Campbell’s information technology department, was recorded making the alleged comments by another employee. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Welcome to the half-real, half-fantasy world that is ‘the day after the budget’ | John Crace
This is the day when politicians and amateur commentators talk more doggybollox than on any other day of the yearIs this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Neither actually. It’s a bizarre hybrid, an altered hallucinogenic universe. Where up is down and down is up. Everything always slightly out of reach.A world otherwise known as ‘the day after the budget’. A day when politicians and amateur commentators are guaranteed to talk more doggybollox than on any other day of the year. A day when everyone gets their 15 minutes of shame. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Man, 31, arrested at Manchester airport over Heaton Park synagogue attack
Man arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism after arriving on inbound flight A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism in relation to the Heaton Park synagogue attack last month after arriving on an inbound flight at Manchester airport on Thursday, Greater Manchester police said.More details soon … Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Tate staff stage week-long strike over pay amid reports of workers using food banks
Union says ‘insulting’ below-inflation pay rises have left some employees struggling to afford rent and foodStaff at Tate sites in the UK are staging a seven-day strike over pay and conditions at the arts institution, with some saying they have had to resort to using food banks.The strike is scheduled to run until 2 December and coincides with the opening of Tate Britain’s Turner and Constable exhibition. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Energy advisers warn ministers of emerging UK gas supply crisis
Government urged to address situation that could mean homes and businesses going without on coldest daysBusiness live – latest updatesMinisters have been warned that Britain could face a looming gas supply crisis by the end of the decade and should draw up plans to guard against the emerging risk.The government’s energy advisers urged ministers to address an “emerging risk to gas supply security” that could mean homes and businesses going without gas during a prolonged period of cold weather. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Putin says US peace plan could form basis for end to Ukraine war – Europe live
Putin also repeated his demand for the international community to recognise Russian gains in Ukraine, a strict red line for KyivMeanwhile, we are getting some new lines from Russia on what would and wouldn’t be acceptable to Moscow in a potential peace deal on Ukraine.Foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that Ukrainian membership of Nato would be unacceptable, as she blamed the alliance for trying to draw Ukraine into its structure and pose a threat against Russia, Reuters reported. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Italy’s rape law stalls as Matteo Salvini claims it could be used for ‘vendettas’
Parliament delays debate over law defining sex without consent as rape, after comments by far-right deputy PMItaly’s parliament has delayed a debate over a landmark law that would define sex without consent as rape amid a rift within the ruling coalition.The measure, the result of a rare pact between the far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and her main political opponent, the centre-left leader, Elly Schlein, passed in the lower house last week and had been expected to get final approval in the senate this week. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
‘There should have been an alarm’: in air thick with acrid smoke, people in Hong Kong are reeling and angry
As apartment complex still blazes more than 24 hours after fire began, police suspect cause is owing to ‘grossly negligent’ action How the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guideHong Kong fire – latest updatesMore than 24 hours after the first tower caught fire, the Hong Kong residential complex was still burning. Fire crews blasted water from cherrypickers at the mid-level floors, but above that, the fires were roaring out of reach.Wang Fuk Court, in the northern Hong Kong district of Tai Po, was home to about 4,800 people. The eight-tower complex had been under renovation for years, clad in... [Continue Reading]
Arrest warrants issued for Miss Universe co-owners in latest twist in pageant’s saga
Raúl Rocha Cantú is under investigation for drug, gun and fuel trafficking while Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip is accused of fraudThis year’s edition of Miss Universe, with its onstage injuries, dramatic walkouts and allegations of vote rigging, was already one for the ages.But it turns out the drama had barely begun: just days after Fátima Bosch was crowned Miss Universe in Thailand, the co-owners of the organisation are both facing arrest warrants. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
LIVE: Israel launches air strikes on West Bank as incursion turns deadly
UN says 32,000 Palestinians forced from their homes in the Israeli-occupied territory with major assault ongoing. [Continue Reading]