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Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey speak to the education secretary and Labour deputy leadership candidate Bridget Phillipson about the plan for a ceasefire in Gaza, as well as why she is pushing the prime minister and chancellor to get rid of the two-child limit on benefits.Plus, she explains why she believes she is the best candidate to become the next deputy leader of the Labour party. And, we hear her thoughts on Keir Starmer’s leadership and how Labour should take on Nigel Farage and the rise of Reform Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2025/oct/09/labour-bridget-phillipson-on-gaza-child-poverty-and-the-deputy-leadership-race-podcast Author : Presented by Kiran Stacey

US president Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to ‘first phase’ of plan to pause fighting and release some hostages and prisonersFull report: ‘First phase’ of deal to end war in Gaza agreedWhat we know so far about the dealFamilies of Israelis held hostage in Gaza gathered in what has come to be known as Hostages Square in Tel Aviv after the announcement.“President Trump, thank you very much. We thank him, our children will not have returned home without him,” said Hatan Angrest, whose son Matan is among the hostages. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/09/gaza-ceasefire-live-trump-says-hostages-probably-released-monday-idf-says-gaza-city-still-extremely-dangerous Author :

The author was announced as winner at a ceremony in Stockholm• Nobel prize in literature 2025 live: László Krasznahorkai wins ‘for his compelling and visionary oeuvre’The Nobel prize in literature for 2025 has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, the Swedish Academy has announced.The Academy cited the 71-year-old’s “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/09/laszlo-krasznahorkai-wins-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-2025 Author : Emma Loffhagen Publish date : 2025-10-09 11:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Zelenskyy accuses Russia of wanting to sow ‘chaos’ as it repeats tactics from previous winters that left millions of Ukrainians without energy or heatingJessica Elgot is the Guardian’s deputy political editor.Keir Starmer has said the UK will back India taking its “rightful place” on the UN security council as he met Narendra Modi in Mumbai at the end of his two-day trip, saying both he and Modi had discussed the need for a “just and lasting” peace in Ukraine.The prime minister and I also discussed the need for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, the need for stability and