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Homeowners who took advantage of government programmes left with cladding likely to cause dampAlmost all the external insulation fitted under the previous government’s energy efficiency scheme was installed so poorly it will have to be repaired or replaced, an investigation has found.Thousands of homeowners who took advantage of the home insulation schemes have been left with incompetently fitted cladding that in some cases is likely to cause damp and mould. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/14/external-insulation-previous-government-scheme-repair-replacing-report-finds Author : Damien Gayle Publish date : 2025-10-14 04:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

As Israel and Palestinian families waited for loved ones to be released, Trump met world leaders to continue ceasefire talks. Will Christou, Dan Boffey and Jason Burke report on an extraordinary day in the Middle EastIt was a day of joy, sorrow and diplomatic drama in the Middle East. Chief reporter Dan Boffey was in “hostages square” in Tel Aviv as the final hostages who were kidnapped on 7 October were released. As news broke out that the first seven hostages were safe, cheers erupted throughout the crowd.Boffey tells Lucy Hough about the final hostages and what their release means

Inflation also hitting sales, says industry body, as Barclays says credit card spending fell in SeptemberUK retail sales growth cooled last month as concerns over inflation and looming tax increases in Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget weighed on British consumers.In a snapshot before the chancellor’s tax and spending event next month, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said total sales rose more slowly in September than in recent months. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/14/uk-retail-sales-growth-budget-tax-rises-barclays Author : Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent Publish date : 2025-10-13 23:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Treasurer says he spoke to former PM ‘half a dozen’ times before unveiling changes to his plans for superannuation tax concessions. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers said the changes annouced yesterday are about making more equity in the superannuation scheme. He told RN:What we did yesterday was we wound back some of the generosity of the tax concessions for the biggest balances at the same time as we increase the low-income super tax offset so that young people on low incomes can retire with more money. And this is precisely

Universities, law firms and businesses that have changed course should have stood by convictions, says ex-presidentBarack Obama took aim at institutions and businesses who made deals or worked out settlements with the Trump administration, noting on a new podcast episode: “We all have this capacity, I think, to take a stand.”In a talk with Marc Maron on the comedian’s last edition of his long-running WTF With Marc Maron, the former US president said institutions – including law firms, universities and businesses – that have changed course during the Trump administration should have stood by their convictions. Continue reading... Source link

Department of Health and Human Services rescinds more than half of the 1,300 termination notices it sent, reports sayThe firings of hundreds of employees at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been reversed, according to several reports citing officials familiar with the matter, and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest union representing federal workers.On Friday, the White House budget office announced that as a result of the ongoing government shutdown, reductions in force (RIFs) across agencies have begun. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/13/firings-cdc-employees-reversed Author : Shrai Popat Publish date : 2025-10-13 15:48:00 Copyright for syndicated

Environmental group accuses king’s property management company of ‘milking for profit’ its monopoly ownership of seabedGreenpeace is threatening to sue King Charles’s property management company, accusing it of exploiting its monopoly ownership of the seabed.The environmental lobby group alleges the crown estate has driven up costs for wind power developers and boosted its own profits, as well as the royal household’s income, due to the “aggressive” way it auctions seabed rights. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/13/greenpeace-threatens-to-sue-crown-estate-for-driving-up-cost-of-offshore-wind Author : Lauren Almeida Publish date : 2025-10-13 13:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Reform UK deputy leader says tax cut plans no longer a ‘commitment’ but an ‘aspiration’Keir Starmer has said that he hopes Gaza and Israel are now on “a sustainable path to a long-term peace”. In a statement about the release today of all 20 remaining living hostages that were being held by Hamas, Starmer said:I share the deep feeling of relief as Avinatan Or and other hostages are released today. But this is also a stark reminder of the treatment that he has been subject to at the hands of Hamas, and the atrocities that shook the world two years

Major changes include indexing a super balance to inflation, and addition of a new threshold taking balances between $3m and $10mGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has dramatically rewritten its major tax policy, caving in to criticism on its controversial superannuation tax plan by raising thresholds and slashing the amount of money it will rake in.After a long period of sustained attack from politicians and lobby groups, the government has conceded defeat on all major criticisms, with the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, saying the policy rewrites would “better target superannuation concessions”. Continue reading... Source

Senator says her words at Melbourne pro-Gaza rally were ‘a metaphor’ and the reaction to them ‘mock outrage’ that distracts from Palestinian sufferingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian federal police has said it is investigating whether independent senator Lidia Thorpe’s claim to a pro-Palestinian rally in Melbourne that she would “burn down” Parliament House has breached legislation.Thorpe told the rally on Sunday: “We stand with you every day, and we will fight every day, and we will turn up every day, and if I have to

US president is due to arrive in Israel shortly after the expected release of 20 living Israeli hostages by Hamas and Israel’s release of about 2,000 Palestinian detainees. Follow the latest developmentsFull report: Israel expects all 20 living hostages to be freed from Gaza on Monday morningExplainer: As Donald Trump heads to Gaza ‘peace summit’ in Egypt, who is going – and who isn’t?Who are the 20 hostages believed alive and expected to be freed from Gaza?Donald Trump has questioned whether former UK prime minister Tony Blair will serve on a new “board of peace” that is intended to oversee

Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of Australian Rock Art want Murray Watt’s decision to approve extension of gas plant in northern WA overturnedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo groups have filed separate legal challenges to the federal environment minister’s approval of Woodside’s North West Shelf extension, one of the world’s biggest liquified natural gas projects.The Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of Australian Rock Art have commenced federal court proceedings in a bid to have the decision overturned. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/13/legal-challenges-woodside-gas-plant-north-west-shelf-extension-environmental-cultural-grounds Author : Lisa Cox

Airline says Australians should be on guard against fake compensation claims. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChild injured in Queensland shark attack remains in hospitalA 14-year-old boy injured in a shark attack off Thursday Island in far north Queensland remains in hospital.We will not forget October 7, nor its victims, including members of my own family. We collectively hold our breath, cautiously optimistic that tomorrow our prayers will be answered and our brothers and sisters will be returned home to their families. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/13/australia-news-live-qantas-hack-data-leak-scam-warning-nsw-sydney-potholes-social-media-ban-anika-wells-albanese-sussan-ley-labor-liberal-coalition-ntwnfb Author : Nick Visser

Senior PA leader confirms readiness to work with former UK PM on post-ceasefire recoveryThe former UK prime minister Tony Blair appears to have won the endorsement of the Palestinian Authority to be involved in the reconstruction of Gaza, after an exploratory meeting in Jordan.Blair met Hussein al-Sheikh, the deputy president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and head of the Palestine Liberation Organisation executive committee, in Amman, Jordan, on Sunday. It was the first such meeting since Donald Trump announced Blair’s role in his 20-point plan. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/12/tony-blair-wins-nod-from-palestine-authority-for-role-in-postwar-gaza Author : Patrick Wintour Diplomatic Editor Publish date :

Former NFL quarterback facing battery chargeFox analyst released from hospital after treatmentFormer NFL star Mark Sanchez says he is “focused on my recovery” after being booked and released from jail over an incident last weekend during which he was stabbed and another man was left with significant injuries.Sanchez was processed at Marion County Jail on Sunday after his release from hospital. A judge ruled Sanchez had to undergo the processing before he is allowed to leave Indiana. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/12/mark-sanchez-nfl-stabbing-incident-hospital Author : Tom Lutz Publish date : 2025-10-12 17:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Royal sent email after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged but later claimed he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein in an email “we are in this together” after a picture of the British royal with his arm around a teenage Virginia Giuffre was first published in 2011.The email will pile further pressure on Duke of York and the royal family as he previously told the BBC he had ceased contact with the paedophile financier by that point. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/12/prince-andrew-told-jeffrey-epstein-were-in-this-together-in-2011-email Author : Robert Booth and agencies Publish date : 2025-10-12 14:29:00 Copyright for

Roei Shalev, 30, whose girlfriend and best friend were killed in front of him at festival, took his own life on Friday nightAn Israeli man whose girlfriend and best friend were murdered in front of him at the Nova music festival on 7 October 2023 has killed himself days after the second anniversary of the terrorist atrocities.Roei Shalev, who was shot during the Nova attack and survived, was found dead in his burned car north of Tel Aviv on Friday night. Hours before his death, Shalev, 30, had posted a message on social media saying he felt he could not

Israel’s military says it has completed first phase of withdrawal, ahead of Monday peace summit in EgyptIn a post on X, Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, has said that his country’s “big challenge” after the release of the Israeli hostages this week will be “the destruction of all Hamas terror tunnels in Gaza”.Katz wrote:Israel’s great challenge after the phase of returning the hostages will be the destruction of all of Hamas’s terror tunnels in Gaza, directly by the IDF and through the international mechanism to be established under the leadership and supervision of the United States. This is the primary

Exclusive: Report by GMB union also finds pay disparity for women and disabled, trans, non-binary and gay staffersA race and gender pay gap among parliamentary staff means people of colour earn on average £2,000 less each year than their white counterparts, research seen by the Guardian suggests.A study due to be released this week will say that parliamentary employees who have a range of protected characteristics under equality legislation are more likely to suffer disparities in pay. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2025/oct/12/parliamentary-staff-of-colour-earn-2000-less-than-white-colleagues-study-suggests Author : Geraldine McKelvie Publish date : 2025-10-12 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Paul Biya, in power since 1982, has brushed off calls to retire but is rarely seen in publicCameroon goes to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election with Paul Biya, already the world’s oldest head of state at the age of 92, the favourite to win an eighth term in power in the central African country.A fractured opposition of 11 candidates is standing against Biya, who, despite his advanced age and declining health, has dismissed calls for him to retire. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/12/cameroon-president-paul-biya-favourite-win-election Author : Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan and agencies Publish date : 2025-10-12 04:00:00

Escalation comes after Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, with Taliban launching reprisals against military postsIntense clashes erupted along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday night after an attack by the Taliban on Pakistani military posts.This escalation comes after a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul this week, as reported by security officials from both nations. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/11/heavy-clashes-erupt-along-pakistan-afghanistan-border Author : Haroon Janjua in Islamabad Publish date : 2025-10-11 22:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents ‘absolutely horrifying’A video editor and producer for Chicago’s WGN television station was arrested by masked federal agents on Friday morning, and later released, during an Ice raid on the city’s North Side, as shown in videos shared widely on social media.Videos show Debbie Brockman being violently forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. A local resident filming the incident asks her name while she is face down on the street being handcuffed. Continue reading... Source link

President claims he found a way to pay troops and directed Pentagon chief to release funds on 15 OctoberDonald Trump claimed on Saturday that he has found a way to pay US military troops despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, saying he has instructed his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, to release funds.Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “I am using my authority, as commander-in-chief, to direct our secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our troops PAID on October 15.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/11/trump-shutdown-military-pay Author : Olivia Empson Publish date :

Nigerian-American author tells Cheltenham literature festival audience having boys made her ‘worry more’Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said she is terrified that her young boys will “join the manosphere”.Speaking at Cheltenham literature festival on Saturday, the Nigerian-American author of works including Americanah told an audience that having two boys has made her “worry more” about men and boys. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/11/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-says-she-is-terrified-her-sons-will-join-manosphere Author : Ella Creamer Publish date : 2025-10-11 18:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Unicef says ‘humanitarian crisis continues’ and expects to scale up aid deliveries on SundayGaza ceasefire – live updatesAid agencies are preparing to bring large amounts of vital aid to starving people in Gaza this weekend, as a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas appeared to be holding.“We have received signals that tomorrow will be the day that the scale-up begins in earnest under the ceasefire,” said Tess Ingram, a spokesperson for the UN agency for children, Unicef. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/11/agencies-prepare-to-bring-aid-to-starving-people-in-gaza-as-ceasefire-appears-to-hold Author : Oliver Holmes Publish date : 2025-10-11 15:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs