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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

Party sticks to its guns on healthcare and says it’s willing to hold out – much to the delight of its progressive supportersWhen he sat down to talk about the US government shutdown with reporters from a closely read political newsletter this week, Chuck Schumer sounded as if he was relishing his standoff with the Republicans.“Every day gets better for us,” he told Punchbowl News. As the shutdown got under way, Schumer explained, the Republicans believed that Democrats would quickly fold and vote to reopen the government, but instead they had stuck to their guns for a week and a

RSF paramilitary group hit Dar al-Arqam shelter on university grounds in western city, says resistance committeeA militia drone strike has killed at least 30 people at a displacement shelter in the besieged city of El Fasher in western Sudan, a local activist group said.The Resistance Committee for El Fasher said the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group hit the Dar al-Arqam displacement centre, which is in the grounds of a university. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/11/militia-drone-strike-kills-people-at-displacement-shelter-in-sudan-says-local-group Author : Oliver Holmes and agencies Publish date : 2025-10-11 11:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US president adds Hamas were gathering the hostages now, as displaced Palestinians return to northern GazaThe Israeli military confirmed the start of the Gaza ceasefire on Friday, and the remaining 48 hostages, about 20 of them believed to be alive, are to be released by Monday.Palestinians said heavy shelling in parts of Gaza earlier on Friday had mostly stopped after the military’s announcement, reports the Associated Press (AP). Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised statement on Friday that the next stages would see Hamas disarm and Gaza demilitarised. Netanyahu said:If this is achieved the easy way –

Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancyTony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner earlier this year at which a select group of technology entrepreneurs were given access to a key minister, official documents have revealed.The former prime minister, who is a champion of the tech industry, held the dinner in an upmarket London hotel in his capacity as the head of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) political consultancy. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/11/tony-blair-and-nick-clegg-hosted-dinner-giving-tech-bosses-access-to-uk-minister Author : Rob Evans and Henry Dyer Publish date : 2025-10-11 06:00:00 Copyright for syndicated

Promised crackdown on corruption is not happening fast enough for many who saw government toppled within a day of protestsPrakash Bohora was one of the first of Nepal’s gen Z protesters to feel the sting of a police bullet. Like thousands of other young people, he had taken to the streets of the capital last month to protest against corruption and a draconian ban on social media.He had no idea on that day in Kathmandu that the demonstration would escalate into what is now described as Nepal’s gen Z revolution, which has led to the toppling of the government within

The aircraft caught on fire soon after taking off from Shellharbour airport at about 10am on SaturdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree people have died after a light plane crashed just after take-off on Saturday morning near Wollongong in New South Wales.The plane took off from Shellharbour airport at about 10am before crashing and catching fire, NSW police said in a statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/11/three-people-dead-after-light-plane-crashes-on-take-off-near-wollongong Author : Cait Kelly Publish date : 2025-10-11 00:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police chief calls explosion near Bucksnort, south-west of Nashville, ‘devastating’ and says ‘we have some deceased’Nineteen people are missing and feared dead following a huge explosion at a military munitions plant in Tennessee.The powerful blast ripped through the explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee on Friday morning, rattling homes miles away and bringing emergency services to the scene, authorities and residents said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/tennessee-military-explosives-plant-explosion Author : Maya Yang and Associated Press Publish date : 2025-10-10 22:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

AFL-CIO vows to take issue to court as AFSCME union leader warns of ‘devastating effects’ for AmericansUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House announced layoffs of federal workers on Friday, making good on a threat it had made in response to the US government shutdown, which now appears set to stretch into a third straight week.Russell Vought, the director of the White House office of management and budget, wrote on social media that “RIFs have begun”, referring to the government’s reduction-in-force procedure to let employees go. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/federal-workers-pay-government-shutdown Author : Chris Stein in Washington and

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears presses Abigail Spanberger over fellow Democrat’s ‘abhorrent’ textsUS politics – live updatesDemocrat Abigail Spanberger faced off against Virginia’s lieutenant governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, in the only public debate in that state’s governor’s race on Thursday, days after the Democratic nominee for attorney general was embroiled in a texting and misconduct controversy relating to his opponents.Spanberger, a former congresswoman who left Washington to run for the governorship, which is currently held by a Republican, is leading by four points in a tightening race ahead of next month’s gubernatorial election. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/virginia-governor-candidates-debate-abigail-spanberger Author : Edward Helmore

Widespread support among Israelis for the ceasefire is unlikely to translate into votes for Likud, survey showsGaza ceasefire deal – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu repeated his pledge to force Hamas to disarm on Friday in a defiant and combative speech, just an hour after a ceasefire began in Gaza.In a televised address, Israel’s prime minister said he had resisted intense domestic and international pressure to achieve his aim of ensuring “the security of Israel”, lambasted his critics and reiterated a threat to return to war if necessary. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/10/what-does-gaza-deal-hamas-mean-for-benjamin-netanyahu-future Author : Jason Burke Publish date : 2025-10-10

Thousands of Palestinians travel back to the north of the territory after IDF forces retreated to deployment linesIsraeli military has said that the ceasefire agreement has come into effect, as troops have now retreated to the deployment lines agreed upon.In a statement released on Telegram, the IDF says troops “began positioning themselves along the updated deployment lines” from midday local time. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/10/gaza-ceasefire-plan-israel-donald-trump-hamas-palestine-benjamin-netanyahu-middle-east-latest-news Author : Aneesa Ahmed Publish date : 2025-10-10 12:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Prosecutor who led civil fraud investigation against Trump in 2023 says charges against her are baselessA federal appeals court heard arguments on whether Donald Trump had authority to take control of 200 Oregon national guard troops. The president had planned to deploy them in Portland, where protesters have shown up wearing frog and chicken costumes at the mostly small, nightly demonstrations outside an Ice building.A three-judge panel in San Francisco on Thursday appeared likely to set aside the ruling blocking Trump’s Portland deployment, which would clear the way for hundreds of soldiers to enter that city. Continue reading... Source link

Investment bank had previously planned for such information from New York workers to be voluntaryJP Morgan Chase has told staff moving into its new headquarters in New York that they must share their biometric data to access the multibillion-dollar building.The investment bank had previously planned for the registering of biometric data by employees at its new Manhattan skyscraper to be voluntary. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/10/jp-morgan-staff-told-they-must-share-biometric-data-to-access-headquarters Author : Mark Sweney Publish date : 2025-10-10 07:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Soft-toy collecting back in vogue for children and adults, says HamleysA £7 furry bouncy ball with a face is tipped to be one of the must-have toys this Christmas, according to expert buyers at Hamleys.The Ty Bouncers – essentially fluffy tennis balls – range from cats, cows and monkeys to Spider-Man and Paddington. With 80 to collect, Victoria Kay, the head of buying and merchandising at Hamleys, said the bouncy soft toys offered “uncomplicated fun”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/10/ty-bouncers-and-food-toys-tipped-to-be-must-have-christmas-presents-hamleys Author : Zoe Wood Consumer affairs correspondent Publish date : 2025-10-10 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the