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Keir Starmer likely to face PMQs grilling on claims the inquiry has descended into ‘chaos’Grooming gang victims have accused the UK government of attempting to manipulate them into broadening a national inquiry to include other forms of sexual abuse despite Shabana Mahmood’s insistence the focus will not change. Rajeev Syal has the story.UK inflation was unchanged last month at 3.8%, confounding expectations of a rise, in welcome news for the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as she plans for her crucial budget next month, Heather Stewart reports. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/oct/22/grooming-gangs-inquiry-mahmood-starmer-caerphilly-pmqs-latest-news-updates Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2025-10-22 09:08:00

On a visit to Israel, the US vice-president said Washington would not set a deadline for the group to disarm under the US-brokered dealUS vice-president JD Vance expressed “great optimism” that the Gaza truce would hold, before a meeting on Wednesday in Jerusalem with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.Vance is in Israel to shore up support for the US-brokered ceasefire and postwar reconstruction plans.What we’ve seen the past week gives me great optimism the ceasefire is going to holdI think that everybody should be proud of where we are today. It’s going to require constant effort.

Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewablesCoal use hit a record high around the world last year despite efforts to switch to clean energy, imperilling the world’s attempts to rein in global heating.The share of coal in electricity generation dropped as renewable energy surged ahead. But the general increase in power demand meant that more coal was used overall, according to the annual State of Climate Action report, published on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/22/global-use-of-coal-hit-record-high-in-2024 Author : Fiona Harvey Environment editor Publish date : 2025-10-22 04:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Temperatures forecast to reach 39C in the CBD as rain and damaging gusts up to 130km/h expected along Victoria’s south-west coastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe weather bureau has forecast a “blistering day” for Sydney on Wednesday, with record-breaking heat shifting towards the east coast, while damaging winds whip through southern states.On Tuesday, both New South Wales and Queensland recorded their hottest-ever October temperatures, the highest since records began in 1910, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/22/sydney-weather-nsw-heat-bom-forecast-wind-warnings-australia Author : Petra Stock

Adelita Grijalva was elected last month but Republican House speaker has so far blocked her from taking seatArizona’s attorney general is suing to force the Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, to swear in Adelita Grijalva, a Democrat who won a congressional special election in September.Grijalva was elected on 23 September in the southern Arizona district that her father, Raúl Grijalva, held until his death earlier this year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/21/arizona-mike-johnson-adelita-grijalva Author : Rachel Leingang Publish date : 2025-10-21 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Predicted high of 39C would be hotter than 38.2C October record from 2004. Follow today’s news liveOctober heat records broken across Australia as Sydney braces for temperatures way above the normGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPM says Australia and US face uncertain world, but ‘don’t have to question’ our relationshipIn Albanese’s comments to the congressional breakfast, he also thanked US politicians for backing Aukus.It’s moving in ways not just in international geopolitics but just with the transformation that we’ve seen with artificial intelligence, with technology and the impact it will have on the nature of

Police continue to search for the criminal gang behind the brazen robbery targeting France’s crown jewelsThe financial loss from France’s most dramatic heist in decades has been put at nearly €90m as the head of the Louvre prepared to face difficult questions over how thieves were able to steal priceless jewellery in broad daylight.As police continued to search for the criminal gang behind the brazen robbery on Sunday, the Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told the broadcaster RTL that the museum’s curator had estimated the losses at about €88m (£76m). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/21/louvre-heist-losses-put-at-almost-90m-as-museums-head-prepares-to-face-mps Author : Philip Oltermann European

Senate majority leader John Thune reportedly says Paul Ingrassia is ‘not gonna pass’ a confirmation voteTrump’s nominee loses Republican support following racist text messagesThe Central Intelligence Agency is providing the bulk of the intelligence used to carry out the controversial lethal air strikes by the Trump administration against small, fast-going boats in the Caribbean Sea suspected of carrying drugs from Venezuela, according to three sources familiar with the operations.Experts say the agency’s central role means much of the evidence used to select which alleged smugglers to kill on the open sea will almost certainly remain secret. Continue reading... Source link

Impeachment and 25th amendment offer routes for removal – but experts say system is set up to protect the presidentDonald Trump looked out across the White House ballroom at his audience of wealthy donors and business figures – people who had given millions of dollars to his extravagant plan to build a vast ballroom attached to the building’s East Wing.The president, 79, told the crowd he had enjoyed a “really historic trip” to the Middle East, and indulged in some of his familiar patter: saying his tariffs were successful, and claiming that under Joe Biden, countries were “literally emptying out

US vice-president’s trip comes a day after two Trump envoys met NetanyahuGaza’s Government Media Office has posted to Telegram to say only 986 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire began just over a week ago, out of the 6,600 trucks that it says were supposed to have arrived by Monday evening.Gaza’s Government Media Office said:The humanitarian convoys included (14) trucks loaded with cooking gas and (28) diesel trucks designated to operate bakeries, generators, hospitals and various vital sectors, in light of the severe shortage of these vital materials that the population directly depends on for daily

France’s former president was found guilty of acquiring Libyan funding for his 2007 campaign and is being sent to La Sante prison in ParisDozens of supporters stood outside Nicolas Sarkozy’s home from early Tuesday, some holding up framed portraits of him, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.They sang the French national anthem, as neighbours looked on from their balconies.This is truly a sad day for France and for democracy. This trial is based on nothing. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/21/nicolas-sarkozy-france-jail-russia-ukraine-europe-news-live-updates Author : Joe Coughlan Publish date : 2025-10-21 07:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sanae Takaichi has made history but will have little time to settle in before negotiating the pitfalls of rising prices, power struggles and a mercurial US presidentIt is hard to overstate the symbolism of Sanae Takaichi’s achievement on Tuesday in becoming the first female prime minister of Japan, a country that consistently ranks poorly in global gender equality comparisons, not least in politics and business.However, she will have precious little time to savour her historic appointment. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/21/pm-sanae-takaichi-japan-prime-minister Author : Justin McCurry in Tokyo Publish date : 2025-10-21 05:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

In first interview since Glastonbury, frontman Bobby Vylan tells Louis Theroux the backlash was ‘minimal’ compared to the plight of PalestiniansBob Vylan frontman Bobby Vylan is “not regretful” of his “death, death to the IDF” chant at Glastonbury and said he would “do it again tomorrow, twice on Sundays”.The outspoken punk duo sparked controversy when they led chants of “death, death to the IDF”, referring to the Israel Defense Forces, at the festival in June. The chant was condemned by Glastonbury and the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, who described it as “appalling hate speech”. Continue reading... Source link :

The tornado killed one construction worker on a building site, injured 10 others and left four in critical conditionA tornado tore through districts north of Paris on Monday, toppling three construction cranes that killed one person and left four others with critical injuries, authorities said.The town of Ermont, about 20km (13 miles) north-east of Paris was worst hit by the sudden twister that caused damage across about 10 districts. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/21/france-tornado-ermont-near-paris Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2025-10-21 00:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Premier Chris Minns says government will integrate hospital back into the public system. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign affairs minister was asked about Donald Trump’s remark that he didn’t like the Australian ambassador, Kevin Rudd, and “probably never will” during the White House meeting early this morning.Trump made the testy remark, telling Rudd “I don’t like you either”, at the White House cabinet room table, prompting uncomfortable laughter. Penny Wong told RN the ambassador had done an “extremely good job” getting the meeting between the US president and Albanese:Look, I

Andrew hid behind Balmoral’s ‘guarded gates’ to escape court papers, accuser says in memoir Nobody’s GirlPrince Andrew’s team tried to hire “internet trolls to hassle” his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, while he hid behind the “well-guarded gates” of Balmoral Castle to avoid being served court papers, according to allegations in her posthumous memoir.Giuffre wrote of the 2022 confidential settlement of her sexual abuse civil claim against the royal, widely rumoured to be $12m (£9m), that her lawyers “were going to ask for the moon” and her team had agreed it “had to be more than mere money”. Continue reading... Source link

Crash that hit apps and websites around world demonstrates ‘urgent need for diversification in cloud computing’Business live – latest updatesExperts have warned of the perils of relying on a small number of companies for operating the global internet after a glitch at Amazon’s cloud computing service brought down apps and websites around the world.The affected platforms included Snapchat, Roblox, Signal and Duolingo as well as a host of Amazon-owned operations including its main retail site and the Ring doorbell company. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/20/amazon-web-services-aws-outage-hits-dozens-websites-apps Author : Dan Milmo and Graeme Wearden Publish date : 2025-10-20 16:25:00 Copyright for

King Charles cannot have been unaware that the future king would not relish having to deal with his uncle The Prince of Wales, whom Buckingham Palace has said was “consulted” before Prince Andrew’s dramatic statement, must have felt some relief at his uncle agreeing to relinquish use of his titles and honours.At some point William will become king. His uncle, 12 years younger than King Charles, may well be watching when he takes his coronation oath. The indications are, however, Andrew may be watching from afar. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/20/dealing-prince-andrew-problem-help-ease-william-accession-throne Author : Caroline Davies Publish date : 2025-10-20

Independent MP Ayoub Khan makes comments after Tel Aviv football derby between Hapoel and Maccabi called off after riotingThe SNP and Plaid Cymru have both said they would back legislation to strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom.Stephen Flynn, the SNP leader at Westminster, said:The family of Virginia Giuffre, whose life was destroyed, are angry and aghast. The public across these isles are angry and aghast and they both deserve to know that some MPs share their outrage.So I won’t sit silent. If an act of parliament is required to strip the likes of Peter Mandelson and Prince Andrew of their

Ukrainian president criticises choice of Budapest as location for meeting as Trump suggests Kyiv must cede land to end warHello and welcome to our live blog covering events across Europe.The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Monday he would be ready to join Russia’s Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, at their summit in Hungary if he is invited. Trump and Putin are expected to meet in the Hungarian capital, possibly in a matter of weeks, as the US leader continues to try to broker a peace deal to end the three-and-a-half-year war.If I am invited to Budapest

US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner reportedly heading to Israel on Monday amid fears over ceasefireDonald Trump said yesterday the ceasefire he brokered was still in place.The US president told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday that Hamas has been “quite rambunctious” and “they’ve been doing some shooting.” He suggested that the violence might be the fault of “rebels” within the organization rather than its leadership. “It’s going to be handled toughly but properly,” he said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/20/gaza-ceasefire-israel-hamas-palestine-hostages-middle-east-crisis-live-news-updates Author : Guardian Staff Publish date : 2025-10-20 06:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Exclusive: Housing secretary and capital’s mayor face calls from within party for rethink on homebuilding plansLabour MPs are urging ministers and the London mayor to drop controversial plans to reduce affordable housing quotas in the capital in order to boost homebuilding.MPs have said they are concerned about the proposals being drawn up by the housing secretary, Steve Reed, and the mayor, Sadiq Khan, in response to a sudden drop in new development in the capital. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/20/labour-mps-ministers-affordable-housing-london-sadiq-khan Author : Kiran Stacey Policy editor Publish date : 2025-10-20 04:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Victorian premier insists city is safe and police have necessary powers after two officers hospitalised on Sunday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacinta Allan has blamed a “very small number” of counter-protesters for violent scenes in Melbourne’s CBD, insisting the city is safe and police have the powers they need to maintain order.The Victorian premier’s comments come after two officers were hospitalised as police spent hours trying to seperate an anti-immigration rally, organised by March for Australia, from a counter anti-racism protest, dubbed “United Against Racism: Migrants

Post-summer bounce in activity fails to materialise as buyers and sellers, in the south especially, opt to ‘wait and see’The UK’s housing market is showing signs of slowing down amid speculation that Rachel Reeves could announce tax increases on property in next month’s budget.In a sign of growing caution among house hunters, figures from Rightmove showed that both the number of new buyers contacting estate agents about homes for sale, and the number of new sellers coming to market, slumped by 5% in September compared with the same month a year earlier. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/20/housing-market-slows-reeves-increase-property-tax Author :

IDF says attack followed Hamas forces firing at its troops, but both sides say they are committed to ceasefireMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael launched waves of lethal airstrikes on Sunday and cut off all aid into Gaza “until further notice” after a reported attack by Hamas, in escalations that marked the most serious threat so far to the increasingly fragile ceasefire in the devastated territory.Two Israeli soldiers, including an officer, were killed in the Hamas attack. Palestinian officials said dozens died in the retaliatory airstrikes. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/19/israel-identifies-body-of-11th-hostage-from-gaza-amid-ceasefire-tensions Author : William Christou in Jerusalem and Jason