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• Suella Braverman revives Tory pledge to cut net migration to ‘tens of thousands’ - The Guardian

  04-10-2022 23:42 via news.google.com
  Suella Braverman revives Tory pledge to cut net migration to ‘tens of thousands’  The GuardianSuella Braverman’s modern slavery ‘abuse’ claims questioned by former watchdog  The IndependentSuella Braverman says Channel migrants will be banned from claiming asylum in UK  Evening StandardSuella Braverman: I want migration cut to tens of thousands  The TimesSuella Braverman says it is her ‘dream’ and ‘obsession&
  
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• EU votes to force all phones to use same charger by 2024 - The Guardian

  04-10-2022 23:42 via news.google.com
  EU votes to force all phones to use same charger by 2024  The GuardianPhone chargers to be standardised across Europe from 2024 - forcing Apple to change to USB-C  Sky NewsEU Parliament approves common charging cable from 2024  BBCEU passes law forcing Apple to change iPhone charger  The IndependentEU lawmakers impose single charger for all smartphones  Tech XploreView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump asks supreme court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago special master dispute

  04-10-2022 23:38 via theguardian.com
  Appellate court ruling prevented special master also examining 100 files seized from Mar-a-Lago with classification markingsDonald Trump on Tuesday asked the US supreme court to partially reverse an appellate court decision that prevented the special master, reviewing for privilege protections materials seized by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago resort in August, also examining 100 documents with classification markings.The motion to vacate the ruling by the US appeals court for the 11th circuit repr
  
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• Jeremy Paxman documentary moves fans to tears as he says he feels 'depressed' with Parkinson's - Daily Mail

  04-10-2022 23:36 via news.google.com
  Jeremy Paxman documentary moves fans to tears as he says he feels 'depressed' with Parkinson's  Daily MailPaxman: Putting Up With Parkinson’s review – I am already dreading his absence  The GuardianPaxman: Putting Up with Parkinson’s is inspiring in its own grumpy way  The IndependentCHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV  Daily MailJeremy Paxman got Parkinson’s diagnosis after doctor saw him on TV  The GuardianView F
  
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• Man Utd’s £85.5m signing Antony IGNORED boss Erik ten Hag’s defensive orders during 6-3 derby drubbing to C... - The Sun

  04-10-2022 23:30 via news.google.com
  Man Utd’s £85.5m signing Antony IGNORED boss Erik ten Hag’s defensive orders during 6-3 derby drubbing to C...  The SunManchester United's steps forward were evident in defeat to City, if you look hard enough  United In Focus - Manchester United FC NewsMan Utd's £85m signing Antony 'ignored Erik ten Hag's orders' during Man City hammering  The MirrorKevin De Bruyne made Cristiano Ronaldo request after Man City thrashed Manchester United 
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: Russian maps appear to show rapid withdrawals in east and south; US promises more weapons to Kyiv – live

  04-10-2022 23:23 via theguardian.com
  Russian maps appear to show Putin’s forces pulling back under pressure from Ukrainian forces; Joe Biden offer $625 million in new security assistanceAt a glance: what we know on day 223 of the invasionRussian state media Tass is reporting that North Korea has backed the outcomes of the “referendums” in four occupied areas of Ukraine that were described as a “propaganda show” and “illegal” by Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv. Tass quotes the foreign ministry
  
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• Colombia to restart peace talks with the country’s largest active guerrilla group

  04-10-2022 23:15 via theguardian.com
  Start date for dialogue with the National Liberation Army will be announced after first week of NovemberColombia’s government and the nation’s largest remaining guerrilla group have announced that they will restart peace talks next month for the first time since 2018.After meeting in Caracas, representatives of the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army issued a statement saying a start date for the peace talks would be announced after the first week of November. The s
  
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• Spurs and Antonio Conte frustrated in Champions League Frankfurt draw

  04-10-2022 23:07 via theguardian.com
  Ed Sheeran played this stadium a couple of weeks ago, and so at least this was not the first time Deutsche Bank Park had been treated to an insipid mid-tempo performance that some people bafflingly insist is the work of a generational genius.This was not the best of Tottenham, and frankly nor is it the best of Antonio Conte. The fundamentals were sound, the defence just about held tight and this was at least a major improvement on their derby collapse at the weekend. Continue reading...
  
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• Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson’s review – I am already dreading his absence

  04-10-2022 23:05 via theguardian.com
  The TV legend won’t be cajoled into crying as he investigates his illness and films his final series of University Challenge – but he does give us fascinating, unsparing televisionJeremy Paxman says he has “always been a troublemaker”, but, in aiming his curious eye and famously combative manner towards his own illness, rather than students or politicians, his troublemaking tendencies are just as effective. In Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson’s (ITV) – it was
  
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• Alexander-Arnold and Salah fire Liverpool to victory against Rangers

  04-10-2022 23:02 via theguardian.com
  The first competitive fixture between two of Britain’s most successful clubs captured the imagination, drew Steven Gerrard back to his beloved club and even attracted Sir Alex Ferguson back to enemy territory. But the contest did not live up to the billing. Liverpool strolled to victory over a Rangers team that are without a point or a goal on their return to the Champions League stage, and were outclassed throughout at Anfield.Jürgen Klopp’s 60th Champions League game as Liverp
  
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• Copenhagen’s Mat Ryan tasked with stopping Haaland in Champions League - The Guardian

  04-10-2022 22:44 via news.google.com
  Copenhagen’s Mat Ryan tasked with stopping Haaland in Champions League  The GuardianOPEN TRAINING! | Manchester City v FC Copenhagen | UEFA Champions League  Man CityHaaland, Foden and Ederson out - predicted Man City line-up vs FC Copenhagen  Manchester Evening NewsKyle Walker set to miss FC Copenhagen clash due to injury suffered in derby  Alloa AdvertiserCity v FC Copenhagen: Injury update  Manchester City FCView Full coverage on Google
  
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• Copenhagen’s Mat Ryan tasked with stopping Haaland in Champions League

  04-10-2022 22:43 via theguardian.com
  Copenhagen goalkeeper preparing to face Manchester CityHaaland averaging a goal every 54 minutes for new clubSocceroos captain Mat Ryan is bracing himself for the toughest task in football – trying to stop the goalscoring machine that is Erling Haaland.FC Copenhagen’s Australian goalkeeper, who never found Manchester City the easiest opposition, will have his work cut out in the Danish side’s Champions League tie at the Etihad Stadium against the 22-year-old Norwegian. Continue
  
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• Hurricane Ian death toll rises as Biden prepares to tour worst-hit areas

  04-10-2022 22:31 via theguardian.com
  Unofficial figures more than 100 killed by storm that swept across Florida and made second deadly landfall in South CarolinaThe death toll from Hurricane Ian continued a grim and steady climb on Tuesday, as officials in Florida laid out the next stages of the recovery effort and Joe Biden prepared to tour some of the worst-hit areas.Unofficial figures have recorded more than 100 killed by the category 4 storm that swept Florida last week before making a second deadly US landfall in South Carolin
  
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• Five ways Kwasi Kwarteng can reduce UK debt - Financial Times

  04-10-2022 22:30 via news.google.com
  Five ways Kwasi Kwarteng can reduce UK debt  Financial TimesKwarteng shrugs off 'little turbulence' after U turn over tax cut for rich  Evening StandardLiz Truss latest news: Benefits will rise with inflation not wages, hints Kwasi Kwarteng  The TelegraphKwasi Kwarteng may have U-turned, but huge spending cuts are still coming  The GuardianBrian Wilson: As always with these people, the mistake was to get caught rather than the deed itself  Herald
  
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• Trump asks supreme court to reverse ruling on classified Mar-a-Lago files

  04-10-2022 22:21 via theguardian.com
  Appellate court ruling allowed DoJ to regain access to about 100 classified documents seized by FBI from Mar-a-LagoDonald Trump on Tuesday asked the supreme court to reverse an appellate court decision that allowed the Department of Justice to regain access in its criminal investigation to about 100 classified documents seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago in August.The motion to vacate the ruling by the US appeals court for the 11th circuit represents the former president’s final opportunity
  
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• Indonesia football stadium tragedy: delays in opening gates led to crowd crush

  04-10-2022 22:19 via theguardian.com
  Football authorities say flaw contributed to disaster in which 131 died after violence at the end of a matchDelays in unlocking stadium gates after violence broke out at the end of a football match contributed to a crowd crush in which at least 131 people died, Indonesia’s national football association has said.The Football Association of Indonesia said it has permanently banned the chief executive and security coordinator of the host team for failing to secure the field and promptly issue
  
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• Angelina Jolie alleges physical abuse by Brad Pitt in countersuit

  04-10-2022 22:05 via theguardian.com
  Jolie alleges Pitt was abusive toward her and two of their children on a 2016 flight as legal battle over French winery escalatesAngelina Jolie has shared new details of the 2016 plane flight that led to the dissolution of her marriage to Brad Pitt, describing alleged abusive behavior.In a cross-complaint as part of an ongoing legal battle over the French winery the A-list former couple once co-owned, the actor filed papers in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Lawyers for the 47-year-old allege that negot
  
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• Elon Musk to proceed with $44bn buyout of Twitter after U-turn

  04-10-2022 21:42 via theguardian.com
  Tesla chief executive had been set for court showdown after attempting to scrap dealElon Musk has filed to complete his $44bn (£38bn) acquisition of Twitter after months of legal drama.Lawyers for Musk confirmed in a court filing Tuesday that the billionaire will push ahead with the deal after performing another dramatic U-turn on his decision to walk away from the agreement. Continue reading...
  
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• US supreme court hears case that could gut voting rights for minority groups

  04-10-2022 21:29 via theguardian.com
  In Merrill v Milligan, the court will decide whether Alabama’s new congressional map violates the Voting Rights ActThe supreme court’s conservative majority appeared unsettled on Tuesday on whether it would gut one of the most powerful remaining provisions of the Voting Rights Act in a case that has profound implications for the representation of Black Americans and other minority groups.The case, Merrill v Milligan, centers on how much those who draw electoral districts should be re
  
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• Scary Tory clown squad play government in alternate dimensions | John Crace

  04-10-2022 21:22 via theguardian.com
  While Radon Liz and Kamikwasi Kwarteng set quantum dates for fiscal steadiness, Suella Braverman was talking up a coupSmall steps and all that. The Tory party conference may be on life support in the ICU – most delegates have written thank you letters to Mick Lynch for Wednesday’s rail strikes that have given them a gold-plated excuse for leaving early – but things aren’t quite as bad as they could be. It was probably more luck than judgment, but Liz Truss finally got thr
  
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• Eco warrior faces jail for attacking Captain Tom Moore memorial - Manchester Evening News

  04-10-2022 21:07 via news.google.com
  Eco warrior faces jail for attacking Captain Tom Moore memorial  Manchester Evening NewsWoman admits defacing Captain Sir Tom Moore memorial  BBCClimate protester pleads guilty after pouring human faeces on Captain Tom Moore statue  The IndependentManchester woman due in court accused of pouring faeces over a statue of Captain Tom Moore  Manchester Evening NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Saba Sams wins BBC national short story award for ‘transportive’ tale

  04-10-2022 21:00 via theguardian.com
  The 26-year-old, who drafted the story about ‘complex family dynamics’ when she was 19, takes a £15,000 prize for the piece taken from her debut collection Send Nudes• Read the story belowSaba Sams has won the BBC national short story award for a tale described by the judges as having a “transportive atmosphere” and “masterful telling of complex family dynamics”. The 26-year-old has received the £15,000 prize, run by the BBC with Cambridge Uni
  
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• Overwatch 2 (PVP) | Review in 3 Minutes - The Escapist

  04-10-2022 21:00 via news.google.com
  Overwatch 2 (PVP) | Review in 3 Minutes  The EscapistSo far, Overwatch 2 is a clever but underwhelming free-to-play compromise  Eurogamer.netOverwatch 2 Review  GamesradarOverwatch 2’s Brutal Launch Day Issues Were The Cherry On Top Of A Messy Debut  ForbesOverwatch 2 keeps original game's achievement list, adds six new achievements  TrueAchievementsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Shell boss says taxing energy firms to help the poor is 'inevitable' - BBC

  04-10-2022 20:52 via news.google.com
  Shell boss says taxing energy firms to help the poor is 'inevitable'  BBCShell chief: governments may need to tax energy firms to help the poor  The GuardianCost of living: Shell boss calls on government to tax oil and gas companies to protect poorest  Sky NewsShell boss calls for windfall tax on energy firms to help people with rising bills  Yahoo Finance UKShell CEO hints energy firms should pay more tax  RFI EnglishView Full coverage on Google
  
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• Iranian schoolgirls take up battle cry as protests continue - The Guardian

  04-10-2022 20:47 via news.google.com
  Iranian schoolgirls take up battle cry as protests continue  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Iranian schoolgirls take up battle cry as protests continue

  04-10-2022 20:47 via theguardian.com
  As country mourns teenager killed in demonstrations,video shows how female-led protests have spread to the classroomHigh school girls have become the latest Iranians to join anti-government protests in large numbers, as the country mourned a teenager killed in the first days of protests.Nika Shahkarami, who lived in Tehran and would have turned 17 on Sunday, vanished in September. Her family found her body in a detention centre’s morgue 10 days later, BBC Persian reported. Continue reading
  
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• Truss’s cabinet in open warfare over key policies and coup accusations

  04-10-2022 20:38 via theguardian.com
  Ministerial discipline breaks down as home secretary accuses fellow Tories of trying to overthrow governmentPolitics live: latest updatesLiz Truss’s cabinet is in open warfare over the 45p tax U-turn and benefit cuts, with the home secretary accusing fellow Tory MPs of a coup against the prime minister.On another chaotic day at the Conservative party conference, ministerial discipline broke down, with cabinet colleagues disagreeing over key policies and bitter infighting over the decision
  
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• Talks with power firms are stuck – but if they are to succeed they need to happen soon

  04-10-2022 20:33 via theguardian.com
  An EU-style revenue cap on power firms could be simplest solution for UK energy crisisHow is the government getting on with its negotiations with electricity generators to lower the wholesale price of energy? These negotiations, in case anyone has forgotten amid the current chaotic state of policymaking, were an absolute priority a month ago.Kwasi Kwarteng, in his last weeks as business secretary, got the show rolling by warming up nuclear and renewables firms to expect a switch to new 15-year f
  
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• Martin Rowson on knotty problems for Truss and Kwarteng – cartoon

  04-10-2022 20:30 via theguardian.com
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• Meghan attacks Hollywood caricatures of Asian women in film

  04-10-2022 20:26 via theguardian.com
  Duchess of Sussex discusses their depiction in films such as Austin Powers and Kill Bill in her podcast seriesMeghan has attacked Hollywood caricatures of women from Asian cultures as she resumed her podcast series after its hiatus after the death of the Queen.The Duchess of Sussex discussed their depiction in films such as Austin Powers and Kill Bill, as well as her own experience of Korean culture in the US, with her guests: the journalist Lisa Ling and the comedian Margaret Cho. Continue read
  
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• ‘Opposition mindset’: Tory MPs slope home after chaotic conference

  04-10-2022 20:17 via theguardian.com
  Conservative disharmony shows no sign of abating as cabinet ministers fight over further potential U-turnsPolitics live: latest updatesLiz Truss’s mission when she arrived at Conservative conference on Sunday with a party on the brink of mutiny was, as one source put it, “getting us out of the ditch and back on the road”.But as MPs sloped home just four days later, the sound of two screeching U-turns was ringing in their ears and cabinet ministers fought furiously over further
  
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• The Guardian view on Truss, Kwarteng and inequality: out of touch, out of time | Editorial

  04-10-2022 20:12 via theguardian.com
  Michael Gove is doing the country a service by resisting a government with no mandateLiz Truss’s attempt to reset the Conservative party by jettisoning the agenda of the previous regime is failing because of her political incompetence and the absence of a popular mandate. The latter has been skilfully exploited by the former Tory cabinet minister Michael Gove to try to salvage some of the 2019 manifesto, which aspired to level up poorer areas. Mr Gove will wear a feather in his cap after S
  
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• The Guardian view on digital dangers: after Molly Russell, MPs must act | Editorial

  04-10-2022 20:12 via theguardian.com
  Instagram and Pinterest led the teenager down a self-destructive path. New online safety measures can’t come soon enoughLast week’s inquest ruling that social media contributed to Molly Russell’s death was the kind of vindication for her parents that no family would choose. With her father, Ian Russell, acting as spokesperson, Molly’s relatives have fought what must have been an exceptionally painful battle, since the 14-year-old took her own life in 2017, to see the tech
  
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• Kremlin thanks Elon Musk after he tweets his 'peace' plan for Ukraine - The Telegraph

  04-10-2022 20:04 via news.google.com
  Kremlin thanks Elon Musk after he tweets his 'peace' plan for Ukraine  The TelegraphZelensky and Musk in row over Ukraine 'peace plan poll'  BBCZelenskiy hits back as Elon Musk sets up Twitter poll on annexed areas of Ukraine  The GuardianZelensky had to put Elon Musk in his place. It’s funny until it isn’t  The IndependentElon Musk could help Ukraine – but not like this  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Rebekah Vardy shares cryptic Instagram post after Wagatha Christie legal fees bill - The Independent

  04-10-2022 20:02 via news.google.com
  Rebekah Vardy shares cryptic Instagram post after Wagatha Christie legal fees bill  The IndependentRebekah Vardy to pay about £1.5 million towards Coleen Rooney's “Wagatha Christie” legal costs  Daily RecordWagatha Christie: Rebekah Vardy to pay 90% of Coleen Rooney's legal costs  BBCColeen Rooney praised for 'dignified' attitude as Rebekah Vardy ordered to pay £800k  Liverpool Echo‘Wagatha Christie’ trial: Vardy ordered
  
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• ‘What was it all for?’: recaptured Lyman left shattered by Russian occupation

  04-10-2022 20:01 via theguardian.com
  People in Ukrainian city try to pick up pieces amid remains of Russia’s chaotic and bloody withdrawalRussia-Ukraine war – live updatesIn the shattered streets of Lyman, a Ukrainian city that has lived through the Russian invasion, months of occupation and last week’s brutal battle to liberate it, evidence of the chaotic and bloody Russian withdrawal and defeat is everywhere.Emerging from the dugout of a former Russian checkpoint on the outskirts of the Donbas city, a Ukrainian
  
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• ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial: Vardy ordered to pay up to £1.5m of Rooney’s legal fees

  04-10-2022 20:00 via theguardian.com
  High court says Vardy must cover 90% of fellow footballer’s wife’s costs after she lost libel trialRebekah Vardy will have to pay up to £1.5m to Coleen Rooney in legal fees after losing yet another stage in the “Wagatha Christie” libel trial.The high court on Tuesday decided that Vardy must pay 90% of Rooney’s court costs, a larger proportion than in many equivalent cases. The judge imposed the punitive charge partly because Vardy deliberately destroyed WhatsA
  
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• Moors Murders: No bones found in search for Keith Bennett - BBC

  04-10-2022 19:55 via news.google.com
  Moors Murders: No bones found in search for Keith Bennett  BBCMoors Murder cops confirm no human remains were found during dig for victim Keith Bennett after discovery...  The SunPolice widen search for Moors murder victim after finding 'no visible evidence' of human remains  Daily MailPolice digging for Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett issue update  Birmingham LiveMoors Murder cops new search area for victim Keith Bennett after 'human skull' found 
  
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• Teen held in hospital for months due to lack of secure children’s home place

  04-10-2022 19:35 via theguardian.com
  Case at family court highlights lack of facilities in England for very vulnerable youngsters A young teenager with complex needs in local authority care has been deprived of their liberty and held in hospital for several months because no secure placement could be found anywhere in England, a family court has heard.General hospitals are not registered to provide secure accommodation for children in this situation, and do not have the specialist staff required to provide the care and therapeutic
  
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• Ukrainian economy will shrink at rate eight times that of Russia, World Bank forecasts

  04-10-2022 19:24 via theguardian.com
  Kyiv economy will contract by 35% in 2022, compared with a 4.5% fall in Russian GDPRussia-Ukraine war – live updatesUkraine’s economy will shrink at a rate eight times that of Russia this year as a result of the war triggered by Moscow’s invasion in February, the World Bank has estimated.In its latest report on Europe and central Asia, the Washington-based institution said the Ukrainian economy would contract by 35% in 2022, compared with a 4.5% fall in Russian GDP. Continue re
  
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• UK train drivers to strike on Wednesday over pay and conditions

  04-10-2022 19:17 via theguardian.com
  Aslef general secretary says dispute will continue until government intervenesRail passengers face further travel chaos on Wednesday due to another strike in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions, with many Conservative party conference attendees expected to leave Birmingham early to avoid disruptions.Members of the drivers’ union Aslef and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA), encompassing 12 train operators, will walk out, causing huge disruption to services
  
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• Suella Braverman revives Tory pledge to cut net migration to ‘tens of thousands’

  04-10-2022 19:13 via theguardian.com
  Home secretary says her ‘ultimate aspiration’ is to reduce migration figure from current level of 239,000Suella Braverman has revived a previous Conservative pledge to reduce net migration to tens of thousands of people, despite the failure of successive governments to hit the same target over a nine-year period.The home secretary said she would aspire to cut the overall migration figure from the current level of 239,000 amid a growing clamour from party activists for the government
  
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• Free-market zealots are holding Britain hostage | Letters

  04-10-2022 19:03 via theguardian.com
  The Tory party’s reliance on trickle-down economics will leave society poorer, says Richard Tudway of the Centre for International Economics. Plus letters from Malcolm Stanton, David Plumpton and Joan FriendYanis Varoufakis offers an unsparing analysis of the delusional aspirations of the Tory political elites who control our destinies (Trickle-down Truss is carrying on the dirty work of Thatcher, Blair and Osborne, 1 October). The “doom loop” analysis says it all. Thatcherite
  
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• ‘March of the Mummies’ protest to go ahead after police confirm support

  04-10-2022 19:02 via theguardian.com
  Organisers said Met had previously told them of traffic problems that put childcare costs rally in jeopardyThe Metropolitan police have confirmed they will support a major London protest by families over the cost of childcare after concerns it would have to be cancelled.Last Friday, the organisers Pregnant Then Screwed said the Met told them a temporary traffic order could not be issued and road closures and traffic management were not possible, putting the “March of the Mummies” eve
  
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• Recognising Palestine is the first step to peace in the Middle East | Letter

  04-10-2022 19:00 via theguardian.com
  Dr Tony Klug responds to an editorial on Liz Truss saying that she was considering moving the British embassy to JerusalemYour editorial (The Guardian view on moving the British embassy to Jerusalem: don’t do it, 27 September) argues that moving the British embassy to Jerusalem would tear up the commitment to any meaningful two-state solution. But it could have the opposite effect if such a move were preceded by the simultaneous recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and Ea
  
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• N’Golo Kanté’s fitness more important than contract, says Graham Potter

  04-10-2022 18:57 via theguardian.com
  Chelsea manager: ‘The quicker N’Golo is back the better’Summer signing Koulibaly happy to wait for first-team chanceGraham Potter has said his focus is on getting N’Golo Kanté fit rather than whether Chelsea should extend the midfielder’s contract before it expires next summer.Kanté, who has been out with a hamstring problem since August, has struggled with injuries during the last three years and his fitness problems are likely to be a factor during t
  
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• Rees-Mogg’s neighbours fail to share ‘delight’ at back garden fracking

  04-10-2022 18:46 via theguardian.com
  Few in Somerset MP’s constituency share his enthusiasm but some do agree with need for ‘unpopular measures’The sun was shining and the wind blowing steadily across Jacob Rees-Mogg’s manicured garden and the Somerset hills beyond.“It’s obvious on a day like this, isn’t it?” said Gary Marsh, a stonemason and a neighbour of the business secretary and Conservative MP for North East Somerset. “We should be putting more money into solar and wind en
  
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• Rees-Mogg seeking to evade scrutiny of new fracking projects, email shows

  04-10-2022 18:45 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Note setting out business secretary’s views looks for ways to accelerate schemes, including streamlining HSE requirementsMinisters are actively examining ways to evade legal, environmental and public scrutiny of new oil and gas projects including fracking, the Guardian has learned, sparking a furious reaction from green groups and opposition parties.Senior staff working on energy projects in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have been instructed
  
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• Emma Raducanu loses to Daria Kasatkina in first round of Ostrava Open

  04-10-2022 18:44 via theguardian.com
  British No 1 beaten 7-5, 6-4 by Russian fifth seedHarriet Dart wins her first-round match in TunisiaEmma Raducanu lost to the fifth seed Daria Kasatkina in her opening match at the Ostrava Open in the Czech Republic.There was no sign of any strapping after Raducanu withdrew during her semi-final against Jelena Ostapenko in Korea a week and a half ago with another muscle injury.And the British No 1 produced some good moments against her Russian opponent, ranked 11th in the world and one of the ga
  
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• Man admits killing woman and three children in Derbyshire

  04-10-2022 18:42 via theguardian.com
  Damien Bendall pleads not guilty to murder over deaths in Killamarsh and denies rape of one childA man has admitted the manslaughter of a mother and three children, but pleaded not guilty to their murders and denied raping one of the child victims.Damien Bendall, 32, is charged with the rape and murder of Lacey Bennett, 11, as well as the murder of her brother, John Paul Bennett, 13, their mother, Terri Harris, 35, and Lacey’s friend, Connie Gent, 11. Continue reading...
  
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