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• White House condemns car-ramming incident at Chinese consulate in San Francisco

  10-10-2023 23:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Unnamed driver who crashed car into consulate building was shot by police and later died in hospitalThe White House has denounced the violent incident at the Chinese consulate in San Francisco that began with a car crashing into the building and ended with police shooting the driver, who later died at a hospital.“We condemn this incident and all violence perpetrated against foreign diplomatic staff working in the United States,” Adrienne Watson, White House National Security Council
  
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• ‘Special feeling’: Harry Kane already looking forward to home Euro 2028

  10-10-2023 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  England captain says he can be playing in his late 30s‘I am hoping for another eight or nine years’Harry Kane says he will be driven to win Euro 2028 on home soil by the pain that England felt as co-hosts two years ago. The captain’s immediate priority is to triumph at the tournament in Germany next summer but he talked of a “special feeling” after England were awarded the finals – along with the other home nations and Ireland – that come after that.Kane
  
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• Labour announces ‘phonics for maths’ scheme in planned curriculum review

  10-10-2023 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Maths is the language of the universe’ says shadow education secretary, promising ‘real world’ numeracy lessonsLabour says it will replace Rishi Sunak’s demand for compulsory maths classes until 18 with improved maths teaching for younger children and “real world” numeracy lessons for pupils in England.The proposal would see a new “phonics for maths” programme for early years and primary school classes, aiming to replicate the focus on liter
  
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• Don’t Look Down review – the heartwarming tale of 10 terrified celebs on a 100ft highwire

  10-10-2023 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  This Stand Up to Cancer special is an oddly touching look at stars who suffer vertigo – and their attempts to walk a nausea-inducingly high tightropeAs Don’t Look Down begins, the words “10 terrified celebrities” flash up on the screen, so large that it looks as if this is the real title of the show. It is not, of course, but there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be. Over the years, television has invested a lot of time and money in the business of terrifying and
  
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• Melvine Malard pegs back PSG to keep Manchester United in WCL tie

  10-10-2023 23:13 via theguardian.com
  
  WCL qualifying second round first leg; Manchester Utd 1-1 PSGTabitha Chawinga opened scoring for PSG in 53rd minuteOutmuscled, outthought and outplayed before the break, Manchester United rallied; and their Champions League adventure will continue in the group stage if they are braver from the return leg’s outset.After their debut in the big time of elite continental competition, Marc Skinner and his players can take succour from a second half that pinned Paris Saint-Germain back. That dis
  
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• AOC decries ‘bigotry and callousness’ of pro-Palestinian rally in New York

  10-10-2023 23:13 via theguardian.com
  
  US congresswoman says ‘it should not be hard to shut down hatred and antisemitism where we see it’ and calls for urgent ceasefireCriticising a pro-Palestinian rally held in Times Square in New York City in the aftermath of Hamas attacks on Israel which left hundreds dead, the progressive congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said: “It should not be hard to shut down hatred and antisemitism where we see it.”The attacks, including the killing of at least 260 concertgoers a
  
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• Olympic star Mary Lou Retton ‘fighting for her life’ in ICU, daughter says

  10-10-2023 23:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Gymnastics legend unable to breathe on her own, daughter saysRetton, 55, won five medals at 1984 Summer Olympics in LAOlympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is “fighting for her life” in an intensive care unit, according to her daughter.Retton has been diagnosed with “a very rare form of pneumonia” and has been in the ICU at an undisclosed hospital for more than a week “not able to breathe on her own”, McKenna Kelley said in an Instagram story posted on T
  
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• US Coast Guard recovers remaining parts from imploded Titan submersible

  10-10-2023 23:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Titan imploded as it made its descent into North Atlantic ocean to explore the wreck of the Titanic on 18 JuneThe US Coast Guard has recovered remaining debris from a submersible that imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard, deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean’s surface, officials said Tuesday.The salvage mission conducted under an agreement with the US navy was a follow-up to initial recovery operations on the ocean floor roughly 1,600ft (488 meters)
  
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• England happy to take ‘public enemy number one’ mantle on against Fiji

  10-10-2023 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Billy Vunipola defiant before Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final with opponents fast becoming others’ second-favourite teamEngland are no longer denying the obvious. If they do not regain some momentum swiftly their Rugby World Cup campaign will end abruptly on Sunday and the postmortems are unlikely to be comfortable. Overwhelm Fiji in their quarter‑final, however, and fans at home and abroad may finally start to perceive them differently.A desire to prove their detractors wrong
  
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• More than 900 dead in Gaza since Saturday as shelling hits school, hospitals and homes

  10-10-2023 22:51 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘There is no safe place in Gaza right now’ say humanitarian workers, as Israel bombs sole border crossing with Egypt, preventing refugees’ escape Israel-Hamas war – live updatesFrightened residents of Gaza have described bombardments striking residential buildings, hospitals and schools across the enclave amid growing concern over destruction of civilian infrastructure as Israel pledges to enforce a full siege.Palestinian health officials said more than 900 people have be
  
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• Parkinson’s disease detectable before physical symptoms show, Australian research finds

  10-10-2023 22:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: synthetic compound highlights neurodegeneration when injected into patients at early stages of disease, study showsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian researchers have developed a way of highlighting changes in the brain that mark the progression of Parkinson’s disease years before physical symptoms show.Researchers at the Florey Institute and Austin Health in Melbourne have sho
  
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• US prisoners who did not consent to ivermectin Covid treatment win payout

  10-10-2023 22:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Prisoners in Arkansas settle lawsuit for $2,000 each after accusing Washington county detention center of ‘medical experimentation’The four Arkansas prisoners who sued their jail over allegations they knowingly prescribed them ivermectin to treat Covid without consent have settled the dispute for $2,000 each.The quartet previously said they were administered the drug as a form of “medical experimentation” without prior informed consent or knowledge of the drug’s con
  
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• Russia fails to win back seat on human rights council after UN vote

  10-10-2023 22:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Country was suspended from body last year after Ukraine invasion but scale of support for readmittance will worry Kyiv and alliesRussia has been defeated in its attempt to regain a seat in the UN’s top human rights body by a significant majority at the general assembly, which voted last year to suspend Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine.Russia was competing against Albania and Bulgaria for two seats on the Geneva-based human rights council representing the East European regional group. C
  
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• South Africa ‘got it wrong’ with past referee criticism, admits Rassie Erasmus

  10-10-2023 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘The first word is respect,’ says the Springboks’ director of rugbyClaims that France ‘simulate sometimes’ before quarter-finalSouth Africa’s director of rugby, Rassie Erasmus, has sought to highlight his side’s improving relationship with referees before their quarter‑final against France on Sunday, conceding they “got it wrong” in the past.The world champions will meet the host nation at Stade de France in arguably the most eagerly aw
  
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• Premier League clubs wary of being seen to take sides in Middle East conflict

  10-10-2023 21:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Clubs awaiting guidance how to commemorate victims in IsraelNo public statements expressing sympathy have yet been madePremier League clubs are wary of being seen to take sides in the Middle East conflict and are awaiting guidance from the league over how to commemorate the victims of the attacks in Israel.While the Israeli flag was beamed on to 10 Downing Street and City Hall in London in tribute to the hundreds of people killed by Hamas last week, there has been silence from English football.
  
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• Israeli troops mass on Gaza border as death toll from Hamas attack passes 1,000

  10-10-2023 21:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of reservists head for units amid mounting expectation of large-scale ground invasionIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesWhat an Israeli ground offensive could look likeA massive Israeli military buildup was continuing along Gaza’s border on Tuesday, as the country’s military confirmed the death toll from Saturday’s Hamas attack – the deadliest militant assault in its history – had passed 1,000 and wave after wave of airstrikes hit the
  
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• Canada: police open criminal inquiry into billion-dollar green belt scandal

  10-10-2023 21:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Ontario premier Doug Ford’s office to ‘fully cooperate’ with investigation into scandal that has forced number of resignationsCanada’s federal police have opened a criminal investigation into a controversial plan to allow construction on greenbelt lands in Ontario, escalating a political scandal that has gripped the province and already forced a number of high-profile government resignations.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced on Tuesday that its sensitive and int
  
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• Indigenous Amazonians urge Brazil to declare emergency over severe drought

  10-10-2023 21:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Drought and heatwave has killed fish in rivers as Indigenous group Apiam says villagers have no water, food or medicineIndigenous people in the Amazon are calling on the Brazilian government to declare a climate emergency as their villages have no drinking water, food or medicine due to a severe drought that is drying up rivers vital for travel in the rainforest.The drought and heatwave has killed masses of fish in the rivers that Indigenous people live off and the water in the muddy streams and
  
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• Trump fraud trial: Allen Weisselberg grilled on financial report discrepancies

  10-10-2023 21:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Prosecutors questioned former chief financial officer about the value of Trump’s triplex apartment in Trump TowerThe former former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization was grilled over discrepancies in financial statements as the second week of Donald Trump’s fraud trial kicked off in New York.Prosecutors questioned Allen Weisselberg, who worked at the company for decades, about whether the Trump Organization was aware of inconsistencies between documents. The New York a
  
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• Richard Young obituary

  10-10-2023 20:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Farmer who combined campaigning on antibiotics and sustainability with a deep love of animals and literatureRichard Young, who has died of heart disease aged 73, was a champion of animal welfare and an advocate of the importance of livestock in sustainable food systems. He was one of the early adopters of organic farming in the 1970s, and his deep understanding of sustainable farming principles was derived from direct experience.Young’s rise to prominence within the organic movement owed m
  
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• ‘Emphasis is on damage, not accuracy’: ground offensive into Gaza seems imminent

  10-10-2023 20:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Surrounded by evidence of heavy fighting and with air raid sirens still sounding, Road 232 is the new frontline between Israel and the enclaveIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesRoad 232, an Israeli highway, runs parallel to the blockaded Gaza Strip. It is surrounded by flat agricultural land in every direction, and from it the higher floors of the overcrowded enclave’s high rise buildings are clearly visible, about 3 miles (5km) away.Now, the route appears to have become the new d
  
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• Starmer woos Tory voters as he declares ‘fire of change still burns in Britain’

  10-10-2023 20:42 via theguardian.com
  
  In keynote conference speech, party leader sets out vision of Labour undoing damage of 13 years of Conservative ruleUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has made a direct appeal for “despairing” Conservative voters to back Labour at the next election, telling them he would repair a Britain broken by 13 years of Tory governments.In what could be the Labour leader’s final conference speech before the next election, he set out the case for national renewal and why h
  
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• Four British men freed by Taliban after being held in Afghanistan

  10-10-2023 20:29 via theguardian.com
  
  The men were all detained over allegedly breaking the country’s laws earlier this yearFour British nationals who were held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan have been released and are to return to the UK on Tuesday.The Presidium Network, a British not-for-profit organisation that works in conflict zones and has assisted the men, named three of them as Kevin Cornwell, a charity medic; Miles Routledge and Ian Purchase. The other cannot be named for legal reasons. Continue reading...
  
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• Pop group Easy Life forced to change band name amid dispute with easyJet owner

  10-10-2023 20:26 via theguardian.com
  
  The group have decided not to defend lawsuit due to financial burden, after easyGroup labelled the Leicester-formed band a ‘brand thief’British pop group Easy Life have been forced to change their name after easyGroup, the parent company of easyJet, filed a lawsuit claiming their name infringed on a trademark.The band will not defend the high court lawsuit, saying the financial burden of doing so would be too high. They have not announced a new name. Continue reading...
  
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• The vibe was almost rock’n’roll – but Starmer’s speech was serious business | John Crace

  10-10-2023 20:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Not even a glitter attack could scupper Labour leader’s promise of a decade of renewal All that was missing was the dry ice. Long before Keir Starmer was due to give his leader’s speech the conference hall was rammed – even the standing room was oversubscribed. Keir could have sold out the arena two or three times over. Not so long ago, Labour had to beg its supporters to fill the seats. The vibe was almost rock’n’roll. But this was no mere entertainment. This was d
  
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• Alex Dowsett: ‘Professional cycling is fragile – billionaires come in, invest and get blown away’

  10-10-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The former Team Sky rider on the state of the sport, the Richard Freeman revelations and rooming with Bradley Wiggins“The world of professional bike racing is a total shitshow,” Alex Dowsett suggests in a wry observation, “and I am grateful and privileged to have been a part of it for so many years.” Dowsett raced professionally for a dozen years, winning two stages of the Giro d’Italia and becoming a six‑time national time trial champion before his retirement
  
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• The Guardian view on Sir Keir Starmer’s speech: rightly questioned 13 years of decline | Editorial

  10-10-2023 19:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour’s leader is tightening his grip on the party so that he can make his distinctive pitch to voters without internal dissentSir Keir Starmer’s conference speech began with the Labour leader doused with glitter. But delegates thought he sparkled, with rapturous applause as his oration reached its climax. Sir Keir dared the party in the hall to disagree with him by praising the achievements of New Labour, vowing reform of public services and leading a standing ovation for Israel. N
  
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• The Guardian view on Poland’s election: democracy on the line | Editorial

  10-10-2023 19:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Victory and a third term for the radical right Law and Justice party would give it the chance to complete an illiberal takeover of the stateAs the most consequential Polish election campaign since the fall of communism got into its stride this summer, one study found that almost 100% of the coverage accorded by state television to the main opposition candidate, Donald Tusk, was negative. The only surprise in this was that the occasional even-handed story somehow slipped through the net.Poland&rs
  
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• Canary Islands schools close and wildfire revives in soaring temperatures

  10-10-2023 19:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Heat is forecast to continue as authorities suspend classes on all islands and battle Tenerife blazeAuthorities on the Canary Islands have ordered the temporary closure of schools due to scorching temperatures on the archipelago that have set records and helped revive a huge wildfire on Tenerife.The Spanish archipelago off the north-west coast of Africa typically experiences spring-like conditions all year, but temperatures have recently soared to about 38C (100F) in some parts. Continue reading
  
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• Holly Willoughby to quit This Morning ‘for me and my family’

  10-10-2023 19:50 via theguardian.com
  
  The presenter did not reference alleged plot to kidnap her in announcement of her exit from the show after 14 yearsHolly Willoughby has announced she is quitting ITV’s This Morning after 14 years.The TV presenter said it was a “difficult goodbye” but that she was making the decision “for me and my family”. Continue reading...
  
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• Glitter, a P45 and hecklers: the art of interrupting a conference speech

  10-10-2023 19:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Protest at start of Keir Starmer’s address to Labour delegates follows long tradition of dissenters upstaging politiciansConference speeches are a prime opportunity for politicians to tell the world who they are and what they stand for. Annoyingly for some, the same applies to protesters. On Tuesday, Keir Starmer was showered in glitter by a protester from the group People Demand Democracy, just as the Labour leader was about to begin his speech at the party’s conference in Liverpool
  
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• ‘Securonomics’: five key business messages from Labour conference

  10-10-2023 19:45 via theguardian.com
  
  With company chiefs in attendance and an endorsement from Mark Carney, shadow chancellor sought to demonstrate economic competenceAt every turn in Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, there are signs of big business on manoeuvres. Exhibition stands for Google, Ineos and Specsavers; slick videos for Amazon and Uber, fringe events sponsored by Deliveroo and Goldman Sachs, while even the parliamentary lounge – a retreat for MPs from the throng of 16,000 delegates – was sponsor
  
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• Thousands of tickets unsold for England v Fiji but Paris quarter-finals sell out

  10-10-2023 19:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Nearly 4,500 tickets available for Sunday’s Marseille matchIreland v New Zealand and France v South Africa are fully soldAround 4,500 tickets for England’s World Cup quarter-final against Fiji in Marseille were still available on Tuesday with supporters seemingly unconvinced by the allure of watching Steve Borthwick’s side in France.While both blockbuster quarter‑finals in Paris – Ireland face New Zealand on Saturday while France lock horns with South Africa 24 hour
  
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• Uefa forced into stalling plans to reintegrate Russia’s under-17 teams

  10-10-2023 19:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Blanket ban on Russian sides ended after vote in SeptemberHowever at least 12 federations will not play against RussiaUefa has been forced to stall plans to reintegrate Russia’s under-17 teams into its competitions after widespread opposition rendered them unworkable.The surprise decision to accept junior teams and end a blanket ban on Russian sides, in place since the country’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, came when a vote was passed on 26 September. A Uefa executiv
  
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• Martin Rowson on the Middle East crisis – cartoon

  10-10-2023 19:38 via theguardian.com
  
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• Labour conference: is Keir Starmer’s offer enough? – Politics Weekly UK podcast

  10-10-2023 19:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Keir Starmer has laid out his vision for a Labour party in power. The Guardian’s John Harris is at the conference in Liverpool, with the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and columnist Polly ToynbeeUK politics live – latest updates Continue reading...
  
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• Starmer’s vision silenced Labour sceptics – but disillusioned voters will be a much tougher crowd | Rafael Behr

  10-10-2023 18:50 via theguardian.com
  
  To win a mandate for meaningful change, the Labour leader knows he must cut through deep layers of apathy and cynicismCombine confidence of success with dread of disappointment, and you get the nervous excitement at Labour’s annual conference this week. On paper, the facts line up to make a Labour government look inevitable: opinion poll leads, byelection victories, demoralised Tories practically craving release into opposition.But for a party that has swallowed a lot of defeat, a diet of
  
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• Why the HS2 dream was never on the right track | Letters

  10-10-2023 18:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Tony May lists the problems with the high-speed railway and says that investment should have started in the northNils Pratley is right to deride the gold-plated design of HS2 (International investors are laughing at the HS2 shambles, 4 October). On BBC Radio 4’s Today programme in 2018, I questioned the decision to design for 400km/h running. HS2 had shown that increasing the design speed by 20% would save just four minutes from London to Birmingham, but increase energy costs by a quarter.
  
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• What will end the cycle of Israel-Palestine violence? | Letters

  10-10-2023 18:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers respond to an article by Orly Noy on the need for peace and security for both the Israeli and Palestinian peoplesThank you, Orly Noy, for capturing the horror, terror and desolate grief with a fair accountability of how such a heinous attack comes into being (We feel fear, anger and helplessness: all of Israel is in a state of war. But revenge is not the answer, 9 October). Two days before the horrific attack by Hamas, I finished reading the anthology Light in Gaza, by Palestinians writi
  
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• Holly Willoughby quits ITV's This Morning 'for me and my family' - Sky News

  10-10-2023 18:41 via news.google.com
  
  Holly Willoughby quits ITV's This Morning 'for me and my family'  Sky NewsHolly Willoughby quits This Morning 'for me and my family'  BBCHolly Willoughby quits This Morning months after co-host Phillip Schofield stepped down: Presenter leaves ITV  Daily MailHolly Willoughby quits This Morning after 14 years as ‘kidnap’ drama takes toll  The MirrorHolly Willoughby Exits ‘This Morning,’ Days After Man Charged With Alleged Plot to Kidn
  
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• From the archive, 1988: Hamas founder Sheikh Yassin interviewed

  10-10-2023 18:39 via theguardian.com
  
  8 September 1988: The spiritual leader of Hamas explains that radical groups like his oppose concessions to IsraelAhmed Yassin is an unlikely leader. Twisted awkwardly in a rusting wheelchair, his tiny body racked by a fit of coughing, he explains quietly why, in the name of Islam, the Palestinians must maintain their armed struggle against Israel.Despite his frail appearance, Sheikh Yassin speaks with an authority based on unshakeable faith. “If we want a Palestinian state we must have Pa
  
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• Keir Starmer urges Tory voters to back Labour in speech disrupted by protester - The Guardian

  10-10-2023 18:26 via news.google.com
  Keir Starmer urges Tory voters to back Labour in speech disrupted by protester  The GuardianMoment Keir Starmer is glitter bombed by protester at Labour Party Conference  The TelegraphSir Keir Starmer covered in glitter as keynote speech disrupted by protester  The Times and The Sunday TimesKeir Starmer promises 'decade of national renewal' in conference speech  Evening StandardKeir Starmer’s conference speech: has he done enough to win the general e
  
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• PS5 Slim Officially Unveiled, Attachable Disc Drive, Launches November - Push Square

  10-10-2023 18:15 via news.google.com
  
  PS5 Slim Officially Unveiled, Attachable Disc Drive, Launches November  Push SquarePlayStation 5 Slim - Official Model Reveal Trailer  IGNPS5 Slim is real and out in November  GamesradarSony has officially revealed a new, smaller PS5 model and attachable disc drive | VGC  Video Games ChronicleSony's smaller PS5 with a detachable disc drive lands in November  EngadgetView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Dawid Malan is England’s hot potato: often fiery but a vital ingredient | Tanya Aldred

  10-10-2023 18:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Ignored for more glamorous figures in the past, the 36-year-old’s innings against Bangladesh shows his enduring qualityDawid Malan is the potato of England’s World Cup team. Hugely underrated, completely reliable, extremely adaptable and easily spiced up.In a game against Bangladesh that England had to win to kickstart their campaign, after they dropped the spaghetti against New Zealand, he led the charge from the front – a sublime century from a man in sublime form. His Contin
  
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• Labour wants to build 1.5m homes – but how green will they be?

  10-10-2023 18:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysis: Keir Starmer promised a huge expansion of affordable housing, but made no mention of ‘climate’, ‘low carbon’ or ‘net zero’Labour must ensure that the 1.5m new homes it plans to build are low-carbon, and are built on brownfield land, or risk further damaging the UK’s already precarious natural environment, experts have warned.Keir Starmer made plans for new towns and a massive expansion of affordable housing one of the key planks of his appeal t
  
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• UK gas at six-month high after Israeli field closed and Finnish pipeline 'deliberately damaged' - Sky News

  10-10-2023 18:01 via news.google.com
  UK gas at six-month high after Israeli field closed and Finnish pipeline 'deliberately damaged'  Sky NewsUK gas prices hit highest level since June after Israel field closure - latest updates  The TelegraphHow The Hamas Attack On Israel Could Derail Egypt's LNG Export Plans  OilPrice.comAmid heavy rocket fire, Israel shuts down Tamar offshore natural gas field  The Times of IsraelIsrael-Hamas conflict: 'Minimal' impact to commercial shipping, but threat as
  
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• ‘I’m scared’: London tube passengers react to apparent bedbug sightings

  10-10-2023 17:54 via theguardian.com
  
  It is feared outbreak of blood-feeding pest in Paris may have spread, with other alleged sightings in north of EnglandBedbugs ‘a real source of concern’ on London transport, says Sadiq KhanCommuters on the London underground are used to all manner of sights and sounds. But on the tube on Tuesday, anxiety levels were unusually high.The reason? Bugs. Bedbugs, that is. Continue reading...
  
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• Waving Palestinian flag may be a criminal offence, Braverman tells police

  10-10-2023 17:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Home secretary also suggests clampdown on pro-Arab chants in letter that will concern free speech advocatesIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesWaving a Palestinian flag or singing a chant advocating freedom for Arabs in the region may be a criminal offence, Suella Braverman has told senior police officers.In a letter to chief constables in England and Wales, the home secretary urged them to clamp down on any attempts to use flags, songs or swastikas to harass or intimidate members of the
  
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• FTSE 100 posts third best day of 2023 as bond selloff eases; gas prices jump after Balticconnector pipe leak – as it happened - The Guardian

  10-10-2023 17:37 via news.google.com
  FTSE 100 posts third best day of 2023 as bond selloff eases; gas prices jump after Balticconnector pipe leak – as it happened  The GuardianFinland-Estonia gas pipeline may have been 'deliberately damaged' by Russia  The TelegraphUK gas prices soar as Finland makes worrying claim about pipeline leak  The IndependentUndersea pipeline damage appears to be deliberate, says Finland  The GuardianFinland investigating 'sabotage' of gas pipeline  T
  
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• World’s first flu-resistant chickens could pave way for gene-edited UK poultry - The Guardian

  10-10-2023 17:32 via news.google.com
  World’s first flu-resistant chickens could pave way for gene-edited UK poultry  The GuardianBird flu: Scientists see gene editing hope for immune chickens  BBCScientists use gene editing to create chickens resistant to bird flu  Sky NewsIs this the key to curbing the spread of bird flu? Scientists genetically engineer CHICKENS that are resistant  Daily MailGene-editing could change parts of chicken DNA to limit spread of bird flu  Bridport
  
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