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After the AfD's landslide win in Saxony-Anhalt, people in the state capital share what they make of the result - and what comes next Don't get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAsking residents in a city where a seismic political event has just taken place How do you feel?' demands chutzpah - this struck me as I walked around Magdeburg, Germany on Monday. The night before, the far-right populist, anti-immigrant, pro-Kremlin party Alternative fur Deustchland (AfD) had landslide 44% win in Saxony-Anhalt's state elections, sending shock waves to Berlin, across Germany and way beyond. Regardless of how people in the capital voted, it felt like a bit of an affront to probe. Given the radical plans of the victors, a party classified by domestic intelligence as rightwing extremist", that is what I wanted to know. But from the 21-year-old Guinean-German paramedic I met at the central bus station, collecting donations for a local hospice, to the elderly couple returning to their apartment after a stroll down the Elbe river, almost everyone I met opened up to me warmly.Judith, 88, was initially reluctant to talk, but shared some of her life story. Her experience as an eight-year-old refugee, forced to leave Poland in 1946 and eventually ending up move with her family in Magdeburg, had shaped her outlook on life, her successful career as a project engineer - as well as her politics. The news that AfD had not only won the election, but by such a wide margin, was heartbreaking", she said. Continue reading...

Brent crude up by more than 3% after latest fire between US and Iran in Gulf and Houthi attacks on Saudi cities

Party denies wrongdoing after Scotland Yard confirms it is investigating allegations broadcast by Channel 4 after undercover stingAlex Burghart, the deputy Tory leader, was giving interviews this morning. On Israel, he opened up a new line of attack against the government, accusing it of hypocrisy. This is what he told GB News.At the same time that Labour were saying all these things about Israel in the House of Commons, they put out a communique.They put out an account of a conversation that Andy Burnham has had with the Chinese president, and it said how constructive they wanted to be with China, how they wanted to work with China, and what a great relationship we have. Continue reading...

CPS says charges relate to alleged sexual misconduct by the actor towards five women between 2007 and 2016The actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke has been charged with six sexual offences, including two of sexual assault, after allegations made by five women.The charges against the former Doctor Who actor involve two counts of sexual assault, three counts of voyeurism and one count of exposure. Continue reading...

Green leader says ministers must stop hiding the truth' about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisisZack Polanski has challenged Andy Burnham's government to publish an unredacted version of an explosive report by the UK's spy chiefs that found the collapse of overseas ecosystems would have catastrophic consequences for the UK's national security.The Green party leader in England said the prime minister should come clean about the scale and impact of the climate and nature crisis and called on the government to publish in full the report that warns the UK faces devastating security consequences. Continue reading...

Show depicting attack on UK and featuring Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon will make people think', minister saysA docudrama depicting a Russian attack on a Britain led by an unlikely pairing of Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon has been praised by the defence secretary, Wes Streeting, for writing my spending review submission".Wargame, due to be broadcast on Sky this month, features a string of former politicians advised by ex-securocrats, grappling with an unusually powerful Moscow, while highlighting limitations in the British military.The Wargame airs on Sky One from 21 September Continue reading...

TSA PreCheck program members will be eligible to send off friends and family at gate in change to post-9/11 rule

Wall Street billionaire's meeting with John Healey comes amid deep speculation over higher windfall tax on banks in October budgetJamie Dimon, the chief executive of the largest US bank, JP Morgan, is to warn John Healey against raising taxes on banks in his inaugural budget in October.The Wall Street billionaire will meet the new chancellor on Wednesday and caution him that higher taxes could put investment and employment in the UK at risk, it is understood. Continue reading...

Authorities and public bodies to be urged to buy goods and services from Europe, but without binding quotasEuropean authorities will be encouraged to buy more domestic goods and services when they spend public money under the EU latest effort to counter China's economic might.In a further Buy European" plan, the European Commission published proposals on Wednesday for a sweeping overhaul of EU public procurement rules. Continue reading...

The software failure that affected the air traffic control system in the UK on Tuesday has been resolved, but disruption continues into Wednesday

Bridget Phillipson to announce creation of unit which will make class a key part of its equalities agenda

The former National Socialist Network is challenging ban in high court, arguing law breaches implied freedom of political communication

Andrew Frederick's body was found in property he was staying at in Grenada in JanuaryThe family of a British father who was found dead in the Caribbean in January is urging authorities in Grenada to work with UK police to uncover the truth about his death.Andrew Frederick's body was found in the property he was staying at in Grenada on 4 January. An autopsy, performed in the same week by a privately hired pathologist, concluded that the 47-year-old's death was a homicide. Continue reading...

Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he does not remember a plan to release a false mistress photo' relating to David Elliott

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Downing Centre court hears that the alleged victim was usually outgoing but his demeanour changed at a meeting with Jones at his apartment Listen to the podcast Alan Jones on TrialA politician who worked with an alleged victim of Alan Jones has told a Sydney court the man looked uncharacteristically sunken and diminished" when meeting with the broadcaster at his Circular Quay apartment.The former MP, who Guardian Australia has chosen not to name because it may lead to the identification of the alleged victim, known as complainant C, said the man was usually outgoing and engaged but his demeanour changed once he sat down at a table with his former boss. Continue reading...

Agreement between Nigel Farage and Jordan Bardella to return migrants to France faces backlash, with critics saying it goes against France's interests and sovereignty'Reform UK has insisted its deal with France's far-right National Rally to return migrants back across the channel was fully approved by the party and signed off by its president, Jordan Bardella, amid a furious backlash in France.The agreement unveiled on Friday between Nigel Farage and Bardella, who is the 30-year-old protege of presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, appeared to directly contradict Le Pen's long-held policy of refusing to accept the return of those who arrive in the UK in small boats from France. Continue reading...

The Canning MP says the cartoon, first posted by Hanson on social media over a month ago, calls him a traitor eight times

Key regions of the brain linked to movement, learning and emotions were affected and may lead to cognitive problemsBabies born to mothers with anaemia have smaller brains, particularly in key regions linked to movement, learning and the regulation of emotion, according to a study.Researchers said the differences, first detected at the age of one, could lead to cognitive problems when children started school. Continue reading...

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Roni Carlson, in wake of mistrial, says holdout juror could not be persuaded while colleague calls him very arrogant'A lone juror in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of the murder of her three children, would not agree to acquit Clancy despite expressing reasonable doubt about whether she was guilty, the jury's foreperson said in an interview airing Monday.Speaking to NBC 10 Boston just days after Clancy's trial ended in a mistrial, Roni Carlson, the foreperson, confirmed there was one holdout juror who would not be persuaded to acquit Clancy due to insanity.In the US, call the national maternal health hotline on 1-833-852-6262. In the UK, the Pandas foundation offers support via WhatsApp on 07903 508334. In Australia, the national maternal and perinatal mental health hotline is 1300 726 306. Continue reading...

Penny Wong has concerns about blanket ban announced by UK, France and Canada, but says new targeted measures' planned over Israeli settlers

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Rise in fatalities comes amid news reports that the average age of Burning Man attendees is increasingThree men over 50 died at Burning Man this year, tripling the average number of deaths in connection with the annual festival that brings tens of thousands of people to build a temporary utopian community in the brutal conditions of the Nevada desert.The increase in fatalities comes as news reports have highlighted that the average age of Burning Man attendees is increasing, with fewer participants in their 20s, and more in their 40s and 50s. Continue reading...

Officials say sighting a sign species - driven to extinction in state before reintroduction in 2011 - expanding its rangeA gray wolf has recently been seen in California's Mendocino national forest for the first time since the species returned to the state 15 years ago, state wildlife officials confirmed.Officials in Lake county, which is about two hours north of San Francisco, said last week the California department of fish and wildlife (CDFW) had received reports of sightings in the forest in late August. The agency verified the presence of a wolf in the far north end of the county, county supervisor Brad Rasmussen said in a statement on social media. Continue reading...

A total of six people apprehended as clean-up of rubbish stacked 10 metres high cost about 6mTwo men have been arrested after fly-tippers dumped a mountain of illegal waste", stacked 10 metres high, in Oxfordshire.Hundreds of tonnes of rubbish appeared in a field between the River Cherwell and the A34 near Kidlington in November last year. The waste tip was so large that removing it could cost more than the local council's annual budget, the area's MP said. Continue reading...

Guy Campanile addresses ouster in Facebook post and says we were told to leave because we insisted on doing our jobs'The former managing editor at 60 Minutes, who was fired in May with several other top correspondents, has spoken out about the ouster, saying he and his colleagues, were dismissed because they would not compromise our principles or reputations by jamming unverifiable notions or White House talking points into our reporting".Guy Campanile, who worked at CBS News for 34 years, said in a private Facebook post obtained by the Guardian on Tuesday that he had held off on commenting about his dismissal right away, having decided it was wise to remain quiet when emotions are raw". Continue reading...

Whitehall officials ask why laws meant to clamp down on mask wearing at demonstrations were not usedPolice have been told by the government they expect better intelligence gathering after masked far-right groups took to the streets at the weekend, the Guardian has learned, as the Kent force admitted mishandling warnings of potential trouble.Police in Kent on Saturday and then Portsmouth, Hampshire, on Sunday said they were taken by surprise when hundreds massed to oppose what they say is illegal immigration via small boats. Continue reading...

Israel's foreign minister, Gideon Saar, earlier claimed that the UK was systemically working against the state of Israel'

Ed Miliband announces sanctions on trade with settlements as PM says in the Guardian it is time to act

Foreign secretary ends UK's feigned helplessness with sanctions and condemnation of ethnic cleansing'

Sewage plume reached seven bathing waters and significantly affected water quality in June 2023United Utilities has been fined nearly 1m after illegally discharging raw sewage into the Lancashire coastline and polluting seaside holiday locations including Blackpool.The water company pleaded guilty to five environmental permit offences relating to a pollution incident along the Fylde coast in June 2023, and was ordered by Preston magistrates court on Tuesday to pay 964,225 in fines and costs. Continue reading...

Tickets set to cost 408 at return for Somerset festival after a fallow year, a jump from 378.50 in 2025After a fallow year in 2026, Glastonbury festival fans can start to get excited - and nervous - about tickets for 2027's event going on sale.The price breaks 400 for the first time, at 408 including a 5 booking fee, a rise from the 2025 cost of 378.50. The usual scramble to acquire them - with all the attendant frantic spreadsheets and WhatsApp groups - will begin at 9am on Sunday 4 October. Continue reading...

High yields threaten to wipe out at least half of the 24bn headroom John Healey was expecting to have for his budgetThe UK government was forced to pay the highest interest rate for a 30-year bond since 1998 on Tuesday, underlining the fiscal challenges facing the chancellor, John Healey.Echoing the global bond market sell-off that has driven up yields, or interest rates, on government borrowing across the main markets, the Treasury paid 5.82% to borrow 4bn. Continue reading...

Details passed to Kent police after far-right activists heard in pub boasting about going to to Dover to attack Muslims'Police were told the night before far-right agitators blocked roads into Dover that those involved had converged on a village 18 miles away and planned to use it as a launchpad, it has emerged.People in Preston-next-Wingham told of how hundreds of men had started to arrive in the village of just over 920 residents on Friday afternoon and in effect took over" the village. Continue reading...

Moscow's foreign minister issues warning to Russophobic lobby in Budapest' after diplomats expelled for unacceptable' activitiesBut the tone coming from Moscow is very different, as Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia was very confident that victory in its war against Ukraine is very near."Yes, we are confident, and we are sure that victory is very near," Peskov said in comments reported by Reuters. Continue reading...

More rapid use of blood products may have raised chance of 19-year-old making it to hospital, though chance was low, says counselThe death of a 19-year-old student who was killed in the Nottingham attacks in 2023 was potentially preventable", a public inquiry into the incident has heard.Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and Ian Coates, a 65-year-old caretaker, were fatally stabbed by Valdo Calocane, a paranoid schizophrenic, on 13 June 2023. Continue reading...

Attorney hopes Trump would consider a pardon' given the type of person she is' and what she has been through'Murder trial ends in dramatic deadlock - what comes nextThe lawyer of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her three young children, has said he hopes Donald Trump will pardon his client after her trial recently ended with a deadlocked jury.Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, made the appeal on a televised interview on the ABC show Good Morning America on Tuesday. The plea comes to Trump after a judge on Friday declared a mistrial after the jury in the Clancy case could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether she was guilty or not guilty.In the US, the national maternal mental health hotline is 1-833-852-6262. In the UK, the Pandas foundation offers support via Whatsapp on 07903 508334. In Australia, the national maternal and perinatal mental health hotline is 1300 726 306 Continue reading...

Thieves took four artworks but it is thought they dropped two in museum garden as they fledTwo thieves have broken into a museum dedicated to the French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France, stealing four artworks but leaving two behind as they fled.This morning, two individuals broke into the Renoir Museum and stole four works of art," said Bryan Masson, the mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer. Continue reading...

Alarm that Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania may fall next after party's Saxony-Anhalt election victoryThousands of Germans have staged protests against the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) after the party's watershed victory in a state election, warning it posed a danger in two more polls this month.Demonstrators at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate held a peaceful pro-democracy rally denouncing the anti-immigrant, pro-Russian AfD, which has called for mass deportations of asylum seekers and a rollback of state support for renewable energy and public broadcasting. Continue reading...

More than 140 clubs breached licences, with a third caught taking water illegally, analysis shows - but no fines issuedMore than 140 golf clubs in England have breached their water extraction licences in the past five years, according to data analysis by the Guardian.More than a third of these clubs were caught taking water illegally from the environment, either by taking more than permitted or by removing it outside the permitted period. Continue reading...

Sinking of inflatable dinghy in 2021 resulted in 31 people dead or missing, including a seven-year-old childFourteen men will go on trial in Paris on Tuesday over the deaths of at least 31 people in the worst mass drowning from a small-boat crossing in the Channel on record.The accused men, alleged to be linked to people-smuggling networks, face charges including manslaughter and facilitating illegal immigration as part of an organised criminal group. Continue reading...