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Suspension of provincial government escalates standoff with Khan's PTI party a week after his supporters began marching to demand his releasePakistan has declared a state of emergency in a province led by Imran Khan's PTI party and suspended its government, a move a party spokesperson described as more of a coup disguised as emergency".President Asif Ali Zardari declared the emergency in the north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, after the federal government said authorities there had failed to tackle Islamist militancy in the province bordering Afghanistan. Continue reading...

Father of toddler killed in Erie mass shooting says reported gunman never seemed distressed or out of the ordinaryThe man who killed eight people, before turning the gun on himself, in a mass shooting in a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday was a grandfather who had not shown signs that he was capable of such violence, according to people who knew the shooter.A man whose toddler was among those killed said on Sunday that the man never seemed distressed or out of the ordinary, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading...

The production marks the Hollywood director's first play written for the stage, which he will also directSacha Baron Cohen will headline Quentin Tarantino's play The Popinjay Cavalier when it premieres on the West End in London in March 2027.The production marks the Hollywood director's first work written for the stage - which he will also direct. Continue reading...

Kanishka Narayan to say Britain cannot rely entirely on tech companies amid rising global concern over AI dangersCompanies building the most advanced AI systems must increase safety efforts, the UK's AI minister will say, as he announces a strengthening of Britain's cyber defences.Kanishka Narayan will call on companies developing frontier AI to do more to make sure it is safe. He will say Britain cannot rely entirely on technology companies to police their own models and will argue the UK needs to build more of its own AI infrastructure. Continue reading...

In first half of this year 1,600 tags also had no signal for over two weeks, highlighting scale of probation crisisMore than 5,000 offenders went unmonitored in the first half of the year because probation staff failed to install electronic tags, while 1,600 tags had no signal for more than two weeks due to faults, a report has found.The Institute for Government (IfG) has revealed the full scale of the crisis in the probation system in England and Wales, concluding that rationing probation supervision" due to a lack of staff meant sentences imposed by the court had become essentially a fiction" for most offenders. Continue reading...

Second boy, 16, also charged in relation to the stabbing death of a 30-year-old man in Mount Druitt

Unidentified projectile strikes King Khalid airport, killing one and injuring 11, as escalating attacks threaten to draw more countries into Yemen conflict

Move comes after criticism of remarks in support of football club's owners following financial regulations breach rulingAndy Burnham has said he will publish all details of his dealings with Manchester City in his previous mayoral role after his intervention in support of the football club's owners raised eyebrows.Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative party leader, had urged the prime minister to publish everything related to his work with the club as Greater Manchester mayor and the Liberal Democrats wrote to him asking him to release minutes of meetings and declare all hospitality gifts received from owners of Manchester City. Continue reading...

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Ukrainian president earlier rejected US call for Kyiv to stop bombing oil refineries, saying Moscow must first end attacks on energy infrastructureDonald Trump has announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, apparently without consulting Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the deal to stop long-range attacks was news to me".In a social media post, the US president claimed the two sides had reached an agreement. Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!" he wrote on Truth Social. Continue reading...

Oliver Blume says Made in Europe' rules to counter rapid rise of lower-price Chinese brands must reward real value creation'The boss of Volkswagen has backed EU proposals to boost its domestic industry, arguing European carmakers need to be able to compete under comparable conditions" with Chinese rivals.Oliver Blume said Made in Europe" rules from the EU must reward real value creation in Europe", speaking in Paris before the motor show this week. Continue reading...

PM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him clear answer' that Russia meddledAndy Burnham has said it is clear Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, after seeking answers on the Kremlin's involvement in the 2016 vote when he entered Downing Street.Burnham said he had asked whether Moscow had attempted to influence the referendum and received a confirmation that it had. Continue reading...

Rapid growth means structures need to change and give leaders greater control, Polanski says in Guardian article

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Ed Miliband, whose constituency includes the park, offers deepest condolences' to family of visitor who entered enclosure on SaturdayA wildlife park in Yorkshire has confirmed the tiger that mauled to death a man who entered its enclosure will not be euthanised.A man, who has not yet been named, was seen entering a tiger enclosure at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, located near Doncaster, before police were called at 1.35pm on Saturday. Continue reading...

Bev Craig pledges 2m in funding to nurture local artists by improving access to rehearsal and production spaceThe Manchester mayor, Bev Craig, has said the city's music scene is about more than just Oasis, as she announced funding to nurture a diverse range of local artists, be they guitar bands or not".Craig pledged the 2m investment funding in Greater Manchester, as the city region hosted a conference for the creative industries at MediaCity in Salford. Continue reading...

Ministers reportedly seeking to halve time for Lords scrutiny of voting and donations changes amid election speculationAndy Burnham is facing questions over plans to speed up sweeping changes to Britain's electoral system amid speculation that some of his closest advisers are pressing for an early general election.Ministers reportedly want to at least halve the time available for peers to scrutinise legislation that would make it possible to vote without photographic identification, lower the voting age to 16 and tighten restrictions on political donations. Continue reading...

Defence secretary backs Ukrainian president and says priority is to maintain western unity over Russia conflictBritain stands behind Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the defence secretary has said, after Donald Trump called for the Ukrainian president to be replaced and the US announced a controversial agreement to buy Russian diesel.Wes Streeting said Ukrainians alone should be able to decide who leads their country as he indicated Trump was facing domestic political pressure over fuel prices before next month's midterm elections. Continue reading...

Gibney, 77, will face justice for abusing athletes in the 1970s and 80s after decades of effort to track and extradite himMore than half a century after he started sexually abusing children, and enjoyed prestige as Ireland's Olympic swimming coach before fleeing to the United States, George Gibney is to face justice.The 77-year-old will be sentenced at the central criminal court in Dublin on Monday for abusing four young female athletes in the 1970s and 1980s. Continue reading...

Toxicology helplines report 42% increase in calls involving animals poisoned by drugs and nicotineA record number of pets are ingesting recreational drugs and requiring veterinary care in the UK, figures shared with the Guardian reveal.Last year, the UK's only emergency poison centre for animals received its highest ever number of calls involving animals poisoned by cannabis, cocaine, magic mushrooms and nicotine, and it is on course to do so again this year. Continue reading...

UK classifies Syria as safe to return to despite UN refugee body's adviceA Syrian plastic surgeon is facing deportation from the UK after the Home Office revoked his refugee status, declaring it is now safe for him and his family to return to their home country.Despite Foreign Office guidance advising against all travel to Syria because of the volatile" security situation, the government has classified it as a safe place for refugees to return to. Continue reading...

Republican Christopher Paul is running unopposed for seat despite allegations he raped two girls 20 years agoA candidate for police chief in a small Louisiana town candidate is on course to be elected unopposed despite two charges of child rape pending against him, leaving his community to weigh whether to convert the position into an appointed office rather than one determined at the ballot box.Christopher Paul, a Republican who on 6 August signed up to run for chief of police in the south-western Louisiana village of Elizabeth, was arrested on 8 September on allegations that he raped two girls in 2005 and 2006. Continue reading...

Although there is scepticism about Tehran's capabilities, it has become clear it wants Britain to feel it poses a riskBritain may have been only peripherally involved in the bombing of Iran that Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu started, but in the past fortnight it has become clear that Tehran wants to pose a threat inside the UK in response.In the aftermath of the confused incident near RAF Fairford, western officials are weighing up whether to warn publicly that Iran now has US military targets in Europe on its mind, such as the air force base in Gloucestershire. Continue reading...

Family and friends say Melbourne man should be remembered for immense joy he brought to so many people's lives'

Welcome to Halloweenmas, weeks of themed fun and gifts - from costume parties to decorating trees - without the stress, rules or cost of ChristmasThe tree is up, the wreath is hanging on the front door and you've just opened your advent calendar. All told, it's beginning to feel a lot like ... Halloween.If it sounds like the stuff of nightmares then that's the point: Britons are increasingly decorating their homes with ghoulish versions of Christmas traditions. Think of it as Halloweenmas. Continue reading...

More than 100 aftershocks as high as magnitude-5.8 recorded after two quakes toppled buildings and prompted evacuationsPanama's government has declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the aftershocks of two powerful earthquakes that roiled the country shook communities for hours.Officials did not attribute any deaths to Friday's 7.7- and 6.6-magnitude earthquakes, but reported damages in all 10 of Panama's provinces and two Indigenous territories. Continue reading...

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David Onac uses insurance documents for work funded by Lloyd's of London after research uncovered its slavery linksA centuries-old insurance document detailing the trafficking of enslaved Africans began with the words: In the name of God, Amen."For Dr Errol Francis, the artistic director and chief executive of the arts and heritage charity Culture&, the contradiction was striking: an invocation of God in a document that treated human beings as cargo. Continue reading...

Tories plan to scrap low-carbon housebuilding, Greens back new nuclear reactors, and Labour put oil-drilling decisions on holdNew homes could be built without solar panels, heat pumps and high-grade insulation, leading to higher household bills if the Conservative party wins the next general election.Kemi Badenoch made scrapping the future homes standard (FHS) one of the central planks of her bid to become the next prime minister at the Tory party conference this week. Continue reading...

Anthony Albanese speaks at Australian War Memorial event commemorating 25th anniversary of country's involvement in the conflict

Club issues brief statement about Lachie Cowan and Will Hayward, saying latter suffered minor cut to head after a fallAn off-season night out for Carlton football club teammates ended with two players admitted to hospital for treatment on Sunday morning, in what the club says are separate circumstances".The club released a statement on Sunday confirming that players Lachie Cowan, 21, and Will Hayward, 27, had been treated and discharged, after reports in several media outlets about the aftermath of an off-season night out.

Rachel Jupp takes role as corporation grapples with digital transformation, a cash crisis and its public service roleWith looming job cuts and an ongoing pay dispute, there has not been much to smile about for BBC journalists working in the pit" - their pet name for the newsroom deep in the belly of New Broadcasting House.On Monday afternoon, however, they were greeted by a grinning figure conducting a tour of the news floor. She was Rachel Jupp, the BBC's newly appointed director of news and current affairs. Jupp engaged in a series of polite if brief conversations with her new troops. Continue reading...

NEU's Daniel Kebede says earlier start times and longer summer breaks may be needed to help pupils and teachersSchools should consider changing start and finish times, reordering holidays and moving exams from the summer months in an effort to adapt to the UK's increasingly severe heatwaves, according to the leader of the country's biggest education union.Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), said this summer's repeated bouts of extreme heat had a devastating impact on teachers and pupils, as classroom temperatures topped 40C and hundreds of thousands of young people were sent home. Continue reading...

Trump has used the full might of the presidency to supercharge executions, but an avalanche of mishaps has put the system's flaws in the spotlightIt took more than an hour to establish the two intravenous lines through which Christa Pike would be injected with a giant and normally lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital, and in that time she did everything she could to assist those who were attempting to kill her.Please try here," she said over and over again to Tennessee's execution team, pointing to specific parts of her body where she thought they might find a vein as they repeatedly stabbed her with needles. Please try here, I think it will be OK. Please try up on my shoulder, higher." Continue reading...

Donald Trump evaluating whether US should join Saudi strikes against the Iran-backed Yemeni rebelsThe latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and injured more than 300 others, civil aviation authorities said early Sunday, with some in a critical condition. A Saudi-led coalition blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen.A missile struck a King Khalid international airport complex housing terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights, a regional official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorised to speak to the media. Continue reading...

Some of deaths came from falling trees as half a million people without power and rain and flooding still a concernAt least four people were reported dead on Saturday amid Isaias after it made landfall late on Friday on Florida's panhandle as a category 2 hurricane, according to authorities.The storm also took down trees, knocked out electricity for hundreds of thousands and flooded highways - but as Saturday evening approached, the region was reopening. Continue reading...

Though mostly visible near the Arctic Circle, the natural phenomenon dazzled sky-gazers as far south Devon, Hampshire and KentThe northern lights illuminated the skies across the UK on Friday and Saturday evening.Sky-gazers as far south as Devon, Hampshire and Kent were treated to the dazzling natural phenomenon, also known as the aurora borealis. Continue reading...

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Police say man was pronounced dead at the scene after being attacked by tigerA man has died after being attacked by a tiger after jumping into its enclosure at a zoo in Yorkshire, police have said.Yorkshire Wildlife Park was evacuated shortly after the incident and the site will remain closed on Sunday. Continue reading...

Twenty arrested in first march since Ed Miliband declared UK's position was that Israel's occupation of West Bank was unlawfulThousands of people have gathered in central London to express their support for Palestinians after three years of genocide" carried out against them by Israel.The demonstrators, many wearing keffiyehs and holding Palestine flags, gathered on the Embankment at midday on Saturday. Some carried placards reading End the genocide" and Free Palestine" as they marched towards parliament. A bride and groom appeared to be among those in attendance and a two-minute silence was held to reflect on the lives lost in Gaza. Continue reading...

Vincent Chan went on to abuse children after being cleared of significant concerns' following council-overseen inquiryA paedophile nursery worker was cleared by an investigation overseen by a local authority three years before he was arrested.In February, Vincent Chan was jailed after pleading guilty to 56 offences, including assault by penetration on three-year-old girls in his care at a Bright Horizons nursery on Finchley Road in north-west London. After his conviction, prosecutors described him as a prolific sexual predator". Continue reading...