Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data by Radiotherapy UK also shows some patients face waits of up to six monthsMore than 60,000 cancer patients a year are not getting the radiotherapy they need at all, while some patients in England face waits of up to six months to begin the treatment, according to research.The situation is so dire that nearly 100 heads of radiotherapy and oncology - three-quarters of England's radiotherapy leaders - have warned in an open letter that the government is failing patients. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Kevin Hollinrake's conference costs paid for by firm helping landlords convert homes for lucrative marketThe Conservative party chair, Kevin Hollinrake, accepted thousands of pounds worth of hospitality from a company that converts family homes into houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) for asylum seekers, official records show.According to the MPs' register of interests, Living Redefined covered 2,000 worth of flights, hotel accommodation and dinner for Hollinrake and a family member to attend a property conference in the south of France earlier this year. The entry, registered in April 2025, lists the hospitality as support for attendance at a conference". Continue reading...

Company removed IceBlock and similar immigration agent alert apps from its App Store, citing safety risks'Apple has removed an app from its App Store that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of US immigration agents after facing pressure from Donald Trump's administration.IceBlock, a free iPhone-only app that lets users anonymously report and monitor activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers, was no longer available on Friday. The app's developer said last month that it had more than 1 million users. Continue reading...

Green party leader says a tiny few have taken our wealth and power' in address to Green party conference. This live blog is closedIn his FT interview Mel Stride, the shadow chancellor, also dismissed speculation that Kemi Badenoch will be replaced as Tory leader within the next year. Many of her colleagues think she will face a successful leadership challenge, most probably after poor results in the Senedd, Scottish parliament and English local elections next May.Stride said that he thought Badenoch was similar to Margaret Thatcher, who was widely criticised when she became opposition leader in 1975 but who over time developed into an effective leader. He said:We had all this with Margaret Thatcher back in the 1970s. Her voice wasn't right, her hair wasn't right, her dress wasn't right, she wasn't very good at prime minister's questions. It took her some time to work her way into being the finished, formidable politician she was.She is incredibly resilient, as cool as they come. She goes away, thinks about it and comes to a decision. I'm very confident Kemi will be fine. But it's going to be bumpy - it's going to be difficult.Labour does not have any plan for growth. They thought that as soon as they got into power, things would just work because they're Labour and they believe in their own righteousness. That is not working - they need to get a plan to grow our economy, otherwise we will end up going to the IMF cap in hand.A lot of the indicators are pointing in that direction. Many very well respected commentators and economists are saying this.I think that's very unlikely. That's not to say we couldn't be heading for some kind of bond crisis with runaway yields. Continue reading...

Bavarian PM joins calls to strengthen Germany's air defences after latest incident. This live blog is closed

Women's average monthly earnings fall by 42% compared with one year before birth, ONS study findsMothers lose an average of 65,618 in pay by the time their first child turns five, as the motherhood penalty" risks their financial security, official figures show.Mums in England are hit by a substantial and long-lasting reduction" in their pay after they have children, as they become less likely to stay in paid employment, the Office for National Statistics have said. Continue reading...

Councillors withdraw Freedom of Hartlepool award over former ambassador's links to Jeffrey EpsteinPeter Mandelson will be stripped of a civic honour he received from Hartlepool, the town he represented as Labour MP, after the disclosures about his close friendship with the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.Councillors in Hartlepool voted unanimously on Thursday to withdraw the Freedom of Hartlepool from Mandelson, who represented the area between 1992 and 2004. Continue reading...

Daniel Gunter caused catastrophic and appalling' injuries to Brendon Staddon while nurses worked 5 metres awayA father who murdered his two-week-old son in a special care baby unit in Somerset while nurses worked less than 5 metres away will serve at least 18 years in prison.Experts said the injuries that Daniel Gunter, 27, caused to Brendon Staddon were like those they would expect to see in someone who had fallen from a high building, but the attack was so swift and silent that staff did not realise what was going on. Continue reading...

Billionaire Andrej Babi hands out doughnuts on first day of voting as polls predict his ANO party will winCzechs have begun voting in an election likely to oust their centre-right government, with polls favouring the populist billionaire Andrej Babi to return to power on pledges to raise wages and improve growth while reducing aid for Ukraine.The change would boost Europe's populist anti-immigration camp and could complicate consensus on climate policies in a country where no sitting government has won a second term since 1996. Continue reading...

Suspect Jihad al-Shamie did not have firearm and only shots fired were by police officers at scene

No 10 announces decision although role will not legally be taken on until January, before an enthronement serviceDame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the first female leader in the history of the Church of England as Downing Street announced the 106th archbishop of Canterbury nearly a year on from Justin Welby's resignation over the handling of a safeguarding scandal.A former chief nursing officer for England, Mullally, 63, a mother of two and the Bishop of London, is now archbishop of Canterbury-designate. She will legally become the archbishop at a ceremony in Canterbury Cathedral in January, followed by a formal enthronement service at a later date where members of the royal family are likely to be present. Continue reading...

Ephraim Mirvis says deadly attack followed unrelenting wave of hated against Jews' on Britain's streets and campuses

Warnings issued for Serbia, Romania and Greek islands amid forecast of prolonged rainfall and strong windsWhile storms and hurricanes have churned in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, Europe has faced extreme conditions of its own. A low-pressure system that developed over the Mediterranean midweek moved north-east into south-eastern Europe on Thursday, bringing widespread showers, thunderstorms and prolonged rainfall.The system is expected to persist into Friday, with models on indicating 48-hour totals of 80-130mm of rain across much of the Balkans. Red weather warnings were issued for Serbia, south-west Romania, north-east Greece, and the Dodecanese and North Aegean Islands, highlighting the risk of flooding and threat to life. Strong winds also closed schools on Zakynthos in the Ionian Islands. Continue reading...

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Police say investigation found no evidence reported attack on woman in her 30s in Banbury last weekend happened

Beefed-up packaging tax will triple pub chain's costs from the levy to 2.4m a year, says Tim Martin

Shabana Mahmood calls for demonstrators to take a step back' and call off planned protests after Thursday's deadly attack

Seventeen prints from The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate are largest group of Hockney's iPad works to come to marketWhen David Hockney moved from working in the blazing sunshine of Beverly Hills to the more intermittent sunshine of Bridlington he had a problem: how to paint outdoors in the East Riding of Yorkshire in January when you're in your 70s and you feel the cold.He planned to paint the gradual arrival of spring at an easel en plein air but he realised it was a bit difficult when you are stood out there in the winter". Continue reading...

State's Industrial Relations Commission hands down decision after 200 doctors threatened to resign in January

Latest ATO report reveals string of mostly multinational firms continue to be able to pay no or very little income tax, including Netflix, Apple and Microsoft

The attack forced the company to halt production at most of its 30 factories nationwide, including those producing its signature beerThe Asahi group, Japan's biggest brewery, is reportedly just days away from running out of its most popular beer, as it struggles to recover from a cyber-attack that caused a system outage.The ransomware attack, reported on Monday, forced the company to halt production at most of its 30 factories nationwide, including those producing it signature mass-market lager Asahi Super Dry. Continue reading...

Proposed changes to address the spread of harmful content in PNG also include new rules for social media companies and more monitoringPapua New Guinea is in early" discussions with Meta on imposing age restrictions to reduce the impact of harmful content, amid criticism of the government's heavy-handed" approach so far on social media regulation.The government expects its proposed Social Media Policy 2025 will be taken to parliament later this month. Under the policy, users aged 14 and over will need a SevisPass digital ID before they can log in to platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and X. Continue reading...

Beau Lamarre-Condon accuses NSW police of corruption as he formally pleads not guilty to murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies

Police say Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was behind car and knife attack that left three people seriously injuredPolice have shot dead a terrorist who killed two people and seriously injured three others in an attack at a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.Using a car to ram into the grounds of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, the man then stabbed worshippers in a six-minute rampage that only ended when armed officers shot at him twice, fearing he also had an explosive device tied to his chest. It was later found to be a fake. Continue reading...

Experts point to study showing procedures at home are no risker or less successful than hospital careAt-home abortions should be allowed for up to 12 weeks of pregnancy across the UK, according to academics, after a study found they were just as safe and effective as hospital care.A medical abortion involves taking two medications, mifepristone and misoprostol, to end a pregnancy. In 2022, at-home medical abortions were made permanent in England and Wales, after temporary legislation allowed them to take place at home during the pandemic. In Northern Ireland, at-home abortion care is not permitted at any gestation. Continue reading...

Shut-out of Nottingham Post and its website reversed after threat of legal action over damaging freedom of expressionA Reform UK council has ended its ban on journalists from the area's biggest local newspaper after being threatened with legal action over damaging the outlet's freedom of expression.Nottinghamshire county council, which has been led by Reform since the local elections earlier this year, said it was committed to the principles of openness" after lifting the sanctions it had placed on journalists from the Nottingham Post and its website, Nottinghamshire Live. Continue reading...

Policing at Jewish places of worship to increase as officials investigate killer's motivations and ties to others Manchester synagogue attack - latest updatesMI5 and counter-terrorism police will operate at a heightened state of alert in the coming weeks, reflecting concern that the Manchester synagogue attack risks being followed by others during a period that includes the second anniversary of the 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel.Policing at synagogues across the country is to be increased. The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, promised high visibility" patrols in and outside Jewish places of worship to reassure communities and to deter any further threats, while police forces elsewhere in the UK made similar commitments. Continue reading...

Residents come together to insist their diverse neighbourhood will stick together

During speech in Sochi, Russian president also strikes conciliatory note towards Donald TrumpVladimir Putin has vowed to quickly retaliate against Europe's escalating militarisation", while dismissing as nonsense" western fears that Moscow plans to attack Nato.During a wide-ranging speech in Sochi on Thursday, the Russian president said: We are closely monitoring the escalating militarisation of Europe ... We simply cannot ignore what is happening. We have no right to do so for reasons of our own security." Continue reading...

Airline claims next week's air traffic control strikes could affect up to 100,000 passengers as routes over France closeRyanair could cancel up to 600 flights a day next week due to French air traffic control (ATC) strikes, the airline has claimed.The company's chief executive, Michael O'Leary, has reiterated demands to the EU to protect overflights in a long-running campaign to minimise the disruption from ATC strikes. Continue reading...

Comments from Ukraine's president come after the seventh summit of the European Political CommunityEuropean Council president Antonio Costa opens his speech with congratulations for Moldova and its president Maia Sandu for the win of pro-European forces in last weekend's parliamentary elections there.He also congratulates the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for their recent peace deal.I know that for some of you, the threat from Russia is very clear and very present. For others, it still seems further away, but none of us can no longer be naive.The war was never just about Ukraine. It is about Europe, all our nations, all our citizens, our values and our freedom."Please just take one look at the history of our continent, from the expansion of the Russian Empire to Soviet tanks rolling across several borders during the cold war, shattering hopes of freedom.Recent history tells us the exact same story. So why shouldn't it happen again? Continue reading...

Military offensive stepped up as Hamas leaders consider Trump's 20-point peace plan

Zaytoun's olive oil and dates provide a tangible way to help Palestinians, says the business's managing directorA Palestinian food brand says its UK sales increased by 50% to 3.2m in 2024 as shoppers seek out its olive oil in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.Zaytoun, the Arabic word for olives, is a social enterprise set up to support the resilience of Palestinian communities through fair trade. Continue reading...

Exclusive: temporary deal to shield UK exporters from levy's impact is now viewed by both sides as likelyThe EU and Britain are poised to agree a deal sparing British businesses from a carbon border tax being introduced in 2026, with officials targeting late spring for the next EU-UK summit.The EU is introducing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on 1 January targeting imports produced using carbon-intensive methods, such as steel, glass and fertiliser. Continue reading...

One boat, the Mikeno, reported to have escaped the maritime blockade and to have stopped inside Palestinian territorial waters

Thousands marched in cities across the world following the interception of the flotilla and detainment of activists including Greta Thunberg

Two killed in city of Lqliaa on fifth day of demonstrations calling for social justice reforms as unrest risesTwo people were killed in the southern Moroccan city of Lqliaa on Wednesday night after security forces opened fire at protesters during demonstrations, local authorities said.Morocco's state news agency, Map, cited local authorities as saying two people were killed by police who were acting in self-defence while trying to seize police weapons, as anti-government protests that started as a call for social justice reforms took a deadly turn. Continue reading...

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were seized in January during a round-the-world motorbike tripThe family of a British couple detained in Iran on espionage charges have said they will keep pushing for their release for years if needed, as they express alarm over ongoing trial proceedings and the pair's welfare.Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52 and who previously split their time between Spain and England, were seized in January in Kerman, southern Iran, while travelling on a round-the-world motorbike trip. Continue reading...

Protesting young people reject dissolution of government as insufficient and demand list of reformsYoung protesters in Madagascar have said they will continue their fight until the president, Andry Rajoelina, resigns, rejecting his dissolution of the government on Monday as insufficient.Twenty-two people were killed and 100 injured at the demonstrations, according to the UN. The unrest broke out on 25 September when local councillors were arrested for protesting against water and electricity outages in the capital, Antananarivo. The youth-led protests quickly spread to other towns and cities, fuelled by social media and other Gen Z protests in Indonesia and Nepal, where the government was toppled. Continue reading...

Reform's lead is persistent but pollsters themselves point out that their models come with significant uncertainty

Locals complain of a changed landscape, flooding, dust and disruption as rail project cuts through area of outstanding natural beauty

Independent Adnan Hussain says racist and sexist posts expose dark abyss of hatred and despair' in UK being left to grow uncheckedThe newborn daughter of a British MP was the target of utterly depraved" and sexist online abuse hours after her birth, her father has told the Guardian.The independent MP Adnan Hussain, who won his Blackburn seat in 2024 running on a pro-Gaza stance, said he and his newborn were subject to vile" abuse after he posted a pixelated picture of her on X. Continue reading...

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Pukpuk mutual defence treaty will establish Australia's first new alliance since the Anzus agreement was signed in 1951

Person who was thought to have received intelligence is understood to be Cai Qi, de facto chief of staff to Xi JinpingBritish prosecutors suspected that China's fifth most senior official was in receipt of intelligence from Westminster in a controversial and now-abandoned espionage case, the Guardian understands.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said in April 2024 that a senior member of the Chinese Communist party and a politburo member" had received politically sensitive information" from two British researchers who were charged with spying for China. Continue reading...

Researchers find profit chasing has systematically weakened' safety and workers feel unable to challenge decisions

Exclusive: Letter released under FoI argues company was denied procedural fairness when it was included in looming law

Spencer Elden, who was photographed as a baby and put on the cover of the 1991 album, has attempted to sue the band twice, claiming it constituted child sexual abuseA federal judge again threw out a lawsuit by a man who accused grunge rock band Nirvana of distributing child sexual abuse images by using a photograph of him as a naked, swimming baby on the cover of its breakthrough 1991 album Nevermind.US District Judge Fernando Olguin tossed out the lawsuit filed by plaintiff Spencer Elden for a second time after finding that no reasonable jury would consider the picture pornographic. Continue reading...

Applications from US citizens make up less than 1% of monthly applications but have risen steadily since Trump's inauguration

People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call straight from populist playbook'People granted asylum will no longer be given the golden ticket" of resettlement and family reunion rights, Keir Starmer said, amid deepening concerns from charities that his words are demonising refugees.As the prime minister prepared to discuss illegal migration with European leaders, No 10 outlined plans to strip successful claimants of the right to automatically invite spouses and children to join them. Continue reading...