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Residents of Astley in Greater Manchester will tell public inquiry next week of cacophony' of noise causing sleep deprivation and depressionWhen Stephen Retford retired from the police in 2006, he looked forward to a quiet life after nearly three decades catching villains. But now the former detective has landed another big case - one that is extremely close to home.It's the total injustice of it," the 70-year-old seethed, staring up at the 18-metre-high mega-warehouse that looms over the quiet village of Astley in Greater Manchester. Residents are up in arms about the monster" construction, likening it to having a cruise ship in our back garden". Continue reading...

Terrorism investigation was opened after a 24-year-old opened fire in a market square on the weekendA gunman suspected of killing six people in a popular market square in Krakow has died in hospital, Polish police said early on Monday.The suspect, a 24-year-old named in local media as Michal O who authorities say was probably inspired by far-right ideologies, had been wounded in a shootout with police and had been in critical condition in hospital. Continue reading...

Paul Nowak also calls on government to avoid arbitrary benefit cuts before much-anticipated Milburn report is published this weekFixing Britain's youth jobs crisis will require ministers to drastically increase investment in employment support while avoiding arbitrary cuts to benefits, the head of the trade union movement has said.Before an important official report expected next week, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Paul Nowak, said the government had a once in a generation chance" to secure young people's futures. Continue reading...

It's pretty obvious that there are all sorts of people making all sorts of comments,' Murray Watt says after budget savings meeting

Minister says Labour hoping to offer bed to every rough sleeper in England but cites chronic housing shortageAndy Burnham's pledge to tackle rough sleeping by getting everyone in for Christmas" is in jeopardy amid rising numbers of people on the streets and a severe housing shortage.Official figures show an increase of nearly 1,000 people sleeping rough in England between January and June, the latest month for which figures are available. Continue reading...

Coffee shop chain targets growth north of London with extra 500 outlets in big boost for youth employmentStarbucks has set out plans to hire 7,500 new baristas over the next five years, in a boost to youth employment as the chain pins hopes for future growth on the north of the country.The US coffee shop chain, which employs more than 18,000 people in the UK, said the hiring spree would focus on the Midlands, north of England, Wales and Scotland, as it targets growth north of the M25. Continue reading...

Ben Carroll refuses to be drawn on latest opinion poll that puts Labor at all-time low of just 18%, behind One Nation on 21% and the Coalition on 33%

President makes unusual acknowledgement that one of the defining policies of his second administration had become a political liabilityDonald Trump has admitted that his deportation policy was too tough" and has offered to strike an immigration deal with Democrats in a concession following the Republicans' disastrous defeat in the midterm elections.In an interview on the CBS network's 60 Minutes broadcast on Sunday, the president acknowledged that the aggressive crackdown had hurt him politically and said he was open to an arrangement to allow some undocumented immigrants to remain in the US. Continue reading...

Roberto Urbano, 51, appears in court via video link after death of 47-year-old Feng Jianming in the CBD on Friday night

Chris Minns and race discrimination commissioner lambast comments made by Stuart Bonds, who leads party's NSW upper house ticket

Pontiff tells Argentina's president the economy must benefit all on second stop of 12-day Latin America tourPope Leo XIV has delivered a stinging critique of Argentine president Javier Milei's harsh austerity measures, insisting growth must benefit all in a speech met with rapturous applause in Buenos Aires.The economy must be at the service of the people, rather than people being at the service of the economy," he said on Sunday, shortly after landing in Argentina on the second leg of a Latin America tour. Continue reading...

Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Baird and Luke Davies in Paddington in early 2024

Danielle Madgwick died in regional NSW in September after suffering multiple stab wounds to her upper body

Time to throw myself into something new,' 32-year-old presenter announces on social media while hailing her unforgettable time' on the showMaya Jama has announced she is stepping down as the host of Love Island after three years.The 32-year-old presenter of the reality TV show made the announcement on Instagram. Continue reading...

Lucy Powell says proposals to end widespread practice will be included in overhaul of England's national curriculumPushing GCSE subjects on younger pupils risks turning England's secondary schools into early exam factories", the education secretary has said, warning that it is increasing disengagement from education.Lucy Powell wants schools to end the widespread practice of teaching GCSE topics to pupils in year 9 or earlier, before they officially start in year 10, and says she plans to reduce the amount of GCSE content to make it easier to fit into the official timetable. Continue reading...

40m scheme in England aims to keep most vulnerable people well at home and avoid unnecessary hospital staysHundreds of thousands of vulnerable patients in England are to receive extra support from their GP as part of a 40m drive aimed at keeping them out of hospital this winter.As the NHS gears up for the pressures of the coming months, family doctors will offer 300,000 people with frailty and long-term conditions health checks, medication reviews and respiratory tests designed to prevent avoidable hospital admissions. Continue reading...

Thredbo, Perisher and Mount Hotham all recorded falls, along with Kunanyi/Mount Wellington in Tasmania

Jakub Kulik critically injured and Artur Moraski also wounded after actions that prevented further casualties'Two Polish police officers who were injured as they pursued and detained the gunman in Krakow on Saturday have been hailed as heroes.One of them is Jakub Kulik, a former paratrooper and volunteer firefighter, who was left critically injured after a close-range exchange of fire with the suspect, a 24-year-old Polish national who killed six and injured 17 in an attack believed to have been inspired by far-right ideologies. Continue reading...

Culture secretary says there is still a problem with exploitation and abuse in the industry and public lifeThe culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said there is still a problem with exploitation and abuse in the media industry and a failure to properly deal with allegations after Russell Brand's conviction for rape and sexual assault.She said women who came forward were too often not protected by institutions across public life, including in politics, and that huge power imbalances meant speaking up came at a very heavy cost. Continue reading...

Two people arrested after Robinson's presence inflames tensions in scenes witnessed by many on social mediaTwo people were arrested at an influencer boxing event that descended into a riot in Ireland after the presence of the far-right activist Tommy Robinson inflamed tensions in the crowd.The riot took place at about midnight on Saturday at an event organised by the controversial internet personality HSTikkyTokky, whose real name is Harrison Sullivan, at the Hub events venue in Kilkenny. Continue reading...

Culture secretary pushes back against talk of revisiting Brexit but says closer ties would fulfil referendum promisesOne of Andy Burnham's cabinet ministers has said she wants to avoid circular arguments" about whether the UK should rejoin the EU, underlining divisions at the top of government over revisiting Brexit.Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, appeared to suggest she was not in favour of rejoining the trade bloc, but she said the prime minister should still pursue closer ties to fulfil the promises made at the time of the referendum. Continue reading...

Prime minister says he's committed to meeting climate targets, but some believe his actions suggest otherwise

Trump poised to double down on immigration crackdown and refuse concessions to new Democratic majority in CongressDonald Trump set the stage for his administration to lurch further to the right this weekend, claiming the US had taken a giant step back" by widely rejecting his party.The US president's hardline aide, Stephen Miller, will begin as White House chief of staff on Monday. He will also meet with Dana White, CEO and president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, after offering him the job of press secretary. Continue reading...

Former military chief says prime minister brought Israel to historic crisis and it is approaching point of no return'Israel's former military chief Gadi Eisenkot started the tough task of forming a government on Sunday, reaching out to Benjamin Netanyahu's allies as he said the veteran prime minister had brought the country to a historic crisis.Eisenkot, 66, the leader of the Yashar party, who has vowed to bridge Israel's deep polarisation under Netanyahu, formally received a mandate from the president, Isaac Herzog, who gave him 28 days to form a government despite his bloc lacking a clear majority. Continue reading...

President orders prompt investigation after one train derails in collision in al-Ayyat about 30 miles from CairoAt least seven people were killed and more than 100 others injured when two trains collided on Sunday south of Cairo, authorities have said.The crash occurred in al-Ayyat district in Giza province, about 30 miles (50km) south of the capital, when a train travelling to the south-western Fayoum province crashed into the rear of a train heading to the southern province of Aswan, according to the transport ministry. It said one of the trains had derailed. Continue reading...

Bailiffs reportedly seized digital records before court case over alleged intellectual property breaches on Land Rover DefenderBailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover raided the Dutch offices of a Chinese copycat" rival before a legal showdown this week over whether its Defender clone" infringes intellectual property rights.Bailiffs acting on behalf of JLR reportedly seized digital records from the offices of Chinese carmaker BYD in Schiedam and Hoofddorp in August, according to the Sunday Times. Continue reading...

Travel may be disrupted until Monday morning in areas including most of southern England and across MidlandsThe Met Office has said weather conditions in the UK are creating a perfect recipe" for fog as it warned that travel may be disrupted.A yellow weather warning lasting from 6pm on Sunday until 11am on Monday has been issued by the service, with the affected areas including most of southern England, excluding the south-west, and the entirety of the Midlands. Continue reading...

Scheme in Derry aims to sow confidence by getting people with learning and physical disabilities into wrestlingThe music thumped, the lights blazed and from the ring the announcer did a countdown. Who is ready to rumble?" he roared. The bellows and cheers indicated that the crowd at St Columb's Hall in Derry on Saturday night was more than ready for the Foyle Rumble, and so began a wrestling extravaganza of heroes and villains in leotards, masks and kneepads.The blend of athleticism and scripted storytelling would have been familiar to fans of WrestleMania, but this Northern Irish version came with a twist: many of the performers have learning or physical disabilities, and the characters they play in the ring do not quite stay in the ring. Continue reading...

Much-loved passenger ship has traversed Atlantic swells between islands and Cornish mainland for almost 50 yearsTears were shed, sea shanties sung and tales of stormy voyages exchanged as one of the UK's most characterful ships set sail for the final time.Scillonian III, also known as the vomit comet" because in stormy weather it tended to rock a little too much for the comfort of those susceptible to sea sickness, has chugged between the British mainland and the Isles of Scilly, for just shy of half a century. Continue reading...

Knesset has been deadlocked since the election last month when Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition lost its majorityIsrael's president has chosen Gadi Eisenkot, the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival, to try to form a new government, after a deadlocked election that left neither man with a clear path to power.Isaac Herzog's office said he had informed Eisenkot, the leader of the Yashar party, on Saturday night of his intention to task him with forming a government". Continue reading...

Exclusive: Head of IFPI says allowing AI companies access to online content would be a huge mistake' and damage Australia's reputation

Five of seven facilities in England and Wales never reached operational stage as Tories vacillated over plans to check goodsThe UK wasted at least 100m in taxpayers' money to set up zombie Brexit border inspection posts that were never used, it has been revealed.The overall cost of Brexit was put at an estimated 4.7bn by the National Audit Office last year but this included years-long transformation of the software used for customs declarations and other systems built to cope with the UK leaving the single market. Continue reading...

Andy Burnham takes part at Cenotaph in London for first time alongside eight ex-premiers and 12 second world war veteransSecond world war veterans outnumbered former prime ministers for what could be the last time at the national service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in central London.The number of veterans from that conflict attending the service has dwindled to about a dozen, the oldest of whom was Jeffrey Brereton who served in the RAF. He volunteered for the air force in 1940, at the age of 19, and served as a mechanic on Hurricane aircraft during the Battle of Britain. Continue reading...

Midterms success gives party potent leverage over Trump - expect tough campaigns of investigating and lawmakingCosts, chaos, corruption": after almost two years spent relentlessly criticizing Donald Trump for failing to address those three, broad political concerns, Democrats won a monumental return to power in Tuesday's midterm elections that will give them potent new leverage over the president.Now the question becomes: what will they do with it? Continue reading...

See My World, an event highlighting the pan-African thought via film, poetry and dance, builds on momentum sparked by local activists and creativesAfrican philosophies including exploring how lessons from the past can shape the present and near future have inspired a film festival coming to Manchester.See My World, a day dedicated to independent creators from across the African diaspora in the north of England, will take place at the Contact theatre on 21 November. Continue reading...

Officials say suspect holds far-right views and three people found dead at his home were his parents and sisterPolish prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation after a 24-year-old man opened fire in a busy market square in Krakow, killing six people including a Briton and injuring 17, in an attack that authorities said was probably inspired by far-right ideologies.Police confirmed on Sunday that three people found dead at the gunman's home after the attack on Saturday afternoon were his father, 53, mother, 52, and sister, 21. Continue reading...

What are the relationships and dominant interests in play, as the summit kicks off after a bitter row over its hosting?Hosting Cop was a key pledge from Australia's prime minister, Anthony Albanese in 2021, while in opposition, before his successful election campaign. But arcane rules meant the country had to wait its turn to bid and was then embroiled in an angry row with Turkey over the hosting. The final compromise put Australia in charge of the negotiations which will take place in the Turkish city of Antalya. The bitter taste left by the row lingers and Australia has seemed to some a rather half-hearted host. The country's media has been much quieter on Cop than previous host countries, and although Albanese will speak at the opening of the leaders' segment, he is unlikely to stay long. Continue reading...

Luc Corlouer made deal' with Prix Goncourt winner Philippe Jaenada over his research into model Louise Cansot, murdered in Paris in 1949For almost eight decades the artists' model Louise Cansot, the subject of the novel winning France's most prestigious literary prize this year, was one of Paris's forgotten murder victims.After her body was found near the Seine in September 1949, city police wrote off the young woman, immortalised as the girl of 100 portraits", as loose, libertine and - worse - an unmarried mother. They closed their investigation after just four months having made little effort to find her killer. Continue reading...

Delegates from more than 190 countries are gathering in Turkey for climate talks, but the US will be absentAs the planet faces unprecedented human-caused global heating, heads of government are meeting for the next fortnight for the latest round of climate talks. We ask why it matters and what is likely to be achieved. Continue reading...

Margaret Parkes and her husband, in their 80s, want Allan Grimson to reveal location of their son Simon's remainsThe mother of a teenage Royal Navy sailor who vanished 40 years ago has called for a serial killer" suspected of murdering him to finally reveal where her son's body is hidden.Speaking as Simon Parkes' suspected murderer, the former navy petty officer Allan Grimson, was sentenced for sexual offences against four boys and men, Margaret Parkes, 80, said time was running out for her and her 84-year-old husband, David, to find out what happened to their son. Continue reading...

Three more people found dead at home of suspect, who minister says held ultra-nationalistic' viewsSix people were killed and 16 wounded after a gunman opened fire in a busy market square in Krakow, authorities said, in what Poland's defence minister called an act of terror" on the people of the city.The suspect, a 25-year-old Polish citizen, opened fire with an automatic weapon in the city's main square at about 3pm on Saturday before being apprehended by police. Continue reading...

President has opposing views on many issues, and once called Leo's predecessor the representative of the Evil One'Trees are being planted in the garden. The brightly coloured buildings are getting another coat of paint. The choir rehearses. Hundreds of other residents, several of them using wheelchairs, practise their positions outside the sanctuary. Excitement is in the air, because on Monday 9 November, the Cottolengo Don Orione - a Catholic-run home for disabled people - will be the first stop on Pope Leo XIV's first full day of his trip to Argentina.But the pope's visit to Claypole, about 26km from Buenos Aires, does not come at an especially happy time for the home, which counts about 400 residents with disabilities. Argentina's president, Javier Milei, has made wide-ranging cuts to disability funding. Continue reading...

Grattan Institute finds some doctors charge up to triple the fees of their peers - well beyond what can be justified by business running costs

Event regarded as Oscars of fashion industry replaces John Galliano retrospective with homage to the extra ordinary'A few months after the planned John Galliano Met Gala retrospective was cancelled amid a backlash focused on the designer's past, a more commonplace theme has been announced: extraORDINARY: fashion and the poetics of the everyday." It has left some commentators speculating that celebrities might replace the couture omelette dresses" and four-part red-carpet performances with jeans and a nice top.While the dress code for the next Met Gala, which will be held on 3 May 2027, is yet to be announced, it traditionally derives from the exhibition theme. Continue reading...

Naturalists divided over potential impact of proposals to increase number of wild raptors in England and WalesWhite-tailed eagles reintroduced into England and Wales imperil endangered seabird populations and risk wiping out some colonies, ecologists and conservationists are warning.Puffins, guillemots, razorbills, fulmars and kittiwakes are among the birds for which breeding populations could collapse if large numbers of white-tailed eagles are released, according to some academics and conservationists. Continue reading...

Farmers face big drop in production from extreme weather during this year's super El Nino eventBanana producers in Latin America are calling for better pay to help cope with the impact of the climate crisis, as they face big drops in production resulting from extreme weather during this year's super El Nino event.High winds in parts of Colombia, one of the biggest suppliers to the UK market where droughts are predicted in some regions this year, and heavy rainfall in Peru and Ecuador are already affecting production, according to the Fairtrade Foundation ethical trade body. In the Dominican Republic, farmers are expected to face drought conditions, with forecasts of drier and warmer than usual conditions. Continue reading...

David Lammy among those raising concerns after errors found in rejected applications for indefinite leave to remainConcerns have been raised over the sudden rise in number of Turkish nationals facing removal from the UK as a result of mistakes, prompting accusations that the Home Office has failed to learn the lessons of the Windrush scandal.Since the start of the year, there has been a sharp rise in the number of rejected applications for indefinite leave to remain for those on European Community Association Agreement (ECAA) visas, a longstanding route to residency for Turkish nationals seeking to set up a business in the UK. Continue reading...

Mumbai facility is part of Reliance Industries, owner of world's biggest oil refinery and funder of controversial mega-zooThe Prince of Wales's Earthshot prize will host its forthcoming annual awards ceremony at a venue owned by the billionaire Ambani family conglomerate, drawing criticism from conservationists over their fossil fuel businesses and their foundation's controversial mega-zoo.A spokesperson for the Earthshot prize, which awards 1m to five winners every year to invest in conservation work, confirmed to the Guardian and the news outlet Mongabay that this year's ceremony will be held at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on 17 November. Continue reading...

A lifestyle podcast or brief TV clip is less taxing than a full press conference - but No 10 insists the PM is not ducking accountabilityIn an interview this week Andy Burnham said he believed the traditional media was less relevant and the world was not like that any more". But some people are now asking: does this change in approach mean less scrutiny?The question was in part prompted by Burnham's decision to travel to the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) without the usual accompanying pack of reporters, instead bringing just one TV crew and a news agency journalist. Continue reading...

Activists fear Bangkok will give in to pressure from Beijing despite reports of torture and human rights abuses against the mostly muslim ethnic minorityThe deportation of two more Uyghurs to China from Thailand would put their lives in grave danger, activists have said, with one of the men saying he would be like a slave" if he was sent back.Last year, Thai authorities forcibly deported 40 Uyghur men to China despite pleas from the men themselves and the UN.