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Medical examiner says Kiss founding member's death was accidental, caused by blunt force injuries from a fallAce Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, died from blunt force injuries to the head that he suffered in a fall earlier this year, an autopsy has determined.Frehley died peacefully on 16 October surrounded by family in Morristown, New Jersey, a few weeks after the fall occurred, according to his agent. Continue reading...

Lawsuit alleges doctor at Fort Hood was allowed to continue working despite complaints against him for yearsMilitary officials in Texas have suspended a US army gynecologist over allegations he inappropriately touched and secretly filmed dozens of women during appointments at an on-base medical center.A civil lawsuit filed in Bell county on Monday alleges that Blaine McGraw, a doctor and army major at Fort Hood, repeatedly groped a woman during a series of seven or eight consultations, and took intimate videos and photographs of her that were later found on his phone. Continue reading...

Democratic senator from Pennsylvania tells Fox News it was wrong' to shut government and that he never got any outreach' from Chuck Schumer

The 1.5 temperature limit is not a political slogan, it's a lifeline, the small island states say, as climate discussions continue in BelemIn the run-up to Cop30, the Guardian published a series of articles looking at the ten biggest polluters of greenhouse gas, and their plans to clean up. Here's a piece my colleague Jonathan Watts wrote in September about China, which according to an analysis published today has plateaued its emissions.Chinese power took on an old-fashioned hue in the past week with a huge military parade, a gathering of former allies Russia and North Korea, and President Xi Jinping's defiant vow not to be intimidated by bullies. Continue reading...

Agent said woman was following and filming him, but officer said he couldn't assist if no crime was committedA US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent briefly held at gunpoint a woman whom he claimed was following him, prompting a southern California police officer to intervene, authorities said.The police department in Fullerton, a city in Orange county almost 30 miles (48km) from Los Angeles, said that on Sunday one of its officers had just finished taking an incarcerated person to a county jail when he saw two vehicles stopped in an intersection in Santa Ana. Continue reading...

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack are joined by Past Lives star Greta Lee in Disney's highly anticipated sequelThe first trailer for Toy Story 5 has provided a brief glimpse at the highly anticipated animated sequel out next summer.The teaser introduces a new arrival and all-new threat to playtime" with the tagline the age of toys is over". The latest character is a smart tablet called Lilypad, voiced by Past Lives and Tron: Ares star Greta Lee, bringing new tech to the old toys. Continue reading...

Gavin Burrows says signature on alleged statement is not mine' and denies carrying out illegal activity on behalf of Associated NewspapersA private investigator central to the legal action by the Duke of Sussex and others against the publisher of the Daily Mail has claimed that his signature on an earlier witness statement was a forgery", the high court has heard.Gavin Burrows, linked to the most serious allegations of unlawful information gathering made by seven prominent individuals including Elton John and Doreen Lawrence, retracted his alleged confession, saying it was completely false". Continue reading...

Cross-party group wants environment secretary to urgently examine moving the birds to a facility better aligned with their needs'A group of 75 MPs are calling for the release of 15 penguins trapped" in a small enclosure without sunlight or fresh air" at the Sea Life London Aquarium.Housing the 15 gentoo penguins at the attraction on the South Bank was un-British", said the leader of the campaign. Continue reading...

Experts including children's laureate lament low quality of entertainment and call for more funding for children's TVLots of children's programming made for YouTube is not entertainment, it's sedation", the UK children's laureate has warned.Frank Cottrell-Boyce said frictionless" programming in which children are bombarded with information", such as CoCoMelon, a YouTube Kids channel with 180 million subscribers, failed to offer the stimulation and nourishment" that previous generations had enjoyed. Continue reading...

Oklahoma archbishop seen as culture warrior but also likely to endorse push for more human treatment of immigrantsUS Catholic bishops elected Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City as their new president on Tuesday, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during Donald Trump's second term as president.The vote acts as a barometer for the bishops' priorities. In choosing Coakley, they are doubling down on their conservative bent, even as they push for more humane immigration policies from the Trump administration. Continue reading...

Frustration with Starmer's lack of visibility unlikely to be quelled by No 10 efforts to show up leadership challengers

Exclusive: No 10 said to be in full bunker mode' over fears of attempt to oust him after budget or May local elections

Millions born in 50s lost out because of government failings over changes to state retirement age, campaigners sayMillions of Waspi women" have been given fresh hope that they might receive compensation after the UK government announced it would revisit a decision to deny them payouts.As many as 3.6 million women born in the 1950s are said to have lost out because of government failings in the way changes to the state pension age were made, prompting the Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) campaign to launch in 2015. Continue reading...

Alice Figueiredo, 22, died in 2015 after 18 similar attempts to self-harm on the Hepworth ward at Goodmayes hospitalA woman whose daughter killed herself on a death trap" mental health ward in London has called for urgent change after an NHS trust was fined more than half a million pounds.Alice Figueiredo, 22, took her own life at Goodmayes hospital, Redbridge, after 18 similar attempts. Continue reading...

Zhimin Qian cheated 128,000 victims in China through a Ponzi scheme before going on the run for six yearsThe trail had been cold for five years - ever since Zhimin Qian narrowly escaped the police days after they raided her six-bedroom house in London. Then, in February 2024, detectives noticed a long-dormant bitcoin wallet flicker to life, and a manhunt began.For over a month, police tracked the mastermind of one of the UK's largest money-laundering cases - from a lonely bungalow on the shores of Loch Tay to a red-tiled house outside Glasgow, and finally to a quiet Airbnb in suburban York, where the 46-year-old was arrested in late April alongside four Malaysian nationals working illegally as her domestic staff. Continue reading...

Tens of thousands of people attend event organised primarily by nationalist and far-right groups to mark 107th anniversary of independenceYou can watch the live stream of the Irish presidential inauguration here:Irish president-elect Catherine Connolly has just arrived at the Dublin Castle for her presidential inauguration. Continue reading...

Two fathers in UK who are separated from relatives enlist law firm to get government to act on promises made months agoThe British government is facing legal action over its lack of action to help evacuate families in Gaza after committing to do so months ago.Two families have argued that the government's failure to act is unlawful and in breach of their family's human rights. They are among a number of separated families to which the government has failed to keep its evacuation promise, according to the law firm Leigh Day, which is representing them. Continue reading...

Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena died in Florida crash as they were flying supplies to JamaicaThe founder of a church ministry and his 22-year-old daughter have been identified as the victims of a deadly plane crash in Florida on Monday as they were flying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica.Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena died when their twin-engined Beechcraft King Air crashed into a residential neighborhood in Coral Springs on Monday morning shortly after take-off from Fort Lauderdale's executive airport. Continue reading...

Injuries are non-life-threatening after mobile lounge moving passengers between terminal and plane hit dockA vehicle transporting passengers at a Washington DC-area airport hit a dock at the building on Monday, sending 18 people to the hospital, according to officials.A mobile lounge, which transports passengers between the terminal and aircraft, struck the dock at an angle at about 4.30pm at Washington Dulles international airport as it was pulling up to the building, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said in a statement. The dock is where the vehicle stops to let people into the concourse. Continue reading...

Mariam Cisse, who posted videos in support of ruling junta, received death threats before being abducted and killedA TikTok influencer has been publicly executed by suspected jihadists in Mali, underlining how state control has been eroded in the west African nation.Mariam Cisse often wore combat attire to post videos in support of the country's military to more than 100,000 followers on TikTok. According to Yehia Tandina, the mayor of Timbuktu region, she was abducted in a market on Friday by unknown gunmen. Continue reading...

Coroner reaches conclusion of accidental death and says author died as a result of a traumatic subdural haematomaThe author Jilly Cooper suffered a fatal head injury during a fall at her Gloucestershire home, an inquest has heard.Cooper, 88, whose 18 novels include Riders and Rivals, was found by family at her home in Bisley at about 5pm on 4 October. Continue reading...

People without university-educated parents are 36% likely to enrol in degree, compared to 59% of students whose parents are tertiary educated

US president has said he will bring proceedings if the documentary containing an edited speech from 6 January 2021 is not retractedDonald Trump has grabbed the headlines after threatening to sue the BBC for $1bn (760m) for what the corporation has accepted was a misleading edit of his speech on 6 January 2021 during the Capitol Hill insurrection. Here the Guardian examines the US president's potential path to bringing and winning a libel claim. Continue reading...

Twelve people were killed and 27 injured in a suicide bombing outside district court buildingsAt least 12 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, as the defence minister said a deadly surge in terror attacks had put the country in a state of war".The explosion, which was described as a suicide attack by several government ministers, took place outside the district court buildings in Islamabad on Tuesday at about 12.30pm. The area is usually heavily crowded with lawyers and litigants attending trials. Continue reading...

Outgoing director general tells staff we have to be very clear and stand up for our journalism'

President David Adeang was spotted by ABC cameras as Nauru received its fourth member from the NZYQ cohort

Division remains half a century on from Gough Whitlam's historic dismissal, but there was a spark of common ground

Rachel Reeves will need to avoid depressing economy and hitting jobs while raising billions in extra tax

Prices are rising fastest in markets such as chocolate confectionery, fresh meat and coffee, new figures show

Star of Japan's cinematic golden age, who collaborated with Kurosawa and played the lead in Kobayashi's Human Condition trilogy, died from pneumoniaThe Japanese stage and screen actor Tatsuya Nakadai, whose celebrated performances symbolised a golden age for the country's cinema, has died aged 92.Nakadai garnered more than 100 screen credits during a career spanning seven decades, but is perhaps best known internationally for his role in Ran, Akira Kurosawa's 1985 epic set in the Sengoku warring states" period that took its inspiration from Shakespeare's King Lear. Continue reading...

Eight people killed in explosion outside city's historic Red Fort on Monday eveningPolice investigating the car explosion outside Delhi's historic Red Fort that killed eight people are focusing on the final movements of the vehicle involved.The explosion on Monday occurred at about 7pm, a peak time when Delhi's old city is usually packed with people and traffic. Continue reading...

ONS says jobs market worsening before budget, as HMRC reports falling number of workers on firms' payrolls

Andy McDonald, 61, says he fell on to' the shark and was like, punching it' before friend helped him paddle to shore

Gambling Commission may launch inquiry after finding potentially incriminating evidence hidden in documents, sources sayThe Gambling Commission has demanded a UK bookmaker hand over a trove of financial documents after the company accidentally disclosed information suggesting it may be running an illegal offshore betting operation.The Guardian understands that the company, which sponsors sporting events and boasts connections to high-profile figures in sport and politics, is the subject of early inquiries that could lead to a full-blown investigation. Continue reading...

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In today's newsletter: The nation's public service broadcaster is at a critical juncture as it deals with governance misfires and a political agenda against itGood morning. In 2004, when Greg Dyke quit the BBC in the wake of the Hutton inquiry, a much younger me was at the beginning of my media career, working at BBC Online. I remember staff felt the relatively popular director general had been the victim of the government lashing out after the death of David Kelly, and a failure to produce convincing evidence of the fabled weapons of mass destruction that supposedly supported Tony Blair's decision to invade Iraq.Many BBC staff will no doubt have been feeling a similar grievance after the abrupt resignations of director general Tim Davie and head of BBC News Deborah Turness on Sunday. They departed after a week of concerted attacks on the organisation orchestrated by the rightwing press and figures closely associated with the Conservative party - particularly Boris Johnson's administration.UK politics | Rachel Reeves is planning to remove the two-child benefit cap in full in the November budget, in a move that could cost more than 3bn but lift 350,000 children out of poverty.Environment | Governments failing to shift to a low-carbon economy will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, the UN's climate chief warned at the start of Cop30 climate talks in Brazil.France | The former French president Nicholas Sarkozy has been released from prison, after a judge ruled he could serve the rest of his sentence at home, pending an appeal. Earlier he had told a Paris appeal court that his three weeks in jail had been a nightmare".Protest | Ministers banned Palestine Action despite being told by their advisers it could inadvertently enhance" the group's profile, an official government document written three months before the proscription of the group shows.Books | Hungarian-British author David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker prize for his novel Flesh. Continue reading...

Medicines watchdog says criminals are designing packaging and branding to look like legitimate productOrganised crime gangs have begun manufacturing their own branded weight-loss drugs, designed to look like legitimate medicines, in what authorities warn is a significant threat.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the trend had only just emerged, leading them to conduct the largest single seizure of trafficked weight-loss drugs ever recorded by any global law enforcement agency. Continue reading...

Ex-Liberal senator attempts to recoup legal costs awarded after defamation win against her former political staffer

Briefing paper warned proscription could also heighten Muslim-Jewish tensions and be seen as favouring IsraelMinisters banned Palestine Action despite being told by their advisers it could inadvertently enhance" the group's profile, an official government document shows.The briefing paper was written three months before the proscription of the group, which was set up to take direct action to halt UK arms supplies to Israel. Continue reading...

Advocates say presidency could be transformative moment' for Ireland after Gaelic's cultural breakthroughsThe Irish language has scored cultural breakthroughs with the film The Quiet Girl and the controversial rap trio Kneecap and is now about to acquire a new talisman: Catherine Connolly.When the independent leftwing politician is inaugurated as Ireland's president on Tuesday, she will carry hopes of a transformational Gaelic revival. Continue reading...

Sports personalities including Martina Navratilova and the swimmer Sharron Davies sign letter condemning Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani's death sentenceMore than 20 Olympic medallists, coaches and other international athletes, including the tennis player Martina Navratilova and the swimmer Sharron Davies, have signed a letter calling for a halt to the execution of a boxing champion and coach, who is on death row in Iran.Amid growing international outrage over Iran's escalating use of capital punishment as a tool of oppression, the strongly worded letter condemns the Iranian regime's decision to uphold the death sentence of Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani. Continue reading...

Former PM calls incident a coup' but recalls both he and Whitlam were concerned about potential for standoff between military and police

New prime minister says an attack on Taiwan could trigger the deployment of her country's self-defence forces if the conflict poses threat to JapanJapan and China are embroiled in a row about Tokyo's potential military involvement in the event of a conflict over Taiwan.Beijing reacted angrily this month after Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said an attack on Taiwan could trigger the deployment of her country's self-defence forces if the conflict posed an existential threat to Japan. Continue reading...

Australian safety investigation finds serious accidents involving two planes in September 2023 were only avoided by luck'

Radio host denies 25 charges of indecent assault and two of sexual touching against nine alleged victims

The broadcaster's director general and head of news resigned on Sunday night. But were they unforgivable mistakes made or were they victims of an internal coup? Michael Savage reportsIt was only a week ago that the Telegraph ran its first story about anti-Trump bias at the BBC and for many readers it may not have struck them as anything more than the usual rightwing criticisms of the national broadcaster. But the complaints about the editing of a Donald Trump clip in a Panorama programme about the January 6 riots and other criticisms made in a leaked 19-page dossier began gathering steam. BBC bosses stayed silent until suddenly, on Sunday, the director general and the head of news both resigned.How did it all come about? Michael Savage reports on who put the dossier together and outlines the criticisms - of BBC Arabia, and coverage of gender - in it. He explains why BBC watchers are saying that Conservative figures inside the corporation are to blame for the row and are calling it a coup. Helen Pidd asks why the BBC has not done more to defend itself and who will take on these difficult roles now. And finally, how damaging is it to public trust? Continue reading...

Products that fail fire safety checks, are counterfeit and breach laws protecting children targeted in raids in LondonA rainbow of vapes and Apple-branded products light up the window of a south London shop as a small army of police prepare to march through the door.Officers have been watching the shop for months and have already carried out tests in independent labs on products bought there. Most have come back with a high risk rate for possible electrocution and fires. Continue reading...

Industry body says shoppers are waiting for discount day, as Barclays reports falling consumer confidenceRetailers suffered the slowest sales growth since May last month as shoppers were cautious in the run-up to expected budget tax rises and held out for Black Friday discounts.Sales rose 1.6% in October, a step down from 2.3% the month before, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) trade body and the advisory group KPMG. Continue reading...

Black and Asian staff left feeling deliberately intimidated', according to chief executive of one NHS trustNHS staff who care for patients in their own homes fear some areas have become no-go zones" for them because of the presence of St George's flags, health leaders have said.Black and Asian staff have been left feeling deliberately intimidated" as a result of the flags that were put up in many parts of England during the summer, according to the chief executive of one NHS trust in England, who asked to remain anonymous. Continue reading...