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As the Ukrainian city’s five-month ordeal ends, the evidence of dead bodies and survivors’ testimonies suggests Izium could be another BuchaStanding in the gloom, Maksim Maksimov pointed to the spot where he was tortured with electric shocks. Russian soldiers took him from his cell in the basement of Izium’s police station. They sat him on an office chair and attached a zig-zag crocodile clip to his finger. It was connected by cable to an old-fashioned Soviet military field telephone.And then it began. A soldier cranked the handle, turning it faster and faster. This sent an excruciating pulse through Maksimov’s body. “I collapsed. They pulled me upright. There was a hood on my head. I couldn’t see anything. My legs went numb. I was unable to hear in my left ear,” he recalled. “Then they did it again. I passed out. I came round 40 minutes later back in my cell.” Continue reading...

West Yorkshire police have said an investigation by their major collision inquiry team is under wayA one-year-old girl has died after being hit by a car on a driveway outside her home in West Yorkshire, according to reports. Police were called to an address in Beeston, Leeds, at just after 8pm on Friday night to a report that the baby had been seriously injured following a collision with a car.Emergency services were called to the scene and the child was taken to hospital. West Yorkshire police confirmed that she had died of her injuries and said an investigation by their major collision inquiry team was under way. Continue reading...

Zara Tindall, Peter Phillips, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn all stand by coffin

Alain Robert scaled the 187-metre Tour Total to show that being 60, the retirement age in France, is nothingA free solo climber described as the “French Spiderman” has scaled a 48-storey skyscraper in Paris, fulfilling a goal he had set for himself once he reached the age of 60.Alain Robert has climbed many of the world’s tallest buildings, often without permission. Continue reading...

Dozens of coloured bands given to people joining queue were being offered as memorabilia

There were no reports of any injuries or damage in the immediate aftermath of the quakeA 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck south-eastern Taiwan on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake hit just after 9.30pm (1330 GMT) about 50km (30 miles) north of the coastal city of Taitung at 10 kilometres (six miles) deep.Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau put the magnitude slightly lower at 6.4 but said it was shallower at 7.3 kilometres (4.5 miles). Continue reading...

Profits from the sale of Kerri Cunningham’s illustration, which shows the pair reunited on a picnic blanket, will go to the NSPCC

Many speak of frustration and poor communication before line starts moving again from noon

From Triangle of Sadness and Parasite to The Maid, audiences are revelling tales of inter-class violence that draw on growing discontent at inequalityA luxury berth on a superyacht might seem a good place to unwind. But cinema audiences will feel rather differently about the appeal of this sort of private cruise after watching Triangle of Sadness, the top prizewinner at the Cannes film festival.One nasty, graphic scene, which features the copious vomit and diarrhoea of high-net worth passengers, drew whoops and gasps from the crowd at its premiere on the French Riviera, and then again at the annual film festival in Toronto last week, ahead of its release in British cinemas next month. Continue reading...

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Emergency service at ‘breaking point’ as union ballots over 2% pay offerFirefighters are taking second jobs and working up to 100 hours a week to make ends meet, leading to growing concerns that an increasingly exhausted workforce is resulting in a “gamble with public safety”.Firefighters across the country told the Observer that the service was at “breaking point” with more crew than ever being forced to take jobs such as personal trainers, painters and decorators or in warehouses. Wages in the fire service are often about £30,000 but can be as low as £23,000. Continue reading...

Inflation, energy bills and staff shortages are causing businesses to fold in record numbersRecord numbers of people started businesses during the pandemic. Now there are record numbers winding up companies, hit by the stress of being the boss and compounded by the looming recession.In 2020-21, 810,316 companies were set up, the highest number on record, and another 753,168 the following year, according to figures from Companies House. Continue reading...

Visitor to lying in state says niece queued for 15 hours and they are trying to get back inA witness has said her seven-year-old niece was pushed aside by a man who grabbed the Queen’s coffin as it lay in state.Tracey Holland said Darcy Holland was “grabbed out of the way”, though the police detained the man “in two seconds”. Continue reading...

Charles and William made a surprise visit to the queue to greet people who had braved a long, cold wait to reach Westminster Hall

After meeting world leaders and giving a reading at the Queen’s funeral, she will address the UN then turn to Friday’s mini-budget

Sydney will meet Geelong in the AFL grand final, after the Swans held off a courageous comeback by one point to win a thriller1st quarter, 10 minutes remaining: Sydney 4.2 (26) to Collingwood 0.0 (0) Swans putting a lot of pressure on Collingwood whenever the Pies have possession, and it’s pressure by Reid on Noble, rushing from standing the mark after giving away a free kick, that forces a kick out on the full on Sydney’s half-back flank. The Swans by contrast are clean with disposal, and a long kick finds Papley on the 50 arc. His set shot goes a long way, straight through.1st quarter, 13 minutes remaining: Sydney 3.1 (19) to Collingwood 0.0 (0) Heeney has been prominent early, but a kick slews off the outside of his boot as he tries to pump it inside 50. The Pies escape trouble for a time, but get back into trouble as Hickey gets a 50-metre penalty at half-back when the player on the mark doesn’t move back. Hickey bombs it to the goalsquare, Franklin brings it to ground, and Ryan Clarke is there front and centre to snap it home. Continue reading...

Duke of Sussex will stand at foot of Elizabeth II’s coffin on Saturday, with the Prince of Wales at head

Seventeen of those awarded the honours will be in attendance, including one from New Zealand and four from Australia

Flood warnings in place for parts of Australia’s south-east. This blog is now closed

Application lodged in Fair Work Commission to have action to turn off or short circuit the machines declared unprotected

Flood warnings issued for parts of Upper Murray and the Peel, Macquarie and Lachlan rivers in NSW, and Victorian communities along Murray River

Ukrainian soldiers feel they are fighting for national liberation, while the Russians appear to lack camaraderie. This contrast is critical

Broadcasters have been rehearsing their plans for this event for 30 years and all the major UK channels bar one will be showing it liveMiles of television broadcast cabling has been laid, almost every satellite truck in the UK has been hired out and international broadcasters are offering wads of money to anyone who can secure them a broadcast location overlooking the ceremony.Monday’s funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is a global TV event that has been planned for decades – yet at the same time pulled together in just 10 days. Continue reading...

Source said man ran up and touched the coffin in Westminster Hall before being arrested by policeA man has been arrested “following a disturbance” in Westminster Hall, where the Queen is lying in state, after reports of someone running up the steps to the catafalque and touching the coffin.The Metropolitan police were said to have rushed to detain the man just before 10pm on Friday evening, the second full day that mourners have been able to pay their respects to the former monarch, just hours after senior royals held a vigil. Continue reading...

Bodies of woman, 30, and child thought to be her son found by police in Holbeck areaA woman and a child have been found dead inside a flat in Leeds.West Yorkshire police said officers made the discovery of the body of the woman, believed to be aged 30, and the 10-year-old child, thought to be her son, when they were called to a flat in the Holbeck area of the city by someone concerned about the welfare of the occupants. Continue reading...

Hundreds of thousands of mourners are expected to line streets from London to Windsor and 500 foreign dignitaries will visit

Winner of Mercury prize and Brit awards takes break, saying her mental health has deterioratedSinger Arlo Parks, winner of the Mercury prize and Brit awards, has cancelled a string of concerts, saying her mental health has “deteriorated to a debilitating place”.

Officials in Russian-occupied areas reported dead; hundreds of bodies said to have been found in retaken Ukraine city. This live blog is now closed

Police watchdog says work will take until next year, drawing condemnation from family’s lawyerThe investigation into the police shooting of an unarmed black man will examine whether race was a factor but will not conclude until next year, a watchdog has said.The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it was in discussions with prosecutors about the investigation and expected it would commission expert analysis to work out what happened at the scene in south London before Chris Kaba was shot once in the head. Continue reading...

Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurd, dies after ‘violent arrest’ for infringing hijab rules amid Iranian crackdown on women’s dressA 22-year-old woman has died in an Iranian hospital days after being detained by the regime’s morality police for allegedly not complying with the country’s hijab regulations.Mahsa Amini was travelling with her family from Iran’s western province of Kurdistan to the capital, Tehran, to visit relatives when she was reportedly arrested for failing to meet the country’s strict rules on women’s dress. Continue reading...

Man arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and assaulting emergency workerA police officer was stabbed repeatedly in the neck and another constable stabbed through the arm after a man with a knife was challenged in central London.People watched in horror after the officers were attacked near Leicester Square at about 6am on Friday. A man in his 20s was arrested and in custody and police said a knife was recovered from the scene. Continue reading...

Taqueria serves cease and desist order to Sonora Taqueria, whose owners say term is as generic as ‘pizzeria’A bitter row has broken out between two London taco restaurants over the use of the word “taqueria”, with neither side seemingly willing to fold.Taqueria, which has restaurants in Notting Hill and Exmouth Market, served up a cease and desist order aiming to prevent another Mexican outlet, Sonora Taqueria, from trading under its current name. Continue reading...

MP and former shadow cabinet member speaks out despite leader’s call for silence before Queen’s funeral

Adio Adeshine allegedly exposed himself in front of mourners before going into Thames to evade policeTwo women were allegedly sexually assaulted in the queue to attend the Queen’s lying in state, a court has heard.Adio Adeshine, 19, allegedly exposed himself and pushed into mourners from behind as they waited in line at Victoria Tower Gardens on Wednesday evening after Westminster Hall opened its doors to the public. Continue reading...

Tory MP advises Panama-based firm that has worked for governments with poor rights recordsA former UK defence secretary seeking election to parliament’s foreign policy watchdog is facing questions over his suitability for the role after receiving payments from a PR firm that has worked for governments with poor human rights records.Liam Fox is standing to become chair of the foreign affairs select committee, which scrutinises Foreign Office ministers and officials over key policies. According to parliamentary records, he has been paid £20,000 since August 2021 to provide advice on business and international politics to WorldPR, a firm based in the tax haven of Panama City. Continue reading...

Official says some of the more than 440 bodies found buried in forest had their hands tied behind their backs

Police aim to reunite stolen goods including 150 pieces of luggage with owners around the worldPolice in Marseille are attempting to track down more than 100 first-class train passengers from around the world who had their luggage or wallets stolen by a gang whose leader would disguise himself in wigs.When a woman leaving a high-speed train at Aix-en-Provence station earlier this year reported to police that her bag containing €50,000 of jewellery had disappeared during the journey, station CCTV footage led to a months-long investigation. Police discovered what they called an experienced operation by three thieves regularly targeting first-class carriages on high-speed trains. Continue reading...

Staff at Future Academies claim they are being overworked and children have been left demoralisedTeachers at an academy chain founded by the former Conservative schools minister John Nash and his wife are preparing to go on strike, claiming the trust is “blighting the life chances of the children”.The curriculum used by Future Academies, developed by Caroline Nash, a stockbroker, is said in a letter to governors of one the chain’s schools to be among the most narrow in the country. Continue reading...

Businesses may struggle as consumers cut back spending amid high inflation and rising fuel costs, economists warnThe number of English and Welsh companies declared insolvent jumped by 43% in August, according to government data, which adds to concerns for the health of the UK economy.There were 1,933 insolvencies in August, compared with 1,348 in the same month last year, the Insolvency Service said. It was also 42% above the level in August 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. Continue reading...

Image of actor’s eye to be auctioned to fund Ojos del Mundo in preventing blindness in developing worldAn eye for an eye, or in this case, help for thousands of eyes in exchange for the image of one as a closeup of Javier Bardem’s iris is auctioned for an organisation that restores sight to people in the developing world.“Being able to see, to hear, to touch, to feel: these are things that we don’t really appreciate until we lose them,” said the Oscar-winning actor. “Regaining access to everything you feel through seeing, which has such an impact on our emotions and sensibility, is an emotional and spiritual transformation.” Continue reading...

Unite decries food firm’s failure to offer extra time off or bonus pay for working on the bank holiday

SNP whips write to John Mason saying he has ‘caused great distress and trauma to many women’A Scottish National party MSP has been reprimanded for defending anti-abortion protests outside health clinics.In a written warning from party whips at Holyrood, John Mason, the Glasgow Shettleston MSP, was accused of causing “great distress and trauma to many women”. Continue reading...

Mark Drakeford calls for policing to be proportionate, as silent demonstration planned in Cardiff

Highest red alert issued in Shanghai as meteorological autumn does not give way to cooler temperature in FranceTyphoon Muifa made landfall in eastern China on Wednesday evening, shortly after affecting Japan in previous days, arriving as a Category 2 storm and billed as the strongest on record to hit Shanghai, China’s largest city.China’s central meteorological observatory issued its first highest typhoon red alert of the year. The tropical system brought sustained winds of 95mph, a threat of up to 200mm of rainfall and waves in excess of five metres. Continue reading...

But environmental groups say changes could put sustainable producers at ‘front of queue’

ACT set to acquire 330 hectares of farmland called Parkwood within the proposed Ginninderry housing development site

Much-loved grandfather David Thomson died after car driven by Bradley Spark crossed to wrong side of the road and struck his bike

Reserve Bank board will consider either a 25 or 50 basis point rise at next month’s meeting, Philip Lowe tells MPs

Charity says 19 million people facing starvation in report highlighting link with extreme weatherExtreme hunger is closely linked to the climate crisis, with many areas of the world most affected by extreme weather experiencing severe food shortages, research has shown.The development charity Oxfam examined 10 of the world’s worst climate hotspots, afflicted by drought, floods, severe storms and other extreme weather, and found their rates of extreme hunger had more than doubled in the past six years. Continue reading...

Ursula von der Leyen tells EU member states it is the responsibility of all of them to ensure Ukraine can defend itselfRail services will resume between Kharkiv and Balakliia in Kharkiv oblast on Thursday, the Kyiv Independent reports, based on a Telegram post from Ukrainian Railways. Workers have already repaired bridges and dozens of damaged tracks after Balakliia was liberated on 8 September.Ukrainian forces shot down four Russian planes in the past 24 hours, the Kyiv Independent reports, based on an update from the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces. The update said three Russian Su-25 and one Su-24m were shot down while operating over Ukrainian territory, while the Russian forces’ primary tactic continued to be the targeting of civilian settlements, 30 of which were fired at with artillery, missiles, or a combination of both. Continue reading...