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What Rayner may be asked to explain about the arrangements behind her purchase of an 800,000 homeAngela Rayner is under pressure to explain her property arrangements after she bought an 800,000 flat in Hove, far from her constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne.Most of the criticism has centred on the complicated tax arrangements surrounding the purchase, though the deputy prime minister's allies insist she has done nothing wrong and she is not under investigation by the prime minister's adviser on ministerial standards.

NHS equips all centres with life-saving software that will increase number of patients avoiding serious disabilityHalf of all people who experience a stroke in England will now recover thanks to a revolutionary AI scanning system that increases the number of patients avoiding serious disability.The NHS has equipped every stroke centre in England with life-saving software that quickly tells doctors if they need to perform emergency surgery and can triple the rate of recovery. Continue reading...

Announcement comes a day after a US federal judge halted the deportation of 10 unaccompanied Guatemalan minorsGuatemala is ready and willing to receive about 150 unaccompanied children of all ages each week from the United States, the country's president has said, a day after a US federal judge halted the deportation of 10 Guatemalan children.Those children had already boarded a plane when a court responded to an emergency appeal on Sunday. They were later returned to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Continue reading...

Yvette Cooper says rules were designed years ago to help families separated by war but are being used in a different way now

Yvonne Hayward and 46 others, including a senior NHS doctor, charged under section 13 of the Terrorism ActAn 81-year-old woman is among 47 more people charged for allegedly showing support for the proscribed group Palestine Action during protests this summer.More than half are over 60, according to details released by the Metropolitan police. The overall number of people charged now stands at 114. Continue reading...

Home secretary under fire over suspension of family reunion system that she said was at risk of exploitationYvette Cooper has been accused of pushing children into the arms of people smugglers" after halting a scheme allowing refugees to bring their family to the UK.The home secretary said the refugee family reunion route was at risk of exploitation and she would temporarily suspend new applications until tougher rules were introduced next year. Continue reading...

Prospectus proposes forced displacement of entire population and puts territory into US trusteeshipA plan circulating in the White House to develop the Gaza Riviera" as a string of high-tech megacities has been dismissed as an insane" attempt to provide cover for the large-scale ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian territory's population.The Washington Post published on Sunday a leaked prospectus for the plan, which would see the forced displacement of Gaza's entire population of 2 million people, and put the territory into a US trusteeship for at least a decade. Continue reading...

Several villages in Kunar province completely destroyed', says public health ministry, as rescue operations take place. This live blog is closed

Meeting, co-chaired by France's Emmanuel Macron and UK's Keir Starmer, will focus on Russia's refusal to end warEU transport spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen also offered a bit more detail on the issue of GPS jamming and its impact on operations.She said:Generally, we have been seeing a quite a lot of such jamming and spoofing activities, notably in the eastern flank of Europe.Europe is the most concerned region in the or most affected region globally, on this.We are, of course, aware and used to somehow to the threats and intimidations that are [a] regular component of Russia's hostile behaviour.Of course, this will only reinforce even further our unshakable commitment to ramp up defence capabilities and support for Ukraine."This incident actually underlines the urgency of the mission that the President is carrying out in the frontline member states." Continue reading...

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey are back, talking through all of the challenges the government faces as MPs return to Westminster. Plus, they discuss the prime minister's shake-up of his Downing Street team Continue reading...

Departures and new hires expected to give PM more direct oversight on delivery of key government prioritiesA reshuffle on the Monday morning before parliament returned from recess had been long rumoured, but many in Westminster had expected a shake-up of junior ministers rather than Downing Street.Staff in No 10 were gathered in awkward silence at 9.30am in the Pillared Room to wait for the prime minister to explain the changes, many of whom had thus far only read about them online. Continue reading...

Jaguar Land Rover says required safety levels cannot be achieved' for EVs so PM must to stick to petrol versionWould-be car buyers considering ditching petrol for electric tend to fret - not always correctly - about higher upfront costs, access to chargers and whether their battery will last on long journeys.But Keir Starmer has an unusual obstacle to making the switch - Britain's largest carmaker has claimed electric vehicles (EVs) do not offer adequate bomb protection. Continue reading...

People tell of losing children and other relatives and of digging their way out of the rubble after the disaster

Objects including three-metre spears were collected in late 19th and early 20th centuries and donated to city's museumFor decades, they have languished in storage in the basement of a museum in the English West Country.Finally, an extraordinary collection of weapons and ceremonial objects taken from the Larrakia people more than a century ago is beginning a winding journey home to the saltwater landscapes of the Northern Territory in Australia. Continue reading...

Foreign ministry says US will be dictating what happens once UN-wide sanctions are reimposedEurope is on the verge of abandoning its role of a mediator between the US and Iran and instead handing the Iran nuclear file over to Donald Trump's veto, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said in an interview with the Guardian in Tehran.Esmail Baghaei said that as soon as UN-wide sanctions are reimposed at Europe's demand in less than 30 days, the US will regain its security council veto over what happens next, including the continuance of the sanctions. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Darren Jones appointed to new senior role in charge of day-to-day delivery of PM's prioritiesDarren Jones, the chief secretary to the Treasury, has been moved to a new senior role in Downing Street as Keir Starmer attempts to get a grip on delivery before what is likely to be a tumultuous autumn for the government.The senior MP, whose new title will be chief secretary to the prime minster, has been put in charge of day-to-day delivery of the prime minister's priorities after No 10 spent the summer struggling to get on the front foot on issues including the economy and migration, and lags behind Reform UK in the polls. Continue reading...

Aircraft with European Commission president onboard reportedly forced to circle Bulgarian airport for an hour

International Association of Genocide Scholars resolution backed by 86% of members who votedAn overwhelming majority of members of the world's leading genocide scholars' association have backed a resolution stating that Israel's actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of the crime.Eighty-six per cent of those who voted in the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) supported the motion. The resolution states that Israel's policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in article II of the United Nations convention for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide (1948)." Continue reading...

Woman who testified at producer's trial says despite mixed verdict she is proud to have stood up and told her storyVictims of sexual crimes and #MeToo harassment have, on multiple fronts, seen setbacks in the US in recent months.The movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is now looking at a third trial on sexual assault charges after previous cases delivered mixed results for his victims. A high-profile case of federal racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking against the rapper Sean Combs returned a verdict only on lesser charges. Continue reading...

Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to doomscrolling' has led to record-high news avoidanceNews has never been more accessible - but for some, that's exactly the problem. Flooded with information and relentless updates, more and more people around the world are tuning out.The reasons vary: for some it's the sheer volume of news, for others the emotional toll of negative headlines or a distrust of the media itself. In online forums devoted to mindfulness and mental health, people discuss how to step back, from setting limits to cutting the news out entirely. Continue reading...

Chancellor aims to reassure creditors but says ministers are planning for all options including special administration

Heavy rain, lightning and tornadoes lash swaths of continent, with France, Italy and Slovenia among worst hitSevere storms linked to a deep upper air trough formed from the ex-hurricane Erin lashed parts of western and southern Europe last week.Italy was hit by severe rainfall on Thursday that caused flooding in the Lombardy region. The commune of Busto Arsizio was badly affected, with more than 100mm of rain and frequent lightning. Continue reading...

Experienced instructor Stephen Hoare and his tandem passenger Alex Welling died while skydiving at Goulburn airport

Amid backbench and opposition criticism, the prime minister says non-citizens do not have a legitimate' reason to stay in AustraliaAnthony Albanese has insisted there's nothing secret" about a $400m deal with Nauru to offload hundreds of non-citizens to the tiny Pacific island as questions mount over the agreement's fine print.The Albanese government quietly announced the news on Friday evening without attaching a dollar figure to the deal, nor providing details of the agreement between the nations. Continue reading...

Rescue efforts hampered by steep terrain after shallow quake that was felt more than 100 miles away in Kabul

Average price for a home drops by 0.1% to 271,079 in August compared with July, according to Nationwide

Australia had its second coolest winter this decade, bureau data shows, but temperatures were still above long-term average

Housing providers and charities want development rights abolished amid concern over lack of affordable homesDozens of organisations have signed an open letter calling on the government to scrap office-to-residential conversions in England, which analysis has found led to the loss of almost 28,000 affordable homes.Local government campaigners, housing providers and homelessness charities have all joined the call to abolish some permitted development rights (PDR), which grant automatic planning permission to building projects and are often used to convert office blocks into housing. Continue reading...

East Midlands passengers to check in for travel on their phones and will be automatically charged the best fares at the end of dayA new pay-as-you-go rail ticketing system that tracks passengers' locations as they travel is to be trialled in England for the first time, as part of the government's plan to reform the railway network's complex fare system.Passengers on routes in the East Midlands will be the first in the country to test a pilot system, checking in for travel on their phones with their journey tracked using satellite location technology. Continue reading...

China's leader urges attendees to oppose cold war mentality' while Russian president claims Ukraine war was provoked by the west'Xi Jinping has criticised the bullying behaviour" of other countries while Vladimir Putin has blamed the west for his war on Ukraine, on the second day of a major summit in China which seeks to challenge western-led multilateral blocs.The Shanghai Cooperation Summit (SCO) began in the city of Tianjin on Sunday, with Xi welcoming dozens of leaders from Eurasian member states and other partner and observer countries, including Putin, and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. Continue reading...

At the end, the poor guy from Guinness world records was still there, having to pull down my sweaty undies to verify it ... he doesn't get paid enough,' says Daniel ByrnesThey came from around the globe, aged in their teens to their 80s. They were dressed as Labubus, pints of beer and kangaroos. One wore thongs and carried a surfboard, while another donned dozens of underpants.Sydney's debut as a World Marathon Majors event wasn't just a testament to athletic prowess. It was also a celebration of creativity, culture and smashing little-known world records, with many participants opting to stand out in their long-distance attire. Continue reading...

In today's newsletter: Nigel Farage ploughed ahead in the polls over recess, and Keir Starmer is now under pressure to define what his party stands forGood morning. Parliament has returned from its summer recess. MPs are filing back into those hallowed halls to resume the business of running the country. Have you missed them? Judging by polling on trust in politicians, the answer from many of you is likely a resounding no.For most MPs, the summer recess is a chance to pause and reset. Not so for Reform UK. The insurgent party, which has just four MPs, spent the summer working the country like it was in the middle of a general election campaign. It has been hard to escape Nigel Farage (pictured top) and Reform: the party has held at least five press conferences since recess began (with another scheduled for today). There has also been a flurry of statements and open letters, and record-breaking polling to top it all off. Reform returns to parliament riding high.Afghanistan | At least 250 people were dead and hundreds more injured in a magnitude 6 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. The quake was centred 27km north-east of the city of Jalalabad.Israel-Gaza war | Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least 18 people in and around Gaza City, local health authorities said, as Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet prepared to discuss plans to seize the city.Conservatives | Doubts have surfaced over Kemi Badenoch's claim to have been offered a place at a prestigious US medical school at 16, with admissions staff unable to recall the proposal and the university not providing the course.UK news | A police officer was allegedly punched in the face and four people were arrested at an anti-immigration protest march in London on Sunday.Heart disease | Doctors have found a drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks and strokes, in a discovery that could transform health guidelines worldwide. Continue reading...

Members of the public are helping harbour the gunman alleged to have shot dead two officers, police believeVictoria police believe people are helping harbour alleged Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman, saying some members of the community know where the fugitive is.Speaking to media on Monday afternoon, Supt Brett Kahan said Freeman's network was wide" and asked those who know where he is to come forward. Continue reading...

Police set up checkpoints across Jakarta on Monday after deadly protests that have forced Prabowo Subianto to remove perks include a housing allowance worth 10 times the minimum wageIndonesian political parties have agreed to cut some lawmakers' perks, including a controversial $3,000 housing allowance, the president said, as security measures were stepped up in an attempt to halt protests that have gripped the country for a week.President Prabowo Subianto, accompanied by leaders of eight Indonesian political parties, told a televised news conference in the capital, Jakarta, on Sunday that they had agreed to cut the housing allowance and suspend overseas trips for members of parliament. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Chris Evans says blind spots' in modern slavery laws means few prosecutions occur and some companies are taking the mickey' in their approach to reporting

All 2025 Tesla Model Y variants affected by issue that risks window closing on body parts with excessive force'

At least 50 men, mostly clad in black, approached Camp Sovereignty as sun was setting on Sunday. Four people were injured

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About 74,150 patients waited at least 12 hours on trolleys in June and July, a situation almost nonexistent 10 years agoCorridor care in the NHS is now a year-round crisis, experts have warned, as analysis showed nearly 3 million patients attended A&E over the first two months of the summer.The latest NHS figures in England, analysed by the Liberal Democrats, show that since 2015 the number of people going to A&E in June and July has increased 15% to 2.9 million - the highest level recorded over the past decade. Continue reading...

Balancing productivity gains with the potentially negative impact on jobs and our way of life will be a defining issue for governments for decades

Home secretary to announce overhaul of family reunion policy in attempt to quell fractious immigration debateMinisters are planning to make it harder for refugees to bring family members to the UK as part of a package of measures that Yvette Cooper will announce on Monday as she looks to get a grip on the fractious debate over irregular migration.The home secretary will tell MPs she plans to make a number of changes to the way asylum cases are treated, including to the family reunion policy, which officials believe is acting as a magnet for people crossing the Channel. Continue reading...

CPS hails major step forward' in crime prevention with potential for companies to receive unlimited finesCompanies could be prosecuted and face unlimited fines if they fail to prevent fraud that their firm profits from under a corporate offence coming into force on Monday.Under the new failure to prevent fraud" law, large companies can be held criminally liable where an employee, agent, subsidiary or other associated person'" commits a fraud intending to benefit the organisation. Continue reading...

Valentine Low's Power and the Palace relays story in which young Camilla whacked attacker in the nuts' on train to PaddingtonQueen Camilla was a victim of an attempted sexual assault as a teenager and used the heel of her shoe to fight off her attacker, a new book about the monarchy has claimed.According to Power and the Palace, serialised in the Sunday Times, the queen told Boris Johnson about the attack while he was mayor of London. Continue reading...

Met reports small number' of aggressive masked protesters at what began as peaceful demonstration at Canary WharfA police officer was allegedly punched in the face and four people were arrested at an anti-immigration protest march in London on Sunday.The Metropolitan police said they had been facilitating a peaceful demonstration along Manchester Road and Westferry Road on the Isle of Dogs before a small number of masked protesters then became aggressive towards members of the public and police". Continue reading...

Education secretary defends her cabinet colleague against claims she avoided stamp duty when buying propertyBridget Phillipson has defended her cabinet colleague Angela Rayner over accusations the deputy prime minister avoided tax when buying a seaside property in East Sussex.The education secretary said Rayner had the right to buy the 800,000 flat in Hove so long as she followed all the rules", after reports Rayner had avoided 40,000 in stamp duty by listing it as the only property she owns. Continue reading...

UN condemns arbitrary detentions' by Iran-backed group at World Food Programme and Unicef offices in YemenThe Iranian-backed Houthis raided offices of the UN's food, health and children's agencies in Yemen's capital, detaining at least 11 employees, as the rebels tightened security across Sana'a after the Israeli killing of their prime minister and several cabinet members.The UN envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said on Sunday evening: I strongly condemn the new wave of arbitrary detentions of UN personnel today in Sana'a and Hodeidah ... as well as the forced entry into UN premises and seizure of UN property. At least 11 UN personnel were detained." Continue reading...

Stanford University staff and academic experts raise questions over Tory leader's claim of place and partial scholarship offered at 16Doubts have surfaced over Kemi Badenoch's claim to have been offered a place at a prestigious US medical school at 16, with admissions staff unable to recall the proposal and the university not providing the course.The Conservative leader has said in interviews that she was offered a place and a partial scholarship to study medicine - sometimes describing it as pre-medicine - at Stanford University in California, one of the most competitive in the US. Continue reading...

Toll includes 13 people trying to get food near distribution point, as Israeli cabinet to discuss next stages of offensiveIsraeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least 30 people in and around Gaza City, local health authorities said, as a 20-boat humanitarian aid flotilla carrying activists including Greta Thunberg set sail from Barcelona for the stricken territory.Authorities said the toll from Israeli tank and gunfire included 13 people who died trying to get food near a distribution site in the Gaza Strip, two in a house in Gaza City and 15, including five children, in a strike on a residential building on Saturday.With Reuters and Agence France-Presse Continue reading...

Officers want to question a man after two men were injured within 24 hours over the weekend in LondonPolice have released a CCTV image of a man they want to question after two people were stabbed at Oxford Circus tube station in London within 24 hours of each other over the weekend.Emergency services were called to two incidents in the early hours over the weekend, which police said were connected. The first incident took place at 3.40am on Saturday and the second just after 1.30am on Sunday. Continue reading...

MoD says agreement will support 4,000 jobs and significantly strengthen Nato's northern flank'Norway has agreed a 10bn deal for anti-submarine warships that will be built in the UK, as the two countries plan joint operations in northern Europe to deal with increased Russian activity.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the agreement to build Type 26 frigates was the UK's biggest ever warship export deal by value, and Norway's biggest defence procurement deal. Continue reading...