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BBC attempts to reassure Jewish staff after ex-producer says she faced antisemitism
Deputy director general Rhodri Talfan Davies meets staff group after case of Lucie Kon prompted calls for inquiry
Palestine Action activists used similar tactics to the suffragettes, court told
Lawyers tell supreme court decision to proscribe organisation as terrorist group is attack on freedom of speech and protest
Don’t let Poundland owner maximise its return at our expense, suppliers say
British companies that supply US-owned budget retailer face millions of pounds’ worth of losses if it collapses
Cocaine overtakes heroin as leading cause of drug deaths in England and Wales
Charities say government ‘must act now’ with cocaine-specific deaths eight times higher than in 2010
Fleabag creator donates flat to help early-career writers live in London
Phoebe Waller-Bridge joins stars signing up to scheme aimed at tackling class barriers in theatre
UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood maintains rigorous rules for those who arrive on small boats
Police say explosive devices found in Belfast are linked to ‘rightwing terrorism’
Suspect arrested after police uncover 17 improvised explosive devices during operation in Shankill Road area
UK to deploy facial recognition in biggest-ever immigration crackdown
Documents show Home Office developing programme to use technology for general immigration enforcement
More than 900 academics urge UK to reverse decision to bar Andreas Malm
Blocking Swedish writer’s entry for event with Palestine Action co-founder is attack on free expression, letter says
BMW warns on profits as it counts cost of plan for 8,000 job cuts
German carmaker slashes profit margin to between -0.5% and 0.5% this year in face of competition from China
Firework noise limit should be drastically cut to protect wild animals, UK government told
Ministers urged to go further than proposed cut to 110 decibels to ease acute stress on birds and others animals
Tell us: are you a young person in northern England struggling to find work?
We would like to hear from young people in the north of England about their experiences of looking for work
‘The point was to dehumanise’: London Holocaust archive examines world’s first ‘viral’ antisemitism scandal
Dreyfus affair has echoes of how anti-Jewish hatred manifests itself today, say curators at Weiner Library
‘A true icon of the hair industry’: celebrity hairstylist John Frieda dies aged 75
Businessman styled stars such as Twiggy, Madonna and Joanna Lumley and created popular hair care line Frizz Ease
Burnham says US midterm results have created ‘opportunity’ for world to focus on cost of living and ending Iran war – UK politics live
‘I think people want to see the world coming together and focusing on the things that matter to people,’ PM says
M&S boss bemoans last week’s budget as ‘whole lot of nothing’
Stuart Machin hits out at Labour but welcomes expected UK-EU food deal as retailer reveals half-year results
UK apologises to Ukrainian child refugees who were told to study Russian
Exclusive: Schools minister launches new Ukrainian GCSE and says she is sorry students were pushed to study Russian in its absence
Houses of Parliament at risk of ‘Notre Dame-style fire’ as renovation costs rise
Report says cost of maintenance could soon reach £2m a week, including 24-hour patrols to avert fire risk
AI ‘godfather’ Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off without AI
Nobel winner warns the tech could be near to triggering major incident such as power or banking shutdown
British lawyer Dapo Akande elected to UN top court in big diplomatic win
Akande joining the international court of justice comes a decade after previous British judge failed to get re-elected
Andy Burnham to unveil EU trade deals worth billions of pounds
Agriculture, youth visas and emissions agreements nearly tied up under PM’s plan for a much closer relationship with Brussels
Latest Sarah J Maas book becomes UK’s fastest-selling adult fantasy novel
A Court of Splintered Harmony also records biggest single week of sales since Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman in 2015
'Shameful chapter': King Charles stops short of slavery apology in Commonwealth speech – video
King Charles addressed country leaders at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth heads of government meeting, calling the transatlantic slave trade a 'shameful chapter of history … that fills my heart with horror and my soul with the most profound personal sorrow'. Speaking in Antigua and Barbuda, the king said the…
Panel rules out further inquiry into sexual harassment claims against Lib Dem peer Chris Rennard
Party leader Ed Davey ‘disappointed and upset’ at decision by independent panel after claims original investigation was flawed
On Brexit, Andy Burnham could do worse than follow the lead of Pericles | Letter
The Athenian led the people, he didn’t follow them, writes Prof Costas Milas Your editorial ( The Guardian view on a changing Brexit debate: Kemi Badenoch is trapped in denial, 29 October ) notes that when it comes to Brexit, Andy Burnham appears to be following the voters. This, in my humble opinion, is a problem…
Give us all a share of Rolls-Royce’s profits | Brief letters
Government should invest, not subsidise | Size matters | ‘Ferritin face’ | Train announcements | Reform UK’s newspaper
Man who drugged and raped wife found many men ‘whose fantasy is an unconscious woman’, court told
Nine men stand trial in Manchester accused of participating in abuse at couple’s home in Stockport, or encouraging it online
King Charles addresses summit as demands for slavery apology grow
Speaking in Antigua, the king did not give explicit support for reparations but said he wanted to ‘address past wrongs’
Protect Poundland from predatory capitalism, MPs tell government
Budget retailer and 12,000 jobs at risk after US owner fails to accept buyout offers
UK makes huge aid cuts to Commonwealth nations despite warm words at Chogm
Nations in the group fare worse than others, with funding for nature projects especially hard hit even as climate crisis intensifies global need
Primark brings forward home deliveries plan by two years as profits slide
Retailer acquires robot-assisted warehouse and intends to have UK service up and running before end of 2027
Snap and crackle but no pop: Rice Krispies reformulated due to lack of rice
Kellogg’s substitutes ingredient with rice flour, as climate crisis affects availability of some grains
Jury in Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial retires to consider verdicts
Judge tells jurors he will be able to accept only a unanimous decision on seven charges against the comedian
The UK-EU food produce deal: what was agreed and will it affect shoppers?
Two sides agree deal to remove some Brexit checks on food and animal product exports to EU
Great Britain’s worst-ever bluetongue season ‘a major animal welfare crisis’
British Veterinary Association president tells MPs surge in cases putting farmers under severe pressure and stress
‘Well-known’ man fails in legal attempt to block Guardian and ITN publishing sexual allegations
Anonymity of individual, whose lawyers had sought injunction citing suicide risk, remains in place subject to any appeal
Reform UK councillor charged with 12 counts of rape and multiple other offences
George Madgwick, party leader on Hampshire county council, faces charges related to four teenagers between 2008 and 2021
Food suppliers in UK hit by cyber-attacks after freezers targeted in Europe
Cybersecurity experts say national impact ‘minimal’ but incidents may represent the ‘foothills’ of a wider threat
Seven planes across Europe searched or diverted after ‘malicious hoax’ bomb threats
Unclear if series of incidents affecting two UK departures and several Ryanair services, among others, were connected
Car finance: Barclays becomes first big lender to offer payouts for mis-selling of loans
Bank to make ‘early settlement’ offers before outcome of legal battle, with those who accept likely to get money before Christmas
New tool will help gardeners move away from thirsty English classics to drought-resistant plants
Garden Climate Assessment Tool will allow users to predict a plant’s response to the projected climate in a given location
Rent rises of up to 88% still passing in England despite Renters’ Rights Act
Exclusive: While tenants are challenging increases in record numbers, renters and landlords say system is ‘not working for anyone’
Andrew Scott drama Elsinore leads British independent film award nominations
Elsinore is in contention for 12 Bifas, including for Scott’s highly praised performance, while Clio Barnard’s I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning, Ashley Walters’ Animol and Mike Leigh’s Tender Loving Care are also recognised
UK’s most polluting power plant could power country’s largest AI datacentre
Drax’s FTSE 250 owner strikes £20bn deal to build infrastructure in what it says is site’s ‘next chapter’
Burnham denies proposing return to free movement in talks with EU
Prime minister says he is committed to manifesto red lines and ‘public need to be the boss’ on future relationship
King tells Commonwealth leaders that Britain’s role in slave trade was ‘shameful’ but stops short of apology – as it happened
Speech by Charles marks formal opening of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Antigua
Asda appoints former Morrisons boss as chief executive as sales struggle
David Potts to take over immediately as executive chair Allan Leighton steps back to non-executive strategic role
‘Mogging’ crowned Collins English dictionary word of the year
Bodybuilding slang referring to making someone else look inferior beat entries concerning AI and climate crisis
UK and EU agree deal to remove Brexit checks on food and animal products
Agreement to ease rules on food imports and exports is expected to come into force in first quarter of 2028
Apple warns of ‘unprecedented’ rise in memory chip prices
iPhone maker says decision to raise prices has offset some of impact, as revenues are stronger than expected
Australia seeks to change visa deal with UK after influx of Britons
Australia says easing of rules has led to surge in British visitor numbers, putting pressure on local workforce
Virgin Media O2 to cut thousands of jobs as it plans £800m cost savings
Up to 25% of 16,000 workforce could go as telecoms group says it will increase use of AI in areas including customer service
Henry Nowak ‘would have hated’ riots after his murder, says family
Parents of teenager stabbed in Southampton last year hit out at political ‘game’ played with son’s murder
Law behind Bonfire Night among records sent from parliament to National Archives
Collection gems include 1605 Thanksgiving Act passed after Guy Fawkes’s failure and the longest act in the archives
‘This is direct’: positive early feedback from pilot community mental health hub in Cumbria
Hope Haven in Whitehaven is one of six trial open-access, 24/7 schemes in England offering preventive care
UK MPs could undergo criminal record checks to stop violence against women
Exclusive: Members may be vetted before getting security passes for Commons, and receive anti-harassment training
‘A serious failure’: CPS prosecutor cites imaginary case to high court after AI search
Exclusive: Nonexistent precedent cited in alleged child rape case adds to dozens of AI-related errors plaguing court proceedings
UK and European peacekeepers in Ukraine would be allowed to fire back at Russians
Western officials say possible Anglo-French force would also not rely on US systems or technology such as Starlink
‘It brings soul into this sterile world’: the Birmingham clubbers fighting to save their patch – and Britain’s nightlife
Digbeth is the city’s most thriving party district, but railway upgrades could tear it apart. Here, clubbers explain why they are doing everything to stop that happening
AI-powered malware ‘highly likely’ to be used to hack UK infrastructure by 2028
National Cyber Security Centre expects attacks on critical facilities such as power stations, airports and hospitals
PM to ask countries affected by UK’s role in slavery to help shape formal apology
Andy Burnham to launch ‘structured dialogue’ on issue at Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda
Migration is a moral issue for Burnham – but is he trying to please everyone?
PM wants to tie Shabana Mahmood’s hard line on borders to recognition of the value of migration, but he may need to shout his conviction
How will UK immigration rules change under Shabana Mahmood’s latest plans?
Home secretary has softened on some proposals but is still hardening rules for those wishing to settle permanently
Shabana Mahmood sets out changes to settlement rules for legal migrants – video
Shabana Mahmood addressed the Commons to outline a revised set of proposals to the UK's legal migration system, softening plans to force low-paid workers to wait 15 years before settlement that resulted in a backlash from fellow cabinet ministers and backbench Labour MPs. Under pressure from health unions to make an…
Trial of nine men accused of abusing woman drugged and raped by husband begins
The husband, who cannot be named to protect his victim, has already pleaded guilty to a number of offences carried out at the couple’s Stockport home
Defendant tells court he believed he had consent of woman drugged by her husband
Connor Sanderson-Doyle is one of four men accused of sexually abusing Joanne Young, who was repeatedly assaulted by her husband, Philip Young
Newcastle hospital told woman whose unborn baby had died to go home and ‘book a slot to give birth’
Trust admits Danielle Brown’s baby would have survived had she not been sent home from RVI days earlier
EHRC raises concern with Reform about ‘racial and sexual remarks’ in documentary
Watchdog writes to Nigel Farage’s party to ask what action it is taking to comply with the Equality Act
Shabana Mahmood softens immigration plans in face of cabinet backlash
Exception for care workers will allow an estimated 280,000 people and their dependants to apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years
Driver who dragged cyclist under his car jailed for life for murder
Simon Richardson hit Michael Mullins, dragged him for more than a mile under his Volvo XC90, and ran him over
Labour to end cooperation with Greens in 11 councils over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy
Deals with six Green council groups that have condemned the motion are to remain in place, says Labour
Why is Labour risking a row over migration? – podcast
As home secretary Shabana Mahmood announces her controversial migration plans, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the political context that has led to this announcement and why the timing for Andy Burnham – who is out of the country – is very convenient for him
Nigel Farage’s regular column for the Telegraph to end
Some sources suggest owners have terminated contract but others close to Farage say Reform leader has resigned
Rare ant nest stolen from last place in England where species survives
Devon nature reserve says ‘reckless’ theft of narrow-headed ant colony sets back years of conservation work
No 10 defends flight to Caribbean going via Manchester to pick up Burnham
Critics decry ‘Air Miles Andy’ after plane that took off from Stansted diverted to collect prime minister and wife
Russell Brand is not a ‘psychopath who rapes people and thinks it’s normal’, court told
Defence barrister says earlier allegations about comedian’s sexual conduct ‘poisoned the wells’ of justice as trial continues
‘It’s been a while’: hero’s welcome for UK man after 28-year walk across the world
Former paratrooper Karl Bushby arrives back in Hull and becomes first person to walk continuously across planet
Greenpeace activists create ‘boulder barrier’ in North Sea to deter industrial fishing
Action taken to prevent bottom trawling in the marine protected area and conserve porpoise populations
Unions gain access to thousands of Google workers after UK employment rights overhaul
Prospect to hold workplace sessions and recruit members under agreement with tech company
Snowball fight: Cadbury owner in trademark row over festive chocolate treat
Mini Snow Balls’ maker Mondelēz is demanding vegan brand Moo Free remove its White Choccy Snowballs from shelves
Sales slump at UK’s largest brickmaker as housebuilding downturn deepens
Ibstock, which has cut production by a fifth, criticises government for delay in help for housing sector
Steve Ellis, frontman of Everlasting Love hitmakers Love Affair, dies aged 76
Singer hit No 1 with pop-rock band in 1968 and scored three more Top 10 hits with them, before solo career featuring collaborations with Paul Weller
Palantir AI tech unused or little used by 29 NHS trusts said to be benefiting from it
Exclusive: Gap between NHS claim and trusts’ comments described as ‘very misleading’ by senior health official
Charities condemn proposal to make some refugees wait up to 30 years for settlement – as it happened
Executive director of external affairs at the Refugee Council called the proposals ‘unfair and unworkable’
Family of murdered student Henry Nowak say police misled and manipulated them
Father says family felt officers did ‘not tell the truth’ about what happened after handcuffed teenager bled to death
John Leeson, voice behind Doctor Who’s K9, dies at 83
Actor, who appeared in Dad’s Army and Rainbow, remembered as ‘true gent’ by TV producer Russell T Davies
Ryanair faces clash with unions as it mulls pay freezes amid soaring fuel costs
Airline also weighs up reducing crew on flights and increasing use of AI as part of cost-cutting measures
Meeting Elvis was ‘my biggest day with the Beatles’, says road manager’s book
Mal Evans’s tale of historic meeting among revelations in forthcoming memoir unpublished before his death in 1976
World’s largest early warning system for severe child illness to launch in NHS A&Es across England
Paediatric early warning system (Pews) uses a vital signs scoring system to assess whether a child is deteriorating
How Rachel Reeves has mapped out the economic agenda for Andy Burnham’s government
On Brexit, devolution and investment, the former chancellor is eerily in tune with the man who sacked her
Tributes paid to ‘inspiring’ Cambridge scientist who died in Spain train crash
Dr Marta Shahbazi was travelling to a conference to receive award for scientific excellence in developmental biology
Tommy Robinson conviction leaves far right with leadership void
With heir apparent Danny Tommo also in custody, Robinson’s conviction for harassing journalists is blow to anti-migrant movement
Why politicians chasing economic growth is a lie | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
What if someone told you the truth about the economy? For years, governments have tried spending more, spending less, cutting red tape, Brexit, levelling up – and still failed to increase growth per person in the UK. So what’s the lesson from the great British fairytale? On the latest episode of Radical Thinking with…
Why politicians chasing economic growth is a lie | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty
What if someone told you the truth about the economy? For years, governments have tried spending more, spending less, cutting red tape, Brexit, levelling up – and still failed to increase growth per person in the UK. So what’s the lesson from the great British fairytale? On the latest episode of Radical Thinking with…
Patrick Stewart's extraordinary career from British theatre to Hollywood – video obituary
Patrick Stewart was both a staple of the British stage and a global star known for his role in Star Trek and X-Men. As Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Stewart reached millions worldwide.
‘I earn £126,000 – but nothing’s left at the end of the month’: readers react to the budget
From a young chef and a single father to business owners and a pensioner, Guardian readers reveal how John Healey’s measures will affect them
Will Healey’s budget tackle the cost of living? – podcast
John Healey has delivered a ‘steady as she goes’ budget, with help for the cost of living a big theme. The chancellor promised a £100 energy payment for some households, extended the VAT suspension on electricity bills to next July and confirmed the scrapping of gas standing charges.
‘Why would I leave?’: Middlesbrough pushes back against ‘hardest place to grow up’ label
Teesside town has come out worst in children’s commissioner’s report, but residents say such rankings are demoralising and counterproductive
‘It should never be forgotten’: families recount care home victims’ experiences in wake of Covid findings
Relatives recount distress and loneliness their loved ones went through in pandemic as a result of isolation policy