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In this issue

October 22, 2025

Sarkozy starts five-year prison term for criminal conspiracy

Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday started a five-year prison sentence for a criminal conspiracy to obtain election funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi.

3 mins

Family law shift hailed as victory for children facing domestic abuse

Courts will no longer presume contact with both parents is best

4 mins

Brexit to blame for cuts, says Reeves

Rachel Reeves has blamed a heavier than anticipated blow from Brexit and austerity for forcing her to take action to balance the books at next month’s budget.

3 mins

Family law shift hailed as win for children who face abuse

added: “It sends a clear message: children’s welfare will always be the priority and parents who undermine their welfare cannot use the system to continue to perpetrate harm.”

3 mins

More trouble for grooming gang inquiry as shortlisted chair quits

A national grooming gang inquiry ordered by Keir Starmer is facing further disruption after one of two candidates who had been shortlisted to lead it withdrew from the process.

2 mins

Mosquitoes found in Iceland as global heating reality bites

Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time because global heating has made the country more hospitable for insects.

1 mins

'They're not sad at all' Zoo says gorillas are relaxed after intruder filmed a 'lonely' ape

It was a rainy afternoon in Bristol, but the troop of western lowland gorillas did not seem to mind the damp as they foraged for snacks of lettuce and cereal scattered around their zoo enclosure.

3 mins

Inside La Santé prison

What can Sarkozy expect?

2 mins

Louvre losses put at €90m as museum's chief faces scrutiny

The financial losses from France’s most dramatic heist in decades have been put at nearly €90m as the head of the Louvre prepared to face difficult questions over how thieves were able to steal priceless jewellery in broad daylight.

2 mins

Real living wage will rise to £13.45 an hour for half a million workers

Almost half a million workers are to receive a pay boost after it was announced that the real living wage paid voluntarily by 16,000 companies will rise to £13.45 an hour in April.

1 mins

Walking just 4,000 steps once a week could cut risk of early death

Older people who only achieve 4,000 daily steps once a week still reduce their risk of dying early by a quarter, a study suggests.

1 mins

'Right thing to do': MPs urge parliament to strip Andrew of dukedom amid fresh allegations

MPs have moved to lodge a parliamentary motion to strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom, in a rarely permitted move in the Commons.

3 mins

Grandeur on token rent Prince's 30-room home caught up in scandal

With its 30 rooms nestling in 98 acres of secluded grounds in Windsor Great Park, Royal Lodge has been the home of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson for two decades and has been likened to a very grand country house.

4 mins

Royal Lodge

Why does he not pay rent?

2 mins

Former chief constable charged over claims he made on his CV

The former Northamptonshire police chief constable Nick Adderley has been charged with fraud and misconduct in public office over allegations he made false claims about his military service and educational achievements, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.

1 mins

Maccabi fans viewed by police as 'biggest risk' of violence

Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were banned from watching their game against Aston Villa after police intelligence concluded that the biggest risk of violence came from extremist fans of the Israeli club.

2 mins

Orkney islanders stand to reap all profits from £62m windfarm plan

Every islander on Orkney is expected to benefit from a major windfarm being built with £62m in financing from the UK's national wealth fund.

2 mins

Illegal wood burning going on unchecked, campaign finds

Only one prosecution for illegal wood burning has been made in the past year despite 15,195 complaints across England, data shows.

1 mins

'Remorseless' rapist who owned tanning salon jailed for 26 years

A man who ran a teeth-whitening and tanning salon in Plymouth has been jailed for 26 years for a series of rapes and sexual assaults against women, including customers he lured with offers of free treatment.

1 mins

Experts call for bar on building of superintelligent AI systems

Artificial intelligence (AI) pioneers and Nobel laureates have been joined by figures including the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in calling for a ban on developing superintelligent AI systems.

2 mins

Johnson rejects claim his government did not plan for Covid school closures

Boris Johnson yesterday rejected claims that his government failed to prepare for school closures at the outbreak of the pandemic, telling the Covid-19 inquiry that it would be “amazing” if the Department for Education (DfE) had not realised that plans were needed.

2 mins

Lucy Powell MP intervened in case against Labour donor

Lucy Powell urged ministers to reconsider legal proceedings against a property development firm in her constituency founded by a Labour donor in a move that could have saved his company millions, the Guardian can disclose.

2 mins

Won't anyone spare a thought for poor Boris, trying to remember all his Covid indecisions?

Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive, but to be young was very heaven. Just not if you happened to be a schoolkid during the pandemic. Then you were being asked to make the biggest sacrifices to protect the elderly even though you were the least at risk. Still, I suppose there was a lesson in there somewhere. Almost everyone who comes into contact - however indirectly - with Boris Johnson generally finds they have been done over at some point. So you might as well get your disappointment in early. Things can only improve after that.

2 mins

Grandchildren of Ruth Ellis, last woman hanged in UK, seek posthumous pardon

The grandchildren of the last woman to be hanged in the UK are asking ministers to posthumously pardon her in light of evidence that she was emotionally and physically abused by her partner before she killed him.

3 mins

Hundreds of churches may have to close in next five years amid soaring costs - survey

Hundreds of churches in the UK may have to close in the next five years as the cost of maintaining heritage buildings becomes unmanageable, a conference at the V&A in London heard yesterday.

2 mins

Global use of coal hit record high in 2024, imperilling attempts to achieve net zero

Coal use hit a record high last year despite efforts to switch to clean energy, imperilling the world's attempts to rein in global heating.

3 mins

Bob Vylan singer 'not regretful' of anti-IDF chant at Glastonbury

The Bob Vylan frontman, Bobby Vylan, has said he is “not regretful” of his anti-IDF chant at Glastonbury.

1 mins

'We are in a very good place': Vance arrives in Israel as US tries to shore up ceasefire

The US vice-president, JD Vance, expressed “great optimism” over the Gaza truce plan, which he described as “durable” and “going better than expected” during a visit to Israel yesterday, two days after Israeli airstrikes killed 26 Palestinians.

4 mins

Sanctions EU criticised for pause in response to Trump's plan

The EU has been criticised for pausing sanctions against Israel's government in response to Donald Trump's peacemaking efforts in the Middle East, as the ceasefire came under threat.

3 mins

CIA providing 'most intelligence' for strikes on boats in Caribbean

The CIA is providing the bulk of the intelligence used to carry out lethal airstrikes in the Caribbean against small boats suspected of carrying drugs to the US from Venezuela, according to three sources familiar with the operations.

2 mins

Trump-Putin summit called off as Europe pushes for a ceasefire

Plans to hold a summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Budapest have been put on hold as Ukraine and its European allies rallied in pushing for a ceasefire without territorial concessions from Kyiv.

3 mins

'Ask your daughters': Merz defends use of far-right rhetoric to call for deportations

Critics have accused Germany's chancellor, Friedrich Merz, of adopting “dangerous” rhetoric on immigration, after he championed “very large scale” expulsions of people from cities - and claimed that anyone with daughters would agree with him.

2 mins

White House wing partly demolished for Trump ballroom

Construction crews have started demolishing part of the East Wing of the White House to make way for Donald Trump's planned ballroom, prompting widespread criticism on social media and beyond.

2 mins

AI chatbots give 'biased' voting advice, Dutch authority warns

AI chatbots are “unreliable and clearly biased” when offering voting advice, the Dutch data protection authority (AP) has said, warning of a threat to democracy eight days before national elections.

1 mins

First female prime minister makes history - but appoints only two women to cabinet

Sanae Takaichi made history yesterday when she became Japan's first female prime minister. But hours after she was elected by MPs, it was evident that female underrepresentation in the country's political establishment would continue when she appointed just two women to her cabinet.

2 mins

Japan's Thatcher? Admirer of ex-Tory PM and opponent of same-sex marriage

When candidates for the leadership of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP) were invited during a debate to say a few words in English, Sanae Takaichi kept her contribution brief. “Japan is back,” she declared.

2 mins

Decades of welfare cuts have fuelled rise of far right, UN expert says

Decades of efforts by mainstream politicians to roll back welfare programmes have given rise to an \"extremely dangerous\" discourse that has helped fuel the rise of the far right and rightwing populists, a top UN expert has told the Guardian.

2 mins

'Not easy to dismiss' Pope confounds the conservatives with quietly radical agenda

When King Charles meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican tomorrow, they are likely to discuss global problems as well as share a historic moment of prayer.

3 mins

Delhi air falls into 'severe' category after fireworks for Diwali add to thick smog

Delhi awoke to a thick haze yesterday, a day after millions celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali with fireworks, marking the beginning of the pollution season that has become an annual blight on India's capital.

1 mins

Warner Bros Discovery considers sale after shake-up sparks interest

Warner Bros Discovery is considering putting the entire company up for sale, in a move that could see huge restructuring in an industry that has undergone rapid change since Donald Trump took office.

1 mins

Bank chief warns of 2008 crash echoes in US credit markets

The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has warned that recent turmoil in US private credit markets has worrying echoes of the subprime mortgage crisis that kicked off the global financial crash of 2008.

2 mins

Government borrowing in September hits £20.2bn

UK government borrowing was the highest for five years in September after rising debt interest costs and higher welfare payments pushed the public finances deeper into the red.

1 mins

'A great day' Cloud glitch offers brief glimpse of tech-free life

Workers were sent home, exams were delayed, coffee machines had to be turned on manually and language app users feared their hard-won progress was lost as a result of the global outage of Amazon Web Services on Monday, as some made light of their briefly tech-free existence.

2 mins

Outage exposes government's rising reliance on Amazon servers

Amazon was left scrambling to fix a devastating global outage on Monday that left thousands of businesses in limbo - and shed light on the UK government's reliance on its cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services (AWS).

2 mins

This selection headache is a welcome one for Borthwick

The challenge facing every head coach - and specifically, in this case, Steve Borthwick - is knowing the optimal moment to strip away the dead wood and to embrace the shiny and new. It is never as simple as it sounds. Clinging on to the old guard for too long is a classic error but so is blooding a group of exciting youngsters too soon.

2 mins

'My show would be White Collar to World Champion'

The former Ipswich academy footballer Fabio Wardley fights Joseph Parker hoping victory will secure a title shot against Usyk, with whom he once sparred in Ukraine

7 mins

'I've still 100% got the hunger to play for my country'

Adil Rashid will be 38 during the next T20 World Cup but has no thoughts of ending his international career

3 mins

Jones and England face battle to escape Ashes shadow in rematch

Amy Jones has claimed that January’s Ashes whitewash “hasn’t been a topic of discussion” before today’s World Cup clash between England and Australia. If you believe that, you will believe anything.

2 mins

Wales recall Rees-Zammit after Bristol move ended NFL exile

Louis Rees-Zammit is in line for an international comeback for Wales next month, 21 months after abandoning the sport to try his luck in American football. Rees-Zammit, now 24, is among 39 players named in the first squad to be picked by the new national head coach, Steve Tandy.

1 mins

Liverpool held back by flight delay before Eintracht clash

Liverpool’s problems have extended to preparations for their Champions League match at Eintracht Frankfurt after their flight to Germany was delayed by almost four hours because of technical difficulties with the plane.

1 mins

Maresca seeks discipline but will not punish players

Enzo Maresca has admitted Chelsea’s disciplinary record must improve but the head coach is adamant he will never punish his players for getting red cards.

2 mins

'Time feels right': Red Roses' dual world champion Scarratt retires

Emily Scarratt has announced her retirement from rugby after a 17-year international career. The two-time World Cup winner said in a statement the “time feels right to step away”.

1 mins

Barnes buries Benfica as polished Newcastle pile pain on Mourinho

When José Mourinho arrived on Tyneside andimmediately showered Eddie Howe and his players with lavish praise, Newcastle fans feared the worst.

2 mins

Gyökeres blows away doubts and adds gloss to perfect Arsenal

The crazy thing was that Atlético Madrid were well in this Champions League tie until the 57th minute.

3 mins

Haaland and Silva waste no time as City dispatch Villarreal

Villarreal were Erling Haaland's latest victims, a ninth consecutive Manchester City game clocked up with the Norwegian scoring.

3 mins

Dyche vows to attack after Forest confirm appointment

Sean Dyche has insisted he will give Nottingham Forest the “freedom to play” attacking football after being appointed as the club’s third head coach of the season.

2 mins

Gunners goal spree Gyökeres ends drought with quickfire double

La Liga has announced it will no longer stage Villarreal v Barcelona in Miami this December, blaming “uncertainty” caused by the critical response to the plans in Spain.

1 mins

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