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The Guardian
Slight growth in economy delivers some cheer for Reeves before budget
The UK economy expanded by 0.1% in August, according to official figures, giving a lift to Rachel Reeves before next month's crucial budget.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Nestlé to cut 16,000 global jobs in drive to save £2.8bn
Nestlé is to axe 16,000 jobs over the next two years as the Swiss-based owner of KitKat and Nescafé tries to reduce costs and increase sales.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Flu season expected to arrive early this year, say experts
This year's flu season could be coming early, public health experts in England have warned, adding that those who are eligible should take up their offer of a free vaccination.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Get thee to a gallery: Swift fans rush to see Ophelia painting that inspired star
A 200-year-old museum in Germany has found itself at the centre of a storm of delighted Taylor Swift fans after it emerged that one of the probable inspirations for the music video of her song The Fate of Ophelia was hanging on its wall.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Zelenskyy to visit US as Trump suggests he 'may send Tomahawks' to Kyiv
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to the White House for a crucial meeting with Donald Trump, with the possible supply of US Tomahawk cruise missiles expected to top the agenda.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Maccabi fans in Villa ban Starmer hits out as European game is classified 'high risk'
Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv will not be allowed to attend the Europa League match at Aston Villa on 6 November owing to safety concerns.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Plan to boost housebuilding puts affordable homes at risk
Developers will be allowed to build fewer affordable homes while claiming higher subsidies under plans to solve London’s housing crisis.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Starmer hoped China row would go away, but MPs prefer conspiracies to simple cock-ups
It’s all as clear as mud. If Keir Starmer thought that releasing the three witness statements of the deputy national security adviser (DNSA), Matthew Collins, late on Wednesday night was going to make the China spy case row go away, then he was in for a big disappointment.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
IMF boss 'kept awake at night' by risks in non-bank lending
The head of the International Monetary Fund has admitted that worrying about the risks building up in non-bank lending markets keeps her awake at night.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Use tobacco bill to ban cigarette filters, experts urge ministers
Cigarette filters do not work and should be banned, experts have said.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
No Ashes talk in England camp before New Zealand T20 opener
Harry Brook says there has been no Ashes talk in the England camp as they prepare for “a hell of a long winter”.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
'Pure delight': pioneering housing for older people awarded Stirling prize
Described as \"a provision of pure delight\", Appleby Blue Almshouse, a social housing complex for older people, has been named this year's winner of the RIBA Stirling prize.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
MPs pressure top prosecutor over collapse of China espionage trial
“frankly absurd” for the prime minister to intervene when he was told a few days in advance that the case was on the brink of collapse.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Investigation as tiny Picasso painting goes missing on way to exhibition
Police in Spain are investigating the disappearance of a tiny Picasso painting, worth €600,000 [£520,000], that vanished en route from Madrid to an exhibition in the city of Granada.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Mercury prize acts from outside London under-represented, say former nominees
Former Mercury prize nominees have said acts that come from outside London are underrepresented in the awards, with 130 more nominees coming from the capital than the next most shortlisted region over the prize's 34-year history.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Johnson & Johnson faces legal action over alleged cancer link
Thousands of people are taking legal action against the US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, claiming it knowingly sold baby powder containing asbestos-contaminated talc in the UK.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Hatton thought to have taken his own life, former boxer's inquest told
Ricky Hatton, the former world champion boxer who died in September, is believed to have killed himself, according to a provisional cause of death given at the opening of his inquest at Stockport coroner’s court.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Barrister who cited 'fictitious' cases had used AI, judge finds
An immigration barrister was found by a judge to be using Al to do his work for a tribunal hearing after citing cases that were “entirely fictitious” or “wholly irrelevant”.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
MPs asked for ideas on digital ID as ministers try to win over sceptics
Ministers have launched a charm offensive to win over sceptical Labour MPs to the digital ID scheme, asking them to offer ideas about how it could improve public services.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Risk of serious injuries in childbirth on the rise
Women in England are at growing risk of suffering a serious injury while giving birth, NHS figures reveal.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Israel and Hamas trade accusations as aid stalls
Israel and Hamas have traded accusations of ceasefire violations amid tensions over the flow of aid into Gaza and warnings that the humanitarian crisis risks deteriorating further.
4 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Heart of the row
What the witness statements mean
3 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
MPs press top prosecutor over collapse of spy case
The director of public prosecutions was under pressure last night to explain why the China spy trial had collapsed, as MI5 raised frustration over the decision and MPs launched a series of inquiries.
4 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
MPs pressure top prosecutor over collapse of China espionage trial
“frankly absurd” for the prime minister to intervene when he was told a few days in advance that the case was on the brink of collapse.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Maccabi fans in Villa ban Starmer hits out as European game is classified 'high risk'
Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv will not be allowed to attend the Europa League match at Aston Villa on 6 November owing to safety concerns.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
No Ashes talk in England camp before New Zealand T20 opener
Harry Brook says there has been no Ashes talk in the England camp as they prepare for “a hell of a long winter”.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Hatton thought to have taken his own life, former boxer's inquest told
Ricky Hatton, the former world champion boxer who died in September, is believed to have killed himself, according to a provisional cause of death given at the opening of his inquest at Stockport coroner’s court.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Nestlé to cut 16,000 global jobs in drive to save £2.8bn
Nestlé is to axe 16,000 jobs over the next two years as the Swiss-based owner of KitKat and Nescafé tries to reduce costs and increase sales.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Mamdani says he would speak to Trump over cost of living
Zohran Mamdani, the leading candidate to be the next mayor of New York, stepped into the lion’s den on Wednesday when he sat for an interview with Fox News, which has spent weeks demonising him and his democratic socialist goals.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Barrister who cited 'fictitious' cases had used AI, judge finds
An immigration barrister was found by a judge to be using Al to do his work for a tribunal hearing after citing cases that were “entirely fictitious” or “wholly irrelevant”.
2 min |