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Samaritans risk exodus of volunteers over branch closures
Samaritans has been warned thousands of its helpline volunteers could quit if controversial proposals to close half of its 200 local branches over the next decade go ahead.
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September 27, 2025
The Guardian
VW to pause production at two plants as EV sales stall
Volkswagen is to pause production at two of its plants in Germany because of weak demand for fully electric cars.
1 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Man cleared of Dando murder charged with 1980s rape
Barry George has been charged with rape and two indecent assaults against a teenager alleged to have happened almost four decades ago, police have said.
1 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Meta sites to charge users who don't want to see adverts
Facebook and Instagram users in the UK are to be offered advert-free versions of the social networks for up to £3.99 a month.
1 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Trump repeats baseless fears over Tylenol
Donald Trump yesterday repeated his unfounded call for pregnant women and young children to stop using the popular pain medication Tylenol, defying criticism from medical groups.
1 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Treasury pressing OBR over growth plan amid tension over downgrade
Treasury policymakers frustrated by the politically damaging timing of a downgrade to UK productivity forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) are pressing the watchdog to score the benefits of Labour's pro-growth plans.
3 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Sole survivors
How anti-fashion strategy made Birkenstocks a hit
3 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
It's beginning to look a lot like Halloween: sales of spooky countdown calendars soar
It is the stuff of nightmares if you find Christmas too commercial: the Halloween advent calendar is here.
1 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Europe IDs have long been essential - and even popular
On the continent, the debate over national ID cards has long been settled. Across Europe, physical identity cards have existed for decades, and digital versions have either already been launched or are being trialled.
1 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
McSweeney will not face new donations inquiry - watchdog
Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister's beleaguered chief of staff, will not face another investigation into undeclared donations to the Labour Together thinktank, the elections watchdog has said.
2 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Mother criticises police regulator's alleged remarks
Police watchdog investigators alleged to have described an inquiry into the 2023 Nottingham stabbings as politically motivated are \"inhumane\", the mother of one victim has said.
1 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Zuckerberg announces launch of dedicated feed for AI-generated videos
If you are concerned about content generated by artificial intelligence overwhelming your social media feed, don't worry: Meta is corralling it all into one place for you.
2 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Lawyers aim to make Sarkozy's jail time 'as short as possible'
Lawyers for the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy have said they will try to ensure he serves as little time in prison as possible, after he was sentenced to five years for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to get election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
2 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Pedal power Boost for bikes as Copenhagen adds more green waves
Hitting a green wave? It’s the best feeling, especially when you're in a hurry,” said the actor Samuel Traum, unlocking his bike by a Copenhagen intersection amid a throng of commuters on two wheels. “The opposite, a red wave, is the worst.”
3 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
'New trend' Shooters' messages inscribed on weapons
In the past month, the US has had to reckon with three deadly, high-profile shootings, and in each one, investigators have dealt with a seldom-seen piece of evidence in shooting cases: messages the shooter left on shell casings and firearm magazines.
3 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Ukraine fears risk of Kremlin using nuclear plant as 'bargaining chip'
External power to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - Europe’s largest - has been cut for more than three days, a record outage that has prompted safety concerns about the six-reactor site on the frontline of the Ukraine war.
2 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
AI contradicts art experts by suggesting Caravaggio 'copy' is real
He is one of the most revered artists in western art, yet just a few dozen works by Caravaggio have survived.
2 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
UN delegations walk out as Netanyahu vows to 'finish the job' in Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “finish the job” in Gaza and said recognition of a Palestinian state was “insane” as delegations walked out of his address to the United Nations.
3 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Fur flies in Italy over province's plan for tourist tax on dogs
A measure under which dog owners would be charged a “tourist tax” in a northern Italian province has been slammed by an animal rights group as “pure madness”.
1 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
How being organised and lively may help people to live longer
Being organised, active and helpful may not just make you a better person - it may even help you live longer.
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September 27, 2025
The Guardian
As soul-sapping jobs go, Emma Watson, at least yours was quite well paid
More from Hollywood this week in the form of the erstwhile Harry Potter actor Emma Watson, who has come out of retirement to give a series of interviews to raise awareness about an under-researched and little reported-on condition sustained by actors who are allergic to interviews.
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September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Abu Dhabi royals to take 15% stake in TikTok US
The Abu Dhabi royal family is to take a stake in TikTok's US business after Donald Trump signed an executive order brokering a deal valuing the company at $14bn (£10.5bn).
1 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
'A huge disappointment' How business lost its faith in Labour
Last year Keir Starmer had an invitation for bosses at Labour's first party conference in power for 15 years: \"You can have your fingerprints on our policy ... you can shape it.
4 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Alarm raised at mounting death toll among detainees at US immigration facilities
Deaths occurring in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) have reached at least 16 since January amid increasing mass detention across the country and growing concerns over conditions.
3 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Gap in reading skills prompts government to add test for year 8 8 pupils
Pupils at state schools in England will face new reading tests in an attempt to tackle underachievement by white working-class children.
1 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Thames desalination plant has supplied just seven days' water at a cost of £500m
London's desalination plant has cost more than half a billion pounds since 2010 and has run only five times, delivering 7.2bn litres of drinking water, approximately seven days of London's typical daily demand.
2 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Force of habit
Nuns who broke back into convent missed old home
5 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
UK shoppers spread the love as sales of flavoured butter take off
Butter is no longer just salted or unsalted: British shoppers are increasingly buying flavours such as chocolate and truffle, driven by social media trends and a growing appetite for convenience in home cooking.
2 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Former leader of Reform UK in Wales pleads guilty to bribery
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament.
2 min |
September 27, 2025
The Guardian
Starmer's digital ID plan risks creating 'enormous hacking target' - expert
Keir Starmer's plan for digital IDs risks creating “an enormous hacking target”, a cybersecurity expert has warned, as technology companies prepared to bid for contracts that could run into billions of pounds.
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