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The Guardian
Samaritans accused of bullying critics of branch closure plan
Samaritans has been accused of bullying and shutting down dissent after suspending senior volunteers who spoke out against its plans to close as many as half of its 200 UK branches.
2 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Inquiry into grooming gangs in turmoil after potential chair quits
Pulled out of the appointment process because of a “lack of confidence” in him among some survivors of grooming gangs “due to my previous occupation”.
3 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Pack it in Food and drink producers cry foul over new packaging levy
A packaging tax designed to end our throwaway society is under fire for inadvertently adding to food price inflation as it raises the cost of everything from sausages to soft drinks.
5 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
'The Night Stalkers' Elite US unit deployed as Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro
They call themselves the “Night Stalkers” and their unofficial motto, “Death Waits in the Dark”, hints at the regiment's lethal nocturnal line of work.
3 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Starmer may drop key green target in effort to curtail bills
Ministers are considering dropping one of their central green pledges in an effort to keep energy bills down, sources have told the Guardian.
3 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
AI-written and 'unverified' herbal remedy books flooding Amazon - study
With gingko “memory-boost tinctures”, “citrus-immune gummies” and fennel “tummy-soothing syrups”, AI slop has come for herbalism, a study published by a leading AI-detection company has found.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Lithuania shuts airport after balloons fly in illicit cigarettes
Dozens of balloons used by smugglers to transport cigarettes from Belarus into Lithuania forced the temporary closure of Vilnius airport overnight.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Hungary Rival rallies kick off 2026 election campaign
Tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for rival rallies for Viktor Orbán's ruling party and for his main opponent as they kick off campaigning for elections next year in a highly polarised political climate.
2 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Bear enclosure in California zoo gets wild visitor
A wild bear has broken into a zoo in California and paid an unexpected visit to the bear enclosure.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Outrage over ICE raid on New York's Chinatown
Officials in New York expressed outrage after dozens of federal agents carried out a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in Manhattan's Chinatown on Tuesday.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Guiu and Estêvão cash in as Ajax implode after inexplicable red card
‘The knowledge that this was an evening in the company of an Ajax team not fit to lace the boots of the giants who represented the Dutch side in years gone by did not dull Chelsea’s delight in seeing further vindication of their faith in youth.
3 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
'Labour's tree has died' Is byelection beginning of end for party in Wales?
When he steps out of the byelection campaign office opposite Caerphilly Castle, the Plaid Cymru candidate, Lindsay Whittle, tends to hear a couple of different cries from passing motorists.
4 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
'Extraordinary night' of rare red lightning captured over New Zealand
A trio of photographers in New Zealand have captured images of “red sprites”, one of the world’s rarest light phenomena, in which luminous crimson flashes appear in the sky.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
'Hogwash' that Israel is a US client state, Netanyahu says after meeting with Vance
Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, dismissed suggestions that his country was a client state of Washington as \"hogwash\" yesterday, as a US diplomatic push sought to shore up the fragile Gaza ceasefire.
2 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Manchester Pride goes under blaming declining ticket sales
The charity behind Manchester Pride announced it had gone bust yesterday after leaving performers out of pocket.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Poems shed light on Iris Murdoch's life and bisexuality
A previously unpublished series of poems by the late novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch is to be printed, shedding new light on her life and relationships, and marking the first time the writer's bisexuality has been explored in her published works of fiction or poetry.
2 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY
Discover how the Woodland Trust uses legacy gifts to protect, restore and create vibrant native woods and take advantage of its limited Free Will Offer.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Barclays plays down its £20bn private credit industry exposure
Barclays says it has the right controls in place to manage a £20bn exposure to the under-fire private credit industry, despite warnings from the IMF and the Bank of England.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Sutherland and Gardner bring back bad memories for outgunned England
Ever get the feeling of deja vu? In Indore yesterday, Australia took up where they had left off at the MCG in January: Alana King bowled unplayable balls, Annabel Sutherland and Ash Gardner piled on the runs, and one side left the other for dust.
3 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
England eye chance to join giants of the game
Wembley hosts the opening match in the first Test series against Australia since 2003, and the home side can't wait
3 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Inflation holds at 3.8% in boost for chancellor before budget
Inflation was unchanged last month at 3.8%, confounding expectations of a rise, in welcome news for the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as she plans for her crucial budget next month.
2 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Mr Men and Little Miss meet Christie in new collaboration
The latest adaptation of Agatha Christie's works features an unlikely new suspect: Mr Tickle, of Mr Men and Little Miss fame.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
'Winning the World Cup was monumental - much bigger than us'
Claudia Moloney-MacDonald on England disappointment and how Exeter are preparing for the new PWR season
3 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
BBC still to tell Kaye Adams why she is not hosting show
Kaye Adams has not presented her Radio Scotland show since 6 October
1 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
NHS health checks to include menopause for the first time
NHS health checks are to include questions about the menopause for the first time, ministers have announced, with millions of women in England expected to benefit.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
We failed, Louvre director tells French senators after Napoleonic jewels taken in daylight heist
The director of the Louvre in Paris yesterday acknowledged a “terrible failure” after thieves took seven minutes to break in via a window and steal €88m (£76m) of jewels, admitting there was “highly insufficient” security camera coverage of the outside walls of the vast building.
2 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Council relents over £150 fine for pouring coffee dregs into drain
A woman from west London has said she was “shocked” after being fined £150 for pouring the dregs of her morning coffee down a street drain as she waited for a bus.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Sarkozy to have round-the-clock police protection in Paris prison
The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will have two police officers stationed in nearby cells while he is in prison to ensure he comes to no harm, France's interior minister has said.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Semaglutide cuts heart attack risk regardless of weight lost, study finds
The weight-loss drug semaglutide cuts the risk of heart attack or stroke regardless of how many kilograms people lose, the largest study of its kind has found.
2 min |
October 23, 2025
The Guardian
Rayner's ‘leaving’ speech gives backbenchers a glimmer of hope
The chamber had been almost empty at the start of the ministerial statement on Heathrow airport.
2 min |