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Governor of Illinois calls for suspension of ICE crackdown over Halloween
JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, has urged the Trump administration to suspend its immigration crackdown in his state from today to Sunday, to allow children to “spend Halloween weekend without fear”.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Ministers to reduce role in public appointment hiring to cut delays
Ministers are planning to speed up public appointments to bodies such as Ofcom, the Environment Agency and the BBC by allowing more of the hiring process to be delegated to senior officials.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Warfare Pentagon told to match rivals' nuclear arms tests
Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to immediately start matching other countries in their testing of nuclear weapons, specifically citing Russia and China.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Risky strategy Starmer's moral high ground proves full of pitfalls
There is a theory in British politics, often attributed to Tony Blair, that you need to be careful about throwing a boomerang in opposition, because when you make it to power it could come back and hit you in the face.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Volkswagen says shortage of chips may hit profits
Volkswagen has signalled that its annual profit targets are at risk without sufficient computer chips, in the latest sign that an expected shortage of semiconductors from China could hit carmakers across Europe.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Lebanon's president tells army to tackle Israeli raids after man dies
Israel confirmed the raid, saying it had been attacking Hezbollah
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October 31, 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.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Ministers rule out inquiry into 1974 IRA pub bombings
Ministers have ruled out establishing a public inquiry into the IRA's 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
New tyrannosaur species 'found within duelling dinosaurs fossil'
The fossilised remains of two dinosaurs locked in combat have unleashed a fresh drama, suggesting diminutive specimens thought to be teenagers of Tyrannosaurus rex could instead belong to separate species.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Nearly 150,000 people aged 90 and above wait more than 12 hours in A&E each year
Almost 150,000 people aged 90 and over are forced to wait longer than 12 hours in A&E every year, with some experiencing \"truly shocking\" waits of several days stuck in corridors, a report says.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
WPP jobs at risk as CEO warns of 'unacceptable performance'
Jobs could be at risk at WPP after its new chief executive launched a review designed to revive the advertising group's fortunes following a fresh profit warning.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
O2 mobile phone price rises 'go against spirit of rules' - Ofcom
The telecoms regulator has criticised O2 for raising prices for millions of mobile phone customers by more than they were originally told.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Lily Allen to perform new album in full at UK shows
Lily Allen will play her headline-grabbing new album, West End Girl, in full on a run of tour dates next year.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Pfizer under pressure from rival bid for Ozempic firm
Novo Nordisk has launched a surprise offer for the US obesity-focused biotech firm Metsera that could beat an existing bid from Pfizer as the pharmaceutical firms fight for dominance in the weight-loss market.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Rescue efforts stepped up in Jamaica as airport opens for critical aid
Jamaica has boosted rescue and relief efforts to clear roads and reach people in isolated and cutoff areas after Hurricane Melissa rampaged through the Caribbean, with the storm heading towards Bermuda.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Nandy launches search for UK's first 'town of culture'
Too many places have been \"written out of the national story\", the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, said as she launched a search for the UK's first \"town of culture\".
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Brook remains baffled by England's batting woes
Harry Brook has admitted that he is flummoxed by England’s inability to get consistent results in recent one-day internationals, saying that some of the supposedly stellar talents in his squad - which includes up to seven batters he insists “would get into any team in the world” - “just haven’t performed well enough”.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Pulling every lever But do housebuilding headwinds put PM's targets out of reach?
The numbers are stark: families on Bath and North East Somerset council’s social housing list face a 200-year wait for a four-bed property, and the latest figures show just over 10,000 social homes are built in England each year.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
US to limit refugees to just 7,500 and prioritise Afrikaners
The Trump administration is going to restrict the number of refugees it admits into the US next year to just 7,500 - and those spots will mostly be filled by white South Africans.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Trump agenda prompts UK firms to alter diversity plans
More than half of UK businesses are changing their approach to ethical policies and practices because of the US administration's criticism of the \"woke\" agenda, research suggests.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
High church: Barcelona's Sagrada takes Ulm's title
Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica became the world's tallest church yesterday after part of its central tower was lifted into place.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
'I was Boudicca' Battles for trees that face axe as a cheap fix for subsidence
When Linda Taylor Cantrill found her dream family home in Exmouth, Devon, it wasn’t the location, square footage or local amenities that made up her mind - it was the 200-year-old oak tree in the garden.
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October 31, 2025
The Guardian
Labour MPs fume as Reform's non-stop press conferences take control of the news agenda
After Nigel Farage dominated the summer headlines with weekly press conferences while his rivals were on their sunloungers, Labour strategists swore they would never let it happen again.
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October 30, 2025
The Guardian
Ceasefire at risk as Israel carries out Gaza strikes
Israel carried out another strike in the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing at least two people, after bombarding the territory on Tuesday night and killing at least 104 Palestinians, including children, in the gravest challenge yet to the increasingly fragile US-brokered ceasefire.
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October 30, 2025
The Guardian
Business chiefs urge ministers to lead shift to four-day week
More than 100 business and charity leaders have called on ministers to \"lead the country's transition toward a shorter working week\", after the local government secretary criticised a council for shifting to a four-day work pattern.
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October 30, 2025
The Guardian
Nwaneri and Saka ease Arsenal through while Dowman dazzles
The immediate future looks very bright for Arsenal and so does the more distant.
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October 30, 2025
The Guardian
Lionesses' lessons Agyemang's injury, defensive frailty and other key takeaways
Defeat by Brazil and victory against Australia provided plenty of pointers as preparation gets under way for the 2027 World Cup:
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October 30, 2025
The Guardian
Theatre review Power, politics and hedonism abound in robust adaptation of shimmering novel
How to adapt a novel as big and shimmering as Alan Hollinghurst's 2004 Booker prize winner?
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October 30, 2025
The Guardian
HMRC child benefit crackdown paused over travel data error
The UK tax authorities have announced they will no longer cut off parents' child benefit payments after a new crackdown on overseas fraud backfired due to incomplete Home Office travel data.
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October 30, 2025
The Guardian
'We didn't expect to have 40,000 kids in five years'
Ebony Rainford-Brent is stepping down as Ace chair and says early success has inspired greater ambition
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