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The Guardian
Julia Wandelt Woman who waged long secret campaign against family
For two years Julia Wandelt ran an Instagram account claiming to be Madeleine McCann, arguably the world's most famous missing child, who disappeared from the Portuguese holiday resort of Praia da Luz in 2007 at the age of three.
4 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Sharing the load Why solo mothers are teaming up as housemates in China
As divorce rates rise and living costs bite, single mothers in China are searching for a new kind of partner: each other.
2 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Neet solutions? Dudley steps up with plan to tackle youth unemployment
It is a rainy day in Dudley, and Alex Jones and his friends are taking shelter under some trees in the car park of the local technical college.
4 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
EU plans centre to fight online disinformation
The EU executive plans to create a centre for democratic resilience to counter information manipulation and disinformation from Russia and other authoritarian regimes, according to a leaked paper.
1 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Woman who claimed to be missing girl Madeleine McCann guilty of harassment
A Polish woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann is facing deportation after being found guilty of harassing the missing girl’s family.
4 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Three prisoners charged with murder of 33-year-old child killer
Three prisoners have been charged with the murder of a child killer in a high-security West Yorkshire prison.
1 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
China boosts naval strength with launch of third aircraft carrier
China's most advanced aircraft carrier officially entered active service this week, signalling a new era of military expansion.
1 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Foreign Office rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite genocide warnings
Britain rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite intelligence warnings that the city of El Fasher would fall amid a wave of ethnic cleansing and possible genocide, according to a report seen by the Guardian.
3 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Lee Tamahori, acclaimed film director, dies aged 75
Lee Tamahori, the New Zealand director of Once Were Warriors and Die Another Day, has died aged 75.
1 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Extremism curbs imposed on environmental protesters
Environmental protesters are being given licence conditions on release from jail that are supposed to be limited to extremism cases.
2 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
House prices rise at fastest rate since January
UK house prices have increased at their fastest pace since January, a leading property index shows, with demand improving despite market uncertainty over likely tax changes in this month's budget.
2 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Drastic cuts in flights as Washington shutdown hits travel
Travellers across the US were left scrambling to adjust their plans yesterday as airports experienced a significant reduction in schedules amid an ongoing government spending shutdown.
2 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
British and English flags prominent as UK mosque attacks soar
Attacks on mosques in Britain have soared in recent months, the government’s Islamophobia monitoring partner has said, with more than 40% of incidents featuring British or English flags and Christian nationalist symbols or slogans.
1 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Everyday heroes
Bystander apathy is a myth
2 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Money hacks Get on screen and earn cash as a film or TV extra
If you have ever dreamed of seeing yourself on screen - or just want a fun way to earn additional cash - working as an extra (or “supporting artist”) can be a lucrative side hustle.
3 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Charging at home
From getting plugged in to finding the best tariffs
3 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
US attack on boat carrying alleged drug traffickers kills three people
US forces struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean on Thursday, killing three people, said the defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration's controversial campaign to at least 70.
1 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Water firms prepare emergency plans in case of severe 2026 drought
Water companies and the government are drawing up emergency plans for a drought next year more extreme than any experienced in decades.
3 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Ex-footballer Barton guilty over abusive posts on social media
The former footballer Joey Barton has been found guilty of six counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety.
2 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Man jailed for giving fake Russian spies information about Shapps
A man found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service after handing over personal details of the then defence secretary, Grant Shapps, to undercover officers he believed to be Russian agents has been jailed for seven years.
1 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Another 2,000 Italians make 100 not out as centenarian numbers surge
The number of people in Italy living to the age of 100 has continued to grow sharply, with more than 2,000 reaching the milestone age in 2025, the vast majority of them women.
2 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
China set to lift ban on chip exports to EU carmakers after US deal
The vital flow of chips from China to the car industry in Europe looks poised to resume as part of the deal struck last week between Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
1 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
ITV has long been ripe for an offer - but ComCast’s £1.6bn may not be the right one
Do a sum-of-the-parts analysis on ITV, City analysts have been saying for years, and you can come up with valuations way above the depressed share price. It’s just a question of someone making a decent offer for one of the two halves of the corporate entity - either ITV Studios, the production side that makes programmes such as Coronation Street, or the division that actually broadcasts the content and sells the advertising slots.
3 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
SNP Sturgeon 'had no idea' about alleged wrongdoing within party
Nicola Sturgeon has said she fully understands why many people find it hard to believe she had no idea about alleged embezzlement within the Scottish National party given the close links to her domestic life, but has insisted this is the case.
1 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Reeves warned cutting funds for home insulation would hit the poor
Rachel Reeves has been warned that cutting funding for home insulation at the budget would put Britain's climate goals at risk and hit low-income households in a joint intervention by energy firms, fuel poverty charities and environmental groups.
3 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Police rearrest sex offender released from prison in error
A convicted sex offender who was released from prison by mistake a week ago is back in custody.
2 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Mediterranean rescue NGOs cut links to Libya coastguard
More than a dozen NGO rescue vessels operating in the Mediterranean have suspended communication with the Libyan coastguard, citing escalating incidents of asylum seekers being violently intercepted at sea and taken to camps rife with torture, rape and forced labour.
1 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
AI-powered nimbyism could make planning system 'grind to a halt'
Official plans to use artificial intelligence to speed up planning for new homes may be about to run into an unexpected roadblock: AI-powered nimbyism.
2 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Toby Carvery urged to fund 'life support' for felled oak
The restaurant chain Toby Carvery is being urged to pay for “life support” for an ancient oak tree that it chainsawed last spring, to widespread public dismay.
1 min |
November 08, 2025
The Guardian
Ex-soldier in extradition case over woman killed in Kenya
A man appeared in court yesterday for extradition proceedings in the case of a Kenyan woman killed near a British army base in 2012.
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