Posted by The Guardian | Oct 2, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Green party, Kemi Badenoch, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, Zack Polanski |
Speculation about an early election continue to persist even as Andy Burnham ruled it outHello and welcome to the UK politics live blog.Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says Labour is preparing for a general election as early as May...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 2, 2026 | Harrods, Home Office, Metropolitan police, Mohamed Al Fayed, Politics, Rape and sexual assault, Sex trafficking, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Violence against women and girls |
Exclusive: Met police say 70 women’s accounts have hallmarks of trafficking, suggesting case numbers could riseAlmost half of the women who reported allegations of sexual abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed to the Metropolitan police are...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 2, 2026 | Betfair, Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Economic policy, Gambling, Paddy Power, Politics, Society, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Travel & leisure, UK news |
Most of the betting industry is urging the chancellor not to double slot machine duty to raise up to £460m more a yearGambling industry kingpins are fuming about reports that the chancellor, John Healey, is considering...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 2, 2026 | Culture, Erasure, Friendship, Music, Pop and rock, The Guardian |
Returning for a 20th album of sumptuous synthpop, Andy Bell and Clarke open up about difficult recent years, being happily uncool and battling resurgent homophobiaAndy Bell is rabbiting away on multiple topics. There’s his farm...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 2, 2026 | Climate crisis, El Niño southern oscillation, Environment, Europe, Extreme heat, Fossil fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, The Guardian |
EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal averageThe scorching heat that persistently baked western Europe this summer was the worst on record, a report has found, with more...
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