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Woman returns from holiday to find house demolished in error

A woman is considering her next step after a company mistakenly demolished a home she owned in south-west Atlanta

Russian strike on Kharkiv postal centre kills six people

Six people have been killed and 16 injured after Russian missiles struck a postal distribution centre in Ukraine's north-eastern Kharkiv region, local officials have said

'Nothing must go' Scottish artist's take on consumerism

With its grubby pastel paint and wonky signage, Rachel Maclean's shopfront on Ayr high street at first appears like any other in a town centre that has seen better days

PM faces backbench pressure for tax cuts

Rishi Sunak is facing discontent among his backbenchers as he heads into the one-year anniversary of his time in No 10, with Jacob Rees-Mogg calling for the government to wake up from a \"torpor\"

Rising waters prompt fresh warnings of risk to life in wake of storm

Further \"danger to life\" warnings were issued yesterday as water levels continued to rise and cleanup operations got under way in some of the worst-hit areas after Storm Babet.

Rents and benefit cuts forcing poorer people out of cities, study finds

The social fabric of the UK's biggest cities is being transformed by skyhigh rents and cuts to housing benefits as thousands of low-income private renters are pushed out, accelerating the \"suburbanisation\" of poverty, according to a study

'Any fan will have a pain in their heart': supporters gather to pay respects to Bobby Charlton

Perhaps it was apt that the skies cleared and the sun shone. That Storm Babet chose this day to subside in Manchester, the clouds lifting over a city united to celebrate, as well as mourn, one of its greatest sons

Britain Charities make plans to help Gaza refugees

A blueprint setting out how Britain could provide refuge to thousands of Palestinian refugees from Gaza has been drawn up by a coalition of charities and groups.

Sunak urges Israel to restore Gaza's water and allow more aid through

Rishi Sunak increased his calls for humanitarian aid to Gaza yesterday, urging the restoration of water supplies where possible

Free speech Israel meets dissent with detentions and sackings

Two activists from a Jewish-Arab movement were peace T recently detained in Israel for putting up posters with a message that police deemed to be offensive

Military Airstrikes intensified amid warnings of catastrophe

Israel yesterday said it was intensifying attacks on northern Gaza and warned that anyone who stayed risked being considered \"an accomplice in a terrorist organisation\", as airstrikes continued in the south, where civilians had fled from the war

Packham to launch 'anarchic' wildlife series on YouTube

A new upstart is entering the big budget world of wildlife film-making. After the BBC scrapped Autumnwatch, Chris Packham is launching his own nature show, which will be broadcast for two weeks on YouTube

'Unacceptable' conditions at Manston asylum centre

Conditions at a processing centre for asylum seekers who arrive on the Kent coast in small boats have been described as unacceptable in a report from a watchdog that monitors the centre

Tory donors could face £500m HMRC bill

The influential Tory donors behind the JCB digger empire could be hit with a bill for more than £500m to settle a long-running investigation by HM Revenue and Customs, the Guardian can reveal

Pressure intensifies on Israel to negotiate release of Gaza hostages

Families fear time is running out for 212 held before ground invasion

Amazon to deliver packages by drone in Italy and Britain

Amazon has announced plans to start delivering packages via drone for the first time in Britain and Italy as it attempts to get its ambitious airborne delivery programme off the ground.

Fears retail sector may be in recession before Christmas

British consumers cut back on spending last month, official figures show, amid fears the retail sector has plunged into a recession before the key Christmas shopping season.

Thousands of refugees at risk as Sudan fighting spreads from Khartoum

Fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has spread south of Khartoum towards Al Jazira state, endangering thousands of people who have fled there from the capital.

Italian prime minister splits from partner after he makes sexist remarks

Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has split from her partner, Andrea Giambruno, a TV journalist who has made several sexist comments.

Republican turmoil deepens as Jordan loses third vote to be speaker of the House

The far-right Ohio congressman Jim Jordan lost a third consecutive bid for speaker yesterday, failing to overcome entrenched opposition from a widening group of Republican holdouts, some of whom say they have received death threats for blocking his ascent to the gavel.

'A true Guardian legend': John Vidal dies aged 74

John Vidal, the Guardian's former environment editor, has died aged 74. He died peacefully on Thursday in hospital, where he was being treated for cancer.

Migrant workers toil in 42C heat to construct Cop28 site

Migrant workers in Dubai have been working in dangerously hot temperatures to get conference facilities ready for world leaders attending this year's international Cop28 climate talks, according to a new investigation.

Work to reinvent Bond has barely begun, reveals 007 producer

It has been two years since Daniel Craig hung up his Omega watch after the release of 2021's No Time to Die but fans desperate to know who will be the next 007 have been warned they will have a long wait.

U-turn on plan to scrap pollution rules for housebuilders

Plans to scrap pollution rules for housebuilders in England have been abandoned by the government, the Guardian understands.

Haydn Gwynne, acclaimed stage and screen star, dies at 66

Tributes have been paid to the acclaimed actor Haydn Gwynne, the \"kindest, loveliest soul\" who has died of cancer at the age of 66.

Labour asks standards chief about startup cash for PM's wife

Labour has written to the standards watchdog to ask if Rishi Sunak should have declared that companies co-owned by his wife were given £2m through his government scheme to help startups in the pandemic.

Don't dress as Barbie or Ken, Hollywood actors told

Spiders are in but Spider-Man is out, after the US actors' union Sag-Aftra warned its members that dressing up as film or television characters this Halloween could break strike rules.

Rugby World Cup England pin hopes on rain in effort to upset South Africa

The Gare du Nord was awash with Red Rose jerseys, home counties' accents and hard-headed pessimism yesterday, as England fans arrived in droves for the Rugby World Cup semi-final against South Africa.

'We were outgunned' Tories lament loss as MPs criticise lack of interest from ministers

Senior Conservatives have dismissed the idea of any attempt to unseat Rishi Sunak, even after two disastrous byelection defeats, but warned that the prime minister might instead be facing the equally grim prospect of a party on the verge of giving up.

Three die as Storm Babet tears across UK leaving chaos and destruction in its wake

Eastern Scotland is braced for further heavy flooding and storm damage after the Met Office issued a second \"danger to life\" red weather warning, and the death toll from Storm Babet rose to three.