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Zelenskyy calls on world leaders to force Russia to negotiate a ‘just peace'

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the United Nations that Russia is planning to attack Ukrainian nuclear power plants as he repeated his calls for unity from world leaders in order to force Russia to the negotiating table to conclude a \"just peace\".

Gove fulfils his childhood dream to edit Spectator after takeover by GB News backer

The former cabinet minister Michael Gove has been named as the new editor of the Spectator, weeks after the GB News backer Sir Paul Marshall completed a £100m takeover of the rightwing magazine.

Pressure on PM to deal with Gray row

Keir Starmer has become exasperated about infighting across government involving Sue Gray, with the prime minister under pressure from senior aides and cabinet ministers to urgently resolve the row.

Israel warns of Lebanon ground offensive as ceasefire calls grow

General says bombing campaign is preparation for troops to cross border

Swiss police make arrests over reported death in 'suicide' pod

Swiss police have opened a criminal investigation and arrested a number of people after the suspected death of a woman in a so-called suicide capsule.

Durán on target from the spot as Aston Villa pass nervy test

As Emiliano Buendía wheeled towards the nearest corner clenching his fists in celebration, in front of the bank of 1,848 travelling Aston Villa supporters, it was the kind of cathartic moment he longed for on the darker days of his recovery from an anterior cruciate ligament knee injury.

Bolton recall spirit of Allardyce era in pursuit of upset

Wanderers had a reputation for riling Wenger's Arsenal in the early 2000s and they are hoping for another shock

Brook unbowed with masterful ton to drive England home and dry

On a chilly night at Chester-le-Street came an England performance to warm the cockles of the hardy home supporters.

England set to name El-Abd as defence coach after Jones exit

Steve Borthwick is expected to appoint Joe El-Abd as England's new defence coach following Felix Jones's shock resignation amid a summer of upheaval.

Union anger after Boeing makes 'divisive' final offer to end strike

A union representing 33,000 striking Boeing workers has reacted with anger at what the aircraft maker called its \"best and final\" pay offer of a 30% rise over four years.

Brexit checks put plant and flower trade with EU at risk, say UK firms

Exporters of plants and flowers from mainland Europe are turning their backs on supplying Britain as \"painful\" new Brexit border checks are pushing some trading relationships to \"breaking point\", garden centres and nurseries have warned.

Tui expects leap in profits as winter trip bookings rise

Europe's largest travel company expects its annual profits to rise by at least a quarter, helped by people spending more on winter breaks to sunny destinations such as Egypt, Cape Verde, Thailand and Mexico.

Interest rates unlikely to go to near-zero again, Bank governor says

The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has said he expects interest rates to fall gradually but warned consumers not to expect a return to near-zero levels.

Firms question pre-budget timing of investment event

Business leaders have warned that the government's plans for a major global investment summit are in danger of falling flat, amid growing frustrations over the high costs of involvement and its timing two weeks before the budget.

Assassination attempt on politician 'after firm provided his mobile data'

Gunmen tried to assassinate a Tanzanian opposition politician after a telecoms company secretly passed his mobile phone data to the government, according to evidence heard in a London tribunal.

Rightwing strategy chief in US 'boasted of killing dog'

The man behind Project 2025, the rightwing manifesto that includes calls for a sharp increase in immigrant deportations if Donald Trump is elected president in November, told university colleagues about two decades ago that he had killed a neighbourhood dog with a shovel because it was barking and disturbing his family, according to former colleagues who spoke to the Guardian.

US swing states have gained the most from climate bill

The seven swing states that will decide the US election have received nearly half the clean energy manufacturing dollars unleashed by a landmark 2022 climate bill, analysis shows, amid stuttering Democratic efforts to translate new factory jobs into political support.

Rights groups' shock as von der Leyen 'downgrades' commission equality role

More than 50 rights organisations have expressed \"shock and dismay\" at Ursula von der Leyen's decision to do away with the standalone EU position of equality commissioner, describing it as \"downgrading\" the fight against discrimination.

Moira Stuart targeted by bank scam and saved by vigilant cashier

The veteran broadcaster Moira Stuart has revealed that she nearly fell victim to a sophisticated bank scam.

Downpours bring travel disruption with more rain on way

Flooded roads and cancelled trains caused travel disruption yesterday, after parts of England received more than a month's rain in 24 hours.

Police name mother and daughter found dead

A mother and daughter found dead in a house in Salford in a suspected murder suicide have been named as Martina Karos and eight-year-old Eleni Edwards.

Parents of babies attacked by Letby 'kept in the dark' about collapses in health

Parents of babies attacked by Lucy Letby were not told the children suffered life-threatening collapses until they were contacted by police years later, an inquiry heard yesterday.

'We cannot grow weary' Biden urges support for Kyiv in final summation

Joe Biden yesterday sought to defend his foreign policy achievements on the world stage with an address to the UN general assembly against a backdrop of three brutal, intractable wars that have stymied world diplomats seeking an end to the bloodshed.

Middle East spiral of violence 'could take down region', leaders warned

World leaders at the UN general assembly were warned by the body's secretary general that Lebanon is on the brink of becoming a second Gaza, with the crisis \"a non-stop nightmare that threatens to take the whole region down\".

"They hit everything' Thousands flee villages as bombs start to fall

Hassan waited until the last minute to flee. As Israeli warplanes thundered overhead and bombs began to fall on the forests surrounding his hometown of Deir al-Zahrani in south Lebanon on Monday morning, he told himself he still had some time.

Two men arrested after fatal stabbing of boy, 15, in London

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old schoolboy was stabbed to death in London, police said.

Bournemouth lifeguards 'panicked', say family of girl who drowned

The family of a 12-year-old girl who drowned in a rip tide off Bournemouth beach have told an inquest that they questioned the conduct of the \"very young\" and \"panicked\" lifeguards who took 50 minutes to find her in shallow water.

Calls to cut screen use as one in three children now shortsighted

More than one in three children and teenagers worldwide are shortsighted, according to the largest study of its kind, prompting urgent calls to encourage less screen time and more physical activity.

Ex-World Bank climate chief to lead UK's efforts to build coalition

A former climate chief of the World Bank has been appointed to lead the UK's efforts to forge a global coalition on climate action, the Guardian can reveal.

The Post Office sought Horizon data for recent criminal case

The Post Office attempted to use Horizon IT data to support a criminal case against a post office operator this year, despite hundreds of operators being wrongfully prosecuted for theft, fraud and false accounting due to bugs in the system.