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The hills are alive... with the sound of Brits flying the coop

When the most English man in England decides he’s Austrian, maybe Brexit hasn’t been the saviour of our national identity that was promised.

It seems Rayner's not such a working class hero after all

The current row over Labour Party donations has been rumbling on for some time, but the latest revelation about Angela Rayner’s alleged hiring of a £57,000-plus-a-year photographer is particularly disheartening.

Seven dead in Japan due to flooding in quake-hit areas

The death toll from record levels of rainfall that hit the northern part of Japan's Noto peninsula has risen to seven, authorities said yesterday.

Marxist outsider takes oath as new Sri Lanka president

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning politician and leader of the People’s Liberation Front – JVP or Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna – has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president after winning the election with 42.31 per cent of the vote.

Failed Trump assassin wrote a note offering $150,000 for 'finishing the job', says FBI

A Florida man accused of a botched assassination attempt against Donald Trump on 15 September sketched out his plan in a handwritten note that offered a six-figure payout to anyone who could finish off the former president.

Focus on action rather than talk, says France's new PM

France’s new prime minister Michel Barnier – meeting his cabinet ministers together for the first time yesterday – has told them to focus on action rather than stunts as he sought to change voters’ perceptions that previous governments had been too arrogant.

Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon kill hundreds in a single day

Beirut hit as civilian's flee in deadliest 24 hours since 2006

Revealing long-lost secrets of the real First World War

Archaeologists investigate a major European battle fought more than 3,000 years ago in the late Bronze Age collapse

Rioter, 14, let off because of stern scolding from parents

A 14-year-old boy caught up in the post-Southport riots was so sternly told off by his parents that police and prosecutors decided to take no further action.

Flash floods bring a month's worth of rain in 24 hours

Parts of Britain have been struck by flash floods after some areas saw more than a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours.

'Sometimes you can literally hear an assault taking place'

Inside the UK's 24/7 national domestic abuse helpline

Do MPs need stricter rules on receiving 'freebies'?

Revelations about “freebies” received by the prime minister and several senior ministers from a single donor, the media and tech entrepreneur Lord Alli, drew widespread public disapproval and overshadowed the start of the Labour Party conference.

Reeves smiles through the storm (or was it a grimace?)

Rachel Reeves glided through the morning media circus wearing a Stepford Wives smile that said, “Honestly, everything’s just peachy” when we all knew that, actually, it was anything but.

Free school breakfast clubs from April but winter fuel cuts to remain, says Reeves

Rachel Reeves has announced that hundreds of schools will host free breakfast clubs from April as she doubled down on her controversial decision to abolish winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners.

The knives are out, so just how long can Case hold on?

Fans of the cabinet secretary, Simon Case – and there still are some despite all the recent backstabbing – say that he is the ideal top civil servant because he possesss the invaluable gift of anticipating trouble and “he can see round corners”.

Sack 'poisonous' Case now, top ministers urge Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer is being urged by several cabinet ministers to sack the top civil servant in Whitehall immediately and stamp his authority on the new Labour government.

PM urges Labour to take the pain then reap the gain

Sir Keir Starmer will tell an “exhausted Britain” that the tough decisions he is taking for the short term are the first steps towards national renewal and higher living standards.

Norris holds off Singapore field after perfect getaway

Lando Norris produced a statement win over Max Verstappen in Singapore to strike another dent in his rival’s world championship lead.

Alexander-Arnold seeks to tackle 'can't defend' critics

Liverpool star has asked his manager to dish out tough love

Stones snags last-gasp goal as Gunners rue sending off

It was the last kick of a ball by a Manchester City player, John Stones latching on to the rebound after Jakub Kiwior had flung himself into the path of Mateo Kovacic’s shot, just beating the heroic David Raya.

'All human life is in Ulysses'

Author William Boyd on his obsession with Freud and why books trump films every time. As told to Jessie Thompson

Shawshank Redemption's journey from flop to classic

The producers wanted Tom Cruise. The creek in its most famous scene was toxic. And barely anyone saw it upon its release 30 years ago. So what changed, asks Tom Fordy

HOME TRUTHS

Adele Cardani visits the London Design Festival and notes a burgeoning trend for individual character and personality

TOO POSH TO DUST

Why does outsourcing housework still sit so uncomfortably with some of us? Oliver Keens breaks down his misgivings and explains why he'll never pay anyone to scrub his toilet

Musk's Tesla Cybertruck is a culture war on four wheels

Dubbed the Magamobile’ and Deplorean’, it may be the best thing ever to happen to electric vehicles, but not for the reason Elon Musk wants, writes Anthony Cuthbertson

Iran coal mine blast kills 31

At least 31 people died and 16 were injured in a coal mine blast triggered by a gas explosion in South Khorasan province in Iran, state media reported yesterday.

Sri Lanka rejects old guard to elect Marxist president

Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election, according to early results, as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the country into economic ruin.

Hezbollah launches more than 100 rockets into Israel

Militant group declares open-ended battle of reckoning’ as hundreds of thousands run for cover following air-raid sirens

Peter Jay, economics editor and diplomat, dies at 87

Former economic journalist and diplomat Peter Jay has died at the age of 87, his family has announced.

investigation Calls for fresh into man's one-punch death

The sister of a man who died after being assaulted on a night out is calling for his case to be reinvestigated after three years without any suspects being charged.