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Mount Fuji left snowless after record hot spell

Mount Fuji remained snowless on Tuesday, marking the latest date at which its slopes have been bare since records began 130 years ago, according to Japan's weather agency.

NYC legalises jaywalking, ending racial disparities in enforcement

Jaywalking - crossing the road without using a marked crossing or abiding by traffic light signals - is now legal in New York City.

Sweden and Norway rethink cashless society plan over Russia security fears

Sweden and Norway are backpedaling on plans for cashless societies over fears that fully digital payment systems would leave them vulnerable to Russian security threats, and concern for those unable to use them.

Gaza could suffer 'ethnic cleansing' if world does not act, UN chief warns

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has warned that Israel could carry out the \"ethnic cleansing\" of Gaza if the international community does not prevent it.

Crimean mother is charged over daughter's post

Police in Russian-annexed Crimea have charged a woman with child neglect after her 10-year-old daughter allegedly posted a video online that \"discredited\" the Russian army, authorities said yesterday.

Brazil Pair accused of murder of politician on trial at last

It was not even 10pm and the football match she was watching on TV had still not finished when Luyara Franco, then 19, decided to go to bed. But then the phone started ringing.

Canada alleges Indian minister behind plots that targeted Sikhs

The Canadian government has publicly alleged that India's home affairs minister, Amit Shah - the closest political ally of the prime minister, Narendra Modi - was behind a recent series of plots to murder and intimidate Sikh separatists in Canada.

Strategy Harris likely to avoid president after gaffe

The delicate dance by Kamala Harris's presidential campaign to simultaneously show deference to Joe Biden, separate herself from his presidency and thwart his ambition to campaign for her has reached a critical juncture as the 2024 election approaches its climax.

Majority of Voters in swing states fear Violence if Trump loses election, poll finds

'Garbage' Biden clarifies insult

Hope and fear A final cry against danger of tyranny

Hither the politics of joy? Her solid if unspectacular closing argument for why she should be elected US president was not about Kamala Harris. It was first and foremost about Donald Trump.

'Crying in cupboards' The reality of life as a runner in TV or film

As a runner on a film or TV production, \"you are, and there is no point kidding yourself, the lowest of the low,\" says Tom.

Northern says it sends messages to train crews via fax machine

The rail operator Northern has said it still uses fax machines to communicate vital messages to train crews.

Blur drummer calls for change to 'brutal' assisted dying laws after ex-wife's death

The Blur drummer, Dave Rowntree, has attacked the current UK law on assisted dying as \"psychopathic\" as he spoke out for the first time about the choice of his terminally ill ex-wife to take her own life at Dignitas in Switzerland.

Luxury cars shipped to Thailand in finance fraud returned to the UK

A fleet of 30 luxury cars worth £6.5m whisked out of the UK to Thailand after being fraudulently bought on finance has been recovered and returned, police have revealed.

Family of hotel worker stabbed in Walsall are 'heartbroken'

The sister of Rhiannon Skye Whyte, who was fatally stabbed while waiting on the platform of a Walsall railway station, a two-minute walk from her workplace, has called the impact of losing her \"catastrophic\".

Tell stories of minority veterans in school, urge campaigners

Politicians and community leaders are calling for the history of black and Asian soldiers who fought in the world wars to be taught more widely in schools to help tackle ignorance, racism and anti-Muslim prejudice.

Cyclists face city centre bans amid safety fears over antisocial riders

A growing number of councils are clamping down on bikes in city centres to tackle a rise in antisocial cycling, but campaigners say the rules make cycling more dangerous and unfairly punish people committed to active transport.

Art review Comforting duds help bring us closer to dazzling masters

The sculptor, goldsmith and murderer Benvenuto Cellini found himself alone one day on a Florentine piazza facing his rival Baccio Bandinelli, whose statues he thought looked like sacks of squashes topped by melons for heads. He fingered his dagger, getting ready to deliver the ultimate killer review. Then he took pity on this pathetic figure sitting on a donkey and stayed his hand.

Deadly storms and extreme heatwaves are 'two sides of same climate crisis coin'

Residents of Chiva, a small town on the outskirts of Valencia, can expect a grim future of worsening drought as the planet heats up and the country dries out. But on Tuesday, they also witnessed a year's worth of rainfall in a matter of hours.

We're scared' Devastation and despair at impact of downpours

Tuesday's dawn downpours may have been welcome when they began, but the gratitude was short-lived in Utiel.

At least 95 people dead after torrential rain and flash flooding in Spain

At least 95 people have died in eastern, central and southern Spain after torrential rains triggered the country's deadliest floods in three decades, unleashing torrents of muddy water that surged through cities, towns and villages, trapping people in their homes, bringing down trees, and cutting off roads and railway lines.

Let police do their job, PM tells Jenrick and Badenoch

Keir Starmer has warned the two Conservative leadership candidates, Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch, against undermining police efforts in the investigation into the Southport attack.

First case of new mpox variant is confirmed in Britain

Health officials have reported the first case of mpox in the UK caused by a new strain that is driving a surge in infections in Africa.

Fire at nuclear submarine shipyard leaves two in hospital

Two people were taken to hospital yesterday after a \"significant\" fire broke out at the BAE Systems nuclear submarine shipyard in Cumbria.

Scare tactics: study shows how to instil fear but keep it fun

Whether it's a friend jumping out or a fake spider catching you off guard, most of us will have fallen victim to a scare prank at some point - and now scientists have come up with a theory for why \"jump scares\" are so often followed by laughter, with insights that could help concoct Halloween tricks that tickle rather than terrify.

Number crunching How the changes could affect your personal finances

Rachel Reeves's first budget as chancellor included lots of measures that could affect your personal finances. Here we explain the main ones.

Stage review Alone in Spain, but far from Emily in Paris

Emily in Paris star Lily Collins makes her stage debut by stepping into – not a French garret – but a flat in the Catalonian capital in Bess Wohl's play.

Plus and minus points add up to mixed grade on green issues

Did Rachel Reeves' ambition to be the \"green chancellor\", survive the budget? Reactions were mixed. The decision to freeze fuel duty and keep the 5p cut made by the Conservatives in 2022 attracted some fury, not least because the tax relief is estimated to have raised UK greenhouse gas emissions by 7% since 2010.

The wealthy Labour accused of pulling its punches

Tax rises aimed at inherited wealth are at risk of backfiring, after the chancellor was accused of betraying small family businesses while letting private equity barons off the hook.

'It feels pretty brutal' Business owners shaken by wage and tax rises

Marie Cooper has plans to grow her Midlands engineering business next year, making more of the pistons and pipework that planes, cars and oil-field machinery need.