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Former BBC controller fears for World Service independence amid defence funding push

09/10/2025 14:46 The Guardian

Liliane Landor says World Service journalism must not be ‘linked or subordinated’, as BBC explores new funding sourcesUsing Britain’s defence budget to help fund the BBC World Service risks subordinating its journalism to the government’s national security aims, its former controller has warned.The Guardian revealed last week that senior BBC figures are pushing ministers to increase the service’s funding by using resources beyond the Foreign Office, which has traditionally contributed to its global broadcasting. Continue reading...

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Gaza ceasefire plan live: Hamas chief negotiator says group received guarantees that war has ended

Khalil al-Hayya says US, Arab mediators and Turkey gave assurances that war ‘has ended permanently’; Israel’s security cabinet has yet to publicly approve the dealFull report: First phase of deal to end war in Gaza agreedWhat we know so far about the dealFamilies of Israelis held hostage in Ga...

09/10/2025 19:09 The Guardian
Pub later-hours plan will not offset costs and wider difficulties, say landlords

Sector is sceptical over government licensing proposals given ‘ever-rising costs’ and ‘reduced consumer spend’Plans to make it easier for pubs to open until the small hours will not offset the “toxic” combination of high costs and hard-up drinkers staying at home, industry figures have p...

09/10/2025 15:54 The Guardian
‘Thank God we witnessed this’: Palestinians on the ceasefire deal - Today in Focus Extra

From inside Gaza, Ansam Tantesh and Mai Elawawda react to the news of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel and the prospect of finally ending the two-year warIn the early hours of Thursday morning, both Palestinians and Israelis were celebrating the news that a ceasefire deal between Israel and...

09/10/2025 15:14 The Guardian
First phase of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and Hamas

Donald Trump announces all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ and Israel will withdraw troops to an agreed timelineGaza ceasefire plan – live updatesWhat we know so far about the dealIsrael and Hamas have agreed to the initial phase of a ceasefire plan in Gaza, pausing hostilities in the de...

09/10/2025 14:57 The Guardian
Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for Nobel peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefire – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more of our European news coverage hereBelow is a video published by the Guardian showing Ukrainian firefighters tackling blazes in burning shipping containers after a Russian drone attack injured at least five people in Odesa.The attack cut power to 30,000 peop...

09/10/2025 14:30 The Guardian
President Petro accuses US of killing Colombians in attacks on ‘narco-boats’

Gustavo Petro demands US release names of victims: ‘A new theatre of war has opened up: the Caribbean’Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has drawn Washington’s ire after accusing the US of killing Colombian citizens during a recent boat strike in the Caribbean Sea.“A new theatre of war h...

09/10/2025 12:18 The Guardian
Head of largest US bank warns of risk of American stock market crash

Jamie Dimon, chair of JPMorgan Chase, said he was ‘far more worried than others’ about serious market correctionThe chances of the US stock market crashing is far greater than many financiers believe, the head of America’s largest bank has said.Jamie Dimon, who is the chair and chief executive...

09/10/2025 11:30 The Guardian
First Thing: Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza ceasefire plan

Trump says all hostages to be released and Israel to withdraw troops to an agreed timeline. Plus, shutdown deadlock deepens as senators reject competing bills• Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Israel and Hamas have agreed to the initial phase of a ceasefire p...

09/10/2025 10:59 The Guardian
National guard troops ‘protecting’ ICE and other federal property in Chicago area – US politics live

Move comes as Donald Trump calls for imprisonment of Brandon Johnson, Chicago’s mayor, and JB Pritzker, the Illinois governorWhile Republican lawmakers lined up to praise Donald Trump on Wednesday for brokering a tentative deal on the “first phase” of an agreement between Israel and Hamas to e...

09/10/2025 10:35 The Guardian
UK ‘stands ready to play our part’ in Gaza ceasefire deal, says foreign secretary – politics live

Yvette Cooper says deal to bring end to assault on Gaza and free hostages should be ‘implemented as swiftly as possible’The UK “stands ready to play our part” in implementing the Gaza peace plan, foreign secretary Yvette Cooper has said.Speaking to reporters at Hillsborough Castle, PA Media...

09/10/2025 09:18 The Guardian
Lloyds warns of greater hit from car loan finance scandal

Banking group had set aside £1.2bn for compensation but ‘character’ of City regulator’s payout scheme could fuel bigger billCar finance scandal: what does ruling mean and how much compensation could you get?Business live – latest updatesLloyds Banking Group has warned it is likely to take a...

09/10/2025 08:57 The Guardian
High court dismisses former army lawyer David McBride’s application for case to be heard – as it happened

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWill Australia’s east coast get a gas reserve?There have been growing calls for an east coast gas reserve to help combat sky high gas prices, including a push from the Bluescope steel CEO yesterday.We will do a caref...

09/10/2025 07:18 The Guardian
Happy, stressed, overwhelmed: Palestinians evacuated from Gaza start their studies in UK

Abdallah, 27, and Soha, 31, describe adjusting to their new lives after leaving their war-torn homeThe young man emerging from a backstreet accommodation block in a bustling corner of east London looks much like any other student, getting to grips with his studies at the start of a new term. But 27-...

09/10/2025 06:00 The Guardian
Thursday briefing: What the first phase of a Gaza peace plan will bring

In today’s newsletter: A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will see the release of hostages and the withdrawal of most of Israel’s troopsGood morning. After more than two years of devastating war, a ceasefire has finally been announced in Gaza.US president Donald Trump said Israel and Hamas hav...

09/10/2025 05:55 The Guardian
‘A fatal blow’: Italian producers fear effects of Trump’s ‘war against pasta’

US president’s threat to impose 92% tariffs targeting major manufacturers put family-run firms in the firing line as well“It’s a real pity,” laments Antonio Rummo of Donald Trump’s latest target in his ever-evolving tariff war: Italian pasta. Rummo is the sixth-generation grandson of the f...

09/10/2025 05:00 The Guardian
Trump says he will be ‘involved’ in keeping peace in Gaza – as it happened

Our live coverage continues at this blogFull report: ‘First phase’ of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and HamasAs part of the Guardian’s Israel-Gaza: two years on series marking the second anniversary of the Hamas attack into Israel and the war in Gaza, the below has been pu...

09/10/2025 04:16 The Guardian
Republican lawmakers praise Trump for Gaza deal as Palestinian Americans remain wary: ‘So much remains unclear’

Politicians, poets and academics make posts on social media to laud the US president or share concernsFollow the latest updates live While Republican lawmakers lined up to praise Donald Trump on Wednesday for brokering a tentative deal on the “first phase” of an agreement between Israel and Hama...

09/10/2025 02:17 The Guardian
A Gaza ceasefire deal could be Trump’s biggest diplomatic achievement – but the devil is in the detail

The plan attempts to thread the needle between creating the conditions for a ceasefire and negotiating a lasting end to the war but hard questions remainFor Donald Trump, a peace deal – or even a durable ceasefire between Israel and Hamas – could be the biggest diplomatic achievement of his pres...

09/10/2025 01:41 The Guardian
Senate Republicans vote against check on Trump using deadly force against cartels

First vote in Congress on military campaign that White House says has hit four vessels and killed at least 21 peopleSenate Republicans voted down legislation Wednesday that would have put a check on Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels after Democrats tried to c...

09/10/2025 01:19 The Guardian
Court prohibits pro-Palestine march to Sydney Opera House after police raise safety concerns

Police had objected to planned march citing fears of a crowd crushFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Palestine Action Group has lost its bid in the NSW court of appeal to march to the Sydney Opera House.Last week, the...

08/10/2025 22:36 The Guardian
Trump says Gaza peace deal ‘very close’ and he may travel to Middle East in days

US president optimistic after US, Qatari and Turkish officials join third day of indirect Israel-Hamas talks in EgyptDonald Trump has said he may travel to the Middle East at the end of the week, adding that negotiations in Egypt to end the two-year war in Gaza were “very close” to reaching a de...

08/10/2025 20:58 The Guardian
Spanish MPs back move to enshrine in law arms embargo on Israel

Decree bans all exports of defence equipment, products or technology to Israel and imports of such goods from IsraelSpain’s parliament has voted to enshrine in law an arms embargo on Israel that the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, introduced to end “the genocide in Gaza”.Parliament backed by 1...

08/10/2025 18:39 The Guardian
US airport staffing shortages expected to cause more delays amid shutdown

Air traffic controllers warn of escalating delays and stress as the government shutdown enters its second weekUS politics live – latest updatesStaffing shortages at US airports are anticipated to cause further disruption to air travelers on Wednesday as effects from the US government shutdown, now...

08/10/2025 16:14 The Guardian
National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published The UK’s national security is under severe threat from the climate crisis and the looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages and economic disaster potentially just years away...

08/10/2025 15:52 The Guardian
Drone dilemma: How Russia’s ‘hybrid war’ is using fear to destabilise Europe

As Moscow’s suspected drone incursions threaten chaos, Europe faces a dilemma: respond and risk escalation, or face accusations of weakness• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWhen Munich airport had to close on 2 October after a suspected drone incursion, dozens of...

08/10/2025 15:17 The Guardian
‘From reef to retail’: experts warn global marine aquarium fish trade relies heavily on wild populations

New research finds 90% of marine fish sold by major US retailers are wild-caught, including threatened or endangered speciesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe global trade in marine aquari...

08/10/2025 15:00 The Guardian
Paraglider bomb attack by Myanmar military kills at least 20 at protest

Dozens more injured by night strike on anti-government demonstration held during national holidayA Myanmar military operation that used a motorised paraglider to drop bombs on a village this week killed at least 20 people including children and injured dozens more, according to witnesses and local m...

08/10/2025 13:38 The Guardian
Polls and politics point to a sea change in US views on Israel. Will it matter?

Fueled by dissent over the war in Gaza, the US public’s views are changing – and support for the Palestinians is risingThey seemed to be the ties that would for ever bind.For three-quarters of a century, unshakable support for Israel – in the form of military aid and diplomatic backing, and un...

08/10/2025 13:00 The Guardian
Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee Business live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech...

08/10/2025 11:14 The Guardian
US ‘undermining global health’ by threatening to strip funding from aid projects that do not fit its political agenda

Trump administration reported to be planning expansion of ‘global gag rule’ to halt any initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusionThe Trump administration plans to export its “war on woke” by forcing foreign governments, non-governmental organisations and international bodies to a...

08/10/2025 10:00 The Guardian
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