Highly potent synthetic opioids found in teddy bear-shaped pills linked to a death in Queensland

10/10/2025 07:41 The Guardian

Public health warning issued after drugs known as nitazenes detected amid move to ban pill testingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTeddy bear-shaped pills laced with synthetic opioids have been linked to a death in Queensland, triggering a public health warning about a group of highly potent illicit drugs called nitazenes.N-pyrrolidino-protonitazene and protonitazene were detected in toxicology and samples taken from pale yellow pills marked with the letter “Y” in the state’s south-east. Continue reading...

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Yvette Cooper defends children as young as 13 needing digital ID – UK politics live

Foreign secretary says it is ‘right way forward’ for young teenagers to have digital IDHowever, it wasn’t such a great night for the Lib Dems (or Labour or the Conservatives either) in the election for the Skelton East ward for Redcar and Cleveland council, where Reform UK set a new vote recor...

10/10/2025 12:49 The Guardian

At least five dead as Philippines rocked by 7.6-magnitude earthquake

Evacuation orders issued in Mindanao region as authorities assess full extent of damageThe southern Philippines was rocked by a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck in the region of Mindanao on Friday, reportedly killing at least five people and triggering a tsunami warning.The quake struck...

10/10/2025 12:41 The Guardian

Palestinians displaced to southern Gaza begin journey home as ceasefire comes into effect

Thousands walk north along coastal road after Israel-Hamas agreement puts stop to fighting for first time in six monthsGaza ceasefire deal – live updatesThousands of displaced Palestinians have begun to return home from southern Gaza after a ceasefire came into effect and Israeli troops withdrew t...

10/10/2025 12:15 The Guardian

The £1m man: why did Boris Johnson take his donor to Ukraine?

Exclusive: Leaked files offer a glimpse of the ex-prime minister’s relationship with Christopher HarborneAs he boarded the night train to Ukraine, Boris Johnson had the usual entourage of aides and bodyguards – plus the man who had given him £1m.Less than a year had passed since Johnson accepte...

10/10/2025 12:00 The Guardian

US farmers caught in Trump-China trade war – who’ll buy the soybeans?

Tariffs have caused a Chinese exit from the soybean market – and midwestern farmers are waiting on a solutionAt the Purfeerst farm in southern Minnesota, the soybean harvest just wrapped up for the season. The silver grain bins are full of about 100,000 bushels of soybeans, which grab about $10 a...

10/10/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Letitia James accuses Donald Trump of ‘weaponizing’ US justice system after her indictment – US politics live

Prosecutor who led civil fraud investigation against Trump in 2023 says charges against her are baselessThe White House on Friday criticized the Nobel Prize committee’s decision to award the peace prize to a Venezuelan opposition leader instead of US president Donald Trump.“President Trump will...

10/10/2025 11:25 The Guardian

Millions of older Britons likely to have undiagnosed sight and hearing problems, study finds

Those affected at risk of falls, mental ill-health and leading socially restricted lives, say doctorsMillions of people aged 50 or over in the UK are predicted to have undiagnosed sight or hearing problems, prompting calls for that age group to have checkups more regularly.Doctors involved in the re...

10/10/2025 11:11 The Guardian

US professors facing threats, firings and harassment over Charlie Kirk posts

As many as 40 academics have been dismissed in aftermath of shooting, allegedly without due processA “climate of fear” is still shrouding college campuses across the US, academics have warned, after a string of professors were fired or punished for their comments after Charlie Kirk’s assassina...

10/10/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Power returns after Kyiv plunged into darkness by ‘massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine energy sector – as it happened

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia used over 450 drones and 30 missiles in a country-wide attack. This live blog is now closedPower has been restored to 270,000 consumers in Kyiv after Russian overnight attacks knocked it out, Ukraine’s energy minister Svitlana Hrynchuk wrote on F...

10/10/2025 10:59 The Guardian

‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital causes widespread blackout

At least 20 injured after hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles target energy infrastructure in KyivA “massive” Russian drone and missile strike has wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, plunging Ukraine’s capital into darkness early on Friday in what Volodomyr Zelenskyy condemned as a “cy...

10/10/2025 10:01 The Guardian

DRC says EU’s minerals deal with Rwanda is ‘obvious double standard’

Brussels urged to impose stronger sanctions against Rwanda, as it has in response to Russia for its war in UkraineThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused the EU of “an obvious double standard” for maintaining a minerals deal with Rwanda to supply Europe’s hi-tech industries when it de...

10/10/2025 09:54 The Guardian

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: Norway fears repercussions if Donald Trump not honoured in ceremony

US president has been conducting campaign to influence prize committeeIt is not just people who receive the prize. This year, 94 organisations have been nominated for consideration of the Committee.The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague and Nato have been speculated as among the nominee...

10/10/2025 08:41 The Guardian

Weather tracker: South-east China swelters in summer-like heat

Inland areas have neared 40C, while in northern China a cold air mass clashed with warmth to produce heavy rainWhile northern parts of China felt their first autumnal chill under persistent heavy rain this week, large areas farther south have continued to swelter in summer-like heat. In south-east C...

10/10/2025 08:12 The Guardian

Independent Sophie Scamps quits parliamentary sports club after Pocock ban – as it happened

This blog is now closed.We’re still talking about superannuation tax concessions?We can’t seem to stop hearing about the government’s plan to increase tax on superannuation balances over $3m … yes that’s right, we’re still talking about it.There have been some conversations with the prim...

10/10/2025 07:46 The Guardian

Gaza ceasefire plan live: Israel’s government approves deal for hostages’ release as US troops to ‘oversee’ truce

Ceasefire supposed to begin immediately after early Friday’s cabinet approval under deal, says Israeli officialIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner after a government meeting to approve the US-brokered deal to release all hostages and i...

10/10/2025 07:25 The Guardian

Two dead as severe weather brings down trees and powerlines in Tasmania

Severe weather warnings have also been issued for Victoria, southern New South Wales and parts of South AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo people have died, a hospital has been damaged and thousands of propert...

10/10/2025 05:01 The Guardian

Philippines earthquake: tsunami warning for coasts including Indonesia after 7.6 quake hits Mindanao – live updates

The Philippines seismology agency said it strongly advises people in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines to immediately evacuateFull report: prayers as strong shaking hits the PhilippinesPhilippines president directs agencies to aid evacuations and provide help to ‘everyone who needs...

10/10/2025 04:03 The Guardian

Hamas and Israel prepare to implement ceasefire as Netanyahu says deal approved by government

Israel’s government ratified the ceasefire and hostage deal on Friday, clearing the way to suspend hostilities in Gaza within 24 hours• Gaza ceasefire – live updatesIsraelis and Palestinians celebrated on Thursday night as Hamas and Israel’s government began preparations to implement a cease...

09/10/2025 22:36 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 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 has opened up: th...

09/10/2025 21:28 The Guardian

Nearly half of FBI agents in major offices reassigned to immigration enforcement

Data shows stunning shift in law enforcement priorities that has raised public safety concernsNearly half of the FBI agents working in the US’s major field offices have been reassigned to aid immigration enforcement, according to newly released data, a stunning shift in law enforcement priorities...

09/10/2025 21:21 The Guardian

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: joy and anxiety as Hamas and Israel prepare to implement ceasefire dealWhat has been agreed for Gaza ceasefire dealFam...

09/10/2025 20:11 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

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

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 war...

09/10/2025 14:46 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

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

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