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‘It’s unsustainable’: homes in Great Britain brace for winter with soaring energy debts

01/10/2025 04:01 The Guardian

As typical annual dual-fuel charge rises to £1,755, charities warn over record £4.4bn owed to suppliersBritons preparing to ration energy as Ofgem price cap rises, says charityWhat is the energy price cap for Great Britain, and can I cut my bill?Three and a half years after war plunged Europe into an energy supply crisis, millions of households in Great Britain are braced for another winter of painful gas and electricity bills.On Wednesday, the quarterly cap on charges will increase again. Despite a fall in wholesale gas prices, the ceiling for a typical annual dual-fuel bill will rise by 2% to £1,755 to help cover the costs of energy policies and network upgrades. Continue reading...

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Wednesday briefing: The prime minister’s big conference speech promised renewal – can he deliver?

In today’s newsletter: Subdued vibes on the floor, poor polls and teetering party politics stand in the way of Keir Starmer’s plan to take Britain to the promised landGood morning. Are you feeling the Blitz spirit?The defining message of Keir Starmer’s conference speech pitches Labour at war f...

01/10/2025 05:34 The Guardian
Slovakia marks ‘dark day’ as LGBTQ+ rights rolled back in parliament

Amendment to constitution stipulates that male and female are the only recognised sexes and makes adoption nearly impossible for same-sex couplesRecent changes to Slovakia’s constitution mark a “dark day” for the country, LGBTQ+ campaigners have warned, describing measures such as the recognit...

01/10/2025 04:00 The Guardian
Taiwan now biggest importer of Russian naphtha despite being Ukraine ally

Island imported $1.3bn of crude oil product in first half of 2025 despite joining sanctions against Moscow, report findsTaiwan has become the world’s biggest importer of Russian naphtha, a petroleum derivative used to make chemicals needed for the semiconductor industry, despite the fact that it h...

01/10/2025 02:00 The Guardian
Zelenskyy sounds alarm over unprecedented power outage at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Ukrainian president says Russian shelling is preventing work to restore links to grid and that one of the plant’s diesel generators has failedSee all our Ukraine war coverageUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the gri...

01/10/2025 00:37 The Guardian
Uncertainty lingers over US national parks as government shutdown looms

Thousands of park workers set to be furloughed amid warnings that leaving parks open and unstaffed could cause lasting damageOn Tuesday evening, in the final hours before a now imminent US government shutdown, the National Park Service (NPS) began preparations to close down parts of popular public l...

01/10/2025 00:13 The Guardian
UK business confidence falls to record low amid rising employment costs

Survey of bosses shows energy prices also a concern, as Bank policymakers warn inflation may take longer to dropBusiness confidence fell to its lowest level on record in September, driven by concerns over soaring costs, according to a survey of bosses.Topping the unease were labour costs, with energ...

30/09/2025 23:01 The Guardian
‘Decency or division’: Britain faces era-defining choice, Keir Starmer warns

Prime minister lambasts Nigel Farage and the politics of Reform in combative Labour conference speechKeir Starmer has warned that Britain faces an era-defining choice between Labour and the populist right, as he launched a scathing attack on Nigel Farage, saying the Reform leader neither “liked or...

30/09/2025 18:59 The Guardian
Rachel Reeves gets a warm reception but business chiefs are wary of another tax raid

Questions grow over how chancellor will raise cash in the autumn budget to meet her fiscal rules Rachel Reeves likes to pop on a bit of Beyoncé and go for a run to cope with the stresses and strains of being chancellor, she told Centrica boss, Chris O’Shea, during a CBI event at the Labour confer...

30/09/2025 18:35 The Guardian
Former DRC president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia

Military court convicts Kabila of war crimes, treason and other offences in verdict that could fuel enduring tensionsA military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced the country’s former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after convicting him of war crimes, treason...

30/09/2025 18:19 The Guardian
Nigel Farage ‘doesn’t like Britain’, Starmer tells Labour conference – as it happened

PM says Reform’s migration plan makes it ‘enemy of national renewal’, while Farage accuses Labour of endangering his party’s politicians and activists with its language. This live blog is closedWes Streeting, the health secretary, has said that Tony Blair could play a positive role in Gaza h...

30/09/2025 17:20 The Guardian
Trump gives Hamas ‘three or four days’ to respond to his peace plan for Gaza

US president warns militant group will ‘pay in hell’ if it rejects the deal, which seeks to end two-year-long warDonald Trump has given Hamas an ultimatum of “three or four days” to respond to his proposed peace and reconstruction plan in Gaza, warning the militant group would “pay in hell...

30/09/2025 16:47 The Guardian
Germany seeks to extradite Ukrainian over 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline attack

Man held in Poland on suspicion of causing explosions that damaged undersea pipelines between Russia and GermanyGermany is seeking to extradite a Ukrainian man arrested in Poland on suspicion of diving down to the Baltic sea bed to plant explosives in the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline attack.The man...

30/09/2025 16:35 The Guardian
Trump suggests ‘dangerous’ US cities should be used as ‘training grounds’ in speech to military leaders – live

US president tells hundreds of generals and admirals in Virginia they will ‘straighten out’ US cities after Pete Hegseth rails against ‘fat troops’Hegseth declares war on racial and gender diversity efforts in US militaryThe US government is hurtling towards its first shutdown in six years,...

30/09/2025 16:18 The Guardian
Putin ‘in his heart of hearts’ knows he cannot win in Ukraine, US special envoy says – as it happened

Keith Kellogg tells Warsaw Security Forum that war in Ukraine is ‘unwinnable’ for Putin. This live blog is closedIf you are keen to understand the dynamics between the US and Belarus a bit better (10:08), here’s a brilliant story from our own Pjotr Sauer, who recently visited Minsk.Since Trump...

30/09/2025 16:00 The Guardian
Hegseth declares war on racial and gender diversity efforts in US military

During incendiary speech, defense secretary said: ‘Any general involved in any of that DEI woke shit has got to go’At an address of assembled generals and admirals, Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, outlined changes to military policy and philosophy in a set of 10 directives meant to c...

30/09/2025 14:36 The Guardian
Palestinian American denied slot at DNC competing for Georgia governor: ‘We’re trying to rebuild the coalition’

Ruwa Romman is ‘running to build a movement’ and ‘restoring civic ethos of being involved in the government’Ruwa Romman, the first Palestinian-American elected to state-level office in Georgia, was fighting for a speaking slot a year ago at the Democratic national convention, hoping to draw...

30/09/2025 13:00 The Guardian
Base formulation may be linked to 20 sunscreens falling short of SPF claims, drug regulator finds

TGA investigation also finds some testing laboratories may be more reliable than othersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe same base formulation has been identified in 20 sunscreens that Australia’s medicines regulator has warned are unlikely to have a sun protection fac...

30/09/2025 11:39 The Guardian
Trump gutting protected status for immigrants will strain US healthcare, Democrats warn

Exclusive: more than 100 members of Congress warn TPS cancellations will result in significant staff losses that US healthcare facilities will struggle to replaceThe US healthcare system faces a “perfect storm”, more than 100 members of Congress warn today, as Donald Trump’s administration ris...

30/09/2025 11:00 The Guardian
Sock it to the shoes: why more offices are going footwear-free

British companies are trialling no-shoes policies as a way to improve focus, comfort and morale – but not everyone is convincedSlippers, socks and the occasional novelty toe warmer are fast becoming part of the office dress code for startups hoping to ease stress and boost creativity.It might soun...

30/09/2025 11:00 The Guardian
First Thing: Trump and Netanyahu tell Hamas to accept Gaza peace plan or face consequences

The Israeli PM threatens to ‘finish the job’ if Hamas does not agree. Plus, do AI ‘actors’ pose an existential threat to their human counterparts?Good morning.President Donald Trump and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, have given Hamas an ultimatum, warning the militant group...

30/09/2025 10:57 The Guardian
Trump’s peace proposal welcomed by world leaders but Palestinians remain sceptical

After being welcomed by Arab, Islamic and European leaders, experts say onus now rests on Hamas to accept planMiddle East crisis – live updatesTrump and Netanyahu to Hamas: accept Gaza peace plan or face consequencesAnalysis: Trump’s plan for Gaza is ambitious but peace is far from guaranteedMid...

30/09/2025 09:06 The Guardian
Hamas says it will study Trump Gaza plan, as Netanyahu warns Israel will ‘finish the job’ if deal rejected – Middle East crisis live

Senior Hamas official says group will begin studying the proposals today, but it remains unclear when it will give a responseWhat’s in Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza?In a video statement published on his Telegram channel discussing his visit to the US, Benjamin Netanyahu said the IDF “wi...

30/09/2025 08:29 The Guardian
What’s in Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza?

Plan calls for immediate end to war between Israel and Hamas but lacks detail on how key points will be executedThe White House peace plan for Gaza proposes an immediate end to the devastating war between Israel and Hamas that has raged in the coastal territory for nearly two years, while pointedly...

29/09/2025 21:35 The Guardian
Trump and Netanyahu to Hamas: accept Gaza peace plan or face consequences

Pair say proposal represents new chapter but Israeli PM threatens to ‘finish the job’ if Hamas officials fail to agreeTrump’s peace proposal welcomed by world leaders, but some in Gaza remain scepticalDonald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, have delivered an ultimatum...

29/09/2025 20:38 The Guardian
US whistleblowers say they were fired for raising fair housing concerns

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29/09/2025 20:12 The Guardian
Portland braces for deployment of 200 national guard troops to city

Oregon has filed suit to block Trump’s move, warning there was no ‘legal justification’ and it will escalate tensionsPortland is bracing for the deployment of 200 national guard troops as Donald Trump moves ahead with plans to bring the US military into another Democratic-run city.Oregon filed...

29/09/2025 19:24 The Guardian
GPs in England threaten action over online appointment booking plan

Doctors’ union warns GPs will be diverted in ‘triage tsunami’, giving ministers 48 hours to implement safeguardsGPs in England are threatening to take action over government plans to increase patients’ online access to appointments which they claim will lead to a “tsunami” of extra deman...

29/09/2025 19:00 The Guardian
Donald Trump ‘very confident’ ceasefire deal can be reached as he meets Benjamin Netanyahu – US politics live

US president to push Israeli prime minister to agree to new framework to end war in Gaza and free remaining hostages held by HamasTrump officials to announce plan to boost coal outputThe US is set to announce on Monday policies to try to boost the output of coal, the interior department said, as the...

29/09/2025 18:04 The Guardian
Eleven arrested for placing pigs’ heads near French mosques and other hate crimes

Serbian nationals also accused by Serbian police of defacing Jewish sites, as French officials investigate foreign interferenceSerbian police have arrested 11 people, accusing them of “inciting hatred” in France and Germany, and linking them to acts that include placing pigs’ heads near mosque...

29/09/2025 17:49 The Guardian
Senior Liberal women warn party will alienate female and younger voters if it abandons net zero as Andrew Hastie urges

Exclusive: Three high-profile female members speak out as the party publicly fractures over its climate and energy policyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe Liberal party will alienate more...

29/09/2025 15:00 The Guardian
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