People smugglers targeting England’s south-west coastline, say police

02/10/2025 12:57 The Guardian

Police in Devon and Cornwall unveil new boat to help tackle increasing number of gangs attempting to land in the regionPeople smugglers are targeting the remote coves and small harbours of the far south west of Britain to avoid clampdowns on their operations in the south-east, police have warned.Police chiefs in Devon and Cornwall revealed they had intelligence that gangs were beginning to focus their efforts on the hundreds of miles of coastline in the region. Continue reading...

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Europe needs political will to act and cut ties with Russia, says Zelenskyy after leaders summit – Europe live

Ukraine’s president comments come after the seventh summit of the European Political CommunityEuropean Council president António Costa opens his speech with congratulations for Moldova and its president Maia Sandu for the win of pro-European forces in last weekend’s parliamentary elections ther...

02/10/2025 15:10 The Guardian

Gaza aid flotilla: around 40 vessels intercepted by Israeli forces; Greta Thunberg arrested – live

Israeli foreign ministry posts video of Thunberg’s arrest; vessels carrying about 500 activists intercepted about 75 miles off coast of war-torn territoryGaza flotilla interception: what we know so farReport: Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 120km from GazaReaction: interception...

02/10/2025 12:18 The Guardian

US to give Ukraine intelligence on long-range energy targets in Russia, say reports

Decision would signal a significant shift in White House support for Kyiv as Trump grows irritated with PutinThe US will provide Ukraine with intelligence on long-range energy infrastructure targets deep inside Russia, according to overnight reports, a move that would signal a significant shift in W...

02/10/2025 11:48 The Guardian

Vance uses false claims to blame shutdown on Democrats as White House touts imminent layoffs | First Thing

Democrats reject ‘Republican lies’ as both parties try to pin the shutdown blame on each other. Plus, Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotillaGood morning.The vice-president, JD Vance, used false claims to blame Democrats for the government shutdown as the White House warned that work...

02/10/2025 11:35 The Guardian

Tesco predicts price war before Christmas amid ‘pressure on household budgets’

Retailer manages to up full-year profit expectations by £100m after luring shoppers with price cuts over summerBusiness live – latest updatesTesco has warned of an intensifying price battle in the run-up to Christmas amid “pressure on household budgets” but upped its full-year profit expectat...

02/10/2025 10:16 The Guardian

Historian uses AI to help identify Nazi in notorious Holocaust murder image

Jürgen Matthäus has for years been investigating the killer – and is confident he has finally solved the mysteryIt is one of the most chilling images of the Holocaust: a bespectacled Nazi soldier trains a pistol at the head of a resigned man kneeling in a suit before a pit full of corpses. Germa...

02/10/2025 07:23 The Guardian

Israel’s Gaza flotilla interception triggers protests, diplomatic expulsions and calls for strikes

Thousands marched in cities across the world following the interception of the flotilla and detainment of activists including Greta ThunbergFollow latest updates liveAs Israeli forces began their long anticipated interception of a pro-Palestinian flotilla nearing war-torn Gaza, the ripples of the ev...

02/10/2025 07:17 The Guardian

Europe’s air safety at risk amid cost-cutting and staff pressures, study warns

Researchers find profit chasing has ‘systematically weakened’ safety and workers feel unable to challenge decisionsAirline industry workers: share your experiencesPilots and cabin crew at European airlines feel increasingly under pressure to work long hours and hide signs of tiredness at the exp...

02/10/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Weatherwatch: AI flood forecasting gives hope to people in vulnerable areas

Researchers say machine learning tool can help boost flood prediction accuracy as much as sixfoldJust over a week ago, Super Typhoon Ragasa ripped through communities in the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong and southern China. In Taiwan, a lake burst resulted in a deadly wall of water pouring down a m...

02/10/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from Gaza

Greta Thunberg arrested and taken into custody after six of the flotilla’s boats were boardedMiddle East crisis liveA number of boats from a pro-Palestinian flotilla have been boarded by Israeli forces roughly 75 miles off the coast of Gaza, as the vessels attempted to breach the maritime blockade...

02/10/2025 01:50 The Guardian

Trump signs order promising measures, including military, to defend Qatar

Text appears meant to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leadersDonald Trump has signed an executive order vowing to use all measures including US military action to defend the energy-rich nation of Qatar – though it remains unclear just what wei...

02/10/2025 01:35 The Guardian

Corporate ‘middlemen’ mask who really profits from Australian fossil fuel projects, report warns

Nominee companies – paid to be listed as shareholders on behalf of unnamed investors – could be reducing accountability over financial support of industryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree global banks are being...

01/10/2025 23:00 The Guardian

Vance uses false claims to pin shutdown blame on Democrats as White House warns of layoffs

Vice-president falsely says Democrats calling for billions for ‘healthcare for illegal aliens’ as funding deadlock continuesJD Vance, the US vice-president, used false claims to blame Democrats for the government shutdown as the White House warned that worker layoffs were imminent.Federal depart...

01/10/2025 20:53 The Guardian

Russia accused of sabotaging last power line into Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Satellite images of damaged area show no sign of shelling that Moscow says prevents repairRussia has been accused of deliberately sabotaging the last remaining power line into the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, after satellite imagery of the damaged area showed no sign of Ukrainian shelling that Moscow...

01/10/2025 19:30 The Guardian

Jaguar Land Rover parts makers asked by banks to put up homes as loan security after hack

Lobby group says urgent government intervention required as small suppliers on brink of collapse during shutdownSmall companies who supply parts used in Jaguar Land Rover cars have been asked by banks to put up their family homes as personal guarantees in order to access emergency loans, with no dir...

01/10/2025 18:27 The Guardian

Democrats liken Trump to Putin after call to use US cities for military training

Illinois governor JB Pritzker and others condemn president for suggesting cities be used as military training groundsA leading Democrat has compared Donald Trump to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin after the US president told military leaders on Tuesday that the armed forces should use US cities as ...

01/10/2025 18:12 The Guardian

French forces board Russian tanker suspected of drone launches – as it happened

French navy reportedly on the Boracay, thought to be part of the ‘shadow fleet’Siliņa says the EU should move on drones very quickly, as she rejects some criticism that fully developing the bloc’s “drone wall” could take up to three-four years.“We don’t need three years, and I believe...

01/10/2025 17:37 The Guardian

French military detain two after boarding Russia-linked oil tanker suspected of launching drones

Tanker, named on list of ‘shadow fleet’ vessels, may have been launchpad for drones that closed Denmark airportsFrench military personnel have boarded an oil tanker named on a list of Russia’s “shadow fleet” vessels and suspected of being a launchpad for mystery drone flights that forced t...

01/10/2025 17:13 The Guardian

Israel says ‘last opportunity’ for Gaza City residents to leave

Defence minister issues warning, while Hamas reportedly considers seeking amendments to Trump plan The Israeli military has issued what it said was its final warning for Gaza City residents to flee as it intensified its bombardment and offensive on Wednesday, while Hamas was reportedly considering r...

01/10/2025 16:15 The Guardian

Europe in ‘most dangerous situation’ since second world war, Danish PM warns

Mette Frederiksen tells EU leaders all countries are affected by ‘Russian hybrid war’ via drones or sabotageEurope live – latest updatesEurope is in its “most difficult and dangerous situation” since the end of the second world war, Denmark’s prime minister has said at an EU summit dedic...

01/10/2025 15:08 The Guardian

NSW’s fast-track planning laws could allow mines to be approved without environmental assessment

Environmental assessments could go out the window for mining projects, windfarms and other developments, green groups sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChanges to New South Wales’s planning laws designed to fast-trac...

01/10/2025 15:00 The Guardian

The Moldova mandate: the former Soviet republic opted to defy Russia. Here’s why

Voters have confirmed they want to be in the EU club. In standing up to Putin, they may have reminded Europe why its democracy is precious• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe “poorest country in Europe” is the pitying qualifier that often slides in to western m...

01/10/2025 14:30 The Guardian

Weather warnings as Storm Amy to batter UK this weekend

First named storm of season expected to bring heavy rain and winds over 80mph to northern and western regionsStorm Amy, the first named storm of the season, is due to batter northern parts of the UK late on Friday and into Saturday, the Met Office has warned.Forecasters said the storm was likely to...

01/10/2025 12:09 The Guardian

Ed Miliband vows to ban fracking and warns Reform would ‘trash our climate commitments’ – UK politics live

There is currently no permanent ban in law, just a temporary moratoriumAt the Labour conference Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, has just started his speech.Responding to the news that he will announce a total ban on fracking (see 9.19am), Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth, said...

01/10/2025 10:48 The Guardian

Veterans react to Hegseth’s ‘insulting’ address to generals and admirals

Defense secretary’s speech touching on physical fitness and doctrine of lethality was seen as ‘egotistical’ and ‘dangerous’Naveed Shah, a veteran and activist who served as an enlisted public affairs specialist – an army journalist – uncharacteristically found himself searching for wor...

01/10/2025 10:00 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 09:30 The Guardian

Base formulation may be linked to 21 sunscreens falling short of SPF claims, drug regulator finds

TGA investigation also finds some testing laboratories may be more reliable than othersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe same base formulation has been identified in 21 sunscreens that Australia’s medicines regulato...

01/10/2025 08:52 The Guardian

Jailed Georgian politicians allege links between ruling party and Iran in letter to UK

Exclusive: Imprisoned opposition leaders call on foreign secretary to impose sanctions over ‘unprecedented expansion’ of Iranian influenceJailed opposition leaders in Georgia have written to the British foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, warning of what they consider to be the growing links betwe...

01/10/2025 08:38 The Guardian

Israel to close last remaining route from southern Gaza to the north as it continues offensive on Gaza City – Middle East crisis live

Hamas has said it will review the outline of Trump’s Gaza plan, as leaders across the Middle East voiced support for the proposalYemen’s Houthi rebels early on Wednesday claimed the attack that left a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze and adrift in the Gulf of Aden, underlining the range of their...

01/10/2025 08:27 The Guardian

Aged care waiting lists a ‘calculated denial of services’ that could be fatal, Senate inquiry warns

Greens-chaired inquiry says system should be demand driven despite Labor’s dissenting view that this could cause unintended flow-on issuesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Senate inquiry into the delayed aged care sch...

01/10/2025 07:10 The Guardian

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