Reform MP’s remarks about TV adverts were ‘racist’, says Wes Streeting

26/10/2025 14:06 The Guardian

Health secretary hardens Labour line after Sarah Pochin said advertising ‘doesn’t reflect our society’Wes Streeting has accused the Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin of making racist remarks after she said seeing adverts full of black and Asian people “drives her mad”.The health secretary said Pochin was “only sorry she’s been caught and called out”, adding she had “said the quiet bit loud”, as he warned of a return to “1970s, 1980s-style racism”. Continue reading...

Continua a leggere su "The Guardian"

Altre notizie da "The Guardian"

Windrush commissioner: Black Britons asking if UK is ‘going backwards’

Rev Clive Foster says rhetoric targeting legal migrants makes some wonder if history is repeating itselfBlack Britons are asking if the UK is “going backwards”, the Windrush commissioner has warned in an interview marking his 100th day in office.The Rev Clive Foster said Windrush scandal survivo...

26/10/2025 16:00 The Guardian

Supermarkets tell Reeves tax rises could push food prices higher

Households would ‘inevitably feel the impact’ of a surtax on business rates, say retailers in letter to chancellorFood prices in the UK could climb even further if the chancellor raises taxes on supermarkets at the next budget, the industry has warned.Supermarket bosses, including those at Tesco...

26/10/2025 14:40 The Guardian

Trump sanctions have swift impact but will world stop buying Russian oil and gas?

Analysts say president’s war on Russia’s fossil fuel revenues is a chance to bring peace to Ukraine and profit to USDonald Trump’s stated mission to broker peace in Ukraine could come down to this simple question: can the US president convince the world to stop buying Russia’s fossil fuels?L...

26/10/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Trump’s move to pay troops amid shutdown sets dangerous precedent, experts warn

Experts see move as Trump’s latest attempt to shift power of the purse away from Congress and into executive branchBy ordering that US military personnel receive paychecks even though the government is shut down, Donald Trump is seeing to the needs of a politically untouchable constituency that ha...

26/10/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing

‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid PshenichnovAntarctic krill: how did a paperclip-sized crustacean cause a diplomatic row – and why are they so important?A diplomatic row has erupted over the “illegal” detention of one of...

26/10/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Russian drone attack on Kyiv leaves three people dead and dozens wounded, mayor says

Vitali Klitschko says six children hurt in overnight attack that sparked fires in apartment buildingsAn overnight Russian drone attack on Kyiv killed three people and wounded dozens, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital has said.The head of Kyiv’s military administration said early on Sunday that ...

26/10/2025 06:53 The Guardian

Australia news live: thunderstorm asthma warning for Victoria’s north as wild weather threatens east coast

This blog is now closedAustralia must ‘step up to prevent catastrophic and preventable loss of life’ amid Trump cuts, former CDC boss saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTrump shadow looms large as PM scales regional summitsWorld leaders, including Anthony Al...

26/10/2025 05:25 The Guardian

At least four killed in Russian strikes overnight on Ukraine

Attacks come after Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals to US for long-range missiles and urges allies to expand sanctions on Russian oilRussian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and wounded 20, officials said, and prompted fresh pleas from Ukraine’s p...

25/10/2025 22:15 The Guardian

A year on as Queensland premier, will David Crisafulli’s small-target strategy prove his undoing?

The LNP government has a firm stance on only one issue – youth crime – and is looking like it’s in need of an agendaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen David Crisafulli speaks to the Liberal National party faithf...

25/10/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Labour’s new deputy leader to be announced – UK politics live

Polling suggests Lucy Powell enjoyed a healthy lead over Bridget Phillipson as voting closed on ThursdayLabour’s new deputy leader will be announced today, with polling suggesting Lucy Powell enjoyed a healthy lead over education secretary Bridget Phillipson as voting closed on Thursday, reports t...

25/10/2025 07:37 The Guardian

Six metres below ground: inside the secret hospital treating Ukrainian soldiers injured by Russian drones

Doctors at the secret facility are able to perform amputations while others monitor zigzagging drones overheadScrubby trees hide the entrance. A sloping wooden tunnel descends to a brightly lit reception area. There is a surgery unit, equipped with beds, cardiac monitors and ventilators. And shelves...

25/10/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Ex-60 Minutes producer Bill Owens says bosses discouraged him from covering Gaza and Trump

Show’s leader, who resigned in April, says he was also pressured to apologize for edit of Kamala Harris interviewThe former executive producer of 60 Minutes, Bill Owens, said he faced intense internal pressure from his corporate bosses to avoid certain stories that had the potential to generate ba...

25/10/2025 00:50 The Guardian

Homemade chilli paste products linked to cluster of rat poisoning cases in south-east Queensland

Queensland Health has issued an alert for people to be aware of the products they warn could still be circulating in the Logan communityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHealth authorities have identified homemade chilli paste products as the source of a cluster of rat poiso...

24/10/2025 23:34 The Guardian

Cutting cash Isa limit will not boost stock market, MPs warn Rachel Reeves

Treasury committee says move in November budget could push up mortgage rates insteadCutting the annual cash Isa allowance will not encourage many savers to switch to shares but could push up mortgage costs, MPs have warned the chancellor.Adults can put up to £20,000 a year in a tax-free Isa and spr...

24/10/2025 23:01 The Guardian

Napoleon’s soldiers who died in Russian retreat had unexpected diseases, study finds

Analysis of DNA from teeth of troops buried in mass grave suggests soldiers had paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever When Napoleon ordered his army to retreat from Russia in October 1812, disaster ensued. Starving, cold, exhausted and struggling with sickness, an estimated 300,000 soldiers died.Res...

24/10/2025 21:34 The Guardian

Pentagon deploys top aircraft carrier as Trump militarisation of Caribbean ratchets up

Use of USS Gerald Ford along with fighter jets comes as president plots strikes against alleged cartels on landThe Pentagon said on Friday that it was deploying the United States’s most advanced aircraft carrier to the Caribbean, a major escalation in the Trump administration’s war against drug...

24/10/2025 20:00 The Guardian

‘Ukraine’s future is our future’, says Starmer, as he vows coalition will take Russian oil and gas off market to choke funding – as it happened

Zelenskyy, Starmer and members of ‘coalition of willing’ held talks in London. This live blog is closedUkraine wants US to stay involved, says Zelenskyy after meeting western alliesA forthcoming trip by German foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, to China has been cancelled amid growing fears that...

24/10/2025 17:49 The Guardian

Ukraine wants US to stay involved, says Zelenskyy after meeting western allies

Ukrainian leader joined ‘coalition of the willing’ in London to discuss how to ramp up pressure on RussiaVolodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine wants the US to stay involved in efforts to end the war after a meeting of western allies in London that took place without Donald Trump.The Ukrainian leader...

24/10/2025 17:42 The Guardian

Palestinian factions say they agree to let independent technocrat committee run Gaza

Administration will manage basic services ‘in cooperation with Arab brothers and international institutions’, says joint statementThe main Palestinian factions have said they have agreed that an independent committee of technocrats would take over the running of Gaza after Hamas said it had rece...

24/10/2025 16:50 The Guardian

Six Britons acting for Wagner group jailed for arson attack on UK warehouse

Judge says men imprisoned over fire at site storing Ukraine aid planned terrorist campaign in interests of RussiaSix Britons acting for Russia’s Wagner group have been jailed for setting fire to a London warehouse storing humanitarian aid for Ukraine.Sentencing the men, a judge at the Old Bailey s...

24/10/2025 16:47 The Guardian

Scientists demand cancer warnings on bacon and ham sold in UK

Successive governments criticised for doing ‘virtually nothing’ to reduce risk in decade since cancer link foundBacon and ham sold in the UK should carry cigarette-style labels warning that chemicals in them cause bowel cancer, scientists say.Their demand comes as they criticise successive Briti...

24/10/2025 16:00 The Guardian

The Rad pack: David Beckham leads country menswear trend

Fresh from guest editing Country Life, former footballer embodies ‘rich autumn dad’ aestheticDoes your wardrobe include a half-zip jumper and a flannel shirt? Is your fantasy car a vintage Land Rover Defender? Do you know a buff Cochin from a bantam hen? If the answer is yes, you may just be one...

24/10/2025 15:12 The Guardian

Tanni Grey-Thompson says disabled drivers at risk of missing out on switch to electric cars

Former Paralympics champion says inaccessible charging points show government ‘has forgotten about us’Campaigners including Tanni Grey-Thompson have warned that disabled drivers are at risk of being locked out of the electric car transition because of inaccessible chargers.The former Paralympics...

24/10/2025 13:00 The Guardian

Surprise sanctions look to have ended Trump and Putin’s Groundhog Day | Pjotr Sauer

His patience exhausted, the US president has taken action that could bite, but is unlikely to alter Moscow’s course in UkraineFor once, a phone call with Vladimir Putin did not lead to a thaw.By imposing sanctions on Russia this week, Donald Trump broke from his usual pattern of easing tensions wi...

24/10/2025 12:57 The Guardian

NatWest boss warns against higher bank taxes as lender’s profits rise 30%

CEO says fiscal discipline should be balanced with ‘policies that create stability, consistency and support growth’NatWest Group’s chief executive has warned the government against increasing taxes on banks in the autumn budget as the high street lender reported a 30% jump in profits.Paul Thwa...

24/10/2025 11:03 The Guardian

WHO says aid situation in Gaza ‘remains catastrophic’ despite ceasefire – Middle East live

WHO’s director general says there has been little improvement in the amount of aid going into Gaza since the ceasefire took holdTo the residents of the West Bank, the war in Gaza came as a warning. As they watched Israeli bombs destroy as much as 88% of the Gaza Strip over the last two years, they...

24/10/2025 09:47 The Guardian

Trump says all trade negotiations with Canada ‘terminated’ over an anti-tariff advertising campaign – US politics live

The US president announced he ended talks in retaliation to an ad featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffsHello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I am Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours.We start with the news that preside...

24/10/2025 09:31 The Guardian

West Bank residents fear they may be Israel’s next target after Gaza

With the war in Gaza drawing down, Palestinians worry the Israeli military will turn its attention to the West BankShadi Dabaya’s body bears the scars of the Israeli occupation. The 54-year-old proudly stuck out his jaw to show the chunk of his cheek torn away by Israeli fire and traced the zigzag...

24/10/2025 09:18 The Guardian

Caerphilly result is blow to Labour and Reform – and shows parties who cannot adapt will be crushed

Plaid Cymru’s byelection victory signals a seismic shift in Welsh politics that will rattle WestminsterUK politics live – latest updatesIf anyone inside No 10 allowed themselves a sigh of relief at Reform UK’s advance being stymied in the Caerphilly byelection, they would then have heard the w...

24/10/2025 06:50 The Guardian

Is Trump preparing for civil war? – podcast

Millions of people across the US attended No Kings protests against Donald Trump last weekend. The president publicly denied he wanted to be a king, but he posted an AI-generated video of himself dressed as one, flying a fighter jet and dumping excrement on protesters.Jonathan Freedland speaks to th...

24/10/2025 04:00 The Guardian

BREAKING NEWS

26/10 16:55 - News24 | UK police arrest 3 suspected of being Russian spy assets 26/10 16:36 - Talks between Putin aide and White House enter third day 26/10 16:00 - Windrush commissioner: Black Britons asking if UK is ‘going backwards’ 26/10 15:35 - Three killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv, officials say 26/10 15:33 - Trump kicks off Asia tour with Xi meeting on the agenda 26/10 14:40 - Supermarkets tell Reeves tax rises could push food prices higher 26/10 14:37 - Estonia’s top diplomat: Russia testing NATO resolve amid Trump uncertainty 26/10 14:37 - Estonia’s top diplomat: Russia testing NATO resolve amid Trump uncertainty 26/10 14:06 - Reform MP’s remarks about TV adverts were ‘racist’, says Wes Streeting 26/10 13:59 - Chinese and U.S. officials tentatively agree to avert 100 percent tariffs 26/10 13:39 - Watch: Trump's Thailand-Cambodia 'peace deal' explained 26/10 13:14 - Russia says it has tested nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile 26/10 12:29 - Anti-Trump rally held in Malaysia over Gaza war 26/10 12:29 - Anti-Trump rally held in Malaysia over Gaza war 26/10 12:00 - Trump sanctions have swift impact but will world stop buying Russian oil and gas? 26/10 11:44 - Wardley stuns Parker - but was fight stopped too soon? 26/10 10:53 - 3 Years Ago It Was a Casting Agency. Now It Has $1 Billion in Drone Contracts. 26/10 10:26 - Trump’s visit to Malaysia met with protests over war in Gaza 26/10 10:26 - Trump’s visit to Malaysia met with protests over war in Gaza 26/10 10:18 - UTA772 victim on testifying against Nicolas Sarkozy: "I felt abandoned" 26/10 10:15 - Women in Gaza struggling to overcome damage inflicted by Israel’s war 26/10 10:15 - Women in Gaza struggling to overcome damage inflicted by Israel’s war 26/10 10:00 - What to know about the U.S. forces closing in on Venezuela 26/10 10:00 - Trump’s move to pay troops amid shutdown sets dangerous precedent, experts warn 26/10 10:00 - Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing 26/10 08:54 - The ‘Sleeper Issue’ at the Heart of Trump’s Trade War on China 26/10 08:03 - Week in Pictures: From elections in Ivory Coast to Russian strike in Kyiv 26/10 08:03 - Week in Pictures: From elections in Ivory Coast to Russian strike in Kyiv 26/10 07:50 - Overnight Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv kills at least 3, wounds dozens 26/10 07:50 - Overnight Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv kills at least 3, wounds dozens 26/10 07:35 - What to know about Argentina's mid-term vote, a key test for Trump ally Milei 26/10 06:53 - Russian drone attack on Kyiv leaves three people dead and dozens wounded, mayor says 26/10 06:33 - Venezuela’s Maduro says the US is ‘fabricating’ a war against him 26/10 06:33 - Venezuela’s Maduro says the US is ‘fabricating’ a war against him 26/10 06:32 - What next for heavyweight division after Wardley win? 26/10 06:26 - Putin tests new 'invincible' nuclear-powered missile 26/10 05:25 - Australia news live: thunderstorm asthma warning for Victoria’s north as wild weather threatens east coast 26/10 04:29 - Trump says he's ended eight wars in eight months 26/10 03:41 - Jamaica braces as Hurricane Melissa 'rapidly intensifies' 26/10 01:34 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,340 26/10 01:34 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,340 26/10 01:17 - France ready to send troops to Ukraine next year – army chief 25/10 23:46 - GB's Wardley stops Parker in huge heavyweight upset 25/10 23:24 - Sudan's fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war 25/10 23:23 - ASEAN summit in Malaysia: Who’s attending and what to expect 25/10 23:23 - ASEAN summit in Malaysia: Who’s attending and what to expect 25/10 23:21 - The 'heroes of Kharkiv' who saved 48 children from kindergarten hit by Russian drone 25/10 23:01 - If You Need New Clothes But Also *Hate* Buying Them, These 27 Torrid Pieces Will Make Stocking Your Wardrobe Easy 25/10 23:00 - Tax rises could push food prices higher, warn supermarkets 25/10 22:43 - Ireland elects a leftist who campaigned on economic justice, Gaza 25/10 22:15 - At least four killed in Russian strikes overnight on Ukraine 25/10 22:10 - Trump’s Asia Tour: Deals, Diplomacy and a Meeting With Xi 25/10 22:00 - Venezuela's Maduro says US 'fabricating war' as it deploys world's largest warship 25/10 21:48 - CIA tried to recruit Winston Churchill – Telegraph 25/10 21:17 - US could move on Venezuela to curb Russian and Chinese influence – whistleblower 25/10 21:07 - Trump may have another motive in extreme escalation of war on drugs 25/10 20:42 - 27 Warm And Cozy Things You Need This Fall If You Refuse To Feel Chilly At All 25/10 20:25 - Pakistan minister warns of ‘open war’ with Afghanistan if peace talks fail 25/10 20:25 - Pakistan minister warns of ‘open war’ with Afghanistan if peace talks fail 25/10 19:00 - A year on as Queensland premier, will David Crisafulli’s small-target strategy prove his undoing? 25/10 17:28 - NATO state’s leader booed for support of Kiev (VIDEO) 25/10 15:38 - FRANCE 24's Elena Volochine wins top French journalism prize for book on Putin propaganda machine 25/10 15:21 - Ontario premier’s Reagan ad rekindles tensions with Trump 25/10 15:20 - Many Gazans still unable to return home despite ceasefire 25/10 15:08 - ‘What the US really wants is regime change’: US military build-up in the Caribbean 25/10 14:46 - Christian state of Jerusalem is needed – ex-Trump adviser 25/10 14:28 - Early voting begins in New York mayor’s race with Mamdani ahead in polls 25/10 14:28 - Early voting begins in New York mayor’s race with Mamdani ahead in polls 25/10 14:07 - El-Fasher: Siege, starvation and a media blackout 25/10 14:07 - El-Fasher: Siege, starvation and a media blackout 25/10 13:53 - 'Every reason' to expect attacks inside Venezuela, expert warns as US escalates operations 25/10 13:25 - Maduro accuses Trump of ‘fabricating war’ as US deploys largest warship 25/10 13:25 - Maduro accuses Trump of ‘fabricating war’ as US deploys largest warship 25/10 12:20 - Seizing Russia’s frozen funds would extend, not end Ukraine conflict – Belgium 25/10 11:40 - Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 4 as Kyiv’s allies renew pressure on Moscow 25/10 11:40 - Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 4 as Kyiv’s allies renew pressure on Moscow 25/10 11:08 - Sudan’s army battles RSF advances in el-Fasher, Bara as civil war rages 25/10 11:08 - Sudan’s army battles RSF advances in el-Fasher, Bara as civil war rages 25/10 10:36 - We survived the war, we may not survive the ceasefire 25/10 10:36 - We survived the war, we may not survive the ceasefire 25/10 09:21 - From menace to fertiliser: The women fighting back against Cape Verde's seaweed surge 25/10 09:21 - Let's Avoid An Internet War, Okay? And Decide On The #1 Pizza Topping (Peacefully) 25/10 09:18 - Where the jewels stolen from the Louvre might end up 25/10 09:13 - Pentagon sends US carrier to Latin America amid fears of war 25/10 09:02 - Trump’s Russia Sanctions Shift War Dynamics to the Energy Front 25/10 09:00 - They wanted to make hummus. The Gaza war made them a political target. 25/10 07:37 - Labour’s new deputy leader to be announced – UK politics live 25/10 05:15 - Moody’s maintains French credit rating but warns of ‘negative’ outlook 25/10 04:01 - Asia, Caught in the Middle, Faces Trump and Xi’s Tug of War 25/10 04:00 - Six metres below ground: inside the secret hospital treating Ukrainian soldiers injured by Russian drones 25/10 02:59 - Ex-NATO commander claims united Ireland could aid Russia and China 25/10 01:53 - Court finds Russia’s Wagner mercenary group behind UK arson attackers 25/10 01:53 - Court finds Russia’s Wagner mercenary group behind UK arson attackers 25/10 01:52 - As Southeast Asia welcomes Trump, it battles headwinds unleashed by him 25/10 01:52 - As Southeast Asia welcomes Trump, it battles headwinds unleashed by him 25/10 00:50 - Ex-60 Minutes producer Bill Owens says bosses discouraged him from covering Gaza and Trump 25/10 00:36 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,339 25/10 00:36 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,339 24/10 23:34 - Homemade chilli paste products linked to cluster of rat poisoning cases in south-east Queensland 24/10 23:01 - Cutting cash Isa limit will not boost stock market, MPs warn Rachel Reeves