Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #theguardian, aggregated by home.social.
All aboard the Tuchel train? England camp has clear winners and losers
By David Hytner
While it’s full steam ahead for Alex Scott, Lewis Hall and Myles Lewis-Skelly, others look likely to be left behind
#England #Football #Sport #ThomasTuchel #NationsLeague #TheGuardian #DavidHytner
Texas set to carry out first US execution since botched lethal injection of Christa Pike
By Uwa Ede-Osifo
Jamaal Howard’s lawyers urge halt, citing risk of another failed execution after Pike’s ordeal in Tennessee
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/texas-execution-jamaal-howard
#Texas #USnews #Worldnews #Capitalpunishment #ChristaPike #Capitalpunishment #TheGuardian #UwaEdeOsifo
‘Neither war nor peace’: Palestinians in Gaza on existing amid disease, despair and ruins
By Seham Tantesh in Gaza and Jason Burke
People tell of lives changed beyond recognition after the 7 October attacks by Hamas three years ago and the subsequent Israeli offensive
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/07/palestinians-gaza-existing-amid-disease-despair-ruins
#Gaza #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Palestine #Worldnews #Israel #IsraelGazawar #Internallydisplacedpeople #Poverty #Hamas #TheGuardian #SehamTanteshinGaza #JasonBurke
Labour Send changes at risk as parents rush to secure support, say experts
By Richard Adams Education editor
Overhaul of special education in England could unravel, thinktank finds, because of ‘use it before you lose it’ dynamic
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/oct/07/labour-send-reforms-ehcp-system-change-england
#Specialeducationalneeds #Schoolfunding #Schools #Educationpolicy #Children #Disability #DepartmentforEducation #Education #UKnews #England #Politics #Society #TheGuardian #RichardAdamsEducationeditor
Dyson, Breville, Apple: the 59 best Amazon Prime Day deals actually worth it, obsessively vetted by us
By Marissa Miller
From Ugg and Ninja to KitchenAid and Shark – we researched the best sales to get your hands on for Prime Day
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/oct/07/best-amazon-prime-day-deals-october
#Shopping #Lifeandstyle #Amazon #Kitchenessentials #Beauty #Fashion #Mensfashion #Homes #Technology #Headphones #Smartspeakers #Food #Sleep #Skincare #Haircare #Parentsandparenting #Gadgets #TheGuardian #MarissaMiller
EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
By Aisha Down in London, Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Joseph Gedeon in Washington
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/trump-eu-disinformation-conference
#Trumpadministration #EuropeanUnion #USnews #Europe #USpolitics #Canada #Lithuania #TheGuardian #AishaDowninLondon #JenniferRankininBrussels #JosephGedeoninWashington
Judge orders officials to preserve all evidence tied to Christa Pike’s botched execution
By Adam Gabbatt and Maya Yang
Judge tells Tennessee officials all items in execution room must be saved as Pike remains restrained in hospital bed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/christa-pike-botched-execution-evidence-judge
#Tennessee #Capitalpunishment #USnews #UScrime #USjusticesystem #TheGuardian #AdamGabbatt #MayaYang
Contact review – Jonny Donahoe delivers a heated reunion at a bonfire of family photos
By Mark Fisher
Òran Mór, GlasgowBlythe Duff and Mark Barrett are excellent as two people helplessly bound to each other in this bitter two-hander
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/oct/07/contact-review-family-trauma-wit-oran-mor-glasgow
#Theatre #Stage #Culture #Parentsandparenting #Family #Lifeandstyle #TheGuardian #MarkFisher
England ready to level up and embrace ‘calculated risks’, claims Tuchel
By David Hytner
Head coach pleased ‘everyone bought in’ to new ideas
#England #ThomasTuchel #NationsLeague #Footballtactics #Football #Sport #TheGuardian #DavidHytner
Former world No 1 Jon Rahm quits LIV before breakaway golf series relaunches
By Press Association
Two-time major winner is reportedly owed over £100m
#LIVGolfSeries #Golf #Sport #SaudiArabiaandsport #TheGuardian #PressAssociation
Ella Baron on the Greens’ new ‘Zionism is racism’ policy – cartoon
By Ella Baron
#Greenparty #UKnews #ZackPolanski #Judaism #Politics #Race #Gaza #TheGuardian #EllaBaron
Christa Pike awake and speaking after botched execution: what happens now? - The Latest
By Presented by Michael Safi with Ed Pilkington ; producer Angus Neale ; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin ; executive producer Zoe Hitch
Christa Pike, a death row inmate who survived the state of Tennessee’s attempt to execute her last week, is conscious and speaking. The 50-year-old is recovering in hospital after surviving two lethal injections in a case that has shocked many in the US and prompted a debate about the death penalty. She was due to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. Michael Safi speaks to the chief reporter for Guardian US, Ed Pilkington – watch on YouTube
#ChristaPike #Capitalpunishment #Capitalpunishment #USnews #USjusticesystem #TheGuardian #PresentedbyMichaelSafiwithEdPilkington #producerAngusNeale #seniorproducerRyanRamgobin #executiveproducerZoeHitch
Esther Rantzen’s Mama was a lifeline for new mums | Letters
By Guardian Staff
Fiona Lindop says she will always be grateful to the TV presenter for establishing the Meet-a-Mum Association
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/07/esther-rantzen-mama-was-a-lifeline-for-new-mums
#EstherRantzen #Parentsandparenting #Children #Family #Women #Women #Friendship #Communities #Charities #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
Plan to cut disability support will harm young people | Letters
By Guardian Staff
Anna Bird and Rick Burgess respond to the government’s proposal to axe the health element from universal credit that disabled people under 25 receive
#Welfare #Universalcredit #Society #Youngpeople #Politics #Disability #UKnews #Statebenefits #Youthunemployment #Benefits #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
German court orders detention of former intelligence chief after spying arrest
By Kate Connolly in Berlin
August Hanning, 80, appears before judge after being accused of treason and espionage on behalf of foreign state
#Germany #Worldnews #Espionage #Coldwar #TheGuardian #KateConnollyinBerlin
‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
By Helena Horton
TaxWatch research contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus
#Thesuperrich #Budget2026 #London #Taxhavens #Monaco #UKnews #Taxandspending #Politics #Labour #Inheritancetax #Capitalgainstax #TheGuardian #HelenaHorton
Paxton admits Trump’s Iran war and US gas prices are plaguing Republicans in leaked audio
By Ariana Baio
Texas attorney general acknowledged affordability was his party’s ‘biggest problem’ heading into the midterms
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/ken-paxton-trumps-iran-war-gas-prices-republicans
#USmidtermelections2026 #USnews #USGasPrices #KenPaxton #DonaldTrump #Republicans #Texas #USpolitics #Trumpadministration #TheGuardian #ArianaBaio
Labour could oversee worst parliament on record for living standards, study warns
By Heather Stewart and Jessica Elgot
Energy and housing costs threaten biggest decline in modern times unless bold action taken, says thinktank
#UKcostoflivingcrisis #Labour #EconomicgrowthGDP #Thinktanks #Budget #JohnHealey #UKnews #Economics #Business #Politics #Economicpolicy #Poverty #Society #Energybills #Householdbills #Taxandspending #Housing #Budget2026 #Inflation #Interestrates #TheGuardian #HeatherStewart #JessicaElgot
LA officials document first case of a rabid raccoon in more than 50 years
By Dani Anguiano
Four people and a dog may have been exposed to rabies from the animal, Los Angeles public health officials say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/rabid-raccoon-case-los-angeles
#LosAngeles #Health #USnews #California #WestCoast #Animals #TheGuardian #DaniAnguiano
French wine industry facing historic low harvest after extreme summer heat
By AFP
This year’s harvest is expected to be down 2% on mediocre 2025 yield, which was lowest in nearly 70 years
#Wine #France #Extremeheat #Environment #Food #Worldnews #TheGuardian #AFP
From Bentley Pauncefoot to Yetts O’Muckhart, I’m obsessed with Britain’s weirdly named villages | Adrian Chiles
By Adrian Chiles
I was stuck in traffic when a road sign set me dreaming. If the places on it were people, what would they be like? Could Leigh Delamere be anything but the glamorous heiress to a biscuit-making fortune?
Choral evensong has been on our airwaves for 100 years today. Long may this vibrant, thriving art form continue | Jonathan Davies
By Jonathan Davies
One hundred years since the BBC first broadcast choral evensong, MP and former chorister Jonathan Davies hymns a beautiful and empowering collective experience that we should praise – and protect
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/07/evensong-bbc-centenary-choral-music-jonathan-davies-mp
#Classicalmusic #Culture #Music #Choralmusic #BBC #Radio #Radio3 #TheGuardian #JonathanDavies
OpenAI’s release of mathematical findings draws concerns from experts
By Johana Bhuiyan
Leaders worry OpenAI is not doing due diligence to vet results and that AI models aren’t accessible to broader field of mathematicians
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/07/openai-mathematical-findings-concerns
#OpenAI #Technology #AIartificialintelligence #Mathematics #Computing #TheGuardian #JohanaBhuiyan
Ex-Barclays traders jailed for rigging interest rates have convictions quashed
By Joanna Partridge
Acquittals of five former bankers come year after supreme court overturned ruling against City trader Tom Hayes
#Banking #Libor #Courtofappeal #SeriousFraudOffice #CriminalCasesReviewCommission #Business #Law #UKnews #TheGuardian #JoannaPartridge
Artists including Noel Gallagher show support for Garvaghy Road residents
By Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
Actors and musicians sign open letter urging government to ‘protect’ residents amid impasse over the Drumcree parade
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/07/noel-gallagher-garvaghy-road-drumcree-parade-dispute
#NorthernIreland #UKnews #NoelGallagher #Music #TheGuardian #RoryCarrollIrelandcorrespondent
All hail the Kult of Kemi – captain, coach and owner of the Conservatives | John Crace
By John Crace
The Tory leader is now too big for the party to allow her to fail, so everything she does is acclaimed a work of genius
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/07/kemi-badenoch-conservative-party-conference-speech
#Conservatives #KemiBadenoch #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #JohnCrace
Crush-worthy photography, camp sci-fi and a centenarian’s florals: five free exhibitions to see
By Eddy Frankel
A little exhibition of Daidō Moriyama at his artiest and strangest, like Warhol with added filth, is among the best on show in London’s free-entry commercial galleries this week
#Artanddesign #Exhibitions #Culture #Painting #Photography #Art #TheGuardian #EddyFrankel
Canada’s Weston family buys Boots for $8.9bn
By Sarah Butler
Former Selfridges owners buys UK high street institution from long-term backer Stefano Pessina
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/07/canada-weston-family-buys-boots-uk
#Boots #Retailindustry #Business #Beauty #Canada #UKnews #Mergersandacquisitions #Privateequity #TheGuardian #SarahButler
Christa Pike’s lawyers hold press conference after she regains consciousness in hospital – latest updates
By Maya Yang
Tennessee prisoner awake and speaking after surviving state’s attempt to execute her last Wednesday
#ChristaPike #Tennessee #Capitalpunishment #UScrime #USjusticesystem #USnews #TheGuardian #MayaYang
Bail hostels due to house early-release prisoners in England and Wales closed
By Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
Exclusive: 11 facilities shut, seven for lack of staff and four over issues such as infestations or lack of running water
#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Law #Society #Crime #UKnews #England #Wales #TheGuardian #RajeevSyalHomeaffairseditor
Badenoch made the best of it – but the Tories still have a mountain to climb before any hope of No 10 | Henry Hill
By Henry Hill
Conference announcements on inheritance tax and childcare boosted the party’s mood, but the task is still holding off Reform, rather than any realistic bid for power
#Conservativeconference2026 #KemiBadenoch #Conservatives #Conservativeconference #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #HenryHill
Man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting woman drugged by her husband
By Hannah Al-Othman
Sean Peers admits offence against woman who was drugged and attacked for more than two decades
#Manchester #GreaterManchester #UKnews #TheGuardian #HannahAlOthman
Robert Ryman review – can your brain handle a show that only has white paintings?
By Ben Eastham
Barbican Art Gallery, LondonWhat seem at first indistinguishable canvases offer challenges, revelations and transcendental effects – but only if you can give yourself over to them
#Painting #Artanddesign #Art #Culture #Barbican #TheGuardian #BenEastham
‘All me’: Tory party riding high on Kemi Badenoch’s wave of popularity
By Peter Walker, Pippa Crerar, Rowena Mason and Jessica Elgot
At Conservative conference, some worry about becoming a one-woman party, while others say party should thank their lucky stars they have her
#KemiBadenoch #Politics #Conservatives #UKnews #Conservativeconference2026 #Conservativeconference #TheGuardian #PeterWalker #PippaCrerar #RowenaMason #JessicaElgot
George Galloway contests London byelection without setting foot in UK
By Dan Sabbagh
Veteran leftwinger has been ‘in exile in the east’ in Russia and not been to Holborn and St Pancras constituency since campaign began
#HolbornandStPancrasbyelection #GeorgeGalloway #Workersparty #London #UKnews #Politics #Byelections #ZackPolanski #Russia #SouthAfrica #Ukraine #TheGuardian #DanSabbagh
Could the UK really rejoin the EU?
By Katherine Butler associate editor, Europe
The big question facing Andy Burnham is not whether Brexit has harmed Britain, but if a rapidly changing Europe will keep the door open if the UK decides it wants back in
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/07/could-the-uk-really-rejoin-the-eu
#Worldnews #Europe #Brexit #AndyBurnham #EmmanuelMacron #Foreignpolicy #EuropeanUnion #Politics #TheGuardian #KatherineButlerassociateeditor #Europe
Landslides, flash floods and raging seas: is California ready for the ravages of El Niño?
By Gabrielle Canon in Mill Valley, California
A mix of natural disasters could all befall the state at once as it finds itself in the crosshairs of the climate phenomenon
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/california-el-nino-preparedness
#California #ElNiosouthernoscillation #Environment #Climatecrisis #USnews #WestCoast #TheGuardian #GabrielleCanoninMillValley #California
Stills from Unmade Films - in pictures
By Brent Lukey
Stills from Unmade Films is a series by Brent Lukey shot in the streets of Melbourne, Adelaide and Paris. The photographer and filmmaker says the work draws on classic observational style and documentary cinema to explore how people engage with public spaces, and ‘the paths they seek and the places to pause’. The exhibition is showing now at Dawn & Mabel’s in St Kilda, Melbourne, until 4 November
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/oct/08/stills-from-unmade-films-in-pictures
#Photography #Artanddesign #Culture #Melbourne #TheGuardian #BrentLukey
Australia is building a lot of new homes. But is the datacentre boom holding us back? | Greg Jericho
By Greg Jericho
Housing construction is at its strongest level since 2016, but it’s AI that is sucking up resources for builders
#Business #Housing #Constructionindustry #DatacentresAustralia #AIartificialintelligence #TheGuardian #GregJericho
Mumsnet denies using AI for content after prompt appears on message board
By Robert Booth UK technology editor
Users reject site’s explanations after detailed instructions for writing response to post on popular forum was published
#Mumsnet #AIartificialintelligence #Computing #Technology #UKnews #JustineRoberts #TheGuardian #RobertBoothUKtechnologyeditor
Put down the pumpkin! How to create a cosy home this autumn – without the cliches
By Aimee Robinson
From tactile textures to softer lighting, these expert-approved updates bring all the warmth of autumn while steering clear of Sleepy Hollow vibes
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2026/oct/07/how-to-make-home-cosy-autumn
#Interiors #Homes #Lifeandstyle #Autumn #TheGuardian #AimeeRobinson
South West Water owner taps investors to fix infrastructure after sewage spills
By Joanna Partridge
Pennon slashes dividend and launches £550m cash call ‘to drive improved outcomes for customers and communities’
#Pennon #Waterindustry #Utilities #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #JoannaPartridge
Overseas, Albanese sees ‘the very definition of climate injustice’ – but at home, he still wants coal
By Adam Morton in Nadi, Fiji
It isn’t hard to see a contradiction between the PM’s message in Fiji and his opposition to legal action to stop a NSW coalmine
#Cop31 #Environment #Australianews #Environmentalactivism #Pacificislands #Fossilfuels #AnthonyAlbanese #Energy #Mining #Coal #Climatecrisis #TheGuardian #AdamMortoninNadi #Fiji
7 October commemorations and French student protests: photos of the day – Wednesday
By Matt Fidler
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
The Uprising review – Paul Greengrass turns revolutionary rage into a Robin Hood origin myth
By Peter Bradshaw
Andrew Garfield’s fictional ploughman joins the historical heroes of the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt in a dirt-caked, docudrama-style film with disconcertingly silly moments
#Film #Periodandhistoricalfilms #PaulGreengrass #AndrewGarfield #CosmoJarvis #JamieBell #TomHollander #Culture #Televisionradio #Dramafilms #TheGuardian #PeterBradshaw
Halloween is looming – this year, I’m ditching my cynicism and getting busy with the pumpkins | Iman Amrani
By Iman Amrani
From Day of the Dead to Samhain, celebrating autumn is centuries old. Now, I want this to be a moment of magic and connection for my kids
#Halloween #Autumn #Children #Pumpkin #Family #Society #Lifeandstyle #Autumnfoodanddrink #TheGuardian #ImanAmrani
‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors
By William Christou and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem
Forced closure marks low point in UK-Israeli relations, with reports UK is considering retaliatory expulsion of Israeli diplomats from London
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/07/uk-consulate-east-jerusalem-prepares-close-israel
#Israel #WestBank #Foreignpolicy #Politics #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #UKnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #WilliamChristou #SufianTahainJerusalem
‘Another coup d’état’: fears grow as Flávio Bolsonaro vows to ‘re-democratise’ Brazil
By Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
After a surprise first-round victory, critics suggest son of disgraced ex-president could seek to continue his father’s authoritarian rule
#Brazil #Worldnews #Americas #JairBolsonaro #TheGuardian #TomPhillipsinRiodeJaneiro
BBC boss faces barrage of staff criticism over job cuts in junior ranks
By Michael Savage Media editor
Matt Brittin fields questions on whether executives are being spared and also lays out potential iPlayer overhaul
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/07/bbc-boss-matt-brittin-criticism-job-cuts-junior-staff
#BBC #MattBrittin #iPlayer #Publicservicebroadcasting #Televisionindustry #Media #UKnews #TheGuardian #MichaelSavageMediaeditor
Tropical Storm Isaias near Mexico is forecast to become a hurricane
By Guardian staff and agency
Isaias, which succeeded Tropical Depression Nine, would be the first hurricane of the belated Atlantic season
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/07/tropical-storm-isaias-mexico-hurricane
#Hurricanes #USnews #USweather #Extremeweather #Mexico #Louisiana #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff #agency