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The Guardian view on cancers in under-50s: the risks of obesity must be confronted | Editorial
By Editorial
More research into the troubling rise in early onset cancers is needed. But we already know that food is among the culprits
#Cancer #Health #Obesity #Diabetes #Food #Society #Labour #Politics #WesStreeting #NHS #Tobaccoindustry #UKnews #TheGuardian #Editorial
To reduce reoffending, prisoners need better support after release | Letter
By Guardian Staff
Pavan Dhaliwal responds to an article on the early release of prisoners. Plus a letter from a prison officer who works in a men’s open prison
#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Poverty #Mentalhealth #Housing #Society #UKnews #Crime #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
Search warrants used in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor raids were unlawful, court rules
By Haroon Siddique
Judge makes ruling after former prince applied for judicial review of operation linked to Jeffrey Epstein investigation
#AndrewMountbattenWindsor #Police #JeffreyEpstein #UKnews #TheGuardian #HaroonSiddique
BBC axes long-running Radio 4 show You and Yours in push towards podcasts https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/08/bbc-axes-radio-4-shows-you-and-yours-podcasts #Radio4 #ConsumerAffairs #RadioIndustry #Money #Media #Bbc #Podcasting #Podcasts #DigitalMedia #Internet #TelevisionRadio #Technology #Culture #UkNews
BBC axes long-running Radio 4 show You and Yours in push towards podcasts
By Michael Savage Media editor
Thinking Allowed, The Artificial Human and Free Thinking among other programmes hit by £500m cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/08/bbc-axes-radio-4-shows-you-and-yours-podcasts
#Radio4 #Consumeraffairs #Radioindustry #Money #Media #BBC #Podcasting #Podcasts #Digitalmedia #Internet #Televisionradio #Technology #Culture #UKnews #TheGuardian #MichaelSavageMediaeditor
Asos says customer data accessed by hacker posing as trusted contact https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/08/asos-customer-data-accessed-hacker-posing-impersonated #Asos #Business #RetailIndustry #UkNews #Hacking #Cybercrime #Telegram #OnlineShopping
Asos says customer data accessed by hacker posing as trusted contact
By Sarah Butler
Customers are told payment details and passwords were not compromised when employee account was breached
#Asos #Business #Retailindustry #UKnews #Hacking #Cybercrime #Telegram #Onlineshopping #TheGuardian #SarahButler
📰 ASOS confirms personal details were accessed in hack update as retailer issues apology
ASOS confirms unauthorised party gained ‘access to some personal information, including names and contact details’
UK scales back Jerusalem consulate after Israel dispute
Britain says its diplomatic mission will remain open with reduced staff, despite Israel's order to close the nearly 200-year-old consulate.
Woman who competed with friends for best tan dies of cancer, aged 30
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-who-competed-friends-best-37748839
Covid, Brexit and Liz Truss mini-budget led to lasting decline in mental health, study finds
By Denis Campbell Health policy editor
Researchers found five events, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, caused serious damage to mental wellbeing across UK
#Mentalhealth #Health #Society #Brexit #Coronavirus #Politics #Science #Worldnews #UKnews #Research #TheGuardian #DenisCampbellHealthpolicyeditor
Covid, Brexit and Liz Truss mini-budget led to lasting decline in mental health, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/08/covid-brexit-liz-truss-mini-budget-lasting-decline-mental-health-uk-study #MentalHealth #Health #Society #Brexit #Coronavirus #Politics #Science #WorldNews #UkNews #Research
Polls open in Holborn and St Pancras byelection – UK politics live
By Guardian Staff
Voters choosing replacement for Keir Starmer, who announced he was standing down last month
#Politics #Byelections #UKnews #Labour #Greenparty #Conservatives #ReformUK #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
Burnham to hold security talks with German chancellor in Berlin
Downing Street said deeper co-operation in the face of rising hybrid threats from Russia would be high on the agenda during Burnham's first official visit to Germany.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmwyq34qexdzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
#Berlin #Burnham #Merz #GermanyNews #Germany #UKNews #UK #News
Britons kept in dark about scale of climate crisis, say viewers of ‘first-of-its-kind’ emergency briefing
By Pippa Neill Environment reporter
Nine out of 10 people felt motivated to act after watching film outlining threats to food security, economy and public health
#Climatecrisis #Environment #Food #Economicpolicy #Healthpolicy #Foodsecurity #Emergencyplanning #Documentaryfilms #Film #UKnews #TheGuardian #PippaNeillEnvironmentreporter
Britons kept in dark about scale of climate crisis, say viewers of ‘first-of-its-kind’ emergency briefing https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/08/britons-kept-in-dark-scale-of-climate-crisis-first-of-its-kind-emergency-briefing #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Food #EconomicPolicy #HealthPolicy #FoodSecurity #EmergencyPlanning #DocumentaryFilms #Film #UkNews
Voting opens in high stakes Holborn and St Pancras byelection
By Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
Zack Polanski has led energetic campaign for the Greens, while Labour will hope to hold on to Starmer’s old seat
#HolbornandStPancrasbyelection #Greenparty #Labour #ZackPolanski #Politics #London #England #UKnews #Londonpolitics #Byelections #Localpolitics #AndyBurnham #Localgovernment #TheGuardian #PeterWalkerSeniorpoliticalcorrespondent
Voting opens in high stakes Holborn and St Pancras byelection https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/08/voting-opens-holborn-st-pancras-byelection-green-party-zack-polanksi-labour-sagal-abdi-wali #HolbornAndStPancrasByelection #GreenParty #Labour #ZackPolanski #Politics #London #England #UkNews #LondonPolitics #Byelections #LocalPolitics #AndyBurnham #LocalGovernment
‘I feel perfectly safe’: white Lutonians on the town’s supposed no-go zones
By Ben Quinn with photographs by Graeme Robertson
Little if any sign Bury Park is a place where any group might fear to tread, despite Tory MP’s comments to the contrary
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/08/luton-white-people-feel-safe-in-supposed-no-go-zones
#Luton #Communities #Bedfordshire #Thefarright #Conservatives #Race #Society #UKnews #Politics #England #TheGuardian #BenQuinnwithphotographsbyGraemeRobertson
‘I feel perfectly safe’: white Lutonians on the town’s supposed no-go zones https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/08/luton-white-people-feel-safe-in-supposed-no-go-zones #Luton #Communities #Bedfordshire #TheFarRight #Conservatives #Race #Society #UkNews #Politics #England
Teenager becomes first person to have testicular tissue transplant in UK
By Andrew Gregory Health editor
Operation on 19-year-old who had no sperm after chemotherapy offers hope of preserving children’s fertility after cancer treatment
#Menshealth #Health #UKnews #Reproduction #Childrenshealth #Medicalresearch #Cancer #Science #Biology #Society #TheGuardian #AndrewGregoryHealtheditor
Teenager becomes first person to have testicular tissue transplant in UK https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/08/teenager-first-person-testicular-tissue-transplant-uk-cancer-chemotherapy-fertility #MensHealth #Health #UkNews #Reproduction #ChildrensHealth #MedicalResearch #Cancer #Science #Biology #Society
https://www.europesays.com/iran/321706/ Israel criticism used for cover by anti-Semites, Holocaust museum boss warns #AntiSemitism #HateCrime #IranWar #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #Judaism #News #standard #TheHolocaust #UKNews #WorldNews
RAF emergency declars near London as Chinook helicopter sends 7700 ‘squawk code'
Water companies 'systemically failing' to report sewage spills, charity claims
Family of student who took his own life say university ‘will be held to account’
By Nadeem Badshah
Ethan Scott Brown died after being wrongly told he would not be eligible to graduate from the University of Glasgow
#Universities #UKnews #Glasgow #Students #Education #Scotland #Highereducation #Mentalhealth #Health #Society #TheGuardian #NadeemBadshah
Family of student who took his own life say university ‘will be held to account’ https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/oct/07/family-student-ethan-scott-brown-university-glasgow-accountable #Universities #UkNews #Glasgow #Students #Education #Scotland #HigherEducation #MentalHealth #Health #Society
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
Labour Send changes at risk as parents rush to secure support, say experts 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
https://www.europesays.com/videos/107336/ The truth behind France’s student protests #FourReal #France #Protests #Students #Youth #Politics #Channel4 #Channel4News #Channel4 #InternationalNews #LatestNews #UKNews #WorldNews
London mum has been missing for two years as £20K reward offered in search
https://www.europesays.com/videos/107292/ India’s ‘cockroaches’ are BACK – now they’re fighting for the vote #BJP #Channel4 #Channel4News #Channel4 #CNP #cockroach #CockroachIndia #cockroachjantaparty #CockroachParty #CockroachProtests #ElectionCommission #GyaneshKumar #INDIA #Indiabloc #Indiablocprotest #IndiaProtests #InternationalNews #Jantarmantar #LatestNews #Modi #narendramodi #Protests #rahulgandhi #sir #UKNews #WorldNews
Ella Baron on the Greens’ new ‘Zionism is racism’ policy – cartoon
By Ella Baron
#Greenparty #UKnews #ZackPolanski #Judaism #Politics #Race #Gaza #TheGuardian #EllaBaron
https://www.europesays.com/videos/107202/ Moment Dexter-obsessed killer lies to police #CriminalInterrogation #CriminalPsychology #DexterCopycat #DexterObsessedKiller #DexterRealLifeKiller #InterrogationAnalysis #InterrogationFootage #KillerInterrogation #KillerLiesToPolice #MurderInterrogation #news #NewsPublisher #Newspaper #PoliceInterrogation #PoliceInterview #Telegraph #TheTelegraph #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeDocumentary #TrueCrimeStories #UKNews #WorldNews
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
The US has backed Libya’s Haftar clan. The UK should not make the same mistake | Letters
By Guardian Staff
Steven Kay says Britain should act independently and in a role consistent with its status as a member of the UN security council
#Libya #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Africa #USpolitics #Worldnews #Labour #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
Beware rightwing economic myths such as ‘maxing out the nation’s credit card’ | Letters
By Guardian Staff
Readers respond to an article in which Larry Elliott argues that Andy Burnham must challenge neoliberal nostrums
#Economics #Labour #AndyBurnham #Politics #JohnHealey #Budget #Money #Business #Pensions #Taxandspending #BankofEngland #UKnews #JohnMaynardKeynes #AlanGreenspan #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
Burnham, take note: water shareholders have their uses – they can be squeezed for cash | Nils Pratley
By Nils Pratley
Owner of South West Water, Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water is tapping its investors for £550m after sewage spills
#Waterindustry #Pennon #Utilities #Business #AndyBurnham #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #NilsPratley
‘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
‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oct/07/billionaire-quit-uk-wealth-tax-resident-monaco-super-rich-exodus #TheSuperrich #Budget2026 #London #TaxHavens #Monaco #UkNews #TaxAndSpending #Politics #Labour #InheritanceTax #CapitalGainsTax
Labour could oversee worst parliament on record for living standards, study warns https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/07/labour-worst-parliament-living-standards-thinktank-analysis #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #Labour #EconomicGrowthGdp #Thinktanks #Budget #JohnHealey #UkNews #Economics #Business #Politics #EconomicPolicy #Poverty #Society #EnergyBills #HouseholdBills #TaxAndSpending #Housing #Budget2026 #Inflation #InterestRates
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
📰 Rebranded Jaguar unveils its first electric sportscar: The Type 01EV
Hailed as the most technologically advanced and powerful Jaguar in the company’s history, it premiered in New York today, targeting a younger, wealthier and mostly American customer base.
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?
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
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
Ex-Barclays traders jailed for rigging interest rates have convictions quashed https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/07/former-barclays-traders-rigging-interest-rates-convictions-quashed-libor #Banking #Libor #CourtOfAppeal #SeriousFraudOffice #CriminalCasesReviewCommission #Business #Law #UkNews