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Met chief says ‘toxicity’ around DEI will not stop him recruiting more black and Asian officers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-12T05:00:47+00:00

Mark Rowley says inclusivity is crucial for the force and he refuses to be ‘blown off course’ by criticsSir Mark Rowley: I will have more police officers of colour in the UK capital – and the culture wars won’t stop me doing itMark Rowley has said the Metropolitan police must recruit more black and Asian officers in order to gain the trust of minority ethnic communities in London, and vowed not to be “blown off course by the culture wars”.The right has criticised drives for diversity, claiming they lead to lower standards. Rowley, who is commissioner of the Met and Britain’s top police officer

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Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-12T05:00:47+00:00

Exclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources sayMinisters are preparing to slash the amount of money available to subsidise heat pumps as they look for ways to fund higher defence spending, sources have told the Guardian.Miatta Fahnbulleh, the energy secretary, has been tasked with finding more than £2bn in savings from her budget to help pay for defence investment under a plan drawn up by the previous government. Continue reading...

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Burnham to urge MPs to embrace closer ties with EU

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-12T05:00:46+00:00

Post-recess statement will focus on damage caused by Brexit and the need to cooperate on immigration and tradeAndy Burnham will put Brexit back on the Commons agenda as MPs return from recess, warning that failing to pursue a better deal with the EU would be a “major dereliction of duty”.The prime minister will use a statement to the Commons on the first day back after the party conference break to urge MPs to face up to the damage caused by Brexit, and embrace closer ties with the EU to increase economic growth and tackle illegal immigration. Continue reading...

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Burnham: not pursuing better EU deal would be ‘dereliction of duty’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-12T05:00:46+00:00

Post-recess statement will focus on damage caused by Brexit and the need to cooperate on immigration and tradeAndy Burnham will put Brexit back on the Commons agenda as MPs return from recess, warning that failing to pursue a better deal with the EU would be a “major dereliction of duty”.The prime minister will use a statement to the Commons on the first day back after the party conference break to urge MPs to face up to the damage caused by Brexit, and embrace closer ties with the EU to increase economic growth and tackle illegal immigration. Continue reading...

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En Roumanie, le sombre passé de la Securitate continue d’animer la scène politique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-12T05:00:10+00:00

Révélé par la presse en fin d’été, le cas d’un ex-officier de la Securitate qui commandait la garde rapprochée présidentielle depuis vingt ans a ravivé la défiance des Roumains envers leurs institutions, dans un contexte de crise politique. Les historiens portent un regard nuancé sur l’influence persistante des anciens des services de sécurité.

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Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’ – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-12T04:57:52+00:00

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor not watering down 30% tax on discretionary trusts, says assistant treasurer The assistant treasurer, Daniel Mulino, says Labor is not watering down proposed changes to put a minimum 30% tax on discretionary trusts.We’re not watering this down. This is a very substantial review. This is about fairness in our tax system. It’s about trying to better align the taxes that people pay when they earn income through trusts versus when they earn income from working, from providing their labour.These are changes that

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Melbourne Islamic leader silent on centre’s alleged Flydubai hijacker links in Facebook video

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-12T04:55:40+00:00

MyCentre leader Samir Mohtadi, who also goes by Abu Hamza, refers to Islamic texts on the virtues of staying silentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA leader of a Melbourne Islamic centre allegedly linked to the accused Flydubai hijacker has released a video extolling the virtues of staying silent, without directly commenting on the accusations from prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates.Dr Hamad Saif al-Shamsi, the attorney general of the UAE, on the weekend said that investigators had traced the ideological and professional background of the 29-year-old suspect and

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Rupee appreciates 80 paise at open amid RBI's intervention

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-12T04:31:07+00:00

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lowered threshold for taking positions without underlying exposure to $5 million equivalents from $100 million

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : trois morts et 25 blessés dans une frappe russe près de Kharkiv

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-12T04:30:21+00:00

Cette attaque a également fait 25 blessés, selon la police ukrainienne. Par ailleurs, Donald Trump a annoncé un « cessez-le-feu énergétique » entre la Russie et l’Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky a dit au média américain « Axios » n’avoir pas connaissance d’un tel accord, tandis que Moscou ne s’est pour l’heure pas exprimé.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : trois morts, dont un adolescent de 16 ans, dans une frappe russe près de Kharkiv

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-12T04:30:20+00:00

Cette attaque a également fait 25 blessés, selon la police ukrainienne. Par ailleurs, Donald Trump a annoncé un « cessez-le-feu énergétique » entre la Russie et l’Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky a dit au média américain « Axios » n’avoir pas connaissance d’un tel accord, tandis que Moscou ne s’est pour l’heure pas exprimé.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : l’UE saluera une trêve énergétique entre Kiev et Moscou « dès qu’elle tiendra », dit Kaja Kallas

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-12T04:30:20+00:00

Selon la cheffe de la diplomatie européenne, « nous n’avons pas encore la certitude que la Russie va se conformer » au « cessez-le-feu énergétique » avec effet immédiat annoncé par Donald Trump. Des attaques russes ont visé dimanche soir « des installations énergétiques », peu après la déclaration du président américain.

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Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-12T04:18:19+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor not watering down 30% tax on discretionary trusts, says assistant treasurer The assistant treasurer, Daniel Mulino, says Labor is not watering down proposed changes to put a minimum 30% tax on discretionary trusts.We’re not watering this down. This is a very substantial review. This is about fairness in our tax system. It’s about trying to better align the taxes that people pay when they earn income through trusts versus when they earn income from working, from providing their labour.These are changes th

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Le commissaire européen au climat compte sur le « made in Europe » et le nucléaire pour réduire les émissions de carbone

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-12T04:00:44+00:00

Alors que la France et l’Allemagne peinent à trouver un accord politique sur le sujet, Wopke Hoekstra, en visite à Paris mardi et mercredi, soutient la position française en faveur d’une préférence européenne pour résister à la concurrence de l’industrie chinoise.

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IFS: budget will be ‘work of fiction’ without clear plan to cover UK spending pressures

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-12T04:00:44+00:00

Thinktank’s influential pre-budget report urges key decisions to be made now and not put off until next yearJohn Healey has been warned by Britain’s leading tax and spending experts that his budget risks being a “work of fiction” unless he sets out plans to cover £35bn in spending pressures.As the war in the Middle East rattles the public finances, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said the damage from higher inflation meant the chancellor would need to either top up funds for his current government spending plans or impose deep real-terms cuts by the end of the decade. Continue reading..

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