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Could the UK really rejoin the EU?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-07T14:45:52+00:00

The big question facing ​A​ndy 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• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt was lobbed into the national conversation without fanfare or warning, almost a footnote in the UK prime minister’s first speech as leader to his governing Labour party’s annual conference. But Andy Burnham has kicked off a quiet U-turn on Brexit.By stating bluntly that the decision to leave Europe’s core political community had done “more harm than good”, Bu

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Mumsnet denies using AI for content after prompt appears on message board

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-07T14:31:04+00:00

Users reject site’s explanations after detailed instructions for writing response to post on popular forum was publishedMumsnet has denied using AI to produce content after detailed instructions to help an AI model write one of its popular “am I being unreasonable” (AIBU) posts appeared on a Mumsnet message board.Users of the long-established forum, which is known for its frank discussions of family tensions, were vexed when the AI prompt appeared in response to a user seeking advice about a family dilemma involving a neurodivergent uncle and a sick child. Continue reading...

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Couples would be able to leave £1m and family home exempt from inheritance tax under Tories, says Badenoch – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-07T14:30:20+00:00

Conservative leader says proposed measures would halve the number of families paying inheritance taxChris Philp, the shadow home secretary, is speaking now at the conference. He described Nick Timothy as the “Bob the Builder” of the next parliament on the basis of the Tory pledge to build 50,000 prison places.“Can he fix it? Yes he can,” Philp said. He went on:I know we didn’t get everything right in government, but we now have a plan to make things better, whereas Labour is making them worse.Dangerous men released early from jail. Police numbers down by 2,000. Stop and search opposed. 92% of

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« La France doit accorder l’asile au lanceur d’alerte et journaliste Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-07T14:30:10+00:00

Dans une tribune au « Monde », Reporters sans frontières, le réseau Forbidden Stories et la Plateforme de protection des lanceurs d’alerte en Afrique exhortent les autorités françaises à octroyer l’asile au journaliste centrafricain, source exclusive d’une enquête sur la machine de propagande russe en Afrique.

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GST Council may clarify tax treatment of e-commerce logistics system

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-07T14:18:38+00:00

While the West Bengal Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (WBAAAR) denied the exemption to Flipkart’s logistics model, the Tamil Nadu AAR has ruled in favour of exemption.

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South West Water owner taps investors to fix infrastructure after sewage spills

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-07T14:14:35+00:00

Pennon slashes dividend and launches £550m cash call ‘to drive improved outcomes for customers and communities’The owner of embattled South West Water has slashed its dividend and launched a cash call to investors as it attempts to fund infrastructure investment, days after it was hit by a record £7.9m fine for hundreds of sewage spills.London-listed Pennon said on Wednesday it would tap investors for £550m, as part of a £1bn investment “to drive improved outcomes for customers and communities”. Continue reading...

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‘Another coup d’état’: fears grow as Flávio Bolsonaro vows to ‘re-democratise’ Brazil

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-07T14:06:42+00:00

After a surprise first-round victory, critics suggest son of disgraced ex-president could seek to continue his father’s authoritarian ruleFlávio’s surprise first-round win highlights rapid rise of Brazil’s House of BolsonaroFlávio Bolsonaro, the far-right frontrunner to become Brazil’s next president, has vowed to “re-democratise” the South American country, fuelling fears over a move into authoritarian rule if he wins power.Brazil was re-democratised in the 1980s after a brutal 21-year dictatorship that Flávio’s father, the disgraced ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, has long praised. Continue re

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We have to build our own trust: Geetanjali Kirloskar on Vikram’s legacy and the Toyota bond

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-07T14:06:18+00:00

Toyota’s three-decade partnership with the Kirloskar family is moving into its next generation, with Geetanjali Kirloskar saying the relationship is being strengthened through fresh trust, shared values and a more entrepreneurial approach as Manasi Kirloskar takes on a larger role.

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BBC boss faces barrage of staff criticism over job cuts in junior ranks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-07T14:01:51+00:00

Matt Brittin fields questions on whether executives are being spared and also lays out potential iPlayer overhaulMatt Brittin, the BBC’s director general, has faced a barrage of accusations that frontline staff are being laid off instead of those from the “very bloated” senior ranks.In an all-staff call, Brittin conceded the BBC was “going to be smaller” but said it could still have a bigger impact. He said it needed to be “a bit more Elvis – a little less conversation, a little more action”. Continue reading...

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‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-07T14:00:53+00:00

Forced closure marks low point in UK-Israeli relations, with reports UK is considering retaliatory expulsion of Israeli diplomats from LondonIsrael marks three years since 7 October attack – liveThe UK consulate in East Jerusalem gave few signs that it was at the centre of a geopolitical controversy this week, with little movement around the high-walled building save the fluttering of the union jack and the occasional car exiting the compound.The mission is to shut its doors on Thursday after Israel ordered its closure in response to a UK ban on trade with illegal settlements in the occupied W

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Overseas, Albanese sees ‘the very definition of climate injustice’ – but at home, he still wants coal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-07T14:00:52+00:00

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 coalmineGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThere are unlikely to be many bigger moments in Australian action on the climate crisis this year than a judgment by the high court on Wednesday.In what is likely to prove a historic victory, the court sided with community members in the Hunter Valley to strike down a state regulator’s approval of a massive coalmine expansion that could have kept it operating until 2048.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics

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Частина "слуг народу" виступили за збереження 64% ПДФО у громадах і реверсної дотації

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-10-07T13:59:33+00:00

фото ua.depositphotos.comЧастина народних депутатів із фракції "Слуга народу" виступила за збереження 64% податку на доходи фізичних осіб (ПДФО) у бюджетах територіальних громад, а також за збереження...

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Mayor of Turkish opposition stronghold Izmir defects to Erdoğan’s party

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-07T13:54:06+00:00

Cemil Tugay joins ruling AKP after vowing he would never switch sides in coup for Turkish presidentThe mayor of Izmir, Turkey’s third city and an opposition stronghold, has defected to the ruling AKP in a move hailed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish president.Turkey’s opposition is battling an increasingly intense crackdown, with a barrage of what observers say are politically motivated arrests and lawsuits targeting its mayors and elected officials. Continue reading...

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Mayor of Turkish opposition stronghold defects to Erdoğan’s party amid political crackdown

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-07T13:54:06+00:00

Izmir mayor Cemil Tugay joins ruling AKP after vowing he would never switch sides in boost for Turkish presidentThe mayor of Izmir, Turkey’s third city and an opposition stronghold, has defected to the ruling AKP in a move hailed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish president.Turkey’s opposition is battling an increasingly intense crackdown, with a barrage of what observers say are politically motivated arrests and lawsuits targeting its mayors and elected officials. Continue reading...

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Tropical Storm Isaias near Mexico is forecast to become a hurricane

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-07T13:51:25+00:00

Isaias, which succeeded Tropical Depression Nine, would be the first hurricane of the belated Atlantic seasonTropical Storm Isaias formed early on Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the belated Atlantic season before hitting the US Gulf coast later in the week.Isaias succeeded Tropical Depression Nine as it strengthened overnight. It was located about 285 miles (460km) west of Progreso, Mexico, and about 580 miles (935km) south-west of where the Mississippi River spills into the Gulf of Mexico in Louisi

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