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Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T07:08:41+00:00

Andrew Griffith makes speech today as Reform UK accuses party of copying policies they ‘announced weeks and months ago’Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural EnglandGood morning. Yesterday Kemi Badenoch published a tract setting out the principles that a Conservative government would follow in office. It was presented as Thatcherism revived for the 21st century, and a key theme was that government should leave wealth creation up to business, and not get in the way with red tape.Today Andrew Griffith, the shadow chancellor, is presenting a plan that illustrates what this would

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Eloelo Group launches AI platform for video production

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T07:01:45+00:00

The company said the platform addresses a key limitation in AI-generated video: maintaining continuity and context across multiple shots

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British Jews more likely to identify as Zionist since 7 October attacks, research finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T07:00:52+00:00

Percentage who feel ‘very emotionally attached to Israel’ rose to 51% in June 2025, up 13 points from before Gaza warBritish Jews have become more likely to identify as Zionist, consider emigrating to Israel, and feel a close attachment to the country since the 7 October attacks, research has found.A study from the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) titled “October 8 Jews: The Impact of October 7 on British Jewish Identity”, by Dr David Graham, found the percentage of British Jews who identified as Zionist rose seven points to 66%, between 2022 and 2025. By June 2025, the numbers who f

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Rowan Atkinson to bring Mr Bean, Blackadder and more to West End in new show

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T07:00:50+00:00

The actor will perform famous TV sketches – as well as new material created with Richard Curtis, Ben Elton and Howard Goodall – in Rowan Live, which opens in FebruaryRowan Atkinson will return to the stage next year to play Blackadder, Mr Bean and other comic characters from across his career in a West End show, Rowan Live. The production, which will have a short run of 30 performances, is to feature new routines as well as his famous sketches from TV shows including Not the Nine O’Clock News.“It is 40 years since I last did a comedy sketch show in the West End,” said Atkinson. “I thought it w

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BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk, saving 900 jobs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T07:00:27+00:00

UK’s fourth-biggest broadband provider has been seeking a buyer for several yearsBusiness live – latest updatesBT has agreed to buy the broadband supplier TalkTalk out of administration in a rescue deal that will save 900 jobs.The company said it had struck a deal to acquire TalkTalk and its wholesale business PlatformX Communications (PXC) on a debt-free basis, in a move that is expected to cost it £400m. Continue reading...

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Gianmarco Tognazzi: “Mio padre Ugo? Ho fatto di tutto per non imitarlo”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-10-05T06:58:50+00:00

Una lunghissima carriera iniziata sul set con il papà Ugo da bambino, il lavoro come operatore alla macchina, la popolarità della tv, la scelta di impegnarsi nella recitazione. E poi la moglie, i figli, l’amico Alessandro Gassmann e una cosa o due sulle commedie di ieri e di oggi

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Coonoor Auctions: Blenders, exporters lift tea prices

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T06:58:24+00:00

Global Tea Auctioneers said that the offerings in leaf sales was 12,78,366 kg, witnessing 95 per cent sales, while the quantity offered in dust was 3,06,770 kg, with a 95 per cent sales

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Spain’s Sánchez to hold press conference amid speculation over early election – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T06:57:34+00:00

PM may call a vote to address national housing crisis after parliament rejected two of his government’s emergency relief measuresSpain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez is about to hold a press conference shortly amid speculations he is about to call a snap election to address a national housing crisis, after parliament rejected two of his government’s emergency relief measures on Friday.The vote prompted tens of thousands to march in the street on Saturday, in the capital Madrid and other cities. Protesters were calling for action on rent prices and tenant protections. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty trade flat at noon as crude, bond yields cap gains

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T06:51:00+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Stock Price Live: Indian equity markets traded largely flat at noon after opening higher, with the Sensex up 0.07 per cent and Nifty 0.04 per cent. Improved global cues supported sentiment, while elevated crude prices and bond yields capped gains and pressured foreign flows.

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Runwal Enterprises shares make muted market debut

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T06:43:08+00:00

The stock listed at ₹306, marginally up by 0.32% from the issue price of ₹305 on the BSE

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Lula insegue a sorpresa. La sfida ora si gioca sul futuro

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-10-05T06:35:38+00:00

Flavio ha ereditato orgogliosamente dal padre il bolsonarismo, conservandone il cuore elettorale, fatto in prevalenza di uomini ed evangelici, ma ne ha allo stesso tempo normalizzato i tratti, limitandone le asperità

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UltraTech surpasses 2 GW of green energy capacity for captive use

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T06:27:34+00:00

It has also commissioned 10 MW of Waste Heat Recovery System capacity at Sarlanagar Cement Works, its integrated manufacturing unit in Karnataka

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Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T06:20:46+00:00

Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national parkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia had its second hottest September on record last month as global heating and a strengthening El Niño combined to break a string of heat records around the country.Bureau of Meteorology data showed the minimum night-time temperatures across the continent were also the hottest for any September on a record that goes back to 1910. Averaged temperatures ranked in the top five warmest Septembers for every state, and the six

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Утренний звон по рынку акций 5 октября

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-10-05T06:16:56+00:00

Российский рынок акций утром в понедельник продолдает рост выходных дней. По состоянию на 09:15 мск индекс Мосбиржи вырос по отношению к закрытию предыдущего дня на 0,77% и составил 2 294,78. Индекс РТС вырос на 0,77% и составил 865,91.

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Alleged flydubai attacker left Australia without finishing engineering course, university says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T05:52:17+00:00

RMIT confirms co-pilot was a student as Australian authorities examine his time in country between 2015 and 2017An Australian university has confirmed a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack an Israel-bound flight studied at its Melbourne campus, but left before completing his qualification.Disaster was narrowly averted on 30 September when passengers and crew intervened to stop the alleged attempt of the co-pilot, identified by media outlets as Hammam al-Hammami, to take control of a flight to Tel Aviv with 182 people onboard. Continue reading...

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