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Police treating Golders Green stabbings as suspected hate crime

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T15:03:26+00:00

Attack on two Jewish men in north London earlier this year was originally treated as terrorismThe stabbings of two Jewish men in Golders Green, north London, in April are being treated as an alleged hate crime not a terrorist attack, police have said.Essa Suleiman, 45, was arrested by the Metropolitan police on suspicion of attempted murder shortly after the stabbings on 29 April. Continue reading...

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Golders Green stabbings no longer being treated as suspected terrorism

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T15:03:26+00:00

Police say attack on two Jewish men in north London in April now being treated as alleged hate crimeThe stabbings of two Jewish men in Golders Green, north London, in April are being treated as an alleged hate crime and not as a terrorist attack, police have said.Essa Suleiman, 45, was arrested by the Metropolitan police on suspicion of attempted murder shortly after the stabbings on 29 April. Continue reading...

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Queensland anti-corruption commission investigated just 20 of more than 6,000 complaints in a year

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T15:00:37+00:00

Statistics showed there is ‘almost no chance’ a complaint made against a government department like the police would be investigated independently, expert saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s anti-corruption commission has investigated just 20 of more than 6,000 complaints of suspected corruption in the past year, as the state government comes under renewed pressure to implement a years-late recommendation to end the practice of police investigating police.The statistic was revealed in Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission’s annual report, tabled i

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Further interest rate hikes could ‘devastate’ property market without easing unaffordability

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T15:00:36+00:00

With RBA predicted to lift cash rate for fourth time this year on Tuesday, experts warn a fifth – or even sixth – rise would be ‘overkill’Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcastTwo or even three more Reserve Bank interest rate hikes would be “devastating” for the property market but still leave housing more unaffordable than ever as higher borrowing costs trump lower prices, experts say.The RBA’s monetary policy board is widely expected on Tuesday afternoon to announce an increase in its cash rate to 4.6%, from 4.35%, in a decision that will add another $100 to the monthly

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Samuel Eto’o, le président de la Fédération camerounaise de football, accusé de détournement de fonds et de blanchiment d’argent

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-28T15:00:21+00:00

Selon le « Times », l’ancienne vedette du football camerounais a reçu, en 2023, des versements suspects de la fédération russe. « Le Monde » révèle que des matchs amicaux joués par le Cameroun en Corée du Sud et aux Etats-Unis ont également donné lieu à des transferts d’argent suspects.

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Editorial. Omissions and commissions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-28T14:57:42+00:00

Insurance distribution reforms must be expedited

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‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’: How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T14:54:50+00:00

People living next to a chemicals plant near Blackpool were tested for ‘forever chemicals’; last week they received the alarming resultsLast February, I got a call from a woman called Sam Hammond. We had been speaking on and off for a while over her growing concern that her garden could be affected by pollution from a nearby chemical plant.That morning, Sam had been hand-delivered a letter from her council informing her that her pet ducks’ eggs, reared in her garden, were contaminated with Pfas chemicals. Continue reading...

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‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’ How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T14:54:50+00:00

People living next to a chemicals plant near Blackpool were tested for ‘forever chemicals’. Last week they received the alarming resultsLast February, I got a call from a woman called Sam Hammond. We had been speaking on and off for a while over her growing concern that her garden could be affected by pollution from a nearby chemical plant.That morning, Sam had been hand-delivered a letter from her council informing her that her pet ducks’ eggs, reared in her garden, were contaminated with Pfas chemicals. Continue reading...

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RAF Fairford live updates: Five men arrested near base to be released on bail, police say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T14:51:01+00:00

Counter terror police say earlier that they arrested five men who were British national in their 20s from LondonUK security forces aware of suspected bomb plot, hints defence secretaryRAF Fairford suspected bomb plot: have you been affected?Speaking at the Labour party conference in Liverpool, the defence secretary, Wes Streeting, said he could not give further details about the RAF Fairford incident because there is a live police investigation.However, he used his speech to stress that the UK-US relationship is “the closest alliance” of any two countries in the world, adding the two nations w

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‘Starship is in orbit’: cheers go up as huge SpaceX rocket circles Earth for first time

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-28T14:44:13+00:00

Mission goes ahead despite some fears an initial engine failure after the Texas launch would scupper the attemptSpaceX has sent its enormous Starship rocket into Earth’s orbit for the first time on a milestone flight intended to pave the way for future missions to the moon and Mars.The rocket, the largest and most powerful ever built, blasted off from SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility in Texas at 7.48am local time (1.48pm BST) marking its 14th test flight and first attempt to circle the planet before falling back to Earth. Continue reading...

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UBFU defers 3-day strike

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-28T14:41:27+00:00

“Five-day banking must become a reality for the banking industry at the earliest. We are moving towards that, “ said UFBU in a statement

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« La capacité du Groenland à choisir ses partenaires industriels et financiers se trouve aujourd’hui conditionnée à l’assentiment de Washington »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-28T14:30:11+00:00

L’accord de sécurité entre les Etats-Unis, le Danemark et le Groenland signé le 22 septembre appelle une lecture plus prudente que celle d’une simple victoire du droit sur la force, analyse l’avocat Charles-Edouard Renault, dans une tribune au « Monde ».

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Here’s the latest.

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-28T14:29:41+00:00
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