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Mon 12 Oct 2026
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Donald Trump
Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war as Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news to me’
Dust and debris inside King Khalid international airport
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh airport hit again after deadly Houthi missile attack, Saudi authorities say
Side profile of Andy Burnham
Brexit
Andy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit referendum
Security electronic tag attached to a person's ankle
Society
Failure to fit tags left 5,000 offenders unmonitored in England and Wales, report finds
HMS Mersey, a grey naval patrol ship with a tall mast, sails across open water
Economics
IFS: budget will be ‘work of fiction’ without clear plan to cover UK spending pressures
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In focus

Picture By Jim Wileman - The water supply on Lundy Island, off the North Devon Coast, has been at its lowest level. Matt Scantlebury, Island Manager, at Pondsbury Pond.
Devon
Rapid showers and no flushing toilets: drought pushes Lundy island to the brink
Immigration and asylum
People smugglers are still profiting from small boats. Can the UK fix the crisis?
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Features

A man in a blue top and a woman in a stripy top and a black vest, standing by a tree in a garden
The big interview
‘We were not going to let this rapist destroy our lives’: how one couple came to terms with a devastating attack
Frieze art fair
Pine cones, glitter and a hip-hop head for sale: red-hot artists reveal their Frieze stunners
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Opinion

Illustration of figures lost in labyrinth of staircases.
quote  Finally, a helpful intervention in the ‘overdiagnosis’ wars. But where’s the money to answer this tragedy?
John Harris
quote  Yes, it’s been a tough week for the Greens: but don’t lose sight of how we’re transforming British politics
Zack Polanski
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Sport

Enzo Maresca celebrates on the pitch after Manchester City’s win against Liverpool.
Football
‘We make our own noise’: Maresca hails Manchester City after Liverpool triumph
quote  Spectre of ghost football hangs over Manchester City win of unknown significance
Jonathan Wilson
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Podcast

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The fight to switch off your algorithm – podcast
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Climate crisis

A man in khaki shirt and trousers standing in the jungle next to two chimpanzees.
Nature heroes
‘I didn’t want to write about this’: the man who first saw chimps waging civil war
Chile
Why a Chilean salt flat is a microcosm of the extractive frontiers of green capitalism
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Business & technology

An assortment of Halloween ornaments such as a tree and pumpkins
Retail industry
‘Halloweenmas’: how the spooky one-nighter turned into a month-long spectacular
Business
‘Our town is making jeans again’: meet the firm reviving jobs and skills in Wales
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In pictures

A cosplayer dressed as Marge Simpson makes a peace sign as rides an escalator with other subway passengers
Photos of the weekend
Marge Simpson rides the subway and Ali G returns