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Chancellor accepts Labour has put a ‘lot of pressure’ on business and that helping wealth creators will be budget aim – UK politics live

John Healey is expected to cut red tape requirements, particularly for smaller businessesGood morning. A week today John Healey, the chancellor, will be doing a media round defending the budget he is presenting on Wednesday next week. Ahead of that, he has given an interview to Patrick Maguire from the Times. As you would expect, there is no real detail in it about the measures he will be presenti...

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The Guardian • 13 hrs ago

Chancellor to pitch budget at wealth creators – UK politics live

The Guardian • 13 hrs ago

West End to get another lesson from The History Boys two decades on

Nation’s favourite play makes London comeback amid renewed debate about future of humanities teachingThe History Boys is to return to the West End for the first time in two decades, with a warning from its director of an “almost terminal decline” in humanities teaching in state schools.Nicholas Hytner, who directed Alan Bennett’s play at the National Theatre and its 2006 film adaptation, said the ...

The Guardian • 13 hrs ago

Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing face losing prison privileges under new rules

England and Wales judges to be able to keep inmates in their cells for longer or stop visits if they refuse to face victims’ families in courtOffenders who refuse to face their victims’ families in court for sentencing could be stripped of privileges or kept in cells for weeks under government changes granting wider powers to judges in England and Wales.The imposition of new prison sanctions, comi...

The Guardian • 13 hrs ago

Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing could lose prison privileges under new rules

England and Wales judges will be able to keep inmates in their cells for longer or stop visits if they refuse to face their victims’ families in courtOffenders who refuse to face their victims’ families in court for sentencing could be stripped of privileges or kept in cells for weeks under government changes granting wider powers to judges in England and Wales.The imposition of new prison sanctio...

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Macron hosts security council meeting ahead of planned weekend of protests – Europe live

The Guardian • 13 hrs ago

‘The government must hold its nerve,’ Macron told reporters earlier this weekFrench president Emmanuel Macron is back from his tour of the Gulf and convening a meeting with relevant ministers and intelligence services to figure out what can be done to prevent unsavoury scenes on the streets of French cities as more protests are planned for this Saturday.“The government must hold its nerve,” Macron...

CCTV of Beau Lamarre-Condon visiting McDonald’s drive-thru in van allegedly used to dispose of bodies shown to jury

The Guardian • 14 hrs ago

CCTV footage shows the police officer buying fast food, attending hospital, and visiting three separate Bunnings stores in the days after the alleged murderGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBeau Lamarre-Condon ordered food from a McDonald’s drive-thru in a van allegedly used to dispose of two bodies, footage released by the court has shown.Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of...

Beau Lamarre-Condon visits McDonald’s drive-thru in van allegedly used to dispose of bodies, in CCTV shown to jury

The Guardian • 14 hrs ago

Barclays profits up 12% as UK banks brace for tax increase in budget

The Guardian • 14 hrs ago

Lender gives further £500m to shareholders after reporting £2.3bn in pre-tax profits from July to September Business live – latest updatesBarclays is giving a further £500m to shareholders after reporting a jump in quarterly profits, as the lender steels itself for an increase in UK bank taxes at next week’s budget.The lender said it logged £2.3bn in pre-tax profits over the July to September quar...

Airbnb guests freed from chores involving ‘significant effort’ under new global rules

The Guardian • 16 hrs ago

Accommodation platform acts after long-standing guest complaints over doing dishes, taking out rubbish and stripping bedsAirbnb hosts will no longer be able to ask guests to strip beds or wash dishes under the accommodation platform’s new rules.The changes, which apply to Airbnb reservations covered by the platform’s global policy, including bookings in Australia, will come into effect on 20 Novem...

Thursday news quiz: Liz is absurd, Apu finds words and a bloke steals a bird

The Guardian • 16 hrs ago

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?The Thursday quiz is aware of standard international units of time, such as the Liz Truss (49 days) and the Scaramucci (11 days). Now a new unit of measurement has entered the chat: the Zacharia (five days). But whatever arbitrary length of time the world invents to measure chaos, political do...

AI firms say UK has a year to head off datacentre protests before construction is threatened

The Guardian • 16 hrs ago

Exclusive: Nvidia, Microsoft and Cisco taskforce urges ministers to offer areas greater benefits from tech infrastructure amid fears of US-style oppositionAI companies have told ministers they have 12 months to head off public opposition to datacentres in the UK or risk US-style protests that could threaten their construction.Successive dry summers and rising energy bills are increasing public scr...

Wanted: new No 10 adviser to help citizens deal with rise of AI

The Guardian • 16 hrs ago

Andy Burnham advertises for policy experts in technology, economic growth and cost-of-living challengesAndy Burnham is to recruit a number of advisers to plug gaps in No 10, including an expert on how AI will affect society.The roles advertised by Downing Street give a glimpse into the biggest challenges facing the prime minister – and what he has decided to prioritise. Continue reading...

Waitrose opens first new supermarket in eight years in north London

The Guardian • 17 hrs ago

Grocer launches Cricklewood store as part of £1bn investment plan, with Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, to follow next monthAs part of a £1bn investment plan, Waitrose has chosen Cricklewood in north London as the location for its first supermarket in eight years.The upmarket grocer will open the store on Thursday and another supermarket in Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, next month. It also plans...

North Korea prepares to restart propaganda loudspeakers as ties sour with South

The Guardian • 17 hrs ago

Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, issues warning after inspecting border fortifications against backdrop of rising tensionsPropaganda loudspeakers aimed at South Korea will be ready to restart within days along the entire border, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has said amid a worsening of ties between the two countries.The statement, carried by the state new...

Man fined after 700 frozen and taxidermied animals found on Victorian property

The Guardian • 19 hrs ago

Antiques store owner, 74, pleads guilty to 13 charges after regulator uncovers hundreds of animals at his home and shopThe white-walled room packed with magpies, galahs and sulphur-crested cockatoos, foxes and possums is eerily quiet. As a video pans across shelves filled with these and many other species, there is no flapping or squawking or hissing; the animals are frozen and silent.They are amo...

Man charged after allegedly making threats at Hannah Beazley’s electorate office while armed with nunchucks

The Guardian • 19 hrs ago

Perth man charged with ‘being armed in a way that may cause fear’ – days after Helen Haines was allegedly attacked with 4WD outside her Victorian officeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged after allegedly threatening staff and wielding nunchucks at the electoral office of the Western Australian local government minister, Hannah Beazley.The Perth inciden...

Man arrested for allegedly making threats at Hannah Beazley’s electorate office while armed with nunchucks

The Guardian • 19 hrs ago

Perth man charged with ‘being armed in a way that may cause fear’ days after Helen Haines allegedly attacked with 4WD outside her Victorian officeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged after allegedly threatening staff and wielding nunchucks at the electoral office of the Western Australian local government minister, Hannah Beazley.The arrest on Thursday ...

Trump praises supporter for allegedly punching protester during rally for Darline Graham in South Carolina – as it happened

The Guardian • 19 hrs ago

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for Breaking News US emailSend us your questions about immigration and the midtermsReporting from JerusalemThe Israeli military has detained about 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers helping Palestinians harvest olives near Bethlehem, including the New York Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander, several rabbis and Israel’s former deputy attorney genera...

‘Almost looks fake’: two Sydney beaches closed after whale carcass washes up

The Guardian • 20 hrs ago

Swimming banned at Maroubra and Coogee while council prioritises ‘culturally respectful’ removal of remainsCoogee and Maroubra beaches have been closed as a precaution after a whale carcass washed up on the rocks between the two busy swimming and surfing spots in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.The local council said it was working with rangers and the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries on ...

‘Man, I loved that’: Trump cheers South Carolina rally attender who hit protester

The Guardian • 20 hrs ago

President was reportedly heckled at least nine times during campaign event for Darline GrahamMultiple protesters were removed from Donald Trump’s rally at South Carolina’s Clemson University on Wednesday, including one who was apparently punched by a rally attender – to the US president’s delight.“That was great, man. Wow. Man, I loved that. I watched that,” Trump said. “That was incredible. Wow. ...

Canadian publisher Boréal ends relationship with novelist Thélyson Orélien over alleged use of AI

The Guardian • 20 hrs ago

Author withdrawn from France’s Prix Goncourt last month has repeatedly denied using artificial intelligence to write novelThe publisher of top-selling Haitian Canadian writer Thélyson Orélien, who was removed from France’s most prestigious literary prize list last month, has confirmed the author used artificial intelligence to help write his novel C’était ça ou mourir (It Was Either That or Die).O...

Sam Wood makes bid for bail to supreme court over domestic violence charges

The Guardian • 20 hrs ago

Former reality star and wellness influencer stands accused of choking and assaulting wife at Noosa in QueenslandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer reality television star Sam Wood will go to the Queensland supreme court seeking release from custody, more than two weeks after he was denied bail over allegations he choked and assaulted his wife.Wood, a 46-year-old well...

Sam Wood makes bid for bail over domestic violence charges to supreme court

The Guardian • 20 hrs ago

Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

The Guardian • 21 hrs ago

Reports emerge of similar withdrawals in UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain amid concerns about a return to conflict with Iran after US midterm electionsThe US state department has ordered some diplomats and the families of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia, as the gulf kingdom faces a barrage of near-daily attacks, with at least three people killed at an airport and oilfield on Wednesday ...

Trump praises supporter for allegedly punching protester during rally for Darline Graham in South Carolina – live

The Guardian • 21 hrs ago

‘That was great, man. Wow. Man, I loved that,’ the president said from podium as multiple protesters interrupt his remarksSign up for Breaking News US emailSend us your questions about immigration and the midtermsReporting from JerusalemThe Israeli military has detained about 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers helping Palestinians harvest olives near Bethlehem, including the New York Democratic...

Officials confirm flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite found in US wildlife

The Guardian • 21 hrs ago

USDA says screwworm found in elk in Texas, and warns hunters and ranchers to be vigilant to help stop spreadThe US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Wednesday it had ⁠confirmed the ⁠first detection of flesh-eating parasite the New World screwworm in US wildlife in an ⁠elk in Pecos county, Texas.The elk was located on a game ⁠ranch and was reported after being harvested by a hunter, the ‌U...

Labor, Coalition and crossbench MPs afraid at home and work after alleged attack on Helen Haines

The Guardian • 22 hrs ago

Home and office safety a common concern in Australian federal police and Asio safety briefings with politicians following alleged attack on MP Helen HainesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastSecurity agencies will review safety precautions for MPs’ homes and offices after numerous federal politicians told police and Asio in safety briefings that they were worried about widen...

Tesla beats earnings projections after Musk floats SpaceX merger plan

The Guardian • 22 hrs ago

Musk says ‘there’s a lot of merit’ to potential merger that would require approval of 50% of all Tesla shareholders, but he declined to elaborate Investors were paying close attention to Tesla’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday afternoon, after chief executive Elon Musk floated the idea of merging the car company with his rocket and AI company, SpaceX. But they didn’t glean further informa...

Royal Navy lacks resources to counter Russian threat in high north, MPs warn

The Guardian • 22 hrs ago

Committee cites shortfalls of submarines and warships and says ‘dramatic progress’ needed by end of decadeBritain risks failing to deter future Russian aggression in the high north beyond the UK because of shortfalls in the number and availability of Royal Navy submarines and warships, MPs on the defence select committee have said.The committee focused on the slow deployment of HMS Dragon to Cypru...