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Thu 1 Oct 2026
A pro-EU demonstrator wrapped in an EU flag and holding a placard reading 'Time for a EU turn' in front of the houses of parliament
Brexit
No 10 gathering evidence on public support for UK rejoining EU
Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian captain of flydubai Flight 1073, whose quick thinking has been praised after being attacked.
Israel
Pilot, plumber and dentist among those who saved flydubai flight to Israel
Armed police officers guard a roadblock near RAF Fairford airbase
UK
‘Strong indications’ that Iran played role in RAF Fairford incident, says Burnham
A man, Orange Order legal adviser Jamie Bryson, speaks into a microphone while raising a hand in the air.
Northern Ireland
Drumcree standoff continues after Orange Order says it will ‘not surrender’ to proposed deal
Aerial views of Al-Mawasi, Rafah, show farmland in 2023 replaced by dense housing by 2026
Israel-Gaza war
New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
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In focus

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AI
How AI could ‘supercharge’ election risks across south-east Asia
Environment
‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population
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Features

Chris Burton leans beside his cat Henry, leaning on his detailed Lego model buildings
Culture
‘It’s frustrating to see immoral videos do so well’: how YouTube sensation Half-Asleep Chris sent a rollercoaster to space and made Bella the cat a star
Immigration and asylum
It was the most welcoming town in Britain. Why has Crowborough become so divided?
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The long read

Graphically treated portrait of Sheikh Tahnoon.
Fixer, financier, spymaster: how the UAE’s Sheikh Tahnoon is setting his sights on AI dominance
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Opinion

Andy Burnham at Labour conference in Liverpool on 30 September 2026.
quote  Electoral reform could be a gamble too far for Burnham – but so far he’s on a winning streak
Zoe Williams
quote  Jean-Luc Mélenchon will win young French voters – until they realise the size of his Russia blind spot
Alexander Hurst
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Sport

Pep Guardiola lifts the Premier League at Brighton in 2019
quote  Building of the Pep supremacy is an era that will be defined by sham-ball
Barney Ronay
Football
‘I like him as a No 9’: Bellingham a striking alternative for England, says Tuchel
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Podcast

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Billionaire Sheiks and ‘sham’ contracts: the Manchester City scandal – podcast
Podcast | 30:52
 
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Climate crisis

A fishing vessel tugs a buoy with a spinning ‘scarecrow’ head
Fishing
Floating scarecrows: how Cornish fishers are stopping seabirds drowning in their nets
Flooding
Two million people in England unaware their properties are at risk of flooding
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Business & technology

a man speaks in front of other men
AI
US trade regulator opens investigation into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI
Business
UK income growth revised upwards as markets hail ‘resilient’ economy