
Healey to promise 'new age of industrialisation' for UK in conference speech
The chancellor will unveil policies aimed at boosting British shipbuilding in his speech to Labour's annual conference on Monday.
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The chancellor will unveil policies aimed at boosting British shipbuilding in his speech to Labour's annual conference on Monday.

Polling for rights group shows issue is concern for voters and many feel recent policies have had negative effect Free speech will be a big concern for voters at the next general election, with the government’s current approach on the issue perceived by many to be bad for Britain, polling suggests.Three in five people said a political party’s position on free speech would affect how they voted at a general election. The human rights organisation Liberty, which commissioned the polling from More in Common, claimed the results showed that Labour’s failure to protect free speech could cost it votes. Continue reading...
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondentFreedom of speechOpinion polls

Couple was seriously injured after attack on 19 September and are mourning the death of their French bulldog A bear attack last weekend has left a California couple seriously injured and mourning the death of their French bulldog, who tried to protect them from the animal.In the early hours of 19 September, Jeff Wilson, who lives in rural northern California, let his dog Cassie go outside, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Continue reading...
Uwa Ede-OsifoCaliforniaUS news

In an interview with The New York Times, South Korea’s president dropped a bold proposal for how to curb North Korea’s nuclear program.
Katrin Bennholdinternal-open-access-from-nlNorth Korea

Exclusive: Dedicated service to support sexual assault victim-survivors as they navigate legal system to open in NSWFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt took Shannon Stokes two years and 11 days to successfully prosecute her former boyfriend for sexual assault and domestic violence offences. The lengthy trial left her feeling as though “there wasn’t going to be an end in sight”.Prosecutors secured convictions on nine of the 11 charges, and he was later sentenced to five years in prison. Continue reading...
Achol ArokNew South WalesDomestic violence

Five men have been arrested as counter-terror police lead an investigation into a major incident near the airbase.

Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow Garvaghy Road parade for first time since 1998Hundreds of protesters spent the day blocking the route of a hugely contentious parade in Northern Ireland after a court gave late-night clearance for the Orange Order to march on a historically significant road for the first time in nearly 30 years.The loyalist Drumcree parade along the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown was given the go-ahead by the Parades Commission for the first time since 1998, a decision denounced by Sinn Féin as “madness”. Continue reading...
Mark Brown, Lisa O’Carroll and Shane HarrisonNorthern IrelandArmagh

Burnham wants to offer access to free social care services in England. He'll put his plans before voters at the next general election.

The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is "as unfair as American healthcare".

President has let rip with swearwords in recent months, redefining norms about acceptable language in public officeWith a lifetime of political memories stretching back to John F Kennedy’s assassination and the Black civil rights struggles of the 1960s, Cheryl Johnson had one complaint above all else about today’s politicians: the swearing.“All this cursing in politics, we never heard that before,” said Johnson, a retired social worker living in the Pittsburgh area. “Words are very powerful, and the past 45 presidents of this country, have not used such vile language. Continue reading...
Robert Tait in WashingtonDonald TrumpUS news

Critics say partnership between Mounjaro maker Eli Lilly and fashion giant suggests thinness is an aspirationThe fifth iteration of Vogue World, overseen by Anna Wintour, took place in Milan on Tuesday night. Gigi Hadid and Jennifer Lopez provided theatrics on the catwalk, but it was one of the event’s backers that caused the biggest stir.Eli Lilly, an American pharmaceutical company that manufactures a wide range of medicines, including weight-loss jabs Mounjaro and the Foundayo pill, was listed in the event credits as one of its “fashion adjacent” sponsors. Continue reading...
Chloe Mac DonnellFashionVogue

Pakistani authorities have barricaded Islamabad with more than 1,500 shipping containers to stop opposition protesters, choking off access to the capital.
Elian Peltier, Zia ur-Rehman and Asim HafeezIslamabad (Pakistan)Pakistan

China's economy and tech have developed at breakneck speed, but there is plenty worrying its Gen Z.

The president said the deal was not “acceptable” and demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the midterm elections.
Zolan Kanno-YoungsUS and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)Iran

The housing secretary says the government's plans to change wait times for permanent residency are unfair because they "change the goalposts".

More than 100 people were arrested at large protests against the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN general assembly. Susan Sarandon, Chelsea Manning and Caleb Hearon were among the famous faces arrested. Inside the assembly hall, Netanyahu faced a mass walkout as he took to the stage. Then, in an inflammatory address, he claimed Israel’s war in Gaza was the ‘opposite of a genocide’ and labelled the New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, antisemitic. Lucy Hough speaks to UK global editor Devika Bhat – watch on YouTube – Listen to Thursday’s episode of Stateside with Kai and Carter on whether Netanyahu has lost America here Continue reading...
Presented by Lucy Hough with Devika Bhat; produced by Angus Neale; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin; executive producer Zoe HitchBenjamin NetanyahuIsrael

Under the offer, the Strait of Hormuz would reopen and nuclear talks would be revived.
Farnaz Fassihi and Pranav BaskarUS and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)Iran

While US president hailed visit as ‘great’, almost nothing of substance was achieved on resolving thorny issuesKey takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in WashingtonIf the Beijing meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in May was the “stalemate summit”, the second round of talks between the presidents of the US and China this week seemed to give up entirely on the idea of breakthroughs.Instead, it was described as a celebration of “diplotainment” rather than diplomacy, where pomp prevailed over progress and where one of the main outcomes was the news that two giant pandas would soon be sent from China to Atlanta zoo. Continue reading...
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondentChinaXi Jinping

Executives from a Russian-owned company are accused of misrepresentation in order to secure U.S. government contracts.
Ephrat LivniGovernment Contracts and ProcurementFrauds and Swindling

President Trump has repeatedly cited the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as inspiration and competition with his own design.
Chris BuckleyUnited States Politics and GovernmentUnited States International Relations