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Israel has ‘historic’ opportunity to change direction, says leader of Arab coalition
Yousef Jabareen says he is ready to join forces with opposition bloc to oust Benjamin Netanyahu after winning record number of seats in Knesset The leader of Israel’s main Palestinian coalition, which holds the balance of power after Tuesday’s elections, has said the country is facing a historic opportunity to change direction. Yousef Jabareen, the head of the Joint List, said he was ready to join forces with the “Change” bloc to oust Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition, and to wrest control of the Knesset. Continue reading...
Counsellors and psychotherapists call for UK statutory regulation in ‘watershed moment’
Exclusive: Professional bodies call for regulation to boost confidence and protect public from abuse in ‘landmark’ report Ministers should introduce statutory regulation for counsellors and psychotherapists to protect the public from abuse, according to a report that has been hailed as a “watershed moment” for the profession. Unlike most other healthcare roles, including doctors, midwives and osteopaths, “psychotherapist” and “counsellor” are not protected titles nor statutorily regulated professions in the UK. Continue reading...
UK making up China policy ‘as it goes along’, MPs warn
Commons committee says lack of coherent strategy is hampering business and leaving national security risks unaddressed The UK is making up policy on China “as it goes along” and risks having its strategy dictated by Washington or Beijing, a parliamentary report has concluded. An investigation by the Commons business, innovation, science and trade select committee said Labour’s failure to formulate a coherent strategy since 2024 “combined the worst of both worlds” for the UK in relation to China. Continue reading...
Radical-right youth groups are at the root of Europe’s populist surge | Cas Mudde and Duncan McDonnell
From France’s Jordan Bardella to Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, organised youth politics has produced many rightwing leaders. Democrats must catch up The leaders of the most successful populist radical right parties in western Europe have one thing in common that is often overlooked. Italy’s Matteo Salvini, Jordan Bardella from France, Jimmie Åkesson from the Sweden Democrats, and Tom Van Grieken from Belgium’s Vlaams Belang all led the youth wing of the parties they now run. These movements shaped the politicians they are today, and they are now shaping Europe’s political future. As Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, another former radical right youth-wing leader, put it : “Even more than my growth as a politician, I owe my growth as a person and as an Italian to my youth-wing activism. There is no more formative training ground than this.” And yet, until recently, we knew little about these incubation chambers of populist radical right parties. Continue reading...
H.Res. 1647: Expressing support for the recognition of the week of November 1 through November 7, 2026, as “Drowsy Driving Prevention Week”.
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H.Res. 1646: Supporting the recognition of November as “Bladder Health Awareness Month”, supporting efforts to increase public education, reduce stigma, and improve access to care for bladder health conditions, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 8660: Valuing Employee Stock Today Act
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H.R. 8347: RURAL Healthcare Act
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‘I want to slap you around a bit, too’: Victorian magistrate reprimanded over language in court
Judicial commission finds against Vicky Prapas over a series of comments, including one made when school children were present Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A magistrate who told a court user “I want to slap you around a bit too” has come under fire for her offensive and inappropriate language. The remark was one of several made by Victorian magistrate Vicky Prapas that the state’s judicial watchdog has found to be inappropriate. Continue reading...
Million-dollar fish caught by Darwin man ‘just fishing and talking’ at night with brother
‘I’m just happy to catch fish,’ Matthew Maurice says after landing 80cm barramundi as part of Northern Territory competition Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Darwin man is $1m richer after angling an 80cm, red-tagged barramundi during a night-time fishing trip with his brother. Matthew Maurice, a 26-year-old from the Northern Territory, had finished football training and decided to take a boat out on Thursday evening with his sibling, who was visiting from overseas. Continue reading...
Police use facial recognition to scan one million faces in WA trial leading to 122 arrests
Deployments of surveillance vans over five months result in nine false alerts and led officers to engage with 146 registered sex offenders Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than a million people have had their faces scanned in a trial of real-time facial recognition technology in Western Australia, resulting in 122 arrests and nine incorrect alerts. WA police said under the five-month trial, which concluded on Saturday, the technology scanned 1,380,882 faces after 100 deployments across 43 regional and metropolitan locations. Continue reading...
Spain train crash: US, Japan and Canada citizens among dead, authorities say
The train disaster, one of Europe’s deadliest rail incidents this century, killed 69 people, including 54 Spaniards Four US citizens and one each from Canada, Japan, Argentina, Mexico, Tunisia and the Czech Republic were among the 69 killed in last week’s high-speed train collision in Spain, authorities said. Wednesday’s disaster – one of Europe’s deadliest rail accidents this century – has seen victims’ relatives endure an agonising wait as forensics teams identify the dead, sometimes from individual body parts. Continue reading...
Spain train crash: four US citizens, and nationals from Japan, Canada among dead, authorities say
The train disaster, one of Europe’s deadliest rail incidents this century, killed 69 people, including 54 Spaniards Four US citizens and one each from Canada, Japan, Argentina, Mexico, Tunisia and the Czech Republic were among the 69 killed in last week’s high-speed train collision in Spain, authorities said. Wednesday’s disaster – one of Europe’s deadliest rail accidents this century – has seen victims’ relatives endure an agonising wait as forensics teams identify the dead, sometimes from individual body parts. Continue reading...
Trump launches racist diatribe against Abdul El-Sayed at Iowa rally
President again took aim at progressive Senate candidate and lauded Haley Stevens for endorsing Mike Rogers Donald Trump railed against Democratic US senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed at a campaign event in Iowa Sunday, repeatedly referring to the Michigan progressive as a “jihadist”. Trump’s comments aimed to influence a neck-and-neck race that will play an outsized role in determining which party controls the senate after Tuesday’s midterm elections. Continue reading...
Lions shaken after All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell taken to hospital with ‘scary’ neck injury
26-year-old injured making tackle in fourth quarter Linebacker treated for nearly 10 minutes on field Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell sustained a neck injury and was taken to a local hospital after being injured during the fourth quarter of his team’s 19-15 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. “Thoughts and prayers are with Jack and his family,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said after the game. “He’s being taken care of. We don’t have any new information. We’ll keep you updated as this thing goes. But we are thinking about him. We are thinking about him.” Continue reading...
Parents of woman who died of seizure after ChaGPT misguidance sue OpenAI
Bowen Wan was on anti-seizure medication, and chatbot provided her with a tapering schedule to reduce dosage A woman’s death from an epileptic seizure after she received dangerous advice from a chatbot has prompted her parents to sue OpenAI earlier this week. The legal action is the latest lawsuit that in which plaintiffs allege that a bot provided counsel to a user that ultimately led to their death . Continue reading...
NFL roundup: Cardinals’ comeback stuns Cowboys; Lamar Jackson’s season could be over
Gardner Minshew’s heroics inspire Arizona Jackson needs surgery on injured thumb Chad Ryland kicked a winning 42-yard field goal in overtime after missing a PAT that would have won the game with six seconds left in regulation, and the Arizona Cardinals rallied for a wild victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The Cardinals beat Dallas for the fifth consecutive time and improved to 5-0 at AT+T Stadium, the home of the Cowboys that opened in 2009. Continue reading...
Nationals leader Matt Canavan to run for lower house seat in possible showdown with One Nation’s James Ashby
Tilt comes after Michelle Landry announced she will not recontest her Queensland seat of Capricornia Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast The Nationals leader, Matt Canavan, will run in a lower house Queensland seat at the next federal election, in a move that may see him face off with Pauline Hanson’s chief of staff. The announcement follows the retirement of the Capricornia MP Michelle Landry, and could result in a contest against James Ashby in a major battle for regional seats. Continue reading...
Business jet carrying nine people crashes in Florida neighborhood
It is unclear if anyone on the ground was hurt and no details yet on whether anyone onboard survived A business jet carrying nine people crashed in a Florida neighborhood on Sunday, erupting in a massive fireball. The Learjet 60 crashed in a residential area in Florida’s Palm Beach county, federal officials said. Continue reading...
Teenage violinist wins BBC Young Musician 2026, after first all-female final
Judges hail Sofia Demetriades’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto as full of insights, poetry and maturity A teenage violinist has won the BBC Young Musician competition 2026, in the first all-female final in the competition’s 48-year history. The judges, Joanna MacGregor, Ben Gernon and Errollyn Wallen, hailed Sofia Demetriades’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto as full of insights, poetry and maturity. Continue reading...
UK was ‘vehement’ slavery reparations should not be on Commonwealth summit agenda
British prime minister has now agreed to structured dialogue on reparatory justice but issue remains off formal Chogm agenda British officials initially insisted that discussions of reparations for slavery should not be on the agenda of the Commonwealth leaders’ summit in Antigua and Barbuda – and even warned that Andy Burnham would not attend the meeting if the subject was formally included, according to a leading Caribbean political figure. Ralph Gonsalves, a former prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines and a senior figure in the reparatory justice movement Repair Campaign, welcomed Britain’s decision to enter structured dialogue on reparations, but said the UK had come “kicking and screaming” to the conversation. Continue reading...
Connecticut senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke
Democratic senator was at his son’s hockey game when he felt a numbness in his arm and was in Johns Hopkins Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. Murphy, 53, started feeling numbness in his arm while attending a his son’s hockey game on Saturday, according to the Connecticut senator’s chief of staff, Allison Herwitt. A hospital visit confirmed that Murphy had experienced a stroke. Continue reading...
Mexican Formula One Grand Prix: Kimi Antonelli aims to seal title – live
️ Italian will be champion if he finishes race ninth or higher ️ Email beau.dure@theguardian.com or chat to him on BlueSky There are still several ways Kimi Antonelli could be denied the F1 championship this year. - George Russell could win all five remaining races while Antonelli picks up a total of just one point (10th place in any race). Continue reading...
Home secretary to make some migrants wait 15 years for right to settle in UK
MPs say Shabana Mahmood’s new rules risk staff shortages in health and social care and second Windrush scandal Shabana Mahmood will announce sweeping new rules on Monday on how long legal migrants must wait for permanent settlement in the UK, with most likely to wait a decade and some up to 15 years. Ministers – including the housing secretary, Angela Rayner – had raised concerns about the effect the rules would have on careworkers already in the UK who would be likely to face a 15-year wait for settlement. Continue reading...