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Hurricane Milton live updates: warnings of major flash flooding as two million without power in Florida
Full report
Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida as category 3 stormDispatch
Some Floridians choose to stay despite warnings of life risk: ‘We have faith in the Lord’
Headlines
Israel
Biden and Netanyahu speak as Gallant warns of ‘deadly’ surprise attack on Iran
Abortion rights
Florida threatens news stations over ad in favor of abortion rights measure
US elections 2024
Tim Walz calls for scrapping of electoral college to decide US presidential race
California
Police department debuts ‘first police Cybertruck in the nation’ to impress kids
Hurricane Helene
Republican congressman issues rebuke over ‘outrageous’ Helene disinformationSaudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia narrowly fails in bid to win a seat on UN human rights councilEl Salvador
El Salvador faces scrutiny for ‘political’ trial of five environmental activistsBusiness
Indian tycoon Ratan Tata dies aged 86Animals
More than 100 raccoons besiege house of woman who had been feeding themFrance
Emmanuel Macron: We will fight hard to keep Emily in Paris in France
In focus
Middle East
‘I am physically here, but mentally in Gaza’ says lecturer now living in UK
The long read
Slash and burn: is private equity out of control?
From football clubs to water companies, music catalogues to care homes, private equity has infiltrated almost every facet of modern life in its endless search to maximise profits
Ukraine war briefing
End the war in 2025 through ‘decisive action’, says Zelenskyy
Ukrainian president to meet Keir Starmer and Nato’s new secretary general, Mark Rutte, in London on whirlwind tour. What we know on day 960
Spotlight
All about breasts
Does wearing a bra make breasts more or less perky?
Do boobs need to hold themselves up? Or does a bra prevent them from drooping over time? We asked experts
Native Americans
These Native tribes share a history. A conflict steeped in colonialism is tearing them apart
Stage
‘I was always the sexy tootsie’: Kelly Bishop on Broadway hits, Gilmore Girls – and how to do the Dirty Dancing lift
She was a Broadway hoofer then she helped inspire – and found fame in – A Chorus Line. As she releases her memoir, the great ‘raconteuse’ recalls her Dirty Dancing fears – and the sharp suits and sharper barbs of Emily Gilmore
Pass notes
Flopping at the box office, hated by the critics – could Joker: Folie à Deux possibly be any worse?
Todd Phillips’s supervillain reboot has run into trouble on its second outing, with its slow plot and incongruous musical numbers bringing derision – even from its leads
Jürgen Klopp shakes English football’s god delusion with embrace of Red Bull
Jonathan Liew
Podcasts
‘He asked me if I wanted to meet a prince’: how Lisa Phillips survived grooming and abuse by Jeffrey EpsteinA moment that changed me
Seeing my childhood photos left me feeling shocked and betrayedCulture
Colbert on Musk jumping on stage at Trump rally: ‘One weird little hop for a douchebag’
This is the future for Kamala Harris: unless she solves this economic mystery, Trump wins
Aditya Chakrabortty
She is losing the tussle between head and heart. The economy is better than it has ever been, but ordinary people don’t feel it, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
Trump is falsely blaming Harris for high prices. His plans will cause huge inflation
Steven Greenhouse
Our dystopian climate isn’t just about fires and floods. It’s about society fracturing
Bill McKibben
Climate disasters risk pulling society apart. To survive we need solidarity – and only one ticket in the US election offers that
Kim Kardashian recommends a full-body MRI scan – should I get one?
Melissa Davey
The tests are presented as a way to detect early cancers or ‘silent killers’ – but are they a good idea if I’m otherwise healthy?
Rejoice! The charade of having to change our passwords every few months is coming to an end
Kate O'Flaherty
I’ve spent my whole life searching for the perfect pillow. Will this torment never end?
Adrian Chiles
The new UK Conservatives' leader will be Badenoch or Jenrick. Either would be a one-way ticket to another political planet
Martin Kettle
Endorsements from Republicans and CEOs won’t help Kamala Harris win
Katrina vanden Heuvel
MLB playoffs
Lindor’s clutch grand slam sends Mets through to NLCS
Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, to send his team past the Phillies
NFL
Rodgers denies ‘ridiculous’ claims he played role in Saleh’s firing
Klopp shakes English soccer’s god delusion with embrace of Red Bull
Jonathan Liew
Often painted as an anti-corporate good guy, the former Liverpool manager was never anything of the sort
NWSL
Former Wave employees file lawsuit alleging discrimination and harassment
Five former employees of the San Diego Wave have filed a lawsuit accusing the NWSL club of discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination
Tennis
You cannot be serious? Wimbledon drops line judges after 147 yearsIs City’s rage against the machine more a posture than a plan?
Paul MacInnes
Soccer
Former Sheffield United defender Baldock dies aged 31NFL
Trend watch: big passing days appear to be on the way back
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US
South-east reels from ‘tragedy’ of Helene as Milton looms
Environment
‘A huge loss’: is it the end for the ship that helped us understand life on Earth?
Environment
Anger at UK’s ‘bonkers’ plan to reach net zero by importing fuel from North Korea
Climate crisis
Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts
Business
Boeing withdraws 30% pay rise offer to striking workers amid stalemate
In third week of standoff, planemaker has no plans for further talks with union, which is seeking 40% increase
Climate crisis
Global heating makes hurricanes like Helene twice as likely, data shows
Kamala Harris
The high life: Kamala Harris cracks open a beer with Stephen Colbert
New York
Turkish Airlines pilot’s death mid-flight prompts emergency landing in New York
Las Vegas
Tropicana casino, relic of Las Vegas’s mob era, is brought tumbling downWildlife
‘Formidable’ female bear wins Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest for second year in rowUS
Taylor Swift’s backup dancer’s brother tackled her boyfriend Kelce in ‘play of the game’California
Two women kicked off Spirit Airlines flight for wearing crop topsScience
Google DeepMind scientists and biochemist win Nobel chemistry prizeTechnology
Google faces US government attempt to break it up
Ukraine
European summit to discuss Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ‘victory plan’ is postponed
World leaders pull out from talks in Germany after Joe Biden withdraws due to Hurricane Milton
Europe
Croatian police accused of burning asylum seekers’ phones and passports
Nato
‘Trump-proof’ European security by setting up ‘Nato bank’, thinktanks urge
Antarctica
‘Coolest job on Earth’: Antarctica welcomes new postmaster
UK news
King Charles honours ‘extraordinary’ Holocaust survivor after death aged 100UK politics
Labour and Lib Dems gleeful as Badenoch to face Jenrick in Tory leadership raceAfghanistan
Afghan women fight to hold Taliban to account over gender apartheidMusic
Piers Morgan apologises to Jay-Z and Beyoncé over allegations made on chatshowEuropean Union
Plan to fingerprint passengers on entry to EU to be delayed againNew Zealand
Fugitive father filmed with children in New Zealand wilderness three years after disappearing
The Stakes - US Election
What’s really at risk in the 2024 election? Adam Gabbatt guides you through the biggest questions and curiosities in this hugely consequential election. We’ll focus not just on the odds, but the stakes.
Trump on Trial
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Well Actually
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Podcasts
Podcasts
Politics Weekly UK
Tories choose between Badenoch and Jenrick. Plus, Labour’s reset – Politics Weekly UK
Today in Focus
‘I am your retribution’: Trump’s radical plan to remake the presidency – podcast
Science
All the news and science from the 2024 Nobel prizes – podcast
The Audio Long Read
10 years of the long read: Farewell to America (2015) – podcast
Boris Johnson
Unleashed: John Crace digests Boris Johnson’s memoir – podcast
The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly
Arsenal stutter again while Manchester City go top – Women’s Football Weekly
Podcasting
S8, Ep3: Stanley Tucci, Actor
Film
Blitz review – Steve McQueen’s rousing wartime adventure is surprisingly old-fashioned
The director unexpectedly channels The Railway Children as Saoirse Ronan stars as the single mother whose son is evacuated, only to run away in a perilous bid to find her
Art
‘What can I say? We saw the future’: artist Robert Longo on AI, Keanu and his vast mirrorball of death
My best shot
The hidden underside of an iceberg: Laurent Ballesta’s best photograph
Film
‘I hope God gives me the strength to make more movies’: Scorsese addresses retirement rumours
Music
John Chowning, godfather of digital pop: ‘My wife told me: I didn’t think I’d have to compete with a computer’
Games
Silent Hill 2 review – psychological horror remake leaves you lost in the fog
Well actually
Breast milk for adults: wellness elixir or unscientific fascination?
Travel
I’m visually impaired but thanks to my guides I loved exploring Austria’s Tirol
A trip that pairs partially sighted people with fully sighted guides offers reassurance while expanding the possibilities of travel, as our writer discovered in Austria and Germany
Food
How to make the perfect chana chaat – recipe
You can make this Indian street food from just about anything savoury, transforming it with tangy sauces, funky spices, creamy yoghurt and crunchy noodles
Fishy
People are getting salmon sperm injected into their faces. Why?
Health
Red, white or yellow? What your tongue says about your health
Why am I like this?
Is being a cynic bad for you? Here’s what I learned
Elle Hunt
Self-care
Why is it so hard to take a break from work – even if we want to?
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Hurricanes
How have you been affected by Hurricane Milton?
US voters in swing states
If you’re still undecided how to vote, tell us why
Cost of living
People in the US: how do you feel about the economy and cost of living?
Life and style
Tell us: have you won an unusual award or competition?
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Philippines
Stage set for battle of the dynasties as Rodrigo Duterte eyes return to politics in the Philippines
This is Europe
Could the shocking Pelicot rape trial help to finally change French attitudes to sexual violence?
Canada
‘It’s path-breaking’: British Columbia’s blueprint for decolonisation
Nobel prizes
Demis Hassabis: from video game designer to Nobel prize winner
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Wisconsin
Senate race tightens as rival attacks Baldwin over LGBTQ+ support
US
‘I’m not interested in someone passive about Gaza’: how views on the war have changed dating in America
As Americans grapple with tensions within and beyond their communities, intimate relationships are strained: ‘Differences feel much bigger now’
US
Cannabis is now legal in many US states – but can the smell get you in trouble?
Parts of the country are starting to treat cannabis like alcohol when it comes to policing intoxicated driving
Israel-Gaza: one year on
‘Survivor’s guilt is overwhelming’: the grief of losing 21 relatives in one airstrike in Gaza
Iceland
‘Torn down for hotel rooms’: Iceland’s famous music venues swallowed by tourism
Environment
Klamath River dam removal: before and after images show dramatic change
Labor movement
US unions step up efforts to make case that Trump is no friend of workers
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