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    One million people in England vape despite never having smoked regularly, study finds

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    Defector crashes stolen bus in failed bid to return home from South Korea

    • Health
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      Rising cost of social services in England putting arts and youth services at risk, say councils

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      NHS England to screen 100,000 babies for more than 200 genetic conditions

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    Global supply chains are under pressure again. Will inflation start rising?

  • Ukrainian soldiers in the frontline city of Vuhledar in March 2024.

    Ukraine war briefing
    Amid conflict, Israelis make pilgrimage to Ukrainian holy city

    Zelenskyy urges western backing akin to that for Israel after Kharkiv strike; Ukraine’s 72nd mechanised brigade leaves eastern town of Vuhledar after more than two years. What we know on day 953
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    One year on, Gazan families mourn their dead and question what future holds

    Families from Gaza look back on a year of loss and displacement, and remember their lives before the war

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    Dementia is the highest cause of death in the UK, says the Naked Attraction host – whose father has been diagnosed. This is a moving, scary look at the condition
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    London
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  • Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat on the conference stage.

    The Tories’ Fearless Four battle on to the end. Alas, that’s just the beginning

    John Crace
  • A bus or tram stop at night surrounded by emergency vehicles and emergency services personnel

    Israel
    ‘Something terrible has happened’: Israelis in Jaffa recall shock of terror attack

    The assault, in which seven people were killed, happened minutes before Iran’s missile bombardment was launched
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      Music
      ‘I feel like a rock star myself!’: the couple who own a piece of Oasis music history

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    • Kit Harington as Henry Muck in Industry season three on BBC One.

      Television
      ‘He’s into urine’ – how Industry became the kinkiest show on TV

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      Games
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Opinion

  • Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi Badenoch.

    After the ‘Tory idol’ speeches, who most looks like a leader in waiting? Our panel passes judgment

    All four have generated media headlines, but the winner will be whoever most impresses party members, at conference and at home
  • Wim Hof at Hampstead Heath in London in 2018.

    Russell Brand, Andrew Huberman and now Wim Hof: why are there so many awful stories about wellness bros?

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • Composite image of former CEO Anne Boden draped in a multicoloured shawl (left) and the Starling Bank app on a smartphone (right)

    Starling Bank is simply not fit to float

    Nils Pratley
    Damning report into financial crime controls revealed a shambles at the top and surely ends any dream of a flotation soon
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    JD Vance is trying hard not to be weird – and it’s making him seem more menacing still

    Emma Brockes
    Trump’s running mate is now trying to put on a civilised face. But that is clashing queasily with his extreme outlook, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
    • a doctor wearing surgical gloves

      I treat the very sick – and I urge politicians to vote against the deeply worrying assisted dying bill

      Lucy Thomas
    • Ben Jennings cartoon of the world balanced on the tip of a missile

      Cartoon
      Ben Jennings on the conflict in the Middle East

    • Rescuers work at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Wednesday 2 October.

      This terrifying tit-for-tat between Israel, Iran and its proxies will only bring more death and disaster

      Lina Khatib
    • Side-by-side images of Vance and Walz at the debate.

      Vance or Walz: who won the VP debate?

      Our panel responds

Editorials & Letters

  • Keir Starmer and the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen shake hands in Brussels on Wednesday.

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on resetting UK-EU relations: more candour and courage required

  • Pro-Palestinian protesters stop traffic outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on 26 September 2024.

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on US leadership: war in the Middle East accelerates American decline

  • Silverstrand beach, Galway, Ireland

    Letters
    Attitude to migrants will determine Ireland’s future

  • Keir Starmer speaks during the General Debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

    Letters
    Keir Starmer needs to ensure educational opportunities for all children

Sport

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    Rugby union
    England facing injury crisis with Ford set for lengthy layoff

  • Jafer Chohan took 17 wickets for the Yorkshire Vikings in the T20 Blast this summer.

    Cricket
    Chohan called up for England’s white-ball tour to West Indies

    • Sir Mark Cavendish is made a Knight Commander

      Cycling
      Cavendish hints at comeback after receiving knighthood

    • Leicester Tigers' head coach Michael Cheika

      Rugby union
      Leicester frustrated by Cheika's ban for doctor row

    • Thibaut Courtois and Diego Simeone, the Atlético Madrid manager, shake hands amid the disturbance to the derby.

      Football
      Atlético hit with fine and partial stadium closure over derby trouble

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    Technology
    French AI summit to focus on environmental impact of energy-hungry tech

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    Hallucinogens
    Trip on psychedelics, save the planet: the offbeat solution to the climate crisis

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    Fossil fuels
    Private equity firms ploughing billions into fossil fuels, analysis reveals

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    Extreme heat
    No water, no shade. Life as a roofer in the sweltering Florida heat: ‘It feels like 120F’

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  • James Stevenson police headshot

    Glasgow
    ‘Iceman’ crime boss jailed in Scotland over ‘industrial-scale’ drug trafficking

    James Stevenson pleaded guilty mid-trial over plan to import 1kg blocks of cocaine into Glasgow in banana boxes
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    London
    Man shot dead in car by Met officer was not posing threat to life, jury told

  • People at a crowded Euston station in London

    Rail
    Overcrowding at London’s Euston station ‘puts passengers in danger’

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    Garrick Club
    Head of civil service Simon Case rejoins Garrick Club six months after quitting

    • London
      Girl, 14, in ‘shock, pain and trauma’ after suspected acid attack outside London school

    • Wales
      Teachers stabbed by girl at Welsh school thought they were ‘going to die’

    • Antisemitism
      British Jews adjusting to ‘new reality’ after year-long surge in antisemitism

    • Horizon scandal
      Post Office CEO Nick Read prefers teams of ‘younger, deferential males’, inquiry told

    • UK
      Windrush pioneer Alford Gardner dies aged 98

    • Nuclear Leaks
      Sellafield ordered to pay nearly £400,000 over cybersecurity failings

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  • Christian Brückner, photographed after his arrest in 2018 under an international warrant for drug trafficking and other crimes

    Madeleine McCann
    Prosecutors call for 15-year sentence for McCann suspect in unrelated rape trial

  • Cells in the brain of an adult fruit fly

    Science
    Tiny brain, big deal: fruit fly diagram could transform neuroscience

    • Italy
      Vatican bank fires man and woman who flouted staff marriage ban

    • Israel
      ‘Something terrible has happened’: Israelis in Jaffa recall shock of terror attack

    • Lebanon
      ‘We will resist’: defiance amid destruction in Beirut’s deserted suburbs

    • Technology
      OpenAI raises $6.6bn in funding, is valued at $157bn

    • Denmark
      Hand grenades thrown near Israeli embassy in Copenhagen

    • Animals
      Alaska’s Fat Bear Week begins late after contestant killed by another bear

Culture

  • Vicky Krieps and Daniel Day-Lewis in Phantom Thread, the final movie he starred in before retiring in 2017.

    Daniel Day-Lewis’s return to acting is welcome news – but being directed by his son might prove tricky

    Peter Bradshaw
    Ronan Day-Lewis has brought his father out of retirement to shoot Anemone, yet any great actor knows the difficulties of working with young, inexperienced directors
  • A man wearing a suit, tie, and sunglasses holds an award and makes a speech while surrounded by clapping people

    Stage
    Fleetwood Mac producer sues makers of Broadway show Stereophonic

  • Mighty Boosh backstage at Belly Button, photographed by Dave Brown. For My Best Shot

    My best shot
    Noel Fielding and an exposed bellybutton: Dave Brown’s best photograph

  • Panelists at the 2023 Black British Book festival.

    Books
    Black British Book festival founder criticises lack of diversity in publishing

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    Music
    Pink Floyd reach deal with Sony to sell music catalog for $400m – report

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    Books
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