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  • a women looking right, and a sign in the air

    Exclusive
    Melania Trump passionately defends abortion rights in upcoming memoir

    Exclusive: ‘I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life,’ former first lady writes in memoir
  • a man in a blue suit and red tie speaks into a microphone

    Donald Trump
    Special counsel reveals new details of Trump bid to overturn 2020 election

  • Man in jacket and jeans on stage

    Democrats
    Walz says Vance was ‘gaslighting’ public about Trump’s record

  • People carry bags of fresh water after filling up at a distribution site in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

    Environment
    Hurricane Helene leaves thousands without clean water in its wake

    • Matthew Perry
      One of two doctors charged in Matthew Perry’s death pleads guilty

    • Massachusetts
      Nibi the beaver sees dam of unwavering support as rescuers try to stop her release into wild

    • Extreme heat
      At least three California students taken to hospital for heat-related injuries

    • Mental health
      Migration during adolescence linked to increased psychosis risk

    • Broadway
      Fleetwood Mac producer sues makers of Broadway show Stereophonic

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

In focus

  • Trump and Pence applaud supporters at rally

    Analysis
    Special counsel pushes to use Pence against Trump in 2020 election case

  • Illustration of men in suits

    Pennsylvania
    Republicans want to recapture the Senate. This Pennsylvania race could stop them

    Money is pouring in behind Trump-backed Dave McCormick as Democrats’ prospects in Montana and West Virginia look grim
  • A person standing by a cooler hands another person a styrofoam meal container and a bottle of water

    North Carolina
    Farms are forcing workers to buy inedible, expensive meals: ‘It makes you feel enslaved’

    Employers hiring migrant workers through a federal program must provide food or cooking facilities. But many of those picking our fresh food have no access to adequate meals

Spotlight

  • 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

    Sex, money and the imbalance of power define this riveting show – and the characters who engage in sexual power-play as if their lives depended on it
  • Naomi Watts in The Friend

    Film
    The Friend review – Naomi Watts befriends great dane in sweet, slight drama

  • Graphic illustration of woman looking at doorway that has light streaming through it.

    Is being a cynic bad for you? Here’s what I learned

    Elle Hunt
    I don’t have much faith in the future – but a psychology professor says cynicism doesn’t hold up to scrutiny
  • 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
    The Dutch guru denies allegations of domestic violence. But work has stopped on his biopic
    • A hand holds a glass beneath a running tap.

      Water
      Do New Yorkers really have ‘the champagne of tap waters’?

    • A woman wearing a white chef uniform leans over plates of food

      Review
      House of Spoils review – Ariana DeBose’s foodie horror is a light snack

    • Aston Villa's Pau Torres celebrates before his strike is ruled out.

      Champions League
      Aston Villa lose their inhibitions to craft fresh memories for a new generation

    • Members of a fire brigade work to extinguish a fire rising in Amazon rainforest in Brazil, on 8 August 2024.

      South America
      ‘The Earth is crying out for help’: as fires decimate South America, smoke shrouds its skies

Opinion

  • *** BESTPIX *** JD Vance And Tim Walz Face Off In Vice Presidential Debate In New York<br>*** BESTPIX *** NEW YORK - OCTOBER 01: Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) speak after a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024 in New York City. This is expected to be the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 general election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

    JD Vance is trying hard not to be weird – and it’s making him seem more menacing still

    Emma Brockes
    • JD Vance speaking during the vice-presidential debate.

      JD Vance’s debate lines were so polished you could forget they made no sense

      Moira Donegan
    • 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
    • Benjamin Netanyahu, wearing a blue suit and tie, speaks at a podium as he holds two maps labeled 'The Curse' and 'The Blessing'

      America needs to start getting Israel and Ukraine to negotiate

      Christopher S Chivvis
    • Side-by-side images of Vance and Walz at the debate.

      Vance or Walz: who won the VP debate?

      Our panel responds

Sports

  • Mohamed Salah (right) doubled Liverpool lead by cutting inside on his left foot and unleashing an unstoppable shot into the top corner.

    Champions League
    Salah’s screamer seals Liverpool victory over Bologna

    Goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool a comfortable 2-0 win over Bologna in the Champions League
  • The link between fans and teams can be severed when Wall Street becomes involved

    Cold, ravenous and predatory, private equity is slouching towards the NFL

    Aaron Timms
    The league has ended its resistance to institutional capital. The Premier League has shown the chaos and rot that the relationship can bring
    • Younghoe Koo has yet to miss a kick this season for the Falcons

      NFL trend watch
      A perfect kicker and concerns for the 49ers

    • Newly appointed US men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino speaks to the media at a press conference last month in New York.

      USA
      Steffen back in team as Pochettino names first roster

    • Max Verstappen leads Lewis Hamilton at the US Grand Prix at The Circuit of The Americas in 2022

      Formula One
      US GP ticket sales ‘took off’ after Max Verstappen stopped winning

    • Sabrina Ionescu was at the top of her form on Tuesday night in Brooklyn

      WNBA playoffs
      Reigning champs Las Vegas one game from elimination

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Climate crisis

  • Young adults in summer wear and baseball caps walk in a group holding handmade signs above their heads.

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

  • Rescue personnel working in a flooded area

    US
    Major storms contribute to thousands of deaths up to 15 years later, study finds

  • a woman pouring a glass of water at kitchen sink

    Analysis
    EPA’s drinking water limits for PFAS are under threat – and that’s nothing new

  • An illustration showing workers installing a roof

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

Across the country

  • An illustration of people placing bets on a gambling table, which shows a football field with players on it

    The big bet
    ‘A target on their back’: college athletes face wave of abuse amid gambling boom

    Some states are moving to ban ‘proposition bets’, a type of side wager, but big firms are lobbying against it
  • A man wearing a black suit and red striped tie speaks at a microphone with his hands raised

    North Carolina
    Mark Robinson skipped vote to declare Hurricane Helene a state of emergency

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    US elections 2024
    Republicans vexed as Senate challengers fall behind Trump in polls

  • The OpenAi logo

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

    • Hurricane Helene
      A visual timeline of storm’s devastation

    • Maryland
      US judge sides with pro-Palestinian students over canceled 7 October vigil

    • US elections 2024
      Post-debate polls show Vance narrowly edging Walz out as the debate winner

    • Technology
      Tesla misses estimates for third-quarter deliveries amid stiff competition

    • Sean 'Diddy' Combs
      Amazon pulls ‘fake’ Kim Porter memoir about Sean Combs after backlash

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

Around the world

  • People wait for a food distribution in a displaced persons camp at the Lycée Marie Jeanne in Port-au-Prince on 30 September 2024

    Haiti
    Gang violence leaves Haiti facing ‘worst hunger emergency in the western hemisphere’

  • Cells in the brain of an adult fruit fly

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

    • Middle East
      Eight Israeli soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon

    • Denmark
      Hand grenades thrown near Israeli embassy in Copenhagen

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

    • Europe
      Georgian president refuses to sign anti-LGBTQ+ rights bill into law

    • Explained
      Iranian strikes on Israel: what happened and why did Iran attack?

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

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • JD Vance and Tim Walz on stage during the debate hosted by CBS News

    Politics Weekly America
    Underwhelming Walz and a more presentable Vance: the VP debate – podcast

  • Rockets fired from Iran, seen over Jerusalem from Hebron, West Bank

    Today in Focus
    How will Israel retaliate? – Today in Focus Extra

  • Conservative party leadership contenders Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat.

    Politics Weekly UK
    Tory leadership contenders square off at conference – Politics Weekly UK

  • Arsenal FC v Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD2<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Bukayo Saka of Arsenal competes for the ball against Willian Pacho of Paris Saint-Germain during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD2 match between Arsenal FC and Paris Saint-Germain at on October 01, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse - UEFA/Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    Arsenal ease past PSG and Brest rise to second best – Football Weekly Extra podcast

  • Orange Order marchers in a 'loud, proud' pro-union parade in Edinburgh. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod

    The Audio Long Read
    10 years of the long read: Is this the end of Britishness? (2014) – podcast

  • People riot outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, near Rotherham, which was being used to house asylum seekers

    England
    Who were England’s 2024 rioters? – podcast

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    Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
    S8, Ep2: Maisie Adam, comedian

Culture

  • man in a suit on a stage

    Late-night TV
    Jimmy Kimmel on the vice-presidential debate: ‘I like these better with Trump’

    Late-night hosts discuss the face-off between Tim Walz and JD Vance and Trump’s appearance at a college football game
  • Harlan Coben and Reese Witherspoon.

    Books
    Reese Witherspoon announces first novel co-written with Harlan Coben

  • 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
  • Goldsmiths prize shortlist 2024.

    Books
    2024 Goldsmiths prize shortlist spotlights ‘the novel at its most novel’

  • Composite: John Boyega and Otis Redding

    Film
    John Boyega to play Otis Redding in new biopic alongside Danielle Deadwyler

  • A still from the trailer for Robbie Williams biopic Better Man.

    Music
    Better Man: see Robbie Williams as a CGI monkey in first trailer for biopic

Lifestyle

  • Jamie Clifton circa 2000.

    A moment that changed me
    I botched my final Harry Potter audition and felt dismay, remorse, shame – then relief

  • Model walking the runway in striped jacket with puffed sleeves

    Fashion
    Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière time travels to Renaissance for Paris show

    Models take to the runway in dramatic power-dressing silhouettes reminiscent of Tudor court fashion
  • Kayla Barnes-Lentz attached to an unidentified wellness machine

    Pass notes
    The world’s healthiest lovers? Meet the couple aiming to live to 150

    They wake before dawn, take turns in a hyperbaric chamber, eat dinner at 5.30 and go to bed by 9. Is it really worth it?

Well actually

  • A man relaxes on grass outside

    Well actually
    Why is it so hard to take a break from work – even if we want to?

  • black-and-white photo of woman smiling with her hands raised in the air

    I’m chatty, outgoing and friendly. But ‘extrovert’ doesn’t feel right to me

    Mara Wilson
  • An illustration of a mother holding her baby while looking out her window to see people doing yoga and playing guitar in a grassy area

    Parenting
    The mothers who regret having kids: ‘I wished I were holding a cat and not a baby’

  • A person at home holds a red light device to their chin

    Well actually
    Does red light therapy work? These are the benefits and drawbacks

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Take part

  • Conservative party leadership candidate Robert Jenrick at the party conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham.

    Life and style
    Tell us about your or your child’s unusual name

  • JD Vance and Tim Walz shake hands before the start of the Vice Presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, US.

    US swing state voters
    Share your reaction to the vice-presidential debate

  • A view of the damaged areas after Hurricane Helene hits Asheville along with the western part of North-Carolina.

    Tell us
    How have you been affected by Hurricane Helene?

  • Group of kindergarten kids lying on the grass at park and relax with smiling

    US parents
    What are the biggest challenges facing you and your children?

From our global editions

  • 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

  • A ship's hull piled high with containers in the foreground, with the Manhattan skyline in the background

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

  • Members of the Al-Barawi family who were lost in the Isreal-Palestine war

    Gaza
    One year on, Gazan families mourn their dead and question what future holds

  • ‘Home of the stars’ … 2i's coffee bar, from Soho Night & Day, by Frank Norman and Jeffrey Bernard.

    London
    ‘Spend up, drink up, eff off!’ My 12-hour Babylonian crawl in search of old Soho’s louche magic

In case you missed it

  • a man in a suit and tie looks off to the side

    New York
    ‘Show me the money’: how Eric Adams made it to the top – and fell back down

  • Trump in suit walks out of courtroom

    Donald Trump
    Delay, delay, delay: Trump’s legal strategy proves effective as election nears

    The ex-president heads towards election day free from courtroom distractions – but how will the pending cases play with voters?
  • side by side images of a woman in a patterned shirt and women operating a hose

    Idaho
    Something about the migrant labor camp spooked my mother. Then she learned its dark history

    The Idaho camp where Nora Zavala Gallion harvested sugar beets in 1968 felt like a prison because it had been one – for Japanese Americans in the second world war
  • Kamala Harris speaks to members of the media in Washington: she wears black and is standing behind microphones and a desk with the emblem of the vice-president; US flags are furled behind her

    Analysis
    Harris faces triple trouble, even before October’s inevitable surprises

  • a man holds an Israeli flag

    7 October: one year on
    US Jewish groups mark 7 October anniversary amid growing fractures

  • Graphic illustration showing portrait of Denise Coates.

    Gambling
    The ultimate gambler? How Denise Coates became Britain’s richest woman

  • composite illustration of two men wearing suits in front of blue and red cutouts surrounded by cutouts of four white stars

    US elections 2024
    Walz and Vance embrace an endangered US political species: agreement

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    ‘I felt as if I was part of the family, like I had many grandmothers’

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