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Sep 28, 2026 - World

The chancellor announced a new local apprenticeship service to boost opportunities for young peopleLisa O’Carroll is a senior Guardian correspondent.The head of the SDLP, Claire Hanna, has called for an international mediator to resolve the continuing crisis over a unionist parade in a nationalist area close to Drumcree, the site of some of the worst violence of the troubles almost 30 years ago.The truth is everybody has got to want to seek mediation and seek compromise and that’s what I’m trying to find, whether there’s that little chink on both sides that we can use to get to a decent compromise that means everybody can walk away with their head held high and their sense of honour. Continue reading...

Sep 28, 2026 - World

Trump had told Axios he expected talks to resume a day after he rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the strait of HormuzSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump again urged supporters to “pretend that I am on the ballot” as the November midterms approach – a line he’s repeated throughout the month. On Monday, he praised Heritage Foundation president and ally Kevin Roberts for a Fox News interview he said underscored GOP momentum.“The topic was Fake Polls and how well the Republicans are going to do in the upcoming Midterms,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I’ll be out there spending money, and helping every one of them get elected. I won most of these places, often by a landslide. MAGA, pretend I am on the ballot. Don’t let them open your Borders, and allow crime to again flourish.” Continue reading...

Sep 28, 2026 - World

The counter terror police say the investigation has led to multiple lines of new enquiryUK security forces aware of suspected bomb plot, hints defence secretaryRAF Fairford suspected bomb plot: have you been affected?Speaking at the Labour party conference in Liverpool, the defence secretary, Wes Streeting, said he could not give further details about the RAF Fairford incident because there is a live police investigation.However, he used his speech to stress that the UK-US relationship is “the closest alliance” of any two countries in the world, adding the two nations will always “stand together” against those who wish to cause harm. Continue reading...

Sep 28, 2026 - World

Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without waterSchools, businesses and homes across seven boroughs in England were hit by a Thames Water outage on Monday, from a burst water main reportedly leaking 750 litres a second.About 6,000 properties across five south London boroughs and two Surrey boroughs had no water supply or low pressure, Thames Water said. Continue reading...

Sep 28, 2026 - World

United Nations experts have predicted an exceptionally strong cycle of the El Nino climate phenomenon, which causes global changes in winds and rainfall.