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2 October 2022
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Party conference overshadowed by fears that refusing to do a U-turn on tax and spending cuts will kill off election chances -
Polls suggest Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is close to majority of votes needed to stop election run-off against Jair Bolsonaro
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Former CIA director and retired general says Moscow’s leader is ‘desperate’ and ‘battlefield reality he faces is irreversible’ -
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Westminster council gave exemption for Hinduja brothers’ Old War Office project
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On the day after Putin announced its incorporation into Russian Federation, Lyman is retaken by Ukrainian forces -
Buses are running again and the market is crowded after the liberation of strategic Lyman nearby -
Kostiantyn Bidnenko and Viktoriya Kiose’s emotional challenge was one of thousands of extraordinary stories -
Family members raised £9,000 for repatriation after Foreign Office said it was unable to pay transport costs
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Supporters of leftwing frontrunner confident he will prevail as 156 million Brazilians cast their votes -
Upbeat yet catatonic, the prime minister gives party members the impression she positively enjoys being unpopular
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One of UK’s last public Turkish baths may close next month unless campaigners can win round the council -
Witnesses describe how police use of teargas led to brutal crushes that killed 125 football fans in East Java
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The prime minister appeared at ease despite mounting Tory unrest after the mini-budget -
Prime minister is facing the same fate as Theresa May when the Commons returns and could even be removed as leader -
Analysis Kwarteng is sticking to his guns on tax and spending cuts. But what he really needs is luck
The chancellor appears unwilling to reverse any of the measures in his mini-budget. If he is to survive, it may be down to factors beyond his control -
Organisers hail largest wave of simultaneous protests seen in Britain for years as people turn out in over 50 towns and cities
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Haaland is the first player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick in three successive home games -
Dawid Malan scored an unbeaten 78 for England in their 67-run victory over Pakistan which secured a 4-3 T20 series win
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The lethal disaster on Saturday could finally be lead to real change in the attitudes of the government, the security forces and fans
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Sergio Pérez won for the second time this season with Charles Leclerc second, Max Verstappen seventh and Lewis Hamilton in ninth in a rain-delayed race
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Liz Truss is unashamed about a plan that will hit even the middle classes hard. But her party’s drift away from them began long ago -
My fight for justice continues. I need details about the plot and the technology that was exploited, says widow of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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A strange, unsettling amnesty over allegations of prejudice seems to have been granted Keir Starmer’s resurgent party, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik -
All far from rosy in the garden as PM and her chancellor brandish their tools
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Climate warnings have been around for decades. Guardian reporting on the issue dates back as far as 1890 -
Hydroponics unit can produce saplings six times faster than it takes to grow them outdoors -
Further destruction under Bolsonaro could push vital rainforest past irreversible tipping point -
YouGov survey for major charities finds 81% believe wildlife and environment are under threat
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City financier who cofounded investment firm with business secretary is made trade minister -
Exclusive: members say they are ill-equipped and lack guidance on rescuing people crossing on small boats
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Telegraph incorrectly claimed the London mayor had ruled out a sculpture of the late Queen on Trafalger Square’s fourth plinth -
Lender takes unusual move of issuing notice to brokers on Sunday, saying it was increasing its rates -
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Campaigners say low-income countries urgently need debt relief on foreign borrowings as their interest rates soar -
Representatives seek delay in court proceeding over Khashoggi murder after news crown prince has been named prime minister
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Michael Fanone makes candid and profane remarks about Republicans in Rolling Stone interview as he promotes memoir -
Ludwina Verhoeven’s sister sent her the card, which features a photograph of their campsite, while on holiday -
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Iphigenia in Splott review A shattering modern classic that distils all our troubles
5 out of 5 stars.Gary Owen’s magnificent one-woman monologue brings Greek tragedy to Cardiff and reveals the terrible emotional costs of our societal shortfalls -
Soul singer who with her brother Charlie was best known for their much-covered hit Mockingbird -
3 out of 5 stars.
Lindsey Buckingham review Slick guitar work and strong singing from the Fleetwood Mac veteran
3 out of 5 stars.With seven albums’ worth of solo material to his name, Buckingham makes the fans wait for classic Rumours tracks – but eventually delivers in style
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Pixies: Doggerel review Pristinely produced absurdism
4 out of 5 stars.
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Squat, prone to mischief and occasionally bitey, the corgi is not for everyone. But that hasn’t stopped a surge in the price of puppies
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A new understanding of the fundamental connection between mind and body explains phenomena such as phantom limbs, and has surprising implications -
The American professor of law talks about her new book on the fight for data privacy, the personal dossiers brokers build on us and how, post-Roe v Wade, women’s data in the US may be weaponised -
German billionaire restores Minsk cafe in Potsdam as showpiece of socialist realist architecture
London Marathon Yehualaw of Ethiopia becomes youngest winner despite faceplant