Ex-FBI chief James Comey faces federal charges for third time
Comey's lawyers say the case stems from alleged disclosure of classified information to the New York Times in 2016.
‘Digital hostile environment’: AI secretly being embedded across Home Office, report claims
Tasks from determining asylum seekers’ ages to border surveillance now involve AI, says Open Rights Group AI has been embedded across the Home Office in near-total secrecy, reinforcing the so-called hostile environment for immigration, according to research.Tasks from the detection of potential sham marriages to determining the age of asylum seekers and checking through the contents of phones of new arrivals now involve use of the technology, according to a report by Open Rights Group (ORG). Continue reading...
UK shop price inflation ‘highest since 2024’ as retailers struggle to limit price rises
British Retail Consortium says ‘dam is starting to break on the huge wave of costs’ being kept from consumersShop price inflation has risen to the highest level in two and a half years, according to the British Retail Consortium, which warned that “the dam is starting to break” when it comes to retailers trying to limit price rises for customers.The lobby group said shop price inflation was 2.1% year on year in October, a sharp rise compared with 1.4% in September, and an indication that retailers were beginning to pass on the rising costs of energy and food ingredients since the Middle East conflict broke out. Continue reading...
'I'm a single mum on £41,000 and limit my weekly shop to £40.' What do you want from the Budget?
People earning from £380 a month to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they want to see in this year's Budget.
India's largest share sale could end cheap mobile internet for millions
Jio's IPO promises a windfall for investors, but could signal the end of cheap mobile data for millions.
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Reader Q&A: After Lula’s sensational victory in Brazil’s presidential election, post your questions for the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent
Having lost the first round of Brazil’s presidential election to far right rival Flávio Bolsonaro, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spectacularly triumphed in the second. What comes next for Brazil? The Guardian’s Tom Phillips will be answering your questions from 15:00 GMT today.Ask a question: log in or sign up here to comment, or email conversations@theguardian.comAfter losing the first round of Brazil’s presidential election to far right rival Flávio Bolsonaro, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, better known simply as Lula, pulled off the most stunning political fightback in modern Brazilian history by winning the second, in so doing securing a fourth presidential term. It will see him become the country’s longest-serving leader.The result – 51.79% to Lula, 48.21% to Bolsonaro – was delivered after a supreme court judge had extended polling time by two hours, and after Lula’s camp accused their opponents of sabotaging public transport in an…
Bolsonaro se presenta como líder de la oposición a Lula sin admitir la derrota mientras su partido reconoce los resultados
El candidato derechista considera que Lula abusó del poder del Estado durante la campaña electoral, pero no pedirá la anulación de las elecciones.
FTC and 20 states sue Dollar General, accusing bargain chain of overcharging customers
Suit that cites 2025 Guardian investigation alleges ‘pattern of inaccurate pricing’ that ‘affects millions of purchases’The Federal Trade Commission and 20 states have sued Dollar General, the nation’s largest dollar-store chain, for persistently overcharging customers at its more than 20,000 stores across the United States.The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Nashville, cites a Guardian investigation published last December. Continue reading...
Kane ends England's 25-year Ballon d'Or wait – how he bucked the trend
Harry Kane becomes the first English player to win the prize since Michael Owen in 2001, and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas wins the Ballon d’Or Feminin for a record-equalling third time.
Chris Mason: The Budget is imminent as tricky things pile up for Burnham
From Brexit debates to North Sea oil, there is plenty getting the cabinet, the Labour Party and the country talking.
Lancashire consider Anderson farewell amid fan unrest
Lancashire will look into organising a farewell for bowler James Anderson amid fan unrest over his departure from the club.
London City's Putellas wins record-equalling third Ballon d'Or
Barcelona and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas wins the Ballon d'Or Feminin for a record-equalling third time.
Court blocks bid by Trump DoJ to stop California from counting mail-in ballots
California counties were told by DoJ to set aside and verify ballots administration claims belong to noncitizen votersA US appeals court on Monday ruled against Donald Trump’s justice department in a major voting dispute ahead of the midterm elections, denying a request to block California from counting mail ballots from people on a list of more than 20,000 registered voters the federal government alleges are likely noncitizens.The decision by the San Francisco-based ninth US circuit court of appeals marked the latest setback in Trump’s efforts to assert a greater federal role in overseeing elections in the run-up to the 3 November midterms in which his fellow Republicans are fighting to retain control of Congress. Continue reading...
Massachusetts lesbian bar makes frantic effort to find new owners after relaxing masking policy
Last Ditch bar announced it would ‘soft close’ after it went viral following a story on its attempt to relax Covid rulesA Massachusetts lesbian bar that went viral for loosening its Covid mask policy last month announced plans to “soft close” on Monday as it seeks new ownership.The Last Ditch bar, in the small city of Greenfield, said in an Instagram post that it was searching for co-owners, new owners or a full sale, and that it would “soft close effective immediately”, with “only booked events” continuing while it closes this winter. It had opened just last year as a bar for “dykes, transsexuals, gender freaks, workers, and their friends”. Continue reading...
Carers allowed to earn over the weekly limit without losing out as ‘cliff-edge’ abolished in the budget
Controversial mechanism that hit unpaid carers with huge penalties to be scrapped following Guardian investigationThe controversial rule that led to unpaid carers being punished with penalties amounting to thousands of pounds is to be abolished, the Guardian can reveal.The chancellor, John Healey, is to announce a new digital taper system for the so-called carer’s allowance in Wednesday’s budget, effectively ending what is regarded as one of the UK benefit system’s most feared and unfair administrative practices. Continue reading...
Healey vows cheaper marmalade and gherkins in pre-Budget package of 'everyday fixes'
The chancellor will axe tariffs on some staples as part of plans to give households "breathing space".
Trump issues $1m reward for reporting voter fraud in past or upcoming elections
His comments come ahead of the November midterm elections and follow his claims of widespread voter fraudDonald Trump has announced a $1m reward for reports of voter fraud in past elections and the upcoming midterm elections, with payment contingent on the arrest and conviction of those responsible.In a Truth Social post on Monday, the president wrote: “Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud! Thank you for your attention to this matter.” Continue reading...
Justice department charges ex-FBI director James Comey for third time
Comey, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, accused of leaking information related to US national defenseThe justice department charged former FBI director James Comey on Monday with two counts of leaking information related to national defense, the third time the Trump administration has filed criminal charges against one of Donald Trump’s most despised foes.The charges, filed in federal court in Washington DC, provide few details about what Comey is alleged to have leaked. The government alleges that the former FBI director leaked the information in 2016 and conspired with an unnamed person to give the information to a national news outlet. Continue reading...
Jordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for last week’s church attack
Jordanian air force says it carried out strikes against ‘terrorist groups’ tied to killing of nine in KarakJordan has carried out airstrikes against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that killed nine people, the Jordanian air force has said in a statement.It said the operation “resulted in the killing and wounding of many members of these terrorist groups and the destruction of a number of their vehicles”. It did not specify who the groups were or the precise location of the strikes. Continue reading...
Busted's James Bourne says 'hero' brother saved his life with kidney donation
The guitarist says doctors had given him "a few years left to live", but is now recovering well.
Brazil: defeated Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passports
Far-right senator banned from leaving country as supreme court judge’s ruling makes reference to money-laundering caseThe far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro was banned from leaving Brazil and ordered to surrender his passports just hours after his dramatic loss in the presidential election to the leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.The ruling was issued by supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes, the same justice who oversaw the trial of the senator’s father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro, for attempting a coup. Continue reading...
British politicians among international delegates barred from entering West Bank
Group was on visit to meet Palestinian children, farmers and civil leaders facing escalating violence from Israeli forcesAn international delegation including British politicians has been barred from entering the West Bank on a trip to meet Palestinian children, farmers and society leaders facing escalating violence from Israeli forces during olive harvest season.The delegation of 23 people, including four elected representatives, was drawn from countries including France, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Greece, Holland, Ireland and the US. It included Clive Lewis, MP for Norwich South, Lara Bird, MP for the Scottish National party, Kate Nevens, MSP for the Scottish Green party and Sam Tarry, a former Labour MP. Continue reading...
Ex-South Carolina governors endorse Democrat Annie Andrews in Senate race
Republican and Democrat come together for a rare joint endorsement of candidate in unexpected competitive raceTwo South Carolina former governors, David Beasley and Jim Hodges, a Republican and Democrat respectively, have come together for a rare joint endorsement for Democrat Annie Andrews’s Senate bid.Andrews, a pediatrician, is looking to flip the seat, currently held by Darline Graham, the Trump-endorsed sister of the late senator Lindsey Graham, in what has become an unexpectedly competitive race for the usually reliably red state. Continue reading...
"Me pareció otra elección amañada": la reacción de Donald Trump ante la victoria de Lula en las presidenciales de Brasil
El mandatario estadounidense sembró dudas sobre las elecciones en Brasil, pero sin aportar argumentos concretos.