'No doubt' that climate change played role in Nepal-Tibet flood, study finds
More than 1,400 people were killed and thousands are missing following the deluge on 26 August.
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Two Britons among three killed in plane crash at popular resort
Two Britons are among three people killed after a light aircraft crashed in a popular resort in the Swiss Alps.
At least 82 people killed after gold mine collapses in Sudan
At least 82 people have died after an informal gold mine collapsed in war-torn Sudan, officials have said.
Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high to curb impact of rising prices
Increase from 1% to 1.25% follows US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank tightening monetary policy Business live – latest updates Japan’s central bank has increased interest rates to a fresh 31-year high as it attempts to combat high global…
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Naomi Campbell DJing and young Buddhist nuns: photos of the day – Friday
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Felicity Green obituary
Innovative journalist who as fashion editor of the Daily Mirror brought the latest 1960s looks to millions of readers Felicity Green made a career on tabloid newspapers in their most masculine era when, after secretaries and tea-trolley ladies went…
Susan Calman: Tall Tales – comic’s first tour in 10 years is raw and riotous
Perth Concert Hall Faux truculent and palpably adorable, the standup is in her element exposing her supposed flaws and the unseen idiocies of her TV career Tall Tales is Susan Calman’s first new standup set for 10 years, designed to show us the…
Poorest countries hit hardest by UK aid cuts under Keir Starmer government, new figures reveal
Aid to lower-income countries fell by almost 7%, while higher-income countries saw their share of Britain’s aid budget increase The world’s poorest countries were worst hit by British aid cuts under Keir Starmer’s government, while higher-income…
‘The man’s a psychopath when it comes to hedgerows’: Derek vs Derek, the unexpectedly heartwarming doc about farmers at war
One Devon farmer, called Derek, is committed to rewilding his land. His neighbour, also a Derek, tends cattle and crops. What happened when a film-maker decided to follow the bickering pair? Derek Gow and Derek Banbury should hate each other. Gow…
Cocktail of the week: Buster’s stout punch recipe – The Prince Bar| The good mixer
A velvety, Guinness-based, punch-style pick-me-up Punch isn’t just for summer parties, and this Caribbean-inflected one, featuring rum, brandy, stout, lemon and nutmeg, will warm the cockles of a crowd on any autumn evening. It’s named after Prince…
‘I want us to be loud’: Arts Council England’s new chair aims to reconnect young people with culture
In first interview since starting job – and after visiting school where arts are central – Dawn Airey says she wants to fix ‘shocking’ lack of access Only half of children in England have been to a museum or the theatre in the past year, while…
‘Eating is my superpower’: Nigella turns up the heat on Bake Off
The domestic goddess is about to be let loose in the Bake Off tent. Nigella Lawson and Paul Hollywood spill the beans about bonding over dirty martinis, ‘Professor Precision’ – and why they call themselves the Salty Gang Like the Cleopatra of cake…
British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout
Four of Nurat Osman’s alleged abductors were killed during rescue after she was taken from outside her home last week A British woman kidnapped in Malawi last week has been rescued by police after a shootout in which four of her alleged abductors…
Earl Spencer SLATES the king. Charles DESTROYS Spencer. If only Diana were here to click on it | Marina Hyde
It’s a battle for hearts and minds – and TikTok, and the ’Gram. Just as it should be. #royalbeef Reading the extracts from Earl Spencer’s book about his sister Diana, and the king’s two-footed takedown of it, it’s hard to escape the idea that…
Zack Snyder is angling to make another Batman movie. Stranger things have happened
Two Batman projects are already in the making at DC Studios, but Snyder has set his sights on the classic Frank Miller graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns There cannot be too many film-makers who have spent quite so long being told that their…
British rapper Sway dies aged 44
Sway, whose hits included Still Speedin' and Level Up, was living in Ghana at the time of his death.
An effective ban on disabled people leaving Britain? You read that right, and we will not settle for it | Frances Ryan
This scandal shows there are many who don’t expect us to live rich lives – and that paternalism lives on in disability services Disabled people in UK need right to travel abroad, say MPs, after ‘ridiculous’ restrictions Disabled people are being…
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
A tiger’s tale; the young Henry VIII; a fantasy follow‑up from Katherine Rundell; small-town secrets; ghosts galore and more Once Upon a Tiger by Sarah Massini, S&S, £14.99 Tiger is irate to find three cheeky human cubs climbing on his back – but…
Disabled people need right to travel abroad, say UK MPs amid ‘ridiculous’ restrictions row
Outcry over ‘brazenly discriminatory’ funding practices among NHS care boards and local councils, with wide variations in rules Opinion: An effective ban on disabled people leaving Britain? We will not settle for it Disabled people must have a…
Mindboggling Magritte, artists respond to a world in peril and a squished Citroën – the week in art
The French surrealist still confounds, artists look at the past, present and future of the planet and Rachel Kneebone’s crazed delights blend into the Wallace Collection – all in your weekly dispatch This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of…
Add to playlist: the euphoric ‘Bollywood electronic’ of the Twins and the week’s best new tracks
Omar and Jamal Ikram, 21-year-old brothers, are making lo-fi glitchy dance-pop with the melodic sensibilities of Bollywood music From Aldershot, Hampshire Recommended if you like 2hollis, the Hellp, Jai Paul Up next New single Wish U out now You…
Fear and loathing linger as Millwall and West Ham resume ferocious rivalry
The Metropolitan police have been granted special powers to tackle violence as the south and east London teams meet again on Saturday after 14 years Absence has not made the heart grow fonder. Millwall and West Ham meet for the first time in 14…
Brewdog's unpaid workers to receive nothing after takeover deal
Administrators say about £489,000 was owed for staff wages and holiday pay and £2.4m was owed to HMRC for unpaid VAT.
Why Tottenham are misfiring … and it’s not just down to the lack of goals
Spurs are getting into attacking areas but failing to make or take chances as Roberto De Zerbi tries to forge a settled side Tottenham have failed to score in their opening four league games for the first time. Two decades have passed since they…
Digested week: BuzzBallz signed by Tory leader builds excitement for conference
Kemi Badenoch-autographed cocktail offered as raffle prize. Plus, Bruce Springsteen’s surprisingly normal nightwear It’s funny, isn’t it, how many things we take for granted in life? How many things go wholly unmentioned, even wholly unconsidered…
Oasis will not headline Glastonbury 2027, organiser Emily Eavis confirms
The rock band will not be stopping at Worthy Farm despite being on tour at that time next summer.
Early voting begins in midterms as campaign shifts focus to cost of living and Iran war – US politics live
Campaigning or control of Congress is expected to ramp up as some states open early voting Good morning, and welcome to our US politics live blog. The midterm elections are less than two months away, but some states begin early voting today…
MOBO-winning rapper and Top Boy star dies at 44
British rapper Sway, who made history as the first unsigned artist to win a MOBO Award, has died aged 44.