- Relentless Russian bombardments push Kyiv forces in eastern Ukraine Euromaidan Press
- General Staff update: 94 clashes on frontline; fighting continues in four sectors Ukrinform
- Intense Urban Battles Pitch Russia’s Numbers Against Ukraine’s Agility The Wall Street Journal
- Ukraine destroys Russian Mi-8 helicopter in Kharkiv Oblast, military says Kyiv Independent
- General Staff: Russian army conducts 14 assaults in Kupiansk direction Gwara Media En
Frontline report: Toretsk becomes kill zone as Ukraine launches counterattacks in high-rises – Euromaidan Press
- Frontline report: Toretsk becomes kill zone as Ukraine launches counterattacks in high-rises Euromaidan Press
- Russia Claims Ukrainian Town As Grinding Offensive Rolls On Newsweek
- Russia says it captures another village near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine Reuters
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 960 Al Jazeera English
- Russia Says Captured Another East Ukrainian Village Near Key Town The Moscow Times
Calls for investigation of Uber Eats and Deliveroo after raid on Bristol caravan camp
Migrant workers accuse Home Office of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than companies profiting from them
Migrant workers living in a caravan encampment raided by immigration enforcement officers have accused the Home Office of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than companies profiting from the hidden economy.
The Observer reported in August that about 30 mainly Brazilian delivery riders working for large companies such as Deliveroo and Uber Eats were living in dilapidated caravans in the centre of Bristol. Many claimed they were, in effect, earning below the minimum wage and could not afford to rent in the city.
Continue reading...Private equity barons lean on Rachel Reeves to water down proposals for higher taxes
With the budget and Starmer’s investment summit approaching, the industry’s lobbyists are in full cry over ‘carried interest’
When the future deputy prime minister Angela Rayner walked the floor of a bespoke kitchen outfitter’s warehouse in October 2022, she was doing more than gladhanding local workers in her Greater Manchester constituency.
The real reason Rayner had been invited to tour Goyt Kitchen Fabrications in Ashton-under-Lyne was not to see how the firm had fared through the Covid pandemic, but to be sold the benefits of private equity. Goyt’s bosses had taken a £200,000 investment from Welsh-government-backed FW Capital.
Continue reading...Pressure mounts on Rachel Reeves to drop ‘dangerous’ £1.3bn cut to benefits for disabled
Thousands could lose up to £4,900 a year if the plan is retained in the forthcoming budget
Rachel Reeves is coming under intense pressure to use the budget to abandon a £1.3bn cut to benefits for people with disabilities, first announced by the Tory government, amid warnings it will lead to hundreds of thousands of the most vulnerable people losing almost £5,000 a year.
The leading independent thinktank, the Resolution Foundation, has called on the chancellor to drop or delay changes to the work capability assessment (WCA), arguing that key aspects of the policy have not been thought through, and that around 420,000 people who are unable to work through disability or ill-health could lose up to £4,900 a year.
Continue reading...Takeaways from Hurricane Milton: The ‘fingerprints of climate change’
While storm surge was lower than feared, destructive tornadoes and heavier rainfall are part of new trend, experts warn.
UK overseas aid budget faces £900m raid to pay for housing asylum seekers
With the amount spent on refugees and asylum seekers this year on course to hit £3.6bn, the sum available for international projects must be cut again, warns thinktank
Ministers have been warned that £900m will have to be raided from UK overseas aid projects to meet the costs of supporting asylum seekers in Britain this year.
Projections seen by the Observer show that the amount of overseas aid set to be spent in the UK on refugees and asylum seekers this year is still on course to reach £3.6bn, despite a big fall in the costs of housing people from Ukraine.
Continue reading...Woman who did not get leaving card loses UK employment claim
Karen Conaghan brought 40 complaints to tribunal including for sexual harassment and victimisation
A woman who sued her former employer over not being given a leaving card lost her case when it was revealed it had been hidden from her after only three people signed it.
Karen Conaghan claimed that the “failure to acknowledge her existence” at IAG, the parent company of British Airways, was a breach of equality law.
Continue reading...Israeli army threatens to attack ambulances in southern Lebanon
After hitting UN peacekeepers, military claims without evidence that Hezbollah is using ambulances for fighters.
‘The Killing of These Innocent Laborers Will Be Avenged’ – Newser
- 'The Killing of These Innocent Laborers Will Be Avenged' Newser
- Armed attackers storm Pakistan coal mines, killing at least 21 The Guardian
- Gunmen kill 20 miners in southwest Pakistan attack ahead of Asian security summit NPR
- Gunmen Kill 20 Miners Ahead of Security Summit Newsweek
- Gunmen kill 21 miners in southwest Pakistan ahead of an Asian security summit The Associated Press
King Charles won’t stand in the way if ‘Australia wants to become a republic’
Charles said to be adopting ‘anti-confrontational approach’ to republican campaigners before visit
King Charles has said he will not stand in the way if Australia wishes to replace him as the country’s head of state, it has been reported.
Ahead of his visit later this month, the king is said to be adopting an “anti-confrontational approach” to Australian republican campaigners, the Daily Mail reported.
Continue reading...Navalny believed he would die in prison, memoir reveals
The Russian opposition leader's posthumous memoir traces his final years, including his captivity.
One year in, Israel’s ‘new Middle East’
A ferocious assault on north Gaza, unprecedented attacks on the West Bank and intensifying bombings of Lebanon.
Trump makes gains as poll figures trigger anxiety for Harris campaign
The Guardian’s 10-day polling average tracker showed vice-president with two-point nationwide lead, down from 4%
Tightening poll figures have triggered nervousness and anxiety in Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, with Donald Trump making gains in the states where it matters most as the election race enters its climactic final phase.
Amid a dramatic news cycle that has seen the US hit by two destructive hurricanes and rising fears of all-out war in the Middle East, the Guardian’s 10-day polling average tracker showed the vice-president and Democratic nominee with a two-point nationwide lead, 48% to 46%, over her Republican opponent as of 10 October - tellingly, down from a 4% advantage she registered two weeks ago.
Continue reading...Florida begins long road to recovery after double hurricane strike
The twin blow from Milton and Helene has left the state reeling – and the act of rebuilding will be lengthy and costly
More than just clouds were swirling when a tropical disturbance that would become Hurricane Milton formed in the south-western Gulf of Mexico, beginning its inexorable march towards a midweek strike on Florida’s west coast.
As its winds picked up, so did familiar feelings of anxiety and dread across a state still reeling from the impact of another monster storm, Hurricane Helene, barely a week earlier. Ultimately, the densely populated cities of Tampa and St Petersburg were spared the apocalyptic scenario some had forecast. But places elsewhere along the Gulf coast saw unprecedented levels of destruction and devastation.
Continue reading...Half-life, half-house: Portrait of a Palestinian family after Israeli raids
Akram Nasser and his children live in a house with no front wall or running water. But they have no intention to leave.
‘Nothing but lies’: New Navalny memoir foretells collapse of Putin’s regime
Posthumous memoir, Patriot, of Russian opposition leader who died in prison is set to be released on October 22.
Insurance is failing hurricane survivors: ‘People thought they were covered’
Flooding is separate from typical US home insurance and many homeowners are not adequately covered
As millions of US residents begin working to file insurance claims on their homes in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, many could be denied, particularly if their homes were damaged by flooding.
A quirk in the US home insurance market is that flood insurance is separate from typical home insurance, which usually covers wind damage from hurricanes but not flooding. Homeowners must purchase flood insurance separately if they want their homes protected against flooding.
Continue reading...Kremlin sowing chaos with bomb threats and bribery to thwart Moldova’s vote to join EU, authorities say – Fox News
- Kremlin sowing chaos with bomb threats and bribery to thwart Moldova's vote to join EU, authorities say Fox News
- Meta removes fake accounts in Moldova ahead of presidential election Reuters
- Fake Facebook Accounts Aimed At Moldovans Removed After Pressure From U.S. Lawmaker Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- ‘Russia’s dirty money will hijack our democratic process’: how tiny Moldova fears Kremlin is fixing EU referendum The Guardian
- Taking Action Against Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior in Moldova Meta
King says a republic is up to Australian people
Ahead of a royal visit, King Charles says it is up to the Australian people to decide if they want to be a republic.