Shabana Mahmood expected to unveil plans to move asylum seekers from hotels to barracks

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New home secretary is expected to unveil plans to use military sites as Labour seeks to harden immigration policy

Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to move asylum seekers from hotels into military barracks as Labour seeks to harden its immigration policy amid rising numbers of crossings in the channel.

The new home secretary is reportedly set to announce the use of Ministry of Defence sites to house people after a wave of protests outside migrant accommodation over the summer.

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More than 7,000 under-fives in Gaza put in malnutrition recovery in two-week period – The Guardian

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  1. More than 7,000 under-fives in Gaza put in malnutrition recovery in two-week period  The Guardian
  2. Gaza is city of “fear, flight and funerals,” says UN official  Vatican News
  3. The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns  UN News
  4. In Gaza, teachers find a way to educate even without classrooms  The Globe and Mail
  5. One child killed every hour in Gaza war: Save the Children  Middle East Eye
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Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother, starring Cate Blanchett, surprise winner of Venice Golden Lion

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The Voice of Hind Rajab, a harrowing account of a Palestinian child’s death in Gaza, won the runner-up Silver Lion

US indie director Jim Jarmusch unexpectedly won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice film festival on Saturday with Father Mother Sister Brother, a three-part meditation on the uneasy tie between parents and their adult children.

Although his gentle comedy received largely positive reviews, it had not been a favourite for the top prize, with many critics instead tipping the Voice of Hind Rajab, a harrowing true-life account of the killing of a five-year-old Palestinian girl during the Gaza war. In the end, the film directed by Tunisia’s Kaouther Ben Hania took the runner-up Silver Lion.

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WA museum tells staff ‘almost all of us are guilty’ of burning fossil fuels in email defending Woodside partnership

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Exclusive: Climate advocates reject CEO’s claim he is ‘not qualified’ to comment on risks of gas firm’s plan to extend production to 2070

The head of the Western Australian Museum has told staff that burning fossil fuels is something “almost all of us are guilty of in one way or another” in an email defending the institution’s renewed research partnership with Woodside.

The museum’s chief executive, Alec Coles, sent the email to staff before a Woodside-sponsored August open day at the Maritime Museum – one of WA Museum’s seven locations. It came amid public criticism of the extension of the “longstanding collaboration”, in which the gas company supports the museum’s biodiversity research along the WA coastline.

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Lisbon funicular cable snapped before deadly crash, report finds

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Investigators say it had not been possible to visually inspect section of cable that separated before incident

A cable linking two carriages snapped shortly before Wednesday’s funicular crash in Lisbon that killed 16 people, accident inspectors have said in a report.

An operator tried to apply emergency brakes but failed to prevent the derailment, investigators added.

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Zelenskyy rejects Putin’s invite to Moscow and offers to talk in Kyiv – Euronews.com

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  1. Zelenskyy rejects Putin's invite to Moscow and offers to talk in Kyiv  Euronews.com
  2. Zelenskyy rejects Putin invitation: 'He can come to Kyiv'  ABC News
  3. Putin says Russia will achieve all aims militarily if Ukraine does not agree deal  BBC
  4. Zelensky on Putin’s Moscow invitation: ‘He can come to Kyiv’  The Hill
  5. Zelenskyy Challenges Putin To 'Come To Kyiv,' As Russian Drones Strike The Capital  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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Loss of koala habitat shows ‘total failure’ of nature laws, conservationists say

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More habitat has been given up legally in 2025 so far than any other year since the animals were listed as threatened, analysis shows

More clearing of koala habitat has been approved under Australia’s nature laws in 2025 so far than in any other year since the marsupial was listed as a threatened species, according to an analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation.

The destruction of 3,958 ha of bush approved across eight projects, including a coalmine in Queensland, equates to about four Sydney airports’ worth of clearing.

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NSW locks in great koala national park and brings in immediate ban on logging

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Minns government to create one of the largest national parks in the state as forest advocates welcome ‘historic’ victory

The Minns government has confirmed its long-awaited great koala national park, announcing it will add 176,000 hectares of forest to existing reserves in mid-north New South Wales to create one of the largest national parks in the state and protect more than 12,000 koalas.

The premier, Chris Minns, and environment minister, Penny Sharpe, said the government would put an immediate moratorium on logging within the park’s boundaries and roll out a jobkeeper style support package for workers at affected timber mills in the region.

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Catholic LGBT pilgrimage to Vatican sparks hopes of greater acceptance – politico.eu

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  1. Catholic LGBT pilgrimage to Vatican sparks hopes of greater acceptance  politico.eu
  2. L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics Have Jubilee With Pope’s Blessing, if Not His Presence  The New York Times
  3. LGBTQ+ Catholics make historic pilgrimage at Vatican  BBC
  4. A historic pilgrimage: Why LGBTQ Catholics hope Pope Leo will take up Francis’ legacy  CNN
  5. LGBTQ Catholics march through St. Peter’s Basilica in Jubilee rite as Vatican calendar entry stirs controversy  Fox News
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Lisbon funicular crash: Cable snapped before crash, investigators say – BBC

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  1. Lisbon funicular crash: Cable snapped before crash, investigators say  BBC
  2. Authorities Point to Cable Disconnecting in First Report on Lisbon Funicular Crash  The New York Times
  3. College of Charleston instructor among victims killed in Lisbon funicular crash  NBC News
  4. Report on deadly Portugal streetcar derailment describes failure of cable connecting cabins  Click2Houston
  5. Portuguese victims of streetcar crash mourned by colleagues, friends and local residents  ABC News
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PM: Oct. 7 terrorist who bragged to parents about massacring Jews killed in strike – The Times of Israel

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  1. PM: Oct. 7 terrorist who bragged to parents about massacring Jews killed in strike  The Times of Israel
  2. IDF kills Gazan who boasted of murdering Israelis on Oct. 7  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Report: Terrorist who boasted of killing 10 Israelis on Oct. 7 eliminated  Ynetnews
  4. Hamas terrorist — who bragged about slaughtering Jews on Oct. 7 to his mother — killed in Israeli airstrike  New York Post
  5. Israel confirms killing of Hamas fighter Mahmoud Afana in airstrike on Deir al-Balah  Oneindia
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About 300 arrested as protesters defy ban on Palestine Action in London

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Police say offences include assault and support for a proscribed group as 1,500 defied ban in Parliament Square

About 300 people have been arrested at the largest demonstration yet opposing the proscription of Palestine Action.

Defend Our Juries, who organised the demonstrations, said there were 1,500 sign-holders in Parliament Square on Saturday at a fresh protest in London against the ban. At the previous major demonstration last month, 532 people were arrested for taking part. Participants gathered in Parliament Square by 1pm, many holding signs that read: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”

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