Hungary is seeking to crack down on overtourism inside its capital Budapest

Inflight meals and coffee went airbourne on Friday

Exclusive: Stephen Jackson protested that his passport was valid but was overruled by a supervisor working for Britainas biggest budget airline at Manchester airport

The incident occured close to Alderney in the Channel Islands

Demonstrations calling for affordable housing took place in Madrid and Barcelona

Exclusive: Galleries could welcome visitors as early as Wednesday, though aKing Tuta collection will remain at the central Cairo location for now

There were also protests against the Americaas Cup yachting race in Barcelona

Expletive-laden rant caught on camera by fellow flier

The UK is likely to see the phenomenon again this year

Air and rail travel disrupted in India during morning marked by multiple bomb threats

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Holmes still plans to run in the New York City marathon on November 3

Willisas family first revealed in March 2023 that he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia

St Johnas joins Manhattan University, Seton Hall University, and Niagra University in the move to eliminate Columbus Day from the official school calendar

The Victoriaas Secret Fashion Show will be held in New York City on October 15, 2024

The live streamer filmed himself during the hurricane for the chance to win $70,000

The mother was battling Stage 4 small-cell lung carcinoma for the past two years

Controversial retailer Yandy has jumped on the Ozempic craze with its semaglutide injection Halloween costume

The Marvel star accused the creators of Bobba of acultural appropriationa on Canadaas version of the reality show

aVogue Businessa found that 0.8 percent of this seasonas looks were plus-size and 94.9 percent were straight-size

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Charles and Camilla to begin royal tour of Australia later this week

aIn this case, weare asking for help from anyone who has information on what we can do to give my nephew the best chance,a Hamilton asked her followers on Instagram

Tomas and Garfield were first romantically linked in March 2024

Many Americans will not have the day off from work on Monday, October 14

Indigenous Peopleas Day was created in reaction to atrocities carried out by Columbus and European settlers against Native American people in the Americas

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The internet was sent into a frenzy this week when the company released its aSnowed-Ina candle with a controversial snowflake design

The news anchoras Gen Z daughter inspired him to cover abrat summera in a now-viral CNN segment

The 15th-century explorer was a Sephardic Jew from western Europe, Spanish DNA experts reveal

Laura and Basil Yorio had a happy ending after being forced to evacuate their home in Palm Bay

Meghan visited the Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara on October 2

TV presenter said his comments were investigated by the BBC and afound not to be sexuala

Kidman appeared to tell Hayek adonat touch mea in heated moment

As rental prices soar across the country and the market becomes increasingly fraught, Olivia Petter explores the darker realities of limiting our flatmate choices and living with total strangers

Drug has been praised for helping reduce cravings

The fire is believed to have been caused by the failure of a lithium battery, which Ken was using to heat a hot tub

The good, the bad and the dangerous

The lack of sunlight knocks our internal body clock off kilter

There are six main face shapes

Dern and Hemsworthas Netflix movie was released on October 11

The comedian had her first date with her partner during lockdown

Ahead of new legislation that will force employers to take steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, Olivia Petter asks why it has taken so long

The Duchess of York called the Princess abrave and courageousa as she made her first public appearance on 10 October

Why settle for watery winter tomatoes when tinned can deliver that sun-soaked flavour all year long? From convenience to quality, these humble cans are the secret weapon in every cookas cupboard a and theyare here to make your life easier, one delicious dish at a time

Ministry of Defence review admits some Afghan soldiers rejected for UK relocation were directly employed by the UK after Independent revealed their fate at the hands of the Taliban

UK has accused Russian intelligence services of carrying out attack in Salisbury in 2018

Fourth big tax freeze as chancellor makes bold offer to attract top global firms to UK

Former Russian spy says he anever thought the Russian regime would try to murder me in Great Britaina

The London mayor calls for acloser alignmenta with the EU and says talks about rejoining the single market should not be off the table

Watch as the inquiry into how Dawn Sturgess was fatally poisoned after being exposed to the Russian nerve agent Novichok opened on Monday, 14 October.

The 10-year-old had suffered multiple injuries including fractures, broken bones and bite marks

The Salisbury Novichok inquiry is set to reveal new evidence on the aassassination attempta of Dawn Burgess

Rebekah Morris had been walking her dog in Littlethorpe, Leicestershire when she died in 2022A

Charles and Camilla to begin royal tour of Australia later this week

In a 999 call, Urfan Sharif told the operator: aI legally punished her, and she dieda

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves to promise to arip out bureaucracya in keynote speech to business owners

Hereas when you may be asked to pay back your winter fuel benefits to the Department for Work and Pensions

Generous readers and donors have raised an incredible APS150,000 of the APS300,000 target so far a but more is needed to complete the project

Speculation is mounting that the chancellor is considering raising employer contributions

The comedian hit arock bottoma when Miranda came to an end in 2015

Rachel Reeves cut the winter allowance for the majority of recipients after inheriting aa APS22bn black holea in the public finances

Helen Davey was killed after mattress fell on her head and trapped her

Exclusive: Customers asked to write to MPs ahead of Rachel Reevesa Budget later this month over reforms

One Revolut customer said he had APS165,000 stolen from his business account by fraudsters

A perfume bottle carrying Novichok, the Russian nerve agent that fatally poisoned Dawn Sturgess, contained aenough poison to kill thousands of peoplea, the inquiry into her death was told on Monday, 14 October.

Science and technology minister denied Tesla boss had been snubbed over criticism of prime minister

The governmentas top lawyer was engulfed in aSwiftgatea probe after he reportedly intervened in the pop staras security

Tory leadership hopefulA faces another row after endorsing report that suggested people with the condition get aeconomic advantages and protectionsa

A suspected burglar in South Gloucestershire was discovered trying to hide from police underneath a bed as he asked if he was wanted and if he could have a aquick draga of a vape before being led away by officers.

Ex-Tory MP Matthew Parris painted Robert Jenrick as a political chameleon, having gone from a aCameron Remainera to a aReform-adjacent headbangera

Covid hospital cases from new variant XEC have surged across Britain at an aalarminga rate

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer is set to address the International Investment Summit 2024 on Monday, 14 October.

aDid Diana ever use this room after she herself became the Princess of Wales?a a viewer questioned

Sir Keir Starmer is pledging to arip out the bureaucracy that blocks investmenta and ensure regulators prioritise economic growth in their decision-making

Britons set to see bout of mild but wet weather, Met Office says

Suspects aged 20 and 22 held after animal attacked in Slough

Nigel Farageas party has emailed some activists offering tours with an MP for up to APS300 as part of a fundraising drive

The shadow work and pensions secretary also said the Governmentas claim his party left a APS22 billion black hole in public finances is afictitiousa

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Managers did not give Karen Conaghan her leaving card because of the low number of signatures

Whether Irvine and Mallory reached the peak of Everest remains one of climbingas great mysteries

Film includes newly recorded interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr

Musician admitted he almost called time on the band in 2018, following their rapturously received headline performance at Hyde Park

aThere should not be anyone but them deciding what happens to their own bodya said Bryan Cranston when talking about his daughter

An uneasy interaction between Katya Jones and her aStrictlya partner Wynne Evans went viral over the weekend. In the wake of the showas bullying row, scrutiny is higher than ever, writes Katie Rosseinsky

The writer and actoras memoir, aI Havenat Been Entirely Honest with Youa, reveals that the woman who seemed to have asuch funa entertaining the nation was privately having none at all, writes Jasper Rees

Pair have insisted that the interactions were a ajokea

Saturday Night Live (SNL) stars attempted Manchester accents as part of a sketch parodying the Oasis reunion.

K-pop musician returned from mandatory military service in June

New social media activity comes as Stevie Nicks performs on aSaturday Night Livea for the first time in 41 years

Filming on the fifth and final season of the hit Netflix show is reportedly nearing conclusion

aSays the man who literally just points a fingera wrote fans as they defended McCausland

Rapper and YouTube star appeared in court in Perth, Australia, last week

Teslaas new Optimus robots and two new self-driving vehicles have come underfire by the director of I, Robot

Chef said he felt the urge to ajust clear off and never come backa

aItas quite absurd, actually,a BBC dancing pro said

Jeremy Strong said that he had to arediscovered playa after years of portraying Kendall Roy

Katya Jones made a "crystal clear" statement addressing suggestions she was made to feel auncomfortable or offendeda by a moment during Saturday nightas (12 October) Strictly Come Dancing that saw her move Wynne Evansa hand from her waist.

Ant and Dec have teased the upcoming series of I"m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in a new video.

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Dern and Hemsworthas Netflix movie was released on October 11

The film censors were repulsed. Matt Damon was confused. Audiences couldnat get enough. Two decades after aSouth Parka creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone brought their outrageous vision to the screen, Chris Edwards gets the inside scoop on one of the most offensive comedies in movie history

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Chancellor says businesses will understand balancing the books is necessary for fiscal stability

• Elton John and Michelin meals: Labour pulls out all the stops to woo investors

Rachel Reeves has dropped her strongest hint yet that she is planning to raise employer national insurance contributions in the budget, prompting accusations Labour is about to break a manifesto promise.

The chancellor used the governmentas international investment summit at Londonas Guildhall on Monday to warn of tax rises to come in this monthas announcement, insisting that business would understand the need for fiscal stability.

Former cabinet colleague of Tory leadership candidate says amuddleda campaign essay does not take acorrect approacha

The Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has been criticised for a campaign pamphlet that said autistic people received abetter treatmenta and aeconomic privileges and protectionsa.

A pamphlet published by Badenochas campaign team at the Conservative party conference argued that conditions such as anxiety, as well as an autism diagnosis, had gone from something apeople should work on themselves as individualsa to asomething that society, schools, and employers have to adapt arounda.

Benjamin Netanyahu claims Israeli military did its utmost to avoid harming Unifil personnel while striking Hezbollah fighters

More now on the Hezbollah strike on an IDF training base we reported on earlier (see post 7.33BST)

The drone attack on an army base in central Israel killed four soldiers and severely wounded seven others on Sunday, the Israeli military said, in the deadliest strike by the militant group since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago.

Hezbollah called the attack near Binyamina city retaliation for Israeli strikes on Beirut on Thursday that killed 22 people. It later said it targeted Israelas elite Golani brigade, launching dozens of missiles to occupy Israeli air defence systems during the assault by asquadronsa of drones.

Democrats condemn ex-president for saying armed forces should turn against aenemy withina when voters go to polls

Donald Trump has provoked an angry backlash from Democrats after calling for the US armed forces to be turned against his political adversaries when voters go to the polls at next monthas presidential election.

In comments that added further fuel to fears of an authoritarian crackdown if he recaptures the White House, the Republican nominee said the military or national guard should be deployed against opponents that he called athe enemy withina when the election takes place on 5 November.

Estimated 500 rejected cases expected to be overturned after fresh evidence they were employed by the UK government in Afghanistan

An estimated 500 elite Afghan soldiers who fought alongside the British are expected to become eligible to come to the UK after a previous decision rejecting their applications was overturned.

Fresh information has been discovered in about a quarter of the 2,000 rejected cases proving that the at-risk veterans were paid and employed by the UK government in Afghanistan, despite previous claims that no such evidence existed. A review had been launched by the Conservatives in February.

Prosecutions of passengers accused of using 16-25 railcard for discounts at wrong time of day are being withdrawn

Rail passengers could be entitled to compensation after Northern was accused of breaking its fare evasion rules to prosecute commuters.

The train operator said on Monday all prosecutions of people accused of using a 16-25 railcard to obtain a discount at the wrong time of day were being withdrawn and thousands of previous cases reviewed.

Urfan Sharif accused alongside Saraas stepmother and uncle of killing child, who was found dead at Surrey family home

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The father of the 10-year-old schoolgirl Sara Sharif killed her before fleeing to Pakistan and calling police to say he abeat her up too mucha as a punishment for being naughty, a court has heard.

Saraas body was discovered at the family home in Woking, Surrey, on 10 August last year alongside a handwritten note from her father, saying: aI swear to God that my intention was not to kill her. But I lost it.a

Exclusive: Josh Simons, close ally of Starmer, suggests Musk manipulates platformas algorithm to boost his own interests

Westminster needs to wean itself off X, a close ally of Keir Starmer has said, as he suggested that Elon Musk was deliberately manipulating its algorithm to boost his own political and personal interests.

Josh Simons, the MP for Makerfield and former head of the Starmerite thinktank Labour Together, said he believed the British political class was dangerously addicted to the platform, formerly known as Twitter. Simons maintains an active X profile, but says he is keen not to aoverusea it.

Unnamed 26-year-old fell while climbing 192-metre-high Castilla-La Mancha Bridge, authorities say

A 26-year-old British man has died after falling from a Spanish bridge while attempting to create social media content, according to local authorities.

The man, who has yet to be named by police, fell while climbing the Castilla-La Mancha Bridge in the central city of Talavera de la Reina, the local mayoras office said in a statement on Sunday.

Appearing alongside Evans on BBC spin-off show It Takes Two, Jones insists incident was aa silly jokea

The professional dancer Katya Jones has defended her Strictly Come Dancing partner, Wynne Evans, saying he has been aportrayed as someone he is nota after an incident during Saturdayas show when she moved his hand from her waist.

Appearing on BBC spin-off show It Takes Two on Monday alongside Evans, Jones said she wanted to aget something out of the way that I feel overshadowed our performance for absolutely no reasona.

After Hezbollah drone strike, any tit-for-tat strikes with Iran could pose a bigger problem still for Israelas defences

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As Israelas conflict with Hezbollah and Iran has escalated, it has begun to show a degree of vulnerability. A Hezbollah drone evaded Israelas much vaunted air defences on Sunday and struck a military canteen when it was busy with soldiers eating dinner. Four were killed and 58 wounded, seven seriously, at a location 40 miles south of the Lebanese border.

The drone that hit the canteen of the Golani base near Binyamina appears to have been part of a synchronised attack that allowed it to elude the countryas well organised air defences. Three drones flew from Lebanon over the Mediterranean, and though they were all initially spotted, and two shot down, the other was able to reach its target.

aUndue influencea from politicians is said to have led to Met giving US star VIP protection en route to Wembley shows

Ministers are struggling to shake off claims that they pressed the Metropolitan police into giving Taylor Swift a motorbike escort as she travelled to Wembley for her sold-out summer shows.

Downing Street and Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, have repeatedly insisted the Met makes decisions independently from politicians. How much of a problem is this for Labour?

The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models a and could rapidly accelerate global heating

It begins each day at nightfall. As the light disappears, billions of zooplankton, crustaceans and other marine organisms rise to the ocean surface to feed on microscopic algae, returning to the depths at sunrise. The waste from this frenzy a Earthas largest migration of creatures a sinks to the ocean floor, removing millions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year.

This activity is one of thousands of natural processes that regulate the Earthas climate. Together, the planetas oceans, forests, soils and other natural carbon sinks absorb about half of all human emissions.

With earnings having dropped by 60%, it is harder than ever to keep going as a writer a even if your work gets rave reviews

The 2022 publication of A Hunger, Ross Raisinas fourth novel, was his alowest momenta, the 45-year-old author says. aIt was a deflating experience.a

The book received positive reviews, but then Raisin found out it wouldnat be stocked in a large high-street book chain, and literary festivals claimed they adidnat have spacea to programme him. aI had to work hard not to succumb to a negativity that in turn thwarts creativity,a he says. It made him consider giving up writing altogether.

Accused of aplaying Goda, a trio of British medics persevered a and changed the lives of millions worldwide. The makers and stars of Joy explain why there were amany tearsa during filming

aItas just so weird, having children,a says Bill Nighy. aThe whole thing is like science fiction. Human beings make decisions and have ideas and choose their partner and itas all so reckless and marvellous. Itas such an extraordinary thing to attempt. Maybe itas just my age, but I just think of all the energy involved to have and raise children, you know?a

I hear him gliding down the street, phone in hand, offering some sort of gorgeous apology to a cafe door. aAnd then thereas this human being who turns out to be somebody quite independently of whoever might have been involved in their creation. Theyare this completely other thing. And theyare also, in the case of my grandchildren, edible.a

Nighy is a highly covetable grandfather. His date to the Oscars two years ago was a stained Sylvanian bunny (aMy granddaughteras schedule intensified,a he explained, aand I was charged with rabbit-sitting responsibilitiesa). This year he has lent his voice to no fewer than five childrenas animations. And now heas playing the real-life gynaecologist who pioneered IVF.

aI was living in flat with a bed, a record-player, a desk and a fridge for beer. I thought, aIf I just sit and play three chords for eight hours, hopefully a good song will comeaa

I was working at Stamford Bridge, doing match-day security in the playersa tunnel, and walking the players to their cars after the game. Iad stand between the dressing room and the press area, so I got to hear the half-time talks and watch most of the Chelsea games. It was once every 10 days and still the greatest job I ever had. So when Mercury offered me half a million quid, I was kind of like: aWell, I mean, I dunno a|a

When CEOs are dangling investment promises worth billions, all other promises get burned a and any ability to speak disappears

aBritain is back,a declared the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, as he opened the investment summit at Guildhall in London. But English may not be. Thereas something about a business awayday that deprives normally sentient beings of the power of language.

Put a whole heap of CEOs together in the same room and you can guarantee that within seconds they will be speaking in a tongue almost no one can understand. Largely because they are asleep. It is a world of cliche and jargon where normal sentences are deprived of internal logic and meaning. Hard to believe, but you donat become head of a multinational without first having learned to speak Pure Doggybollocks. It is the code that admits you to the club.

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From abandoned factories to snooker halls, pre-superclub promoters dodged police to put on some of the UKas wildest nights. Former ravers recall how they supercharged the city

aThe acid house scene in Liverpool in 1988 was really tiny,a remembers Sonia Martelli. aYou could recognise each other because we were all wearing smily face T-shirts and wead be at the same night.a

And once that one acid house night had ended a Daisy, run by James Barton, Andy Carroll and Mike Knowler at the State a there were even fewer options for ravers to keep going. aPeople would break into disused warehouses or old supermarkets in Toxteth,a recalls Martelli, one half of the DJ duo Girls on Top. aThere was another place we called the Scrappy, which was a rave in a scrap yard.a Another party was held in the abandoned Tate & Lyle sugar refinery: it was such a vast space that when the police turned up it would take them so long to reach the ravers at the other end of the building, they had enough time to pack up their PA into nearby trucks and scatter.

From picking a pattern to choosing yarn, itas easier to start this mindful hobby than you might think

Crochet has undergone something of a rebrand. From its cottagecore-blanket and tea-cosy roots, it now regularly graces the pages of Vogue. And the craft itself is hugely popular a particularly among gen Z a thanks, in part, to the meditative sense of flow that comes as the hands perform the rhythmic, repetitive actions.

The good news for novices is that itas super easy to get into crocheting. Knowing the basic kit you need, though, is helpful, so we asked the experts for their advice. These are the tools they recommend if you are starting out, and the stuff they say you donat need.

How did a $2m horror sequel trump $200m movie Joker: Folie A Deux this weekend? By shocking viewers a and steering clear of songs

Name: Terrifier 3.

Age: Three days old.

Weare constantly told that passion is what makes work fulfilling. But can being head over heels have its downsides?

A few years ago, I went to a retirement event for someone who, in his late 80s at the time, had spent more than 60 years as a professor at New York University. He had been embedded in every aspect of academic life, from mentoring and research to fundraising. Over the years he had managed to teach 100,000 students the universityas Introduction to Psychology course. Ted is one of those institutional pillars who can tell you what the place was like in 1965. These days, most people donat last more than four years in one job.

I walked into Tedas party thinking it would be full of students and teachers, but I was wrong. There were guests from his theatre days, people who hung out at his favourite piano bar, as well as the atechno musica people. Ted had a smorgasbord of identities he had fostered in the city, some related to his career as a scholar, but most not.

The Tory leadership hopeful paints a picture of free handouts and special treatment. As the father of an autistic child, I can tell you thatas a lie

For the past 18 months or so, a bundle of ideas about human psychology has been getting increasing attention on the political right. Like a lot of the most dangerous modern viewpoints, it has very little to do with objective reality, but that does not get in the way of its adherentsa certainty and self-righteousness. Their contention is that a new frontier in the battle against identity politics, the nanny state and the supposed decline of western civilisation has opened up, around the two very different issues of neurodiversity and mental illness. The basic message fits with the nostalgic tone of post-Brexit Conservatism: it is time, some people think, to return to pulling yourself together and maintaining a stiff upper lip.

This opinion has long been cropping up in certain newspapers, and has now been brazenly endorsed by a high-profile Tory politician: the leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch, who launched a 40-page treatise titled Conservatism in Crisis: Rise of the Bureaucratic Class at the partyas recent conference. Quite who wrote the pamphlet remains unclear, but Badenoch endorses what it contains: a meandering and very repetitive argument about the supposed tyranny of athe bureaucratic classa, full of claims about the disasters wreaked by a anew progressive ideologya that now dominates most of our key institutions and organisations.

We need a salvage operation to fix the problems this created. Otherwise, how else will we attract global investment?

Why would any business locate themselves in a country that has cut itself off from the worldas largest trading bloc when it could just do business in the worldas largest trading bloc? That is the question investors are no doubt asking themselves at Britainas big investment summit this week. As the International Investment Summit begins, Brexit is the elephant standing across our trade flows.

Brexit has not been a abig banga of damage but a slow drain of talent, investment and, ultimately, growth. Now the pandemic has receded, that is painfully clear. Aston University research shows a 27% drop in UK exports and a 32% decline in imports from the EU since 2021, which translates to an annual loss of APS183bn.

Stella Creasy is the chair of the Labour Movement for Europe and the Labour and Cooperative MP for Walthamstow

Americans may think itas all pasta and wise nonnas a but the Netflix star could easily wind up at a Lord of the Rings-themed neo-fascist rally

Among the Instagram characters created by the Italian comedian Giorgia Fumo, the one that resonates the most with me is a millennial travel influencer called Emily, who aexplainsa Italy in her videos, letting her audience in on gems such as: aDid you know that Europe is not a country a itas mind-blowing a but Italy, listen to me, is a country! Italians walk to places! They walk to enjoy fresh air! Do you know Italians cook their own meals, like, every day? In Italy nobody works because everyone is rich and everyone just has these huge family mansions in Tuscany or Napoli?a

If Fumoas satirical creation sounds like too much of an exaggeration, consider that her inspirational source materials include a Las Vegas-based creator called Ciaoamberc, who in one earnest post that amassed 3.6m views said: aDo you ever notice how everybody in Italy does not have a therapist like everybody in the United States does? [a|] We used to live in communities, wead talk to people every day. There are people in Italy who sit down for an hour to have an espresso. We donat do any of that.a

Rachel Reevesas green paper seems to take policy more seriously than Tory predecessors

Industrial strategies were not a big thing in the UK from the 1980s until the great financial crisis of 2008-09. Since then, these supposedly long-term plans have arrived at infuriatingly short intervals. The UK has had 10 industrial strategies, growth plans or similar since 2011, according to the Labour governmentas aInvest 2035a document, published on Monday alongside the investment summit.

All were accompanied by a blizzard of platitudes and declarations of good intentions. In 2017, Teresa Mayas government said it was setting out aa long-term vision for how Britain can build on its economic strengths, address its productivity performance, embrace technological change and boost the earning power of people across the UKa. None of those aspirations would be out of place in Keir Starmeras vision for aa 10-year plan to deliver the certainty and stability businesses need to invest in the high-growth sectors that will drive our growth missiona.

It used to mean a few kids throwing bedsheets over their heads in exchange for sweets. Nowadays, any gathering between September and Christmas is an excuse for fancy dress

When a fella of 17 arrived at the house in a corset, some pointy ears, a lot of makeup and an alice band with a cat on it, it was only polite to ask what he was dressed as. He said he had come to the Halloween party as a sexy cat. Ah yes, that famous character from fiction, or maybe myth. Isnat it tautologous, anyway? Arenat all cats sexy? He was followed by another young fella in a tight black dress and a frilly apron. I didnat even need to ask: a sexy maid.

My sister insists that young men have always liked cross-dressing, drawing on extensive experience a OK, her husband, who was so committed that he once shaved his legs for Halloween. I think of it as very gen Z, a sign of their liberation from the constraints of sex and gender.

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As the prime minister said himself in 2020, what it really requires is proper representation from the regions and nations. Whereas that conviction now?

Nothing reveals Britainas aversion to change quite like its failure to reform the House of Lords. Since the turn of the 21st century, almost everyone in politics has agreed that this should take place. The Lords may be quaint and historic, but it is constitutionally indefensible. It is one of only two parliaments in the world, along with Lesotho, to have hereditary members: there are 92 sitting by inherited right, 26 as leaders of a religious sect and dozens who have paid large sums to be members, often just for the title.

When Keir Starmer became Labour leader in 2020 he pledged to abolish the Lords in favour of a new elected second chamber in his first term. It was proof of his radical credentials. Within three years he had dropped the afirst terma, and by this year all mention of aabolishinga the Lords had vanished from Labouras manifesto. This week a bill is reportedly to go through parliament that merely abolishes the 92 hereditaries. There is no mention of bishops and donors, let alone Downing Streetas clothing suppliers and former secretaries. For its hordes of retired politicians, the place will remain a luxurious club that makes the Garrick look like a greasy spoon.

Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist

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A UK schoolas botched plan to require a doctoras note for period pain shows weare still not trusted over our own suffering

Howas your pain threshold? For a few months now, Iave been obsessively watching videos of men trying period pain simulators. The machines have wired abdominal pads that send electrical impulses controlled by a console that can replicate the ferocity of cramps on a range of one to 10. Often by five or six on the dial, men are groaning or even screaming in agony while their female partners, also hooked up to the machine, sit unfazed.

Like many, many women, I am habituated to a certain level of pain. From girlhood, we go about our lives in varying levels of agony, often with the people around us knowing little of our discomfort. There are days, though, when it all becomes too much. It used to be that all you had to do was vaguely mention awomenas problemsa to be granted some respite. Not so any more, at least in some schools.

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett is a Guardian columnist

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Panicked by the rise of the far right, mainstream leaders are cravenly rushing to imitate its draconian positions

In comments made before a speech to the European parliament last week, Viktor OrbA!n offered a predictably dismissive assessment of existing Brussels policy on irregular migration and asylum. aIf we cannot agree that those who want to enter the EU must stop at the European border and apply outside our borders, we will never be able to stop migration,a suggested Hungaryas prime minister. aThe only migrant who does not stay is the one who does not enter the EU.a

Draconian takes such as this, at odds with international law, used to make Mr OrbA!n a Trumpian outlier in European politics. Only last month, Brussels took steps to recover a!200m in EU funds from Hungary, having fined Budapest for ignoring its asylum laws. But times are rapidly changing. A newly agreed migration pact, eight years in the making and establishing a fairer quota system for member states, already looks out of date.

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If Labour is committed to championing aworking peoplea, the British state must mediate between workers and capital, rejecting corporate dominance

Sir Keir Starmeras pro-business stance signalled to voters that Labour has shifted from the days of Jeremy Corbyn. However, expectations of a Labour government a equality, fairness, and social justice a�remain. Voters wouldnat be impressed by ministers arguing for freedom from regulations that protect against unscrupulous companies seeking to maximise profit at the cost of public harm.

Most people understand that businesses seek fewer restrictions to boost profits, often at the expense of societyas other stakeholders. Perhaps thatas why Sir�Keir mentioned athe tragedy of Grenfell Towera at the governmentas summit for international investors, only to then champion the removal of ared tapea that he claims hinders investment and growth.

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It is on the frontline of climate change as well as bloody conflict, writes Sarah Roberts of Practical Action; plus letters from Erica Carter and Pat Brandwood

The situation in Sudan is horrific and risks plunging the country into an ungovernable state (Sudan is the worldas gravest humanitarian disaster a but almost nobody cares, 11 October). It is an appalling example of what happens when internal power struggles mix with conflict over dwindling natural resources and a geopolitics in which countries prioritise their gains over the intense suffering of millions.

There are no easy answers. I�speak as someone who works with a Sudanese team at Practical Action with more than 30 yearsa experience of delivering programmes. Humanitarian aid is essential. But so�is long-term development work.

A reader takes exception to Jonathan Jonesas negative review of the show at the Hayward Gallery

It would be a shame if Jonathan Jonesas one-star review of the Haegue Yang exhibition at the Hayward Gallery (A must-see show if the slats of venetian blinds make you cry, 8�October) deters readers from seeing work by one of the most original and interesting artists of her generation. Since her early video work, in which she wandered through the backstreets of Seoul, Yang has offered paths through the lesser-trodden areas of intellectual history. Alongside the beauty of much of her work, she asks above all for intellectual curiosity.

You can, of course, simply refuse to embark on her offbeat journeys (as your critic did). But if you donat, you may explore unlikely and illuminating juxtapositions, as she unfolds her distinct vision of the world. This combines melancholy with ecological awareness, a sensitivity to the ways in which ordinary people live out of joint with an environment forced upon them, and a deep sense of the many ways that those who resist have challenged the imposition of colonialism and consumerism with all their dire consequences.
Julian Stallabrass
London

• Updates from the 7.45pm BST kick-off in Cardiff
• Bellamy on importance of Wales enjoying themselves
• Any thoughts? Share them with Scott via email

Here we go, then; Montenegro kick off. The home fans in full voice.

The teams are out! An amazing atmosphere at the Cardiff City Stadium. Wales in red, Montenegro in second-choice white. Weall be off in a few minutes, once the hymns and arias are sung. As if anyone will stop. Ar hyd y nos.

• FA reached out to Manchester City manager in summer
• Tuchel believed to have reservations about the role

The Football Association has identified Pep Guardiola as its dream target but is not hopeful of securing a deal for the Manchester City manager, with Lee Carsley no longer under consideration to become Englandas permanent head coach.

The FA included Guardiola on its shortlist at the beginning of a process to find a successor to Gareth Southgate and is understood to have contacted him at the start of the season to gauge his interest. Representatives of other candidates believe Guardiola is the top choice by far.

• La Liga president called complaint aimportant stepa
• No intention to challenge body as global regulator

The La Liga president Javier Tebas hailed aone of the most important days in footballa after Europeas domestic leagues joined forces with the global playersa union to file a formal complaint against Fifaas imposition of the sportas match calendar.

European Leagues, Fifpro and La Liga accused Fifa of aabusive and anti-competitivea conduct by expanding the schedule in a manner they believe endangers players and domestic competitions, pointing to the enlarged 2026 World Cup and the controversial new-look Club World Cup that will take place next summer. The complaint was submitted on Monday morning to the European Commission, which must now decide whether to officially open proceedings against footballas governing body.

• Standard tickets for Rome last year cost just over APS200
• Online backlash over price hike for New York edition

Golf fans seeking to attend the Ryder Cup next year through the eventas arandom selectiona process face being charged $750 for day tickets for the competition proper. The cost of attending Bethpage Black in New York, where Europe are seeking to defend the trophy won in Rome last year, is only likely to increase the sense the Ryder Cup is pricing out ordinary golf fans as it moves towards the corporate classes. The online backlash has proved fierce.

Those who have not already bought Bethpage tickets can register for free via the Ryder Cupas official site for the random allocation. Successful applicants for the event next September will be informed by early next month. Only single tickets for each day have been made available although those picked via the ballot may be able to buy up to four, if they can afford them.

We pick the best youngsters at each club born between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2008, an age band known as first-year scholars. Check the progress of our classes of 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 a| and look at the editions from further back

• New Zealand continue dominance in first-to-seven series
• Emirates Team hope to win trophy for third time in a row

A fast start and a close-run first leg will give the British crew hope they are still in this contest but at 4-0 down it is looking increasingly likely that the Americaas Cup is New Zealandas to keep.

After a good start the Ineos Britannia crew took the lead, and the boats were neck and neck throughout the first leg. At one stage the New Zealand boat passed so close to the Britannia that the captain, Ben Ainslie, called for a penalty but the appeal was rejected.

As well as helping to make the team financially sustainable, new partnership with Sound of Gol aims to tackle inequality

American investment in English football clubs is on the rise a from Arsenal to Chelsea, Wrexham to Birmingham a the game attracting billionaire investors and high-profile celebrities. Next in line are Watford Women. But this investment is different.

Watfordas new partner is the Hollywood-based not-for-profit organisation Sound of Gol and the motivation is simple. aEducate and empower the Latina woman, so they can educate and empower the Latina girl,a says its co-founder, director and producer George Valencia.

With the Treasury eyeing the gambling industry for additional tax revenue, arguments have increased on how best to bolstering British horse racing

Martin Cruddace, the chief executive of the racecourse operator Arena Racing Company, has called for a cut to the rate of betting duty and an increase in the statutory Levy to amake our industry, once again, an incredible growth story reflecting its international statusa, and prevent the sport being caught in the fallout from potential changes to the tax regime around gambling aimed primarily at high-risk online slot and gaming products.

The APS11bn gambling sector is reportedly seen as a significant source of extra tax revenue by the Treasury before the budget on 30 October. Cruddace, whose intervention has support from racingas main stakeholder groups, believes it is also an opportunity to reaffirm the distinctions between betting, on racing and sport, and fixed-margin casino-style gaming which guarantees a profit to the operator.

Warm air from south to deliver above-average temperatures a but heavy rain expected to follow

North-west Europe is forecast to experience a burst of autumn warmth this week, thanks to warm air from southern Europe spreading northwards. This brief episode of warmer-than-average conditions will be driven by an amplified, or awavya, jet stream, which will allow warm air to push farther north.

Daytime temperatures across much of France are forecast to reach the mid-20s on Tuesday and Wednesday, with some areas in the south-west potentially exceeding this. Meanwhile, the Benelux area and south-east England are expected to reach the low-20s by midweek.

Bob Lambert told two managers of his secret Scotland Yard unit but they decided to do nothing

An undercover police officer abraggeda that he had fathered a child with an activist from whom he had concealed his real identity, a public inquiry has heard.

The officer, Bob Lambert, had the child with the woman, known only as Jacqui, while he was infiltrating animal rights and anarchist groups.

Building opened in 1904 and featured on Smiths album sleeve needs aurgent cash injectiona as grant income falls

• aI like it here can I stay?a: the Salford Lads Club a in pictures

Salford Lads Club, the youth centre immortalised by the Smiths on the sleeve of their third studio album The Queen Is Dead, is under threat of closure.

The rising costs of maintaining and running the Grade II-listed building, as well as a drop in grant funding, have left it with a shortfall of about APS250,000.

Rebekah Morris died in Leicestershire in 2022 with injuries aconsistent with hoof marksa, forensic pathologist says

A woman sent her mother a picture of cattle in a field moments before she was trampled to death by a cow, an inquest has heard.

Rebekah Morris, known as Becki, was killed while walking her dog, a chihuahua called Zero, in Littlethorpe, Leicestershire, on the evening of 9 July 2022.

Exclusive: Business leaders seek support for scheme in budget as former chancellor calls it agood investmenta

The former Tory chancellor George Osborne has thrown his weight behind a proposal nicknamed aHS2-litea that would deliver new high-speed train links between Manchester and Birmingham.

Osborne said the worst thing Rishi Sunak did as prime minister was cancelling the northern arm of HS2. aIt was an act of infrastructure vandalism,a he said.

Martyn Blake, who is accused of murder, tells court he feared suspect would use car to kill his colleagues

A Metropolitan police marksman has told a court he shot dead an unarmed man in a car after becoming afilled with dreada the suspect would use the vehicle as a weapon and kill his colleagues trying to detain him.

Martyn Blake denies the murder of 24-year-old Chris Kaba on 5 September 2022 in Streatham, south London.

Judges say unfairly dismissed academic David Milleras views on Israel should be protected by antidiscrimination laws

The belief that Israelas actions amount to apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide are aworthy of respect in a democratic societya, an employment tribunal has concluded in a landmark decision.

In February the tribunal ruled that Prof David Miller was unfairly discriminated against when he was dismissed by the University of Bristol over allegations of making antisemitic remarks, in a decision the Union of Jewish Students said set a dangerous precedent.

Dawn Sturgess inquiry hears from Foreign Office and from Sergei Skripal, who said Russia thought he was still working for the west

The UK government believes that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, authorised the Salisbury novichok poisonings, which could have killed thousands of people, an inquiry has been told.

A senior Foreign Office (FCDO) official has given a statement to the inquiry spelling out that the British government has concluded the nerve agent attack was so sensitive that Putin himself must have given it the go-ahead.

Keir Starmer is going to Samoa to adiscuss shared challenges and opportunitiesa, says spokesperson

The issue of reparations for slavery is not on the agenda for next weekas Commonwealth heads of government (Chogm) summit, and the UK is not considering paying up, Downing Street has said.

The stance could put Keir Starmer, who will attend the gathering in Samoa, on a collision course with other nations. All three candidates to succeed Patricia Scotland as Chogm secretary general at the event have said they support reparations for countries affected by slavery and colonisation.

Summer riots were a consequence of relegating the subject to just one month, says Black Curriculum founder

Black history must be made mandatory in England to counter hatred and help prevent racist riots, a leading campaigner says.

Lavinya Stennett, who founded the Black Curriculum, warned of the real risks of black history and a diverse curriculum being relegated to just one month, or only being implemented in schools with diverse students and in metropolitan areas.

Unions describe Porterbrookas figures, despite downturn in wider rail industryas revenues, as ashocking but unsurprisinga

The rolling stock firm Porterbrook paid out APS80m in dividends to its mainly overseas shareholders last year, accounts show, fuelling further calls for Britainas trains to be nationalised.

The firmas train leasing arm made profits of APS144m in 2023, when the railway was still beset by strikes over frozen pay and passengers faced widespread cancellations and fare rises of almost 6%.

Both vice-president and Trump expected in key swing state Pennsylvania with little over three weeks until election day

Three polls released yesterday show the candidates locked in a close battle for the White House.

A New York Times poll found that Harris is underperforming the last three Democratic candidates for the White House among Latino voters.

Poorly maintained and uninsured vessels transporting up to 70% of countryas seaborne oil, says report

Russiaas shadow fleet of oil tankers is expanding, according to research, transporting up to 70% of the countryas seaborne oil despite western efforts to curb Moscowas wartime energy revenues.

The volume of Russian oil being transported by poorly maintained and underinsured tankers has almost doubled in a year to 4.1m barrels a day by June, according to a report published on Monday by the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE).

Craft lifts off aboard SpaceXas Falcon Heavy with plans to peer under Europaas crust where ocean may be near surface

A Nasa spacecraft has set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth.

Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moonas icy crust where an ocean is thought to be sloshing fairly close to the surface. It wonat search for life, but rather determine whether conditions there could support it. Another mission would be needed to flush out any microorganisms lurking there.

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