The GuardianWorld News Erdoğan threatens to 'crush the heads' of Kurdish fighters refusing to withdrawThe Guardian - AgenciesRecep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish president, has said his country would “crush the heads” of Kurdish militants if they did not withdraw from a planned “safe zone” in northern Syria in time. Speaking at
The GuardianDonald Trump Donald Trump scraps plan to host G7 at his Doral resort, blaming 'irrational hostility'Guardian US - David Smith in WashingtonThe president deserves no plaudits for doing the right thing only after public outcry. Noah Bookbinder, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Donald Trump has been forced into a humiliating
The Guardian Observer Food Monthly Awards 2019 readers’ prize drawThe GuardianWin fabulous prizes from the winners of the OFM Awards The results of the OFM Awards 2019 have been announced and we’re offering readers the chance to win some fabulous prizes donated by the winners. could
The GuardianBoris Johnson 'House of fools': how the papers covered Johnson's latest Brexit defeatThe Guardian - Graham RussellSunday’s papers worked late into the night to paint Boris Johnson variously as a staunch leader battling the “Brexit wreckers” in the Commons, or as prime minister who had notched up another humiliating
The GuardianQantas Qantas hails 'historic' moment after Dreamliner completes 19-hour non-stop flightThe Guardian - ReutersQantas has completed a historic non-stop test flight from New York to Sydney, researching the potential impacts on pilots, crew and passengers of what would be the world’s longest commercial airplane Carrying
The GuardianHong Kong Hong Kong activist stabbed handing out pro-democracy leaflets at 'Lennon Wall'The Guardian - Agence France-PresseA man handing out leaflets for a Hong Kong pro-democracy protest was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant who slashed his neck and abdomen on Saturday, days after a leading activist was left bloodied
The GuardianNews Chile's president reverses fare increase as unrest continuesThe Guardian - Staff and agencyChilean president Sebastián Piñera announced on Saturday that he would reverse public transport fare hikes which had caused widespread protests in the country. Piñera said in a national broadcast from
The GuardianPolitics Boris Johnson sends unsigned request to Brussels for Brexit delayThe Guardian - Daniel Boffey in BrusselsBoris Johnson has sent a letter to European council president Donald Tusk requesting a further Brexit delay beyond 31 October. Despite the prime minister’s insistence that he would not “negotiate” a further
The GuardianCatalonia Catalan president calls for talks with Spain's government after unrestThe Guardian - Stephen Burgen in Barcelona and Sam Jones in MadridCatalonia’s president, Quim Torra, has called for talks with the Spanish government. Speaking on Saturday morning, Torra again condemned the violence of recent days, adding: “Violence has never been our
The GuardianUK News Five youths among six arrested over south-east London murderThe Guardian - PA MediaFive youths have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of an 18-year-old man in south-east London on 10 October, police have said. The youngsters, aged between 14 and 17, were detained alongside an
The GuardianBrexit Voices from the People’s Vote marchThe Guardian - Gareth Rubinfrom the Black Forest in Germany, lives in Malvern, works in social housing; and her daughter Maya, 13 It’s fair enough making a choice to leave or not to leave but you need to do it on good information.
The GuardianFrancis Rooney Republican congressman announces retirement after saying he is open to Trump impeachmentGuardian US - Martin PengellyA day after telling reporters he would consider voting to impeach Donald Trump, the Florida Republican Francis Rooney told Fox News he had decided to retire from Congress. On Friday, Rooney was asked the
The GuardianOliver Letwin What does the Letwin amendment mean for Brexit timetable?The Guardian - Kate ProctorThe former Tory minister Oliver Letwin’s amendment passed 322 to 306. This means Boris Johnson did not get the clean yes or no vote on his Brexit deal that he had hoped for in Saturday’s “super sitting”
The GuardianBrexit People’s Vote march: from every corner of the land they came, to join a very British rebellion in the rainThe Guardian - Tim AdamsAs the news of the success of the Letwin amendment filtered out to the hundreds of thousands who had once again marched to Parliament Square to demand a People’s Vote on the Brexit deal, there was the
The GuardianNews Portland school district criticizes release of video of coach disarming studentGuardian US - Victoria Bekiempis in New YorkA Portland, Oregon, school district has criticized the release of video footage that shows a high school football coach disarming a suicidal student, then hugging and comforting the teen. The surveillance
The GuardianWarren Gatland Wales’s Josh Adams happy with favourites tag for France quarter-finalThe Guardian - Alex Bywater in BeppuWales and Warren Gatland will head into uncharted waters on Sunday morning. As favourites for their World Cup quarter-final with France at Oita Stadium, they are in a position previous Welsh teams have
The GuardianPolitics Johnson ‘faces fresh court action’ after rejecting delay to BrexitThe Guardian - Toby Helm, Michael Savage and Daniel BoffeyBoris Johnson was warned on Saturday that he risks a fresh challenge in the courts after he reacted to a humiliating Commons defeat over Brexit by calling on EU leaders to reject any extension of Britain’s
The GuardianTravel 'The perfect combination of art and science': mourning the end of paper mapsThe Guardian - Jeff Sparrow“Some for one purpose and some for another liketh, loveth, getteth, and useth Mappes, Chartes, & Geographicall Globes.” So explained John Dee, the occult philosopher of the Tudor era. The mystical Dr would,
The GuardianWater Resisting drought's day zero: the NSW towns close to running dryThe Guardian - Stephanie GardinerPeople have started visiting the outback town of Pooncarie just to see a place that’s running dry. Josh Sheard, the publican at the Pooncarie hotel, says the remote town in far south-west New South Wales
The GuardianMexico López Obrador and Trump speak in aftermath of El Chapo son shootoutThe Guardian - Reuters in WashingtonMexico’s foreign minister said on Saturday that the president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Donald Trump had agreed to take swift action to stem the flow of illegal weapons from the US into Mexico.
The GuardianYeovil Haringey players walk off after racism allegations in Yeovil FA Cup tieThe Guardian - Staff and agenciesThe Football Association says it is “deeply concerned’’ after the FA Cup fourth-qualifying-round tie between Haringey Borough and Yeovil was abandoned following allegations that home players were racially
The GuardianOpinion Boris Johnson's Super Saturday bubble burstsThe Guardian - John CraceBoris Johnson isn’t good at deferred gratification. Sulk wants. Sulk must have. Jennifer Arcuri had driven him mad by insisting he stick to Google Hangouts when he’d been dying to move on to spreadsheets.
The GuardianFilm (UK) Quentin Tarantino won't censor Once Upon a Time in Hollywood for China – reportThe Guardian - Victoria Bekiempis in New YorkQuentin Tarantino will not edit Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to placate Chinese censors, the Hollywood Reporter said. Tarantino has maintained a firm “take it or leave it stance” after Chinese regulators
The GuardianBooks Hisham Matar: ‘Writing is both the easiest and the most difficult thing’The Guardian - Lisa O’KellyThere was suddenly a very strong sense of conviction that he was dead. I was able to accept it Hisham Matar is a Libyan author based in London and New York. He has written two autobiographical novels,
The GuardianUKIP Ukip attempts to suspend leader amid fresh power struggle within partyThe Guardian - Aaron WalawalkarUkip has moved to suspend its leader Richard Braine amid a fresh power struggle within the party. On Saturday Braine confirmed that Ukip’s national executive committee (NEC) and the party chair, Kirstan
The GuardianLiberal Democrats (UK) MPs put brakes on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with rebel amendmentThe Guardian - Heather Stewart and Kate ProctorMPs have inflicted a humiliating defeat on Boris Johnson by passing a backbench amendment withholding their support from his Brexit deal. Instead of backing Johnson’s agreement in a “meaningful vote”,
The GuardianUK News Manchester police arrest man after security incident at Arndale centreThe Guardian - PA MediaA man has been detained under the Mental Health Act after a major security incident at the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester. Police descended on the centre at 8.55pm on Friday to reports of a man
The GuardianGold Dam collapses at Siberian gold mine, killing at least 15 peopleThe Guardian - Reuters in MoscowAt least 15 gold miners were killed when a dam collapsed, flooding a mining encampment in a remote part of Siberia, officials have said. Heavy rains weakened the dam and water broke through, sweeping several
The GuardianItalian Politics Thousands take to streets in Rome for far-right rallyThe Guardian - Angela Giuffrida in RomeThousands of Italians descended on Rome for a far-right rally labelled “Italy pride”, evoking connotations to the “march on Rome” held on 27 October 1922 that marked the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini’s
