Covid inquiry report shows why culture of care workers being undervalued must end, says Andy Burnham – as it happened

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The prime minister endorses report that says the adult social care sector has been under-recognised

Badenoch says Britain needs tax cuts.

We need to get out of the way of job creators who make our country richer. We need to encourage risk taking, wealth creation, enterprise.

Britain’s tax burden has never been higher. You are taxed on the heating in your home. You’re taxed at the petrol pump filling up your car. You’re taxed when you insure that car. You’re taxed if you take the family away on holiday. You’re taxed if you stay in the UK thanks to Andy Burnham’s tourist tax. You’re taxed to buy a home, taxed to live in a home, taxed to pass on your home. This is clearly not working. Britain does not feel better off.

Andy Burnham wrote in The Times yesterday about the moral outrage of the current benefit system. But as far as I could work out, his answer is to spend even more on benefits.

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Andrew Sparrow

[Film Review] Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother: A Complex Story Of Faith And Fatherhood

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Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother, a film written and directed by Bassem Tariq, was released in theatres on October 16, 2026, in the United States. This gritty film, living somewhere between action and drama, describes the breaking point of a devout Muslim assassin brought on after the sudden death of his wife has left […]

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Vance Declines to Endorse Netanyahu

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The vice president says his priority is the U.S. midterms, withholding support for Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s Oct. 27 vote despite previously campaigning for Hungary’s Viktor Orbán.

US Delays Patriot Transfers to Ukraine

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Pete Hegseth has yet to approve allied transfers of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, officials say, as Kyiv warns of dwindling stocks and relations with Washington deteriorate over strikes on Russian refineries.

Trump Approval Falls to Record Low

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A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll gives Democrats an eight-point congressional lead, with economic dissatisfaction and opposition to the Iran war weighing on Trump and Republican turnout prospects.

Russian Arctic Oil Exports Rise Nearly 50%

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Russia has shipped about 20 million barrels to Asia through Arctic waters since July, exceeding last season’s total as disruption around Suez, Hormuz and the Black Sea drives up freight costs.

[Podcast] A Light of Her Own: Muslim Womanhood, Seasons of Life, & Female Scholarship

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“What’s a good book for Muslim women?” is a question I get asked a lot – and I finally have an answer! Shaykha Sarah Ahmed‘s book “A Light of Her Own: Muslim Womanhood as a Path to Allah” is a book for Muslim women who are ready to stop navigating their faith on the margins […]

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