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Become a Guardian supporter: support.theguardian.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myqhbayg2n24Paul Edbrooke says he fears for family’s safety amid heightened concerns for MPs after alleged attack on Helen Haines https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/26/labor-mp-paul-edbrooke-bullet-on-car-rat-ntwnfb?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179297370126 Oct 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myqhbayg2n24https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myqfsz7tw32qPolls officially close after Brazilian ⁠supreme court ordered the extension Sunday as Flávio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva await results https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/25/brazil-election-runoff-live-updates-flavio-bolsonaro-lula?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179295711625 Oct 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myqfsz7tw32qhttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myqbwogxbc24Chancellor is in favour of North Sea project, but energy secretary has said she is leaning towards rejecting it https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/25/cabinet-split-emerges-over-controversial-rosebank-oilfield-decision?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179296280125 Oct 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myqbwogxbc24https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myqazay2uz2hStrikes from Rayan, Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson gave Bournemouth a 3-0 win at Old Trafford, a defeat which could mean the end for another Manchester United manager https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/25/manchester-united-bournemouth-premier-league-match-report-michael-carrick?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179295447425 Oct 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myqazay2uz2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myq6aauvnz2qJimmy Anderson has expressed regret at how his 25-year spell with Lancashire has come to an end after the club confirmed he will not be offered a new contract https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/25/jimmy-anderson-confirms-lancashire-exit-cricket?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179296280225 Oct 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myq6aauvnz2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myq54zvxvu2gVW investment, creating 4,500 jobs in Georgia, comes amid Trump’s damaging tariffs, intense Chinese competition and costly shift towards EVs https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/25/volkswagen-to-build-4bn-audi-suv-factory-in-us-despite-job-cuts-at-home?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179294933525 Oct 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myq54zvxvu2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myq3cczy542gBlaming a moribund economy on too many rules is a hackneyed neoliberal trope – UK plc needs smarter regulation, not less regulation https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/25/cutting-red-tape-is-nothing-but-a-red-herring-and-arguably-counterproductive?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179294640025 Oct 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myq3cczy542ghttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myq26rv3uh25The story of the emirates’ presence in Manchester winds from the Arab Spring to some of the most deprived places in England – with complicated results https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/25/thats-the-way-the-city-works-how-the-uae-changed-the-face-of-andy-burnhams-manchester?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179295946225 Oct 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myq26rv3uh25https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypzbjvdqi2gThe torture of the inbox is made insufferably worse by the dated cliches at the beginning and end, says journalist Tom Gill https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/25/the-hill-i-will-die-on-email-sign-off-archaic?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179294699525 Oct 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypzbjvdqi2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypxf6yjgj27Kim Aris tells the Guardian chance to speak with detained Nobel laureate was ‘public relations’ move from military leaders https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/25/myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-speaks-son-pr-move?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179295569225 Oct 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypxf6yjgj27https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypwhohzzx2hIrish and Welsh authors Chris Haughton and Nicola Davies show solidarity after Rooney’s support for Palestine Action https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/25/ireland-wales-children-laureates-chris-haughton-nicola-davies-sally-rooney-royalties-ban-on-uk-sales?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179293008925 Oct 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypwhohzzx2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypuxvdlzj26Authentic Brands Group says AI company infringed on rights of songs by the King such as Can’t Help Falling in Love https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/25/elvis-presley-anthropic-lawsuit-ai-models-music?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179295388525 Oct 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypuxvdlzj26https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myptzxeo4r2fThe Dream and Valkyries are tied at 2-2 after four absorbing games. Many in America would rather we revisited the national anthem debate https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/25/the-wnba-finals-are-a-basketball-wonderland-unless-youre-part-of-the-maga-machine?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179295156725 Oct 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myptzxeo4r2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myprzrglkt2qWhen I was in an emotionally vulnerable state, that unexpected gesture took the edge off a very sad evening https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/26/the-kindness-of-strangers-after-a-tearful-breakup-dinner-another-patron-paid-our-bill?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179294699825 Oct 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myprzrglkt2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypqkcmvpz26Exclusive: Joshua Loudermilk says suspicions first raised during filming by gun shaped like wearable plastic bottom: ‘You’re gonna put a butt on top of a butt? You can’t run in that’• This article contains spoilers for Ali G: Who Iz I? https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/25/ali-g-who-iz-i-stooge-joshua-loudermilk-sacha-baron-cohen?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179294699925 Oct 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypqkcmvpz26https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypplz3g7527Minute-by-minute report: The Kangaroos were far from their best but did enough to see off Fiji at Suncorp Stadium https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/oct/25/australia-vs-fiji-mens-rugby-league-world-cup-live-updates?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179294700225 Oct 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypplz3g7527https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myponq5c2h2oThe closure of former WH Smith stores around the UK is sobering on many levels. The publications they sold were there to be perused, to broaden horizons, says Guardian columnist John Harris https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/25/as-a-young-man-magazines-were-my-window-to-the-world-that-wonder-will-be-lost-when-all-the-shops-have-gone?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179294699625 Oct 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myponq5c2h2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypmxb4flq2cHow a rebuilt, historic California baseball diamond embodies ‘the contradictions in America’s legacy’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/25/manzanar-japanese-incarceration-baseball?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179293697625 Oct 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypmxb4flq2chttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myplzlrnne24More than 30 people arrested as officers clear at least 100 tents in central Lisbon and about 50 in Porto https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/25/police-portugal-dogs-batons-dismantle-housing-protest-camps?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179294386225 Oct 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myplzlrnne24https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypkjny34m2cStakeholders concerned more people at risk of food insecurity after One Big Beautiful Act took effect https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/25/trump-food-stamp-cuts?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179294203525 Oct 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypkjny34m2chttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypi4puxoj24Andrew Woosnam took millions from his companies before leaving creditors including HMRC out of pocket https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/25/recruitment-boss-twice-bust-business-resurface-debts?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179292161425 Oct 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypi4puxoj24https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypgr4aa2c2qMan accused of shooting teen who was driving to a party has also been linked to shooting of a vehicle days earlier https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/25/shooting-death-teen-missouri-highway?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179293810025 Oct 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypgr4aa2c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypfthh5gh26Brazil, Israel, Serbia and the US are holding elections within the space of 10 days. Will the authoritarian right cement its global gains, or can pro-democracy forces make a comeback? https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/oct/25/ten-days-shake-world-democratic-norms-pivotal-elections-brazil-israel-serbia-us?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179293533425 Oct 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypfthh5gh26https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypd2b3jcq2fSources close to Tory leader say Jack Ross, who faces party investigation after undercover report, worked as social media consultant https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/25/former-tory-candidate-suspended-over-contract-killer-claims-was-adviser-in-kemi-badenoch-office-jack-ross?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179293403825 Oct 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypd2b3jcq2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypbwq4ywe27In the third article in a series on high-end British manufacturing, we visit the Ettinger factory in Walsall https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/25/ettinger-leather-handmaking-wallets-cigar-cases-walsall?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179291611325 Oct 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypbwq4ywe27https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3mypa3lbupk24M&S and Tesco are among employers offering six weeks, highlighting gap with construction and agriculture https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/25/retail-leads-way-paternity-leave-government-urged-improve-offer?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179292305725 Oct 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypa3lbupk24https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myp6mgr5yi2rReality TV show returns to focus on childbirth, diversity and the sharing of stories in a social media age https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/25/i-cant-believe-i-get-to-see-that-one-born-every-minute-is-back-for-a-12th-series?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179291594325 Oct 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myp6mgr5yi2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myp5c2e44y26Adultery is a moreish series starring Romola Garai and Dominic Cooper. Plus, hit gang thriller This City Is Ours is back. Here’s what to watch this evening https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/25/tv-tonight-a-horny-drama-stuffed-with-sex-in-a-car-toilet-and-city-farm?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179290950725 Oct 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myp5c2e44y26https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myp3z6otcy2iPolice closed case of Andrew Frederick despite autopsy report ruling his death a homicide https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/25/demand-uk-government-action-after-british-man-death-grenada?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179292685125 Oct 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myp3z6otcy2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com/post/3myp2w2ugjc25Actors Peter Houghton and Anne Browning played lovers onstage, but a shared sense of humour and a magazine horoscope flipped the script on their real-life relationship https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/25/the-moment-i-knew-i-admitted-i-had-a-crush-on-her-she-replied-well-thats-good-isnt-it?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179292457125 Oct 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3myp2w2ugjc25