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Tuesday 8 October 2024

Reeves to press ahead with plans to borrow billions for investment

Exclusive: chancellor’s plan to change rules to allow more borrowing comes as cost of government debt rises
Cleverly emerges as Tory leadership frontrunner after third round of voting
Floridians warned ‘you are going to die’ if they don’t evacuate as Milton nears

Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts

Record emissions, temperatures and population mean more scientists are looking into possibility of societal collapse, report says
Heath Ledger’s Joker was based on a Francis Bacon painting, says Christopher Nolan

Hollywood director is one of several leading creatives to speak of Bacon’s influence ahead of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
5 out of 5 stars.

Francis Bacon: Human Presence review – ‘This whirligig of horrors is the best Bacon show I’ve ever seen’
5 out of 5 stars.

The hard-living artist’s distorted figures – deformed to reveal mortality, sex and death – often left their subjects feeling injured. But this biting show should leave crowds astonished
Prosecutors to appeal after Madeleine McCann suspect acquitted in separate rape trial

Christian Brückner found not guilty in Germany of three charges of aggravated rape and two of sexual abuse

Water companies in England and Wales told to pay £158m penalty to customers

Ofwat says firms must lower bills next year after poor performance on issues such as sewage spills and leaks
How does Israel’s Lebanon invasion compare with its previous operations?

Current campaign follows others since 1978 that have failed to bring security and calm to northern Israel
Israeli military deploys fourth division in Lebanon ground offensive

Hezbollah acting leader says its military capabilities still ‘fine’ as Israel sends more troops and keeps up airstrikes
Dutch prosecutors mull criminal case over alleged Israel interference into ICC

Complainants request examination of allegations that Israel tried to derail international criminal court inquiry

How did Hurricane Milton reach category 5 strength so quickly and when will it make landfall?

Milton is the third fastest-intensifying storm on record in the Atlantic, as experts warn the climate crisis is fueling more powerful storms
Trump secretly gave Putin Covid test machines, Bob Woodward book says

‘Please don’t tell anybody,’ Russian president advised, according to new book from veteran Watergate reporter
Harris announces plan for Medicare to cover long-term care at home

Policy proposal would represent significant expansion of public health insurance program for Americans above 65
Anger and disgust in Mexico over beheading of newly sworn-in city mayor

Country’s new president to set out public security plans after murder of Alejandro Arcos Catalán in Chilpancingo

Shein doubles profits in UK after sales leap 40% to £1.5bn

Fast-fashion retailer presents ‘real challenge for Boohoo and Asos’ as it considers £50bn IPO, says analyst
Channel 4 bosses took hundreds of thousands in bonuses as revenues dived

Payouts at state-owned, commercially funded broadcaster come after its biggest job cuts for 15 years
Housebuilder Vistry loses more than £1bn in value after profit warning

FTSE 100 company once known as Bovis Homes says profits will shrink over three years after it underestimated building costs
Channel 4 chiefs should not be taking bonuses while indies try to survive

The broadcaster has failed to heed lessons from just last year when bonuses were delayed after an outcry

- SFO and mining firm ENRC agree settlement over legal claims
- China puts tariffs on EU brandy in escalating trade row with Brussels