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'There’s no such thing as democracy': Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commen…
Brazil’s neck-and-neck election offers test for growing pro-Trump Latin American bloc
Sunday’s poll pits the leftist incumbent Lula against the son of a former far-right president convicted of staging a coup‘No one disrespects Our Lady’…
Too quiet for too long, can McGinn recapture best for Scotland?
Fifth in the all-time scoring chart for Scotland and closing in on 100 caps, John McGinn could do with finding his best stuff again, writes Tom Englis…
London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150%
Hammersmith and Fulham says it faces ‘biggest financial challenge in living memory’ as government cuts biteA flagship Labour authority has warned it m…
OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day
Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisationGet our breaking news ema…
Learning from Arteta and inspiring youngsters - Wilshere on management
Luton Town manager Jack Wilshere speaks about being back where he started as an eight-year-old and the lessons he learned from his time at Arsenal.…
India’s Cockroach Party headlines day of anti-establishment protests
India’s Cockroach Janta Party launches protest after millions of voters were allegedly improperly removed from rolls.…
10 injured after car crashes into rugby supporters in Australia
New South Wales police say the driver, an 18-year-old rugby league fan, has been arrested.…
Brazil’s Lula and Bolsonaro draw thousands as campaigns near end
Brazilian President Lula da Silva held his final campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro on Friday…
Manchester City’s guilty verdict brings football’s great sell-off crashing to earth
On the day Andy Burnham spoke of the wrong turn Britain took under Thatcher, football was facing a day of reckoning over its own story of corporate ac…
Half want to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds
Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain waryAndy Burnham’s personal preferenc…
Suppliers pile pressure on government over energy bills
Immediate action is needed to help households struggling with bills this winter, says trade body Energy UK.…
G7 nations bow to US pressure and avoid crippling diesel ban
Crude oil prices eased after G7 leaders bowed to US President Donald Trump’s demand to release oil and diesel reserves.…
Brazil's big political rematch: What to know
Four years after President Lula narrowly defeated Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil is back at the ballot box. This time, Lula faces Bolsonaro's son, Flávio, in …
Spoiler alert! Is social media ruining big gig surprises?
Big moments from headline acts are shared online long before many fans see their favourite artists.…
Why thousands of couples are choosing Scotland to say 'I do'
A quarter of all marriages in Scotland involve couples who don't live here but see it as the ultimate wedding destination.…
Schools ablaze as student protests spread across France
Students have set fire to schools and clashed with police as protests spread across France…
Women given shorts at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting
The step at the Munich festival comes after thousands of voyeuristic videos emerged on social media.…
Could El Niño mean there are no Atlantic hurricanes this year?
For the first time in three decades there has not been a single Atlantic hurricane in September, normally the most active month.…
Traitors claim their first victim as Richard E Grant tries to save his skin
There was a murder and a recruitment in the latest episode, and that was just in the opening minutes.…
Federal judge halts Big Bend border wall construction in blow to Trump agenda
Plan to install barriers through popular national park sparked outrage from advocates and politicians alikeA federal judge has temporarily blocked the…
Dutch royal house helped slave trade to survive, study finds
In-depth study also says the royal house made huge profits from Dutch colonial policies in past centuries.…
California leads lawsuit against Trump fuel efficiency standards rollback
Lawsuit alleges NHTSA contravenes its congressional mandate to set fuel-economy standards at 'maximum feasible' .…
Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son
President leads huge rally in Rio before election on Sunday seen as most important for decadesThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has …
Hundreds gather in Mississippi to protest Republican redistricting: ‘This fight is familiar territory’
Dozens of residents testify to legislature’s redistricting committee in heated hearing, the last of eight Hundreds of people gathered across from the …
Trump says Europe agreed to release ‘massive amount’ of diesel reserves
US President Donald Trump says Europe agreed to release a ‘massive amount’ of diesel from emergency stockpiles.…
UCLA law school accused by justice department of illegally using race in admissions
The university denied the allegations, saying it is committed to making admissions decisions in compliance with all lawsThe Department of Justice said…
US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say
As of Thursday night, Pike remained critically ill and is being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.…
Kennedy Center Honors awards moved to new venue amid Trump’s onslaught
Ceremony will not be hosted at its traditional home for the first time since awards began in 1978The Kennedy Center Honors will take place away from i…
Germany's political center fights for relevance after far-right and far-left gains
Centrist politicians are soul-searching after electoral gains by the far right and the far left. Today's weak coalitions, political fragmentation and …