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Thursday 30 October 2025
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Geert Wilders’s far-right populists and centrist party set for unprecedented tie in Dutch election
- thejournal Walton: Cello Concerto, Symphony No 1, Scapino album review – positively snaps, crackles and pops
- theguardian Everything is gone : Photos show devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba
- thejournal Want to know what’s really up with Britain? Take a look at our no-longer-chocolatey biscuits | Zoe Williams
- theguardian Debunked: Advanced deepfake scam ad featuring Simon Harris viewed more than 184,000 times
- thejournal A former Tory councillor tried to ban my novel Pigeon English. Why should pupils suffer because of him?
- theguardian ‘It’s dark in the US right now. But I turn on a light, you know?’: Mavis Staples on Prince, Martin Luther King and her 75-year singing career
- theguardian The Last Call: Despite The Heartbreak, Niall Quinn Had Incredible Perspective On Final Ireland Cap
- balls Palestinian journalist in Ireland: My brother returned to our home in Gaza. He found a ghost city.
- thejournal Lebanese president orders army to confront Israeli soldiers after municipal worker killed in raid
- theguardian Doctor Who lives on! But who will be the new Time Lord – and is it goodbye to Russell T Davies?
- theguardian No 10 refuses to say it has seen evidence to show Reeves did not break ministerial code
- theguardian How do I break up with a kind and generous man who leaves me feeling cold and irritated? | Leading questions
- theguardian Wexford woman who faked her own death in “deliberate scheme” to avoid trial is jailed for three years
- thejournal ‘Tom Cruise was not happy’: Colin Farrell was so drunk on Minority Report he needed 46 takes for a single line
- theguardian The luxury effect: why you’ll find more wildlife in wealthy areas – and what it means for your health
- theguardian ‘We are both freedom fighters’: Africa exhibition at war-damaged Kyiv gallery strikes a chord
- theguardian ‘She called me a silly boy! Lovely lady!’ Your most beloved memories of Prunella Scales
- theguardian German dentists hold memorial recognising sadistic practices of profession under Nazis
- theguardian A single match cost me thousands of dollars at 2026’s World Cup of the 1% | Leander Schaerlaeckens
- theguardian Irish rail works to impact Heuston routes and and Dun Laoghaire to Greystones this weekend
- thejournal This isn’t a real ceasefire in Gaza – it’s a holding pattern before war returns | Sanam Vakil
- theguardian Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers? | Polly Hudson
- theguardian Russian army chiefs torturing and executing soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine, report says
- theguardian When the rains don’t come: how drought and endless dry seasons are changing life in Puntland – in pictures
- theguardian Halloween is no ungodly American import – just ask the medieval monks and nuns who marketed it | Michael Carter
- theguardian Wife of British journalist ‘abducted by ICE’ speaks out: ‘We’re being kept in the dark’
- theguardian Arts organisations still in ‘funding limbo’ after crash of Arts Council England online portal
- theguardian Tories call for Reeves to quit after breaking home rental rules but PM rules out investigation – UK politics live
- theguardian Dutch election results: far-right and centrist parties in tight race to top as vote count continues – Europe live
- theguardian Trey Lance has cost $7m per start. Is there any hope of reclaiming a once hyped prospect?
- theguardian Shell’s profits surpass $43bn after production hits new highs in Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
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Jimmy Carr’s Am I the A**hole? review – the idea for this comedy panel show is one of TV’s laziest
- theguardian‘A good moment in time for us’: Firefox head on AI browsers and what’s next for the web
- theguardian‘Dangerously outdated’: high court overturns ruling implying domestic violence would not affect children
- theguardianBallymun attack leaves man in serious condition as Gardaí urge public not to share video
- thejournalGillian Welch and David Rawlings review – perfectly paired talents at the peak of their powers
- theguardianChainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc review – gore-soaked demonic anime squats in the manopshere
- theguardianInside Áras an Uachtaráin: Here s a look at where Catherine Connolly will soon call home
- thejournalRukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for beetroot, apple and feta fritters | Quick and easy
- theguardianWhy young women are having facelifts: ‘I couldn’t even open my eyes. That’s how swollen I was’
- theguardian‘DeepSeek is humane. Doctors are more like machines’: my mother’s worrying reliance on AI for health advice
- theguardian‘A medical miracle’: is period blood ‘the most overlooked opportunity’ in women’s health?
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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to hold meeting in South Korea amid hopes for trade deal – live updates
- theguardian Teenage cricketer in Australia dies after being hit with cricket ball in Melbourne’s east
- theguardian Only full abolition of two-child benefit cap will substantially cut poverty, thinktank says
- theguardian Kilmeaden will ‘no longer be a village’ if planned multi-billion-euro data centre goes ahead
- thejournal Nothing used to be off-limits when talking about sex. Now I’m in a long-term relationship, why is it taboo? | Natasha Sholl
- theguardian Microsoft reports strong earnings even as Azure outage brings down Xbox and investor pages
- theguardian Australian man living in Washington DC pleads guilty to selling trade secrets to Russian broker
- theguardian Rio de Janeiro residents line streets with bodies after Brazilian police raid leaves 119 dead
- thejournal Cabinet signs off on multi-billion euro plan to upgrade public transport across Cork city
- thejournal Vietnamese arrivals in UK by irregular means will be fast-tracked for deportation, says No 10
- theguardian Tributes paid after death of Mary McGee, who helped end Ireland’s ban on contraception
- theguardian ‘We’ve got to look at the future’: Edwards to turn to next generation after World Cup exit
- theguardian ‘This was a slaughter, not an operation’: the favela reeling from Rio’s deadliest police raid
- theguardian The Guardian view on hospices: investment in end-of-life care is a national priority | Editorial
- theguardian A €60k painting has been on display in RTÉ s offices for decades, but nobody knows who owns it
- thejournal The Guardian view on Argentina’s election: one step closer to becoming a Trumpian client state | Ediorial
- theguardian President-elect Connolly keeps her promise to make first trip north, before being sworn in
- thejournal Graham Linehan tells court he was trying to get trans activist to ‘stop pushing camera in his face’
- thejournal I won’t apologise for The Lost King – Leicester University’s treatment of Philippa Langley is a profound injustice
- theguardian Gardaí praise ‘gentleman’ who found money blowing in the wind’ and donated it to guide dog charity
- thejournal Football Daily | Shamrock Rovers’ long, slow stumble towards League of Ireland title glory
- theguardian Joe Duffy tops RTÉ pay list for 2024 as the broadcaster s executives dominate overall earnings
- thejournal High-tech drone and up to €40,000 in drugs seized in operation targeting prison smuggling
- thejournal Trump is often angry but rarely hurt – yet Canada has managed to pull it off | Emma Brockes
- theguardian Julius Eastman: A Power Greater Than review – Davóne Tines celebrates the maverick musician
- theguardian Akram Khan Company: Thikra – Night of Remembering review – forget the meaning, feel the colour and emotion
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