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A Brazilian supreme court justice extended voting in Sunday's presidential runoff by two hours after a request from Lula's campaign, and counting began after polls officially closed at 7pm Brasília time.
Senior cabinet ministers have backed Andy Burnham's suggestion that the UK reconsider EU free movement, while Labour MPs in Brexit-voting 'red wall' seats warn the debate could put their seats at risk.
Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in the Serbia election on Sunday, telling supporters at his party headquarters in Belgrade that preliminary results showed he had lost to the student-backed movement.
The Rosebank oilfield decision faces pressure from inside Labour as well as the cabinet: MPs warned on Wednesday a major pushback would follow approval, and have discussed forcing a parliamentary vote on the project, which remains on hold pending a government decision.
Brazil's 2026 presidential runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro reaches a close on Sunday as polls shut at 17.00 BRT (20.00 GMT), with first second round results expected within the hour. The winner will be decided purely by popular vote, needing more than 50% of votes cast.
Lana Nusseibeh, the UAE's ambassador to the UN, has joined the un secretary general race as a late contender to succeed António Guterres, who steps down at the end of the year.
Audi will spend $4bn (£3bn) on its first US factory, an Audi US factory plant in Macon, Georgia, that CEO Gernot Döllner announced alongside Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday night, days before the midterm elections.
Maria Corina Machado returns to Venezuela: the Venezuelan opposition leader announced on Sunday that she had come back, almost a year after leaving the country to receive the Nobel peace prize.
Serbia voted on Sunday, 25 October 2026, in an election in which Aleksandar Vučić, who resigned the presidency in September because he could not run for a third term, is now standing to lead the government again as prime ministerial candidate.
A Guardian analysis published on 25 October 2026 shows UAE land and property ownership in Manchester has risen sharply since 2011, peaking in 2023 at an area equal to 260 football pitches, with the deals now under scrutiny as Andy Burnham moves to Downing Street.
City economists expect Bank of England interest rates to rise far less than financial markets price, with only about 50 basis points of genuine hikes pencilled in by some banks, against market pricing that implies 4.75% by the end of July.
The US military has granted SpaceX access to restricted military tracking data on potential satellite collisions, under a contract SpaceX and the Space Force signed. For the first time, the Space Force gave a commercial company enhanced access to the most detailed, secure version of US Space Command's High Accuracy Catalog.
One Born Every Minute returns for a 12th series on E4 from Sunday at 9pm, filmed at St Mary's hospital in Manchester. The new series shifts the focus away from medical staff and towards the parents themselves.
US food stamp enrollment fell 13%, from 41.6 million in July 2025 to 36.5 million in June 2026, according to USDA data, following Snap restrictions imposed by the Trump administration that stakeholders say have pushed more people toward food banks or hunger.
Phoenix companies bought back by their former owners in pre-pack administration deals are more likely to collapse a second time, a study of more than 1,700 UK administrations from 2019 has found.
Brazilians go to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election runoff between leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with the two candidates virtually tied after Lula gained ground during the campaign.
In a Zadie Smith Dua Lipa interview at the Southbank Centre's London literature festival, the novelist said growing inequality and unemployment have made cultural differences feel existential, linking Britain's divisions to the demise of its historic welfare system.
As Israel holds an election in which Gaza has been largely absent from the campaign, Palestinians in the territory say they fear for the future whatever the result. Displaced residents describe worsening hunger, prices and displacement as the vote approaches.
EU leaders will urge British prime minister Andy Burnham at a Brussels summit on 20 November to raise the UK's contribution to Ukraine's defence and funding in 2027, when Kyiv says it faces a €70bn (£58bn) shortfall.
Andy Burnham says he wants an "honest discussion" with the British public about a possible return to free movement between the UK and the EU, and will meet EU chiefs at a Brussels summit on 20 November.
Barack Obama rallied for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at Cass Technical High School in Detroit on Saturday, the first day of Michigan's early voting, ahead of the 3 November general election.
Chancellor John Healey's first budget on Wednesday will include a devolution package for England, featuring a new £1.5bn borrowing facility for mayors and an initial £285m 'good growth' funding allocation next year.
Kim Aris has dismissed the Myanmar military government's recent proof-of-life photographs of his 81-year-old mother, Aung San Suu Kyi, as staged stunts, saying she is kept in near-complete isolation in Naypyidaw, five years after the coup that removed her from power.
Retail sales volumes in Great Britain dropped 0.4% month on month in September, the Office for National Statistics said, a much steeper decline than economists' expected 0.1% fall.
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A Brazilian supreme court justice extended voting in Sunday's presidential runoff by two hours after a request from Lula's campaign, and counting began after polls officially closed at 7pm Brasília time.
By LiveDigest · 23:28 GMTSenior cabinet ministers have backed Andy Burnham's suggestion that the UK reconsider EU free movement, while Labour MPs in Brexit-voting 'red wall' seats warn the debate could put their seats at risk.
By LiveDigest · 22:40 GMTAleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in the Serbia election on Sunday, telling supporters at his party headquarters in Belgrade that preliminary results showed he had lost to the student-backed movement.
By LiveDigest · 21:45 GMTThe Rosebank oilfield decision faces pressure from inside Labour as well as the cabinet: MPs warned on Wednesday a major pushback would follow approval, and have discussed forcing a parliamentary vote on the project, which remains on hold pending a government decision.
By LiveDigest · 20:57 GMTBrazil's 2026 presidential runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro reaches a close on Sunday as polls shut at 17.00 BRT (20.00 GMT), with first second round results expected within the hour. The winner will be decided purely by popular vote, needing more than 50% of votes cast.
By LiveDigest · 20:08 GMTLana Nusseibeh, the UAE's ambassador to the UN, has joined the un secretary general race as a late contender to succeed António Guterres, who steps down at the end of the year.
By LiveDigest · 19:20 GMTAudi will spend $4bn (£3bn) on its first US factory, an Audi US factory plant in Macon, Georgia, that CEO Gernot Döllner announced alongside Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday night, days before the midterm elections.
By LiveDigest · 18:16 GMTMaria Corina Machado returns to Venezuela: the Venezuelan opposition leader announced on Sunday that she had come back, almost a year after leaving the country to receive the Nobel peace prize.
By LiveDigest · 17:28 GMTSerbia voted on Sunday, 25 October 2026, in an election in which Aleksandar Vučić, who resigned the presidency in September because he could not run for a third term, is now standing to lead the government again as prime ministerial candidate.
By LiveDigest · 16:29 GMTA Guardian analysis published on 25 October 2026 shows UAE land and property ownership in Manchester has risen sharply since 2011, peaking in 2023 at an area equal to 260 football pitches, with the deals now under scrutiny as Andy Burnham moves to Downing Street.
By LiveDigest · 15:41 GMTCity economists expect Bank of England interest rates to rise far less than financial markets price, with only about 50 basis points of genuine hikes pencilled in by some banks, against market pricing that implies 4.75% by the end of July.
By LiveDigest · 14:49 GMTThe US military has granted SpaceX access to restricted military tracking data on potential satellite collisions, under a contract SpaceX and the Space Force signed. For the first time, the Space Force gave a commercial company enhanced access to the most detailed, secure version of US Space Command's High Accuracy Catalog.
By LiveDigest · 13:03 GMTOne Born Every Minute returns for a 12th series on E4 from Sunday at 9pm, filmed at St Mary's hospital in Manchester. The new series shifts the focus away from medical staff and towards the parents themselves.
By LiveDigest · 12:12 GMTUS food stamp enrollment fell 13%, from 41.6 million in July 2025 to 36.5 million in June 2026, according to USDA data, following Snap restrictions imposed by the Trump administration that stakeholders say have pushed more people toward food banks or hunger.
By LiveDigest · 11:18 GMTPhoenix companies bought back by their former owners in pre-pack administration deals are more likely to collapse a second time, a study of more than 1,700 UK administrations from 2019 has found.
By LiveDigest · 09:27 GMTBrazilians go to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election runoff between leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with the two candidates virtually tied after Lula gained ground during the campaign.
By LiveDigest · 08:25 GMTIn a Zadie Smith Dua Lipa interview at the Southbank Centre's London literature festival, the novelist said growing inequality and unemployment have made cultural differences feel existential, linking Britain's divisions to the demise of its historic welfare system.
By LiveDigest · 07:37 GMTAs Israel holds an election in which Gaza has been largely absent from the campaign, Palestinians in the territory say they fear for the future whatever the result. Displaced residents describe worsening hunger, prices and displacement as the vote approaches.
By LiveDigest · 06:47 GMTEU leaders will urge British prime minister Andy Burnham at a Brussels summit on 20 November to raise the UK's contribution to Ukraine's defence and funding in 2027, when Kyiv says it faces a €70bn (£58bn) shortfall.
By LiveDigest · 05:58 GMTAndy Burnham says he wants an "honest discussion" with the British public about a possible return to free movement between the UK and the EU, and will meet EU chiefs at a Brussels summit on 20 November.
By LiveDigest · 05:09 GMTBarack Obama rallied for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at Cass Technical High School in Detroit on Saturday, the first day of Michigan's early voting, ahead of the 3 November general election.
By LiveDigest · 04:21 GMTChancellor John Healey's first budget on Wednesday will include a devolution package for England, featuring a new £1.5bn borrowing facility for mayors and an initial £285m 'good growth' funding allocation next year.
By LiveDigest · 03:32 GMTKim Aris has dismissed the Myanmar military government's recent proof-of-life photographs of his 81-year-old mother, Aung San Suu Kyi, as staged stunts, saying she is kept in near-complete isolation in Naypyidaw, five years after the coup that removed her from power.
By LiveDigest · 02:43 GMTRetail sales volumes in Great Britain dropped 0.4% month on month in September, the Office for National Statistics said, a much steeper decline than economists' expected 0.1% fall.
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