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‘Progress takes time’: Stonewall CEO on turning down the heat on the trans debate November 1, 2026
Leader is charting a course through troubled waters as a new survey finds trans people feel more pessimistic about social acceptance after combative decadeTransgender people fear social acceptance is going into reverse and some are retreating from public spaces, according to the first major analysis since last year’s supreme court ruling in the UK on […]
Gaby Hinsliff
UK police should not have let US force take over airbase trial, MoD documents show October 31, 2026
According to documents obtained by the Guardian, officials accused Cambridgeshire force of breaching US-UK deal by handing over case of woman strangled by US pilotMinistry of Defence officials have privately accused a UK police force of wrongly handing over the investigation of an American fighter pilot who strangled a British woman to the US military, […]
Rob Evans, Harry Davies,Louisa Loveluck and Emine Sinmaz
Charges dropped against man arrested in mass shooting at Ohio festival that wounded 12 October 30, 2026
Eljay Crisp-Carr, 20, spent five months behind bars before prosecutors asked to dismiss chargesOhio prosecutors on Friday dropped charges against a man arrested in connection with the 6 June shooting at Toledo’s Old West End festival that injured 12 people.Eljay Crisp-Carr, 20, had faced more than 50 felony charges stemming from the shooting, including 25 […]
Marina Dunbar
The White House Farm massacre phone calls: could a single disputed digit set Jeremy Bamber free? October 30, 2026
He has been in prison for 41 years for killing five members of his family. But if a phone call was made to the police by Bamber’s father on the night of the murders – as his team believes – one of the UK’s most notorious criminals could be exoneratedOn 7 August 1985, five people […]
Simon Hattenstone
More prisoners recalled to jail than released in England and Wales October 29, 2026
Ministry of Justice figures show recalls rose 27% in year to June despite emergency measures to ease overcrowdingMore people were recalled to jails in England and Wales in the first half of this year than were released, despite government efforts to reduce the prison population, according to figures released on Thursday.Ministry of Justice (MoJ) data […]
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
The Guardian view on online harms: Ofcom is failing at its job | Editorial October 29, 2026
Expressions of disappointment are not an adequate response to the concerning lack of safety improvements for children on social mediaOne thing is clear following last week’s report from the media regulator, Ofcom: the mammoth task of protecting children from online harms has barely begun. Campaigners said that they were dismayed but not surprised that the proportion […]
Editorial
Toblerone owner sues British vegan chocolate brand over chunky shape October 29, 2026
Catherine’s Originals denies Mondelēz claims in London high court of ‘passing off’ and trademark infringement The owner of Toblerone is taking legal action against a tiny British vegan chocolate brand that it claims has been copying the Swiss chocolate bar’s famous chunky shape.Mondelēz has filed papers at the high court in London accusing Catherine’s Originals […]
Sarah Butler
Cambodian police and soldiers helped guard abusive scam compounds, Amnesty alleges October 29, 2026
Survivors tell rights group that serving officers who worked as guards administered electric shocks and beatingsCambodian police and military officers worked as private security guards in scam compounds where thousands were forced to work in the online fraud industry, according to a report by Amnesty International.The global rights group alleged they worked for security companies […]
Oliver Holmes in Bangkok
Ensuring prisoners can’t refuse to attend court | Letter October 28, 2026
One prison officer says existing rules on offenders making court appearances should be enforced rather than introducing fresh sanctionsThe report on judges being given powers to punish prisoners who refuse to attend court raises a question about why we appear to have abandoned a straightforward approach that once worked (Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing […]
Guardian Staff
Guardian and ITN have ‘duty to public and sources’ to publish sexual allegations against well-known figure, court hears October 28, 2026
Individual known in court as PPT is seeking a permanent injunction, with lawyers citing his risk of suicideTwo news organisations have a duty to the public and their sources to publish allegations of exploitative sexual behaviour by a well-known figure despite claims he is “highly likely” to attempt suicide, the high court has heard.The anonymous […]
Michael Savage Media editor
Judge disqualifies Trump appointee for ‘unlawfully serving’ as prosecutor October 28, 2026
Bill Essayli, a former GOP lawmaker and ally of president, has not been confirmed by the Senate in his roleA US judge ruled on Tuesday that Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in southern California, was “unlawfully serving” as the head of the US attorney’s office and was disqualified from overseeing two criminal prosecutions.The order, […]
Sam Levin
‘Well-known’ public figure in bid to stop publication of allegations of inappropriate sexual activities October 27, 2026
Individual seeks permanent injunction against Guardian and ITN to block claims, citing high risk of suicideA “well-known individual” attempting to block two media outlets from publishing allegations about him has been accused of inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities with girls and young women, the high court has heard.The individual, referred to in court as PPT, […]
Michael Savage Media editor
Shabana Mahmood urged to grant visa to former Weather Underground activist October 27, 2026
Home Office refused entry to Judith Clark, 77, invited by RSC to speak about restorative justice after her time in prisonHuman rights activists and celebrities including the lawyer Helena Kennedy, the actor Harriet Walter and the theatre director Phyllida Lloyd have urged the Home Office to overturn its decision to refuse a visa to a […]
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent
Visa and Mastercard threatened with potential £5bn UK lawsuit over fees October 26, 2026
Application made for group claim seeking compensation for companies for alleged overcharging on customer card paymentsVisa and Mastercard are being threatened with a potential £5bn lawsuit for allegedly stifling competition and charging UK businesses excessive fees.The law firms Harcus Parker and Hausfeld have lodged an application at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in hopes of pursuing […]
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’ October 26, 2026
Commanders suspected of sexual violence during the largest and fastest slaughter of civilians in more than 30 years have been subjected to travel ban and asset freezeSenior Sudanese commanders implicated in a “campaign of rape” have been targeted by the UK on the first anniversary of a mass atrocity that saw tens of thousands of […]
Mark Townsend