New episode of #AnywhereButWestminster on @theGuardian – In the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk killing, the Guardian's Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone head to Chicago, where Donald Trump's Ice deployment, codename Operation Midway Blitz, has been met by a defiant wave of sustained protests. With political violence on the rise, they speak to a new
#anywherebutwashington #ice #iceprotests #charliekirk #iceraids #operationmidwayblitz #immigration #trump #donaldtrump #usgunviolence #politicalviolence #chicago
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New video from @ItsComplicated – A tax on extreme wealth could raise huge amounts of money and be transformative for countries' economies. So why isn't it happening? watch video on watch page
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'Our genocide' ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMyyV...
Canada’s opposition party has asked the government to clarify whether the Belfast rap trio Kneecap have been barred from the country, after doubts emerged over their status.
The Liberal MP Vince Gasparro, the parliamentary secretary for combating crime, posted a video on social media on 19 September in which he said Kneecap were “ineligible” to enter Canada.
Gasparro alleged that the band glorified “terrorist organisations” and that they “amplified political violence and publicly displayed support for terrorist organisations such as Hezbollah and Hamas”. He said he was making the video on “behalf of the government of Canada” and acting on official advice.
The band, comprising Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh and JJ Ó Dochartaigh, say they have never supported Hamas or Hezbollah and would not incite violence against any individual. In an online statement addressing the MP, the band said: “Your comments about us are wholly untrue and deeply malicious. We will not accept it.”
Story by Olivia Bowden ► www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/02/canadian-gov…
1. Kneecap performing at Glastonbury in June. The trio were scheduled to play four shows in Toronto and Vancouver this month. Photograph: James Veysey/Shutterstock
#kneecap #canada #vincegasparro #israel #palestine #gaza #lebanon
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Resisting Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t31x6...
An Alabama construction worker and US citizen who says he was detained twice by immigration agents within just a few weeks has filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding an end to Trump administration workplace raids targeting industries with large immigrant workforces.
The class-action lawsuit, filed on Tuesday by Leo Garcia Venegas, a concrete worker, demands an end to what the firm calls “unconstitutional and illegal immigration enforcement tactics”.
Read more ► www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/01/us-citizen…
1. The lawsuit was filed with the public interest law firm Institute for Justice. Photograph: Erin Hooley/AP
#ice #iceraids #immigration #uscitizen #trump #donaldtrump #usa #politics #massdeportations #immigrationraids
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Watch: How Elon Musk ‘colonised’ a corner of Texas ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwxlY...
Elon Musk has become the first person to reach a net worth of $500bn, bringing the Tesla chief executive halfway to trillionaire status.
Musk’s wealth temporarily crossed the half-trillion mark on Wednesday before retreating to $499bn, according to the Forbes billionaires list.
Story by Dan Milmo ► www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/02/elon-mu…
1. Reuters
#elonmusk #wealth #500billion #500bn #forbes
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Childcare in the broken: is the UK failing its future? ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB8NB...
Cybercriminals who stole pictures and the private information of thousands of nursery children have deleted the data.
A gang calling themselves Radiant have removed details of children at the UK-based Kido nursery chain from a website it had set up to extort victims.
A cybersecurity source confirmed to the Guardian that profiles of children had been removed from the site, which has been reformatted.
A screenshot of the site, seen by the Guardian, no longer displays children’s profiles from the hack. It now displays a Kido logo with “view more” underneath it, but a cybersecurity source said the link did not work – implying that the data has been removed.
Story by Dan Milmo ► www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/02/kido-nu…
1. ‘Even cybercriminals know some lines can’t be crossed,’ a cybersecurity researcher said. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters
#kido #datahack #radiant #cybercrime #nursery #kidonurseries #hackers #cybersecurity
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Two dead after suspected terror attack on Manchester synagogue, police say, with suspect shot by officers – latest ► www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/oct/02/polic…
Two people have died after a suspected terror attack outside a synagogue in Crumpsall by a man who was shot dead by police, Greater Manchester Police said.
The man believed to be the attacker was shot by Greater Manchester Police firearms officers and is also believed to be dead.
However, police said it cannot currently be confirmed due to safety issues related to “suspicious items on his person”. The bomb disposal unit has been called and is at the scene.
Three other people remain in a serious condition, police said in a statement.
1. Members of the Armed force prepare a bomb disposal robot inside a cordon outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, on October 2, 2025, following reports of a stabbing. Photograph: Paul Currie/AFP/Getty Images
2. An armed police officer at the scene of an incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue.
3. Members of the public and congregants seen as police and other emergency responders attend the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
4. People near the scene following an incident outside a synagogue. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters
5. Emergency personnel work at the scene following an incident outside a synagogue, in Manchester. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters
#manchester #manchesterattack #manchestersynagogueattack #crumpsall #greatermanchesterpolice
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Are French protesters more effective? ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPBI6...
French trade unions are leading a day of strikes as they try to maintain pressure on the new prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, to rethink budget cuts and consider a form of wealth tax on the super-rich.
Lecornu has still not formed a new government after being appointed on 9 September amid a political crisis when his predecessor, François Bayrou, was dramatically ousted over proposed budget cuts. Lecornu’s unprecedented delay in announcing a new cabinet has angered opposition parties and trade unions, who have voiced concerns over budget cuts and protecting public services.
Between 500,000 and 1 million demonstrators took part in a nationwide strike on 18 September in trade union-led protests over taxes and social justice, according to figures from police and trade unions. But the strike on Thursday, which will involve about 240 marches in towns and cities, is expected to be slightly smaller with less disruption to transport and schools. About 70,000 police and gendarmes have been mobilised across France.
Story by Angelique Chrisafis ► www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/02/france-strik…
1. A protester holds a red flare as French students block the entrance of the Lycée Turgot high school in Paris on Thursday. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters
2. A protester holds a placard depicting French PM Sebastien Lecornu, accompanied by the words ‘bon toutou à l’Elysée’ (‘the good doggy at the Élysée’). Photograph: Stéphane Mahé/Reuters
#francestrikes #france #franceprotests #superrich #sebastienlecornu #francoisbayrou
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New documentary on @theGuardian – When the war breaks out in Ukraine, Alisa is thrown into a life she wasn't expecting. Working as a translator for foreign journalists she meets British war photographer Anastasia, who chooses not to rush towards the front, instead observing quiet moments of everyday resilience - birthdays, picnics, weddings.
A unique friendship forms as the two women strive to collapse the emotional distance between “us” and “them”. Their bond deepens as war wounds them both —transforming this into a poetic meditation on closeness, distance, and what happens when war stops being a story about others.
#ukraine #ukrainewar #russia #friendship #photojournalism
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Watch: Guardian of the Gibbons ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwJWI...
The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said.
The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she had passed away of natural causes while in California as part of a US speaking tour.
“Dr Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionised science,” the statement read. “She was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.”
Born in London in 1934, Goodall began researching free-living chimpanzees in Tanzania in 1960. In 1977 she founded the Jane Goodall Institute, which works to protect the species and supports youth projects aimed at benefiting animals and the environment.
Jane Goodall – a life in pictures ► www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2025/oct/01/ja…
#janegoodall #chimpanzees #chimps #tanzania #climatecrisis
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