Landslides, flash floods and raging seas: is California ready for the ravages of El Niño?
A mix of natural disasters could all befall the state at once as it finds itself in the crosshairs of the climate phenomenon
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‘Another coup d’état’: fears grow as Flávio Bolsonaro vows to ‘re-democratise’ Brazil
After a surprise first-round victory, critics suggest son of disgraced ex-president could seek to continue his father’s authoritarian rule
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I want to block gambling ads from my phone. What can I do?
It should be easier to opt out of gambling ads next year, writes policy professional Kat George. In the meantime, there are still steps that will help
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Put down the pumpkin! How to create a cosy home this autumn – without the cliches
From tactile textures to softer lighting, these expert-approved updates bring all the warmth of autumn while steering clear of Sleepy Hollow vibes
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Gnomes review – Asa Butterfield takes on murderous garden ornaments in pulpy horror-comedy
Rightly described as ‘Gremlins meets Hot Fuzz’, this fun series has the high-spirit and gusto one hopes for in a show about evil killer gnomes
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‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors
Forced closure marks low point in UK-Israeli relations, with reports UK is considering retaliatory expulsion of Israeli diplomats from London
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What the £350 Grand Theft Auto ‘collector’s box’ says about the escalating cost of gaming
The launch of a collector’s box hints at a new reality: the kinds of games I grew up with are becoming a luxury item, locked behind a forbidding spending barrier
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As You Like It review – there are no mere players in the RSC’s ravishing all-male escapade
With a WWE-style wrestling match, playful eroticism and a fine cast including Hamilton’s Jonathan Groff, this is an exquisite production
Overseas, Albanese sees ‘the very definition of climate injustice’ – but at home, he still wants coal
It isn’t hard to see a contradiction between the PM’s message in Fiji and his opposition to legal action to stop a NSW coalmine
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Stills from Unmade Films - in pictures
Stills from Unmade Films is a series by Brent Lukey shot in the streets of Melbourne, Adelaide and Paris. The photographer and filmmaker says the work draws on classic...
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‘In the wake of death, Courtney Love was giving it her all’: Hole’s Melissa auf der Maur on her best photograph
‘This is Courtney doing her makeup on the ’95 Lollapalooza tour. I was documenting my generation being hijacked by corporate greed – and destroyed following the sacrificial...
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‘Green, red, yellow, blue’? Beneath the surface, diaspora language is anything but Black and white
Black communities across the globe have large and complex vocabularies to describe race, shaped by their specific cultures and histories
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US Midterms: What are they and why do presidents dread them? - explainer
The US midterms may not be as much of a spectacle as the presidential elections, but they are just as important and can completely change not just the course of a presidential...
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‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early election
Campaigners set up in more than 1,200 tents in Puerto del Sol square say challenge now is to translate a groundswell of public support into concrete change
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Electric-shock gloves ICE plans to use inflicted intense pain in army study
Immigration enforcement agency has signed $16.7m deal for devices that induced ‘excessive’ fear in military subjects The electric-shock gloves immigration agents could soon use...
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Detained immigrants at Georgia ICE facility launch mass hunger strike
At least 73 people estimated to have joined protest against prolonged detention and Folkston facility’s ‘violations’ A group of people detained inside a privately-run...
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Tom Hunt’s recipe for fridge-raid minestrone, UK-style | Waste not
A creative way to use up the bits you already have around, all while getting in a healthy mixture of vegetables and whole grains
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Israel marks third anniversary of 7 October Hamas attacks | First Thing
Site of the Nova music festival near Re’im one of the locations where grieving relatives have gathered. Plus, the unlikely legal tussle over a ‘brain rot’ meme Good morning...