27 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: Israeli strike on Gaza residential building kills at least 73 people, officials say

Israel says number of dead exaggerated after strike on town of Beit Lahiya in northern GazaAs we mentioned in the opening summary, the Israeli military has launched another round of airstrikes on the Lebanese capital, targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs in particular. Here are some of the latest images of the aftermath of the attacks sent to us over the newswires:Israel struck dozens of south Lebanon villages and towns overnight and targeted Nabatiyeh city for a third time this week, Lebanese state media reports. Continue reading...

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44 minutes ago Brit holidaymaker dies after collapsing in front of wife and friends on hike in Spain

Medical responders, police and firefighters were mobilised but there was nothing they could do to save the 73-year-old holidaymaker and he was pronounced dead at the scene

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48 minutes ago Kamala Harris has a problem with men. Will misogyny cost her the election? | Simon Tisdall

After a rousing start to her campaign, the Democratic candidate is flatlining in the polls, and sexism could swing the vote in Donald Trump’s favourWill the unsurprising yet significant fact that Kamala Harris is a woman decisively tip the knife-edge US election in Donald Trump’s favour? Democrat jitters grow as the campaign enters its final two weeks. Polls predict a dead heat nationally. Trump is edging ahead in key battleground states. Misogyny, hidden and pernicious, may make a crucial difference.It’s frankly incredible that Trump, a convicted crook, cheat and sexual predator, is still in the race – and alarming that likeable, uninspiring Harris has not already sewn it up. Each day brings more wild Trump bombast about mass deportations, “enemies within” or pet-eating Haiti...

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48 minutes ago Cannibal horror film so obscene director hauled to court to prove actors weren't dead

Cannibal Holocaust is one of the most controversial horror movies of all time - and the director was even arrested for obscenity as he had to prove in court that the actors were alive

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48 minutes ago Jenna Ortega brings 'soft goth' trend back– and these outfits from £18 are wearable for all ages

If you're getting into the Halloween spirit, why not try out the 'soft goth' trend loved by Jenna Ortega with our top gothic-inspired pieces from M&S, Next and River Island

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68 minutes ago 3 Rangers runners could trap as three horse race prospect arises after Celtic and Aberdeen dead heat

Philippe Clement's side can haul themsevles back into the title race with a win at Kilmarnock

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1 hour ago ‘It’s a monster task’: can culling ferrets and rats save one of the UK’s largest seabird colonies?

Puffins, Manx shearwaters and kittiwakes on Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland have been dying. Now islanders and experts think they have the solutionThe dramatic sea cliffs, crags and stacks of Rathlin Island, county Antrim, rise more than 200 metres above the Atlantic Ocean and host one of the UK’s largest seabird colonies, including hundreds of endangered puffins, attracting up to 20,000 birders and tourists a year.On a spectacularly sunny day in September, the cliff faces are devoid of birds, with the puffins already having made their annual migration to spend the winter months at sea. Instead, Rathlin’s cliffs are dotted with roped-up figures in harnesses and bulging rucksacks, directed from above by a Scottish mountaineer, via a walkie-talkie. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago The assisted dying debate is about so much more than kindness v conservatism | Sonia Sodha

George Carey is wrong to reduce the bill to a simple question of right or wrongThere is perhaps nothing more 2020s than taking a sensitive, morally fraught issue loaded with complexity and nuance, and casting it as progress and kindness versus indifference and obdurate conservatism. When even senior members of the clergy fall into this trap, it is a sign of just how much social media has collapsed public discourse into a simple question of right or wrong.The debate about assisted dying has become depressingly reductionist, but I was still taken aback when the former archbishop of Canterbury George Carey last week chose to mirror its flaws rather than adopt a more careful tone. He urged bishops in the House of Lords to back Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s private member’s bill to legalise ass...

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2 hours ago Mallorca locals reveal what they really think of tourists after 'go home' protests

Residents of Mallorca, Spain, as well as people visiting the island on holiday, have been giving their opinions on the anti-tourism protests that have erupted in several holiday hotspots this year

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3 hours ago Arsenal legend Tony Adams urges referees to consider rule change after more controversy

Arsenal, who scored more goals from dead-balls (22) than any other Premier League side last season, have had huge joy from set-pieces again this season thanks to specialist coach Nicolas Jover

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