9 h. ago New EU border digital checks at Dover are paused by French authorities after fears over four

The European Entry/Exit System - known as EES -- was due to be extended today to car passengers after it was brought in for freight and coaches on October 13.

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4 d. ago Jamaicans take shelter as Hurricane Melissa bears down as category 5 storm

Landfall is not expected until Tuesday but high winds have already felled trees and caused power cuts on the islandHurricane Melissa – follow latest updates liveJamaicans have started to take shelter from Hurricane Melissa as high winds topple trees and cause power cuts before the category 5 storm makes landfall on Tuesday.The slow-moving giant, the strongest hurricane to hit Jamaica since records began in 1851, is increasing in intensity and forecast to linger over the island. Authorities fear it will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and extensive infrastructure damage. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump’s move to pay troops amid shutdown sets dangerous precedent, experts warn

Experts see move as Trump’s latest attempt to shift power of the purse away from Congress and into executive branchBy ordering that US military personnel receive paychecks even though the government is shut down, Donald Trump is seeing to the needs of a politically untouchable constituency that has been caught up in the congressional logjam over federal spending.But experts who spoke to the Guardian warn that he is doing so in a way that is almost certainly illegal and, if left unchecked, bodes ill for Congress’s constitutional authority to control government spending. Some fear it could set the stage for the president to unilaterally fund other contentious decisions in the future, such as the deployment of the military on US soil. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung review – sinister stories from the graveyard shift

Horror tropes meet modern nightmares as the South Korean author takes us deep inside a research facility called The InstituteOur fears turn feral when they have nowhere to go. South Korean author Bora Chung’s new short story collection plays with old horror tropes: endless corridors and looped staircases, exits that only lead you deeper, a phone that rings and rings (don’t pick up). The kind of stories dare-drunk children trade in the dark.Set in a research facility known only as “the Institute”, a repository of cursed and haunted objects, Chung’s tales come from the building’s skeleton staff – warnings and gossip from the night shift. It’s a nod, perhaps, to Stephen King’s debut collection, 1978’s still brilliant Night Shift. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago At least 16 killed after fire engulfs chemical warehouse and garment factory in Bangladesh

Authorities fear death toll may rise as firefighters continue searching wreckage

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2 w. ago Nine killed after fire engulfs chemical warehouse and garment factory in Bangladesh

Authorities fear death toll may rise as firefighters continue searching wreckage

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3 w. ago ‘Every time I left my house after October 7 I feared I would be stabbed’ says Jewish author leaving ‘unsafe’ UK

Polling shows more British Jews think anti-Semitism is a problem in Britain today than “we’ve ever seen before”, James C. Reynolds reports

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