Trump’s suggestion to ‘take out’ LA or San Diego draws Republican rebuke 06. October 2026 (17:39) Congressional candidate Jim Desmond says he ‘served to protect Americans, not write off American cities’A Republican candidate in San Diego has criticized Donald Trump after the US president suggested Iran could “take out” the city or Los Angeles.Trump has faced a chorus of condemnation from Democratic leaders in California after his comments at a rally in Nebraska on Monday night. Republicans have largely remained silent. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
State parliament elects Germany’s first far-right speaker since second world war 06. October 2026 (17:38) Tobias Rausch secures role of president in Saxony-Anhalt after AfD’s election breakthroughEurope live – latest updatesThe Alternative für Deutschland has become Germany’s first far-right party to secure the position of speaker of a regional parliament since the second world war.Tobias Rausch, a former estate agent, was elected in the first round of voting on Tuesday in Saxony-Anhalt. He won 48 out of the 82 votes cast. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Proportion of people in Great Britain vaping who never smoked doubles in four years 06. October 2026 (17:05) More than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite having never regularly smoked, ONS data showsMore than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite never having been regular smokers, with rates nearly doubling in just four years, according to figures that health experts describe as concerning.About 5.4 million people aged 16 and above in England, Scotland and Wales (9.9%) used e-cigarettes daily or occasionally in 2025, Office for National Statistics data showed. Vaping was highest among those aged 25-34 (16.4%). Continue reading...(The Guardian)
