NAZA: Netanyahu orders identification and prosecution of film’s interviewees 12. October 2026 (14:59) Israeli PM calls for criminal investigation into soldiers and officers interviewed in Guardian-produced documentaryThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered the country’s attorney general and the head of the Shin Bet security service to reveal the identities of soldiers and officers interviewed in the investigative documentary NAZA and prosecute them for causing “harm to Israel’s diplomatic and security interests”.The award-winning documentary, directed by the Oscar-winning film-makers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by the Guardian, details Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza. The film is in cinemas, including in the UK and the US, and will be shown in more than 50 countries. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Digger on course for $245m loss after box office collapse 12. October 2026 (14:51) Estimates suggest the eco satire starring Tom Cruise could join the list of top turkeys, including Cutthroat Island and The MarvelsDigger, the ambitious eco-fable starring Tom Cruise and directed by Alejandro G Iñárritu, is heading for an even worse financial outcome than previously thought, with reports suggesting it will lose around $245m (£185m), placing it among the biggest disasters in movie history.According to a report in Variety, Digger’s estimated second weekend revenue in North America of $3.2m is a 60% drop on its opening weekend figure of $8m, meaning its current domestic gross is $14.4m, for a global total of $35.3m, with a projected final box office total of around $50m worldwide. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Federal agents search Ilhan Omar’s home as part of fraud investigation – reports 12. October 2026 (14:50) Video posted by Fox showed what appears to be law enforcement in HSI jackets at Omar’s DC residenceFederal agents searched Representative Ilhan Omar’s home Monday morning as part of a criminal fraud investigation, according to reports in the Associated Press and Fox News that cited a statement from the department of justice.A video posted by Fox showed what appeared to be law enforcement in HSI jackets at what Fox News said was Omar’s Washington DC residence. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises 12. October 2026 (14:47) US economists developed models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their economiesBusiness live – latest updatesTwo US economists have won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for their work developing models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their countries, avoiding long recessions and runaway inflation.Robert Hall of Stanford University, California, and Michael Woodford of Columbia University, New York, were recognised for developing the “microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation”, giving policymakers better tools to smooth out the peaks and troughs of their economies. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Burnham accepts Brexit result ‘legitimate’ despite Russian interference, says No 10 – UK politics live 12. October 2026 (14:41) PM ‘absolutely accepts referendum result’, says spokespersonBurnham to urge MPs to embrace closer ties with EUZia Yusuf, Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson, is speaking now. He started his speech with an account of a 73-year-old woman dying in North Wales after having to wait 23 hours for an ambulance, and he sought to link this to immigration.He said:The Royal College of Emergency Medicine estimates that 15,000 people across Britain died last year due to excess wait times for emergency treatment. That’s 300 people a week, 300 lives destroyed, 300 families devastated.And that number has increased tenfold over the last decade. This is a moral outrage, and it is a direct result of decisions made by Tory and Labour governments.I don’t think that’s because he wants to have a fight over the European Union. I think that’s because he knows what we’re talking about today impacts hard in what is known as the red wall. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Saudi Arabia further suspends flights after latest deadly Houthi attack on airport 12. October 2026 (13:49) Energy minister says ‘fear has no place in the Saudi lexicon’ as paramilitary group again breaches stretched defencesSaudi Arabia was forced to extend the suspension of all flights to and from its main international airport in Riyadh on Monday after a further round of Houthi missile attacks caused more damage and left one dead.The Gulf nation said it was taking the step after Houthi missiles killed 13 people on Saturday and left more than 300 injured. Saudi state TV broadcast CCTV footage that showed passengers deluged in smoke and falling masonry as they queued at the airport terminal to board a plane just as the Houthi missile struck. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
EU to limit Chinese hybrid vehicle imports to 350,000 a year 12. October 2026 (13:23) Brussels uses WTO rules to quickly impose quota, which will halve Chinese market share to 3%Business live – latest updatesVW boss backs EU plan to bolster domestic industryThe EU is to limit the number of hybrid electric vehicles imported from China to 350,000 cars a year, the European Commission has confirmed.Imports have been soaring in the past two years; about 800,000 battery and plug-in hybrids are likely to be sold this year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
BBC defends editing out trans rights slogan on Strictly contestant’s T-shirt 12. October 2026 (13:17) Bethany Antonia wore a T-shirt with the slogan ‘Protect the Dolls’ in rehearsals, but the words were edited out on Saturday’s showThe BBC has defended its decision to edit out a transgender rights slogan from a T-shirt worn by a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, stating it was standard practice to avoid “overt branding or slogans”.The actor Bethany Antonia was filmed wearing the T-shirt, which bore the slogan “Protect the Dolls”, during rehearsals before her live performance on Saturday night. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
This Georgia county is one of the US’s most diverse – and that could flip multiple elections 12. October 2026 (13:00) Gwinnett county is home to many immigrants and other newcomers, and how it votes could be decisive for CongressJohanna Park might just be an ambassador for Gwinnett county, Georgia, one of the 10 most ethnically diverse counties in the United States.Park owns Cafe Amico at Suwanee Town Center, one of her three Italian coffee shops in the area just north of Atlanta. She was born in Korea and lived much of her life in Argentina and Peru. She’s been in Gwinnett for more than 20 years, part of an early wave of Korean immigration that’s built Korean American car dealerships, banks, insurance agencies, supermarkets and restaurants like her own. It’s also a population that’s increasing in influence and not just numbers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How immigration is molding the US midterms: ‘Trump has gone too far’ 12. October 2026 (13:00) From restaurants to farms to healthcare, the US president’s hardline policies have reshaped Americans’ daily livesIf there is one campaign promise that Donald Trump has kept, it is his pledge to deliver “mass deportations”.Two years later, voters are living uneasily with the consequences. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
