Plans for facility on greenbelt land stokes tensions among local community
Intelligence officers say retired pilots from Ukraine and snipers from Russia are both working with Sudanese Armed Forces
Chancellor seeks to save £1bn on external contracts as part of spending review ahead of UK Budget
Staff of late Alexei Navalny accuse another dissident of ordering assault on one of their own
Former vice-president says voters face ‘clearest choice ever’ in November poll
Industry executives air concerns over prime minister and chancellor’s gloomy comments about public finances
Japanese group wins extension to probe of deal that is opposed by Biden, Harris and Trump
Mike Wirth says White House’s ‘attacks’ on natural gas threaten energy security for US allies
Minister says system leaves too many Britons ‘on the scrapheap’ ahead of autumn white paper
Vice-president also calls out racist comments made by Donald Trump in an interview
Former US president courts wealthy suburban voters with pledge to ‘get Salt back’
Move sets up duel between CDU chief and SPD incumbent Olaf Scholz in 2025 poll
Ed Davey wraps up party conference saying rich should pay more to fund transformation of NHS and social care
Also in today’s newsletter, Kamala Harris’s Nevada problem and the polling advantage on economic stewardship
After party’s historic results it will double down on being an anti-Conservative force, with Ed Davey deciding how
Manchester mayor says powerful finance ministry has to fundamentally change way it thinks
Abolition of Aim would make it harder to stimulate investor interest in smaller companies
Also in this newsletter: floods in central and eastern Europe flesh out reality of climate change
Report by Lord Mandelson calls for more focus on critical technologies as part of wider industrial strategy
Foundation says about 40mn children are at risk of stunted growth as climate change worsens food security
City fears grow that PM will plug fiscal hole with tax rise on business
Donald Trump is winning support among the Las Vegas service workers who could decide the US election
The UK chancellor should take some hard decisions on employment, productivity and investment
Stéphane Séjourné has backed French president since 2017 and replaces European Commission’s biggest rebel
Potential agreement comes despite fears Beijing will choke critical minerals supplies in response
