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| Ministers face questions as migrant crisis deepens | | | | | | | | Reappointed Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who is in the spotlight over security breaches that led to her resignation under Liz Truss, is under pressure to answer questions over the deepening migrant crisis. Conditions are said to be worsening, with claims a migrant processing centre in Kent is overcrowded. Over the weekend, hundreds of people were moved to that facility in Manston after another Home Office migrant centre in Dover was targeted by a man who, according to witnesses, had thrown petrol bombs at the site. Two people inside the centre were injured, and the suspect was later found dead. Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick and Sir Roger Gale, the Tory MP for North Thanet in Kent, have visited Manston's short-term holding centre - said to be housing 4,000 migrants instead of up to 1,000 - to discuss solutions to ease pressure on the site. Sir Roger had been assured 650 migrants would be moved into hotels or temporary accommodation this week. But there are reports Ms Braverman has decided against this and Sir Roger, and Labour, want the home secretary to answer MPs' questions about this in the House of Commons later. So far this year, 39,430 people have crossed the English Channel on small boats, with nearly 1,000 migrants alone making the dangerous journey on Saturday, according to government figures. The Home Office said it was controlling immigration and deterring traffickers. | | | | |
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| Brazil's Lula defeats Bolsonaro to make comeback | | | | | | With 50.9% of the votes, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has once again been elected president of Brazil. Despite the narrow margin, it was enough for the 77-year-old left-wing candidate to beat his far-right rival and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Lula had governed the country from 2003 to 2010 but was unable to stand for office after being convicted of receiving a bribe. That was thrown out and he re-entered the political arena, paving his way for what has been described as a stunning comeback. "They tried to bury me alive and here I am," he said. It is a moment of history, one that was met with cheers and tears. But this election highlighted a division, which is unlikely to vanish. | | | | |
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| The energy support vouchers going unclaimed | | | | | | If you have a prepayment energy meter, you're entitled to a voucher to help with your bills. Figures show many households haven't started claiming the £400 sum, with one in-store payment company revealing that only half of the expected value had been redeemed. PayPoint said that it expected to process 800,000 vouchers in October, worth a total of £52.8m, but only £27m had been claimed. The government's urging customers to have their credit applied to their meter as soon as possible. The scheme applies across England, Scotland and Wales. Read more here. | | | | |
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| | | | | Conspiracy theorists, who claim UK terror attacks have been staged, are tracking down survivors to their homes and workplaces to see if they are lying about their injuries, a BBC investigation has found. Richard D Hall, a conspiracy theorist based in Wales, has described how he physically tracks down survivors of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing - in which 22 people were killed and more than 100 injured - to determine whether it was faked. In a video shared with his followers online, he demonstrates setting up a camera to film Eve Hibbert, who was caught in the blast. She is now paralysed from the waist down and in a wheelchair - but Mr Hall filmed her to see whether she can in fact walk. Eve's father Martin Hibbert, who was also injured in the explosion, told me: "I'm all for freedom of speech. But it crosses the line when you're saying I'm an actor or I've not got a spinal cord injury or Eve's not disabled [and] she's not in a wheelchair." | | | | | | | | Marianna Spring | Disinformation and social media correspondent | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | Various stories lead this morning's papers, including an attack on a migrant centre in Dover. The Daily Mail and Daily Express cover this story, reporting that petrol bombs were thrown at the site by a man who was later found dead. Migrants are the focus of the Daily Telegraph, which says they could share hotels with the public under plans being considered by Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Meanwhile, stories including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak being under pressure to U-turn on his climate conference decision, the NHS facing its worst winter and Russia ditching the Ukraine grain deal also make the headlines. Read the newspaper review in full here. | | | | |
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| | | | | India Foot bridge collapse death toll rises to 141 | | | | | Twitter Musk denies planning job cuts to avoid payouts | | | | | Nicotine Call to ban pouch sales to under-18s | | | | | |
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| Need something different? | | | | | | The eccentric, titanium-plated angles of Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum are a sight to behold. It has hosted works by artistic giants including Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock. And, as the museum reaches its 25th anniversary, we've had a look at the phenomenon that has become known as the Guggenheim effect. Take a look. Next, to another sight to behold - the journey of the world's longest passenger train. Made up of 100 coaches, the 1.9km (1.2 mile) train has set a new record. It completed a journey through the Alps, and it looks spectacular. Watch it here. And finally, from something spectacular to something spooktacular - the dark, dank tunnels underneath Edinburgh’s streets. We've met the man who spends his nights beneath the Scottish capital to keep it in shape for history and ghost tours. Once, he heard children laughing in the early hours - that night he never finished his shift. Read more here. | | | | |
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| On this day | | | | | 1984 The prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi, dies after being shot by two assassins believed to be her own bodyguards. | | | | | | |
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