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Oct 16, 2025 - World

Killing of Lola Daviet three years ago led to outcry after far right was accused of exploiting her death for political gainA woman who allegedly abused and tortured a 12-year-old girl before leaving her to suffocate will go on trial for murder on Friday in a case that has shocked France and caused political waves.Lola Daviet’s body was found stuffed into a plastic trunk that had been dumped on the street near her home. Continue reading...

Oct 16, 2025 - World

Exclusive: Document sets draft pledge for leaders gathering at climate summit to increase use of controversial fuelsBrazil will ask countries to quadruple the global use of “sustainable fuels”, including controversial biofuels, despite concerns from environmental experts, the Guardian has learned.A leaked document seen by the Guardian sets out a draft pledge for world leaders gathering for the Cop30 climate conference next month in Brazil to increase the use of “sustainable fuels” – chiefly biofuels and biogas, but also hydrogen – in the next decade by four times compared with 2024 levels.By 2030, biofuel crops would require land the size of France, which would make it equivalent to the sixth-largest country in terms of arable land use globallyA fifth of vegetable oil is used for cars rather than food.That 3,000 litres of water are needed to drive 100km on biofuels.That solar panels could create as much energy as biofuels while using just 3% as much land. Continue reading...

Oct 16, 2025 - World

Premium charge aims to combat steep rise in SUVs and other larger vehicles which are ‘a danger to other road users’Cardiff council will force drivers with larger vehicles to pay more for parking, becoming the first local authority in the UK to impose a parking premium to combat the dangers of larger vehicles.Councillors voted on Thursday to approve a new parking plan for the city whereby owners of larger vehicles will be charged more for parking permits because their cars “take up more parking space and are a danger to other road users”. Continue reading...

Oct 16, 2025 - World

Trustees working with legal and financial advisers as artists claim repeated emails have been ignoredManchester Pride has said it is “determining the best way forward” with legal and financial advisers after allegations that its performers have not been paid.One of Europe’s biggest LGBTQ+ Pride events issued a statement after performers who took part in this year’s three-day festival claimed they are owed thousands in unpaid fees. Continue reading...

Oct 16, 2025 - World

Rishi Samaroo and Chad ‘Charpo’ Joseph believed to have been on boat Trump alleged was carrying drugs to USFamily members and neighbours have identified two men from Trinidad and Tobago who are believed to be among six people killed in a US airstrike on a boat allegedly transporting drugs from Venezuela.Without providing evidence, Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the strike in international waters had killed six “narcoterrorists” and claimed that “intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics” and it was “associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks”. Continue reading...