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With more than one million votes counted, about 76 percent supported remaining in Canada.
With more than one million votes counted, about 76 percent supported remaining in Canada.
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<p>Cabinet colleagues have previously called for an increase but chancellor feels it might ultimately cost the Treasury</p><p>John Healey will not raise <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/25/capital-gains-tax-how-it-works-benefits-and-pitfalls-of-another-hike">capital gains tax</a> in next week’s budget, despite previous calls to do so from cabinet colleagues including Louise Haigh and Wes Streeting.</p><p>The chancellor has decided that any increase might ultimately cost the Treasury if wealthy individuals defer the sale of assets or move them out of the country, according to Treasury sources.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/20/john-healey-no-capital-gains-tax-rise-budget">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Subject to Change: A Dance for David Bowie will explore how the musician ‘practised a form of artistic reincarnation’, says choreographer Marcos Morau</p><p>‘Let’s dance,” sang David Bowie in 1983, commanding: “Put on your red shoes and dance the blues.” That call is to be answered – with footwear TBC – by an international dance production featuring new choral arrangements of songs from throughout his career.</p><p><a href="https://www.sadlerswells.com/bowie">Subject to Change: A Dance for David Bowie</a> will be staged at Sadler’s Wells in London in autumn 2028 after a world premiere in Luxembourg. It will visit Tokyo in 2029. The show will explore how Bowie “practised a form of artistic reincarnation” according to Spanish choreographer Marcos Morau who is taking inspiration from the superstar’s transformations into personas such as Aladdin Sane and the Thin White Duke.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/oct/20/david-bowie-dance-marcos-morau">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Sébastien Lecornu suggests more curfews could be introduced to quell unrest after weekend protests</p><p><strong>French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu said that targeted curfews introduced in parts of Paris and other major cities “have contributed to calm overnight,” as he suggested more curfews could be introduced if needed today.</strong></p><p>In a particular symbol of stepped up security measures, <strong>a helicopter flew over the French capital’s Place de la Republique,</strong> one of the epicentres of the unrest, <strong>sweeping a powerful searchlight across the square,</strong> AFP said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/20/france-protests-paris-curfews-italy-europe-ukraine-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>
The MMX spacecraft is on its way to Mars' moon Phobos to collect surface samples that could help answer long-standing questions about the formation of the Solar System.