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Overcrowding and poor ventilation caused the deaths of 33 detainees in a prison cell in Minna state.
Overcrowding and poor ventilation caused the deaths of 33 detainees in a prison cell in Minna state.
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High turnout in vote widely described as the most consequential in Israel's history.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met in Moscow.
<p>Digital taper system for benefit expected in budget, but those already hit with overpayments will still have to pay</p><p>“On the surface it sounds really positive – and I really hope that it is,” says unpaid carer Guy Shahar of the government’s decision to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/26/carers-allowance-cliff-edge-abolished-in-the-budget">abolish the notorious carer’s allowance cliff edge</a>.</p><p>But Shahar is angry that most carers hit with unjust overpayments in the past will still have to repay them, for all the promise of a different future. And he notes the cliff edge remains in place for four more years, potentially catching out more carers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/27/unpaid-carers-chancellor-plan-scrap-allowance-cliff-edge-falls-short-budget">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Bereaved families tell voters to remember the victims while others have flown thousands of miles to cast their ballots</p><p>Election day in Israel began with a protest by some of the voters with most at stake. Bereaved families of those killed in the 7 October attacks held a minute of silence at 6.29 am, the moment when Hamas launched its onslaught just over three years ago.</p><p>They gathered in a Tel Aviv plaza that has become known as “hostages square” because it was the centre of demonstrations demanding the return of more than 200 captives from Gaza. Holding pictures of their loved ones, they stood in silence then called on voters to remember the losses and betrayals of that day when deciding on the next government.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/legacy-of-7-october-looms-large-as-a-divided-israel-goes-to-the-polls-in-record-numbers">Continue reading...</a>