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Names are central to our identity, so what happens when that name is a source of ridicule? Research points to negative life outcomes, but some people learn to embrace unfortunate names.
Names are central to our identity, so what happens when that name is a source of ridicule? Research points to negative life outcomes, but some people learn to embrace unfortunate names.
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<p>Regular users detail their frustrations – and question whether Andy Burnham’s crackdown on antisocial behaviour will actually work </p><p>Andy Burnham has announced a campaign against nuisance behaviour on public transport, including <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/19/andy-burnham-launches-campaign-against-headphone-dodgers-on-public-transport">“headphone dodgers” who play loud music</a>.</p><p>“We’ve all been on the train when someone starts blasting music or videos from their phone,” Burnham said in a statement. “It gets on your nerves and can quickly spoil the journey.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/23/antisocial-behaviour-public-transport-burnham-campaign">Continue reading...</a>
<p>In today’s newsletter: Born from the fury surrounding the deadly Novi Sad station collapse, Serbia’s Student List has taken its protests all the way to the elections in an unprecedented grassroots campaign</p><p></p><p>Good morning. As waves of youth-led protests swell across Europe, prompted by the cost of living, unaffordable housing and education standards, in Serbia the younger generation is taking on the apparatus of the state itself.</p><p>In tight-run parliamentary elections this Sunday, the country’s most consequential political movement in decades, Student List, is challenging former Slobodan Milošević henchman Aleksandar Vučić and his 12-year domination of Serbian politics.</p><p><em><strong>UK news </strong></em>| Every Briton is being urged to stock up to nine litres of bottled water and three days’ worth of food <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/22/britain-prepare-infrastructure-attacks-hostile-states-wes-streeting">in new government guidance</a> designed to ensure that households can survive a weather, cyber or other serious emergency.</p><p><em><strong>Ukraine </strong></em>| Russia has carried out a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/22/russia-missile-attack-kyiv-hours-after-agreeing-to-talks-ukraine">massive “demonstrative” attack</a> on Ukraine, bombarding Kyiv with ballistic missiles just hours after Vladimir Putin said he had agreed to resume trilateral negotiations.</p><p><em><strong>UK politics </strong></em>| Nigel Farage’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/22/reform-farage-donor-business-ties-iran-ayatollahs">newest billionaire donor</a> was in business with a powerful Iranian religious foundation under the authority of the country’s supreme leader.</p><p><em><strong>Europe news </strong></em>| Emmanuel Macron has said <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/22/macron-ban-illegitimate-demonstrations-france-unrest">“illegitimate” demonstrations</a> will be banned over the coming days as France seeks to get a grip on civil unrest after some of its worst street violence in years.</p><p><em><strong>Energy </strong></em>| Great Britain is expected to pay <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/23/europe-highest-energy-costs-great-britain-this-winter">some of the highest energy costs</a> in Europe this winter as its reliance on imports to ensure a steady supply is forecast to deepen.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/friday-briefing-how-a-leaderless-student-group-is-challenging-power-in-serbia">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Officials will call on UK to ‘step up’ financial support at Brussels summit – with post-Brexit issues also on agenda</p><p>EU leaders will press Andy Burnham at a summit in Brussels to contribute more to Ukraine’s defence effort in 2027.</p><p>EU officials argue that the UK, Canada and Japan should do more to support Ukraine, but entreaties to these G7 countries for extra financial aid at recent international meetings have not been answered, Brussels says.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/eu-uk-summit-burnham-ukraine-defence">Continue reading...</a>
Al Jazeera interviews Fatih Birol in Berlin as conflicts impact energy supply.