<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>
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Friday briefing: How a leaderless student group is challenging power in Serbia
<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>