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Manhunt under way to find prisoner who absconded from medical facility
<p>Met police say Anthony Lloyd, 38, was last seen on Friday in south London, and ‘poses a risk to himself and the public’</p><p>A manhunt is under way to locate a prisoner who police say “poses a risk both to himself and the public” after he absconded from a medical facility in London.</p><p>Anthony Lloyd forced his way out of a health unit in Lewisham, in south-east London, shortly after 4pm on Friday, the Metropolitan police said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/24/manhunt-under-way-to-find-prisoner-who-absconded-from-medical-facility">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 24, 2026The Guardian World World03
Tens of thousands of Lula supporters rally on eve of Brazilian election runoff
<p>Nearly 159 million people to head to polls on Sunday in battle between leftwing incumbent and Flávio Bolsonaro</p><p>Tens of thousands of supporters of Brazil’s leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have streamed on to Rio’s most famous beach for a giant protest they hope will propel him towards a historic election fightback against his far-right rival, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/fl-vio-bolsonaro">Flávio Bolsonaro</a>.</p><p>Nearly 159m Brazilians will vote in the election’s runoff on Sunday, with the pair tied in the polls after Bolsonaro <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/05/flavio-bolsonaro-brazilian-presidency-election-shock-first-round-victory">won the first round on 4 October</a> by 47% to 45%.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/24/lula-da-silva-supporters-rally-eve-brazil-election-runoff-bolsonaro">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 24, 2026The Guardian World World04
Kim Jong Un crosses new bridge linking North Korea and China
Kim Jong Un crosses new bridge linking North Korea and China
QA Oct 24, 2026Al Jazeera English