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The tragedy has upended the November 29 election campaign, shifting attention from housing to security.
The tragedy has upended the November 29 election campaign, shifting attention from housing to security.
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Bayern Munich are to open Nairobi's new Raila Odinga International Stadium against Ajax as Kenya prepares for AFCON 2027. The match highlights Africa's growing sports ambitions — and questions over cost and legacy.
<p>Young dancers at the Ivy House in south-east London join the older crowd amid a renewed appetite for authentic, community events</p><p>The <a href="https://www.ivyhousenunhead.com/">Ivy House pub</a> in Nunhead, south-east London, has long been associated with raucous music, with the rock legends Ian Dury and Elvis Costello gracing its stage in the 70s, and indie favourites <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/09/caroline-review-a-heady-up-close-gig-for-our-fractured-times">caroline</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/20/kiran-leonard-interview-or-sobre-blau">Kiran Leonard</a> pulling in crowds today. But last Friday, it was a traditional Scottish ceilidh dance rather than a grassroots gig luring London’s cool kids to its sticky dancefloor.</p><p>The event is emblematic of a renewed appetite for analogue, in-person experiences among a younger generation <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/oct/04/young-generation-lonely-silence">plagued by a loneliness epidemic</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-interactive/2025/sep/30/flirting-parties-millenials-gen-z-dating-apps">fatigued by meeting people on dating apps</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/30/ceilidh-renaissance-traditional-experience-young-people-community-london">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Andrea Egan calls for same political focus on teachers, care sector and NHS and says Jackdaw decision ‘a serious misstep’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/30/andy-burnham-labour-conservatives-devolution-scotland-wales-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The leader of the UK’s biggest trade union has called for the same political focus to be given to NHS, education and care sector workers as there has been on those employed in North Sea oil and gas.</p><p>Andrea Egan, the general secretary of Unison, said too often public sector workers were treated as an “afterthought” by the government compared with the “massive political focus” on protecting jobs in the North Sea.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/30/public-sector-afterthought-north-sea-oil-jobs-unison">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Copies of popular cosmetics and skincare products more likely to contain toxic substances, Trading Standards warns</p><p>Mercury, lead and methanol have been found in counterfeit beauty products seized across the UK, Trading Standards has said.</p><p>There is a rising problem with fake beauty products, with scammers selling copies of popular and expensive brands. Cosmetics, skincare and perfumes are now among the watchdog’s most commonly investigated fakes.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/oct/30/mercury-lead-methanol-counterfeit-beauty-products-seized-uk">Continue reading...</a>