
China calls for ceasefire and opening of seaway, while Donald Trump says Xi feels ‘very similar’ about ending the war in Iran Trump in China – latest updates Donald Trump has claimed that the US and China “feel very similar” about ending the war in Iran but offered no details about a possible breakthrough. The US president was speaking alongside Xi Jinping of China at the Zhongnanhai garden in Beijing on the second and final day of the leaders’ summit . Continue reading...

Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman on AI coming to the real estate industry. Buyers and sellers today have far more information than they did a few decades ago.

Redress for force-fitting devices in homes of vulnerable includes £20m penalty and £70m of debt write-offs Thousands of British Gas customers who had prepayment meters force-fitted in their homes will receive up to £112m in compensation and debt write-offs on their energy bills. Great Britain’s energy regulator found that British Gas forced prepayment meters on homes that were not keeping up with their bills at the height of the Russian gas crisis, in one of the most complex Ofgem investigations

Media regulator announces commitments by Elon Musk’s platform to crack down on terrorist and hate content Elon Musk’s X platform has pledged to block UK access to accounts linked to banned terrorist groups under an agreement with the communications regulator to crack down on terrorist and hate content. X will also review suspected illegal terrorist and hate content within 48 hours and seek expert advice on how to handle user reports of such content. Continue reading...

US president offers no news of any breakthrough on Iran. Plus, how renters’ rights could be key issue in midterms Good morning. In his visit to China , Donald Trump, has seemed to revel in Chinese hospitality and flattery. Walking in the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, the US president was overheard saying that Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, was giving him roses for the White House Rose Garden, according to a pool report. What has China said on Iran? On Fridy, China’s foreign ministry again c

Guardian - World · Oct 8
Students from Reading Blue Coat school, and Highdown secondary school and Sixth Form Centre receiving treatment Two schools attended by pupils receiving treatment for meningitis have been named amid an outbreak of the infection in Berkshire which has caused the death of a student. The patients attend Reading Blue Coat school and Highdown secondary school and Sixth Form Centre, according to the UK Health Security Agency. Their close contacts have been offered antibiotics as a precaution. Continue

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Medical personnel escort U.S. passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, to awaiting shuttles at Eppley Airfield, in Omaha, Neb., on May 11, 2026.

Guardian - World · Oct 8
Ken Murphy’s pay could rise even higher following scrapping of food waste target and weakness of rivals Business live – latest updates The boss of Tesco made £10.8m last year, about £1m more than the year before, as the UK’s biggest supermarket hit its highest share of the market in a decade. Ken Murphy could make even more this year after being handed a 3% rise in basic pay to £1.54m and cutting food waste was scrapped as a target for his long-term bonus, according to Tesco’s annual report. Con

Guardian - World · Oct 8
Mirroring of each other’s attire may signal alignment – though the look wasn’t a huge departure for either leader When Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met for a welcome ceremony in Tiananmen Square this week with the world’s gaze on them, they mirrored one another in strikingly similar suits. Both were blue, single-breasted with flap pockets. Both had two buttons with only the top one done up. Both wore red ties. Continue reading...