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Whatever the result of the midterm elections, the party is facing tough questions over what they stand for and who should represent them.
Whatever the result of the midterm elections, the party is facing tough questions over what they stand for and who should represent them.
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<p>Voters who backed the US president in the last election are saying they can’t vote for him today: ‘This is an abomination’</p><p>Outside the Ukrainian educational and cultural center in a quiet Pennsylvania suburb of Jenkintown, on the outskirts of Philadelphia, a banner expressed unqualified gratitude: “Thank you USA for supporting Ukraine.”</p><p>Inside, however, the sentiment was altogether different. Irene Skulsky, a retired teacher in her late 70s, voiced indignation at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s sudden turn against her ancestral homeland, which she believed had come close to killing her son, Darko, and a desire to punish his fellow Republicans at next week’s midterm elections.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/30/ukraine-iran-trump-elections">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Third-quarter underlying replacement cost profit rises to $8.46bn, up from $2.2bn a year ago</p><p>BP has posted a jump in its quarterly profits as the war in the Middle East drove up oil and gas prices and led to “significantly higher” trading.</p><p>The energy company said on Friday that third-quarter underlying replacement cost profit – a key measure of its income – rose to $8.46bn, up from $2.2bn a year ago. Analysts had expected profits of $7.33bn.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/30/bp-profits-jump-as-middle-east-conflict-drives-up-oil-refining-margins">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Prime minister says room for manoeuvre was limited by geopolitical crises and Labour’s 2024 manifesto</p><p>Andy Burnham has admitted <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/budget-2026-healey-hikes-taxes-on-banks-and-landlords-to-fund-100-handouts-to-20m-households">his first budget</a> as prime minister was not as radical as he would have liked because of the economic uncertainty facing the country.</p><p>He said he would have liked to have gone further with this week’s announcement – including with higher energy support payments – but felt hemmed in by external events such as the war in Iran, which has pushed up borrowing costs.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/30/andy-burnham-first-budget-labour-welfare">Continue reading...</a>
The Philippines’ Mayon Volcano has erupted, sending ash plumes 3,000 metres above its summit.