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Obesity among children leaving primary school falls for third year in a row

The data is from the Government’s national child measurement programme, which covers mainstream state-maintained schools in England.

The Independent UK

First Thing: Americans head to polls with historic election on a knife edge

Trump launched insults at his final rally as Harris ended her campaign calling for people to ‘get out the vote’. Plus, Nate Silver’s final election forecast

The Guardian - UK

Eight arrests in Germany over alleged plot to establish Nazi-inspired regime

Group alleged to have been plotting armed takeover of eastern regions to establish a Nazi-inspired regime

The Guardian - UK

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US security agencies warn of Russian election disinformation blitz in swing states

Russia the ‘most active threat’ as false tales of election fraud pose risk of violence, say ODNI, FBI and cybersecurity agency

The Guardian - AU

Tropical Storm Rafael Strengthens, Heads Towards Cayman Islands

Tropical Storm Rafael intensifying into a hurricane, impacting Cayman Islands, Cuba, Jamaica, and potentially Florida. Stay informed and take necessary pre...

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Alarm grows over Trump and Musk’s blizzard of baseless voter-fraud claims

Falsehoods swirling on X and other platforms undermine trust and create potential for violence, critics warn

The Guardian - US

Tropical Storm Rafael spins toward the Cayman Islands as Cuba prepares for hurricane hit

Tropical Storm Rafael is chugging toward the Cayman Islands and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane en route to Cuba

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Wes Streeting defends tuition fee increase as ‘proportionate and reasonable’

Health Secretary Mr Streeting, a former president of the National Union of Students, said he would still go to university even with the fee rise.

The Independent UK

Musk-linked Pac accused of targeting Jewish and Arab Americans in swing states

Future Coalition Pac accused of sending the two groups very different messages about Harris’s position on Gaza

The Guardian - US

Man arrested after federal officials say he sought to destroy Nashville power site

The Department of Justice says federal agents have arrested a Tennessee man who they say was trying to destroy a Nashville electrical substation

The Independent UK

Trump calls Harris a ‘disaster’ as he concludes final day of campaigning

In his last appeal in Grand Rapids, former president claims people believe God ‘saved me in order to save America’.

Al Jazeera

Tropical Storm Rafael Expected To Strengthen Into Hurricane

Tropical Storm Rafael intensifying into a hurricane, posing threats to the Caribbean and Florida with heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and storm surges.

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Who’s who in the Conservative shadow cabinet

Kemi Badenoch’s new front bench team will hold its first meeting on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Americans head to polls with historic election on a knife edge

With no clear swing-state advantage for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, the US is poised for a long – and tense – wait for results

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US presidential election updates: Campaigning ends with celebrity endorsements, and Nate Silver’s forecast

Kamala Harris is joined by Oprah and Lady Gaga in Philadelphia, while Trump celebrates an endorsement from podcaster Joe Rogan hours before polls open on 5 November

The Independent UK

Massachusetts voters weigh ballot issues on union rights, wages and psychedelics

Massachusetts voters are weighing five ballot measures, including giving union rights to drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft

The Guardian - US

Millions of Americans cast their ballots – as it happened

Harris thanks Democratic staffers in Washington DC and says ‘we have so much work to do’ during phone-banking session

International Business Times

Indonesian President Prabowo To Visit China This Week

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit China this week, Beijing's foreign ministry said Tuesday, on his first foreign tour as he seeks a more prominent position for Jakarta on the world stage.

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Trump and Harris in final election push as polls signal extremely close contest

Republican nominee attacks critics and vilifies migrants while Democratic rival lays out positive vision for America

The Independent UK

Children’s reading at ‘crisis’ point as enjoyment among pupils plummets – report

The National Literacy Trust is calling on the Government to form a reading taskforce and action plan to address record low levels of enjoyment.

The Independent UK

Number of police officers sacked and barred from service rises to almost 600

Data from the College of Policing showed the most common reasons for dismissal were dishonesty, sexual misconduct and discriminatory behaviour.

The Independent UK

Disabled child waited nearly two years for social housing repairs – ombudsman

The example came as the Housing Ombudsman’s latest report showed that findings of failures and delays have soared.

Space

How do you vote from space? NASA astronauts cast 2024 election ballots from ISS

There are four Americans currently living in space, and each has had the opportunity to add their voice to the more than 160 million other Americans able to participate in the 2024 Presidential election.

The Independent UK

Cyberstalking charges dropped against GOP operative arrested over covert pics of woman in keffiyeh

Jennifer Sloan Rachmuth, 54, blamed her troubles on the Democratic Party.

The Independent UK

Hurricane Rafael makes landfall as a Category 3 storm, bringing life-threatening storm surge to Cuba

AccuWeather reported that the hurricane’s most probable US landfall will be the Louisiana coast

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