Scotland 1-2 Slovenia, Croatia 1-2 Spain, and more: Nations League football – as it happened Scotland and Croatia both led but lost at home as Slovenia and Spain came from behind to win The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare obituary Bestselling author and Conservative politician whose scandal-ridden career ended with a prison sentence The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Why a PR voting system is the best bet for Britain Letters: Tom Walker responds to a letter that said first past the post is the lesser of two evils for voters. Plus letters from Susanna Dammann and Steve Smart The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Is regulation enough to stop AI systems killing us all? Letter: Martyn Thomas wonders how any rational person can argue that independent oversight and regulation will be sufficient The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Medical dramas on television and in real life Letter: John Fisher recalls meeting a Casualty actor offering medical assistance to a passenger on a plane The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Too nice: do Arsenal lack the grit and tenacity to end WSL title drought? Renée Slegers’ team have the technical ability to succeed, but doubts remain over the nastiness needed to rival Manchester City and Chelsea The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Unemployment and the rise of the Nazis Letter: John Plowright reflects on how unemployment was viewed by Germans and the fear the KPD sparked The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Plant trees – and make sure they are watered Brief letters: Saving saplings | A proper referendum | Smartglasses | Showing guests the door The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Outcry in Trinidad and Tobago after passing of police bill that could threaten press freedom Journalists call for urgent amendment to special operations bill, which increases police search and seizure powers The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Don’t mention the Iron Dome: comedy genius Kemi on warpath at Tory conference ‘It’s a Britannia Shield’ announcement proves no one does farcical improv better than the Conservative leader The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Tell us: do you use AI agents to manage your finances? We would like to speak to people about their experience of using AI agents when dealing with their finances The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Tell us: are you a young person in the UK struggling to find work? We would like to hear from young people in the UK about their experiences of looking for work The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
State parliament elects Germany’s first far-right speaker since second world war Tobias Rausch secures role of president in Saxony-Anhalt after AfD’s election breakthrough The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Stop worrying about my AI, says multibillionaire Sam Altman. So we bear the risks and he keeps the money OpenAI’s CEO seems to want to privatise his company’s huge financial gains while making all of us pay for any negative consequences, says author Chris Stokel-Walker The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 The Register that shatters the myth of Britain’s role in profiting from enslavement In this month’s newsletter: for Caribbean scholars, the evidence of how deeply slavery shaped Britain’s wealth has never been in doubt. Plus, heritage walks in Manchester
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 Proportion of people in Great Britain vaping who never smoked doubles in four years More than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite having never regularly smoked, ONS data shows
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 Pedro Sánchez is a master of the political comeback. But calling a snap election in Spain may be a gamble too far A thriving economy, a model green transition, social advances – Spain’s PM shouldn’t be in trouble. Yet he is, and it’s a lesson for progressives everywhere, says sociologist Paolo Gerbaudo
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 JD Vance and Ted Cruz are fighting for control of the GOP. The problem? Neither is called Trump Having seemingly written off the midterms, the Republican bigwigs are making their pitches for 2028. But the current commander-in-chief could be looking closer to home, writes Arwa Mahdawi
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000 Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 ‘No more Viktor Orbán’: EU plans 15-year probation period for new member states Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos outlines proposed safeguards to protect EU from undemocratic leaders
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 ‘My poetry won me asylum’: Cecilia Vicuña on exile life in ‘sad’ Britain after Pinochet’s coup Five decades after convincing judges she’d be killed if she returned to Chile, the artist is back with a politically charged retrospective in the country she grew to love
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 South Korea’s golden boys and a brouhaha over military service In today’s Football Daily: A gold-medal winning captain’s boasts hasten South Korean defence reforms
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 South Africa in running to stage Africa’s first Olympics as 2036 race hots up South Africa is in the hunt to stage Africa’s first Olympics after it was named as one of seven countries that will formally present its case to host the 2036 Games
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 Norwegian princess Märtha Louise and husband sue ex-friends for ‘betrayal of trust’ Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett launch defamation lawsuit in Los Angeles, claiming ‘coordinated series of devastating public attacks’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 F1 drivers face ‘unhealthy’ Singapore air as ‘super’ El Niño fuels wildfire haze Most intense wildfire season for ‘over a decade’ could make conditions difficult for drivers at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix