BBC to stop recording The Archers in Birmingham for first time in its 75-year history Plans for a new theatre for world’s longest-running soap in Digbeth scrapped as part of cost-cutting measures The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
Carrick promises Manchester United will ‘come out fighting’ after sticky start Michael Carrick admitted Manchester United must ‘accept reality’ of worst league start in 40 years but remained upbeat before Atlético Madrid test The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
Freddie Foreman obituary Murderous gangland criminal who consorted with the Kray twins and was jailed for the 1983 Security Express robbery The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
Stephen Shears obituary Other lives: Piano tuner and restorer who also played keyboards on the West Country folk dancing circuit The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
Trevor Jones obituary Other lives: Progressive rock musician and record producer who went on to create a groundbreaking music production course The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
Andy Burnham promises ‘serious dialogue’ over UK’s relationship with EU PM hails next month’s ‘reset’ summit as first step to closer ties, but tensions over trade may prove problematic The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
Nina review – a riveting series of horribly invasive auditions for The Seagull Women up for a role as Chekhov’s aspiring actor navigate their meetings with a needling director in a tense show The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
After two tragic incidents in months does safety at English zoos need a rethink? Even though a man was mauled to death by a tiger and three-year-old was attacked in crocodile enclosure, experts say public protection is robust The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
Mahmood orders urgent security review after killing of Ann Widdecombe Home secretary also expands police support ‘with immediate effect’ for high-profile public figures not currently MPs The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
George Fenton obituary Versatile composer of music in a variety of styles for stage, TV and film whose theme for Newsnight was first heard in 1980 The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
Christian Horner: ‘Not all teams act that way. You don’t see the same brutality as when I left’ The 52-year-old talks to Donald McRae about the pain of being sacked after two decades turning Red Bull into an F1 powerhouse, questioning his purpose in life and dealing with panic attacks The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
If Russia had interfered with the Brexit vote, Nige would have been the first to know Burnham was lying, Farage told a press conference on Monday. This was clearly just another plot to undermine him The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
The Guardian view on Narendra Modi’s gen Z crackdown: he cannot arrest his way out of a democratic crisis Editorial: Young protesters have exposed the limits of a strongman’s authority. Crushing dissent risks deepening the democratic crisis he should confront The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
The Guardian view on the Liberal Democrats: now is not the time to change leader Editorial: Ed Davey’s critics want headlines, but their leader’s strategy wins seats. Undermining him could help the rightwing parties into power The Guardian - UK · Oct 12
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 Man rescued from cave on Sardinia after being trapped by rockslide for 26 hours Luca Olmetto was trapped roughly 10 metres below ground in the Gorroppeddu cave in the Urzulei mountain range
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 When AI is subject to less regulation than your fridge, something is startlingly wrong Let’s be clear: the risk to humanity is unprecedented. Without an urgent public debate and robust use of international law, we will lose control of the future, says Labour life peer Richard Hermer
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United: Premier League – as it happened Goals from Jack Rudoni, Sidiki Cherif, Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni – Cherif’s and Mfuni’s blinders – gave Coventry their first Premier League home win in 25 years
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 Stellantis and Renault back UK to get EU car industry protection Bosses of Citroën owner and French carmaker also urge UK government to consider limiting imports from China
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 Saracens sack player who sparked Stokes captaincy crisis after latest incident Totoa Auvaa, the Saracens academy player who triggered the Ben Stokes captaincy crisis by throwing a punch at his England teammate Gus Atkinson, has left the club after another incident over the weekend
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 Matt Richardson dropped from GB cycling team amid claims of misconduct Matt Richardson has been withdrawn from the Great Britain team for next week’s track world championships in Shanghai amid allegations of misconduct
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 Remember the disabled adults who need social care Letters: Readers respond to John Harris’s article on the need to consider disabled people of working age when reforming the care system
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 A new approach to tackle sexual abuse in schools Letters: Responding to an editorial on the extent of sexual abuse of pupils by their peers, a reader calls for more nuance and compassion. Plus a letter from Donna Hill
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 Those other battles of Hastings Letters: In response to a report that rare footage of a 1966 re-enactment has been found, Sue Jenkins recalls her own that year. Plus a letter from Bryn Hughes
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 The surprising benefits of food rationing Letters: Among the hardships of the second world war, a restricted diet with little sugar did little harm, write Roger Wilkinson and Helen Keats; plus a letter from Jane Robbins
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12 If the US livestreams an execution, it will be an act of terror Brief letters: Pete Hegseth | Pre-loved | Marlborough man | Canterbury tale | Newt kids on the block