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Tuesday briefing: What you need to know ahead of US midterms

In today’s newsletter: As Americans vote for senators, representatives and local officials, our Washington DC bureau chief explains why this contest is so important and how the balance of power might shift

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022

Why the US midterms matter – from abortion rights to democracy

Guardian writers lay down what’s on the line and what a Republican victory could mean for the future of the country

The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2022

Gateshead charity calls on Government to address 'chronic trauma' of people facing homelessness

Research for Oasis Community Housing reveals 94% of people facing homelessness have experienced one or more traumas that have left them unable to access the help they need

Chronicle Live · Nov 2, 2022

"Please God help me": How the Moors Murders have haunted Manchester for almost 60 years

Between 1963 and 1965 twisted killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley tortured and murdered five children and buried their bodies on Saddleworth Moor

Manchester Evening News · Sep 30, 2022

Evil Ian Brady's sick dying wish was twisted final joke to punish his victims

Ian Brady died in agony in 2017 but even with his dying breaths he punished the families of his victims one final time, but now they may finally see justice as the missing body of a victim may have been found

Daily Mirror · Sep 30, 2022

Motorists face higher fuel prices as excise cut ends but farmers, trucking industry expect relief

As Australians prepare to start paying more for petrol, some sectors are set to benefit as the fuel tax system gets back to normal.

ABC News · Sep 27, 2022

The pageantry of the royal succession has all but eliminated debate on an Australian republic

The full apparatus of the monarchy has been deployed to preserve itself – rousing nostalgia for an age when the world bowed to Britain

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2022

‘Moment of reckoning’: Queen’s death fuels Jamaica’s republican movement

Ascension of King Charles III has prompted renewed questioning of a British monarch as head of state

The Guardian - US · Sep 16, 2022

After the death of a renowned queen, life in London goes on

On most any other week, the fact that people in this city obsessed with fortune, fashion and buzz are pursuing life at full tilt would hardly be noteworthy

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022

‘Pace yourself’: lessons for King Charles on working in your 70s

From failing eyesight and tiredness to dealing with younger colleagues, ageing professionals describe some of the challenges facing the new King

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2022