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At least 62 killed after heavy rain and flooding in northern India, officials say

Schools were closed in parts of the state on Monday, including the capital Lucknow, while rescue teams moved people from flooded areas to safer locations.

Warning Burnham’s social care plan could cost far more than he says, and take ‘decades’ to implement – UK politics live

Statistician Andrew Dilnot says that putting social care on the same footing as health care would cost ‘well in excess of £18bn’There is increasing speculation that Andy Burnham might announce plans to scrap the pensions triple lock as one means of funding his social care reforms. Yesterday Darren Jones, the former chief secretary to the PM under Keir Starmer, told the BBC that this was “an option the government should consider alongside others”. According to reports in the Daily Telegraph and i…

RAF Fairford live updates: Streeting thanks farmer who alerted police but says she has ‘a partial picture’

Member of the public who contacted police after seeing ‘group of hooded and masked men’ near RAF base says she thinks ‘someone dropped the ball’ over incidentThe incident comes as the war between the US and Iran limps on. In July, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps noted RAF Fairford’s use by US bombers, warning the UK that “any base used for aggression against Iranian territory constitutes a legitimate target for our forces”.Counter-terror police and the security services are searching fo…

Thai downpours shift north-westwards after Bangkok declared a disaster zone

Capital city submerged in waist-high flood water, while elsewhere Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii’s Big IslandBangkok was declared a disaster zone by its city officials towards the end of last week, after streets in Thailand’s capital city were submerged in up to waist-high flood water. The flooding stemmed from an active cell of low pressure across central Thailand that brought continuous heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to Bangkok and surrounding regions.The heavy rain began early on Thursday…

Rod Stewart announces final tour for 2027: ‘Most definitely my last’

The 81-year-old singer will wrap up a touring career that stretches back to his mid-teens in the early 1960s, with dates planned for UK and EuropeRod Stewart has announced that his next tour will be his last.The 81-year-old singer has been touring since the early 1960s, when he set out across Europe with a harmonica – and ended up getting deported from Spain for vagrancy – in a duo with folk singer Wizz Jones.

France’s far-right National Rally gains ground in Senate vote

The vote marks the first time the far-right party gained enough seats to form its own caucus.

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić resigns to run for prime minister in snap elections

The ballot in October will be held against a backdrop of high political tensions as Vučić’s populists seek to remain in office despite widespread popular discontent.

Belgium vs France – Nations League: Team line-ups, head-to-head, Mbappe

Two-time world champions France travel to Belgium for Monday's Nations League clash without captain Kylian Mbappe.

Anthropic will not appear at Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres amid fallout from OpenAI hack

Company behind Claude chatbot expected to attend separate Australian government hearing on AI next weekGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe chief executive of Anthropic will turn down an invitation to appear at a Senate committee hearing on AI this week, in the wake of the revelation that OpenAI agents had breached Australian government websites.However, the company will make an appearance before another committee early next week.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politic…