Two Notting Hill carnival deaths is an awful tragedy: not a cheap opportunity for rightwing critics | Diane Abbott

There were two tragic deaths last weekend that were connected with this year’s Notting Hill carnival. One victim was a 32-year-old woman, Cher Maximen. She was at carnival with family and friends, including her three-year-old daughter, on 25 August and was stabbed on Golborne Road, squarely within the carnival route. It seems that she had … Read more

‘Let them kick the crap out of the songs’: how we recreated the Beatles to make Backbeat | Biopics

Iain Softley, director I was working at Granada in the 1980s when I came across a photograph of Astrid Kirchherr and Stuart Sutcliffe while going through the station’s Beatles archive. They looked confident and interesting and I wanted to know more about them. I’d heard about the Beatles becoming a great live band while playing … Read more

AfD leaders demand inclusion in state coalition talks after election success | Germany

Leaders of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland have demanded that their party be included in coalition negotiations in two states where it won nearly a third of the vote in elections on Sunday, in results that have scrambled the political landscape a year before a general election. Although the political earthquake from the elections in … Read more

Church fire treated as arson

NIFRS The fire service says a fire appliance and an aerial appliance continue to monitor the scene for hotspots Police are treating a large fire at a church in Greenisland, County Antrim, as arson. Parishioners in Greenisland said they were in shock after a large blaze at the Church of the Holy Name on Sunday … Read more

Paris 2024 Paralympics day five: GB triathlon golds; swimming, tennis and more – live | Paris Paralympic Games 2024

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Wheelchair rugby: Australia and GB are trading points at a rates of knots. The score moves to 31-31 after some aggressive play from both sides. Share Badminton: Mariam Eniola Bolaji of Nigeria became the first African athlete to win a badminton … Read more

LIVE news: Firing outside AP Dhillon’s Canada house, gangster claims responsibility | India News

5:30 PM AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan challenges in court his arrest in money laundering case 5:30 PM BJP only democratically-run party, follows its constitution in functioning: Nadda at membership drive launch 5:16 PM Firing outside AP Dhillon’s Canada house, gangster claims responsibility Shots fired outside Punjabi singer AP Dhillon’s house in Canada, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s … Read more

The big idea: why we’re getting the immigration debate all wrong | Immigration and asylum

In the immediate aftermath of this summer’s riots, what did the British public consider to be the most important issue facing the country? Immigration, the polls said, replacing the economy at the top of the worry‑list for the first time since 2017. So, what have politicians said they’ll do about it? The new Labour government wants to … Read more