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Angela Rayner has signalled that Shabana Mahmood’s proposed immigration crackdown could be softened after the Housing Secretary opposed measures she described as “un-British”. Ms Mahmood, the Home Secretary, has been developing plans to make migrant workers wait longer before securing indefinite leave to remain (ILR), with proposals including extending the qualifying period from five years to as much as 15. However, the reforms are now expected to be revised amid the prospect of a Labour rebellion. Ms Rayner had raised concerns about the effect of the proposals on foreign care workers and warned that making migrants already living in Britain…

Brazil’s re-elected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faces five economic challenges as he begins his new term in office.

Tom Cavanagh is married to photographer and photo editor Maureen Grise, with the couple having celebrated 22 years of marriage as the actor returns to Hallmark Channel for a new Christmas film. The 62-year-old stars alongside Lori Loughlin in What If Christmas, part of Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas programming. Cavanagh is also known for playing a leading role in The Flash and appearing in the Darrow & Darrow mystery film franchise. Tom Cavanagh and Maureen Grise’s marriage Cavanagh and Grise married in July 2004 in a Catholic ceremony on Nantucket, Massachusetts. Grise has worked as a photographer and photo editor…

Arizona Snowbowl recorded six inches of snow as a storm swept across the state, offering an early taste of winter before a milder spell takes hold. The fresh snowfall was reported at the resort near Flagstaff, where preparations for the ski season are under way. Snowmaking is also continuing ahead of Snowbowl’s scheduled opening on November 20. FOX 10 meteorologist Erica Horvatin said temperatures are expected to ease during the coming week, bringing calmer and milder conditions to much of Arizona. However, the settled weather is not expected to last. Rain chances are forecast to return across parts of the…

Political hostility fuelled by Donald Trump’s MAGA movement and amplified through social media has raised fresh questions about the standards of public life, after a campaign advertisement in Ohio exploited allegations that a Democratic candidate was abused as a child. Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio, released an advertisement featuring the mother of his Democratic rival, Amy Acton, and accusing her daughter of being a liar. Acton and her brother were removed from their mother’s custody when she was 12, after their stepfather, Cledith Arthur, was charged with raping her. He was indicted by a grand jury,…

US President Donald Trump has launched another fierce anti-Muslim attack on Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, as the midterm elections approach. El-Sayed is running against Republican Mike Rogers in a contest that could help determine control of the US Senate. Trump’s latest intervention comes just over a week before the midterms and marks a further escalation in his anti-Muslim rhetoric towards the Democratic candidate.

The six Final Destination films have been ranked from worst to best according to their critics’ scores on Rotten Tomatoes, more than 25 years after the horror franchise began. The series started with the 2000 film starring Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith and Seann William Scott. Its premise centres on people who survive deadly disasters after experiencing premonitions, only to find that Death continues to pursue them. Across the franchise, the films have featured set pieces including a motorway pile-up, a roller-coaster disaster and the collapse of a suspension bridge. The series returned in 2025 with Final Destination Bloodlines,…

Seven people have been arrested after Minneapolis police intervened in an alleged burglary at the Basilica of Saint Mary in the early hours of Saturday, 24 October. Officers were called to the historic church shortly before 1am after a security monitoring company reported that people had broken into the building. Police said the company helped them locate those inside. Three adults and four minors were detained on suspicion of offences including burglary of a business, trespassing and fleeing officers on foot. The adults were booked into Hennepin County Jail, while the four minors were processed by the Minneapolis Police Department’s…

A nurse has been killed and a health worker seriously injured in an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in Bafwasende, eastern Congo. The incident took place on Saturday in Tshopo province and is the latest in a series of attacks on medical staff and responders. Authorities say the violence is hampering efforts to contain the world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organisation, condemned the attack. “Everyone working to protect communities from this deadly disease must be able to work in dignity and safety. Healthcare must always be protected,” he said in…

Bread Ahead will remain at London’s Borough Market until March 2028 after its lease was extended, but founder Matthew Jones says he still expects the family bakery may eventually leave because it no longer feels welcome. Mr Jones had claimed the business was being forced out after being told it was “too successful” and expanding too quickly. He said market representatives had also raised concerns about the company’s overseas branches and the number of customers drawn to its stall. The bakery has traded at Borough Market since 2013, selling doughnuts, sourdough, pastries and coffee. It has since built a strong…