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The assurance from the National Energy System Operator comes amid concern from its engineers about their ability to ensure adequate supply.

BBC Scotland's Tom English reviews another frustrating night in Europe for the Scottish champions.

The cycle of doom that has engulfed every Manchester United manager since Sir Alex Ferguson now has Michael Carrick in its unforgiving grip, writes Phil McNulty.

The sequence is part of the latest Blue Planet series from Sir David Attenborough.

Kanishka Narayan tells the BBC that dealing with the technology requires not only regulation, but "building capability and capacity".

Ministers say the changes in regulations will reduce unnecessary bureaucracy.

Det Con Linda Williams, a victim of serial abuser David Carrick, says she has no faith in the system.

Linda Williams was attacked by David Carrick, who was jailed in 2023 for sexual offences against 12 women.

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting's national campaign on preparedness for cyber or climate emergencies dominates today's papers.

SK Hynix shares closed 4% higher after an initial drop in early trading as the chipmaker halted review of Solidigm IPO plans in the U.S.

The Nasdaq Composite posted its worst day since June as the tech sector sold off Thursday.

European governments race to turn defense spending pledges into military capability, boosting companies' order books.

Bankers and lawyers say Chinese clients' demand for U.S. bank accounts has gathered pace as Beijing tightens the screws on Chinese offshore wealth.

Donald Trump isn't on the ballot this November, but the midterms could change the final two years of his presidency.

Support crucial from 47-nation AFC's president, who was critic of Gianni Infantino over failed private investment plan.

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick is under growing pressure, but club legend Wayne Rooney takes aim at players.

Al Jazeera interviews Fatih Birol in Berlin as the Iran war disrupts global energy supplies.

High winds propelled the blaze across the army base in Wainwright, killing four soldiers and injuring dozens more.

Karachi's last two African elephants remain in captivity. Their sisters are already dead. Will they survive?

Israeli pogroms on Palestinian farmers and their lands during the olive harvest season intensify.

Tech-heavy Nasdaq falls 2.6 percent as debate rages over whether AI is a bubble.

No date has been set to decide on a successor for Nicolas Maduro after the former president was captured by US forces.

David Shoebridge’s newly-minted leadership under pressure over handling of misconduct allegations as Senate estimates loomsMore than a week after allegations that Greens senator Jordon Steele-John had behaved inappropriately towards women made headlines, his position in the party remains in limbo and its new leader’s handling of the issue in question.David Shoebridge’s first major challenge at the helm of the federal Greens came earlier this month when the Nine newspapers reported a three-page letter had been sent to him urging an independent investigation into Steele-John. Continue reading...

Officials will call on UK to ‘step up’ financial support at Brussels summit – with post-Brexit issues also on agendaEU leaders will press Andy Burnham at a summit in Brussels to contribute more to Ukraine’s defence effort in 2027.EU officials argue that the UK, Canada and Japan should do more to support Ukraine, but entreaties to these G7 countries for extra financial aid at recent international meetings have not been answered, Brussels says. Continue reading...

Regular users detail their frustrations – and question whether Andy Burnham’s crackdown on antisocial behaviour will actually work Andy Burnham has announced a campaign against nuisance behaviour on public transport, including “headphone dodgers” who play loud music.“We’ve all been on the train when someone starts blasting music or videos from their phone,” Burnham said in a statement. “It gets on your nerves and can quickly spoil the journey.” Continue reading...

In today’s newsletter: ​Born from the fury surrounding the deadly Novi Sad station collapse, Serbia’s Student List has taken its protests all the way to the elections in an unprecedented grassroots campaignGood morning. As waves of youth-led protests swell across Europe, prompted by the cost of living, unaffordable housing and education standards, in Serbia the younger generation is taking on the apparatus of the state itself.In tight-run parliamentary elections this Sunday, the country’s most consequential political movement in decades, Student List, is challenging former Slobodan Milošević henchman Aleksandar Vučić and his 12-year domination of Serbian politics.UK news | Every Briton is being urged to stock up to nine litres of bottled water and three days’ worth of food in new government guidance designed to ensure that households can survive a weather, cyber or other serious emergency.Ukraine | Russia has carried out a massive “demonstrative” attack on Ukraine, bombarding Kyiv with ballistic missiles just hours after Vladimir Putin said he had agreed to resume trilateral negotiations.UK politics | Nigel Farage’s newest billionaire donor was in business with a powerful Iranian religious foundation under the authority of the country’s supreme leader.Europe news | Emmanuel Macron has said “illegitimate” demonstrations will be banned over the coming days as France seeks to get a grip on civil unrest after some of its worst street violence in years.Energy | Great Britain is expected to pay some of the highest energy costs in Europe this winter as its reliance on imports to ensure a steady supply is forecast to deepen. Continue reading...

Official forecasts show country will meet energy demand by paying high prices to secure importsGreat Britain is expected to pay some of the highest energy costs in Europe this winter as its reliance on imports to ensure a steady supply is forecast to deepen.Energy system operators have said the country will have enough gas and electricity to meet demand over the coldest months – in part because of paying higher market prices than neighbouring markets to secure imports. Continue reading...

Protests and fringe violence expose sharp divide between marginalised and immigrant youth and those with greater prospectsMartina Miccichè was filming riot police kicking and beating a teenager with batons as they dragged him along Piazza del Duomo, the central Milan square hosting its cathedral, when she was struck by a flying object, causing a deep gash and bruising near her right eye.The journalist had joined hundreds of mostly young people marching through the northern Italian city on Saturday afternoon to protest over soaring living costs and unaffordable housing, echoing the wider wave of economic discontent fuelling protests across Europe. Continue reading...

Visa quotas, university fees and NHS surcharges remain sticking points ahead of post-Brexit negotiations next monthA deadline for a youth mobility scheme between the EU and the UK could be deferred by six months in a bid to ensure Andy Burnham has a successful “reset” summit on 20 November, diplomats have said.EU ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday heard that the UK was still insisting on international tuition fees, quotas and an NHS surcharge for EU students. This has fuelled fears the summit could fail, just as the prime minister is promising to unveil a new vision for Britain’s long-term relationship with the EU. Continue reading...

Exclusive: West Streeting says MoD in talks amid legal challenge by LGBT staff forced out of militaryWes Streeting is pursuing an out-of-court resolution to a legal battle over compensation for gay veterans who were forced to resign from the armed forces because of their sexuality.The defence secretary told the Guardian the Ministry of Defence was holding talks this week in the midst of a high court challenge over rules that blocked some veterans receiving £50,000 payments despite being forced out of military service. Continue reading...

High inflation, low growth and rising unemployment can be added to the federal treasurer’s wall of worriesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers in a speech last week offered the scant encouragement that the economy would be “a bit better” in a year’s time.Fast forward to Friday morning, and the treasurer revealed that his officials were busy downgrading their forecasts ahead of December’s mid-year budget update to show slower growth and higher unemployment. Continue reading...

Search and rescue efforts under way after quake strikes region’s north, officials say, while at least seven aftershocks recordedA magnitude-7 earthquake has hit China’s Tibet region, killing at least 16 people, injuring 54 and collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, official media said.Search and rescue efforts continued after the collapse of at least 339 homes and 20 livestock sheds, the Nagqu media office said, citing city government officials. Continue reading...

Economic fallout from war in Middle East adds to pressures on consumers and on chancellor before budgetConsumer confidence in the UK has fallen at the fastest rate outside the Covid pandemic since the 2016 Brexit vote as the escalating economic damage from the war in the Middle East hits Britain.With less than a week before John Healey’s first budget, the latest barometer from the data company GfK indicated confidence plunged by 11 percentage points in October to -24 amid pressure on consumers from the rising cost of living. Continue reading...

Will Donald Trump accept a ‘blue wave’ if it happens? Have young people turned away from centrist politics for ever? Will the US ever recover its image on the world stage? Jonathan Freedland is joined by the Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan to answer these questions and moreBuy your tickets to the Guardian’s post-midterms live event, hosted by Jonathan FreedlandWatch Jonathan Freedland on our new Politics Weekly YouTube channelSend your questions and feedback to politicsweeklyamerica@theguardian.comWatch Stateside’s episode on attacks on voter rights in the US Continue reading...

Michelle Landry announces she will not recontest her Queensland seat of Capricornia at the next electionGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastMatt Canavan could attempt a switch to the House of Representatives after a colleague announced her looming retirement, as a leading pollster said the Nationals leader had a “zero per cent” chance of holding his Senate seat if the One Nation polling surge remains unchanged.Veteran National MP Michelle Landry on Friday announced she would not recontest her Queensland seat of Capricornia, around Rockhampton, at the next election.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touchingListen to the podcast Alan Jones on TrialThe mother of the youngest alleged victim of Alan Jones continued to seek advice from the broadcaster after the teenager was allegedly indecently assaulted at Jones’s Fitzroy Falls farm, a Sydney court has heard.The divorced mother told the Downing Centre court she had developed a pattern of not trusting herself and she continued her correspondence with Jones because: “I knew he knew about everything; he had an opinion about everything. Continue reading...

Powerful earthquake in Tibet's Nagqu area leaves 16 dead  BBCEarthquake of magnitude 7 strikes China's Tibet, killing 16, Xinhua reports  ReutersMagnitude 7 earthquake kills 16 people in China’s Tibet, Xinhua reports  Al JazeeraWorld news live updates: Putin says Russia ready for peace talks, 16 dead and hundreds of homes destroyed in Tibet quake  News.com.auStrong 7-magnitude earthquake strikes China’s Tibet region  CNN

4 takeaways: With stars leading the way, 76ers pull off record 29-point rally against Cavs  NBA.comMaxey, Sixers turn Philly boos into cheers in 29-point comeback over Cavaliers  ESPNLeBron notches biggest rally of his career as 76ers storm back from 29-point deficit  The New York TimesWith 29-point comeback, Sixers stage a home opener for the ages  PhillyVoiceRecap: Sixers erase a 29-point deficit to beat Cavs in home opener  NBC Sports Philadelphia

Ramaswamy’s Ohio attack ad shows ‘owning the libs’ may have limits  The Washington PostTrump attacks Ohio governor over call for Ramaswamy to drop ‘deeply troubling’ ad  The GuardianElection Dispatches: Trump Defends Ramaswamy’s Attack Ad as Ohio’s Republican Governor Joins Backlash  The New York TimesCommentary: DeWine and Vance: A case study of Ohio political reaction to the now-infamous Ramaswamy Acton ad  Ohio Capital JournalIowa GOP Senate candidate's condemnation of Ramaswamy ad puts her at odds with Trump  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Caleb Williams, Bears find just enough to hold off Pats  ESPNPatriots-Bears on 'Thursday Night Football': What We Learned from Chicago's 30-24 win  NFL.com‘Very disappointing outcome’: Fans voice frustration as Patriots fall 30-24 to Bears  Yahoo SportsGame Observations: 8 takeaways from the Patriots loss to the Bears on Thursday Night Football in Week 7  Patriots.com'They're young superstars': Caleb Williams, Drake Maye deliver fireworks but Bears QB does just enough to top Patriots  Yahoo Sports

A rare escalation this month exposed the increasingly lethal arsenals the two Koreas are building up across the world’s most heavily fortified border.

America is figuring out the trick to reindustrialization, if it can learn the right lessons.

It’s been many years since the continent seemed more spectral, and its people more vulnerable, than it does now.

As health care workers fought to control the latest outbreak this year, they got crucial aid from churches in beating back fear and misinformation.

Mr. Eisenkot, an ex-military chief leading in the polls, calls the Israeli prime minister an “anti-leader.” But his low-key campaigning style is worrying supporters.

A rare escalation this month exposed the increasingly lethal arsenals the two Koreas are building up across the world’s most heavily fortified border.

We look at how screening and groundbreaking treatments have radically reduced death rates.

Dozens were injured and more than 300 homes were toppled by the 7.0-magnitude quake, which sent residents fleeing into the cold night air, state media said.

As health care workers fought to control the latest outbreak this year, they got crucial aid from churches in beating back fear and misinformation.

Mr. Eisenkot, an ex-military chief leading in the polls, calls the Israeli prime minister an “anti-leader.” But his low-key campaigning style is worrying supporters.