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Fri 9 Oct 2026

Today's debates

Zack Polanski, left, watches on as Sagal Abdi-Wali speaks, following her victory in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection in the early hours of 9 October 2026.
quote  A promising future now looks perilous for election loser Zack Polanski. He sowed, now he reaps
John Harris
Student protesters in Place de la République, Paris, 6 October 2026.
quote  ‘Nobody is listening to us’: on the school protest frontline, I heard why France’s students feel disowned
Alexander Hurst
A patient undergoing a CT scan.
quote  You have a higher chance of getting cancer at a younger age than your parents. So what went wrong?
Devi Sridhar
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A plane lands low over Heathrow as a man and horse stand on a path below
quote  Heathrow’s third runway is a bottomless money pit. Stop it now
Simon Jenkins
Two silhouetted people stand on a rooftop overlooking a city skyline lit up at night
quote  How do human beings rationalise genocide? NAZA provides a chilling look
Omer Bartov
Andy Burnham and Mark Rutte inspecting a robotic dog at RAL Space, the UK's national space laboratory, at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, 16 September 2026.
quote  British households would be £5,000 richer if we were more innovative. Let’s unleash our talents
Gordon Brown
Collage of two hands shaking to represent an agreement. The left hand is more dominant with the sleeve depicting the US flag, the right is weaker with it's sleeve depicting the UK flag slightly fragmented.
quote  Not since 9/11 has the UK faced such a security crisis – and threat to our liberal principles
Gaby Hinsliff
A male kākāpō peers out of a bush on Stewart Island, New Zealand.
quote  Can hope save the planet? An endangered parrot that is beating the odds can help us find out
Helen Pilcher
Construction worker hidden behind tall brick wall as they add layer of cement to the top
quote  Free land for those who will build social homes on it. Is this the radical solution to the UK’s housing problem?
Phineas Harper
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