Editorial: The prime minister is correct to judge the time is right to push for closer links with the EU. The political risk is far outweighed by the potential rewards

Russian meddling probably didn’t affect the referendum result – but the Kremlin’s motives for wanting to undermine the EU still matter, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Party faces fresh crisis as three councillors quit after ITV undercover filming exposed violence, misogyny and racist views

Next week, the House of Lords will debate introducing a codified or written constitution. This is also something that the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, discussed over the summer. Sionaidh Douglas-Scott makes the case in favour of the UK adopting codified or written constitution. A second post in this series, making the case against a codified or written constitution, will be published tomorrow.

The prime minister’s promise on electoral reform could entrench the complex fights between five, even six parties

A citizens-led national conversation could help Britain decide what it wants from its future relationship with Europe

Galvanized by figures like Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani, a new left is on the rise in the United States, attracting many young people. Candidates from this movement, backed by the Democratic Socialists of America hope to win decisive races in the November 3 midterm elections.

Ukraine’s defense minister said on Wednesday afternoon that SpaceX was working to restore satellite speeds in the country after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of dire consequen…

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Prime minister to face MPs at PMQs before hosting Ukraine’s president in London Good morning. Andy Burnham is taking PMQs this afternoon, but he will regard his most important engagement as the meeting he has with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, later in No 10. Peter Walker has a preview. When Keir Starmer talked about his best achievements, he said one of the things he was most proud of was being able to embrace Zelenskyy outside No 10 only 24 hours after President Trump humiliated him in the Oval Office as an unequivocal show of UK support for Ukraine. The circumstances are not exactly the same today, but Trump called for Zelenskyy to be replaced at the weekend, and Burnham is signalling he does not agree. Our rock-solid support to Ukraine is vital for keeping us safe here in the UK and ensuring those on the frontlines have the equipment they need to push back Russia. My message to the Ukrainian people could not be clearer, we are with you for as long as it takes, and we will go further and faster in our support to back your courageous fight for peace in Europe. The [Russian] drones are faster and can fly far higher than propeller-driven Shaheds, making them harder to detect and destroy before they hit targets. The UK has already committed £1.6 billion to deliver more than 5,000 LMMs to Ukraine over the next four years and will accelerate £10m of the £45m package of missiles announced today to meet Ukraine’s most urgent winter requirements. Continue reading...

Zelenskyy says Russia attacked ‘infrastructure covered by the ceasefire announced by the American president’ * Ukrainian soldiers have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted in Berlin A Ukrainian soldier is to go on trial in Hamburg accused of taking part in one of the most brazen acts of sabotage in postwar European history – the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany. Continue reading...

Pledge spanning five years from world’s most valuable firm comes as concerns about AI agents have risen The $5.5tn (£4.1tn) US chipmaker Nvidia is donating $250m worth of computing power to the UK to support AI safety research. The donation from the world’s most valuable company comes as the UK government confirmed its AI Security Institute, which tests advance AI models, will be able to examine cutting-edge technology developed by companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google before they are released. Continue reading...

Yorkshire and Thames among providers facing penalties for missing performance targets, but bills could rise elsewhere * Business live – latest updates Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and other providers could be forced to cut tens of millions of pounds from household bills after the regulator said they had missed performance targets. Customer bills at Yorkshire Water could fall by £27 on average, while those at Thames could decrease by £7, according to estimates by Ofwat, the regulator of the privatised industry in England and Wales. Continue reading...