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‘Dire need’ for labels on alcohol and ads about unhealthy eating to cut avoidable cancers

Health campaigners call for hard-hitting messages about risks of drinking and of being overweight

BP to review personal relationships between staff to root out ‘problematic’ conduct

Exclusive: oil giant to put particular focus on senior managers after shock departure of CEO Bernard Looney

Rishi Sunak considers banning Chinese officials from half of AI summit

Exclusive: Bletchley Park event, to be attended by world leaders, is taking place as concerns grow about Beijing spying on the west

‘Who can afford them?’: theatregoers react to £395 tickets for Neil Simon play

Next year’s opening of Plaza Suite in West End, with Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, reignites affordability debate

From smoking to seatbelts: hard-hitting safety campaigns that made a difference

Here are four of the most graphic British public health TV ads of recent years

American XL bully dog will be banned, says Rishi Sunak

PM says breed ‘is a danger to our communities’ and will be outlawed by end of year, after series of attacks

Why are American XL bullies being banned and how will it work?

The breed has been linked to a number of fatal attacks and is the first to be banned in UK since 1991

Spanish court imposes restraining order on Rubiales after kiss allegations

Former Spanish football federation president prevented from approaching World Cup-winning player Jenni Hermoso

Eighty prison officers absent from Wandsworth on day of Daniel Khalife’s escape

Revelation comes as government announces former National Crime Agency chief will lead inquiry into breakout

Five amazing ocean sites to make the first protected high seas areas

From the Sargasso Sea to the Costa Rica thermal dome, scientists are identifying key diversity hotspots to safeguard under a new UN treaty

The fly that can’t fly: entomologists make fascinating discovery in Lesotho

South African scientists find a mystery female specimen with stunted wings identified as a flightless fly

‘We’ve underrated what these birds can do’: the secret life of Skomer’s guillemots

Tim Birkhead’s life’s work reveals the unexpectedly colourful lives of gregarious guillemots on the Welsh island of Skomer

Diverse mix of seedlings helps tropical forests regrow better, study finds

Experiment in Malaysia shows quicker recovery compared with areas replanted with four or just a single native species

‘It is not possible to organise in Iran’: jailed activist warns of totalitarianism after Mahsa Amini protests

Majid Tavakoli says protesters should have had more help from abroad but the west doesn’t understand what Iran has become

‘The show must go on’: 35,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews travel to Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah

The annual pilgrimage brings both prayers and partying to Uman. Many have been undeterred by official pleas to stay away this year

Belarus leader proposes three-way partnership with Russia and North Korea

Alexander Lukashenko put forward axis plan during summit with Vladimir Putin in Sochi as rumours of arms deal persist

Putin and Kim Jong-un exchange rifles as North Korean leader continues Russia tour

Russian president also gave Kim at meeting the gift of a ‘glove from a space suit that has been to space’ amid warnings from US and South Korea about any weapons deal

Oil companies granted licences to store carbon under the North Sea

Government hopes companies including Shell will be able to store up to 10% of the UK’s annual carbon emissions

‘We’re in a bumpy part of the ride’ – Superdry founder on fashion’s ups and downs

Analysts are split on whether Julian Dunkerton is the answer or part of the problem for the troubled brand

Tata Steel seals £500m UK support package but big job losses feared

Unions say as many as 3,000 workers could lose posts in long term on back of deal to help decarbonisation plans

Number of firms in England and Wales going bust in August rises by a fifth

Insolvency Service reports 19% rise from August 2022’s figures as firms fight high interest rates and falling sales

Fairy lights and family photos: how to decorate your student room on a budget

From starter packs to fake plants, here’s how to turn your uni accommodation into a stylish and functional living space

Going to university? How to budget and make the most of your cash

With some careful planning you can avoid having to spend the second half of term living off toast

UK student deals: top discounts and freebies to make the most of your money

Arm yourself with these useful tips to save cash on food, TV and music, beauty and more

How to buy a car in the UK: time it right and negotiate on everything

All you need to know, from finding the right financing to checking the car’s history and taking it for a road test

Weather tracker: Libya floods caused by Storm Daniel ‘medicane’

Country hit by record rainfall that followed Mediterranean storm with similarities to tropical cyclone