By George Wright BBC News An investigation has been launched after a congressman in the US House of Representatives triggered a fire alarm as his party was trying to delay a crucial budget vote on Saturday. Jamaal Bowman, a New York Democrat, says it was an accident. But his opponents have accused him of trying…

An explosion near Turkey’s parliament in Ankara was a “terrorist attack” that left two police officers injured, the interior minister has said. Two attackers arrived in a military vehicle around 09:30 (06:30 GMT) and carried out the attack, Ali Yerlikaya said. Mr Yerlikaya said an attacker blew himself up in front of a ministry building…

Downing StreetCopyright: Downing Street In the next few days we will all see more of the new-look Rishi Sunak. “Mr Safe Pair of Hands” is gone – it’s “No More Mr Nice Guy” now. Less of the touchy feely “green crap”, as his forerunner David Cameron once branded it – more of the red meat…

By Tarah Welsh BBC London When Nazmush Shahadat arrived in London from Bangladesh he had nowhere to stay. He had been accepted on to a course to study law, but found university accommodation too expensive and he couldn’t find a house to live in. Mr Shahadat said things “turned dark really soon”, and he ended…

While it “eventually stumbles into head-spinning narrative problems”, the new sci-fi Foe – starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal – effectively evokes the sense of a slow-motion apocalypse, writes Caryn James. Most futuristic films are so distracted by the neon, Blade Runner-inspired landscapes and high-tech gizmos that they lose sight of any human dimension. The…

Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer explains that the government will be open for 45 days after an agreement was reached between Republicans and Democrats. He said that there would not be 30% cuts to health care and nutrition programmes for children. Mr Schumer added: “We will not stop fighting for more economic and security assistance…

By Sean Seddon BBC News A ban on some single-use plastic products will come into force across England on Sunday. Shops and hospitality businesses will no longer be able to supply plastic cutlery, balloon sticks and polystyrene cups under the new rules. The government says the move will “tackle the scourge of litter and protect…

By Ayaz Memon Cricket writer India start firm favourites in the upcoming ODI World Cup but with the tag of “chokers” dangling ominously overhead. This derisive term was widely used to describe hugely talented South African cricket teams between 1995 and 2015 becuase they would consistently trip and fall at the last hurdle and failed…

In our series of letters from African journalists, Maher Mezahi reflects on why he’s taken the decision to leave France and return to Algeria, where his family originally comes from. Every immigrant family has that one person who is overly critical of anything related to their country of origin. In a family discussion you can…

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of “my garden”. Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world. The next theme is “texture” and the deadline for entries is 11 October 2023. The pictures will be published later that week and you will be…