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‘It’s part of our history’: can the menú del día survive Spain’s changing eating habits?
World‘It’s part of our history’: can the menú del día survive Spain’s changing eating habits?

Established under the Franco dictatorship, the lunchtime ritual is in decline but all is not lost

Sam Jones in Madrid
Ebola patient in Nigeria did not visit DR Congo, escalating concern over spread of virus
WorldEbola patient in Nigeria did not visit DR Congo, escalating concern over spread of virus

Switzerland says patient is wife of Swiss diplomat and believed to have contracted virus while travelling in Uganda

Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi and agencies
‘An orchestra being gassed should be an alarm signal’: the musical activists targeted in Paris
World‘An orchestra being gassed should be an alarm signal’: the musical activists targeted in Paris

New World Orchestra’s musicians are shocked at French police targeting peaceful gathering with teargas

Kim Willsher in Paris
Puppy love: Finnish 24-hour newborn pup livestream is TV smash hit
WorldPuppy love: Finnish 24-hour newborn pup livestream is TV smash hit

Show features live chat sessions with breeders, a podcast and updates on dogs’ progress from birth to weigh-ins

Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent
Boom in weight-loss drugs could lead to drop in beer sales, Heineken warns British pubs
EconomyBoom in weight-loss drugs could lead to drop in beer sales, Heineken warns British pubs

World’s second largest brewer says use of drugs such as Wegovy can reduce desire to drink alcohol

Mark Sweney
Briton facing forced separation from baby son after Sweden orders his deportation
PoliticsBriton facing forced separation from baby son after Sweden orders his deportation

Exclusive: Photographer Simon Montgomery told ‘state’s interest in regulated immigration’ outweighs his family concerns

Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent
Severe flooding in eastern Spain, while UK hit by first named storm of winter
WorldSevere flooding in eastern Spain, while UK hit by first named storm of winter

Storm Adam brings heavy rain to Valencia, Alicante and Balearic Islands, as Storm Austen gusts strike England and Wales

Megan Davies, Claire Jones and Magdalena Shopova for MetDesk
Friday briefing: How a leaderless student group is challenging power in Serbia
WorldFriday briefing: How a leaderless student group is challenging power in Serbia

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 campaign

Libby Brooks
Some of Europe’s highest energy costs expected in Britain this winter
EconomySome of Europe’s highest energy costs expected in Britain this winter

Official forecasts show country will meet energy demand by paying high prices to secure imports

Jillian Ambrose
Jim Chalmers faces a world of hard choices where the solution to one problem makes the other worse
EconomyJim Chalmers faces a world of hard choices where the solution to one problem makes the other worse

High inflation, low growth and rising unemployment can be added to the federal treasurer’s wall of worries

Patrick Commins
Magnitude-7 earthquake hits China’s Tibet, killing at least 16 and destroying hundreds of homes
WorldMagnitude-7 earthquake hits China’s Tibet, killing at least 16 and destroying hundreds of homes

Search and rescue efforts under way after quake strikes region’s north, officials say, while at least seven aftershocks recorded

Associated Press
Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn
ClimateHeat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll

Ajit Niranjan
Massive student-led rally marches in Belgrade ahead of Serbian election
WorldMassive student-led rally marches in Belgrade ahead of Serbian election

Student List movement hopes to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic in a pivotal vote on Sunday

Agence France-Presse
Rebel Wilson secures another Australian court win as co-producers of The Deb awarded just $10
CultureRebel Wilson secures another Australian court win as co-producers of The Deb awarded just $10

NSW supreme court judge otherwise dismisses case brought by film’s co-producers and awards Wilson almost $400,000 after star countersued

Australian Associated Press
Alberta welcomed migrant workers. Now, it wants to restrict their rights
WorldAlberta welcomed migrant workers. Now, it wants to restrict their rights

‘Scapegoating non-permanent residents is not going to lower the cost of living,’ Vanesa Ortiz says

Leyland Cecco in Toronto
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