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Youths duck behind the Malecon seawall as they play in the surf brought by Hurricane Milton passing through the Gulf of Mexico, in Havana, Cuba (Ramon Espinosa/AP)

Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm

Taylor Swift donates millions to US hurricane relief efforts (Doug Peters/PA)

Taylor Swift donates millions to US hurricane relief efforts (Doug Peters/PA)

Taylor Swift donates millions to US hurricane relief efforts

A collection of British newspapers (Peter Byrne/PA

A collection of British newspapers (Peter Byrne/PA

What the papers say – October 10

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick (UK Parliament/PA)

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick (UK Parliament/PA)

Tory leadership race enters final stretch after shock result in ballot of MPs

Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida late on Wednesday night (Gareth Fuller / PA).

Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida late on Wednesday night (Gareth Fuller / PA).

Hurricane Milton’s landfall ‘dangerous and destructive’, warns Met Office

Coral bleaching, as seen on the Southern Great Barrer Reef, threatens marine life (theundertow.ocean/@diversforclimate/PA)

Coral bleaching, as seen on the Southern Great Barrer Reef, threatens marine life (theundertow.ocean/@diversforclimate/PA)

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Nature is in ‘free fall’ as world faces dangerous tipping points, experts warn

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her Budget at the end of October (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her Budget at the end of October (Jonathan Brady/PA)

SNP urges Chancellor to deliver £1.6bn in extra funding for Scotland’s NHS

Train drivers were among the thousands of workers that took strike action (Lucy North/PA)

Train drivers were among the thousands of workers that took strike action (Lucy North/PA)

New workers rights unveiled against backdrop of ‘strike Britain’

Lord Mandelson will speak out about the UK’s ‘doom loop’ of under investment at at event in Edinburgh on Thursday (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Lord Mandelson will speak out about the UK’s ‘doom loop’ of under investment at at event in Edinburgh on Thursday (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Lord Mandelson warns of ‘doom loop’ of under-investment in the UK

Police ‘must and can do better’ in cracking down on anti-social behaviour, a watchdog said (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Police ‘must and can do better’ in cracking down on anti-social behaviour, a watchdog said (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Police ‘must do better’ in tackling anti-social behaviour – watchdog

Evri has partnered with Scope to improve deliveries for those with a disability, condition or impairment (Michael Leckie/PA)

Evri has partnered with Scope to improve deliveries for those with a disability, condition or impairment (Michael Leckie/PA)

Evri announces partnership with disability charity Scope

The RCGP’s Professor Kamila Hawthorne said ‘there are just too many PAs that we feel are not being supervised’ (Handout/PA)

The RCGP’s Professor Kamila Hawthorne said ‘there are just too many PAs that we feel are not being supervised’ (Handout/PA)

GPs should assess patients before they see physician associates, doctors suggest

House prices are rising across the UK generally for the first time in two years as the market continues to pick up, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said (Yui Mok/PA)

House prices are rising across the UK generally for the first time in two years as the market continues to pick up, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said (Yui Mok/PA)

House price growth turns positive for first time in two years – surveyors

Wild cattle could be introduced in Scotland in bid to resurrect extinct species

Wild cattle could be introduced in Scotland in bid to resurrect extinct species

Wild cattle could be introduced in Scotland in bid to resurrect extinct species

The Dinorwig power station, also known as Electric Mountain (PA)

The Dinorwig power station, also known as Electric Mountain (PA)

More giant ‘water batteries’ planned under scheme to boost clean energy storage

A massive black hole has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole in a discovery that solves a mystery which had perplexed astronomers for years (Data/Image Processing: M. Nicholl et

A massive black hole has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole in a discovery that solves a mystery which had perplexed astronomers for years (Data/Image Processing: M. Nicholl et

Cosmic discovery solves black hole mystery that had perplexed scientists

The UK has fallen further behind the United States in a league table of the countries that educate the most serving world leaders (PA)

The UK has fallen further behind the United States in a league table of the countries that educate the most serving world leaders (PA)

UK falls further behind the US in educating world leaders, study shows

The tide of British care workers leaving their jobs must be stemmed, a new report has warned (Alamy/PA)

The tide of British care workers leaving their jobs must be stemmed, a new report has warned (Alamy/PA)

We must stem tide of British care workers leaving their jobs, new report warns

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her Budget Speech at the end of the month (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her Budget Speech at the end of the month (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Reeves may need tax increases worth £25 billion – IFS

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said ‘we’re replacing a race to the bottom with a race to the top’ (Chris Furlong/PA)

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said ‘we’re replacing a race to the bottom with a race to the top’ (Chris Furlong/PA)

Government’s plans to boost workers’ rights to be unveiled

Primary schools in England struggling with falling pupil numbers could be forced to run mixed-age classes to cope financially (Danny Lawson/PA)

Primary schools in England struggling with falling pupil numbers could be forced to run mixed-age classes to cope financially (Danny Lawson/PA)

Schools with falling pupil numbers may run ‘mixed-age classes’ due to pressures

An aerial view of the fires that hit Brasilia National Park in September (Jacqueline Lisboa/WWF-UK/PA)

An aerial view of the fires that hit Brasilia National Park in September (Jacqueline Lisboa/WWF-UK/PA)

Amazon rainforest nearing irreversible tipping point partly driven by UK – WWF

The Resolution Foundation said the first decade of automatic enrolment into workplace pensions has improved private pension coverage and boosted people’s savings pots (Alamy/PA)

The Resolution Foundation said the first decade of automatic enrolment into workplace pensions has improved private pension coverage and boosted people’s savings pots (Alamy/PA)

Pensions ‘could be used to help workers build a rainy day savings pot’

Alex McQuade’s sons Evan, left, and Xander have Fragile X syndrome (family handout/PA)

Alex McQuade’s sons Evan, left, and Xander have Fragile X syndrome (family handout/PA)

GPs should test for genetic condition affecting one in 250 women, charity says

Taoiseach Simon Harris during a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden (Irish Embassy in Washington/Tasos Katopodis)

Taoiseach Simon Harris during a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden (Irish Embassy in Washington/Tasos Katopodis)

Biden ‘deeply committed’ to legacy issues in NI, Harris says

US President Joe Biden speaks at St Muredach’s Cathedral in Ballina (Brian Lawless/PA)

US President Joe Biden speaks at St Muredach’s Cathedral in Ballina (Brian Lawless/PA)

Joe Biden will be frequent visitor to Ireland, Taoiseach says

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in Downing Street (Ben Whitley/PA)

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in Downing Street (Ben Whitley/PA)

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Yvette Cooper attended Taylor Swift concert after talks about popstar’s security

Gavin Creel (Seth Wenig/AP)

Gavin Creel (Seth Wenig/AP)

All of Broadway’s theatre lights will dim for actor Gavin Creel after outcry

Construction work continues on HMS Venturer, top, and HMS Active ahead of the steel cut ceremony for HMS Formidable (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Construction work continues on HMS Venturer, top, and HMS Active ahead of the steel cut ceremony for HMS Formidable (Andrew Milligan/PA)

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Steel cut in ‘milestone’ moment for Royal Navy warship programme

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is set to visit Downing Street again as he seeks further support from European nations (Leon Neal/PA)

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is set to visit Downing Street again as he seeks further support from European nations (Leon Neal/PA)

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Zelensky to visit Downing Street as he seeks more support from Europe

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said she has ‘put decency at the heart of my plans for housing’ (Chris Furlong/PA)

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said she has ‘put decency at the heart of my plans for housing’ (Chris Furlong/PA)

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Rayner pledges ‘justice and fairness for all’ as part of reforms for renters

Specialist wildlife veterinary surgeon, Romain Pizzi, prepares to perform surgery to drain fluid from the brain of two-year-old brown bear Boki (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Specialist wildlife veterinary surgeon, Romain Pizzi, prepares to perform surgery to drain fluid from the brain of two-year-old brown bear Boki (Gareth Fuller/PA)

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Boki the brown bear has pioneering brain surgery in Kent

A person walks under light rain ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton (Julio Cortez/AP)

A person walks under light rain ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton (Julio Cortez/AP)

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Warnings to flee as Hurricane Milton begins to lash Florida

Tom Fletcher (Hertford College/Twitter)

Tom Fletcher (Hertford College/Twitter)

UN appoints former British diplomat Tom Fletcher as new humanitarian chief

Victoria Taylor was last seen on Monday September 30 (North Yorkshire Police/PA)

Victoria Taylor was last seen on Monday September 30 (North Yorkshire Police/PA)

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‘Significant possibility’ missing woman entered the river, police say

Thousands of UK holidaymakers have had flights to Florida disrupted as the US braces for Hurricane Milton (Virgin Atlantic/PA)

Thousands of UK holidaymakers have had flights to Florida disrupted as the US braces for Hurricane Milton (Virgin Atlantic/PA)

Hurricane Milton disrupts flights for thousands of UK holidaymakers

Billy Monger was banned from driving (Lucy North/PA)

Billy Monger was banned from driving (Lucy North/PA)

Ex-racing driver Billy Monger banned from driving for crashing into parked cars

The membership of the Conservative Party will have the final say on whether their new leader is Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick (UK Parliament/PA)

The membership of the Conservative Party will have the final say on whether their new leader is Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick (UK Parliament/PA)

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Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch to face off in final Tory leadership vote

Sarah, Duchess of York, with Coronation Street actor Sally Dynevor on the Rovers Return set (Danny Lawson/PA)

Sarah, Duchess of York, with Coronation Street actor Sally Dynevor on the Rovers Return set (Danny Lawson/PA)

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Duchess of York hoping for part on Coronation Street after visit to set

A woman pushes a baby buggy along The Mall in London (Yui Mok / PA).

A woman pushes a baby buggy along The Mall in London (Yui Mok / PA).

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Parents struggling to afford winter clothing essentials, charity says

Olly Glover said he received the notice on the morning of Friday July 5 (PA)

Olly Glover said he received the notice on the morning of Friday July 5 (PA)

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MP served with no-fault eviction notice day after being elected

The probe into a surgeon who worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital has been extended (Alamy/PA)

The probe into a surgeon who worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital has been extended (Alamy/PA)

Investigation into surgeon widened to include more hospitals

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu (Pamela Smith/AP)

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu (Pamela Smith/AP)

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Biden and Netanyahu hold first conversation in weeks

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte (Thibault Camus/AP)

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte (Thibault Camus/AP)

Macron says he is ‘super proud’ of his wife’s cameo in Emily In Paris

It is claimed Daniel Khalife gathered restricted and classified information to pass to Iranian intelligence (Metropolitan Police/PA)

It is claimed Daniel Khalife gathered restricted and classified information to pass to Iranian intelligence (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Spy-accused ex-serviceman ‘not a young and junior soldier but resourceful man’

Post Office chief executive Nick Read has said he was told not to ‘dig into the details of the past’ by its leading lawyer (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Post Office chief executive Nick Read has said he was told not to ‘dig into the details of the past’ by its leading lawyer (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Post Office boss told not to ‘dig into the past’ by top lawyer, inquiry hears

Meta has said its generative AI tools, including a chatbot which can be used across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, are now beginning to roll out in the UK (Godofredo A Vasquez/AP)

Meta has said its generative AI tools, including a chatbot which can be used across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, are now beginning to roll out in the UK (Godofredo A Vasquez/AP)

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Meta AI tools come to UK for first time

The Prince of Wales during an event co-hosted by Bafta and the Royal African Society, at Bafta, in London (Jonathan Brady/PA)

The Prince of Wales during an event co-hosted by Bafta and the Royal African Society, at Bafta, in London (Jonathan Brady/PA)

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William makes plea for new Jason Bourne film during Bafta visit

Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (House of Commons/PA)

Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (House of Commons/PA)

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Starmer: Sovereignty of Falkland Islands and Gibraltar not up for negotiation

Serial killer Peter Tobin, pictured in 2007, died in hospital after a fall in jail (PA)

Serial killer Peter Tobin, pictured in 2007, died in hospital after a fall in jail (PA)

Prosecutors welcome conclusion of Peter Tobin fatal accident inquiry

Emma Webb walked 150 miles while pulling a 175lb resin horse called Miles, in memory of her daughter Brodie, who died from suicide at the age of 16 (Emma Webb/PA)

Emma Webb walked 150 miles while pulling a 175lb resin horse called Miles, in memory of her daughter Brodie, who died from suicide at the age of 16 (Emma Webb/PA)

Woman vows to continue fundraising after finishing walk in memory of daughter

A view of the National Crime Agency (NCA) sign in Westminster, London (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

A view of the National Crime Agency (NCA) sign in Westminster, London (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

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Son of Kinahan crime gang member extradited to UK accused of firearms offences

Hurricane Milton is approaching Florida (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Milton is approaching Florida (NOAA via AP)

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Time to evacuate running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida

An inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe is expected to take place next year (Family handout/PA)

An inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe is expected to take place next year (Family handout/PA)

Barrister seeks answers from PSNI over image ‘found on Noah Donohoe’s phone’

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