They didn’t have an oven. Their apartment resembled Santa’s workshop set up in a dorm room. But two rookie bakers are thriving in Mexico City, where food and entrepreneurism go hand-in-hand.

As the country’s soldiers advance in the conflict with Armenia, every “liberated” territory is celebrated and tens of thousands of refugees plan their return to lost lands.

The Quebec town is home to one of the world’s largest former asbestos mines. Residents voted to rename the town Val-des-Sources, or Valley of the Springs.

As he raises questions about his opponent’s standing with China, President Trump’s taxes reveal details about his own activities there, including a previously unknown bank account.

The comments, made in a new documentary, are the strongest yet from a pontificate that has taken a more tolerant and inclusive tone.

Italian region sees highest infections since pandemic began; Poland acts amid record infections; German health minister has Covid-19300,000 excess US deaths recorded as Cathay Pacific cuts 5,900 jobsSpain poised to become first European country with over 1m casesNew Zealand records 25 Covid cases amid arrival of foreign fishing crewsUK coronavirus updates – live 4.58pm BST […]

Tiered lockdown system not adequate for preventing high rate of virus infections daily, epidemiologist tells MPsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTens of thousands of deaths are now inevitable in a second wave of coronavirus infections sweeping across England because of the failure to contain the virus, a government scientific adviser has warned.John Edmunds, […]

Huntley and Palmers biscuits | Funding for Manchester | Thomas Hollobone MPYour article on biscuits (Crumbs! A history of biscuits in 15 fantastic facts – from flatulence cure to phenomenal fuel, 18 October) mentions the importance of the Huntley and Palmers company in Reading. It might have been worth noting that for many years Reading […]

President angrily tweeted about ‘bias’ and CBS host Lesley StahlReport: Trump paid nearly $200,000 in taxes to ChinaFlorida accused of sowing confusion with voting changesVideo: how Trump failed OhioSign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 4.45pm BST Alyssa Farah, the White House communications director, said she was cautiously optimistic about […]

Police fail to identify culprit via footage and are appealing for witnessesPolice in Berlin have appealed for witnesses to help identify a mystery attacker who vandalised dozens of ancient artefacts and artworks at four galleries in the German capital.Details of extensive damage to 63 objects emerged only this week, after police failed to identify a […]

John Klossner’s Daily Cartoon provides a snapshot of daily life on a day when President Donald Trump did not say something inappropriate.

Andy Borowitz jokes that new polls show Donald Trump losing to Hunter Biden, in swing states such as Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, and nationally.

Madelyne Xiao introduces a video from the New Yorker Festival in which Alex Ross talks about music and performance with Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax, and the musicians perform works by Beethoven.

Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes on the reëlection campaigns of Lindsey Graham, Joni Ernst, and John Cornyn, and on Republican senators’ reluctance, in debates and on the trail, to mention Donald Trump during the run-up to the 2020 election.