Daily Inshorts - 28 September 2025

Daily Inshorts - 28 September 2025

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Government to guarantee £1.5bn loan to Jaguar Land Rover after cyber shutdown

Ministers hope the loan, from a commercial bank and underwritten by the government, will give certainty to suppliers.

PM takes aim at 'toxic' Reform as Labour conference gets going

The Labour conference is set to be dominated by questions over how to respond to Nigel Farage's party.

Europe on the brink of Ryder Cup greatness after dominant Saturday performance

Europe's 6-2 demolition job of the US to take an 11½-4½ lead into the singles has seemingly made Sunday a formality.

Trump authorises 'full force' as Portland set to become latest city to see troops deployed

The president says the latest move to send troops to a major US city is "necessary" to protect immigration detention facilities.

George Galloway stopped by counter-terror police at Gatwick

Counter-terrorism officers intercepted the Workers Party leader and his wife without arresting them.

India's Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve designated by UNESCO

With the latest addition, India has 13 biospheres listed in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR)

Morning Digest: At least 39 dead in stampede at actor Vijay’s rally in Karur; no contact with Sonam Wangchuk, no detention order shared, says his wife, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day.

Dugong redux

A multi-stakeholder conservation project in the waters of the Palk Bay has resulted in a rise in the number of dugongs, once dwindling in the area. S. Ganesan and R. Rajaram examine what measures facilitated the return of these sea cows, and what more needs to be done, even as international recognition comes Tamil Nadu’s way

In Kolkata, poetry and art from Gaza and Bengal famine converge in Durga Puja pandal

Artist Pradip Das explores parallels between poems from the Gaza strip and the depictions of hunger and death in Bengali poetry on the famine; they are connected, despite being several kilometres and years apart, he says

Elephants in fragmented habitats of South Bengal record higher levels of stress, reveals study

Elephants living in more fragmented habitats in central India, particularly South Bengal have recorded higher adrenal activity to cope with the stress.