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Labour wins byelection after Greens fall short

Here’s a fuller rundown on Labour’s win in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection that has been a high-stakes battle for the left of British politics.

In the aftermath of a by-election, the focus is usually on the winner. Not this time.

Make no mistake, the new MP for Holborn and St Pancras in north London, Sagal Abdi-Wali, has quite the story to tell.

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Diplomatic correspondent, in Kyiv

As Russia's attacks on Ukraine's cities intensify and autumn's cooler temperatures hint at another tough winter to come, Ukrainians are wrestling with how to meet the twin challenges ahead: Russian drone and missile strikes and the biting cold.

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Thursday's demonstration turned violent following allegations that a foreign national had assaulted one of the protesters in Durban.

Three foreign nationals were arrested in connection with the alleged assault, police said.

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The result of the Holborn and St Pancras by-election came too late for the printed editions of the papers, but the Guardian website says Zack Polanski "fell short", external in the high-stakes battle for the left of British politics. The Daily Mail says Polanski suffered a "heavy defeat, external,", external raising questions over his future as Green leader. The Daily Telegraph, external says he has vowed to stay on, despite being rejected by voters after the anti-Semitism row in his party. "Green with envy, external," is The Sun's headline

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