Giles Whittell

On Wednesday more than seven inches of rain fell in Bermuda. On Tuesday up to 15 inches were forecast for parts of Cuba. Last month at least 16 people died in floods in Poland, Austria, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic. Last year was the seventh wettest on record for the UK, where five of the ten wettest years since 1836 have been recorded in this century.

After 15 years in power, Japan's Liberal Democratic Party lost its majority in parliament after an election influenced by scandals, hubris and the price of ramen

Inflation is back under control but a lingering cost of living crisis is hurting key voters

A lucky graduate student from Arizona claims to have found the ruins of a hitherto undiscovered Mayan city in the jungles of southeastern Mexico. No bushwhacking was required.

Ford has announced a seven-week shutdown of the Michigan factory where it makes the F-150 Lightning, the electric version of America's most popular vehicle.

It's 1 November and there's still no snow on Mount Fuji, a month after it should have started falling if past averages were any guide. But they aren't, and the ritual dismay attending the baldness of Japan's highest peak as it waits for winter is tinged with a sense of inevitability.

Giles Whittell and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss whether Rachel Reeves pulled off Labour’s first Budget in 14 years, government pledges to increase social housing and why some of America’s major newspapers aren't endorsing Kamala Harris.

Some explain Trump’s survival as a candidate – others point to a possible late surge for Harris

In her first 48 hours as Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch has said aspects of ‘Partygate' were overblown, and at the same time that her party needs to win back the public's trust. She may find this is not the way to go about it.

Giles Whittell and guests debate what should lead the news ahead of the US election. They discuss Republicans' plans to challenge a Harris win, the significance of Pennsylvania and the importance of the Arab American vote in Michigan.