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Trump appoints staff secretary Will Scharf as new White House counsel
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/trump-will-scharf-white-house-counsel
Published: August 9, 2026 22:28
Scharf, who helped president win approval for $400m ballroom, to replace David Warrington on 1 SeptemberDonald Trump announced on Sunday that Will Scharf, the staff secretary who helped secure approval for the $400m White House ballroom project, will…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announces decision to freeze her eggs
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-eggs-fertility
Published: August 9, 2026 22:06
US congresswoman to share journey online as she criticizes Trump administration’s attacks on reproductive careAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced she is going to freeze her eggs and will be sharing the process online.The progressive New York…
Australia news live: transport minister calls in Airservices Australia for urgent meeting after Sydney airport chaos
Published: August 9, 2026 21:38
Intervention follows days of delays and a near-miss between two planes on the Sydney aiport tarmac. Follow today’s news livePrue Car, the NSW deputy premier, has asked the NSW Education Standards Authority (Nesa) to impose a ban on unsupervised take-home…
Burnham vows crackdown on ‘rip-off’ business practices to ease cost of living
Published: August 9, 2026 21:30
First of PM’s ‘everyday fixes’ to be banning fake discounts and making it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptionsAndy Burnham: I’ll end the rip-offs that people hateAndy Burnham has promised a series of measures to tackle the cost of living, including a…
Zuckerberg faces questions over why superyacht reportedly declined to help stranded boat
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/zuckerberg-superyacht-boat-alaska
Published: August 9, 2026 19:06
Small cruise ship rescued skiff in south-east Alaska even though Meta billionaire’s $300m megayacht was closerMark Zuckerberg has faced questions over why a small cruise ship in south-east Alaska rescued a stranded skiff and its crew when his 387ft…
Perseid meteor shower set to dazzle northern hemisphere this week
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/09/perseid-meteor-shower
Published: August 9, 2026 18:43
Astronomers say viewing conditions promising for this year’s shower, and 50 to 100 meteors an hour may be visibleThe Perseid summer light show is back, and viewing conditions are especially promising across the northern hemisphere.The meteor shower’s is…
Israel rejects US-led 15-point Gaza peace plan, says Netanyahu
Published: August 9, 2026 18:35
In rare public break with Trump, Israel’s prime minister says IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmedMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsrael’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has rejected a US-backed 15-point peace plan for Gaza in a rare…
Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/canada-british-columbia-government-wildfires
Published: August 9, 2026 18:20
British Columbia battling 102 fires day and night across province, as breakneck speed hampers firefighters’ effortsCanada’s federal government has announced it will provide urgent assistance to British Columbia after an onslaught of unprecedented…
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China as its strongest storm this year
Published: August 9, 2026 18:13
Tropical cyclone brings torrential rain and high winds to east coast after hitting Japan’s southern Okinawa provinceTyphoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, has made landfall on the country’s east coast, bringing…
Lake Mead plummets to historic low water level as Colorado River struggles
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/lake-mead-record-low-water-level-colorado-river
Published: August 9, 2026 18:05
Levels at reservoir along Arizona-Nevada border dipped below previous record set in 2022, amid water crisis in westLake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, the…
Labour seeking ‘deeper relationship’ with EU under Burnham, new minister says
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/09/uk-eu-reset-talks-brexit-burnham-hamish-falconer
Published: August 9, 2026 18:00
Exclusive: Hamish Falconer wants ‘sense of renewed pace’ in post-Brexit talks while staying within Labour’s red linesThe UK will move faster and be more ambitious on achieving closer ties with Europe under Andy Burnham’s government, his new chief…
London mayor orders council to drop plan to ban new pubs and bars in Soho and West End
Published: August 9, 2026 17:00
Exclusive: Sadiq Khan urges Westminster council to adopt ‘positive vision of economic growth’ of nightlifeSadiq Khan has ordered Westminster council to scrap a policy that would ban new pubs and bars from opening in Soho and the West End of London.This…
Pakistani grooming gang suspect ‘refuses to give date for return to UK’
Published: August 9, 2026 15:41
Rukhsar Ahmed was recently elected an MP in Pakistan while on bail over alleged child rape in 1990s ManchesterA grooming gang suspect released on bail in the UK and then re-elected as an MP in Pakistan has reportedly declined to say when he would return to…
China expresses ‘grave concern’ as internal documents reveal suicide warning before death in Melbourne immigration detention
Published: August 9, 2026 15:00
Exclusive: Serious questions raised about whether Chinese citizen was properly monitored at centre run by US prison giantGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe US private prison company running Australia’s immigration system was…
Italy condemns Spain’s ‘unacceptable’ border controls as Ceuta fallout intensifies
Published: August 9, 2026 14:59
Travellers caught up in ongoing migration row as Madrid introduces retaliatory measures on visitors from Italy after Rome imposed checks Italy’s foreign minister has called Spain’s decision to impose retaliatory checks on travellers from Italy…
Captain charged after woman and five-month-old die in New York boat capsizing
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/man-charged-new-york-harbor-boat-capsized-deaths
Published: August 9, 2026 14:47
Manuel Hernandez charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment after boat overturned in New York harborThe captain of a boat that capsized in the New York harbor on Saturday evening has been charged following the deaths of a 27-year-old woman and…
Taylor Swift songs removed from Trump and White House’s social media posts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/taylor-swift-songs-removed-trump-white-house-posts
Published: August 9, 2026 14:33
Rage-baiting efforts of Trump accounts silenced after posts such as a video linking her Red album to RepublicansSome of Taylor Swift’s songs have been removed from videos posted on social media by Donald Trump’s campaign and the White House, silencing…
Chinese EV sales surge to new high in Europe putting tariffs under scrutiny
Published: August 9, 2026 14:30
Imports this year now account for 14% of the market amid claims vehicles are being dumped in the EU and UKChinese electric car sales have risen across Europe to a record high driven by strong demand and low tariffs in the UK and a surge in buyers in…
Three Banksy artworks in London cost taxpayers nearly £150,000 in upkeep
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/aug/09/banksy-artworks-huge-upkeep-costs-taxpayer
Published: August 9, 2026 14:09
Shadow justice secretary says artist should foot bill, while others say his murals make art accessibleThree Banksy artworks have cost taxpayers almost £150,000 in cleaning, security and other costs, with the bill expected to rise.The largest bill relates…
Most X accounts posting about Belfast and Southampton unrest were based outside UK
Published: August 9, 2026 14:00
Exclusive: Analysis shows 55% of accounts were located overseas – and seven of 12 most-read posts came from USMore than half the accounts that posted on Elon Musk’s X about the rioting in Belfast and the civil disorder in Southampton in June were based…
Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ in sector across England
Published: August 9, 2026 13:00
Katie and John Meehan say responses to campaign they launched after death of daughter Genevieve must be ‘wake-up call’The parents of a nine-month-old girl who died after being placed in an unsafe sleeping position at nursery said they feared poor practice…
Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu rejects US’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms
Published: August 9, 2026 12:48
Israeli prime minister says he will not support 15-point plan hailed by Donald TrumpIranian president Masoud Pezeshkian met the country’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei around the start of the president’s third year in office in late July, state media…
Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for attack on Saudi oil refinery
Published: August 9, 2026 12:29
Drone strike comes after Riyadh signs defence pact and Iran issues tough demands to reopen of strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesYemen’s Tehran-aligned Houthis have claimed responsibility for an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia,…
Top Democrats simulate election threats as Trump continues assault on voting
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/democrats-election-disruption-planning-exercises
Published: August 9, 2026 12:00
Chuck Schumer and other senators took part in exercises in which legal experts laid out election disruption scenariosIn a Washington DC conference room last month, some of the most senior Democrats in the US Senate gathered to plan for a prospect that only…
Body of woman found in suitcase by side of road in regional NSW
Published: August 9, 2026 11:46
Police called to Oallen, about 40km south of Goulburn, on Sunday afternoon after suitcase discovered near Wolgon RoadGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe body of a woman has been found in a suitcase by the side of a road in…
Press access spat adds to fears of circus around Luigi Mangione murder trial
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/luigi-mangione-trial-press-access
Published: August 9, 2026 11:00
Lawyers for man accused of killing healthcare CEO Brian Thompson raise red flags about limits on reportersWeeks before Luigi Mangione faces a jury over the killing of the UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, the hugely anticipated proceedings already…
Andy Burnham to tour Britain in effort to reconnect government with public
Published: August 9, 2026 10:10
PM expected to announce policies to tackle cost of living and indicate intent to help improve country’s high streetsAndy Burnham is to undertake a national tour this coming week as he aims to improve the government’s connection with the British public…
Home Office ‘error’ leaves Italian man’s wife with no right to stay in UK
Published: August 9, 2026 09:00
Man is told he should not have been granted settled status so he can no longer sponsor Brazilian wife to remainA 33-year-old Italian engineer who has been in London since 2018 has been plunged into a battle with the Home Office after officials told him…
Where are the Ugandan boxers? Four are latest athletes to vanish after UK sports events
Published: August 9, 2026 09:00
Team manager has ‘no idea’ why they disappeared, after reports one of Commonwealth Games athletes said they intended to claim asylumYears of arduous preparation and training had come to fruition and the pressure was finally lifted. After competing for…
AI push is putting banks at mercy of tech firms, warns Moody’s
Published: August 9, 2026 09:00
Finance sector will gain from the tech but it will need substantial investment and create risks, says rating agencyThe rating agency Moody’s has said the race to adopt AI is putting big banks at the mercy of a small group of Silicon Valley firms, leaving…
Sweet, soft and strong: TikTok turns Japanese milk bread into latest UK food craze
Published: August 9, 2026 07:00
Natto toast, fresh fruit sandwiches and soufflé pancakes all part of growing interest in east Asian cuisineGolden brown and glistening with melted butter, a tray of freshly baked bread fills the screen in a TikTok video. The camera lingers on the glossy…
‘Watch The Odyssey for free online’: scam targets film fans with fake streaming sites
Published: August 9, 2026 07:00
Those tempted to access fake websites run risk of phishing scams and having computer infected with malwareThe Odyssey is the hottest release this summer and you have been looking forward to seeing the much-acclaimed adaptation of Homer’s epic ancient Greek…
Costa Rican diplomat emerges as strong contender to be first female head of UN
Published: August 9, 2026 07:00
Rebeca Grynspan seen as continuity candidate with tacit support from current secretary general, António GuterresA Costa Rican diplomat and former vice-president whose parents were refugees from the Holocaust has become the surprise frontrunner to lead the…
Russian family denied asylum in Finland fear reprisals for pro-Ukraine activism
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/russian-family-finland-reprisals-pro-ukraine-activism
Published: August 9, 2026 07:00
Nikita and Olga Belov say they will be persecuted on return to Moscow but are yet to convince Finnish authoritiesA Russian family faces deportation from Finland after repeatedly being denied asylum – despite the threat of arrest, imprisonment and potential…
DPD temporary workers may have missed out on sick pay and pensions, internal documents show
Published: August 9, 2026 06:00
Missing payments suggest employment laws may have been breached by recruitment agencies used by courier companyLow-paid temporary workers at one of the UK’s top courier businesses have missed out on entitlements to sick pay and pension contributions,…
Sydney gardener fined almost $200,000 for removing 287 trees to improve harbourside mansion’s water views
Published: August 9, 2026 05:35
Local council described incident as ‘worst act of environmental vandalism in Lane Cove history’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt began with a gardener being hired to trim grass at a harbourside mansion in Sydney – and escalated…
Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say
Published: August 9, 2026 05:00
Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soilsPlastic contamination should be a central concern in efforts to deal with food waste, which campaigners call one of the most overlooked problems of the climate crisis,…
Labor open to ‘sensible amendments’ to gambling laws after inquiry hears alcohol and cocaine offered to punters
Published: August 9, 2026 03:58
Sources say Albanese government willing to tighten rules on betting inducements but less likely to budge on TV and online advertisementsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe…
‘Not enough air traffic controllers’: safety concerns at Sydney airport after Jetstar and Qatar planes involved in near-miss
Published: August 9, 2026 02:49
Planes narrowly avoid collision on tarmac with Jetstar A320 forced to ‘brake firmly’ as Qatar Boeing 777 towed into its pathFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo planes have…
Thailand school shooting toll rises to nine after 12-year-old dies, police say
Published: August 9, 2026 02:11
Teenage girl treated in hospital after Friday’s school shooting has died, police sayThe death toll from a school shooting in Thailand rose to nine on Saturday, after police said a 12-year-old girl caught up in Friday’s incident had died.Police at the Plai…
Utah wildfire blocks rescuers from reaching firefighting helicopter crash site
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/utah-helicopter-crash-wildfire
Published: August 8, 2026 23:43
Fate of two passengers onboard helicopter that went down Friday morning remains unknown after more than 24 hoursThe fate of two passengers onboard a firefighting helicopter that crashed Friday morning in Utah remains unknown after more than 24 hours, as…
Australia news live: bird flu detected on Murray-Darling basin ‘should be ringing alarm bells’, expert says
Published: August 8, 2026 23:07
As of 3pm Saturday, Australia had a total of 215 H5 bird flu cases nationally. Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSA premier meets Apple chief following social media banThe premier of South Australia, Peter Malinauskas…
National Indigenous Music awards 2026: Baker Boy wins big, including album and song of the year
Published: August 8, 2026 22:06
Yolŋu hip-hop artist dominates, while Butchulla duo and cousins Birdz and Fred Leone win artist of the year and Drifting Clouds takes home best new talentBaker Boy has won album, song and film clip of the year at the 2026 National Indigenous Music Awards…
Iran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz as deal remains out of reach
Published: August 8, 2026 21:01
Tehran urges US to ‘correct its behaviour’ as UAE says one of its ships targeted by Iranian missileIran has issued tough new demands for reopening the strait of Hormuz, while the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian…
Navy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters
Published: August 8, 2026 20:03
Warning of increased activity as patrols spent 21 days in July shadowing Moscow’s ships in Dover Strait and North SeaThe Royal Navy has warned of increasing Russian activity around the UK’s waters after it spent 21 days in July monitoring Moscow’s…
Centrelink pursuing debts that are more than 40 years old despite agreeing to waive old arrears
Published: August 8, 2026 20:00
Advocates and legal bodies want the debt to be made ‘out of bounds’ given how hard it is to determine its accuracyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCentrelink is pursuing $4.93bn in unpaid debts, with the oldest dating back more…
Hospitality recruitment app Supp calls gig-workers contractors. Some users say it leads to casual work without entitlements
Published: August 8, 2026 20:00
Exclusive: Workers’ rights experts raise ‘alarm bells’ over app requiring ABNs for jobs they say lack worker autonomyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConcerns have been raised that workers using an increasingly popular Australian…
‘Super El Niño’ could bring wet winter and flooding to western US, climate scientists warn
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/super-el-nino-winter-flooding
Published: August 8, 2026 19:21
Weather system tied to warming sea surface expected to intensify in fall and winter, persisting until early spring 2027El Niño, a recurring climate phenomenon marked by above-average sea surface temperatures, when changes in wind patterns allow warmer…
OpenAI to pause some work on AI model Astra due to security concerns
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/08/openai-astra-security-concerns
Published: August 8, 2026 17:00
Agent found to be able to find and exploit vulnerabilities without human intervention, and to carry out cyber-attacksOpenAI will pause some work on an artificial intelligence model because of security concerns, the company stated Friday, following a series…
One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’
Published: August 8, 2026 16:00
Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institutionOne of the most important collections of UK Jurassic fossils ever compiled has been sold to a museum in Abu Dhabi, the Guardian can…
Hunter Biden talks about how his father’s cancer has spread and is causing him pain
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/joe-biden-hunter-cancer
Published: August 8, 2026 15:14
Joe Biden’s prostate cancer is reportedly ‘debilitating’, even as ex-president continues to speak out on public issuesFormer US president Joe Biden ’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to…
Where in the UK will get the best view of the solar eclipse?
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/08/when-where-how-uk-best-view-of-the-solar-eclipse
Published: August 8, 2026 15:08
When, where and how to get the optimal view of the first solar eclipse to be visible across the country this centuryFor the first time this century, people across the UK will be able to see an almost total solar eclipse in the evening sky on Wednesday.A…
Nicola Sturgeon ‘has not spoken to’ estranged husband, Peter Murrell, since he was jailed
Published: August 8, 2026 14:50
Scotland’s former first minister says she will not visit Murrell in prison, where he is serving five-year sentence for embezzling SNP fundsNicola Surgeon has said she will not visit her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, in prison, has stopped speaking to…
New York authorities warn about gold bar scam targeting seniors
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/new-york-gold-bar-scam-seniors
Published: August 8, 2026 14:20
State’s attorney general says scammers have made off with more than $100m in past two yearsScammers in New York have been using gold bars to steal money from victims, primarily seniors, and made off with more than $100m over the past two years, the state’s…
Lion saved as cub from Ukraine war and brought to US battles rare fungal disease
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/ukrainian-lion-fights-fungal-disease
Published: August 8, 2026 13:00
Four-year-old Taras, who now resides at a Minnesota sanctuary, was diagnosed with an often fatal infectionA lion that escaped the war in Ukraine after being found as a four-month-old cub inside a duffel bag at Odesa railway station is facing an even…
Senate passes funding bill to prevent shutdown through US midterms
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/government-shutdown-vote-senate-funding-bill
Published: August 8, 2026 12:07
Bill must still be approved by House but would keep government running at current funding levelsThe US Senate on Friday passed a government funding bill that will prevent a shutdown through the midterm elections, though it still must be approved by the…
Super-rich complain but experts welcome Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/mamdani-new-york-pied-a-terre-tax
Published: August 8, 2026 12:00
New York mayor’s policy set to generate revenue and address housing crisis despite outcry in some quarters New York City’s introduction of a pied-à-terre tax has provided fodder for Zohran Mamdani’s critics, who accuse the democratic socialist mayor of…
Google DeepMind enters a new era as co-founder Demis Hassabis shifts AI role
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/08/google-demis-hassabis-deepmind-shifts-role
Published: August 8, 2026 12:00
Observers express concern that the division has lost its independence and commercial reality has taken overWhen Sir Demis Hassabis said AI had brought the world to a “pivotal moment in human history” last month, he knew another big change was imminent.This…
Arron Banks ‘hired private detective’ to look into journalist who investigated Reform UK
Published: August 8, 2026 11:11
Asked whether he targeted reporter who investigated party finances, Brexit campaigner says: ‘When you live by the sword, you die by the sword’The prominent Reform UK member and Brexit campaigner Arron Banks is said to have set private investigators on a…
The ornithological artist drawing 1,000 birds by hand – all for an app that wants you off your phone
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/birds-artist-flock-app-california
Published: August 8, 2026 11:00
The mission of the Flock app is quietly subversive: to encourage users to ditch their screens and explore the wonderful world of birdingOn a brilliantly bright afternoon in his gallery and studio in Bolinas, a small town on the northern California coast,…
Baywatch honors teenage lifeguard hero who saved boy in viral video
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/baywatch-ryder-williams-lifeguard
Published: August 8, 2026 11:00
Ryder Williams, 16, presented with distinctive red jacket by star of TV rescuer reboot, Stephen AmellAs life imitates art and vice versa, the star of the Baywatch reboot recently presented one of the distinctive red jackets seen on the beach rescuer drama…
The Bond effect? How MI6 fascinates spy watchers around the world
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/mi6-global-reputation-expertise-spy-agencies
Published: August 8, 2026 11:00
Britain’s spooks take quiet satisfaction from survey ranking Secret Intelligence Service Europe’s top espionage agency MI6 has the swagger of James Bond; its French equivalent, DGSE, the complexities of the television drama Le Bureau. The film and TV shows…
Nazi shipwrecks emerge from the depths as Europe’s Danube dries up
Published: August 8, 2026 10:55
Unexploded ordnance and a military motorcycle also recovered owing to record heat and drought conditionsRecord-low water levels in the Danube have exposed remnants of Europe’s Nazi past, with dozens of second world war warships emerging from the riverbed…
Blanche ‘honored’ after Senate confirms him as US attorney general in narrow vote – US politics live
Published: August 8, 2026 10:31
Donald Trump’s former defense lawyer confirmed by 50 votes to 49 early on Saturday morning, with senators deferring action on president’s voting bill until after recessSenator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said he was undecided about whether to vote to confirm…
High divers take the plunge in Paris for a new test of reclaimed Seine’s water
Published: August 8, 2026 09:00
European Aquatics Championships taking place in cityThreat to water quality tested two years after GamesParis is staging its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes launching themselves from a 20-metre platform in front of the Eiffel…
Bluster and backdown have turned Iran war into Trump’s own Groundhog Day
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/aug/08/trump-iran-war-criticism-groundhog-day
Published: August 8, 2026 09:00
The US president’s profound ignorance of his enemy has led to an impotent cycle of empty threats, analysts sayBeing the subject of mockery may be the most intense of all Donald Trump’s known aversions.Yet more than five months after embarking on a war of…
Scratch of the day: local football season postponed due to ‘rock hard’ pitches
Published: August 8, 2026 09:00
Drought and record heat have forced the Norfolk and Suffolk league to move kick-off to the end of August as the ground is deemed too dangerous to play onThis summer’s record drought has forced a football league to delay the start of its season because…
Trump loyalist Todd Blanche confirmed by Senate as US attorney general
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/todd-blanche-attorney-general-confirmed
Published: August 8, 2026 08:47
Major win for president as former personal lawyer wins approval despite outcry over $1.8bn slush fundThe US senate voted to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general in a major win for Donald Trump, who will now have his one-time personal attorney sitting…
Sadiq Khan calls on Andy Burnham to commit to climate action as pressure grows over North Sea oil
Published: August 8, 2026 08:00
London mayor points to ‘terrifying scenes’ this summer amid speculation Burnham may back Jackdaw and Rosebank projectsSadiq Khan: This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadlySadiq Khan has called on…
Planting the seeds? Teenagers from across global divide talk peace in Devon
Published: August 8, 2026 08:00
UK hosts decades-old event for first time where many participants are from opposite sides of global disputes from Israel and Palestine, to India and PakistanOn the surface it looks like a normal summer school in the Devon countryside, with teenagers…
US accused of meddling in British politics with $500,000 grant for ‘public education’ courses
Published: August 8, 2026 07:00
Documents published on US embassy’s website prompt claims of attempt to export Maga propaganda to UKThe US embassy in London is offering grants of up to half a million dollars for new “public education” programmes in what has been criticised as…
Spanish mountain village braces for astrotourists lured by total solar eclipse
Published: August 8, 2026 07:00
Somosierra will be prime spot to view celestial alignment on 12 August, an event that poses logistical challengesLittle stirs in the mountains above Somosierra beyond the wind that lashes the flat peaks, the cows that graze on parched grass and the sun…
Rising number of UK children report seeing explicit deepfakes of themselves
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/08/uk-children-explicit-deepfake-images-ai
Published: August 8, 2026 07:00
Exclusive: anonymous flagging service says cases have surged, as watchdog says AI is making sexualised or ‘nudified’ content easier to produceChildren in the UK have reported a surge in explicit deepfake images featuring their likenesses, as a safety…
The night Belfast burned: how the Northern Ireland race riots unfolded
Published: August 8, 2026 06:00
A horrific knife attack on a street in June sparked another summer’s night of racial violence, stoked by loyalist groups. How did the unrest erupt – and why do many fear it will happen again?Shortly after 10.30pm on Monday 8 June, as a summer twilight…
Union calls for robust review of OBR over fears it holds back economic growth
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/08/tuc-review-obr-investment-economy-business
Published: August 8, 2026 06:00
TUC will urge John Healey to order ‘root and branch’ assessment of watchdog amid claims its forecasts downplay investment benefitsThe TUC is urging the new chancellor, John Healey, to order a “root and branch” review of the Office for Budget…
‘I couldn’t breathe’: the deadly health burden of wildfire smoke
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/08/wildfire-smoke-unknown-health-impacts
Published: August 8, 2026 05:00
Scientists race to untangle complex links between exposure and mortality as fire weather grows more prevalentA thousand kilometres from the infernos gorging on northern Ontario’s boreal forests, Erin O’Connor watched the sky above Canada’s biggest city…
US promises $1bn in security aid to Colombia as new rightwing president pledges drugs crackdown
Published: August 8, 2026 04:08
Trump ally Abelardo De La Espriella vows to start ‘profound transformation’ of country’s destiny as he is sworn inThe Trump administration plans to provide $1bn in security assistance to the government of Colombia’s new rightwing president, the US…
Germans hogging the sunloungers? Poll finds Italians and French are worse
Published: August 8, 2026 04:00
British and Germans themselves share stereotype but other nationalities are likelier to put out towels – or umbrellasGermans are sunlounger hoggers, or so the longstanding stereotype goes. But not only is that cultural trope mostly confined to British –…
Remains of 56 people found decomposing at Chicago funeral home
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/chicago-funeral-home-bodies
Published: August 8, 2026 00:31
Officials describe ‘deplorable conditions’ at home run by pair linked to crematory closed due to mishandled remainsThe remains of 56 people were found improperly stored and decomposing on Thursday at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple who previously…
Helicopter fighting Utah wildfire crashes with two people onboard, officials say
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Published: August 8, 2026 00:12
Rescuers not yet able to reach scene of crash near Richfield in central Utah, prompting fears for two missing peopleA firefighting Sikorsky S64 helicopter with two individuals onboard crashed on Friday morning in central Utah, according to federal aviation…
Senior managers at St Basil’s aged care, where 50 died from Covid, can’t remember it all. Grieving loved ones can’t forget
Published: August 8, 2026 00:00
Konstantin Kontis and Vicky Kos were compelled to testify at a coronial inquest resuming on the sixth anniversary of the tragedyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQuiet sobs could be heard in Melbourne’s coroner’s court, as several…
David Brat bound for Australia as diplomat confirmed as next US ambassador
Published: August 7, 2026 23:50
Former Republican state congressman, who once argued Christianity and capitalism should merge, confirmed by US Senate to fill long-vacant roleGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Virginia congressman David Brat has been…
Wasted medicine in England could fill 75 swimming pools a year, pharmacy group says
Published: August 7, 2026 23:01
Industry body calls for more regular reviews of repeat prescriptions to tackle ‘growing problem’The amount of wasted medicines thrown away in England in one year could fill 75 swimming pools, according to a pharmacy group.The National Pharmacy Association…
Police investigating Ann Widdecombe murder reopen attempted burglary case from 2025
Published: August 7, 2026 22:58
Watchdog examines alleged failure to pursue a line of inquiry ‘which may have been relevant’Counter-terrorism police investigating the death of Ann Widdecombe say they have reopened an old investigation into an attempted burglary last year.The incident at…
Spain to introduce temporary border checks on visitors from Italy
Published: August 7, 2026 21:44
Move comes in response to Rome imposing similar measures after mass migration rush to CeutaSpain has announced it will introduce temporary border checks on visitors from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass rush of people from…
Idaho police release video of In-N-Out Burger mass shooting that killed three
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Published: August 7, 2026 21:41
Officials praise unarmed employee from nearby store for engaging 24-year-old gunman who later killed himself Police released video on Friday of a mass shooting that killed three people at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger restaurant last weekend, and praised an…
Prosecutor fired over blogposts critical of Trump sues US justice department
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Published: August 7, 2026 21:24
Will Rosenzweig’s defunct blog was publicized online by conservative pundit who tagged senior DoJ officialsA federal prosecutor fired last year over critical comments he had written as a private citizen about Donald Trump sued the justice department on…
US police officer accused of killing three people in Mexico arrested at border
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Published: August 7, 2026 20:49
Chad Eberle of Texas charged over deadly shooting in Saltillo that officials say stemmed from custody disputeA Texas police officer has been arrested in Mexico after authorities there accused him of killing three people and critically injuring the mother…
At least one person dead in California wildfire allegedly sparked by chainsaw
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Published: August 7, 2026 19:25
Police arrested Herbert Wayne Smith, 65, in connection with the Gann fire, which has burned more than 15 sq miles in Calaveras countyAt least one person has died in a wildfire burning in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range that…
Thetford residents remain on edge after days of ‘mob rule’ over asylum plans
Published: August 7, 2026 19:04
People voice frustration with officials’ failure to engage with community over placement of asylum seekers in areaA smashed window pane and some broken eggshells on a footpath were some of the tell-tale signs of events that took place this week on a…
Trump renews bid to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook despite supreme court ruling
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Published: August 7, 2026 18:47
White House continues to target Cook despite decision from justices that upheld Federal Reserve’s independenceDonald Trump is attempting once again to oust the US Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud, despite a recent US…
California woman who admitted to stabbing wife had also killed husband
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Published: August 7, 2026 18:36
Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, who served a decade for killing her husband, pleaded guilty to murder of Rebecca Marodi, a fire captain who fought the Eaton blaze A California woman this week admitted to killing her wife, a decorated fire captain who fought…
Judge approves Trump effort to end South Sudan TPS protections
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Published: August 7, 2026 18:34
Decision follows supreme court ruling that allowed US government to strip protections for Haitians and SyriansTemporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of South Sudanese nationals in the United States is set to end after a federal judge ruled that the…
Millions in England face longer waits for mental health care as NHS providers plan cuts
Published: August 7, 2026 18:00
Exclusive: Seven in 10 survey respondents expect services to be reduced or shut, while more than half anticipate job lossesMillions of adults and children in England face being forced to wait longer for mental health care, with more than two-thirds of NHS…
French officers halted small boats at sea 10 times since spring
Published: August 7, 2026 17:46
Disclosure challenges Conservative and Reform claims that police are refusing to interveneThe French authorities have halted small boats at sea in the Channel on 10 occasions since the spring, officials said on Friday.Despite claims from the Conservatives…
US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill championed by Lindsey Graham
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Published: August 7, 2026 17:39
Late senator spent final days of his life working to advance bill that will now head to the House after 86-11 Senate voteBy a large, bipartisan margin, the US Senate on Friday approved a bill intended to punish Russia and countries that buy its petroleum…
Fenech was ‘preparing champagne’ to celebrate Caruana Galizia murder, court hears
Published: August 7, 2026 17:31
A taxi driver says he acted as middleman between the Maltese businessman and three men already convicted of carrying out the €150,000 contract killingThe businessman accused of paying for hitmen to murder journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was impatient for…
Cambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday
Published: August 7, 2026 16:49
Group calls for ‘thorough and transparent investigation’ of hiring of professor who resigned after his claims came under scrutinyThe University of Cambridge has announced a review into the way it vets and hires senior academic staff in an effort to fend…
Kemi Badenoch’s weird week: defence of ex-neo-Nazi raises questions over Tory direction
Published: August 7, 2026 15:36
Some in party are delighted by leader’s tack rightwards but opponents have savoured latest Conservative controversyThere was a moment in the middle of this week when a news alert raised eyebrows among the politically committed. It read: “Kemi Badenoch:…
ICE will not reveal body-camera footage unless in agency’s ‘best interests’
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Published: August 7, 2026 15:08
Much-delayed devices to be deployed by end of month after immigration agents involved in deaths or serious injuriesOfficers for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be equipped with much-delayed body cameras by the end of next month, it was…
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