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ICE detains captain of New York boat that capsized and led to death of mother and daughter
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/new-york-capsized-boat-captain-ice
Published: August 20, 2026 19:05
DHS says Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana is in US illegally after lying to border patrol when he entered in 2007The captain of a boat that capsized in the New York harbor, resulting in the death of a woman and her infant daughter, has been taken into…
Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English
Published: August 20, 2026 18:21
Government announce plan for ‘stepping stone’ qualification as 620,000 year 11 students face retaking maths or English after failure to achieve grade 4The government’s plans to make young people continue studying maths and English if they fail GCSEs could…
Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by his university
Published: August 20, 2026 18:12
Researcher Nathan Cofnas previously claimed Black people would hold few high-profile positions in a meritocracyNathan Cofnas, the academic who made plagiarism allegations against Prof Jason Arday before his death, has been suspended by a university.Arday,…
FBI raids Eric Swalwell’s home amid sexual assault claims inquiry – report
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/fbi-raid-eric-swalwell-home
Published: August 20, 2026 18:10
Federal agents also ‘seized electronic devices’ from former Democratic representative at San Francisco airportAuthorities are said to have searched the Washington DC home of disgraced former California Democratic representative Eric Swalwell on Sunday amid…
US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East to relieve troubled USS Lincoln
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/uss-lincoln-washington-sailors-military
Published: August 20, 2026 18:00
USS George Washington will replace warship families say suffers from shortages, plumbing problems and low moraleThe USS George Washington aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East, where it is expected to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln from its…
‘Biased’ Channel 4 programme on ADHD misrepresented my views, says expert
Published: August 20, 2026 17:54
Prof Katya Rubia withdraws support for The Great ADHD Myth? as other leading figures voice criticismsA contributor to a controversial Channel 4 documentary on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has withdrawn her support for the programme, saying it…
Man arrested over Nord Stream bombing was consultant on film about it starring Sean Penn
Published: August 20, 2026 17:41
Volodymyr Zhuravlev had been consulted on Snake Island, a dramatised reconstruction of incidentEarlier this month locals in Zagreb noticed something odd outside an art deco building. Sandbags and barricades appeared in front of the Esplanade hotel, along…
BBC’s Trevor Nelson recovering after brain tumour surgery
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/20/bbc-trevor-nelson-surgery-brain-tumour
Published: August 20, 2026 17:41
Radio 2 DJ, who stepped back from work commitments in June, says operation went ‘incredibly well’Trevor Nelson, the BBC Radio 2 DJ, has revealed he had surgery after being diagnosed with a brain tumour and is now on the mend.The broadcaster, 62, said in…
Mark Zuckerberg buys 440-acre Strancally castle estate in Ireland
Published: August 20, 2026 17:39
Meta chief executive paid roughly €20m for gothic-style mansion built in 1830 and its surroundingsIt stretches the definition of pied-à-terre but Mark Zuckerberg now has a pad in Ireland: Strancally castle.The Meta chief executive and his wife, Priscilla…
Charity campaigner’s death from microlight crash injuries was accidental, coroner rules
Published: August 20, 2026 16:49
Claire Lomas had been filming a series for Apple TV in Amman, Jordan when she lost control of the aircraftThe death of a disability campaigner after a microlight crash while filming a TV programme for Apple was an accident, a coroner has concluded.An…
Why are Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to the UK? – The Latest
Published: August 20, 2026 16:10
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to return to live in Britain, six years after leaving for the US: a decision that was subject to intense media scrutiny. The couple and their two children are expected to relocate later in August to a non-royal…
Specsavers pays £12m dividend to parent company after jump in earnings
Published: August 20, 2026 15:55
Pre-tax profits rose at high street opticians to £429.7m in the year to February while sales rose 7% to £4.3bnSpecsavers has paid £12m to its parent company controlled by its founders Doug and Dame Mary Perkins after the high street optician’s profits…
US man sentenced to 77 years for child sexual abuse tied to online extremist group
Published: August 20, 2026 15:47
Kyle Spitze of Tennessee faced federal charges for targeting girls online as part of ‘764 network’ investigated by FBIA 27-year-old Tennessee man described by the US justice department as a “nihilistic violent extremist” was sentenced to 77 years in prison…
US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/liberia-deportation-agreement
Published: August 20, 2026 15:42
Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown The United States sent 20 deportees to Liberia, who arrived on Thursday as part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under a new…
Ukrainian publishers call for support after Russian attacks destroy 10m books
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/20/help-ukrainian-publishers-russia-attacks-books
Published: August 20, 2026 15:37
The country risks ‘the collapse of the entire book ecosystem’ following destruction of warehouses in July and August, say Ukrainian publishersThe Ukrainian Book Institute has called on the international publishing community to support Ukrainian publishers…
‘Starve the beast’? The $40tn cost of Republicans’ false promises to cut spending
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/20/us-national-debt-republicans
Published: August 20, 2026 15:21
The enormous US debt under Trump will hobble the next Democratic administration – just as the GOP plannedYou could pin the US’s staggering $40tn in government debt to Donald Trump’s Keystone Cops-style governance. Tariffs he sold as a new source of revenue…
Stars and Stripes publisher could be fired before planned retirement, sources say
Published: August 20, 2026 15:18
Max Lederer, longtime head of the US military news outlet, says his ‘philosophy of leadership’ differs from Pentagon’sThe long-serving publisher of Stars and Stripes could face an early dismissal just days after the taxpayer-funded military news outlet’s…
Sydney air traffic controllers have ‘grave concerns’ about collision risk after airspace redesign
Published: August 20, 2026 15:00
Exclusive: Federal government notified after whistleblower says controllers have ‘minimal confidence in their ability to handle’ rule changes related to second airportGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAir traffic controllers at…
‘Rival courts’: Prince Harry’s surprise UK return may provoke royal spot of bother
Published: August 20, 2026 15:00
Family relationships remain damaged and there is no clarity on how Sussexes’ security concerns have been resolvedJust as the departure of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’ from the UK six years ago came as a complete surprise, so too is their shock…
Lewes rail line to reopen in September as work under way to remove train
Published: August 20, 2026 14:13
Derailed carriages lifted using two cranes as workers operate under ‘very challenging circumstances’Business live – latest updatesThe East Sussex railway line on which a train derailed will reopen in September as crews continue to remove the carriages that…
UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
Published: August 20, 2026 14:06
Trade body says local chains would have to balance concerns with potential benefits provided by AI-enabled technologyCinemas across the UK are considering banning customers from wearing Meta’s smart glasses, amid fears they could be used to pirate…
Trump plan to allow drilling near US world heritage site sparks alarm
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/trump-oil-drilling-world-heritage-site-new-mexico
Published: August 20, 2026 14:00
Administration’s plan to scrap drilling-free buffer zone around New Mexico site prompts scrutiny from UnescoThe Trump administration’s push to expand oil and gas extraction across the US is set to bring drilling near cherished natural and cultural sites,…
‘It kept adding up’: how add-on utility fees can lead to eviction for tenants
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/utility-fees-tenants-eviction
Published: August 20, 2026 14:00
Tenants can be evicted for not paying utilities even if they have paid rent – tenants and their allies are fighting backThis story was supported and co-published by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting ProjectIn 2024, Constance Soule…
Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, says equalities minister
Published: August 20, 2026 14:00
Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says politicians have helped fuel hatred and that police are not taking violence against women and girls seriously enoughUK politics live – latest updatesRacism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, the equalities…
This California town booted out its leaders – what happens if they refuse to leave?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/california-avenal-council-election-recall-crisis
Published: August 20, 2026 13:00
Avenal has been rocked by the council’s refusal to accept the results of a recall election – and the repercussions extend far beyond the Central ValleyFrom the outside, the city of Avenal appears to embody every bit of its motto – an “oasis in the sun”.…
Harry and Meghan’s security funding on UK return is private matter, Burnham says
Published: August 20, 2026 12:55
Prime minister wishes couple well in their move back from the US to a non-royal residence outside London• Harry and Meghan: key moments and controversies since US moveSecurity funding for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex when they return to live in the UK…
Boohoo fined €2.3m by French watchdog over deceptive discounts
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/20/boohoo-fined-by-french-watchdog-deceptive-discounts
Published: August 20, 2026 12:40
Fashion site also broke rules on labelling by using terms ‘leather’ or ‘suede’ for synthetic productsThe British online fashion seller Boohoo has been fined €2.3m (£2m) by France’s consumer watchdog for deceptive practices such as offering fake…
Israel’s Ben-Gvir posts video of gallows site for hanging Palestinians
Published: August 20, 2026 12:34
Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Jewish extremistsIsrael’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has posted a gloating…
‘You have got to go’: former NSW minister tells Icac ‘something strange at play’ when she was sacked by Perrottet
Published: August 20, 2026 12:21
Eleni Petinos tells inquiry her sacking as a minister in Dominic Perrottet’s government was potentially motivated by her reluctance to get rid of the building commissionerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former New South Wales…
Como mayor bans bikes in city centre after being hit ‘by one of these beasts’
Published: August 20, 2026 11:45
Alessandro Rapinese denies accusation he is waging personal vendetta against cyclists amid a public backlashThe mayor of Como set the wheels of controversy in motion for banning bikes in the walled historic centre of the lakeside city after being hit by…
Founder of China’s Evergrande jailed for life after pleading guilty to fraud
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/20/evergrande-founder-jailed-life-fraud-hui-ka-yan
Published: August 20, 2026 11:38
Hui Ka Yan also forfeits all his personal property and the company he set up is given hefty finesBusiness live – latest updatesThe founder of Evergrande, one of China’s largest property developers, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his…
‘Republicans ran up the tab’: Democrats outraged over $40tn national debt – live
Published: August 20, 2026 11:29
US national deficit has doubled over the past decade with spending growing under Trump and BidenUS gross national debt tops $40tn for first timeSign up for the US Breaking News emailDuring his presidential campaign in October 2024, Donald Trump staged a…
North Korea fires 10 missiles day after Trump curtails South Korea joint drills
Published: August 20, 2026 10:25
Launches, detected by South Korea and Japan, came after US scaled back exercises with South Korea in apparent overture to Kim Jong-unNorth Korea has launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea, South Korea’s military said, a day after…
First Thing: Israel admits its soldiers opened fire at car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab
Published: August 20, 2026 09:57
Israeli military orders criminal investigation into deaths of Hind and six family members. Plus, FCC chair Brendan Carr’s close coordination with White House revealedGood morning.The Israeli military admitted on Wednesday its troops had opened fire on a…
From ‘elation’ to ‘terrible news’ in 10 minutes: how the confusion over missing bushwalker Lily Hooper unfolded
Published: August 20, 2026 09:51
The 18-year-old’s body was found in Nattai national park on Thursday – but initial police messages indicated she was aliveTeen hiker Lily Hooper found dead as NSW police apologise for miscommunication ‘born of elation’Get our breaking news email, free app…
Drug-dealing, makeshift weapons and a ‘culture of fear’ at Villawood detention centre, report warns
Published: August 20, 2026 09:23
Prolonged detention of children, insufficient staffing and hazardous damage to buildings are among the ombudsman’s concernsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDrugs are being…
Burnham announces plans to clean up illegal waste dumps – UK politics live
Published: August 20, 2026 09:05
The prime minister has promised a crackdown on criminal gangs making money from dumping waste Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff has lifted the lid on how “unbearable” it was working in No 10, revealing she feared her conversations were being recorded by…
Sales of trainers dive as cost of living pressures hit JD Sports performance
Published: August 20, 2026 09:03
Inflation deterring shoppers from spending, especially in the US, says sportswear fashion chain Sports fashion retailer JD has slashed its profit forecasts as cost-of-living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers.JD Sports,…
Without action wildfires in Europe will increase 39% even in best-case climate scenario, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/wildfires-europe-increase-climate-scenario-study
Published: August 20, 2026 09:01
Improvements in fire management however could mitigate increases by more than 70%, study showsWildfires are projected to burn 39% more of Europe by the end of the century even in the best-case scenario for stopping the planet from heating, a study has…
GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths
Published: August 20, 2026 08:30
Overall results slightly better than last year, with share receiving grades 7, 8 and 9 rising by 0.1 of a percentage point to 23.1%GCSE results – latest updatesAlmost one in four boys in England received top grades in maths while results in English…
‘An insult’: Zomi Frankcom’s family issues strongly-worded statement as Israel rejects criminal investigation into her killing
Published: August 20, 2026 08:09
Penny Wong calls in Israeli ambassador as PM expresses ‘outrage’ over IDF decisionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family of the slain Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom has described a decision by the Israel Defense Forces…
Russia launches ‘massive attack’ on Kyiv and surrounding region – Europe live
Published: August 20, 2026 08:01
Zelenskyy says Russia had been preparing for a long time, combining different types of missilesUkraine’s air force said that Russia had launched dozens of ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles, as well as 168 drones in its overnight attack on…
Travelodge boss quits amid fallout over hotel chain’s security failings
Published: August 20, 2026 07:27
Joanna Boydell steps down after widespread criticism over company’s handling of guest safety issuesThe boss of Travelodge has resigned after widespread criticism of her handling of security failings at the hotel chain, including a shocking case where a…
GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates
Published: August 20, 2026 06:17
Students will begin receiving this years exam results online and in person from 8am (GMT) this morningCompulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study findsForcing teenagers who fail GCSEs into multiple resits has a negative impact…
More than 1,000 birds found dead in three mass mortality events amid ‘significant’ H5 escalation in Australia
Published: August 20, 2026 06:16
South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas says there have still been no detections in poultry or livestock and no mass deaths involving mammalsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news…
Alan Jones’s barrister argues alleged victim was not groomed because that ‘happens to young children’
Published: August 20, 2026 06:07
Sydney court hears complainant was more than 40 years younger and far less powerful than the shock jock when he started working as his driverFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news…
Farage using Christianity ‘to stir anti-Muslim feeling’, says Rowan Williams
Published: August 20, 2026 06:00
Former archbishop of Canterbury also has ‘awkward questions’ for activist Tommy Robinson on his claimed faithA former archbishop of Canterbury has accused Nigel Farage of misusing the UK’s Christianity “to channel anti-Muslim feeling” and said he also had…
Melancholy made in Hungary is fuelling bestsellers across the globe – and widely misunderstood
Published: August 20, 2026 06:00
A ‘capacity for despair’ forged by political oppression has long been consider a Magyar national trait. But after Orbán, writers in the country remind us that melancholy must not always be bleakA lone visitor looks for a garden outside an empty monastery.…
Monstera magic: Barbican hands out cuttings as ‘green lung of the city’ closes
Published: August 20, 2026 05:00
Five hundred people turn up to adopt plants from conservatory that will reopen in 2030 after renovation projectAbove the waxy monstera leaves and bright pink hibiscus flowers in the Barbican conservatory hangs a giant net to catch the panes of glass that…
Oxfam ‘can’t guarantee future’ of charity shops as it also reviews warehouse business
Published: August 20, 2026 05:00
Dwindling donations and stiff competition from secondhand sellers online prompt review but ‘no plans for closures yet’Oxfam is reviewing the operations of its three warehouses in Batley, Bicester and Milton Keynes and says it “cannot give guarantees” on…
Trump threatens Iran’s trade partners, as military strikes make way for economic pressure
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/trump-threatens-crush-iran-economy-war-hormuz
Published: August 20, 2026 04:53
US president pivots towards ‘crushing’ economic operation against Iran and its trading partners as military strikes fail to bring Tehran to the tableDonald Trump has announced a new campaign to isolate Iran’s economy, threatening “tremendous economic…
Case against Erin Patterson is ‘overwhelming’ and mushroom killer’s appeal should be dismissed, prosecutors say
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/20/erin-patterson-appeal-mushroom-murders-ntwnfb
Published: August 20, 2026 04:33
Crown prosecutor tells Victorian court that all seven of Patterson’s grounds for appeal should failGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s highest court has been urged to dismiss Erin Patterson’s appeal against her triple…
‘There was grift, there was thuggery’: Victorian premier says ‘nothing is off limits’ at construction royal commission
Published: August 20, 2026 04:31
Ben Carroll releases terms of reference for inquiry that will include examining allegations of CFMEU corruption on state government building sitesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news…
Larry David says former friend Alan Dershowitz ‘made a deal with the devil’ as Trump’s lawyer
Published: August 20, 2026 04:06
The Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator says Dershowitz, who also defended Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein, ‘only has himself to blame’ for being ostracisedLarry David has opened up about the collapse of his friendship with Alan Dershowitz,…
Kyiv comes under Russian missile attack, killing at least six
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/ukraine-kyiv-deaths-russian-missile-attack
Published: August 20, 2026 03:38
Death reported after residential areas and warehouses hit in heavy bombardment in capital and surrounding regionA heavy Russian bombardment killed at least six people and wounded dozens in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities…
Missing teen hiker Lily Hooper found dead after disappearing in NSW national park a week ago
Published: August 20, 2026 03:19
Premier Chris Minns tells parliament ‘this is obviously devastating’ after earlier announcing 18-year-old had been ‘found alive’ with half a bottle of waterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily…
Impassioned Jacqui Lambie reveals health struggle as she condemns Labor’s ‘callous disregard for veterans’
Published: August 20, 2026 03:14
Independent senator urges prime minister to reconsider, arguing $5,000 cap for allied health services did not go far enoughFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacqui Lambie has…
Trump shows off White House renovations and ornate new helipad
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/trump-white-house-renovations
Published: August 20, 2026 01:51
Former real estate developer leads press corps on tour of grounds and says ‘one thing I know how to do is build’As the US national debt climbed past $40tn for the first time on Wednesday, and the war with Iran he started nearly six months ago dragged on,…
‘Like a miracle’: 84-year-old woman pulled alive from rubble three days after Indonesian quake
Published: August 20, 2026 00:57
A landslide triggered by the quake had blocked access to the village where Paulina Pobi had lived, leaving her buried under the collapsed remainsAn 84-year-old woman has been discovered alive in the flattened remains of her home three days after a powerful…
Reporters and military duo held at gunpoint by security at US space force base
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/reporters-held-gunpoint-california-space-force-base
Published: August 20, 2026 00:41
Officers reportedly believed invitees were trying to make unauthorized entry on to Vandenberg base in CaliforniaFive news reporters and two members of the military who were invited to an event at Vandenberg space force base in California were briefly…
UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed on students’ math skills
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/uc-berkeley-professor-ai
Published: August 20, 2026 00:35
Zvezdelina Stankova says she used AI to ‘help edit’ an article about some of her students being ‘five to eight years’ behindA math professor at the University of California, Berkeley, criticizing a “severe” math deficiency among students in an op-ed for…
Erin Patterson appeal live: prosecutors to seek life in prison without parole for triple murderer
Published: August 20, 2026 00:14
Victorian court of appeal also to consider whether triple murder and attempted murder convictions should be quashedErin Patterson argues mushroom murder convictions should be quashed due to ‘catastrophic’ failure of justiceGet our breaking news email, free…
More than 100 dead after goldmine collapses in Central African Republic
Published: August 20, 2026 00:14
The collapse was caused by a landslide, while local officials say the death toll is likely to rise as recovery efforts continueMore than 100 people have died after an artisanal goldmine at a small village in western Central African Republic (CAR) caved in…
Three boys charged over alleged rape of teenage girl in Sydney home
Published: August 20, 2026 00:05
The 17-year-olds were charged over an alleged attack in Sydney’s south-west on SaturdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree teenage boys have been charged over the alleged…
California becomes first US state to set efficiency rules for replacement tires
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/california-replacement-tires
Published: August 19, 2026 23:48
Regulations that would block sale of older tires praised by environmental groups amid rightwing backlashCalifornia has become the first state in the nation to mandate that replacement tires be energy efficient, a major auto industry regulation set to block…
Young vapers ‘at risk of breathing problems and becoming smokers’
Published: August 19, 2026 23:01
Review by paediatricians links child vaping with poor respiratory health such as coughing, wheezing and asthmaYoung people who start vaping risk developing breathing problems and going on to smoke cigarettes, children’s doctors have warned.Child vaping is…
Zomi Frankcom: Penny Wong condemns ‘insulting’ decision to clear IDF over Gaza strikes that killed Australian aid worker
Published: August 19, 2026 22:39
Foreign minister says Australia is ‘outraged’ after Israeli government decided not to pursue criminal proceedings over 2024 triple drone strike on humanitarian convoyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free…
Prince Harry and Meghan ‘moving back to Britain this month’
Published: August 19, 2026 21:48
Reports say Duke and Duchess of Sussex intend to relocate from US, with children to start British school in SeptemberThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to return to live in Britain, six years after leaving for the US, it has been reported.The…
Mike Lindell offers to fund recount in Minnesota Republican primary for governor
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/mike-lindell-recount-minnesota-primary
Published: August 19, 2026 21:37
MyPillow founder and Trump ally lost primary to Lisa Demuth by 11 points, but still refuses to concede defeatUS politics live – latest updatesThe pillow salesman, Trump supporter and election denier Mike Lindell has offered to personally fund a recount and…
Taxpayers to fund clear-up of illegal dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent
Published: August 19, 2026 21:30
Andy Burnham promises drive to tackle toxic waste, raise fines and use AI-powered drones to detect illegal activityIllegal dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent will be cleared up using taxpayer money, Andy Burnham has announced, as the prime minister…
Australian politics live: Penny Wong says government ‘outraged’ and will call in Israel ambassador over IDF decision not to investigate Frankcom killing
Published: August 19, 2026 20:54
Foreign affairs minister says timing of decision was ‘especially insulting’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning, Krishani Dhanji here with you for the final sitting day of the week.The government…
US gross national debt tops $40tn for first time, likely to escalate fears of fiscal crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/us-debt-40-trillion
Published: August 19, 2026 20:52
Rising costs of social safety-net programs, military and Trump’s tax cuts strain federal government budgetsThe US gross national debt pile has topped $40tn for the first time, the treasury department said on Wednesday, in another troubling milestone in…
Five Americans among seven killed in safari helicopter crash in Kenya
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/19/kenya-helicopter-safari-crash
Published: August 19, 2026 20:17
Officials say all seven people onboard killed, including Telemundo executive and Ecuador intelligence chiefSeven people, including five Americans, were killed when a safari helicopter crashed on Wednesday morning in a remote part of northern Kenya,…
Another democratic socialist victory – Angie Nixon in Florida – sends shock waves through party establishment
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/angie-nixon-florida-democratic-socialist
Published: August 19, 2026 19:35
‘They call us extreme, they call us radical,’ the progressive Senate candidate said. ‘But I think people see through that’US politics live – latest updatesIt wasn’t supposed to be this way.In conservative Florida, Alex Vindman – a retired army intelligence…
London flat where boy fell to death could have had more safeguards, inquest told
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/19/london-flat-boy-fell-to-death-inquest
Published: August 19, 2026 18:51
Aalim Ahmed, five, fell from 15th-floor window at tower block family had asked to be moved out of, court hearsAn inquest into the death of a five-year-old boy who fell from a 15th-floor window has heard that more measures could have been taken to make it…
Compulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds
Published: August 19, 2026 18:34
UCL researchers warn repeated exam attempts may dent students’ confidence and raise risk of dropping outForcing teenagers who fail GCSEs into multiple resits has a negative impact on their mental health, according to research to be published as pupils…
Can Andy Burnham tame the power of the Treasury to boost growth?
Published: August 19, 2026 18:04
PM wants to reduce department’s stranglehold on public purse and bring long-term thinking to economic policyAndy Burnham is far from the first prime minister to dream of taming the power of the mighty Treasury.Boris Johnson all but forced the resignation…
Kim Jong-un’s sister casts doubt on Trump’s claims of secret US-North Korea talks
Published: August 19, 2026 17:39
President says he plans to meet dictator this year but Kim Yo-jong says Washington remains Pyongyang’s enemyDonald Trump has said he is planning to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong-un later this year, though the reclusive leader’s younger sister cast doubt on…
Human remains again found at Lake Mead as water levels drop amid drought
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/lake-mead-human-remains
Published: August 19, 2026 17:30
Discovery marks latest grim finding in lake as water levels in crucial reservoir outside Las Vegas continue to declineHuman remains have once again been discovered at Lake Mead outside Las Vegas, Nevada, marking the latest in a line of gruesome discoveries…
Otter spotted for first time in 100 years in New York City’s Bronx River
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/otter-bronx-river-new-york-city
Published: August 19, 2026 17:27
Image captured in early June shows animal foraging in the waterway in first since early 1900s, signaling its recovery An otter has been spotted in the Bronx River for the first time in more than 100 years, in a further sign that New York’s previously…
Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed
Published: August 19, 2026 17:21
Military orders criminal investigation into deaths of five-year-old and six family members in Gaza in 2024The Israeli military admitted on Wednesday its troops had opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and six family members in Gaza in…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid Ukraine corruption crisis
Published: August 19, 2026 17:14
Presidential deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra dismissed day after former defence minister called for wartime electionUkraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired a senior aide amid a fresh corruption investigation – one day after a former defence…
Is the US actually too chicken to take on China for trade?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/china-trump-trade-weak-yuan
Published: August 19, 2026 16:42
A weak yuan guarantees Beijing massive trade surplus even as the White House tries tamp down on Chinese importsSince China offered a truce in the trade war last October following its threat to deprive the United States of rare-earth magnets, the Trump…
First bluefin tunas caught off Yorkshire since 1960s ‘success story’ for marine conservation
Published: August 19, 2026 16:36
Researchers laud return of giant tuna to North Sea after being fished almost to point of extinctionResearchers have lauded two giant bluefin tunas being caught off the coast of Yorkshire for the first time in more than six decades as a “success story” for…
Swimmers warned of toxic algae at newly designated Thames bathing site
Published: August 19, 2026 16:32
People told they and their pets should keep out of river at Ham amid anger over Thames Water’s treated sewage planSwimmers are being warned not to enter the water at the first official bathing site on the River Thames, in south-west London, because of…
Trump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDA
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/heidi-overton-fda-commissioner-nomination
Published: August 19, 2026 16:31
Overton has said that Congress should strictly regulate abortion drug mifepristone ‘to protect women and children’Donald Trump nominated Dr Heidi Overton – an abortion opponent who stood next to the president as he made false claims about vaccines – to be…
Sacking turns former Zelenskyy loyalist into potent political opponent
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/19/mykhailo-fedorov-zelenskyy-loyalist-opponent-ukraine
Published: August 19, 2026 15:52
Mykhailo Fedorov’s blistering critique comes at a time of growing pressure for democratic renewal in UkraineFor more than a month, demonstrators have gathered in Ivan Franko Square outside Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office. The protesters have been chanting a…
Epstein client Leon Black threatened with contempt by House panel chair
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/leon-black-epstein-house-contempt
Published: August 19, 2026 15:45
Republican James Comer writes to private equity investor demanding full cooperation with investigationThe Republican chairman of the House oversight committee has threatened to hold the private equity investor Leon Black in contempt if he does not fully…
White House intensifies attacks on opponents and media as Trump seeks new mouthpiece
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/trump-white-house-attacks
Published: August 19, 2026 15:41
Senator Jon Ossoff, who is up for re-election, came up with arguably the standout line of the midterm elections so farHello there,Jon Ossoff really struck a nerve. That much is clear. Continue reading...
Reform UK are such a joke, they deserve a slot on the Edinburgh fringe | John Crace
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/19/reform-uk-joke-edinburgh-fringe
Published: August 19, 2026 15:28
Nige’s dodgy donations, Dicky’s love of global heating and so much more – what fun it is watching the party implodeYou would need to have a heart of stone not to fall about laughing. There was a time not so long ago when Reform could give a passable…
A democratic socialist win and losses for Trump allies: takeaways from primaries in three key states
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/key-takeaways-primaries-florida-alaska-wyoming
Published: August 19, 2026 15:14
Elections in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming provide a sense of how voters are feeling ahead of November’s midtermsPrimaries in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming held on Tuesday provided the latest view into how voters are feeling ahead of November’s US midterm…
Roblox commits to privacy overhaul after eSafety discovers adults can contact children via gaming platform
Published: August 19, 2026 15:00
Regulator says verifiable safety measures are ‘critical’ to the online service’s viabilityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRoblox has committed to making changes to its online gaming platform after Australia’s eSafety commissioner…
A ‘shiny, dangling carrot’ lured Jesse into gambling. He says Labor’s reform won’t stop others being sucked in
Published: August 19, 2026 15:00
The government says it’s stopping ‘the most toxic’ gambling company strategies. Former addicts say it will do ‘absolutely nothing’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJesse Murphy wasn’t sure what to wear when his VIP gambling manager…
A fifth of older Australians who contested AI-determined home support funding got more after human review
Published: August 19, 2026 15:00
Exclusive: Greens say department of health’s integrated assessment tool is ‘under-assessing’ far more people who may not know how to contestGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlmost one-fifth of older Australians who contested their…
US treasury doubles debt buyback to steady bond market amid inflation fears
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/19/us-treasury-doubles-debt-buyback-bond-market
Published: August 19, 2026 14:57
Yields, at recent highs this week, dropped after treasury’s vow to ‘provide greater liquidity support’ to bond marketThe US treasury is doubling its buyback of government debt in an effort to balance out the bond market and counterbalance investor concern…
Lewes derailment: images show track defect before incident on hottest day
Published: August 19, 2026 14:45
Network Rail and Southern owner GTR apologise after investigators reveal picture of possible heat-buckled track Rail operators have apologised after a report into last Thursday’s derailment in East Sussex found a track defect on the approach to where the…
Andy Burnham calls on wider society to help end homelessness by Christmas
Published: August 19, 2026 14:43
PM says public money alone won’t solve problem but ‘we did it in the pandemic, we can do it again’UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said government money alone may not be enough to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas, as he…
Spain to allow 500 children in Ceuta to go to mainland in immigration U-turn
Published: August 19, 2026 14:33
Madrid government changes stance after previously saying anyone who entered territory illegally would be sent backEurope live – latest updatesThe Spanish government has U-turned and said it will allow 500 migrant children in Ceuta to relocate to the…
Germany’s firewall was meant to hold the far right at bay. It may have done the reverse
Published: August 19, 2026 14:30
An AfD win in next month’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt would shatter a decades-long political consensus and reverberate throughout the EU• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIn just over two weeks’ time, Saxony-Anhalt – home…
Ukrainian diver arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline bombings
Published: August 19, 2026 14:14
Berlin to seek suspect’s extradition for 2022 explosions that damaged gas pipelines to RussiaEurope live – latest updatesA Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia as part of an investigation into the 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines between…
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