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Average property cost 298,468 in August, down by 0.4% year on year owing to interest rates and uncertainty

Median 42,000 in reserve not enough to cover filming overrun or delay to series, industry body warnsHundreds of small UK TV companies have so little cash in reserve that a filming overrun or a delay to a series could send them bust, an industry body has warned, as programme budget cuts by broadcasters threaten their future.Analysis of the Companies House accounts filings of more than 200 of the estimated 800 independent TV production companies in the UK by the industry body Indielab has found that 40% face running out of cash within the next two years. Continue reading...

Plans would see parts of estate converted but campaigners warn it just moves the crisis from one part to another'Ministers will seriously examine converting parts of the female prison estate into cells that can safely house male prisoners, as the government looks to reduce numbers of women in prison to ease strain on the system.The prisons minister Catherine McKinnell is to look into the practicalities of converting female spaces to male over the coming months, after warnings from governors and experts that it would pose significant challenges. Continue reading...

Ashlyn Nassif, daughter of Toplace boss who fled Australia in 2022, had pleaded guilty to providing false or misleading information to obtain loan from Westpac

Rightwing NSW powerbrokers are alleged to have received illegal political donations from fugitive developer

Review led by Donna Ockenden launches after campaign by families and media investigation into deathsSusan Cacciacarro was almost 37 weeks pregnant with her daughter Chiara when she woke up one morning in 2021, unable to feel her baby kicking.My belly just didn't feel right," she said. I didn't feel any movements." Continue reading...

Row centres on stake held by Patarkatsishvili family in bottled water firm it jointly owns with Russian oligarchA British theatre impresario and her billionaire family are embroiled in a bitter dispute with Ukrainian authorities seeking to seize a water company they jointly own with a Russian oligarch.The row centres on a 34% stake held in the producer of Ukraine's biggest bottled water brands by the Patarkatsishvili family, including Liana Patarkatsishvili, who recently worked on an immersive show with Toby Jones and Meera Syal. Continue reading...

Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on occupied territories says ban on goods from settlements important' but must go further if it is to amount to more than a press release'The UK's planned ban on trade with unlawful Israeli settlements is a welcome, if overdue, first step and must be judged according to its practical impact, a UN expert has told the Guardian.The UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has vowed to act more decisively against Israeli settlements, as well as continued restrictions of aid into Gaza, prompting the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, to claim on Saturday that Downing Street was motivated by Jew hatred". Continue reading...

Sydney-headquartered group suspends work on some of its 45 construction sites affecting 60% of workforce

Alternative fur Deutschland surges to victory in Saxony-Anhalt as Friedrich Merz's CDU slumps to disastrous result

Influencer livestreams event calling for men to travel to port to block coaches carrying asylum seekers from leavingHundreds of far-right activists have descended on Portsmouth, where a small boat with 140 asylum seekers on board was intercepted heading towards the Portsmouth coast. The vessel's arrival sparked a major response with a helicopter, an aeroplane and lifeboats sent to the scene.It is thought to be the first time such a large boat containing asylum seekers has been brought to Portsmouth and the first time a large group of anti-migrant protesters have tried to block newly arrived asylum seekers from being processed. Continue reading...

Lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes further strong' cooperation with Musk as French minister says we cannot forget our history'

Oscar-winning actor says she and other outspoken critics of Israel have found it impossible' to get hired by major studiosThe Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon has said she is still losing work because of her outspoken support for Palestinians, despite what she described as a broader shift in public opinion against US support for Israel.Speaking at the Venice film festival, where she is promoting her latest movie The Echo Chamber, Sarandon said some parts of the film industry continued to shun her over her activism. Continue reading...

Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus near to station will make it easier for students and staff to commuteNot so long ago, the first impression for visitors arriving by train to Bristol's main railway station was a derelict building described by David Cameron as looking like the entrance to a war zone.On Monday, a shiny new University of Bristol campus on the site of that crumbling Royal Mail sorting office next door to Temple Meads is opening its doors to students, teachers and members of the public. Continue reading...

Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the continent, which some analysts describe as a colonisation' of Australia's military. Find a map of them here

The casket, grown from mycelium and hemp fibres, takes just 45 days to break down, enriching the soil in the process

Witkoff says he hopes trilateral talks involving the US, Ukraine and Europe will be announced in short order'The US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff travelled to Ukraine for the first time on Sunday for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an attempt to end the war with Russia.The Ukrainian president announced plans to widen peace discussions to include European countries in the near future, saying he wanted to do everything to ensure that trilateral meetings take place" with Ukraine, the US and Europe. Continue reading...

Chris Wright tells ABC there may not' be an agreement that would prevent Iran from having nuclear weaponsUS energy secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday morning that the US may not be able to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran that would prevent the country from having nuclear weapons.Asked on ABC on Sunday morning about any sign of such a deal, as negotiations appear stalled and the US-Israel war on Iran continues, Wright said: There may not be a nuclear agreement." Continue reading...

Slavery's legacy continues to deprive our country and our people', says minister, as group prepares to appeal to Jamaica's head of stateA landmark petition is to be handed to King Charles by Jamaica over slavery reparations, aiming to confront historical crimes that still disadvantage former British colonies, the Caribbean nation's culture minister has said.The petition will be lodged with Charles, Jamaica's head of state, on Monday. Continue reading...

Protest using 10 coffins to symbolise struggling manufacturing industry to take place in BrusselsJob losses in EU manufacturing will rapidly increase unless Brussels stops the colonisation" of industry by Chinese component manufacturers, a leading industry trade body has warned.Eurometal predicts 300,000 job losses in manufacturing in the rest of 2026 because of expanding competition from China, which is now enjoying a record 1bn-a-day trade surplus with the bloc. Continue reading...

Schools and councils express financial concerns as EHCP applications surge before potential change in provision

Beijing wants banks and insurers to bolster investment in stock market as it helps to replenish cash reservesChina will inject $54bn (40bn) into its financial sector as Beijing attempts to shore up banks and insurers in the face of faltering economic growth.A host of financial institutions said they were due to receive billions of yuan in capital from state institutions including the ministry of finance and even the company that runs the country's tobacco monopoly. Continue reading...

Greens defence spokesman says words are just distractions' until government takes action

Ash cloud from Anak Krakatau affects hundreds of flights and some school and fishing activitiesIndonesia halted operations at eight airports on Sunday, including from its main international hub, affecting hundreds of flights as a result of an ash cloud from the Anak Krakatau volcano.Saturday's eruption, which produced lava and booming sounds that were heard up to 435 miles (700km) away, according to Indonesia's geology agency, also interrupted some school activities and fishing. Two more eruptions were recorded on Sunday. Continue reading...

Far-right linked group able to mobilise at scale due to police inaction', says founder of Hope Not HateThe group of masked, black-clad vigilantes who blockaded roads in Dover could repeat the disruption unless police step up efforts to stop them, politicians and campaigners have said.Responsibility for the demonstration has been claimed by Patriot Platform, an anti-immigration group with links to the far right, which styles itself as having a fierce love for our homeland". Continue reading...

Carmaker, which is battling Trump tariffs and Chinese competitors, faces talks with union leaders and governmentThe government has signalled that it will not invest taxpayers' money to limit job losses at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), after it emerged that the UK's biggest carmaker is planning up to 4,000 redundancies.Before crunch talks on Tuesday between JLR, union leaders and government officials, the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, said it was not his job to intervene and run businesses". Continue reading...

Isar Aerospace plans rapid expansion amid race to capitalise on expanding satellite-launch marketA German startup has launched the first commercial rocket to reach orbit from continental Europe, a milestone for Europe's efforts to secure independent access to space.Isar Aerospace said on Sunday that it would rapidly expand satellite deployments after the first orbital launch of its uncrewed Spectrum rocket from Arctic Norway, marking a breakthrough for a region where several countries are seeking a foothold in the fast-growing market for satellite launches. Continue reading...

The Reform UK leader is under pressure after senior aides appeared to plot how to bypass electoral laws on foreign donationsSagal Abdi-Wali arrived in Camden as a child refugee from Somalia. She has worked for more than a decade as a volunteer and trustee for local charities and is a governor of two schools in the borough, according to Labour.She was first elected as a councillor in 2022 and became the leader of the council in May, when she said: Camden has been my home for 35 years. It is the place that gave my family sanctuary, that welcomed us, and that has shaped so much of who I am, what I stand for and what inspired my commitment to public service and to working for the community that welcomed us." Continue reading...

Senior Reform UK figure has faced criticism within party after post about Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugeeLabour has accused Reform's Zia Yusuf of straightforward racism" after he suggested the party's frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection was not British.Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia and the leader of Camden council, has been tipped as an early favourite to contest the London seat for Labour after the former prime minister's resignation. Continue reading...

Robert Jenrick says party has followed legal protocol at all times' as Met police consider launching investigation

Polling stations open in Saxony-Anhalt with anti-immigration party AfD predicted to gain 41% vote sharePolls have opened in the east German state of Saxony-Anhalt, where the populist, far-right, anti-immigration Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) is predicted to emerge on top in an election that could have a groundbreaking effect on Germany's political landscape.About 1.7 million people are eligible to vote. Polling booths opened at 8am local time and will close at 6pm, when exit polls are expected to deliver an initial indication of whether the AfD has secured enough votes for an absolute majority, enabling it to govern the state. Continue reading...

Police say they believe argument took place before three people critically injured in Gippsland town of Tyers on Saturday

Report documents use of commercial licensing for free or donation-based exercise classes in parks and on beachesAt 6am on the beach at Westgate-on-Sea in Kent, Angela Brier-Stephenson used to meet a small group of about 10 people for yoga.The class lasted 45 minutes and participants paid what they could. Continue reading...

Passenger recalls seeing cabin lights flicker and a lot of screaming' after suspected engine issue

Country loses 200 tennis courts in three years, but they still outnumber padel facilities by a factor of 11 to oneEngland has lost almost 200 tennis courts in three years as padel facilities have grown nearly sixfold.Guardian analysis of Sport England data found that the country has lost 183 tennis courts since 2023 - the first such decline since at least 2000. The data includes local authority and community-owned courts, privately run health facilities, schools and sports clubs. Continue reading...

Queensland capital hits 34.4C as firefighters battle fast-moving bushfire in Lockyer Valley west of Ipswich

Exclusive: Tan Dhesi says Argentinian threats make it more crucial than ever that PM increase defence spendingJavier Milei's threats to the Falkland Islands make it even more important that Andy Burnham increase defence spending immediately, according to the Labour chair of the defence committee.Tan Dhesi said the comments by the Argentinian president this week show why the government should raise military spending to 3% of GDP by 2030. But he said Burnham's plans remain mired in confusion after the prime minister appeared to reassure him that the 2030 target would be hit, only for Downing Street to later retreat. Continue reading...

Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would rape her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confessionThe twins were 19 and still in high school when they were taken from their beds in the dead of night by masked men later identified as being sent by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.After four months of desperately seeking news from hospitals and state institutions, their mother, Marzieh Nourmohammadi, finally learned their fate. Taraneh and Romina Rahimi had been seized over their decision to join millions on the streets of Iranian cities during the January protests against the regime. The twins were unrecognisable by the time of their mother's prison visit in May. Continue reading...

Sources indicate some members states will not enforce EES biometric controls after 6 September deadline

Police received information nearly immediately after the killing. It took Las Vegas police 27 years to make an arrestFor years, US law enforcement officials blamed their failure to solve hip-hop star Tupac Shakur's murder on the lack of cooperation from key witnesses, and on gang members' snitches get stitches" culture.But testimony in a much-delayed murder trial, which concluded this week, almost 30 years after Shakur's death, highlighted just how much law enforcement officials knew about the shooting, and how early. Continue reading...

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Anika Wells expected to release legislation creating a digital duty of care in parliament this week, but Coalition argues it is attempt to censor the internet'

Serhii Beskrestnov says deadlock on frontline and increasing use of deep strikes is placing civilians and infrastructure at greater riskRussia and Ukraine are locked in an escalating war of long-range strikes with a growing risk to civilians in which neither side can entirely prevail, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy's defence technology adviser.Serhii Beskrestnov, widely known by his call sign, Flash, said he was worried about the prospects for Kyiv this winter, and suggested elderly people should be evacuated in case Russian bombing were to knock out the capital's energy supply. Continue reading...

Blaze causes electricity supply failure and disruption of services to airport and ReadingHundreds of passengers were evacuated from a train, and services to Heathrow airport were cancelled, after a fire near tracks in the London Paddington area caused major disruptions to London's rail network.The fire caused an electricity supply failure which left all lines between Paddington and the airport blocked, National Rail said on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading...

Officials accuse National Liberation Army of launching strike followed by clash inside military compoundAn attack involving explosives dropped from drones followed by a clash inside a military compound in north-eastern Colombia has killed at least three soldiers and wounded four, Colombia's army said on Saturday.Local authorities blamed the attack - which took place late on Friday - on the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN). Continue reading...

Duty falls by precedent to William to attend service of late monarch, alongside Princess Royal, who is godmother to new king Haakon VIIIThe Prince of Wales is to represent his father at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway next week, Buckingham Palace has announced.William, the heir to the throne, will be joined by his aunt the Princess Royal, who is attending in a private and personal capacity as godmother of the new king, Haakon VIII. Continue reading...

Sector has avoided issue because of stigma fears, expert warns ahead of closure of Nottingham attacks inquiryMental health organisations have failed to acknowledge" the risk of violence from a minority of people with severe mental illnesses, the chief executive of Mind has said ahead of the closure of the inquiry into the Nottingham attacks.Dr Sarah Hughes, who has led mental health charity Mind for four years and has worked in the sector for almost four decades, said charities had shied away from addressing the risk of violence due to the fact it had increased the stigma and harassment around people with mental health conditions. Continue reading...

Microbats and wombats among the most common species found in buildings, with some discovered in letter boxes or air conditioning systems