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Grand jury declined to indict anyone but said there was a sophisticated scheme' to use funds for political activity

Congressman Jamie Raskin asks president's son to detail firm's recent success after he joined 1789 Capital as partnerDemocrats on a powerful US congressional committee have launched an investigation into a venture capital firm which has thrived since recruiting Donald Trump's son.Donald Trump Jr joined 1789 Capital as a partner just days after his father won a second term in office in November 2024. Congressman Jamie Raskin, ranking member of the US House of Representatives judiciary committee, has asked the president's son to detail the firm's recent success. Continue reading...

Moscow threatens retaliation after Andy Burnham says UK will help Ukraine start producing long-range missilesRussia has said it could retaliate against the UK for its support of Kyiv by striking military targets inside and outside Ukraine, amid reports that the director of the CIA warned the Kremlin against attacking Nato during a secretive visit this week.Andy Burnham, Britain's prime minister, said on Monday the UK would allow Kyiv access to classified technology to start its own production of Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles. France has also agreed to supply missile technology. Maria Zakharova, Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson, said on Thursday Britain and France were playing with fire". Continue reading...

Representative Mike Collins has been dogged by associations to white nationalism and antisemitism

Montreal-born actor also voiced KARR in Knight Rider and the monster in Predator, having started his career on Canadian TV and radioPeter Cullen, the actor behind the voice of characters including Eeyore in Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise and Optimus Prime in Transformers, has died aged 85.He died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, a statement said. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Campaigner says PM wrote in email he believed 500k cap should be reduced over time to guard against undue influencesAndy Burnham recently supported an even lower donations cap than previously reported, according to correspondence seen by the Guardian, as the row over next week's elections bill escalates.The prime minister wrote to a campaigner in May outlining his support for a 500,000 individual donations cap, which he said would guard against the perception of any one party being unduly influenced or swayed by one person or organisation". Continue reading...

Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place - leading to catastrophe

Dfat minister Matt Thistlethwaite says staff are liaising with Kathmandu to find 35 missing Australians, and plans to send emergency team to the region

Flash floods have killed at least 359 people while homes and infrastructure have been swept away

Rescue teams try to locate nearly 1,400 missing people, mostly tourists, after floods kill at least 353

Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocideFrom the archive:

Andrew and Tristan Tate's lawyer tells court that pair, who are wanted on rape charges, are not a flight riskA lawyer for the social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate urged a US judge on Thursday to release the brothers on bail from a Miami jail as they contest extradition to Britain, where they are wanted on rape charges.Howard Srebnick, a lawyer for the Tate brothers, told the Miami-based US magistrate judge Lauren Louis that they had regularly appeared in court in Romania, where they are on pre-trial release, which he said was evidence they were not a flight risk. Continue reading...

Gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least 1.7m, is target of very well planned' raidThieves in Spain have raided the Treasure of Villena - a stunning collection of bronze age gold artefacts that has been described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe - in the latest high-profile smash-and-grab heist on the continent.The raid on Thursday morning of the 66 mostly gold objects in the Spanish town of Villena lasted just minutes, officials said. Continue reading...

Environment Agency issues 40 flood alerts across Midlands, Yorkshire and south-east of EnglandDozens of homes have been damaged by flooding and the Met Office had issued warnings for thunderstorms and heavy rain at the end of a summer in which most of England and the whole of Wales was declared in drought.The Met Office said thundery showers in England and Wales could cause 75mm of rain to fall in just 12 hours in some areas. Continue reading...

Thai navy says routine' visit' will allow personnel to rest and recuperate amid reports of poor conditions onboardThe USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is set to make a temporary stop in Thailand next week as it heads back to the United States, Thai navy officials said, after spending more than 250 consecutive days at sea supporting US operations against Iran amid recent reports of poor living conditions and low morale onboard the vessel.The Lincoln left the Middle East several days ago after being relieved by the USS George Washington, and is now heading home to San Diego. A Thai navy official told Reuters this week that the carrier was expected to make a brief port visit in Thailand next week for the crew to rest and recuperate before continuing their journey home. Continue reading...

The party's key figures are either unable or unwilling to neatly articulate their migration targets, contradicting one another - and themselves

Thermal drone footage shows a Microsoft-backed AI datacenter powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generatorsThe largest planned AI datacenter in New Jersey is being accused of violating federal law after a visual investigation found the site running dozens of unpermitted gas-powered generators.Thermal drone footage captured by the non-profit newsroom Floodlight last week showed the partly completed DataOne facility in Vineland was operating at least 45 of the site's 62 generators at the time. Continue reading...

Motoring series to return four years after Andrew Freddie' Flintoff suffered serious injuries in crash during filmingTop Gear, the long-running motoring show that has been off air since its co-host Andrew Freddie" Flintoff was seriously injured in a crash during filming almost four years ago, is to return to the BBC, the broadcaster has confirmed.After Flintoff's accident at Dunsfold aerodrome in Surrey, the BBC said the series would be rested" for the foreseeable future. Continue reading...

It's been a month since Andy Burnham became prime minister. And while polls have shown a Burnham bounce', the coming months will force the new PM into making some tough - and potentially unpopular - decisions that will reveal how serious he is about delivering the changes he believes the country needs. Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker look at the choices facing BurnhamPlease keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com.Listen back to Kiran's interview with Bridget Phillipson hereAnd, read Kiran's article about possible changes to Insolvency Law here Continue reading...

Bag, camera and pipe belonging to 86-year-old are latest relics uncovered as glaciers melt due to global heatingAn 86-year-old mountaineer has been reunited with his backpack and climbing equipment after the kit emerged from a melting glacier in Austria - more than 60 years after he was forced to leave them there.Items including an ice axe, camera and a pipe dating from the 1950s or 1960s were discovered on the Sulztalferner glacier in Austria's Tyrol region, at an altitude of 2,955 metres (9,700ft) above sea level, by a hiker in July. Continue reading...

Coroner is told BBC veteran was dazzled by headlights before collision and her injuries led to bronchopneumoniaThe broadcaster Jenni Murray died days after being involved in a car crash that happened when she was dazzled by headlights, a coroner has heard.Murray, 75, was best known as the voice of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, hosting the programme for three decades and becoming the longest-serving presenter in its history. Continue reading...

Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims

Natalie McDonald, 34, and Valentina Foster, seven, died in fire less than mile from A66 crash, with police not ruling out linksA woman who died in a house fire along with her seven-year-old niece has been described as a beautiful soul".Natalie McDonald, 34, died along with her niece Valentina Foster, seven, in the blaze in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, in the early hours of Wednesday. Continue reading...

Nepali tour operator fears 15 Australians who had been on a trek near the border with China have died after devastating flood

Number of Neets is 30,000 higher than a year ago but latest figures are a boost to efforts to reverse the rise in economic inactivity

Elderly Aids Ltd, which sells call-blocking devices, made 758,053 cold calls between May 2024 and February 2025A company that made its money promising to protect elderly people from nuisance calls has been fined 190,000 for hounding" them with hundreds of thousands of nuisance calls of its own.The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said Elderly Aids Ltd, a company selling call-blocking devices, made 758,053 cold calls between May 2024 and February 2025 to try to sell its products. Continue reading...

Premier confirms levy, which was intended to help pay for the multibillion-dollar Suburban Rail Loop and other Big Build projects, will be abolished

Airline declines to predict impact of new carry-on luggage charge on Jetstar revenue or ticket sales, saying it is offering customers choice'

Horticulturalists begin moving and propagating plants before the rusty and warped Palm House begins renovation - but some are too tall to saveIt will be a gut-wrenching moment for the horticulturalists at Kew Gardens when some of the magnificent trees in the Palm House have to be felled.There are some sad moments ahead," said Palm House manager, Will Spoelstra, who knows all the plants inside the cathedral-like greenhouse. Continue reading...

Exclusive: utility company wants to draw off tens of millions of litres of water a day from Thames and replace it with treated effluentLevels of a toxic forever chemical" rose to 13 times the legal limit during Thames Water pilots for a controversial multimillion pound water recycling scheme that will pump millions of litres of treated sewage into the River Thames during drought.The data from the pilots is in stark contrast to public comments from Thames Water that their water recycling project in south-west London will not harm the riverine environment. Continue reading...

Allegations Nathan Cofnas was unqualified for Ghent role and would cause negative impact' made to senior leaders months agoNathan Cofnas, the academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism, has been accused of having very limited expertise" for his academic role by professors also working at Ghent University, who say he has a far-right agenda".Cofnas secured a postdoctoral research role on the future of liberalism" at Belgium's Ghent University in March. Weeks later, Ghent's department of philosophy and moral sciences handed a 19-page statement to university officials, setting out why it believed it was improbable" that Cofnas was the best candidate. Continue reading...

The 80-seat venue at Edinburgh fringe combines sauna rituals with theatre, music, storytelling ... and sweatTucked away behind the Summerhall arts centre is the hottest new venue at the Edinburgh fringe ... quite literally. The Sauna theatre has proved popular among theatregoers at the world's largest performing arts festival, with shows inside its purpose-built, 80-seat sauna drawing sweaty, swimwear-clad crowds.Visitors may be forgiven for thinking the sauna is a gimmick, especially at the fringe where absurd, experimental and ludicrous performances are not uncommon. This year they include a man drinking his own urine, someone singing the same song over and over, physical feats of exertion and several fully naked shows. Continue reading...

Parliamentary committee welcomes fact most of 472 missing have been found but extremely concerned' for restForty children who went missing from hotels housing asylum seekers in the UK have still not been found, according to a parliamentary report.Ministers are facing calls from MPs and peers to explain what they are doing to locate the group, two of whom are believed to still be under 18. The figure emerged in a report on Thursday by the joint committee on human rights on how the social care system is failing young adults. Continue reading...

Comte, beaufort and abondance makers can temporarily supplement cows' diets as there is no grass left to eat'Strict production rules will be loosened for some of France's most famous cheeses after drought and repeated heatwaves dried out grazing pastures, threatening the livelihoods of traditional dairy workers.Comte, a hard cheese made from raw cows' milk in the Jura mountains, is France's top-selling traditional cheese, with more than 62,000 tonnes produced last year. The government announced on Wednesday that its producers would be granted a temporary change to strict rules on grazing after farmers said extreme heat had scorched their pastures, putting production at risk. Continue reading...

From the 1950s to the 2020s, Kusama produced vivid paintings, sculptures and vast installations that often drew on her experience of hallucinationsYayoi Kusama, the Japanese outsider artist who reached superstar status after decades living in a psychiatric hospital, has died aged 97.Kusama died in a Tokyo hospital on 14 August, her studio announced in a statement on her website on Thursday. Continue reading...

Paramedics called to northern beaches home on Sunday evening before 16-year-old dies in hospital on Tuesday night after sexual strangulation act

Actor says she had the weirdest six months of my life', after being diagnosed days after her Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek died of cancerBusy Philipps has revealed she had a brain tumour removed, which was diagnosed shortly after her Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek died from bowel cancer.The 47-year-old, born Elizabeth Philipps, starred in the hit US teen drama as Audrey Liddell opposite Van Der Beek, who died in February aged 48 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Arturo Bejar, an ex-Facebook employee and whistleblower, said outcome is not an all clear to say the product is safe'

Both children were born on same day in November 2025 in situation so rare it had not been contemplated by state surrogacy laws

Andy Burnham stops short of pledging further help as gas and electricity prices due to increase by 4% in OctoberHouseholds are unlikely to receive further energy bills support before the October price cap, though more targeted measures could be looked at if there is a further shock in January, government sources said.Gas and electricity prices will rise by 4% from October under the new cap. The government has already removed VAT from domestic electricity bills to save average households 45 a year, a move announced in Andy Burnham's first week in office. Continue reading...

Paid employment can boost confidence and wellbeing, says Pat McFadden as jobs guarantee scheme gets under wayWork must be part of the answer" to the mental health crisis among young people, the work and pensions secretary, Pat McFadden, has said as he met some of the first beneficiaries of Labour's youth jobs guarantee scheme.He was speaking on a visit to Boots's headquarters in Nottingham on Wednesday, where several 18- to 21-year-olds were taken on under the job guarantee - with their wages paid by the taxpayer for six months. Continue reading...

DIY system will be stocked by big retailers, starting with Argos, enabling more homes to lower bills by generating own electricityPlug-in solar panels will go on sale in the UK for the first time from Thursday, allowing households unable to use rooftop panels to also generate their own cheap electricity.Households across the country will be able to join the millions across mainland Europe who generate their own renewable electricity using balcony solar panels", which will be stocked by some of the UK's biggest retailers. Continue reading...

More than 400 travellers are said to be missing after flood on Tibet border, including 33 Britons

PM said he would set bar at 500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to LabourAndy Burnham has dropped his support for capping political donations, causing anger among activists and Labour MPs who have long campaigned for change to the way parties are funded.The prime minister has decided not to back amendments to the elections bill, which would cap the amount a person or an organisation can give in a single donation, according to government sources. Continue reading...

Streeting says role is chance to show strength and challenge stereotype that persists in dark corners of internet'Wes Streeting has described receiving a mass of homophobic abuse since he was made defence secretary last month, while also saying his appointment had been welcomed by some in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as a sign of change.Until 2000, gay men and lesbian women were banned from serving in the UK military, with about 200-plus personnel thrown out of the forces each year due to their sexuality - an estimate, as proper records were not kept. Continue reading...

At least 157 people dead and hundreds of tourists among missing after roads, bridges and power plants swept away

Murder inquiry launched after blaze in Grangetown area, amid investigation into collision in which seven diedA murder investigation has been launched after two people were killed in a house fire in Middlesbrough, with police not ruling out links to organised crime or the crash on the A66 on Saturday that killed seven people including two police officers.A child was one of those killed in the blaze in the early hours of Wednesday and a woman was in a critical condition in hospital. Three other people sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Two men aged 23 and 31 have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Continue reading...

FDA officials approve first-of-a-kind pill called daraxonrasib to fight one of the deadliest types of cancerThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a groundbreaking new drug for the most common form of pancreatic cancer, offering US patients a more effective treatment against one of the deadliest types of the disease.FDA officials gave expedited approval to the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, that blocks a mutated protein which fuels tumor growth in more than 90% of pancreatic cancer cases. It's an approach that has eluded drugmakers for decades. Continue reading...