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Former PM announces he will no longer represent Holborn and St Pancras on the day his successor, Andy Burnham, is to give first Commons address as prime ministerMy colleague Richard Partington, the Guardian's senior economics correspondent, grew up, like Andy Burnham, in the Warrington suburb of Culcheth. He has been home to find out what people there are saying about the new PM.Yesterday, Kemi Badenoch announced a reshuffle, replacing Mel Stride with Andrew Griffith as shadow chancellor and Priti Patel with Tom Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary. Continue reading...

King Haakon VIII takes oath of loyalty after the death of his father King Harald V last weekOver in Brussels, the European Commission is just starting its first midday briefing of the autumn.It opens with an announcement that Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will receive Nato's Mark Rutte tomorrow. This comes amid growing scrutiny of Russia's activities on the eastern flank. Continue reading...

Speaker Mike Johnson to launch a floor vote designed to prevent any federal shutdown before the November midterms

Artist rose to prominence in 2018 by painting his eponymous tag in public spots across southern EnglandThe street artist Helch, known for murals and tags across England, has died, his gallery has said.He rose to prominence in 2018 by painting his eponymous tag in capital letters across a string of public spots in London as well as bridges on the M4, M1 and M25. Continue reading...

First big storm of season heads towards Gulf coast and is expected to bring potentially heavy rainsTropical Storm Edouard headed toward the US Gulf coast early on Tuesday and was expected to gain strength before bringing potentially heavy rains and flooding into parts of Texas and Louisiana.The storm was upgraded on Monday night from a tropical depression, and forecasters with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) expect it will make landfall in Texas later on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Former PM says it is right time to leave Commons, which will trigger byelection in Holborn and St Pancras

Rollback of roadless rule' expected to benefit companies US Forest Service chief, Tom Schultz, previously lobbied forDonald Trump this month announced plans to rescind a landmark rule that has protected old-growth forests in the US for 25 years. If finalized, the rollback is expected to benefit the companies that Tom Schultz, chief of the US Forest Service, represented in his previous roles as a timber industry lobbyist and executive, according to research by consumer advocacy non-profit Public Citizen.The Roadless Area Conservation Rule, more commonly known as the roadless rule", was adopted in 2001 to limit development in roughly 45m acres of national forest. Industry interests and Republican representatives have long lobbied for the rule's rescission, which would open up those swaths of untouched land to road construction, drilling and logging. Continue reading...

Yield on 30-year government bonds jumps to 5.88%, the highest since 1998, in bond rout triggered by global factors

Relatives of missing tourists asked for blood samples and photos, as efforts continue to rescue trapped hydropower workers

Experts say ruling could undermine the actual malice' standard and make publishers more wary of critical reportingA $300,000 jury verdict won recently by a Louisiana supreme court justice who sued the Advocate, the state's largest newspaper, for libel over an editorial has caused concern among some US press freedom advocates.One said the decision demonstrated a misunderstanding of a key legal principle governing such cases. And another worries the verdict could have a chilling effect on the media industry's efforts to report on powerful people and institutions. Continue reading...

Zelenskyy says Moscow is capitalising on shortage of US-made Patriot interceptors to lower morale in capital

Average price of home rose 0.2% month on month in August to 275,465 as market awaits interest rate vote

Security stepped up in Pattaya before arrival of thousands of sailors and marines, whose deployment was extended due to US war in IranAuthorities in the Thai resort city of Pattaya have stepped up security as they prepare to welcome thousands of sailors and marines from the USS Abraham Lincoln after more than 270 consecutive days at sea.About 600 officials will provide security and other necessary assistance," the provincial governor, Narit Niramaiwong, told AFP. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Some staff call decision a betrayal of young apprentices who are often selected to increase diversityThe BBC is facing internal anger after a group of apprentices were told they could no longer expect jobs they had been promised, as a result of the corporation's sweeping cuts programme.In a sign of the pressure the BBC is under to find savings, apprentices working with BBC News were told that exceptional circumstances" meant the broadcaster could no longer stand by its pledge to find them permanent positions. Continue reading...

The PM wants to combat One Nation through core Labor values such as education and health, even as his popularity takes a beating

Meteorologists release list of monikers for potential storms this season after 40,000 suggestions from publicFrom a five-year-old weather enthusiast to a beloved animated sheep - the inspiration for the list of storm names for this autumn and winter is wide and varied.Austen, Boelo and Chloe will be the first named storms of this winter, meteorologists have revealed, after more than 40,000 suggestions were submitted by the public.Austen IrelandBoelo (Boo-loh) NetherlandsChloe UKDano (Dah-noh) NetherlandsEvelyn IrelandFinn UKGwendolyn NetherlandsHeather IrelandIvy UKJade NetherlandsKilian IrelandLaoise (Lee-sha) IrelandMiriam IrelandNicola UKOlaf NetherlandsPhelim IrelandRuban UKShaun UKTheo UKVesna (Vehs-nuh) NetherlandsWende (Vhen-duh) Netherlands Continue reading...

Liberal party figure tells inquiry he never asked Jean Nassif for payments for political outcomes' as lawyer tells him she is gobsmacked' by his obfuscation'The younger brother of Dominic Perrottet has insisted he never asked a fugitive property developer for money for political outcomes - including at a meeting at fine-dining restaurant Nobu in Crown Casino, an inquiry has heard.On Tuesday, the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) heard that developer Jean Nassif had withdrawn from a scheduled videolink appearance from Lebanon later this week, after Charles Perrottet faced questions about the dinner meeting between the two men in Melbourne in May 2021. Continue reading...

Seven-year-old girl and aunt, 34, killed while four others injured in incident near Middlesbrough last WednesdayA 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after a house fire killed a seven-year-old girl and her aunt, police said.Officers were called to reports of a blaze at Birchington Avenue in Grangetown at 5.23am on 26 August. Continue reading...

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Author and Kentucky native, who celebrated the farming world of his home state and warned of the excesses of industrial society, died at homeWendell Berry, the Kentucky-born author and agrarian whose poems, stories, novels and essays celebrated the farming communities of his native state and warned of the excesses and misjudgments of an industrial, commercialized society, has died aged 92.His daughter, Mary Berry, confirmed on Monday that he died in his home in Port Royal, Kentucky. Continue reading...

As families await news of missing loved ones, the disaster is a stark reminder of how the climate crisis is creating a fast-growing threat. Plus, the town considered India's Jurassic Park'It has been hard not to despair while watching the ruinous floods swallow parts of Nepal, and harder, still knowing that the agony compounds each passing day for dozens of Indian families whose members remain unaccounted for.Social media is awash with desperate pleas, photos and details of the young and old, men and women, from Mumbai to Kolkata, posted by families searching for traces of life. The disaster unfolded when a melting glacier slammed into the valley below, unleashing a deadly cascade of rock and ice down the Bhote Kashi River, which flows from Tibet into Nepal. Continue reading...

Annette and Kevin Maxwell say children with special needs have become moneymaking tool for private companiesAnnette and Kevin Maxwell were nervous about sending their son Jonah to a residential home for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send). Jonah has severe autism - he is non-verbal, has epilepsy and behavioural problems and needs round-the-clock care.It was a huge decision, but we almost had no choice because with Jonah at home, you can't work and we had two other children to think about. He's beautiful, but he is very, very complicated," said Annette. Outsourcing parenting is just foreign to us and it's horrible, but we didn't have another option." Continue reading...

In today's newsletter: First minister John Swinney has pledged to put an end to violence against women and girls. But can he turn ambitious laws into real change?Good morning. Violence against women and girls, in all its myriad forms - physical and mental, blatant and insidious - is a global challenge. It reaches back through millennia and, lately, it has been turbo-charged by technology, which offers abusers new ways to shame, harass and monitor victims. What would it take to eradicate it?Scotland's first minister John Swinney wants to find out. Today, he will set out his programme for government (the Holyrood equivalent of the King's speech), and Swinney surprised many when he pledged to put ending violence against women at the heart of his government's ambitions for the coming year and beyond.Nepal-Tibet | Rescue teams are working to reach more than 900 missing hydropower workers, who are thought to be trapped in underground areas in Nepal, after the devastating flash floods.Iran | The new US sanctions campaign is expected to push many Iranians into deeper poverty as food inflation soars.UK | The British Museum privately hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in a private viewing of the Bayeux tapestry, the Guardian understands.Slavery | Countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave tried, and address the legacy racial discrimination, a UN committee has said.US news | A Las Vegas jury has found former South Side Compton Crips gang leader Duane Keith Davis guilty of the murder of Tupac Shakur, bringing the case to a close nearly 30 years after the famous rapper was gunned down. Continue reading...

One of 43 missing Australians has been located in Tibet, foreign affairs department says

Beijing-Taipei tensions a feature at meeting in Palau, with Australia and New Zealand saying the forum - not another country - will determine who attendsChina said it had serious concerns about Taiwan's presence at the annual Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, warning of consequences" after the democratically ruled island attended the group's opening ceremony on Monday.China views Taiwan as its own territory, and China-Taiwan tensions have featured prominently at the meeting, which is intended to demonstrate regional unity. Continue reading...

In-store inflation rises to an annual 1.5% in August, according to a survey for the British Retail ConsortiumThe pace of price rises in UK shops rose to its highest level in two years in August, a trade body index shows, with higher energy costs pushing up the price of food and AI chip demand making technology more expensive.In-store inflation stepped up to 1.5% year on year in August, up from 0.9% in July, led by prices for tinned and packaged food which increased by 2.5% against 1.1% in the prior month, according to data from the research company NIQ for the British Retail Consortium. Continue reading...

Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026The number of suspected illegal discharges of raw sewage into rivers and seas by water companies during dry weather increased significantly during the first five months of 2026.Dumping raw sewage into waterways during dry spells via overflows amounts to pollution. It is considered a breach of the permits given to water companies and is illegal. Discharging during dry weather increases the toxicity of the sewage pollution entering waterways. Rivers have less flow and volume, and there is no rainwater to dilute the sewage pollution entering the waterway. Continue reading...

U-turn on early release scheme will create stresses and strains' on prison system, says former justice secretaryAndy Burnham is taking a big risk" by seeking to continue running prison capacity to the limit, according to the former justice secretary appointed by Keir Starmer to oversee a review of sentencing.As parliament resumes on Tuesday, the government will confirm its U-turn on its early release scheme, which would have seen thousands of prisoners released early as part of a plan to ease prison overcrowding. Continue reading...

City council emphasises economic case for Madring amid local outrage over disruption and environmental impactOpponents of Madrid's newly constructed Formula One circuit have accused the regional authorities of putting profit before people's wellbeing after tests for the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the track later this month yielded noise levels that were almost twice the legal decibel limit.The regional government of Madrid and the city council are hoping that the 5.4km-long (3.3 miles) Madring circuit - which has been built in the north-east of the Spanish capital at a cost of 83m (71m) - will attract visitors, boost the local economy and put the city firmly on the motor racing map. The Madring bills itself as a perfectly connected circuit: just 20 minutes from the city centre". Continue reading...

Chancellor says he wants everyone from apprentices to senior economists to take part in brainstorming exerciseJohn Healey has asked junior Treasury staff - including IT workers and apprentices - to send him ideas for his October budget, saying he will listen to all suggestions regardless of grade or profession.The chancellor's unorthodox approach comes as he faces a tricky autumn with expected inflation rises, sluggish growth and potential cuts from other departments to fund extra defence spending. Continue reading...

Exclusive: FCA pressures firms to do more to sort 760,000 accounts as watchdog urges families to use free tracking serviceChild trust fund providers are being put under the spotlight to check they are treating savers fairly and doing all they can to reunite young people with lost accounts.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said about 760,000 accounts worth an average of 2,000 were yet to be claimed - more than 1.5bn in total - as it launched a review of the market. Continue reading...

A yes to membership would have given Brussels a boost but Icelanders have not voted to isolate themselvesIceland's 52.8% to 47.2% vote against reopening EU accession talks is, undeniably, a blow for Brussels. But claiming it as a Brexit-style victory for national sovereignty" or evidence of broad rejection of the EU misrepresents the reality of the island's relationship with the bloc.For the EU, Iceland was a dream candidate: small, stable, prosperous and strategically located in an increasingly contested Arctic. Eager as it is to wield more geopolitical clout and revive flagging momentum around enlargement, a vote in favour would have given Brussels a very welcome boost. Continue reading...

Alleged offenders at large after man in his early 20s fatally shot in early hours of Tuesday

Opera House of the west' still slated to open to the public as scheduled on 7 November, NSW arts minister says

Resignation comes after months of turmoil at Pentagon, from leaked investigation to ousting of senior officialsArmy secretary Dan Driscoll has handed his resignation to Donald Trump, the White House said on Monday, becoming the latest high-profile figure to depart the defense department.The army official, who is second in line to defense secretary Pete Hegseth, had reportedly been eyeing an exit from the Pentagon amid apparent friction with the secretary. Continue reading...

Premium of nearly 10% paid by housebuyers comparable with cost of a cheaper private school over seven yearsA house near a top state secondary school costs an extra 40,000 on average, according to research that reveals education premiums that rank alongside some private school fees.The average property in a postcode district that includes a top 50 state secondary commands a price tag of 415,791, compared with 375,217 across the wider local authority areas in which those schools are located, a UK-wide analysis by the estate agent Yopa found. Continue reading...

Dale Sanders said he fell 71 times on the trail, but completed the journey as people are motivated ... by my efforts'A 91-year-old hiker has reclaimed his record as the oldest person to complete the more than 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail.By his count, Dale Sanders, of Tennessee, fell 71 times during the feat, six of which he said were hard falls and one which required a brief hospitalization and another just 200 yards from the end. The 2,193-mile trail runs between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. Continue reading...

Naegleria fowleri is commonly found in warm freshwater, and if it enters through the nose, can cause brain damageA North Carolina teenager has died after contracting a rare and often fatal brain-eating amoeba.The state's health department (NCDHHS) confirmed the boy's death on Monday, saying: NCDHHS has been informed that the teen who developed a rare illness, caused by Naegleria fowleri died on Aug. 31, 2026. We extend our condolences to the family, friends and community impacted by this loss." Continue reading...

RFK Jr, the health secretary, has suggested the death were fabricated' while the CDC claimed it was reviewing themTop US health officials and government agencies are currently not including the two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania in their counts.This is highly unusual," said Debra Houry, former chief medical officer of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She noted that this did not happen with the three deaths reported from measles in Texas and New Mexico last year. Continue reading...

Singer, accused of murder and sexual abuse of teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez, to be represented by LA public defenderSinger D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers on Monday at a hearing where he entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he killed, sexually abused and dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.It is not clear why Blair Berk and her colleagues Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter parted ways with the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. They were replaced by a lawyer from the Los Angeles county public defender's office. Continue reading...

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TCG Isin expected to play vital role in locating Filo Jet's voyage data recorder 514 metres below surfaceA deep-sea search and rescue vessel is on its way to Cyprus as Turkey joins efforts to retrieve the 20 people still missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the island's northern coast.The TCG Isin will join the vast operation to find survivors after the high-speed ferry sank on Sunday barely four nautical miles outside the port town of Kyrenia. Continue reading...

Santos was accused of profiting from bets tied to his attendance at Trump's State of the Union addressGeorge Santos, the former Republican congressman whose political career collapsed under a mountain of lies, has become the first person ever handed a lifetime ban by the prediction-market platform Kalshi.The company announced the permanent suspension on Monday, along with a $71,356 fine, after federal regulators accused Santos of profiting from bets tied to his own attendance at Donald Trump's State of the Union address earlier this year. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Prime minister wants to bring back hope' by tackling cost of living as MPs call for electoral reformAndy Burnham will drive home his pledge to bring more essential services back into public control, telling MPs in the Commons on Tuesday that it will be the only way to improve growth across the country.Burnham will address the house for the first time in 16 years from the frontbench, and six weeks since he became prime minister, after spending the summer recess announcing a slew of policies that will now be put before MPs. Continue reading...

Conservative leader sacks shadow chancellor Mel Stride and shadow foreign secretary Priti PatelKemi Badenoch sacked her shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, and the shadow foreign secretary, Priti Patel, in a sweeping Conservative reshuffle on Monday, replacing Stride with Andrew Griffith, and Patel with Tom Tugendhat.Stride, who had been shadow chancellor since Badenoch became leader, was widely seen among Tories as failing to make an impression at a time when Labour had been under pressure over the economy. Continue reading...

Lander screamed at and verbally abused as he protested against Hindu nationalist rally in Madison Square GardenThe New York Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander was screamed at and verbally abused by protesters over his stance on Israel as he protested against a Hindu nationalist politician speaking outside Madison Square Garden.As Lander attended a demonstration on Saturday against the event, organized by the Hindu nationalist RSS movement and where Mohan Bhagwat, leader of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was speaking, he was confronted by several protesters demanding that he leave the rally. Continue reading...

Body of victim thought to be in her 70s found in bin bag in walled garden area of Stanley Park on FridayPolice in Liverpool have urged members of the public to come forward with information after the body of an unknown woman believed to be in her 70s was found in a black bin bag in a popular park.Merseyside police were contacted by a passerby who had found the woman's body in Stanley Park, in the Anfield area of Liverpool, at about 5.25pm on Friday 28 August. Continue reading...

Iran responded to an assault on its Larak Island by targeting US bases in Jordan

Congressman says Thomas abandoned his principles to become an extremist, hard-right member of benchSenior Democratic congressman James Clyburn said his decision to support Clarence Thomas for a US supreme court seat was a mistake" and called for the expansion of the nation's highest legal panel to 13 justices.Clyburn, of South Carolina, spoke up for Thomas at his fiery 1991 confirmation hearings, calling him a personal and professional friend" who would use their shared experiences lifting minorities and advancing civil rights to become a respected and accomplished jurist. Continue reading...