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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCatie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter31 Aug 2026

Embattled Sydney property developer Bathla warns it could fold by the end of the week

Administrators will be forced to close the business if it fails to secure additional funding, revealing hundreds of staff have not been paid for weeks Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email ,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAndrew Gregory Health editor in Munich31 Aug 2026

NHS to offer free high-street cholesterol tests in England

Checks at pharmacies for people aged 40 to 84 are aimed at identifying those at risk of heart attack or stroke The NHS in England is to offer free finger-prick blood tests for cholesterol on the high street for the first time under plans…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAustralian Associated Press31 Aug 2026

Man who murdered Molly Ticehurst will not face life in jail, judge says

Justice Natalie Adams says she is troubled by expert evidence about rape allegations in slain woman’s police statement Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDan Sabbagh in Myla, Kyiv region. Photography by Julia Kochetova31 Aug 2026

‘Everything’s smashed to bits’: Ukrainians turn anger on those storing weapons near their villages

As Russia hits another ammunition warehouse, killing at least 38, locals put blame on poorly placed depots It is a day and a half since a Russian jet-powered drone smashed into an ammunition dump in Myla , a village 15 miles outside…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSimon Goodley31 Aug 2026

Properties in UK national parks command 24% premium, study finds

Nationwide research also shows average 14% premium for housing in national landscapes of England and Wales Housebuyers are paying a premium of almost a quarter to own a property located within a UK national park, with the New Forest the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPresented by Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker, produced by Maz Ebtehaj and Ned Carter Miles, music by Axel Kacoutié; the ex31 Aug 2026

Rejoining the EU, Burnham’s donors and the bedroom tax: Politics Weekly answers your questions – podcast

Will the UK ever rejoin the EU? Who is funding Andy Burnham? And will the bedroom tax be scrapped? In a special episode, Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker answer some of your questions Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBenita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent31 Aug 2026

Victorian prisoners to be sent out to repair roads under Labor’s pothole plan

Inmates would take over ‘basic’ road maintenance duties, allowing skilled crews to focus on fixing 500,000 potholes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalReuters30 Aug 2026

US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak island amid strait of Hormuz tensions

Attack was response to Islamic ⁠Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing rockets to launch sea mines into strait, US claims US forces have struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island, a US official said, marking the ⁠first known…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNick Visser30 Aug 2026

News live: number of Australians missing in Nepal floods rises; Oscar Jenkins gives first interview since Russia conviction

Nepali and Chinese authorities confirmed an updated death toll of at least 810 on Sunday. Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce says One Nation victory at WA byelection…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAustralian Associated Press30 Aug 2026

Australian boxing great Tony Mundine dies aged 75

Father of former boxer and NRL star Anthony Mundine succumbed to a heart attack on Sunday Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of Indigenous Australians who have…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAlexandra Topping Political correspondent30 Aug 2026

Prisons ‘one major event from disaster’ after U-turn on early release scheme

Critics say the move, which will keep PC Harper’s killers in jail, leaves number of prison spaces ‘too close to the bone’ PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars after a critical intervention by Andy Burnham , but the move has…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHarry Cockburn30 Aug 2026

Man killed by falling sign at Christian festival named as church pays tribute

Robert Guanco, 41, a pastor at Jesus Living Water church in Eastbourne, described as having ‘touched many lives’ A 41-year-old man who died after a large wooden sign fell at a Christian festival on Friday has been named as Robert Guanco, a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHelena Horton30 Aug 2026

‘GB News wouldn’t touch him’: Milo Yiannopoulos will struggle to fit in with UK right wing

‘Alt-right’ agitator and former Trump backer deported from US is said also to be too extreme for Reform As he arrives back in the UK after being deported from the US by the Trump administration, the far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHarry Cockburn30 Aug 2026

Headteacher saves 900 children from deadly flash flood in Nepal

Rajendra Dawadi ordered students to higher ground with moments to spare after receiving warnings from upstream A headteacher in Nepal evacuated 900 children from a school moments before a deadly wall of water struck their town amid the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRaphael Boyd30 Aug 2026

Fifteen Britons among 261 foreigners missing in China after floods

Total number of missing Britons between Tibet and Nepal at 48 as Beijing mobilises more than 2,100 rescue workers Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Fifteen British nationals are reported to be missing in China as the search…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHannah Ellis-Petersen in Devighat30 Aug 2026

‘The river has taken everything’: people return to remains of their homes in Nepal

Precariousness of living in Devighat by the Trishuli River underlined as waters swell again and residents flee to higher ground Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates The bodies continue to wash up. But the morgues have already run out…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAlexandra Topping Political correspondent30 Aug 2026

Cleverly avoids culture war issues in pitch to be next London mayor

Senior Tory says Khan has ‘lost passion for the job’ and Burnham is ‘very anti-London’ in interview with LBC James Cleverly has vowed to run a “classically Conservative” campaign to become the mayor of London, insisting his victory in the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalChris Osuh30 Aug 2026

Jason Arday accuser given three-month teaching ban but can continue research

Nathan Cofnas allowed to resume Ghent University work, as US ambassador claims credit for lifting of suspension Prof Jason Arday’s accuser Nathan Cofnas has been barred from teaching on Ghent University campus for three months but has been…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalTom Phillips Latin America correspondent30 Aug 2026

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez says oil deal with Trump has ‘endless’ benefits

Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her country Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLuca Ittimani30 Aug 2026

Cash settlements on home insurance claims leaving vulnerable Australians short-changed, Asic says

Corporate regulator finds insurers settling most claims with cash rather than by managing repairs or rebuilding, warning of ‘unfair outcomes’ for homeowners Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Home insurers are…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosh Taylor Technology reporter30 Aug 2026

Smartglasses should automatically blur people’s faces while filming, Australia’s online safety regulator says

Smartglasses with cameras can benefit the vision impaired but companies might pit ‘accessibility benefits against safety and privacy’, eSafety says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalEdward Helmore30 Aug 2026

Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates

Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America sign Donald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake Ontario,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSimon Goodley30 Aug 2026

Recruiter places ‘phoenix’ firm into liquidation just months after repurchase erased millions in debt

New company reportedly quickly fell behind with promised repayments to administrator A recruitment executive who was allowed to buy back the assets of his bust company in instalments, despite it accumulating almost £3m of debt, has placed…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalYohannes Lowe30 Aug 2026

Northern Cyprus ferry disaster: at least seven dead as vessel capsizes – latest updates

An estimated 237 people have been rescued after accident off the coast of northern Cyprus Fatalities after ferry carrying nearly 270 capsizes off northern Cyprus In a post to Facebook, the mayor of the coastal town of Kyrenia, Murat…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAssociated Press30 Aug 2026

Man arrested over fatal stabbing of British woman in Germany

Rosenheim police detain 27-year-old German man after woman, 31, killed outside train station early on Sunday A man has been detained in Germany on suspicion of the fatal stabbing of a 31-year-old British woman in Rosenheim early on Sunday…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAssociated Press in Istanbul30 Aug 2026

Six dead after ferry carrying nearly 270 capsizes off northern Cyprus

Many of the passengers and crew are reported to have been rescued, say local media At least six people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, local media…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAngelique Chrisafis and agencies30 Aug 2026

Nepal-Tibet death toll rises amid new flood fears and race to free group trapped in tunnel

Combined toll of more than 750 dead and 3,000 people missing in Nepal and Tibet after devastating flood Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates ‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospital…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJamie Grierson30 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite jail terms ‘a step towards healing’

Campaigners welcome plan to bring IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdue Campaigners have hailed Andy Burnham’s pledge to bring an end to indefinite jail terms as “a day that thousands of families have spent years…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRob Evans30 Aug 2026

Prosecutors consider charges against officers involved in spycops scandal

More than 100 undercover officers spied on tens of thousands of mainly leftwing activists over decades Prosecutors are examining whether to bring criminal charges against 12 former police officers who were involved in spying on political…

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