Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says↗
Dump site in Conakry, which minister had just promised to move, collapsed after heavy rain in west African state A landslide at a huge waste dump in Guinea’s capital has killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains…
Australia news live: Shark attack victim thanks donors after ‘incredibly difficult’ recovery; penguin parade gets flu shots↗
Leah Stewart lost her arm in a great white shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee beach. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Second suspected bird flu death of a long-nosed fur seal A second…
Reform says it would put foreign-born UK citizens lower on social housing list↗
UK-born married couples under 35 with children would get priority under proposals to be outlined by Farage’s party British citizens who were born abroad would be made to wait longer for social housing under proposals to be announced by…
The lesson from Canada’s collapsed trade talks with the US: negotiation may be futile↗
Breakdown shows Washington now prioritises its own interests over any semblance of shared economic ground ‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war The calamitous collapse of trade negotiations between…
Spying device detectors may give domestic abuse victims false sense of security, study finds↗
Many tools fail to help victims find hidden cameras, microphones and trackers, leaving them at risk of ongoing surveillance Commercial detectors intended to help domestic abuse victims find hidden spying devices may actually give them a…
Illicit deeds have just gotten a new Halloween video game banned in Australia – and it’s not because of the violence↗
Academics – and a former director of Australia’s Classification Board – say Halloween: The Game’s ban due to ‘incentivised drug use’ highlights an incoherent set of standards Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast…
Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile coastal zones, scientists say↗
Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystems Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has been accused of…
Australia’s first home buyers are still taking out loans as property investors step back, data shows↗
Exclusive: New entrants the only cohort making more loan applications amid interest rate rises and tax changes, mortgage broker says Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast First home buyers are still taking out a…
‘Absurd’: children to see gambling logos on sports jerseys until 2032 in transition period condemned by Pocock↗
Government says it hopes clubs will end jersey deals with wagering companies earlier, but calls it a commercial decision Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Children across Australia will continue to see gambling…
CrossCountry cancels almost all rail services after power cut hits control centre↗
Transport secretary asks ‘publicly owned operators to lay on extra services where possible’ CrossCountry has cancelled almost all of its train services in Great Britain after a power cut in Birmingham hit its control centre on Sunday. Most…
Burnham stays away from No 10 North wedding after bride’s plea↗
PM sends video message to newlyweds instead after bride Sarah Burwin asked him not to ‘ruin’ vibe at Heron House Andy Burnham fulfilled a bride’s wishes by not turning up for her wedding after she asked him not to spoil her big day as she…
Holding election in wartime would risk destroying Ukraine, says Zelenskyy↗
President sharply criticises proposal, saying ‘elections right now are a tsunami for the state that will split Ukraine’ Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said holding elections in Ukraine during wartime would risk splitting the country at a time…
Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide↗
Grassroots groups preparing to put pressure on PM to break with Starmer policy and impose full arms embargo on Israel Grassroots Labour groups are gearing up for a conference showdown with Andy Burnham over Gaza, as the party’s members…
The Guardian — WorldInternationalAjit Niranjan with graphics by Lucy Swan, Harvey Symons and Paul Scruton23 Aug 2026 Pine-cone grenades and planet-baking carbon: the French fires 170 years in the making – a visual guide↗
An 1857 decree to drain swamps and plant a monoculture, detritus from the trees and global heating combined to produce the conditions for the Gironde inferno The ruinous fires that overran parts of France this summer have burned more land…
Manuscript fragments hiding in plain sight shed light on medieval Guernsey’s literary life↗
Researchers say texts from 12th to 15th centuries ‘hint at a culture which has not even been imagined’ Unprecedented insights into the literary and intellectual life on the island of Guernsey during the middle ages have been revealed…
‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war↗
PM Mark Carney says ‘we got attacked’ as tariffs come into force on items from hockey sticks to tongue depressors Donald Trump has hit back at Canada after a breakdown in negotiations plunged the two countries into a trade war . In his…
Russia withdraws ambassador to UK as Kremlin ratchets pressure over Ukraine support↗
Andrey Kelin left last month after seven years in diplomatic post Russia has withdrawn its ambassador to the UK, it has emerged, as the Kremlin continues to try to put pressure on Britain over its support for Ukraine. Andrey Kelin left…
Iran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plant↗
Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British bases Hackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British power plant to be temporarily shut down.…
‘The line’s running half-empty’: Llanwern steelworks feels the heat from cheap steel imports↗
New quotas to protect UK firms and jobs appear to be having opposite effect in products such as galvanised steel At Tata Steel’s factory in Llanwern, south Wales, production lines that should be running full-time are now falling quiet for…
‘These were brave officers’: tributes paid to Cleveland police killed in A66 crash↗
Redcar MP says Teesside community is ‘reeling’ as PM offers condolences and asks public to avoid speculation Tributes are being paid to two police officers who died on Teesside when a car travelling the wrong way along the A66 crashed head…
London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?↗
Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them Ten years ago, Alastair Harper was an advocate for young people’s health sitting in…
First Bus bans under-16s in Stoke-on-Trent travelling alone after 6pm after disorder↗
Company says decision comes after spate of antisocial behaviour since free travel scheme was introduced For some, it is a quotidian nuisance that inevitably occurs when you are in the vicinity of teenagers. For others, it is an expression…
UK orders reviews of franchising sector after Vodafone allegations↗
Two studies will be used to shape government policy amid claims about a former franchisee who took his own life Ministers have commissioned a pair of in-depth reports into how franchising businesses are policed in the UK, as the government…
Nine out of 10 unsolved murders in London linked to non-white victims↗
Exclusive: analysis risks deepening perception of ‘unequal protection under the law’ Killers who take the lives of black people have a greater chance of getting away with their crimes than those who target white people, new research shows.…
Onshore windfarm applications hit 10-year high in England↗
Surge in proposals follows Labour’s lifting of de facto ban, with about 45 plans submitted in the year to March Plans for new onshore windfarms in England have reached their highest annual level in a decade, after the government overturned…
‘Friday afternoon fraud’: warning for UK homebuyers on bank scams↗
Victims have lost tens of thousands – and in one case £300,000 – due to fake emails from solicitor or estate agent You are poised to move house and are awaiting the solicitor’s instructions that things are ready to go and it is time to…
Burnham expected to give mayors new powers over local planning decisions↗
Move would allow mayors to greenlight large-scale developments and have more say on national housing funding Andy Burnham is expected to give mayors new powers to take control of local planning decisions and greenlight large-scale…
British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition↗
Letter written in 1847 to Sandbach, Tinne and Company’s Liverpool office reveals it engaged in practice after receiving taxpayer-funded compensation, book says When Britain abolished slavery, plantation owners from powerful families…
Liberal plan to split Victorian appeals court attacked as ‘thought bubble’ that would politicise judiciary↗
Opposition leader Jess Wilson says new dedicated court of criminal appeal would set precedents for tougher sentences Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A radical overhaul of Victoria’s highest court, proposed by…
The ‘ordinary’ woman accused of assassinating a Russian commander in Crimea↗
Friends close to Margarita Reutt are shocked she could allegedly plant bomb that killed Ukrainian defector Robert Shageev, while others recall a stubborn grit to see any plan through It was just after dawn in Sevastopol when a powerful…