Fast-fashion giant Shein aims for $27bn valuation in Hong Kong market debut
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff with agencies·24 Aug 2026
Shein will debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on 1 September, the fast-fashion retailer said on Monday, in a long-awaited listing that would value the group at close to $27bn.
Photo of Disraeli among missing parliamentary works of art, FoI request finds
World news | The Guardianby Mark Brown·24 Aug 2026
A photograph of Benjamin Disraeli, an engraved portrait of William Wilberforce and a cartoon of Barbara Castle have all been misplaced by the UK parliamentary authorities, a freedom of information...
Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows
World news | The Guardianby Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent·24 Aug 2026
It was meant to be an outing for Black children in Berlin and their families, offering them an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool set up by a local theatre.
Most English secondary schools are breaking healthy food rules, finds report
World news | The Guardianby Denis Campbell Health policy editor·24 Aug 2026
Three-quarters of secondary schools in England are breaking the rules on food offered to pupils by serving chips, burgers and hash browns too often – and sweets and crisps at breakfast time...
US territories hit out at Trump plan to explore deep sea mining in the Pacific
World news | The Guardianby Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Hagatna, Guam·24 Aug 2026
A US government plan to lease out millions of hectares of seabed near the Mariana Trench for deep sea exploration has drawn opposition from US territories in the Pacific, as the Trump...
Government vows to make business rate valuations for pubs and hotels fairer
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·23 Aug 2026
The government has promised that business rate valuations will be “made fairer” for pubs and hotels in England and Wales, as Andy Burnham faces growing calls to help the UK’s struggling hospitality...
UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor·23 Aug 2026
Productivity in the UK – a vital measure of economic health – is growing more strongly than official figures suggest, according to analysis from the Resolution Foundation.
Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles
World news | The Guardianby Kiran Stacey in London and Dan Sabbagh in Dnipro·23 Aug 2026
Britain will boost Ukraine’s capacity to make its own long-range missiles, Andy Burnham will announce on Monday, as he travels to Kyiv for the country’s independence day on his first foreign visit...
Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says
World news | The Guardianby Reuters·23 Aug 2026
A landslide at a huge waste dump in Guinea’s capital has killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted it to collapse, engulfing nearby tents and shacks.
Tim Scott defends Darline Graham’s ‘national security is not my thing’ comment
World news | The Guardianby Sam Levine·23 Aug 2026
Tim Scott defended fellow US South Carolina Republican senator Darline Graham’s knowledge of national security issues ahead of their state’s runoff election on Tuesday.
Iryna Zarutska’s family sues North Carolina city over her murder
World news | The Guardianby Marina Dunbar·23 Aug 2026
The family of Iryna Zarutska is suing Charlotte and a security company one year after the Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed onboard a light rail train in the North Carolina city.
Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting
World news | The Guardianby Sam Levine·23 Aug 2026
Democrats and other Donald Trump critics reacted incredulously to a New York Times report on Sunday that House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries met with Jared Kushner, the president’s influential...
Natalie Harp reportedly posted 150 pro-Trump tweets on day of Capitol riot
World news | The Guardianby Marina Dunbar·23 Aug 2026
The Donald Trump aide Natalie Harp flooded a since-disabled social media account with pro-Trump posts on the day that the president’s supporters attacked the US Capitol in early 2021, years before...
Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile coastal zones, scientists say
World news | The Guardianby Petra Stock·23 Aug 2026
The Australian government has been accused of leaving coastal waters largely unprotected by establishing the bulk of highly protected marine parks in remote areas.
Illicit deeds have just gotten a new Halloween video game banned in Australia – and it’s not because of the violence
World news | The Guardianby Jackson Ryan·23 Aug 2026
Halloween’s Michael Myers is one of film’s most feared boogeymen, responsible for some of the most brutal on-screen deaths in horror cinema.
‘Absurd’: children to see gambling logos on sports jerseys until 2032 in transition period condemned by Pocock
World news | The Guardianby Henry Belot and Josh Butler·23 Aug 2026
Children across Australia will continue to see gambling logos on professional sport jerseys until up to 2032 despite the government’s pledge to break the link between sport and wagering.
Australia’s first home buyers are still taking out loans as property investors step back, data shows
World news | The Guardianby Luca Ittimani·23 Aug 2026
First home buyers are still taking out a large number of loans, with government backing, even as investors step back from Australia’s property market.
Former Abercrombie CEO mentally fit for sex-trafficking trial, judge says
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·23 Aug 2026
The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch has been ruled mentally competent to stand trial as he faces sex-trafficking charges after being hospitalized for months for dementia and Alzheimer’s symptoms.
CrossCountry cancels almost all rail services after power cut hits control centre
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·23 Aug 2026
CrossCountry has cancelled almost all of its train services in Great Britain after a power cut in Birmingham hit its control centre on Sunday.
Burnham stays away from No 10 North wedding after bride’s plea
World news | The Guardianby Harry Taylor·23 Aug 2026
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 got married at the building housing No 10 North.
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