Andrew Tate rented supercars to appear ‘uberwealthy’, says his lawyer
World news | The Guardianby Rajeev Syal25 Aug 2026
Andrew Tate rented supercars and borrowed a yacht to appear “uberwealthy” and generate online engagement, his lawyer has said.
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top 88%US fossil fuel lobbyists also represent hundreds of cities fighting for climate damages
World news | The Guardianby Sara Sneath25 Aug 2026
Congressional lobbyists working for fossil fuel firms that are exacerbating the climate crisis are simultaneously representing more than 300 local governments raising funding to recover from...
Boy injured in crocodile enclosure discharged from hospital
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson25 Aug 2026
A three-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a zoo’s crocodile enclosure has been discharged from hospital and is settling back in at home, his family has said.
USS Abraham Lincoln to dock in Thailand next week after record Middle East deployment – US politics live
World news | The Guardianby Hayden Vernon25 Aug 2026
The US Navy aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln will dock in Thailand next week, following a prolonged deployment in the Middle East during the Iran war, a Thai official said on Tuesday.
Wisconsin kitten with 29 toes breaks world record for most toes on a cat
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas25 Aug 2026
A Maine Coon kitten from Wisconsin overcame a bout with pneumonia to break a 24-year-old world record for most toes on a cat, setting the new mark at 29.
Darline Graham and Ralph Norman head to South Carolina’s Senate runoff
World news | The Guardianby George Chidi in Conway, South Carolina25 Aug 2026
Reese Boyd, the chair of the Horry county Republican party marveled on Monday afternoon at how little time Senator Darline Graham and Representative Ralph Norman have had to campaign for the Senate...
Yorkshireman believed to be first Briton to die fighting for Russia against Ukraine
World news | The Guardianby Raphael Boyd25 Aug 2026
A man from Yorkshire is believed to be the first British citizen to die fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Burnham to take Zelenskyy’s pleas for Patriot missiles to Trump – Europe live
World news | The Guardianby Taz Ali25 Aug 2026
Opening summary: Burnham to take Zelenskyy's pleas for Patriot missiles to Trump - report Hello, and welcome to our Europe live blog.
The whitewashing of the Green India Mission forest expansion project
World news | The Guardianby Niha Masih25 Aug 2026
India set out to expand its forested areas a decade ago. Last week, however, we learned that the forest cover programme had barely taken root when the government’s auditors released their findings...
Woman allegedly repeatedly stabbed with scissors while protecting son from ‘random’ Melbourne CBD attack
World news | The Guardianby Achol Arok25 Aug 2026
A mother has been taken to hospital after allegedly being repeatedly stabbed by a stranger while protecting her 10-year-old son during a “random attack” in Melbourne’s CBD.
Federal MP Luke Gosling charged with breaching bail after alleged assault in NT
World news | The Guardianby Krishani Dhanji25 Aug 2026
Northern Territory police has charged federal Labor MP Luke Gosling with one count of breaching bail conditions less than one month after he was arrested over the alleged assault of the Territory’s...
Year of after-school care now costs £2,800 a child in parts of UK
World news | The Guardianby Donna Ferguson25 Aug 2026
Parents of primary schoolchildren in England will pay 42% more for after-school childcare this year than they did 10 years ago, with annual bills now exceeding more than £2,800 a child in some...
Government lays out housing plans but Burnham backtracks on social renting pledge – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose25 Aug 2026
Good morning and welcome to the UK politics live blog. The government has set out its plans to spend an initial £10bn on a mix of subsidised housing in England, with a target of 60% being social...
Gold price hits three-month high amid fears over Iran war and Trump economy
World news | The Guardianby Joanna Partridge25 Aug 2026
Gold prices hit their highest level in more than three months on Tuesday as continued conflict in the Middle East and ongoing political uncertainty fuelled the latest rally in the precious metal.
Lego sales rise as World Cup and F1 ranges prove to be winners
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler25 Aug 2026
Lego sales have risen by more than a fifth as tie-ups with the football World Cup, Formula One and the hit film KPop Demon Hunters as well as its flower-based and Star Wars kits drive demand.
Alan Jones and fellow 2GB host referred to SMH and reporter as ‘pigs in the media’, court hears
World news | The Guardianby Amanda Meade Media correspondent25 Aug 2026
Alan Jones and fellow 2GB shock jock Jason Morrison often referred to the Sydney Morning Herald and its chief investigative reporter Kate McClymont as “pigs in the media”, a Sydney court has heard.
US Treasury’s Scott Bessent ‘will lose’ battle with bond markets, former mentor warns
World news | The Guardianby Graeme Wearden25 Aug 2026
Scott Bessent’s attempt to calm the bond markets and push down America’s cost of borrowing have attracted a rebuke from the US Treasury secretary’s former mentor.
‘Enough is enough’: 121 Indigenous Victorians have died by suicide in the past five years
World news | The Guardianby Douglas Smith Indigenous affairs reporter25 Aug 2026
On the steps of Victorian parliament stood 121 empty chairs, marking the number of Indigenous lives lost to suicide in the state in the past five years.
Burnham plans trip to New York as Ukraine pleads for US-made missiles
World news | The Guardianby Press Association25 Aug 2026
Andy Burnham has said he plans to travel to the US next month to join European leaders lobbying Donald Trump to supply Ukraine with Patriot missiles.
Man denied parole a second time over anti-Israel graffiti despite judge’s scathing critique of case
World news | The Guardianby Jordyn Beazley25 Aug 2026
A Sydney man convicted of writing “Fuk Israel” on cars and setting another vehicle alight has had his release on parole rejected a second time, despite a supreme court judge stating the case...