TalkTV criticised for not saying reporter who made migrant crossing was Reform member
World news | The Guardianby Michael Savage Media editor·28 Aug 2026
Rupert Murdoch’s online channel TalkTV is facing criticism after it did not disclose that a journalist who travelled to Britain in a small boat for a documentary was a Reform party member and...
UK petrol prices hit highest level in almost four years as bank holiday getaway looms
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·28 Aug 2026
UK petrol prices have hit their highest level since 2022, piling more financial pressure on motorists before the bank holiday weekend.
Swift appeal likely as judge blocks Trump mail voting order – US politics live
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose·28 Aug 2026
A federal judge has halted, at least temporarily, attempts to implement Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting.
The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric
World news | The Guardianby Fiona Harvey Environment editor·28 Aug 2026
Leaping flames, searing heat, copious sweat and scorchingly inventive swearing – restaurant kitchens are never a place for the faint-hearted, but this summer they have been sweltering in successive...
Detroit despairs as ‘insanity’ of Trump’s Canada trade war punishes city
World news | The Guardianby Tom Perkins in Detroit·28 Aug 2026
Every day $1bn worth of goods crosses the river dividing Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, two largely blue-collar US and Canadian cities that have come to act as one in the creation of...
Jumping beans: UK shoppers turn to legumes to save cash and improve diet
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler·28 Aug 2026
British shoppers are munching more beans, lentils, tofu and tempeh – while cutting back on both real and plant-based fake meat – to save money and improve their diet.
‘This whole thing’s a farce’: New Orleans Catholic church sex abuse settlement brings anger and shock
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas and David Hammer of WWL Louisiana in New Orleans·28 Aug 2026
Survivors of child rape and other sexual abuse within New Orleans’s Roman Catholic archdiocese learned that $641,000 or so is the most they can individually get under a settlement approved in...
John Healey to duck meeting UK defence spending target in budget
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart and Lauren Almeida·28 Aug 2026
The new chancellor, John Healey, will delay setting out when the UK will meet the target of spending 3% of GDP on defence until next year’s spending review, the Treasury has confirmed.
ADHD and autism costs in England ‘running out of control’, NHS leaders warn
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson·28 Aug 2026
NHS leaders have warned that the costs of meeting soaring demand for ADHD and autism services in England are “running out of control” and have become unsustainable, with spending in some areas...
Weather tracker: More extreme rain in Japan and a tornado in France
World news | The Guardianby Brendan Wood and Faye Hulton for MetDesk·28 Aug 2026
After an “unprecedented” deluge in Chiba in mid-August, Japan has experienced further extreme rainfall in recent days.
Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson·28 Aug 2026
Nicola Coughlan, Hugh Bonneville and Matt Lucas are among a group of actors backing a campaign against artificial intelligence voice cloning.
‘We execute the prick’: Charles Perrottet plotted political downfall of NSW Liberal minister, Icac hears
World news | The Guardianby Penry Buckley·28 Aug 2026
Charles Perrottet wrote about a plan to damage a Liberal minister’s career following his brother’s accession to the New South Wales premiership in October 2021, stating “we execute the prick once...
Dolphin dies from H5 bird flu in SA as researchers withdrawn from sub-Antarctic island over ‘psychosocial risk’
World news | The Guardianby Lisa Cox·28 Aug 2026
A dolphin has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the second native mammal species known to have contracted the virus.
How Nepali diaspora is responding to flood disaster and how Australians can help in relief effort
World news | The Guardianby Adeshola Ore Community affairs reporter·28 Aug 2026
Australia’s Nepali community plan to host vigils to remember the victims of the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster to coincide with a day of mourning, as the number of people killed continues to rise.
Bondi library returns book How to Sell a Genocide to shelves after State Library ‘outlines the law’
World news | The Guardianby Jordyn Beazley·28 Aug 2026
A Sydney library has returned to its borrowing shelves a book critical of Israel called How to Sell a Genocide following a public campaign and an intervention from the State Library of New South...
‘Confluence of errors’ led to Belgian tourist Celine Cremer’s death in Tasmanian wilderness, coroner finds
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·28 Aug 2026
Overlapping errors, including a lack of preparation in near-freezing winter weather, contributed to the death of a Belgian tourist on a wilderness track.
‘No precedent’: Lorde and Little Simz to star at world-first festival run on clean power
World news | The Guardianby Steven Morris·28 Aug 2026
When Lorde, Little Simz and Wet Leg stride on to stages in Bristol this weekend, they will not only be entertaining tens of thousands of festivalgoers but taking part in what is being billed as a...
What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?
World news | The Guardianby Aisha Down·28 Aug 2026
In October 2021, Abrham Meareg’s father, a professor of chemistry in Ethiopia’s northern town of Bahir Dar, was shot at close range and died outside his family home.
‘Nature thrives when given a chance’: restored Cheshire wetland now a haven for rare grebe
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Barkham·28 Aug 2026
A dumping ground for dredgings from the Manchester Ship Canal has become the best place in Britain for the rare and beautiful black-necked grebe, hosting 64% of Britain’s breeding population.
Nepal-Tibet flash flood live updates: death toll rises to 469, police say; debris-clogged river at risk of flooding again
World news | The Guardianby Adam Fulton·28 Aug 2026
Nepal police have said that the death toll from Wednesday’s flash flood now stands at 469. It’s a jump of 80 since the last reported update, and comes as search teams continue recovery efforts...
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