Headteacher saves 900 children from deadly flash flood in Nepal
World news | The Guardianby Harry Cockburn·30 Aug 2026
A headteacher in Nepal evacuated 900 children from a school moments before a deadly wall of water struck their town amid the devastating flash floods that have killed almost 800 people and left...
Fifteen Britons among 261 foreigners missing in China after floods
World news | The Guardianby Raphael Boyd·30 Aug 2026
Fifteen British nationals are reported to be missing in China as the search continues for survivors of the devastating flooding in Nepal and Tibet.
Jason Arday accuser given three-month teaching ban but can continue research
World news | The Guardianby Chris Osuh·30 Aug 2026
Prof Jason Arday’s accuser Nathan Cofnas has been barred from teaching on Ghent University campus for three months but has been allowed to continue his research position.
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez says oil deal with Trump has ‘endless’ benefits
World news | The Guardianby Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent·30 Aug 2026
Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald Trump, insisting the South American country will maintain ownership and...
Cash settlements on home insurance claims leaving vulnerable Australians short-changed, Asic says
World news | The Guardianby Luca Ittimani·30 Aug 2026
Home insurers are overwhelmingly paying cash to settle claims, leaving Australians to foot blowouts in repair costs for their cyclone-damaged homes.
Smartglasses should automatically blur people’s faces while filming, Australia’s online safety regulator says
World news | The Guardianby Josh Taylor Technology reporter·30 Aug 2026
Australia’s online safety regulator has urged smartglasses companies to automatically blur people’s faces filmed on the devices, and make it clearer when someone is filming, as the federal...
Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates
World news | The Guardianby Edward Helmore·30 Aug 2026
Donald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake Ontario, with the country erecting a giant sign saying “Lake Ontario.
Recruiter places ‘phoenix’ firm into liquidation just months after repurchase erased millions in debt
World news | The Guardianby Simon Goodley·30 Aug 2026
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 his new business into liquidation after...
Northern Cyprus ferry disaster: at least seven dead as vessel capsizes – latest updates
World news | The Guardianby Yohannes Lowe·30 Aug 2026
At least seven people reportedly die after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of...
Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege
World news | The Guardianby Tom Perkins·30 Aug 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across the US economy, public health advocates allege.
Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite jail terms ‘a step towards healing’
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson·30 Aug 2026
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 fighting for”.
New York City to increase cooling tower inspections after legionnaires’ outbreaks
World news | The Guardianby Eric Berger in New York·30 Aug 2026
New York lawmakers are now trying to better protect residents from the deadly legionnaires’ disease by increasing regulations and inspections of cooling towers after two outbreaks of the infection...
UK asks banks for feelgood stories about keeping out dirty money
World news | The Guardianby Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent·30 Aug 2026
The government is asking bankers and lawyers to provide feelgood stories about how they blocked dirty money from entering the UK, as ministers try to prove the UK’s money-laundering controls are...
Train drivers secure 3.6% pay rise after threat of strikes on busy UK routes
World news | The Guardianby Raphael Boyd·30 Aug 2026
Train drivers have secured a significant pay rise after the threat of strike action was floated on busy routes across the UK, including on the busy London-Manchester line.
Women in UK arts feel they do not have equal opportunities for roles, says report
World news | The Guardianby Rachel Hall·30 Aug 2026
Women working in the arts believe they do not have equal opportunities for roles, especially as they get older, according to a report saying that the industry is fixated with “young and emerging”...
Pet owners at risk of being ripped off by private equity firms as vet ownership rules change
World news | The Guardianby Helena Horton·30 Aug 2026
Pet owners have been warned that they could be unknowingly ripped off by private equity firms who have bought local vet clinics, after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) removed...
Pacific Islands Forum meeting in turmoil after several leaders pull out of Palau summit
World news | The Guardianby Krishani Dhanji and Australian Associated Press·30 Aug 2026
Several leaders have pulled out of a the Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting in Palau at the eleventh hour.
A lone Black woman’s defiance of Swedish neo-Nazis, 10 years on
World news | The Guardianby Ashifa Kassam in Stockholm·30 Aug 2026
The striking photograph showed a lone Black woman, her fist raised, standing in the path of hundreds of uniformed neo-Nazis on parade in 2016, and it made headlines across the globe.
Renee was at Gyirong Port minutes before flood struck, now her family want to travel from Australia to help search
World news | The Guardianby Cait Kelly in Kathmandu·30 Aug 2026
Clair Spry says her sister would hate the attention. She would want it focused on the Nepali people, who have been displaced or are in need of aid.
One Nation’s Secret Harbour byelection win shows Labor is at a loss when it comes to calming angry voters | Analysis
World news | The Guardianby Tom McIlroy Political editor·30 Aug 2026
The One Nation hype machine went into overdrive after Saturday’s Secret Harbour byelection but one thing is clear from the thumping victory.
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