Keir Starmer to stand down as MP to focus on world affairs
World news | The Guardianby Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor·1 Sept 2026
Keir Starmer is to quit as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras, saying it is the right time for him to leave the Commons.
Forest Service chief faces scrutiny over logging ties as Trump plans to scrap protections
World news | The Guardianby Dharna Noor·1 Sept 2026
Donald Trump this month announced plans to rescind a landmark rule that has protected old-growth forests in the US for 25 years.
UK long-term borrowing costs hit 28-year high
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart·1 Sept 2026
The UK government’s long-term borrowing costs jumped to their highest level since early 1998 on Tuesday as a global bond sell-off gathered pace.
London Stock Exchange to lose three more firms after takeover offers
World news | The Guardianby Mark Sweney·1 Sept 2026
Three more London-listed companies are set to be taken over as the value of deals removing firms from the capital’s under-pressure stock market so far this year passes $100bn (£74bn).
Nepal-Tibet flood deaths pass 1,000 as police ask relatives for DNA to identify victims
World news | The Guardianby Cait Kelly in Kathmandu and agencies·1 Sept 2026
Nepali rescuers have built temporary bridges to reach remote areas and dug through the ruins of hydropower projects in the Himalayas to rescue hundreds of trapped workers, as the death toll passed...
House Republicans ramp up labor union investigations ahead of midterms
World news | The Guardianby Michael Sainato·1 Sept 2026
House Republicans are investigating several US labor unions based on claims from far-right nonprofits alleging union dues are being used for illegal political funding.
Press freedom advocates alarmed by $300,000 defamation verdict against Louisiana newspaper
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·1 Sept 2026
A $300,000 jury verdict won recently by a Louisiana supreme court justice who sued the Advocate, the state’s largest newspaper, for libel over an editorial has caused concern among some US press...
Can 80-year-old Democrat Ed Markey clinch another US Senate term?
World news | The Guardianby Robert Tait in Washington·1 Sept 2026
Democrats have spent the summer ousting long-serving incumbents in primaries across the country. On Tuesday, Massachusetts voters will decide whether that generational revolt extends to the...
Russia kills at least 12 on sixth night of drone attacks on Kyiv
World news | The Guardianby Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv·1 Sept 2026
At least 12 people have been killed in and around Kyiv overnight as Ukraine’s capital endured a sixth consecutive night of Russian drone and missile attacks aimed at shattering infrastructure and...
House to vote on stopgap funding bill as lawmakers scramble to avoid government shutdown – US politics live
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose·1 Sept 2026
Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. House speaker Mike Johnson will launch a floor vote to pass the stopgap funding bill designed to keep the federal government fully funded through...
Sydney records warmest winter on record as Melbourne equals previous hottest temperatures
World news | The Guardianby Lisa Cox and Jack Larkin·1 Sept 2026
Australia’s two biggest cities had their hottest and equal hottest winters on record, with three eastern states also breaking temperature records.
Footage of police officer boasting about punching Sydney anti-Herzog protester raises questions about conduct
World news | The Guardianby Jordyn Beazley·1 Sept 2026
Video footage has emerged capturing a New South Wales police officer boasting about “punching” a protester in the head “when he was down”, before the protester was charged with assaulting police.
UK house prices rise for first time since April, says Nationwide
World news | The Guardianby Mark Sweney·1 Sept 2026
UK house prices increased for the first time in four months in August, according to a leading index, as buyers and sellers remained in a “holding pattern” before an expected increase in interest...
Thai resort prepares to host USS Abraham Lincoln sailors after more than 270 days at sea
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies in Pattaya·1 Sept 2026
Authorities in the Thai resort city of Pattaya have stepped up security as they prepare to welcome thousands of sailors and marines from the USS Abraham Lincoln who have spent more than 270...
Burnham to say he wants to unlock ‘positivity’ in first statement to MPs since becoming PM – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Sparrow·1 Sept 2026
Burnham to say he wants to unlock ‘positivity’ in first statement to MPs since becoming PM Good morning.
Anger as BBC withdraws jobs promise for apprentices amid sweeping cuts
World news | The Guardianby Michael Savage Media editor·1 Sept 2026
The BBC is facing internal anger after a group of apprentices were told they could no longer expect jobs they had been promised, as a result of the corporation’s sweeping cuts programme.
Albanese has everything to lose engaging in a fight with Hanson, but he may be drawn in anyway | Analysis
World news | The Guardianby Tom McIlroy·1 Sept 2026
At the height of her 1998 re-election fight, Pauline Hanson was challenged to give her honest assessment of John Howard.
Shaun the Sheep hailed on latest list of storm names
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson·1 Sept 2026
From a five-year-old weather enthusiast to a beloved animated sheep, the inspiration for the list of storm names for this autumn and winter is wide and varied.
At least 12 people killed in Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine – Europe live
World news | The Guardianby Jakub Krupa·1 Sept 2026
Morning opening: 12 killed in latest round of Russian attacks on Ukraine Jakub Krupa At least 12 people, including an Indian citizen, were killed in overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine with...
Charles Perrottet told fugitive developer plan at Nobu dinner to have NSW MP ‘on his knees’, Icac hears
World news | The Guardianby Penry Buckley·1 Sept 2026
The younger brother of Dominic Perrottet has insisted he never asked a fugitive property developer for money for political outcomes – including at a meeting at fine-dining restaurant Nobu in Crown...
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