Cambridge University examines conduct of academic suspended by Reform UK
World news | The Guardianby Anna Isaac and Rowena Mason·4 Sept 2026
Cambridge University has said it is examining the conduct of James Orr, its associate professor and a top Reform UK aide, after he was filmed appearing to try to circumvent electoral laws on...
Farage seeks to shore up damaged leadership as scandal engulfs Reform conference
World news | The Guardianby Rowena Mason, Ben Quinn and Pippa Crerar·4 Sept 2026
Nigel Farage sought to shore up his damaged leadership on Friday as he attempted to distance himself from two of his most senior officials reported to the police for apparently plotting to evade...
Trump’s ex-labor secretary drank on job and created ‘toxic’ work environment, report alleges
World news | The Guardianby Michael Sainato·4 Sept 2026
Donald Trump’s former secretary of labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, drank during working hours, kept alcohol on federal property and made a staffer attend a strip club while on a personal trip...
Investigations launched into polling firm at centre of Reform UK allegations
World news | The Guardianby Geraldine McKelvie·4 Sept 2026
A polling firm at the centre of allegations that Reform UK breached electoral law is being investigated by two industry bodies.
Judge set to declare mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked again
World news | The Guardianby Edward Helmore·4 Sept 2026
The judge in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children, plans to declare a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict and...
Canary staff not paid amid fears for news website’s future
World news | The Guardianby Ben Quinn Political correspondent·4 Sept 2026
Workers at the leftwing news outlet the Canary fear it will not survive beyond this year amid access to funds being blocked and allegations of financial mismanagement and internal turmoil.
Germany urges EU to cut Russians’ holiday visas after sabotage attacks
World news | The Guardianby Kate Connolly in Berlin, Lorenzo Tondo and Pjotr Sauer·4 Sept 2026
Germany is urging its European partners to introduce tighter limitations on Russian citizens entering the EU on tourist visas, after recent sabotage attacks which Berlin has blamed on Moscow.
Deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancy trial resumes deliberations after dispute
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·4 Sept 2026
The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial started a seventh day of deliberations Friday, a day after the jury’s foreperson told the judge a single juror won’t follow the court’s instructions...
Has Reform UK donations exposé caused a split in Nigel Farage’s party?
World news | The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspndent·4 Sept 2026
Midway through an event at Reform’s annual conference on Friday there was question for the audience: who was worried about a Channel 4 News exposé of potential wrongdoing by party officials over...
North Carolina becomes first state to send out mail-in ballots for US midterms
World news | The Guardianby Joseph Gedeon in Washington·4 Sept 2026
North Carolina became the first state to start sending out mail-in ballots for November’s US midterm elections on Friday, as Donald Trump’s administration fights to impose sweeping restrictions on...
Deadly escalation in Black Sea attacks prompts fears of even higher food prices
World news | The Guardianby Joanna Partridge·4 Sept 2026
A summer of hostilities in the Black Sea proved deadly for seafarers, as Russia and Ukraine attacked each other’s ships and port infrastructure, preventing vital grain exports and prompting...
Woman, 45, killed in Florence in seventh alleged femicide in Italy since mid-August
World news | The Guardianby Angela Giuffrida in Rome·4 Sept 2026
A 45-year-old woman abducted and thrown off a motorway bridge near Florence has become the seventh alleged femicide in Italy since mid-August.
Colombian president posts video purporting to show 23 ‘neutralised’ guerrillas in body bags
World news | The Guardianby Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro·4 Sept 2026
Colombia’s hardline president, Abelardo De La Espriella, has provoked outrage after posting a social media video in which he strides through rows of white body bags that he said contained the...
Populism poses serious challenge to independent central banks, Bailey says
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart·4 Sept 2026
The governor of the Bank of England has said the rise of populist politicians presents a serious challenge to independent central banks.
Latcho Drom director Tony Gatlif dies aged 77
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Pulver and agencies·4 Sept 2026
Tony Gatlif, the French director of more than 20 films that mostly concentrated on celebrating Roma culture across the world, has died aged 77.
Man jumps out of first-floor window to escape kidnappers in Lincoln
World news | The Guardianby Mark Brown North of England correspondent·4 Sept 2026
Dramatic footage shows a kidnapped man jumping from a first-floor window into a tree before running into the street and, by chance, coming across a police car.
Russell Howard announces ‘devastating’ death of baby son
World news | The Guardianby Sammy Gecsoyler·4 Sept 2026
Russell Howard has announced the death of his baby son, in what he described as the “most devastating time of our lives”.
Seeds of hope: how a local farming project is offering a lifeline to Gaza
World news | The Guardianby Tamara Davison·4 Sept 2026
Salama Ayesh Muhanna still remembers the first seeds he planted on his family’s land in al-Qarara, Gaza. At just 17, Muhanna had proudly sprouted cucumbers.
ICE bans hugging inside California’s largest detention center. Families are fighting back
World news | The Guardianby Sam Levin in Los Angeles·4 Sept 2026
Teresa Reyes drove 300 miles to be with her son on his 32nd birthday in May, but she couldn’t give him a gift, share a meal with him or give him a hug. She couldn’t even touch him.
Missouri supreme court blocks congressional maps backed by Trump for midterms – US politics live
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose·4 Sept 2026
Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. The Missouri supreme court blocked a Republican-drawn new congressional map from being used in November’s midterm elections, a blow to the party’s...
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