Grassroots Labor group urges Albanese government to chart course away from ‘American war machine’
World news | The Guardianby Ben Doherty·7 Sept 2026
The US has “led Australia into wars of aggression” for 50 years, internal party campaign group Labor Against War has argued, urging the government to chart a foreign policy independent “from the...
Plans for local government overhaul on hold after legal advice
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Butler Social policy editor·7 Sept 2026
Plans for a large reorganisation of local government have been put on hold after the government received new legal advice that suggested they might not comply with the law.
Federal investigators search for cause of Amazon cargo jet crash that killed five
World news | The Guardianby Edward Helmore and agency·7 Sept 2026
Federal investigators got plans under way on Monday for determining what caused an Amazon cargo jet to barrel off a runway at Miami international airport on Sunday afternoon and crash, killing five...
John Healey backs growth but says Labour must be honest on spending
World news | The Guardianby Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent·7 Sept 2026
John Healey has said boosting economic growth will be his defining mission as chancellor as he warned Labour had to “be honest” about the need to control public spending at next month’s budget.
Next overturns equal pay ruling that raised basic wages for shop staff
World news | The Guardianby Julia Kollewe·7 Sept 2026
The UK retailer Next has overturned a 2024 court ruling forcing it to pay its shop staff the same higher basic pay rates as its warehouse workers under equal pay rules.
Oasis recordings up for auction despite band’s objections
World news | The Guardianby Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent·7 Sept 2026
An archive of more than 100 hours of Oasis recordings – including concerts, rehearsals and candid conversations between Noel and Liam Gallagher – is to be auctioned for up to £1.6m despite...
Four arrested after baby dies on camping trip in Staffordshire
World news | The Guardianby Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent·7 Sept 2026
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a three-month-old girl died in Staffordshire while camping with her family.
Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’
World news | The Guardianby Peter Stone in Washington·7 Sept 2026
A cluster of advocacy groups that boast veteran lawyers, voting experts and ex-judges have expanded legal challenges to Donald Trump’s authoritarian executive orders on voting and other...
US labor unions saw membership gains in 2025, mostly in states with bargaining protections
World news | The Guardianby Michael Sainato·7 Sept 2026
After years of decline, union membership in the US increased by 411,000 members in 2025, the largest increase since 2008, according to a new report.
Leader of group behind flag campaign in England charged with 14 offences
World news | The Guardianby Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent·7 Sept 2026
The leader of a group responsible for raising union jack and St George’s flags across England has been charged with 14 offences, including racially aggravated harassment, threatening behaviour and...
Former Louisiana mayor completes 90-day jail term for raping 16-year-old boy
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·7 Sept 2026
The former Louisiana mayor Misty Roberts has completed the 90-day jail sentence she received for raping a 16-year-old boy while still in elected office and been released from custody, according to...
BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri reveals she has incurable blood cancer
World news | The Guardianby Kevin Rawlinson and agencies·7 Sept 2026
The BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri has been diagnosed with a rare form of incurable blood cancer, she has revealed.
Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their shared border
World news | The Guardianby Pjotr Sauer·7 Sept 2026
Russia and North Korea have opened the first road bridge across their shared border, in the latest sign of the rapidly deepening ties between the two countries since the start of the war in...
Radiohead announce 2027 tour with shows in Australia and Japan
World news | The Guardianby Adeshola Ore·7 Sept 2026
Radiohead will return to Australia to play 16 shows across three cities next year, marking the band’s first tour of the country in 15 years.
Australia’s top bureaucrats want to block sharing of clips from parliament on social media to save them from ‘ridicule’
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Basford Canales and Tom McIlroy·7 Sept 2026
The nation’s top bureaucrats want the Albanese government to ban video footage from parliamentary hearings being edited and shared on social media, in an extraordinary attempt to stop online...
UK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fund
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·7 Sept 2026
Britain’s biggest private hospital operator has agreed to a £1bn takeover by a hedge fund manager known as “the Rottweiler” for his aggressive business tactics.
Healey says he wants gowth story ‘written in more places’ – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Sparrow·7 Sept 2026
Healey says he wants growth story 'written in more places' John Healey is about to deliver his speech on the economy. Here are extracts that were released overnight by the Treasury.
Merz to respond as Germany’s far-right AfD wins key state election – Europe live
World news | The Guardianby Jakub Krupa·7 Sept 2026
Morning opening: What now after AfD's election triumph? Jakub Krupa Europe wakes up this morning to final results of the Saxony-Anhalt state election in Germany, with the far-right Alternative für...
UK house prices fall for first time in nearly three years, says Lloyds
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·7 Sept 2026
UK house prices have fallen for the first time in almost three years, as prospective buyers were squeezed by higher mortgage rates, geopolitical uncertainty and stretched affordability.
Tiny cash buffers leave small UK TV firms at risk of going bust, analysis finds
World news | The Guardianby Mark Sweney·7 Sept 2026
Hundreds of small UK TV companies have so little cash in reserve that a filming overrun or a delay to a series could send them bust, an industry body has warned, as programme budget cuts by...
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