Mail on Sunday ends up funding state school scholarship via payout to MP
World news | The Guardianby Richard Adams Education editor·11 Sept 2026
A new scholarship supporting state-educated students will be inadvertently funded by the Mail on Sunday (MoS), using a payout it made after being threatened with legal action by the Labour MP...
Ireland holds its breath as its leftwing president prepares to meet Trump
World news | The Guardianby Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent·11 Sept 2026
Ireland’s president, Catherine Connolly, has called Donald Trump abhorrent and an abuser of power. In his sole previous comment on Connolly, the US president seemed to think she was a man.
UK man admits using online network for sex crimes against unconscious woman
World news | The Guardianby Kevin Rawlinson·11 Sept 2026
A man has admitted using an online sexual abuse network to commit a host of sexual crimes, along with another man, against the latter’s unconscious wife.
US lettuce prices chopped as costs for other goods remain stubbornly high
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Aratani·11 Sept 2026
At the Republicans’ midterm convention held earlier this week, Donald Trump said that “food prices and almost every other item are rapidly going down”.
North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection
World news | The Guardianby Rowena Mason and Kiran Stacey·11 Sept 2026
A decision on approving the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea is to be delayed until later this autumn, with the Greens accusing Labour of hiding their position before the crucial...
Dementia patients warned off seeking home care in case Australia’s aged care algorithm cuts funding
World news | The Guardianby Melissa Davey Medical editor·11 Sept 2026
People with dementia were warned not to apply for home support because of fears their care would be downgraded by the government’s aged care algorithm.
Labor ditches new packaging laws to cut plastic waste, sparking unprecedented ‘scale and breadth of outrage’
World news | The Guardianby Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent·11 Sept 2026
The Albanese government has been accused of breaking a promise after it shelved a longstanding commitment to bring in packaging standards intended to force manufacturers and retailers to cut...
US consumer prices stayed high in August as Iran war pushed energy costs up
World news | The Guardianby Gaya Gupta·11 Sept 2026
US consumer prices remained stubbornly high in August as the end of the ceasefire between the US and Iran pushed energy prices up, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics released...
RNLI reports ‘significant’ donations boost after being targeted by far right over small boats
World news | The Guardianby Caroline Davies·11 Sept 2026
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has had a “significant” boost in donations since becoming a target of far-right agitators protesting over small boat crossings.
Russia targets Kyiv petrol stations for first time with jet-powered drones
World news | The Guardianby Amy Hawkins in Kyiv·11 Sept 2026
Petrol stations in Kyiv have been hit by jet-powered drones in a wave of targeted Russian attacks as the bombardment of Ukraine’s capital enters a new phase of intensity.
How Ron DeSantis politicized Florida’s higher education by placing his loyalists at the top
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe in Miami·11 Sept 2026
In fewer than four months’ time, Ron DeSantis, Florida’s hard-right governor, will be termed out of office, and what critics saw as his relentless eight-year, “anti-woke” assault on higher...
Iran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping route
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor·11 Sept 2026
Yemen’s rampant Houthi forces have captured a strategic island in the Bab al-Mandab strait, expanding their control of the narrow waterway, one of the world’s vital shipping routes.
Céline Dion fans gather in Paris as singer prepares for sold-out comeback shows
World news | The Guardianby Angelique Chrisafis in Paris·11 Sept 2026
More than 30,000 Céline Dion fans have gathered in Paris for the Canadian singer’s long-awaited return to performing on Saturday night – four years after she revealed her diagnosis of stiff person...
Pupils missed 15m hours of school time during UK’s June heatwave, study finds
World news | The Guardianby Matthew Taylor·11 Sept 2026
The gruelling heatwave that hit the UK in June caused pupils to miss more than 15m hours of lesson time as soaring temperatures forced hundreds of schools to close, according to a study.
Missouri UPS worker two weeks from retirement fatally struck by company vehicle
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·11 Sept 2026
A longtime United Parcel Service (UPS) employee less than two weeks away from retiring was struck and killed by one of the company’s vehicles while he was at work in St Louis, triggering a federal...
9/11 families to gather at World Trade Center and Pentagon to remember victims on 25th anniversary – US politics live
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose·11 Sept 2026
Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. It is the 25th anniversary of 9/11, as Americans come together to remember and commemorate the devastating effects of the attacks, which claimed the...
Emma Bonino, radical Italian politician who stood up to Vatican, dies aged 78
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies in Rome·11 Sept 2026
Emma Bonino, the radical Italian politician who led campaigns to legalise abortion and divorce against the objections of the Vatican, has died aged 78.
Weather tracker: Hurricane Lowell pounds Hawaii’s western islands
World news | The Guardianby Megan Davies for MetDesk·11 Sept 2026
Hurricane Lowell caused significant damage to Hawaii’s western islands this week. On Tuesday night the centre of Lowell tracked 50 miles (80km) from the island of Ni’ihau in Kauai County as a...
Russia accused of ‘rapidly growing’ attacks on civilian infrastructure after five killed in Ukraine – Europe live
World news | The Guardianby Jakub Krupa·11 Sept 2026
Morning opening: Ukraine's Pavlohrad marks a day of mourning after Russian attack kills five Jakub Krupa The Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad marks a day of mourning today after a Russian attack killed...
MPs to vote again on assisted dying as bill returns to parliament – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Taz Ali·11 Sept 2026
Morning, and welcome to our UK politics blog. The assisted dying bill is back in the Commons today, where MPs will vote on a proposal that would allow adults in England and Wales with less than six...
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