Experts quit Lucy Letby’s defence team over ‘scientific credibility’ concerns
World news | The Guardianby Josh Halliday North of England editor·14 Sept 2026
Two leading experts have withdrawn from Lucy Letby’s defence team over concerns about the “scientific credibility” of some of its evidence.
Trump’s EPA reportedly poised to axe carbon pollution rules for power plants
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies·14 Sept 2026
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to formally repeal carbon pollution standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants, according to reports.
CBS’s 60 Minutes accused of peddling pro-Iran war propaganda in segment
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·14 Sept 2026
A US airman has spoken of climbing a 7,000ft ridge with a broken back, arm and shoulder after he was shot down in Iran – and of being rescued by a team of American special forces as hostile locals...
Four victims identified in Louisiana stabbing spree after suspect detained
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·14 Sept 2026
A Louisiana woman, her daughter, her son and his girlfriend have been identified as the four victims killed in a stabbing spree on Saturday that also left a young child critically wounded in the...
The London hospital funded by donors who invested in the slave trade
World news | The Guardianby Written by Morgan Ofori and David Conn; Animation by Alexander Purcell; Photography by Wayne Crichlow·14 Sept 2026
Inside the Great Hall of St Bartholomew’s North Wing, alongside stately portraits of the apostle from whom London’s oldest hospital takes its name and King Henry VIII, extravagant commemorative...
Gulf states postpone strait of Hormuz talks with Iran as Yemen conflict intensifies
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor·14 Sept 2026
Gulf states have postponed a critical meeting with Iran on the future of the strait of Hormuz owing to a lack of Arab consensus and growing Saudi Arabian anger with Tehran for helping the Houthis...
The far right’s march to power in Sweden has been halted, but its influence remains
World news | The Guardianby Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent·14 Sept 2026
Since the party was founded in 1988, the story of the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) has been one of such continuous growth that a triumph in Sunday’s general election seemed inevitable.
UK unions split over party donations cap as TUC chief says ‘super-rich’ corrupting politics
World news | The Guardianby Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker·14 Sept 2026
The head of Britain’s trade union movement, Paul Nowak, has said the government must act to “stop the super-rich corrupting our politics”, as union leaders met on Monday to discuss possible support...
‘We are not scared,’ says top EU diplomat after Russian strike on passenger train
World news | The Guardianby Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Charlotte Higgins and Amy Hawkins in Kyiv·14 Sept 2026
Europe needs to show it will not be “scared off” in supporting Ukraine, the EU’s chief diplomat said, after a Russian drone hit a passenger train on the country’s border with Poland shortly after a...
UK MPs and Lords call for new laws to tackle AI threat to human rights
World news | The Guardianby Dan Milmo and Robert Booth·14 Sept 2026
British lawmakers are demanding more restrictions on the power of AI, warning the world is unprepared for the “potentially dire” consequences of the technology, in the latest sign of rising global...
Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge – US politics live
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose·14 Sept 2026
The Democrats intend to train tens of thousands of volunteers to monitor the polls and counter possible voter intimidation under a new plan to protect November’s US midterm elections from...
Democrats to train tens of thousands to monitor polls amid election interference fears
World news | The Guardianby Rachel Leingang·14 Sept 2026
The Democrats intend to train tens of thousands of volunteers to monitor the polls and counter possible voter intimidation under a new plan to protect November’s US midterm elections from...
Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – Europe live
World news | The Guardianby Jakub Krupa in Stockholm·14 Sept 2026
Hej from Stockholm as the dust settles (a bit) after a hectic election night. With 95% of votes counted overnight, the left-leaning opposition bloc – led by Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats –...
Weather tracker: Floods in eastern India and hurricane damage in California
World news | The Guardianby Magdalena Shopova for MetDesk·14 Sept 2026
Flooding around the city of Malda in the Indian state of West Bengal since Thursday has had a devastating effect.
Richard Tice accuses Labour of ‘trying to change rules retrospectively’ after Reform receive £72m in donations – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Sparrow·14 Sept 2026
Nigel Farage’s unfavourability rating has hit a 10-year high, polling from YouGov suggests. YouGov says this is the worst unfavourability rating it has recorded for Farage since it has been running...
Queen’s secret Whitlam correspondence inspires Sydney Theatre Company play in 2027
World news | The Guardianby Emma Joyce·14 Sept 2026
Six years after the Australian historian Jenny Hocking won her legal battle to release secret correspondence between Queen Elizabeth II, Malcolm Fraser and the governor general John Kerr, her fight...
UK ministers urged to act after US flies out diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children
World news | The Guardianby Kevin Rawlinson and agency·14 Sept 2026
British ministers face calls to act after US authorities secretly flew out of the UK a diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children.
Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide
World news | The Guardianby Caitlin Cassidy·14 Sept 2026
Indonesian police are investigating the deaths of three Australians who died in Bali over the weekend, with initial reports suggesting a father killed his two young children before taking his own...
Reform declines to say whether £72m donors returned to UK in time to meet 12-month limit
World news | The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent·14 Sept 2026
Reform UK’s deputy leader has declined to say when two crypto billionaires who gave a combined £72m to the party returned to the UK, as the architect of a review into overseas donations said anyone...
Oil prices rise after drone attacks shut down Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·14 Sept 2026
Oil prices have climbed above $107 a barrel after a series of drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to close its east-west crude pipeline.
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