BBC cash reserves hit lowest level in a decade after big single-year spend
World news | The Guardianby Michael Savage Media editor·27d ago
The BBC has spent hundreds of millions of pounds of its cash reserves in a single year, increasing concerns at the corporation over the perilous state of its finances.
Oxford United apologise for launching ‘United 93’ clothing range around 9/11 anniversary
World news | The Guardianby Paul MacInnes·27d ago
Oxford United have abandoned a new range of American style-sportswear after it inadvertently referenced the tragedy of September 11.
Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces launch inquest into sudden military collapse
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor·27d ago
A bitter inquest is under way among Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces as to how what was being billed as a decisive assault on Sana’a, the Houthi-controlled capital, suddenly collapsed into a military...
US veterans have greater levels of Pfas in their blood than civilians, new study finds
World news | The Guardianby Tom Perkins·27d ago
Many US military veterans have much higher levels of Pfas “forever chemicals” in their blood than non-veterans, new peer-reviewed research finds, raising more questions about health risks the...
Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error
World news | The Guardianby Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent·27d ago
A software defect in part of the UK’s air traffic control system corrupted flight data “in the space of a millisecond”, leading to a six-hour outage and mass airline cancellations and delays across...
British Sikh man granted bail in India nine years after arrest
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor·27d ago
Jagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh man who was arrested in India in 2017 in connection with alleged terrorism offences, has been granted bail by a Delhi court.
What Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting mean for the midterms
World news | The Guardianby George Zornick·27d ago
For the millions of Americans who vote by mail – almost a third of the country – the week began with significant uncertainty that they would be able to easily submit their ballot this fall, thanks...
British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout
World news | The Guardianby Rachel Savage in Johannesburg·27d ago
A British woman kidnapped in Malawi last week has been rescued by police after a shootout in which four of her alleged abductors were killed.
‘Clear retribution’: dismay as key Alzheimer’s study cancelled amid Trump attacks on science
World news | The Guardianby Jessica Glenza in Pittsburgh, Pennsylania·27d ago
Roderick Blair was surprised when scientific researchers appeared on his doorstep in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Workers in New York seek to create first AutoZone union as company resists
World news | The Guardianby Michael Sainato·27d ago
Workers at an AutoZone in White Plains, New York, are seeking to become the first store at the US’s largest auto parts retailer to win a union election, set to begin 25 September, despite a...
Disabled people in UK need right to travel abroad, say MPs, after ‘ridiculous’ restrictions
World news | The Guardianby Frances Ryan and Patrick Butler·27d ago
Disabled people must have a guaranteed right to travel abroad, MPs and peers have said, as further cases emerged of individuals barred from taking holidays as a result of “ridiculous” rules imposed...
Drivers ignoring roadwork closures to skip queues ‘wilfully putting lives at risk’
World news | The Guardianby Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent·27d ago
Drivers ignoring roadwork closures to skip queues are putting lives at risk, National Highways has warned, after recording hundreds of incidents this year where cars were deliberately driven...
UK to answer for its ‘dismal record’ in Eurovision before committee of MPs
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson·27d ago
Joe and Jake. Daz Sampson. Electro Velvet. Who could forget them? Most people, probably. They are among some of the many acts who represented the UK at the Eurovision song contest in the last 20...
Trump officials sending undocumented children to Texas sparks fears of mass deportation
World news | The Guardianby Alexandra Villarreal·27d ago
The Trump administration has started sending a majority of undocumented children who came to the US alone and have new immigration court cases to Texas, where government facilities for them are...
Louisiana firefighters find feline native to sub-Saharan Africa while responding to house fire
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·27d ago
Louisiana firefighters responding to a small house blaze found a wildcat native to sub-Saharan Africa illegally enclosed in the back yard, and an animal welfare agency is now seeking to place the...
Iranian actor Laheh Marzban faces severe threats after Venice film festival speech
World news | The Guardianby Philip Oltermann European culture editor·27d ago
An Iranian actress who won the best newcomer award at the Venice film festival has come under severe attack from the country’s authorities and state media after highlighting the plight of women in...
Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dying
World news | The Guardianby Luca Ittimani·27d ago
When a man with a terminal illness wrote to his local MP Andrew Hastie, telling him he planned on ending his own life with voluntary assisted dying, Microsoft Copilot suggested Hastie reply with...
Weather tracker: Thunderstorms hit Spain as Japan braces for typhoon
World news | The Guardianby James Michelin for MetDesk·27d ago
Intense and slow-moving thunderstorms broke out on Wednesday afternoon across parts of eastern Spain, bringing some severe flooding and killing at least one person.
‘We demand the truth’: Olga Tokarczuk and JM Coetzee lead calls for proof of life of disappeared Eritrean writers
World news | The Guardianby Ella Creamer·27d ago
More than 180 writers have signed a letter to Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki calling for proof of life for 12 writers arrested in 2001.
Burnham to meet Irish PM as UK bids to get exemptions from EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ plan – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Sparrow·27d ago
Burnham to meet Irish PM at No 10 North as UK bids to get exemptions from EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ plan Good morning.
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