Green shoots? Burnham cultivates rural links in attempt to ‘build back trust’ with farmers
World news | The Guardianby Helena Horton·18d ago
As an arable farmer, Olly Harrison’s WhatsApp messages are normally concerned with the more mundane matters of working the land: logistics, supplies and the occasional chat about the weather.
Work intensifying on UK laws to stamp out concert ticket touts, say sources
World news | The Guardianby Rob Davies·18d ago
The government has stepped up work on new laws to stop ticket touts fleecing fans, as the prime minister came under pressure from artists including the drummer from the Smiths, one of his favourite...
Thomas Jefferson letter goes on the market – containing a prescient warning for Trump today
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·18d ago
A remarkably prescient letter written by Thomas Jefferson, the third US president, advising how the newly created country could prosper, has been put up for sale by a private collector.
We followed five people in Gaza from dawn to dusk – this is what the headlines don’t tell us
World news | The Guardianby Tess McClure·18d ago
What does it take to make a morning cup of tea in Gaza? For Alaa Hessi, in her final month of pregnancy, this small ritual begins with a calculation of gas rations.
Three-quarters of UK’s popular plug-in hybrid cars unable to use rapid chargers
World news | The Guardianby Alex Daniel·18d ago
Three-quarters of the 20 top-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the UK cannot use rapid chargers, research has found, amid concerns that many are essentially “petrol cars pulling...
Severely disabled young people should get fast-track access to benefits, Milburn says
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Butler and Will Parman·18d ago
Young people whose complex disabilities mean they have little prospect of getting a paid job should get fast-track access to disability benefits, an official review of youth employment will say.
Lula bans fixed-odds sports betting a week before Brazilian elections
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·18d ago
Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has signed an order banning fixed-odds sports betting just over a week before the first round of the presidential election, in a move he said was...
‘I felt shame’: former BA worker locked in legal battle after losing job of 30 years
World news | The Guardianby Kevin Rawlinson·18d ago
During a 30-year career as a member of British Airways’ cabin crew, Tess De Mello took pride in a job well done, saying she regularly went above and beyond to make passengers more comfortable.
Labour must reunite progressive voters to win the next election, says Lucy Powell
World news | The Guardianby Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor·18d ago
Labour must “reunite the progressive voter coalition” if it is to take advantage of a split on the right and win the next election, the party’s deputy leader has said.
Schoolchildren without smartphones penalised with higher bus fares
World news | The Guardianby Anna Tims·18d ago
Schoolchildren who do not own smartphones face paying hundreds of pounds extra in annual bus fares as cheaper travel passes are digitised.
The tricky tests awaiting Andy Burnham after Labour conference
World news | The Guardianby Rowena Mason Whitehall editor·18d ago
1. The budgetThis is the most difficult event on the horizon for Burnham, set for 28 October, as the global economic picture continues to look bad in the face of the Iran war pushing up energy...
Vast Casino Secrets leak exposes inner workings of offshore gambling firms
World news | The Guardianby Rob Davies and Maxence Peigné·18d ago
The secrets of thousands of online casinos have been laid bare in a vast leak of data that could have seismic consequences for offshore gambling firms, including some accused of illegally targeting...
Drones could speed up getting defibrillators to people having cardiac arrests, study suggests
World news | The Guardianby Nicola Davis Science correspondent·18d ago
Drones could help cut the time it takes to get a defibrillator to people experiencing cardiac arrests when not in hospital, researchers have suggested.
TikTok to pay Alabama $100m and limit teenage use in first state settlement
World news | The Guardianby Agencies·18d ago
TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100m and enact time limits and other restrictions for teenage users, avoiding a trial with a settlement that was modelled on Instagram-owner Meta’s recent...
White House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news media
World news | The Guardianby Uwa Ede-Osifo·18d ago
The White House has blocked CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One on Saturday, impeding its TV press pool duties in the latest escalation of the administration’s battle with the news media.
Trump cancels nearly $1bn in funding approved by Congress
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies·19d ago
Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1bn in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and...
Free the Strip! Melburnians fight back against outlawing of much-loved picnic spot
World news | The Guardianby Catie McLeod·19d ago
It looked like a typical spring evening on Melbourne’s Canning Street when a few dozen picnickers gathered on the grassy median strip on Friday, with drinks in hand.
Two people arrested in New York City for allegedly climbing out of manhole
World news | The Guardianby Maya Yang·19d ago
Two people have been arrested for allegedly emerging from manholes across New York City. Police reportedly suspect them of searching for valuables that had been washed into the storm drains and...
OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity
World news | The Guardianby Reuters·19d ago
Two months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still working to understand the full scope of its rogue agent activity, two people briefed on the...
Supreme court blocks Trump-backed Missouri congressional map from use in midterms
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·19d ago
The supreme court on Friday turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by Donald Trump, putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is under way in...
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