Friday briefing: How we covered the flydubai incident as it unfolded
World news | The Guardianby Libby Brooks·12d ago
Good morning. Shocking news of a cockpit stabbing. Graphic footage of bloodied crew members. Mid-air testimony from terrified passengers.
Staff fears grow that BBC will shut its Three and Scotland channels next week
World news | The Guardianby Mark Sweney·12d ago
The BBC has started a redundancy process in its TV and streaming division, heightening staff fears that Matt Brittin will announce the closure of the poorly performing BBC Three and BBC Scotland...
‘No one disrespects Our Lady’: fears for Brazil’s patron saint grip country ahead of election
World news | The Guardianby Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro·12d ago
A row of Biblical proportions has erupted in the run-up to Brazil’s presidential election, with the country’s patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, emerging as an unlikely kingmaker in the...
Beau Lamarre-Condon asked police investigator about murder of Lilie James day before shootings, court hears
World news | The Guardianby Kat Wong·12d ago
Police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon asked a colleague, a day before he allegedly murdered Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, if a high-profile killer would have “gotten away with it” if he’d not taken his...
May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future
World news | The Guardianby Ajit Niranjan·12d ago
The scorching heat that persistently baked western Europe this summer was the worst on record, a report has found, with more than half the continent seared by “very strong” heat stress that felt...
Labor targets ‘visa hopping’ international students in crackdown on ‘permanently temporary’ migration
World news | The Guardianby Krishani Dhanji·12d ago
“Visa hopping” international students, migration agents and lawyers trying to “game” the migration system will be targeted by the government, as Labor unveils a further crackdown.
Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged gang-rape at Cornell
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agency·12d ago
Kathy Hochul, the New York governor, said Thursday she is appointing Letitia James, the state’s attorney general, as special prosecutor to investigate the alleged gang-rape at Cornell University.
SpaceX flight led by first Black female commander sets US speed record
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·12d ago
Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a US speed record, and that created further history with the first Black...
Kanye West’s sold-out Russia concerts cancelled, organisers confirm
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies·12d ago
Two sold-out shows that Kanye West was due to play in Russia have been cancelled after weeks of confusion, organisers have confirmed.
Enter Shikari announce indefinite hiatus from 2027: ‘We don’t think we’re splitting up’
World news | The Guardianby Press Association·12d ago
The British rock band Enter Shikari have announced they will go on hiatus at the end of 2027, a decision that may result in the band’s “extinction”.
Falling glass and ‘decapitated’ plants: the race to protect Edinburgh botanic garden’s plants
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Greenfield·12d ago
In the early autumn sunlight, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s extensive plant collection appears safe in their glass enclosures.
New Washington DC law bans landlords from imposing dog breed restrictions
World news | The Guardianby Alba Asenjo Domínguez·12d ago
Landlords in Washington DC will no longer be able to refuse a tenant’s dog based on its breed, size or weight, nor can they impose special charges related to these factors.
Proposal to hold Major League Baseball game in Grand Teton national park sparks backlash
World news | The Guardianby Abené Clayton·12d ago
A proposal to hold a Major League Baseball (MLB) game inside a national park is receiving backlash from locals and conservationists.
UK airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with children
World news | The Guardianby Nadeem Badshah·12d ago
Airlines will be blocked from charging parents extra to sit with their children on planes, according to government plans.
Australia news live: eSafety warns online gaming can cause ‘serious harms’ to children; Atlassian to power solar farm
World news | The Guardianby Nick Visser·12d ago
Former Wallaby hooker Nathan Charles diagnosed with MND at 37 The former Wallaby Nathan Charles, who became the first cystic fibrosis sufferer in the world to play a contact sport professionally...
Supreme court to hear case challenging Trump’s immigration detention policy
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·12d ago
The US supreme court agreed on Thursday to take up a case challenging the Trump administration’s practice of indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants living in the US and awaiting...
How success of Manchester City helped put Andy Burnham in power
World news | The Guardianby Josh Halliday North of England editor·12d ago
In July 2016, the Manchester City player Yaya Touré ambled into a small bar near Beijing’s Workers’ Stadium and offered a bemused smile as dozens of Chinese fans rushed towards him.
Welfare changes under debate include ending key disability benefit for under-25s
World news | The Guardianby Rowena Mason, Pippa Crerar and Patrick Butler·12d ago
Ministers are working up sweeping plans for welfare changes including scrapping a key disability benefit for under-25s and replacing it with a multibillion-pound package of support to get into...
Brazil attorney general says meddling ‘cannot be tolerated’ after Trump funding plans revealed
World news | The Guardianby Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Roth and Joseph Gedeon in Washington·12d ago
Brazil’s attorney general has said foreign meddling in his country’s institutions and democracy “cannot be tolerated” after a Guardian report revealed how the Trump administration was pushing to...
Labour figures uneasy about Healey’s ‘underpowered’ approach to budget
World news | The Guardianby Jessica Elgot,Heather Stewart, Pippa Crerar and Richard Partington·12d ago
Senior Labour figures are privately voicing unease about John Healey’s approach to his crucial first budget this month, against the backdrop of volatile global markets and soaring energy costs.
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