Shop clerk and son charged with selling illegal kratom after two Ole Miss students die from suspected overdoses
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·10d ago
Federal authorities investigating the recent deaths of two University of Mississippi students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product, prosecutors announced on...
TSA to prohibit airport security officers from sitting down while checking travelers’ IDs
World news | The Guardianby Keely Aouga·10d ago
US airport security officers who verify boarding passes and IDs ahead of security checkpoints will no longer be allowed to sit down while working.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s former husband says he was ‘shocked’ by death of her ex-partner
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·10d ago
The ex-husband of Gypsy Rose Blanchard has said he was “shocked” by the recent death in Louisiana of her former partner Ken Urker – and that he would be there for Blanchard and her daughter “if she...
Women given free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting on Oktoberfest amusement ride
World news | The Guardianby Jessie Williams·10d ago
Women have been given free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting on a famous amusement ride at the Oktoberfest in Munich, after an investigation revealed tens of thousands of voyeuristic videos...
California’s new laws target workers’ biggest fear of AI taking their jobs
World news | The Guardianby Danielle Abril·10d ago
California’s laws aimed at protecting workers from the impacts of artificial intelligence could pave the way for broader workplace safeguards across the US as calls for regulating the technology...
Southern California swelters as late-season heatwave smothers region
World news | The Guardianby Roque Planas·10d ago
Southern California faced scorching heatwaves this summer that made locals wonder what happened to their famed Mediterranean climate. Now, the fall is bringing heatwaves too.
Badenoch returns to Conservative conference much stronger than a year ago
World news | The Guardianby Rowena Mason Whitehall editor·10d ago
A year ago, Tory MPs were braced for the prospect of yet another leadership battle to topple Kemi Badenoch as the party sunk to historic lows of 14-16% in the polls.
Two Iranian men identified Manchester synagogue as site for alleged bomb plot, court hears
World news | The Guardianby Sammy Gecsoyler·10d ago
Two Iranian men identified a Manchester synagogue previously subjected to a fatal terrorist attack as a target for an alleged homemade bomb plot, a court has heard.
Soaring diesel prices take their toll on US farmers in midwest corn belt
World news | The Guardianby Stephen Starr in Dayton, Ohio·10d ago
Joe Hamilton farms corn and soybeans on 2,500 acres in Indiana’s Delaware county. Next week, when his soybean harvest kicks off, four tractors, two combine harvesters and five semi-trucks will roar...
Nitrite-free bacon sales boom in UK amid fears over curing chemicals
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent·10d ago
Bacon has long been a favourite of carnivores, but there is growing consumer concern about the health risks posed by nitrites, chemicals used to cure meats.
‘He feels more relatable’: Burnham’s conference speech wins praise from drifting Labour voters
World news | The Guardianby Luke Tryl·10d ago
“He’s offering what no other politician has offered for a long, long time. He actually feels like he’s one of us,” was how Neil, a geography teacher, described Andy Burnham in our focus group on...
UAE may halt UK investments after Manchester City guilty verdict
World news | The Guardianby Daniel Lavelle·10d ago
The United Arab Emirates have reportedly warned the government it could cancel big investments in the UK after Manchester City were found guilty by an independent commission.
‘It’s enraging’: lawmakers call for action after Guardian investigation into convenience store overcharges
World news | The Guardianby Byard Duncan, Sophie Sullivan, Michael Hudson, Barry Yeoman and Jocelyn Zuckerman·10d ago
Five US House members have called out pricing practices at the US’s two largest convenience store chains in response to an investigation by the Guardian.
Green party conference continues with cost of living on the agenda – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Frances Mao·10d ago
Polanski called for rent brakes to give people 'breathing space' The Greens’ deputy leaders are due to address members on Day 2 of their conference in Brighton shortly, and we’ll have a live stream...
Libyan unity talks upended as warlord’s son linked to drone attacks on fuel facilities
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Wintour·10d ago
Allegations that the son of the Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar oversaw a “terror cell” that launched drone attacks on fuel storage facilities and power stations in western Libya have upended plans...
Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies·10d ago
The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 used a crash axe to attempt to carry out a “terrorist attack” during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday, according to a...
BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push
World news | The Guardianby Mark Sweney·10d ago
BT has been accused of “bullying” customers by temporarily cutting off their broadband to pressure them to upgrade to a digital landline, as providers race to switch households over before the...
Brazil’s neck-and-neck election offers test for growing pro-Trump Latin American bloc
World news | The Guardianby Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro·10d ago
Shortly after his controversial speech to the United Nations general assembly in September, Donald Trump gathered a dozen like-minded Latin American leaders and boasted that rightwing candidates...
‘It’s shocking really’: Devon community tracks River Dart sewage spills
World news | The Guardianby Steven Morris·10d ago
The easy thing for the people who live on the banks of the River Dart in Devon might have been to grumble and groan about the sewage spills that blight their beloved waterway.
London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150%
World news | The Guardianby Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor·10d ago
A flagship Labour authority has warned it may have to impose a 150% council tax rise on residents to maintain current services following central government cuts under a new funding settlement.
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