Jeers, walkouts, stage invasions: will Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists trigger British audiences too?
The Guardianby Philip Oltermann·27 Aug 2026
In February, turbulent scenes inside a German theatre made headlines around the globe. During the final act of a play at Schauspielhaus theatre in Bochum, the audience first jeered and whistled at...
The Nazis drove Bauhaus out of town. Now the far right is waging another war against the movement
The Guardianby Deborah Cole in Dessau-Roßlau·27 Aug 2026
The city of Dessau, where the Bauhaus design school flourished a century ago, catapulted Germany into the modern era and revolutionised global design.
The flat-pack skyscraper: how wood can shape the cities of the future
The Guardianby James Crawford·27 Aug 2026
I travelled to Oslo in the early autumn. It felt like arriving into the future. Or, at least, a fragment of a possible future. I drove north in the quiet digital bubble of my electric rental car.
How to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’
The Guardianby Zoe Williams·27 Aug 2026
The classic checklist for psychopathy was developed in 1980 by Prof Robert Hare, who is still the recognised giant of the territory.
My home state is set to hand a breakthrough to the German far right. It’s a disaster decades in the making | Marcus Böick
The Guardianby Marcus Böick·27 Aug 2026
It was in the summer of 2004 that I stopped understanding my own people. I was standing on a sweltering market square in Aschersleben, the town where I was born, picturesquely situated on the...
Japan killed 14,000 bears after a rise in deadly attacks on people – but will it work?
The Guardianby Gloria Dickie·27 Aug 2026
Every summer, millions of people escape the heat and humidity of Tokyo by heading to the tranquil resort town of Karuizawa in Japan’s Nagano prefecture – just an hour by bullet train from the...
Top of the crops: record heatwaves help deliver bumper UK berry harvest
The Guardianby Sarah Butler·27 Aug 2026
British farmers have faced a sweltering summer tested by heatwaves, wildfires and water shortages – but a bumper berry harvest could prove a rare bright spot.
Forty children reported missing from UK asylum hotels still not found
The Guardianby Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor·27 Aug 2026
Forty children who went missing from hotels housing asylum seekers in the UK have still not been found, according to a parliamentary report.
Hot ticket: UK’s first sauna theatre draws swimwear-clad audiences
The Guardianby Robyn Vinter·27 Aug 2026
Tucked away behind the Summerhall arts centre is the hottest new venue at the Edinburgh fringe … quite literally.
Dalliance review – a rare drama so beautifully written you will be instantly devoted
The Guardianby Lucy Mangan·27 Aug 2026
With Dalliance, television continues its brave expeditions into unknown narrative lands. It was forced first to venture into women’s stories (using female writers, directors, stars and, oh my...
France to relax cheese production rules after drought takes toll on grazing land
The Guardianby Angelique Chrisafis in Paris·27 Aug 2026
Strict production rules will be loosened for some of France’s most famous cheeses after drought and repeated heatwaves dried out grazing pastures, threatening the livelihoods of traditional dairy...
Ukraine war briefing: Reboot of ‘fortress belt’ defences as Zelenskyy visits frontline
The Guardianby Warren Murray and agencies·27 Aug 2026
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed two of Ukraine’s most prominent commanders to oversee and strengthen defences of the “fortress belt” of industrialised cities in the Donetsk region.
Ex-JPMorgan Chase executive shared confidential bank information with Epstein
The Guardianby Reuters·27 Aug 2026
Former JPMorgan Chase executive Jes Staley told US lawmakers he repeatedly shared confidential and market-sensitive bank information with Jeffrey Epstein and was at one point named as a trustee of...
Nepal flash flood live updates: search on for hundreds missing near Tibet border as officials warn death toll could rise higher
The Guardianby Adam Fulton·27 Aug 2026
Authorities in Nepal and Tibet have said they fear the death toll from catastrophic flooding could be much higher than 160 people already killed, as search and rescue efforts to locate the hundreds...
Rainbow Warrior review – spies bomb activists in truly gasp-inducing TV
The Guardianby Sarah Dempster·26 Aug 2026
When DS Terry Batchelor received the call informing him of the whereabouts of the French couple suspected of bombing the Rainbow Warrior, he was eating a pie.
Nvidia’s quarterly revenue doubles to nearly $100bn as CEO declares ‘golden age’
The Guardianby Johana Bhuiyan·26 Aug 2026
Nvidia announced on Wednesday that its quarterly revenue had doubled in a year to nearly $100bn. Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO, jubilantly declared that demand is accelerating as the AI...
Sávio savours debut goal as Spurs coast to emphatic Carabao Cup win over Charlton
The Guardianby David Hytner at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium·26 Aug 2026
A new season at the snazziest modern stadium in England and something extremely welcome for Tottenham. A home win over domestic opposition.
Ten-man Hearts stun Rapid Vienna in shootout to reach Conference League
The Guardianby PA Media·26 Aug 2026
Beau Reus made two penalty saves as heroic Hearts overcame Tomas Magnusson’s red card to pull off a stunning shootout victory away to Rapid Vienna, and book themselves a return to the Conference...
Final witness in Lindsay Clancy trial says he doesn’t believe she heard a voice during killings
The Guardianby Edward Helmore·26 Aug 2026
The Lindsay Clancy trial was heading for closing arguments Wednesday, as a final witness for the prosecution laid out that he believed the Massachusetts mother knew right from wrong when she took...
OpenAI staff observed warning signs before AI agent hacking crusade caused global alarm
The Guardianby Robert Booth UK technology editor·26 Aug 2026
OpenAI staff observed signs of rogue behaviour among its leading-edge AI agents weeks before they escaped their training environment to launch an unprecedented hacking crusade that spread global...
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