Tuscany’s treasured islands: five to explore
The Guardianby Francesca Lombardo30 Aug 2026
Scattered between the Tuscan coast and Corsica, the seven islands of the Tuscan archipelago offer a striking contrast to mainland Tuscany.
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top 92%On long road back from Brexit, north-east’s recovery rides on survival of Nissan’s ‘shining star’ plant
The Guardianby Jasper Jolly30 Aug 2026
In a factory in Gateshead, engineers carefully wind metal wires around iron cores to go in electric motors.
South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows
The Guardianby Pippa Neill Environment reporter30 Aug 2026
South West Water is doing more harm to the environment than any other water company in England, according to new analysis, with more sewage discharged in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset than...
‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution
The Guardianby Pippa Neill Environment reporter30 Aug 2026
“I’m furious,” says Jo Armstrong, 75, sitting on Brighton beach with her daughter and granddaughter.
Humanitarian crisis worsening in refuge for civilians fleeing Sudan’s civil war
The Guardianby Rachel Savage in Johannesburg30 Aug 2026
Humanitarian conditions in the Sudanese city of El Obeid and two camps on its outskirts are dire and deteriorating, according to people on the ground, as civilians displaced by fighting between the...
The president and the penthouse: how Madrid’s government spent €6.3m on a temporary ‘office’
The Guardianby Sam Jones in Madrid30 Aug 2026
The outspoken rightwing leader of the Madrid region is under growing pressure to explain why her government spent €6.3m (£5.4m) on a residential penthouse purportedly to serve as a temporary...
‘I was miserable for a lot of this century’: Stewart Lee on divorce, his adoption and the twisted children’s poem that explains his life
The Guardianby Zoe Williams30 Aug 2026
Stewart Lee is somewhat fretfully tidying his kitchen. Nothing is exactly where he left it two months ago to go on tour.
I’ve got feelings for a teacher at my children’s school. What should I do? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
The Guardianby Annalisa Barbieri30 Aug 2026
I’ve been married for 20 years and have two children. By most measures, our marriage is stable and successful.
Arms and the £5m man: Farage megadonor Christopher Harborne’s military empire
The Guardianby Tom Burgis30 Aug 2026
As he struggles with questions about the millions he has received from the billionaire Christopher Harborne, Nigel Farage has made no secret of his enthusiastic support for the industry that made...
‘You’re at war when you get attacked’: Mark Carney shows combative nature in face-off with Trump
The Guardianby Leyland Cecco in Toronto, Heather Stewart and Kalyeena Makortoff in London30 Aug 2026
Mark Carney stood before a walnut-veneered lectern, his face drawn tight, as he announced that talks with Canada’s biggest trading partner had collapsed.
Wallabies’ imperfections on show in Argentina but biggest could be to come over captain call
The Guardianby Jack Snape30 Aug 2026
Rob Valetini bulldozed, barged through and brought the hammer down on home hopes in San Salvador de Jujuy during the Wallabies’ 27-21 win over Argentina, Australia’s fourth victory on the trot.
When Prophecy Fails review – gripping dive into a doomsday cult
The Guardianby Lyndsey Winship30 Aug 2026
In the early 1950s in the American midwest, a woman known by the alias of Marian Keech awoke in the night with the urge to write.
Make your bed – and be ruthless: 14 expert rules for a clean, healthy, happy home
The Guardianby Sarah Phillips30 Aug 2026
Life is busy and there is only so much time to spend cleaning and tidying. What are the non-negotiables of a well-managed home?
Messina mystery: theft of Renaissance art from Sicilian museum leaves investigators baffled
The Guardianby Lorenzo Tondo in Messina30 Aug 2026
At about 8.47pm on the evening of 15 August, while tens of thousands of worshippers filled the streets of central Messina for a religious festival, at least two men cut through the fencing...
Tom Cruise, Olivia Colman and the return of Rocky: the best films of autumn 2026
The Guardianby Laurence Phelan, Andrew Pulver and Catherine Shoard30 Aug 2026
Willem Dafoe is typically grizzled and poetic for this study of a near-retirement postal worker who, it turns out, was a beatnik rhymester of cachet – but no lasting renown – back in the day, and...
Big tech goes to Hollywood: is Silicon Valley ready for a silver-screen reckoning?
The Guardianby Steve Rose30 Aug 2026
‘I know there are easier enemies to make,” tech reporter Jeremy Allen White tells his colleague in a recent trailer for The Social Reckoning.
Giorgia on their minds: Farage and Badenoch scrap to be mates with Meloni
The Guardianby Helena Horton30 Aug 2026
Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch have spent years trading barbs and fighting for the rightwing vote.
Nepal-Tibet death toll rises amid new flood fears and race to free group trapped in tunnel
The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies30 Aug 2026
Thousands of people remain missing after the catastrophic flash flood that has killed more than 700 people in Nepal and Tibet as authorities warn search and rescue teams of rising waters.
Ukraine war briefing: Nuclear plant has lost power and running on generators, UN watchdog says
The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies30 Aug 2026
- The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been without off-site power for more than a week and is now relying on emergency diesel generators, the UN’s nuclear watchdog says.
Addisu Gobena smashes Sydney Marathon record as Jepchirchir wins fourth women’s major
The Guardianby Associated Press30 Aug 2026
Ethiopia’s Addisu Gobena surged to a record-breaking victory in the men’s race at the Sydney Marathon, while Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir claimed the women’s crown on Sunday.