Monday, 31 August 2026
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The Guardian World · 01:04
Victorian prisoners to be sent out to repair roads under Labor’s pothole plan ↗Inmates would take over ‘basic’ road maintenance duties, allowing skilled crews to focus on fixing 500,000 potholes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victorian prisoners will be put to work on road maintenance as part of Labor’…
The Guardian World · 04:00
Rejoining the EU, Burnham’s donors and the bedroom tax: Politics Weekly answers your questions – podcast ↗Will the UK ever rejoin the EU? Who is funding Andy Burnham? And will the bedroom tax be scrapped? In a special episode, Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker answer some of your questions Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com Continue reading...
The Guardian World · 04:00
‘Everything’s smashed to bits’: Ukrainians turn anger on those storing weapons near their villages ↗As Russia hits another ammunition warehouse, killing at least 38, locals put blame on poorly placed depots It is a day and a half since a Russian jet-powered drone smashed into an ammunition dump in Myla , a village 15 miles outside central Kyiv. Volodymyr, 61, a security guard, leads visitors from his family’s ba…
The Guardian World · 04:00
Man who murdered Molly Ticehurst will not face life in jail, judge says ↗Justice Natalie Adams says she is troubled by expert evidence about rape allegations in slain woman’s police statement Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Molly Ticehurst’s ex-boyfriend will not face a life sentence for her domes…
The Guardian World · 05:06
Embattled Sydney property developer Bathla warns it could fold by the end of the week ↗Administrators will be forced to close the business if it fails to secure additional funding, revealing hundreds of staff have not been paid for weeks Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The administrators of embattled property d…
The Guardian World · 05:48
Newborn baby’s body found in Sydney rubbish bin as police hold ‘serious concerns’ for mother ↗Police urge mother to attend hospital after baby’s body discovered in Harrow Road in Auburn Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast New South Wales police have appealed for information to find the mother of a newborn baby boy, who…
The Guardian World · 05:49
Icac lawyer tells Charles Perrottet the key to lying is ‘you have to be really good at remembering it’ ↗Perrottet disagrees when counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer SC claims brother of former NSW premier is not truthful and ‘constructing evidence’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A brother of former premier Dominic Perrottet has told…
The Guardian World · 06:00
Goodbye to Babylon Berlin, the 1920s TV drama that has eerily foreshadowed real-life politics ↗The long-running drama reaches Hitler’s rise to power in its final season as its creators reflect on the unsettling parallels between Weimar Germany and the present day It’s the global hit TV series that pulled audiences straight into the chaotic hedonism of 1920s Germany, dramatising the brilliance and brittlenes…
The Guardian World · 06:32
Australians missing in Nepal targeted by ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘abhorrent’ racist slurs ↗As families await news after the catastrophe, community members appeal for compassion in the face of hateful rhetoric Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A slew of racist social media comments have been made towards Australians m…
The Guardian World · 07:57
Weather tracker: Warm Yellow Sea strengthens storms in South Korea ↗More than 200mm of rain forecast in parts of South Korea, while parts of southern Europe to be 10C above average South Korea’s prime minister, Han Seong-sook, met officials to prepare for heavy rain expected this week, with rainfall totals across central and northern parts of the country forecast to exceed 200mm i…
The Guardian World · 09:18
China is concealing scale of flood disaster, say Tibet campaigners ↗Rights group claims 300 homes were destroyed in Tibet and number of missing people is ‘far higher’ than Beijing admits A Tibetan advocacy group says hundreds of homes were destroyed on the Tibetan side of the border in last week’s deadly floods, raising questions about Beijing’s official account of the scale of th…
The Guardian World · 09:49
Nearly 20 people still missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus ↗Nearly 20 people still missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus Divers join search teams scouring deep waters for any survivors, with eight people so far confirmed to have died Nearly 20 people are still missing after a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus , killing at least eight, as divers join search tea…
The Guardian World · 10:21
Morocco not to blame for Ceuta border breach, says Spanish PM ↗Pedro Sánchez says two countries are cooperating after mass incursion by 70,000 people into north African enclave Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has insisted there was no evidence to suggest the Moroccan government was behind last month’s massive border crossing into Ceuta . As many as 141 people are th…
The Guardian World · 10:41
French high schools rush to put Macron’s phone ban into force ↗Unions say ban will take time to enact, while president also wants under-15s social media ban as key legacy French high schools are rushing to put in place a ban on mobile phones this week as Emmanuel Macron pushes for children to spend less time in front of screens. Education unions warned that banning mobile p…
The Guardian World · 11:54
Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee ↗Guidance says states must implement ‘comprehensive measures’ to address legacy of racial discrimination A UN committee has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other measures to address the enduring legacy of racial discrimination. Guidance publish…
The Guardian World · 13:36
British family plead with French authorities to release body of relative who died in the Channel ↗Jasmeet Wadhwa, who fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, lost his life in April A British family is pleading with French authorities to release the body of a relative that officials have held for five months after he died in the Channel in April. Jasmeet Wadhwa, 32, died while attempting to reach the UK on a…
The Guardian World · 13:42
Nepal rescuers race to reach hundreds feared trapped in hydropower tunnels ↗Workers thought to be stuck in underground areas at 11 sites after last week’s devastating flash floods Rescue teams are working to reach more than 900 missing hydropower workers, hundreds of whom are feared trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of 11 hydropower projects in Nepal after the devastating flash…
The Guardian World · 13:44
South African airline defends dramatic low-level flyby before rugby union clash ↗Cape Town stunt sparks major debate over safety risks Airlink insist flyby conducted according to regulations A pre-game stunt involving two passenger jets flying dramatically low over a stadium in South Africa drew huge cheers from the estimated crowd of around 56,000 people, but also sparked a major debate ove…
The Guardian World · 14:14
Germany poised to identify suspect in Leipzig drone attack on Ukrainian plane ↗Berlin expected to outline response to incident this month widely speculated to have been coordinated by Russia The German government is imminently expected to announce who it believes was behind a suspected drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane earlier this month and to outline its response to the incident in c…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Border area between Nepal and China where 33 Australians are missing still almost entirely cut off ↗Majority of missing Australians were near Gyirong Port minutes before impact. Rescuers say the area is now destroyed, covered in metres of silt and debris Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast It has been almost a week since the catastrophic floods in Nepal and not even a vehicle can get…
The Guardian World · 17:01
Head of Viktor Orbán’s favourite thinktank quits over unpaid wages ↗Frank Furedi announces resignation from MCC Brussels after organisation’s staff ‘not paid in July or August’ The head of Viktor Orbán’s favourite Brussels thinktank has quit, citing unpaid wages since the change of government in Hungary. The sociology professor Frank Furedi said he was resigning as the executive…
The Guardian World · 18:37
Turkish deep-sea search vessel joins efforts to retrieve 20 still missing after Cyprus ferry disaster ↗TCG Isin expected to play vital role in locating Filo Jet’s voyage data recorder 514 metres below surface A deep-sea search and rescue vessel is on its way to Cyprus as Turkey joins efforts to retrieve the 20 people still missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the island’s northern coast. The TCG Isin will…
The Guardian World · 20:49
News live: Penny Wong has ‘grave concerns’ for missing Australians in Nepal; capital city house prices fall below $1m ↗Australian flight transporting aid supplies leaves for Nepal this morning. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An RAAF flight containing hygiene kits, shelter, and solar lights will leave for Nepal this morning, as the foreign minister and acting prime minister, Penn…
The Guardian World · 23:42
Investigation into Powerhouse Parramatta museum under way as stop-gap leader steps in ↗‘Opera House of the west’ still slated to open to the public as scheduled on 7 November, NSW arts minister says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An investigation is under way into allegations of misconduct involving senior exe…