The Guardian

Raise the Colours member denies murder of man in Staffordshire

Billy Allison, 36, pleads not guilty to charge over Matthew O’Gara’s death after incident outside Lichfield barA man accused of murdering a businessman outside a bar in Staffordshire has pleaded not guilty.Billy Allison, 36, a member of the flag-raising group Raise the Colours, appeared at Stafford crown court on Tuesday and entered not guilty pleas to the murder of Matthew O’Gara and to causing grievous bodily harm with intent to a second person. Continue reading...

general  Sep 1, 2026

Washington Post World

Canadian special elections indicate voters backing Carney’s stand against Trump

Prime Minister Mark Carney had vowed to match U.S. tariffs "dollar for dollar," unlike other longtime U.S. partners who had raced to cut deals when faced with tariff threats.

general  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian

Alleged Charlie Kirk killer faces judgment on standing trial and death penalty

Tyler Robinson has not yet entered a plea, but should a judge find probable cause, an arraignment could followSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailNearly a year after Charlie Kirk was shot dead at a Utah university, a judge on Tuesday is expected to rule ⁠on whether the Utah ⁠man accused of ​killing the conservative activist will stand trial and whether he should face the death penalty.At a 10 am hearing in Provo, Utah, judge Tony Graf ⁠will decide whether there is sufficient evidenc

general  Sep 1, 2026

BBC World

Woman killed in Times Square stabbing, suspect shot dead by police

Police say the double stabbing, which injured another person, was random and the suspect had a mental health history with police.

general  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian

Summer of 2026 was UK’s hottest on record, Met Office says

Meteorologists say average mean temperature of 16.5C was made 130 times more likely by climate crisisThis year’s summer was the UK’s hottest on record, according to provisional Met Office data, with the season’s mean temperature made 130 times more likely as a result of the climate crisis.The summer saw record-breaking and back-to-back heatwaves scorch much of Europe. In England, temperatures peaked at 38.1C (100.1F) at Kew Gardens in London on 13 August, with June already confirmed as the count

general  Sep 1, 2026

BBC World

Sexual assaults happening almost every day in Ceuta, prosecutors say

Most migrants have returned to neighbouring Morocco, but as many as 5,000 remain in the Spanish exclave.

general  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian

Gaps in NHS end-of-life care ‘denying ill children chance to die at home’

Campaigners say some care boards in England flouting their legal duty, resulting in ‘cruel’ postcode lotterySeriously ill children are being denied the chance to die at home because the NHS in many parts of England is flouting its legal duty to provide the care needed to make that happen, critics say.The widespread failure to provide at-home end-of-life care is forcing children who want to die at home to instead do so in hospital. Campaigners have described it as “cruel”. Continue reading...

general  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian

Los Angeles villa that was hub for German exiles fleeing Nazis reopens after narrow wildfire escape

Spectacular Villa Aurora, which was nearly destroyed in last year’s fires, leading the recovery as Pacific Palisades emerges from a dark chapterA hillside villa that served as a cultural hub for German writers and artists fleeing the Nazis and narrowly escaped destruction in last year’s Los Angeles wildfires reopened its doors to the public this weekend, marking the latest milestone in the city’s slow recovery from one of the darkest chapters in its history.Hundreds of friends of the Villa Auror

general  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian

US public libraries at ‘breaking point’ amid ideological attacks, report finds

PEN America study details verbal and physical threats to librarians, funding cuts and proliferation of book bansPublic libraries in the US are “at breaking point” because of an onslaught of political interference, harassment and ideological censorship, a new report published on Tuesday said.Book bans, cancelled story hours, attacks on librarians, funding cuts and the undoing of libraries’ independent governance are examined by the free expression advocacy group PEN America in its study called Ou

general  Sep 1, 2026

NY Times World

Keir Starmer, Former UK Prime Minister, Says He Will Resign From Parliament

Keir Starmer, who was pushed out of Downing Street by his party, said he would quit his parliamentary seat to focus on international affairs and defense.

general  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian

Echoes of cold war as US accused of meddling in another Brazilian election

Claims that Trump and Rubio are trying to influence result have parallels with CIA intervention 64 years agoThe year was 1962 and the Kennedy administration was desperate to swing Brazil’s congressional elections against its leftwing president, João Goulart, as a way of countering the supposed communist threat sweeping a region the US considered its back yard.Historians say that in the lead-up to the vote, the CIA and the Department of State secretly channelled millions of dollars to opposition

general  Sep 1, 2026

BBC World

Why did Modi urge Putin to end Ukraine war - and will he listen?

BBC correspondents in Delhi and Moscow look at why the Indian PM made a very public peace plea to his Russian ally.

general  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian

Prolific UK graffiti artist Helch dies

Artist rose to prominence in 2018 by painting his eponymous tag in public spots across southern EnglandThe street artist Helch, known for murals and tags across England, has died, his gallery has said.He rose to prominence in 2018 by painting his eponymous tag in capital letters across a string of public spots in London as well as bridges on the M4, M1 and M25. Continue reading...

general  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian

Tropical Storm Edouard expected to inundate parts of Texas and Louisiana

First big storm of season heads towards Gulf coast and is expected to bring potentially heavy rainsTropical Storm Edouard headed toward the US Gulf coast early on Tuesday and was expected to gain strength before bringing potentially heavy rains and flooding into parts of Texas and Louisiana.The storm was upgraded on Monday night from a tropical depression, and forecasters with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) expect it will make landfall in Texas later on Tuesday. Continue reading...

general  Sep 1, 2026

WSJ World News

Bank of Canada Expected to Remain On Hold as Trade Conflict With U.S. Escalates

The Bank of Canada is widely expected to keep its main interest rate unchanged on Wednesday as policymakers assess the fallout from a stark deterioration in Ottawa-Washington trade ties.

general  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian

Forest Service chief faces scrutiny over logging ties as Trump plans to scrap protections

Rollback of ‘roadless rule’ expected to benefit companies US Forest Service chief, Tom Schultz, previously lobbied forDonald Trump this month announced plans to rescind a landmark rule that has protected old-growth forests in the US for 25 years. If finalized, the rollback is expected to benefit the companies that Tom Schultz, chief of the US Forest Service, represented in his previous roles as a timber industry lobbyist and executive, according to research by consumer advocacy non-profit Public

general  Sep 1, 2026

WSJ World News

A Food Crawl in Taiwan Finds Chinese Tradition Without the Spectacle

Plus, China rejects claims it could have warned Nepal earlier of deadly floods and how China weathered the Iran oil shock, in charts.

general  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian

UK long-term borrowing costs hit 28-year high

Yield on 30-year government bonds jumps to 5.88%, the highest since 1998, in bond rout triggered by global factorsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government’s long-term borrowing costs jumped to their highest level since early 1998 on Tuesday as a global bond sell-off gathered pace.The yield – in effect the interest rate – on 30-year UK government bonds, known as gilts, hit 5.89% as traders fretted about a fresh increase in oil prices driving up inflation. Continue reading...

general  Sep 1, 2026

NY Times World

Punishment and Silence: China Pulls Out the Disaster Playbook in Tibet

While journalists can report freely on grief and anger in Nepal, China’s official media have presented a sanitized disaster aftermath in Tibet.

general  Sep 1, 2026

BBC World

Israeli fire kills three in Gaza City during reported raid, medics say

Unconfirmed local reports say the Israeli military carried out air and artillery strikes after a raid by an Israel-backed militia was discovered.

general  Sep 1, 2026