UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor·20h ago
Productivity in the UK – a vital measure of economic health – is growing more strongly than official figures suggest, according to analysis from the Resolution Foundation.
Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles
World news | The Guardianby Kiran Stacey in London and Dan Sabbagh in Dnipro·20h ago
Britain will boost Ukraine’s capacity to make its own long-range missiles, Andy Burnham will announce on Monday, as he travels to Kyiv for the country’s independence day on his first foreign visit...
Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says
World news | The Guardianby Reuters·21h ago
A landslide at a huge waste dump in Guinea’s capital has killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted it to collapse, engulfing nearby tents and shacks.
Tim Scott defends Darline Graham’s ‘national security is not my thing’ comment
World news | The Guardianby Sam Levine·1d ago
Tim Scott defended fellow US South Carolina Republican senator Darline Graham’s knowledge of national security issues ahead of their state’s runoff election on Tuesday.
Iryna Zarutska’s family sues North Carolina city over her murder
World news | The Guardianby Marina Dunbar·1d ago
The family of Iryna Zarutska is suing Charlotte and a security company one year after the Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed onboard a light rail train in the North Carolina city.
Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting
World news | The Guardianby Sam Levine·1d ago
Democrats and other Donald Trump critics reacted incredulously to a New York Times report on Sunday that House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries met with Jared Kushner, the president’s influential...
Natalie Harp reportedly posted 150 pro-Trump tweets on day of Capitol riot
World news | The Guardianby Marina Dunbar·1d ago
The Donald Trump aide Natalie Harp flooded a since-disabled social media account with pro-Trump posts on the day that the president’s supporters attacked the US Capitol in early 2021, years before...
Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile coastal zones, scientists say
World news | The Guardianby Petra Stock·1d ago
The Australian government has been accused of leaving coastal waters largely unprotected by establishing the bulk of highly protected marine parks in remote areas.
Illicit deeds have just gotten a new Halloween video game banned in Australia – and it’s not because of the violence
World news | The Guardianby Jackson Ryan·1d ago
Halloween’s Michael Myers is one of film’s most feared boogeymen, responsible for some of the most brutal on-screen deaths in horror cinema.
‘Absurd’: children to see gambling logos on sports jerseys until 2032 in transition period condemned by Pocock
World news | The Guardianby Henry Belot and Josh Butler·1d ago
Children across Australia will continue to see gambling logos on professional sport jerseys until up to 2032 despite the government’s pledge to break the link between sport and wagering.
Australia’s first home buyers are still taking out loans as property investors step back, data shows
World news | The Guardianby Luca Ittimani·1d ago
First home buyers are still taking out a large number of loans, with government backing, even as investors step back from Australia’s property market.
Former Abercrombie CEO mentally fit for sex-trafficking trial, judge says
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·1d ago
The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch has been ruled mentally competent to stand trial as he faces sex-trafficking charges after being hospitalized for months for dementia and Alzheimer’s symptoms.
CrossCountry cancels almost all rail services after power cut hits control centre
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·1d ago
CrossCountry has cancelled almost all of its train services in Great Britain after a power cut in Birmingham hit its control centre on Sunday.
Burnham stays away from No 10 North wedding after bride’s plea
World news | The Guardianby Harry Taylor·1d ago
Andy Burnham fulfilled a bride’s wishes by not turning up for her wedding after she asked him not to spoil her big day as she got married at the building housing No 10 North.
Double jeopardy? Luigi Mangione state case unlikely to proceed, experts say
World news | The Guardianby Victoria Bekiempis in New York·1d ago
After Luigi Mangione admitted in Manhattan federal court that he killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, most experts believe that the state murder case against is highly unlikely to proceed –...
Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide
World news | The Guardianby Aletha Adu Political correspondent·1d ago
Grassroot Labour groups are gearing up for a conference showdown with Andy Burnham over Gaza, as the party’s members seek to force the prime minister to recognise Israel’s actions as a genocide...
Pine-cone grenades and planet-baking carbon: the French fires 170 years in the making – a visual guide
World news | The Guardianby Ajit Niranjan with graphics by Lucy Swan, Harvey Symons and Paul Scruton·1d ago
The ruinous fires that overran parts of France this summer have burned more land than ever recorded, forced more people from their homes than at any point since the second world war and caused what...
Personal care products are awash in unlabeled toxic chemicals, study finds
World news | The Guardianby Tom Perkins·1d ago
Common personal care products widely contain unlabeled toxic chemicals, results from a new peer-reviewed study suggest.
Manuscript fragments hiding in plain sight shed light on medieval Guernsey’s literary life
World news | The Guardianby Dalya Alberge·1d ago
Unprecedented insights into the literary and intellectual life on the island of Guernsey during the middle ages have been revealed through the discovery of 17 medieval manuscript fragments.
‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·1d ago
Donald Trump has hit back at Canada after a breakdown in negotiations plunged the two countries into a trade war.
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