Dominic Perrottet’s brother allegedly shared ‘dirt’ including secret phone recording of minister, Icac hears
World news | The Guardianby Penry Buckley·24 Aug 2026
Dominic Perrottet’s brother shared “dirt” – including a secret pocket phone recording of a minister – to try to help a property developer achieve political outcomes, lawyers assisting a corruption...
UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade
World news | The Guardianby Alex Daniel·24 Aug 2026
Graduate job vacancies in the UK have sunk to their lowest level since they started being tracked a decade ago, according to a recruiting website.
Guests joked Alan Jones and alleged victim looked ‘like a great couple’ at luncheon, court hears
World news | The Guardianby Amanda Meade Media correspondent·24 Aug 2026
Fellow shock jock Jason Morrison has told the Alan Jones trial that guests at a luncheon hosted by the 2GB breakfast presenter were joking that Jones and a young staffer “look like a great couple”...
New daily diabetes pill that helps with weight loss launches in UK pharmacies
World news | The Guardianby Hannah Devlin Science correspondent·24 Aug 2026
A new daily pill that treats diabetes and helps with weight loss will be available in UK pharmacies from Monday.
Air conditioning push favoured over emissions cuts in five European nations, survey finds
World news | The Guardianby Jon Henley Europe correspondent·24 Aug 2026
Given the choice, more people across five major European nations including the UK favour encouraging the adoption of air conditioning over keeping carbon emissions down, a survey has found.
New Fed chair faces critical test at Jackson Hole as inflation fears mount
World news | The Guardianby Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent·24 Aug 2026
The new US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, faces a critical test this week amid anxiety in government bond markets over inflation and Donald Trump’s tax and spending plans.
‘An amazing relief’: implant offers hope for those with refractory angina
World news | The Guardianby Denis Campbell Health policy editor·24 Aug 2026
“It’s an amazing relief, both physically and emotionally, to be able to live my life again normally, without feeling that I’m limited all the time in what I can do.” Cristian Jensen is describing...
Fast-fashion giant Shein aims for $27bn valuation in Hong Kong market debut
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff with agencies·24 Aug 2026
Shein will debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on 1 September, the fast-fashion retailer said on Monday, in a long-awaited listing that would value the group at close to $27bn.
Photo of Disraeli among missing parliamentary works of art, FoI request finds
World news | The Guardianby Mark Brown·24 Aug 2026
A photograph of Benjamin Disraeli, an engraved portrait of William Wilberforce and a cartoon of Barbara Castle have all been misplaced by the UK parliamentary authorities, a freedom of information...
Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows
World news | The Guardianby Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent·24 Aug 2026
It was meant to be an outing for Black children in Berlin and their families, offering them an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool set up by a local theatre.
Most English secondary schools are breaking healthy food rules, finds report
World news | The Guardianby Denis Campbell Health policy editor·24 Aug 2026
Three-quarters of secondary schools in England are breaking the rules on food offered to pupils by serving chips, burgers and hash browns too often – and sweets and crisps at breakfast time...
US territories hit out at Trump plan to explore deep sea mining in the Pacific
World news | The Guardianby Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Hagatna, Guam·24 Aug 2026
A US government plan to lease out millions of hectares of seabed near the Mariana Trench for deep sea exploration has drawn opposition from US territories in the Pacific, as the Trump...
Government vows to make business rate valuations for pubs and hotels fairer
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·23 Aug 2026
The government has promised that business rate valuations will be “made fairer” for pubs and hotels in England and Wales, as Andy Burnham faces growing calls to help the UK’s struggling hospitality...
UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor·23 Aug 2026
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·23 Aug 2026
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·23 Aug 2026
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·23 Aug 2026
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·23 Aug 2026
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·23 Aug 2026
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·23 Aug 2026
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...
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