Teesside MPs call for more police help after Middlesbrough and A66 deaths
World news | The Guardianby Mark Brown North of England correspondent·27 Aug 2026
Five MPs on Teesside have called on the government to provide more help to local police and fire services after a week in which nine people have died in two incidents.
Judge orders mental health evaluation for man found with gun at Trump golf course in LA
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·27 Aug 2026
A judge in California has suspended criminal proceedings against a man found with a loaded gun near Donald Trump’s golf course in Los Angeles, and instead ordered him to undergo a mental health...
Number of asylum seekers living in hotels across UK halves in a year
World news | The Guardianby Jessica Elgot, Diane Taylor and Chris Osuh·27 Aug 2026
The number of asylum seekers living in hotels has halved in a year, Home Office figures show. Sweeping changes to the asylum system have also led to a significant drop in legal arrivals and asylum...
Officials urge calm after malaria outbreak kills two staff at Frankfurt airport
World news | The Guardianby Kate Connolly in Berlin·27 Aug 2026
German health officials are seeking to reassure the public after two workers at the country’s biggest airport died of malaria.
USS Abraham Lincoln to visit port in Thailand after more than 250 days at sea
World news | The Guardianby Anna Betts·27 Aug 2026
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is set to make a temporary stop in Thailand next week as it heads back to the United States, Thai navy officials said, after spending more than 250...
One Nation’s immigration policy is clear as mud – but that ambiguity could be a secret weapon for Pauline Hanson
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Basford Canales·27 Aug 2026
One Nation has experienced a swell in popular support in the past year, and has primarily done so off the back of tough talk on immigration – a policy area almost synonymous with its leader...
Homes damaged as storms follow heatwaves in England and Wales
World news | The Guardianby Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent·27 Aug 2026
Dozens of homes have been damaged by flooding and the Met Office had issued warnings for thunderstorms and heavy rain at the end of a summer in which most of England and the whole of Wales was...
Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84
World news | The Guardianby Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent·27 Aug 2026
Ratko Mladić, the infamous Serbian general who was serving a life sentence for genocide committed during the Bosnian war, has died in prison in the Hague, a UN official and his lawyer confirmed.
ICE agent charged with Minnesota shooting released from jail in Texas
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·27 Aug 2026
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis was released from a Texas jail on Thursday, after a...
West Point’s only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate change
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·27 Aug 2026
The only climate scientist teaching at West Point, the US army’s military academy, was fired after he resisted an order to stop teaching about the human causes of the climate emergency, a lawsuit...
Bots and bargains: Zara owner launches cut-price Lefties in UK to rival Primark
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler·27 Aug 2026
The owner of Zara is taking on Primark, Shein and the supermarkets with the launch of its cut-price chain Lefties in Britain, backed by an army of robots.
AI can detect heart disease in women using mammograms, study suggests
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Gregory Health editor in Munich·27 Aug 2026
Doctors have discovered a way to use routine mammograms that screen for breast cancer to spot heart disease, the world’s leading – and frequently underdiagnosed – cause of death in women.
Hiker reunited with backpack 60 years after he fell into a glacier in Austria
World news | The Guardianby Angela Giuffrida in Rome·27 Aug 2026
An 86-year-old mountaineer has been reunited with his backpack and climbing equipment after the kit emerged from a melting glacier in Austria – more than 60 years after he was forced to leave them...
Broadcaster Jenni Murray died days after north London car crash, inquest hears
World news | The Guardianby Kevin Rawlinson and agency·27 Aug 2026
The broadcaster Jenni Murray died days after being involved in a car crash that happened when she was dazzled by headlights, a coroner has heard.
RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
World news | The Guardianby Michelle R Smith·27 Aug 2026
Newly obtained documents indicate that the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, lied during two congressional hearings last year, telling lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation that a...
BBC to bring back Top Gear amid speculation about show’s next presenters
World news | The Guardianby Caroline Davies·27 Aug 2026
Top Gear, the long-running motoring show which has been off air since its co-host Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was seriously injured in a crash during filming almost four years ago, is to return to...
Russia says UK ‘playing with fire’ amid reports CIA chief has warned Kremlin not to attack Nato
World news | The Guardianby Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent·27 Aug 2026
Russia has said it could retaliate against the UK for its support of Kyiv by striking military targets inside and outside Ukraine, amid reports that the director of the CIA warned the Kremlin...
Birmingham seeks injunction to stop anti-migrant group erecting flags on infrastructure
World news | The Guardianby Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent·27 Aug 2026
Birmingham city council is seeking an injunction to stop members of an anti-migrant group from erecting flags, including union jack and St George’s flags, on public infrastructure across the city.
CEOs earn 614 times more than workers at US’s 100 lowest-paying corporations
World news | The Guardianby Michael Sainato·27 Aug 2026
The average CEO of the US’s 100 largest, lowest-paying corporations earned 614 times more than their average worker last year, according to an analysis by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).
Youth unemployment in UK falls below 1 million
World news | The Guardianby Phillip Inman·27 Aug 2026
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) across the UK fell below 1 million in the latest three-month period.
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