Rollercoaster at LA’s Six Flags shut after two riders suffered brain injuries, inquiry finds
World news | The Guardianby Uwa Ede-Osifo·28 Aug 2026
An infamous Six Flags Magic Mountain rollercoaster, long favored by intrepid theme park goers, has been closed for more than a month after two people say they experienced brain injuries after...
White House construction played part in Trump helicopter incident, safety officials say
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe and agency·28 Aug 2026
Safety officials say the relocation of a helipad amid Donald Trump’s multi-project White House reconstruction led in part to an incident earlier this month in which a military helicopter carrying...
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella to address Reform UK party conference
World news | The Guardianby Angelique Chrisafis in Paris·28 Aug 2026
The French far-right leader Jordan Bardella is to give a speech at Reform UK’s party conference in Birmingham next week, as he attempts to boost international ties before Marine Le Pen’s bid for...
Vaccine misinformation spreads as RFK Jr suggests two measles deaths were ‘fabricated’
World news | The Guardianby Melody Schreiber·28 Aug 2026
Anti-vaccine activists are trying to track down the families of two people, including at least one newborn, who died after contracting measles in Pennsylvania, as governor Josh Shapiro tangles with...
Families of 33 missing Britons rush to Nepal as fears grow of more floods
World news | The Guardianby Rachel Hall·28 Aug 2026
Families are rushing to Nepal to search for the 33 British nationals who are still missing, as fears mount over the risk of a second wave of flooding in the region.
Rob Reiner’s son Jake gives first interview after parents’ deaths: ‘I will never understand why this happened’
World news | The Guardianby Sian Cain·28 Aug 2026
Jake Reiner has given his first interview since the killing of his parents, the film-maker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, saying: “I will never understand why this happened.”...
Asda returns to growth after more than two years
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler·28 Aug 2026
Asda has heralded its first quarterly growth in more than two years as the supermarket’s boss said it was attracting more shoppers with lower prices and an improved online service.
TalkTV criticised for not saying reporter who made migrant crossing was Reform member
World news | The Guardianby Michael Savage Media editor·28 Aug 2026
Rupert Murdoch’s online channel TalkTV is facing criticism after it did not disclose that a journalist who travelled to Britain in a small boat for a documentary was a Reform party member and...
UK petrol prices hit highest level in almost four years as bank holiday getaway looms
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·28 Aug 2026
UK petrol prices have hit their highest level since 2022, piling more financial pressure on motorists before the bank holiday weekend.
Swift appeal likely as judge blocks Trump mail voting order – US politics live
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose·28 Aug 2026
A federal judge has halted, at least temporarily, attempts to implement Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting.
The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric
World news | The Guardianby Fiona Harvey Environment editor·28 Aug 2026
Leaping flames, searing heat, copious sweat and scorchingly inventive swearing – restaurant kitchens are never a place for the faint-hearted, but this summer they have been sweltering in successive...
Detroit despairs as ‘insanity’ of Trump’s Canada trade war punishes city
World news | The Guardianby Tom Perkins in Detroit·28 Aug 2026
Every day $1bn worth of goods crosses the river dividing Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, two largely blue-collar US and Canadian cities that have come to act as one in the creation of...
Jumping beans: UK shoppers turn to legumes to save cash and improve diet
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler·28 Aug 2026
British shoppers are munching more beans, lentils, tofu and tempeh – while cutting back on both real and plant-based fake meat – to save money and improve their diet.
‘This whole thing’s a farce’: New Orleans Catholic church sex abuse settlement brings anger and shock
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas and David Hammer of WWL Louisiana in New Orleans·28 Aug 2026
Survivors of child rape and other sexual abuse within New Orleans’s Roman Catholic archdiocese learned that $641,000 or so is the most they can individually get under a settlement approved in...
John Healey to duck meeting UK defence spending target in budget
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart and Lauren Almeida·28 Aug 2026
The new chancellor, John Healey, will delay setting out when the UK will meet the target of spending 3% of GDP on defence until next year’s spending review, the Treasury has confirmed.
ADHD and autism costs in England ‘running out of control’, NHS leaders warn
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson·28 Aug 2026
NHS leaders have warned that the costs of meeting soaring demand for ADHD and autism services in England are “running out of control” and have become unsustainable, with spending in some areas...
Weather tracker: More extreme rain in Japan and a tornado in France
World news | The Guardianby Brendan Wood and Faye Hulton for MetDesk·28 Aug 2026
After an “unprecedented” deluge in Chiba in mid-August, Japan has experienced further extreme rainfall in recent days.
Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson·28 Aug 2026
Nicola Coughlan, Hugh Bonneville and Matt Lucas are among a group of actors backing a campaign against artificial intelligence voice cloning.
‘We execute the prick’: Charles Perrottet plotted political downfall of NSW Liberal minister, Icac hears
World news | The Guardianby Penry Buckley·28 Aug 2026
Charles Perrottet wrote about a plan to damage a Liberal minister’s career following his brother’s accession to the New South Wales premiership in October 2021, stating “we execute the prick once...
Dolphin dies from H5 bird flu in SA as researchers withdrawn from sub-Antarctic island over ‘psychosocial risk’
World news | The Guardianby Lisa Cox·28 Aug 2026
A dolphin has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the second native mammal species known to have contracted the virus.
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