Victorian prisoners to be sent out to repair roads under Labor’s pothole plan
World news | The Guardianby Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent·31 Aug 2026
Victorian prisoners will be put to work on road maintenance as part of Labor’s plan to fix the state’s potholes if re-elected.
News live: number of Australians missing in Nepal floods rises; Penny Wong announces $3m additional aid for disaster
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff·30 Aug 2026
Number of Australians missing in Nepal rises to 43 The total number of Australians missing in the deadly Nepal floods is now 43.
All-time great Aaron Donald comes out of retirement to rejoin stacked LA Rams
World news | The Guardianby Tom Lutz·30 Aug 2026
Aaron Donald, one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, is coming out of retirement to rejoin his only professional team, the Los Angeles Rams.
Trump border czar denies Milo Yiannopoulos was deported quickly to spare him from ICE detention
World news | The Guardianby Edward Helmore·30 Aug 2026
The White House “border czar,” Tom Homan, denied on Sunday that the British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported just a day after being arrested by US Immigration and Customs...
Prisons ‘one major event from disaster’ after U-turn on early release scheme
World news | The Guardianby Alexandra Topping Political correspondent·30 Aug 2026
PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars after a critical intervention by Andy Burnham, but the move has led to warnings that overcrowded prisons will be left “one major event away from...
‘GB News wouldn’t touch him’: Milo Yiannopoulos will struggle to fit in with UK right wing
World news | The Guardianby Helena Horton·30 Aug 2026
As he arrives back in the UK after being deported from the US by the Trump administration, the far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos may be wondering what lies ahead for him in his native...
Trump says NBC’s Kristen Welker should face ‘punishment’ from FCC
World news | The Guardianby Edward Helmore·30 Aug 2026
Donald Trump on Sunday said NBC’s Kristen Welker – host of Meet the Press – should face “rebuke or punishment” from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Headteacher saves 900 children from deadly flash flood in Nepal
World news | The Guardianby Harry Cockburn·30 Aug 2026
A headteacher in Nepal evacuated 900 children from a school moments before a deadly wall of water struck their town amid the devastating flash floods that have killed almost 800 people and left...
Fifteen Britons among 261 foreigners missing in China after floods
World news | The Guardianby Raphael Boyd·30 Aug 2026
Fifteen British nationals are reported to be missing in China as the search continues for survivors of the devastating flooding in Nepal and Tibet.
Jason Arday accuser given three-month teaching ban but can continue research
World news | The Guardianby Chris Osuh·30 Aug 2026
Prof Jason Arday’s accuser Nathan Cofnas has been barred from teaching on Ghent University campus for three months but has been allowed to continue his research position.
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez says oil deal with Trump has ‘endless’ benefits
World news | The Guardianby Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent·30 Aug 2026
Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald Trump, insisting the South American country will maintain ownership and...
Cash settlements on home insurance claims leaving vulnerable Australians short-changed, Asic says
World news | The Guardianby Luca Ittimani·30 Aug 2026
Home insurers are overwhelmingly paying cash to settle claims, leaving Australians to foot blowouts in repair costs for their cyclone-damaged homes.
Smartglasses should automatically blur people’s faces while filming, Australia’s online safety regulator says
World news | The Guardianby Josh Taylor Technology reporter·30 Aug 2026
Australia’s online safety regulator has urged smartglasses companies to automatically blur people’s faces filmed on the devices, and make it clearer when someone is filming, as the federal...
Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates
World news | The Guardianby Edward Helmore·30 Aug 2026
Donald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake Ontario, with the country erecting a giant sign saying “Lake Ontario.
Recruiter places ‘phoenix’ firm into liquidation just months after repurchase erased millions in debt
World news | The Guardianby Simon Goodley·30 Aug 2026
A recruitment executive who was allowed to buy back the assets of his bust company in instalments, despite it accumulating almost £3m of debt, has placed his new business into liquidation after...
Northern Cyprus ferry disaster: at least seven dead as vessel capsizes – latest updates
World news | The Guardianby Yohannes Lowe·30 Aug 2026
At least seven people reportedly die after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of...
Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege
World news | The Guardianby Tom Perkins·30 Aug 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across the US economy, public health advocates allege.
Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite jail terms ‘a step towards healing’
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson·30 Aug 2026
Campaigners have hailed Andy Burnham’s pledge to bring an end to indefinite jail terms as “a day that thousands of families have spent years fighting for”.
New York City to increase cooling tower inspections after legionnaires’ outbreaks
World news | The Guardianby Eric Berger in New York·30 Aug 2026
New York lawmakers are now trying to better protect residents from the deadly legionnaires’ disease by increasing regulations and inspections of cooling towers after two outbreaks of the infection...
UK asks banks for feelgood stories about keeping out dirty money
World news | The Guardianby Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent·30 Aug 2026
The government is asking bankers and lawyers to provide feelgood stories about how they blocked dirty money from entering the UK, as ministers try to prove the UK’s money-laundering controls are...
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