theguardian.comadded August 2026
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler1 Sept 2026
The pace of price rises in UK shops rose to its highest level in two years in August, a trade body index shows, with higher energy costs pushing up the price of food and AI chip demand making...
World news | The Guardianby Sandra Laville1 Sept 2026
The number of suspected illegal discharges of raw sewage into rivers and seas by water companies during dry weather increased significantly during the first five months of 2026.
World news | The Guardianby Ben Quinn Political Correspondent1 Sept 2026
Andy Burnham is taking a “big risk” by seeking to continue running prison capacity to the limit, according to the former justice secretary appointed by Keir Starmer to oversee a review of...
World news | The Guardianby Hilary Osborne1 Sept 2026
Child trust fund providers are being put under the spotlight to check they are treating savers fairly and doing all they can to reunite young people with lost accounts.
World news | The Guardianby Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor1 Sept 2026
John Healey has asked junior Treasury staff – including IT workers and apprentices – to send him ideas for his October budget, saying he will listen to all suggestions regardless of grade or...
World news | The Guardianby Penry Buckley1 Sept 2026
The top prosecutor in NSW says she discussed a list of barristers to lead an independent review into controversial findings against her office with the state’s attorney general, before he appointed...
World news | The Guardianby Dani Anguiano and Nick Robins-Early1 Sept 2026
Thirty years after the killing of Tupac Shakur, conspiracy theories and rumors about the perpetrator’s identity, one man has now been held criminally responsible for the rap icon’s death.
World news | The Guardianby Caitlin Cassidy1 Sept 2026
A man in his early 20s has been fatally shot in an alleged home invasion in Sydney’s south-west that police believe was a “targeted attack”.
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press31 Aug 2026
An investigation is under way into allegations of misconduct involving senior executives at the soon-to-be-opened Powerhouse Parramatta.
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies31 Aug 2026
Army secretary Dan Driscoll has handed his resignation to Donald Trump, the White House said on Monday, becoming the latest high-profile figure to depart the defense department.
World news | The Guardianby Damien Gayle Environment correspondent31 Aug 2026
The accumulation of microplastics in soil presents an emerging threat to the UK’s food security, according to scientists, MPs and campaigners who have called for legally binding targets to cut...
World news | The Guardianby Rob Davies31 Aug 2026
A house near a top state secondary school costs an extra £40,000 on average, according to research that reveals education premiums that rank alongside some private school fees.
World news | The Guardianby Lucy Campbell and agencies31 Aug 2026
A 91-year-old hiker has reclaimed his record as the oldest person to complete the more than 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail.
World news | The Guardianby Gabrielle Canon31 Aug 2026
A deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon over the weekend was likely driven by a confluence of climate factors, including drought, wildfire scarring and warming temperatures in the Pacific Ocean...
World news | The Guardianby Maya Yang31 Aug 2026
A North Carolina teenager has died after contracting a rare and often fatal brain-eating amoeba. The state’s health department (NCDHHS) confirmed the boy’s death on Monday, saying: “NCDHHS has been...
World news | The Guardianby Joanna Walters31 Aug 2026
Phantom Ranch has been a solitary refuge visited by some of the most famous names of history. More typically, it’s been a beacon for the half-collapsed, exhausted and overheated hikers trudging...
World news | The Guardianby Shrai Popat and agencies31 Aug 2026
The highest‑ranking US military officer says there are no plans to deploy troops to polling places during the November midterm elections – responding to Senator Elissa Slotkin’s request for...
World news | The Guardianby Martin Farrer31 Aug 2026
Aid on way to Nepal amid grave concerns for missing Australians, Wong says Josh Taylor An RAAF flight containing hygiene kits, shelter and solar lights will leave for Nepal this morning, as the...
World news | The Guardianby Melody Schreiber31 Aug 2026
Top US health officials and government agencies are currently not including the two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania in their counts.
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press31 Aug 2026
Singer D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers on Monday at a hearing where he entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he killed, sexually abused and dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas...
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