Police used batons and pepper spray on far-right protesters in Portsmouth unrest
World news | The Guardianby Rajeev Syal, Steven Morris and Ben Quinn·7 Sept 2026
Batons and synthetic pepper spray were used to repel hundreds of masked, black-clad vigilantes in Portsmouth on Sunday, it has emerged, as the policing minister said officers had been injured as...
Ed Miliband to set out ‘reset’ of UK relations with Israel over Palestine
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor·7 Sept 2026
Ed Miliband will announce what he has described as a broad reset of the UK’s relations with Israel on Tuesday, promising the government will take a more active approach in supporting the...
German chancellor vows to stay in office despite AfD triumph in state election
World news | The Guardianby Deborah Cole in Berlin·7 Sept 2026
A “shocked” and chastened Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay in office despite the far right’s triumph in a state election that has brought anti-immigrant, pro-Kremlin politicians within striking...
Polanski faces Green rival in his pursuit of Keir Starmer’s old seat
World news | The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent·7 Sept 2026
Zack Polanski is facing unexpected opposition from his own party in his attempt to fight the Holborn and St Pancras byelection for the Greens, with a local councillor saying he is also seeking the...
Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons if completed, UN says
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies in Vienna·7 Sept 2026
A nearly complete nuclear reactor built secretly during the rule of the toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad would have been able to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons...
Stolen Generations survivors have more health challenges than other First Nations people
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondent·7 Sept 2026
The tens of thousands of Indigenous Australians and their descendents who were forcibly removed under government assimilation policies have far greater physical and health challenges when compared...
Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Commins Economics editor·7 Sept 2026
The most severe El Niño weather event on record threatens to push food prices higher this year, experts say, piling pressure on households already struggling with the post-pandemic spike in grocery...
Grassroots Labor group urges Albanese government to chart course away from ‘American war machine’
World news | The Guardianby Ben Doherty·7 Sept 2026
The US has “led Australia into wars of aggression” for 50 years, internal party campaign group Labor Against War has argued, urging the government to chart a foreign policy independent “from the...
Plans for local government overhaul on hold after legal advice
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Butler Social policy editor·7 Sept 2026
Plans for a large reorganisation of local government have been put on hold after the government received new legal advice that suggested they might not comply with the law.
Federal investigators search for cause of Amazon cargo jet crash that killed five
World news | The Guardianby Edward Helmore and agency·7 Sept 2026
Federal investigators got plans under way on Monday for determining what caused an Amazon cargo jet to barrel off a runway at Miami international airport on Sunday afternoon and crash, killing five...
John Healey backs growth but says Labour must be honest on spending
World news | The Guardianby Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent·7 Sept 2026
John Healey has said boosting economic growth will be his defining mission as chancellor as he warned Labour had to “be honest” about the need to control public spending at next month’s budget.
Next overturns equal pay ruling that raised basic wages for shop staff
World news | The Guardianby Julia Kollewe·7 Sept 2026
The UK retailer Next has overturned a 2024 court ruling forcing it to pay its shop staff the same higher basic pay rates as its warehouse workers under equal pay rules.
Oasis recordings up for auction despite band’s objections
World news | The Guardianby Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent·7 Sept 2026
An archive of more than 100 hours of Oasis recordings – including concerts, rehearsals and candid conversations between Noel and Liam Gallagher – is to be auctioned for up to £1.6m despite...
Four arrested after baby dies on camping trip in Staffordshire
World news | The Guardianby Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent·7 Sept 2026
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a three-month-old girl died in Staffordshire while camping with her family.
Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’
World news | The Guardianby Peter Stone in Washington·7 Sept 2026
A cluster of advocacy groups that boast veteran lawyers, voting experts and ex-judges have expanded legal challenges to Donald Trump’s authoritarian executive orders on voting and other...
US labor unions saw membership gains in 2025, mostly in states with bargaining protections
World news | The Guardianby Michael Sainato·7 Sept 2026
After years of decline, union membership in the US increased by 411,000 members in 2025, the largest increase since 2008, according to a new report.
Leader of group behind flag campaign in England charged with 14 offences
World news | The Guardianby Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent·7 Sept 2026
The leader of a group responsible for raising union jack and St George’s flags across England has been charged with 14 offences, including racially aggravated harassment, threatening behaviour and...
Former Louisiana mayor completes 90-day jail term for raping 16-year-old boy
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·7 Sept 2026
The former Louisiana mayor Misty Roberts has completed the 90-day jail sentence she received for raping a 16-year-old boy while still in elected office and been released from custody, according to...
BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri reveals she has incurable blood cancer
World news | The Guardianby Kevin Rawlinson and agencies·7 Sept 2026
The BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri has been diagnosed with a rare form of incurable blood cancer, she has revealed.
Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their shared border
World news | The Guardianby Pjotr Sauer·7 Sept 2026
Russia and North Korea have opened the first road bridge across their shared border, in the latest sign of the rapidly deepening ties between the two countries since the start of the war in...
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