Pupils missed 15m hours of school time during UK’s June heatwave, study finds
World news | The Guardianby Matthew Taylor·29d ago
The gruelling heatwave that hit the UK in June caused pupils to miss more than 15m hours of lesson time as soaring temperatures forced hundreds of schools to close, according to a study.
Missouri UPS worker two weeks from retirement fatally struck by company vehicle
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·29d ago
A longtime United Parcel Service (UPS) employee less than two weeks away from retiring was struck and killed by one of the company’s vehicles while he was at work in St Louis, triggering a federal...
9/11 families to gather at World Trade Center and Pentagon to remember victims on 25th anniversary – US politics live
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose·29d ago
Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. It is the 25th anniversary of 9/11, as Americans come together to remember and commemorate the devastating effects of the attacks, which claimed the...
Emma Bonino, radical Italian politician who stood up to Vatican, dies aged 78
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies in Rome·29d ago
Emma Bonino, the radical Italian politician who led campaigns to legalise abortion and divorce against the objections of the Vatican, has died aged 78.
Weather tracker: Hurricane Lowell pounds Hawaii’s western islands
World news | The Guardianby Megan Davies for MetDesk·29d ago
Hurricane Lowell caused significant damage to Hawaii’s western islands this week. On Tuesday night the centre of Lowell tracked 50 miles (80km) from the island of Ni’ihau in Kauai County as a...
Russia accused of ‘rapidly growing’ attacks on civilian infrastructure after five killed in Ukraine – Europe live
World news | The Guardianby Jakub Krupa·29d ago
Morning opening: Ukraine's Pavlohrad marks a day of mourning after Russian attack kills five Jakub Krupa The Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad marks a day of mourning today after a Russian attack killed...
MPs to vote again on assisted dying as bill returns to parliament – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Taz Ali·29d ago
Morning, and welcome to our UK politics blog. The assisted dying bill is back in the Commons today, where MPs will vote on a proposal that would allow adults in England and Wales with less than six...
Pressure grows on Burnham to commit to increasing statutory paternity leave
World news | The Guardianby Alexandra Topping Political correspondent·29d ago
Andy Burnham is coming under increasing pressure from his own MPs to commit to improving paternity leave in the UK in the next budget, with more than a quarter of Labour MPs writing to the prime...
Remembrance ceremonies to be held across the US to honor victims of 9/11
World news | The Guardianby Anna Betts in New York·29d ago
The United States is marking the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on Friday, with memorials and remembrance ceremonies taking place across the country to honor the nearly...
Australian fuel prices set to rise by 30c as global markets react to ‘deadly cocktail’
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Commins Economics editor·11 Sept 2026
Fuel prices are on track to climb a further 20 to 30 cents over coming weeks as the escalating Middle East conflict pushed the global oil price to its highest since mid-May.
Speed up electricity grid upgrade or else face higher bills, warns UK watchdog
World news | The Guardianby Alex Daniel·11 Sept 2026
Consumers will pay higher energy bills unless the UK government speeds up work on a vast programme of upgrades to the electricity grid to enable the switch to renewables, the public spending...
Diana’s ‘revenge dress’, worn when Charles revealed infidelity, up for auction
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Cochrane·11 Sept 2026
The dress that Diana, Princess of Wales wore one September evening in 1994 would have been memorable for its design alone – black, fitted, off-the-shoulder, skintight and short.
Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters
World news | The Guardianby Karen McVeigh·11 Sept 2026
Iceland will submit a bill in February 2027 which could permanently ban whaling in its waters, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries to permit commercial whaling.
NSW police settle trespass case after visiting Indigenous children’s home 150 times in 20 months
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·11 Sept 2026
Two Indigenous mothers have settled a trespass case against New South Wales police, after officers turned up at one of their homes 150 times in 20 months to conduct bail checks on her sons.
‘I’m on the ticket’: Trump implores Republicans to vote in November at unusual midterm convention
World news | The Guardianby David Smith in Dallas, Texas·11 Sept 2026
With his approval rating at a historic low, Donald Trump has brought down the curtain on the Republicans’ first ever midterm convention by pleading with supporters to do him “the biggest favour”...
JD Vance pitches himself as Trump’s political heir on day two of Republican midterm convention
World news | The Guardianby Adam Gabbatt in Dallas·11 Sept 2026
JD Vance made a clear pitch that he should be the heir to Donald Trump on Thursday night, closing out the Republicans’ midterm convention with a blistering speech that featured exaggerated claims...
Hastie accepts apology from Joyce over ‘traitor’ cartoon as Hanson doubles down and tells critics to ‘chill’
World news | The Guardianby Krishani Dhanji·11 Sept 2026
Andrew Hastie has accepted an apology from his former colleague Barnaby Joyce over a One Nation cartoon video labelling the former SAS captain a traitor but reiterated that he believed Pauline...
Former Carlton president apologises to ex-wife as lewd photo defamation case settles
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·11 Sept 2026
The embattled former AFL club president Luke Sayers has apologised to his former wife for the harm he caused as her defamation case over a lewd photo settled.
Molly Ticehurst’s killer Daniel Billings sentenced to 28 years in jail for her murder
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·11 Sept 2026
Molly Ticehurst’s ex-boyfriend has been sentenced to 28 years in jail for her senseless and brutal murder, which was revenge for her reporting allegations of sexual assault to police.
Texas reports first equine infection of New World screwworm on ranch horse
World news | The Guardianby Uwa Ede-Osifo·11 Sept 2026
A horse in southern Texas has been infected with the New World screwworm, marking the first US equine infection as health authorities race to contain an outbreak of the flesh-eating parasite.
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