Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026
World news | The Guardianby Emma Loffhagen7h ago
The Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson, the Swedish Academy has announced.
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top 71%US infant defies bleak odds from rare congenital trait: ‘Don’t quit before your child quits’
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas8h ago
South-eastern Louisiana couple Nick and Savannah Roberts planned to bury their infant daughter the weekend after she was born in September with an exceedingly rare combination of birth defects that...
Asos says customer data accessed by hacker posing as trusted contact
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler8h ago
Hackers gained access to Asos customer names and contact details by impersonating a “trusted contact” to gain access to one of its employee’s accounts, the retailer has said.
July 2026 was worst on record for wildfires in England, data shows
World news | The Guardianby Pippa Neill Environment reporter8h ago
This July was the worst on record for wildfires in England, provisional data shows, with England experiencing a clear upward trend in the total number of wildfires recorded.
Queensland literary awards: ‘stunning’ debut inspired by segregated shantytown wins top prize
World news | The Guardianby Sian Cain8h ago
A “stunning” debut novel described as “unambiguously and distinctively Queensland” has won the $30,000 top prize at the Queensland literary awards (QLAs).
Supermarket shake-up: why Asda or Morrisons could vanish within a decade
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler8h ago
They may be two of the most recognisable brands in Britain, with a combined 188 years serving shoppers, but industry watchers agree that either Asda or Morrisons – or both – could disappear within...
USS Lincoln carrier to return to port in San Diego after record-breaking deployment – US politics live
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose8h ago
The USS Abraham Lincoln will return home to San Diego later today after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea.
‘System is rigged’: Democrat Sherrod Brown puts datacenter danger at heart of populist Senate bid
World news | The Guardianby Chris Stein in Lima, Ohio9h ago
Sherrod Brown, the Democratic former senator from Ohio hoping to return to office in November’s midterm elections, has spent the past year traveling across his home state explaining to voters about...
USS Abraham Lincoln scheduled to dock in San Diego after harrowing stretch at sea
World news | The Guardianby Anna Betts9h ago
The USS Abraham Lincoln, the US aircraft carrier that has been deployed for nearly a year and has spent months supporting US military operations against Iran, is scheduled to dock in San Diego on...
Wrexham and Rochdale train services rejected over west coast line pressure
World news | The Guardianby Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent9h ago
Plans to run direct train services to Wrexham and Rochdale from London have been rejected by the rail regulator because of “significant pressure” on the line.
Polls open in Holborn and St Pancras byelection – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Taz Ali10h ago
Voters go to the polls in Holborn and St Pancras byelection Good morning and welcome to our UK politics live blog.
Co-op Legal Services using AI to rate workers’ phone calls to customers
World news | The Guardianby Robert Booth UK technology editor10h ago
The Co-op has become the latest employer to place workers under AI surveillance with an automated listening technology that rates every phone call some of them make to customers.
Covid, Brexit and Liz Truss mini-budget led to lasting decline in mental health, study finds
World news | The Guardianby Denis Campbell Health policy editor10h ago
Brexit, Liz Truss’s mini-budget and other “shocks” over the last 10 years have led to a serious and lasting deterioration in the UK population’s mental health, research has found.
Oil prices rise sharply on Middle East tensions and US hurricane threat
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida10h ago
Oil prices have risen sharply amid fears about escalating tensions in the Middle East and a squeeze on production from the threat of a hurricane off the US coast.
French minister invites UK to ‘come all the way back’ to the EU
World news | The Guardianby Ben Quinn Political correspondent10h ago
The French finance minister has invited the UK to “come all the way back” to the European Union after Andy Burnham raised the prospect of a new referendum to reverse Brexit.
British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband
World news | The Guardianby Reuters11h ago
The foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has said Britain’s consulate general building in East Jerusalem will not be closing but will be known as a UK mission, remaining independent, operational and...
Tesco lifts profit forecast and says consumer confidence is resilient
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler12h ago
Tesco has raised its annual profit forecast as the supermarket group said consumer confidence has remained relatively resilient this year despite ongoing geopolitical tensions “creating...
Voting opens in high-stakes Holborn and St Pancras byelection
World news | The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent13h ago
Voting has opened in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, a contest seen as a key gauge of Andy Burnham’s ability to energise voters and whether Zack Polanski’s Greens can still peel off support...
University students say procrastination is biggest threat to their academic performance
World news | The Guardianby Richard Adams Education editor13h ago
Procrastination is the biggest problem that can harm students’ academic performance at university, according to a study of more than 65,000 young people who placed it above issues such as ADHD...
UK’s military needs to focus spending on domestic defence, not overseas missions – report
World news | The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent13h ago
The UK’s military is too focused on global commitments at the expense of domestic defence, meaning the government’s planned increase in defence spending is likely to result in even greater waste, a...