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Green shoots? Burnham cultivates rural links in attempt to 'build back trust' with farmers

The Guardian

Ministers have been speaking to farming activists to try to build bridges after relations were soured by the tax changes introduced under Keir Stamer As an arable farmer, Olly Harrison's WhatsApp messages are normally concerned with the more mundane matters of working the land: logistics, supplies...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 11:30 am

UN adds 61 firms to settlements blacklist over alleged human rights violations against Palestinians

The Guardian

Israel 'categorically rejects' publication and says businesses on database have committed no wrongdoingThe UN human rights office has added 61 more companies to a blacklist of firms that it says are involved in violating Palestinian human rights through business ties to Israeli settlements in th...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 11:10 am

Work intensifying on UK laws to stamp out concert ticket touts, say sources

The Guardian

Artists including Tinie Tempah and the Smiths' drummer Mike Joyce ramp up pressure on government to keep its pledge to outlaw for-profit resalesThe government has stepped up work on new laws to stop ticket touts fleecing fans, as the prime minister came under pressure from artists including the dr...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 11:00 am

Thomas Jefferson letter goes on the market - containing a prescient warning for Trump today

The Guardian

Third US president wrote in 1787 about importance of peace, paying off debt and supporting agricultureA remarkably prescient letter written by Thomas Jefferson, the third US president, advising how the newly created country could prosper, has been put up for sale by a private collector. The handwrit...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 11:00 am

We followed five people in Gaza from dawn to dusk - this is what the headlines don't tell us

The Guardian

Behind the stories of bombings and mass deaths, the everyday challenges facing Palestinians living under siege portray a quieter tragedy we rarely hear What does it take to make a morning cup of tea in Gaza?For Alaa Hessi, in her final month of pregnancy, this small ritual begins with a calculation ...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 11:00 am

Trump reportedly rejects Iran's seven-day peace deal to reopen strait of Hormuz

The Guardian

Tehran awaits official response to plan, but US president is said to expect renewed strikes after midtermsIran is ⁠awaiting an official US response to its proposal to reopen the strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East war as Donald Trump was reported to have rejected the deal.Iran rai...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 9:31 am

Severely disabled young people should get fast-track access to benefits, Milburn says

The Guardian

Alan Milburn said 16- to 24-year-olds with most complex needs should not have to keep proving they cannot workYoung people whose complex disabilities mean they have little prospect of getting a paid job should get fast-track access to disability benefits, an official review of youth employment will ...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 9:00 am

Three-quarters of UK's popular plug-in hybrid cars unable to use rapid chargers

The Guardian

Only 26% of PHEVs sold across top 20 models can use chargers with power of 50kW or more, analysis findsThree-quarters of the 20 top-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the UK cannot use rapid chargers, research has found, amid concerns that many are essentially "petrol cars pulling...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 9:00 am

Lula bans fixed-odds sports betting a week before Brazilian elections

The Guardian

President's 'hard, drastic and necessary measure', likely to attract widespread public support, polls suggestThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has signed an order banning fixed-odds sports betting just over a week before the first round of the presidential election, in a mov...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 7:58 am

40yo man critically injured in house fire in Adelaide's south-west

ABC Australia

A man has been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a house fire at Marion.  

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 7:12 am

Rare sale of David Hockney painting of beloved dog Stanley could fetch £2.5m

The Guardian

Exclusive: Dog Painting 17 is believed to be one of only six of works from Dog Series in private hands and first to be auctionedDavid Hockney adored his dachshunds Stanley and Boodgie and let them run riot - so much so that after one had an accident in the LA home of the actor Dennis Hopper, the p...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 7:00 am

'The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets': Trump lashes out as his power wanes

The Guardian

Trump tries to dominate at the UN as his approval ratings plummet and even some Republicans stray from the scriptDonald Trump stood before the United Nations on Tuesday and threatened to "annihilate" Iran. Yet even as the most powerful man on the planet flexed his military muscles, he was powerl...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 6:00 am

Drones could speed up getting defibrillators to people having cardiac arrests, study suggests

The Guardian

New research suggests the technology could be used to increase out-of-hospital access to life-saving devicesDrones could help cut the time it takes to get a defibrillator to people experiencing cardiac arrests when not in hospital, researchers have suggested.In the UK alone, there are more than 30,0...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 5:00 am

'Let's tell the truth': Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks

The Guardian

Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience 'You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners'Lonnie Bunch, the outgoing secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, has defended the organisation against political interference, ins...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 4:59 am

TikTok to pay Alabama $100m and limit teenage use in first state settlement

The Guardian

Trial had been set for Monday over claims by Alabama that TikTok misled parents about tools meant to shield children from harmful contentTikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100m and enact time limits and other restrictions for teenage users, avoiding a trial with a settlement that was modelle...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 4:19 am

British climber, 28, dies in fall in northern Spain

The Guardian

Mountaineer's body recovered about 20 metres below the summit of Torrecerredo, the highest peak of the Picos de Europa rangeA British man has died after falling about 61 metres (200ft) while descending from the summit of a mountain in northern Spain, according to local law enforcement.The 28-year-...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 2:02 am

White House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news media

The Guardian

Outlet had been scheduled to fly with Donald Trump to Tennessee for a college football game, network said FridayThe White House has blocked CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One on Saturday, impeding its TV press pool duties in the latest escalation of the administration's battle with the news m...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 1:31 am

Free the Strip! Melburnians fight back against outlawing of much-loved picnic spot

The Guardian

A council ban on drinking on the median strip in Canning Street, Carlton, sparks a peaceful protest featuring punch bowls, chips and laughterGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt looked like a typical spring evening on Melbourne's Canning Street when a few dozen picnickers ...

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 12:12 am

Serial con man turned charity director back in court on dishonesty charges

ABC Australia

A convicted fraudster who now leads a charity has appeared in court of charges of dishonestly dealing with documents and being unlawfully on premises.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 11:21 pm

Michigan CEO loses job after posting AI-made image of her family in 'Lake America' sweaters

The Guardian

Jane Smith reportedly used ChatGPT to edit photo to show name Trump ordered US agencies to use for Lake Ontario amid trade war with CanadaThe CEO of a Michigan credit union is no longer employed there, according to the organization, after she posted on social media what appeared to be an AI-generate...

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 10:21 pm

Protests erupt as Netanyahu gives inflammatory UN speech - The Latest

The Guardian

More than 100 people were arrested at large protests against the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the UN general assembly. Susan Sarandon, Chelsea Manning and Caleb Hearon were among the famous faces arrested. Inside the assembly hall, Netanyahu faced a mass walkout as he too...

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 6:22 pm

Alberta's self-image as world's only rat-free region shattered by discovery of rat

The Guardian

Province's rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead verminFor more than seven decades, residents of Alberta have shared something in common with Antarctica and the high Arctic: all locations are officially free of rats.But on Thursday the Canadian province�...

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 4:34 pm

Novelist accused of using AI to write book removed from French prize list

The Guardian

Thélyson Orélien had been in the running to win a top literary prize before the AI claim emerged on social mediaThe organisers of France's most prestigious literary prize said they had removed a critically acclaimed novel by a Canadian-Haitian writer from the longlist after an anonymous online a...

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 4:14 pm

Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit

The Guardian

Pontiff says artificial intelligence must remain at service of people in first official papal visit to country in 18 yearsPope Leo has warned against losing humanity in a "paradise of machines" as he addressed global concerns over the dangers of artificial intelligence at the start of a three-da...

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 4:01 pm

Trump faces tough choices as Iran dangles deal to reopen Hormuz before US midterms

The Guardian

Iran's seven-day timetable would restart nuclear talks, but will the US be willing to deliver on terms that include reining in Israel in Lebanon?Iran's seven-day timetable to reopen the strait of Hormuz and start talks on its nuclear programme has been pitched as a deal that could rapidly extric...

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 3:43 pm

OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma

The Guardian

As the UN warns traditional safeguards are 'unravelling', Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI raceWhen the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, sat down for an interview in the heart of Silicon Valley at the weekend he had known for two days that his was the first g...

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 3:12 pm

Pope Leo warns against AI and says technology 'must remain at service of humans' during first visit to France - as it happened

The Guardian

The pope gives landmark speech on AI development and Europe's future Later today, Pope Leo will go to the Élysée Palace for (another) formal welcome and a meeting with authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps, before visiting Unesco and delivering a speech on AI in mid-afternoon.He is...

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 3:09 pm

'Robust little' vessel begins treacherous 22,000km journey around Antarctica in the name of climate science

The Guardian

Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA small uncrewed vessel has embarked on a lap around Antarctica and may not return for months.The seve...

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 3:00 pm

NSW crackdown on 'AI-doctored' real estate listings hits mural-covered wall

The Guardian

Apartment with strange view singled out in government's fight against deceptive ads - but real estate agent says photo is no fakeGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government's crackdown on "AI-doctored" rental listings has hit a wall, after it m...

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 3:00 pm

Pakistan locks down Islamabad as Imran Khan's party vows to march on capital

The Guardian

Tens of thousands of police deployed and roads barricaded as PTI party demands release of jailed former PMLeaders from Imran Khan's party have vowed to go ahead with a nationwide demonstration in Pakistan to demand the former prime minister's release, even as the government deployed tens of thou...

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 1:44 pm

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