Give BrewDog ‘second chance’ says new owner as it invests £50m 29. September 2026 (20:35) US cannabis and drinks firm Tilray, which took over in March, says it will improve beers, pubs and working conditionsBrewDog’s new owner has urged drinkers to give the ailing brand “a second chance” as it invests more than £50m in improving the company’s beers, pubs and working conditions.The US cannabis and drinks company Tilray bought BrewDog for £33m in March this year, after the company collapsed into administration after five years of losses and a series of controversies relating to the treatment of workers under the founder James Watt. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Burnham stakes his future on care, electoral reform and Europe in emotional Labour conference speech 29. September 2026 (20:21) PM says his plan, which includes ending pensions triple lock to fund national care service, will ‘allow us to rise again’Analysis: PM’s promises will take time to come goodKey takeaways from Burnham’s conference speechAndy Burnham has staked his future on a gamble that the public will back radical progressive policies on social care, electoral reform and Europe, telling voters that his agenda will break the mould of the last 40 years and “allow us to rise again”.In a deeply personal speech at Labour’s conference, Burnham began building his next general election manifesto, acknowledging that he may end up paying the price for creating sharp new dividing lines in politics. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds 29. September 2026 (20:00) Over half of 260 workplace child fatalities between 2013 and 2023 lacked data on cause of death or the industry workedInformation is missing on over half of deaths at work of people under the age of 18 in the US because of significant gaps in child labor data, according to a government accountability office (GAO) report released on Tuesday.The report found that between 2013 and 2023, an average of 24 children under the age of 18 died each year due to work-related incidents. Over half of the 260 child fatality cases did not contain detailed data on the cause of death or the industry the child worked in. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Smart ring maker Oura puts off initial public offering due to market ‘uncertainty’ 29. September 2026 (19:57) Researchers say the IPO market was off to a solid start but tailed off in the third quarterSmart ring maker Oura Inc says it is postponing a planned initial public offering due to market “uncertainty”.In a Tuesday press release, Oura said it is delaying the stock market float “despite strong demand”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
No explosives found in three vans searched near RAF Fairford, say police 29. September 2026 (19:56) Head of Counter Terrorism Policing defends decision to bail five British men arrested in connection with incidentNo explosive devices were found in three vans searched near RAF Fairford as part of a terrorism investigation but a quantity of petrol was recovered, police have said.Five British nationals were arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after a resident living near the Gloucestershire airbase reported suspicious activity involving three vans. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Burnham’s emotional solo act had Labour in raptures – but his promises will take time to come good 29. September 2026 (19:13) PM’s speech, written almost entirely alone, was full of radicalism but his biggest plans will have to wait until after the next electionKey takeaways from Andy Burnham’s conference speechHope Again is the conference slogan. But what felt even more apt was Try Again.Just forget about the last two years, after the party won a historic majority but where the mood never matched the achievement. Now, as conference delegates and MPs filed out of the hall after Andy Burnham’s first speech as prime minister, it was close to euphoria. Where the hell have you been all our lives? What have we been doing – when you were right there all along? Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Saudi Arabia urged to reconcile with UAE to drive back Houthi separatists in Yemen 29. September 2026 (18:52) Relations between two countries soured in January when a UAE-backed force was defeated by SaudisSaudi Arabia is being urged to reconcile with the United Arab Emirates over Yemen as the price Riyadh must pay to form a military alliance capable of driving the Houthis back.Relations between the UAE and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, where both had backed anti-Houthi forces, plummeted in January this year when a force with which the UAE had been aligned – the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) – was attacked and defeated by Saudi Arabia in a move intended to squash its attempt to recreate a separate southern state. The UAE subsequently in effect quit Yemen. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lindsay Clancy returns to court after Massachusetts murder case mistrial 29. September 2026 (17:42) Clancy’s attorneys say a mistrial shouldn’t have been declared and a retrial would result in double jeopardyLindsay Clancy returned to court on Tuesday, as her lawyers sought to head off a retrial by having a judge find the Massachusetts woman not guilty of murder for the killing of her three young children in 2023.Judge William Sullivan in Plymouth, Massachusetts, took up the issue after declaring a mistrial on 4 September, which occurred after a single juror prevented the 12-member jury from reaching a unanimous verdict on whether to convict Clancy or find her not guilty by reason of insanity. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump admin asks supreme court to allow gender-affirming care denial to transgender prisoners 29. September 2026 (17:25) Trans inmates sued the administration over the policy and, so far, two lower courts have blocked implementationThe Trump administration asked the US supreme court, on Monday, to allow it to deny gender-affirming care to transgender inmates in federal prisons, while litigation over the matter continues in lower courts.In its latest emergency request to the high court, the solicitor general, D John Sauer, wrote that certain care, including sex-trait-modification surgeries, hormone therapy and social accommodations – such as undergarments, makeup, padding and wigs – “could no longer be justified as treatment for gender dysphoria”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
South West Water fined £8m for hundreds of sewage spills in Cornwall and Devon 29. September 2026 (17:19) District judge orders record fine for region and says incidents of pollution cannot be toleratedA water company has been ordered to pay a record fine of almost £8m for hundreds of sewage spills at popular bathing spots and sensitive habitats in Cornwall and Devon.On one occasion, untreated sewage gushed through a harbour wall on a bank holiday weekend but South West Water (SWW) engineers took 10 hours to attend. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
