‘We’ve done it’: euphoria as Arsenal win first Premier League in a generation 20. May 2026 (00:53) The Emirates erupted as the Gunners were crowned champions – with expats, drivers and a boy in pyjamas out to celebrate‘Twenty-two years,” said the father to his son, shaking his head reflectively. “Twenty-two effing years.” Standing outside the Emirates Stadium among an ever-growing crowd, he was not alone in trying to get a handle on his feelings. Arsenal had just won their first league title in a generation, after all.From the moment Eli Junior Kroupi gave Bournemouth a first-half lead over Manchester City, the red part of north London was preparing to party. Arsenal’s only rivals for the title had to win to take their duel to the final day. A half-time deficit was not a good start. The landlord of the gridlocked Gunners pub on Blackstock Road had a glass of champagne in his hand, though it may have been something to do with the prospective takings. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
One person dead and four in hospital after alleged shooting in Sydney’s south-west 19. May 2026 (23:57) NSW police establish crime scene at Canley Heights home after two pairs of men present at different hospitalsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne man has died in hospital and four others have been left in serious condition after a shooting at a home.Police set up a crime scene at a home in Canley Heights in south-west Sydney after the men self-presented to two nearby hospitals. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Teenagers behind mass shooting in San Diego rushed at mosque ‘fully armored’ 19. May 2026 (23:53) The firearms the shooters, aged 17 and 18, used in the fatal rampage were registered to one of their parentsThe two teenage assailants responsible for a mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, California, rushed toward the mosque “fully armored” with handguns and rifles, authorities said.A security guard shot and struck one of the shooters, according to members of the mosque – but the attacker continued charging. The guard also alerted administrators of the school at the Islamic Center, telling them to go into lockdown, before he was shot and killed. “If it was not for him … The carnage would be much worse,” said imam Taha Hassane. “He sacrificed his life.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: Tim Wilson accuses Labor of ‘bad faith budget’; one dead and four injured in Sydney shooting 19. May 2026 (23:53) Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinister says reaction to the budget going ‘as we expected it to’Catherine King, the federal infrastructure minister, said the reaction to the federal budget is going “as we expected it to”, adding the government was responsible for explaining the changes, and the rationale behind them, to the country.We think when you’re trying to do big, hard changes and big reforms, these are the sorts of things … and it’s our job to go out and explain it to people, and to sell it to people. I think it’s to be expected that there will be people and commentary from people who are concerned about those changes.Australia is a good stable democracy, good stable economy, [with] lots of advantages over many other places in terms of investing and we want to make sure that continues. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Former governor general and Brisbane’s Anglican archbishop Peter Hollingworth dies at 91 19. May 2026 (23:38) Hollingworth, appointed governor general by John Howard in 2001, resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican churchFormer governor general Peter Hollingworth, who resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church, has died.Hollingworth, who devoted much of his life to fighting poverty, served as the Anglican archbishop of Brisbane for 11 years from 1990, the first Australian-born person to hold the position. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Thousands under evacuation orders in southern California as wildfire threatens homes 19. May 2026 (22:27) Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle the wind-driven fire in the Simi Valley area as at least one home is destroyedMore than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in southern California on Tuesday as a wildfire threatened suburban homes.The wind-driven Sandy fire was reported on Monday in the hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles (48km) north-west of Los Angeles. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
JD Vance urges UK anti-immigration activists to ‘keep on going’ 19. May 2026 (22:27) US vice-president appeared to align with attendees of Tommy Robinson’s ‘unite the kingdom’ rally in LondonThe US vice-president, JD Vance, has urged anti-immigration activists in the UK to “keep on going” after tens of thousands gathered for a rally in London.Vance appeared to align himself with those who attended a march on Saturday where the far-right activist Tommy Robinson told supporters to prepare for the “battle of Britain”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Billionaire Trump donor in line to make millions from Thames Water bid 19. May 2026 (22:14) Paul Singer is founder of a leading creditor in the hedge fund consortium locked in talks with the UK governmentA billionaire Donald Trump donor could make millions from a deal being struck between the government and Thames Water.The UK’s largest water company, ministers and creditors are at an impasse as they try to agree a rescue deal to stave off Thames’s collapse. The water company built up a £17.6bn debt pile in the decades after its privatisation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New York woman dies after stepping out of car into open manhole 19. May 2026 (21:50) Family seeks answers after incident at uncovered maintenance hole near Cartier building late at nightSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe family of a New York woman is struggling for answers after the 56-year-old fell to her death upon stepping out of her car and slipping down an open maintenance hole on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue.The woman in question died on Monday night and was identified by family members as Donike Gocaj, from Briarcliff Manor, a commuter belt area north of New York City. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Andy Burnham to face Reform’s Robert Kenyon in crucial Makerfield byelection 19. May 2026 (21:27) Outcome of contest for seat just outside Wigan could change the course of British politics for years to come Andy Burnham will face Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon in next month’s crucial Makerfield byelection in a clash that could change the course of British politics for years to come.Reform are billing Kenyon, a plumber and army reservist who contested the seat just outside Wigan in the 2024 general election, as a local champion taking on a professional politician who is using the seat for his own advantage. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
