Housebuilder Vistry slashes profit forecasts as losses balloon 24. September 2026 (11:00) Firm unveils further cost-cutting plan including job losses, blaming poor summer sales of private homesBusiness live – latest updatesVistry Group, one of Britain’s biggest housebuilders, has cut its annual profit expectations after half-year losses ballooned as it grappled with a £600m pile of unsold homes.Adam Daniel, the new chief executive of the Bovis Homes and Countryside owner, insisted “the issues can be fixed” as he set out a detailed turnaround plan that involves pulling out of private sales in south-east England and slimming operations to turn Vistry into a more focused, 12,000-homes-a-year builder. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Clan leader in Paris sentenced to eight years over child pickpocketing gangs 24. September 2026 (11:00) Roberto Hamidovic, 48, ran network of thieves who targeted tourists in Paris Métro and DisneylandA clan leader who sent gangs of child pickpockets to target tourists in the Paris Métro and popular attractions such as Disneyland Paris has been jailed for human trafficking.Roberto Hamidovic, 48, likened to Fagin, Charles Dickens’s notorious criminal boss, ran a network of child thieves, mostly girls, some as young as 10, who brought in an average of €25,000 (£21,500) a day, according to police. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woman dead and multiple people injured after bus collides with two cars in Victoria 24. September 2026 (10:42) Four occupants of bus taken to hospital after multi-vehicle crash in GlenburnFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has died and several others injured after a multi-vehicle collision in Victoria’s Yarra Ranges involving a bus carrying 18 people.Emergency services responded to reports of a three-vehicle crash, including a commercial bus, on the Melba Highway at Glenburn at about 2.40pm. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
National Gallery of Victoria employee allegedly stole $8m to buy phones he later sold 24. September 2026 (10:38) Victoria’s anti-corruption body charges the ex-staffer with seven counts of theft and one count of misconduct in public officeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former senior National Gallery of Victoria employee is alleged to have funnelled $8m from the gallery over six years.He allegedly bought $8m worth of mobile phones using an NGV account, which he then sold for personal gain. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Alarm bells sound in Brussels as EU sales of Chinese hybrid cars rocket 24. September 2026 (10:34) Explosive growth in imported vehicles omitted from EV tariffs fuels concern for future of European carmakersEU imports three times more from China than bloc exports thereBusiness news – live updatesSales of Chinese hybrid cars have rocketed in the EU in the past four and a half years, new data shows, underlining growing concerns in Brussels over the future of the European car industry.In 2022, just 659 Chinese-made fully hybrid cars (vehicles in which the petrol or diesel engine charge the motor and battery) were sold in the EU. However, after Brussels imposed anti-subsidy tariffs on fully electric cars from China in 2024, sales of hybrids have shot up to 160,662 in the first seven months of this year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver defiant UN speech while facing protests and political isolation 24. September 2026 (10:00) Prime minister will ‘highlight Israel’s achievements’ as he heads towards his toughest re-election challengeWhen he takes the stage at the UN on Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver a familiar message of defiance even as protests and international condemnation leave the Israeli leader in growing isolation.Netanyahu is facing his toughest re-election challenge in a political career spanning decades with three ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, and a growing campaign of violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Dance Monkey v the NRL: did Tones and I really turn down $90,000 a minute because she hates her own song? 24. September 2026 (09:01) For the first time in recent history there’ll be no pre-game entertainment at the NRL grand final. But everyone has a different story about what actually went downEmma, the NRL and Tones and I seem to be at war – but I can’t make sense of what’s going on.I’ll try to catch you up. The Dance Monkey singer made headlines this week after it was leaked she’d turned down an offer to perform at next weekend’s NRL grand final. The rugby league boss Peter V’landys said negotiations broke down due to “artistic differences”, and some claimed it was because the Aria award-winning artist didn’t want to play her biggest hit. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Diesel prices across Australia could surge beyond $3 a litre as Trump eyes cut to US fuel exports 24. September 2026 (08:18) Fuel costs have risen to levels not seen since early April, adding to risk of inflation and interest rate hikeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian diesel prices could surge above $3 a litre if Donald Trump cuts off US diesel exports amid floundering negotiations with Iran.Fuel costs have risen to levels not seen since early April, adding to inflation risks and making another hike in interest rates all but certain. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australians ‘scrambling’ for second jobs to deal with rising mortgage repayments and cost of living 24. September 2026 (08:12) Latest data also shows unemployment at highest level since the pandemic, which analysts doubt will stop RBA hiking interest ratesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are “scrambling” to find more work to cover soaring living expenses and prepare for higher mortgage costs, economists say, after new data showed unemployment ticked up to it’s highest rate since the pandemic.The key jobless figure lifted to 4.6% in August, from 4.5% the month before, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Greek PM: deal to return Parthenon marbles could still be reached with ‘political will and courage’ 24. September 2026 (08:00) But Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he cannot accept any arrangement that recognises British Museum’s ownership of the sculpturesKyriakos Mitsotakis: Britain would not cut up the Bayeux tapestry. So seize this moment and reunite the Parthenon sculptures in GreeceThe Greek prime minister has said a deal can still be reached to return the Parthenon marbles with “political will” but his country will not accept a loan in the style of the Bayeux tapestry’s visit from France.Writing for the Guardian, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece “cannot accept any arrangement that would require it to recognise the British Museum’s ownership of the sculptures, or a scheme that would mean we ‘borrow’ parts of our own monument”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
