British man accused of drugging and raping wife over two decades admits 60 offences 14. September 2026 (20:07) Man, who cannot be named to protect anonymity of his victim, admits scores of criminal offencesA man has pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting his wife over a period of 20 years as he admitted 60 criminal offences.The man, who cannot be named in order to protect the anonymity of his victim, is in his 60s and before his arrest lived in Stockport, Greater Manchester. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Andrew Davies admits to drawing on ‘stimulating’ Made in Chelsea for Jane Austen adaptation 14. September 2026 (19:41) Screenwriter points to parallels between two worlds while academic says some of author’s characters ‘would make perfect reality show contestants’If Jane Austen’s novels run on closed social worlds, courtship rituals, status anxiety, gossip and relentless scrutiny of who’s coupling with who, it follows that the obvious contemporary equivalent would be reality television.That’s according to Andrew Davies, the writer who has spent decades modernising British period dramas. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘A coin flip’: on Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign trail as Brazil’s far right edges back to power 14. September 2026 (19:04) Neck-and-neck with Lula in polls, Flávio Bolsonaro fires up his base in the bellwether state of Minas Gerais – starting at the scene of his father’s stabbingA giant banner of Brazil’s incarcerated former president Jair Bolsonaro fluttered in the morning breeze as his eldest son, Flávio, touched down at an airfield on the fringe of a city that will soon help decide the future of one of the biggest democracies on earth.“Brazil is rudderless. Brazil has no president and Brazil needs a president – and that president is Flávio Bolsonaro,” the far-right senator declared as he waded into the flock of supporters who had gathered to welcome him to Juiz de Fora, one of the largest cities in the battleground state of Minas Gerais. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sweden’s political parties launch coalition talks as both blocs try to secure power 14. September 2026 (18:47) Centre-left bloc led by Social Democrats has narrow lead with 95% of vote counted, but faces internal policy battleSweden’s political parties have launched coalition negotiations as the Social Democrats leader, Magdalena Andersson, started the long and difficult process of trying to form a new government.Full results from Sunday’s election are not expected until after overseas votes are counted on Wednesday, but with 95% of the votes counted, the Social Democrats and the centre-left bloc had a narrow but growing lead of 176 seats to the right-leaning parties’ 173. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Government moves to nationalise Speciality Steel UK to protect 1,300 jobs 14. September 2026 (18:17) Firm, once part of Sanjeev Gupta’s empire, fell into administration last year but has failed to find buyerBusiness news – live updatesOne of Britain’s steelworks is to come into public ownership after the government said it would take over Yorkshire-based Speciality Steel UK (SSUK).Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, said officials would “work towards” acquiring the company to protect the jobs of its 1,300 workers in Rotherham, Stocksbridge and Brinsworth in South Yorkshire and Wednesbury in the West Midlands. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK armed forces member killed in crash in Ukraine 14. September 2026 (18:08) Ministry of Defence says person died in road incident understood not to be result of hostile actionA member of the UK armed forces has been killed in a crash in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.The MoD said the person died in a road traffic incident on Saturday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump says he will consider releasing more 9/11 records after families’ request 14. September 2026 (17:45) Families have asked Trump to declassify records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the 2001 attacksDonald Trump said Sunday that he will look into requests from families of 9/11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago.Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence in the kingdom’s government and aided the hijackers. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudis, but the Saudi government has long denied any involvement in the attacks. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after ‘free Palestine’ speech 14. September 2026 (17:39) The American rapper will no longer support Sheeran’s US leg of Loop tour after comments at MetLife Stadium showMacklemore has been dropped from the remainder of the US leg of Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour, after the American rapper drew headlines for saying “free Palestine” on stage at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.In a brief speech between songs on 4 September, the Grammy-winning artist told the audience he wanted the people of Gaza and “the occupied West Bank” to know “we have not forgotten about them”, prompting a petition from the Israeli American Council demanding his removal from the tour. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Signs of violence’: asylum seekers arriving in France injured after being deported from UK 14. September 2026 (17:22) French health service documents injuries including fractures and bruising after detention and return under ‘one in one out’ schemeMultiple injuries including bruising and fractures have been documented by a health service supporting people returned to France under the controversial “one in, one out” scheme.The pilot scheme involves one asylum seeker who crosses the Channel in a small boat being returned to France in return for another in northern France being legally brought to the UK to claim asylum. The scheme is due to end on 1 October. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Crispin Odey loses appeal against lifetime ban from UK financial services industry 14. September 2026 (17:14) Judges uphold ruling that financier tried to ‘frustrate’ investigations into harassment claims against himThe former hedge fund boss Crispin Odey has lost a legal challenge to overturn his lifetime ban from the City for trying to “frustrate” investigations into sexual harassment allegations against him.A ruling by judges at the upper tribunal upheld the ban imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in March last year, while reducing a proposed fine of £1.83m to £1.53m. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
