Trump-Xi summit: What wasn't said might matter the most 28. September 2026 (09:52) The most revealing thing about the summit in Washington may be what the two leaders did not say - and what we still don't know.(BBC News)
Children forced to give up school for work as fighting upends daily life in Yemen 28. September 2026 (09:07) Renewed fighting between Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces has shattered four years of relative calmIn the mornings, 13-year-old Muneer Farie went to school, and in the afternoons he helped his father feed the livestock. He took his studies seriously, dreaming of becoming the first teacher in his family of farmers.As fighting approached his village in al-Wazeyah district in Taiz, Yemen, two weeks ago, Muneer’s focus started to drift from his lessons. The classroom echoed with the distant sounds of explosions and gunfire. His home was suddenly on the frontline of renewed fighting between the Iran-aligned Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Chancellor John Healey to promise ‘new age of industrialisation’ in speech to Labour conference – UK politics live 28. September 2026 (08:54) Healey to announce new facilities to maintain nuclear submarines on the Clyde Good morning. John Healey, the chancellor, is the main speaker at the Labour conference. He was a surprise appointment to replace Rachel Reeves, he is unveiling his budget four weeks on Wednesday, and some of the pre-briefing suggests when the budget does come, it will be a relatively low-key affair, with a lot of decisions postponed until the spending review next year. And so we are definitely not expecting huge announcements at lunchtime today.But there will be some striking language. Healey is going to promise a “new age of industrialisation”.My politics were shaped by the industrial heartlands of South Yorkshire. Today, on the site of the Orgreave pit, is Rotherham’s Advanced Manufacturing Park. Our coal mines are not coming back. But this is how Britain’s industrial past is being remade now for the modern world. This is the new age of industrialisation. A new confidence in Britain. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Victoria police apologise over death of injured man taken to cells instead of hospital 28. September 2026 (08:47) Inquest into 2023 death shown footage of John Makai struggling to stand after suffering serious head injury from being punched in head by sonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian police have apologised to the family of a man who died after being held for five hours in a police cell without medical treatment for a significant head injury.John Makai, a 58-year-old father of 10, died in 2023 from serious head trauma that went untreated despite him being unresponsive in a Broadmeadows cell, the Victorian coroner’s court heard on Monday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Watch: Madonna and Taylor Swift win big at the MTV VMAs 28. September 2026 (08:22) Taylor Swift, Madonna, and LISA were among the big winners at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday evening in downtown Los Angeles.(BBC News)
The endangered wild ponies of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides – a photo essay 28. September 2026 (08:00) Fewer than 400 Eriskay ponies remain. One of the rarest native breeds in the world, their plight is unique because the community living on their tiny Hebridean island are fighting for them. The ponies wander the village and townsfolk care for them togetherOn the slopes of Beinn Sciathan, a rocky outcrop in the Outer Hebrides, white and grey ponies roam freely. Eriskay ponies, one of the rarest native breeds in the world, are critically endangered.They have often been mixed with the Highland pony and other breeds, giving the false impression of higher population numbers. Only about 300 to 400 true Eriskay ponies are thought to remain. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
