Texas Republican in race for key House seat under fire for derogatory comments 09. September 2026 (17:45) Brandon Herrera of state’s 23rd congressional district calls insults against women and unhoused people ‘jokes’A Republican candidate for a key congressional district in Texas has come under scrutiny over a series of derogatory comments made about women in his social media posts and videos.Brandon Herrera, who is the GOP candidate for Texas’s 23rd congressional district, has made a string of insults while fashioning a rightwing online persona as the “AK Guy”, and hosts a YouTube channel with more than 4 million subscribers that tests and reviews firearms. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
John Malkovich cancels Israel trip over fabricated solidarity quote 09. September 2026 (17:23) The Wild Horse Nine actor had been due to appear on stage in The Music Critic in Tel Aviv – but pulled out over PR firm’s ‘unacceptable and untenable’ attribution of statementJohn Malkovich has cancelled a planned trip to Israel next year to appear on stage after a PR firm hired by the show attributed quotes to the actor that the company had written.Malkovich, who is a leading Oscar contender for his role in Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, was due to appear in The Music Critic, a theatrical-musical satire composed by the Jewish violinist Aleksey Igudesman, in Tel Aviv’s Charles Bronfman Auditorium on 13 April. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tens of thousands line the streets as Norway bids farewell to King Harald V 09. September 2026 (17:02) Europe’s royals and global political figures attend ceremony that brings 13 days of national mourning to a closeEurope live – latest updatesNorway has observed a minute’s silence as it takes leave of King Harald V in a series of ceremonies, bringing to a close 13 days of national mourning that followed the popular monarch’s death last month at the age of 89.Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Oslo and foreign heads of state and government converged on the Norwegian capital for the funeral of the late king, a light-touch and unassuming reformer who ruled for more than three decades. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The RBA hoped this year’s three interest rate rises would tame inflation – but nothing is going their way 09. September 2026 (17:00) The breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire, rising oil prices and the explosion in data centre investment are making the central bank’s task harderFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor five years the Reserve Bank has been trying to wrangle inflation back to its 2.5% target, and for years it has essentially failed.The result is a cost of living crisis that has generated intense community grievance. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Burnham sees sanctions against Israeli settlements as an electoral asset 09. September 2026 (16:18) While a survey found Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters to be the strongest backers of such a ban on trade, even Tory and Reform voters were in favour overallUK politics live – latest updatesThere was a time when placing Israel under strict trade sanctions would have been a politically risky thing for a British prime minister to do. Andy Burnham, however, considers it an electoral asset.As Kemi Badenoch attacked him over defence spending at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, Burnham deliberately turned the topic to the trade ban on illegal settlements which he had announced on Tuesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
BBC boss concedes real prospect of strikes over pay and job cuts 09. September 2026 (16:18) Matt Brittin says ‘cupboard is bare’ after staff reject average 2.1% pay rise in disputeThe BBC’s director general has conceded there is a real prospect of strikes at the broadcaster, as he faces a continuing dispute over pay and pushes ahead with plans to cut as many as 2,000 jobs.In a call with staff on Tuesday, Matt Brittin faced a series of questions over the corporation’s plans for huge cuts, as well as pay talks in which staff rejected an average 2.1% salary increase. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Peter’s farm is on ‘flood country’. As Australia’s sea levels rise, safe land is vanishing and costs are huge 09. September 2026 (16:01) Climate Council forecasts more than 267,000 coastal properties will be damaged by flooding by 2100, costing hundreds of billions of dollarsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen grazier Peter Lake moved to the Clarence Valley in the New South Wales northern rivers region in 2007, he knew was “buying in flood country with … eyes open”.His cattle farm, about halfway between Yamba and Grafton, borders the Coldstream River and has flooded five times since 2009. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
RentTech companies still asking tenants for personal details ‘completely outside’ new Victorian laws 09. September 2026 (16:01) Some rental platforms encourage hopeful tenants to share ‘excessive’ amount of information, Consumer Policy Research Centre review findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSo-called “RentTech” companies may be circumventing new Victorian laws designed to protect tenants’ personal data by asking for information outside the rental application process, a review as found.The Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) identified rental platforms that encouraged hopeful tenants to share an “excessive” amount of personal information, or asked them questions that were “completely outside” the new rules. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
High-end property hit by steepest price falls as affordable end of Australia’s housing market proves resilient 09. September 2026 (16:01) Despite falls in some parts of the market, prices are showing signs of stabilising as investors exit and first-time buyers move in, analysts sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHigh-end homes are recording steep price falls, while more affordable properties are proving resilient, leaving Australians to experience the market downturn in very different ways, new data shows.Upper-quartile house values in the country’s two biggest markets, Sydney and Melbourne, are now down more than 10% from their peaks, according to analysis from Cotality. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Met police launch inquiry into alleged overseas donations to Reform UK 09. September 2026 (15:56) Scotland Yard confirms it is investigating allegations broadcast by Channel 4 after undercover stingUK politics live – latest updatesThe Met police will investigate allegations that Reform UK broke electoral law relating to overseas donations as part of a wider inquiry.The force confirmed it was investigating after the allegations were broadcast by Channel 4 following an undercover sting by reporters from Verbatim, in which they posed as a foreign donor seeking to fund Reform. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
