Protesters outside Portsmouth hotel mistake Pakistan U19 cricket team for asylum seekers 09. September 2026 (15:43) Reform councillor said he urged activists to stand down ECB checks on young players’ welfareA group of masked agitators gathered outside a four-star hotel in Portsmouth after reports a group of asylum seekers had been taken there, when it was in fact Pakistan’s under-19 cricket team on a tour.George Madgwick, a Reform councillor called to the hotel to mediate between staff and the assembled crowd, said it was a “massively unfortunate incident”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wes Streeting praises Wargame docudrama for highlighting UK defence 09. September 2026 (14:55) Defence secretary says five-part TV series, featuring Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon, has helped write his ‘defence spending review submission’A docudrama depicting a Russian attack on Britain led by an unlikely pairing of Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon was praised by the defence secretary, Wes Streeting, for writing “my spending review submission”.Wargame, due to be broadcast on Sky later in September, features a string of former politicians advised by ex-securocrats, grappling with an unusually powerful Moscow, while highlighting limitations in the British military.The Wargame airs on Sky One from 21 September Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump center stage at RNC in midterms gamble – US politics live 09. September 2026 (14:55) President to give speeches on both days of unprecedented gatheringRepublicans look to ‘midterm convention’ to overcome Trump unpopularitySign up for US Breaking News emailAs the U.S. and Iran again trade fire in the Middle East, the global benchmark for oil prices has surged back past $100 a barrel.The increase in Brent crude, which now stands at $100.6, comes as the US and Iran step up their attacks on oil tanker ships in and around the Persian Gulf. American authorities said they took out five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in retaliation for attacks on a US naval vessel. Iran, in turn, launched a missile barrage targeting a US base in Jordan as well as several oil tankers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US airports to let some people without tickets pass through security 09. September 2026 (14:50) TSA PreCheck program members will be eligible to send off friends and family at gate in change to post-9/11 ruleSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailSome people without plane tickets will be allowed to pass through security at US airports and go to gates to see off family or friends, rolling back a rule that was introduced after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Certain people who are part of the TSA PreCheck program but who do not have tickets to fly will be able to go through security to airport gates, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon to warn UK chancellor against bank tax hike 09. September 2026 (14:45) Wall Street billionaire’s meeting with John Healey comes amid deep speculation over higher windfall tax on banks in October budgetJamie Dimon, the boss of the largest US bank JP Morgan, is set to warn John Healey against raising taxes on banks in his inaugural budget in October.The Wall Street billionaire will meet the new chancellor on Wednesday and caution him that higher taxes could put investment and employment in the UK at risk, it is understood. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Their boat was sinking’: RNLI vows to keep rescuing asylum seekers despite attacks 09. September 2026 (14:41) Charity emphasises small boat rescues are tiny part of its work and speaks out after volunteers abused by far right The lifeboat charity RNLI has vowed to continue to rescue asylum seekers in the Channel despite attacks on volunteers and staff after the recent high-profile small boat landings.RNLI bosses said workers had been subjected to online and physical abuse and there had been “baseless” rumours that the charity had housed asylum seekers or moved them to secret locations after helping them to shore. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Liz Truss relaunches podcast on channel of broadcaster famous for ‘grow concrete’ exchange 09. September 2026 (14:08) Podcast is now on YouTube site of Mike Graham, fired from TalkTV after racist post appeared on his Facebook pageUK politics live – latest updatesWhen Liz Truss launched her podcast last year, she declared it would bring a “counter-revolution” to take on the “deep state”, which, she said, “tried to destroy” her.The revolution, however, has not yet arrived. Truss, whose stint as UK prime minister abruptly ended after her disastrous mini-budget crashed the economy, has so far failed to find a wide audience in her media career. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
German chancellor accuses far-right AfD party of seeking ‘ethnic cleansing’ 09. September 2026 (13:50) Friedrich Merz says Alternative für Deutschland is ‘dividing our society’ after party won nearly 44% of vote in Saxony-Anhalt state electionEurope live – latest updatesGermany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has accused the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of seeking “ethnic cleansing” with its “remigration” drive, after the nativist party’s seismic weekend victory in a state election.In his first public confrontation with the AfD since Sunday’s shock outcome in Saxony-Anhalt, Merz said at a raucous parliamentary debate that the far-right party would take an axe to one of the pillars of the German economy with a racist campaign of mass deportations. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
EU unveils ‘buy European’ public procurement rules to counter China 09. September 2026 (13:30) Authorities and public bodies to be urged to buy goods and services from Europe, but without binding quotasEuropean authorities will be encouraged to buy more domestic goods and services when they spend public money under the EU latest effort to counter China’s economic might.In a further “Buy European” plan, the European Commission published proposals on Wednesday for a sweeping overhaul of EU public procurement rules. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Electronic shelf labels likely to cost jobs and drive up grocery prices, US report warns 09. September 2026 (13:00) AFL-CIO calls for ban on such labels to protect consumers and workers from surveillance pricing and job cutsThe universal adoption of electronic shelf labels in grocery stores across the US could cost tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in lost wages while further driving up grocery costs, according to a report released on Tuesday.An analysis by the AFL-CIO Tech Institute of the label manufacturers’ own marketing materials found the universal adoption of electronic shelf labels, which are marketed to retailers as a cost-cutting measure, could cost workers between $1.6bn and $6.9bn in lost wages annually and affect between 44,223 and 191,633 jobs. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
