EU says Trump plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’ 24. September 2026 (16:46) US president’s suggested 90-day export ban before midterm elections could bring even higher fuel prices across EuropeBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has warned Donald Trump against plans to ban US diesel exports to the global market, saying the move would negatively affect Europe and the US.The European Commission has reacted with “concern” to reports this week that the US president could prevent diesel from reaching the global market. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The eyes have it: Rory Stewart’s ‘magnificently strange’ Newsnight moment goes viral 24. September 2026 (16:39) Clip of the former Tory MP staring intently at fellow panellist is shared widely onlineRory Stewart has been an Afghan NGO leader, a Conservative leadership candidate, a Harvard professor, a popular podcaster, and the deputy governor of an Iraqi province. This week, he created a moment that drew wider attention than any of them: he fixed a beady gaze on a fellow Newsnight panellist for the longest four seconds in television history.Stewart, who now co-presents The Rest Is Politics with Alastair Campbell, appeared on the BBC programme on 18 September – but in the last few days, a clip of the moment in question has taken on a life of its own on social media. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Record assaults on passengers and public on Britain’s railways 24. September 2026 (16:01) There were 13, 464 reported assaults against people who are not part of the railway workforce between April 2025 and March 2026 on mainline services.(London News)
What is the future for Banksy's Waterloo Place statue? 24. September 2026 (15:39) Westminster City Council says it is ‘exploring all options’ for the Blinded by the Flag statue that appeared in central London earlier this year (London News)
Democrats demand answers after man dies in car crash during ICE traffic stop in Michigan 24. September 2026 (15:36) Mario David Coronado Juarez was killed when his car struck a tree and burst into flames as he attempted to avoid ICELeading Democrats and immigration advocates in Michigan are demanding transparency from federal authorities after a man died in a fiery car crash as he attempted to avoid agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Mario David Coronado Juarez, a Guatemalan national, was killed Sunday in Grand Rapids when his vehicle struck a tree at high speed and burst into flames shortly after the ICE officers tried to conduct a traffic stop. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
