Barnaby Webber’s death in Nottingham attack was ‘potentially preventable’, inquiry told 08. September 2026 (18:03) More rapid use of blood products may have raised chance of 19-year-old making it to hospital, though chance was low, says counselThe death of a 19-year-old student who was killed in the Nottingham attacks in 2023 was “potentially preventable”, a public inquiry into the incident has heard.Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and Ian Coates, a 65-year-old caretaker, were fatally stabbed by Valdo Calocane, a paranoid schizophrenic, on 13 June 2023. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer urges to Trump consider pardon after mistrial 08. September 2026 (17:55) Attorney hopes Trump would ‘consider a pardon’ given ‘the type of person she is’ and ‘what she has been through’Murder trial ends in dramatic deadlock – what comes nextThe lawyer of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her three young children, has said he hopes Donald Trump will pardon his client after her trial recently ended with a deadlocked jury.Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, made the appeal on a televised interview on the ABC show Good Morning America on Tuesday. The plea comes to Trump after a judge on Friday declared a mistrial after the jury in the Clancy case could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether she was guilty or not guilty.In the US, the national maternal mental health hotline is 1-833-852-6262. In the UK, the Pandas foundation offers support via Whatsapp on 07903 508334. In Australia, the national maternal and perinatal mental health hotline is 1300 726 306 Continue reading...(The Guardian)
British family of man abducted by Saudi Arabia speak out over nine-year ordeal 08. September 2026 (17:45) Mira Lozi says quiet diplomacy has failed to free Rami Naimi who was first seized in Dubai in 2017A British woman has spoken out for the first time about the alleged abduction, torture and coercion of her husband at the hands of Saudi authorities, after nine years of “failed” quiet diplomacy.The businessman Rami Naimi was first abducted in Dubai in 2017 on his return from a trip to Australia with his father. After being tortured, he was released the following year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Netanyahu was warned of 7 October Hamas attacks, book claims 08. September 2026 (17:25) Israeli PM says allegation that UAE president alerted him more than a week before major offensive is ‘absolute lie’Benjamin Netanyahu was personally alerted by the president of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planning a large-scale offensive against Israel a week before its 7 October 2023 attack, but did not act on the warning, according to a book by Haaretz reporters.The claim, which comes amid a crucial election campaign, prompted Israeli opposition leaders to describe the prime minister as “unfit” for office, even as Netanyahu denounced the report as an “absolute lie” and denied he spoke to the Emirati leader at that time. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Flushing the toilet can release a ‘plume’ of breathable pathogens – and closing the lid won’t stop their escape 08. September 2026 (17:00) New research shows turbulent flushes create toilet-generated aerosols that can transmit legionella, influenza and norovirusGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFlushing toilets release particles into the “breathing zone” of adults and can remain suspended in the air for at least 20 seconds, a new study has found.And closing the lid might not be enough to avoid a “plume” of potential pathogens. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Organised crime driving illicit cigarette factory boom ‘in almost every EU state’ 08. September 2026 (17:00) Bloc losing €13bn in revenue with one in 10 cigarettes illegal, watchdog reportsEurope live – latest updatesThe illegal trade in tobacco is booming in the EU, according to a report by the bloc’s financial watchdog, with almost one in 10 cigarettes produced illicitly or smuggled, causing an estimated €13bn loss in tax revenue each year.The European Court of Auditors (ECA) said in a report on Tuesday that the trade had “changed significantly” in recent years as smuggling, while still “a problem”, was overtaken by illicit manufacturing, which has increased dramatically in the bloc. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump’s call to rename New Mexico ‘New America’ is a distraction tactic, Democrats say 08. September 2026 (16:59) Amid unpopular Iran war and persistent inflation, governor says state has had its name since before US existedDemocrats have hit back against Donald Trump’s suggestion that the state of New Mexico should be renamed “New America”, accusing the US president of trying to distract from his war on Iran and rising prices.The administration moved to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” hours after Trump’s return to office in January 2025. In August, as trade tensions escalated between the US and Canada, it moved to do the same with Lake Ontario, moving to rename it as “Lake America”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Family of slain teen calls for death penalty in murder trial of singer D4vd 08. September 2026 (16:32) David Burke’s defense argues there is no evidence he had any intent of killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas HernandezThe family of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez has called for the singer D4vd, who is on trial suspected of killing the girl, to face the death penalty.D4vd, who was born David Anthony Burke, in July was ordered to stand trial over the killing of Rivas, whose dismembered body was found in the trunk of his Tesla car on 8 September 2025. Burke has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Flight delays and disruption across UK after air traffic control technical issue 08. September 2026 (16:32) London airports worst hit with knock-on disruption in Europe as airlines call for overhaul of UK air traffic systemFlights around the UK are facing delays and disruption due to an air traffic control issue which has affected a string of airports including Heathrow and Gatwick and is expected to take “some time” to resolve.About 300 flights have been cancelled and the number is expected to rise, flight monitoring website Flightradar24 said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Police were told night before Dover unrest that far-right agitators had converged on village 08. September 2026 (16:00) Details passed to Kent police after far-right activists heard in pub boasting about going to to Dover to ‘attack Muslims’Police were told the night before far-right agitators blocked roads into Dover that those involved had converged on a village 18 miles away and planned to use it as a launchpad, it has emerged.People in Preston-next-Wingham told of how hundreds of men had started to arrive in the village of just over 920 residents on Friday afternoon and in effect “took over” the village. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
