Trump escalates media fight after week of setbacks 19. September 2026 (19:23) An embattled Trump has injected his fight with the news media with new acrimony, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher.(BBC News)
Lindsay Clancy ex-husband says ‘I think I did the best I could’ 19. September 2026 (18:35) Patrick Clancy and wife Rachel Danis to speak publicly on 60 Minutes on Sunday about Massachusetts murder trialPatrick Clancy and his wife Rachel Danis are set to describe their experiences of the Massachusetts triple-murder trial of his former wife Lindsay Clancy, with Clancy telling 60 Minutes: “I live with it every day, but I think I did the best I could.”The couple will on Sunday night make their first public comments on the case. CBS has been trailing excerpts of the broadcast. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Elderly man allegedly beaten to death in Virginia Walmart by parents of employee 19. September 2026 (18:05) Bert Atienza and teen worker reportedly exchanged words before parents showed up and allegedly attacked shopper A 77-year-old Walmart shopper died after he was allegedly attacked inside a Virginia store by the parents of a teenage employee he had confronted over a shopping cart incident involving his wife, according to US media reports.Bert Atienza died from blunt head trauma on 8 June, one day after the attack at the Walmart in Norfolk, Virginia, WTKR reported on Monday. The shocking incident was captured on surveillance video. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
George Osborne ‘thought Peter Thiel’s Bayeux tapestry visit would be secret’ 19. September 2026 (17:41) British Museum chair tells Big Brue festival he thought no one would find out about the private viewingGeorge Osborne has said he thought no one would find out about a private viewing of the Bayeux tapestry he organised for the tech billionaire Peter Thiel at the British Museum.The former chancellor, who is chair of the museum, told the Big Brue festival in Somerset that he had been on holiday when the Thiel was shown the medieval artwork. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
MS Now, CNN and Politico say their reporters have been denied access to White House 19. September 2026 (17:39) President said he was banning journalists from those organizations, saying of their coverage: ‘You get sick of it.’Journalists from three US outlets were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday morning a day after Donald Trump said he would ban them from the executive branch complex in a move that has prompted outrage and shock from free speech advocates.The outlets were television broadcasters MS now and CNN as well as the political news website Politico. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Thick smoke seen near Riyadh airport after air-raid alerts in Saudi capital 19. September 2026 (16:54) Authorities also issued warnings for Jeddah and Yanbu, a major industrial port and home to vital oil facilitiesFlames and a large plume of black smoke were seen rising above Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia on Saturday after the government sent air-raid alerts to citizens by phone overnight warning of aerial attacks.Explosions were heard in the capital and firefighters battled to extinguish the flames of a burning fuel tank emblazoned with the logo of the Saudi oil company Aramco near the city’s King Khalid international airport. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
