South Korean airport becomes busiest in world for global traffic amid Iran war 13. August 2026 (11:45) Incheon airport had 38.39m international passengers in first half of 2026, as traffic diverted from Middle East hubsSouth Korea’s Incheon airport has become the world’s busiest airport for international passengers, in part owing to disruption in the Middle East caused by the Iran war.The airport, South Korea’s main gateway, about 30 miles (48km) west of Seoul, handled 38.39 million international passengers in the first half of 2026, according to preliminary figures compiled by the Airports Council International (ACI), the global trade body for airports. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Polls open in Clacton, where Farage spent more than £10,000 in byelection against Count Binface – UK politics live 13. August 2026 (11:28) The Reform UK leader resigned as the MP for Clacton at the start of July and forced a byelectionNigel Farage has voted in Clacton.Back to Clacton, and Sarah Elizabeth Cox, who lives in the constituency, has written a good article for the Guardian about what the byelection has been like for residents. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Former Catholic bishop accused of hosting alcohol-fuelled parties to sexually abuse Aboriginal men found guilty 13. August 2026 (10:59) Christopher Alan Saunders found guilty of 13 sex offences in West Australian district court on Thursday. He was acquitted of six other chargesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former high-ranking Catholic known for hosting boozy shirts-off parties has been convicted of sexually abusing two young Aboriginal men.Former bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders, 76, was found guilty of 13 sex offences on Thursday following a jury trial in the West Australian district court. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Met police incapable of change, says mother of murdered sisters after Simon Levy case 13. August 2026 (10:31) Mina Smallman, whose daughters were killed in north London park in 2020, says force ‘decides who matters’The Metropolitan police does not take all cases of violence against women seriously and instead “decides who matters”, the mother of two murdered women has said.Mina Smallman, whose daughters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were killed in a north London park in 2020, also said Britain’s biggest police force was incapable of change. Two police officers were jailed in 2021 after taking photographs of the dead bodies of her daughters and sharing the images in WhatsApp groups, referring to them as “dead birds”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pentagon official and former Aukus sceptic says deal is ‘full steam ahead’, echoing Trump 13. August 2026 (10:20) Elbridge Colby, a US under secretary of war, says he is ‘very pleased’ with the nuclear submarine program’s progressGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastElbridge Colby, the third-highest-ranking official at the Pentagon and formerly an avowed Aukus sceptic, has mirrored his president’s language on the nuclear submarine deal, saying it is “full steam ahead”.Colby, a US under secretary of war, was the author of the Trump administration’s review of the Aukus deal, which would see the US sell three in-service Virginia-class submarines to Australia, before the development of Australia’s domestically built Aukus-class submarines. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How to keep babies and children safe in heatwaves 13. August 2026 (10:13) Biological factors mean a child’s core temperature rises faster than an adult’s – and that can result in a medical emergencyChildren and babies are more vulnerable in heatwaves than healthy adults. As temperatures rise again, how do we keep children safe? Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Millions face higher water bills as suppliers allowed £3.4bn extra spending 13. August 2026 (10:10) Firms in England and Wales seek to fund measures including supporting new homes and datacentresBusiness live – latest updatesMillions of households in England and Wales face higher bills after water companies were given the green light to spend £3.4bn more than planned, including to support new homes and datacentres.The new spending will come on top of the £104bn programme of investment approved by the regulator that had already meant water bills will rise by 36% over the second half of the decade. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Everything is on the line’: students shun calls to stay in school and join anti-Hanson protests across Australia 13. August 2026 (09:52) High schoolers join university walkouts in major cities and several smaller locations amid urge to fight against racismGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThey came yelling chants that “racists” weren’t “welcome here”, with signs deriding Pauline Hanson’s former fish and chip shop and the One Nation leader herself.On Thursday, thousands of students across the country put down the textbooks to walk through streets in protest against the rise of Pauline Hanson, joining the protests organised by the National Union of Students. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK economic growth slows down as Iran war pushes up energy prices 13. August 2026 (08:59) GDP expanded by 0.4% in three months to June, but analysts warn growth is ‘likely to fade’Business live – latest updatesEconomic growth slowed in the second quarter of the year, as the disruption unleashed by the Iran war began to take its toll, official figures show.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said GDP expanded by 0.4% in the three months to June, down from 0.6% in the first quarter, in line with City economists’ expectations. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Three private school students charged after alleged sexual assault of 14-year-old girl in Sydney’s east 13. August 2026 (08:49) The three teenagers are students at Scots College, one of Sydney’s oldest all-boys’ private schoolsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree students from a Sydney boys’ private school have been charged with sexual assault offences in relation to the alleged assault of a teenage girl.Police launched an investigation after reports that a 14-year-old girl had last month been assaulted in an alleyway in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
