Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ in sector across England 09. August 2026 (15:00) Katie and John Meehan say responses to campaign they launched after death of daughter Genevieve must be ‘wake-up call’The parents of a nine-month-old girl who died after being placed in an unsafe sleeping position at nursery said they feared poor practice may be “rife” across England.Genevieve Meehan suffocated when she was strapped face down to a beanbag for an hour and 37 minutes at a nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, in May 2022. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu rejects US’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms 09. August 2026 (14:48) Israeli prime minister says he will not support 15-point plan hailed by Donald TrumpIranian president Masoud Pezeshkian met the country’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei around the start of the president’s third year in office in late July, state media said on Sunday, and a paramilitary leader promised footage of Khamenei in the future, Reuters reports.Pezeshkian has given differing accounts in recent weeks about his access to Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since he succeeded his father in the role in March. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for attack on Saudi oil refinery 09. August 2026 (14:29) Drone strike comes after Riyadh signs defence pact and Iran issues tough demands to reopen of strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesYemen’s Tehran-aligned Houthis have claimed responsibility for an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia, two days after the kingdom signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan in response to growing regional instability caused by the US-Israel war on Iran.The attack early on Sunday came after Iran issued tough new demands to reopen the strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships had been targeted by an Iranian missile, as a deal to open the strategic waterway remained out of reach. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Top Democrats simulate election threats as Trump continues assault on voting 09. August 2026 (14:00) Chuck Schumer and other senators took part in exercises in which legal experts laid out election disruption scenariosIn a Washington DC conference room last month, some of the most senior Democrats in the US Senate gathered to plan for a prospect that only recently would have felt more attune to science fiction: they started to wargame democracy.Chuck Schumer, the US Senate minority leader, and senators including Alex Padilla, Adam Schiff, Mark Warner, Elissa Slotkin and Raphael Warnock were among those in the room as a team of legal experts offered scenarios. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Body of woman found in suitcase by side of road in regional NSW 09. August 2026 (13:46) Police called to Oallen, about 40km south of Goulburn, on Sunday afternoon after suitcase discovered near Wolgon RoadGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe body of a woman has been found in a suitcase by the side of a road in regional New South Wales south of Goulburn.NSW police said they were called to Wolgon Road, near Oallen Ford Road, in Oallen at about 12.50pm on Sunday “following reports a body had been located”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Press access spat adds to fears of circus around Luigi Mangione murder trial 09. August 2026 (13:00) Lawyers for man accused of killing healthcare CEO Brian Thompson raise red flags about limits on reportersWeeks before Luigi Mangione faces a jury over the killing of the UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, the hugely anticipated proceedings already have potential to reach trial-of-the-century status.Intense global interest in Mangione’s case is unfolding against a media landscape where news consumers expect minute-by-minute updates, a mise-en-scène now made all the more complicated by social media influencers who managed to get press credentials and often flock to major US criminal cases in search of clicks and money. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Andy Burnham to tour Britain in effort to reconnect government with public 09. August 2026 (12:10) PM expected to announce policies to tackle cost of living and indicate intent to help improve country’s high streetsAndy Burnham is to undertake a national tour this coming week as he aims to improve the government’s connection with the British public during his premiership.The prime minister is expected to announce a set of policies that will help people financially as many struggle with the cost of living, as well as indicate his intent to improve high streets across the country. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Home Office ‘error’ leaves Italian man’s wife with no right to stay in UK 09. August 2026 (11:00) Man is told he should not have been granted settled status so he can no longer sponsor Brazilian wife to remainA 33-year-old Italian engineer who has been in London since 2018 has been plunged into a battle with the Home Office after officials told him they made a mistake allowing him to stay in the UK after Brexit.Fabio, who initially came to London to finish his doctorate and who has built a successful career working on energy and climate change, says he is shocked by the development as he has not broken any rules since Brexit. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Where are the Ugandan boxers? Four are latest athletes to vanish after UK sports events 09. August 2026 (11:00) Team manager has ‘no idea’ why they disappeared, after reports one of Commonwealth Games athletes said they intended to claim asylumYears of arduous preparation and training had come to fruition and the pressure was finally lifted. After competing for their country in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, athletes from Uganda were afforded a couple of days’ sightseeing time before catching their plane home on Tuesday.But when the flight took off, there were four empty seats. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
AI push is putting banks at mercy of tech firms, warns Moody’s 09. August 2026 (11:00) Finance sector will gain from the tech but it will need substantial investment and create risks, says rating agencyThe rating agency Moody’s has said the race to adopt AI is putting big banks at the mercy of a small group of Silicon Valley firms, leaving them vulnerable to widespread outages and price gouging by profit-hungry tech bosses.The financial sector’s efforts to integrate AI into day-to-day operations will eventually cut costs and increase revenues across the City and Wall Street, Moody’s said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
