Man jailed for keeping dead mother’s body in freezer and pocketing her benefits 03. August 2026 (14:38) Christopher Phillips, who had been his mother Sylvia’s primary carer since 2008, given two years and four months in prison A man has been jailed for keeping his dead mother’s body in a freezer at their shared home for almost three years, during which time he received more than £70,000 of her benefits and other funds.Christopher Phillips, 60, stored the body of Sylvia Phillips, a retired company secretary, in the chest freezer in the living room of their house in the south Wales seaside town of Porthcawl. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Radio presenter Tony Livesey leaves BBC after David Sullivan allegations 03. August 2026 (14:15) Staff at 5 Live told he will not return following claims about his previous career at Sullivan’s Sport newspapersThe BBC radio presenter Tony Livesey has left the broadcaster after allegations were raised about his previous career as the editor-in-chief of David Sullivan’s Sport newspapers.Staff at 5 Live, where Livesey had most recently presented the 10pm to 1am show four days a week, were told he would not be returning to the station, having stepped away from the role after the allegations first emerged. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Iran in talks with Oman over shipping route but not US, says Tehran 03. August 2026 (13:52) Iran discussing creation of temporary route through strait of Hormuz with its neighbour, says spokespersonMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has been in discussion with Oman about the creation of a new temporary route through the strait of Hormuz that would allow commercial shipping to resume, but is not yet reviving talks with the US, Tehran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.Esmail Baghaei was responding to claims by Donald Trump that talks between the two sides covering all the major disputes between them could restart as early as Monday. Trump claimed he had held off from launching the biggest strike on any country “since world war two” over the weekend after Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, rang him to urge diplomacy. Trump said the cancellation was conditional on Iran reaching a deal quickly. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Red Cross visits Aung San Suu Kyi after Myanmar military pushed to prove she is alive 03. August 2026 (13:00) Meeting follows years of questions over wellbeing of detained former leader, who was ousted by coup in 2021Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the aid organisation has confirmed.The meeting on Monday followed years of questions over the wellbeing of the 81-year-old, whose whereabouts and health condition have been largely unknown since the elected civilian government she led was ousted by a military coup in February 2021. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK manufacturing growth picks up as Trump tariff chaos eases 03. August 2026 (12:29) Factories in upbeat mood despite fears over economic impact of US war on Iran, poll findsBusiness live – latest updatesUK manufacturers ramped up production last month for the fourth consecutive month and at the fastest pace in almost two years, according to a leading survey of the industry.The S&P Global poll of manufacturers found them in upbeat mood in July, though anxious about the prospect of a long war in the Middle East that would block supplies of oil and gas, and raise the cost of production. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Russia blames Ukraine for deadly restaurant bombing in Moscow 03. August 2026 (12:27) Foreign ministry accuses Kyiv of carrying out attack reports say may have been aimed at air force chiefEurope live – latest updatesRussia has blamed Ukraine for a bombing at a restaurant in central Moscow that killed five people, amid growing speculation that a senior Russian military commander was the intended target.The explosion occurred on Saturday evening near the entrance to an upmarket Italian restaurant in one of the city’s seven Stalin-era skyscrapers on Kudrinskaya Square. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Abandoned by the US: Palestinian Americans trapped in a surge of Israeli settler violence 03. August 2026 (12:00) After visits by US ambassador Mike Huckabee to the nearby Israeli settlement of Shilo, Palestinian Americans in Turmus Ayya have witnessed a terrifying rise in attacksNo man’s land in Turmus Ayya lies where the US flags end and the Israeli flags begin. It is a few hundred metres of soil scorched by molotov cocktails where Israeli settlers have placed a boulder to tell the Palestinian villagers: this is our land now.On one side of that boulder are the white-stoned mansions where the Palestinian residents of Turmus Ayya live. About 80% of them are US citizens, members of the diaspora in New York, Chicago and Paterson, New Jersey, who return for the summers and bring their children here to experience Palestinian culture and learn Arabic. Many call themselves proud American patriots and fly the stars and stripes from their balconies. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Middle East crisis live: Iran denies Trump’s claims that talks due to take place 03. August 2026 (11:53) Iranian spokesperson says there are no plans to receive or send a delegation following US president’s assertion that talks would take place on MondayTrump says Iran talks set for MondayIranian state media is reporting that Iran executed two people on Monday on charges of espionage and cooperation with Israel, according to Reuters.Omid Behzad and Pouria Safvat were accused of sending Israel the coordinates of military and security sites in addition to images and information in the latest conflict that began 28 February as well as during the brief war last summer, judiciary news outlet Mizan reported. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Standards watchdog investigating Reform UK’s Richard Tice 03. August 2026 (11:49) Party’s deputy leader accused of a possible failure to declare an interest, commissioner says on its websiteUK politics live – latest updatesBritain’s parliamentary standards watchdog is investigating Reform UK’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, over a possible failure to declare an interest, the commissioner said on its website on Monday.More details soon … Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Criticism of Reform UK’s pledge to use Navy to stop small boats – politics live 03. August 2026 (11:48) Labour say plan is a ‘desperate attempt to distract from sleaze’ while a retired commander says it ‘lacks substance’Reform UK deputy’s leader, Richard Tice, is under investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over a failure to declare an interest.In other news, the chancellor, John Healey, has said the government is standing by to prevent the public from “being taken for a ride at the pump or the till” as the Iran war continues to hit prices. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
