Newborn baby found dead in portable bathroom at Michigan music festival 29. June 2026 (14:11) Organizers of the four-day Electric Forest festival are appealing for attendees to come forward with informationA newborn baby was found dead in a portable bathroom at a Michigan dance music festival on Sunday, and organizers are now appealing for festivalgoers to come forward with information.“It causes us so much pain to have to share this difficult news with you,” Electric Forest festival organizers wrote online on Sunday night. Saying the organizers were “heartbroken”, the statement added: “Michigan state police continues to investigate this tragic event, if you can assist in any way.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
One person killed and one injured in shooting at California World Cup ‘fan zone’ 29. June 2026 (14:11) San Jose police say Sunday incident in area that has been hosting watch parties ‘is being investigated as a homicide’One person was killed and another seriously injured on Sunday night in a shooting at a popular entertainment spot in San Jose, California, that has been hosting a World Cup “fan zone” as well as screening matches, police said.There were no World Cup games being screened at the time of the shooting, with the only match of the day in the tournament finishing at about 2pm local time. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Weather tracker: North-west US hit by snow ahead of eastern heatwave 29. June 2026 (14:09) Western states experience unseasonally low temperatures but New York and Washington DC could reach 40C by end of weekUnseasonal snow has fallen in some parts of the US, while other parts of the country brace for a heatwave this week.A strong cold front spread into the western US from the northern Pacific over the weekend, bringing an abrupt change in conditions to a region that had been experiencing high summer temperatures amid drought. Temperatures from the Canadian border to California have widely been 5-10C below the norm since Friday, and more than 10C below in some parts farther north. The pattern is expected to remain for much of the coming week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump administration targets California coastal agency in escalation of energy production fight 29. June 2026 (14:00) US commerce department accuses state of ‘environmental terrorism’ and plans to evaluate its coastal agencyThe Trump administration plans to evaluate the performance of the California Coastal Commission, in the latest escalation of a dispute between the state’s Democratic leaders and the federal government over energy production.Per federal law, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) is required to conduct reviews of federally approved coastal management programs, which take into consideration “the extent to which the State of California has implemented and enforced the program approved by the [commerce] Secretary”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ministers likely to support law change to allow delivery robots on England’s paths 29. June 2026 (14:00) Exclusive: Safety campaigners concerned about plan for widespread deployment on already crowded pavementsLarge numbers of autonomous delivery robots could be coming to towns and cities across England after ministers signalled they were likely to support a change in the law allowing their use, prompting concern from safety campaigners.Low-speed robots, which mainly deliver groceries or takeaway food, are already in use in a handful of places but they operate in a regulatory grey area. The 1835 Highways Act bans “carriages” from pavements. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tiny Antarctic sea creature could be key to treating melanoma, researchers say 29. June 2026 (14:00) Underwater expedition by Florida-based team supports possible therapeutic use of bacterial toxins from sea squirtsResearchers at a Florida university say bacterial toxins produced by tiny marine organisms they have studied in Antarctica could become an effective treatment for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.A team from the University of South Florida (USF) recently returned from a six-week expedition to one of the world’s remotest regions in which they collected samples of ascidians, invertebrates known as sea squirts that thrive in the icy waters. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
EU introduces €3 customs charge on small parcels to curb cheap Chinese imports 29. June 2026 (13:40) Parcels of goods worth under €150 will no longer enjoy ‘de minimis’ exemption, exploited by platforms such as Temu and SheinBusiness live – latest updatesThe European Commission has said it hopes to prevent the “desertification” of Europe’s high streets, as it prepares to introduce a customs tax on small parcels in an attempt to curb cheap Chinese imports.Consumers have been able to buy up to €150 (£129) worth of goods, including fast fashion, cosmetics and toys, without any customs charges as part of a “de minimis” exemption, a tariff break meaning “too small to matter”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Done Quixote? Film archivists on quest to finish Orson Welles passion project 29. June 2026 (12:00) Team hope 30 of hours of footage held by three countries will be enough to bring to life film-maker’s visionMore than 70 years after he shot the first few frames, Orson Welles’s ambitious project to put Don Quixote on the big screen may finally be completed thanks to a consortium of European film archivists.Oja Kodar, the American film-maker’s partner and collaborator, has given her blessing to the project led by archives in France, Spain and Italy, along with the Munich film museum, to produce a coherent film out of 30 hours of footage scattered among them. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Andy Burnham to propose devolution plan in first major policy speech since launching bid for No 10 – UK politics live 29. June 2026 (11:58) Makerfield MP and hopeful prime minister to pledge ‘growth in every postcode’ Asked what she thought of Andy Burnham not taking questions this morning, Badenoch said:Andy Burnham doesn’t like questions. Nigel Farage doesn’t like questions. Even Keir Starmer in parliament, he doesn’t like questions here.If you want somebody who can answer questions, please come to me. I will answer all of your questions.I know that it should not be Ed Miliband. He is the single person who has done the most to deindustrialise our country and make us poorer. He should not be rewarded with an even more powerful job where he can completely bankrupt the country. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Venezuela in ‘critical hours’ to find earthquake survivors as more search and rescue teams arrive – latest updates 29. June 2026 (11:51) At least 1,450 are known to have died but the number is expected to riseEl Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has said rescue teams from El Savador, Venezuela and Mexico are working to pull out Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas, 21, from a building he remains trapped under in Caraballeda, La Guaira state.“We have already managed to locate him, and one of our doctors has been able to administer fluids to keep him hydrated,” he wrote in a post on X. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
