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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMatthew Pearce8 Sept 2026

United Utilities fined £1m after discharging raw sewage into Lancashire coast

Sewage plume reached seven bathing waters and significantly affected water quality in June 2023 United Utilities has been fined nearly £1m after illegally discharging raw sewage into the Lancashire coastline and polluting seaside holiday…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBen Beaumont-Thomas8 Sept 2026

Glastonbury tickets break £400 for first time as on-sale date is announced

Tickets set to cost £408 at return for Somerset festival after a fallow year, a jump from £378.50 in 2025 After a fallow year in 2026, Glastonbury festival fans can start to get excited – and nervous – about tickets for 2027’s event going…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalZoe Wood and Rupert Jones8 Sept 2026

UK airport disruption: what are your rights if you have been affected?

Air traffic control issue affecting airports across UK on Tuesday has been resolved but disruption could continue into Wednesday Flight disruption continues after air traffic control technical issue Business live – latest updates Airports…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLuke Harding in London and Amy Hawkins in Kharkiv8 Sept 2026

Ukraine’s prosecutor general quits after anti-corruption agents raid his office

Ruslan Kravchenko resigns over allegations some of his officials were engaged in large-scale money laundering Ukraine’s prosecutor general has resigned after investigators used ladders to raid his office in connection with a major…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Beaumont Senior international correspondent8 Sept 2026

Israel to close British consulate in Jerusalem after sanctions announced

Several MPs also banned from Israel after UK steps up condemnation of settlements and announces sweeping sanctions UK politics live – latest updates Israel has ordered the closure of the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem in…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNeha Gohil Midlands correspondent8 Sept 2026

Barnaby Webber’s death in Nottingham attack was ‘potentially preventable’, inquiry told

More rapid use of blood products may have raised chance of 19-year-old making it to hospital, though chance was low, says counsel The death of a 19-year-old student who was killed in the Nottingham attacks in 2023 was “potentially…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Beaumont Senior international correspondent8 Sept 2026

Netanyahu was warned of 7 October Hamas attacks, book claims

Israeli PM says allegation that UAE president alerted him more than a week before major offensive is ‘absolute lie’ Benjamin Netanyahu was personally alerted by the president of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planning a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalTory Shepherd8 Sept 2026

Flushing the toilet can release a ‘plume’ of breathable pathogens – and closing the lid won’t stop their escape

New research shows turbulent flushes create toilet-generated aerosols that can transmit legionella, influenza and norovirus Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Flushing toilets release particles into the “breathing…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJon Henley, Europe correspondent8 Sept 2026

Organised crime driving illicit cigarette factory boom ‘in almost every EU state’

Bloc losing €13bn in revenue with one in 10 cigarettes illegal, watchdog reports Europe live – latest updates The illegal trade in tobacco is booming in the EU, according to a report by the bloc’s financial watchdog, with almost one in 10…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalGeneva Abdul8 Sept 2026

British family of man abducted by Saudi Arabia speak out over nine-year ordeal

Mira Lozi says quiet diplomacy has failed to free Rami Naimi who was first seized in Dubai in 2017 A British woman has spoken out for the first time about the alleged abduction, torture and coercion of her husband at the hands of Saudi…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalGwyn Topham Transport correspondent8 Sept 2026

Air traffic control issue causes flight delays and disruption across UK

Departures from London airports worst hit with most flights since 2pm affected as National Air Traffic Services investigates technical problem Flights around the UK are facing delays and disruption due to an air traffic control issue which…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBen Quinn and Daniel Boffey8 Sept 2026

Police were told night before Dover unrest that far-right agitators had converged on village

Details passed to Kent police after far-right activists heard in pub boasting about going to to Dover to ‘attack Muslims’ Police were told the night before far-right agitators blocked roads into Dover that those involved had converged on a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHelena Horton8 Sept 2026

Curbs on vertical drinking in Soho pubs to go ahead as Khan criticises council’s ‘breathtaking arrogance’

Exclusive: London mayor accuses council of ‘ignoring’ responses to a consultation Sadiq Khan has criticised the “breathtaking arrogance” of Westminster council, which has kept restrictions on vertical drinking in Soho and an effective ban…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDeborah Cole in Berlin8 Sept 2026

Anti-AfD protests sweep Germany as far right closes in on two more states

Alarm that Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania may fall next after party’s Saxony-Anhalt election victory ‘It breaks my heart’: victory sparks dismay Europe live – latest updates Thousands of Germans have staged protests against the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJessica Elgot Deputy political editor8 Sept 2026

UK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backing

In strongest condemnation ever by UK government, Ed Miliband announces sweeping sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements UK politics live – latest updates Israeli “terrorists” are conducting ethnic cleansing in the West Bank with the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalEmma Howard8 Sept 2026

One in 12 golf clubs in England broke water extraction rules in past five years

More than 140 clubs breached licences, with a third caught taking water illegally, analysis shows – but no fines issued More than 140 golf clubs in England have breached their water extraction licences in the past five years, according to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Beaumont8 Sept 2026

Houthis strike Saudi Arabian cities in significant expansion of Middle East war

Riyadh says it will retaliate after overnight attacks by Iran-backed Yemen group on oil facilities wound more than 70 Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have attacked four cities in Saudi Arabia, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAngela Giuffrida in Rome8 Sept 2026

Crocodile head found in luggage at Italian airport

Man, who had arrived in Turin from Miami via Istanbul, under investigation for smuggling and faces fine or prison An Italian man is facing a hefty fine or possible prison term after the dried head of a critically endangered crocodile was…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNicola Davis Science correspondent8 Sept 2026

How meteorologists helped recreate one of history’s most important weather forecasts

Experts helped guide weather scenes in Pressure – a film depicting dramatic buildup to 1944’s D-day landings Dressed in a Royal Air Force uniform and sporting a trim moustache, Andrew Scott looks slightly queasy – as well he might. Behind…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCaroline Davies8 Sept 2026

Harry and Meghan ‘surprised’ at king’s letter reiterating they are non-working royals

Duke and Duchess of Sussex were apparently given little notice before message was sent to the media The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were “surprised” at being given little notice of a formal letter sent to government departments and the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalChris Wiegand Stage editor8 Sept 2026

Richard Alston, trailblazer and guiding light of British dance, dies aged 77

Akram Khan among those paying tribute to ‘pioneering’ choreographer of intense musicality and grace who inspired generations of dancers Sir Richard Alston, the British choreographer and teacher who took contemporary dance into new…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAngelique Chrisafis in Paris8 Sept 2026

Fourteen men go on trial in Paris over deadliest small-boat Channel crossing

Sinking of inflatable dinghy in 2021 resulted in 31 people dead or missing, including a seven-year-old child Fourteen men will go on trial in Paris on Tuesday over the deaths of at least 31 people in the worst mass drowning from a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNeha Gohil Midlands correspondent8 Sept 2026

‘Everything is against us’: Jaguar Land Rover suppliers voice fears amid carmaker’s cutbacks

Firms warn of impact of company’s decision to to axe 4,000 jobs and call for government to support sector Jaguar Land Rover confirms plan to cut 4,000 jobs David Roberts is not in an optimistic mood. The chair of Coventry-based Evtec may…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAndrew Messenger8 Sept 2026

Mother flagged faulty smoke alarms before house fire that killed father and five children, court hears

Pre-inquest conference into Queensland deaths hears witnesses did not hear any smoke alarms during 2023 fire Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A landlord was repeatedly warned about improperly installed smoke…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalTom Wall8 Sept 2026

Councils pay more than £125m a year placing vulnerable children in illegal care homes in England

Exclusive: Booming industry of businesses profit from shortage of beds for most at-risk children Princess’s story: the case that highlights scourge of illegal care provision Councils are paying more than £125m a year of taxpayers’ money to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalGraeme Wearden8 Sept 2026

Oil price approaches $100 a barrel after Saudi oil facilities attacked; UK mortgage rates highest since June – business live

Saudi authorities said operations at some energy facilities have been attacked ‌by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis Gas prices are rising this morning, putting pressure on European countries who need to stock up their storage levels before the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJessica Elgot Deputy political editor8 Sept 2026

Low turnout threatens Commons vote on assisted dying, say MPs

Backers seek support for second attempt to get law through House of Lords after ‘undemocratic’ rejection last year MPs on both sides of the assisted dying debate have voiced fears about turnout affecting the vote on Friday, when the bill…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLauren Almeida8 Sept 2026

Billionaire Chris Rokos, who paid £330m in tax last year, to quit UK

Hedge fund tycoon is latest financier to exit amid fears among super-rich over tax rises Business live – latest updates The hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos is poised to leave the UK, the latest in a string of high-profile exits among…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJakub Krupa8 Sept 2026

Ukraine’s prosecutor general resigns after corruption allegations as Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv – Europe live

Ruslan Kravchenko leaves post after his offices were searched at the weekend, as Moscow renews attacks after pause for peace talks Separately, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has condemned the presence of senior Serbian…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAndrew Sparrow8 Sept 2026

UK-US trade could suffer as a result of sanctions for illegal Israeli settlements, American ambassador warns – UK politics live

UK foreign secretary to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move drawing criticism from US and Israel Good morning. It is hard to understand Labour/leftwing politics in the UK at the moment without reference…

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