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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRob Davies31 Aug 2026

UK houses near top state secondary schools cost £40,000 more, research reveals

Premium of nearly 10% paid by housebuyers comparable with cost of a cheaper private school over seven years A house near a top state secondary school costs an extra £40,000 on average, according to research that reveals education premiums…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNick Visser31 Aug 2026

News live: capital city house prices fall below $1m; Penny Wong has ‘grave concerns’ for missing Australians in Nepal

Sydney and Brisbane are back to being the only capitals with median prices above $1m. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast NSW police are investigating after a man was fatally shot during a home…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHelena Horton and Harry Cockburn31 Aug 2026

Conservative reshuffle: who’s who in Kemi Badenoch’s top team?

From a darling of the Tory right to a moderate former army officer, we profile the key players Andrew Griffith and Tom Tugendhat join Badenoch’s top team in Tory reshuffle Kemi Badenoch has kicked off the return to parliament with a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHelena Smith in Athens31 Aug 2026

Turkish deep-sea search vessel joins efforts to retrieve 20 still missing after Cyprus ferry disaster

TCG Isin expected to play vital role in locating Filo Jet’s voyage data recorder 514 metres below surface A deep-sea search and rescue vessel is on its way to Cyprus as Turkey joins efforts to retrieve the 20 people still missing after a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJessica Elgot Deputy political editor31 Aug 2026

More public ownership is only way to grow UK economy, Burnham to tell MPs

Exclusive: Prime minister wants to ‘bring back hope’ by tackling cost of living as MPs call for electoral reform Andy Burnham will drive home his pledge to bring more essential services back into public control, telling MPs in the Commons…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent31 Aug 2026

Police appeal after unidentified woman’s body found in Liverpool park

Body of victim thought to be in her 70s found in bin bag in walled garden area of Stanley Park on Friday Police in Liverpool have urged members of the public to come forward with information after the body of an unknown woman believed to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor31 Aug 2026

Trump threatens further action as US and Iran exchange fire in new flare-up

Washington says it acted after observing Iran was planning to deploy fresh mines in strait of Hormuz The US and Iran have exchanged fire for the first time in a month, with missiles and drones fired at Iranian rocket launchers on an island…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJennifer Rankin in Brussels31 Aug 2026

Head of Viktor Orbán’s favourite thinktank quits over unpaid wages

Frank Furedi announces resignation from MCC Brussels after organisation’s staff ‘not paid in July or August’ The head of Viktor Orbán’s favourite Brussels thinktank has quit, citing unpaid wages since the change of government in Hungary.…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAndrew Gregory Health editor in Munich31 Aug 2026

‘Superhuman’ AI tool spots heart disease in less than 2 seconds

Technology trained on millions of routine ECGs could fast-track high-risk patients for treatment Doctors have developed a “superhuman” AI tool that can spot heart disease in less than two seconds. The groundbreaking technology has been…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCait Kelly in Kathmandu31 Aug 2026

Border area between Nepal and China where 33 Australians are missing still almost entirely cut off

Majority of missing Australians were near Gyirong Port minutes before impact. Rescuers say the area is now destroyed, covered in metres of silt and debris Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast It has been almost a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKate Connolly in Berlin31 Aug 2026

Germany poised to identify suspect in Leipzig drone attack on Ukrainian plane

Berlin expected to outline response to incident this month widely speculated to have been coordinated by Russia The German government is imminently expected to announce who it believes was behind a suspected drone attack on a Ukrainian…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMark Sweney31 Aug 2026

BT on track for estimated £2bn windfall from selling old copper amid AI boom

Telecoms company to benefit from soaring prices for recycled metal recovered from full-fibre broadband rollout BT is on track for an estimated £2bn-plus windfall over the next decade from selling off old copper cabling, as it cashes in on…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCait Kelly in Kathmandu and William Christou31 Aug 2026

Nepal rescuers race to reach hundreds feared trapped in hydropower tunnels

Workers thought to be stuck in underground areas at 11 sites after last week’s devastating flash floods Rescue teams are working to reach more than 900 missing hydropower workers, hundreds of whom are feared trapped in the tunnels and…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDiane Taylor31 Aug 2026

British family plead with French authorities to release body of relative who died in the Channel

Jasmeet Wadhwa, who fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, lost his life in April A British family is pleading with French authorities to release the body of a relative that officials have held for five months after he died in the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor31 Aug 2026

Iran’s economy in crisis as US launches new sanctions campaign

Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast is expected to push many Iranians into deeper poverty as food inflation soars For many Iranians, the new US sanctions campaign, called Operation Economic Outcast, seems superfluous given the grim economic…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNicola Davis Science correspondent31 Aug 2026

Smelling test: children need education in sniffing aromas, scientist says

Exclusive: Dr Will Tullett says better understanding of scents can improve wellbeing and perception of the world Children need a better education in sniffing aromas, a leading historian of smells has said, noting it may improve their…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBen Quinn and Peter Walker31 Aug 2026

Ministers consider closing social mobility watchdog as part of planned shake-up

Exclusive: Labour MPs believe SMC has become ineffective and its work ‘should be a core function of government’ Ministers are considering a shake-up of the government’s social mobility watchdog that could range from giving it more teeth to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBen Quinn Political corresponent31 Aug 2026

Can Reform UK recover from its summer horribilis?

Clacton, funding, internal divisions – party prepares for annual conference next week after a season of missteps Senior Reform UK figures like to boast that the summer time – and parliament’s longest recess – is when the party makes hay.…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNick Sommerlad31 Aug 2026

The London office, the empty boxes and the £1bn tax loophole

Exclusive: How a court case over an unoccupied office block could end a widely used tax avoidance scheme From the outside, the seven-storey building at 2 America Square looks like any other office block in the heart of London’s financial…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalFiona Harvey Environment editor31 Aug 2026

Cross-party talks needed to tackle climate crisis, say Lib Dems

Andy Burnham urged to seek consensus over response to extreme heat and forthcoming ‘super El Niño’ Andy Burnham should call a cross-party meeting to discuss the UK’s response to worsening extreme weather, including the forthcoming ‘super…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAngelique Chrisafis in Paris31 Aug 2026

French high schools rush to put Macron’s phone ban into force

Unions say ban will take time to enact, while president also wants under-15s social media ban as key legacy French high schools are rushing to put in place a hurriedly signed off ban on mobile phones this week as Emmanuel Macron pushes for…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSam Jones in Madrid31 Aug 2026

Morocco not to blame for Ceuta border breach, says Spanish PM

Pedro Sánchez says two countries are cooperating after mass incursion by 70,000 people into north African enclave Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has insisted there was no evidence to suggest the Moroccan government was behind last…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJessica Elgot31 Aug 2026

Badenoch to reshuffle shadow cabinet after Patel and Cleverly resignations

Tory leader expected to install Tom Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary as Cleverly quits to run for London mayor Kemi Badenoch is to reshuffle her shadow cabinet on Monday, and is expected to install Tom Tugendhat as shadow foreign…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalReuters in Nicosia31 Aug 2026

Nearly 20 people still missing after ferry capsizes ⁠off northern Cyprus

Divers join search teams scouring deep waters for ⁠any survivors, with eight people so far confirmed to have died Nearly 20 people are still missing after a ferry capsized ⁠off northern Cyprus , killing at least eight, as divers join…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDanny Vincent in Hong Kong31 Aug 2026

China is concealing scale of flood disaster, say Tibet campaigners

Rights group claims 300 homes were destroyed in Tibet and number of missing people is ‘far higher’ than Beijing admits A Tibetan advocacy group says hundreds of homes were destroyed on the Tibetan side of the border in last week’s deadly…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDiane Taylor31 Aug 2026

Uber driver takes TfL to court over ‘pain‘ caused by licence renewal delay

Julius Mugabo launches landmark case as union says thousands in capital lost incomes due to ‘broken system’ An Uber driver who got into thousands of pounds of debt and feared losing his home due to delays in Transport for London renewing…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent31 Aug 2026

British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry

Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum The British Museum privately hosted the Donald Trump-supporting tech billionaire Peter Thiel in the exhibition space of the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalFiona Harvey Environment editor31 Aug 2026

Bhutan hosts first ‘conscious food summit’ amid threats to global food systems

Organisers say world must revive its spiritual relationship with food as climate crisis and conflict disrupt food security Mending the broken food system under the threat of climate-driven weather extremes will require more than economic…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalYohannes Lowe (now) and Adam Fulton (earlier)31 Aug 2026

Iran hostilities flare after US strike in strait of Hormuz; supertanker hits mines and catches fire – Middle East crisis live

US targets Iran’s Larak Island in first exchange of fire in more than a month, sparking reprisals against US forces in Jordan and UAE US strikes Iranian launchers in strait of Hormuz, prompting Iranian retaliatory attacks Hours after the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMorgan Thomas for MetDesk31 Aug 2026

Weather tracker: Warm Yellow Sea strengthens storms in South Korea

More than 200mm of rain forecast in parts of South Korea, while parts of southern Europe to be 10C above average South Korea’s prime minister, Han Seong-sook, met officials to prepare for heavy rain expected this week, with rainfall totals…

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