Try GOLD - Free

The Guardian - August 12, 2025

Other Editions:

The Guardian

G2 - Journal

The Guide

Weekend

Feast

Review

Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD

Read The Guardian along with 9,500+ other magazines & newspapers with just one subscription

View Catalog

1 Month

$14.99

1 Year $149.99

$149.99

$12/month

(OR)

Subscribe only to The Guardian

Gift The Guardian

Cancel Anytime.

(No Commitments) ⓘ

If you are not happy with the subscription, you can email us at help@magzter.com within 7 days of subscription start date for a full refund. No questions asked - Promise! (Note: Not applicable for single issue purchases)

Digital Subscription

Instant Access ⓘ

Subscribe now to instantly start reading on the Magzter website, iOS, Android, and Amazon apps.

Verified Secure

payment ⓘ

Magzter is a verified Stripe merchant.

In this issue

August 12, 2025

Attacks on A&E nurses rise by 91% in six years

Attacks on A&E nurses have almost doubled over the last six years, with incidents often involving patients frustrated at waiting so long for care.

3 mins

'The truth has died': global fury as Israeli strike kills journalists

The death of the prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif in an Israeli airstrike that also killed four of his colleagues prompted global condemnation yesterday as hundreds of mourners carried the victims' bodies through the streets of Gaza City.

4 mins

Trump Extends Pause on New China Tariffs for 90 More Days

Donald Trump has again delayed implementing sweeping tariffs on China, announcing last night another 90-day pause just hours before the previous agreement between the world's two largest economies was due to expire.

2 mins

Party leaders told to end 'pernicious' rhetoric fuelling anti-migrant rallies

More than 200 refugee organisations, charities and trade unions have signed an open letter calling on Britain's political leaders to end \"pernicious and insidious currents\" of racism and hatred that underpin a slew of anti-migrant protests.

3 mins

Freddo creator's daughter shuns froggy treat over leaping prices

The creator of the Freddo chocolate bar would \"roll over in his grave\" if he could see the prices being charged for a treat that cost 10p back in the 1990s, his daughter has said.

2 mins

After 66 years, British Antarctic explorer's remains found with his ski poles, pipe and a wristwatch

The remains of a British man who died in an accident in Antarctica 66 years ago have been discovered in a melting glacier alongside ski poles, a pipe and a watch.

2 mins

Profiles Reporters who died covering the war

At least 186 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and Lebanon since the war began, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent non-profit organisation based in the US.

2 mins

'Who is next?' Fears for media staff in the line of Israel's fire

Israel is running two Gaza campaigns, one for military control of the territory – and another for narrative control over how the rest of the world understands what happens there.

3 mins

Who Is Next? Fears for Media Staff in the Line of Israel's Fire

Israel is running two Gaza campaigns, one for military control of the territory – and another for narrative control over how the rest of the world understands what happens there.

3 mins

Ministers accused of 'false and defamatory' claims in Palestine Action row

The co-founder of Palestine Action has accused ministers of making false and defamatory allegations about the banned group and contradicting their own intelligence assessments in an attempt to justify the arrest of more than 500 people.

3 mins

The price of protest

What next for those arrested?

3 mins

Recognition Australia's PM to make move at UN

The Australian government will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN general assembly next month, Anthony Albanese confirmed yesterday, saying a two-state solution was \"humanity's best hope to break the cycle of violence in the Middle East and to bring an end to the conflict, suffering and starvation in Gaza\".

1 mins

West Bank Palestinian man filmed his shooting by settler

Awdah Hathaleen, the prominent Palestinian activist who was killed late last month by an extremist Jewish settler in the West Bank, filmed the moment he was shot, newly released video footage reveals.

2 mins

Labour peer calls for Clive of India statue to be removed

A prominent Labour peer has called for a statue of Clive of India to be removed from its high-profile spot outside the Foreign Office in London, arguing that visiting Indian citizens and dignitaries should not be forced to walk past it.

1 mins

Safety overhaul must target young drivers too, say campaigners

Motoring groups have welcomed plans by the government to overhaul road safety laws, which could result in over-70s being banned if they fail eyesight tests - but have implored ministers to go further with measures they believe could protect younger drivers and their passengers.

2 mins

Backpacker pleads guilty after man dies from e-scooter crash

An English backpacker who fatally collided with a father of two while riding an e-scooter drunk in Perth, Australia, has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.

1 mins

The Entertainer toy shop chain hands control to staff trust

The family behind Britain's biggest toy shop chain, The Entertainer, is handing over ownership of the business to its 1,900 employees.

1 mins

Off-the-shelf jab shows promise in treating two forms of cancer

An off-the-shelf vaccine has shown promise in preventing the return of pancreatic and colorectal cancer, researchers have revealed.

2 mins

Wikipedia can challenge online safety laws if services impeded

The operator of Wikipedia has been given permission by a high court judge to challenge the Online Safety Act if it is categorised as a high-risk platform.

1 mins

Lammy May Face Legal Action Over Placements for Shell Staff

David Lammy is facing possible legal action over a plan to invite staff from Shell Oil and the defence firm BAE Systems to work in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

2 mins

Farewell Biddy Baxter Behind-the-scenes star who created must-see TV for children

As a child growing up in Leicestershire in the 1940s, Biddy Baxter was a devoted reader of the works of Enid Blyton.

4 mins

Europe Wildfires rage amid 'molotov cocktail' conditions

Deadly heat of up to 44C is searing southern Europe as scientists warn of a \"molotov cocktail\" of climatic conditions fuelling vast wildfires across the Mediterranean and inland.

3 mins

England Facing Water Shortage as Heatwave Adds Pressure to Supply

A nationally significant water shortfall is gripping England, the government has warned, with experts saying it could last until mid-autumn.

2 mins

It's like a brick oven' Flat-dwellers feel the heat in hotter summers

The sweltering conditions inside Leaside Lock, a new-build development in east London, are hardly a secret. In June last year, a warning written in big, capital letters was stuck to the window of one flat. \"DO NOT BUY THESE FLATS. TOO HOT,\" it read.

4 mins

Human waste could solve fertiliser shortages, study finds

Charcoal made from human waste could help solve fertiliser shortages as well as reduce pollution and energy use, a study has found.

1 mins

Former teacher found guilty of abusing boys at Edinburgh academy

A former teacher has been found guilty of 26 offences of sexual and physical assault against boys at one of Scotland's best-known private schools.

2 mins

Patience and peripheral vision: Perseid shower reaches peak

It is time for stargazers to dig out their deckchairs and look skyward for what is considered to be one of the best meteor showers of the year.

2 mins

Sussexes defy reports by signing new Netflix deal

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have signed a fresh multi-year film and television deal with Netflix, contradicting reports earlier this year that the streaming company would not renew its contract with them.

1 mins

Stage review AI-led mischief from a tricksy comedic master

The Comedian's Comedian podcast, in which the comic Stuart Goldsmith interviews a standup for each episode, has now featured more than 500 guests. But never the tricksy comedian Luke McQueen.

1 mins

Stage review People's poet gets rounded, honest portrait

We are sitting around a table in the sedate surroundings of the Georgian House, the Robert Adam-designed townhouse run by the National Trust for Scotland. James Clements, playing the part of Robert Burns, says something about the weather, and suddenly a streak of lightning cuts down the length of the table top. It has a gash down the middle for that very purpose.

1 mins

AI-created videos are flooding YouTube, experts say

Babies trapped in space, zombie football stars and cat soap operas: welcome to YouTube in the era of artificial intelligence – or, to its detractors, the age of \"AI slop\".

2 mins

Witness to 2009 murder 'told he would be charged' unless he gave Met a name

Fresh doubts have been cast over a 2009 gang murder conviction after the mother of the prosecution's star witness said he was threatened with being charged with the crime himself if he did not give police a name.

5 mins

President takes control of Washington DC police and orders in national guard

Donald Trump yesterday ordered the national guard to Washington DC and seized control of the city's police force, describing it as a \"lawless\" city in ways that were sharply at odds with official crime statistics.

4 mins

Ghislaine Maxwell US judge rejects request to release grand jury papers

A US judge yesterday dismissed the Trump administration's request to unseal grand jury transcripts of interviews with witnesses in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker and associate of Jeffrey Epstein.

2 mins

Vietnam: Trump's golf resort plans outrage locals

Villagers whose farms in Vietnam will be bulldozed to make way for a $1.5bn (£1.1bn) golf resort backed by the Trump family have reportedly been offered rice and cash compensation of as little as $12 for a square metre of land by state authorities.

1 mins

Politician dies after being shot in head in June

A Colombian senator who was shot in the head at a campaign event in June has died, his family has said.

1 mins

Bullying scandal hits Japan school baseball tournament

One of Japan's most popular sports tournaments is reeling after the sudden withdrawal of a team whose teenage players have been accused of abusing a younger teammate.

2 mins

Tanker crew face sabotage claim over damage to undersea cables

Finnish authorities have filed charges against members of the crew of an oil tanker suspected of damaging five undersea cables by dragging its anchor between Finland and Estonia.

2 mins

Trump says he and Putin will discuss land swaps at Friday's summit on Ukraine war

Donald Trump has confirmed that he and Vladimir Putin will discuss \"land swapping\" when they meet on Friday in Alaska for a high-stakes summit on the Ukraine war.

3 mins

Police seize ayahuasca and toad poison in spiritual retreat raid in Spain

Police in eastern Spain have arrested three people and seized 11 litres of ayahuasca, 117 San Pedro cactus plants and several bottles of toad poison after raiding two properties used to host lucrative spiritual retreats promising \"astral journeys\".

1 mins

Man survives trip on outside of high-speed train in Austria

A man has survived a journey on the outside of a high-speed train in Austria after reportedly using a station stop to smoke a cigarette on the platform.

1 mins

Dozens risk lives to swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave

About 100 people, including several children, risked their lives by trying to swim from Morocco into Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta early on Saturday morning.

2 mins

Shares in wind power firm sink as it makes $9bn cash call

Europe's largest wind power company has blamed Donald Trump for derailing its business model after it announced a $9bn (£6.7bn) fundraising plan and its market value plunged by almost a third.

1 mins

Warm weather and England's Euros success lift retail sales

Warmer weather and a series of sporting events boosted retail sales last month, but retailers said the return to growth \"barely touched the sides\" and warned that mooted higher taxes would lead to shop closures and job losses.

2 mins

Luxury jeweller Fabergé sold for $50m to US tech investor

Fabergé, the jeweller famed for its imperial Russian Easter eggs, has been sold to a technology investor in a $50m (£37m) deal.

2 mins

Paramount Pays $7.7bn for US Rights to Mixed Martial Arts Championship

Paramount has struck a $7.7bn (£5.7bn) deal to become the exclusive US broadcaster of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, just days after its controversial merger with Skydance Media.

2 mins

Swarm of jellyfish shuts one of France's biggest nuclear plants

A swarm of jellyfish has forced the shutdown of one of the largest nuclear power stations in France after entering the water intake systems used to cool the coastal reactors.

1 mins

Peak China? The titan of industry is held back by its own internal contradictions

Proclamations about the inevitability of China's dominance of global economics - the so-called Chinese century - were made long before Donald Trump tried to stymie its trade with the US.

3 mins

Day of the jackal Morgan's pivotal Lions moment reignites rugby's tackle area debate

Another Lions tour added to the annals, and everyone is more or less happy. The British & Irish Lions take a series win, just about, and Australia have a pivotal moment at the end of the second Test to whinge about, or console themselves over, depending on your viewpoint.

4 mins

Sabalenka finally grinds down Raducanu in Cincinnati classic

By the end of another breathless opening set against the best player in the world, Emma Raducanu was a picture of frustration and despair.

3 mins

Bans for illegal suits mar opening of season

Ski jumping has become mired in more controversy with six months to go until the Winter Olympics, after the first high-level competition of the new season was marred by numerous athletes being disqualified over ill-fitting suits.

1 mins

Rose keeps 'believing' on his way to making PGA Tour history

Justin Rose said he \"never stopped believing\" after producing a sensational finish at the FedEx St Jude Championship with six birdies in his last eight holes to win a playoff against the US Open champion, JJ Spaun.

2 mins

Lynn calls on Callender for Wales' World Cup campaign

Alex Callender, the Wales co-captain, has been included in the team's 2025 Rugby World Cup squad named by the head coach, Sean Lynn, despite a recent foot injury.

1 mins

T20 Blast to lose two matches per team

Counties to be divided into three regional groups of six in reshuffle for domestic game

2 mins

Textor works with financier in push to buy Wednesday

John Textor has teamed up with the football financier Keith Harris in an attempt to buy Sheffield Wednesday.

1 mins

Grealish to join Everton on season-long loan from City

Jack Grealish is poised to join Everton on a season's loan after agreeing to leave Manchester City in an attempt to revive his stalled career.

2 mins

Barça match with Villarreal approved for Miami switch

Barcelona and Villarreal could be poised to contest the first European league match held in the US after the Spanish Football Association (RFEF) approved a La Liga plan to hold one of the sides' games this season in Miami.

1 mins

Sunderland fear housing could hamper stadium plans

Sunderland are preparing a formal objection over council plans to build housing within 23 metres of the Stadium of Light.

1 mins

Parish admits eyeing Guéhi sale before contract expires

The Crystal Palace chair, Steve Parish, has admitted that they are looking to sell their captain, Marc Guéhi, in this transfer window to avoid potentially losing him for nothing next summer.

2 mins

Palace count cost after Cas upholds Europa League ban

Oliver Glasner will fancy his chances of winning the Conference League but fans have been left disappointed

3 mins

New system leaves Liverpool open despite impressive signings

Shift to 4-2-3-1 will need time to gel after midfield was exposed by Crystal Palace in the Community Shield

3 mins

Van Dijk calls for defensive improvement after defeat

Virgil van Dijk has acknowledged that Liverpool must improve defensively to retain the Premier League title, and backed the club to bring in more reinforcements before the end of the transfer window.

2 mins

Ekitiké Is A 'Perfect Modern Player' Who Can Thrive Under Slot

Striker has shown enough natural ability and capacity to learn to make his move to Anfield a fruitful one

3 mins

Mouthguards for concussion to be used at Women's World Cup

Rugby union is to introduce flashing LED mouthguards that light up when a player sustains a significant head impact during a match.

2 mins

Eagles grounded Palace lose appeal as Forest prepare for Europa League

Crystal Palace have lost their appeal against demotion from the Europa League and will take their place in the Conference League.

1 mins

Read all Stories from The Guardian

The Guardian Description:

Publisher: Guardian-News-&-Media

Category: Newspaper

Language: English

Frequency: Daily

The Guardian delivers fearless, award-winning journalism covering world news, politics, business, culture, and more. With in-depth investigations, expert opinions, and real-time updates, it keeps you informed on the issues shaping our world. From climate change to global affairs, technology to human rights, The Guardian brings you stories that matter—without bias, without limits.

Subscribe to The Guardian today and stay informed.