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The Guardian
Death of girl left unsupervised in psychiatric unit ruled unlawful
A vulnerable 14-year-old girl was unlawfully killed when an agency support worker failed to keep her under observation at a secure psychiatric unit, an inquest jury has concluded.
3 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
UK May Scrap Equality Pledge on Foreign Aid
Ministers are considering scrapping a commitment to spend 80% of foreign aid on projects that include work to support gender equality, the Guardian has learned. Critics said the move could worsen the impact of Donald Trump's rollback of funding for diversity and aid projects abroad, which has affected maternal and reproductive health services in developing countries.
3 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Football
Kelly Cates is ready to replace a broadcasting titan by doing it her way—in a busy season ahead on both Sky and BBC
3 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
No free lunches: China's corruption crackdown hits hospitality industry
Close to a municipal government building in Beijing, a normally bustling high-end restaurant is now eerily quiet, with most of its seats empty at lunchtime.
3 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Traffic to most popular porn sites plunges as age checks introduced
British visits to popular pornography sites have slumped following the introduction of strict age checks last month, according to new data.
2 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Plainclothes officers pose as joggers to crack down on catcalling
Eighteen people have been arrested after a police force sent out female undercover officers posing as joggers to catch men harassing women while they were out exercising.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
'It's a robot war' Fighting back while Moscow is raining death from the sky
Nataliya Petrovna pointed to a crater on the edge of a football field. Around it lay bits of twisted metal. From nearby came loud banging as residents fixed plywood to their damaged five-storey apartment block. \"The last few days have been terrible,\" she said. \"We could hear the drones buzzing over us. The one that exploded near the school opposite was a Russian Shahed. Maybe some kind of new type.\"
4 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Diplomacy Lammy in deep water over fishing trip with Vance
David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after going fishing with JD Vance without the required licence during the US vice-president's trip to the UK.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Ageing electricity cables leaking millions of litres of oil into ground
British energy firms' electricity cables have leaked millions of litres of insulating oil into the ground, the Guardian can reveal.
2 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Reeves to put productivity at heart of autumn budget amid £40bn black hole
Rachel Reeves has pledged to use her autumn budget to prioritise fixing Britain's dismal record on productivity as she sought to downplay mounting tax speculation with a focus on economic growth.
2 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Richly gifted Sesko ready to seize chance in United rebuild
The Slovenia striker is a more rounded player than Erling Haaland and his arrival is a big boost for Ruben Amorim
4 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Trump warns Putin faces 'severe consequences' if no truce agreed
Threat issued after talks with European leaders before Alaska summit
4 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
New Zealand woman and son detained by Ice 'being treated like criminals'
A New Zealand woman who is being held at a US immigration centre with her six-year-old son is being wrongly \"treated like a criminal\", according to her friend and advocate.
2 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
France admits role in repression in Cameroon
France has acknowledged its role in decades of violent repression of independence movements in Cameroon, the latest stage in a process of reckoning with its brutal colonial past.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Review Provocative comic delivers sly, smart set
Michelle Wolf Pleasance Courtyard
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Venus Williams back in US Open singles at 45
Venus Williams will make her return to grand slam singles at the US Open after a two-year absence, having received a wildcard invitation to compete at Flushing Meadows at the age of 45.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Reality check Fantasy football is no sideshow - it has seeped into how we consume the game
Perhaps you're a template kind of guy. Perhaps, by contrast, you're spurning the triple Liverpool consensus and stacking your team with handy differentials like Jarrod Bowen and Donyell Malen.
4 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Premier League to test Ref Cams on opening weekend
The Premier League will test Ref Cams in selected matches in its opening round of fixtures this weekend with a view to making the new technology a permanent feature of live TV games for the rest of the season.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Organisers of rally over Palestine Action ban aim for bigger protest
The next mass protest against the ban on Palestine Action will aim to be twice the size of the last, organisers have said, as they increase pressure on the government to lift its proscription.
2 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Teams 'failing to safeguard' women over online abuse
Most of Britain's leading sports teams and governing bodies still have no specific safeguarding policies to protect women from online abuse, research has found.
2 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
BBC says sorry to MP for 'xenophobia' comment
The BBC has apologised and retrospectively edited a segment of Radio 4's Thought for the Day after the head of a refugee foundation described Robert Jenrick's comments about asylum seekers as \"xenophobia\".
3 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
US border rules putting off European tourists, says Tui
Tighter border rules are putting European tourists off holidaying in the US, according to Europe's biggest package trip operator.
2 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Newcastle close to £40m deal for Ramsey and still want Wissa
Newcastle are close to signing Jacob Ramsey from Aston Villa for £40m after resisting competition from West Ham for the midfielder.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Copenhagen admits to costly hitch over wrongly charged wedding fees
Authorities in Copenhagen may be required to refund thousands of married couples after illegally charging wedding fees over seven years.
2 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Kpop animated film adored by younger viewers to hit the big screen
Tweens will be singing their hearts out in cinemas across the UK this summer as KPop Demon Hunters arrives on the big screen for a series of special singalong events.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Weekend habits may make sleep apnoea worse
Letting your hair down at weekends may be a well-known recipe for a hangover, but it may also increase the severity of a common sleep disorder.
1 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Mendes gets PSG's party started in shootout win over gallant Spurs
It turns out the DNA of serial winners cannot be developed within three months. Tottenham should have been able to announce themselves kings of the continent here, flimsy though any grand statements after a Uefa Super Cup win might be.
3 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Rashford hits out
Forward says United are stuck in 'no man's land' without a plan
2 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
And to finish? British puds on course for a sticky end, warns English Heritage
At the end of the 17th century, a French travel writer who crossed the Channel was clearly impressed by the sweet, comforting treats offered to him, declaring: \"Ah! What an excellent thing is an English pudding!\"
2 min |
August 14, 2025
The Guardian
Claire's faces closure with 2,150 jobs at risk as market moves online
Claire's is on the brink of collapse after the fashion accessories retailer said it is to appoint administrators in the UK and Ireland, putting 2,150 jobs at risk.
2 min |