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Rayner plans sanctions for councils that block new housing
Angela Rayner is poised to introduce tougher sanctions on councils in England that block local housing developments.
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August 30, 2025
The Guardian
These are amazing people' Pupils are the stars again as Educating Yorkshire returns
Basically, there's summat wrong with me. I'm like a psychopath. Genuinely!
3 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Kamala Harris Trump Stops Secret Service Protection
Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for the former vice-president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, according to a letter obtained by CNN and confirmed to the Guardian by a senior White House official.
1 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Republicans Join Criticism Over Sacking of Medical Official
The Trump administration is facing rare bipartisan pushback for sacking the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), amid turmoil at the US's top infectious disease agency that prompted dozens of staff to walk out of its headquarters in protest on Thursday.
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August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Family who were given a stranger's ashes call for stricter funeral home rules
The family of a man whose body was found in a Hull funeral home after he was supposed to have been cremated have said it is \"easier to open a funeral directors than it is a sandwich shop\", as they urged the government to regulate the industry.
2 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Bank shares tumble after call for windfall tax on lenders in the budget
UK bank shares tumbled yesterday, cutting the combined stock market value of some of the biggest companies in the sector by more than £6bn, as fresh calls for a windfall tax on large lenders in the autumn budget spooked investors.
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August 30, 2025
The Guardian
The Water Left Nothing' Torrential Monsoon Rainfall Deluges Villages Across Pakistan
Man Salim was used to seeing flood waters in the field of lush lily pads next to her home in the village of Kamanwala. But nothing had prepared her for this week, when torrential monsoon rains that broke a 49-year record lashed the area, flooding her house with water that rose above her chest.
3 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
New Zealand fugitive seen on CCTV after four years on the run
New CCTV footage believed to show the New Zealand fugitive Tom Phillips and one of his children allegedly breaking into and stealing from a convenience store has been released by police.
2 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Psychotherapists say people using AI for mental health advice risk 'slide into abyss'
Vulnerable people turning to AI chatbots for mental health support instead of professional therapists could be \"sliding into a dangerous abyss\", leading psychotherapists have said.
2 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Regenerative farming 'Soil health should be a national security issue'
Nick Padwick hunches over a microscope, examining a sample of compost he's made on his Norfolk farm. \"Look at that bad boy. That's a bacteria-feeding nematode!\" he exclaims. \"Stunning fungal hyphae,\" he adds.
3 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Russia accused of harming peace talks as Kyiv mourns strike dead
European leaders have accused Vladimir Putin of undermining peace talks, after Russian missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least 23 people and damaged diplomatic buildings, including EU and British Council offices.
2 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Israeli government barred from UK arms fair over Gaza actions
The UK has banned Israeli officials from attending the country's flagship defence event next month.
1 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
A Home Office victory - but it won't bring much relief
Protesters were already gathering outside the Bell hotel yesterday evening with union jacks and St George's flags waving.
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August 30, 2025
The Guardian
One in three children do not play outdoors after school, study finds
One in three children do not play outdoors after school and a fifth do not do so at the weekend, according to research that found outdoor play contributes to the development of social and emotional skills.
2 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Heartbreaking' UK's first surrogate mother to close agency as demand soars
Much has changed since Kim Cotton became the UK's first surrogate mother 40 years ago, when she was forced to flee from hospital on the floor of a car under a blanket, such was the level of media frenzy.
2 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Meloni 'disgusted' by altered photos on porn site
The Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has said she is \"disgusted\" that photos of her and other women were posted on a pornographic website and called for the perpetrators to be swiftly identified and \"punished with the utmost firmness\".
1 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Bayeux tapestry too fragile to loan, say French experts as 62,000 sign petition
The Bayeux tapestry is so fragile that transporting it risks irreparable damage, French experts have said, as a petition urging Emmanuel Macron to reverse a \"catastrophic\" decision to loan the embroidery to Britain passed 60,000 signatures.
4 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Exercise or therapy could repair a broken heart, researchers find
Doctors think they may have discovered the secret to mending a broken heart in a world-first clinical trial.
2 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Families battle to save their Costa Blanca beach homes from demolition
For almost a century, the beach-houses of Guardamar del Segura have held out against time and tide, change and development, offering a living snapshot of the early stirrings of tourism on Spain's Costa Blanca.
3 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
TV crocodile wrangler guilty of lying about helicopter crash that killed co-star
An Australian celebrity crocodile wrangler lied to police and sought to falsify flight records after a fatal helicopter crash, a jury found yesterday.
1 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
My blooming good idea about sunflowers became a golden family day out
It is not often that one conceives and fulfils a lifetime ambition in one morning but today I achieved this momentous feat.
4 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Minneapolis Schoolchildren killed by gunman identified
An eight-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl killed in a mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school have been identified by their parents.
1 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Money hacks: How to cut costs when you're expecting a baby
Pregnant women in England are entitled to free NHS prescriptions during pregnancy and for 12 months after giving birth, whether they are employed or not.
4 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Starmer's In-Tray PM Faces Formidable Obstacles, From Tax and Migration to Trump
As Keir Starmer returns from his summer break in Europe, and Labour MPs head back to Westminster, the government will be hoping to get on the front foot after a tumultuous few months.
4 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Earthy notes Winemakers urged to help save worms
Vineyards are generally the most inhospitable of landscapes for the humble earthworm; the soil beneath the vines is usually kept bare and compacted by machinery.
2 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Thai prime minister dismissed over call to Cambodian leader
Thailand's constitutional court has dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country's leader she violated ethical rules during a phone call with Cambodia's senate president, Hun Sen.
2 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Death of man hit by police vehicle leads to protests in Jakarta
Hundreds of Indonesians have protested at sites across Jakarta over the death of a man hit by a police vehicle, in the first big test for Prabowo Subianto's nearly year-old government.
1 min |
August 30, 2025
The Guardian
Sudden impact Welcome to the new season: extreme non-football actions and kids on the pitch
New season. New stuff. New camera angles. Director: \"And cut to Ref Cam.\" Suddenly we are transported from the gliding calm of a wide angle to GoldenEye on the Nintendo 64, except you are not James Bond, you are Simon Hooper peering up at a strange angle of Harvey Barnes.
3 min |
August 29, 2025
The Guardian
Russian envoys summoned as UK and EU offices hit in Kyiv
Four children among 21 people killed in one of worst attacks of conflict
4 min |
August 29, 2025
The Guardian
Format makes big clashes intriguing but irrelevant
Blockbuster matchups may seem important now but last season showed how misleading they became
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