In this issue

August 07, 2024

Harris picks 'impressive' Walz as running mate

Kamala Harris has named Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as her running mate ahead of the November election.

4 mins

Record £168m fine for three water firms over failure on sewage

Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water will be fined a record £168m between them for a \"catalogue of failure\" over illegal sewage discharges into rivers and the sea after the industry regulator's biggest investigation yet.

3 mins

Hundreds of harmful chemicals found in all English rivers

Hundreds of harmful chemicals, some of them banned, have been found in various mixtures across all 171 river and groundwater catchments tested in England in 2024, according to data from the Environment Agency (EA), analysed by the Guardian and Watershed Investigations.

2 mins

'It made me cry': climate crisis laid bare by return to glacier

A tourist has posted \"staggering\" pictures of himself and his wife at the same spot in the Swiss Alps almost exactly 15 years apart, in a pair of photos that highlight the speed with which global heating is melting glaciers.

2 mins

Cash converters: new Royal Mint factory turns tech into jewellery

The Royal Mint has revealed a \"pioneering\" new factory that will recover gold from electronic waste, creating a more sustainable source of metal for the coin manufacturer's luxury jewellery line.

1 min

"Thuggery on tour' Violence in Plymouth blamed on outsiders

As rioters hurled bricks, bottles and fireworks in a frenzy of violence in Plymouth, on Monday, members of the local mosque were taking no chances.

3 mins

Muslims Community leaders urge restraint in response

Muslim community leaders have urged restraint amid signs of a growing readiness to defend mosques, businesses and homes using violence if necessary after a week of aggression from the far right.

3 mins

Belfast Man in serious condition after brutal attack

A man is in a serious condition after being attacked in a suspected hate crime in Belfast, police said, as others were arrested and charged with race-related offences for the first time since the riots began in England and Northern Ireland last week.

2 mins

'It was a dark time' Photographers fear for their safety as they are targeted in violent attacks

Violence from the far right against press photographers is getting worse, with the last few days leaving them fearing for their safety, the National Union of Journalists has said.

3 mins

TikTok Live Police viewing live streams to catch far-right rioters in act

Police officers are watching TikTok in an attempt to catch far-right demonstrators livestreaming selfincriminating footage of their illegal behaviour.

2 mins

Unions welcome Labour move to scrap 'draconian' Conservative strike law

Unions have welcomed the government's move to formally scrap a \"draconian\" anti-strike law that would have ensured a minimum level of service during industrial action.

2 mins

IT glitch hits Scotland's exam results day as pass rates fall

The pass rate has fallen while the attainment gap has widened across all Scottish school qualifications after a chaotic start to results day yesterday as thousands of pupils received a blank email instead of their exam results.

2 mins

Unfinished Hurston novel on King Herod due out in 2025

A final novel by the late American writer and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston will be published next year.

1 min

Sky Brown 16-year-old pushes through injury to take bronze

Aged 11 she survived a near-fatal skateboarding crash; at 12 she fractured her skull; at 13 she won bronze at Tokyo; at 15 she tore her knee and at 16 - little more than a week after dislocating her shoulder - Sky Brown took bronze again in the park skateboarding in Paris.

3 mins

Women after menopause to get new osteoporosis treatment

More than 14,000 postmenopausal women in England could benefit from a new drug that helps to prevent bone fractures.

2 mins

No jobs, no trust Young Africans' economic woes fuel demonstrations

Young protesters in successfully Kenya demanded the withdrawal of a bill that would have raised taxes on everything from bread to vegetable oil and sanitary towels. Inspired by their neighbours, Ugandans marched against corruption. Nigerians rallied against \"bad governance\" and the soaring cost of living.

3 mins

Bloomberg disciplines staff over 'premature' report of prisoner swap

Bloomberg News said it had taken \"disciplinary action\" against editorial staff after the outlet \"prematurely\" published news of the historic prisoner swap between Russia and the United States last week that it said could have endangered the safety of the Americans being released.

2 mins

Markets partly recover amid fears turmoil is not over yet

Shares on Wall Street have risen and many Asian and European markets staged a recovery after this week's global stock market rout, but analysts warned: \"We might not be out of the woods.\"

2 mins

Clinging to power Pressure on Maduro as analysis shows election was stolen

It is not new for Nicolás Maduro to be accused of attempting to steal a presidential election - the US described his claim to have won re-election in 2018 as an \"insult to democracy\" - but the evidence for such allegations has never before been quite so overwhelming.

3 mins

Richardson beaten but promises to 'drown my sorrows and eat cake'

As the lights came on for boxing in the unfamiliar surroundings of Roland Garros, they went out on Team GB's involvement in this sport at the Paris Olympics. Lewis Richardson will have to settle for bronze in the 71kg men's category after losing on a split decision against the Mexican Marco Verde.

2 mins

'It's a strange sport but so special...kind of a circus event'

Olympic champion Duplantis on his world record, pushing the limits of his exotic event and enjoying morning pizza

4 mins

Thomas glides to gold as Asher-Smith misses out

Out in front Gabby Thomas was already raising her hands to her head, overcome with the realisation that she had just this very moment become the Olympic 200m champion.

3 mins

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