In this issue

August 08, 2024

Thousands take to the streets to counter threat from far right

Police stage biggest mobilisation across country since 2011 riots

4 mins

Two held in Austria over alleged plot to attack Taylor Swift shows

Austrian authorities have arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly planning an Islamist attack in the Vienna region, in connection with concerts by US star Taylor Swift later this week.

1 min

Reform UK chair and donor was still member of Tories until last week

The chair of Reform UK, Zia Yusuf, was a member of the Conservatives until last week when party officials were approached by the Guardian.

2 mins

'London zoo' art keeps growing in monkey business from Banksy

Banksy has revealed his third animal-themed artwork in London since Monday, this time showing monkeys swinging across a railway bridge in east London.

2 mins

United against hate Counter-protesters left with nothing to counter

It was the day that England held its breath. Across the country, and over the Irish Sea in Belfast, police forces were braced for the most widespread night of violence in more than a decade.

4 mins

Tories Rival accuses Jenrick of nasty and divisive rhetoric'

Robert Jenrick was criticised by a rival for the Tory leadership and Muslim parliamentarians yesterday for saying police should \"immediately arrest\" protesters shouting \"Allahu Akbar\", the Arabic phrase that means God is great.

1 min

Southport attack Man who took on killer wishes he had been 'more like Bruce Willis'

A man who suffered a 12cm-deep leg wound tackling the Southport attacker said yesterday he wished he could have done more to prevent the fatal stabbings by behaving like a Bruce Willis action hero.

2 mins

NHS delay to trial of puberty blockers prompts fresh row

Patients will not start being recruited into the first clinical trial to examine the effects of puberty blocking drugs until early next year, months later than had been planned, NHS England has admitted.

2 mins

Giant energy-hungry 'cruisezilla' ships have doubled in size since 2000 - study

The huge liners sometimes known as \"cruisezillas\" are getting bigger than ever, according to new research which has found that the world's biggest cruise ships have doubled in size since 2000.

2 mins

Supreme court bars Begum's appeal in UK citizenship case

Shamima Begum's legal fight to restore her UK citizenship has received a significant blow from the supreme court, which refused to hear an appeal.

2 mins

'It was crazy': Hudson-Smith pipped at line to take silver in men's 400m final

Matt Hudson-Smith missed out by four-hundredths of a second on a first British Olympic gold in the men's 400m since Chariots of Fire's Eric Liddell but a slew of silvers kept Britain neck-and-neck with France in the Olympic medal table.

4 mins

"Despair' Indian wrestler over 50kg limit by weight of banana

India's Olympic contingent were left devastated yesterday after one of their marquee athletes, the female wrestler Vinesh Phogat, was disqualified hours before her gold medal match for exceeding the 50kg restriction by the weight of a medium-sized banana (100 grams) despitecutting off her hair in an attempt to fight for gold.

1 min

Stakeknife inquiry chief voices concern over timing of fresh documents from MI5

The police chief investigating murders allegedly carried out by Freddie Scappaticci, a British agent in the IRA known as Stakeknife, has expressed alarm that hundreds of pages of files providing \"new investigative leads\" have been found by MI5 a year after Scappaticci's death.

2 mins

Prospective homebuyers focus more on beds than boilers

A fifth of homebuyers spend less than 20 minutes looking at a home before deciding to make an offer, with viewers more likely to focus on artworks and furniture than structural features, research suggests.

2 mins

Experts explain the science behind foiling static hair

It is one downside of hot, dry weather: static hair that sticks up in a Worzel Gummidge-style halo.

1 min

Dhaka Student army swaps placards for brooms as the clean-up begins

Students have been out in force on the streets of Dhaka - no longer protesting, but instead working to put a city back together after the dramatic events of the past few days.

2 mins

Putin meets top military advisers as Ukrainian forces extend incursion into Kursk

Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region continued into a second day yesterday, prompting Vladimir Putin to convene a meeting with his top defence and law enforcement officials.

2 mins

Green boost: Walz adds strength on climate policy to Harris's campaign for US presidency

Environmental groups in the US have welcomed the announcement of Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as Kamala Harris's running mate in the presidential election, as the pair continued their battleground tour with rallies in Wisconsin and Michigan yesterday.

3 mins

'In our DNA' Iceland's president on the push for gender equality

Halla Tómasdóttir was just 11 years old when Vigdís Finnbogadóttir became Iceland's head of state and in the process the world's first democratically elected female president.

2 mins

House prices forecast to rise through year after jump of 0.8% in July

UK house prices increased by 0.8% in July, and lower mortgage rates are expected to lead to continued growth throughout the rest of the year, according to the mortgage lender Halifax.

1 min

Old Trafford will be kept if United build new stadium

Manchester United do not plan to demolish Old Trafford if they build a new stadium. Their home ground since 1910 would probably be scaled down to 30,000 capacity for use by the women's team and academy.

1 min

'End of my first life': Karabatic bids emotional farewell

France lose in overtime after failing to close out quarter-final to end handball legend's chance of fourth gold

4 mins

'I lived like all Cubans, I was no longer in the bubble of sports'

Anational hero after his gold in Tokyo, Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez now proudly flies the flag for refugees

3 mins

Second gender row boxer Lin into gold medal match after comfortable victory

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting will compete for an Olympic gold medal for the first time after she defeated Esra Yildiz Kahraman by unanimous decision in their women's 57kg semi-final.

2 mins

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