Business
Australia politics live: Minns says Molly Ticehurst’s murderer deserved longer sentence for ‘vicious’ crime’; Sarah Abo and Hugh Riminton announce departures
Follow the day’s news live
Catie McLeod (now) and Krishani Dhanji (earlier)
Business
Bank of England expected to leave interest rates on hold on Thursday despite inflation hitting 3.1% – business live
Soaring motor fuel costs have pushed UK inflation to a five-month high in August
Graeme Wearden
Top stories
Politics
Lisa Nandy brands Musk’s X a ‘disgrace’ as she pledges crackdown on social media doxxing – UK politics live
Culture secretary says X ‘didn’t even bother to turn up’ to meeting about abuse, intimidation and doxxing on social media
Andrew Sparrow
UK
English village votes to leave UK in protest over migrant housing plan
Villagers in Piddington, Oxfordshire, hold symbolic referendum over plans to house more than 1,000 asylum seekers nearby
Ben Quinn Political correspondent
World
Foreign students to face tough restrictions on bringing in family under Labor’s immigration plan
Home affairs minister Tony Burke will detail long-awaited changes as support for One Nation surges amid immigration debate
Tom McIlroy Political editor
World
‘We are prey’: discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa
String of female murder victims found near Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week
Rachel Savage in Johannesburg
Football
When did football fans first start wearing replica kits?
Plus: more costly (and beneficial) red cards, plus attacks with triple half-century of international goals
Guardian sport
Football
Xhaka promises ‘fire’ from Sunderland on long-awaited return to Europe
Captain looking forward to intimidating atmosphere when Wearsiders host AZ, after 53 years away
Louise Taylor
Football
Iranian football returns in the shadow of war and with row over last league title
The prolonged league suspension due to the war and falling behind Saudi spending power have weakened the sport in Iran
John Duerden
Culture
Neagley review – this violent Reacher spinoff is a glorious hour off from normal life
Jack Reacher’s right-hand woman takes the lead in a show which requires you to think about nothing other than baddies being beaten up
Lucy Mangan
‘We are prey’: discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa
String of female murder victims found near Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week
Rachel Savage in Johannesburg
Al-Qaida and IS-linked violence in Africa’s Sahel belt set to hit record levels this year
Twenty-five years after 9/11, figures compiled by conflict monitor underline how Sahel region has become centre of Islamist terror
Jason Burke International security correspondent
Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will ‘kill us all’
In today’s newsletter: It is hard to tell fact from fiction when it comes to AI. What is really going on – and what should the government do about it?
Hettie O'Brien
Students in Gaza ‘devastated’ after plan for them to study in Belgium fails
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Lisa Nandy brands Musk’s X a ‘disgrace’ as she pledges crackdown on social media doxxing – UK politics live
Culture secretary says X ‘didn’t even bother to turn up’ to meeting about abuse, intimidation and doxxing on social media
Andrew Sparrow
John Healey in talks with Canada about UK joining new global defence bank
Exclusive: Britain is understood to have been formally invited to become founding member of multilateral lender
Pippa Crerar Political editor
AI on course to kill us all within 10 years? Donald Trump says: ‘Hold my Coke’
US president insists that fears expressed by top experts are a hoax – and that humanity can sleep easy while he’s at the wheel
John Crace
Union leaders resist political donations cap after Reform given £72m
Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker
McLaren to build SUVs geared towards Formula One fans with children
Carmaker hopes to double sales with new family car expected at ‘critical’ moment for company
Alex Daniel
UK inflation rises to 3.1% as motor fuel prices jump by almost a quarter
Annual increase in August comes as Bank of England prepares for decision on interest rates
Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
US treasury secretary hails government’s bond buyback a success
On Tuesday, the 10-year treasury rate yield reached a 19-year high at 5.041%, even as investors wary Iran war fallout
Lauren Aratani in New York
Leading UK retailers ‘breaking law’ by not refunding customers for returned goods, Which? finds
Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent
UK retirees with no other income will not pay tax on new £13,000 state pension, No 10 says
Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
Anthropic CEO renews call for AI slowdown as Nvidia’s urges acceleration
At San Francisco conference, OpenAI chief Sam Altman calls for more rigorous security measures
Danielle Abril
Could AI really wipe out humanity – six experts spell out the risks
We examine claims and counterclaims about the risks and calls to slow down the pace of AI development
Robert Booth, Dan Milmo and Aisha Down
Louise Haigh: UK must heed warnings from AI experts
First secretary warns of ‘huge risks’ of technology as PM is urged to use next year’s G20 to drive global regulation
Alexandra Topping, Kiran Stacey, Dan Milmo and Robert Booth
Middlesex upheaval grows as chair Richard Sykes reveals intent to resign
Richard Sykes is set to resign as chair of Middlesex in the latest change of leadership at the beleaguered county club
Matt Hughes
Sky closes in on broadcast rights for first women’s British & Irish Lions tour
The inaugural British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand in 2027 is expected to be broadcast live on Sky Sports
Exclusive by Matt Hughes
From the Pocket: Nick Watson makes his case as AFL’s best small forward – just when Hawthorn need him most
Small forwards terrorise the opposition, and the Hawks’ Wizard is well on his way to doing it better than anyone ever has
Jonathan Horn
England thrash Sri Lanka after Harry Brook rejects rest to blast brilliant century
Simon Burnton at the Utilita Bowl
Burning Man at 40: the once anarchic desert festival faces a midlife crisis
The subversive bacchanal for San Francisco’s eccentric underground is ageing out amid an influx of the super-rich
Lois Beckett
Somerset ‘festival of ideas’ to measure whether its talks change people’s outlook
Attenders will be asked to take part in tests to see if they have become more open to views they do not agree with
Steven Morris
Eurovision made me realise that I was autistic at 34
I had always dreamed of attending the song contest. But all that glitter brought on sensory overload – and I finally understood who I actually was
Scott Bryan
Plantwatch: The insect-eating alpine plant that proves Darwin was right
Study shows alpine plant traps and digests midges – just as the evolutionary biologist predicted back in 1875
Paul Simons
UK mathematician debunks myth around Parthenon’s optical illusions
Study challenges belief that temple’s curves were designed to correct optical illusions that would have ruined its clean lines
Ian Sample Science editor
US confirms for first time it has deployed weapons in space
Analysts warn of an acceleration in high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit
Oliver Holmes
It’s my self-care hack of the year: I quit our local veg box scheme, and set my mind free
Being a member felt like the right thing to do and it was a boon during the pandemic. But oh, the emotional labour, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
To understand the threat to our real democracy, watch Putin’s fake one
As Russians vote this weekend, remember that Britain is not immune to the cynical tactics and corrosion of trust that keep him in power, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Rafael Behr
The Guardian view on Lucy Letby: Thirlwall should have waited for the pending case review
Editorial: Important recommendations for neonatal care are shadowed by doubts about the nurse’s convictions
Editorial
