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The lesson from Canada’s collapsed trade talks with the US: negotiation may be futile

By Olivia Bowden

Breakdown shows Washington now prioritises its own interests over any semblance of shared economic ground ‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war The calamitous collapse of trade negotiations between Canada and the United States is a warning to nations worldwide that pursuing any kind of dialogue with the current US administration is doomed at the outset, according to observers who

Iryna Zarutska’s family sues North Carolina city over her murder

By Marina Dunbar

Relatives of woman fatally stabbed on public transit allege death was preventable and Charlotte knew of violent crime issue The family of Iryna Zarutska is suing Charlotte and a security company one year after the Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed onboard a light rail train in the North Carolina city. A lawsuit filed on Friday in Charlotte’s Mecklenburg county superior court alleges Zarutska’s death was preventab

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‘Call his agent’: Emery feels Watkins should explain absence from Villa’s rout by Brighton

By David Hytner at the Amex Stadium

England forward is considering move to Al-Hilal ‘This question is for him … I answer only with silence’ Unai Emery did nothing to deny that Ollie Watkins had refused to play for Aston Villa in their sobering 4-0 defeat by Brighton at the Amex on Sunday. The head coach had a selection crisis up front with Brian Madjo and Tammy Abraham injured. However, he did not include Watkins in the matchday squad as the England st

Ella Baron on AI and the drought – cartoon

By Ella Baron

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To end homelessness, look to the root causes | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to Andy Burnham’s pledge to get all rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas As a vulnerable teenage girl carrying my life in a rucksack, I have been the person Andy Burnham describes people walking past in his article (I won’t abandon anyone to sleep rough on our streets. That’s my £442m promise, 19 August). That experience taught me that homelessness is far more complex than rough sleeping alone,

Is this why close encounters with intelligent aliens have so far eluded us? | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Readers offer their explanations for the absence of hard evidence for extraterrestrial civilisations, in response to an article by Adam Kirsch When thinking about why we have not encountered intelligent aliens yet, as Adam Kirsch does (The long read, 11 August), it seems to me that one factor gets neglected: fossil fuels. Alien life could develop intelligence on myriad planets, but to develop advanced technology that

It’s unwise to end local scrutiny of NHS trusts | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Abolishing the role of statutory governors is ill-advised, says Jean Flanagan. Plus a letter from Jonathan Phillips on the abolition of Healthwatch I wonder how many members of the public are aware that the latest health plan for England, due to be ratified by parliament this autumn, abolishes the role of statutory governors on all of its constituent health trusts? For a number of years I have volunteered to act as a

The far right is steering the EU’s response on migration | Letter

By Guardian Staff

Positions once associated with the radical right have travelled well beyond it, says Giuseppe Martinico I agree with much of Alberto Alemanno’s analysis (How the far right is tightening its grip over the EU – from the inside, 18 August), but I wonder whether framing this primarily as the far right tightening its grip on the EU risks missing an even more troubling development. What we are witnessing is not simply the

Maresca concedes Manchester City ‘a work in progress’ after hair-raising escape

By Jamie Jackson at the Etihad Stadium

Gvardiol’s stoppage-time strike gives City points ‘I’m looking for solutions. When you win games it helps’ Enzo Maresca said Manchester City remain a “work in progress” after Sunday’s last-gasp win over Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium. Marc Guéhi’s 85th-minute equaliser and Josko Gvardiol’s 91st-minute winner gave City’s new manager victory in his first game, after Marcus Tavernier’s first-half strike for the visit

Brydon Carse handcuffed by police outside nightclub prompting ECB investigation

By Tanya Aldred

England fast bowler released without charge Incident happened in Derby as Durham celebrated win Brydon Carse has become the latest England cricketer involved in a late-night incident after footage emerged of the fast bowler in police handcuffs outside a bar in Derby. The England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed it is investigating the incident, which occurred after Durham, the Division Two leaders, completed a t

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‘When I make a sale, I’ll sing a high note’: a day in the life of an opera singing car salesman

By Jaya Saxena

Andrew Hiers is trying to start his own opera company. Until then, he’s serenading the parking lot Andrew Hiers, 38, is an opera singer – a bass-baritone – and a car salesman in Cocoa, Florida. You might think these professions have nothing to do with each other, but his librettos about cars or to customers have gone viral – all part of a larger plan to bring opera to the local community. What time did you wake up? C

Vuelta a España: Britain’s Matt Brennan leaves Pogacar in wake to win stage two

By Agencies

The 20-year-old Briton is riding in his first Grand Tour Tadej Pogacar retains overall leader’s red jersey Matt Brennan emerged triumphant from a bunch sprint to claim victory in the second stage of the Vuelta a España, while overall favourite Tadej Pogacar retained the red jersey on Sunday. Britain’s Brennan was followed over the line by Pau Miquel and Pogacar after a long 214.3km stage with over 3,000m of climbing,

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Lando Norris denies Antonelli in F1 Dutch GP after Verstappen crashes out of home race

By Giles Richards at Zandvoort

Antonelli second and Russell third in final Zandvoort race Dutch driver hits wall on opening lap resulting in restart Lando Norris’s victory in the Dutch Grand Prix, a display of fighting spirit worthy of a world champion, was not only an epic finale for the meeting’s last entry on the Formula One calendar but, as the British driver feistily declared, also hopefully heralds what could be an equally heroic fightback i

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Guéhi and Gvardiol late show earns Manchester City dramatic win against Bournemouth

By Jamie Jackson at the Etihad Stadium

“WELCOME BACK ENZO” read the tifo beforehand and by the breathless close this was a joyous return for Manchester City’s new manager, Enzo Maresca, as a damaging defeat became a memorable win due to Marc Guéhi’s 84th-minute equaliser and Josko Gvardiol’s added-time winner. Until then, Marco Rose had been closing in on leading Bournemouth to a first away victory at City. But two lapses in defence and suddenly City were

Hull punished United defence in victory but Carrick’s attack is bigger area of concern | Andrew Beasley

By Andrew Beasley

Manchester United again struggled against a back five as the promoted hosts exploited a set-piece weakness Hull scored nine league goals from set plays last season, the joint-fewest in the Championship. Yet two in 21 minutes earned them a victory over Manchester United on Saturday. It was a disastrous start to the campaign for the visitors. While Michael Carrick said before the game it would not be easy, he would not

Spying device detectors may give domestic abuse victims false sense of security, study finds

By Priya Bharadia

Many tools fail to help victims find hidden cameras, microphones and trackers, leaving them at risk of ongoing surveillance Commercial detectors intended to help domestic abuse victims find hidden spying devices may actually give them a false sense of security, a study has found. The consumer detection tools claim to identify hidden cameras, microphones or trackers through methods such as signal-strength readings, in

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The kindness of strangers: I was a young, solo tourist when a taxi driver became aggressive – then two men stepped in

By Tara Macloughlin, as told to Katie Cunningham

They relayed to me that the driver wanted more money. I went to grab my wallet, but they told me to put it away Read more in the kindness of strangers series I travelled alone a lot when I was younger and often got myself into stupid situations. You think you’re immortal when you’re in your 20s. One such occasion happened when I was 25 and travelling solo in Egypt, not long after the turn of the century. I had taken

The new Halloween video game has been banned in Australia – and not because of the violence

By Jackson Ryan

Academics and a former classification board director say Halloween: The Game’s ban due to ‘incentivised drug use’ highlights an incoherent set of standards Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Halloween’s Michael Myers is one of film’s most feared boogeymen, responsible for some of the most brutal on-screen deaths in horror cinema. The US video game developer Illfonic looked to reproduce those

Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile waters near the mainland, scientists say

By Petra Stock

Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystems Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has been accused of leaving waters near the mainland largely unprotected by establishing the bulk of highly protected marine parks in remote areas. More

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Iran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plant

By Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British bases Hackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British power plant to be temporarily shut down. The incident involved a small-scale energy generator, according to the UK government, which said that at no point was there a risk to the wider energy system. Continue reading...

CrossCountry cancels almost all rail services after power cut hits control centre

By Lauren Almeida

Transport secretary asks ‘publicly owned operators to lay on extra services where possible’ CrossCountry cancelled almost all of its train services in Great Britain on Sunday after a power cut in Birmingham hit its control centre. Most services were cancelled until further notice, including routes from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Manchester to Birmingham, Cheltenham to Cardiff and Newcastle to Edinburgh. Continue reading..

Le Court claims Tour of Britain glory despite Wiebes’s fourth stage win in five

By Jeremy Whittle

Mauritian claims landmark victory at Leamington Spa Wiebes finishes second after 137th career stage win Kim Le Court sealed overall victory in the Tour of Britain Women in Royal Leamington Spa, as Lorena Wiebes took her fourth sprint win in this year’s race and the 11th stage victory of her career. Wiebes has surpassed Mark Cavendish’s career mark of 10 stage wins and now has the most victories of any rider competing

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An AI ‘debt bomb’ crisis? No. This isn’t Enron 2.0 | Gene Marks

By Gene Marks

Fears of a datacenter buildout debt crisis are exaggerated. The risks are different than in the past and they are recoverable Some experts are warning of a looming “debt bomb” crisis because big datacenter builders such as Meta, Oracle, xAI and CoreWeave are not only raising billions to construct these facilities but are also not recognizing these long-term debt obligations on their balance sheets. Should we be conce

‘I love it. It’s hope’: the mysterious self-willed wildflower meadow that seeded itself

By Patrick Barkham

Farmer Derek Sayer let a boggy field run wild and just one annual hay-cut has led to remarkable biodiversity Tucked away on a country lane, a small field bursts with yellow and pink flowers. Quail and whitethroats call from the thick hedges and the plants, including common centaury, yellow rattle and marsh and common spotted orchids, bounce with hoverflies and butterflies. More than 150 plant species have been record

Burnham stays away from No 10 North wedding after bride’s plea

By Harry Taylor

PM sends video message to newlyweds instead after bride Sarah Burwin asked him not to ‘ruin’ vibe at Heron House Andy Burnham fulfilled a bride’s wishes by not turning up for her wedding after she asked him not to spoil her big day as she got married at the building housing No 10 North. Sarah Burwin had pleaded on TikTok in July for Burnham not to work from the building in Manchester that day, which hosts the governm