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'It's like the Scottish Upper East Side': shame and snobbery as American students blamed for St Andrews classism https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/27/st-andrews-university-class-divide-american-students #Education #Class #WorldNews

'We have time to make our case': Labour insiders are confident Burnham can sell his social care reforms https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/29/labour-insiders-confident-burnham-can-sell-social-care-reforms #Politics #SocialCare #UKNews

Ranulph Fiennes' stepson appeals for funds to 'locate and safeguard' the explorer https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/26/ranulph-fiennes-explorer-stepson-launches-crowdfunder #Exploration #Crowdfunding #UKNews

Novelist accused of using AI to write book removed from French prize list https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/25/thelyson-orelien-goncourt-prize-france #AI #Books #France

Two people arrested in New York City for allegedly climbing out of manhole https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/25/new-york-city-arrests-mole-people #WorldNews #Crime #USNews

Hospitals in England hit by shortages of common drugs such as paracetamol https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/29/hospitals-shortages-medicine-paracetamol-nhs-england #Health #News #Medicine

'Total class act': Marie-France van Heel is poised to be a very different PM's wife https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/01/marie-france-van-heel-very-different-type-prime-minister-wife #Politics #WorldNews #WomenInPolitics

Netanyahu's speech at UN spurs protests in New York City: 'Let Gaza live' https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/24/netanyahu-un-protests #WorldNews #Politics #Protest

Three-quarters of UK's popular plug-in hybrid cars unable to use rapid chargers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/26/uk-plug-in-hybrid-electric-vehicles-rapid-chargers-analysis #Environment #Automotive #Technology

'I can deliver': Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conference https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/26/burnham-pledges-radical-change-labour-conference-exclusive #Politics #UKNews #Labour

Australia news live: Albanese says announcement of Medicare hack 'purely in national interest' https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/27/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-openai-medicare-hack-united-nations-richard-marles-jane-hume-liberal-coalition-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb #Australia #Politics #Health

Samuel Alito steps aside in a major climate case amid scrutiny over oil stock holdings https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/samuel-alito-supreme-court-oil-climate-case #WorldNews #Climate #Law

RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank hikes cash rate to 4.6%, the highest level since 2011 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/29/rba-interest-rate-announcement-decision-cash-rate #Economy #InterestRates #Australia

Texas Republican called for public execution of Democratic leaders - report https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/texas-republican-controversial-social-media-posts #Politics #USNews #Controversy

Conrad 'Cronos' Lant, frontman of UK heavy metal band Venom, dies aged 63 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/01/conrad-cronos-lant-heavy-metal-venom-dies #Music #Metal #News

Tennessee to execute a woman for first time in 200 years after governor denies clemency https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/tennessee-woman-execution-christa-pike #WorldNews #Crime #Justice

The tricky tests awaiting Andy Burnham after Labour conference https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/26/andy-burnham-tricky-labour-conference-budget-eu-oil #Politics #UK #News

Ed Miliband to acknowledge Labour's former stance on Palestine fell short https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/28/ed-miliband-labour-former-stance-palestine-fell-short #Politics #WorldNews #MiddleEast

Schoolchildren without smartphones penalised with higher bus fares https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/26/schoolchildren-smartphones-higher-bus-fares-england #Transport #Society #Money

California sheriff ordered to return ballots he confiscated in voter 'fraud' inquiry https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/24/california-sheriff-ballots-chad-bianco #Politics #Elections #Law

Trump's FDA nominee says MMR shot is 'safe and effective' at Senate hearing https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/24/fda-heidi-overton-measles-mmr-vaccine #Health #Politics #SciencePolicy

Most of UK's essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/27/most-of-uks-essential-food-supply-grown-in-drought-risk-areas-report-warns #Environment #FoodSecurity #Drought

Children forced to give up school for work as fighting upends daily life in Yemen https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/28/yemen-fighting-houthis-families-flee-displacement #WorldNews #Yemen #Childrensustainability

New Jersey governor calls on lieutenant governor to resign after ethics investigation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/24/new-jersey-lieutenant-governor-ethics-investigation #Politics #Ethics #News

Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, fuelling election speculation https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/25/labour-appoints-manifesto-writer-ravinder-athwal-treasury #Politics #UKNews #Economics

The endangered wild ponies of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides - a photo essay https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/sep/28/endangered-wild-ponies-eriskay-outer-hebrides-scotland-photo-essay #Wildlife #Conservation #Animals

Lula says Trump wants to 'colonise' and capture Brazil's resources by meddling in election https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/25/lula-says-trump-wants-to-colonise-and-capture-brazils-resources-by-meddling-in-election #WorldNews #Politics #Brazil

Death of Tenessee sheriff's office canine leads to criminal investigation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/29/tenessee-sheriff-canine-death-criminal-investigation #WorldNews #LawEnforcement #AnimalWelfare

Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/27/burham-dodges-questions-heathrow-third-runway-delay #Politics #Transport #Business

OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/27/openai-halts-training-of-latest-models-as-reports-mount-of-ai-agents-going-rogue #AI #Technology #OpenAI

Britain knew about the Holocaust as it happened. A new exhibition reckons with that truth https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/27/britain-knew-about-holocaust-as-it-happened-exhibition #History #Holocaust #WorldNews

'Something suspicious': greenkeeper tells Beau Lamarre-Condon double murder trial about finding bloody belongings https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/29/beau-lamarre-condon-murder-trial-greenkeeper-evidence-luke-davies-jesse-baird-ntwnfb #WorldNews #Crime #Australia

'I turbocharged my career then pressed eject': why couples are getting divorced later https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/27/i-turbocharged-my-career-then-pressed-eject-why-couples-are-getting-divorced-later #Divorce #Marriage #Family

RBA expected to hike cash rate to 4.6%, its highest level since 2011 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/28/rba-expected-to-hike-cash-rate-to-46-its-highest-level-since-2011 #Economy #Finance #Australia

Reader Q&A: who's spending big on the midterms? Our reporters take your questions https://www.theguardian.com/community/live/2026/sep/24/reader-qa-ask-our-reporting-team-about-whos-spending-what-on-the-midterms #Elections #Politics #USNews

Greek authorities seek answers after six killed in Athens apartment block explosion https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/26/greek-authorities-seek-answers-after-six-killed-in-athens-apartment-block-explosion #WorldNews #Greece #Europe

Turning Point USA knew of security concerns yet insisted Charlie Kirk speak outdoors, report says https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/25/charlie-kirk-shooting-report-security-concerns #USNews #Politics #Security

Polanski heckled at Jewish community hustings after saying that Zionism is a form of racism - UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/sep/25/zack-polanski-zionism-hustings-byelection-green-party-ed-miliband-iran-unga-latest-news-updates #Politics #UKNews #WorldNews

New Jersey lieutenant governor resigns after sexual harassment accusation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/25/new-jersey-lieutenant-governor-resigns-dale-caldwell #Politics #News #Scandal

Victoria police apologise over death of injured man taken to cells instead of hospital https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/28/victoria-police-apologise-over-makai-death-in-custody-ntwnfb #WorldNews #Police #Justice

Larissa Waters steps down as Greens leader due to ill health https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/28/larissa-waters-steps-down-as-greens-leader-due-to-ill-health-ntnwfb #Politics #Australia #Health

Abbas condemns Israel's 'malicious colonial plan' ahead of Netanyahu UN speech https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/24/netanyahu-un-speech-mahmoud-abbas #WorldNews #Politics #MiddleEast

UK security forces were aware of RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot, says defence secretary https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/28/uk-security-forces-raf-fairford-suspected-bomb-plot-wes-streeting-defence-secretary #WorldNews #UK #Security

Changing UK benefits for young people a 'moral crusade', says minister https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/27/pat-mcfadden-uk-benefits-young-people-moral-crusade #Politics #Welfare #Society

NHS trust apologises as 10 staff suspended over Noah Woods data breach https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/27/nhs-trust-apologises-over-unauthorised-access-to-noah-woods-medical-records #Health #Privacy #UK

UK mortgage demand drops to 32-month low as Iran war drives up borrowing costs https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/29/uk-mortgage-demand-borrowing-costs-interest-rate #WorldNews #Economy #Housing

Trump's executive order on recreational fishing is a 'giveaway of fish and ocean ecosystem', advocates warn https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/25/recreational-fishing-trump-executive-order #Environment #Politics #Ocean

Power outages and flooded roads as major storm bears down on US north-east https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/26/noreaster-north-east-us #WorldNews #Weather #Storm

Local representatives question official accounts after suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/28/raf-fairford-representatives-sceptical-suspected-bomb-plot #WorldNews #UK #Security

Trial of live facial recognition cameras in London stations ends with one false positive https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/29/trial-live-facial-recognition-cameras-london-stations-false-positive #Technology #Surveillance #Crime