Main section | News | The Guardian | Todayspaper | The Guardian

Skip to main content

Tuesday 11 August 2026

Richard Tice accused of ‘nasty tactics’ over legal threat to the Guardian

Reform deputy leader condemned for seeking disclosure of documents that could reveal reporter’s sources

Richard Tice accused of ‘nasty tactics’ over legal threat to the Guardian
Burnham urged by 50 police leaders to prevent early release of PC Harper’s killers

Letter signed by every chief constable in England and Wales warns early release could weaken trust in justice system

Burnham urged by 50 police leaders to prevent early release of PC Harper’s killers

Households near new pylons to get £250 taken off annual energy bills

Discounts confirmed near more than 40 locations across Great Britain amid biggest upgrade to electricity grid since 1960s

Households near new pylons to get £250 taken off annual energy bills
‘A mouse can’t tell us what works’: UK scientists to grow miniature human organs for drug testing

Organoids and tissues grown from human cells promise more accurate results, with £20m Cambridge project to create standardised models

‘A mouse can’t tell us what works’: UK scientists to grow miniature human organs for drug testing
Trump reportedly hid in catering container to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran threat

Elaborate ruse was used to transport president to military flight from Air Force One in July

Trump reportedly hid in catering container to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran threat
All-British chocolate bar made by scientists using Reading-grown cocoa

Master’s student made first bar with 100% UK ingredients since 1932 to highlight effect of climate crisis on cocoa plants

All-British chocolate bar made by scientists using Reading-grown cocoa

Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say

First responders, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops

Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say
Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ‘crippling’ ICC sanctions

Lawsuit challenges executive order targeting international criminal court for investigating Israeli crimes in Palestine

Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ‘crippling’ ICC sanctions
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes

Verdict relates to atrocities committed during the country’s 14-year civil war in which about 500,000 people died

Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes
Typhoon Dolphin hits Beijing as city braces for one-third of annual rainfall over 24 hours

Flooding already reported in some districts of Chinese capital and rains are expected to get worse overnight

Typhoon Dolphin hits Beijing as city braces for one-third of annual rainfall over 24 hours

Trump’s media company, which also owns Truth Social, reports $238m loss

Company also announced a paid service for early access to president’s posts on policies to the social media site

Trump’s media company, which also owns Truth Social, reports $238m loss
Nvidia links with Wall Street firms for $500bn AI financing deal

Apollo, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and KKR among those working with chipmaker to fund infrastructure

Nvidia links with Wall Street firms for $500bn AI financing deal

Signs of a house sparrow comeback in the UK after decades of decline

Populations starting to stabilise but much still needs to be done to reverse loss of 30m that almost led to species vanishing

Signs of a house sparrow comeback in the UK after decades of decline