New Hampshire and Rhode Island to vote in state primaries - US politics live 08. September 2026 (14:22) Voters will choose candidates across full slate of federal, state and local offices over next two daysSign up for US Breaking News emailsDonald Trump is in Washington today. We’ll hear from the president at 10.35am ET, when he hosts an event on the Ellipse honoring first responders at the 9/11 terrorist attacks, ahead of the 25th anniversary commemoration this week.Trump is set to unveil a 21-foot steel beam that has been recovered from the World Trade Center that will be on display as part of a “Steel Across America” tour. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
One in 12 golf clubs in England broke water extraction rules in past five years 08. September 2026 (14:06) More than 140 clubs breached licences, with a third caught taking water illegally, analysis shows – but no fines issuedMore than 140 golf clubs in England have breached their water extraction licences in the past five years, according to data analysis by the Guardian.More than a third of these clubs were caught taking water illegally from the environment, either by taking more than permitted or by removing it outside the permitted period. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Houthis strike Saudi Arabian cities in significant expansion of Middle East war 08. September 2026 (14:05) Riyadh says it will retaliate after overnight attacks by Iran-backed Yemen group on oil facilities wound more than 70Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have attacked four cities in Saudi Arabia, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a significant expansion of the Middle East war.Saudi Arabia said it would retaliate after the overnight strikes – reportedly involving dozens of drones and missiles – that targeted several oil facilities in the country’s south. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Crocodile head found in luggage at Italian airport 08. September 2026 (14:05) Man, who had arrived in Turin from Miami via Istanbul, under investigation for smuggling and faces fine or prisonAn Italian man is facing a hefty fine or possible prison term after the dried head of a critically endangered crocodile was found in his luggage at Turin’s Caselle airport.The man had arrived at the airport in the northern Italian city on a flight from Miami via Istanbul, the Turin unit of Italy’s financial police squad said in a statement. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How meteorologists helped recreate one of history’s most important weather forecasts 08. September 2026 (13:59) Experts helped guide weather scenes in Pressure – a film depicting dramatic buildup to 1944’s D-day landingsDressed in a Royal Air Force uniform and sporting a trim moustache, Andrew Scott looks slightly queasy – as well he might. Behind him is a huge map of the Channel, and in front of him is Brendan Fraser, looming with a request: “I need a forecast,” he says.Starring in the film Pressure, based on a true story, Scott plays the meteorologist Capt James Stagg – the man who must tell Gen Eisenhower – played by Fraser – whether conditions will be suitable for the D-day landings scheduled to take place on 5 June 1944. But a large storm is approaching the Normandy coast. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
