Robin Morgan, child star who became feminist, poet and editor, dies aged 85 05. September 2026 (20:16) Leading second-wave feminist co-founded Women’s Media Center with Jane Fonda and Gloria SteinemRobin Morgan, a child star of the 1940s and 50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and second-wave feminist, has died. She was 85.Morgan’s death was confirmed Saturday by the Women’s Media Center, an organization she co-founded with Jane Fonda and the celebrated author and activist Gloria Steinem, who died Wednesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
London Paddington fire causes rail chaos as Heathrow trains cancelled 05. September 2026 (20:10) Blaze causes electricity supply failure and disruption of services to airport and ReadingA fire near a train track in the London Paddington area has caused major disruption, with services to Heathrow airport cancelled.The fire caused an electricity supply failure which has left all lines between Paddington and the airport blocked, National Rail said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime 05. September 2026 (20:00) Sarah Khalifa, 39, charged with forming organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffick drugsAn Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug case, official media reported on Saturday.The presenter, Sarah Khalifa, 39, is best known for her programme Mission Impossible, which dealt with issues concerning security and crime. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Major south London road closed over dangerous building fears 05. September 2026 (19:24) Residents have been moved into hotels and pedestrians, vehicles and cyclists are banned from using the street until the site has been secured(London News)
‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting 05. September 2026 (18:26) Reform UK leader maintains innocence in overseas funding controversy on last day of party conferenceUK politics liveNigel Farage has claimed that he “wasn’t even listening” during a meeting at the centre of a controversy about whether his party considered evading the law on accepting donations from overseas.The Reform UK leader also claimed he knew donation law “better than anybody” during interviews as he sought to salvage the final day of his party conference from the fallout that has already cost him two of his closest aides. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
