Weather tracker: Europe breaks more heat records as temperatures soar 10. August 2026 (11:32) Drought and wildfires intensify across continent, while tropical storms bring heavy rain and disruption to east AsiaEurope live – latest updatesHigh pressure has dominated central and eastern Europe in early August, breaking temperature records across the region. Austria recorded a high of 41.2C (106.2F), while Slovakia reached 42.2C. Hungary hit a peak of 41.8C, surpassing a record set in 1905, while overnight temperatures remained above 28C in some areas, marking it as a tropical night.The extreme temperatures have been driven by a heat dome beneath the high-pressure system, which traps warm air close to the surface. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woman assaulted after Travelodge staff gave room key to her abuser 10. August 2026 (10:51) Woman had gone to London hotel for ‘night away from the fear’ in latest incident of chain giving keys to men without checkingTravelodge staff gave a room key to the domestic abuser of a woman, who then physically attacked her.The woman, who is remaining anonymous, told the BBC she was staying in a branch of the hotel in London to escape the man, but he followed her and was given a key by the reception staff. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief 10. August 2026 (10:41) Campaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise itBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water has paid its chief financial officer, Steve Buck, a £1m signing fee despite intense scrutiny of Britain’s biggest water company’s finances as it tries to avoid being taken into public control.The utility revealed that it made the payment last month, in a letter sent last week by Adrian Montague, its chair, to MPs on the environment, food and rural affairs select committee, Sky News first reported. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with Reformers 10. August 2026 (08:58) Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he instructed the conservative Liberal group ‘not to keep going’ because ‘it became so toxic’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Liberal figure under investigation for allegedly accepting illegal donations has told the corruption watchdog that it does not have a “shred of evidence” that he was part of a conservative factional group, saying he told members “not to keep going” after it became “toxic”.Consultant and lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood, 37, who is named in two of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) allegations as part of Operation Rosny, gave evidence on Monday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two workers were temporarily stood down after near-miss collision at Sydney Airport 10. August 2026 (08:21) Transport minister says improved staff rostering will be in place from next month after ‘unacceptable’ delays and incident involving Qatar Airways and Jetstar planesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe transport minister, Catherine King, has said improved staff rostering will be in place at Sydney airport from next month after “unacceptable” delays and a near-miss collision that resulted in two workers being stood down.King called in the Airservices Australia chief executive officer, Rob Sharp, for a meeting in Canberra on Monday, the day after a Jetstar plane narrowly avoided hitting a Qatar Airways plane that was pulled across the runway in front of it. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Albanese gives ground on gambling inducements as Labor and Coalition inch towards deal 10. August 2026 (08:14) Prime minister and opposition leader meet in Canberra to advance agreement on gambling advertisingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has bowed to pressure and will limit gambling inducements as part of a deal between Labor and Angus Taylor, even as some Liberals warn it might not do enough to help vulnerable people.The prime minister and the opposition leader met in Canberra on Monday to negotiate the deal, a week after sensational revelations about illegal drugs, sex workers and alcohol being provided to high-spending gamblers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Victorian Liberals promise weekly red bin garbage collections for all, calling fortnightly system ‘disgusting’ 10. August 2026 (07:50) If opposition wins November’s state election, leader Jess Wilson vows households will not pay more under the changeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian Liberals have vowed to restore weekly rubbish collections if they win November’s state election, with leader Jess Wilson describing the current fortnightly system in her local area as “disgusting”.Thirty-three Victorian councils have switched general rubbish collections from weekly to fortnightly, with a similar shift occurring in other states. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
British national shot dead in Kashmir by Pakistani security forces 10. August 2026 (07:00) Mohammad Akhtar, 50, from Peterborough killed during clashes between authorities and protestersA British national was shot dead in Pakistan-administered Kashmir during clashes between security forces and protesters, the Guardian can reveal.Another Briton has been held in a regional prison for more than two months despite his family’s efforts to secure his release through the Foreign Office. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year 10. August 2026 (07:00) Big companies describe being under constant threat but only half have a plan in place to respond to an attackNearly a third of British manufacturers have been hit by a cyber-attack on them or a company in their supply chain, according to a survey that highlighted the growing hacking risk to companies.The findings come almost a year after Britain’s largest automotive employer, JLR, was hit by an attack that forced it to halt production for weeks. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
British widow, 78, told to leave Sweden under Brexit rules after living there for 21 years 10. August 2026 (06:00) Authorities say application to stay was made too late, as UK officials say Sweden takes ‘stricter approach’ than other EU countriesA 78-year-old British widow who has lived in Sweden for 21 years is fighting deportation from the country after authorities told her a post-Brexit application to stay had been submitted too late.Her case is the latest of 2,500 British people ordered to leave the country after Brexit in what campaigners and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) have said is an inexplicably hardline approach taken by the Swedish authorities. It comes two years after Sweden threatened to deport a British woman with dementia in a care home shortly before she died. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
