Canadian high school where deadly mass shooting occurred to be torn down 08. May 2026 (17:40) Tumbler Ridge secondary school was site of February mass shooting in which nine were killed and dozens were injuredThe school which was the site of one of Canada’s deadliest mass shootings will be torn down, officials have announced.The decision to demolish the Tumbler Ridge secondary school came after meetings between the school board and survivors, family and community members, said British Columbia premier David Eby. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Greenlandic woman wins case against Danish authorities who removed her two-hour-old child 08. May 2026 (16:45) Keira Alexandra Kronvold’s daughter was taken from her after she was subjected to parental competence psychometric testsA Greenlandic woman whose newborn baby was forcibly removed by Danish authorities as a result of controversial parenting competency tests has won a landmark case in the high court ruling that their actions were illegal.Keira Alexandra Kronvold’s daughter Zammi was taken away from her when she was two hours old and placed in foster care in November 2024 after Kronvold was subjected to so-called FKU (parental competence) psychometric tests. At the time she was told that the test was to see if she was “civilised enough”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
White House calls Mark Hamill ‘sick’ for posting AI image of Trump in a grave 08. May 2026 (16:04) Star Wars actor later deleted post and apologized, saying president should live ‘long enough to be held accountable’US politics live – latest updatesThe White House has branded Star Wars actor Mark Hamill “a sick individual” after an AI-generated image showing Donald Trump in a shallow grave, with the words “If Only” as an overlay was posted to one of star’s social media accounts.Hamill, who played the lead character of Luke Skywalker in six movies of the iconic science fiction franchise and is a longtime critic of the US president, apologized and removed the post from his Bluesky account on Thursday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hiker dead of apparent bear attack in Glacier national park in Montana 08. May 2026 (15:45) Man was reported missing on Sunday and on Wednesday officials found a body with wounds indicating a bear attackSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A hiker in Glacier national park is believed to have been killed in a confrontation with a bear, which is likely the first such fatality in the Montana park since 1998, authorities said.The body of the male victim was found on Wednesday, and on Friday morning his identity and other details about him had not yet been publicly disclosed. The man had been reported missing and a search and rescue team was sent out to look for him this week and came upon his remains. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Steve Hilton: British strategist becomes unlikely frontrunner for California governor 08. May 2026 (15:04) Former David Cameron adviser says a vote for him will make California ‘Califordable’ – not everyone is convinced He “knows how to wind people up like Trump”, according to friends, and made his name in the UK with zany policy ideas including making the country sunnier using state-owned cloud busters.Now the controversial strategist Steve Hilton, named the “pint-sized Rasputin” of Conservative politics, has become an unlikely frontrunner in the primary race for California governor. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nigel Farage dodges questions on £5m gift from crypto billionaire 08. May 2026 (14:57) Reform leader irritated when asked about money from Christopher Harborne on day of party’s election gainsElection 2026 live: latest news updatesNigel Farage has repeatedly refused to answer questions about a personal gift of £5m he received from the billionaire Christopher Harborne, as the Reform UK leader sought on Friday to focus attention on the party’s election gains.Farage was clearly irritated when asked on a number of occasions on Friday about the money, which the Guardian revealed he had received shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 general election and which was not declared. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Anger mounts after Tennessee Republicans redraw maps to split only Black-majority district – live 08. May 2026 (14:50) The new map splits Shelby County, which includes Memphis, into three separate Republican-leaning districtsSign up for the Breaking News US emailEconomists projected about 55,000 new jobs and a 4.3% unemployment rate. A day earlier, the labor department announced 200,000 people filed for weekly unemployment benefits, a slight increase from the week before.A series of major changes over the last year – tariffs, government layoffs, changing immigration policies and, now, rising oil prices amid conflict in the Middle East – have rattled the US economy and destabilized the labor market. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Soft armour, pert nipples: how London design team made Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala breastplate 08. May 2026 (14:38) Whitaker Malem worked with pop art sculptor Allen Jones, visual artist Nadia Lee Cohen and a car bodyshop in KentAt Monday’s Met Gala, it inevitably fell to Kim Kardashian to deliver the evening’s biggest jolt. One of the few celebrities to straightforwardly interpret the “fashion is art” dress code – which focused on how the dressed and undressed human body is the through-line in most works of art – she decided to forgo her usual role as a walking billboard for a major fashion house and instead arrived in an orange fibreglass breastplate created by a small east London art duo and a car bodyshop in Kent.“Good art should start conversation, and Kim did exactly that,” says 61-year-old Patrick Whitaker, half of the design practice Whitaker Malem, who made the breastplate just weeks before the gala. “She was very clear on wanting a breastplate, very clear on the car body finish. And I think she was nervous really. She understands the competition.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Palestine Action activist says he ‘did the right thing’ over protest at arms firm site 08. May 2026 (14:27) Exclusive: Jordan Devlin, who was acquitted at trial where four co-defendants were convicted, says he was saving livesA Palestine Action activist who was acquitted over a protest at an Israeli arms manufacturer’s UK site has said he and his five co-defendants “did the right thing”.Four of those who stood trial with Jordan Devlin were convicted of criminal damage in relation to the direct action protest at the Elbit Systems UK site near Bristol on 6 August 2024, but he said they had been acting to save Palestinian lives. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Iran war costs Toyota £3bn as prices of materials soar and sales fall 08. May 2026 (14:09) Carmaker gives one of biggest warnings yet of conflict’s impact on businesses while Trump tariffs also take tollToyota has reported a £3bn hit from costs from the war in Iran, as prices of parts and materials soared and sales dropped.The world’s biggest carmaker said profits declined in its financial year to March as it was “likely unable to absorb newly added impact from the Middle East”, in one of the largest warnings yet of the war’s impact on businesses. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
