US federal judge halts order for Trump to turn over financial records to BBC 06. August 2026 (19:16) Judge issues temporary pause while he considers Trump’s request to revise his libel lawsuit against BBCA federal judge has temporarily halted an order requiring Donald Trump to turn over detailed financial information about his business empire to the BBC as part of an ongoing libel lawsuit.US district judge Roy Altman issued the temporary pause while he considers Trump’s request to revise and narrow parts of his lawsuit against the BBC over a 2024 documentary that aired in the UK. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ebola virus behind massive outbreak in DRC could be mutating, officials say 06. August 2026 (18:18) Cases have passed 4,000 and health watchdog plans to go door to door to find patients in major response escalationThe virus causing a massive outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be mutating, health officials fear, as confirmed cases pass 4,000.Africa’s public health watchdog said the time for incremental action was over as they announced plans to scale up every aspect of the response and go “door to door” looking for patients. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Baby safely delivered 30 minutes after mother died in nine-storey fall 06. August 2026 (18:13) Emma Atkinson, 38, was seven months pregnant when she fell from window of flat in Leeds tower block, inquest toldA pregnant woman who died from a nine-storey fall had her baby safely delivered 30 minutes after her death, an inquest has heard.Emma Atkinson, 38, was seven months pregnant when she fell from the window of her father’s flat in Shakespeare Towers in the Burmantofts area of Leeds, on 22 October 2024. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Why has Kemi Badenoch given a former neo-Nazi an advisory role? – The Latest 06. August 2026 (17:56) Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist, has been offered a role as an adviser to the Conservative party by Kemi Badenoch after he withdrew as a Tory candidate for next year’s local elections. The role will reportedly be focused on how young men become radicalised.Bonehill-Paine was convicted of harassing a Jewish MP and has previously described himself as a ‘nationalist, fascist, theorist and supporter of white rights’. He says he has carried out counter-extremism work since he was released from prison.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian political correspondent Ben Quinn – watch on YouTube Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Perez Hilton ‘able to communicate’ after hospitalization following livestream 06. August 2026 (17:44) Family says celebrity blogger remains under medical care after viewers alerted authorities over disturbing TikTok broadcastPerez Hilton is “able to communicate”, according to a new statement released by his family, one day after the celebrity blogger appeared to self-harm during a disturbing TikTok livestream that prompted his hospitalization.In a message posted to Hilton’s blog on Wednesday evening, his family thanked supporters for the outpouring of concern. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trains stop across north-west England after power cut hits signalling centre 06. August 2026 (17:40) Passengers awaiting Northern and TransPennine trains advised not to travel, with cancellations and other services delayedTrains across parts of north-west England have ground to a halt after a power failure hit the signalling centre controlling the railway in the region.Passengers awaiting Northern and TransPennine trains have been advised not to travel, with widespread cancellations and other services delayed by more than an hour already. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators 06. August 2026 (17:32) Government ‘urgently’ identifying men convicted in historic cases who could be freed in scheme loopholeUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham’s government is “urgently” identifying any grooming gang perpetrators who may still be eligible for early prison release after concerns were raised about a potential loophole in the system.The prime minister has “personally intervened” after men convicted of assaulting children in Bradford were expected to be freed from prison early despite a promise earlier this week that they would remain behind bars. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress over Covid hearing 06. August 2026 (17:17) Anthony Fauci’s lawyer condemned the vote from the Republican-controlled committee as a ‘crude political stunt’US politics live – latest updatesA Republican-controlled US Senate committee voted to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the veteran public health official repeatedly pleaded the fifth amendment to parry a hostile inquisition into his stewardship of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.Fauci, the former director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Niaid), who led the agency for 38 years before retiring in 2022, gave the same response to dozens of questions while refusing to give clarifying answers during a tense hearing last week, citing his constitutional protections. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Leipzig drone bomb was found near Ukrainian plane carrying ammunition, say police 06. August 2026 (17:06) Germany investigating whether foreign state involved as minister says ‘ripped’ detonator stopped device going offEurope live – latest updatesA catastrophe with multiple casualties was possibly narrowly averted by the discovery of a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport, German officials said, as they examined whether a foreign state could be behind the plot.One of the Ukrainian aircraft next to where the bomb drone was found was loaded with military ammunition, according to a classified police report quoted by the public broadcasters WDR and NDR and the Süddeutsche newspaper. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘We expected it, but now it’s here’: on the frontline of Australia’s bird flu outbreak, people are distressed 06. August 2026 (17:00) As Australia prepares for the H5 bird flu to potentially rip through hundreds of species, residents of the Limestone Coast are already seeing the impactsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s only been three weeks since H5 bird flu was detected on South Australia’s Limestone Coast, and already encounters with sick or dead birds are becoming commonplace.Maureen Christie, who lives in the seaside town of Carpenter Rocks, has been observing and protecting birds in the region for decades. She is now witnessing many stricken and suffering. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
