Florida Democrat switches districts after DeSantis redistricting shake-up 06. August 2026 (15:00) Pia Dandiya, a first-time candidate, says voters care more about costs than district lines as she seeks a key open seatWhat is a sanguine new congressional candidate to do when the district they thought they were running in gets torn apart by a governor’s best efforts to gerrymander his state at the president’s behest?For Pia Dandiya, a first-time candidate for the Democratic party in Florida, the answer was simple: pick up some maps, hit the road, and embrace the challenge of conquering a different part of the state. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Senate committee set to vote on holding Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress – US politics live 06. August 2026 (14:49) Hearing called after the former chief medical advisor invoked the fifth and refused to answer questions at a hearing on Covid-19Sign up for the Breaking News US emailDemocratic senator Maggie Hassan, of New Hampshire, said while there is a “real need” for a “serious bipartisan examination into what went well and what went wrong during our country’s response to the pandemic”, last week’s hearing was ultimately designed to “target a single doctor and dedicated public servant, who has testified before Congress many times before, and they wanted to blame him for everything that went wrong during the pandemic”.She also defended Fauci’s decision to pleas the fifth amendment, adding that he had “little choice but to invoke his constitutional right to not walk directly into a trap”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Senate committee says it has copy of Fauci’s phone as it weighs holding him in contempt 06. August 2026 (14:46) Veteran US health official invoked fifth amendment right amid hostile questioning from Republicans last weekUS politics live – latest updatesA US Senate committee says it obtained a backup copy of Anthony Fauci’s iPhone as it weighed whether to hold the veteran government health official in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer Republicans’ questions amid a hostile inquisition last week.The phone was used by Fauci during his time as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, including his time fronting the first Trump administration’s response to the Covid pandemic in 2020. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Raleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings 06. August 2026 (14:45) Fate of historic bicycle name in hands of administrators after Netherlands-based Accell Group fails to find buyerThe bicycle company that owns the historic Raleigh brand has started insolvency proceedings after failing to find a buyer.The Netherlands-based Accell Group said on Wednesday it had called in administrators after it failed to find a viable solution to continue its operations in their current form. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woman, 47, charged after four men stabbed in Covent Garden 06. August 2026 (14:42) Stella Gollovena accused of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after assaults in central LondonA 47-year-old woman has been charged after four men were stabbed in central London.Stella Gollovena, of no fixed address, was charged with four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one count of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages abducted by militants 06. August 2026 (14:40) President hails ‘successful’ rescue as country battles endemic kidnapping for ransom and insecurity worsensNigerian security forces have rescued more than 300 abducted people in what the president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, hailed as the largest single-day hostage recovery in the country’s history.The release was announced on Wednesday after a joint operation, conducted by the military, police and counter-terrorism units, freed victims held captive in the dense forests of the Kainji Lake national park in the north-central region. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Firefighters start to contain Washington state wildfires as tens of thousands remain displaced 06. August 2026 (14:00) Fires have destroyed about 850 buildings and forced about 67,000 people to evacuate since they erupted last weekendFirefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state’s second-largest city, but hotter, drier and breezier days lie ahead.Officials reported Wednesday that firefighters had established containment lines around the perimeters of all three fires affecting Spokane and that they were focused on reinforcing those lines. Temperatures were expected to climb from the 80sF the past two days into the upper 90sF (36C), with less humidity, late this week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace issues first building contract – for a military base 06. August 2026 (14:00) Exclusive: Louisiana firm awarded tender to build rudimentary outpost to house Moroccan troopsDonald Trump’s Board of Peace, which was set up in January to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, has finally issued its first construction contract in the devastated territory: a project to build a rudimentary 150-person military outpost to house Moroccan troops, a source familiar with the matter told the Guardian.The contract, which has not yet been finalised, was awarded to Arkel International, a Louisiana-based firm that has previously carried out work with the US government in countries such as Iraq. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Students using AI to cheat will face stricter rules, says Danish government 06. August 2026 (13:58) Teenagers must make oral defence of essays and schools will monitor computers during exams under crackdownEurope live – latest updatesDanish teenagers will have to make an oral defence of their written essays to combat AI cheating, the government has announced.Pupils aged 16 to 19 at upper secondary school (known in Denmark as gymnasiet) will also be encouraged to do written assignments at school under controlled conditions, including monitoring of their computer screens, rather than at home. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Extreme rightwing referrals to Prevent rise 20% amid record anti-terror reporting 06. August 2026 (13:53) Scheme aiming to stop people turning to terrorism has 39% overall rise in referrals in year to September 2025A record number of people have been referred to the government’s anti-terror programme in England and Wales, with a 39% rise over the last year, including a 20% rise in referrals for extreme rightwing ideology, according to official data released on Thursday.A total of 10,293 referrals – up from 7,408 – were made to the Prevent programme in the year to September 2025, which is the highest number since records began 11 years ago. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
