‘I felt dizzy’: bodybuilder recalls how drug abuse caught up with him 12. July 2026 (11:00) Jamie Mantzouridis used steroids, growth hormones and insulin until the side effects became impossible to ignoreFitness influencers linked to wellness brand helping run illegal steroid market on TelegramJamie Mantzouridis vividly remembers the first time he took steroids. He got someone else to inject him and his mind was racing. “What if he hit an artery? What if there was an air bubble?” Mantzouridis, however, says he was young and fearless.He was small growing up, skinny and self-conscious. By the time he started training seriously in his early 20s, he noticed other guys at the gym who were much larger, and they explained they were taking steroids. “They looked really good,” he says, “and they said that was what they were doing.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC 12. July 2026 (10:00) Two drugs are being trialled in the Ituri region in a programme set up just six weeks after the outbreak was declared, with hopes it will reduce mortality ratesThere is no approved drug to help the medical teams scrabbling to save lives in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – but there are hopes that could change within months as the first patients are enrolled in a treatment trial.It is a record pace to set up and start this kind of research, scientists said, with patients enrolled just six weeks after the outbreak being declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 17 May. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lindsey Graham, key ally of Donald Trump, has died after sudden illness, his office says 12. July 2026 (08:27) Republican senator had served in the Senate since 2003 and was a sharp critic of Trump before becoming one of his most loyal backersUS senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of Donald Trump, has died from a sudden illness, his office said in the early hours of Sunday. He had just turned 71.Graham’s death will send shockwaves through Washington and the Republican party. He has served in the Senate since 2003, representing South Carolina. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK to crack down on unlicensed casinos sponsoring football teams 12. July 2026 (08:00) Government to launch consultation after Everton’s deal with Stake.com went ahead amid warnings from Gambling CommissionMinisters are poised to launch a crackdown on unlicensed casinos sponsoring British sports teams, amid criticism that a delay to the proposals has opened the door for offshore gambling firms to strike lucrative deals with Premier League clubs.Progress with plans to kick unlicensed gambling operators out of football has stalled since February, when the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said a review would begin in spring. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
A revolution in ruins: fury amid the rubble of a housing project in quake-hit Venezuela 12. July 2026 (07:00) Discontent with Trump-backed government mounts as Chávez heirs struggle to respond to disaster for which they seem ill-preparedEven before two powerful earthquakes reduced the OPPE 25 government housing project to an anarchy of shattered concrete and broken lives, the foundations of Hugo Chávez’s populist “Bolivarian” revolution were shaking in what was once a hotbed of support.Gabriel González remembers his elation when, in 2013, he received the keys to his freshly completed apartment in one of the 12-floor tower blocks El Comandante had ordered to be built in an affluent corner of the resort town of Caraballeda. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
EU accused of dragging its feet over ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements 12. July 2026 (07:00) Foreign ministers will discuss options on Monday but decision on imports is not expected for months The EU has been accused of dragging its feet over upholding international law, on the eve of a long-awaited debate about banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements.EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday will discuss a possible ban on imports from the settlements, against an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where a UN inquiry found Israel to be committing a genocide, and surging state-backed violence in the occupied West Bank, which has killed at least 235 children. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US allies apprehensive after capricious Trump changes tune at Nato summit 12. July 2026 (07:00) Sudden shift may be linked to affinity for Erdoğan but what might be consequences of erratic behavior towards alliance?Donald Trump’s relationship with Washington’s Nato allies is nobody’s idea of a happy marriage.But the US president’s volatile performance at the western military alliance’s annual summit in Ankara this week seemed extreme, even by Trumpian standards. As commentators sought toexplain what happened, their usually capacious stock of Trump-fitting cliches was at risk of exhaustion. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Toronto shooting: two dead and four injured near street festival, with suspect still at large 12. July 2026 (04:35) Police in the city in Canada say suspect has not been apprehended after finding six people with gunshot wounds near Salsa on St Clair FestivalA shooting near a Toronto street festival killed two people and wounded four others on Saturday, prompting police to warn of an active shooter before later saying the scene was secure.Toronto police said six people were found with gunshot wounds after the shooting near St Clair Avenue West and Arlington Avenue, where the Salsa on St Clair festival was underway. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: Barnaby Joyce won’t guarantee One Nation policies will be costed before next election 12. July 2026 (02:45) Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf you’d like to read more about China’s ballistic missile test in the Pacific, David Vallance, a research associate at the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program, wrote a comment piece about it earlier in the week.Vallance says the timing – on the day the Ocean of Peace Alliance treaty was signed with Fiji – “reads as provocation at best, coercion at worst”. You can read his full piece here:There are risks of AI to defence, as well as opportunities.That’s why we established a defence AI centre in 2024 under this government. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man charged with murder after remains believed to be missing woman found in Queensland bushland 12. July 2026 (02:45) Toowoomba woman Jana Armstrong was last seen several days agoFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have charged a man with murder after remains believed to be a woman missing for several days were found in bushland.As of Sunday morning, the remains were yet to be formally identified but Queensland police investigators believe they are those of Jana Armstrong. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
