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Cattle farmer who shot dead three members of the family living next door to his property during a dispute about livestock is sentenced
A cattle farmer in Queensland, Australia, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 40 years after murdering three members of a neighbouring family and attempting to kill a fourth during a dispute over stolen livestock. Darryl Valroy Young, 63, was convicted by a jury of three counts of murder and one…
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Wildfires ravage Borneo, Trump’s new hair colour sparks buzz, OpenAI faces newspaper copyright suit
Volunteer firefighters battle Borneo’s wildfires while Trump’s hair colour and a Portland Thorns transphobia row grab US headlines; plus OpenAI/Microsoft face a newspaper lawsuit, stately homes turned cannabis farms, HBO Max’s 25th and a wildcat’s press-up marathon.
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Wanderburg release countdown: Exact date and time
Wanderburg, a minimalist medieval roguelike developed by Randwerk, is set to launch worldwide on Tuesday, 8 September. The game offers a fresh spin on the roguelike genre by combining it with castle-management mechanics, putting players in control of a fortress that can physically move across the map. In Wanderburg, players use their mobile castle to…
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Grindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over allegedly sharing users’ HIV status
Grindr has agreed to pay £26m to settle a UK High Court lawsuit brought by around 12,000 users who alleged the dating app shared highly sensitive personal data, including in some cases their HIV status, with advertising companies without proper consent. The case, filed in April 2024 by London law firm Austen Hays over alleged…
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How to Watch the Apple September Event (2026)
Apple will hold its September hardware event on 9 September 2026, livestreamed at 10am Pacific (1pm Eastern) via Apple’s website, YouTube and Apple TV. Interest is high because leaks point to Apple finally unveiling its long-rumoured foldable iPhone, alongside a focus on premium devices, marking a shift in strategy that could push the standard iPhone’s…
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Huawei copies Samsung’s privacy display in its latest trifold
Huawei has launched the Mate XT 2, its third trifold smartphone, in China, becoming the first foldable to feature a privacy-enhancing display similar to the one Samsung introduced on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. The device also abandons the accordion-style folding mechanism of earlier Mate XT models, which left parts of the flexible screen permanently exposed,…
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UK food supply chain at risk from hostile attacks
The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that cyber-attacks pose a serious and growing threat to the UK’s food supply chain, urging the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) to work more closely with industry to prevent severe disruptions. The warning follows damaging cyber-attacks on major retailers Marks & Spencer and the Co-op…
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The Gymnastics Academy changed my prepaid booking but said ‘no’ to a refund
A Guardian Money reader booked and paid for three summer holiday gymnastics sessions for her daughter in November, but The Gymnastics Academy later switched the venue to a harder-to-reach site and changed one of the dates without warning her in advance. When she requested a refund because the new arrangements were unsuitable, the company refused,…
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In the Shadows of Nuremberg review – trial-adjacent thriller aims to be Russian answer to Saving Private Ryan
The Guardian’s review of In the Shadows of Nuremberg criticises director Nikolay Lebedev’s attempt to dramatise the Soviet perspective on the Nuremberg trials, arguing that a clumsy personal subplot and an undercurrent of sentimental patriotism undermine what could have been a compelling companion piece to films such as last year’s Russell Crowe-led Nuremberg. The reviewer…
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At least 11 climbers are swept away to their death in avalanche as video shows wall of snow and ice crashing down mountain in Russia
At least 11 climbers were killed and six injured after an avalanche struck a group of 33 mountaineers on Mount Mizhirgi in Russia’s North Caucasus, with rescue teams still searching for six people unaccounted for. The disaster, which occurred on Sunday evening, has triggered a major emergency response involving over 50 personnel and helicopters, though…