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David Olusoga revisits the Peterloo massacre in new podcast
Guardian critics round up their pick of the week’s best podcasts, spanning history, comedy and true crime. David Olusoga presents a new series from Manchester’s People’s History Museum revisiting the 1819 Peterloo massacre, told partly through the extraordinary account of survivor William Cheatham, which the reviewers describe as an invigorating if sobering listen. Alongside it,…
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NHS pensioner wrongly declared dead left without payments
A Guardian Money reader who worked for the NHS for 11 years before retiring to South Africa in 2015 had her NHS pension stopped in May after the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), which administers the scheme, mistakenly recorded her as dead. Despite months of calls and emails, she received only automated responses, leaving her…
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Fairphone 6+ review: the most repairable, ethical phone gets faster
The Fairphone 6+ is the Dutch cooperative’s latest sustainable Android handset, refreshing last year’s Fairphone 6 with a faster chip and more memory while keeping the same fully repairable, modular design. It matters because Fairphone continues to champion longevity and ethical sourcing in an industry dominated by disposable devices, and this model marks its first…
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Divorce, smartphones and control – BBC sees how Taliban run Afghanistan
The BBC gained rare access to senior Taliban figures in Afghanistan, including a provincial governor, revealing how the movement governs five years after retaking power in 2021. Footage shows an 18-year-old woman calmly pleading for a divorce from an allegedly abusive husband before Governor Abdullah Sarhadi, who dismisses women as “mindless” to laughter from male…
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Police Scotland chief under fire as Kushner meets Jeffries and Sydney shark survivor speaks out
Jo Farrell reportedly told she’s lost her force’s confidence, while Trump aide Jared Kushner and Democrat Hakeem Jeffries talk ahead of the US midterms. Also: an Australian activist pulls out of a rally over a death threat, and Newcastle draw with Liverpool in Kevin Keegan tribute.
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8-year-old girl dies from rare parasite after swimming in Louisiana lake
An eight-year-old girl from Louisiana has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, which she is believed to have picked up while swimming in a local lake. Lillian Smart died from primary amebic meningoencephalitis on Saturday, just one day after her eighth birthday, her family said in a Facebook post. Her parents said…
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Five arrested in dramatic raids on CFMEU headquarters over alleged construction corruption
Victoria Police detectives arrested five people during a raid on the CFMEU’s Melbourne headquarters as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the construction industry. The operation, conducted on Monday morning under Taskforce Hawk, targeted six addresses linked to claims of secret commissions being paid within the sector, and marks a significant escalation in…
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Sandra Bullock’s devastating SIX YEARS in hiding: Insiders reveal actress was so ‘lonely and scared’ that her ‘personality changed’… and how ALS death of partner Bryan at 57 nearly ruined her
Sandra Bullock has begun opening up about the death of her longtime partner Bryan Randall, who died in August 2023 aged 57 after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Speaking on Jason Bateman’s Smartless podcast, the actress, 62, described a “traumatic” ordeal that left her largely withdrawn from public life for around two years,…
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Shein aims for almost $27bn valuation in stock market debut
Fast-fashion giant Shein is set to make its long-delayed stock market debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 1 September, in a listing valuing the company at nearly $27bn (£19.8bn). The move follows abandoned attempts to list in London and New York, where regulatory scrutiny of the Chinese-founded, Singapore-headquartered retailer’s supply chain and origins…
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I want a Tory victory not a monstrous coalition with Reform, says Kemi
Kemi Badenoch has ruled out forming a coalition with Reform UK after the next general election, branding the prospect “monstrous” and saying she would rather trigger another election than share power with Nigel Farage’s party. Speaking at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Conservative leader accused defectors who had switched from the Tories to Reform of…