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Popular pantry staple could get you stopped at airport security under little-known TSA rule
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has reminded travellers that peanut butter counts as a liquid under airport security rules, meaning it is subject to the same restrictions as shampoo or drinks in carry-on luggage. The agency made the point on social media, backing it up with a screenshot of a Google AI Overview explaining…
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Sawbridgeworth residents fear reprisals after halting illegal traveller camp
Residents of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, who blocked trucks over a Bank Holiday weekend to stop travellers laying an illegal encampment on greenbelt land, say they are now living in fear of reprisals. Hundreds of locals camped out overnight to prevent vehicles carrying tarmac from entering a former wildlife site that had been torn up with heavy…
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Hundreds of North Sea workers facing chopper travel ban for being too heavy
Hundreds of North Sea offshore workers risk being barred from helicopter travel to rigs from 1 November, when a new maximum weight limit of 19.5 stone (124kg), including clothing and footwear, comes into force. Industry body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) says the rule is designed to ensure workers can be safely winched to safety in…
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Israeli medics train US synagogues how to respond to attacks, as high holidays approach
Israel’s national emergency medical service, Magen David Adom, has partnered with the US-based Community Security Service to train security volunteers at American synagogues ahead of Rosh Hashanah and the other High Holidays. The initiative reflects growing anxiety within Jewish communities about the possibility of attacks, following a marked rise in antisemitic incidents since the 7…
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Activist confronts Mayor Mamdani during Borough Park shop visit
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was confronted by an angry heckler while visiting Eichler’s, a Judaica store in Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighbourhood, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Stephanie Benshimol, an American-Israeli activist and founder of the group United Zionists, filmed herself shouting “Shame on you!” at the mayor, accusing him of…
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Kobo Libra Colour leads US e-reader buying guide
The Guardian’s Filter team has tested and ranked six of the most popular e-readers on the US market for autumn 2026, aiming to help buyers pick a device suited to their budget, reading habits or family needs. The guide matters because e-readers now offer meaningfully different features than in past years, becoming lighter, brighter and…
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Hidden tactics of the station bag snatchers that let them prey on wealthy, revealed by influencer whose Louis Vuitton case was swiped at St Pancras
A US fitness influencer had her Louis Vuitton suitcase stolen by a suspected organised gang outside London’s St Pancras station, prompting warnings about the tactics thieves use to target wealthy travellers. Colleen Bankston, 62, believes at least three men worked together, using headsets to coordinate, while one distracted her and her husband by asking to…
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Poet laureate Armitage examines mortality in New Cemetery audiobook
Poet laureate Simon Armitage’s audiobook New Cemetery reflects on the creation of a burial ground near his Huddersfield home during the Covid lockdown, using the site’s construction as a prompt for meditations on mortality, memory and family. Rather than object like some neighbours, Armitage welcomed the development, reasoning that the dead make quiet and permanent…
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‘Jet Lag: The Game’ Season 19 Finale Heads to Regal, Picturehouse Movie Theaters as Nebula Expands Cineworld Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)
“Jet Lag: The Game,” the travel-competition web series produced by streamer Nebula, is bringing its Season 19 finale to cinemas on 3 October, screening at selected Regal, Picturehouse and Cineworld venues across the US and UK. The event follows a well-received premiere screening for the season, dubbed “Japanorama,” held at Picturehouse Cinemas in London in…
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Fraudsters who lived luxury lifestyles with fancy holidays and top-of-the-range sports cars after conning pensioners out of £70m in tree-planting Ponzi scheme are jailed
Three fraudsters who ran a £70million pension Ponzi scheme disguised as an ethical tree-planting investment have been jailed after admitting fraudulent trading. Matthew Pickard, Stephen Greenaway and Paul Laver conned more than 3,000 people over seven years through their Bournemouth-based firm, Ethical Forestry Limited, persuading pensioners to transfer their savings into a tree-planting scheme in…