A record of what was published, when, and how it changed.

Alarm over $20m plan to supply ICE officers with electric-shock gloves

By Sara Braun

Civil liberties groups decry plan to use gloves linked to death of Kentucky man allegedly shocked 27 times in county jail Plans to supply Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with special gloves that can deliver electric shocks have alarmed experts and drawn scrutiny amid some high-profile lawsuits over their use in local correctional facilities. In one extreme case, a 43-year-old man died after alleged

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Marching in the Dark review – rural Indian widows show stunning resilience as they battle poverty and taboos

By Phuong Le

Kinshuk Surjan’s documentary follows women in dire financial straits whose bereavement compounds their social plight, which they confront together Out in rural India, a crisis casts a dark cloud over the seemingly tranquil vistas of wheat fields and soy farms. Over the past 20 years, more than 400,000 farmers have killed themselves, beset by mounting debts and low market prices for crops. Shot in Maharashtra, the sta

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ICE’s tactics look increasingly like torture | Judith Levine

By Judith Levine

Plans for gloves that can deliver electric shocks underline the homeland security department’s sadistic practices On 11 August, the Associated Press reported that the Homeland Security Agency will spend up to $20m to equip its agents with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks to the skin of a person deemed uncooperative. The “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices”– branded Glove, for Generated Lo

‘Standard’ velvet hangers? There’s nothing standard about some of the items on John Lewis’s uni essentials list| Emma Beddington

By Emma Beddington

It used to be that dorm rooms were chaotically messy. Does this new generation really need an £80 spice rack and velvet clothes hangers? Of all the questions this year’s freshers may be nervously asking themselves as they prepare for this next phase – did I pick the right course? Will I make friends? Is uni worth 30 grand when my future job prospects may be limited to dusting a datacentre? – one is particularly press

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The pet I’ll never forget: Ernie the danger dog – who loves dicing with death

By Farryn Stock

He has chased a deer across a dual carriageway, eaten an entire tray of chocolate brownies and jumped head first into a canal. But despite all the worry he brings us, he is extraordinarily lovable Ernie found his way into our hearts and home about nine years ago, when he strategically crawled into my lap during a family visit to meet a litter of puppies. While all the other beagle puppies ran wild, Ernie sat comforta

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The treasury bond mess: is this the demise of the US as a safe haven?

By Eduardo Porter

The US is scooping up treasury bonds in an effort to raise their price and push yields down – but it’s not working The bond market is driving the Trump administration crazy. Last week, the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, announced that the government would sharply ramp up its purchase of treasury bonds, in an effort to raise their price and thus push down their yield, which amounts to the interest rate the governm

Devastation, doubt and blame: Hurricane Helene looms over North Carolina’s US Senate race

By Chris Stein in Marshall, North Carolina

The Democratic and the Republican candidate each blame the other for the bungled recovery effort after storm struck region Two years after North Carolina suffered the worst natural disaster in its history when Hurricane Helene struck the state’s western half, life in the hardest-hit areas appears back to normal. Downtowns are lively, blocked roads have been reopened and rivers are flowing below their banks. But the t

‘I was right all along’: Woman diagnosed after years of severe and wide-ranging symptoms

By Emmet Malone

Survey finds half of women who experience menopause say it impacts attendance

This is not a natural calamity: it is being done to us knowingly

By Tim Winton

Global heating is an outrage, not a tragedy. We deserve the facts about the climate crisis – I choose the Guardian because it’s one of the few places left to share them honestly Climate campaign 2026: help us reach 30,000 acts of support Well, there’s no getting around it now. What many of us once feared has become a reality. The dangerous conditions climate scientists long warned of have become our common, if deeply

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Deaths of woman and man treated as murder-suicide

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Gardaí are treating the death of a Brazilian woman in Limerick as a murder-suicide after the body of her husband, who is suspected of her killing, was found in Cork.

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Deaths of woman and man treated as murder-suicide

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Gardaí are treating the death of a Brazilian woman in Limerick as a murder-suicide after the body of her husband, who is suspected of her killing, was found in Cork.

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Six Irish restaurants added to Michelin Guide including three Dublin spots

By Úna McCaffrey

Three Dublin spots included in influential guide, as well as restaurants in Wexford, Wicklow and Galway

Six Irish restaurants added to Michelin Guide in bumper boost for sector

By Úna McCaffrey

Three Dublin spots included in influential guide, as well as restaurants in Wexford, Wicklow and Galway

Owning a home now out of reach, most young people believe – research

By Conor Pope

PTSB report says younger adults believe renting or social housing will be their paths to getting a home

The men claiming to defend women’s sports are throwing sex toys at female athletes

By Dave Schilling

The WNBA has attracted grifters who care little for basketball – and whose latest stunt exposes the hollowness of their supposed concern I regret to inform you that yet another dildo has hit a WNBA court. The Chicago Sky v Golden State Valkyries game was sullied by sex toys being chucked on to the playing surface on Friday. Aren’t we tired of all this yet? To paraphrase the Sky’s Natasha Cloud, it takes a lot of effo

Ex-mayor Dan Sullivan supports incumbent Dan Sullivan’s Senate bid against third Dan Sullivan

By Ramon Antonio Vargas

Endorsement of Republican incumbent over challenger with same name adds twist to unusual campaign in Alaska Republican senator Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola advance in Alaska Senate primary Dan Sullivan supports Dan Sullivan against Dan Sullivan in Alaska ’s US Senate election, says a former Alaskan mayor who recently backed the race’s Republican incumbent over a challenger sharing their name. That developme

Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs

By Michael Jacobs

Carbon capture and storage could make the Rosebank site compatible with UK net zero commitments – if its owners are willing to pay the price The British government must soon decide whether it should give consent to two oil and gasfields, Rosebank in the North Atlantic and Jackdaw in the North Sea. Amid both insecurity of energy supplies and deadly evidence of the climate crisis, the prime minister, Andy Burnham, is f

‘It’s absolutely criminal’: US tipping culture has reached the UK – and is causing chaos

By Emine Saner

Service charges used to be a matter of choice, but now consumers feel obliged to pay them for even a cup of coffee. How do we navigate this minefield and who is really profiting? In a London pub, Greg Double was brutally confronted with the reality of Britain’s evolving tipping culture. “I was annoyed about the pint being eight quid, but then when you put service on top, it’s absolutely criminal,” he says. In the pas

‘A bit like meditation’: why Saw is my feelgood movie

By Emma Madden

The latest in our series of writers picking their go-to comfort films is a grimy and gory trip back to the start of a surprisingly uplifting torture porn franchise I was petsitting recently for a white suburban family, with the typical streaming habits therein. They had two kids; their most-watched shows, according to the history that showed up on the screen, were Bluey for the kids and The Office for the adults. Whe

Fast-fashion giant Shein sets cut-price $27bn valuation for Hong Kong IPO

By Alex Daniel

China-based retailer swung to $99m loss in first quarter and faces scrutiny over its environmental footprint Business live – latest updates Shein, which built a fast-fashion empire on what seemed like impossibly low prices, has been forced to lower its own valuation in a cut-price stock market float, after falling into the red earlier this year. The online retailer will list on the Hong Kong stock exchange on 1 Septe

Right-to-repair law takes effect in bid to extend lifespan of household goods

By Conor Pope

EU directive also aims to tackle waste mountain that grows by million of tonnes each year

Dutch broadcaster pulls out of Eurovision 2027

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Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has announced it will not take part in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, saying the event can "no longer be considered neutral" amid divisions surrounding the war in Gaza.

Mum to travel to US over daughter's shooting death

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Jane Coates says she hopes to meet the district attorney and call for the investigation to be reopened.

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Ceferin brands Infantino’s failed World Cup plan as ‘even worse than the Super League’

By Nick Ames

Fifa president will face opponent if he seeks re-election

Met Éireann forecasts temperatures of 23 degrees before ‘turning a little cooler’

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Met Éireann forecasts wetter, more changeable conditions from Tuesday afternoon