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

Konsa joins Arsenal; Shakhtar to play European home games at Chelsea: football news – as it happened

By Tom Bassam and Will Unwin (earlier), Niall McVeigh

The champions added another big signing and Leandro Paredes received a 10-game ban for his part in the World Cup final brawl Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct

Scammers cost Irish adults €760m last year - survey

By Dominic Coyle

IT security group Ekco says average victim was left €890 out of pocket with over one in five people duped

Man found guilty of murdering estranged wife

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Raymond Williams killed estranged wife Tania after tracking her down on a night out with friends.

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Irish shares rise on Friday but still behind on the week

By Ciara O'Brien

European shares extend losses for second straight week

Travellers targeted online after M9 crash - Pavee Point

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Pavee Point has said that a significant number of people on social media have targeted Travellers for abuse following the M9 crash in Co Kildare.

Horse rescued from muddy bog by firefighters

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"The horse is now back on all four hooves," says firefighters.

Ruth Negga withdraws from Dublin Theatre Festival play at the Gaiety

By Laura Slattery

Actor was scheduled to star in The Goat Exchange production of Radio Bette in September

The many tragedies of the Jason Arday case | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to Guardian reports and commentary about the academic, who was found dead at his home last weekend Hugh Muir is right to muse on the tragic nature of the Jason Arday case (A rightwing witch-hunt focused on Jason Arday – but so did legitimate journalism, 19 August). For it’s a tragedy in so many, many ways. It’s a tragedy that a man has died, leaving a grieving family and friends behind. And it’s a tra

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Why I’m still annoyed about sharing a name with Jethro Tull’s flute-botherer | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to letters from the Guardian writers Stephen Moss and Stephen Moss about being confused with each other The two Stephen Mosses who both write for the Guardian (Letters, 14 August) and seem to have an amicable enough relationship have no idea what it was like being one of two Ian Andersons signed to Island Records in early 1969. Let’s just say it didn’t end well. I found having an extra initial to be t

Douglas Hurd didn’t say ‘prison is an expensive way of making bad people worse’ | Letter

By Guardian Staff

Jon Silverman says that the often misattributed line was probably written by the civil servant David Faulker, but with one crucial difference In his letter about ever-lengthier prison sentences (18 August), Nik Wood makes two familiar mistakes in attributing the quote “prison is an expensive way of making bad people worse” to Douglas Hurd. In fact, the line appeared in a white paper published in 1990 by Hurd’s succes

The bafflingly hard pain we feel when our children leave home for university | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Doug Kessler says parenting is a form of continuous grieving from the time your kids are born. Plus a letter from Mark de Brunner As a father who has seen both daughters fledge, I felt Zoe Williams’ pain and bafflement as her first son prepares to leave for university (My son is leaving home for university – and my severe denial has surprised me, 17 August). No one talks about it but, from the moment of birth, parent

Ebola spreading rapidly in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, says United Nations

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Health workers coming ​under attack by locals terrified by outbreak and are themselves dying from disease

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Israeli shoots dead Palestinian teen after settlers enter West Bank village, officials say

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Man (70) also injured in incident, officials say

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Jannik Sinner and Jack Draper out of US Open as injuries take their toll

By PA Media

World No 1 makes ‘difficult decision’ to miss slam Draper still recovering from bone bruise in left arm Jannik Sinner will miss the US Open with a right knee injury. The world No 1 has not played a match since beating Alexander Zverev last month to successfully defend his Wimbledon title, missing the Masters 1000 events in Canada and Cincinnati. Great Britain’s Jack Draper is also out of the event. The news comes a d

Tadej Pogacar looks unstoppable as he sets sights on another slice of history at Vuelta

By Jeremy Whittle

Slovenian aiming to become ninth rider to win all three Grand Tours

The Guardian view on Andy Burnham’s buses: a blueprint for governing Britain | Editorial

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The prime minister is right to think that taking Manchester’s model national could widen opportunity, clean the air and rebuild state capacity. Other public services could be next Barely a month into his premiership, Andy Burnham is already taking the lessons of Manchester’s buses national. This week his government backed the West Midlands mayor Richard Parker’s move to bring the region’s main bus operation into publ

The Guardian view on the export of fossils: they deserve national treasure status | Editorial

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Scientific specimens are being sold to foreign museums or snapped up by the super-rich. They should have the same legal protections as works of art As Sir David Attenborough has observed, “there’s nothing more magical than finding a shiny shell and knowing you’re the first person to have seen it for 150 million years”. Senior museum figures are campaigning for fossils to be classed as national treasures, according to

Men admit trying to tunnel into jewellery shop

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Three men who tried to break into a Tooting jewellers plead guilty to conspiring to commit burglary.

Murder inquiry as 'loving' man dies after assault

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George Glover died in hospital from his injuries, Leicestershire Police says.

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Leandro Paredes receives 10-match ban as Argentina punished for World Cup final brawl

By PA Media

Nahuel Molina, Thiago Almada and Gavi also suspended Fifa issue $321,000 fine for Falkland Islands banner Three Argentina players have been banned for their part in a brawl at the end of last month’s World Cup final against Spain, but they have only been fined for displaying a Falkland Islands banner after the semi-final win over England. Leandro Paredes has been given a 10-match ban and a $90,000 (£66,000) fine by F

Trump faces backlash over reports US navy carrier could be named after him instead of Black war hero

By George Chidi

Sources say US navy is working to rename carrier originally planned to honor second world war sailor Doris Miller The Trump administration has been accused of delivering a “slap in the face” to US military veterans after reports that a navy aircraft carrier set to honor a Black war hero may, instead, be named after Donald Trump. The US navy had previously announced that the carrier under construction would be called

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New campaign aims to ban smart glasses

By Ciara O'Brien

Stop Smart Glasses is targeting the mass-market sale and promotion of the devices

Jonny Lynch hat-trick helps Ireland to 7-4 win over Malaysia

By Mary Hannigan

A point against France on Sunday would send Ireland in to the ninth-10th place playoff

Investors increase ICG holdings amid frenzied trading as bid deadline looms

By Ciarán Hancock

Nick Furlong’s Pageant Investments, Eamon Waters’ Sretaw and London-based Sand Grove increase their stakes

Man finds three-foot snake curled up in his toilet

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David Claridge, from Bracknell, removed the reptile with a pair of barbecue tongs.