Why was there no water to fight the fire in Maui? (www.theguardian.com)
Big corporations, golf courses and hotels have been taking water from locals for years. Now the fire may result in even more devastating water theft.
Short sharp shocks: the glorious return of the Amicus portmanteau horror film (www.theguardian.com)
Although Hammer usually receives the bulk of the recognition, there would be no real British horror movie scene without Amicus Productions. Between 1962 and 1977, Amicus produced 28 movies, many of which have become cult classics. The Psychopath. The Deadly Bees. And Now the Screaming Starts! Fine films, all....
Fire in south of France rages though campsite and 500 hectares of land (www.theguardian.com)
“A fire in the south of France burned through 500 hectares (1,240 acres) of land and destroyed a campsite, with 2,000 people evacuated before the blaze was brought under control on Tuesday....
US publisher of pro-fascist books revealed as military veteran (www.theguardian.com)
Trump’s Georgia charges are a win for voting rights leaders (www.theguardian.com)
Hawaii fires: tourists warned against travelling to Maui in wake of disaster (www.theguardian.com)
Officials say hotel rooms needed to house thousands of displaced residents
Eritrean diaspora vow to continue disrupting festivals that ‘promote dictatorship’ (www.theguardian.com)
After opponents of the Eritrean government stormed a festival in Stockholm that was allegedly promoting the east African country’s regime earlier this month, setting light to cars and throwing stones, the Swedish government tried to distance itself from it all. The justice minister, Gunnar Strömmer, said it was “not...
Judge orders FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried to jail after bail revoked (www.theguardian.com)
Lewis Kaplan says he has cause to believe defendant ‘had tried to tamper with witnesses at least twice’ since December arrest
Hawaii: growing threat of ‘devastating’ fires as island landscape dries and warms (www.theguardian.com)
Data leaks have given Irish republican groups ‘upper hand’ against police, analysts warn (www.theguardian.com)
Breaches hurt police morale and may help republican paramilitaries intimidate officers and their families
Niger coup: West African countries suspend key military meeting on ‘standby’ force (www.theguardian.com)
Authors threaten boycott of Edinburgh book festival over sponsors’ fossil fuel links (www.theguardian.com)
Search for survivors continues as Maui death toll rises to 55 (www.theguardian.com)
UK economy grows faster than expected after surprisingly strong June (www.theguardian.com)
The UK economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter of this year after growth was boosted by a recovery in car manufacturing and a surprisingly strong June....
Man arrested after stabbing near British Museum in London (www.theguardian.com)
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‘I shout from the rooftops I exist’: Brazilians identifying as Indigenous up by 90% in 12 years (www.theguardian.com)
The 37-year-old is part of a growing number of Brazilians reclaiming their Indigenous identity, as reflected in new census data published on Monday. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the number of people identifying as Indigenous has increased by nearly 90% in just 12 years, from 896,917 to...
The Ultimate-Rare story: 40 years of brilliant British games, from Jetpac and GoldenEye to Sea of Thieves (www.theguardian.com)
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The Ultimate-Rare story: 40 years of brilliant British games, from Jetpac and GoldenEye to Sea of Thieves (www.theguardian.com)
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Zelenskiy condemns attack on blood transfusion centre as ‘war crime’ (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens injured after protesters storm Eritrean festival in Stockholm (www.theguardian.com)
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Dozens injured after protesters storm Eritrean festival in Stockholm (www.theguardian.com)
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Google to launch privacy tools which remove unwanted personal images (www.theguardian.com)
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Judi Dench says she can no longer see on film sets (www.theguardian.com)
The actor, 88, who has macular degeneration, relies on friends to teach her the script but says, ‘You just deal with it’
Lush paid managers £5m in bonuses after taking £5m in state support (www.theguardian.com)
Content Warning: Image of dead animal Mexico steps up rain-making project amid intense heatwave and drought (www.theguardian.com)
Amid a historic heatwave and months of drought, Mexico’s government has launched the latest phase of a cloud seeding project it hopes will increase rainfall....
