Experts have hailed the drug, daraxonrasib, as a game changer for one of the world's deadliest cancers.
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Plug-in balcony solar panels to go on sale in UK for first time
DIY system will be stocked by big retailers, starting with Argos, enabling more homes to lower bills by generating own electricity
Plug-in solar panels will go on sale in the UK for the first time from Thursday, allowing households unable to use rooftop panels to also generate their own cheap electricity.
Households across the country will be able to join the millions across mainland Europe who generate their own renewable electricity using “balcony solar panels”, which will be stocked by some of the UK’s biggest retailers.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/26/plug-in-balcony-solar-panels-to-go-on-sale-in-uk-for-first-time
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done
US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolition
The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts could be demolished if repairs are not carried out, Donald Trump’s administration warned in a court filing on Monday.
Lawyers for the US president said the national arts complex in Washington DC must undergo a $250m renovation or risk facing the wrecking ball.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/25/trump-kennedy-center-demolish
Monday, August 24, 2026
Target apologizes for ‘offensive’ Halloween costume after backlash
Retailer removes kid’s clown costume after people said it resembled a racist caricature used in minstrel shows
Target, the US retail corporation, said it pulled a controversial Halloween costume off its shelves after criticism across social media that it resembled a racist caricature.
The ad image for the costume, sold as the “Kids’ Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume,” depicted a Black child in a bright orange and black top with solid black gloves and a mask with a wide, toothy smile. Both the child’s pose and the costume’s gloves and mask were likened to caricatures of Black people used in minstrel shows.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/target-apology-halloween-costume-backlash
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says
Dump site in Conakry, which minister had just promised to move, collapsed after heavy rain in west African state
A landslide at a huge waste dump in Guinea’s capital has killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted it to collapse, engulfing nearby tents and shacks.
The incident occurred less than a week after the government announced plans to close the site and relocate the waste because of the threat it posed, especially during the rainy season, which causes landslides and fatal flash floods each year in crowded, underdeveloped cities across parts of West Africa.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/23/landslide-waste-mound-conakry-guinea-kills-dozens
Eight-year-old dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana
Lillian Smart of Ruston infected with fatal Naegleria fowleri, likely after swimming in Lake Claiborne, health officials say
An eight-year-old Louisiana girl has died after contracting a rare, typically fatal brain-eating amoeba after a swim in Lake Claiborne.
Lillian Smart, of Ruston, died on Saturday, one day after celebrating her birthday, her family announced in a public Facebook post on the “Love for Lillian” page.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/child-dies-brain-eating-amoeba-infection-louisiana
Reform says it would put foreign-born UK citizens lower on social housing list
UK-born married couples under 35 with children would get priority under proposals to be outlined by Farage’s party
British citizens who were born abroad would be made to wait longer for social housing under proposals to be announced by Reform UK on Monday.
Nigel Farage’s party will announce the policy at a press conference in London. Under the policy, people born in the UK and young married couples with children would be given priority for social housing.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/23/reform-social-housing-uk-citizens
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