Sport
England v Pakistan: third men’s cricket Test, day two – live
Rob Smyth (now) and Tim de Lisle (later)
Lifestyle
Would you and your sexual partner like to share the story of what you get up to in the bedroom?
The Guardian’s Saturday magazine is interested in hearing from couples, partners and former lovers to talk about their sex lives
Guardian community team
Sport
Nottinghamshire and Somerset chasing leaders Warwickshire: county cricket, day three – live
Join Tanya Aldred for updates from the latest round of County Championship matches
Tanya Aldred at Old Trafford
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World
Guardian documentary, Tesztpálya (Test Track), to premiere at the Venice Film Festival
Guardian Documentary, Tesztpálya (Test Track), will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival as part of the prestigious Orizzonti Short Films International Competition on 11 September. The selection presents the world premiere screenings of 13 short films, competing for the Orizzonti Award.
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Business
Tourists in England face nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb stays under new plans
Labelled a tourist tax, proposals would give mayors power to decide how revenue raised should be invested
Alexandra Topping Political correspondent
Film
From Chris Rock to Helen Mirren: 10 films to look out for at the Toronto film festival 2026
This year’s festival offers an unusual Patricia Highsmith thriller, an adaptation of a hit stage show, a harrowing prison drama and a new way into the Rocky franchise
Benjamin Lee in Toronto
Food
‘People waited 24 hours for a potato!’: how viral queues help – and harm – restaurants
It has become common for people to wait in long lines for cafes, bakeries and ice-cream shops. But why? And what do the owners think?
Ammar Kalia
Sport
‘Jackie Robinson of golf’: the forgotten story of Black pioneer Ted Rhodes
The man mentioned by Tiger Woods after his first Masters win paved the way for generations of Black golfers, reintegrating the US Open and challenging the PGA
Rich Tenorio
Opinion
Trump’s repeated threats to ‘wipe out’ Iran are normalizing mass violence
The president’s latest warning barely registered, written off as typical behavior. But the threats have real-world consequences
Mohamad Bazzi
World
Grace Tame apologises for comments labelling rape of Israeli women during Hamas attacks ‘propaganda’
The former Australian of the Year said she stood with survivors of sexual violence ‘everywhere’ and ‘no matter who they are’
Adeshola Ore
Environment
Climate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds
Emissions of planet-heating methane and CO2 from natural sources are worsening the climate crisis, paper says
Oliver Milman
Russian drones kill at least nine in strikes targeting warehouses and ports in Ukraine – Europe live
The strikes come after it was revealed that Ukraine’s president Volodomyr Zelenskyy’s plane was almost hit by a drone when leaving Moldova this week
Jakub Krupa
Thursday briefing: 68 facts about the Bayeux tapestry as it goes on display
In today’s newsletter: No Bayeux ticket? Everything you need to know about the sold-out exhibition – from its epic journey to London to a Game of Thrones likeness
Hettie O'Brien
North Korea has built new uranium facility to expand nuclear arsenal, UN agency says
The International Atomic Energy Agency voices ‘serious concerns’ over expansion of Yongbyon facility to enrich uranium
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
‘They poison the population’: Swedish Muslims challenge far right ahead of election
Ashifa Kassam in Malmö and Stockholm
Ukraine war briefing: Arctic attack extends Kyiv’s strike reach into Russian gas heartland
Warren Murray with Guardian writers and agencies
Hospitality industry fears jobs at risk from plan to give mayors powers to impose ‘tourist tax’
The sector is concerned by reports that there won’t be a cap on the levy that can be imposed by mayors
Andrew Sparrow
UK disabled people could swap Pip cash for ‘in kind’ support in benefit overhaul
Claimants could trade part of payment for specialist equipment, services or training under proposal
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
‘Fundamentally unfair’: Burnham must overhaul migration reforms, says TUC general secretary
Paul Nowak says changes to immigration rules risk overstretching social care and fuelling far-right sentiment
Heather Stewart
Labour picks former child refugee to stand in byelection for Starmer’s seat
Alexandra Topping Political correspondent
Met police launch inquiry into alleged overseas donations to Reform UK
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
Oil and gas prices jump amid Middle East escalation and Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian gas plants – business live
British gas prices top 200p per therm, the highest since December 2022, while European gas prices are the highest since January 2023
Julia Kollewe
Iceland to become first UK high street retailer to open shop in Falkland Islands
Boss Richard Walker is ‘proud to be backing Britain’ with a store in the capital, Stanley
Lauren Almeida
Tourists in England face nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb stays under new plans
Labelled a tourist tax, proposals would give mayors power to decide how revenue raised should be invested
Alexandra Topping Political correspondent
Pixel 11 Pro review: Google’s best pocket camera goes customisable
Solid battery life, snappy performance and quality software make for a great smaller phone with a killer camera
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor
Lawmakers blast AI companies after researcher warns of human extinction by 2030
Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon said AI will become ‘superhuman systems’ that can cause human extinction by the end of the decade
Dara Kerr
Anthropic researchers say AI could cause human extinction by 2030
One researcher who resigned said many in industry believe that without regulation AI could kill off humanity
Richard Luscombe
‘Jackie Robinson of golf’: the forgotten story of Black pioneer Ted Rhodes
The man mentioned by Tiger Woods after his first Masters win paved the way for generations of Black golfers, reintegrating the US Open and challenging the PGA
Rich Tenorio
Suaalii keeps ‘open mindset’ to Wallabies position amid rising expectations for Rugby World Cup
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii won’t specialise in one on-field role yet as Australia coach Les Kiss faces multiple selection conundrums
Jack Snape
Is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi a post-Test cricketer – or could he revolutionise the format?
The 15-year-old is tailor-made for short-form cricket, but he may just have the power to reimagine red-ball batting
Jonathan Liew
Coco Gauff draws on Tiafoe and ‘delusional’ self-belief in US Open escape
Coco Gauff says belief carried her through 12 double faults and two match points as she fought past Mirra Andreeva at Flushing Meadows
Bryan Armen Graham at Flushing Meadows
Jon Stewart on Donald Trump’s hectic summer: ‘Relentless denial of reality’
Late-night hosts returned from summer break to address Trump’s trolling of Canada, war in Iran and a rusty ship
Guardian staff
Three people die at Burning Man this year, tripling average number of deaths
Rise in fatalities comes amid news reports that the average age of Burning Man attenders is increasing
Lois Beckett
Blake’s townhouse could be open to all
Letter: Directors of the William Blake Congregation respond to an editorial and a letter about writers’ homes
Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds
Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of psychoactive substance in what may be earliest known evidence for human drug taking
Ian Sample Science editor
OpenAI claims to have solved maths problem that stumped humans for decades
Company behind ChatGPT says 10,000 of its AI systems cracked the Navier-Stokes problem in 88 hours
Ian Sample and Dan Milmo
How meteorologists recreated weather that helped decide second world war
Experts helped guide weather scenes in Pressure – a film depicting dramatic buildup to 1944’s D-day landings
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
Konstantinos Politis obituary
James Fraser
Cravings ‘like heroin withdrawal’: what happens when weight-loss drugs don’t work?
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
Trump’s repeated threats to ‘wipe out’ Iran are normalizing mass violence
The president’s latest warning barely registered, written off as typical behavior. But the threats have real-world consequences
Mohamad Bazzi
Ridiculed by the press – and now King Charles is joining in. Sorry, Harry, but what did you expect?
The Sussexes must have hoped for a warm welcome. Then they read the king’s delicately savage letter about ‘private citizens’, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Emma Brockes
Is Burnham trying to appease Trump? Or Reform? What other reason is there for these North Sea oil plans?
Climate catastrophe is on our doorstep – yet Labour’s impending approval of further drilling will bring more pain for negligible gains, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
George Monbiot
