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• Temporary ban on sale of disposable BBQs over wildfire risk
  14 August 2026
  Single-use grills pose a "significant risk to the public" in current drought and heatwave conditions, the government warns.
• Chris Mason: Where does this unorthodox by-election victory leave Nigel Farage?
  14 August 2026
  As expected, the Reform UK leader easily won the Clacton by-election but was nowhere to be seen after the result.
• Watch: Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum
  14 August 2026
  Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.
• Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ballroom work to continue
  14 August 2026
  Forcing the US president to go "hat-in-hand to Congress" for permission would be "dangerous", the administration says.
• Bezos-backed consortium buys a third of Liverpool FC
  14 August 2026
  Liverpool's owners agree to sell around a third of the club to a consortium including billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos - in a deal that values the Reds at more than £5bn.
• Prisoners charged over attack on Sara Sharif's father
  14 August 2026
  Steven Sansom, 47, and Adam Watson, 39, are also charged with other offences relating to the Belmarsh Prison incident.
• Glastonbury festival organiser dismisses rumours that Madonna will headline in 2027
  14 August 2026
  Emily Eavis says the festival has booked its headliners, but the Queen of Pop is "definitely not" among them.
• Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property
  14 August 2026
  Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.
• 'Glam helps mentality' says sprinter Amy Hunt, but can it give you that winning edge?
  14 August 2026
  Sprinter Amy Hunt has been showing off her nails at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
• What we know so far about the West Midlands fires
  14 August 2026
  Several fires swept across the West Midlands on Thursday destroying homes and forcing residents to flee.

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• Europe: Raging wildfires scorch large swaths of the continent
  14 August 2026
  Firefighters across Europe battled multiple fires August 14 as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked a swath of the continent. The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change, and are hitting countries better suited for long cold seasons and ill-equipped for such extreme heat, with limited air conditioning.  
• France wildfire forces 520 to evacuate
  14 August 2026
  Around 520 residents in France’s southwestern Landes region have been evacuated as a raging wildfire has burned through more than 1,000 hectares since Thursday. Significant reinforcements have been mobilised, while authorities warn that the fire’s trajectory remains unpredictable. Simon Moritz has the story.
• France blocks under 15 social media ban
  14 August 2026
  France’s Constitutional Council has blocked a bill that would have banned social media access for under-15s, ruling that it infringed on freedom of expression. It’s a setback for President Emmanuel Macron, who has championed the legislation and has now asked his prime minister to rewrite the bill. The Élysée says Macron remains determined to have the reform in place before next year’s presidential election. France 24 International Affairs editor tells us more.
• West Bank: Washington condemns siege of Palestinian homes
  14 August 2026
  Settlers have been besieging homes in Qusra ​for almost a week, intensifying ‌pressure on Palestinians.
• Birthrate drop in North Africa
  14 August 2026
  The Maghreb region is experiencing a dramatic decline in birth rates, with most women now having fewer than three children, compared with seven or eight on average in the 1970s. Ellen Gainsford looks at what is driving this major demographic shift.
• World Bank to fund 645-metre bridge linking Bangui and Zongo
  14 August 2026
  The Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo are set to build a new bridge linking their two major cities, Bangui and Zongo. The 60-million-dollar project will see the construction of a 645-metre bridge across the Congo River, aimed at strengthening trade and transport links between the two countries.
• Mount Etna continues to erupt in Italy
  14 August 2026
  Flights at Catania airport in Sicily remain suspended because of ongoing volcanic activity from Mount Etna. But for those already on the island, the spectacular lava flows have become a major attraction, drawing crowds of tourists to safe viewing points. Companies organising guided nighttime hikes say they have been flooded with calls from visitors hoping to see the eruption up close. Etna is Europe’s largest active volcano, and the latest activity has been unusual for its persistence and sustained ash emissions. Emily Boyle reports.
• Chadian President Déby pardons jailed main rival and 8 opposition leaders
  14 August 2026
  Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby on Friday pardoned the jailed ex-prime minister and leader of Chad’s main opposition party Succès Masra, along with eight other party leaders. Masra had been serving a 20-year sentence, convicted of hate speech, xenophobia and inciting a massacre, in what Human Rights Watch called a politically motivated trial.
• 🔴 France's constitutional authority strikes down social media ban for under-15s
  14 August 2026
• France's constitutional authority strikes down social media ban for under-15s
  14 August 2026
  France's constitutional council struck down a proposed ban on social media for children under 15 on Friday, citing freedom of expression. President Emmanuel Macron tasked Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu with re-working ​the draft legislation to take the Constitutional Council's concerns into account, the Elysée said in a statement.

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14 August 2026

• Probe into €5.8 million gift to Nigel Farage reopens as he wins by-election
  14 August 2026
  The leader of the far-right Reform UK party reclaimed his Clacton seat, triggering the reopening of a parliamentary standards probe into a £5 million donation from a crypto billionaire.
• PM Burnham says 'tinderbox' Britain must 'face up to the changing climate'
  14 August 2026
  His comments came during a visit to an area devastated by wildfires.
• UK firefighters 'under significant pressure' as multiple blazes rage
  14 August 2026
  The UK's National Fire Chiefs Council said firefighters battling several wildfires across the country were 'doing their absolute best' amid 'particularly difficult' conditions, with almost three-quarters of England in a state of drought.
• British far right's leader Farage beats Count Binface to win by-election
  14 August 2026
  Reform UK leader Nigel Farage won with 63% of the vote in an election that was boycotted by the major parties. A parliamentary probe into undisclosed gifts he received was subsequently reopened.
• UK government declares drought in 'almost three-quarters' of England
  10 August 2026
  After the United Kingdom experienced its driest July on record, the government declared that some 71.3% of England was in a state of drought, and that 'nowhere' in the UK reports a normal water resource status.
• Milton Keynes, north of London, pioneers grocery delivery by small robots
  08 August 2026
  The British government is revising the law to allow these machines, which are already being deployed in around 20 cities, to operate on sidewalks.
• Five arrested in England after anti-migrant protests target asylum seeker homes
  07 August 2026
  Three nights of anti-migrant violence in the town of Thetford forced police to evacuate asylum seekers from their targeted homes. It was 'highly likely that the protesters would have got into the property... and really threatened the safety of the occupants,' according to the local police chief.
• EasyJet confirms takeover by US private equity firm Apollo
  06 August 2026
  The British low-cost airline confirmed the £5.7 billion sale. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of next year, it added.
• UK gives green light to Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros
  06 August 2026
  The UK's main competition and consumer protection regulator found that the takeover would not weaken competition in film distribution, children's TV and streaming services.
• Woman arrested after four men stabbed in central London
  05 August 2026
  London Ambulance Service said the four patients had been taken to a major trauma center after having been treated at the scene.

Observer

• One Fine Show: The Holy See’s “The Ear is the Eye of the Soul” at Giardino Mistico
  14 August 2026
  The exhibition is a sonic prayer organized around Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), presented by the Holy See and curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Ben Vickers.
• Her Great-Grandfather Founded a Jewelry Dynasty. She’s Building Something It Never Had.
  14 August 2026
  Haverhill Leach is a fifth-generation name and a first-generation jeweler, and the gap between those two things is her whole story.
• In Liang Fu’s Latest Work, a Vision of Humanity Touched by Relentless Entropy
  14 August 2026
  "The human condition is still the main topic of my observation. It is about our living conditions today, which is something we cannot avoid, politically or geologically."
• From Newport to Watch Hill: How Rhode Island Perfected the Art of Summering
  14 August 2026
  Rhode Island's seaside towns have spent generations turning a seasonal escape into a full-fledged way of life.
• The Legacy Brands Proving American Fashion Is Still a Family Business
  14 August 2026
  As American fashion grows up, these eight companies show how ownership passes to the next generation after a label becomes a global business.
• The Continuing Reinvention of Willem de Kooning
  13 August 2026
  Seeing the de Kooning retrospective at MoMA in 2011 was a revelation. Two hundred paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints exploded
• Nine Dynastic Sagas That Consider the Architecture of Inherited Power
  13 August 2026
  Spanning Renaissance Florence, Jackie Onassis's Manhattan and 1990s Morocco, these titles trace what happens when wealth and legacy become inseparable.
• Liwei Liao Creates a Tasting Menu of His Own at The Butcher’s Counter
  13 August 2026
  Dry-aged fish guru Liwei Liao has influenced how elite chefs all over the country serve seafood. Now Liao, who’s sold
• Basket Case: How the Nantucket Lightship Bag Became the Ultimate Island Status Symbol
  13 August 2026
  Once an if-you-know-you-know accessory, the Nantucket lightship bag is now caught up in a broader clash over influencers, old money and island authenticity.
• Art, Death and Taxes: What Collectors Need to Know About Creating a Legacy That Lasts
  13 August 2026
  Without a will or a plan, even a museum-quality collection can become kindling for tax fires and family feuds.

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14 August 2026

• Probe into €5.8 million gift to Nigel Farage reopens as he wins by-election
  14 August 2026
  The leader of the far-right Reform UK party reclaimed his Clacton seat, triggering the reopening of a parliamentary standards probe into a £5 million donation from a crypto billionaire.
• PM Burnham says 'tinderbox' Britain must 'face up to the changing climate'
  14 August 2026
  His comments came during a visit to an area devastated by wildfires.
• Italian police recover stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings worth millions
  14 August 2026
  The paintings had been stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation, and were worth more than €10 million combined.
• Temperatures over 35ºC persist across western and southern Europe
  14 August 2026
  Areas of Europe home to more than 150 million people, including large swaths of France, are set for high temperatures as the continent's latest heatwave spreads.
• UK firefighters 'under significant pressure' as multiple blazes rage
  14 August 2026
  The UK's National Fire Chiefs Council said firefighters battling several wildfires across the country were 'doing their absolute best' amid 'particularly difficult' conditions, with almost three-quarters of England in a state of drought.
• NATO jets shoot down drone in Latvian airspace
  14 August 2026
  Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze thanked Italy for 'maintaining [the] integrity of NATO airspace.'
• British far right's leader Farage beats Count Binface to win by-election
  14 August 2026
  Reform UK leader Nigel Farage won with 63% of the vote in an election that was boycotted by the major parties. A parliamentary probe into undisclosed gifts he received was subsequently reopened.
• Romania's only nuclear power plant shuts down over low Danube water levels
  14 August 2026
  This is only the second time in three decades that the country's sole nuclear power plant, which supplies nearly 20% of the electricity for Romania's 19 million residents, has been shut down.
• Tourists rescued by boat as forest fire threatens Greek beaches
  14 August 2026
  Over 250 tourists in bathing suits, with many carrying children in their arms, were evacuated by sea in 15 small boats brought into service for the emergency, ERT public television reported.
• Finland wants to restore its peatlands to help the environment. And to slow Russian tanks.
  13 August 2026
  The Nordic country has identified 180,000 hectares of wetlands that, if restored, could benefit not only the climate and biodiversity but also national defense. While the military supports the plan, some environmentalists warn against rushing the process.