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Multiple casualties in shooting at southern Philippines school, police say

The incident follows two shootings since June at schools in the south of the country

Andy Burnham considering tax hike on holiday lets ahead of Budget

The chancellor is reportedly weighing up introducing a tax on holiday lets by classifying them as second homes rather than businesses

What is the EU’s ‘made in Europe’ plan – and will the UK be part of it?

Japan raises interest rate to new 31-year high to curb rising prices

Central banks around the world have hiked rates as high energy prices are pushing up inflation.

Todd Boehly exits Chelsea diminished after having his fingers burned

The billionaire’s departure will change little day-to-day but could be significant for club’s stadium plans Not since a doomed foray into the thorny world of the transfer market has Todd Boehly had any real influence over the day-to-day at Chelsea. The American exits football as…

Global leaders urged to join initiative to fight extreme inequality

More than 1,500 academics and economists sign letter, calling growing gap between richest and poorest ‘a policy choice that can be reversed’ More than 1,500 academics and economists from 100-plus countries are urging global leaders to join an initiative against extreme…

‘Brutal’: thousands of T-shirt designs stolen and listed on Temu, Sydney label claims

Warwick Levy, who runs Lonely Kids Club, says AI may have been used to scrape his entire website and replicate designs Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast After 15 years running a small business making T-shirts, Warwick Levy says it was “brutal” when he…

Could AI really end humanity? Post your questions for our tech reporters now

After a week of alarming warnings about the technology’s potential to destroy the world as we know it, our expert tech reporters will take your questions on the reality of the AI threat. Join us at 3pm BST (4pm CEST, 10am EDT) where they will answer live Sign up or sign in to…

On Call: Techie fixed Wi-Fi dead zone with a drill

When wires and wireless mix, the combination can be electric

Burst pipe floods wildlife meadow for fourth time

Repeated flooding of a key conservation site in Oxfordshire leaves a charity frustrated.

See tiny organisms on show in microscopic video competition

The winning video features tiny hair-like structures, called cilia, in the airways of a child with a rare genetic disease.

Cognitive resilience helps to predict Alzheimer’s dementia

Nature, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02897-4The trait could explain why symptoms vary in severity between people with similar brain pathology.