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England’s reservoir storage falls to 56.9% despite early-September rain
Ten areas remain in drought and temporary-use bans still cover 30 million people, keeping water security under pressure before autumn and winter planning.
Arizona sues L’Oréal over alleged concealment of hair-relaxer cancer risks
The first US state lawsuit over the products seeks penalties, damages and mandatory warnings while thousands of private claims move through federal court.
California enacts new restrictions on addictive social-media features for children
A package signed by Governor Gavin Newsom regulates feeds and companion chatbots, placing California at the forefront of a wider dispute over child safety, privacy and platform design.
Texas judge finds TikTok misled users about its child-safety controls
The ruling says TikTok's Restricted Mode and content-classification practices did not work as advertised, moving the state case toward a trial over penalties and remedies.
Sweden detains British resident as scrutiny grows over post-Brexit removals
The case adds urgency to an election-period dispute over how Sweden applies late-filing rules and proportionality protections under the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement.
Rising salinity is erasing medicinal plants from Bangladesh’s Sundarbans
The loss is weakening a traditional healthcare resource while exposing how climate change is reshaping livelihoods around the world’s largest mangrove forest.
Northern Ireland will require schools to let girls choose trousers from 2027
Revised statutory guidance will replace school-by-school discretion after sustained pressure from pupils, campaigners and legislators seeking an explicit universal choice.
Ukraine opens war-crimes investigation into alleged execution of two POWs near Dobropillia
Prosecutors say Russian troops shot two captured National Guard soldiers, adding a new case to a pattern documented by UN monitors.
Ukraine’s September food exports rise but remain at 40% of capacity
Improving road, rail and Danube shipments have not replaced blocked deep-water ports, leaving farmers short of storage and working capital before the next sowing cycle.
France cuts its 2026 growth forecast to 0.5% as domestic demand stalls
The weaker outlook complicates Paris's effort to reduce its deficit while inflation, unemployment and climate-related losses weigh on households and investment.
Ukraine says it foiled an FSB-linked plot to assassinate activist Hennadii Druzenko
A 19-year-old suspect is in custody after investigators say he obtained suppressed pistols and prepared an ambush in Kyiv Oblast.
Australia’s aged-care algorithm drew warnings that dementia patients could lose home support
Freedom-of-information records show assessors and advocacy organisations raised concerns soon after the funding tool was introduced, while the government is preparing an escalation pathway instead of restoring direct clinical overrides.
New South Wales police settle trespass case over repeated night-time bail checks at Indigenous families’ homes
Two Aboriginal mothers reached confidential settlements after challenging police visits they said lacked court authorisation, leaving a separate racial-discrimination proceeding unresolved.