After 9/11 the director felt haunted by the twin towers attack. As his epic photographs of Ground Zero go on show for the atrocity’s anniversary, he remembers the horrors of that day – and considers its legacyAs a boy growing up in the rubble and ruins…
We can’t build our way out of the environmental crisis | George Monbiot
New infrastructure projects are all the rage, post-pandemic. But who benefits from a rising tide of concrete?Dig for victory: this, repurposed from the second world war, could be the slogan of our times. All over the world, governments are using the pa…
Capitol attack committee to reportedly seek phone records of Trump and inner circle – live
Committee to make third round of requests for records, reports saySchools reopen as Delta variant threatens more disruptionUS intercepts rockets targeting Kabul airport as diplomats fly out 7.25pm BST White House press secretary Jen Psaki said US attor…
‘Forgotten masters’: auction shines light on India’s overlooked artists
Paintings commissioned by East India Company in 18th and 19th century up for sale at Sotheby’sRemarkable paintings of the flora and fauna of India, including a work once owned by Jackie Kennedy Onassis depicting a stork eating a snail, are to go on sal…
Coronavirus live news: Australia reports over 1,000 new cases; England’s Covid infections are 26 times up on a year ago
Follow all the latest on the Covid-19 pandemic from around the world See all our coronavirus coverage 3.54pm BST In Australia, older people could have to wait months to get a choice of vaccines, despite the technical advisory group on immunisation (Ata…
Biden meets remains of 13 troops killed in Kabul as US promises more strikes
Secretary of state to bereaved father: ‘I’m deeply sorry’Adviser: US will help people leave after deadlineAfghanistan – live coverageThe White House on Sunday reasserted its promise to capture or kill the perpetrators of the deadly attacks on Kabul air…
Hurricane Ida becomes category 4 storm as New Orleans braces for impact
Gridlock as residents flee while others prepare at homeStorm forecast to hit on Sunday, anniversary of KatrinaAs Hurricane Ida barrelled towards the Louisiana coast, residents braced for a storm of potentially historic proportions due to arrive on the …
For most of the world, the pandemic is not over | Devi Sridhar
Poorer countries need to be able to produce their own vaccines. Until that happens, they will be left behindThe Delta variant of Sars-CoV-2 is causing major problems across the world. Estimated to be at least twice as transmissible as the original viru…
Greece’s deadly wildfires were sparked by 30 years of political failure | Yanis Varoufakis
The climate emergency and state neglect caused this disasterAfter the second world war, Greece’s countryside experienced two debilitating human surges – an exodus of villagers, then a most peculiar human invasion of its fringes. These two surges, aided…
Mother pleads for baby injured in Kabul airport attack to be brought to UK
Basbibi Raza says she had been cleared to board evacuation flight and was prevented from returning to reach her sonAfghanistan: live updatesThe mother of a baby who was critically injured when his grandfather, a London minicab driver, died in the Kabul…