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The topic of the day:
For the next five weeks, Boris Johnson has eliminated the British Parliament, as long as no prime minister has been ahead of him and at a time that is future-oriented for the future of the United Kingdom. If nothing major happens, it leaves the European Union on 31 October, perhaps without an agreement that could limit the threat of chaos. At the moment, Parliament can only be silent.
As of today, the Supreme Court in London is discussing whether Johnson's forced vacation was lawful for parliamentarians, and whether the prime minister deceived the Queen in order to get away with his tough Brexit course. A court in England and Wales declared John Brachial's course legal, but a Scottish court subsequently declared inadmissible. A challenge for the highest judges is now to reconcile the different legal systems of the United Kingdom.
But the highest court in the name of the Queen goes on powerful: 11 out of 12 possible judges are responsible, one is waived to avoid a stalemate. Such legal clout has only been called once, in 2016, when it came to the decision to leave the EU. It is also the first time ever that the Supreme Court has convened for an emergency outside of the session. The judges are now the last chance for Parliament to have a say before October. My colleague Kevin Hagen wrote down for you what the Supreme Court is about today.
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Judge Lady Brenda Hale heads the procedure. She will retire next year - but could have previously thwarted Boris Johnson's Brexit plans
If you've lost track of the Brexit clutter of the past few days, weeks, months or years, the milestones from the disastrous referendum in the summer of 2016 can be found in our Brexit chronicle.
The number of the day: 16.52
Last month was the second-warmest August since weather records began in 1880. The average temperature over land and ocean, at 16.52 degrees Celsius, was 0.92 degrees above the 20th-century average. This was the result of measurements by the US climate agency NOAA.
News: What you need to know today
- Germany in the car exchange: car sharing, expansion of public transport, more bike paths: Germany is fighting for sustainable mobility - in vain. There are more cars than ever before. A SPIEGEL data analysis with an interactive map shows where most cars are used.
- CO2 pricing: Union and SPD argue over the best climate protection measures: tax or emissions trading - what more helps the climate? How the two concepts work - and what they bring.
- Destroyed oil facilities in Saudi Arabia: Drone strikes on key production sites shook the markets. The economist Klaus-Jürgen Gern explains what the oil price shock means for the global economy.
- Dozens killed in attack in Afghanistan: At least 24 people were killed in a bomb attack on an election campaign held by the Afghan president. The head of state remained unhurt.
- Fire in Russian Virology Laboratory: According to Russian sources, an explosion in a laboratory occurred in the Kolbovo Siberian town. The accident becomes explosive because dangerous pathogens are also stored there.
- Christine Lagarde as ECB head : The European Parliament voted by a clear majority for the Frenchwoman as successor Mario Draghis. It is thus a big step closer to the head of the European Central Bank.
Opinion: The most discussed comments, interviews, essays
Until how many decibels is anti-fascism allowed? Herbert Grönemeyer has spoken out against racism and is now being criticized for his tone. This is inappropriate, says Margarethe Stokowski. Because Nazis are sometimes quiet and sometimes loud, we should also cultivate different volumes of anti-fascism. The column.
The waste disposal industry is alarming : far too much waste is being separated wrongly, it threatens the garbage chaos. What is wrong with us? My colleague Alexander Neubacher says in his column: Germany fails at the residual waste bin.
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The yellow sack often ends up with garbage that does not belong there. According to industry experts, the rate of so-called failed throws is between 40 and 60 percent
It's not all gold: The riskiest investment is decided at barbecues with friends. The swarm of gold and high interest rates - and you are attacking. And then you have a problem, says Harald Schmidt. Click here for the video.
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Stories: The most read texts at SPIEGEL +
Recruitment of Stasi spies in the West: sometimes with pressure, sometimes with tricks the Stasi recruited their spies. Our author Uwe Klußmann did not agree to that because he was warned by the fate of his father. Read his moving account of a target.
Does the phone hurt my eyes? Tired eyes, disturbed sleep patterns, broken retina - there are many prejudices about artificial blue light from displays. Doctors explain what votes - and what you should protect yourself from.
Cool aging? Iggy Pop does it. In the interview, the 72-year-old talks about why bad experiences make life meaningful. However, my colleague Jenni Zylka had to speak very clearly in his ear. The interview.
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Iggy Pop: "Can not hear the fucking guitars anymore"
My evening: the recommendations for your end of workday
Watch football tonight: The Champions League begins, Borussia Dortmund take on FC Barcelona. It should be exciting! (21.00 clock, Sky and Liveticker SPIEGEL ONLINE)
Often, however, do not bring the best teams in their country the title, as the past few years show: Bayern has been seven times in a row champion, Juventus in Italy eight times, Barcelona has won eight of the past eleven championships, Paris six of the last seven, and in England Manchester City last scored 98 and 100 points. None of these teams made it to the Champions League final last season. Just as little in the previous year. And that before that. The SPIEGEL ranking takes a different approach and identifies the best football clubs on the continent.
Urban Zintel
Jackie Thomae: "Humans are evil, not words."
If football is not your thing, read an extraordinary portrait of the author Jackie Thomae, which is now known as a finalist for the German Book Prize. If you love football, read it anyway - it's worth it. Thomae grew up in the GDR, her father was African, her childhood she processed in her novel "brothers". She is a woman who is rather unfamiliar with linguistic political correctness. Her novel is a wise plea for the second look and also the third, a plea against the danger of going through the world in color misguided direction. Click here for the portrait.
I wish you a nice finishing time.
warmly
Isabella Reichert from the Daily Team
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