‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones
Patrons at two of the chain’s London pubs were all for Tim Martin’s ban on playing music or taking calls on speakerThe terrace of the Moon Under Water...
Teenager dies after falling in abandoned high-rise tower in New Orleans
Jacque St Ann, 17, and his friends broke into Plaza Tower and he fell as they were descending an interior staircaseA high school student recently fell...
Florida to carry out its 13th execution this year in US’s busiest death chamber
US supreme court declined to halt execution of William Frances Silvia, and state has two executions next monthA Florida man convicted of fatally shoot...
Tupac Shakur murder trial: gang leader in court accused of orchestrating 1996 killing of rap star
Duane Davis is only man ever charged in relation to drive-by shooting of Shakur in Las VegasWhat we know about Tupac Shakur’s death and what to expect...
Penn State students accused of running cocaine trafficking ring at fraternity houses
Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi were off campus, with Delta Upsilon placed on interim probationMore than a dozen Penn State University students ran a coca...
Death and alleged torture of man in detention sparks protests in Syria
Picture showing White Helmets volunteer unconscious and with bruises on his body went viralSyrians have protested over the death of a man who was arre...
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with stronger safeguards
Teen version is intended for children aged 13 to 17 and includes content protections on self-harm and sexual chatsOpenAI is launching a version of Cha...
Christopher Berry-Dee dropped by publisher after allegations of abuse made against him
Bonnier Books will no longer publish UK’s top-selling true crime author following Guardian investigationThe main publisher of the bestselling true cri...
PBS should fund drug to treat breast cancer, endometriosis and gender dysphoria, experts recommend
Triptorelin, already listed for prostate cancer, should have unrestricted use, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee saysGet our breaking new...
Heavy rain forecast will not reverse widespread drought conditions in UK
Forecasters say intense showers might cause flooding as rain falls on dry, hard groundFloods and drought could hit the UK at the same time this week, ...
UK risks running out of gas by 2030s, ministers told
Government assessment warns of supply shock that could leave homes and businesses without gas within a decadeGreat Britain risks running out of gas in...
Labour urges Gambling Commission to investigate firms linked to Reform UK donors
Bridget Phillipson writes to watchdog asking it to look into claims Tether.bet and Fispay operated without a licenceThe Gambling Commission has been u...
Philippine school shooter kills fellow student and himself in livestreamed attack
Country’s second fatal school shooting in two months took place in southern city of Zamboanga A student livestreamed himself shooting and killing an...
One person dead and more than 200 ill in UK salmonella outbreak
UKHSA rules out British produce as source of infections and says evidence points to consumption of imported eggsOne person has died and more than 200 ...
ABC sues Trump’s media regulator over ‘politically motivated’ license renewals
Network alleges FCC demand for early license renewal is retaliation for political purposeAfter being forced to apply early to renew its license to bro...
Revealed: Toby Young free speech group crowdfunded over £60,000 for legal case fought by pro-bono lawyer
Staff members said Free Speech Union would “need to explain” how it spent money donated by its supportersStaff at a campaign group that claims to defe...
Scientists who turned to OnlyFans to fund marmot research receive crypto boost
Funding boost worth $100,000 has recently materialized in form of new marmot-themed cryptocurrencyScientists who turned to OnlyFans to help save long-...
Phyllida Law, prolific performer across stage and screen, dies aged 94
As adept at comedy and musicals as she was drama, Law acted alongside daughters Emma and Sophie in a career spanning eight decadesPhyllida Law, whose ...
‘The truth about Diana’: Charles Spencer to publish book about late sister
Earl says he wanted to ‘write down my own thoughts and memories’ with 30th anniversary of Diana’s death ‘on the skyline’Charles Spencer is to publish ...
Georgia man deported from Fiji to face $165m crypto Ponzi scheme charges
Edward Zimbardi, 59, who had fled US, will appear in court in Los Angeles on wire fraud and money-laundering chargesA man from Flowery Branch, Georgia...
UK retailers too slow to pass on fuel price falls, watchdog says
Competition and Markets Authority raises concerns about ‘passive pricing strategies’ used by some petrol stationsBusiness live – latest updatesSome p...
‘Our task is to laugh at these enemies’: the Ukrainian unit posting drone videos of Russian soldiers’ last moments
Creators of chase compilations reject any moral qualms and say they show ‘death is waiting’ for those who join warTo many observers they will appear d...
First Thing: Meta’s treatment of children on social media in spotlight as landmark trial set to begin
Several US states have accused Instagram and Facebook’s parent company of deliberately causing young people harm with its products. Plus: the Italian ...
England’s ancient oak trees dying in extreme hot and dry weather
Woodland Trust says trees struggling in drought stress, with older ‘survivors’ disproportionately affectedEngland’s ancient oak trees are dying in the...
‘Migration has been weaponised’: Italy’s security law criticised after death of Moroccan man in police restraint
Case of Abderrahim Fakir is first in which legal shield giving police greater protection from prosecution has been invokedIf, before 19 July, few peop...
Governments’ borrowing costs hit further multi-decade highs as US-Iran peace hopes fade
Bond yields in US, UK, Germany France and Japan rise after ceasefire ends and Trump threatens to bomb OmanBusiness live – latest updatesGovernment bor...
Mechanical fault suspected in helicopter crash that killed British newlyweds in Greece
Marie Ebert, Alexander Cromie and their pilot died when their aircraft crashed on island of SifnosGreek police believe a mechanical fault may have cau...
Redistricting scrambles Florida primary as Alaska awaits Dan Sullivan v Dan Sullivan – US politics live
Today’s contests will help shape the fiercely contested midterms this fall to determine control of CongressSign up for the US Breaking News emailHello...
‘Picky bits’ on the menu as British shoppers snap up picnic food in heatwave
Consumers also turn to supermarket deals to save money, helping slow grocery price inflationBusiness live – latest updatesShopping baskets took on a d...
AFL chief breaks silence over ‘deeply concerning’ Sydney Swans sexual assault allegations
Andrew Dillon says the AFL ‘will consider the broader conduct of the players as more information comes to light’The AFL has declared it is prepared to...
