Trains stop across north-west England after power cut hits signalling centre
Passengers awaiting Northern and TransPennine trains advised not to travel, with cancellations and other services delayedTrains across parts of north-...
Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators
Government ‘urgently’ identifying men convicted in historic cases who could be freed in scheme loopholeUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham’s...
Leipzig drone bomb was found near Ukrainian plane carrying ammunition
German authorities investigating whether a foreign state is involved as they say a ‘ripped’ detonator stopped device going offA catastrophe with multi...
‘We expected it, but now it’s here’: on the frontline of Australia’s bird flu outbreak, people are distressed
As Australia prepares for the H5 bird flu to potentially rip through hundreds of species, residents of the Limestone Coast are already seeing the impa...
Minns said he wouldn’t ‘gloat’ about Icac hearings into the Liberals. Instead, he’s quietly taken out the trash
Amid revelations that could damage the Liberals’ state election hopes, the NSW government dropped key documents on three contentious issuesGet our bre...
BBC hires 26-year-old entrepreneur to help reach younger audiences
Brandon Relph, who founded first company at 13, joins strategy team in ‘much-needed step’ for the broadcasterA 26-year-old business prodigy and self-s...
Can Australia make housing affordable while avoiding a major market crash? We may soon find out
Politicians’ fever dreams of ‘sustainable price increases’ – where values keep rising but by less than wages – could happenGet our breaking news email...
Paramount concessions lead UK to approve takeover of Warner Bros
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says she will not intervene in £85bn deal after securing guarantees on Channel 5The UK culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has...
Trump denies US running low on key munitions in war with Iran
US president’s comment come after report he had demanded answers from Pete Hegseth over alleged shortagesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesDonal...
Israel charges West Bank settler over death of renowned Palestinian activist
Yinon Levi faces trial for reckless manslaughter related to the 2025 killing of Awdah Hathaleen Israeli prosecutors have charged a Jewish settler over...
South Yorkshire man who killed lodger and hid body in concrete gets 35-year sentence
Christopher Wright, 73, shot Richard Dyson in November 2019 and then dismembered his remainsA man who killed his lodger and concealed his dismembered ...
India-Bangladesh relations hit new low over exiled PM’s speech to press in Delhi
Dhaka accuses India of giving platform to a ‘convicted genocider’ by allowing Sheikh Hasina to address journalistsBangladesh has lashed out at India f...
Top Ugandan footballer killed by robbers armed with paving stones
David Owori, who played for the national team, died in hospital after he tried to stop robbers taking his phoneThe Ugandan football community is in mo...
Half of border agents are Latino, and they are part of a long history of Hispanic support for – and enforcement of – harsh immigration policiesSince T...
Octopus Energy denies it is anti-union as workers push for recognition
GMB says that as a top-rated ethical company, UK’s largest energy firm should welcome involvement of unionsWorkers are pushing for union recognition a...
Heatwave Britain: why are politicians so slow to act? – podcast
As another summer of extreme heat rumbles on, warnings about excess deaths, ageing infrastructure and potential food shortages are growing louder. So ...
The mRNA technology behind Moderna’s Covid vaccine reaches the flu
The mFlusiva vaccine for older people is the first made with the mRNA platform key to ending the coronavirus pandemicThe Food and Drug Administration ...
Foster + Partners cleared over man’s death when window fell from London penthouse
Crown court rules architecture firm not responsible for fatal incident but project managers and engineers found guilty of safety breachesThe architect...
Two Iranian female footballers granted Australian citizenship after protest
Iran players stayed in country after Asian Cup in MarchDuo condemned as traitors in Iran for not singing anthemTwo former Iranian footballers said on ...
Miss North Carolina USA stripped of title after alleged racist posts resurface
First runner-up, Myla Hadley, will represent the state at the Miss USA pageant after Brittany Boltinhouse’s removalA pageant queen recently crowned Mi...
Nearly 50 asylum seekers deported under ‘one in one out’ scheme have returned to the UK
Figure raises questions about deal with France despite UK ministers insisting repeat arrivals will be removedAlmost 50 asylum seekers deported using t...
Jason Arday claimed he was paid ‘1.4 million’ for memoir from publisher
Academic who resigned as a Cambridge professor on Wednesday did not specify if amount from Simon & Schuster was in pounds or US dollarsJason Arday, th...
Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress over Covid hearing
Anthony Fauci invoked fifth amendment dozens of times to parry hostile Republican inquisition over Covid responseUS politics live – latest updatesA Re...
Ohio voters reconsider Republican Max Miller amid domestic abuse allegations
Voters in the red district are concerned with congressman’s alleged behavior and political future ahead of the midtermsDavid Griffith was a registered...
Florida Democrat switches districts after DeSantis redistricting shake-up
Pia Dandiya, a first-time candidate, says voters care more about costs than district lines as she seeks a key open seatWhat is a sanguine new congress...
Senate committee says it has copy of Fauci’s phone as it weighs holding him in contempt
Veteran US health official invoked fifth amendment right amid hostile questioning from Republicans last weekUS politics live – latest updatesA US Sena...
Raleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings
Fate of historic bicycle name in hands of administrators after Netherlands-based Accell Group fails to find buyerThe bicycle company that owns the his...
Woman, 47, charged after four men stabbed in Covent Garden
Stella Gollovena accused of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after assaults in central LondonA 47-year-old woman has been charged af...
Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages abducted by militants
President hails ‘successful’ rescue as country battles endemic kidnapping for ransom and insecurity worsensNigerian security forces have rescued more ...
First Thing: Democrats look forward after progressive El-Sayed victory in Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed is latest leftwing candidate to capture nomination for November’s midterm elections. Plus: gender parity in Latin America’s city of cyc...
