Mitch McConnell still not cleared to resume Senate duties, office says
Kentucky senator has been absent and not seen in public since mid-June after he was hospitalized due to a fallUS politics live – latest updatesUS sena...
Hull funeral director broke families’ trust on ‘almost industrial scale’, court hears
Robert Bush, owner of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, left bodies ‘rotting away’, family members sayA fraudulent funeral director broke the trus...
Cracker Barrel CEO to step down after overseeing logo backlash last year
Julie Masino faced criticism as restaurant chain was called ‘woke’ and ‘soulless’ after unveiling modernized logoCracker Barrel’s CEO, Julie Masino, i...
Andy Burnham seeks cross-party agreement on future of social care
PM promises lasting solution for England but Tories rule out backing changes funded by tax rises or borrowingAndy Burnham has pledged to work collabor...
Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer behind Zippy and David Bowie’s goblins, dies aged 78
Canadian-born British operator, president of the British Puppet Guild, passed away after a ‘short illness’Ronnie Le Drew, best known for operating the...
Spurs’ plans for new training facility in London park blocked by high court
Judge quashes Enfield council’s decision to grant planning permission for new women and girls’ football academyA council’s decision to allow Tottenham...
Burnham brings members of Socialist Campaign Group into government
Appointment of three ministerial aides is first time members of Labour’s most leftwing faction have held government positionsAndy Burnham has appointe...
New York school district halts plan to use humanoid robot amid backlash
Salamanca City Central says it is pausing project with Realbotix as it addresses concerns including data privacyA New York school district has walked ...
Trump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy fails
Washington and Tehran issue conflicting messages over the status of talks to end Middle East crisisDonald Trump once again warned the US will return t...
France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins
Officials talk of ‘absolutely critical’ days for firefighters before rise again from middle of the weekEurope wildfires live – latest updatesFirefight...
Pinochet-era soldier jailed for killing folk singer Víctor Jara 53 years ago
Nelson Haase Mazzei was sentenced for murdering Jara in 2023, but fled from authorities in ChileMore than 50 years after the murder of the Chilean fol...
Shots fired near US consulate in Canada for second time in four months
No one was injured and no suspects have been identified in connection to shooting near Toronto compound, police sayShots were fired near the US consul...
‘It felt like being in a disaster movie’: uncertainty after evacuation from France’s Gironde wildfire
Residents describe their fear as they were forced to leave their homes because of the ‘extremely intense’ blazeSitting in their suburban apartment in ...
Swathes of Cairngorms unrecognisable after 12 days of ‘cataclysmic’ wildfires
With large areas still burning, damage from national park’s worst blaze could take decades, if not longer, to put rightIt is the jewel in the crown of...
GB News pundit Matthew Torbitt pleads guilty to fraud while Labour aide
Torbitt admits to two counts of fraud by false representation in relation to his parliamentary expensesA GB News pundit has admitted fraud in relation...
Fauci expressed disillusionment with ‘rambling, crazy’ Trump in journal
Former top US health official wrote about challenging interactions with publicity-fixated Trump during CovidDiary entries released by a Republican sen...
Homeless families in London temporary housing told not to use air conditioning
Exclusive: Two children reportedly taken to hospital after residents told in-built units ‘not offered as amenity’Homeless families placed in temporary...
Britain braces for fourth heatwave of year as fire chiefs issue public appeal
Temperatures up to 35C forecast, triggering heat health alerts and pleas to take care in parched parks and rural areasParamedics and firefighters are ...
Labour overtakes Reform in voter poll for first time since March 2025
Labour up four points to 28% while Reform falls to 24% as Andy Burnham apparently wins favour for cost of living focusUK politics live – latest update...
California man rescued alive after 30 days stranded at sea with broken mast
Kai Sato used PVC pipes and kayak paddles to try to repair his boat, and a plastic bag to collect condensation to drinkA California man was rescued al...
Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts deride family law system, calling DV a ‘weapon’ and court a ‘slaughterhouse’
Exclusive: Resurfaced comments by the One Nation leader underline her criticism of paid family violence leave and domestic violence support groupsPaul...
Secret tape recordings and ‘sham’ payments: the Liberals’ internal ideological war laid bare
The NSW anti-corruption watchdog has begun a public inquiry into allegations of branch stacking, illegal donations, and interference with preselection...
So how do you get access to the Qantas chairman’s lounge? Alan Joyce has some tips
In his memoir, the former Qantas chief executive denies using the lounge as a tool to influence politiciansFollow our Australia news live blog for lat...
‘I knew what he had done to those boys’: murderer to stay in jail after journalist’s fight for justice
Gibraltar-based Ros Astengo inspired four men to report sexual assaults carried out by Allan Grimson in 1990sRos Astengo, a journalist based in Gibral...
‘You say genocide, I say war’: Boy George releases pro-Israel song, We Will Dance Again
Culture Club singer sings ‘I stand with the Jews / I don’t feel brave, I just need to behave like a human’, in song defending Israel’s response to Ham...
First Kenyan to play in NFL deported under Trump immigration crackdown
Former rugby star Daniel Adongo allegedly overstayed visa but supporters say he needed mental health helpA former rugby star who became the first Keny...
Mayo beat 75-year-old ‘curse’ to become Gaelic football champions
Team to return for euphoric homecoming after winning all-Ireland men’s final against Kerry, ending decades of defeatThe hex is broken, dispelled, bani...
US officials investigate after video appears to show person kicking sea lion
Video appears to show a person kicking the federally protected animal in San Diego, CaliforniaFederal wildlife authorities are investigating after a v...
Netanyahu and Zelenskyy to arrive in Washington for Graham funeral – with hopes of winning Trump’s ear
Both men scheduled to meet Trump at time where US policy towards wars in Iran and Ukraine in state of fluxBenjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy a...
Montana man hikes 10 miles to safety after falling on trekking pole
David Cifaldi slipped and his pole pierced him in the side, then walked back hours along the route he had climbedA Montana man walked 10 miles to safe...
