Gene-edited bananas that don’t go brown could hit UK supermarkets
Scientific breakthrough could reduce food waste and make it easier to add the fruit to prepackaged foodIt is the bane of every fruit bowl: sliced bana...
Shabana Mahmood hints she could water down controversial care worker visa plans
Home secretary under pressure over changes to indefinite leave to remain that would penalise foreign care workersUK politics live – latest updatesShab...
Staff killed and wounded in Russian strike on Kyiv’s science academy
Moscow’s jet-powered drones pummel Ukraine’s capital in switch to daytime attacksEurope live – latest updatesRussia has hit the National Academy of Sc...
Investigation of alleged gang-rape at Cornell University fraternity house reopened
Outrage over treatment of alleged offenders, members of Chi Phi fraternity, has grown since lawsuit was made publicSign up for the Breaking News US ne...
Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions
Environmentalists decry move that relaxes requirements on automakers to control pollution from gas-powered carsThe Trump administration on Monday anno...
Police treating Golders Green stabbings as suspected hate crime
Attack on two Jewish men in north London earlier this year was originally treated as terrorismThe stabbings of two Jewish men in Golders Green, north ...
Queensland anti-corruption commission investigated just 20 of more than 6,000 complaints in a year
Statistics showed there is ‘almost no chance’ a complaint made against a government department like the police would be investigated independently, ex...
Further interest rate hikes could ‘devastate’ property market without easing unaffordability
With RBA predicted to lift cash rate for fourth time this year on Tuesday, experts warn a fifth – or even sixth – rise would be ‘overkill’Get our new ...
‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’: How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution
People living next to a chemicals plant near Blackpool were tested for ‘forever chemicals’; last week they received the alarming resultsLast February,...
‘Starship is in orbit’: cheers go up as huge SpaceX rocket circles Earth for first time
Mission goes ahead despite some fears an initial engine failure after the Texas launch would scupper the attemptSpaceX has sent its enormous Starship ...
Aldi to invest £900m in UK and open 40 more stores next year
Supermarket chain declares ‘increasing confidence’ in its growth plans after posting record annual revenue of £19bnBusiness live – latest updatesAldi ...
Farmer who alerted police to RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot says there was ‘no follow-up’
Woman who spotted suspicious vans and masked men says authorities did not contact her after five men were arrestedA farmer who claims to have alerted ...
Foie gras, live dolphins and toasters: China and US cut reciprocal tariffs on $30bn of goods
World’s biggest economies release lists of products in latest move away from trade war – but no strategic goods are includedThe US and China have rele...
Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
EU to push members to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 10%+ surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesEur...
Healey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for
With next month’s budget a month away, chancellor gives little indication in conference speech of where money will come from to reindustrialise Britai...
Base jumper dies in Utah after wingsuit fails in remote mountainous region
Identity of man, 27, being withheld pending family notification after 700ft plungeA Base jumper died on Sunday in Utah after his wingsuit failed while...
Stevie Wonder releases four unheard songs from Songs in the Key of Life sessions
Previously unreleased material comes as Wonder marks 50th anniversary of album with arena tourStevie Wonder has expanded the scope of what was already...
Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’
Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without waterSchools, businesses and h...
US response to UN pandemic talks ‘severely weakens’ global planning, says leading health expert
The US says it is unable to support a major global text on pandemic prevention and preparedness put forward at UN general assemblyThe United States go...
Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope
Chancellor tells Labour conference it’s ‘not progressive’ to fail to balance books amid rising welfare bill as borrowing costs climb to record highBus...
Nor’easter storm floods coastal areas from New Jersey to New England
Powerful weather system pummels shoreline for a second day, knocking out power to tens of thousandsResidents of coastal communities in the US’s north-...
Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says
Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argueRecent attacks on US univers...
Teachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their work
Exclusive: Instructors at tech training company Multiverse hit out at ‘remorseless’ and ‘unnerving’ AI teacher monitoring systemTeachers at Euan Blair...
Five men arrested at RAF Fairford are all UK nationals from London, say police
Officers say they have secured extension to continue to hold men, all in their 20s, on suspicion of terror offencesFive men arrested on suspicion of t...
Israel does not have right to close UK consulate in Jerusalem, Foreign Office advised
Former attorney general Dominic Grieve says Israel is not entitled to shut mission in occupied Palestinian territoryUK politics live – latest updatesI...
First Thing: ‘Counting window’ seen as high-risk time for Trump to cast doubt on midterm results
Experts warn Republicans may try to sow distrust and claim ‘foreign interference’ in crucial hours after counting begins. Plus, two pandas have a new ...
Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘kelvin’ wave heading for California
The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coastConcerns are mounting about an ocean ph...
‘Contract between humans and river’: Bristol Avon’s rights enshrined in charter
River charters part of wider movement establishing ‘moral’ framework to protect nature and hold institutions to accountOne Monday morning in spring la...
As the US midterms approach, Trump’s boasts on the economy fall flat with voters
Trump’s tariffs and his war against Iran caused prices to rise, but the US president continues to claim it’s ‘the greatest economy in history’Donald T...
Three people dead, including a child, in attempt to cross Channel to UK
Dozens also reported injured after inflatable boat carrying 105 people gets into trouble off northern FranceA child was among three people who died a...
