Wes Streeting: PM-in-waiting or ‘this generation’s David Miliband’?
Health secretary’s lack of challenge had reassured Starmer and his allies – but then briefings for a speculative Thursday launch emergedAs the unoffic...
The south London community where ‘pioneering’ scholarship choristers are made
St John the Divine, Kennington has built one of UK’s largest youth choral programmes in area marked by deprivation https://media.gutools.co.uk/images/...
Drug counselor who delivered ketamine dose that killed Matthew Perry gets two years
Erik Fleming was sentenced in Los Angeles court after previously pleading guilty over the Friends actor’s 2023 deathSign up for the Breaking News US n...
Milka maker milked shoppers over size of chocolate bars, German court rules
Brand owner Mondelēz was accused of reducing weight of Alpine Milk bar from 100g to 90g without significantly altering the packagingMany chocolate lov...
‘Hold the line’: Burnham tells allies in parliament he still has options to return
Greater Manchester mayor seeks to reassure his supporters after potential seats for him fail to materialiseAndy Burnham has told Labour MPs they shoul...
London’s answer to New York’s High Line is scrapped
Project organisers say high costs and the energy crisis have scuppered planned green route from Camden to King’s CrossThe Camden Highline, a multimill...
‘It’s more incrementalism’: Starmer’s safe king’s speech fails to quell mutiny
One of PM’s expanding cohort of critics in Labour party says policy programme ‘sums up where we have gone wrong’For Keir Starmer’s Labour critics, his...
Alabama woman sues alleging she gave birth on prison floor as guards watched
Tiffany McElroy says inmates assisted in delivering her baby in May 2024 after jail staff left her to fend for herselfAn Alabama woman has filed a fed...
Met warns about hate speech at Unite the Kingdom and Palestine marches
Organisers as well as speakers will be held responsible for unlawful speech as police face exceptionally busy weekendThe Metropolitan police have said...
Six from hantavirus cruise ship leave Arrowe Park hospital to isolate at home
Passengers will now continue their 45 days of isolation at home, with health officials confirming they remain asymptomaticSix people who were on the c...
The US president’s late-night Truth Social vitriol riddled with erratic capitalization and spelling? That’s leadershipThis was originally published in...
Mississippi governor cancels special legislative session to redraw state supreme court maps
However, Tate Reeves said he expects to redraw state’s four congressional districts before the 2027 electionsOn Wednesday morning, Mississippi’s gover...
Utah woman who published book on grief after husband’s death to be sentenced for his murder
Kouri Richins was convicted for lacing her husband’s cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanylSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter e...
Streeting to fire starting gun in Starmer leadership battle – The Latest
Wes Streeting is expected to launch a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer as soon as Thursday. News of the health secretary’s plans came during ...
One in seven prefer consulting AI chatbots to seeing a doctor, UK study shows
Exclusive: Doctors say ‘highly concerning’ poll highlights risk to patients of turning to AI for medical adviceOne in seven people are using AI chatbo...
Les Simpson: Québécois version of show to return on air after uncertainty
Beloved animated series will return for 36th season in the fall after telecoms giant Bell Media reaches deal with DisneyFans of Les Simpson have a mes...
EU proposes end to ‘five tabs, three apps and a prayer’ for cross-border train bookings
New rules would enable single-ticket bookings across multiple rail operators throughout EuropeCross-border train journeys through several European cou...
Magnus the wandering walrus leaves Scotland for Norway
After drawing delighted crowds since first sighted in Orkney the young male has swum 400 miles across the North SeaA peripatetic walrus who became a l...
US man accused of killing rock singer in 1993 arrested after decades on the run
Richard Werstine, wanted in connection with killing of Cold as Life vocalist Rodney Barger, was arrested in PanamaA suspect accused of murdering his r...
Marine Le Pen’s party hits back at Kylian Mbappé criticism
French football captain warned against prospect of far-right National Rally party gaining powerThe French football captain, Kylian Mbappé, has angered...
Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions overturned by South Carolina supreme court
Justices said decision was due to ‘improper external influences on the jury’ by a court clerk during the trialSign up for the Breaking News US newslet...
Palestinian peak body refused leave to appear at royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion
Australia Palestine Advocacy Network says criticism of Israel is routinely misrepresented as antisemitic – and that Palestinian voices are being exclu...
Man dies in Sydney prison unit that watchdog wanted shut down because it ‘cannot provide a safe environment’
Exclusive: Young inmate took own life in Long Bay prison five months after independent inspector warned of ‘ligature points in cells across all areas’...
Obesity rates in some countries levelling off or potentially falling, study finds
Researchers say rise not inevitable and it is important to unpick what is behind differences in obesity trendsA continuing rise in obesity around the ...
Has Labor’s tax reform killed ‘rent-vesting’ for young Australians seeking a foothold in the housing market?
Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will make the strategy of renting in a preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere less...
Why budget rhetoric won’t match reality for many younger Australians
Figures show the treasurer’s reforms will make the tax system fairer but some will not have the advantages enjoyed by their parents As Jim Chalmers wa...
Chinese court awards compensation to sacked worker replaced by AI
Case attracts widespread attention as example of China balancing enthusiastic adoption of AI with job securityA court in China has ruled in favour of ...
Trump mega-donors pause Wisconsin development project, citing economic uncertainty
Uline, owned by billionaire Republicans Richard and Liz Uihlein, halts construction of a new facility in KenoshaUline, a business and shipping supplie...
Trump urged to rule out ‘unlawful’ Cuba takeover and stop using Guantánamo Bay for migrant detention
Exclusive: In letter seen by the Guardian, 30 members of Congress warn US president’s Cuba military operation would worsen ‘mass suffering’US politics...
‘Failed experiment in human suffering’: Alligator Alcatraz immigration jail to close
State officials told vendors at the facility to prepare for a breakdown of the tented camp beginning next monthSign up for the Breaking News US newsle...
