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Antiquities dealer who exposed thefts at British Museum dies aged 61
Ittai Gradel died of renal cancer days after museum awarded him medal for ‘very significant contribution’The academic turned antiquities dealer who ex...
Man who heckled Shabana Mahmood dismisses ‘laughable’ white liberal claim
Protester says he migrated from Malaysia as a child and describes home secretary’s immigration policies as cruelUK politics live – latest updatesA pro...
Trump’s attempt to crush clean energy progress not going to plan, experts say
US generated more power from renewables like solar and wind than fossil fuels recently for a full month in a firstDonald Trump has wielded the full mi...
Sri Lanka police arrest 22 Buddhist monks after 110kg of cannabis found in luggage
Customs officials say group allegedly hid 5kg of ‘kush’ in false walls of bags on return from Bangkok holidayTwenty-two Buddhist monks are in Sri Lank...
First Thing: White House dinner suspect charged with attempted assassination
Alleged shooter, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, faces potential life sentence. Plus: the Americans renouncing their citizenshipGood morning.The suspe...
Michael smashes UK records for biggest biopic opening
Michael Jackson biopic debuted with £11.6m at the UK box office – almost double achieved by next-best Bohemian RhapsodyMichael, Antoine Fuqua’s author...
Press dinner shooting conspiracy theories spread in era of fractured politics
Neither political party is immune to conspiracies in a time of intense distrust in government and media, experts say After an armed man attempted to b...
Met investigating suspected arson attack on north London memorial wall
Scotland Yard says incident in area that is home to large Jewish community is not being treated as terrorism Police said on Tuesday they were investig...
Beekeeper jailed after releasing insects on authorities trying to evict her friend
Massachusetts woman jailed for six months after court heard she admitted to freeing bees on sheriff’s deputiesA beekeeper has been jailed for six mont...
Middle East crisis could cost world $1tn while oil firms make ‘obscene’ profit, analysis finds
Climate group calls for urgent windfall tax on excess fossil fuel profits, as delegates tell Colombia conference their nations are sufferingThe Middle...
US activists plan May Day economic blackout: ‘No school, no work, no shopping’
Actions expected to exceed 3,000 as unions and groups expand protests inspired by Minnesota ICE crackdownLabor unions, democratic organizations and co...
Deloitte and Zoom’s trims to parental-leave benefits may hurt them in long run, experts say
The firms said last week that they will be reducing parental leave and other benefits for employees starting next yearRecent moves by US companies Del...
Barge rescue attempt for Timmy the whale in Germany gets go-ahead
Vets say whale stranded for a month near Lübeck is fit to be transported in rescue effort funded by two entrepreneursGerman officials have given the g...
George Clooney condemns Washington shooting and calls on citizens to ‘truly make America great again’
Star tells awards ceremony: ‘I disagree with everything that this administration stands for, but there’s no place for the kind of violence we saw two ...
Shares in buy-to-let mortgage lenders fall after report Reeves plans rent freeze
FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock ExchangeRachel Reeves considering rent freez...
JD Vance’s key role in Iran talks presents him with a thorny predicament
Vice-president faces challenges as he assumes potential role of point man in endeavor to end a war he opposedAs a man who wears his Christian beliefs ...
King to meet Trump off-camera amid clash fears before Charles’ Congress speech – US politics live
State visit of UK royals continues as monarch to tell US lawmakers that ‘our countries have always found ways to come together’Sign up for the Breakin...
Ex-FCDO chief tells MPs he had concerns over Mandelson’s Epstein links
Philip Barton says there was pressure over pace of vetting from No 10, which he says was ‘uninterested’ in processUK politics live – latest updatesThe...
Barclays cuts back risky lending after £228m hit from UK mortgage firm MFS
Bank’s chief executive points to rising fraud as it sets aside a further £105m for motor finance compensationBusiness live – latest updatesBarclays is...
‘Culture of misogyny’: teacher surrounded by hundreds of students and pelted with food at elite Brisbane boys’ school, court told
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Austrian man goes on trial for 2024 Taylor Swift concert terror plot
Defendant, 21, in court with second man over alleged scheme to kill music fans outside Vienna stadiumThe trial against a man accused of plotting to at...
Macron expected to back Andorra’s moves to decriminalise abortion during visit - Europe live
France’s president, who is also co-prince of the micro-state, expected to speak frankly about issue in country with some of strictest abortion laws in...
Mexican special forces arrest top commander of powerful cartel
Audias Flores, known as ‘El Jardinero’, of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, captured in western state of NayaritMexican special forces have arrested...
Adelaide writers’ week sacrificed to save city’s prestigious arts festival, documents show
Briefings obtained by freedom of information warned a ‘cascade of withdrawals’ could lead to collapse of 2026 South Australian festivalGet our breakin...
Ministers open-minded on shape of UK social media limits, Phillipson says
Education secretary says children will face restrictions and government will consider range of views on their formChildren in the UK will face restric...
‘Protected for another century’: experts lift 15-tonne foremast from HMS Victory
In latest stage of £42m restoration project, 30-strong team removed mast from Nelson’s Battle of Trafalgar flagshipThere is only one correct way to ex...
Keir Starmer to face vote on Mandelson vetting scandal as key figures give evidence to MPs - UK politics live
Morgan McSweeney among those giving evidence to foreign affairs committee ahead of Commons vote Good morning. The former US president Lyndon Johnson i...
Middle East crisis live: Iran says it needs guarantees against attacks before Gulf can be stable
Tehran’s UN envoy says ‘full respect’ of Iran’s rights also key for lasting regional stabilityUS is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Frie...
Author of novel depicting toddler role-play spared jail after being convicted of writing child abuse material
Lauren Ashley Mastrosa given 18-month community corrections order after book was read by handful of advance readersThe author behind an offensive nove...
