UK braces for further leaks after more private health records appear on Chinese website
Patrick Vallance says government working with Chinese officials to remove postings from Alibaba after Biobank data breach last weekThere have been fur...
AstraZeneca makes surprise U-turn with £300m pharma investment
Drugmaker had stalled large-scale UK projects but has now pledged investment at two sites, announced by Keir StarmerBritain’s biggest drugmaker AstraZ...
Two people stabbed in Golders Green, north London – latest updates
Man arrested after two people were attacked in Golders Green, Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim has saidKeir Starmer described the Golders Gre...
Australia becomes second largest consumer of methamphetamine globally, wastewater monitoring reveals
Cocaine use also reaches record highs, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission figures showGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news pod...
Lib Dems push for ban on MPs taking money from X, citing Maga threat
Ed Davey attacks Reform calling it ‘Maga franchise’ and says Elon Musk funnels far-right ideas into UK via XUK politics live – latest updatesThe Liber...
Barclay brothers avoid bankruptcy after deal with HSBC over £143m debt
Bank says it has withdrawn proceedings against former Telegraph owners Aidan and Howard Barclay at high courtThe former owners of the Telegraph have a...
Kim praises North Korean soldiers who blew themselves up to evade Ukraine capture
Leader mentions for first time lengths to which troops go to avoid falling into enemy hands while fighting for RussiaKim Jong-un has praised North Kor...
‘Flailing’ Georgia attorney general condemned over charges for Cop City protesters
Republican Chris Carr accused of trying to revive bid for governor with indictment – ‘the last gasp of a dying man’Georgia’s top law enforcement offic...
Two people stabbed in Golders Green, says Jewish neighbourhood watch group
Man has been arrested after incident in north-west London, says volunteer organisation Shomrim A man has been arrested after two people were stabbed i...
EU farmers and hauliers to get up to €50,000 to cover extra costs of Iran war
Fishing companies can also access up to 70% subsidies, in loosening of state aid rules for ‘most exposed sectors’Business live – latest updatesThe EU ...
Sussex University overturns £585,000 fine as high court rejects free speech breach claim
Ruling is blow to Office for Students after it issued fine for handling of protests over professor’s trans rights viewsSussex University has overturne...
Cynthia Erivo interrupts Dracula performance after spotting audience member’s camera
Wicked star’s one-woman West End show was stopped in response to an increasingly common problem for theatresA performance of Dracula in the West End o...
Russia to hold Victory Day parade without military hardware due to fears of Ukraine attack
Annual event at Red Square will feature no armoured vehicles or missile systems for first time in two decades Europe live – latest updatesRussia will ...
Swearing banned by one in five councils in England and Wales, finds report on ‘busybody’ fines
Campaigners saying public spaces protection orders also being used to criminalise wide range of everyday activitiesOne in five local councils have ban...
Revealed: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024
Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher HarborneNigel Farage was given £5m by the cry...
A peace process thriller, the DUP opera and countless cuppas: Belfast’s Lyric theatre at 75
What began as a tiny space above the founder’s stables became the beating heart of the city’s performing arts. Its leader Jimmy Fay reflects on recent...
Crewe religious group raided by police investigating allegations of serious sexual offences
About 500 officers deployed as part of operation at headquarters of Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light Police have raided the headquarters of the Ahma...
First Thing: Former FBI director James Comey indicted over Instagram seashells post
Comey, one of Donald Trump’s political enemies, charged with two felonies. Plus, Disneyland introduces facial recognitionGood morning.The justice depa...
DNA links Florida man in Philippines to 1989 child abduction
US suspect held in south-east Asia after genealogical DNA identified him in Tampa-area case involving 7-year-old girlA man accused of kidnapping and s...
‘Still lots to talk about’: UK galleries team up to shine light on female artists
Tracey Emin among creators on display at Making Her Mark, a project by Penzance, Worcester and Kirkcaldy galleriesLike many regional galleries, the co...
CEOs of US’s top energy firms received average pay raise of $12.3m, review finds
Utility bills are up as much as 40% in some regions, and companies shut off power to customers 13m times in 2025The US’s top utilities’ CEOs enjoyed a...
King Charles visits New York after Trump says UK monarch ‘agrees with me’ on Iran – US politics live
US president said UK monarch agreed Tehran should not be allowed nuclear weaponsA flick of Oscar Wilde here, a nod to Henry Kissinger there, a sprinkl...
Lloyds takes £151m hit from Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment
Bank expects its base case for GDP growth to be 0.5% this year, lower than IMF’s 0.8% prediction for BritainBusiness live – latest updatesLloyds has w...
US supreme court to hear whether protected status of Haitians and Syrians can be revoked
Case looks at whether Trump administration has authority to strip hundreds of thousands of immigrants of TPSThe supreme court will hear oral arguments...
US in tough spot as it tries to avoid deal that highlights its failures in Iran
Washington facing long economic war or risky military action to reopen strait of Hormuz – which may now be more valuable to Iran than a nuclear weapon...
Minister dismisses Labour rebels as ‘usual suspects’; Starmer prepares for final PMQs of parliamentary session – UK politics live
PM will face Kemi Badenoch and other MPs at final PMQs of the 2024-26 parliamentary sessionGood morning. Originally Keir Starmer was hoping that there...
King Charles ‘agrees with me’ on Iran nuclear weapon ban, says Trump
Remarks by US president likely to cause embarrassment for aides of UK monarch, who usually remains neutralDonald Trump has insisted King Charles agree...
Bristol launches summer of activist events to become UK civil rights capital
Programme of events announced on anniversary of Bristol bus boycott aimed at inspiring societal manifesto for cityBristol has long been a city of acti...
Von der Leyen to brief EU lawmakers on impact of Iran war – Europe live
Commission president later due to meet new Hungarian leader who is seeking to unlock EU funds in return for reformsVon der Leyen says that “every memb...
Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off platforms
European Commission says tech company does not have effective measures to keep under-13s off Facebook and InstagramThe tech company Meta has been foun...
