Oasis announce 2027 tour, including return to Knebworth 30 years after historic concerts
After 2025’s wildly lucrative reunion, the Gallagher brothers will tour the UK, Ireland and US, and revisit the Hertfordshire site of their greatest l...
Cloudy with a chance of rainbow: iridescent clouds brighten the sky over parts of Victoria
Rainbow clouds are not uncommon in Australia but rarely photographed, and experts say they get their colours when light is diffracted around ice cryst...
Australia’s dependence on gas generation during evening energy peak falls by almost 70%
Batteries now meet almost half of the grid’s dispatchable power needs during hours of highest demand Get our breaking news email, free app or daily ne...
Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women
Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infectionGet our breaking news email, free app or d...
Queensland homeless man shot with Taser after being given move-on order to make way for kite festival
Exclusive: Advocate says homeless clearances should be halted after man is hospitalised during confrontation in Brisbane parkGet our breaking news ema...
One Nation under fire for abandoning gas reservation plan in favour of policy benefiting Gina Rinehart
Pauline Hanson’s gas policy and the party’s relationship with Rinehart is examined in a new Guardian podcast series, The PopulistListen: The Populist:...
Experts quit Lucy Letby’s defence team over ‘scientific credibility’ concerns
Some of the arguments inconsistent with ‘available evidence, science and established physiology’, say pairTwo leading experts have withdrawn from Lucy...
Many asylum seekers removed from UK to France arrive injured, charity health service finds
Samusocial de Paris documents signs of violence after detention and transfer under ‘one in one out’ schemeMultiple injuries including bruising and fra...
Trump’s EPA reportedly poised to axe carbon pollution rules for power plants
Advocates and experts describe the Trump administration’s climate rollbacks as gifts to polluters at expense of planetThe US Environmental Protection ...
CBS’s 60 Minutes accused of peddling pro-Iran war propaganda in segment
Critics say segment on US rescue operation in Iran was made to boost public perception of Trump’s unpopular warA US airman has spoken of climbing a 7,...
Four victims identified in Louisiana stabbing spree after suspect detained
Woman, her daughter, her son and his girlfriend identified as victims in incident that also critically wounded a childA Louisiana woman, her daughter,...
Westminster’s time is ‘coming to an end’, say first ministers of UK’s Celtic nations
Leaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland discuss independence and call for ‘constitutional change’ at summitWestminster’s time is “coming to an...
The London hospital funded by donors who invested in the slave trade
St Barts is one of many UK institutions whose benefactors were involved in the trafficking of enslaved AfricansInside the Great Hall of St Bartholomew...
Andy Burnham cancels engagements as his father’s death is announced
Prime minister had been due to speak at the TUC conference in BrightonUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has cancelled his engagements for ...
Africa’s richest man aiming to make $23bn from continent’s biggest-ever IPO
Public offering of Aliko Dangote’s Nigerian oil refinery business could swell his net wealth by two thirdsThe fortune of Africa’s richest person could...
Gulf states postpone strait of Hormuz talks with Iran as Yemen conflict intensifies
Impasse comes amid growing Saudi anger with Tehran over Houthi advances and strikes on airbase and pipelineOil prices rise after drone attacks shut do...
The far right’s march to power in Sweden has been halted, but its influence remains
The Sweden Democrats slipped to third after decades of growth, but their hardline positions have already reshaped the political mainstreamSwedish cent...
UK unions split over party donations cap as TUC chief says ‘super-rich’ corrupting politics
Sources say there are ‘significant differences’ in opinion as debate inflamed by crypto billionaires’ £72m donations to ReformUK politics live – lates...
‘We are not scared,’ says top EU diplomat after Russian strike on passenger train
Kaja Kallas calls drone attack that narrowly missed Boris Johnson and David Petraeus ‘a message to the western world’Europe live – latest updatesEurop...
Scientists find nine new sponge species in glimpse of Alaska’s deep-sea diversity
But their habitat is threatened by bottom trawling in the region and Trump’s plan to expand seafloor miningScientists have discovered nine new deep-se...
First Thing: Oil prices surge as attacks on Saudi Arabia stoke supply fears
Strike on kingdom’s east-west pipeline could affect 4% of global oil supply. Plus, report reveals British monarchy’s role in financing slave tradeGood...
UK MPs and Lords call for new laws to tackle AI threat to human rights
Warning follows series of safety incidents, with committee saying threats include public face-scanning and deepfakesUK politics live – latest updatesB...
Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge – US politics live
The US Supreme Court is still weighing the administration’s request to overturn a separate order blocking the ruleSign up for the Breaking News ...
Democrats to train tens of thousands to monitor polls amid election interference fears
Project will prepare volunteers across US to monitor polls, encourage early voting and respond to disinformationThe Democrats intend to train tens of ...
Weather tracker: Floods in eastern India and hurricane damage in California
Flooding in West Bengal has led to three deaths, while severe beach erosion has been witnessed in Orange countyFlooding around the city of Malda in th...
Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – Europe live
The parliament isn’t set to meet until late September to elect a new speaker, and then prime ministerHej from Stockholm as the dust settles (a bit) af...
Queen’s secret Whitlam correspondence inspires Sydney Theatre Company play in 2027
STC’s 2027 program also features Celeste Barber in Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris play, Tim Minchin as Scrooge and the return of The Picture of Dorian ...
Richard Tice accuses Labour of ‘trying to change rules retrospectively’ after Reform receive £72m in donations – UK politics live
Labour MPs and unions are pressuring the government to legislate for a stricter cap on political party donationsRichard Tice, Reform UK’s deputy leade...
UK ministers urged to act after US flies out diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children
US officials reportedly raided envoy’s London home and took him to American airbase without warning Met policeUK politics live – latest updatesBritish...
Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide
Police in Bali believe the two young children died as a result of violence, while a 57-year-old man is believed to have taken his own life Indonesian ...
