Eight alleged US thieves indicted for stealing $5m worth of cheese, beef and cigarettes
‘Retail theft ring’ stole goods from logistics sites in Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey and sold them in New York, officials sayEight people wer...
Jesse Calhoun pleads not guilty to fifth murder charge in Oregon court
Prosecutors say they intend to try all five killings together next year after brief arraignment in PortlandSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter...
Failure to win seat on UN security council sparks German soul-searching
Criticism comes from across political spectrum after decision regarded as blow to Friedrich Merz’s governmentGermany’s unprecedented failure to win on...
Alarm as once-eradicated flesh-eating parasite found in calf in Texas
USDA confirms first case of New World screwworm in cattle in six decades, posing threat to livestock industryA flesh-eating parasite rarely seen in th...
Boom Box documentary casts spotlight on unethical tactics of undercover policing
Four-part TV documentary examines the aftermath of Operation Peyzac, where officers posed as music industry figures to gather intelligence on crimeIt ...
Bob Harris steps down from BBC Radio 2 shows because of ill health
Veteran broadcaster makes ‘one of hardest decisions of my entire life’ weeks after revealing spread of cancer to spineThe veteran broadcaster Bob Harr...
Trump announces Israel-Lebanon ceasefire as House passes war powers resolution | First Thing
Lebanese government agrees ceasefire but Israeli drone strikes continue. Plus the story of the man who launched Cuba’s first independent magazineGood ...
Financier Lex Greensill banned from running UK companies for nine years
Founder of Greensill Capital says there was no finding he acted dishonestly after his company collapsed owing £1.6bnThe disgraced former financier Lex...
Experts criticise plan for American-only Ebola quarantine centre in Kenya
Plan departs from policy of bringing CDC staff back to US for treatment and offering support to all health workersFormer top US officials and other ex...
Amazon expands ultra-fast deliveries in UK and adds same-day fruit and veg
Deliveries in 30 minutes or less coming to Manchester and Birmingham and fresh groceries service to start in London Amazon is expanding fast-track del...
England’s poorest communities face deepest cuts to green space under planning law changes, report finds
Exclusive: New loopholes for developers will exacerbate extreme environmental disparities, charity coalition warnsThe poorest and most nature-deprived...
‘I’d rather read a book’: Tarantino criticises ‘flavourless sausage factory’ Hollywood
Pulp Fiction director writes in Sight and Sound that ‘since the pandemic … it seems almost impossible for a new movie to come out that I don’t pick to...
Democratic-led states sue to block student loan caps by Trump administration
White House says caps will lower tuition costs, but critics say they will exacerbate the country’s nursing shortageSign up for the Breaking News US ne...
UK car sales hit post-Covid high as Chinese EV makers gain ground
Registrations are up 7% in May, with battery electric vehicles recording the fastest growth and Tesla jumping 45%British car sales rose in May to thei...
Washington priest removed as exorcist after linking UFOs to work of demons
Catholic archbishop of US capital says Mgr Stephen Rossetti’s statements ‘gravely undermine’ church teachingThe Catholic archbishop of Washington DC o...
Polish far-right politicians exploit Nowak murder with populist rhetoric on race
Comments from Europe and Japan focus on immigration and statements about ‘Britain’s descent into depths of the earth’UK politics live – latest update...
Europe’s far right exploit Nowak murder with populist rhetoric on race
Polish, Spanish and French populists focus on clips of teenager’s dying moments and accuse UK of descending ‘into depths of the earth’UK politics live...
Exclusive: Analysis shows resort has yet to recoup Disney’s investment despite record revenue and 16m annual visitorsDisney has still not recouped $4....
Three studies used by RFK Jr and allies to justify controversial vaccine policies changes facing new scrutiny
Scientists praise moves to investigate, retract or remove controversial studies. The authors stand by their workThree scientific papers that raised q...
California governor’s race remains unresolved as vote count continues – US politics live
State election officials continue to work through the uncounted primary ballots, a process that could take days or weeksHello and welcome to the US po...
Starmer accuses Musk of trying to ‘whip up division’ in UK over Henry Nowak murder
PM says Britons are ‘reasonable, tolerant people’ and backs MP’s legal action against Grok firm over fake sexualised imagesUK politics live – latest u...
Bondi attack hero Ahmed al-Ahmed charged with assaulting his father
Police allege the 44-year-old lauded for disarming one of the gunmen in December’s attack put his father in a headlockGet our breaking news email, fre...
Reform UK raising millions more than other parties, donation figures show
Farage’s party brings in £9m largely from crypto billionaires in three months, more than twice that of Labour and Tories• UK politics live – latest up...
Civilians flee Mogadishu as Somali troops and opposition-allied militias trade fire
Violence flares before protests on Thursday over president’s decision to remain in office after his term expiredGovernment troops and militias allied ...
Tense governor’s race in California unsettled as vote-counting continues
State election officials continue to sift through uncounted primary ballots, which could take days or even weeksThe California governor’s race remaine...
Penny Wong says she believes Israeli soldiers sexually assaulted and abused Australian women after Gaza flotilla
Foreign affairs minister says her position is to ‘always believe women’ when sexual assault allegations are madeGet our breaking news email, free app ...
Leftwing US commentator calls decision to ban him from UK ‘Kafkaesque’
Cenk Uygur was due to appear at SXSW alongside streamer Hasan Piker but Home Office cancelled travel authorisationUK politics live – latest updatesA l...
UK university’s axing of black studies MA has ‘dangerous parallel’ with US, says academic
Civil rights scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw warns Birmingham City University’s decision part of extremist campaign that has ‘travelled across Atlantic’A le...
Two men charged after Southampton disorder over Henry Nowak murder
Matt Styler charged with assaulting officer and Daniel Frost with violent disorder and possession of offensive weaponTwo men have been charged in conn...
Middle East crisis live: Israel to continue ground operation in southern Lebanon despite agreed ceasefire
The country’s defence minister said the IDF will not withdraw from southern Lebanon and will not allow the ‘return of the population’Israel and Lebano...
