Ministers consider forcing TV industry to better protect women after David Walliams allegations
Lisa Nandy expected to meet leaders from television, film and publishing and could legislate if voluntary action deemed insufficientMinisters are cons...
All Kemi had at PMQs was jokes … and unfunny jokes at that | John Crace
Even her own MPs were stony-faced as the Tory leader ran though her set list of gags from the budget to Russell BrandUK politics live – latest updates...
Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi bring progress on prisoners but not on peace
US envoys to visit Moscow and Dublin on Thursday for talks with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy respectivelyRussia and Ukraine have agreed to t...
Senior Reform UK official quits as questions over vetting failures continue
Departure of Tom Waterhouse, Reform’s ‘latest fall guy’, will be blow to party amid push towards professionalisationUK politics live – latest updatesR...
Democrat says Trump has ‘something to hide’ after White House threatens oversight efforts
White House warns Democratic pledges to investigate president ‘may cross line into blatant criminality’The incoming Democratic chair of the powerful c...
Marco Rubio spent over $1.2m of taxpayer money traveling to son’s football games
Ethics watchdogs question necessity of the US secretary of state flying between DC and Gainesville so oftenMarco Rubio, the US secretary of state, has...
Eleven Democrats missed the key procedural vote on the impeachment effort, which failed by just seven votesUS politics live – latest updatesDemocratic...
Morgan McSweeney calls for rethink of cabinet ministers’ ‘quasi-judicial’ powers
Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff also says the ‘thicket of rules’ about how PMs operate should be cleared awayKeir Starmer’s former chief of staff...
Argentine lawyer mocks UK’s sovereignty claim in Falklands oil case
Lawyer says Britain wrong to believe in historic doctrine that Crown has sovereignty over parts of oceansBritain should not be permitted to act as a 1...
Labour MPs warn against weakening electric vehicle targets ahead of crunch talks
Exclusive: Cutting 2030 goal would be a ‘step backwards’, say MPs, as ministers clash over proposed reductionsUK politics live – latest updatesCop31 l...
BMI alternative for identifying obesity ‘could prevent misdiagnosis in millions’
Combining body mass index with other measurements and tests would lead to better care and outcomes, experts sayAn alternative to BMI for diagnosing ob...
Hoax bomb threats made to hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Police assure parents and teachers that warnings were bogus despite pupils being evacuated from some sitesHundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern...
Is the US blue wave a turning point for Europe, too?
Far-right populists remain insurgent and pro-EU governments are braced for Trump’s betrayal. But the midterms also showed that democracy can fight bac...
David Walliams cameo cut from Australian film after sexual harassment allegations
Children’s author and comedian, who wrote the book on which the movie Fing! is based, will also be removed from the publicity tourRevealed: David Wall...
Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA set to headline Coachella 2027
The California festival has unveiled its lineup, which also features Madonna, Phoebe Bridgers and RobynThe lineup for the 2027 Coachella festival has ...
Burnham signals support for bill to make ‘Black English’ and ‘Asian English’ census options
PM welcomes cross-party push to reject ethnic basis for Englishness promoted by Reform UK politiciansUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has...
Virginia man convicted of murder says he did not kill wife before dismembering her body
Naresh Bhatt, 28, said he dismembered wife’s body after she took her own life, a claim prosecutors called ‘ridiculous’A Virginia man who claimed he di...
Consultant doctors in England call off two-day pay strike
Action on 25 and 26 November suspended to allow for formal negotations with the governmentUK politics live – latest updatesConsultant doctors in Engla...
‘Hear the goals during the afterlife’: Barça fans get to inter ashes at club’s new memorial
Memorial FC Barcelona, part of upgrade to Camp Nou stadium, will consist of 26,000 niches where fans can deposit their ashesLifelong supporters of Bar...
British man who died in Kraków shooting named as James Campbell
Campbell, 32, from Prestwick, South Ayrshire, was one of six people killed in the 7 November attack in Polish cityThe British man who died in a shooti...
Killing of journalist underscores deteriorating conditions in Ecuador
Tomás Beltrán was shot dead amid gang warfare that has turned Latin American country into one of its most violentTomás Beltrán was manoeuvring his car...
First Covid lockdowns, then alcohol to your door: rise in young Victorians with liver diseases prompts fears
While young people are drinking less across the board, one expert says a small minority are actually drinking huge and damaging amounts of alcoholGet ...
‘We were quite surprised’: Finland’s embassy goes viral with staff training day post on Instagram
After a promotion for a ‘Finnish Dinner Date’ went ‘a bit viral’, the Canberra envoy’s next post became an unlikely social media hitGet our daily poli...
Anthony Albanese fails to mention fossil fuels in Cop summit speech
Australian PM boasts of success in renewables but is criticised for not addressing the nation’s huge coal industryGet our breaking news email, free ap...
Millions join Spain’s first general strike in 14 years in protest at rising housing costs
The 24-hour stoppage has drawn high participation across sectors and comes weeks before election in which far right could gain powerMillions of people...
Andy Burnham says government will unveil 10-year plan by mid-December
Prime minister tells Kemi Badenoch at PMQs that flagship strategy will be revealed before Commons Christmas recessThe government’s flagship 10-year pl...
Air traffic control boss says he was ‘most disliked person in the UK’ after flight chaos
Nats chief says he ‘quite enjoyed’ ignoring calls from Ryanair CEO to quit over system outages in SeptemberBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of N...
Diesel still costing close to a ’dismal’ £2 a litre despite oil price falls
Pump prices stay stubbornly high as leading bank official warns energy costs are likely to remain ‘elevated’Business live – latest updatesThe price of...
Nissan reduces petrol car production as EV sales boom in China
Manufacturer says ‘shift to new energy vehicles is happening faster than expected’ and market is harshThe Japanese carmaker Nissan has said it has bee...
US could lose measles-free status soon as RFK Jr’s pushes anti-vaccine agenda
Country is in the middle of worst measles outbreak since 1991, with more than 5,400 cases nationallyThe United States could lose its measles eliminati...
