Campaign launched to reunite young Britons with forgotten savings accounts
HMRC is contacting 21-year-olds as part of a new awareness drive around lost child trust funds, with an average balance of £2,200Rather than demanding...
EU formally approves €90bn Ukraine loan and 20th sanctions package against Russia
Leaders will discuss how to respond to surging energy prices amid the war in the Middle EastEurope live – latest updatesEU leaders have welcomed the e...
Man who raped young men and deliberately gave them HIV jailed for life
Adam Hall, of Tyne and Wear, will serve at least 23 years in prison, with victims describing lasting traumaA “callous, calculating sexual predator” wh...
Nine in 10 UK voters across parties support right to abortion, poll finds
YouGov survey shows cross-party consensus – but that many fear abortion access could be reduced New polling has found that whatever their party politi...
BP board suffers triple climate rebellion from shareholders
More than 50% of voters at first AGM under new leadership oppose plans to scrap climate reportingBP’s board has suffered a triple climate rebellion in...
UK to pay for French officers to deport asylum seekers from war-torn countries
Removal site in Dunkirk will hold people of 10 nationalities trying to reach UK in small boats under new deal with FrenchUK politics live – latest upd...
Warner Bros Discovery vote to approve $110bn merger with Paramount Skydance
The merger will still require governmental approval and could be delayed by a lawsuit seeking to block itShareholders of Warner Bros Discovery voted “...
Three men guilty of repeatedly raping woman on Brighton beach in ‘predatory, callous’ attack
Woman raped by two men while a third filmed ordeal after she became separated from friends on night outThree men have been found guilty of repeatedly ...
Take action over officials in Kyrgyzstan ‘helping Russia evade sanctions’, MPs and peers say
British foreign secretary told to impose new measures, with ruble-pegged cryptocurrency A7A5 being supported in countryMore than 20 MPs and peers have...
After collapse and controversy, Adelaide writers’ week has a new director: ‘I don’t envy anyone in this position’
Rosemarie Milsom, who formed and runs Newcastle writers festival, will take over from Louise Adler after the literary festival imploded over invitatio...
New documentary reveals ‘kill room’ rituals of Gilgo Beach serial killer
Episode four of Peacock’s Gilgo Beach Serial Killer: House of Secrets features interviews with Rex Heuermann’s ex-wifeThe meticulous rituals of the Lo...
JetBlue sued over claims it uses customers’ personal data to set ticket prices
Lawsuit follows exchange on X in which airline suggested customer should clear cache or book with incognito windowSign up for the Breaking News US ema...
Tennessee police investigate after finding bones believed to be from three children
Police chief says human remains had been in a wooded area for years and did not match local missing persons reportsSign up for the Breaking News US em...
‘A history of the Earth’: Twelve Apostles revealed to be as old as 14m years
Tectonic plate movements over millions of years have lifted and tilted the layers, with records of ancient earthquakes in the rocksGet our breaking ne...
The cinema lab: brain activity tracked to find secret to creating immersive films
Bristol University project aims to help directors make better movies and take greater risks – with one already onboardAt first glance, it looks like a...
‘Worth a thousand words’: Trump photo obscuring women’s tennis team sparks backlash
Georgia players celebrated championship at White HousePresident shakes hands of men, not women in videoFormer tennis star Navratilova leads criticismA...
Private health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website
Technology minister tells Commons ‘de-identified’ information from UK Biobank advertised for sale on AlibabaUK politics live – latest updatesThe confi...
Italian sports minister dismisses plan for Azzurri to replace Iran at 2026 World Cup
Special envoy to Donald Trump suggested the idea‘Firstly not possible … secondly not appropriate’The Italian sports minister, Andrea Abodi, has descri...
Eighteen wolves found dead in Italian national park in suspected poisoning
Criminal investigation under way after carcasses found across Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise national park within a weekThe carcasses of 18 wolves have bee...
Lebanese journalist killed in Israeli attack had spoken of death threat
Media rights groups condemn killing of Amal Khalil, who said in 2024 she had been threatened by ‘an Israeli enemy’Middle East crisis – live updatesThe...
Trump to host bash for crypto investors tied to his coin sales
Top buyers promised access at Mar-a-Lago event as Democrats and watchdogs warn of pay-to-play risksDonald Trump is slated to star at a cryptocurrency ...
In Peter Mandelson evidence, Cat Little had the best weapon: an audit trail
Where Olly Robbins relied on recollections, Cabinet Office’s top civil servant was at pains to link her account to paper trail Seen through the Westmi...
Police and ombudsman investigate death of boy, 16, at young offender institution
Teenager found unresponsive at Feltham YOI, the first such death in England or Wales since 2019Police and the prisons ombudsman are investigating the ...
St Vincent and Grenadines government pauses constitutional amendment bills after public backlash
Bills are response to election petitions challenging Godwin Friday and fellow politician’s eligibility to be MPs because of dual citizenshipThe St Vin...
‘Can I have some, please?’: has Trump opened the door to a psychedelic future?
Order to speed hallucinogen research hailed as ‘threshold moment’ but concerns remain over access and protectionsThe scene seemed so far-fetched you c...
California officials tout historic drop in violence as killings fall to record low
State’s strict gun policies heralded as data shows 35% reduction in homicides between 2022 and 2024California officials are touting a historic three-y...
Former Labour MP calls for Starmer to face Commons committee over Mandelson vetting
Karl Turner, who lost Labour whip after criticising PM, calls for privileges committee to examine if Starmer misled parliamentUK politics live – lates...
Trump administration moves to reclassify marijuana to schedule III drug
Marijuana had same classification as heroin, LSD and others before Trump signed an order to move it to schedule IIISign up for the Breaking News US em...
Five things we learned from Cat Little’s evidence to MPs about the Mandelson saga
Top civil servant reveals more details of vetting process and lack of paper trail for approval of Mandelson’s appointment UK politics live – latest ...
Some Interrail travellers told to cancel passports as hacked data posted online
Eurail, which sells passes, says data being ‘offered for sale on dark web’ after December breach affecting 300,000 peopleHolidaymakers across Europe a...
