Second wave of early prison releases under way in England and Wales
About 2,000 criminals are being freed this month to ease overcrowding, while probation union moves towards strikeThe second wave of early prison relea...
Second UK health body drops Israeli drug firm after activist pressure
Decision by Royal College of Pharmacy to end sponsorship comes after concerns over Teva Pharmaceuticals’ ‘activities’A second major UK health body has...
US man arrested as second suspect in Canada mass school shooting planned with ChatGPT
Justice department detained James Codey Bryant and allege he offered ‘technical advice’ to primary suspectA surprise suspected accomplice has been arr...
State parliament elects Germany’s first far-right speaker since second world war
Tobias Rausch secures role of president in Saxony-Anhalt after AfD’s election breakthroughEurope live – latest updatesThe Alternative für Deutschland ...
Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second home ownership on rural communitiesA Reform UK MP boug...
New Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver faces legal deadline after giving birth to second child
She must decide by the end of the week whether to seek further review of federal charges over a confrontation with ICE agents at Delaney HallA US cong...
Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine
Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national parkGet our breaking news email, free app or...
Brazil’s presidential race to go to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula
Far-right challenger and son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro will now face leftwing president in runoff voteBrazil’s presidential race will g...
White House removes CNN from press pool for second time in a week
Network was listed as primary TV pool covering Thursday’s presidential activities but then was abruptly removedFor a second time in a week, the White ...
Tennessee governor halts executions after second botched lethal injection attempt this year – US politics live
Bill Lee pauses state’s remaining executions for the rest of the year after inmate Christa Pike survives two lethal injectionsTennessee woman on death...
Give BrewDog second chance, says new owner as it invests £50m
US cannabis and drinks firm Tilray, which took over in March, will improve beers, pubs and working conditionsBrewDog’s new owner has urged drinkers to...
CDC reports second measles death in US while excluding Pennsylvania deaths
Discrepancy in data comes amid row between Pennsylvania governor and health secretary RFK Jr over measles deathsA second measles death in the US has b...
Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’
Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without waterSchools, businesses and h...
Burnham bounce gives Labour a second chance but budget realities are looming
Conference delegates grateful ousting Starmer has paid off, but relief tempered by fiscal headwinds aheadUK politics live: Pat McFadden tells Labour a...
Second child dies after alleged Blue Mountain stabbing as mother faces additional murder charge
One-year-old dies after alleged attack on Sunday, while three-year-old sibling remains in critical conditionGet our breaking news email, free app or d...
