Marty Makary departs FDA after clashes over fruit-flavored vapes with Trump – reports
Kyle Diamantas, a top official at the agency, will reportedly replace Makary and serve as acting FDA commissionerSign up for the Breaking News US news...
Police shoot man dead in Bedford after overnight standoff
Man in 40s who was barricaded in property ‘presented weapon’ before officers fired, say Bedfordshire policeA man has been shot dead by police in Bedfo...
US university’s commencement speaker reveals he will pay off students’ final-year loans
Anil Kochhar hopes textile graduates of North Carolina State can leave with ‘greater freedom to pursue goals’Anil Kochhar, a North Carolina State Univ...
Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy
Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support postsThousands of staff at the University of No...
Nebraskans head to the polls as Democrats vote in primaries ahead of House and Senate races
Candidates jostle to represent the second congressional district, and a Republican’s Senate seat looks ripe to flipUS politics live – latest updatesNe...
Bosnia and Herzegovina left vulnerable by policy clash with US, representative says
Christian Schmidt says the multi-ethnic nation may fall apart thanks to pressure from the US and RussiaThe UN high representative for Bosnia and Herze...
UAE’s secret attack on Iran risks drawing Gulf states into the war
If current precarious ceasefire between US and Iran ends, Emirates are more likely to be targeted by TehranMiddle East crisis: live updatesThe risk of...
Canvas platform strikes deal with hackers to delete students’ stolen data
Hack of online learning system caused chaos for students and faculty last week, delaying some final examsThe company that operates online learning sys...
Labour plotters v stubborn Starmer: will he resign? – The Latest
Tensions are running high in Westminster as Keir Starmer tells his cabinet he is not going anywhere. But with several ministers quitting the governmen...
Head of Microsoft’s Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military
The inquiry came after a Guardian investigation revealed Israel used company technology to support mass surveillance of Palestinian phone callsThe hea...
Michigan man sentenced to 30 years for killing his groomsman on wedding day
James Shirah struck groomsman Terry Taylor Jr with SUV after they had an argument at wedding afterparty in 2024Sign up for the Breaking News US newsle...
French film industry at risk from the far right, say actors and directors
Juliette Binoche joins 600 leading figures to warn against a ‘fascist takeover of the collective imagination’More than 600 cinema figures have said th...
BBC staff fear meagre pay rise after bosses forgo own increase
Workers told to be realistic about outcome of union talks as corporation aims to make savings with job cutsBBC staff have been told their bosses will ...
Broadcasters must react to threat from ‘creator journalism’, says ex-head of BBC News
Deborah Turness, who resigned from BBC last year, said traditional news is in danger of replacement from personality-led journalismBroadcasters must u...
Budget earmarks more than $600m for Bondi attack response, with half going to Australia’s Jewish community
Funds flow to charities and other organisations, with Executive Council of Australian Jewry getting $124m for extra securityExplore all of our 2026 Au...
Rugby league, bird flu and drones: things you may have missed in the 2026 budget
Buried in the Australian budget papers are a multitude of decisions that don’t make the headlines. Here are a few of this year’sExplore all of our 202...
More than 100 Labour MPs sign statement against Starmer leadership challenge
Supporters of PM say it shows he has majority backing after more than 80 MPs call on him to quitUK politics live – latest updatesWho are the main thre...
Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth voted first minister of Wales
Appointment confirmed by plenary vote in Senedd after party ended 100 years of Labour rule in last week’s electionRhun ap Iorwerth has been voted firs...
Trump nominates Kari Lake to be US ambassador to Jamaica
The former TV anchor’s tenure leading US global media agency ends after court ruled appointment unlawfulUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for t...
Jeffrey Epstein survivors to return to Palm Beach, Florida, for House hearing
Survivors to return to ‘scene of the crime’ for shadow congressional hearing into abuses committed by EpsteinSurvivors of r Jeffrey Epstein will retur...
Palestine Action activists in Elbit protest could be sentenced as terrorists
Judge’s ruling was not disclosed to jurors in two trials and can only now be revealed after reporting restrictions liftedFour Palestine Action activis...
‘He’s inspired generations’: Stormzy to produce biopic about football great Ian Wright
The Crystal Palace, Arsenal and England striker says his life story – now in development with the rapper’s Merky Films – has ‘hard-hitting moments, bu...
Irish TV to air Father Ted instead of Eurovision final in protest against Israel’s inclusion
National broadcaster RTÉ accused of antisemitism for decision to screen satirical 1996 Eurovision episode in boycott of contest It is considered one o...
US Democrats urge Jen Kiggans to resign for agreeing with racist ‘cotton-picking’ remark
The Republican congresswoman says she did not condone radio host’s languageUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newslette...
GameStop’s $55.5bn bid for eBay rejected as ‘neither credible nor attractive’
Online marketplace takes into account uncertainty around US video games retailer’s financing proposalThe board of eBay has rejected the US video games...
Deaths of at least six people believed to be due to heat inside shipping container in Texas
Seventh body found near railroad tracks thought to be connected to what authorities call ‘potential human smuggling event’Sign up for the Breaking New...
US inflation jumped to 3.8% in April as war with Iran continues to drive up prices
Prices rose 3.8% over the last year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, highest jump since 2023Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter ...
Trump’s rollback of toxic gas rules limits EPA’s authority to protect public health, analysis says
Ethylene oxide (EtO) is about 60 times more carcinogenic than believed in 2006, research findsA new Trump administration plan to rescind 2024 regulati...
Trump’s sudden cut in substance testing is ‘going to kill people’, experts warn
Samhsa said funding cannot be used to purchase or distribute fentanyl test strips or other drug test kitsThe Trump administration’s decision to restri...
First Thing: Democrats express ‘grave concerns’ over secretive ICE deportation flights
Letter follows a Guardian investigation into irregular ways the Trump administration was transporting detainees. Plus, top World Cup tickets to retail...
