‘Our work’s not done’: Russell Brand detective urges other potential victims to come forward
Brand is under investigation over two more rape allegations and police say others could speak up after guilty verdictsThe lead detective in the case a...
Paraguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis
Santiago Peña’s rightwing administration had authorised Ueno Bank to drastically expand operations before collapseParaguay’s rightwing president, Sant...
NHS England cancer diagnoses at record high with 1,000 people diagnosed every day
While NHS is identifying more cases, it is failing to meet timescale targets on diagnosis and treatment, experts sayCancer diagnoses in England have h...
Indiana puts man to death as three US executions to be carried out on same day
Florida set for 19th state killing of year on Thursday as death penalty under renewed focus after botched Christa Pike execution Florida and Alabama p...
Herzog to meet Israeli election rivals as decision nears on path to power
President calls on all parties to help avoid new election after Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs fell short of majorityIsrael’s president, Isaac Herzog, w...
Heavy rains bring flash flooding to Georgia-Tennessee border area
National Weather Service issues flood warning: ‘Seek higher ground now!’Severe storms brought heavy rain and flash flooding to communities across the ...
Nasdaq heading for worst day in 18 months as Wall Street sustains widespread losses
Share index slumps 5% amid signs AI industry will face tougher regulation after Democrats’ midterm elections successThe tech-heavy US Nasdaq share ind...
Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of DoJ’s civil rights division, reportedly steps down
Dhillon is first high-level justice department official to leave after historic Republican defeat in 2026 midtermsUS midterms 2026 live – latest updat...
Duchess of Sussex’s estranged half brother ‘person of interest’ in child sexual abuse inquiry
Philippine authorities say there are ‘signs that point to Thomas Markle Jr’s involvement in crime’, but was not being treated as a suspectThe Duchess ...
Beware ‘sun, sea and surgery’ cosmetic tourism packages, experts advise
British College of Aesthetic Medicine launches checklist as part of ‘vet it before you get it’ campaignCosmetic tourism is often sold as a package of ...
K-pop group NewJeans’s contract omitted rights to ‘sleep and free choice’ – report
New report finds that record label Ador stripped child protections from group’s contracts when they were minorsThe superstar K-pop group NewJeans sign...
Washington state passes ballot measure banning trans girls from school sports
Measure in Democratic state says students must submit health documents verifying biological sex for girls’ teamsVoters in Washington state have passed...
Leon Black sues US congressman Robert Garcia for $7.5m over Epstein comments
Black in defamation lawsuit alleges California lawmaker made false statements about his ties to Jeffrey EpsteinBillionaire Leon Black has filed a defa...
Republicans hoping to succeed Trump in 2028 dissect midterm rout
JD Vance, Ron DeSantis and Ted Cruz all pointed to Iran war and affordability as key factors in Democratic victoryUS midterms 2026 live – latest updat...
EU presses UK to guarantee discounted university tuition fees for European students
Failure to agree lower fees for EU citizens studying in UK should delay prized food and drink deal, members sayUK politics live – latest updatesThe EU...
Burnham wants to ‘recast’ Chagos Islands deal after US resistance
UK PM says he wants ‘a new discussion’ with Washington over the disputed islandsUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said he wants to “re...
BT cuts almost 8,000 jobs amid sweeping cost-saving programme
Telecoms group reports £1.1bn pre-tax profit in six months to end of September and share price touches five-year highBusiness live – latest updatesBT ...
Misogyny and sexism of Russell Brand case have not gone away, say TV insiders
Concerns remain that media industry is still failing to confront troubling behaviourEven within the culture of casual misogyny and sexism that pervade...
UK and US condemn ‘cruel’ second jail term handed to Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong
Foreign Office says 10-year sentence shows city’s security law is being used to ‘target individuals for political expression’Hong Kong pro-democracy a...
Amtrak workers’ union denounces plan to let passengers bring guns on trains: ‘Sheer lunacy’
New policy would permit passengers to take firearms to their seats in lockboxes on 1,500 trains a day across the USThe Transport Workers Union, which ...
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Jury returns guilty verdicts after three-and-a-half week trial in which the former comedian denied allegations spanning 10 yearsRussell Brand has been...
‘It’s kind of a melting pot’: how one US city transformed a highway into a leafy oasis
The BLVD is home to 250 enterprises, from banks, tattoo shops and restaurants to museums and a performing arts centrePassing through the Mojave desert...
One Nation asks donors at $3,000-a-head Sydney fundraiser to accept ‘non-disclosure agreement’
Transparency experts raise concerns about plans to use NDA to gag attendees at event featuring Pauline Hanson in lead-up to NSW electionGet our breaki...
Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – and US midterms show they could be political kryptonite
Albanese should tread carefully as he struggles to make case for how the new technology will benefit ordinary votersGet our daily political email, fre...
Yemen’s president sacks ministers and officers in attempt to turn tide of war
Dismissals follow Houthi victories and pressure from southern Yemenis for more powerThe UN-recognised government of Yemen has shaken up its political ...
Republican wipeout in US midterms sends Europe’s far-right a message on voter concerns
European far-right leaders quick to distance themselves from Donald Trump and stress their own prioritiesEurope live – latest updatesUS midterms live ...
Six people dead and seven injured after fire at Brooklyn home
Hundreds of first responders worked to control the blaze, and a lithium-ion battery was found at the sceneSix people died in a fire that roared throug...
Henry Nowak’s killer should have had longer sentence, court of appeal hears
Vickrum Digwa also challenging the length of his jail term, with his KC describing it as ‘manifestly excessive’Vickrum Digwa, the killer of Henry Nowa...
Shabana Mahmood accused of hardening immigration plans for 200,000 successful asylum applicants
Cohort who were told they could apply for indefinite leave now face ‘distress and uncertainty’ over 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plansShabana Mahmood h...
Interest rate rise in midst of cost of living crisis will leave many incredulous
Bank’s decision goes contrary to analysis from Office for Budget Responsibility that predicts lower inflation and little impetus for wage growthBank o...
