Boss of £300m used-car firm was ousted after ‘orchestrated plan’ by investors, judge rules
Multimillionaire Peter Waddell is also found to have been properly dismissed from Big Motoring World for gross misconductA multimillionaire used-car s...
Healey sets budget for late October, promising to ‘spread money and power’ around UK
Chancellor will have to find money for Burnham’s policies while sticking to fiscal rules as borrowing costs riseAndy Burnham’s government has set a da...
NSW should compensate elderly woman whose public housing was inundated with sewage, ombudsman finds
Ombudsman finds Homes NSW acted unreasonably and recommended additional payment for distress and sufferingGet our breaking news email, free app or dai...
These boots are the safest for US wildland firefighters. Fewer and fewer can afford them
The handcrafted leather boots are a century-old tradition – but with money tight, the cost of up to $800 is harder to justifyFor 18 years, one of the ...
Trump defends $1.8bn slush fund that is holding up Todd Blanche confirmation
President calls for former personal defense lawyer to be ‘immediately approved’ as attorney generalDonald Trump has defended controversial plans for a...
Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss war
Energy prices have soared again since fighting between US and Iran resumed two weeks ago as conflict spreads across Middle EastMiddle East crisis live...
Second police official in St Paul alleges sexual harassment by mayor
Kaohly Her is accused of inappropriate conduct and creating a ‘sexualized work environment’ by senior officialsUS politics live – latest updatesA seco...
Here comes the alt-bride: wedding gowns enter a more experimental era
Celebrities including Charli xcx and Gabbriette and avant-garde brands honour tradition while also rejecting itIf a wedding day brings to mind a bride...
Two men to file wrongful arrest lawsuit over Nancy Guthrie disappearance case
Move seeking $3.25m in damages six months after mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie was last seen safeTwo men questioned early in the search fo...
Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave
Exclusive: Danielle Kirton calls on Ed Miliband to help her get answers about why evacuation order came too lateThe bereaved daughter of a British cou...
Andy Burnham calls on Infantino to resign over ‘outrageous’ World Cup plans
UK prime minister is the first head of a major nation to call on the under-pressure Fifa president to step downUK politics live – latest updatesAndy B...
Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon
Scientists and sky gazers will watch intently as rocket’s upper stage slams into lunar surface on WednesdayA drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision ...
State department to offer Trump-branded US passports to Americans outside Washington DC
Passports with the president’s portrait, previously only available in DC, will be offered at 27 agencies nationwideUS politics live – latest updatesAm...
Andy Burnham signals he will scrap plans to curb jury trials
Prime minister says he has ‘concerns’ about one of most significant overhauls of Keir Starmer’s governmentUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnh...
UK petrol price hits Iran war high, adding to pressure on households
Average pump price reaches 160p a litre, while diesel is up 14.5p to 179p and forecast to go to 185p soonBusiness live – latest updatesThe price of pe...
Hull funeral director who left bodies to rot in mortuary jailed for 20 years
More than 80 loved ones spoke of horrors of learning about Robert Bush’s crimes, including mother of a miscarried babyA funeral director has been jail...
Top Democrats accuse Republicans of becoming ‘gelatinous blobs’ on Iran war | First Thing
Senators Warren and Van Hollen attack Republican ‘rubber stamps’ in Congress for surrendering authority to Trump. Plus, could AI take your job? Some w...
Trump to meet cabinet at Camp David as Iran war drags on – US politics live
President grapples with finding a resolution to Middle East conflict that has pushed up gasoline prices ahead of vital midterm electionsSign up for th...
Huge great white spotted traveling up US and Canada as shark sightings surge
Contender, largest tagged male great white, heading north as overheating oceans alter range of several shark speciesThe largest tagged male great whit...
Archbishop of Canterbury vows to support £100m pledge helping communities affected by enslavement
During her first visit to Ghana, Dame Sarah Mullally expressed regret and said the controversial fund symbolises the Christian belief in repentanceAt ...
Chinese super embassy in London gets go ahead after High Court challenge is dismissed
The Royal Mint Court Residents’ Association had challenged the decision to grant planning permissionConstruction of a new Chinese super embassy in Lon...
‘It ain’t the same’: inside the bitter battle to free Ben & Jerry’s
Ben Cohen says his ice cream company has been silenced by corporate ownership – and a boycott of Magnum brands could force a saleBen & Jerry’s ice cre...
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana charged with attacking prison staff
Rudakubana, serving life sentence for murders of three girls at dance event in 2024, charged with multiple assaultsThe Southport killer Axel Rudakuba...
World-renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 10 struck by avalanche on Pakistan mountain
Rescuers say four bodies found in search for team caught in Broad Peak avalanche, after trackers showed rapid descentThe world-renowned Nepali mountai...
Sainsbury’s to sell Argos to three retail veterans in £120m deal
Trio set up Swift Partners for the acquisition, allowing supermarket to focus on core food businessSainsbury’s has agreed to sell the Argos retail cha...
AI labels to be compulsory on authentic-looking content under EU rules
Companies must ensure people know when they are interacting with artificially generated images, audio and text designed to look realFrom apparently co...
New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar
Boom in solar farms and home installations in first half of 2026 began shortly after start of US-Israel war against IranGreat Britain has recorded mor...
Top Democrats accuse Republicans of becoming ‘gelatinous blobs’ on Iran war
Senators Warren and Van Hollen attack Republican ‘rubber stamps’ in Congress for surrendering authority to TrumpSenior Democrats accused Republicans i...
British-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus over alleged spying on UK airbase for Iran
Rashad Sultanov, from London, suspected of conducting hostile surveillance and passing information to Revolutionary GuardsA British-Azerbaijani nation...
Weather tracker: Wisconsin battered by rare tornado and meteotsunami
Unusual atmospheric phenomena causes widespread damage in US state, while heat continues to grip EuropeA rare and powerful tornado developed over nort...
