Senior UK ministers deride Rachel Reeves’s reported plan of year-long rent freeze
Housing secretary and housing minister latest to criticise idea, which has also been ruled out by No 10Senior ministers have poured scorn on the idea ...
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged in defiance of Trump’s calls for cuts
Fed officials cite elevated inflation, slow job growth and uncertainty in Middle East as reasons for holding ratesSign up for the Breaking News US ema...
Office for Students’ University of Sussex humiliation is a symptom of deeper failings
England’s higher education regulator must rebuild trust with troubled sector after series of blunders under previous leadershipIn its brief and unhapp...
Black lawmakers decry supreme court’s ruling in voting case: ‘We’re going backwards’
Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures are at risk of losing their seats in Alabama’s Black congressional districts after rulingThe lawmakers who represent ...
Ukraine asks Israel to seize vessel it claims is carrying grain stolen by Russia
Accusation vessel contains grain looted from Russian-occupied territories triggers diplomatic spat between both nations Ukraine has asked Israel to se...
Leasehold ban in England and Wales unlikely before next general election, minister says
Matthew Pennycook says ending system must be done slowly to avoid hitting housing supply and legal pitfallsA ban on new leasehold properties in Englan...
Nigel Farage referred to standards watchdog over undisclosed £5m gift
Rival parties demand investigation as Tory party chair refers Reform UK leader to commissioner over gift from crypto tycoonExclusive: Farage given und...
Family of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentence
Narges Mohammadi denied medical leave from prison in spite of sharp decline in health and drastic weight loss, say lawyersThe family of the jailed Ira...
Prosecutors seek detention of alleged White House dinner shooter
Attorneys, citing new evidence including selfies, filed a motion to detain Cole Tomas Allen until his trial Sign up for the Breaking News US email to...
James Comey surrenders to authorities after DoJ indictment
Former FBI director indicted over social media post from last year of seashells arranged into ‘86 47’US politics live – latest updatesJames Comey surr...
US supreme court sides with anti-abortion centers in New Jersey case
Justices in unanimous decision revive federal suit brought by anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ in the stateSign up for the Breaking News US em...
Pete Hegseth denies Iran war is a ‘quagmire’ as cost to US hits $25bn
As his defense secretary testified before House committee, Trump posted AI-generated image of himself with a weapon and a caption saying ‘NO MORE MR. ...
Veteran goalkeeper, 70, to return to pitch for official game in Spain
Ángel Mateos González due to play for CD Colunga, making him oldest player to take part in official matchAt an age when many veteran footballers might...
Co-op marking commonly-stolen items with forensic spray to track reselling
Wave of measures has helped cut offending in stores by a fifth last year as new retail crime law comes into forceCo-op is secretly marking commonly-st...
‘Do we need to think about moving away?’: Golders Green Jewish community fears for safety after stabbing
Residents call for stronger action after two men attacked on north London street in suspected antisemitic incident “People feel scared, people feel un...
Farage’s attempt to get ahead of £5m gift story only raises more questions
Reform leader went public after approach from Guardian, but does his claim stack up that money was for his security?Nigel Farage was given undisclosed...
Rachel Zegler’s award-winning Evita to hit Broadway in 2027
After an acclaimed, Olivier-winning run on the West End, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical revival will transfer to New YorkAfter months of s...
Thousands of US hockey fans sing Canadian anthem amid tensions between neighbor countries
Fans in Buffalo, only a few miles from Ontario, filled the silence when a microphone cut out at the start of a matchThe Electric City. Nickle City. Qu...
Camp Mystic director says ‘we tried our hardest’ in deadly flood: ‘It wasn’t enough to save your daughters’
Tearful testimony details missed warnings and lack of plan as families oppose reopening of Texas campA director of Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christia...
Gordon Brown says he queried Andrew’s ‘unacceptable costs’ as trade envoy
Brown calls for police to look into former prince’s use of public funds as he says he had colleague raise issue in 2008Gordon Brown has revealed he or...
Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores
Critics say Maryland’s new law banning rapidly change product costs based on consumer data is full of carveoutsMaryland has become the first state in ...
Guardian Essential poll: Australians want higher tax on gas exports and extension of petrol excise cut
The fuel crisis is seeing more voters keen to shift to renewable energy rather than stick with fossil fuelsGet our breaking news email, free app or da...
Pam Bondi to appear before House oversight panel over Epstein files
Democrats had filed civil contempt resolution against former attorney general for not appearing for depositionUS politics live – latest updatesThe Hou...
Mystery ‘El Money’ figure paid men to set fire to property linked to Starmer, court hears
Three defendants deny plotting arson attack on two homes and a car connected to prime minister in London last yearA series of arson attacks on propert...
Britain to create joint naval force with nine European countries as ‘complement’ to Nato
Royal Navy chief says unified naval force will deter future Russian threats from the ‘open sea border’ to the northBritain has agreed to create a unif...
The little-known clause that Europe’s security may now depend on
Article 42.7 had languished in obscurity for decades – until Donald Trump began casting doubt on US commitment to Nato• Don’t get This Is Europe deliv...
US supreme court rules Louisiana must redraw its congressional map in landmark case
At the heart of the case was the question of how much lawmakers are allowed to consider race when they redraw districtsSign up for the Breaking News U...
Hot weather and hungry datacentres lift Australia’s energy demand to record highs but batteries quell prices
Rise in electricity demand in first quarter of 2026 was moderated by record output from rooftop solarGet our breaking news email, free app or daily ne...
Kevin Warsh set to clear key Senate hurdle to replace Fed chair Powell
A Senate committee is poised to advance Trump’s pick as doubts linger over the Fed’s independence and Powell’s futureUS politics live – latest updates...
Mystery Palestinian flag continues to fly high over Dublin as removal deemed too risky
No individual or group has claimed responsibility for flag, which appeared on 120-metre Spire in SeptemberWhat goes up must come down – unless it’s a ...
