‘It feels like a betrayal’: anger as Apple to close US’s first unionized store
Tech giant accused of ‘cynical attempt to bust the union’ in decision to shutter location in Towson, MarylandWorkers at the first Apple store to union...
John Hinckley Jr calls Trump shooting at same hotel he shot Reagan ‘spooky’
Hinckley says ‘bad things keep happening’ at Washington Hilton and it was ‘not a secure place to hold big events’US politics live – latest updatesThe ...
Journalist Katie Phang sues acting attorney general Todd Blanche over Epstein files
Lawsuit alleges DoJ breached transparency law by withholding records on Jeffrey Epstein and over-redacting disclosuresTodd Blanche, the acting attorne...
Russian oligarch’s superyacht allowed through strait of Hormuz, source says
Billionaire Alexei Mordashov’s vessel, Nord, reportedly able to cross blockaded strait with US and Iranian approvalA superyacht owned by the Russian ...
Journalist Andrzej Poczobut freed from prison in Belarus in US-brokered swap deal
Sakharov prize winner was given eight-year sentence after process widely condemned as politically motivatedThe Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Po...
Transition and legal handover of hospital from private operator Healthscope to NSW Health occurs at 7am on WednesdayFollow our Australia news live blo...
One year after Spain’s blackout, its shift to renewables and grid evolution power on
Though solar was initially blamed for loss of power, renewables have helped insulate Spain from gas price rises caused by war in Middle EastOne year a...
Europe’s smaller airports ‘under threat’ if fuel shortages cause many cancellations
High fuel prices and passenger delays caused by EU’s EES entry-exit system causing problems, says trade bodyBusiness live – latest updatesEurope’s sma...
The personal pettiness of the Elon Musk v OpenAI trial
In theory, Musk and Altman’s court fight could pose key questions about AI safety – in reality, it’s motivated by money and personal grievanceSign up ...
Big win for Donald Trump, who has accused organisation of ‘ripping off the rest of the world’ by inflating oil prices Business live – latest updatesTh...
Antiquities dealer who exposed thefts at British Museum dies aged 61
Ittai Gradel died of renal cancer days after museum awarded him medal for ‘very significant contribution’The academic turned antiquities dealer who ex...
Man who heckled Shabana Mahmood dismisses ‘laughable’ white liberal claim
Protester says he migrated from Malaysia as a child and describes home secretary’s immigration policies as cruelUK politics live – latest updatesA pro...
Trump’s attempt to crush clean energy progress not going to plan, experts say
US generated more power from renewables like solar and wind than fossil fuels recently for a full month in a firstDonald Trump has wielded the full mi...
Sri Lanka police arrest 22 Buddhist monks after 110kg of cannabis found in luggage
Customs officials say group allegedly hid 5kg of ‘kush’ in false walls of bags on return from Bangkok holidayTwenty-two Buddhist monks are in Sri Lank...
First Thing: White House dinner suspect charged with attempted assassination
Alleged shooter, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, faces potential life sentence. Plus: the Americans renouncing their citizenshipGood morning.The suspe...
Michael smashes UK records for biggest biopic opening
Michael Jackson biopic debuted with £11.6m at the UK box office – almost double achieved by next-best Bohemian RhapsodyMichael, Antoine Fuqua’s author...
Press dinner shooting conspiracy theories spread in era of fractured politics
Neither political party is immune to conspiracies in a time of intense distrust in government and media, experts say After an armed man attempted to b...
Met investigating suspected arson attack on north London memorial wall
Scotland Yard says incident in area that is home to large Jewish community is not being treated as terrorism Police said on Tuesday they were investig...
Beekeeper jailed after releasing insects on authorities trying to evict her friend
Massachusetts woman jailed for six months after court heard she admitted to freeing bees on sheriff’s deputiesA beekeeper has been jailed for six mont...
Middle East crisis could cost world $1tn while oil firms make ‘obscene’ profit, analysis finds
Climate group calls for urgent windfall tax on excess fossil fuel profits, as delegates tell Colombia conference their nations are sufferingThe Middle...
US activists plan May Day economic blackout: ‘No school, no work, no shopping’
Actions expected to exceed 3,000 as unions and groups expand protests inspired by Minnesota ICE crackdownLabor unions, democratic organizations and co...
Deloitte and Zoom’s trims to parental-leave benefits may hurt them in long run, experts say
The firms said last week that they will be reducing parental leave and other benefits for employees starting next yearRecent moves by US companies Del...
Barge rescue attempt for Timmy the whale in Germany gets go-ahead
Vets say whale stranded for a month near Lübeck is fit to be transported in rescue effort funded by two entrepreneursGerman officials have given the g...
George Clooney condemns Washington shooting and calls on citizens to ‘truly make America great again’
Star tells awards ceremony: ‘I disagree with everything that this administration stands for, but there’s no place for the kind of violence we saw two ...
Shares in buy-to-let mortgage lenders fall after report Reeves plans rent freeze
FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock ExchangeRachel Reeves considering rent freez...
JD Vance’s key role in Iran talks presents him with a thorny predicament
Vice-president faces challenges as he assumes potential role of point man in endeavor to end a war he opposedAs a man who wears his Christian beliefs ...
King to meet Trump off-camera amid clash fears before Charles’ Congress speech – US politics live
State visit of UK royals continues as monarch to tell US lawmakers that ‘our countries have always found ways to come together’Sign up for the Breakin...
Ex-FCDO chief tells MPs he had concerns over Mandelson’s Epstein links
Philip Barton says there was pressure over pace of vetting from No 10, which he says was ‘uninterested’ in processUK politics live – latest updatesThe...
Barclays cuts back risky lending after £228m hit from UK mortgage firm MFS
Bank’s chief executive points to rising fraud as it sets aside a further £105m for motor finance compensationBusiness live – latest updatesBarclays is...
‘Culture of misogyny’: teacher surrounded by hundreds of students and pelted with food at elite Brisbane boys’ school, court told
Teacher at Marist College Ashgrove claims she suffered ‘serious psychiatric injury’ after the schoolyard incidentGet our breaking news email, free app...
