Labour asks Electoral Commission to investigate Reform UK over donations
Exclusive: Reform’s Robert Jenrick says party confident it followed all rules at the time, after latest Guardian revelationsThe Electoral Commission h...
Supreme court says Palestine Action co-founder can challenge ban on group
UK’s highest court gives permission for Huda Ammori to challenge court of appeal rulingThe co-founder of Palestine Action has won permission to challe...
Child pedestrian deaths are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas
Official figures expose widening gap in road casualty rates between poor and wealthy postcodesThe number of children killed or seriously injured cross...
Governor general warns of ‘growing catastrophe’ that threatens to undermine democracy in Australia
Sam Mostyn says there is a widespread ‘failure to understand and engage with and feel proud of the very civic underpinnings of our democracy’Get our b...
Icac revelations have left Angus Taylor’s colleagues anxious – and his factional enemies angry
The opposition leader is the highest-profile person mentioned so far at the NSW anti-corruption commission – and the political figure with the most to...
Democrats demand answers over treatment of wounded US troops after Iran strike
Lawmakers question delays in medical care, casualty figures and Pentagon’s handling of drone attack in KuwaitUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trum...
Pope Leo invokes immigrant and enslaved roots in call for US to honour founding ideals
First US pope praises principles of freedom and opportunity in implicit critique of Donald Trump’s policiesPope Leo, the first US pontiff, has express...
Three-quarters of Americans think Trump isn’t focusing on top US issues – poll
Trump’s overall approval rating slumps to 34%, according to new CNN poll, as midterms testing Republican power loomThree-quarters of Americans believe...
Father of boy rescued from California surf ‘forever grateful’ to teen lifeguard
Father of 10-year-old rescued in a dramatic scene captured on video says lifeguard saved his son‘Super proud’: father of teen lifeguard recounts drama...
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in BrazilA US government map of Africa mi...
New Jersey man who rammed car into Brooklyn synagogue sentenced to time served and a week
US judge says case involved a property crime, not a hate crime, and orders mental health treatmentSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA N...
Crackdown on claims companies sending spam car finance texts
Officials raided homes and businesses and seized laptops, phones and paperwork in clampdown on nuisance firmsLaptops, mobile phones and documents have...
Mayor of St Paul reportedly under investigation for sexual harassment
Democrat Kaohly Her, Minnesota’s city’s first female mayor, allegedly sent inappropriate messages to employeesThe first female mayor of St Paul, Kaohl...
US economy grows sluggish 1.5% in second quarter as inflation tops Fed target
Consumer spending remained resilient even as policymakers kept interest rates on holdThe US economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April throug...
‘Ryanair refused to let us on’: how a couple who’ve lived in UK for 80 years got stuck in Krakow
Maria and Czeslaw Krupa, who arrived in 1947 and 1948 as dependents of displaced Polish service members, were told they did not have post-Brexit right...
Ferocious flames continue to rage in parts of France and Spain, with no sign of abating. We chart the destruction in graphics and picturesThe hellish ...
‘Slap in the face’: LA mayor decries bid to rebuild burnt-out warehouse before cleanup is done
Spoilt food smelling like ‘dead body’ plagues residents after weeklong fire, yet company asks permission to rebuildOne month after a huge fire ravaged...
Fifteen elephant deaths at Kenya park may be due to cyanide poisoning
Analysis of samples collected from carcasses found traces of toxic chemical compound, says Kenya Wildlife ServiceThe recent deaths of 15 elephants nea...
Only the Middle East crisis is preventing a drop in UK interest rates
Bank’s wariness about inflationary pressures from the conflict lie behind decision to hold steady at 3.75%Business live – latest updatesThere is a thr...
Airbus fined £6.4m for breaching rules on export of sensitive technology
Manufacturer self-reported the offences to HMRC in the tax authority’s largest out-of-court settlementAirbus has been fined £6.4m in the UK after the ...
Families in London ‘fighting to keep cool’ amid air con dispute with local councils
Welfare concerns remain after Guardian revealed residents in glass-fronted block told not to use air-conditioning unitsAs the fourth heatwave of the y...
Record absence of world’s oldest head of state reignites health speculation
Cameroon’s president has not made statement or been seen since leaving for ‘brief private stay’ at Swiss hotel on 7 JuneA record 53-day absence of the...
Firefighters race to extinguish blazes across EU as fire weather breaks records
European Forest Fire Information Service figures show conditions in EU 43% more severe than for same period in last 20 years Fire weather in the EU ha...
Embattled German chancellor chooses papal pageturner for his beach read
With his popularity at historic lows, Friedrich Merz seeks spiritual guidance from Pope Leo’s encyclical on AIEurope live – latest updatesSummer is no...
Flock surveillance cameras can pose a crash risk for drivers, US experts say
Roadside safety advocates say some automated license plate readers may not meet highway safety standardsFlock Safety cameras have been pilloried for f...
US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say
Trump administration boasts of cutting $1.73bn already allocated for cycling improvements to city streetsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter e...
Profits boost for defence firms as governments beef up spending
Shares in Rolls-Royce jump by 5.5% after it lifts earnings guidance, while BAE Systems also upgrades profit forecastsBusiness live – latest updatesRol...
First Thing: US government borrowing costs hit new high as US strikes resume on Iran
The Federal Reserve voted to hold its key interest rate steady, sending stocks tumbling, as US claimed to hit ‘dozens’ of Iranian targets. Plus the or...
Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% as inflation fears mount
Split vote comes as Iran war is rekindled and oil price climbs back above $90 a barrelThe Bank of England has kept UK interest rates on hold as fears ...
Let them eat SUVs: Trump White House orders fleet of luxury cars as Americans struggle
Americans are facing a deepening affordability crisis but at least Trump and co have ... 250 new Cadillac EscaladesThis was originally published in Th...
