Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda, says security expert
Fiona Hill tells MPs UK is ‘vulnerable’ because it does not educate people on how to deal with information warfareBritain is becoming a soft target fo...
Top Foreign Office official ‘felt pressure’ for ‘rapid outcome’ on Mandelson vetting
Ian Collard tells MPs he had not seen UKSV assessment summary before briefing Olly Robbins on clearanceA top Foreign Office security official who pla...
Mandelson and McSweeney: a partnership forged on winning and crushing the Labour left
Former chief of staff who helped bring Mandelson out of Labour shadows for Washington post to be questioned by MPs on vetting processLike many Labour ...
Starmer tells MPs to ‘fight together’ before critical day for his premiership
The prime minister faces a standards investigation over Mandelson affair and testimony from Morgan McSweeneyKeir Starmer has told Labour MPs to “stick...
King Charles arrives in Washington for state visit fraught with tension
The British monarch and Queen Camilla come to a city still reeling from shooting at dinner attended by TrumpKing Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in ...
‘Chonkers’ the large sea lion charms the San Francisco Bay area
Residents and visitors in California alert each other whenever they spot the above average size animal at Pier 39A gigantic 2,000lb steller sea lion n...
US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz
Germany’s chancellor suggests Trump administration is being outwitted at negotiating table by TehranThe US is being “humiliated” by Iran’s leadership,...
Call for UK gambling reform after ‘generous and caring’ woman takes her own life
Ellen Mulvey ran up huge betting losses online and wrote ‘addiction is the worst disease’ before she diedA family is calling for wholesale reform of t...
Birmingham council leader says end of city’s bin strike ‘within sight’
Long-running dispute could be resolved as improved offer is made to workers, who first began strike in January 2025The end of the year-long Birmingham...
Rachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war fallout
Exclusive: Sources say chancellor is examining exceptional measures to protect household budgetsRachel Reeves is considering imposing a one-year rent ...
Mexico warns US involvement in anti-drug operation should not to be repeated
Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico was not aware of US participation until four officials were killed in car crashClaudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, sa...
UK information commissioner steps back amid workplace investigation
John Edwards, the data privacy watchdog, says he is fully cooperating with ICO’s independent report into ‘HR matters’The UK’s information commissioner...
Industrial chicken producer hits out over Wye and Usk river pollution claim
Lawyers for Avara Foods and Freemans of Newent say legal claim backed by 1,300 people is ‘entirely inferential’Lawyers for one of the country’s bigges...
A Tennessee woman needed an abortion to save her life. She then joined a lawsuit against the state’s ban
After she had to travel out of state to access care, Rachel Fulton joined the Center for Reproductive Rights’ suit, which an appeal has now halted ind...
German tourist dies after being bitten at snake show on family holiday in Egypt
Man, 57, was watching snake-charming show when reptile crawled into his trousers, say German policeA German tourist has died after a snake crawled int...
Florida’s Republican governor unveils plan for redrawn congressional maps
Proposal from Ron DeSantis would net Republicans up to four additional US House seats ahead of midterm electionsRon DeSantis, Florida’s Republican gov...
Heavy rain not ‘nearly enough’ to tame two wildfires in drought-stricken Georgia
Pineland Road fire and Highway 82 fire have destroyed over 100 homes, and are part of large number of wildfires this spring in the US southSign up for...
King Charles to meet Donald Trump off camera to avoid awkwardness
British officials pushed for White House meeting to be held privately fearing repeat of scenes when Trump berated Volodymyr Zelenskyy in front of worl...
Tornadoes, hail and high winds forecast to hit midwest and Mississippi valley
Severe storms put nearly 50 million at risk and follow a deadly weekend after tornado killed two people in TexasSevere storms are expected to sweep ac...
Taylor Swift files trademarks for voice and image amid concern over AI misuse
The singer’s company filed three applications on Friday after Matthew McConaughey launched similar strategyTaylor Swift has filed applications to trad...
Melania Trump accuses Jimmy Kimmel of ‘hateful and violent rhetoric’
First lady calls for ABC to ‘take a stand’ against comedian in aftermath of White House press dinner shootingIn the aftermath of the White House corre...
‘Sense of disbelief’: how White House press dinner attack unfolded – The Latest
Details about the shooting at the White House correspondents gala have started to surface as the alleged shooter is set to be charged.The suspect was ...
EU faces ‘China shock’ as EV imports drive Beijing’s record surplus with bloc
China sold goods worth about $148bn to EU in first quarter of year, but imported just $65bnThe EU is experiencing a prolonged “China shock” as a flood...
Archbishop of Canterbury praises Pope Leo for speaking powerfully on injustice
Sarah Mullally hails pontiff for addressing the ‘many injustices in our world’ after private meeting at VaticanThe archbishop of Canterbury has praise...
Swinney will call vote on referendum powers after Scottish elections
Top aide says SNP leader will seek approval to press for independence even if he fails to win majority on 7 MayJohn Swinney will call a vote seeking i...
Baby boy found dead wrapped in newspaper from 1910 is laid to rest
Mystery of who the child known as Baby Auckland was and how he died has not been solvedA baby boy whose skeletal remains were found wrapped in a 1910 ...
Claire’s to close remaining UK stores on Tuesday with more than 1,000 job losses
Sources say staff have been asked to pack up final stock and equipment after waves of closuresJewellery chain Claire’s is closing its final UK stores ...
Man charged with killing Florida doctoral students allegedly consulted ChatGPT
Hisham Abugharbieh has been charged in the deaths of his roommate and his roommate’s girlfriendSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newslette...
US supreme court reinstates Texas electoral map favoring Republicans
Redrawn map could flip up to five seats to Republicans as Trump’s party seeks to keep control of CongressThe US supreme court formally reinstated on M...
Indigenous woman dies weeks after giving birth and being evicted from public housing: ‘She was failed completely’
Noongar woman Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis, while homeless to avoid an allegedly abusive ex-partnerWarning: This article contains images of and refe...
