US justice department approves $111bn merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery
Deal still under UK scrutiny with new investigation, and could face lawsuit from state attorneys generalDonald Trump’s Department of Justice has decid...
Blood test can find thousands of genetic conditions in pregnancy, say scientists
Technique that examines fragments of foetal DNA in mother’s bloodstream could limit need for invasive screening, according to researchersA new materna...
Trump officials cut federal funds to LA homeless services agency
Housing and urban development department alleges fraud in administration’s latest clash with CaliforniaThe Trump administration has suspended federal ...
Merope Mills awarded CBE in king’s honours list for Martha’s rule campaign
Journalist and healthcare campaigner was driving force behind patient safety initiative after death of 13-year-old daughterThe healthcare campaigner a...
Fraudster jailed after scamming London renters out of £77,000
Frederic Priestley, 32, falsely advertised property he did not own for rent on Facebook, obtaining payments and depositsA man has been jailed after de...
Police arrest suspect in shooting at Ohio festival that wounded 12
Eljay Crisp-Carr was arrested on Thursday, and police are still searching for another suspect in Toledo shootingPolice in Ohio have arrested a suspect...
Police officer under criminal investigation over alleged use of AI
Unidentified officer removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UKA police officer is under criminal investigation over ...
FBI raid at office of Ohio voting rights group raises concerns of crack downs before midterm elections
Agents seized phones and laptops of Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a group that does voter registration workThe FBI raided the office of a voting righ...
Ant Middleton backs Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon in Makerfield byelection
Endorsement by former soldier, despite party’s apparent efforts to distance itself from him, is likely bid to attract Restore Britain votersReform UK’...
Belfast riots trigger renewed scrutiny over loyalist paramilitary influence
The violent disturbances occurred in a nationalist area yet played out against a backdrop of union jacksAs the racially motivated violence unfolded in...
US-Iran peace deal remains elusive as Trump and Tehran trade conflicting claims
US president dismissed Iranian media reports agreement was close, despite earlier suggesting a deal could be signed this weekendMiddle East crisis – l...
Canada police investigate whether Toronto police death linked to global terror attacks
Constable Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulateInvestigators in Canada are probing whe...
Asylum seekers removed from Essex hotel targeted by far right as Home Office ends contract
Bell hotel in Epping was scene of violent protests after asylum seeker living there sexually assaulted girl and womanAsylum seekers have been removed ...
Number of arrests after riots in Northern Ireland rises to 19
Police call for calm before anti-racist protests in Belfast and Glasgow as MPs warn of failure over online misinformationPolice said 19 people, includ...
Briton jailed for goading US man to kill himself on video call
Dylan Phelan, 21, sentenced to six years and four months for encouraging the suicide of 21-year-old Louisiana native Travis DyerA British man has been...
Louisiana jury awards $1.1bn to woman who sued over childhood molestation in 1960s
‘Lookback law’ allowed Pamela Lockridge to seek damages against late stepfather who abused her starting at age fourA north-west Louisiana jury recentl...
Pro-Palestine activists sentenced as terrorists over damage at Israeli arms factory in UK
Four found guilty will face tougher conditions as judge says actions were ‘designed to intimidate the UK government and a section of the public’Four P...
Latest US release of UFO files reveals strange lights but few hard facts
New batch of government documents takes no position on origin of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs)A possible UFO sighting over a busy southern Afri...
UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps
Keir Starmer to set out plans on Monday but there are fears a decision to ban some platforms but not others will lead to legal challengesTeenagers und...
Texas shooting leaves one person dead and nine others in hospital
Possible suspect in Midland attack was in a standoff with officers on Friday afternoon, police saySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA s...
Chaotic talks on a US-Iran deal continue on the Trump rollercoaster
Amid rhetoric, market uncertainty and tit-for-tit exchanges, the two sides are still trying to find a way out of the impasseGreat news! Donald Trump h...
US consumer sentiment improves in June due to easing gas prices
Consumer sentiment still remains at historically low levels amid Iran war and rising inflation, new survey showsEasing gas prices are making Americans...
Trump asking Congress for symbolic expunging of his two impeachments
President is first in US history to be impeached twice, over abuse of power and inciting an insurrectionDonald Trump is pressing Congress to erase one...
Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups urge G7 to take action on Gaza
Paris meeting draws up proposals and calls for urgent diplomacy towards two-state solution at summit next weekPalestinian and Israeli civil society gr...
Remove Windrush payout scheme from Home Office control, campaigners urge
Public figures sign open letter calling for scheme to be moved from Home Office to independent bodyUK politics live – latest updatesThe prime minister...
Judge extends block on Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Trump administration created fund to resolve his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returnsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter e...
Liberals are scaring first-home buyers with warnings of negative equity – but experts believe there’s little to worry about
Exclusive: Economists say falling house prices are largely in the more expensive parts of Sydney and Melbourne’s markets and are less likely to affect...
Can Starmer’s late-night World Cup openings help Britain’s struggling pubs?
While venues could stay open until 2am, rising costs remain a far bigger concern for many landlords Picture the scene: it’s 1am on a sultry July night...
NDIS changes ‘retrogressive’ and out of step with review, MPs say
Report by Labor-led joint human rights committee says cuts to the $50bn scheme could limit support for those in needGet our breaking news email, free ...
Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average
Exclusive A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’Get our break...
