The curse of Donald Trump: where he goes, sporting defeat follows
The USMNT’s World Cup crashout is the latest episode to suggest the support and intervention of Donald J Trump brings bad luckThis was originally publ...
The Pitt, Hacks and newcomers Widow’s Bay and Pluribus lead 2026 Emmy nominations
HBO and Apple shows head up this year’s nominations while Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer follow-up Half-Man only receives one nodThe second season of hi...
Trump administration threatens states with criminal charges in elections fight
State officials call federal demands for voter data ‘truly bizarre behavior’ amid unproven noncitizen voting claimsUS politics live – latest updatesTh...
Trump on rampage at Nato summit: what does it mean for Ukraine? – The Latest
The US president is in combative mood as Nato leaders meet for a two-day summit in Ankara. There are divisions over Russia’s war in Ukraine, defence s...
Reform to ask for Clacton byelection to be held on 6 August after Farage resignation
Constituents to vote in contest being boycotted by major parties over financial scandal surrounding Reform leaderReform UK will request that the Clact...
Treasury yet to do due diligence on finding extra money for UK’s Nato spend
How to hit the 3.5% of GDP defence spending promise would be a matter for ‘the next prime minister’, MPs told The Treasury has as yet carried out no a...
Oil prices rise to record level after Iran launches attacks on tankers near strait of Hormuz
Brent crude benchmark rose to more than $78 a barrel after attacks, its sharpest increase since ceasefire beganOil markets have recorded the sharpest ...
US judge throws out Trump’s $3.8bn defamation lawsuit against Washington Post
Suit stemmed from 2023 Post article that said bank with ties to the porn industry helped fund Trump’s media operationA federal judge in Florida has th...
Contaminated children’s play sand sold in Australia can release toxic airborne asbestos, research finds
Exclusive New study contradicts statements that play products removed from shelves because of asbestos concerns were ‘low risk’Get our breaking news e...
Australians with cancer are living longer but diagnosis rates on the rise for younger people, report reveals
Flagship health report also shows vaccine rates for children are falling, prompting concern from expertsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily...
Former UK information commissioner taking legal action against woman who flagged his conduct
John Edwards resigned in June after independent investigation following claims of sexual harassment and bullyingThe UK information commissioner who re...
Photo of bound Palestinian detainee corroborates Israeli torture reports, say rights groups
Image of man in underwear, blindfold and bound to iron rod has been widely shared on social mediaMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesAn Israeli so...
Bank of England governor says he is ‘able to spot’ lobbying after Farage crypto meeting
Exclusive: Andrew Bailey says no policy changes were made as a result of pressure from crypto tycoon-backed Reform leaderUK politics live – latest upd...
Wyoming tightens wastewater rules after Meta datacenter contractor flushed contaminated water
Meta said it was working with officials to be a ‘good neighbor’ and drinking water supplies were not affectedOfficials in Wyoming said a contractor fo...
Arizona man pleads guilty after illegally living in forest for years among ‘1,000lbs of trash’
Mark Gatz was arrested at illegal campsite in June and had faced multiple citations for residing in Tonto national forestA man in Arizona has pleaded ...
UK judges begin hearing appeal over Trinidad and Tobago anti-gay law
Activist is challenging ruling last year that restored colonial-era homophobic law against same-sex intimacySome of the UK’s top judges are hearing ar...
Washington sees this Senate race as a key test for Democrats. Michigan voters just want to get by
Daily realities of healthcare, prices and Gaza driving wave of anti-establishment sentiment among Democratic voters in closely watched contestIn Macom...
Britain’s markets attracting generation of highly educated entrepreneurs
Nearly a quarter of market traders now hold master’s degree, PhD or medical doctorate, research showsOne in five young market traders now holds a mast...
Austrian court rules ski resort hotel’s burkini ban is discriminatory
Hotel did not allow two Muslim women to wear the full-body bathing suit, which has become bugbear of European far rightAn Austrian court has found an ...
Nato leaders will not mention World Cup to Donald Trump to avoid irritating him at summit
As alliance gathers in Ankara, European leaders informally agree strategy to try to keep US president on sideEurope live – latest updatesNato leaders ...
IMF upgrades UK growth forecast as fears over impact of Iran war diminish
July update projects GDP growth of 1% this year, making UK the third fastest-growing economy in the G7The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgrad...
Marine Le Pen launches France presidential campaign after court decision to shorten ban
France’s far-right leader plans to take part in 2027 vote after court of appeal upholds her conviction for embezzlementThe French far-right leader Mar...
Ruth Ellis, last woman hanged in UK, granted posthumous conditional pardon
Ellis, 28, was executed in 1955 after fatally shooting her abusive partner David BlakelyUK politics live – latest updatesRuth Ellis, the last woman to...
Democrats accuse Graham Platner of trying to put ‘thumb on the scale’ of process to replace him
Maine’s embattled US Senate nominee has faced calls to withdraw after a sexual assault allegation he deniesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter...
Police hunting man after wife and two daughters found dead in Bedfordshire
Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, believed to have left UK before bodies of partner and children were discoveredPolice are hunting for a man after the dea...
First Thing: Trump calls Iran’s leaders ‘scum’ and declares fragile ceasefire over
Hostilities between US and Iran resume as US president lashes out at ‘vicious, violent people’. Plus the fall out from the USMNT’s exit from the Fifa ...
Items found behind a Georgia Cracker Barrel lead to charges in 1985 Ohio murder
Modern forensic analysis leads to arrest in murder of traveling salesman John Warren, authorities sayItems that were found discarded behind a Cracker ...
Race discrimination case over child’s swim puts ‘Dutch paradox’ in focus
Father of boy refused entry to pool says case is reminder that some Dutch do not acknowledge reality of racismWhen Henri Duiker went to check whether ...
German car industry warns of job collapse unless ‘bold decisions’ made to address Chinese threat
VW to propose 100,000 job losses to board and says car plants could be put under foreign ownership to save jobsEurope live – latest updatesThe German ...
Housebuilder Vistry warns of losses amid heavy discounting on unsold homes
Group blames expected £30m loss in first half of year on weakening market and lower consumer confidenceVistry Group, one of Britain’s biggest housebui...
