Tiny Antarctic sea creature could be key to treating melanoma, researchers say
Underwater expedition by Florida-based team supports possible therapeutic use of bacterial toxins from sea squirtsResearchers at a Florida university ...
First Thing: Mamdani says socialist allies offer ‘national message’ to US
New York City mayor says Democratic candidates he endorsed speak to people struggling to make ends meet. Plus the best pictures from weekend Pride eve...
Trump officials to slash public input on fossil fuel drilling on federal lands
Plan to limit scrutiny of polluters and shift financial risks to taxpayers is attack on democracy, advocates sayThe Trump administration is attempting...
EU introduces €3 customs charge on small parcels to curb cheap Chinese imports
Parcels of goods worth under €150 will no longer enjoy ‘de minimis’ exemption, exploited by platforms such as Temu and SheinBusiness live – latest upd...
Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate media business
Entertainment arm split from mobile and broadband in move that raises questions over future of Sky NewsBusiness live – latest updatesComcast is to spi...
‘It definitely trickles down’: Muslims in Texas suffer effects of Republicans’ hate speech
Muslims say anti-Islamic rhetoric making everyday life difficult – and threats and harassment not uncommon Following a brutal Republican primary runof...
Cambridgeshire police face questions over decision to hand sexual assault case to US military
Jacob Wulfson, who strangled woman he met online, was allowed to be tried at airbase court martial instead of facing UK justiceBizarre questions and a...
Luigi Mangione to appear in federal court amid uncertainty over state case
Mangione, accused of killing health executive Brian Thompson, has pleaded not guilty in state and federal casesLuigi Mangione is scheduled to appear a...
Supreme court nears the end of its term with cases about Donald Trump’s power to be decided – US politics live
Court expected to hand down decisions on several outstanding cases, wrapping up term that has focussed on Trump’s expansive claims of presidential pow...
UK state threats bill could pull British journalists into terror prosecutions – experts
Two independent reviewers of terrorism legislation call for safeguards for NGOs and journalists before bill becomes law this weekBritish foreign corre...
Five Americans die every hour from toxic vehicle emissions, study finds
Research suggests 41,800 premature US deaths in 2024 were attributable to road pollutionRoughly five Americans die every hour due to exposure to toxic...
Done Quixote? Film archivists on quest to finish Orson Welles passion project
Team hope 30 of hours of footage held by three countries will be enough to bring to life film-maker’s visionMore than 70 years after he shot the first...
Ex-Alaska mayor and ‘parent of the year’ charged with sexual abuse of minors
Ulric Ulroan charged on 47 criminal counts amid allegations he sexually assaulted teenage girls from 2009-2025The former mayor of a city in Alaska – w...
Trump renaming fiasco fuels jokes as Maher takes Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain prize
Punchlines on president’s thwarted bid to have building named after him come thick and fast at Washington DC galaOutside the John F Kennedy Center for...
Venezuela in ‘critical hours’ to find earthquake survivors as more search and rescue teams arrive – latest updates
At least 1,450 are known to have died but the number is expected to riseThe president of Venezuela’s National Assembly has warned time is running out ...
British American Tobacco to slash 9,000 jobs as it turns to AI
Dunhill maker to cut about a fifth of workforce, aiming to reduce costs and become more ‘technology enabled’Business live – latest updatesBritish Amer...
White working-class children failed by England’s school system, inquiry finds
Report says once-in-a-generation changes needed to tackle why such children are lowest-performing large demographicUK politics live – latest updatesTh...
Andy Burnham to propose devolution plan in first major policy speech since launching bid for No 10 – UK politics live
Makerfield MP and hopeful prime minister to pledge ‘growth in every postcode’ Good morning. When Keir Starmer became PM, he had published his missions...
Extreme heat continues in central and eastern Europe with temperatures of 38C expected – Europe live
Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary reached record temperatures of more than 40C on Sunday Meanwhile, France is counting the human cost of the heatwa...
London cafe in legal battle with restaurant chain over ‘Eat Drink Work’ slogan
Subsidiary of FTSE 250 company says Coffee Studio’s phrase too similar to its ‘Eat Drink Meet’ trademarkWhen Tahir Mehmet, the owner of an independent...
Liberal frontbencher calls for party ‘rebrand’ after drop in polls, prompting ridicule from Labor
Melissa McIntosh’s comment comes after Angus Taylor’s claim Morrison government ‘breached trust’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates...
Bruce Lehrmann loses bid to get footage from documentary featuring Brittany Higgins ahead of rape trial
Judge says ‘no legitimate forensic purpose’ to former Liberal staffer’s subpoena requesting footage, ahead of his Queensland trialGet our breaking new...
BT and Verizon to create joint global business in $625m deal
UK telecoms group’s 50/50 venture ends more than 18-month search for a buyer of its international operationsBusiness live – latest updatesBT and the U...
New campaign urges public to reduce water use as UK emerges from heatwave
Exclusive: £75m publicity drive will ask people to treat water as precious resource and cut daily use by 28 litresThe biggest ever campaign to encoura...
One person a week in England dies with undiagnosed TB, study finds
British-born, older men among those most likely to have disease found only postmortem, say researchersOne person a week dies with undiagnosed and ther...
‘We were broke, but fascinated by freedom’: exhibition showcases East German artist Gabriele Stötzer
Show at Martin Gropius Bau gallery in Berlin is biggest ever celebration of an East German female artist in a state museumGabriele Stötzer remembers t...
HMRC scheme that wrongly cut child benefits did not ‘adequately consider’ impact, report finds
NAO inquiry follows suspension of payments after erroneous records that claimants had emigratedAn HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) anti-fraud crackdown t...
Man charged with DV murder after allegedly shooting Gold Coast mother who could ‘light up any room’
Mallorie Jane Roberts, 23, found with gunshot wounds on Sunday evening with her partner arrested at the homeA woman who died from gunshot wounds in an...
‘Get your dirty hands off our kids’: fossil fuel industry’s presence in schools and sports clubs sparks concern
Greens and David Pocock accuse industry of using programs and sponsorships to ‘build social licence’, push for parliamentary inquiryFollow our Austral...
Moira Deeming misunderstood meaning of ‘headlock’ but won’t apologise to Matthew Guy for assault allegation
The Victorian Liberal MP says the interaction with her colleague left her fearful and confusedVictorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she misunderstoo...
