Record breaking heat expected across UK this week, says Met Office
Health alerts are in place as very high humidity adds to danger of heat stress for the most vulnerableThe Met Office has expanded its extreme heat war...
Florida college seized by DeSantis in ‘anti-woke’ push to triple in size
New College of Florida to acquire USF Sarasota-Manatee in deal that leading Democratic lawmaker says ‘reeks of grift’A liberal arts college seized by ...
David Hockney’s funeral held in private with just two mourners
Artist had requested only his partner and great-nephew attend, with memorial services planned in places he livedOnly two people attended David Hockney...
Four months after the horrific Iran school bombing, fears grow that Trump and Hegseth will bury the truth
A secretive investigation into the attack that killed at least 175 has reportedly ended. Will its findings see the light of day?The attack on a girl’s...
‘This changes everything’: how Brexit altered Scotland’s political landscape
Former party leaders reflect on the turbulence that followed the referendum in which most Scottish voters backed the losing sideThe decision to quit t...
‘Slug sleuth’ farmers in England help develop prediction tool to cut back on pesticide use
Maps created as part of Defra-funded Slimers project allowed test growers to halve amount of slug pellets usedFarmers believe they have a new weapon i...
US-Iran talks in Switzerland to get under way as strait of Hormuz remains closed
JD Vance says talks aim to ‘make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue’Middle East crisis – live updatesTalks be...
Prediction markets surge in US as public health advocates call for support to combat gambling
Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket operating in areas with limited resources for people with gambling problemsPublic health resources across the US ...
Middle East live: US-Iran talks to begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it has closed strait of Hormuz
Iran says decision comes after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon, as delegations arrive as Swiss resort for talksIran says it is closing strait of H...
Condemned to plutocracy? The relentless rise of US inequality
Elon Musk is a beneficiary of America’s lopsided prosperity – does the country have any appetite for redistribution?As Barack Obama’s presidency was c...
Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon
For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades raceIn the early morning dark, thousands of runners wa...
Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on Monday
Overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs pushing Starmer towards decision to step downUK politics – live updatesKeir Starmer is expected to announce on M...
Starmer reportedly expected to resign on Monday as growing numbers of MPs back Burnham for PM – UK politics live
Sunday newspapers report that the prime minister is close to announcing when he’ll stand down and set out a timetable for departureGood morning and we...
Canada’s policies force asylum seekers into US to face deportation, critics say
Advocates say the Safe Third Country Agreement forces immigrants to head to an unsafe country: the United StatesIt was the threat of gang violence in ...
‘Build Vice City’: the GTA 6 scam that’s hitting Grand Theft Auto fans
Bank details at risk as criminals use AI to create fake sites and emails offering pre-release beta test versionLike millions of gamers around the worl...
From the US-Mexico border to protests in Poland: highlights of PhotoEspaña 2026
Spain’s leading festival of photography showcases the work of more than 300 visual artists in nearly 100 exhibitions across the countryPhotoEspaña, Sp...
Film producer’s 50 firms struck off companies register, leaving workers unable to chase fees
Scores of Alan Latham’s firms were removed by Companies House, including one set up for movie starring Liz HurleyA prolific film producer, whose proje...
‘There’s no jobs’: struggle and regret in a Welsh town that backed Brexit
Ten years ago Ebbw Vale had the highest proportion of leave voters in Wales despite huge EU funding, which has not been fully replacedWhere Ebbw Vale’...
Colombia’s runoff election expected to trigger shift in decades-long armed conflict
Frontrunner Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to return to full-scale military confrontation with armed groups Colombians go to the polls on Sunday i...
Two-thirds of EU citizens back UK rejoining bloc, survey finds
Even voters for far-right and Eurosceptic parties back closer relations, polling saysTwo-thirds of EU citizens would back Britain rejoining the bloc, ...
Bolivian president declares state of emergency and deploys military to quell anti-government protests
Bulldozers sent in to clear roadblocks that have stifled the country as farmers and Indigenous groups protest against conservative president Bolivia’s...
Australia news live: arrival of H5N1 bird flu a ‘genuine wildlife emergency’, experts say; fuel excise rebate extended for extra month
Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKate Millar, chief executive of BirdLife Australia, said the significanc...
Blaze broke out in single-storey pavilion in New Zealand Way in White City on Saturday eveningThree people have died after a fire at a building in Lon...
King Charles to publish personal tax bill in first for UK head of state
Buckingham Palace says move is bid to increase ‘clarity and accessibility’ around monarchy’s financesKing Charles will become the first head of state ...
Pauline Hanson’s stance on paid parental leave and childcare could turn clock back by decades, economists warn
One Nation leader appears to suggest women should not be paid by employers while on maternity leave and calls for family income splittingGet our break...
Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
Wishah among at least 260 Palestinian journalists killed since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera says one ...
Nothing succeeds like excess at Dolce & Gabbana’s Milan menswear show
Italian house’s catwalk emphasised the brand’s ‘molto sexy’ look with flamboyant, sometimes revealing outfitsDolce & Gabbana leaned heavily into the a...
LAPD releases footage of moment officers shot and killed woman’s dog
Video also shows that during calm exchange before dog entered hallway, an officer pointed pistol directly at womanThe Los Angeles police department ha...
Counter-terrorism officers investigate after five injured in violent incidents in Edinburgh
Several of those hurt are reported to be Muslim as Police Scotland say 36-year-old white Scottish man arrested Counter-terrorism officers are involved...
Revealed: Brexit voting areas have seen faster growth in foreign workers since EU referendum
Guardian investigation also finds same areas experienced relative decline over same periodLeave-voting areas have seen faster relative growth in forei...
