Bank of England leaves interest rates on hold at 3.75%
Decision not to change rate comes despite signs inflation is rising amid the Iran war’s effects on fuel pricesThe Bank of England has left UK interest...
‘They’re as lost and inauthentic as us’: the Oscar winner who made a Farage satire – and released it on WeTransfer
In 2022, Aneil Karia won an Academy Award for his short starring Riz Ahmed. Now, he’s skewering Reform-style parliamentary candidates with the help of...
Mexico’s cartel crackdown hits top ranks – but will it fuel Jalisco violence?
Arrest of potential next leader found hiding in drainage pipe highlights renewed tactics – and fears of cartel infightingUS politics live – latest upd...
Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?
With voter loyalty a distant memory, the Lib Dems’ cost of living policies and criticism of Trump could gain them ground It has been an election buil...
‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes for fossil fuel phaseout
Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gasGovernments have been asked to develop national “roadmaps” setting out ...
Eurozone inflation soars to 3% as Iran war drives up energy prices
ECB interest rate decision looms as growth across bloc stumbles and price rises gather pace, up from 2.6% in March and 1.9% in FebruaryBusiness live –...
Hegseth faces further grilling over Iran war strategy and costs – US politics live
Defense secretary to be quizzed by lawmakers on Senate armed services committee after bad-tempered session in House yesterdaySign up for the Breaking ...
One thing is clear after the release of the interim Bondi terror report – we don’t have the answers. But we now know the questions
The 155-page interim report released on Thursday shows how little is known – and can be shared – about the 14 December shootingGet our breaking news e...
Air France-KLM cuts capacity growth forecast amid expected $2.4bn fuel bill rise
Move comes as airline industry reacts to uncertainty over Iran war and increase in price of Brent crudeBusiness live – latest updatesAir France-KLM ha...
US family reunited with pet cat seven years after it was lost: ‘We always thought about him’
Amber Davidson-Orozco said the family had lost Dodger, their cat, during their move out of CaliforniaA family cat who got lost amid a move from Califo...
UK researchers develop tool to identify people most at risk of obesity-related diseases
Data tool could help NHS prioritise who gets access to limited weight-loss medication, say scientistsA new tool that can shed light on who is most at ...
Shock in India after man takes remains of his sister to bank to prove her death
Jitu Munda says he was repeatedly refused access to money left in her account in case highlighting ‘lack of humanity’ in Indian bureaucracyThe sight o...
At least six Australian activists detained by Israel navy after Gaza flotilla boats intercepted
Spokesperson says just two out of 14 Australians remain in communication, after CCTV footage showed Israeli navy boarding vessels in international wat...
Last Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants to close, with loss of 3,800 jobs, Premier Inn owner says
Whitbread to call time on restaurants in UK and Ireland blaming higher costs and taxes for latest strategic resetPremier Inn owner Whitbread is to cut...
Masterpieces by Klimt, Matisse and Freud set for London’s most valuable auction
Sotheby’s said collection of billionaire Spurs’ owner Joe Lewis and daughter Vivienne expected to fetch more than £150m in June saleA major group of m...
Local election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live
Robert Hayward predicts Reform will be big winner, taking seats from both Labour and the ConservativesGood morning. We are now into the final week of ...
Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai wins freedom of speech award in Germany
Media tycoon honoured in absentia as critics decry his 20-year sentence under national security lawThe jailed media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has been aw...
Trump threatens Germany with US troop reduction after Merz’s Iran war criticism – Europe live
US president’s statement follows comments by German chancellor that the US was being ‘humiliated’ in conflictUS president Donald Trump threatened to r...
Could Starmer bring back Rayner to steady ship – and would she get onboard?
Former deputy PM has walked a line between loyalty and interventionism since resigning last SeptemberIt is nearly eight months since Angela Rayner qui...
UK to invest further £25m in security for Jewish communities after London stabbing
Home secretary pledges to ‘do everything in my power’ to keep British Jews safe as police say suspect is Somalia-born UK nationalShabana Mahmood has p...
Ministers under pressure to tackle antisemitism after Golders Green terror attack – live updates
The government has announced £25m to increase security for Jewish communitiesMorning. The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said she understands the fe...
Trump administration urges countries to help citizens stuck in Syria as Australia maintains hardline stance
Syrian officials say a group of Australians are ‘awaiting a solution’ as Albanese government refuses to repatriate themThe Trump administration says i...
The $13bn World Cup: how the numbers stack up on Fifa’s 2026 balance sheet
The earnings from the tournament in the US, Mexico and Canada will make it the most lucrative competition in the history of sport, even if some of the...
Oil price tops $120 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’
Oil markets spooked as US president appears willing to maintain US Navy blockade and Iran keeps strait of Hormuz all but shut The price of Brent oil s...
Syrian commission prepares war crimes case against notorious Assad official
Fadi Saqr is accused of mass killings of civilians in Tadamon, Damascus, where people say he must face justiceA Syrian rights commission is preparing ...
Revealed: British ad firm’s billion-dollar greenwash of US oil industry
WPP accused of breaching its climate policy after report reveals firm linked to twice as much oil advertising as US rivalsA British advertising conglo...
‘Nightmare’ queues and missed flights: readers report turbulent start to EU entry-exit system
Some travellers spent hours in lines at airport, with kiosks not working, little seating and few staff on hand to helpSome travellers passing through ...
Rising costs forcing 3m UK households to skip meals, Which? report finds
Consumer insight tracker shows 85% are worried about food prices and a majority think the economy will deteriorateThree million UK households are bein...
RSPB cautiously welcomes slight increase in UK nightingale population
Elusive nightingale ‘doing well’ at Northward Hill, Kent, but experts cite concerns around loss of habitatThe dawn chorus at RSPB Northward Hill in Ke...
Jarvis Cocker and Kim Sion to curate art exhibition at Hepworth Wakefield
Musician and his wife, a creative consultant, hope the Hodge Podge can expand ideas of creativity and communityA new exhibition curated by Jarvis Cock...
