Nearly 160 sick with flu at US air force base after Hegseth ends mandatory vaccines
Reports say Texas recruits ill from outbreak, which comes weeks after defense secretary made flu vaccine optionalAn influenza outbreak has reportedly ...
Polls close in historic Makerfield byelection that could see Andy Burnham elected and pave way for end of Starmer – UK politics live
Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor hopes a win over Reform UK will help force the prime minister to step asideThree economic heavyweights have been bro...
Polls close in Makerfield byelection as Andy Burnham eyes No 10
Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor predicted to beat Reform but Keir Starmer is unlikely to easily step asidePolls have closed in Makerfield, Aberdeen ...
Burnham brings in top economists before possible leadership run
Labour mayor giving advisory roles to ex-Bank of England economist and others seen as attempt to reassure marketsThree economic heavyweights have been...
Trump administration compares reflecting pool algae battle to Iran war
Interior department insists water at Washington landmark is ‘crystal clear’ as witnesses report murky green poolUS federal government workers continue...
Iranian star Parastoo Ahmadi reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab
Musicians and production team understood to be facing same punishment after livestream of patriotic songThe Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight m...
News live: Australia gives Ukraine another $100m for fight against Russia; AFL great in hospital after truck crash
Two payments of $50m will boost Ukraine’s air defence and munitions supply. Follow today’s news live• Get our breaking news email, free app or daily n...
Gas prices fall below $4 on average after Trump’s signing of Iran deal to end war
Drivers feel some relief but prices still a dollar more per gallon overall since before US-Israel attack on IranSign up for the Breaking News US newsl...
Trump administration reverses decision to scrap ocean monitoring system
Move to dismantle $368m sea observatory initiative faced opposition from experts and lawmakersThe Donald Trump administration has reversed its decisio...
Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George to be next mayor of Washington DC
City councillor who ran on expanding childcare, education and housing slated for office after opponent concedesDemocratic socialist Janeese Lewis Geor...
CDC to tap $107m in emergency funding for Ebola response in the DRC and Uganda
Number of people infected now tops 1,000 though health officials say the global risk remains lowSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The ...
BBC pulls Ashley Cain documentary over abusive and misogynistic remarks
BBC says its vetting process ‘clearly failed’ after Guardian reveals presenter’s past comments about womenWarning: this article contains sexually expl...
Lib Dem MP Cameron Thomas suspended amid police investigation
MP for Tewkesbury understood to have been arrested by Gloucestershire police on Wednesday nightA Liberal Democrat MP has had the whip suspended pendin...
Teenager wrongly arrested wins race discrimination claim against the Met
Daryl McLune, who was 16 at the time, was held for 23 hours on suspicion of the attempted murder of his mother after she had tried to take her own lif...
Pete Hegseth accuses Nato countries of ‘free riding’ in combative address
US defence secretary addresses allies in latest attempt to get Europe to raise military budgetsPete Hegseth has announced a review of US military pres...
‘Cynical to get power’: Michel Barnier on Boris Johnson, Brexit and the EU’s future
Former negotiator believes in an unstable world, it is ‘perfectly possible’ the UK can rejoin the EU with old opt-outsA couple of years ago, Michel Ba...
UK could keep special pre-Brexit terms if it rejoined EU, Michel Barnier says
Exclusive: Former chief Brexit negotiator says staying out of euro and Schengen area would be ‘perfectly possible’Michel Barnier has said Britain coul...
UK attorney general tells staff to stop using X amid disinformation concerns
Exclusive: Richard Hermer’s department understood to be first in government to restrict use after recent riotsThe attorney general has told his office...
Barbados prime minister announces manifesto for slavery reparations
Document backed by other Caribbean leaders emphasises harm done to women by ‘gravest crime against humanity’Barbados’s prime minister, Mia Mottley, ha...
Iran announces plans to bring in maritime fees for strait of Hormuz
Tehran says fees to cover cost of managing waterway will come into effect at end of 60-day negotiation periodMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran has...
California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls
Wealth tax criticized by billionaires and Gavin Newsom would levy a one-time 5% tax on residents worth over $1bnA controversial proposal in California...
City & Guilds scraps mass redundancies and offshoring UK jobs to Greece
PeopleCert had been planning to cut about 400 jobs in £22m savings drive at training body it bought last yearThe vocational training body City & Guild...
Thousands of Knicks fans celebrate big win with joyous New York parade: ‘We family now’
Parents and their kids, new and old fans and a few celebrities gathered to honor the team’s NBA ChampionshipThousands of Knicks fans – decked out in b...
Heathrow third runway likely to affect health of millions nearby, official report warns
Analysis says expansion could also harm access to housing, education, healthcare, open spaces and transportConstruction of a third runway at Heathrow ...
South African men sentenced in ‘world’s largest’ rhino-horn trafficking case
‘Mastermind’ Dawie Groenewald given fine of 2m rand or four-year jail term almost 16 years after arrestTwo rhino-horn traffickers have been sentenced ...
Man arrested after boy, 3, injured in Cambridgeshire zoo crocodile enclosure
Officers arrest man on suspicion of attempted murder as child is treated in hospital for serious injuries A man has been arrested on suspicion of att...
Young men in UK are not more rightwing than older groups, study says
Exclusive: Analysis shows men aged 18 to 25 are less likely to vote for rightwing parties than other age groups of menYoung men are not turning to rig...
Fed governor Lisa Cook faced $1.3m in legal and security fees after Trump’s bid to fire her
Cook is at the center of a supreme court case focused on whether Trump’s firing of her from the Fed board was legalFederal Reserve governor Lisa Cook ...
Truss the saviour exposes ‘Labour’s secret plan’ | John Crace
Ex-PM reveals Andy Burnham wants to return to Westminster to challenge Keir Starmer to become PM. Who knew?UK politics live – latest updatesIt’s one o...
