Bernadette Chirac, formidable former first lady of France, dies aged 93
Widow of French ex-president Jacques Chirac was a steely behind-the-scenes operator known for her charity workBernadette Chirac, the formidable widow ...
EuroMillions winner dies after suspected hit-and-run in Essex
Eighteen-year-old man arrested after car collides with cyclist Anthony Canty, who died in hospital four days laterA lottery winner has died after a su...
Despite new allegations, Maine’s Platner predicts voters will send him to Senate
Democrat denies reports of physical intimidation towards women, saying his past has been ‘weaponized’The Democratic US senate candidate Graham Platner...
Starmer to host Zelenskyy and EU leaders for Ukraine talks
Volodymyr Zelenskyy to attend meeting along with French president Macron and German chancellor MerzKeir Starmer will host Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Emmanue...
Stevie Nicks donates $3m to medical school to recognize her voice doctor
Musician donated to USC to help create endowed chair to recognize Dr Joseph Sugerman, who treated her for yearsLegendary singer-songwriter Stevie Nick...
Ministers may try to curb spread of misinformation during social unrest
Technology secretary Liz Kendall says she is ‘very concerned’ about role of social media but will not be ‘bullied off’ XThe government is considering ...
‘It’s like they’re kidnapped there’: families tell of distress over ‘inhumane’ ICE jail
As detainees go on hunger strike over conditions at Delaney Hall, relatives describe concern for loved ones’ wellbeingIn mid-May, Elder Guerra was sho...
Pope Leo calls for leaders to reject polarisation as he begins Spanish tour
Pontiff to make marginalised a focus of first papal visit since 2011 including meeting with migrants in Canary IslandsPope Leo has urged political lea...
Suit filed against controversial planned Stratos datacenter project in Utah
Plan backed by Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary had footprint reduced but concerns remain over its health impactsUtah residents have teamed up with a progre...
David Sullivan: how did the pornographer rise so high in modern football?
Sullivan hoped football would legitimise him but claims about historical conduct have led to his resignation from West Ham• Sullivan steps down at Wes...
Second flesh-eating screwworm infection reported in cattle in Texas
Governor issued disaster declaration as agencies move to stop spread of parasite, including release of sterile fliesA second case of the flesh-eating ...
Trump cries ‘steal’ over slow California vote count, but anti-fraud system works, say experts
State’s tortoise-like pace is byproduct of system of verifications and opportunities for voters to fix errorsCalifornia’s slow vote counting has frust...
‘Free of the shackles’: Michael Grade’s GB News defence raises concerns over relaxing of Ofcom rules
Former figures at regulator voice disquiet after series of provocative interviews by recently departed chairRegulators are not generally known for cou...
Park ranger dies after falling into a crevasse on Alaska's Mount McKinley
Robin Pendery died after she fell while climbing on patrol on the mountain known locally as DenaliSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A ...
All-white jury selected in murder trial over killing at 2025 Texas high school
Karmelo Anthony, who is Black, is accused of stabbing Austin Metcalf, who was white, at track meet in an affluent Dallas suburbSign up for the Breakin...
‘Immediate national priority’: Ministers accused of complacency over UK food supply
Cold storage and logistics body warns food supplies at risk from fuel shortages, cyber attacks and extreme weatherMinisters have been accused of being...
Grave in Norfolk of 119 sailors may be exhumed due to coastal erosion threat
Bodies were buried in Happisburgh after HMS Invincible sank in 1801 on way to join Nelson at Battle of CopenhagenA mass grave for 119 sailors who drow...
‘We should not have to sacrifice’: New York could become first state to temporarily ban large datacenters
Kristen Gonzalez, a state senator who authored the bill, said moratorium would target ‘hyperscale’ datacenters over 20MWNew York moved closer toward b...
Planned Parenthood to offer ‘just in case’ abortion pills at some US clinics
Patients in Washington and Hawaii will be able to obtain medication before pregnancy in expansion of early accessPlanned Parenthood clinics in Washing...
David Sullivan steps down at West Ham to fight claims about private life
Joint-chair and director of relegated club to tackle ‘false allegations’‘I am absolutely not the person the media has decided to paint me as’David Sul...
Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank
The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was in his mother’s arms when he was hit in the incident in HebronIsraeli troops killed a seven-month-old Pa...
Six more charged after Southampton riots over Henry Nowak murder
Total number charged rises to 11 after protests that broke out following sentencing of man for murder of 18-year-oldSix more people have been charged ...
‘Historic’: Canadian warehouse workers sign first-ever union deal with Walmart
Union says collective agreement is just the start of a broader fight to unionize major employers across the countryCanadian warehouse workers have sig...
On China, Trump picked the right battle but the wrong strategy
A long trade war looms. Trump’s scattershot protectionism, chaotic tariffs and belligerence against our natural allies guarantees that US trade policy...
MoD reports ‘minor technical issue’ with aircraft carrier docked in Norway
HMS Prince of Wales expected to sail ‘in the coming days’ according to British government spokespersonA technical issue has been detected on the UK na...
UK urged not to further weaken EV rules as CO2 impact revealed
British vehicles will emit extra 17m tonnes of CO2 by 2030 due to loophole allowing sale of more PHEVs, data suggestsCampaigners have urged the govern...
Louisiana church remembers abuse victims after reversal over prayers for convicted priest
St Anthony of Padua asks for prayers for survivors after removing Anthony Odiong’s name from list of intentionsA Louisiana Catholic church that solici...
Aviation industry looks skywards as leaders fly in for Rio summit
Oil tankers may be stuck behind strait of Hormuz, but holding the Iata AGM in Brazil defies warnings of impending shortagesNothing says jet fuel crisi...
Women accusing Andrew Tate criticise UK extradition delay as influencer appears in Russia
Lawyer for British women attacks ‘extraordinary spectacle’ of Tate’s arrival in MoscowBritish women who have accused Andrew Tate of rape, assault and ...
Blackouts, hyperinflation, dissent: Iran considers perilous prospect of peace
Commentators say the conditions that led to bloody prewar protests have been made worseIran is already preparing for the perilous transition from wart...
