Minister insists Labour will not apply national living wage to all over-18s before election – UK politics live
Torsten Bell says Labour manifesto ‘did not set out the timeline’ for changes to living wage after scale of youth unemployment crisis revealed in Milb...
Man and woman charged over Sheffield bystander shooting
Shanice Brookes, 30, was shot dead outside bar in city centre during early hours of bank holiday MondayA man and a woman have been charged in connecti...
Romanian president says he will ‘order proportionate measures’ in response to Russian drone strike – Europe live
EU president Ursula von der Leyen says bloc will ‘keep increasing the pressure on Russia’ after drone hits apartment block in GalațiNato’s Mark Rutte ...
Abbott says Liberals ‘under new management’ and vows to help Taylor lead ‘people’s revolt’ against Labor
Former prime minister elected Liberal party president on Friday after running unopposedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our b...
Sunbed firm in hot seat over false claims that tanned skin protects against sunburn
Health organisations refute assertion by Sunbed Association that tanning is protective and warn it could increase risk of skin cancerThe body that rep...
Tenderness and Rage: how groups affected by HIV found power, comfort and joy in Aids activism
London exhibition explores how care and protest improved rights and dignity of those living with diseaseFrom photos of a mass “die-in” by Aids activis...
James Valentine memorial: famous friends, family and fans gather to farewell ABC radio host
Governor general Sam Mostyn, television personalities Richard Roxburgh, Julia Morris and Gretel Killeen among those who attended the packed public eve...
Friday briefing: What do the cuts in aid mean for the fight against Ebola in the DRC?
In today’s newsletter: As the virus spreads across borders, health workers warn that weakened global support is making a prolonged crisis more likelyE...
CMAT shares ‘deep sadness’ over body-shaming after BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend performance
The Irish singer-songwriter says her rise has been increasingly ‘tarnished by the fact that I would be allowed to enjoy it so much more if I was thin’...
Russian drone hits Romanian apartments, wounding two people and starting fire
Armed drone was part of attack on Ukraine, say Romanian authorities after military scrambled F-16 fighter jets in response A Russian drone that was p...
Trump: the boy who cried ‘peace’ in the Middle East – podcast
On Saturday, Donald Trump said talks with Tehran were going well and an agreement to end the war was ‘largely negotiated’. On Sunday, the US launched ...
KPMG Australia’s CEO Andrew Yates quits over whistleblower scandal
Yates says ‘we have let ourselves down’ when dealing with allegations of client information being misusedFollow our Australia news live blog for lates...
WHO chief arrives in DRC promising Ebola outbreak ‘can be stopped’
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus heads for Ituri province where epidemic is centred and calls for halt to fighting that hampers medical relief effortsThe de...
Death toll in Washington tank rupture rises to eight as recovery progresses
Three more people remain missing and are presumed dead, after tank containing chemical mixture collapsedThe confirmed death toll in the chemical tank ...
California’s ‘Los Gatos party mom’ sentenced to 35 years in prison
Shannon O’Connor, 52, was convicted of charges including child endangerment and facilitating forcible sexual assaultA judge has sentenced a San Franci...
Federal jury finds army veteran and two other ICE protesters guilty of conspiracy
Case involving June 2025 protest is escalation in Trump officials’ attack on first amendment rights, say expertsA federal jury has found three protest...
Musical acts back out of performing at Trump-affiliated concert series
Morris Day, Young MC and others balk at appearing at US’s 250th anniversary events organized by administrationAt least five of the nine featured music...
Global heating is making hajj ever more dangerous, report finds
Rising heat in Saudi Arabia threatens millions of Muslim pilgrims – but cutting fossil fuels would keep it saferGlobal heating has “fundamentally alte...
Afghan president voiced concern over civilians killed by SAS troops, inquiry told
Newly released evidence from inquiry into 80 deaths shows Afghan partner forces no longer willing to work alongside British by 2011Concerns about the ...
Co-founder of Students for Trump arrested on domestic violence charges
Ryan Fournier, 30, was charged with simple assault and attempted threats to do bodily harmThe co-founder of the group Students for Trump was arrested ...
Dallas rescuers search for victims after gas explosion destroys building and ignites blaze
Four people taken to hospital but mayor said search continues for other survivors or fatalitiesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Nearl...
White House pushes Congress to approve $250 bill with Trump’s image
Treasury secretary says banknote would celebrate US’s 250th anniversary but Democrats vow to block moveThe White House is pushing Congress to approve ...
Sturgeon says she was ‘deceived, misled and betrayed’ by ex-husband Murrell
Murrell has been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to embezzling more than £400,00 from SNPNicola Sturgeon said she was “deceived, betrayed an...
Guatemala requests US military cooperation against drug trafficking
Central American country says its president spoke with Pete Hegseth to confirm terms of cooperationSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailGu...
Australia news live: Asio warn politicians that EVs could be bugged; flood warnings after wild weather
Spy agency says politicians and public servants ‘should be conscious of the things that they are discussing’ in internet-connected cars. Follow today’...
Trump’s DoJ sues four states for denying ICE agents undercover license plates
Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington state sued as ICE seeks plates in Trump’s immigration crackdownThe Trump administration is suing to challe...
Clashes between armed groups in Colombia kill at least 52
Rival groups are vying for territorial control of strategic cocaine production and trafficking regionAt least 52 guerrilla fighters have been killed i...
Trump’s Memphis crime taskforce accused of using ‘immense force’ in intimidation campaign
Exclusive: community observers claim agents have tailed cars, surveilled homes and even ‘falsely arrested’ someoneAn anti-crime taskforce ordered by D...
‘Hundreds of job applications’: young people on their struggle to find work
Job seekers say the lack of opportunities has affected their mental health and left them fearing for the futureWhen Catherina finished her degree in d...
Alarming surge in suicides among ICE detainees, investigation reveals
AP review finds unprecedented number of suicide deaths as critics attack failures of Trump’s immigration crackdownBrayan Rayo Garzon was distraught. D...
