UK inflation stays steady at 2.8% despite Iran conflict driving up fuel prices
Flatlining figure confounds forecasts of an increase to 3% as Bank of England prepares to set interest ratesUK inflation unexpectedly remained at 2.8%...
‘Tax break tart’: hospitality tipped to exploit summer VAT cut on children’s meals
As bosses ridicule the chancellor’s scheme, one venue is offering a £25 ‘kids’ menu of snails and anchovy butter toastRestaurants and pubs are expecte...
Wednesday briefing: In a new era of far-right organising, how can we tackle hate?
In today’s newsletter: The far right are using social media to foster division, from Southampton to Belfast, but there are calls for clear and urgent ...
Woman says she ‘didn’t understand mental health’ before daughter in acute psychosis killed another child
Girl told mother she thought about killing people ‘all the time’, inquest into Biddy Porter’s death hears The mother of a child killer did not underst...
A nation shaped by rain: exhibition celebrates Scotland’s wettest obsession
Minnie the Minx and Macbeth feature in National Library’s exploration of how rainfall has shaped Scottish science, literature, history and identityIt ...
BBC presenter Ashley Cain called women ‘slags’, ‘sluts’ and ‘bitches’
Exclusive: Cain has been lauded by corporation for his appeal to young men despite history of abusive and misogynistic remarks• Warning: this article ...
Fashion tycoon Bernard Arnault accused of stranglehold over French business press
Arnault’s addition of leading weekly to stable of publications raises concerns about media ownership in FranceHe is known as the “wolf in cashmere” – ...
Sierra Leone’s first lady refuses to condemn FGM without ‘reliable data’ on harms
Exclusive: health professionals, survivors and politicians voice concerns in open letter over comments by Fatima Maadi Bio, who denies supporting the ...
John Lewis injects £20m into Glasgow city centre store in wider branch reboot
Upgrade to Buchanan Galleries part of £50m spend this year and £800m by 2029 to revive appeal of department storesJohn Lewis is to spend £20m on a rev...
Ghana to advance reparatory justice at first major gathering since landmark UN resolution
Heads of state and participants from more than 80 countries at three-day event in Accra to pursue actionable commitments to reconciliation and restitu...
Lib Dems to urge Labour to drop ‘torpor and timidity’ on EU and rejoin single market
Exclusive: Ed Davey to make call ahead of 10th anniversary of Brexit vote, in strengthening of party’s position on EUThe Lib Dems will urge Andy Burnh...
Pauline Hanson says Australia ‘must be monocultural’ in National Press Club speech
One Nation leader denounces high immigration levels, Islam, transgender rights, the ABC and the Guardian in inflammatory addressFollow our Australia n...
British Council faces more job cuts to help pay off £197m loan
National Audit Office says agency proposes closing operations in 11 countries as part of turnaround planThe British Council faces cutting its workforc...
Lives and incomes lost as Ebola takes toll on Bunia’s public-facing workers
A headteacher, a motorcycle taxi driver and a travel agent are among those who are counting the human and economic cost of the virusJustin Keno watche...
‘Enraged’ union boss defends naming and shaming Victorian Labor MPs who had ‘zero conversations’ with voters
Candidates must ‘work their ass off’ to stop One Nation or expect withdrawal of union support, Trades Hall Council secretary saysFollow our Australia ...
Tasmanian devil Mary found 2km from her Gold Coast theme park home after two weeks on the run
Carnivorous animal taken to hospital in an unstable condition after escaping from quarantine facility in Paradise Country on 2 JuneFollow our Australi...
Will a ban keep the UK’s kids off social media? – podcast
Governments around the world want to keep under-16s off YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Australia has introduced a ban and now the UK is doing the same...
Georgia runoff: Republican voters choose Trump-backed conservative to face Jon Ossoff
Representative Mike Collins defeats former college football coach Derek Dooley, while Rick Jackson selected as governor pickGeorgia’s Republican prima...
Bluey to be available in an Australian Indigenous language for the first time
Five episodes have been dubbed into Australian language Yolŋu Matha for Naidoc Week, with Bandit voiced by a founding member of rock band King Stingra...
Suspect at large as two people shot inside Delaware hospital, police say
Shooting reported at Wilmington hospital as officials decline to give details about status of victimsA suspect was still at large on Tuesday after two...
CBS reaches agreement over Stephen Colbert’s use of Peanuts music on The Late Show
On that last day of his hosting, Colbert played Linus and Lucy on air in final dig at the networkOn his last day hosting CBS’s The Late Show, Stephen ...
Ohio Republican governor urges end to death penalty, saying it cannot be morally justified
Departing Mike DeWine, who co-wrote state’s death penalty bill, says ‘I no longer believe [it] is a deterrent to murder’Republican governor Mike DeWin...
Kyle Sandilands settles with former radio station for $12m and a helping hand with new media venture
ARN Media settlement of dispute with sacked radio host includes $12.09m cash payment and $1.5m worth of advertisingFollow our Australia news live blog...
Investigation into deadly B-52 bomber crash could take months, US officials say
Bomber that crashed during test flight at Edwards air force base in California killed all eight crew membersThe investigation into a US air force bomb...
US midterm primaries 2026 live: results and updates as elections in Georgia and Oklahoma test Trump’s power
Voters have also been casting ballots in Alabama and Washington DC, where for the first time in over 10 years, the city will elect a new mayor in Nove...
Officials decline to specify how many people have been moved from widely criticized Florida facility or where to Detainees from Florida’s notorious “A...
Brazilian court convicts Jair Bolsonaro son of seeking US help for his father
Supreme court finds Eduardo Bolsonaro tried to get sanctions put on judges trying ex-president over coup plotA panel of Brazil’s supreme court has vo...
Los Angeles police fatally shoot pet dog of family celebrating Knicks win
Video taken after the shooting shows a woman sobbing over the pet with nearly a dozen officers standing aroundPolice in California shot and killed a f...
Hillary Clinton says Biden’s re-election bid cost Democrats the 2024 election
Former secretary of state says the winner of a genuine Democratic primary ‘would have beaten Donald Trump’Joe Biden’s decision to seek a second term w...
Six people injured in New Jersey acid attack involving suspects on a moped
One minor has been arrested in connection to Monday attack that Jersey City police said ‘appears to be targeted’Six people in New Jersey were injured ...
