Architect of UK’s AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns
Matt Clifford forced to stand down amid disquiet from senior MPs over his new full-time job at AI company The chair of the UK government’s “moonshot” ...
Netflix announces production of third Inbetweeners film
Creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris return as writers and directors, with the original cast reprising their rolesNetflix has announced that product...
Plans for local government overhaul on hold after legal advice
Angela Rayner to announce review into local government shake-up as decisions on four areas withdrawn and 16 paused UK politics live – latest updatesP...
Trump administration attacks UK plans to boost traditional media on social platforms
US embassy says Downing Street’s plan to give BBC, ITV and other established media more online visibility carries risk of ‘censorship’The Trump admini...
Federal investigators search for cause of Amazon cargo jet crash that killed five
Theories begin to emerge that plane may have landed too fast and too far down the runway to be able to stop in timeFederal investigators got plans und...
Why is far-right AfD’s state victory significant and what might happen next in German politics?
Aftershocks of party’s win in Saxony-Anhalt will ripple across Germany, with two more state elections this monthEurope live – latest updatesGermany is...
Sightings of Meghan at star-studded retreat fuel Cotswolds rumours
Reports of Soho Farmhouse visit add to speculation Duke and Duchess of Sussex could be settling in the areaWhen the Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed ...
John Healey backs growth but says Labour must be honest on spending
Chancellor ducks questions on whether he will have to raise taxes but says he will stick firmly to fiscal rulesBusiness live – latest updatesJohn Heal...
Next overturns equal pay ruling that raised basic wages for shop staff
Retailer wins appeal against 2024 decision forcing it to pay shop workers the same as warehouse employeesThe UK retailer Next has overturned a 2024 co...
Oasis recordings up for auction despite band’s objections
Archive documenting concerts, rehearsals, soundchecks and conversations estimated at up to £1.6mAn archive of more than 100 hours of Oasis recordings ...
Four arrested after baby dies on camping trip in Staffordshire
Two women and two men arrested on suspicion of murder after death of three-month-old girl in near Great WyrleyFour people have been arrested on suspic...
Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’
Advocacy groups expand legal challenges and condemn president’s ‘self-serving attempts to take over midterms’A cluster of advocacy groups that boast v...
Elon Musk thanked by German far-right leader after landmark election win praised by Russia | First Thing
Populist, far-right, anti-immigration AfD wins vote in eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Plus, 50 years since The Muppet Show first hit our screensGood ...
Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, given hero’s funeral in Serbia
Fanfare at Belgrade funeral of man convicted of genocide raises questions for Serbia’s EU membership planEurope live – latest updatesThousands of mour...
‘Nakedly political’: US attempts to link trans support to authoritarianism in new HHS report
HHS releases report linking ‘gender ideology’ to political violence – a study scientists say was poorly conductedThe US Department of Health and Human...
US labor unions saw membership gains in 2025, mostly in states with bargaining protections
Uptick in US union membership coincides with high public approval ratings of unionsAfter years of decline, union membership in the US increased by 411...
Leader of group behind flag campaign in England charged with 14 offences
Ryan Bridge, who co-founded Raise the Colours, to appear in court on charges including racially aggravated harassmentThe leader of a group responsible...
Former Louisiana mayor completes 90-day jail term for raping 16-year-old boy
Judge admits he made mistake in sentencing Misty Roberts, who faced up to 17 years in prison after convictionThe former Louisiana mayor Misty Roberts ...
BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri reveals she has incurable blood cancer
Newscaster says rare but treatable condition polycythaemia vera left her feeling like she ‘had her batteries taken out’The BBC News presenter Maryam M...
Grindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over allegedly sharing users’ HIV status
US-owned dating app allegedly allowed ad firms access to private information in breach of UK lawBusiness live – latest updatesGrindr will pay £26m to ...
Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their shared border
Connection across Tumen River is further sign of closer ties between the two countries since start of war in UkraineRussia and North Korea have opened...
Radiohead announce 2027 tour with shows in Australia and Japan
UK band will play 16 shows across Perth, Melbourne and Sydney, as well as five shows in SaitamaRadiohead will return to Australia to play 16 shows acr...
Jaguar Land Rover confirms plan to cut 4,000 jobs over two years
Carmaker, which is battling Trump tariffs and fallout from cyber-attack, wants to reduce 34,000-strong UK workforceBusiness live – latest updatesJagua...
Australia’s top bureaucrats want to block sharing of clips from parliament on social media to save them from ‘ridicule’
Secretaries board concerned material posted without proper context as Greens warn ban could result in lack of transparencyGet our breaking news email,...
Labour’s new powers for water customers are a ‘stitch-up’, say campaigners
Exclusive: Documents reveal water firms have been allowed to advise on how they wish to be held to accountLabour’s new powers for customers to hold wa...
UK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fund
Toscafund, founded by City figure known as ‘the Rottweiler’, signs deal amid fears over creeping privatisation of NHSBusiness live – latest updatesBri...
Weather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east China
Torrential rain causes widespread damage; while north-west South Africa hit by thunderstorms and central-southern US faces oppressive heatTyphoon Saud...
Ministers condemn ‘thuggish’ far-right activists after Portsmouth unrest
Hundreds of men, some wearing balaclavas, attempted to prevent asylum seekers being transported for processingThe government has condemned the “thuggi...
Minister condemns ‘thuggish’ far-right, anti-migrant protesters in Portsmouth – UK politics live
Emma Reynolds says demonstrations ‘cross a line’ Good morning. John Healey is giving his first major speech on economic policy since he became chancel...
Merz to respond as Germany’s far-right AfD wins key state election – Europe live
Group fail to secure majority in Saxony-Anhalt state parliament leaving uncertainty over next steps On Sunday night, Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s lead c...
