Cattle breed whose ancestors lived with Celts added to priority at-risk list
UK’s Rare Breeds Survival Trust says calf numbers of white park cattle last year were less than two-thirds of 2022 levelAn ancient breed of cattle who...
Tuesday briefing: What it might take for lasting peace between the US and Iran
In today’s newsletter: Our diplomatic editor on whether permanent peace is possible – or whether there will be a new escalation in the conflictGood mo...
Middle East crisis live: Iran weighs Pakistan talks with US, and claims it has ‘new cards for battlefield’
Iranian official stresses no decision made on taking part, as US vice-president JD Vance is set to travel to Islamabad for negotiations JD Vance to le...
Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears
Alarm caused by posts of Alex Carp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weaponsThe US spy tech company Palantir published a m...
England wildlife watchdog ‘has stopped designating special sites for protection’
Exclusive: Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023The government’s wildlife watchdog f...
Israeli soldiers using sexual assault to force Palestinians out of West Bank, report says
Experts say attacks, also carried out by settlers, are leading girls to quit school and enter early marriagesIsraeli soldiers and settlers are using g...
Woolworths engaged in ‘marketing magic’ to trick customers, consumer watchdog tells court
The trial between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the supermarket giant began in the federal court in Sydney on TuesdayFollow o...
Principal and three teachers plead not guilty to assaulting students at regional NSW school
Police allege educators, two men and two women, attacked boys at school between August 2024 and June 2025Follow our Australia news live blog for lates...
Almost half of EU’s busiest flight routes are ‘hard or impossible’ to book on trains – report
‘Stone age’ system of booking cross-border rail tickets holding back climate action by consumers, says thinktankEurope’s “stone age” system of booking...
Hardware engineering executive is a longtime Apple insider, indicating company will continue strategy that has led to record profitsApple has announce...
Pennsylvania court strikes down ban on use of Medicaid funds for abortions
Victory for abortion rights groups as court finds state’s constitution guarantees a right to abortionA Pennsylvania court on Monday said that the stat...
Fitness influencer drowns during swimming portion of Ironman Texas
Mara Flavia Souza Araujo drowns early on SaturdayRescue crews locate body after athlete vanishedA Brazilian fitness influencer has died after getting ...
Jewish man among first charged in pro-Palestinian slogan crackdown that reminds some of 1970s Queensland
Stephen Heydt says he spoke in a custom-made T-shirt and was ‘charged with two offences: one for the shirt, one for the chanting’Get our breaking news...
UK shifts older wind and solar farms to fixed-price deals to reduce price shocks
Move marks government’s most radical attempt to weaken impact of soaring wholesale gas prices on electricity costsClean energy generation exceeded ris...
Canadian woman killed after gunman opens fire at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids
At least four more injured at world heritage site in latest violent incident as country prepares to co-host World CupOne Canadian tourist has been kil...
Australia news live: Anthony Albanese says national cabinet to meet this week to discuss ‘long tail’ of fuel crisis
PM to update state and territory leaders and is weighing options to increase oil refining in Australia. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news ...
Tim Cook to step down as CEO of Apple: ‘the greatest privilege of my life’
Cook, who will assume the role of executive chair, will be succeeded by John Ternus as CEO on 1 SeptemberApple announced on Monday that it had named a...
Federal agents detain wife of another US army member: ‘ICE is out of control’
Jose Serrano, a sergeant, said Deisy Rivera Ortega, his wife, was arrested at an immigration appointmentA US army sergeant with 27 years of military s...
The Onion plans to lease Alex Jones’s Infowars after judge blocks purchase
The satirical website’s parent company will have to pay $81,000 a month to the misinformation platformSign up for the Breaking News US email to get ne...
Starmer accuses Robbins of obstructing truth about Mandelson vetting
PM admits he made mistake in choice of ambassador as he makes high-stakes statement to parliament over scandalKeir Starmer has accused Olly Robbins of...
Tory Lanez sues California officials for $100m over prison stabbing
Rapper, jailed over Megan Thee Stallion shooting, alleges he was ‘knowingly’ housed with prisoner with violent historyThe rapper Tory Lanez, who is se...
Police investigate whether London arson attacks were planned for weeks
Criminals paid on behalf of Iran are believed to be behind attacks against Jewish targets, say detectives Detectives are investigating whether the ser...
Climate groups sue US government over approval of new BP project in Gulf of Mexico
Advocates expressed alarm as new project drills deeper into ocean bed, pointing to company’s failures at Deepwater Horizon spillSign up for the Breaki...
Mobile phones to be banned in schools in England under new plans
Government amendment to children’s wellbeing and schools bill to replace existing guidance with statutory banA ban on mobile phones in schools in Engl...
Baby was sexually abused before being killed by man adopting him, Preston court told
Preston Davey died aged 13 months after ‘routine abuse’ by Jamie Varley and his partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, jury hearsA baby boy was “routinely ...
JD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talks
US vice-president to travel to Islamabad with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as deadline for current ceasefire loomsPakistan seeks to raise its globa...
Woman charged with attempted murder after car hit pedestrians in London
Gabrielle Carrington, 29, faces charges after incident on Argyll Street in the early hours of Sunday morningA woman has been charged with attempted mu...
How safe is Starmer’s premiership after his Mandelson vetting statement to MPs?
Despite his explanation and the need for political stability, the PM is still unpopular – and Olly Robbins has yet to give his side of the storyLabour...
What Starmer said, and didn’t say, in the Commons about the Mandelson saga
PM sets out chronology of Mandelson’s vetting failure – and insists he has not misled MPsUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has laid out a ...
