Sadiq Khan cleared of car tax conviction caused by ‘scam’
Magistrates in Hereford withdraw case against London mayor over untaxed Nissan Micra that is not hisUK politics live – latest updatesA car tax convict...
Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat
Mitchell Berman is among Democrats the party hopes can flip a Republican-leaning district in November’s midtermsDemocrats are targeting vulnerable sea...
Colorado’s Republican governor nominee linked to controversial anti-sex-trafficking ministry
Marx’s All Things Possible Florida model uses private funds for cop pay and surveillance tools without public oversightThe All Things Possible ministr...
Off-grid UK-Australian couple describe ‘anguish’ at removal of children by Italian court
After judge allows partial access rights, Catherine Birmingham and Nathan Trevallion say the enforced separation ‘broke each of our hearts’A couple ha...
Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies aged 92
Famous for the 1963 exposé in which she worked as a Playboy Bunny, her books and journalism took on many varieties of discriminationGloria Steinem, th...
Victims sue South African government over 1961 Sharpeville massacre that left 91 dead
Claim relating to infamous apartheid-era shooting of protesters part of wave of litigation for apartheid-era crimesThe day dawned brightly on 21 March...
Judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenship – US politics live
Maryland judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s executive order targeting what he termed ‘birth tourism’Hello and welcome to the US poli...
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson warns of annual loss in ‘subdued’ property market
Firm will complete fewer homes than expected in year to 31 October – between 1,350 and 1,400The British housebuilder Crest Nicholson has warned of a s...
The US and Venezuela: a century-old relationship drenched in oil
A visual look at how Washington’s relationship with Caracas has gone from cordial to ‘predatory’Trump ally defends Venezuela oil deal amid ‘gunpoint d...
Trump ranks himself the greatest US president ever. Historians beg to differ
Donald Trump posted his own presidential rankings to Truth Social last week, separating past US presidents into six categories from ‘greatest’ to ‘fai...
UK mortgage borrowers brace for rate jump amid global bond sell-off
Swap rates rise to three-year high as increase in oil prices leads to fears of higher inflationBusiness live – latest updatesHomeowners in the UK are ...
Zack Polanski to stand in Keir Starmer seat as Green party candidate
Green leader will stand for election in Holborn and St Pancras in byelection triggered by former PM’s resignationUK politics live – latest updatesThe ...
Guitar used by George Michael in Faith video goes up for auction
Gretsch Synchromatic 160 acoustic guitar expected to sell for as much as £120,000, as star lot in auction of items owned by late personal assistant Si...
Burnham meets Macron at No 10, as more French officers deployed to stop small boat crossings – UK politics live
Number of police on French coast has been increased amid smugglers’ rising use of so-called ‘mega-dinghies’Good morning. Nothing is new in life or pol...
New musical to give intimate portrait of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller’s marriage
Misfits Together, by Bastille’s Dan Smith and To Kill a King’s Ralph Pelleymounter, is set amid the 1950s’ ‘red scare’It was lampooned as the union of...
Charles Perrottet repeatedly denies taking payments from developer for political outcomes in Icac hearing
Brother of the former premier says he lied to developer Jean Nassif about doing political work for him and rejects accusation he is fabricating eviden...
Wife of British man at risk of deportation from Sweden calls on Burnham to intervene
Case is latest in string of post-Brexit deportations from country, which has been criticised for high refusal rate for British people to remainThe wif...
Coalition plan to cut tobacco excise by 80% ‘will kill people’ Labor says amid public health alarm
Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan claim drastic cut to price of cigarettes and moves to legalise vapes will combat illicit tobacco tradeLeading public hea...
From ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwaves
Thousands of heat-related deaths in record-breaking temperatures appeared to only intensify hosts’ climate denialsAs the first heatwave of the record-...
London’s first self-driving taxis for hire hit the streets
Wayve robotaxis added to Uber app and will have human in front ready to take over if needed – but only 15 cars licensedLondoners are now able to hire ...
Gang violence is not ‘out of control’ in Sydney, police minister says after two shootings in two days
Yasmin Catley says ‘we will not be surrendering our streets’ after as many as six suspected mistaken identity shootings since the start of last yearTh...
‘Internal exclusion’ of England secondary school students almost triples in three years
Exclusive: new data shows poorer pupils and those with Send are disproportionately affected by the measureThe proportion of secondary school students ...
‘I was never taught Welsh history’: Michael Sheen on reclaiming rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr
Actor will play 15th-century hero in sweeping production about Welsh rebellion against English crownThere are myriad films, plays and books focusing o...
Six-year-old boy died from scurvy despite long term concerns over diet, Queensland coroner finds
Coroner says death likely triggered by vitamin C deficiency and so‑called “sailor’s disease” common in convict era Follow our Australia news live blog...
Australia’s new environmental protection agency approves coal project, angering climate groups
A Queensland open-cut mine will be able to keep digging until 2055 as Anthony Albanese denies tensions with Pacific leaders over fossil fuelsFollow ou...
Molly Ticehurst’s father tells DV murderer he hopes daughter’s screams will haunt him forever
Tony Ticehurst confronts Daniel Billings during sentence hearing in regional NSW, stating: ‘When she died, part of me died with her’Follow our Austral...
Teenager charged after ‘near-complete amputation’ of boy’s hand in Sydney
NSW police called to Redfern on Wednesday night found a 17-year-old with a partially severed handFollow our Australia news live blog for latest update...
Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to UK from US and Canada, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’
Bank says gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily and the move will allow it to respond more rapidly in a ‘crisis situation’The Dutch...
China’s falling emissions amid Iran war spark hope of decarbonisation watershed
Oil consumption plummets and EV sales soar as analysts say demand may not fully return even if crude price fallsChina’s carbon dioxide emissions fell ...
Several victims, including two police officers, injured at shooting in downtown Minneapolis
The city’s police department warns the public to stay away from the Minneapolis convention center Multiple people, including two police officers, were...
