Reform UK councillor promoted collapsed $1.9bn ‘Ponzi scheme’ HyperVerse that left victims suicidal
Susan Lawrence, elected to Wolverhampton city council, sits on committee overseeing financial reporting of multimillion-pound budgetA woman who promot...
NZ election 2026 live results: count on as National and Labour battle it out in knife-edge New Zealand poll
Polls show no coalition is expected to secure a majority of seats, in one of the closest elections in recent historyNew Zealand heads for election cli...
The Republican party will regroup after their shellacking in the US midterm elections, but it won’t look the sameWalking by a tattoo studio and medica...
US midterm results may help unite Israeli coalition to unseat Netanyahu
Democrats’ sweep could urge Israel’s divided opposition to join forces and remove prime minister closely allied with TrumpThe Democrats’ sweep of Cong...
What’s the point? Ten years after the Paris treaty, are climate talks getting anywhere?
Its key temperature goal has been missed but experts say the agreement is still proving a vital moral compass for progressIt was a curious way of cond...
US carries out another round of ‘minor’ strikes on Iran, Trump says
The president’s announcement comes days after an earlier attack on Iran was made public, and as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have accelerate...
Ousted Paraguay president under house arrest after banking crisis leaves 60% of country unable to access accounts
Santiago Peña was detained minutes after he was impeached by Congress, as protesters took to the streets demanding answers after the suspension of the...
How Stephen Miller appointment shows Trump hasn’t learned his lesson on immigration
US voters repudiated mass deportation campaign, but choice of new chief of staff shows Trump doesn’t careOn Tuesday, voters resoundingly rebuked Donal...
Ben Roberts-Smith collaborates with gym business run by influencer that sold ‘war crimes’ pre-workout supplement
Zero Limits supplements is co-owned by right-wing podcaster and fitness coach Chris Katelaris, also known as ‘Big Chocky’Ben Roberts-Smith has collabo...
Man in custody after being found in vehicle near White House with guns
Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos arrested by secret service after telling officers voices told him to kill Donald TrumpThe US secret service said a suspe...
When a single vowel stands in the path to victory, the stakes could not be higher for these spelling bee champions
Primary school students bested 200,000 competitors across New South Wales to reach the Premier’s Spelling Bee finals in SydneyCompeting in a spelling ...
Susie Wiles exits White House as Trump ousts another woman from key role
Wiles thanks president for ‘honor of a lifetime’ as departure leaves behind overwhelmingly male leadership teamUS politics live – latest updatesDonald...
Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions
Men allegedly impersonated voices and images of executives to convince employees to send large paymentsThree foreign nationals were arrested and charg...
Several Democrats renew calls for datacenter pauses after blue wave
Tech industry fears delays to its multi-trillion dollar infrastructure buildout meant to power artificial intelligence Several newly elected Democrats...
Macklemore says that nine US arenas turned down his Free Palestine tour
Rapper called out ‘intimidation, manipulation and suppression’ in a social media post, claiming major arenas refused to host him after the Ed Sheeran ...
Incoming Democratic senators don’t want Chuck Schumer as majority leader
New lawmakers from Annie Andrews and Adam Hamilton to Abdul El-Sayed indicate they will not support himIncoming Democratic senators want someone other...
Houston to limit police cooperation with federal immigration authorities
Mayor said only immigrants that ‘pose a danger’ would be referred to ICE, after Democrats gain control of governor’s seatThe mayor of Houston on Frida...
Sebastián Lelio, director of A Fantastic Woman and Gloria, dies aged 52
The Chilean film-maker, whose films starred Florence Pugh, Julianne Moore and Rachel Weisz, died at his home in SantiagoChilean film-maker Sebastián L...
Russell Brand suspected to have attacked at least 10 other women
Met police chief says ‘many more’ victims could come forward, as actor and comedian awaits sentencingPolice are bracing themselves for more victims of...
Famous New Mexico rock formation destroyed after torrential El Niño rains
Officials expected to investigate whether super El Niño storms in US south-west damaged the Alien Throne spiresUndulating, gravity-defying rock spires...
Stephen Miller to become Trump’s new White House chief of staff
US president confirms Susie Wiles, current chief of staff and first woman to serve in the role, will step down Stephen Miller, Donald Trump’s most con...
Want to have a better chat? Scientists say the secret is ‘pink noise’
The most enjoyable conversations strike a balance between exploring a topic and pulling in fresh ideas, study findsAs an early stab at rules for conve...
Prince Harry and others launch appeal after losing Daily Mail phone-hacking claim
Harry, Doreen Lawrence, Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost face £50m bill after rulingPrince Harry and five other prominent f...
Lawyers descend on Mississippi as vote counting continues in razor-thin Senate race
Democratic and Republican lawyers and groups trade sharp legal letters about procedures for counting ballots in tight raceDemocrat Scott Colom is on t...
Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam
Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boomActivists have stormed the site of a Microsoft d...
Prince, the pope, and autumn 2026: purple is hot this season
Spotted on Balenciaga, Celine and Valentino catwalks, purple is having a moment. If you really want to stand out, wear it with redThe colour purple ha...
Trump will be blocked from putting ‘rightwinger’ on supreme court, Schumer says
After midterm wins, Democratics plan comeback for when new Congress is sworn in, including pushback against Trump and his policiesDonald Trump will be...
Russell Brand rape conviction must be ‘wake-up call’, says culture secretary
Lisa Nandy calls for whistleblowers to be protected and highlights bravery of women who came forward in caseLisa Nandy, the culture secretary, has war...
Burnham aims for ‘quite radical change’ in support for young people
Prime minister says ‘root and branch review of childhood’ needed and does not rule out cutting some benefitsThe government is aiming for “quite radica...
