Georgia senator Jon Ossoff slams racist posts allegedly from Republican opponent’s ex-staffer
Representative Mike Collins has been dogged by associations to white nationalism and antisemitismUS politics live – latest updatesThe US senator for G...
Actor Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime and Eeyore, dies aged 85
Montreal-born actor also voiced KARR in Knight Rider and the monster in Predator, having started his career on Canadian TV and radioPeter Cullen, the ...
Burnham recently suggested £500k political donation cap that would be ‘reduced over time’
Exclusive: Campaigners accuse prime minister of U-turn after he decided not to back funding cap in elections billAndy Burnham recently supported an e...
Climate crisis could be destabilising mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn
Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place – leading to catastropheNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updat...
El Niño climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds
‘Godzilla’ event currently brewing could push 50 million people into acute hunger before the end of next yearA series of strong El Niño climatic patte...
Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
Symbolic move to rename lake bordering New York and Canada comes amid escalating trade war with northern neighborUS politics live – latest updatesDona...
Woman found guilty of indecent assault against two pupils at London boys’ school in 1980s
Sally-Anne Bowen, now 65, convicted of assaulting boys at Christ’s College, Finchley, where she was chemistry teacherA chemistry teacher has been foun...
Ex-Barclays boss denies having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White
Jes Staley made the comments to US lawmakers investigating his links to Jeffrey EpsteinThe former Barclays boss Jes Staley has denied having sex with ...
Trump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews reveal
Exclusive: Experts and former officials say accounts are running dry, and funding a war with no clear endgame is the main challengeDonald Trump’s war ...
Jury deliberations begin in Lindsay Clancy murder trial after her attorney blames medical system
The state concludes: ‘This wasn’t a woman suffering from a lack of care’ or ‘a lack of resources’Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe ...
Greek Orthodox priest and cult musician clarifies views on homosexuality
Father Dionysios Tabakis says his views are those of the Orthodox church ‘nothing more, nothing less’A Greek Orthodox priest whose home-recorded album...
Teesside MPs call for more police and fire service resources after Middlesbrough and A66 deaths
Statement asks government for more backing after week in which nine people have died in series of incidentsFive MPs on Teesside have called on the gov...
Race to get aid into Nepal and Tibet amid warnings another lake could burst
Flash floods have killed at least 359 people while homes and infrastructure have been swept awayNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesWhat caused th...
Tate brothers urge release on bail in Miami as they fight extradition to UK
Andrew and Tristan Tate’s lawyer tells court that pair, who are wanted on rape charges, are not a flight riskA lawyer for the social media influencers...
US Postal Service says new mail ballot rules tied to Trump order are in effect
Move from USPS comes amid Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting in November’s midtermsThe US Postal Service (USPS) said on Thursd...
Judge orders mental health evaluation for man found with gun at Trump golf course in LA
Judge ruled Jeanine John Taele, discovered with firearm days before Trump visit, was unfit to face felony chargeA judge in California has suspended cr...
Number of asylum seekers living in hotels across UK halves within a year
Small boat crossings also down 23% year-on-year, with Home Office citing more trafficking arrestsUK politics live – latest updatesThe number of asylum...
Officials urge calm after malaria outbreak kills two staff at Frankfurt airport
Mosquito traps are set up at Germany’s biggest airport, with doctors told to watch for symptoms of deadly diseaseGerman health officials are seeking t...
USS Abraham Lincoln to visit port in Thailand after more than 250 days at sea
Thai navy says ‘routine’ visit’ will allow personnel to rest and recuperate amid reports of poor conditions onboardThe USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft ca...
One Nation’s immigration policy is clear as mud – but that ambiguity could be a secret weapon for Pauline Hanson
The party’s key figures are either unable or unwilling to neatly articulate their migration targets, contradicting one another – and themselvesGet our...
One of east coast’s largest datacenters accused of ‘violating federal law’
Thermal drone footage shows a Microsoft-backed AI datacenter powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generatorsThe largest planned AI datac...
It’s been a month since Andy Burnham became prime minister. And while polls have shown a ‘Burnham bounce’, the coming months will force the new PM int...
Homes damaged as storms follow heatwaves in England and Wales
Forty flood alerts issued by Environment Agency across Midlands, Yorkshire and south-east of EnglandDozens of homes have been damaged by flood water ...
Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84
Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocideRatko Mladić, the infamous Serbian g...
ICE agent charged with Minnesota shooting released from jail in Texas
Judge rules Christian Castro, accused of shooting man and lying about it, cannot be held pending extradition requestAn Immigration and Customs Enforce...
West Point’s only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate change
Adam Kalkstein compared administration’s order to ‘trying to teach the law’ without mentioning ‘the constitution’The only climate scientist teaching a...
Bots and bargains: Zara owner launches cut-price Lefties in UK to rival Primark
First robot-assisted outlet opens in Liverpool to take on Shein and supermarkets in clothing, shoes and homewares Business live – latest updatesThe ow...
AI can detect heart disease in women using mammograms, study suggests
Experts say findings mean breast screenings for cancer could also flag cardiovascular problems in womenDoctors have discovered a way to use routine ma...
Hiker reunited with backpack 60 years after he fell into a glacier in Austria
Bag, camera and pipe belonging to 86-year-old are latest relics uncovered as glaciers melt due to global heatingAn 86-year-old mountaineer has been re...
Thieves steal bronze age treasure in ‘very well planned’ four-minute museum heist in Spain
Gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least €1.7m, is latest target of criminal raidThieves in Spain have raided the Treasure of Vill...
