UK records hottest day of the year so far, with warnings of more extreme heat this weekend
Temperatures in Kent reached 30.5C, marking the first time since 2012 that the UK has exceeded 30C in MayThe UK has recorded its hottest day of the ye...
New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise
More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research revealsBritain has ...
GLA considering investigation into Zack Polanski over houseboat council tax
Official assessing formal complaint into Green party leader’s potential ‘breach of conduct’ as assembly memberLondon assembly officials are weighing u...
Stephen Colbert hosts Michigan public access show day after last appearance on Late Show
Guests on Only in Monroe included Jack White and Jeff Daniels, with appearances by Steve Buscemi and EminemAfter his last appearance on CBS as host of...
Iran hosts Pakistani delegation amid diplomatic flurry to avert new US strikes
Tehran negotiator says there will be no compromise over its ‘legitimate rights’ during meeting with Pakistani army chiefIran’s top negotiator has said...
Three dead and 18 first responders sickened by apparent fentanyl exposure in New Mexico
First responders hospitalized and decontaminated after four people were found apparently overdosingThree people died and 18 first responders were sick...
White House pauses removal of detainees to the DRC as Ebola outbreak widens
But Trump administration will not return detainees deported to third countries in disease-struck regionThe Trump administration will temporarily pause...
Trump's justice department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants
Department of Justice acknowledges the removal of news releases about criminal cases related to 2021 Capitol attackThe Department of Justice is acknow...
How big tech got its way on Trump’s AI executive order
The US president’s reversal on calling for a safety review of new AI models is a green light for tech’s unchecked powerOnly hours before Donald Trump ...
Extra EU border checks suspended at Dover as travellers face delays in heat
Wait times of more than two hours reported at terminal for cross-Channel ferry to FranceFrench police have temporarily suspended extra EU border check...
‘Every health facility said they were full’: alarm over rapid spread of Ebola in DRC
New strain of virus, aid cuts, and cultural norms around burials and touch add to difficulties in stemming outbreakThe warnings from aid groups and he...
Côte d’Ivoire wary of jihadist threat in north 10 years on from major attack
Threat of jihadism continues to lurk along borders with Mali and Burkina FasoThese days, when she is not organising the annual International Day of Re...
India’s government orders takeover of exclusive Delhi Gymkhana Club
Moves comes against backdrop of challenge by prime minister, Narendra Modi, to country’s traditional elitesIndia’s government has ordered one of the c...
Former F1 world champion Alain Prost reportedly injured in robbery at Swiss home
Swiss police investigating an alleged home invasion71-year-old sustained a head injury, says reportsSwiss police are investigating an alleged robbery ...
‘You can’t control everything’: the rise in plastic surgeons asked to create ‘AI face’
Growing numbers of people are seeking improbable cosmetic surgery based on chatbots’ recommendationsPlastic surgeons are increasingly concerned about...
‘Canada is handing people over to ICE’: refugees rejected at border face US detention
As Canada tightens asylum rules, refugees reuniting with family say they were turned over to ICE and jailed for months after failed border claimsAs ea...
‘I don’t have a life’: man sent to France in ‘one in, one out’ refugee scheme tells of return to UK
Exclusive: ‘Desperate’ man, in hiding after returning in a lorry, says he knows of 18 others from scheme who live in Britain covertlyAn asylum seeker ...
Democratic chair faces calls to quit over ‘shambles’ of election autopsy release
DNC’s Ken Martin condemned for suppressing report for months and then admitting it ‘won’t meet your standards’Democrats belatedly publish 2024 electio...
Even if the Iran war ended today, US fuel prices aren’t likely to normalize this year
Prewar US gas prices averaged about $3 a gallon nationally – kiss that number goodbye for 2026Sorry, US drivers, but don’t expect pump prices to retur...
UK’s ‘anxious generation’ of young people struggling to adapt to workplace
Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn says firms must offer more flexibility and mental health supportAn “anxious generation” of young people is...
UK needs ‘national consensus’ over rejoining EU, David Miliband says
Ex-foreign secretary urges reset at ‘higher dosage’ after officials revealed to have pitched single market for goodsThe UK needs a “national consensus...
Pope meets families who lost children to toxic waste in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’
Pastoral visit took in conversations with affected residents of polluted area around Naples seeking justicePope Leo XIV has greeted families who lost ...
UK, German and French aid cuts will take ‘devastating toll’ on most vulnerable, says study
As Europe’s leading donor countries slash budgets, the result could be more than 11.5m preventable deaths, report suggestsCuts to foreign aid budgets ...
Reeves’s tax cut on children’s meals a political ‘soundbite’, say restaurateurs
Chancellor’s measure to help families save money during summer holidays ‘won’t make any difference’Cutting tax on children’s meals is a political “sou...
Board of Peace focus on Hamas risks return to war in Gaza, critics say
US-backed board has put sole blame for stalled ceasefire on militant group despite Israel not fulfilling its obligations, analysts sayThe top diplomat...
Reeves makes case to remain as chancellor with reports Burnham may favour Miliband
Chancellor’s supporters urge MPs to back her if Keir Starmer is replaced, saying she is only candidate who can safeguard UK’s financesRachel Reeves ha...
Fraudster trying to sell fake ancient statues to Sotheby’s foiled over bogus invoices
Paperwork supplied by Andrew Crowley, 46, found to be made using printing methods 25 years too modernA fraudster who tried to sell fake ancient statue...
Albanese joins coalition of nations calling for an end to Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank
Australia’s leaders join those of the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands and New Zealand in condemning illegal settlementsGet...
China mine explosion: death toll leaps to more than 80 after gas blast
Xi Jinping urges authorities to ‘spare no effort’ in rescue efforts after blast at mine in northern Shanxi provinceThe death toll from a gas explosion...
Multimedia arts project wins Sycamore Gap tree commission after public vote
‘Living archive’ will mark loss of Northumberland landmark with storytelling, sound and sculpture using saved woodA new artwork will transform preserv...
