US curbs on travelers exposed to deadly viruses may infringe rights and deter volunteers
Strict restrictions on Americans with exposure to Ebola and hantavirus highlight officials’ previous rhetoric on public health measuresThe US is impos...
More than 100 young care leavers in England died in past year, data shows
Labour has launched an urgent review into the figures as an expert called for a statutory review of every deathMore than 100 young people have died af...
First Thing: US indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it seeks to oust regime
Charges filed against Raúl Castro for allegedly shooting down planes in 1996. Plus, US employers spend more than $1.5bn a year to fight labor unionsGo...
Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter for 2009 plane crash
Verdict is latest legal milestone over France’s worst ever air disasterA Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate mansl...
‘It’s broken English’: MP’s attempt to speak Jamaican in parliament sparks language row
Parliamentary rule that only English is allowed has reignited debate about language, legitimacy and postcolonial identityWhen the Jamaican MP Nekeisha...
Blind UK pop producer to take legal action over alleged lack of support at work after surgery
Disability rights campaigner Robin Millar reveals he is taking owners of music business he founded to a tribunalThe head of one of the UK’s biggest di...
UK summons Israel’s chargé d’affaires after video of Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting activists causes outcry
Israel widely criticised after security minister’s video shows humiliating treatment of people on flotilla headed for Gaza The UK has summoned Israel’...
Reeves cuts VAT on summer days out to 5% as part of cost of living support
Chancellor says she will raise tax on global oil giants to help meet costs of plans and confirms freeze on fuel duty increasesBusiness live – latest u...
Record number of dams dismantled in Europe in effort to help wildlife thrive
Weirs, culverts and sluices among 602 barriers demolished in year in attempt to restore 15,500 miles of rivers by 2030A few miles downstream from a la...
No evidence of formal security vetting when Andrew became UK trade envoy, minister says
Documents released by government also show late queen was ‘very keen’ for her son to have prominent roleUK politics live – latest updatesFormal securi...
UK service sector activity slumps in one of sharpest declines for a decade
Firms hit by ‘perfect storm’ of uncertainty about Labour leadership and impact of Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesCompanies in the UK’s dominant...
Andy Burnham to back electoral reform if he becomes prime minister
Manchester mayor and Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate wants to make politics ‘less point-scoring, more problem-solving’UK politics live – late...
NHS trust sacks staff who illegally accessed records of Nottingham attack victims
Nottingham university hospitals trust says 11 members of staff dismissed and 14 others given written warningsAn NHS trust has sacked 11 staff members ...
RFK Jr fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive healthcare
US Preventive Services Task Force had already been largely sidelined before health secretary fired its two chairsThe Trump administration has fired th...
For peat’s sake: RHS faces conservative backlash over Chelsea flower show
Critics of Royal Horticultural Society turn hose on corporate sponsorship, peat-free compost and general ‘wokery’There was King Charles and David Beck...
Record 274 climbers summit Everest from Nepalese side in single day
Climbers take advantage of clear weather after threat of ice fall on normal route delayed start of spring season A record 274 climbers have reached th...
Video shows ICE violently arresting Oregon farm workers and using facial recognition
Exclusive: Bodycam footage shared with the Guardian shows agents forced workers out of a van in what a judge has called ‘unlawful’ arrestNewly release...
London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir
Exclusive: Scotland Yard had been in talks to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysisA £50m Met police deal with the controvers...
Student sues University of Michigan over alleged surveillance tied to Gaza protests
Lawsuit says university and private investigators conspired to intimidate, terrorize and retaliate against Josiah WalkerA University of Michigan stude...
Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle
Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?Several hours after dark in a quie...
Republicans could abandon $1bn proposal for Trump’s ballroom – US politics live
Republican senators have queried the timing and lack of detail in secret service bid to add money to the Department for Homeland security billHello an...
Girl, 2, dies after being left in car as extreme heat sweeps Spain
Authorities in Galicia declare two days of mourning after toddler died during exceptionally high May temperaturesEurope live – latest updatesA two-yea...
Mick Jagger to play Josh O’Connor’s father in new film from Alice Rohrwacher
The Rolling Stone will play a lighthouse keeper in Three Incestuous Sisters, joining a cast including Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley and Saoirse Ronan...
Bernie Sanders backs climate activist in close Michigan congressional primary
Will Lawrence, an outspoken opponent of AI data centers, is running in swing district where three mega complexes loomA prominent environmental organiz...
US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say
Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceledA previously undetected outbreak of Ebola is...
Net migration to UK falls by nearly 50% after Labour’s vow to cut numbers
Decline to 171,000 last year will encourage ministers in what is seen as a battleground issue against ReformUK politics live – latest updatesNet migra...
Pauline Hanson announces Norway-inspired gas policy as she decries 25% export tax as ‘economic vandalism’
One Nation proposal would abolish offshore gas profits tax and acquire 30% equity in new projects in a move the Coalition says is ‘borrowed from Venez...
Lyme disease cases in England rise by more than 20% in a year
Scientists developing vaccines and anti-tick treatments amid growing concern over spread of diseaseCases of Lyme disease have risen more than 20% in E...
Greens select nurse and ‘committed local campaigner’ as Makerfield byelection candidate
Chris Kennedy chosen amid reports Greens do not want to be blamed for splitting progressive vote and allowing Reform to winUK politics live – latest u...
