Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years
Pair are offspring of two beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in DecemberWild beaver kits have been born in No...
Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East
Joshua Aviles says he is on a nine-month Middle East deployment and learned his has father has been arrested while he was waiting for green card appro...
Guests joked Alan Jones and alleged victim looked ‘like a great couple’ at luncheon, court hears
Radio host’s indecent assault and sexual touching trial enters fourth week, with shock jock Jason Morrison telling court complainant C appeared ‘stuck...
New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media
Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party to introduce bill seeking the ban, citing harm to a generation of childrenNew Zealand prime minister Christop...
New daily diabetes pill that helps with weight loss launches in UK pharmacies
Foundayo will be available on private prescription, with pharmacists warning of counterfeit GLP-1 problemA new daily pill that treats diabetes and hel...
Air conditioning push favoured over emissions cuts in five European nations, survey finds
Poll also finds sizeable majorities who believe it should be easier to install air con in homesGiven the choice, more people across five major Europea...
‘An amazing relief’: implant offers hope for those with refractory angina
Study finds device brings significant fall in chest pain in 75% of patients, but further trials and NHS approval are needed“It’s an amazing relief, bo...
New Fed chair faces critical test at Jackson Hole as inflation fears mount
Investors will hope Kevin Warsh offers ‘comfort blanket’ at annual meeting of central banks amid bond market anxietyThe new US Federal Reserve chair, ...
Fast-fashion giant Shein aims for $27bn valuation in Hong Kong market debut
Known for selling cheap clothing, the online retailer has seen its value drop sharply from earlier estimates amid scrutiny over its environmental foot...
Photo of Disraeli among missing parliamentary works of art, FoI request finds
Press Association given list of 65 items from publicly owned collection that have gone missing since 2024A photograph of Benjamin Disraeli, an engrave...
Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows
Rightwing voices seize on plans to offer Black children an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool in the German capitalIt was meant to be an outing fo...
Most English secondary schools are breaking healthy food rules, finds report
‘Shocking’ breaches such as sweets and crisps at breakfast uncovered just before expansion of free school mealsThree-quarters of secondary schools in ...
US territories hit out at Trump plan to explore deep sea mining in the Pacific
US agency releases plan to lease millions of hectares of seabed off the coast of the Northern Mariana Islands and GuamA US government plan to lease ou...
UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds
Resolution Foundation suggests economy may finally be emerging from shadow of 2008 financial crisisProductivity in the UK – a vital measure of economi...
Government vows to make business rate valuations for pubs and hotels fairer
Review will look at improving system for English and Welsh hospitality venues before next revaluation date in 2029 The government has promised that bu...
Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles
PM will use independence day trip to announce sharing of classified information about Storm Shadow componentsBritain will boost Ukraine’s capacity to ...
Eight-year-old dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana
Lillian Smart of Ruston infected with fatal Naegleria fowleri, likely after swimming in Lake Claiborne, health officials sayAn eight-year-old Louisian...
Landslide at waste mound in Guinea’s capital kills 30, government says
Dump site in Conakry, which minister had just promised to move, collapsed after heavy rain in west African stateA landslide at a huge waste dump in G...
Australia news live: Shark attack victim thanks donors after ‘incredibly difficult’ recovery; penguin parade gets flu shots
Leah Stewart lost her arm in a great white shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee beach. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or dai...
Reform says it would put foreign-born UK citizens lower on social housing list
UK-born married couples under 35 with children would get priority under proposals to be outlined by Farage’s partyBritish citizens who were born abroa...
Fast-moving wildfire in Reno, Nevada, forces thousands to evacuate homes
Hawk fire has covered more than 10,500 acres as blaze approaches University of Nevada campus in RenoA fast-moving Nevada wildfire exploded to more tha...
The lesson from Canada’s collapsed trade talks with the US: negotiation may be futile
Breakdown shows Washington now prioritises its own interests over any semblance of shared economic ground‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canad...
Tim Scott defends Darline Graham’s ‘national security is not my thing’ comment
Republican senator tries to assuage concerns but does not offer details of Graham’s national security experienceTim Scott defended fellow US South Car...
Iryna Zarutska’s family sues North Carolina city over her murder
Relatives of woman fatally stabbed on public transit allege death was preventable and Charlotte knew of violent crime issueThe family of Iryna Zarutsk...
Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting
Critics include Senator Chris van Hollen, ex-aide to Obama Tommy Vietor and ex-Republican congressman Adam KinzingerDemocrats and other Donald Trump c...
Natalie Harp reportedly posted 150 pro-Trump tweets on day of Capitol riot
Devoted Trump aide flooded her now-disabled profile urging people to ‘never concede’ on 6 January 2021The Donald Trump aide Natalie Harp flooded a sin...
Spying device detectors may give domestic abuse victims false sense of security, study finds
Many tools fail to help victims find hidden cameras, microphones and trackers, leaving them at risk of ongoing surveillanceCommercial detectors intend...
Illicit deeds have just gotten a new Halloween video game banned in Australia – and it’s not because of the violence
Academics – and a former director of Australia’s Classification Board – say Halloween: The Game’s ban due to ‘incentivised drug use’ highlights an inc...
Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile coastal zones, scientists say
Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystemsGet our breaking news em...
Australia’s first home buyers are still taking out loans as property investors step back, data shows
Exclusive: New entrants the only cohort making more loan applications amid interest rate rises and tax changes, mortgage broker saysGet our breaking n...
