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Survivor recounts panic and struggle to breathe in Nigerian prison cell where 37 died
Police fire teargas as protests break out in the city of Minna after the deaths of the suspected illegal goldminersA survivor from a prison cell in Nigeria where 37 suspected ille…
Lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy murder trial speaks out
Michael P Desronvil was sole juror to vote guilty, resulting in deadlocked jury and judge declaring a mistrialRon DeSantis offers ‘asylum’ to holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial…
Stephanie Cole, Coronation Street and Open All Hours actor, dies aged 84
Cole, described as an ‘extraordinary talent’, also appeared in Waiting for God, Tenko and had an extensive theatre careerThe actor Stephanie Cole, best known for roles in Coronati…
M&S marks 100 years of selling fashion with LFW catwalk show
Debut runway show with affordable pieces reflects resurgent style confidence at retailer after hit releasesJoan Collins declared the coats “very chic”, and has her eye on a gracef…
Duncan Sheik, singer and composer of Spring Awakening, dies at 56
The musician, who went from 90s altpop hits to Tony-winning Broadway success, died of organ failureDuncan Sheik, the singer-songwriter behind the 90s alt-pop touchstone Barely Bre…
Reform donor Ben Delo loaned £350k to academic found to have engaged in online bullying
Judge said Nina Power and her friend’s social media posts had ‘the whiff of threat and antisemitism’Reform UK’s new mega-donor Ben Delo gave a £350,000 loan to a conservative writ…
Diana book sparks royal row between King Charles and Earl Spencer - The Latest
Buckingham Palace has issued a rare, and strong, rebuttal to claims made in Earl Spencer’s memoir Swan Song. The book claims that Charles told Spencer days after Diana’s death and…
Alleged underworld supporters and unfounded health claims: One Nation rolls out more Victorian election candidates
Party has unveiled a steady stream of contenders for state election, including a former councillor who lost his licence for drink-drivingGet our new political email, free app or d…
Swedish teenager jailed for attempted murder, rape and assault committed online, with victims in Germany and Australia
Eighteen-year-old known as Chai was active in networks notorious for their sadistic exploitation of young peopleA Swedish teenager known as Chai has been sentenced to more than 10…
Tech billionaires trying to live for ever? That’s a waste of time, says physicist
Exclusive: Prof Jim Al-Khalili says he will offer solution to ‘arrow of time’ problem in Royal Institution lecturesTech billionaires attempting to live for ever are, quite literal…
‘A critical moment’: concern UK is not up to speed in acting on AI risks
Andy Burnham’s focus on immediate domestic problems leads some to fear issue has dropped off government’s radar Towards the end of Keir Starmer’s time in office, his senior minist…
Record fuel prices across EU prompt calls for bloc-wide windfall tax on firms
German minister says companies are ‘exploiting situation’ in Middle East, as sky-high prices become major domestic issue for leadersEuropean governments have discussed imposing a …
BrewDog creditors owed £190m will not be paid in full, say administrators
There are ‘insufficient funds’ to pay unpaid wages, tax owed to HMRC and overdue bills, accountants sayAccountants picking over the remains of BrewDog, the “punk” beer company tha…
BBC cash reserves hit lowest level in a decade after big single-year spend
Exclusive: Reserves at public service arm drop 66% as broadcaster undertakes large cuts in effort to save £500mThe BBC has spent hundreds of millions of pounds of its cash reserve…
Oxford United apologise for launching ‘United 93’ clothing range around 9/11 anniversary
‘Campus Collection’ aimed to mark 1893 club foundingRange pulled from website two hours after launchOxford United have abandoned a new range of American style-sportswear after it …
Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces launch inquest into sudden military collapse
Rout raises questions about coordination and morale as some politicians claim billions of dollars were offered to persuade forces to abandon positionA bitter inquest is under way …
US veterans have greater levels of Pfas in their blood than civilians, new study finds
Soil and water around military bases show elevated levels of Pfas pollution due to chemicals used in firefighting foamMany US military veterans have much higher levels of Pfas “fo…
Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error
UK ministers say report into incident leaves questions unanswered over why problem was not discovered and fixed earlierBusiness live – latest updatesA software defect in part of t…
British Sikh man granted bail in India nine years after arrest
Jagtar Singh Johal, from Scotland, was arrested after wedding in Punjab on alleged terrorism offencesJagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh man who was arrested in India in 2017 in co…
Poorest countries hit hardest by UK aid cuts under Keir Starmer government, new figures reveal
Aid to lower-income countries fell by almost 7%, while higher-income countries saw their share of Britain’s aid budget increaseThe world’s poorest countries were worst hit by Brit…
What Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting mean for the midterms
The extraordinary danger is that a president who believes he is the law, and the law is him, remains intent on disrupting the electoral processThis was originally published in The…
British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout
Four of Nurat Osman’s alleged abductors were killed during rescue after she was taken from outside her home last weekA British woman kidnapped in Malawi last week has been rescued…
OpenAI ‘ethically hacked’ with help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot
US cybersecurity researchers who conducted hack say ‘scope of what we could theoretically access was huge’Cybersecurity researchers have hacked into OpenAI with the help of Anthro…
‘Clear retribution’: dismay as key Alzheimer’s study cancelled amid Trump attacks on science
Participants in Pittsburgh may never learn the results of their cognitive tests – and funding cuts that target ‘DEI’ have the potential to delay vital diagnosesRoderick Blair was …
Workers in New York seek to create first AutoZone union as company resists
Company may have spent about $200,000 to fight union effort in White Plains, where 11 people can vote to join UAWWorkers at an AutoZone in White Plains, New York, are seeking to b…
Disabled people in UK need right to travel abroad, say MPs, after ‘ridiculous’ restrictions
Campaigners describe ‘brazenly discriminatory’ practices around funding from NHS care boardsUK politics live – latest updatesDisabled people must have a guaranteed right to travel…
US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaos
Some experts worry factors affecting wheat exports could push global food prices even higher than they are nowWheat prices are at their highest level in three years, which means f…
Drivers ignoring roadwork closures to skip queues ‘wilfully putting lives at risk’
Hundreds of cars driven through cones or barriers in England this year, says National HighwaysDrivers ignoring roadwork closures to skip queues are putting lives at risk, National…
First Thing: Witnesses recount Israeli ‘double-tap’ strike that killed child and medic in Gaza
When Mohammad Abdul Zinati, 15, rushed to help a man wounded in a bomb attack, he had no time to react before he too was hit. Plus, meet the cartographers who took on centuries of…
Early voting begins in midterms as campaign shifts focus to cost of living and Iran war – US politics live
Campaigning or control of Congress is expected to ramp up as some states open early votingGood morning, and welcome to our US politics live blog. The midterm elections are less th…