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Man dies after falling from Eleventh Night bonfire in east Belfast
Warren Lyttle, who was in his 40s, died from his injuries after incident on the Braniel estate on FridayA man in his 40s has died after falling from an Eleventh Night bonfire in B…
AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split
Anthony Albanese will deliver a landmark speech on AI this week as MPs are torn between attracting datacentre investment and protecting the rights of creativesGet our breaking new…
One Nation is capitalising on Australians’ economic pessimism like never before. Is a ‘stagflation impulse’ to blame?
By tying housing costs to immigration, Pauline Hanson promises a simple solution to a multilayered problemGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the three d…
Heatwave conditions in England and Wales to continue into next week, says Met Office
Temperatures will stay above 30C on Sunday, with warnings of wildfires and heat health alerts in some areasThe scorching heatwave conditions experienced by much of England and Wal…
US congressman says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
Ro Khanna said settlers were armed with US-made weapons and Israel Defense Forces refused to interveneThe US congressman Ro Khanna says armed Israeli settlers detained him during …
Family pleads for answers in death of young Black man in Mississippi
Body of Nolan Wells, 18, found after he traveled to Horn Island over Fourth of July weekend with three white friendsA mother on Friday pleaded for anyone to come forward with info…
Elon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, says Musk’s father
Errol Musk says far-right activist is ‘a fine young man’ and held meetings with Russian business figuresElon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, according to t…
Hunter Biden wins $1.7m in suit over Iran bribery claim by ex-CEO of Overstock.com
Biden sued Patrick Byrne for defamation over claim that he sought bribe to lobby his father to free $8bn in Iran assetsA federal judge on Friday awarded Hunter Biden $1.7m in puni…
Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over new Air Force One reporting
Outlet said journalists subpoenaed to testify before grand jury after story detailed security concerns with Qatar-gifted plane The Trump administration has issued subpoenas to sev…
Ann Widdecombe may have been killed 24 hours before her body was found
Police working on assumption ex-politician, found dead at her Devon home on Thursday, was attacked on Wednesday afternoonAnn Widdecombe: obituaryAnn Widdecombe may have been dead …
Probation hostels in England and Wales forced to shut after staffing crisis
Watchdog says public being put in danger by closure of premises that accommodate most dangerous offendersNearly one in ten probation hostels where England and Wales’ most dangerou…
More than 200 people at summer camp airlifted to safety as Missouri faces flooding
Another 20 people were rescued from a campground after a building collapsed due to heavy rain and floodingHeavy rainfall and widespread flooding battered parts of Missouri on Frid…
Drones are detecting more sharks at US beaches but do they make public safer?
Increase in sightings may not reflect increase in sharks with little evidence that threat to swimmers has risenExperts say that despite recent increased investment in drones to mo…
Nigeria says army has killed 300 bandits in north-western state of Zamfara
Gangs made up of cattle rustlers and jihadists have long terrorised communities in northern and central NigeriaNigerian soldiers killed more than 300 members of kidnapping and cat…
TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan dies after being ill with prostate cancer
Murnaghan ‘died peacefully’ at his home in London on Saturday, says his familyThe TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan “died peacefully” at his home in north London on Saturday morning “…
Datacentres drive up carbon emissions of Microsoft, Amazon and Google to a third of those of France
All three companies say they still aim to achieve net zero carbon output despite construction boomMicrosoft, Amazon and Google’s collective carbon emissions have increased by near…
Levi Bellfield to have DNA test in connection with Lin and Megan Russell murders
Exclusive: CCRC will test serial killer as part of inquiry into whether Michael Stone was wrongly convicted of 1996 murdersThe serial killer Levi Bellfield will have his DNA taken…
NHS anaesthetist shortage prevents 1.5m operations a year, report finds
Exclusive: Alarming shortfall of specialists stops about 4,000 procedures a day, many for patients in urgent need of surgeryThe NHS is unable to perform 1.5m operations a year bec…
Mitch McConnell mystery deepens as health questions remain unanswered
Senator’s office has released only sparse details about hospital stay, leaving fevered speculation to fill vacuumMystery surrounding Senator Mitch McConnell’s health is deepening …
Alfred Dreyfus statue to finally receive permanent home in central Paris
Sculpture of Jewish army officer wrongly accused of treason has been moved around the city for decadesFor 40 years, the statue of Capt Alfred Dreyfus has been moved around Paris, …
‘Like a sauna’: London tube travellers swelter in temperatures higher than legal limit for cattle
The tube cannot easily be adapted to cope with heatwaves, making conditions almost unbearableAs the escalator descends below ground at King’s Cross St Pancras station in London, t…
‘Politicians have always been schemers’: upheld conviction fails to dent Le Pen’s popularity
Presidential bid by leader of far-right National Rally has no shortage of supporters in scenic MontargisIn the small French town of Montargis, Jean-Antoine, a retired decorator, w…
Ann Widdecombe investigation: police release man arrested on suspicion of former MP’s murder – latest updates
Officers are carrying out ‘numerous inquiries’ but 26-year-old, arrested on Friday afternoon, is no longer part of the investigationA 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murd…
World Cup quarter-final expected to generate £500m sales boost for UK economy
As England prepare to take on Norway on Saturday, sales of pints, takeaways and new TVs continue to surgeFrom a cosy Norwegian pub to outdoor fan zones packed with hopeful England…
John Humphrys criticises successors on ‘irritating’ Today programme
Ex-presenter of BBC Radio 4 show complains in Guardian of ‘gratuitous gratitude’ and ‘gushing’ between host and guestFor more than three decades, John Humphrys delighted and infur…
Man arrested on suspicion of Ann Widdecombe’s murder is released
The 26-year-old man is no longer part of the investigation, Devon and Cornwall police sayA 26-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of the murder of the former MP Ann Widdeco…
‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms
Teachers call for schools to be urgently adapted for hot weather amid reports of nausea, fainting and heatstrokeThe extreme heat that has hit the UK twice in the past few weeks ha…
Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown
Thinktank urges prospective prime minister to reclaim UK’s role as an international leader on developmentInfluential backbenchers are calling on Andy Burnham to reclaim Labour’s l…
Pianist Jayson Gillham ‘very disappointed’ after losing Melbourne Symphony Orchestra discrimination case
The federal court on Friday threw out the concert pianist’s case against the MSO, finding he was not unfairly dismissed due to Gaza war commentsGet our breaking news email, free a…
Losing our religion? Australia would no longer be majority religious if format of census question changed, survey finds
Ahead of the census in August, campaign group suggests current poll design overstates the nation’s religiousnessGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustrali…