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Erik and Lyle Menendez eligible to face parole board early next year
Brothers, convicted of parents’ killings and denied parole last year, permitted to apply for another hearing earlier than expectedErik and Lyle Menendez will be before a parole bo…
Burning Man deaths this year triple the average as attendee age at Nevada’s desert festival ticks upward
More attendees are in their 40s and 50s, with fewer festival-goers in their 20sThree people died at Burning Man this year, tripling the average number of deaths in connection with…
Far-right port protests: police told to improve intelligence gathering
Whitehall officials also ask why laws meant to clamp down on the wearing of masks at demonstrations were not usedPolice have been told by the government they expect better intelli…
Ed Miliband has overturned decades of Foreign Office inertia on illegal Israeli settlements
Foreign secretary ends UK’s feigned helplessness with sanctions and description of Israel’s actions as ethnic cleansingThe indefatigable ability of UK Foreign Office ministers ove…
UK to force Apple and Google to block explicit images on children’s smartphones
Lisa Nandy says government will introduce legislation after talks deadline ends without breakthroughApple and Google will be forced to block explicit images on children’s smartpho…
South Park changes name to South America in response to Trump changes
Satirical program’s new title is ‘inspired by bravery and patriotism’ of Apple and Google, who capitulated to Trump’s requests to change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’In light of …
United Utilities fined £1m after discharging raw sewage into Lancashire coast
Sewage plume reached seven bathing waters and significantly affected water quality in June 2023United Utilities has been fined nearly £1m after illegally discharging raw sewage in…
Glastonbury tickets break £400 for first time as on-sale date is announced
Tickets set to cost £408 at return for Somerset festival after a fallow year, a jump from £378.50 in 2025After a fallow year in 2026, Glastonbury festival fans can start to get ex…
UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998
High yields threaten to wipe out at least half of the £24bn headroom John Healey was expecting to have for his budgetThe UK government was forced to pay the highest interest rate …
Smithsonian Institution secretary to retire amid Trump attacks on museum independence
‘I have to be honest, it has been stressful,’ Lonnie Bunch III saysThe Smithsonian Institution’s secretary, Lonnie Bunch III, will retire at the end of the year amid Donald Trump’…
US federal court says no constitutional right to clean water in Mississippi case
Appeals court dismisses lawsuit from Jackson residents claiming that tainted drinking water violated their rights A US appellate court has decided that the federal constitution do…
Victims of deadly Amazon cargo plane crash identified, as two more remain critical
The victims, employees of an aircraft cleaning company, were in a van when the plane crashed into itAt least five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airportOfficials i…
UK airport disruption: what are your rights if you have been affected?
Air traffic control issue affecting airports across UK on Tuesday has been resolved but disruption could continue into WednesdayFlight disruption continues after air traffic contr…
Trump renames places and poses as superhero in bizarre social media blitz
Trump passed the long weekend posting a torrent of memes and musings on his Truth Social platformThe long weekend may have proved too long for Donald Trump, who passed the time by…
Ukraine’s prosecutor general quits after anti-corruption agents raid his office
Ruslan Kravchenko resigns over allegations some of his officials were engaged in large-scale money launderingUkraine’s prosecutor general has resigned after investigators used lad…
Hurricane Lowell brings threat of floods, mudslides and tornadoes to Hawaii
Islands of Kauai and Ni’ihau are under hurricane warning, while Oahu is under a tropical storm warningDamaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell were pelting Hawaii’s we…
Barnaby Webber’s death in Nottingham attack was ‘potentially preventable’, inquiry told
More rapid use of blood products may have raised chance of 19-year-old making it to hospital, though chance was low, says counselThe death of a 19-year-old student who was killed …
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer urges to Trump consider pardon after mistrial
Attorney hopes Trump would ‘consider a pardon’ given ‘the type of person she is’ and ‘what she has been through’Murder trial ends in dramatic deadlock – what comes nextThe lawyer …
Flushing the toilet can release a ‘plume’ of breathable pathogens – and closing the lid won’t stop their escape
New research shows turbulent flushes create toilet-generated aerosols that can transmit legionella, influenza and norovirusGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podc…
Organised crime driving illicit cigarette factory boom ‘in almost every EU state’
Bloc losing €13bn in revenue with one in 10 cigarettes illegal, watchdog reportsEurope live – latest updatesThe illegal trade in tobacco is booming in the EU, according to a repor…
Trump’s call to rename New Mexico ‘New America’ is a distraction tactic, Democrats say
Amid unpopular Iran war and persistent inflation, governor says state has had its name since before US existedDemocrats have hit back against Donald Trump’s suggestion that the st…
Family of slain teen calls for death penalty in murder trial of singer D4vd
David Burke’s defense argues there is no evidence he had any intent of killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas HernandezThe family of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez has called for …
Air traffic control issue causes flight delays and disruption across UK
Departures from London airports worst hit as National Air Traffic Services investigates technical problemFlights around the UK are facing delays and disruption due to an air traff…
Police were told night before Dover unrest that far-right agitators had converged on village
Details passed to Kent police after far-right activists heard in pub boasting about going to to Dover to ‘attack Muslims’Police were told the night before far-right agitators bloc…
US real estate agent duct-taped and zip-tied to plane seat after ‘racial slurs’ is fired
The man, also accused of homophobic slurs on American Airlines flight, faces assault and disorderly conduct chargesAn Arizona realty company says it is “no longer associated” with…
New Hampshire voters head to polls in race crucial to Democrats’ Senate hopes
Centrist Chris Pappas faces progressive primary challenger Karishma Manzur while Republicans eye chance to flip seatNew Hampshire voters head to the polls Tuesday for primaries th…
Sadiq Khan rounds on Westminster council for keeping ‘vertical drinking’ curbs on pubs
Exclusive: London mayor accuses council of ‘breathtaking arrogance’ in ‘ignoring’ responses to a consultationSadiq Khan has criticised the “breathtaking arrogance” of Westminster …
Anti-AfD protests sweep Germany as far right closes in on two more states
Alarm that Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania may fall next after party’s Saxony-Anhalt election victory‘It breaks my heart’: victory sparks dismay Europe live – latest upda…
One in 12 golf clubs in England broke water extraction rules in past five years
More than 140 clubs breached licences, with a third caught taking water illegally, analysis shows – but no fines issuedMore than 140 golf clubs in England have breached their wate…
Crocodile head found in luggage at Italian airport
Man, who had arrived in Turin from Miami via Istanbul, under investigation for smuggling and faces fine or prisonAn Italian man is facing a hefty fine or possible prison term afte…