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Thames Water creditors ‘will bid for company even if it is nationalised’
Group of 100 investors still discussing £10bn rescue proposal with officials from regulator Ofwat, says reportBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water’s creditors are willing to…
Red scare revived as Trump leads push to attack Democrats as ‘communists’
In wake of primary wins by leftwing candidates in New York and elsewhere, president has resorted to well-worn tacticMoments after Donald Trump rang the ceremonial opening bell on …
Female US rower reflects on ‘surreal’ record-breaking journey from California to Hawaii
Kelsey Pfendler, 32, says she hopes her solo 2,400-mile trek across the mid-Pacific inspires other women to take risksA Grand Canyon river-rafting guide who recently became the fi…
‘Serious consequences’: Farage attacks Sky News after question about George Cottrell
Reform UK leader confronts journalist after question about gifts from friend and convicted fraudsterUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has said Sky News bosses face “se…
Labour asks Electoral Commission to investigate claims Farage broke electoral law by not disclosing gifts – UK politics live
Parliamentary authorities are already looking into a £5m donation to the Reform Uk leader from the crypto billionaire Christopher HarborneThe latest episode of the Guardian’s Poli…
Nato summit begins with focus on defence spending as Zelenskyy and Trump due to meet - Europe live
Meeting of 32 member states comes at crucial time for alliance after tensions with US over Iran and GreenlandMeanwhile over in Ankara, Nato keeps announcing new investments, inclu…
UK-based couple say overseas surrogacy agency made twins using wrong sperm
Couple ‘devastated’ after DNA tests for children’s British citizenship showed no biological connection to themA British-based couple who had twins through an overseas surrogacy ag…
UK house prices rise for first time since start of Iran war
Typical property cost £299,330 in June, 0.2% more than the month before, says LloydsBusiness live – latest updatesHouse prices across the UK have risen for the first time since be…
NSW’s top prosecutor gave false evidence on media leak about young Indigenous offender, inquiry finds
Sally Dowling admits her office pitched the story but says it was not authorised by her, while her colleagues call her ‘a person of integrity’Follow our Australia news live blog f…
Severe storms in China bring tornadoes and landslides that have killed 15 people
Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls for ‘all out’ rescue effort as death toll rises and 16 people remain buried after a landslide in the country’s westThe death toll from devastatin…
Five charged in Liberia after more than 200kg of cocaine seized in drug bust
Shipment discovered at airport in Monrovia and valued at £14.2m had been falsely declared as seasoning cubesAuthorities in Liberia have charged five suspects over one of the large…
AI models already ‘doing things their creators never intended’, Australia’s assistant technology minister warns
Andrew Charlton says artificial intelligence ‘cheating, deceiving, going their own way’ – and time to get ahead of it is in testing labFollow our Australia news live blog for late…
Tuesday briefing: What challenges would Ed Miliband face as chancellor?
In today’s newsletter: Former Reasons to Be Cheerful guests on the challenges facing the presumptive next occupant of No 11 Downing StreetGood morning. Does anybody else remember …
WiseTech shares rise after Richard White resigns as executive chair amid police investigation
Rise in share price adds nearly $1bn to tech giant’s market value while White continues on as a board director and chief innovation officerGet our breaking news email, free app or…
US airman accused of exposing himself to 16-year-old girl avoided British trial
Hannes Marschalek, who allegedly exposed his penis to four other women in Cambridgeshire, tried via US court martialA US airman who allegedly exposed himself to a 16-year-old girl…
June heatwave in UK led to ‘mass sleep deprivation’, poll suggests
Exclusive: Record temperatures fuelled by climate crisis left 86% of homes ‘too hot’ and many people feeling unwellWith parts of England once again in the grip of a heatwave, an o…
Rapid endometriosis tests to be made available on NHS in England and Wales
Saliva and gut sensor-based tests hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for millions of women who can wait years for diagnosisTwo tests that can dramatically speed up diagnosis of endometriosis…
Student loan promotion in England and Wales amounted to mis-selling, MPs say
Treasury select committee also says ministers have moral obligation to reverse last year’s repayment threshold freezeSlideshows that compared student loan repayments with the cost…
Nato braces for difficult summit as Trump puts pressure on spending
Meeting of 32 member states comes at crucial time for alliance after tensions with US over Iran and GreenlandNato leaders will gather in Ankara on Tuesday after a turbulent six mo…
Europe faces up to prospect US may be unable to arm Nato allies
Wars in Iran and Ukraine have expended stockpiles of sought-after missiles, leaving gap in military resourcesThere are growing concerns in Europe that the US defence industrial ba…
Dowry murders in India no longer spark public anger or debate, study finds
Thousands of women are killed in dowry disputes each year, despite the practice being banned in 1961Dowry deaths in India no longer provoke the public anger they once did, despite…
Marine Le Pen’s political future at stake with ruling on electoral ban imminent
Leader of France’s far-right National Rally and a contender for the presidency set to hear appeal decision on TuesdayMarine Le Pen, France’s far-right figurehead and a leading con…
‘Overturn this’: victorious Belgium throw barb after Balogun red-card controversy
Red Devils beat USA to advance to World Cup last-eightTeam had been angered by suspension of red cardFor Belgium, Monday’s 4-1 victory over the United States was doubly sweet. The…
Tributes flow for ‘deeply loved’ Melbourne teacher who died after a head clash during Australian football game
Mernda school community in mourning after Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, dies in hospital Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or da…
Details scarce as Mitch McConnell ‘continues recovery’ in hospital
Staff decline to give updates on senator’s health and whether he will be at Capitol when Senate returnsStaff for Mitch McConnell said last week that the Kentucky senator was “cont…
Sri Lanka prison riot kills 26, with more than 100 others wounded
Victims with cuts and gunshot injuries rushed to hospital after fighting between prisoners from two drug gangsClashes at a Sri Lankan jail have killed 26 people, including seven g…
Chinese government tells critics not to ‘overinterpret’ missile test in Pacific as criticism grows
The Australian government says there was ‘insufficient notice’ as details of missile path are released by Taiwan government China’s missile test in the Pacific did not comply with…
Scotland could freeze datacentre projects in challenge to UK’s AI strategy
Scottish government to consider SNP national council motion for moratorium on all new datacentresThe Scottish government is about to consider a sweeping moratorium on building new…
Prison education cuts driving drug use, self-harm and violence, says watchdog
Report by HM inspector of prisons for England and Wales comes as spending on frontline education falls by up to 50%“Brutal” cuts to prison education and training by Labour ministe…
UK abuse scandal ‘ignored because victims were working-class boys from north’, minister says
Jake Richards announces measures to prevent abuse like that at Medomsley detention centre in County DurhamOne of the UK’s most horrific and shocking child custody scandals was col…