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2026-05-07

Israeli settler to go on trial over attack on French nun in Jerusalem

Spain awards UN legal expert Francesca Albanese one of its highest civilian honours

Authorities search home connected to 1996 killing of college student Kristin Smart

Susan Collins reveals medical condition but says her job as senator is unaffected

Superdry co-founder James Holder jailed for eight years for raping woman

Revealed: owner of former WH Smith stores is charging fee to use fictitious ‘family’ brand

Doctors’ union drops opposition to Cass review of NHS gender healthcare

Iran conducting near-daily prisoner executions in secrecy, say rights groups

‘People should be talking about it’: moves to curtail vaccine information obscures important science, doctors say

The Only Way Is Essex star Jake Hall found dead in Mallorca

Rachel Entrekin becomes first woman to win Cocodona 250 ultramarathon – and pets dogs along the way

UK construction firms face some of sharpest cost rises in nearly 30 years

Report shows banned non-fiction books doubled over last school year in US

Almost $4bn more for Victoria’s contentious Suburban Rail Loop to be included in federal budget

Man arrested on suspicion of handling Morgan McSweeney’s stolen phone

German tourist awarded €1,000 after losing out on sunloungers at Greek hotel

Man to plead guilty in Colorado firebomb attack on pro-Israel demonstrators

Trains in southern England disrupted after fault in radio system

Professors sue Atlanta’s Emory University over handling of Israel-Gaza protests

Uncertainty looms as last oil tanker from Middle East arrives in California | First Thing

STV’s Scotland election coverage to be hit by strike action over pay

More than 50,000 pupils expected to strike over German rearmament policy

Republicans poised to vote on new House map that would erase Democratic seat in Tennessee – US politics live

Parents in Wales urged to ‘be vigilant’ about hand-washing amid hepatitis A outbreak

Starmer’s failure to demonstrate strong values ‘driving away progressive voters’

Kumanjayi Little Baby: Advocates say five-year-old’s death ‘should not be politicised’ as hundreds gather at vigils

Reopening strait of Hormuz would have limited impact on cargo flows, says Maersk

Woman, 28, charged after allegedly posing as 16-year-old Bronx student

‘Trauma trackers’ to monitor toll of job on police officers in England and Wales

Up to 2cm a month: Nasa keeps track as Mexico City sinks into the ground

Powerful US utilities secretly fund ‘grassroots’ groups to sway cities away from switch to public power

Antisemitism has become ‘almost fashionable’ among Australians, Jillian Segal tells royal commission

Middle East crisis live: Iran reviewing peace proposal as Trump says a deal ‘very possible’

JD Sports says Iran war could hit consumer spending and raise prices

Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’

‘Came here with hope’ and ‘died unseen’: tearful crowd says goodbye to homeless man Bikram Lama

Two Britons self-isolating after returning to UK from hantavirus-hit ship, say officials

Latvia investigates drones ‘from Russia’ that crashed near empty oil facilities - Europe live

‘Restaurants won’t survive’: Michelin chef opens venues abroad to withstand UK taxes

May elections live: millions cast their votes across England, Scotland and Wales

Marco Rubio to meet pope at the Vatican after Trump attacks on pontiff

First plane carrying IS-linked family members lands in Australia, with police expected to make arrests

Police search for thieves who allegedly stole $150,000 worth of beehives from rural NSW property

Met officers investigated over handling of Mohamed Al Fayed abuse complaints

New gasfield approved near Twelve Apostles puts climate and ‘pristine’ ocean in jeopardy, environmentalists warn

Europe’s AI translation industry told it risks reputation by partnering with US firms

Major test for Labour as polls open in English, Scottish and Welsh elections

JM Coetzee declines to attend Jerusalem writers festival over Israel’s ‘genocidal campaign in Gaza’

Moore Park golf course to be cut by a third instead of 50% under compromise to create new parklands

Arthur Miller opens up about marriage to Marilyn Monroe in newly unearthed recordings

Neo-Nazi Joel Davis charged with inciting hatred over ‘Abolish the Jewish lobby’ rally at NSW parliament

Rewilding giants: captive elephants rehomed in Europe’s first sanctuary

UAE’s ruling royal family benefits from more than €71m in EU farming subsidies

New Hungarian PM’s voters want action on climate and LGBTQ+ rights, poll finds

French professor accused of ‘gigantic hoax’ after inventing Nobel-style prize

Cut UK speed limits to reduce Iran war impact on consumers, thinktank urges

Gas companies will be forced to set aside local supply under major Labor shakeup

Australian director Phillip Noyce shoots feature film for Saudi Arabia celebrating ‘heroism of security men in combating drugs’

LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt reposts scathing AI-generated ad

Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to US

US says migration has made Europe an ‘incubator’ for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy

Federal authorities arrest 18 people in Los Angeles park in drug crackdown

2026-05-06

Cook more at home to reduce ultra-processed food intake, say cardiologist groups

Man charged in DC shooting was walking near JD Vance’s motorcade, agent says

UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds

Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform

Fertiliser shortages will have ‘dramatic’ effect on global food prices, warns farming boss

Police announce arrest in Oklahoma lake party shooting that left 1 dead, 22 injured

Australia news live: BHP loses Brazil dam collapse case; man charged with hate speech over NSW parliament rally

Uncertainty looms as last oil tanker from Middle East arrives in California

Nigel Farage’s income since being elected MP has hit £2m, analysis shows

Cameo, speeches, pushing gold bullion: how Farage has made millions since becoming an MP

Influencer Clavicular faces charges in Florida tied to alligator shooting video

More Americans say US is no longer welcoming to immigrants, survey finds

UK voters need to hear battle over bills and climate crisis are linked, green experts say

Two US potato chip brands recalled amid salmonella concerns

Indiana shows Republicans have two choices: align with Trump or get ousted

Indigenous actor sues James Cameron for ‘stealing’ her facial features for Avatar character

Rutgers cancels graduation speech over speaker’s pro-Palestinian posts

Pussy Riot protest at Venice Biennale forces Russian pavilion to briefly close

Democrats retain control of Michigan senate with ‘overperformance’ in special election

Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer’s own back yard

CNN legend Christiane Amanpour expresses concern about Ellison take-over

Another day, another pivot as Trump flails in an Iran trap of his own making

Trump tells Iran to accept deal or face new wave of US bombing

New York real estate titan likens the phrase ‘tax the rich’ to racial slurs

Lacunar strokes caused by widening of arteries in brain, study suggests

Norwegian government attacked over decision to reopen North Sea gasfields

TikTok’s algorithm favored Republican content in 2024 US elections, study finds

‘Your craft is obsolete’: WiseTech staff in limbo as AI touted as better than humans

Coalition considers plan to slash net overseas immigration by nearly half its current rate, leaked documents reveal

Man fatally stabbed partner and tried to blow up their London home, court hears

Ted Turner, CNN founder who reshaped global news, dies aged 87

From Eurovision to the Venice Biennale, culture contests are being overshadowed by politics

Scottish mum stuck in Spain after baby falls foul of UK dual nationality rules

Andy Burnham sparks Labour anger with appearance alongside Greens

Vivek Ramaswamy wins Ohio GOP primary, setting up tight governor race

‘Defeated by conspiracy’: West Bengal chief minister refuses to resign after election loss

Dozens of former WH Smith stores face closure, putting thousands of jobs at risk

Trainline says Middle East tensions hitting European rail bookings

Two hikers injured in US bear attack on Yellowstone trail

Pope Leo rejects claim he supports nuclear weapons after Trump tirade

Reform-led Lancashire county council to quit refugee resettlement scheme

Airlines and companies using fuel surcharges to cover surge in costs, UK survey shows

US cancels tourist visas for board members of top Costa Rica newspaper

Coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, going farther than scientists expected

Alaska’s 2025 mega tsunami highlights risk to cruise lines as glaciers retreat

Reform and Plaid likely to benefit from polarisation of Welsh politics

Met sets up specialist unit as antisemitic hate crimes in London hit two-year high

Trump’s commerce chief Lutnick to face Epstein grilling in closed-door interview – US politics live

Crew members on hantavirus cruise ship to be evacuated | First Thing

Mississippi house to hold redistricting session at site of Jim Crow era capitol

Howard Lutnick to answer questions from US House over Jeffrey Epstein ties

Sudanese asylum seekers challenge Home Office rule changes for refugees

Mexico nightclub’s $300 cover charge for US citizens captures popular mood

How car-loving American cities fell so far behind their global peers on public transit

Zack Polanski says he was wrong to call himself a Red Cross spokesperson

Former SNP council leader jailed for sexual offences against young men and boys

Cruise ship hantavirus strain can spread among humans, says South Africa

‘Putin only cares about parades’: fury as Russia rains missiles on Ukraine during 24-hour truce

Two Australian states prepare to resettle children from Syrian detention camp with most bound for Melbourne

Florida baby ‘born twice’ after elaborate surgery involving partial delivery

UK regulator launches review of ‘aggressive’ claims management firms amid compensation concerns

Proxies carrying out antisemitic attacks in UK could face 14 years in prison

Polanski accuses Times of ‘scraping the barrel’ over his claim to be charity spokesperson – UK politics live

‘Terrifying’: political candidate violently abused and schoolboy thrown into bin, antisemitism royal commission hears

Opera singer who hid deafness for 30 years hails ‘life-changing’ surgery

Oil prices ease and markets rally as Trump works towards deal with Iran

Oil prices retreat and global stocks hit record highs after Trump hails ‘great progress’ on Iran deal – business live

Apps, activists and an ‘air war’: Essex campaign is test of Reform UK’s professionalisation

Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s attempt to reopen to strait of Hormuz brought war closer again

Middle East crisis live: Trump changes strait of Hormuz plan again as Rubio says US offensive is ‘over’

Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at school

Horrified Wagga residents call for proper sanitation at homeless camp where baby was found dead

Gibraltar dumping all of its raw sewage into Mediterranean

Palestinian ambassador protests to Foreign Office over ’erasure’ by British Museum

Attempts to stop prison drone drug deliveries hampered by crumbling Victorian walls

Rare pregnancy complication has put UK women into ‘emergency surgery’

EU trade deal could force UK to restrict use of weedkiller linked to cancer

Four in five Britons worried Iran war will make food more expensive, poll finds

US military kills three people in boat strike in eastern Pacific

Search called off for Australian hiker missing in rugged Canadian national park

Women and children from alleged IS-linked families about to return to Australia from Syria, Tony Burke says

Sherrod Brown and Jon Husted set for Senate showdown after Ohio primary victories

2026-05-05

‘It kicks ass’: Rolling Stones launch new album at star-studded New York event

Black people in England twice as likely to suffer stroke as white counterparts

Reinstate windfall tax on banks after surge in profits, TUC urges

Correspondents’ dinner suspect faces new charge of assaulting federal officer

Rubio insists US is ‘very fortunate’ as Iran war pushes gas price near $4.50

FDA blocked studies finding Covid and shingles vaccines safe, HHS official says

Zack Polanski falsely claimed to be British Red Cross spokesperson, charity says

Australia news live: banks pass on interest rate hike to customers; Sydney ‘globalise the intifada’ forum held in park

California ‘failing victims’ of violent crime as financial support plummets

‘Grotesque’: parties criticise Reform UK plan to set up migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas

Senate Republicans propose package including $1bn that could go to Trump ballroom

Georgia county poll workers targeted by subpoena seeking their contact details

US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side

Andrew Tate sought CPS assurance he would not be arrested if he returned to UK, court hears

MoD has no system to detect civilian harm caused by military, study shows

US and tech firms strike deal to review AI models for national security before public release

Prosecutors to ‘fast-track’ hate crime cases in England and Wales after spate of attacks

Ex-US spy for Israel calls for Gaza ethnic cleansing as he seeks Knesset seat

US to take steps to curb antidepressant prescribing, RFK Jr says

Stop plotting to oust Keir Starmer, ex-deputy Labour leader urges MPs

Dark clouds, protests and resignations dampen start of 61st Venice Biennale

Alberta separatists submit 300,000 signatures to push independence referendum

Man and ex-partner killed in Bristol blast after he forced entry into house

A veneer of normality has returned to Tehran, but fears for the future are rife

Barrister in Palestine Action trial facing contempt of court proceedings

Hundreds of animals rescued from ‘appalling’ conditions at California sanctuary

Democrats urge Rubio to acknowledge Israel possesses nuclear weapons amid Iran war

Israeli army chief says West Bank troops ‘killing like we haven’t killed since 1967’

Farage’s partner refuses to confirm how she paid for house in his constituency

Expert brands rescue of Timmy the whale ‘an all-round catastrophe’ over deficient tracker

US Secret Service agent placed on leave for allegedly fondling himself in public

‘Close to zero impact’: US study casts doubt on effect of phone ban in schools

Political row as report calls for sweeping cuts to French public broadcasting

Carney appoints former supreme court judge as Canada’s new governor general

Farage deploys the rottweiler to distract from awkward ÂŁ5m gift story | John Crace

Romania’s pro-Europe government collapses unleashing fresh turmoil

Greens must take immediate action against antisemitism in party, says Lucas

Stuck on you: kitten rescued from bucket of glue bonds with foster parent

NI police handling of Katie Simpson case ‘reflected institutional misogyny’

‘Not a good look’: witnesses refuse to appear before NSW parliamentary hearings after court ruling

Philip Morris uses secret Senate hearing to warn illegal tobacco in Australia could wipe out legal trade by 2030

‘It’s quite distressing’: rate rise brings new pain for would-be homebuyers

UK homebuyers face worst mortgage affordability since 2008, data shows

David Letterman doubts late-night’s future before Colbert finale

Rubble from Trump ballroom dumped at DC golf course has toxic metals, data shows

Four Palestine Action activists convicted of criminal damage

Unwell British crew member to be ‘urgently’ evacuated from cruise ship after hantavirus cases

Sweary first trailer for young Anthony Bourdain biopic

The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead Tony nominations with Rose Byrne and Daniel Radcliffe in the race

Trump administration investigates Smith College for admitting transgender women

Rachel Reeves and Scott Bessent argued in person about Iran war, sources say

Protesters push Portland to investigate firm that appears to supply drone tech to Israel

Moscow shuts down airports and mobile signals as Victory Day parade looms

Macron backs Armenia’s pro-Europe PM as re-election campaign draws to close

Man accused of starting Palisades fire was ‘angry, intense, driving erratically’, lawyers say

Trump accuses pope of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with Iran stance

France serves up €1 meals to all university students in effort to cut hardship

London Marathon sets record after 1.8% of UK adult population applies for 2027 race

UK’s long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998

Albanese government abandons beleaguered inland rail project connecting NSW with Queensland

Ohio heads to polls as Ramaswamy hopes to lock in as Republican candidate for governor – US politics live

Zelenskyy condemns Russian ‘cynicism’ over parade truce as attack kills five

Slow Alzheimer’s diagnoses ‘mean UK patients missing out on experimental treatments’

Lawyer who represented Hamas in court says UK police falsely listed him as member of group

‘It’s a special tree’: campaign to save mother of beloved bramley apple for nation

UK electric car sales leap ‘could be hit by Iran war inflation and energy price rises’

Ohio voters head to polls to select candidates for midterm elections

First Thing: Tensions rise over Hormuz as Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’

Australians are poorer because of war on the other side of the world – Michele Bullock’s logic is hard to fault

Can Indiana lawmakers win after defying the president’s vote?

Police investigate fire at former synagogue in east London

Russia launches attacks on Ukraine energy infrastructure amid truce talks – Europe live

Remains of US airman missing since second world war laid to rest in Florida

‘Group is a lifesaver’: strangers buy Wetherspoon’s meals for homeless people through app

Explosion at fireworks factory in China kills at least 26

Starmer calls antisemitism ‘crisis for all of us’ ahead of Downing Street summit – UK politics live

Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

Alan Jones claims invalid warrants, police impropriety and ‘willy-nilly’ search in sex abuse investigation

Jefferson Lewis excused from appearing in court over alleged murder of Kumanjayi Little Baby

Vodafone to take full control of UK mobile operator in ÂŁ4.3bn deal

HSBC profits fall amid $400m fraud-related charge and Iran war

Anger over green light for traffic lights on Argyll’s ‘Bridge over the Atlantic’

Middle East crisis live: US targets Iranian boats amid tense push for control of strait of Hormuz

Salisbury Cathedral restores stained-glass treasure by Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris

Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong

Australia eyes security pact with Fiji as pushback from Beijing undermines agreement with Vanuatu

RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank hikes official cash rate to 4.35% in blow to mortgage holders

Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military

‘Time the rest of us stepped up’: terror survivors’ group writes letter in support of UK Jews

Vote Lib Dem or ‘regret it’ living under a Reform council, Davey tells voters

Jaguar Land Rover could have shifted production from UK without ÂŁ380m battery subsidy, officials warned

Concierge firm co-founded by queen’s nephew went on ‘ill-timed’ hiring spree before Iran war

Australian author Craig Silvey pleads guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material

Next Scottish government faces ‘really difficult’ spending choices, economists say

‘They came to kill us’: royal commission hears horrific accounts of antisemitism faced by Jewish children in Australia

Canadian fiddler sues Google after AI Overview wrongly claimed he was a sex offender

US supreme court expedites Voting Rights Act ruling so Louisiana can redraw its maps for midterms

2026-05-04

Trump’s World Liberty Financial venture sues crypto entrepreneur for defamation

Modern slavery at record levels in UK and expected to worsen, report warns

California seeks millions in penalties from State Farm over alleged claims violations after LA wildfires

Norwegian fish farms polluting fjords with waste likened to ‘raw sewage of millions of people’

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over acrimonious It Ends With Us production

GameStop shares fall 10% after CEO skirts questions over eBay acquisition details

‘A test of our values’: Starmer to call for whole-society response to rising antisemitism

Zohran Mamdani condemns ICE after police and protesters clash in Brooklyn

Three die in boating tragedy off NSW coast after rescue boat rolls while trying to help sinking yacht

Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’ if it attacks US vessels

Person shot by law enforcement near Washington monument, Secret Service says

Australia news live: four Australians among passengers on luxury cruise ship hit by deadly suspected hantavirus outbreak

Feminism play Liberation and first world war novel Angel Down among Pulitzer winners

Met Museum show at new Costume Institute puts fashion in same spotlight as Egyptian artefacts

Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency over health issues: ‘I’ve still got some healing to do’

Victoria state budget 2026: state back in black forecasting two back-to-back surpluses

Cabinet ministers warn mutinous MPs about trying to oust Keir Starmer

Florida’s Republican governor signs state’s new congressional map into law

Fire causes ‘substantial damage’ to Book of Mormon theater in New York

Rapper Kid Cudi fires MIA from tour after ‘offensive’ Republican rant

Several New York City synagogues and homes vandalized with swastikas

Narendra Modi’s BJP win election in West Bengal for first time

Page of Theodore Roosevelt speech hit by bullet in 1912 assassination attempt uncovered

‘Project Freedom’ marks a classic Trump flip from warmonger to humanitarian

Britney Spears pleads guilty to reckless driving charge in DUI case

Car runs into crowd in German city of Leipzig, with fatalities reported

British Gaza flotilla activists say they needed hospital care after Israeli forces’ abuse

AI platforms reference Nigel Farage more than other leaders when prompted on UK politics, study shows

Nigerian refinery accused of sacking union members is key to UK plan to tackle jet fuel shortage

Democrats aim to reclaim House majority by boosting eight ‘top-tier candidates’

US supreme court temporarily restores full access to mifepristone abortion pill

Weather tracker: Cold spells in Greece and Turkey, and storms in Bangladesh

Thousands of Just Eat couriers launch legal action to improve workers’ rights

Australia’s property investor borrowing rises at fastest rate in a decade - despite interest rate rises

One in four humanities students in Australia to take more than 25 years to pay off student loans, treasury finds

Albanese won’t bring in a gas export tax next week – but he’ll struggle to hold off pressure forever

Shipping firms question safety in strait of Hormuz despite Trump plan

Austria expels three Russian embassy staff on suspicion of spying

Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected office won by Democratic exoneree

Marco Rubio to meet pope this week after Trump’s broadside against Leo

NSW to criminalise secret GPS tracking after report highlighting number of devices bought by DV offenders

Man produces sperm from testicular tissue frozen as a child in breakthrough trial

Vine video-sharing app is back – and battling AI slop

Driver injured after truck was struck by United plane landing at Newark airport

First Thing: Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships through strait of Hormuz

Kirsty, 11, seeks more Kirstys to help raise money for brain tumour research

Reform government could cause Truss-style chaos, says renewables industry

Europe must face up to ‘tensions’ with Trump, Keir Starmer says

At least 13 hurt in shooting at Oklahoma campground party

Iran executes three men in relation to January anti-regime protests

Jeremy Bamber banned from communicating with media from prison

Labor extends EV tax break to encourage cheaper vehicles amid soaring fuel prices

France’s Jean-Luc Mélenchon announces 2027 presidential bid

Shropshire council staff met with rising ‘abuse and intimidation’ over removal of flags

Golders Green MP decries ‘lack of vocal solidarity’ from liberal left for Jewish community

Cruise ship at centre of suspected hantavirus outbreak blocked from docking in Cape Verde

Republicans split with Trump and back Haitians – to save their seats

Europe can rebuild rules-based international order, says Mark Carney

GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay

Hearing for suspect in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting scheduled for today – US politics live

Iran says ships being ‘guided’ by US through Hormuz must work with its armed forces

Saplings in prisons and bogs on military ranges: Labour’s plans for nature-friendly state land

Trump administration claims food aid fraud but critics say ‘there’s no evidence’

UK food prices on track to rise by 50% since start of cost of living crisis

‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds

Coalition accused of secretly giving big tobacco lobbyists private platform in parliament

London schools trialling VR to relieve pupils’ stress

Queensland government in ‘integrity crisis’ over alleged undisclosed affair between two ministers, opposition says

Starmer says UK opening talks with EU on joining €90bn loan scheme for Ukraine – UK politics live

Wikipedia founder brands Australia’s social media ban an ‘unmitigated disaster’ and an ‘embarrassment’

Middle East crisis live: tanker hit by ‘projectiles’ in strait of Hormuz after Trump says US will help ‘guide’ stranded ships

Flaws in Kenya’s AI-driven health reforms driving up costs for the poorest

‘Wake-up call’: methane emissions from Australian coalmines more than double official estimates, report finds

Baby found dead at Wagga beach homeless encampment as mother and another infant taken to hospital

Japan sees largest protest in support of pacifist constitution as PM Takaichi pushes revisions

Could Iran’s escalating economic crisis weaken negotiating position with US?

Jim Chalmers rules out fuel excise extension and downplays hopes for tax relief in ‘most responsible’ budget yet

Security or justice? Syria faces post-Assad reckoning after string of arrests

EU forging closer ties with Armenia as it sends experts to help counter Russian interference

Thousands of cancer patients in England to benefit from new immunotherapy jab

Labour MPs say ‘endless drama’ of leadership speculation must stop

‘It’s a world heritage site, but it’s my home’: the last resident of Casa Milà on life in Gaudí’s masterwork

Bondi beach was where her parents met – and where her father died defending his people

Rare comet to flash through New Zealand skies – before it disappears for 170,000 years

The Devil Wears Prada 2 struts to stunning $233m opening weekend at box office

‘Increasingly unsafe’: Australia’s in-home childcare program under threat from rising costs, advocate warns

2026-05-03

Spirit Airlines says it has nearly finished refunding customers after shuttering

Rudy Giuliani is in ‘critical but stable’ condition at hospital

‘They know they’re safe’: beagles saved from US research facility after protests

Australia news live: Chalmers says budget will pay down more debt; families of Bondi shooting victims to take stand at royal commission

Merz ‘not giving up on working with Trump’ despite Iran war spat

Three passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

California, Arizona and Nevada propose water-saving plan for Colorado River

Teens storm Scientology church in New York in latest ‘speed running’ incident

Green candidate seen canvassing in London after arrest over alleged antisemitism

Trump’s disapproval rating hits record high, new poll shows

Lightning may have sparked fire destroying top US marine science lab, officials say

Todd Blanche says case against Comey based on more than just Instagram post

Spirit pilot gets ‘overwhelming’ send-off from Southwest after his final flight is cancelled

‘No one better to fight for us than one of us’: Minnesota flight attendant runs for Congress

Why the RBA is predicted to deliver a third straight interest rate hike this week

The ‘Oscars for political nerds’ or a threat to democracy? Grab a ticket, it’s Canberra’s budget fundraiser season

Canada to be first non-European nation at EPC summit as Carney seeks allies

Fashion’s Faustian pact: the high cost of Jeff Bezos’s Met Gala patronage

Jeanine Pirro says she has evidence officer was shot at White House press dinner

Heathrow in talks with airlines to end row that could delay third runway

Republicans ‘concerned’ after Trump threatens to withdraw more US troops from Germany

Starmer adviser held 16 undisclosed meetings with top US tech bosses

Lost ‘cloud’ of artist who wrapped the Reichstag to be created in UK gallery

Two female Sudanese asylum seekers die trying to cross Channel

Two US service members missing after military exercises in Morocco

Republicans appear split on idea of clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell

Greens’ Polanski says he would discourage ‘globalise the intifada’ chant but warns against march bans

Two people dead after explosion at house in Bristol

US ‘drowning in misinformation’ under RFK Jr, autism advocates say

Lucy Powell says Labour has ‘no magic bullet’ as MPs brace for heavy losses in local elections

Reform UK council backs release of beavers amid party row over rewilding

Marco Rubio to visit Rome, reportedly to ‘thaw’ US relations with Italy

‘Apartheid in the US’: Arizona’s secretary of state fights Trump’s plot to amass a ‘master list’ of voters

UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel

Gaza flotilla activists from Spain and Brazil appear in Israeli court

UK ‘invention agency’ grants £50m of public money to US tech and venture capital firms

Polanski ‘not fit to lead a party’ after Golders Green tweet, says minister – UK politics live

‘It’s like a cat and mouse game’: on the frontline of Belgium’s fight against drug smugglers

One in three HR leaders face opposition to inclusion schemes, study finds

Dynamic pay on platforms such as Uber should be banned, says TUC

Polanski takes combative approach as Greens enter media spotlight

Nato meetings with TV and film-makers prompt claims it is seeking ‘propaganda’

Trump says Iran has not yet ‘paid a big enough price’ as he reviews new peace proposal

Barnaby Joyce blames campaign ‘pressure’ after One Nation Farrer candidate contradicts party on immigration

2026-05-02

Jefferson Lewis charged with murder over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby near Alice Springs

Three people dead and man arrested after incident in southwest Sydney

Person found dead in car after it plows into health club in Portland, Oregon

Australia news live: three dead and man arrested in Sydney; Liberals claim seat of Nepean in key Victorian byelection

Man charged over bomb hoax after Peter Kay show evacuated

Political blame game begins and passengers left adrift after Spirit ceases operations

Top Republicans express concern over withdrawal of US troops from Germany – as it happened

Mom faces involuntary manslaughter after son’s e-motorcycle crash kills man

Nato seeks to ‘understand the details’ of US decision to withdraw troops from Germany

Brixton drive-by shooting ‘act of indiscriminate violence’, say Met police

Dig deep! Reform frontbench promotes JCBs after ÂŁ200,000 donation from firm

Organisers challenge Starmer’s threat to ban some pro-Palestine marches

Badenoch apologises after Bloody Sunday footage used in post defending UK veterans

Liberals claim victory in Nepean byelection ahead of state poll

‘They don’t belong in our environment’: US vineyards battle spotted lanternflies as invasive insects spread

From Mumford & Sons to ‘free speech’ YouTuber: Winston Marshall’s dramatic career change

Official lineup confirmed for second series of The Celebrity Traitors

Rescuers release humpback whale that was stranded off German coast

Only 3% of suicides linked to domestic abuse result in prosecution, data shows

Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech summit days before start

Trump says US navy like ‘pirates’ while seizing a ship in Iranian blockade

The White House power play post-dinner shooting: do what we say or else

Steve Hilton: could this British former Fox News host be California’s next governor?

‘Deplorable’: ICE hires firm accused of ‘torture’ to track down undocumented children

Family of six held by ICE arrives back in Colorado as lawyer attacks ‘kidnapping’

German museum to return rare Irritator dinosaur skull to Brazil

Some pro-Palestinian protests could be banned amid attacks on British Jews

Asylum seeker sent back to France in ‘one in, one out’ scheme to be returned to Syria

Letters and photos from Beatles’ early days to go on show in Hamburg

‘Such huge consequences’: pressure mounts on France to act on enslavement reparatory justice

Record-breaking May warmth soon to blow away as cold front moves towards eastern Australia

New free financial advice plan aims to help Britons build savings

‘People can see it – but can’t use it’: mystery of completed East-West Rail line that has no passenger trains

‘There is real danger’: landline phone users voice fears over digital switchover

BBC News to bear deepest cuts amid 2,000 planned job losses

First malaria drug for babies is approved in ‘major public health milestone’

Momentum building for Scottish-style land access rights in England, says film

The tipping point: what happens when deaths outnumber births?

Kumanjayi Baby Girl’s relatives share grief at ‘child ripped away’ as NT chief minister foreshadows charges

Cuba says Trump’s fresh sanctions on its economy amount to ‘collective punishment’

Gerry Conway, creator of the Punisher in Spider-Man comics, dies at 73

Federal government accused of watering down proposal to protect Australia’s threatened species and ecosystems

2026-05-01

Peter Kay show stopped and 19-year-old in custody after ‘suspicious bag’ found

Bard president Leon Botstein stepping down after inquiry into his Epstein ties

Trump claims hostilities have ended in Iran in letter to congressional leaders

Ancient Roman gravestone found in New Orleans back yard returned to Italy

Pope appoints former undocumented immigrant as bishop of West Virginia

Oscars changes allow for double acting nominations while banning AI

Florida prosecutors launch criminal investigation into deaths of 31 sloths

Starmer condemns Zack Polanski for sharing post criticising police at Golders Green stabbings

Small plane crash in Texas Hill Country leaves five dead

UK defence firm Ultra Electronics to pay ÂŁ15m after SFO bribery investigation

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