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Jason Arday found dead after resigning from Cambridge over plagiarism claims
Academic was pronounced dead at his home in south London after police called to address after 3pm on FridayJason Arday, the black academic who resigne…
Madonna will not be playing Glastonbury in 2027, Emily Eavis says
Festival organiser says she has booked next year’s headliners but would not say if Taylor Swift is among themMadonna will not be performing at next ye…
People detained at Mississippi ICE facility sickened by gas leak and denied medical care
Facility also had no air conditioning for two days amid extreme heat, according to one of the people detainedPeople detained at an overcrowded federal…
Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again
Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines.…
Students squeezed out of university courses after bumper crop of top A-level grades
Students narrowly missing grades are being rejected, while some on oversubscribed courses are asked to deferStudents across the UK have found themselv…
Luigi Mangione to appear in court amid reports of plea deal over healthcare CEO’s killing – live
Earlier this week prosecutors and Luigi Mangione’s lawyers filed a joint letter requesting the hearing at 11am on Friday in Manhattan federal courtLui…
Two men charged with attempted murder of Sara Sharif’s father
Steven Sansom and Adam Watson charged with trying to kill Belmarsh prisoner Urfan Sharif, who murdered his daughterTwo men have been charged with the …
Nolan Wells’ parents recount ordeal of son’s death at Atlanta convention
Ben Crump and Rev Al Sharpton, also present at National Association of Black Journalists, demanded ‘truth’ and ‘transparency’ in Wells’ caseOn Thursda…
Albanian ambassador attacks UK right wing for ‘unhinged’ fixation with 2022 migrant surge
Exclusive: Uran Ferizi says arrivals fell sharply after short-lived influx, but country continues to be stigmatisedThe number of Albanians who travell…
American missionary kidnapped in Niger freed after 9 months in captivity
Kevin Rideout, who was abducted by unknown assailants in Niamey, said to be in good health and in care of US officialsAn American missionary who was k…
Are the UK's top universities really 'hoovering up' students?
The most selective universities have seen the biggest rise in students accepted onto their courses for 2026.…
Mangione lawyers to meet federal prosecutors amid reports of plea deal
Mangione faces two federal stalking crimes that carry a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole.…
UK sees hottest day of the year as 38.1C recorded in Kew Gardens
An amber extreme heat warning is in place for parts of England until midnight.…
Edinburgh international film festival showcases a Scottish industry in rude health
This year’s festival is superpowered by a strong year for Scottish cinema, showing it can thrive under the ‘four dimensional perpetual catch-22’ of gl…
DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province
Man dies in Bas-Uele after travelling from Haut-Uele, as head of WHO says outbreak on track to be deadliest everThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic R…
Falling Danube flow forces shutdown of Romania’s sole nuclear plant
Romania had tried to avert a total shutdown of the plant, which usually generates a fifth of the country's electricity.…
RSC postpones Othello while leading actor Sharon D Clarke has cancer treatment
Radical reimagining of Shakespeare play was due to run at Swan theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 13 February to 3 April 2027The Royal Shakespeare Co…
Turkiye lays out ‘mechanisms’ of defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
Three nations to group ministers, hold joint exercises and deepen defence industry cooperation under the pact.…
How to keep babies and children safe in heatwaves
Biological factors mean a child’s core temperature rises faster than an adult’s – and that can result in a medical emergencyChildren and babies are mo…
Met police incapable of change, says mother of murdered sisters after Simon Levy case
Mina Smallman, whose daughters were killed in north London park in 2020, says force ‘decides who matters’The Metropolitan police does not take all cas…
Surrogate mother who fled to Texas gives birth to baby with severe heart defect
McKenna West initially agreed to an abortion after diagnosis, but then fled to state where abortion is illegal and broke contact with biological paren…
Perez Hilton’s mother files for temporary custody of his three children
Celebrity blogger was hospitalized for a mental health crisis after he harmed himself during live streamThe mother of celebrity blogger Perez Hilton i…
Unexpected hearing scheduled for Luigi Mangione sparks plea deal speculation
Rumors of plea deal in federal case have been circulating since June for suspect accused of killing Brian ThompsonAn unexpected hearing in the federal…
Honk if your barn is burning: pet goose alerts sleeping Texas family to blaze
Family ‘extremely grateful’ to four-month-old ‘Goosey’ who ran out of fire-billowing building and repeatedly squawkedA pet goose is being credited wit…
Tennessee set to execute man despite botched attempt on another prisoner
Darrell Hines’s lawyers ask supreme court to intervene, arguing he could face fate similar to failed execution in MayTennessee is scheduled to execute…
Kansas father kills his four children and their mother before shooting himself
Incident marks second familicide in midwest in two weeks, with the children who died ranging in age from three to nineA father killed his four young c…
Canadian airline WestJet agrees to settle flight attendants’ sexual harassment class action
Female staff alleged company failed to maintain safe workplace, after allegations of sexual assault against pilotThe Canadian airline WestJet has agre…
Police link Welsh valleys death to biker gang rivalry
Investigators believe Vikings and Hells Angels members involved in violence that preceded death of Brecon manA man was killed in what is believed to h…
‘A mouse can’t tell us what works’: UK scientists to grow miniature human organs for drug testing
Organoids and tissues grown from human cells promise more accurate results, with £20m Cambridge project to create standardised modelsMiniature human o…
The Office actor Lucy Davis says she has incurable stage four breast cancer
Star, 53, says disease has metastasised to her bones and it is too late for chemotherapyLucy Davis, the actor best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in T…